Jury to hear dog race bet case today in Ohio
In London Ohio May 31 the trial of H M Foster West Jefferson Kennel Club general manager on gambling charges tied to interrupted dog races progressed with the state resting its case and Foster's defense completed. Prosecutor Dean Richmond presented four witnesses as jurors were seated.
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London
H. M. Foster
West Jefferson
Gorman Clark
Sam Paullin
Foster
Kennel Club
Crabbe
Paul
Herbert
Marcy C. Clark
Clark
O. P. van Schoik
Lester Kinnard
Edward Spearmaker
Myers Y. Cooper
Hold-Up Artists Take Payroll From Downtown Office
Robbers struck a downtown store payroll, absconding with 1086 in envelopes after a quick exit from the cellar to the sidewalk. Investigators described two men matching Matson’s description fleeing in a touring car. bystanders noted nervous actions and shaking guns. Insurance protects Bennett’s loss.
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Bennett
Matson
Rudolph Webking
Harley A. Jones
William Banks
Robert A. Courtney
Prior Street
Wiggerman
Bennett Concern
Bankrupt merchant held for six hundred thousand mail fraud
P Walter M. Piggott 55 former operator of furniture stores in Bay City Lansing Saginaw and Toledo remained jailed in Bay City awaiting arraignment on charges of obtaining about 600000 through alleged fraudulent use of the mails. He was indicted March 17 and had gone to Sarnia Ontario to open an ad agency for Canadian resort tours under the alias Walter Pickard. He was later arrested there and in Port Huron on related charges by postal inspector O B Hinds. Stores were operating at the time of his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay City
Mich
Walter M. Piggott
Lansing
Saginaw
Toledo
United States
Piggott
Sarnia
Ont
Walter Pickard
Port Huron
O. B. Hinds
United States Postal
Hoover Nominates Reeves to Vocational Education Board
Hoover nominates Perry W. Reeves of Indiana for reappointment to the Federal Board for Vocational Education. The nomination was announced in Washington on May 31 by the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Reeves
Washington
Perry W. Reeves
Indiana
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Two Surrender In New York In Washed Stamp Fraud
Two of seven New York men named in a federal indictment over the so called 1 000 000 washed stamp fraud surrendered in New York City. Postal inspectors say the gang washed cancellation marks off stamps then reused them driving more than 4 500 000 dollars in revenue losses for the United States. The other five are expected to surrender by tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
New York
Charleston
S. C
United States
Spieler
South Carolina
Unite States
Post Office
Shea
Washington
Day
Federal Building
Mintzer
Hoover Presses for Farm Relief Debates and Tariff Timetable
President Hoover announced support for keeping Congress in session this summer to advance farm relief legislation and set fixed dates for tariff votes in the Senate. The plan proposes eliminating the export debenture provision from the farm relief bill while pressing for a tariff bill vote by fall. Senate and House leaders remain divided on a summer recess with dates in June and September, and Borah and Jones oppose any recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Hoover
Watson
Conference Committee
Borah
Idaho
Jones
Congress
Finance Committee
Brongh
Agriculture Department
Sloan
Rep
Neb
Th Farm Relief Conference
Four Bell System workers win 1928 Vail medals for public service
New York May 31 Three women and one man are named recipients of the Vail silver medals and 250 dollars each for notable public service during 1928. Honorees include Mrs Mabel Hite Olin E Perdue Mrs Athea P Marks and Miss Anna Yurecska for acts saving lives guiding emergency responses and warning communities during disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vail
Bell Telephone System
Mabel Hite
Potter
Neb
Olin E. Perdue
Atlanta
Athea P. Marks
Saticoy
Cal
Anna Co. Yurecska
Rockaway
N. J
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hite
a_ field
Perdue
Altamaha River
Jessup
Santa Clara
Woman Escapes as Man Tries to Saw Her in Two
Mrs Rose Buckner told police in Cleveland on May 31 that Rose Barefield tried to kill her during an argument by attempting to cut her with a carpenter's saw. She said she was cut on neck, body and arms and Barefield disappeared before police could locate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Rose Buckner
Rose Barefield
Barefield
Motion for new trial in $250000 verdict
Helen Buschmann seeks a new trial in the Common Pleas Court after losing a $250,000 damages suit against the Great Lakes Stages Company of Cleveland. Her lawyers cite newly discovered evidence from the accident in Mentor, Ohio, where she was struck while crossing a street and remained in a coma for over six months. She now cannot use her arms or legs, is partly blind, and has limited speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville
Helen Buschmann
Great Lakes Stages Company
Cleveland
Common Pleas Court
Miss Buschmann
Mentor
Disaster victim's will leaves estate to husband
Mrs. Miriam K. Steage who died in the Cleveland Clinic disaster left her entire $113,000 estate to her husband Attorney Charles W. Steage, under terms filed in Probate Court today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Miriam K., Steage
Cleveland Clinic
Charles W. Steage
Des Moines Trustees Lose Quick Win In Legal Battle
Des Moines University trustees lost a motion to dismiss a temporary injunction that has kept the school open since May 13. Judge Frank S. Shankland refused to make the writ permanent until another hearing, date undetermined. Students fear credits and diplomas may be affected as the case proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Des Moines University
Frank S. Shankland
T. S. Shields
Board of Trustees
Lankland
Dr. Shields
H. C. Wayman
Dr. Wayman
Brothers win rabbinical degrees at Cincinnati ceremony
For the first time in Hebrew Union College history two brothers receive rabbinical degrees at the same graduation. Ariel L. Goldburg of Cincinnati and Norman M. Goldburg of Quincy Illinois both earned degrees this afternoon. Ariel served as student rabbi at Marion Indiana and won the Jones prize at the University of Cincinnati. Norman studied at Danville Illinois and researched in Iowa and Illinois for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, earning the Selma Straus prize in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
Ariel L. Goldburg
Norman M. Goldburg
Quincy
Ill
Marion
Ind
Jones
University of Cincinnati
Danville
Iowa
Illinois
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Selma Straus
Refusal Declines Reinstatement Of Patrolman Suttman
The Civil Service Commission refused to reinstate Patrolman Harry Suttman citing a ten day filing deadline after dismissal. Suttman was dismissed months ago amid charges involving accepting jewelry from prisoners, charges similar to Patrolman Dunphy who was later reinstated.
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Civil Service Commission
Harry Suttman
Suttman
Richard Dunphy
Dunphy
Luttman
Zoo season social scene and society notes
Cincinnati society pages describe Walnut Hills teachers dinner at the Zoo clubhouse with remarks by Principal George E. Davis. Guests include Mrs. J. B. Casello and Miss Margaret Nagle, plus visiting Shanghai residents De Stanley. A Monday Music Club luncheon at the Zoo is announced.
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Zoo
Cincinnati
Walnut Hills
George E. Davis
J. B. Casello
East Walnut Hills
Margaret Nagle
Evanston
de Stanley
Shanghai
China
Horace G. Williamson
Williamson
Charles G. Miller
E. H. Benjamin
Convalescent War Ace Sings Over the Radio
Douglas Hall Robertson World War ace and Royal Flying Corps veteran makes a comeback via radio from Atlantic City. Paralyzed with a broken back and smashed feet, he debuts on WRNY singing aviation songs with his wife at his side. He seeks a regular Curtiss hour slot and a livelihood through broadcasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
New York
Douglas Hall Robertson
Royal Flying Corps
Aviation
Robertson
Atlantic City
Curtiss Flying Service
WRNY
Curtiss
France
England
London Paris
Presbyterians Approve Merger Step for Seminaries
The United Presbyterian Church assembly in Pittsburgh on May 31 approved uniting the Xenia Theological Seminary of St Louis with the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Officials stressed it does not create a formal union as both schools remain under synod control, but leaders view it as a path toward deeper cooperation in training clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
General Assembly of the
United Presbyterian Church
Xenia Theological Seminary
St. Louis
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
North Carolinian Named Rotary International President
Eugene Newsom of Durham North Carolina was elected President of Rotary International for the coming year at the twenty annual convention in Dallas Texas. New directors named for the international organization include Carl Ackley Vineland Roy Ronald Mitchell Des Moines Clyde Hulsiter Des Moines Dan O Hern Oklahoma City and Dave Clark Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Eugene Newsom
Durham
N. C
Rotary International
Carl W. Ackley
Vineland
N. J
Roy Ronald
Mitchell
Clyde W. Hulsiter
Des Moines
Dan O'Hern
Oklahoma City
Dave Clark
Charlotte
The
International
United States
World naval build up boosts global costs and arms race
The piece argues that mounting expenses for modern capital ships and 10 000 ton cruisers threaten the world economy over the next decade. It discusses Hoover era disarmament stances, British naval policy, and diplomacy at Geneva with Ambassador Esme Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library of Congress
Great Britain
Mr. Hoover
England
Ramsay MacDonald
Lords of the Admiralty
MacDonald
Esme Howard
Geneva
Germany Pleased With Hoover Defense of Disarmament
Berlin officials expressed strong approval of President Hoover's call for arms limitation and abolition. A Foreign Office spokesman said the initiative from a powerful leader like Hoover was especially welcome, though no formal statement was immediately available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hoover
Berlin
Arlington
Wilhelmstrasse
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Former Canton Police Chief in dual mandamus cases
Two Canton legal battles reached the Ohio State Supreme Court. S A Lengel seeks reinstatement via mandamus against the Canton Civil Service Commission after his murder conviction and imprisonment. Weyland H Chandler asks for a city council mandamus to force a special election and a referendum on Harrisburg road airport site acquisition. Arguments centered on reinstatement eligibility, compensation, and whether the airport site qualifies as a public utility subject to referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Canton
State Supreme Court
S. A. Lengel
Canton Civil Service Commission
Weyland H. Chandler
Harrisburg Road
James L. Ammerman
Lengel
Don R. Mellett
Commission
J. E. Kinnison
H. C. Pontius
Mellett
Supreme Court
Columbiana
Ammerman and
Kinnison
C. A. Fisher
Chandlery
Curtis
Edison Lamp Golden Jubilee Celebrated in Atlantic City
Atlantic City marked the fiftieth anniversary of Thomas A. Edison’s incandescent lamp with a land and sea spectacle. About 42,000 people gathered in the convention hall as Vice President Curtis praised the city as a national forum. Sir Esme Howard urged using the auditorium for international conferences and peace, tying it to the Kellogg Pact and the reign of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Thomas A. Edison
Curtis
United States
Esme Howard
Great Britain
Diplomatic Corps
Washington
Becme
Body of Woman Found in Swamp Near Hebron Indiana
The body of a young woman about 20, slain andFound in a swamp four miles south of Hebron Indiana. Coroner says death occurred about two weeks prior. A 10 year old boy discovered the scene on a wild flower expedition. Mrs Biggs, camping nearby, suspected the clothing resembled Miss Alma Selfrig missing from Calumet City. A pin on the coat bore Chicago, prompting Porter County to involve Chicago officials in identification.
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Hebron
Ind
Here
C. H. Miller
Porter County
Donald McLain
Margaret Biggs
Hammond
Alma Selfrig
Calumet City
Chicago
Bus suit retrial asked in landmark Ohio case
In Painesville Ohio on May 31 counsel for Helen Buschmann a former Lake Erie College student who was injured in a bus accident filed a motion for a new trial. She sought 250000 dollars damages from Great Lakes Stage Company of Cleveland after a jury ruled the company not liable for the lifelong injuries she suffered when struck by a bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville
Helen Buschmann
Lake Erie College
Great Lakes Stages Company
Cleveland
Ohio dean says farmers needed in business pursuits
In Columbus Ohio on May 31 Dean Alfred Vivian of the College of Agriculture told Future Farmers of America delegates that a college agriculture degree can lead to careers beyond farming. He noted railways banks and retailers need agriculture experts. About 1700 high school students entered judging contests and nineteen boys were crowned state farmers at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
Future Farmers of America
Ohio State University
Alfred Vivian
Colege of Agriculture
Rate of death by own action rising in 1928 survey
New York May 31 The rate of death by own action in the United States rose in 1928 to 17.5 per 100000, the highest since 1916, with 156 cities studied showing 88 increasing over 1927. The ten cities with the highest rates are listed in the report by Frederick L Hoffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Frederick L. Hoffman
Prudential Insurance Company
Belgium Debt Parley Nearing Possible Settlement
At the Paris talks, negotiators discuss safeguarding clauses and how to pay the last twenty two annuities. Germany argues Austria's successor state should cover the payments, while creditors see it as a political issue. An alternate plan proposes using profits from a future bank of international settlements if default occurs.
Bishop Cannon Calls Virginia Anti Smith Democrats to Oppose Smith
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South urged anti Smith Democrats in Virginia to boycott the August primary and back a strong anti Smith candidate for governor. He endorsed a Roanoke convention on June 18 to nominate a qualified anti Smith Democrat who voted against Alfred E. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Virginia
Alfred E. Smith
Cannon
Roanoke
Smith-Raskob
Democratic Party
Worker Electrocuted at Ohio Substation Incident
Athens Ohio May 31 Les lie H Morris 37 was electrocuted today after stepping back and touching a 2300 volt switchboard at a new Southern Ohio Electric Company substation in West Athens. He was at work on a cement form behind the panel and leaves a widow and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Leslie H. Morris
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Mrs Hoover Eludes Reporters After Radcliffe Visit
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the President, slipped away from reporters after a reception at the Longfellow home Cambridge mass. She addressed Radcliffe College celebrating its fiftieth anniversary before a gathering of 1200 graduates and students and officials from 100 colleges. She extended the Presidents greetings and noted institutions in the far west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Herbert Hoover
Longfellow
Washington
Oqone
United States
Miss Comstock
Radcliffe
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Mary E. Woolley
Mt. Holyoke
Hoover
Lucy Ward Stebbins
University of California
William Allan Neilson
Smith College
Coffin Costs Six Thousand for Special Interment
William B. Keller founder of The National Bottlers Gazette died March 6 and requested a hermetically sealed double bronze coffin plated with silver and fifty bolts. The box costs six thousand dollars, with total estate valued at two hundred thirty nine thousand one hundred sixty three dollars. Keller rests in the Keller mausoleum at Kenisco Cemetery in Westchester County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
New York
William B. Keller
National Bottlers’ Gazette
Keller
Kellersville
William B. Keller, Jr
Park Avenue
Kenisco Cemetery
Westchester County
Bankruptcy Petition for Sonia Lerman Filed in U S District Court
Sonia Lerman of 3431 Jay Street filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the United States District Court yesterday. Liabilities total 1820.54 with 1812.32 unsecured. Assets total 1700 including 1008 insurance, 600 stock in trade, and 100 household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonia Lerman
Jay Street
United States District Court
Births Across Salem and Ohio Mark Dozens of New Arrivals
A list of birth notices shows numerous families welcoming children. Names include Kelly Noble and Lillian in Corwine, Parron Jona and Ruby in Clark street, and Reece Henry with Mary. Other entries mention WIlbourn, Ford, Tillett, Gaum, Smith, Davis, Robinson, Steely, Taylor, Russell, Ermer, Stout, and Howard with various street addresses and the genders of their newborns.
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Smith
Troy
Leone
Central
Addie
Eastern Aenue
Stout
Ray
Margaret
West Fitteenth Street
Lillian
Logan Howard
Wardel
Cora
Chapel Street
Kimpel
Arthur
Elizabeth
Coles Rain Avenue
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West Jefferson Kennel Club
Cungr
Fuch Telephone
Ato Moines Trustees
Leon Meiss
Janet
Leo §. Friedman
J. W. Friedman
South Crescent Avenue
Rose. Hill Avenue
William D. Sexton
James J. Taylor
Hazel M. van Drew
Catherine A. Hess
Charles A. Hess
Mary .C. Hess
Robert P. Hargitt
S. S- Franconia
Taylor
Hargitt
Kobe
Franconia
Penney
Samuel P. Colt
Ethel Barrymore
Bernardine Bonner
Children’s Theater
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Conservatory Concert Hall
Edna K. Widhgar
Southampton
T. Douglas Robinson
United States Navy
Felix Warburg
Ernest M. Hopkins
Dartmouth College
College of Mt. St
Ruth Rooney
Mary Medland
Logansport
Catherine Clement
Wilmington
Frederick W. Dickinson
John T. McNicholas
O. P
Francis Augustine Walsh
Washington, D. C
Henry C. Otterbein
Nielen Otterbein
Katherin Knapp
Nielne Otterbein
Mr. Otterbein
Clemence Otterbein
Lawrence W. Knapp
William Pendleton Rogers
North
Edison
Ohio
West Coast
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San Francisco
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Wash
Asus
Terete Ae Ae
Oakland
TPR
Sacramento
Seattle
Terre Haute
Denver
Portland
Oreschniauss
Belgium
Bishop Cannon
Radcliffe College
Offias Offian
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