Prosector shifts on accidental poison lead at Ohio State
Columbus police prosecutor Chester announced a new lead in the Ohio State University strychnine poisonings suggesting an accidental source. He said evidence is meagre but warrants further investigation and questioned students on campus as two Canton and Cleveland students recalled for questioning.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Chester
Lyester
Cleveland
Canton
Chyestee
Rudent
David Paskin
Chicago can withdraw water from Lake Michigan for five years
Secretary of War Weeks issues a permit to the Chicago sanitary district to withdraw an annual average of 8,500 cubic feet per second from Lake Michigan for five years. The action postpones a permanent settlement of the citys water problem amid conflicts with neighboring lake cities and Canadian authorities.
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Washington
Permisson
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Weeks
Chicago Sanitary District
Bribery Charge Lodged in Mrs Stokes Case In New York
W E C's New York millionaire, linked to Helen Underwood and Helen Elwood Stokes, faced bribery and conspiracy charges. Prosecutors allege he conspired to tamper with witnesses and affidavits to damage Mrs Stokes's character as the trial proceeds with jurors to be selected.
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Hicago
New York
Helen Underwood
Nortorius Everlelzh
Helen Elwood Stokes
W. C. Dannenberg
Youths Trapped Five Days in Refrigerator Car
Everett Rothm of Billings and Jack Reed of Butte endured five days in a refrigerator car from Wisconsin to New York. With water within reach yet unreachable, they pounded for aid as the freight rattled eastward, finally heard by train men only after reaching New York.
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New York
Montana
Everett Rothm
Billings
Jack Reed
Butte
Waukeshall
Wisconsin
Four die from gas in Detroit house blaze
Detroit February 9 report says two men and two women died from inhaling illuminating gas in a home. Victims are Elizabeth Milich 45 Samuel Wiescko 46 Phillip Todzak and wife Margaret 23. Todzak suspected of killing his wife and himself after a quarrel. Police hold roomer Crete Vugknow for questioning. he was an alleged suitor of Milich.
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Elizabeth Milich
Samuel Wiescko
Phillip Todzak
Margaret
Todzak
Crete Vugknow
Roomer
Elizabeth
Hilich
Fear farmer is murdered fled suspect in Mount Holly case
Xenia Ohio February 9 sheriff Morris Sharp and authorities search for John Rye 53 wealth retired farmer of Mount Holly near Xenia. Rye disappeared Saturday after noon with his horse returning a blood smeared empty buggy late Saturday night. A blood stained knife found on Little Miami river banks is believed to have belonged to Rye. Police consider possible suicide or murder with robbery as a motive though Rye has been in ill health and never hinted at such thoughts.
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Xenia
Morris Sharp
John Rye
Mount Holly
Rye
Little
Miami
Police Halt Yeggmen in Huntington Cash Heist
In Huntington West Virginia two safe cracking attempts were stopped by police early today. Harless James 27 was shot in the legs during a gun battle as officers say he was removing $6000 from a blown department store safe.
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Huntington
W. Va
Harless James
Nome Chooses Dog Sleds Over Airplanes for Diphtheria Antitoxin
Nome Alaska favors dog teams to deliver diphtheria antitoxin over airplanes after public opinion shows a clear preference for the safer land route. Balto remains the town mascot and will return to leading a Kammon Consolidated Gold Fields team, not dead as rumor claimed.
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Nome
Alaska
Balto
Gunnar Kasson
Kasson
Kammon Consolidated Gold Fields Company
Grasshopper Signal of Spring Feeds Dayton Cheer
A grasshopper found early by a truck grower in Dayton hops into spring. A newspaper photographer tried to pose it but the insect hopped away, proving to locals that spring is arriving as reports say.
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Dayton
Eleven Japanese Sailors Drown in Collision Near Vancouver
Bodies of eleven sailors from the cruiser Idseima were recovered after a collision between a barge and a railway tug towing a car ferry in Vancouver harbor. The night accident occurred just before midnight amid dense darkness during a 20,000 mile training cruise.
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Vancouver
B. C
Idseima
New Entries Boost Daily News Silhouette Contest
Readers are urged to participate amid many fresh silhouettes while some contestants drop out. Officials note some copies lack clear identifying clues and encourage asking neighbors, exchanging answers, and using phone verification. Safety reminders appear on page 11.
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Daily News
Fog Causes Fatal, Widespread NYC Transit Crash Frenzy
Dense fog in New York City and harbor disrupts rail and road traffic with at least two deaths and many injuries. Subways and elevated trains collide on a Bronx elevated line, trapping and injuring passengers as commuters struggle to reach exits amid lingering confusion.
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New York
New York City
Greater
Bronx
Ambrose Channel
Powers
Sunday Auto Toll Is Heavy
A series of weekend traffic incidents across Ohio left several dead and many injured as slick roads and warm weather sparked crashes. In Zanesville Wilbur L. Osborne, 19, died when his motorcycle collided with a car. in Creston “Bua” Jordan, 25, was killed crossing paths with the Capitol Limited passenger train. in Cleveland Mike Ronpolo, driver of the vehicle that struck Bertha Debosez, 7, was held by police. In Toledo Benjamin Davis, 83, died from injuries after an auto crash. fifteen others were injured across the region.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Wilbur L. Osborne
Creston
Bua" Jordan
Capitol Limited
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cleveland
Mike Ronpolo
Bertha Debosez
Toledo
Benjamin Davis
Toledians
Man Jumps From Williamsburg Bridge at 135 Feet
An unidentified man leaped from the Williamsburg Bridge in Manhattan, 135 feet above the East River, after stepping from a hired taxicab. His body was not recovered.
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New York
Williamsburg Bridge
East River
Manhattan
Nurses from London study Mansfield child health methods
Mrs Maynard Carter director of nursing at Bedford college and Mrs Olive Baggaly teacher at St. Thomas hospital are in Mansfield to study the national child health demonstration. They plan to spend eight months in America.
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Mansfield, CO
Maynard Carter
Bedford College
London
Olive Baggaly
St. Thomas Hospital
Mansfield
America
Reappraisal of Real Estate Denied in Stark County
County commissioners rejected a general real estate reappraisal for Stark county this year while Miss Ruth Kauffman the county auditor urged no reappraisal. Only H. Corbett of the Canton Real Estate Board spoke endorsing the decision noting real estate bears more than its share of taxes and suggesting waiting until next year to act. He cited possible tax law changes by the legislature as a reason to defer.
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Ruth Kauffman
Stark Co
H. Corbett
The
Canton Real Estate Board
Corbett
Miss Kauffman
Child Severely Harmed By Broken Window Tragedy
Funeral services were arranged today for Annie Moskovich a seven year old girl whose headless body was found by her parents after she struck broken window glass while attempting to jump from a window during a game of tag. Two six year old boys at the house described the events.
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Richmond
Mich
Annie Moskovitch
Detalla
Cost of land shows varied rise in January across 17 cities
Washington February 9 report from the department of labor notes land costs rose in January in 17 cities from 18 to 4 percent. Kansas City up 4 percent. Little Rock Louisville Omaha Peoria up 3 percent. Baltimore Buffalo Detroit Indianapolis Portland Me and Springfield Mt up 2 percent. Philadelphia 1 percent. Columbus New Haven Rochester less than 0.1 percent. Manchester Providence slight decrease.
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Department of Labor
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Little Rock
Louisville
Omaha
Peoria
Faltimore
Buffalo
Detroit
Indianapolis
Portland
Springfield
Philadelphia
Columbus
New Haven
Rochester
Manchester
Providence
President Harrison distress signals prompt Lloyds update
Lloyds reported no new information on the liner President Harrison after distress signals were received from Athens. The ship was near Crete on Sunday while en route from Shanghai to New York.
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London
Lloyds
Robert Dollar
Harrison
Athens
Crete
Shanghal
New Ohio Legislation To Move On Gas Tax and Bus Law
Columbus reports heavy legislative calendars as the Senate and House prepare votes on the Brown two cent gasoline tax and Collister home rule bus law. A 32 story state office building plan may be proposed with a $4 to $5 million budget. The senate may confirm T J Duffy to the state industrial committee this evening.
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Senate
House
Ohio
State House
Henry Bornbostel
New York
Family Tragedy as Mother Kills Two Children and Herself
Mrs Francis Walker Waters of Virginia writes a note claiming unselfish motive before sealing windows and doors and using gas to kill her two children Mary 16 and Lindsay 14 and herself in Washington on February 6. The note discusses domestic and financial woes and her wish to spare others sorrow, describing a struggle as police found the bodies. She had been divorced from Dr Dorsey Waters, former Virginia football captain.
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Washington
Mary
Lindsay
Francis Walker Waters
Virginia
James Hay, Jr
Hay
United States Court of Claims
Three Die in Local Weekend Auto Crashes
In Columbus three people were killed in weekend automobile accidents. The deceased are Philip Shick aged 50, Thomake Kisnaugle aged 72, and Clarence H. Hicks aged 49.
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Columbus
Philip Shick
Thomake Kisnaugle
Clarence H. Hicks
ICC rules Pullman surcharges reasonable for railroads
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that current surcharges on Pullman sleeping and parlor cars are reasonable. The extra charge, added to the regular passenger fare, goes entirely to the railroads for transporting passengers in Pullman cars.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sand Cave hoax inquiry as rescue continues for Collins
Feb 9 report from Cave City Ky shows Lloyd Collins alive after ten days in an underground prison. Electric tests count his heartbeats via a bulb on his chest while engineers widen a new crevice to speed rescue. A military court opens to probe the alleged hoax and questions John Geraldo, who aided early rescue efforts.
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Land Cave
Lloyd Collins
Collins
J. Lewis Williams
United States Engineers
Cave City
Basia
Sand Cave
John Geralda
Ag Floyd Collins
Geralds
Maj
Carl 1D. Turner
Oath Of Heaven Used In Chin Jack Lem Trial
Chinese witnesses in the Lem extortion case faced the “Oath of Heaven” requiring kneeling before crossed swords and invoking dire penalties if they lie. The ritual accompanied the usual court oath at the opening of the trial in Cleveland Ohio.
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Cleveland, O
Jack Lem
Tong
China
Washington Girl Begs for Death
Leona Holman 31 an unwed mother in Washington requests doctors permit her to die while authorities review her case. Her newborn child, born without medical care in her apartment, was found in a fire furnace bundle after she asked a janitor to burn it. Pathology shows the infant was born alive and died soon after due to lack of care.
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Washington
Leona Holman
Galliger Hospital
Fire Alarm At Cleveland State Insane Hospital
Firemen fought a blaze at the Cleveland State Insane Hospital in Newburgh keeping most inmates in their cells as a faulty paint shop wiring sparked the fire. The report notes property loss around $2,000 and describes inmates raging in the halls.
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Cleveland
Ceveland State Insane Hospital
Newberg
Step Forward in Solution of World Debt
Washington notes Britain and France discuss war debts, adopting the U S method of treating reparations receipts separate from interallied obligations. Officials see cautious progress toward payment by all sides, easing Britain’s burden and potentially boosting American exports while France faces tax and revenue challenges.
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David Lawrence
Canton Daily News
Washington
Great Britain
France
United States
Germany
England
America
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Herriot
Britain
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