Unidentified Man Struck by Oakley Bus in Cincinnati
A Hamilton County crash report notes an Oakley bus struck an unidentified man at Madison road and Erie avenue. The victim, later identified as Henry Ekerman, 66, died from shock with cuts and bruises. Police could not obtain the driver's name.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
Henry Ekerman
Columbian
Elm Street
Post Square
Ekelman
Handley
Sixth
Elm Streets
Harry Ekelman
Columbia Avenue
Hamilton County
Columbian Hotel
Cincinnati News Company
Shillito Place
Oakley
Madison Road
Erie Avenue
Hyde Park
General Hospital
Edward Finneran
Schoellinger Avenue
Sixth Street
East End
Seventh District
Peebles Corner
Sixth District
Slaying of Two Men After Robbery Leads to Shootout
In Lorraine near Hammond Louisiana William Toney aged 19 and Adolph Willie aged 24 were shot and killed after an earlier robbery. Earl Bankston 25 a plantation operator surrendered to authorities at Amite saying the victims had robbed him, he armed a shotgun and killed them both at close range with decapitation noted for Toney.
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Hammond
William Toney
Adolph Willie
Lorraine
Earl Bankston
Amite
Bowden
Bankston
Toney
Carpenter Oliver Kaplinger Overwhelmed With New Work
Oliver Kaplinger of 404 E Twelfth St reports his Fixit column ad for carpentry brought in more jobs than he can handle. The Commercial Tribune highlights that results come from classified ads and invites readers to call Canal 6300 to share their own success stories.
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Cincinnati
Oliver Kaplinger
E. Twelfth St
Abrahm Freiberg Pioneer Whisky Builder Dies in Avondale
Abraham Freiberg aged 81 of Cincinnati former whisky distiller for J A Freiberg Company died at 759 Greenwood Ave Avondale from a heart attack. He helped build a national whisky distribution business before Prohibition later turned to realty. Survived by Leah Freiberg and several relatives. funeral plans to be announced.
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Abraham Freiberg
Cincinnati
United States
Greenwood Avenue
Avondale
Freiberg
J. }& A. Freiberg Distillery Company
Middle West
J. & A. Freiberg Company
Mr. Freiberg
Neuleinengen
Rhenish
Bavaria
New York
Julius Reiberg
Julius Freiberg
Friberg
Rockdale
Chamber of Commerce
Leah Freiberg
Edgar S. Freiberg
Edgar Bettman
Jacob Seibel
Sidney Bing
Ralph Bamberger
Indianapolis
Charles Hays
Milwaukee
Wis
Missing mail pilot Ames hunted by large search party
Dozens of planes and more than two hundred searchers scoured Hartleton area and surrounding woods from New York to Chicago route. Ames vanished Thursday night during regular mail flight. Darkness rain and fog halted ground and air efforts though plans to add six government planes and two two seater craft were announced.
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Bellefonte
Charles H. Ames
Ames
New York
Chicago
Hartleton
Peenty
Here
Clarion
Two Miners’ Bodies Recovered After Explosive Blast
The bodies of W. D. Smith and Dexter Riders were recovered at Lake Superior Coal Company No. 2 mine in Bluefield West Virginia after rescue teams reached the blast section. The incident occurred Saturday night and the workers died in the explosion.
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Bluefield
W. Va
W. D. Smith
Dexter Riders
Lake Superior Coal Company
One Killed and 24 Injured in Two Train Crashes
A southbound Florida East Coast passenger train No. 85 collided with an extra freight at Eau Gallie. One dead and a crew member missing as wreckage is searched. ten freight cars telescoped and engines wrecked. In Texas, the Houston & Texas Central Sunbeam northbound train struck southbound No. 16 in Bryan, injuring 23, including three railroad workers.
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Florida
Texas
Flyer
Lone Star State
Associated Press
Orlando
Fla
Florida East Coast Railroad
Eau Gallie
Here
Bryan
Houston & Texas Central Railroad
Sunbeam
Thief Restores Purse Taken Seventeen Years Ago
Seventeen years after a purse was stolen from Kathie Roach of Harrodsburg Kentucky the missing items were found intact with the purse addressed to Miss Roach. The recovered package was mailed from Bristol Tennessee and delivered to her mother before reaching Miss Roach. Two new one dollar bills were placed inside to replace the stolen cash.
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New York World News Service
Lexington, Ky
Kodak Pictures
Kathie Roach
Harrodsburg, Ky
William H. Riker
Oak Park, Ill
Bristol
Tenn
Miss Roach
Harrodsburg
Racer Gene Bingham killed in Tanforan death curve crash
Gene Bingham of Los Angeles died when his car crashed through the Tanforan fence on the death curve in San Francisco. Lou Moore of Hollywood was seriously injured with a possible fractured skull as his car also plowed through the fence. The crash occurred after steering gear failure on both machines.
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San Francisco
Gene Bingham
Los Angeles
Lou Moore
Hollywood
Tanforan Track
Bingham
Moore
Huge merger forms world leading baking company
New York October 4 plans for a 400 million dollar merger unite General Baking Ward and Continental bakeries in 157 plants across the United States. The General Baking Corporation will absorb 10 million no par shares split A and B with Paul H. Helms named president.
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New York
General
Ward
Continental Baking Companies
United States
General Baking Corporation
Maryland
Paul H. Helms
The
Ward Baking Corporation
General Baking Company
William B. Ward
Continental System
Combine
Common
Baking Company
General Baking Common
New York Stock Exchange
Fleischmann
Cushman
Continental
Coolidge Heads to Omaha to Address Legion Convention
President Coolidge leaves Washington for Omaha where he will address the American Legion national convention and review its parade. He will be first president to honor the Legion in this way as part of a Midwest tour with Mrs Coolidge and a white House party.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Coolidge
Omaha
American Legion
Legion
Middle West
Chicago
Minneapolis
First Congregational Church
White House
Sanders
James A. Crain
John A.lejeune
Marine Corps
S. A. Cheney
Adolphus Andrews
J. F. Coupal
E. C. Geisser
Prince of Thurn to Get Old Debt Settlement
Philadelphia reports Prince Alexander of Thurn and Taxis will receive about $240,000 from a trust fund left by Mrs. Jean H. E. Saint Cyr. The payment reimburses a debt tied to Prince Miguel de Braganza, former husband of Anita Stewart, and covers judgments from England's High Court of Justice. The rest of the estate, about $220,000, will go to Mrs. Saint Cyr’s daughter and grandchildren.
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New York World News Service
Philadelphia
Prince Alexander of
Thurn and Taxis
Europe
Prince Miguel de Braganza
Anita Stewart
Prince Alexander
Austria
Lancia
Jean H. E. Saint Cyr
James Henry
Silent) Smith
Girard Trust Company
Miss Stewart
William Rhinelander Stewart
New York
Prince Miguel
High Court of Justice
England
Miss Stew
Prince Mi
Portugal
Don Miguel de Braganza
Tulloch Castle
Scotland
Tragedy at Nez Perce Mission Dormitory Fire
Six boys aged 4 to 14 died in a fire at the Catholic Mission dormitory on the Nez Perce Reservation near Lewiston Idaho. Five boys re entered to help others. Sister Angela helped evacuate them. Edward Jackson was severely burned and critical after the blaze.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Nez Perce Indian Reservation
Here
Sisters of St. Joseph
Angela
Edward Jackson
Michigan home fire kills mother and three children
MARQUETTE Mich Oct 4 Mrs Charles Sunlin and three children ages 7 6 and 3 months died in a Delta County Isabelle home fire late last night. The charred body of the mother was found near the door as she apparently tried to escape. A 12 year old son escaped unharmed and alerted a neighbor. The father was away at the time.
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Michigan
Associated Press
Marquette
Mich
Charles Sunlin
Isabelle
Delta County
Three Batavia Citizens Hurt in Afton Grade Crash
Three prominent Batavia men were injured at the Norfolk and Western crossing in Afton Ohio. Fred Smith foreman Peter Wasmer and George Henderson were taken to Christ Hospital Cincinnati after the crash. Smith and Wasmer suffered fatal head injuries and multiple fractures while Henderson had multiple fractures but survived. The train crew did not know of the collision until Batavia.
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Commercial Tribune
Batavia, CO
Batavia
Norfolk & Western
Afton
Here
Fred Smith
Batavia Cemetery
Peter Wasmer
Batavia Foundry Company
George Henderson
Batavia Light and Power Plant
Smith
Wasmer
Henderson
A.C. Nash
Cresswell
Clermont County
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Ex Kenyon grid star held on murder charge
George Anderson a 42 year old automobile dealer and former Kenyon College football star is jailed on a murder charge for the fatal shooting of Frank McClain a 27 year old taxicab driver in Andersons bedroom after aiding him to the second floor police said Anderson intoxicated at arrest McClain in deathbed statement claimed the shooting was unprovoked Anderson said he had no knowledge of the incident McClain is survived by his widow and a two year old son
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Liverpool
George Anderson
Frank McClain
McClain
Anderson
Kenyon College
Locarno Talks Gird European Security Pact
Paris dispatch notes Rhineland pact nears formal negotiation at Locarno with Briand and Stresemann poised to shape compromises. Britain and the U.S. weigh guarantees as France seeks Allied backing while Germany relents on Alsace Lorraine, Malmedy and Eupen amid broader frontier tensions.
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Rhineland
Germany
Britain
France
Belgium
Sturm Und Drang
Alsace
Lorraine
Malmedy
Eupen
Europe
League of Nations
Great Britain
Lord D'Abernon
Berlin
Rhine
Atlantic
Russia
Russia ends Prohibition and returns to liquor sales
Moscow reports Russia has legalized liquor sales after eleven years of partial prohibition. Whisky brandy and high proof spirits are now available in cafes restaurants and stores as private individuals may produce and sell alcohol. Revenue needs and grain misuse drove the shift despite Communist opposition including Lenin's widow.
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Moscow
Russia
Red Army
Nicolai Lenin
Reformers prepare boycott of New York City over prohibition
Washington reports organized reformers plan a boycott of New York City if it fails to reform. They accuse the city of wickedness and threaten to pressure Congress to act, aiming to hit New York’s economy and rally support for stricter prohibition enforcement.
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New York City
New York World News Service
Washington
Methodist Board of Temperance
United States
New York
Congress
Methodist Board
House
Houtentttes
Berlin Vote Against Rapallo Pact Marks Conference Start
Locarno Switzerland Oct 4 Russian Foreign Minister Tchitcherin urged Germany to abandon the security pact as Dr Stresemann arrived for a ministers conference. Germany signals European ties and a Russo German commercial treaty may be signed despite pressure from Moscow and Western powers.
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Arno Dosch-Fleurot
New York World News Service
Locarno
Switzerland
Tchitcherin
Russia
Stresemann
Germany
Europe
Streseman
Dr. Stresemann
Moscow
N. Y
Locarno Conference Eve Sees Strained Soviet German Ties
The eve of Locarno opens with Britain France and Belgium led by Austen Chamberlain and Briand to chair talks. German Polish relations and Russian status loom large amid reports of Berlin based propaganda and threats to Stresemann. Extra police and precautionary steps followed a late arrival by the German delegation.
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Locarno
Switzerland
Russia
Germany
Syndic of
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Austen Chamberlain
Luther
Gustav Stresemann
Tehitcherin
Berlin
M. Tehitcherin
Dr. Stresemann
Bellinzona
Bicycle Crash Injures Two In Tiffin
Two men were injured in a bicycle collision in Tiffin Ohio on October 4. George Stiger suffered a broken leg and was unconscious for more than an hour. Fred K Pecono sustained cuts and bruises.
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Tiffin, O
George Stiger
Fred K. Pecono
Stiger
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Frank Ekelman
St. Mary’s
the Commercial Tribune
Radee
Racer
Hart
Tanforan
General, Ward and Continental Companies
Veterans’ Organization
Prince OF
Thurn
Mgoon Hom
Kenyon Grid Star
America
Poland
Paris
Briand
Aristide Briand
Metropolis
Rapallo
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