Marines Protect Americans In Nicaragua Long Swim
State and federal probes into a charge of witness intimidation rise as vice ring leaders allegedly hinder testimony in the murder inquiry of Don R. Mellett. Grand jury safeguards are in place while indictments against conspirators are expected and officials plan further actions in Ohio and federal courts.
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Nicaragua
Dennis R. Smith
Grand
Don R. Mellett
C. BR. McClintock
Vice Ring
Ohio
Mellett
Joseph R. Roach
Chicago
A. F. Bernsteen
Ora Slater
C. B. McClintock
George W. Armstrong
Cincinnati
Roach
McClintock Asks Witness To Describe Mellett Murder
County Prosecutor C B McClintock announced he subpoenaed Charles E Morris publisher of The Canton Daily News to appear before Stark County grand jury Monday. Morris will recount materials gathered on the Don R Mellett assassination and five men alleged as plotters, with full evidence to be presented to jurors.
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C. B. McClintock
International News Service
Tonight
Charles E. Morris
Canton Daily News
Stark Co Grand Jury
Morris
Don R. Mellett
Grand Jury
McClintock
Joseph R. Roach
James M. Cox League of Newspapers
U S Foresees Squabble With Nations League
Washington prepares for a clash over the Monroe doctrine as 200 marines land near Nicaragua to safeguard American lives and property while the League of Nations takes up Nicaragua’s protest against Mexico. Officials expect Calles to ignore or defy the League, testing covenant limits.
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Washington
League of Nations
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan
United States
Galveston
Tulsa
State Department
Mexico
League
Calles
Western Hemisphere
Realtors Fight State Road Tax in Ohio
John E. McCrehen of Columbus says members of the Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards will oppose the half mill direct state tax levy for road purposes. The matter may be brought before the Lima convention October 6 to 8, with a push for economy in other state business to fund road building. Ohio leads in road development with 1285 miles paved last year, second only to Wisconsin.
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Columbus
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
John E. McCrehen
Lima
MccCrehen
Ohio
Wisconsin
Risks Life to Save Small Boy
Milwaukee on August 28 4ymond J. Cannon a noted sportsman and legal adviser to Jack Dempsey was injured when his car left the road to avoid hitting Michael Arndt seven who died from a fractured skull and a broken leg as the boy was struck by the fender Rev William Cary a Notre Dame faculty member suffered minor injuries in the crash
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Milwaukee
Wis
J. Cannon
Jack Dempsey
Michael Arndt
Ardat
William Cary
Southend
Notre Dame University
Cannon
Coolidge Sends Condolence Note on Rodgers Loss
President Coolidge expresses deep sympathy to Rear Admiral John A. Rodgers on the death of his son Commander John Rodgers. The message notes Rodgers as a navy exemplar and an inspiration to the service following his Pacific air crossing attempt.
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White Pine Camp
N. Y
Coolidge
John A. Rodgers
John Rodgers
Pacific
Commander Rodgers
Cox Warns Jingoism Threatens U S in Interview From London
Former Ohio governor and Democratic candidate James M. Cox told United Press in London that irresponsible jingoes in public life on both sides of the Atlantic threaten America. He saw no strong anti American feeling among British masses, but noted class tensions over taxation and warned against protectionist or fiscal servitude policies. Cox, visiting England and Scotland, praised law and order and predicted no radicalism, planning to sail home aboard the Majestic on September 8 with his wife.
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United Press
London
Atlantic
America
James M. Cox
Ohio
The
United Press Today
Cox
England
Scotland
United States
Upper Highlands
Paris
S. S
Moody poised as Texas governor after Democratic win
Dan Moody, youth ful attorney general, leads Texas governor race with 248,778 to 118,198 over Miriam A. Ferguson as returns from 22 counties show Moody ahead two to one. Early statewide results predict Moody's nomination by the Democrats and likely election.
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Dallas
Texas
Dan Moody
Miriam A. Ferguson
Moody
Texas Election Bureau
Ferguson
Fort Worth
Houston
Roosevelt Attacks World Court From Fort Wayne Speech
Col Theodore Roosevelt denounces the World Court and the League of Nations in Fort Wayne Indiana. He says the court is a creature of the League and that the people voted seven million strong against the League in 1926. He breaks with party leaders including President Coolidge and Charles E Hughes.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
President Coolidge
Charles E. Hughes
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
League of Nations
Col. Roosevelt
League
Roosevelt
Youth Killed in Bluffton Feud Over Tractor Accident
In Bluffton Ohio on August 28 Winifred Williams 23 is dead and his father Bert Williams is near death after a feud sparked by a tractor wheel running over Merrill Green’s brother. Green is jailed in Findlay charged with murder and wounding Williams Sr. The incident occurred on a rural highway near the Williams home.
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Bluffton, O
Winifred Williams
Bert Williams
Bluffton
Merrill Green
Williams
Findlay
Young Williams
Green
Willams
Hunt Bandits In West Virginia After Robbery
Five bandits who robbed a Glencoe merchant of 900 dollars and wounded Deputy Fulton in a gun battle fled toward West Virginia. Chief Deputy Furbee and Wheeling officials aided the search after a car tied to the gang was found stripped along the Ohio river in Monroe County. The five were seen crossing the river by skiff. license plates were later found in weeds. Neffs search suggested the name Jim Dimecto may be fictitious.
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ST. Clairsville
Glencoe
Alfred Fulton
West Virginia
John Furbee
Wellsburg
W. Va
Wheeling
Ohio River
Monrocco
Columbus
Jim Dimecto
Neffs
Joseph Roach Life Battle Against Odds
Graphic profile of Joseph R. Roach, now serving as special prosecutor in Canton, recounts a dramatic rise from a noted underworld figure. Horace H. Herr frames Roach as a miraculous survivor and examines the psychology behind his feud with criminals and high level inquiries.
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Joseph Roach
Joseph R. Roach
Canton
Horace H. Herr
Washington
Roach
Don R. Mellett
Wade explains too much talk in sheriff department split
Deputy Wade, discharged by Sheriff Kirk for talking too much, says he shared potential witnesses with Prosecuting Attorney McClintock and attorney Roach in the murder case of Don R. Mellett. He cites arrest records and speed violator names as part of his defense while Kirk claims no knowledge of Wade’s contacts with prosecutors.
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A. F. Wade
Co. W. Kirk
Ing
McClintock
Joseph R. Roach
Wade
Roach
Don R. Mellett
Kirk
Sonfine
Chairman seeks delay in steel freight hearing
Eugene Morris of Chicago as head of the Central Freight Association asked the Ohio state utilities commission to postpone the proposed hearing on American Rolling Mills Co protest against railroad freight rates for steel and iron shipments from Middletown and Zanesville. He urged deferral until a traffic executives committee can meet with the Interstate Commerce Commission next month to propose a revised rate basis.
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Columbus
Ohio
Eugene Morris
Chicago
Central Freight Association
State Utilities Commission
American Rolling Mills Co
Middletown
Zanesville
Morris
Interstate Commerce Commission
Weather Outlook for Cleveland August 30 to September 4
Period of showers early in the week with later mostly fair weather. Temperatures expected to be normal or above the seasonal average in the Cleveland region.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Two Heat Victims Die in Chicago as Heat Wave Persists
Chicago experiences one of the warmest Augs with temperatures reaching 94. Julius Johnson and Pauline Porowzky die from heat while many others are prostrated. Cooling breezes arrive bringing relief tonight.
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Chicago
Mercury
Julius Johnson
Pauline Porowzky
Mother of Two Succeeds in Open Channel Swim
Mrs Clemington Carson of New York, mother of two, swims the English Channel solo in the open sea, joining only four others to complete this feat without windward protection from larger craft. She credits her husband and pilot for support and notes she is 27 years old with the number 27 as a lucky sign.
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New York
Gertrude Ederle
Clemington Carson
International
Canton Daily Newa
Dover
England
Webb
Harry Sullivan
Charles Toth
Viking
State Fair to Open on Monday in Columbus
Ohio's 76th state fair opens Monday with six days of events and six nights of programs. Gates open at 7 am EST. opening ceremonies begin at 9 am. The schedule includes Columbus Day and Children’s Day on Monday, Exhibitors’ Day on Tuesday, Farmers’ Day on Wednesday, Governors’ Day on Thursday, Livestock and Press Day on Friday, and Award Day plus Auto Race Day on Saturday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Buckeye
and Grange
Farm Bureau
Race car driver Jack Martin fatally injured near Waynesburg
Aug 28 at Greene County fair grounds Waynesburg Pa Jack Martin Steubenville Ohio lost control at 69 mph on a half mile dirt track. Two cars following couldn t stop and crashed into his car. Jack Hayes and Shorty Drexler escaped serious injury. Doctors feared lung damage and multiple broken ribs.
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Waynesburg
Greene Co Fair Grounds
Jack Martin
Steubenville
Martin
Jack Hayes
Shorty
Drexler
Waynesburg Hospital
Racine
Doctor shoots wife and self in Texas tragedy
In San Antonio on August 28 Dr. C. W. Reinhardt a 45 year old physician shot and killed his wife 85 and wounded himself at their Hinton home near here The County Attorney W S Vawter of San Patricoio reported Mrs Reinhardt said she was asleep when the shooting occurred and the doctor is believed to have fired the fatal shots
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San Antonio
Texas
C. W. Reinhardt
Hinton
W. 8
Vawter
San Patricoio
Two Workers Fatally Struck by B and O Flyer Near Hamilton
Andrew Gabbard and Perle Parsley, railroad section gang members aged 33 and 31, were killed late this afternoon near Hamilton when they stepped into the path of a northbound Detroit Cincinnati B and O flyer. They had just moved clear of a southbound freight and did not see the approaching passenger train.
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Hamilton, CO
Andrew Gabbard
Perle Parsley
Statewide Manhunt for 20 Escapees From Reformatory
Sonia Mich Aug 28 state wide manhunt underway for 20 of 24 prisoners who fled the Tonia reformatory after a violent riot. Four recaptured. outside aid suspected due to automobile sighting. Convicts seized keys, overpowered guards, wore uniforms to mislead others. Three state officers arrived to probe how revolvers were obtained.
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Sonia
Mich
Tonia Reformatory
Absarobe
Reformatory
Train Hits Local Driver Near Franklin Fatality
Franklin city community mourns Ralph Montgomery 35 killed when his car collided with a southbound B. & I. train west of Franklin. Authorities report a dark evening crash with Montgomery pronounced dead at the scene.
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Franklin
Ralph Montgomery
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