Real estate dealer charged with murder in Milwaukee case
Miss Flor Wittmeyer vanished as details emerge of Ray Tompkins being charged with first degree murder. Authorities say Tompkins hacked Wittmeyer's head and burned it, then moved the body to a rural grave. He was a wealthy former normal school teacher and real estate investor.
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Waukeer
Miss Flor- Wittmeyer
Ray Tompkins
Milwaukee
Y Tompkins
George Shaugh
Wera Echools
Tompkins
Wisconsin
Manufacturers Elect Officers of Ohio Association
The Manufacturers Association announces a board reorganization with officers named including President Les Frederickson of Coshocton and George F Dana of Cincinnati. New directors include T B Barnes and D A Burt with Columbus attorney I Vorys as general counsel.
Court Rules Privacy of Pressings Must Not Be Violated
In Nashville ashville Dec 8 the Supreme Court ruled privacy of private papers must be protected and police may not conduct search warrants without proper cause. Judge Grat ed criticized the practice of so calling searches on information and stressed that authorities cannot raid at will.
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Ashville Tenn
Necean Oy
Belle Dee Green
Aluxer Arrested Leads to Charges Against Local Attorney
A local attorney with Ku Klux Klan ties was arrested and charged after a woman reported criminal assault. Justice Paine and Arthur Dorman filed the warrants naming the unnamed defendant and Julia Decker as associates in the case.
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Enville Dee
Lee Mert
Attor
Kut Klan
Tofon A
Electrician killed by high tension line at Sunnyside substation
Aaron D. Work 23 of 1269 Woodland NW died at 4:30 PM after contact with a live 2200 volt wire while repairing a dead line at the Sunnyside substation two miles southeast of Canton. An ambulance and pulmotor failed to revive him. He leaves a Millersburg mother and three brothers.
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Aaron D. Work
Woodland
Sunnyside
Ohio Power Co
Canton
C. E. Torrey
H. H. Bowman
J. F. O'Hara
Arnold
Work
Charles Pumphrey
Millersburg
Three Thousand Delegates to Attend Ohio Teachers Meeting
Columbus reports that about 3,000 delegates from across the state will attend the Ohio State Teachers Association winter meeting set for December 26 to 28. Topics include training pupils for trades and industries after school, adult education classes, night schools, and short courses in a night school program.
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Columbus
Ohio State Teachers’ Association
F. F E. Reynolds
U S Ships Barred Washington and Canadian Fishing Ports
The Canadian government notified the United States that American fishing vessels would not be allowed to enter Canadian ports after December 31 except for shelter from storms or in emergencies.
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Washington
United States
Troopers Ordered to Patrol Hamtramck in Prohibition Push
Gov. Groesbeck directs fifty state troopers to be permanently stationed in Hamtramck Michigan a city of 90000 to patrol by day and night and enforce the prohibition laws at all costs in a bold crackdown the order aims to curb bootlegging and law violations within the city limits.
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Detroit
Hamtramck
Mich
Alex J. Groesbeck
New U S Netherlands Treaty Near Completion
A treaty of amity and commerce between the United States and the Netherlands will be consummated soon, state department officials announced this afternoon near Washington.
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Washington
United States
Netherlands
State Department
Weather forecast for next week from Washington
The weather bureau predicts an unsettled week with Ohio Valley cloudiness and rain or snow in the north, turning colder at the week’s start and again in the late period. The Great Lakes region will see frequent rains or snows with cooling periods at both ends of the week.
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Washington
Weather Bureau Today
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
German Plots to Evade Debt Cause Crisis
A 1928 Canton Daily News story discusses German inflation, capital flight, and reparations plans. It notes Americans’ view of population, the impact of paper mark devaluation, and debates over recovering capital abroad to tax and reparations.
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Germany
Canton Daily News
Berlin
America
Church Councils to Hold Cooperative Meeting
Officials from 81 county and city church councils in Ohio will gather in Columbus for a two day conference next Tuesday and Wednesday. Fred B. Smith and Harry N. Holmes of the Federal Council commission on councils of churches will address the meeting and participate in discussions.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fred B. Smith
Harry N. Holmes
Federal Council Commission On Councils of Churches
Burke to Enter Republican Lists
Citizens in Elyria plan a complimentary dinner to launch J. Burke’s bid for the Republican nomination for Ohio governor. The event signals a statewide campaign with George H. Bender to manage and rivals including Harry T. Davis and Col. Carr Thompson expected to enter the race. Petitions circulate as Anti-Saloon League figures consider a challenge while other candidates like John Cable and James A. White loom in Columbus.
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William 4. Huske
Cleveland
Dee
J. Burke
Elyria
Burke
Arthur L. Garford
Full Moose
George H. Bender
Ohio Senate
Harry T. Davis
Col
Carr Thompson
Thompson
Maechke
Davis
Columbus
James A. White
Anti-Saloon League
White
John Cable
Lima
Prohibition Debate Sparks NY Clean-Up Call
William Allen White from Emporia urges New York leaders to halt violations of the prohibition laws, likening cocktails to dynamite bombs and calling for swift action by prominent citizens. In Cleveland, O P McTirath recalls a 61 year wait for a promised kiss reuniting with Hattie Schram. grandchildren bring them together.
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New York
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
New York City
Allen
Cleveland
O. P. MelTirath
McTirath
Schram
MeIirath
Roosevelt Game Preserve to be Enlarged in Ohio
Columbus December 8. The Roosevelt Game Preserve in Scioto County will be opened to Ohio sportsmen in four years and may grow to 20 000 acres with an adjoining 5 000 acres being purchased. A strong fence will enclose the entire area and sealed proposals for 14 black bear and 600 grouse to stock the preserve will be received.
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Columbus
United States
Roosevelt
Scioto Co
Ohio
D. O Thompson
State Fish and Game Division
Thompson
Youths imprisoned for bank robbery in Dayton
George Neff aged 24 and Lawrence Schlipf aged 19 were jailed after robbing the east Dayton City Trust and Savings Bank. Neff received 25 years in the state penitentiary and Schlipf 10 to 25 years in Manafield Reformatory. About $8000 was taken and nearly all was recovered.
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Dayton
George Neff
Lawrence Schlipf
East Dayton
City Trust and Savings Bank
Neff
State Penitentiary
Schlipf
Manafield
Suspect Taken in New York Case in Hoboken
John Farin, a suspect in the slaying of bank messengers Morris Barlow and William McLaughlin on November 14 in New York, was arrested in Hoboken. Co-defendants Morris Mamond Joseph Mamond and Anthony Pantano claim they are not the killers and have named others. Farin denied knowledge of the slaying and theft of 348 000.
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New York
Hoboken
N. J
Dee
John Farin
Barlow
Wm. H. McLaughlin
Morris
Joseph Mamond
Anthony Pantano
Farini
Crown Prince Wins Berlin Laverut Over Prussian Lands
Former Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm today won a laverut against the Prussian estate establishing his Coels Si Lesia estates as his private property. After the 1918 revolution the Prussian government had seized the lands claiming state ownership.
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Berlin
Friedrich Wilhelm
Coels
Silesia
Man Drinks Iodine At Police Station Lobby
Frank Kazeny, 47, of Cleveland and claiming to be a former Cleveland patrolman, attempted suicide in the lobby of the Youngstown police station by drinking iodine from a bottle.
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Youngstown
Frank Kazeny
Cleveland
Provisional President Named In Vera Cruz Rebellion
Rebel forces loyal to Adolfo De la Huerta seize Vera Cruz and appoint Zubaran Campmany as provisional president. Campmany, former secretary of commerce, heads a rebel government. Fled congress members seek refuge in Vera Cruz and may form a rump congress under the rebel authority. De la Huerta is believed to be nearby. Continued on Page 5.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Obregon
P. Elias Calles
Celaya
Adolfo de la Huerta
City OF
Guadalupe Sanchez
Vera Cruz
Zubaran Campmany
Campmany
Obre Fon F
Congress
de la Huerta
Laurens Heads Mexican Crisis in San Luis Potost
Federal officers identify Laurens 28 year old president of the San Luis Potost chamber of deputies and key De la Huerta ally as shaping the Mexican crisis. He accused Obregon in a two week old speech of challenging the president and warned against a Carranza style succession. Calles supporters accuse Laurens of a coup to seize control of the chamber for De la Huerta.
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San Antonio
Texas
Deo
Mexico
Prieto Laurens
Chamber of Deputies
San Luis Potost
Taurensa
de la Huerta
A Chamber of Deputies
Obregon
Laurens
Carranza
Ignace Gonzales
Calles
Chamber
U S and Germany sign new commerce treaty in Washington
A treaty of commerce friendship and consular relations between the United States and Germany was signed in Washington this afternoon. Secretary of State Hughes signed for the United States and Ambassador Wiedefeld for Germany.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Hughes
Wiedefelat
Aguinaldo Declines Interior Secretary Post
Manila report states Emilio Aguinaldo, leading Philippine revolutionary forces, refused tonight to accept the cabinet post of interior secretary after the resignation of a prior occupant months ago.
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Manila
P. L
Emiliano Aguinaldo
Interior
West Virginia Senator Dr Charles A Sinsel Dies
Dr Charles A Sinsel aged 60 former president of the West Virginia senate died at his Grafton home according to earlier reports from Charleston W Va with details received here.
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Charleston
W. Va
Charles A. Sinsel
West Virginia Senate
Grafton
Lone bandit robs Lincoln Cotton Mill payroll
A single robber entered the Lincoln Cotton Mill office in Huntsville Alabama seized two workers with a can and escaped with the weekly payroll totaling more than 3400 dollars authorities reported.
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Huntsville
Ala
Lincoln
Cummings Seeks GOP Nomination For Attorney General
John William Cummings of Wheeling formally announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for attorney general. He previously ran for the office and was defeated.
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Charleston
W. Va
John William Cummings
Wheeling
Cummings
Flood waters recede in Rome province after floods
Floods in Rome province, which had left many homeless, began to recede this afternoon as relief efforts continued.
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Rome
Republican Leader Disappointed In Turning Down Chicago
Clevelanders plan to send a large delegation to Washington to present the invitation for the 1924 Republican convention. Fred W. Upham announces Chicago will be withdrawn as a candidate and Cleveland is urged to be chosen unanimously by the national committee.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Dee
Cleve Lnd
Chicareo
Fred W. Upham
Upham
Tam
Republican National Committee
Business Men Want Pleasure Not Study
Cleveland talk notes that tired businessmen prefer entertainment and light stories after work, leaving culture to their wives. Author Fannie Hurst addresses the City Club contrasting male leisure with businesswomen who seek thought provoking books or plays addressing current issues.
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Cleveland
Dec
Mia
Fannie Hurst
City Club
Lemuel Lilly Disbarment Hearing Set for December
Common Pleas Judge Scarrett fixed December 11 as the hearing date on disbarment proceedings against Attorney Lemuel Lilly a prominent local religious and legal figure and former Antisaloon League leader in Ohio The case arises from a recommendation by a Franklin County Bar Association committee alleging Lilly as counsel for Ohio Wesleyan University the Methodist Children's Home Association of Ohio and clergymen lost thousands of dollars through speculative investments placed in his custody.
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Columbus
Ohio Christmas seal drive surpasses goal for TB fund
Ohio Christmas seal committee reports orders totaling about 4 482 600 seals this week raising the state total to roughly 35 000 060. Proceeds support the nationwide TB campaign. The drive began July 1 and runs through Christmas.
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Columbus
Dee
Ohio
Organization vital factor in legislation
Congress faces a short session as committee control shapes early bills. With a thinner Republican majority and growing Democrat strength, the Ways and Means panel will tilt toward 18 Republicans and 11 Democrats, raising risks of deadlock and strategic blocking in both houses.
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House
Senate
Congress
Fire at Arbuckle Coffee Plant in Berkley Damages Over 500000
A late night fire at the Arbuckle Coffee plant in Berkley near Norfolk threatened the tire manufacturing section. Firefighters from Portsmouth Suffolk and Petersburg joined Norfolk apparatus as damage tops 500000.
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Norfolk
Dec
Arbuckle
Berkley
Here
Portsmouth
Suffolk
Peterseburg
Bank Official Confesses Hidden Loot After Grilling
William Bledsoe a Huntington Park National Bank bookkeeper in Los Angeles after five hours of questioning led officers to the 15 000 he hid yesterday and claimed he had been kidnapped and robbed.
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Los Angeles
William Bledsoe
Huntington Park National Bank
Woman Takes Life After Divorce Ruling in Toledo
Doris Ashley aged 46 who had threatened to kill her husband Frederick Ashley a traveling salesman in Sandusky after a divorce was granted by Common Pleas Judge William O G Wierman yesterday. She died by suicide at her Toledo home today.
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Sandusky
Doris Ashley
Frederick Ashley
Common Pleas
William Og, Wierman
Port Clinton
Toledo
Workmen Begin Opening Tutankhamen Shrine In Egypt
Dec 8. Workmen under Howard Carter began dismantling the 3 000 year old shrine in the Valley of the Kings believed to house the mummy of Tutankhamen.
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Luxor
Howard Carter
Tutankhamen
Valley of Kings
Mayor sets Monday law enforcement conference in Cincinnati
Mayor George FE Carroll announced a law enforcement conference for Monday afternoon in Cincinnati. Safety Director Charles TE Tudor will join police officers and judges for the session.
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Cincinnati
George FE Carroll
Charles TE. Tudor
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