16 Mad Felons Slug Guards at Minnesota Asylum Break
In St. Peter Minnesota a mass escape from the state asylum ends with 16 convicts fleeing after overpowering guards with chair legs and a fire hose. Lawman De Vol aided the break as inmates commandeered a car. 13 remain at large while police hunt river bottoms near the asylum.
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ST. Peter
Minn
Minnesota
St. Peter State Asylum
Lawrence de Vol
Asylum
Denise Woods
de Vol
Stillwater State Prison
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Mens Coke
George Tremont
New Ulm
Here
Senators to Probe Hooded Night Riders in Detroit
Senator Elmer A. Benson of Minnesota will arrive in Detroit to personally investigate the Black Legion and seek evidence for a pending joint resolution calling for a congressional probe of hooded night riders and related groups. Rep. Samuel Dickstein of New York may join him later this week.
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Detroit
Conference For the Protection of Civil Rights
Elmer A. Benson
Fl-Minn
Black Legion
Marie Hemple
Benson
Samuel Dickstein
D-Ny
Hooded Night Riders
Death of Sultan Jamal Kiram in Sulu Archipelago
Manila reports the death of the Sultan of Sulu Jamal Kiram on Jolo island Sunday night. Once powerful, he abdicated political rights in 1915. Governor James R. Fugate urged Moro chieftains to name a successor for recognition by the government.
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Manila
Sulu
Jolo
Jamal Kiram
United States
James R. Fugate
Mindanao
Lions Convention Opens in Columbus Ohio
Lions clubs of Ohio opened their 17th annual state convention with an address of welcome by Mayor Myron B. Gessaman at Columbus. The event signals coordinated efforts across Ohio Lions chapters and marks the annual gathering of district leaders and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Lion's Clubs of
Ohio
Myron B. Gessaman
Congress in Session Cites Routine Work and Week-Long Recess
Senate conducts routine business before adjourning for a week long recess. Members set agenda for return with committee work and potential floor action awaiting next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Kiki Roberts Marries August Savarese in New York
The former Marion Kiki Roberts weds August J. Savarese in New York, exchanging vows amid celebratory scenes. Roberts, once linked with the late figure Jack Legs Diamond, has drawn attention for her high-profile social circle as the ceremony unfolds.
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August J. Savarese
Marion
Kiki” Roberts
New York
Miss Roberts
Jack “Legs” Diamond
Miners and Workers End French Labor Standstill
Paris reports 150000 northern French coal miners join a general strike hours after a separate 1 million workers won a victory in the folded arms campaign. Paris trades also walk out to support a five point accord granting wage hikes, union rights, collective bargaining, a 40 hour week, and paid vacations.
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Paris
France
Leon Blum
Boy, 11, Shot While Crossing Field in Chillicothe
Dewey Sherrick Zimmerman, 11, was shot in the hip near Blacksmith Hill and remained in serious condition at a Chillicothe hospital. Prosecutor Lester S. Reid planned to question William Poe, 54, as a person of interest. The incident occurred Sunday at noon as the boy walked with his 13 year old step brother Clyde Sherrick.
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Chillicothe, O
Lester S. Reid
William Poe
Dewey Sherrick Zimmerman
Blacksmith Hill
Chillicothe
Clyde Sherrick
Poe
John Staten Fined for Auto Thefts and Property Conversion
John Staten of near Union Furnace was fined $50 and costs after arraignment before Judge Harley M. Whitcraft on a charge of conversion of personal property. Staten engaged in second hand auto sales without proper bills of sale and was arrested last Thursday by Deputy Sheriff Nellis Smith.
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John Staten
Union Furnace
Harley M. Whitcraft
Staten
Nellis Smith
Wizard Denies Debt Slaying in Columbus Court
Hance Hamilton, 59, pleaded innocent in municipal court to first degree murder in the death of Alwin A. Weigel, 49, killed during an argument over $260. Weigel, assistant purchasing agent for Federal Glass Co., was killed with an iron bar after Hamilton, an electrical wizard, allegedly confessed. Hamilton held without bond pending grand jury review.
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Columbus
Hance Hamilton
Alwin A. Weigel
Belon
Hamilton
Franklin County
Grand
Harry Carson
Weigel
Federal Glass Co
Carson
Terrorist Suspects Face Dual Charges in Kidnapping Case
Thirteen men linked to the Black Legion were ordered held for trial on kidnapping and murder counts in the Charles A. Poole case. Dayton Dean testified he fired two times, claiming orders to execute the WPA worker, with other named suspects including Harvey Davis and Ervin D. We among those charged.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Charles A. Poole
Common Pleas
Ralph W. Liddy
Thaindae
Dayton Dean
WPA
Harvey Davis
Dean
Ervin D. We
Urban Lipps
Paul R. Edwards
Edgar Baldwin
Herschel Gill
Lowell Rushing
Thomas R. Craig
John R. Bannerman
John 8. Vincent
Virgil Morrow
Albert Stevens
Convention Highlights at Cleveland GOP Sundae Fun
Unsung soda fountain inventors create the GOP Sundae with ground nuts orange syrup pineapple juice and ice cream. Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s constitution travels with her. Kansas representative U S Guyer is hailed as senator or judge in the lobby. Joe Tolbert of South Carolina stays tieless. Henry Mencken on delegates notes their anonymity reliance and expenses while at the convention.
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Cleveland
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
U. S
Two Bucyrus Businessmen Die in City
William R. Wise aged 77 ran a furniture store and funeral parlor in Bucyrus Ohio. C. B. Sharer aged 64 was sales manager for 29 years at the W A Riddell Company.
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Bucyrus
William R. Wise
C. B. Sharer
W. A. Riddell Company
Harris to Advise Longstretch 4-H Club
Carl Harris will act as advisor of a boys 4-H club organized at Longstretch on Saturday night. A nature study program is planned to follow.
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Carl Harris
Longstretch
Canton Troops to Fight Japs Independently
Gen Li Chung Jen, commander of the Kwangs provincial army, said South China would oppose Japanese forces in North China without waiting for Central government aid. Fifteen Central government ships reached Amoy in Fukien. Canton and Nanking emissaries sought a united Chinese defense, while observers watched Chiang Kai-shek for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Li Chung-Jen
Kwangs
Canton to Send Army Against Japan in North China
General Li Chung Jen said the Canton government would fight Japan in North China with or without Central government aid. He urged Kwangsi troops to shed blood for national salvation. Foreign observers see Canton as pivotal with 150000 troops and over 100 modern airplanes.
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Canton
China
Japan
Nanking
Li Chung-Jen
Kwangsi
Republic
Starr Washington rural district formed by merger action
The Hocking county board of education approved Friday night the merger of Starr and Washington school districts. The new district will be the Starr Washington rural district and will keep Wesboro and Union Furnace high schools. Old district boards will help select the new board while Carl Poling and George L Wright are reappointed county attendance officers for next year.
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Starr and
Washington
Hocking County
Coleman Attends Athens District School Meeting
County Superintendent J. W. Coleman is attending a district meeting of county school superintendents in Athens today.
Ickes Pins Hearst as Absentee Boss of GOP Convention
Secretary Ickes accused William Randolph Hearst of being the absentee boss behind the Republican convention selection. Hearst’s publishers denied the charge amid claims the editor may influence the platform draft and backers of Governor London.
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Ickes
Gop
Washington
William Randolph Hearst
Cleveland
Warren G. Harding
Mr. Hearst
William Allen White
Gifford Pinchot
Frank Lowden
London
Hearst
Rains After Prayer Bring Hope To Drought Areas
In North Dakota farmers welcomed rain from Sunday prayers with showers up to nearly an inch in the northwest, offering relief to drought damaged crops. Scattered southern states also reported showers following prayers, though much of the expected drought damage remained to be addressed.
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Bismarck
N. D
N. Dakota
Atlanta
Addis Ababa Servile City Under Fascist Occupation
AP reports from Djibouti describe Addis Ababa as servile with 12,000 Ethiopian troops in nearby hills ready to resume resistance. Graziani’s forces tighten control while Ethiopian bands operate in the provinces. Italian occupation includes executions and strict rulings as 4,000 pounds of dynamite are found near the Auwash River.
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Addis Ababa
Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Italy
Rodolfo Granziani
Graziani
Auwash River
Rotary Display At Logan Meeting By Ohio Bell
Logan Rotary members will see an unusual telephone display and program by Ohio Bell at their regular meeting. W H Chase of Cleveland will explain trans oceanic calls and the fundamentals of a transmission system, the same exhibit to be shown at the Great Lakes Exposition.
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Logan’ Rotary Club
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Cleveland
W. H. Chase
Chase
Marion Hires Teachers For Upcoming Term
Marion township school district named Daniel Helber as principal and announced assignments for the upcoming term. Lowell Irick will teach grades 5 and 6, Helen RuSh grades 3 and 4, and Florence Ellinger grades 1 and 2.
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Daniel Helber
Marion Township
Lowell Irick
Helen Ru&Sh
Florence Ellinger
Charles Reynolds Fined for Interfering with Officer
Charles Reynolds of So Bloomingville was fined 25 dollars and costs by Magistrate S B Whitehart for interfering with an officer. Reynolds was arrested Sunday morning by Deputy Sheriff Nellis Smith at Ash Cave.
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Charles Reynolds
So. Bloomingville
S. B. Whitehart
Reynolds
Nellis Smith
Ash Cave
Borah declines drive to stop Landon for GOP nomination
Senator William E. Borah told Idaho delegates in Cleveland he would not join a stop-Landon movement or any deal to influence the convention. He said delegation members prefer his guidance but warned of post‑move consequences and deferred to them on strategy. Borah spoke after arriving from Washington to meet the Idaho delegation.
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Cleveland
William E. Borah
Idaho
Landon
Borah
Washington
Landon Delegates Gather as Opponents Plot Against Bandwagon
Kansas supporters push for Landon as Republican delegates arrive by train boat and plane. Dissenters expect a first ballot landslide of Landon votes in the Sunflower state but await a caucus tonight. Senator Vandenberg warns against a circus like a bandwagon crusade.
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Cleveland
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Sunflower
New York
Landon
Wyskiver Sues Baesman for 25000 in Injuries
Maude Wyskiver of Logan Route 3 sues Robert Baesman of Columbus for 25000 in damages after a December wreck on Route 31 one mile north of Logan. She alleges Baesman drove 70 mph while passing another car, causing critical injuries including a crushed lung, multiple fractures, and loss of sight in the right eye.
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Maude Wyskiver
Logan
George Wyskiver
Robert Baesman
Columbus
Route 31
Bacsman
Miss Wyskiver
Baesman
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