Navy to Ask Congress for More Officers and Ships
Navy leaders, energized by President Coolidge’s support, will ask Congress for more officers and ships. Rear Admiral Magruder’s magazine critique on navy costs is likely to rally attention to naval needs. White House notes the navy’s 55 admirals and 8,500 officers remain acceptable, while cuts to Academy appointments loom.
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Washington
Coolidge
Navy
Congress
T. P. Magruder
White House
Wilbur
Magruder
Navy Yards
Macruder
Naval Academy
World series play depicted on magnetic board for Hocking Valley fans
A large magnetic baseball board will display the world series play by play for about 3,000 spectators at the Messenger building east side. Three operators will move the board magnets to show pitches hits and outs while a steel ball drops from the pitcher’s box and a runner advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley
Messenger Building
Health chief warns against closing schools over polio cases
Dr. C. J. Balbridge, Butler county health commissioner, advised today against closing of schools because of three cases of infantile paralysis in the county. He said prevention was more successful where children are under supervision.
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Hamilton
C. J. Balbridge
Butler County
Dayton man Otis Bridges dies after gunfight wounds
Otis Bridges, a Dayton Black man, died in Columbus from wounds suffered during a gunfight with Dayton police last Saturday while being held after the murder of Captain John Post.
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Columbus
Otis Bridges
Dayton
John Post
True American Values Booklet Offer
An attractive pamphlet presenting the Declaration of Independence the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution is offered. Readers are invited to mail a request with name address city state and four cents for postage and handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mine at Lick Run to resume operations non union
Nelsonville area mine near Lick Run will restart on a non union basis tomorrow morning per owner Don R. McGill. He says enough workers are ready, the mine idle since July, and a bunkhouse plus meal service arrangements have been set on the property.
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Nelsonville
Lick Run
Don R. McGill
McGill
Cooperation With Canada On Great Lakes Water Route
Former Iowa governor William L. Harding, head of the Great Lakes Tidewater association, told President Coolidge Canada will cooperate on developing the Great Lakes waterway. He said the 11 cent CN rail rate to Quebec will not divert more than 5 million bushels per season from American lake traffic and that Port Arthur water rates remain lower than rail, encouraging continued lake shipments.
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Washington
U.P
U. S
Canada
Great Lakes Waterway
Coolidge
William L. Harding
Iowa
Great Lakes Tidewater Association
Harding
Canadian National
Quebec
Port Arthur
Hamilton county officials oppose prohibition enforcement
Lebanon reports no Hamilton county official supports the prohibition law or its enforcement. William J. Foster Cincinnati district Anti Saloon league superintendent spoke at a rally here last night in favor of the Marshall bill.
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Lebanon
Hamilton County
William J. Foster
Cincinnati
Logan in fight over Ohio Pythian convention
Delegates to the Ohio Pythians convention in Newark discuss major legislation including a reduced membership fee to 15 dollars and new regulations for the supreme lodge. Cleveland and Logan compete for the 1928 convention. Charles E. Root of Newark to be installed as grand chancellor. Pythian Sisters to elect officers today.
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Newark
O.R
Supreme Lodge
Ohio
Pythians
Cleveland
Logan
Charles E. Root
Man Sought in Doctor's Murder Case
State police extended the search for Willis Beach to hunters shacks after his attorney assumed responsibility for his disappearance. Beach is charged with aiding and abetting the murder of Dr. William Lilliendahl. His disappearance comes as he faced possible indictment as driver of the blue sedan seen near the woodland where the doctor was shot. Beach is on $5,000 bond, complicating Mrs. Margaret Lilliendahl who says two negroes killed her husband and Beach knew nothing of it.
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Hammonton
N. J
U.P
Willis
Hell-No
William Lilliendahl
Beach
Margaret Lilliendahl
Rain Halts Junior World Series Opener in Toledo
A light drizzle grew into steady rain by 1 p m delaying the junior world series opener in Toledo. The game was called off due to weather.
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Toledo
Alibi Effort For Co ed In Incendiary Fire Case
In Georgetown Texas Rebecca Rogers faces an incendiary fire case with her husband and mother testifying to an alibi. Grace Lofton identity and a grocer’s kerosene purchase are key details. A former University Methodist pastor attested to the defendant’s character as the state alleges a robbery motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Texas
U.P
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
Round Rock
Tex
Grace Bradley
Rogers
Austin
Bradley
J. P. Darton
University Methodist Church At Austin
Man claims mastery of Ohio River steamboat whistles
POMEROY Sept 28 Staff special Benjamin Skinner a former hardware merchant says he can identify every steamboat whistle between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati by ear. He likens the skill to a natural gift and invites tests for any boat passing by.
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Pomeroy
Benjamin Skinner
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Skinner
Murder Mysteries May Be Solved by Mysterious Death
MT GILEAD September 28 U P Detective J T Cleary and county officials say they may solve two murders linked to Sumner Pierce whose charred headless body was found August 30. Twenty five people were questioned as a revolver with one discharged bullet was found in the ruins. testimony also revived the 1918 Fred Harris death with two bullet holes in his brain suggesting murder.
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MT. Gilead
U.P
J. T. Cleary
Sumner Pierce
Here
Pierce
Cleary
Fred Harris
Harris
Clancy
Frank Myers
Orchard Day At Stocklein Farm Near Glouster
Orchard day invites all interested in apple and peach culture to Stocklein’s orchard near Glouster on Saturday. John V. Stocklein reports successful fruit production and offers to discuss his methods and spray program. Attendees may visit and see thriving trees and healthy foliage. drive via Glouster on the McConnelsville road toward Bishopville, then turn left at the McConnelsville road junction.
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John V. Stocklein
Glouster
Stocklein
McConnelsville Road
Bishopville
McConnelsville
Walkout Continues As Emerson High Sees Strikes Grow
In Gary Indiana a second meeting was held between parents and school authorities to end the strike sparked by desegregation at Emerson high. About half of the 2,000 students were kept from classes, with 600 absent Monday and over 200 more joining on Tuesday. Eighteen colored students continued attending.
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Gary
Ind
U.R
Emerson High School
Good Road Demand And Education Drive Tax Burden
Judge John Cassidy of the Ohio State Tax Commission told Rotary Club members that taxation is a local issue and Athens County must relieve itself. He cited education and road building as major tax drains, noted public utilities value disputes, and warned of potential cuts if utility valuations fall.
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Ohio
John Cassidy
Columbus
Ohio State Tax Commission
Rotary Club
Cassidy
Rotarians
Tax Commission
Athens County
State Commission
American Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Commission
Railroad Wreck Near Cambridge Claims Two Lives
Railroad officials investigated the Cassell wreck near Cambridge that killed engineer John Robe, 58, of Newark, and fireman F. R. Albin of the Baltimore and Ohio, as authorities sought to determine the cause.
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Cambridge
Cassell
Here
John Robe
Newark
F. R. Albin
Baltimore and Ohio
Death Follows Snake Bite Attempt Aboard Circus
John T. Klein a 40 year old Dayton Kentucky strong man died in Columbus after taunting a rattlesnake into biting his hand in an old superstition intended to cure a separate bite suffered by Claude Rawlins. Rawlins survived the attack and Klein died at University Hospital.
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Columbus
U.P
Civs
John T. Klein
Dayton
Klein
Claude Rawlins
Little Bird and Animal
Rawlins
J. W. Reason
University Hospital
Burglar Kosser Granted Pardon to Travel for Diamonds
Morris Kosser, a burglar from Columbus, obtained a pardon from Governor Vic Donahey to travel to Europe on behalf of a Cleveland jeweler to buy diamonds. Kosser had served seven years of a burglary sentence after the Roberts brothers firm intervened. The pardon was required to secure a passport for his trip.
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Columbus
Morris Kosser
Europe
Cleveland
Vic Donahey
Kosser
Roberts ‘Brothers
John Ford Found Dead After Fordson Council Meeting
John Ford elder brother of Henry Ford was found dead on a Fordson pavement after missing all night. He had left a Fordson city council meeting and was a real estate dealer with farming interests. He leaves a wife and three children.
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John Ford
Henry
Detroit
Henry Ford
Fordson
Wayne County
Ford
Robert
Robert Ford
William
Castle and Ford, Ine
Man Dies From Crash Injuries Near Roseville
Charles Woods aged 48 of Roseville Mypksingum county died from injuries after a Saturday auto wreck near Roseville. His car skidded and struck a bridge, the accident occurred during the night. He was hospitalized after the crash but did not recover.
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Zanesville
Charles Woods
Roseville
Mypskingum County
Ohio cities press for logan gas records' review
Public utilities commission weighs a petition from fifty Ohio cities to have special engineer H R Allensworth inspect Logan Gas records for data in the state wide rate dispute. If approved, a full report could be ready by December. W H Weiss will file his report within about 80 days.
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Columbus
U.P
Public Utilities Commission
Ohio
H. R. Allensworth
Logan Gas Company
Allensworth
Athens
Chillicothe
Elyria
Newark
Bucyrus
W. H. Weiss
Cincinnati
Cdma
Don W. Myers
Elgeria
James W. Miller
Grant Souser, Jr
Marion
Mothers Denying Maternity of 18 Months Old Girl
In Toledo a heated custody case unfolds as two women deny paternity of an 18 month old girl. Mrs. Henrietta Teats admits involvement in a house fire to claim the child while Mrs. Harriet Willis disputes ownership. Authorities plan renewed questioning to determine maternity and resolve the infant’s guardianship.
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Toledo
U.P
Henrietta Teats
Harriet Willis
Mrs. Willis
Mrs. Teata
Emerson High Walkout Over Desegregation Demands
In Gary Indiana Emerson High School students staged a third consecutive walkout with over 800 white students protesting desegregation. The crowd urged that 24 admitted black students be kept from other schools and demanded all strike absences be removed from records.
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Gary
Ind
U.2
Emerson High School
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United Press
Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
London
Countess of Kinnoul
Athens Messenger
Frederic J. Haskin
Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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Man
Doctor
Stocklein Farm
Logan Gas Concern
T. H. McNally
Moused
Cuhiods
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