Prohibition Enforcement to Reshape with New Regional Chiefs
Washington learns Sept 1 will see 24 new division chiefs installed as policy shifts to target supply and transport networks for a dry America. The treasury plans an educational drive plus concentrated raids on breweries distilleries and bootleg rings to curb illicit liquor, with coastal blockades and cross border actions to pressure large operations and push small distributors out of business. Cleveland reports bootleggers and grafting raiders are adapting as federal prohibition agents ramp up nationwide enforcement.
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Washington
Fec
Toyat
Treasury
Amera
Irs
America
Lincoln Andrews
Diry
Mers
Adinistration
Americy
New York
Newersey
United States
Ada
Aft
Racing Driver Killed in Monongahela Crash
Aug 22 Nat Fet racing driver was killed in a crash at Monongahela Pa during a 100 mile dirt track race. Two other drivers were injured and taken to Memor hospital in Monongahela. Fetterm an held a world record for 88 on dirt.
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Nat Fet
Monongahela
Finan
Memorhospital
Monogahela
Fitterman
Double Tragedy Kills Wife Then Self in Asharita
In Asharita on August 22 Dor Gailey 2 shot and killed his wife Mrs Anna Gater at 204 then wounded himself. Three children found the bodies in their room as Coroney Pettibone conducted an inquest concluding death by self inflicted gunshot.
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Asharita
Dor Gailey
Anna Gater
Coroney Pettibone
Conan
Tagedy
Thief Steals 76 During Officer Bath Time in Columbus
Columbus police seek a burglar who robbed the officer John Buck Fogle at his home while the patrolman was bathing on a Saturday night. The thief took $76 from a dresser drawer in the residence.
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Columbus
Poo Lee
John “Buck" Fogle
Fogle
Magee Freed on Bond in Fatal Shooting Case
East Las Vegas New Mexico August 22 Carl C Magee editor and political figure was shot by Magee who wounded two others and fled. A first degree murder charge was filed and Magee posted $10000 bond as the inquest continued.
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Magee
Las Vegas
N. M
Carl C. Magee
Mexico
Albuquerque
John Lassiter
Santa Fe
Lassiter
J. Leahy
Jury Still Out In Girl's Case
In San Francisco on August 22 a hung jury loomed in the trial of Dorothy Ellingson aged 17, accused as the jazz slayer of her mother. The panel of seven women and five men pressed toward a verdict as they requested testimony transcripts from Dr. Jay Don Ball and Dr. Edward Twitchell, reflecting a clash over Dorothy's sanity.
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San Francico
Dorothy Ellingson
Jay Don Ball
Edward Twitchell
Ball
Twitchell
Rooe
Dorothy
Scanland
Weather forecast for Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region
The Weather Bureau forecast showers in the Ohio Valley on Monday or Tuesday and again later in the week, with generally fair conditions otherwise. Temperatures rise above normal early in the week, cool on Tuesday and Wednesday, and warm again Thursday and Friday, with similar showers and fair conditions across the Great Lakes region.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Klan minister resigns pulpit in Ohio church fight
In Tiffin Ohio Rev G G Shurtz a Klan pastor resigned his charge and withdrew from the Ohio conference ending a church feud. He publicly supported the Ku Klux Klan from the pulpit a year ago amid clashes between Klan and anti Klan factions within the Methodist church.
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Tiffin
Methodist Protestant Church
G. G. Shurtz
Ohio
Shurtz
Ohio miner killed in Blaine mine accident
Ohio report states Mike Kedek, 35, was crushed to death by stone at the Blaine mine near Bridgeport Ohio. Kedek is the second Belmont County miner to die this week after Samuel Buci of Powhatan died from injuries sustained Tuesday.
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Bridgeport
Mike Kedek
Stone
Blaine
Kedek
Belmont Co
Samuel Buci
Powhatan
New Ohio Director vows fair bids in highway bonds probe
Columbus Aug 22 A probe into state highway department contract bonds, ordered by Gov. Donahey, shows possible bid favoritism. New director George F. Schlesinger sends letters to contractors, declaring no emissaries or preferred bond companies. a contracting firm threatens to challenge a recently awarded contract as it claims to be lowest bidder.
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J. W. Fisher Daily News Bureau
Spahr
Columbus
State Highway Department
George F. Schlesinger
Three Political Hot Spots In Limelight In 1925
New York City faces a pivotal mayoral race with Sept. 15 primaries looming as Wisconsin tests Bob LaFollette’s political machine. In Pennsylvania, Gifford Pinchot launches a year ahead campaign for the Senate, fueling speculation of a White House bid. The three hotspots promise national implications and close scrutiny.
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Robert T. Small
Canton Daily News
New York
Wisconsin
Bob LaFollette
Bancroft’s Body Back in U S
Edgar A Bancroft former American ambassador to Japan is returned to the United States aboard the Japanese cruiser Tama escorted by two American destroyers. The Tama saluted, then anchored at Man o War Row before Bancroft’s body is transferred to a car for burial in Chicago after ceremonies.
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San Francisco
Tama
Edgar A. Bancroft
Japan
Golden Gate
Man O' Warrow
Ambassador Bancroft
Chicago
Giant seaplane forced down near Oregon coast
The Giant seaplane P. R. One, en route from Seattle to San Francisco for a Hawaii nonstop attempt, was forced to land at Neah Bay off Oregon due to a broken oil feed. It will proceed to Goes Bay after minor repairs and spend the night there.
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San Francisco
P. R. One
Seattle
Hawaii
Neah Bay
Oregon
Goes Bay
Man Struck by Bicycle Dies in Dayton
Dayton, D Aug 22. Christopher Wether 75 a retired former hotel proprietor is fatally injured after being struck by a bicycle ridden by a boy near his home as he tried to cross a street. The boy fled the scene. Weber died several hours later from a fractured skull.
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Dayton
Christopher Wether
Weber
Auto plunge injures three on Moundsville road
Three persons were seriously injured when their auto plunged over a 40 foot embankment on the Moundsville Cameron road. James Joiner, 47, of Moundsville, was found with a broken back and is not expected to recover. His son James Jr., 9, has a broken right leg. William Bratton, 30, of Moundsville, was cut and may be internally hurt. they were discovered by farmer James Joiner.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Moundsville-Cameron Road
James Joiner
Moudsville
James
William Bratton
Moundsville
Suspect Bruce Thompson freed in Buffalo murder case
Bruce Thompson, held by Benwood police as a suspect in the murder of 11 year old Joseph Gatvase on the Buffalo Riverfront, was released after persuading authorities he is not Elmer Bea Thompson. He is described as the brother of "Red."
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Wheeling
W. Va
Bruce Thompson
Benwood
Joseph Gatvase
Buffalo
N. Y
Elmer “Bea” Thompson
Bruce Tg la
Red
Stars Wife and Son for Booze
Huntington West Virginia August 22 Two family members are injured in a moonshine dispute. Frank Dooley 60 a contractor slashed his wife arm with a butcher knife and stabbed his son Preston 18 after the mother tried to take a bottle. Patrick 13 steadied the father to protect his mother until his older brother arrived to help.
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Huntington
W. Va
Frank Dooley
Preston
State probes wreck near Columbus derailment investigation begins
Ohio state inspectors led by Owen R. St. Paris conduct an inquiry into a Pennsylvania passenger train derailment near Columbus that injures several passengers. The commission dispatches Murray to assist and gather details as investigations proceed.
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Columbus
Commission Today
Owen R. St. Paris
Pennsylvania
Murray
Man gored to death near Mannington West Virginia
The mangled body of Marion Byrd, 87, was found on a Mannington area farm after he was gore d to death by a bull while repairing a fence. A search was started when he failed to return.
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Benwood
W. Va
Marion Byrd
Mannington
Woman Hangs Self in Greenville Home
Mrs. Amelia Baker aged 87 died by hanging at her daughter Mrs. Wallace P. Plessinger’s residence in Greenville. She had suffered ill health for some time.
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Greenville, Co
Amelia Baker
Wallace P. Plessinger
Scholarship For Stark Student In Otterbein Planned
Plans for a Stark county student scholarship at Otterbein were announced at the Stark county Otterbein Alumni Association summer meeting at the YMCA. An endowment fund was started and a committee named to draft detailed selection plans. Over 40 of 75 Stark county Otterbein alumni attended the dinner. Floyd E McGuire was named president. other officers include John Noel as vice president, Mrs Avery Bruner as secretary, and Harold Bordner as treasurer. Hala Richter of Canton, Otterbein football captain, spoke briefly.
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Otterbein
Stark Co
Floyd E McGuire
Young Peoples
First United Brethren Church
John Noel
Avery Bruner
Harold Bordner
Cricketer Hobbs Sets Distinguished Record Amid Global Worries
London reports show the public focused on Jack Hobbs surpassing Dr Grace in cricket while larger matters press for solution. A wide range of issues loom including communist incitement fears in labor and warnings of class warfare, alongside visits by King Feisal and French minister Caillaux signaling graver concerns beyond sport.
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A. G. Gardiner
Canton Daily News
London
Jack Hobbs
Dr. Grace
Hobbishaw
King Feisal
Iraq
Joseph Caillaux
Neé Felsal
England
Five Inch Hatpin Found In Child in Springfield
Springfield physicians operated on Richard Parson aged six for appendicitis and found a five inch hatpin lodged in his stomach. Doctors and parents remain baffled about how the pin was swallowed and the boy cannot explain the cause due to his condition.
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Springfield
Ity Wospital
Richard Parson
eWallowell
Two Slightly Injured When Hit By Auto
A girl and a woman were slightly injured in separate auto incidents reported by police Saturday evening. Helen Pleaky of 1740 7th St NE was run over by a truck at Rosaav and 7th St NE and then backed over by the same car. She received leg and hip bruises and was taken home with a physician summoned. Mrs. William Maniast of 1201 Hartford Ave SE was backed over on Cleveland Ave and 2nd St SW. her foot was injured but she did not learn the driver’s name.
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Helen Pleaky
7Th St
William Maniast
Hartford Av
Cleveland Av
2Nd St
Ohio Miners To Return To Work
Columbus Aug 22 Temporary adjustment of differences that caused a walkout by about 1899 coal miners at Glouster Athens County was announced by Lee Hall president of the Ohio United Mine Workers after telephonic talks with W Savage Columbus secretary treasurer and Robert Marshall president of sub district No 1 with Ohio Collieries Co Toledo officials. About 1400 idle miners are expected to return to work Monday pending further negotiations between union officials and company officers.
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Columbus
Glouster
Athens Co
Lee Hall
Ohio United Mine Worker
President Hall
W Savage
Ohio United Mine Workers
Robert Marshall
Hocking Valley
Ohio Collieries Co
Toledo
Harvester Declines Aid After Ocean Collision Near Rhode Island
New York dispatch reports the Harvester of the Texas Oil Co rammed by the Rosa Lind two miles off Point Judith west of Newport. Newport and Providence vessels offered assistance but the Harvester declined and continued to New York. No lives lost. The ship was reported sinking at first, later deemed seaworthy. The collision occurred on the port side toward the stern.
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New York
Harvester
Texas Ol Co
Rosalind
Point Judith
Newport
R. I
Providence
Naval Communications
Woman Leaps to Death After Vehicle Blowout
Lizzie Dixon, 57, of Washington D. C. H., was injured in a car crash weeks earlier. While riding with her son Robert in Dayton, a tire blew out and she, frightened by another accident, leaped from the moving machine. Her head hit a telephone pole, crushing her skull and killing her.
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Dayton, D
Lizzie Dixon
Washington
D. H
Robert
Dayton
Ohio Title Association re-elects officers at Cedar Point
President Charles C. White of Cleveland and all officers were re-elected at the final session of the annual Ohio Title Association convention. Cedar Point was chosen as the site for next year’s gathering.
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Sandusky
Charles C. White
Cleveland
Ohio Title Association
Cedar Point
Body Found in River at Dayton Bridge
A body of an unidentified white man about 48 was found under a bridge pier in Dayton Ohio by two boys. The corpse lay partly in water and on shore as the coroner opened an inquiry into the death.
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Dayton, O
Defiance Man Severely Injured by Train Collision
In Defiance on August 22 A L Kimke age 25 was severely injured when a passenger train cut off both legs. He was taken to a local hospital for emergency treatment and listed in critical condition.
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Defiance
A. L Kimke
Yegg Escapes By Swimming River In Ohio And Is Captured
In Mariett a wanted robber escaped Belpre after a gunbattle and car wreck, fleeing toward the Ohio River. He swam the river in dim dawn light, was found fully clothed near Parkersburg, W Va. Sam Brookover, captured after the raid on Frank Gaul’s Chester store, was identified by Gaul from the stolen goods and a raincoat Brookover wore. Meigs County officers moved to seize Brookover but his injuries delayed transfer.
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Marietta
States
Yege
Belpre
Sam Brook- Over
Frank Gaul
Chester
Ohio River
Frewitnesses
Parkersburg
W. Va
Meigs Co
Brookover
Seize 800 Cases of Beer on Truck in Cleveland
Police stopped a truck in Cleveland on August 22 and seized 800 cases of Canadian beer. Driver Wingert French, 26, of Toledo, was arrested and the liquor was confiscated.
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Cleveland
Wingert French
Toledo
Two Killed in Shanghai Bolshevik Headquarters Attack
Reports from Shanghai say a discontent crowd attacked Bolshevik headquarters, sparking fighting that left two Bolsheviks dead and several wounded. Dispatches indicate rioting and casualties in the city tonight.
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London
Bolshevist
Shanghai
Oregon felons under arrest in northwest manhunt
Tommy Murray, Ellsworth Kelley, and James Willes, escapees who shot two guards during a jailbreak, were captured. Willes and Murray were apprehended separately in Idaho and Washington areas as deputies closed in between Goldendale and Mickelton.
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Portland
Ore
Northwest
Tommy Murray
Oregon Penitentiary
Ellsworth Kelley
James Willes
Willes
Murray
Goldendale
Mickelton
Rexford
Jackson
Fd Glean
Centralia
Wash
Sixth Killed in Mexican Feud in Toledo
Toledo, Aug 22 Police search for a Mexican killer who stabbed Jose Rodriguez, the sixth victim in two weeks of a Mexican feud. Rodriguez died after the assault in a pool room near the police station where bystanders were kept back with a gun.
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Toledo
Jose Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Former Butler County Official Sentenced for Bribe Solicitation
Walter F. Carr once Butler County commissioner was found guilty of soliciting a bribe from road contractor Howard Coulter. Judge Risinger sentenced him to two to ten years in the penitentiary, with Carr planning an appeal.
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Hamilton
Walter F. Carr
Butler Co
Howard Coulter
Risinger
Carr
Thirteen Canton station men face affidavits over short measures
Canton motion to prosecute thirteen gasoline fill stations follows an extensive sealers investigation. City Sealer Harry Conrad and Canton Automobile club used two touring women to test fuel purchases, finding 67 stations short and 23 slightly over five gallons. Four arrests followed with bonds set at 50 dollars. two alternative fines offered.
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Canton
Harry Conrad
Charles Flory
Canton Automobile Club
Pennsylvania
Michigan
New York
Ohio
L. R. Lappin
Alleheny Oil Co
2Nd Et
Walnutary
J. Huffman
Standard Ol Co
McKinley
W. B. Cramer
Standard ‘Ou Co
12Th St
Cherry
Schroyer
J. B. Miller
Maryland
Navarre
Clyde Paige
T. R. Motor Co
Hth St
Woodland
Charles Hildebrant
Snappy Service Tire Co
Tuscarawase
Lynehay
Harold Kaufman
Canfield Ot Co
2Nd St
Wells
Ernest Riley
Freedom Oil Co
Marion
Pennsylvannia Railroad
Bair
Standard Oil Co
Tuscarawas St
Rowland
R. Sakel
Lloyd of
Ana Crease Co
Mahoning Rd
Winfield Way
Hunter
Standard O Co
Cleveland
Conrad
Tish
Dueber
Tuscarawas St. FE
J. A. Bowman
Criminal Court
City Sealers Office
Enew Gasolines Station
Charles W. Flory
Conra
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