Government to Launch Largest Anti Rum Smuggling Action
Washington reports plan to deploy 3,000 Coast Guard personnel, 800 patrols, 20 destroyers and other craft in a peak anti rum war this summer. Admiral Billard says maximum strength will be ready by mid summer to curb whiskey smuggling on Rum Row along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
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Washington
United States Coast Guards
Atlantic Nd Gulf
F. C. Billard
Coast Guard
Milard
Admiral Billard
Florida
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Billard
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Gulf
Billara
Mexico Declines Nations League Arm Conference Invitation
Mexico City reports a government refusal to attend the league conference on arms in May. Officials said Mexico will aloofly abstain from the Nations League discussions, signaling no intent to join the parley.
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Exc
A of Nations
League
Sheffield
Admiral George Dewey Body Laid To Rest At Arlington
Washington March 28 body of Admiral George Dewey, hero of Manila Bay, was taken to a resting place at Bethicher chapel with the body of Woodrow Wilson. The National Theatre completion was requested by factions and several societies protested. Dewey’s eight years at Arlington Cemetery were noted.
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Washington
Befen Lings
George Wey
Manila Bay
Bethicher
Woodrow Wilson
Arlington Cemetery
Burns Couple Arrested In Dayton Payroll Fraud Scheme
Dayton detectives took Mr and Mrs Thomas J Burns into custody today amid a suspected payroll fraud scheme. Officials say the pair cashed two counterfeit payroll checks at local banks and sought others at several stores. The investigation centers on a Winters National Bank branch and related accounts.
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DayTon
Thomas J. Burns
Port Wayne
Tng
Dayton plant manager fends off robbers in armed encounter
Stubborn Day ton March 28. Hy A Dillon manager of an all station refused to be held up by two armed bandits last night though both drew guns on him when his back was turned. Dillon kicked the robbers out of the plant and sent their guns after them then they fled in an auto. Dillon said he could not see the car.
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Dayton
Hy. A. Dillon
Dillon
Duet
Three Youths Hurt In Crash Near North Canton Station
An auto rammed a B and O freight train at North Canton station crossing injuring three youths. Howard Wolff died from a fractured skull and severe injuries. Lester Wolff suffered a mangled leg and serious wounds. George Immel had minor bruises.
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Howard Wolff
Lester Wolff
George Immet Minnor
North Canton
Aultman Hospital
Howard
Lester
George Immel
Canton
Union Seeks Class Town Status With Antique Auction
Dayton March 28 Union a village of 600 residents near here moved to incorporate and regain a “first class town” status. The plan calls for each resident to contribute antiques for a public auction in the village square in early April to raise funds for improvements.
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Dayton
Union
Here
Volstead Criticizes Wisconsin Senators For Defying Prohibition
Granite Falls Minnesota March 8 Andrew J Volstead former representative and father of the federal dry act expresses anger at Wisconsin senators admitting wine and beer possession He says advertising lawlessness harms public credit and warns future glory won t come from defying laws The stance marks continued tension over enforcement of prohibition laws.
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Granite Falls
Minn
Andrew J. Volstead
Wisconsin
Volstead
United Press Today
Rain Ends Fire Danger in Kiamichi Mountains
A heavy rain began falling in this section late this afternoon ending the danger that accompanied the big timber fire raging the past week in the Kiamichi mountains near Broken Bow Oklahoma.
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Broken Bow
Okla
Kiamichi Mountains
Bitter Fights Poised at Ohio Legislature Final Session
Columbus March 28 Bitter battles loom over five controversial measures as the 1925 Ohio legislature prepares for a closing two day session April 16 and 17. Gov Donahey vetoes feared, including the Brown gasoline bill. The Buchanan Bible reading bill also sparks a major clash with reform blocs and Klan factions reconvening over education policy.
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Columbus
Ohio
Donahey
Man Stabbed During Quarrel at Former's Home
Novac Marku of 1010 Sthst SE is in Aultman Hospital with a stab wound to the side. Dan Novack is at Central Police Station with a deep head gash after an argument at Marku's home. Police say Marku will be taken into custody once released. Novack faces drunken and suspicious conduct charges.
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Aultman Hospital
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Novack
Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League seeks ouster of Gettelman
The Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League aims to oust Senator Ben Gettelman Milwaukee wet leader as a joint resolution memorializing Congress to legalize 2.75 percent beer comes up next week. Rev J T Agema Oshkosh superintendent says the league plans to push for ouster or, failing votes, a reprimand against Gettelman.
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Wis
Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League
Ben Gettelman
Milwaukee Wet
Gettelman
Congress
J. T. Agema
Oshkosh
Anti-Saloon League
Get
Actress Lois Meredith to sue Col Dennistoun for breach of promise
Paris report identifies Lois Meredith as the American actress who plans to sue Col Ian Dennistoun over breach of promise and alleged defamation in connection with the English case. Dudley Field Malone announced Meredith as the intended plaintiff amid fashionable social circles.
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Lois Meredith
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Ian Dennistoun
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Conspiracy Charge Shocks Cincinnati Man in Ticket Schemes
C Howard Wilson, 22, accused of growing rich by selling chances from veterans organizations, was arrested for alleged failure to pay taxes on the schemes. He and another man face conspiracy to defraud charges in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
C. Howard Wilson
Warrant for Midwife in Zeiz Death Case
A warrant was issued for Mrs. E. A. Gulliver a midwife in 4 Lafferty following an autopsy on Mrs. Laulee Zeiz who died of peritonitis. The death is linked to an alleged operation performed by the midwife prompting the arrest.
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Bellaire
E. A. Gulliver
Lafferty
Laulee Zeiz
Feeble Ex-Champion O Donnell Finds Help In Judge Cleveland
Charles O Donnell a broken feeble man and former pugilist and adventurer faced vagrancy charges in Municipal Judge Stevens court. Judge Stevens recognizing him as the famed fighter spared the workhouse and arranged medical care. Born Greenock Scotland October 30 1852 his life included shipboard seaman duties and heroics saving lives at sea and river rescues, with a last fight in 1907 and a motor accident in 1924 leaving him unfit for work.
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Charles O'Donnell
Stevens
O'Donnel
Greenock
Scotland
O'Donnell
Havana
York
Julia Smith
Great Lakes
Sherman
Chicago
Superior Avenue
Cuyahoga River
O’donnell
Barney Duffee
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ice Price Cut Through City Ice Route Consolidation
The Schory-Schellhase Coal and Ice Co. announced a five cent per hundred reduction on ice delivered to residents after consolidating delivery routes with City Ice and Coal Co. The move, completed about a month ago, aimed to reduce losses from duplicated routes and is among the first such consolidations in the city. The price cut also touches business houses while competitors remain active.
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City Ice and Coal Co
Nade Posasso
Bandit shoots Kresge cashier in St Paul
Harry Davis, Kresge Store cashier in St Paul, is killed by a bandit who fails to take any loot. Davis, after collecting funds from registers, is shot on the stairway in a crowded store. The robber escapes into the crowd, triggering near panic among shoppers.
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Paul
Minn
Harry Davis
Kresge
Davis
Storm Warning for Atlantic Coast Issued by Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau issued a storm warning for the Atlantic coast from Provincetown Massachusetts to Cape Hatteras North Carolina. Strong northwest winds were reported along the New England coast as a new storm warning went into effect tonight.
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Atlantic Coast Line
United States Weather Bureau
Provincetown
Maas
Cape Hatteras
N. Cc
New England
Beaver High School Burns in Bluefield Blaze
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed Beaver High School in Bluefield West Virginia. High winds fed the flames as Bluefield and surrounding town departments fought the blaze with costs estimated near half a million dollars.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Beaver High School
West Virginia
U. S. Seeks World Trade Treaties Under Kellogg Plan
Secretary Kellogg negotiates commercial rights, customs duties, and special regulations with Austria Finland Hungary Latvia and the Netherlands based on the Hughes model treaty. The program aims for a worldwide revision of American commercial treaties to protect U S firms abroad. Tentative talks also include Czecho Slovakia and Greece as part of expanding accords.
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Washington, D. C
Kellogg
Austria
Finland
Hungary
Latvia
Netherlands
Germany
United States
Czecho-Slovakia
Greece
Mayflower Hit By Half Gale On Chesapeake Bay
President Coolidge and party aboard the Mayflower rode a half gale across Chesapeake Bay then anchored four miles west of Cooper Island for the night. Radio reports to the White House at 8 15 p m said all is well aboard. They plan to return to the navy yard tomorrow morning to reach the desk on schedule.
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Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Unwed Mother Recalls Shot Lover in Tampa Court
Jennie Sacco a 17 year old unwed mother testifies in criminal court about shooting Simon Mercedes, clothing store owner, after he may not be acquitted on paternity. The incident occurred with a four week old baby under a blue blanket and the gunfire set the blanket on fire. Police took her into custody on a charge of assault to kill.
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Tampa
Fla
Jennie Sacco
Simon Mercedes
Icill
Jury Deadlocks in Akron Contractor Trial
A jury in Akron reports no verdict after eight weeks of testimony in the Thomas E. McShaffery fraud case tied to the Portage Lakes drive. McShaffery faces five indictments total, four for bribery and one for fraud, all connected to the same project, and is a known figure in national politics.
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Akron
Thomas E. McShaffery
McShaffery Construction Co
Portage Lakes Drive
Here
McShaffery
Reds Gain Victory in Moscow Soviet Election
Communist forces swept the Moscow Soviet election with 273 seats to 127 for independents, according to early returns reported March 28. The result signals strong party control in the regional assembly.
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Moscow
Flooded creek stalls fire at Neff home
Fire destroyed a $10,000 house owned by Joseph E. Diaisee near Bellaire Ohio as high water in the creek blocked fire apparatus from reaching the blaze. Diaisee was at a funeral with family across the creek when the flames broke out.
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Bellaire
Neff
Joseph E. Diaisee
Second bail bid in germ murder case for Shepherd
Chicago March 28 Dr Charles Raiman fights to save his neck at the expense of Wm Billy McClintock the millionaire ward. Lawyers for Shepherd press new bid for bail after an earlier appeal was rejected. The state recovered a confession from Dr Fatman alleging Shepherd planned to kill the boy with typhoid germs.
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Chicago
Chas. Raiman
Wm. B. Shepherd
Shepherd
Scott Stewart
Dr. Fatman
Billy
Executions To Be In Evenings At Ohio Penitentiary
In Columbus on March 28 the Ohio penitentiary will shift executions from early morning to evening hours between 1 and 10 PM. Governor Donahey signed the Day law allowing prison officials to set the time, extending the sentences of five men on death row by up to 20 hours.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Preston F. Thomas
Senator Day
Cleveland
Donahey
Thomas
Explosion at Bethlehem Mine No 41 blamed on coal dust
In Barracksville near Fairmont the March 16 explosion that killed 33 at Bethlehem Mine No 41 was ruled caused by coal dust. Coroner’s inquest testimony today from mine experts decried bomb theories and four suspects were released after investigators traced the blast cause.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Bethlehem
Barracksville
Here
Wedded 40 Years Man Seeks Divorce
Oliver J. Shalter files for divorce from Anna M. Shalter after 40 years of marriage citing her absence for more than three years. Their three adult children are mentioned in Tiffin.
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Tiffin
Oliver J. Shalter
Anna M. Shalter
Man Disappears After Dayton Trip. Kerr Sought
Alderman and Sheriff Webster led a search for Kenneth Kerr 28 living near Troy who vanished after a Friday morning trip to Dayton. Kerr, a married father of two, had come to town to sell farm produce and was believed to have had 390 in currency on him.
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Dayton
Webster
Kenneth Kerr
Troy
Kerr
Jealous Suitor Shoots Organist Then Takes Own Life
In Cleveland at Loew's Park theater Miss Lilian Tyler 28 an organist is shot by a jealous suitor and dies en route to Mt Sinai hospital. Homer Walters 30 a violinist and former orchestra leader at the Alhambra theater also dies after turning the gun on himself. Witnesses recall a quarrel over Miss Tyler's other engagements. patrons describe a swift, fatal sequence during the showing of One Way Street.
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Cleveland
Lilian Tyler
Loew's Park Theater
Miss Tyler
Homer Walters
Walters
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Tyla Park
Mises Tyler
Waltera
Mt. Stnat Hospital
Alhambra Theater
Tyler
Despondent ticket agent drowns after prior suicide attempt
Youngstown reports John C. Brickley a 22 year old ticket agent who after a failed January suicide: tied a stone to his body and drowned in Glacier Lake near Mill Creek Park. He left notes to his parents and brother stating despondency over ill health.
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Youngstown
Glacier
John C. Brickley
Glacier Lake
Mill Creek
Brickley
Railroad worker dies after handcar accident
Elmer Feasel, 43, a railroad employee, died in Tiffin from a broken neck caused by a head injury three weeks earlier when struck by the handle of a handcar.
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Tiffin
Elmer Feasel
Daily News Teaches Piano in Three Sunday Lessons
The Daily News offers piano lesson No 1 on page 10 section 3. Simple guidance is given and a new lesson will appear each Sunday for the next two weeks. Follow closely to gain real musical skill and satisfy yourself and friends.
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