Millionaire publisher Hubert Wolfe dies in office fall
ColumbusJanuary 13 Robert F Wolfe wealthy publisher banker and manufacturer died instantly after falling from a fifth floor window in the Wisпатcn Building He had just spoken with Dispatch cartoonist William Ireland and complained of warmth in his office His life spanned from newsboy to industrialist and he helped found the Godman Shoe Company and Wear A Well Company He owned Ohio State Journal and Columbus Dispatch and served in banking civic and charitable roles including leadership in the Citizens Trust and Savings Company First National Bank and Ohio Naval Reserve commander.
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Robert F. Wolfe
Owas
Columbus Wispatcn
William A. Ireland
Dispatch
New York
Zanesville
Cumberland
Georgetown
D. C
Charles A. Dana
Newsboy
Pen
Louisiana Cypress Swamps
Texas Plains
Cypress Swamps
H.c.godman Shoe Company
Harry P. Wolfe
Wear
Wr. Wolfe
Citizens Trust and Savings Company
First National Bank
First Citizens Corporation
Harry P
F Federal Reserve Board
Cleveland Reserve Bank
Wolfe
Ohio
Mr. Wolfe
James M.cox
Ohio Naval Reserve
Miller Outcalt One of Cincinnati's Prominent Lawyers Dies
Miller Outcalt aged 72 died at his home 925 Mouron Avenue Arndale after a long illness ending a legal career over five decades. He served as County Prosecutor and Common Pleas Judge and was noted as a leading corporation lawyer. He began practice with Stanley Matthews and later partnered with Foraker and James Foraker. He advised Union Gas and Electric Telephone and Cincinnati Traction among his clients. He was active in Republican circles and led the Young Men's Blaine Club. He was educated at Cincinnati Law School and had tied a long partnership with John Caldwell with whom he celebrated their law school graduation anniversary.
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Muarog Avenue
Arndale
Cincinnati
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Mr. Outcast
Hughes High School
Stanley Matthews
Toecome
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William Howard Taft
United States
Rufus B. Smith
Outcalt
Sophia Haskell Brown
William C. Brown
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Outcet
Joseph B. Foraker
Senator Foraker
Outcast
James Foraker
Union Gas and Electric Company
The
Telephone Company
Cincinnati Traction Company
Old
Cincinnati Law School
Walnut Street
John A. Caldwell
Common Pleas Court
Judge Caldwell
Actor Arnold Daly Dies in West Forty-First Fire
New York January 13. Arnold Daly famed actor rose from office boy to international fame but perished in a fourth floor fire on West Forty-First Street. Firemen found his body beside an arm chair after a basement fire swept upward trapping him as residents on upper floors were rescued. Daly, aged fifty one, had recently worked in vaudeville and theater. he had a daughter on tour and was divorced from his wife now Mrs. Frank Craven.
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Arnold Daly
West Forty First Street
Broadway
Herald Square Theater
Daly
Frank Whitcomb
Thrilling
Mary Blythe
Los Angeles
Frank Craven
Brooklyn
Sacred Heart Academy
Charles Frohman
George
Taft Declines Presidential Post in Chamber of Commerce
Members hoped Robert A. Taft would lead the Chamber but he will not accept the presidency even if offered. Taft will remain a director only, citing time demands from railroad terminal work and private law practice. James M. Hutton also declines a further term due to business pressures, leaving thirteen directors to choose a new president at the upcoming meeting.
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Hugh Blackwell
Long-Sought Witness Found in Fall-Doheny Case in Chicago
Chicago report says L L Aitken president of Prairie Oil Company identified as key government witness in the Fall-Doheny oil case. Deputy Marshal delivered Aitken to special prosecutor Atlee Pomerene after locating him in Chicago.
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L.L. Aitken
Prairie Oil Company
Eight States Hit by Snowstorms Across Midwest
Snowstorms and frigid air blanketed eight Midwest states with a 17 inch snowfall reported in an Illinois city. The Baltimore & Ohio Capitol Limited derailed in a yard near Chicago, fault not tied to damage, as Ohio faced potential wintry blasts and continued forecasts for more accumulation.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Snowstorm Lashes Midwest Amid Freezing Plunges
The storm walloped Kansas City and states across the Midwest with heavy snow depths reported in Peoria and Pana and several deaths and numerous injuries from slips and vehicle incidents. Northwestern Illinois saw 17 inches in places as the system moved northeastward across the Mississippi Valley.
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Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
Peoria
Pana
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Chicago
Ind
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Lake
Rockies
Kansas City
Rocky Mountain
Texas
Inheritance Planned for Five Alter Children in Ohio Will
Mrs. Emma C Alter widow of Franklin Alter former American Tool Works president died January 9 at 3669 Reading Road Her will valued around 645000 distributes the bulk of the estate equally to her five children Elizabeth Blanche Rebekah Robert S and Lucien W S with several specific bequests totaling thousands to various individuals and institutions A clause states any heir who sues to overturn the will loses their share Executors named include Robert Lucien Rebekah and James E Robinson The estate was prepared September 27 1923
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Franklin Alter
The
American Tool Works
Lueders
Mary We Rikosa Mushe Ee Pamine M. Stephan
Ay “Etta Gordon
Stamford
Mary McCaughey
Greenville
Mollie Alter
Sarah M. Hoff
Miamisburg
Lulu Brehn
Troy
N. Y
Paul Weaver
Cleveland
Harry C. Weaver
Winton Place
Mary Weaver Schatz
Franklin, O
Edith Weaver
Franklin
Episcopal Society of Christ Church
Robert
Lucien
Rebekah Alter
James E. Robinson
Anna D. Tatem
Woodbine Avenue
Hartwell, Passaine
H. Hall’ Tatem
Hartwell
C. Ross Tatem
East Aurora
L. Alvin Kreis
Tatem
H. H. Tatem
Southern Railway
Woman dies by own action in death series case
A woman killed herself in a continuing death series where both her father and husband died under odd conditions. The case involves unclear circumstances surrounding the family deaths and prompts investigations by local authorities. An ominous pattern has drawn attention from detectives and neighbors alike.
Abolish Big Stick in Nicaragua Demands Borah
Senator Borah asks to end American leverage in Nicaragua citing imperialistic policy. Mexico reports anti US demonstrations and rising hatred linked to Coolidge era messaging. Government troops deter rebels in Durango as clashes kill about a hundred.
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Nicaragua
Mexico
Idaho
Chaplin to fight for his two missing children
Chicago dispatch reports Charlie Chaplin plans to contest divorce charges filed by Lita Grey in Los Angeles. He says he will file a cross bill and fight to the last ditch for his babies amid a reported plan to speak later in proper time and place.
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Charles Spencer Chaplin
Los Angeles
Lita Grey Chaplin
Chaplin
Terr
Twentueh Century Limited
New York
Government to confiscate and sell private railway car
The United States Government plans to confiscate and sell a private railway car under the national prohibition law. The car belonged to George Le Boutillier, vice president of the Long Island Railroad, seized in April 1924 after liquor was found aboard. the steward pleaded guilty and was fined. Boots Le Boutillier, a known figure among employees, is noted in the report.
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New York
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George le Boutillier
Long Island Railroad
Pan American Planes Reach Puntarenas in Costa Rica
Two Pan American flight planes the New York and the St Louis arrived in Puntarenas at 2 PM from Amapala Honduras en route to Panama.
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Express Firm Wage Rise Granted by Arbitration Board
The American Railway Express Company raises pay for 60 000 nationwide employees following a unanimous arbitration award. The decision, announced by Justice John H. Clarke, adds 2 1/2 cents hourly for all staff with extra 4.25 cents for mail handlers and 8.5 cents for those handling both mail and baggage. Effective January 16, 1927.
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American Railway Express Company
Seasane We Ebpet Ee Board of Arbitration
John H. Clarke
United States
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E. A. Stedman
William B. Wilson
Mexican Foreign Minister Denies Aid to Bolshevies
Mexican Foreign Minister Aaron Saenz rejects Kellogg's Senate testimony as proof of Mexico backing Bolshevik influence in Latin America. He cites Calles's May 4, 1925 statement denying abuse of Mexico as a base for revolutionary or foreign political schemes. The piece notes reports of rebel executions and Yaqui losses in Sonora amid U S tensions.
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Aaron Saenz
Kellogg
United States Senate
Mexico
Latin America
Russia
Calles
Tschitcherin
Federa
War Department
Topolobamto
Sonora
Feder
United States
Tn Merteall
Senate panel orders seizure of Pennsylvania ballots
Washington reports the Senate inquiry into alleged wholesale fraud in the Pennsylvania Senate race moves to seize ballots from Philadelphia and Allegheny County and rural precincts. The move targets ballots central to Wil son’s charge of irregularities favoring Ware.
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Alllegheny County
Pittsburgh
Chaplin Compares Life to His Pictures in Cleveland
Charles Chaplin, the film comedian, passed through Cleveland en route to New York. He described his life as resembling his films, noting The Kid as his early carefree days and referencing later works in a reflective, brief remark during a solitaire game.
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Charles Spencer Chaplin
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Russia Moves to Expand Army Amid War Scare
Moscow reports a mass registration of able-bodied men born in 1901 to 1906 for general military service as war talk grows. Britain’s stance toward the Soviet Union and Poland’s plans intensify anxiety among Communist officials and the Soviet press about Europe’s intentions.
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England
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Nikolai Bucharin
Communist Executive
Europe
Mobilization drives long lines of young men across Russia
In bitter cold and snow, large numbers of young men, including some previously disqualified on physical grounds, waited for hours for mobilization calls across Russia. The staged queues aim to muster a supplementary force in case of an attack.
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Russia
Gasoline Blast Kills 37 Mexican Longshoremen on British Steamer
Thirty seven Mexican longshoremen are believed killed when gasoline exploded aboard the British steamer Essex Isles while loading cargo at the Mexican Eagle Oil pier. A spark from steel beam removal ignited gasoline, causing a massive blast and fire that swept the ship. Some victims were blown into the air while others burned or died en route to hospital. The incident follows a dispute over the Monroe Doctrine and US interference in Nicaragua.
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Mexican Eagle Oil Company
Bier
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