Gothermore brothers tale in Hillsboro jail case shocks city
In Hillsboro Ohio two brothers met as one prisoner Russell Gothermore faced murder charges for his father James Gothermore. Sheriff Irwin and Deputy Schweinsberger traced the crime from a December death to an arrest in Dayton. Russell claimed the gun discharged during a quarrel but said he did not recall details while his brother Elmer awaited further questions.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Hillsboro
Highland County
Augusell Gothermore
Elmer
H. R. Irwin
R. C. Schweinsberger
Irwin
Schweinsberger
Dayton
Russell Gothermore
Gothermore
William, O
Russell
Illinois
Xenia
Imer
Gethermore
Bev
R. O. Davies
James Gothermore
Athens
Port William
Ohio
Sam
Flat in June Brings 742 Marriage Licenses
Jacob Falk notes the 742nd marriage license for the month, the highest in Hamilton County since incorporation. Probate Judge William H. Lueders signs the record as couples shop for flats and store furniture while awaiting apartments.
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Jacob Falk
Hamilton County
William H. Lueders
Ex Soldier Lobbies Court to Prove Sanity Amid Disability Fight
James A G Major a 35 year old ex soldier from Addyston Ohio visited the Courthouse to argue he is sane and protest disability compensation denial. He claims tuberculosis was mis diagnosed as insanity and says doctors groundwork led to his guardianship. He is under local Red Cross supervision after a brief hospital stay.
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James A. G. Major
Ion Molder
Addyston
Major
Red Cross
Florida Race Riots Averted by Legion Patrols
Miami reports a bomb attack on a Black home sparked a large gathering. Three hundred American Legion members, summoned by Mayor Smith, patrolled the streets overnight to prevent violence. Authorities vow protection and to pursue those responsible.
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Florida
American Legion
Miami
Fla
Smith
Legion
Eaton Woman Ends Life by Jumping in Front of Train
Mrs. Bernice Davis aged 22 wife of Herman Davis of Eaton died after she threw herself before a Pennsylvania passenger train near West Manchester her parents home. Melancholia is given as the reason. She married last December.
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Eaton
The
Commercial Tribune
Two Negroes Shot and Hanged by Mob in Texas
In Wharton Texas two negroes were shot to death and two others hanged by citizens early this week after the killing of Deputy Sheriff S C McCormick Saturday night. Washington Giles and an unnamed brother were shot near Diamond Mow while Jodie Gordon and Ijah Anderson were found hanged six miles east of Wharton Tuesday. About 250 men pursued the fugitives. authorities say they have no suspects.
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Wharton
Texas
S. C. McCormick
Giles
McCormick
Diamond Mow
Jodie Gordon
Ijah Anderson
Washington Giles
Payroll Stolen From Express Car Amid Marine Corps Funds Hold Up
A Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad express car was robbed near Augusta Georgia as it carried $59725 payroll for Marines at Paris Island. Bandits gagged and bound the messenger E R Derrick and guard W M Roberts and dumped the safe with the money from the moving train. Officers search nearby river swamps after discovery of the bound crew and missing funds.
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Augusta
Charleston & Western Carolina
Paris Island
S. C
Atlanta
Charleston& Western Carolina
Savannah River
E. R. Derrick
W. M. Roberts
South Carolina
Ohio Republicans Endorse Boyd and Taber for Electors at Large
Ohio Republican delegates conclude two day convention with a concise platform urging tax flexibility pay as you go and home rule on taxation while shelving suffrage and dry issues. They endorse William H. Boyd and Louis J. Taber as electors at large and affirm district electors. Harding sends a congratulatory telegram as convention closes.
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Columbus
John Galvin
Lebe
Ralph D. Cole
Harry L. Davis
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Resolutions Committee
William H. Boyd
Cleveland
Louis J. Taber
Barnesville
A. Romulus Johnson
Ironton
Harding
26 Word Nomination Speech for Lincoln Cited in Chicago
The Chicago Historical Society and Newberry Library highlight a 1860 nomination scene with Judd of Illinois saying I desire on behalf of the delegation from Illinois to put in nomination as a candidate for President of the United States Abraham Lincoln of Illinois.
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Chicago
Chicago Historical Society
Newberry Library
Abraham Lincoln
Judd
Illinois
United States
Harding Appeals for Restoration of Party Rule
Washington June 30 The Republican Presidential campaign centers on restoring party government as a constitutional substitute for personal rule as Harding, with Coolidge and Will Hays, plans a coordinated effort. Coolidge stresses law observance and public self control to solve problems.
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Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Will H. Hays
Coolidge
J.idge
Executive
Senate
Hays
Senator Harding
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Penrose
S . Harding
George M. Reynolds
Chicago
Robert T. Crew named Ohio State Insurance Commissioner
Gov Cox appointed Robert T Crew of Zanesville as State Insurance Commissioner succeeding W H Tomlinson who resigned Crew has worked on the State Utilities Commission and is a former newspaperman
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Columbus
Robert T. Crew
Zanesville
Cox
W. H. Tomlinson
Bitter fight forms over prohibition in senate committee
A nine member sub committee led by Senator Class of Virginia prepared a tentative draft on prohibition and the Irish question while fighting over the liquor issue. Administration and anti prohibition factions pressed for a plank, but the majority favored silence or a mild reference to the eighteenth amendment pending full committee action tonight.
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Virginia
Fis
Fina
Burleson
McKellar
Wilson
William J. Bryan
Senator Walsh
Montana
Glass
Colby
Bryan
Walsh
Massachusetts
Pomerene
Ohio
United States
Frank P. Walsh
Eamon de Valera
McAdoo Leads as Cummings Dark Horse Emerges at City Convention
At the San Francisco Democratic convention in 1920 McAdoo holds a lead among contenders while Homer Cummings of Connecticut emerges as a likely dark horse if a deadlock develops. John F. Crosby hails Cummings with a soaring nominating speech and cheers rise from galleries and delegates alike.
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Cummings
Burris Jenkins
Missouri
Jenkins
Tee
Dark Horse
Homer Cummings
Connecticut
John FP. Crosby
Hartford
Conn
Palmer
Cox
Ira Rotherberger
Denver
New York Times
Newsprint Shortage Forces Space Reduction At Ledger
The Commercial Tribune reports an acute newsprint shortage forcing temporary omission of some department matter and ads. Paper shipments are en route and will restore normal space as soon as relief arrives, while world news will still be adequately covered.
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Commercial Tribune
Lardner Finds California Climate All Wrapped Up in Bottles
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Tribune reports from San Francisco on June 30 describing a band concert session with humorous jabs at California climate, politics, and candidates. The piece rails at Daniel's ship party and ridicules rumors about John W. Davis while noting Dublin style conventions and political intrigue.
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California
Daniels
New Mexico
Josephus
John W. Davis
Committee On Resolutions
Dublin
de Valera
Dave
O’leary
Ireland
Washington
White House
Poli
Lardner
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Senator Reed
Missouri
Hearst
East Side
New
Move to Bar Attorney Active in Congress Race
A petition filed in Common Pleas Court by the Depositors' Realty Company seeks a bar committee to investigate attorney Matthew L. Bigger, a Republican congressional candidate, for alleged gross professional misconduct and efforts to stir up litigation and obtain clients. Bigger denies the charges and plans a cross-petition.
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Matthew Bigger
Columbus
Common Pleas
Depositors’ Realty Company
Bar
Matthew
L. Bigger
Congress
Ins
Bigger
Ohio Postoffice Robbed at Sugar Grove
The Sugar Grove postoffice near Lancaster was entered last night. Ten dollars in pennies were taken. Robbers gained entry through a window.
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Lancaster
Sugar Grove
Here
Old-Line Democrats Plot Against McAdoo Nomination
In San Francisco June 30 the nation’s old-line Democratic leaders consider blocking William G. McAdoo’s bid for the presidential nomination. They discuss Champ Clark and possibly W. J. Bryan as alternatives, and plan to woo Governor Smith of New York as a running mate to counter McAdoo.
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Associated Press
William G. McAdoo
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
W. J. Bryan
Clark
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
Bryan
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McAdoo
Palmer and Coxones
Smith
New York
W. Rourke Cockran
Tammany Managers
Albany
W. Bourke Cochran
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