Dr James H Snook reprieved to February 28 in Ohio case
Ohio Supreme Court grants a reprieve for Dr James H Snook, condemned for slaying Theora Hix, moving the electrocution date to February 28 while his lawyers seek a U S Supreme Court review on constitutional grounds. The stay delays execution and allows filing for certiorari.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
James Howard Snook
Theora Hix
Ohio State University
State Supreme Court
Snook
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
E. O. Ricketts
Ohio
Washington
Marshall
Kinkade
Chester
John J. Chester
Taft
South
Fricke
Ricketts
Arthur Fricke
Cincinnati
Florida
Paraguay Fears Clash Imminent with Bolivians
Pablo Ynsfran of Paraguay told Assistant Secretary White that Gen. Kuntz of Bolivia ordered a general attack on the Paraguayan frontier and that Bolivian air units and mobilized troops moved toward the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pablo M.ynsfran
Paraguay Legation
Francis White
Kuntz
White
Charo Boreal
Mary O Bryan dies widow of William Jennings Bryan in Hollywood
Mary Elizabeth Baird Bryan 64 widow of William Jennings Bryan died at her daughter's home in Hollywood California. She is survived by two children and eight grandchildren with another daughter and four Washington grandchildren. Burial will be beside her husband in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Hollywood
Cal
Mary Baird Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Grace Bryan Hartway
Beverly Hills
Washington
Mary Paird Bryan
Arlington National Cemetery
Bryan
Heis
Hhband
Periskis
Mr. Bryan
Jacksonville
Ill
Lang and LaGuardia Clash Over Nullification in Prohibition Fight
In Washington on January 21 the House and administration moved to pass bills authorizing summary punishment of minor Prohibition violators without jury trials under the Volstead and Jones laws. Representative LaGuardia and Cramton led the floor debate as Wet vs Dry lines sharpened, with LaGuardia denying nullification aims while criticizing enforcement failures and constitutional concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
United States
Representatives Cramton
Rep
Mich
Indiana flood fears as Wabash ice jam threatens Vincennes
U S government engineers work to break a seven mile ice jam on the Wabash near River Ton Sullivan County to ease rising flood waters. Red Cross relief operates in Knox and Gibson counties as 635 Indiana families are homeless. Levees near Griffin Posey County face heavy wash from the Wabash and two tributaries. Weather outlook calls for fair and colder conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Riverton
Sullivan County
Vincennes
Red Cross
Knox
Gibson Counties
C and C Directors Approve 750000 Freight Warehouse Plan
Cleveland dispatch reports the Chesapeake and Ohio directors authorize 750000 for a new Cincinnati freight terminal. Locally details remain unclear on location contracts and start dates while executives tour the system and staff express need for enhanced handling capacity. Estimated warehouse costs near 400000 and third and park streets cited as potential site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Cleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio
Third
Park Streets
Associated Press
Hocking Valley
Pere Marquette
Judge Rebukes Powers Delegates and Police Officer
In Municipal Court Judge A L Luebbers rebuked Walnut Hills officer Claude Itskin for brutal conduct while arresting John Furlong and William Fuller. The judge said the actions harmed public trust and noted no provocation for the arrest. Itskin testified as a state witness. defense argued improper conduct by the officer. The case centered on an alleged disorderly arrest at a Gilbert avenue restaurant.
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Claude Itskin
Walnut Hills
A. L. Luebbers
Itskin
John Furlong
Hackberry Street
William Fuller
Gilbert Avenue
McMillan Street
Iuller
Furlong
Fuller
Kkurlong
Elmer Hunsicker
Harry W. Quitman
Mhe Witiex
President Hoover listens to naval conference from White House basement
At a London naval conference opening, President Hoover listened via radio from a White House basement wearing his morning sweater. Delegation heads spoke as King George opened the talks, with U.S. reps empowered to conduct negotiations. Women delegates and wives formed a floral-clad crowd in the Lords gallery.
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Washington
Royal Gallery
House of Lords
White House
Hoover
London
King George
Associated Press
the Occident
of the
England
Ishbel MacDonald
Great Britain
Brown
Henry L. Stimson
David Reed
Joseph Robinson
Dwight Morrow
Wild beast terror grips Washington in ten day chase
Jan 21 Washington reports a mysterious predator feared to be a panther or mountain lion. Walter Johnson and his fox hound Rock join a widened hunt as tracks multiply and a hog and dog are mauled or killed. Police seek traps and an expert hunter. residents warned to stay indoors at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles IT. Peck
W. E. Crouch
Department of Agriculture
Peck
Dars
Suit Filed to Annul Marriage with Sophie Levin Kevlyn
Jack Kevlyn filed in Circuit Court for annulment of his marriage to Sophie Levin Kevlyn. He alleges Sophie met him in Cincinnati last April and the Levin family pressured him into employment at a Milford Ohio store and intercepted letters. He says he borrowed money and was kept from his Chicago family.
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the Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Jack Kevlyn
Sophie Levin
Kevlyn
Cincinnati
Abe Levin
Christiana Avenue
Levins
Levin
Windham Avenue
A. Levin
Wife Poses As Own Twin in Strangest Divorce Case
Clifton woman Mavis V Ledford 24, ex wife of printer John W Ledford, testified she posed as Ruth Nolan and as a non existent twin, even faking a fictitious grave. After a marriage in 1920 she alleges abuse and a separated life since October, with corroborating friends. The case, tied to Cincinnati Reds outfielder William Zitzmann and mysterious romantic entanglements, drew out details as the hearing resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mavis V. .Ledford
Howell Avenue
Clifton
Ruth Nolan
John W. Ledford
Lyon Street
William Zitzmann
Cincinnati Reds
Ledford
Ruth
Hoffman
Zitzmann
Dowell bill would add fifty million yearly for federal highways
The House unanimously approved the Dowell bill authorizing 300 million dollars for highway aid in 1931 1932 and 1933 with 125 million for 1932 and 1933 and 50 million extra for 1931. Some representatives urged removing the 15 000 mile cost limit while arguing 50 percent federal cost sharing. The measure moves to the Senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Treadway
Rep
Mass
League Accused of Violating Election Law in Tariff Campaign
Washington January 21 The Senate Lobby Committee reviews a $40 000 expenditure by the American Tariff League to back a protective tariff during the 1928 presidential race. Senator Walsh questions potential corruption act violations and orders further questioning of W W Barbour. The group paid Edward N Dingley and Clayton Moore for magazine articles, totaling 1541 and 1866 dollars respectively over five years, while investigators weigh if the league is bound by campaign finance reporting laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Janly
Senate
American Tariff League
Walsh
Dem
Mont
League
Carmi
W. W. Barbour
Edward N. Dingley
Senate Finance Committee
Clayton Moore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Dingley
Moore
France Says Best Basis For Navies In Conference
London Monday night opening of naval conference featured King George VI delivering a goodwill appeal as five nations America Britain France Italy and Japan outline aims. Leaders MacDonald Stimson Wakatsuki Tardieu Grandi discuss pacifist aims and limits to naval reductions and future revisions.
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New York World News Service
London
King George
Royal Gallery
House of Lords
America
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Great
Stimson
Ramsay MacDonald
Henry L. Stimson
Reijiro Wakatsuki
Andre Tardieu
Dingo Grandi
MacDonald
Tardieu
St. James’s Palace
Palace of Westminster
Bis Five
Maac-Donald
Raiders Raid Desert Room For Funeral Style Chase
undercover officers from Broadway station raided a room at 802 Main Street uncovering liquor, a poker game, and horse race betting. Five men were arrested for participating in a game of chance and the proprietor Thomas Malloy was charged with liquor possession and promoting gambling.
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Broadway
Main Street
Robert Benjamin
North Crescent Avenue
Avondale
John Hamilton
Kemper Lane
Sherburne Claire
Lexington
Victor Nelson
St. Louis
John Halberson
Floral Avenue
Thomas Malloy
South Jefferson Avenue
Norwood
Merz, Wilke
Helme
Stull
Mitchell cites election board data in Cincinnati vote dispute
Gen P Lincoln Mitchell president of the Hamilton County Republican Club says the Board of Elections verified his figures on Hoover's 1928 Cincinnati majority versus Coolidge's 1924 tally. He reiterates that nonpartisanship in city elections undermines party lines in national races and notes Mayor Russell Wilson challenged his figures. He cites Wilson's New York speech urging to ignore party lines in municipal matters.
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Board of Elections
P. Lincoln Mitchell
Hamilton County
Republican Club
Russell Wilson
Hoover
Cincinnati
Coolidge
Mitchell
Wilson
Gen. Mitchell
New York
Amnesiac Young Man Found in Columbus Station Puzzles Police
A 20 year old university student believed to be missing Elmer D Borden was found wandering in Columbus Union Station with amnesia. He carried German chemistry notes and a key engraved J D Oliver with a photo labeled Jeanne but no solid ID exists. Police seek identification while hospital records and OSU checks show no match.
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Elmer D. Borden
University of Cincinnati Engineering
Union Station
Columbus
Associated Press
St. Francis Hospital
Jeanne
Borden
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Mace
Sherrill
President Hoover
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Medicine Ball
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Orient
Martha Dalrymple
Mme
Lady Takarabe
Mme. Wakatsuki
Margaret Bondfield
Maggie
Lambstand
Signora Agresti
Grandi
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Charles W. Hoffman
Dowell
Congress
Massachusetts
Stubbs
John L. Balderston
Election Board
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