Ohio professor Snook found guilty of murder
Dr James Howard Snook, a former Ohio State University professor, was convicted of murdering his 24 year old medical student lover Theora Hix and was condemned to die in the electric chair after a dramatic trial The verdict came amid family turmoil and public scrutiny as Snook's wife his mother and Theora's parents faced the courtroom proceedings.
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Columbus
Ohio
Appeals Court
James Howard Snook
Theora Hix
Inamorata
Snook
Ohio State University
Phalon
United States Supreme Court
E. O Ricketts
United Press
John Chester
Dr Snook
Miss Hix
New York
Dr. Snook
West Tenth Avenue
Counser
Whitney’s Early Work In Hardware Store On Broad Street
Ernest L. Whitney began his career at age 21 in the Whitney and Crisp hardware store located across Broad Street. He later joined his father's firm, buying a stake in 1912 to form E. F. Whitney and Son, where he has worked for over three decades. He is married with one son and resides at 141 East Broad Street. his hobby is baseball.
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Broad Street
Ernest L. Whitney
Whitney and Crisp
E. F. Whitney
Whitney
E. F. Whitney and Son
East Broad Street
Hts
Russo Chinese Affair Still a Jumble
Mukden dispatch says Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang ordered three brigades to the Russian border after Soviet troops occupied two Chinese border points. Reports from Peiping claim Russian invasion along the Sungari River near Suitung-Hsien with Chinese garrison retreat and later reinforcement. Moscow and Beijing negotiations reportedly halted.
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Tokio
la Nippon Dempo
Mukden
Chang Hsueh-Liange
Manchuria
Peiping
China
Sungari
Suitung-Hsien
Amur
Coin Toss Narrows Oberlin Council Nomination Battl e
Supporters of Oberlin's city manager celebrated J L Edwards winning the third Republican nomination after a tied vote of 312 for Edwards and Charles Rogers. Edwards will join the council, boosting administration backing to at least three of five seats. Rogers, absent on vacation, faced Collins and Walker among rivals in a spirited primary that drew over 600 votes.
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Oberlin
J L. Hdwards
Board of Elections
Edwards
Oberlin Council
Charles
Rogers
Council
C. R Comings
W. H. Walker
Europe
Sheriff Aids Rochester Marshall in Riot Call
Deputies rushed to Rochester after threats against the village marshal by a drink crazed gang of temporary workers. The workers, paid off and emboldened, faced interference with bootleg liquor, prompting the deployment of two carloads of deputies with riot guns to disperse the crowd.
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Rochester
Sheriff’s Department
Rumble Of Trucks Rally Coxeys Army In Massillon
In Massillon Ohio on August 15 General Jacob Coxey leads an entourage in motor trucks replacing marching feet to push his money at cost plan and interest free bonds. His 3090 mile three month tour aims to pressure Congress and promote public works funded without interest. He travels with his wife daughter Patricia Coxey and Gwenolyn Lee. The fleet includes eight trucks a tent radio phonograph calliope and a dynamo for power.
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Massillon
Jacob S. Coxey
Coxey
Patricia Coxey
Flo Ziegfeld
Gwendolyn Lee
Canton
Ziegfeld
Twin Cities hunt girl killer as furnace death reopened
Minneapolis and St. Paul detectives canvass for a 12 year old girl’s killer after a brutal strangling and burial in a gutter. Two suspects freed. another held as officers pursue a bald middle aged man in a gray shirt. In Lake Bluff Iowa officials reopen an inquiry into Elfrieda Knaak’s furnace death tied to a robbery ring led by Hitchcock and his son.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Twin Cities
Dorothy Aune
Marion Parker
William Edward Hickman
Harry C. Lindholm
Dorothy
Sylvia
William Stoakes
W.C Hoag
C. A. Hobbs
Aune
Andrew W. Auie
Eilif
Andrew Olness
St. Paul
Lake Bluff
Lake County
Elfrieda Knaak
Charles W. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Raymond
Miss Knaak
Eugene Spaid
Misa Knaak
Spaid
Bombs Thrown At Akron Theatres
Bombs exploded near the Gem and Day on theaters in Akron Ohio causing shattered glass and fear yet causing no monetary damage. Police say nitroglycerin was used in the Dayton case as evidence.
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Akron
Gem
Dayton
Council Sets August Routine Meeting Agenda
City council holds its sole August meeting tonight after shifting the first August session to late July. The Thursday date avoids conflicts with member vacations and mirrors adjustments made to the monthly schedule.
Cold Wave Hits Elyria
Elyria endures a sharp cold spell as residents face biting breezes. An Elyria man braved the morning in a straw hat and overcoat, drawing a sympathetic nod from traffic officer Liord Sweet. Local observers note the frigid air and brisk pace in the town today.
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Elyria
Liord Sweet
Local youths arrested on statutory charge in police court
Margaret Salay, 15, confessed to authorities and led to warrants for two other youths. Juling Crosier was bound over to the grand jury on a $1000 bond after pleading not guilty. The girl was sent to juvenile court pending investigation at the mayor's request. Police believe the other two youths with warrants have fled the city. The mother filed the charges.
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Margaret Salay
Juling Crosier
James A. Hewitt
Redington
Bids Sought for Lafayette New London Road Project
County commissioners prepared to receive bids this afternoon for the Lafayette New London road improvement in Rochester and Huntington townships. The plan covers about two and a half miles of traffic bound construction. Earlier this morning the board held the first hearing on the Hales and Harrington ditch improvement in Columbia and Eaton townships.
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Lafayette-New London
Rochester
Huntington
Hales and Harrington Ditch
Columbia
Eaton Townships
Williams Ready To Test Out Mercury
ANNAPOLIS Md Aug 15 After a week of grooming and perfecting his mount Lieut Al Williams hopes for a smooth sea to test the Mercury an 1100 horsepower racing plane over Chesapeake Bay The aim is a world speed record over a three kilometer course near Kent Island The current mark 318 miles an hour set by an Italian in 1928 must be exceeded by more than five miles He will ship a more powerful motor to England next week to compete in the Schneider cup races at Cowes on Sept 6 barring an accident during tests
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Annapolis
al Williams
Chesapeake Bay
Kent Island
William
Williams
England
Mercury
Cowes
Solent
Farm relief plans faced rejection in Senate Finance panel
Washington August 15 Republican members of the Senate Finance committee moved to defeat two independent farm relief amendments to the tariff bill. The Norris repn plan for export bounties to farmers and the Glass proposal to curb Wall Street speculation drew near unanimous opposition and were expected to be left out of the bill. Norris and Glass intended to push for floor votes despite committee stance. The debenture plan previously passed the Senate but was dropped by the House amid White House veto threats.
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Washington
Wall Street
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Glass
Dem
House
White House
Hoover
Finance Committee
Treasury
Blaze Causes Heavy Damage at Center Street Home
Fire at 118 Center Street on Wednesday night caused heavy damage estimated at five hundred dollars to the second floor of a two story frame dwelling. Hose Company No. 1 and Engine Co. No. 1 fought the blaze for about 30 minutes using water from two hydrants and chemicals. A swinging gas jet in the second floor hall is blamed as the cause. Occupants John Duncan and Virgin Ellis were noted by firefighters.
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Center Street
Cleveland Will Vote Tuesday On Charter
Cleveland residents face a special election to decide on the city manager form of government now in operation since January 1924. Former Ohio governor Harry L. Davis leads the opposition, backed by the regular Republican organization. Supporters include Progressive Government Committee, the Democratic organization, women's groups, the Chamber of Commerce, and local newspapers.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
William R. Hopkins
Harry L. Davis
Ohio
Davis
Maurice Maschke
Progressive Government Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Adams Captures Two Slot Machines in Avon Visit
Sheriff Clarence Adams on a surprise visit to Avon village seized three slot machines. Two were found in Gates pool room with operators ordered to appear next day on gambling law charges, and one more at Allen's grocery with its proprietor also ordered to appear. This marks his first machines found outside the county's two cities since his post‑appointment cleanup drive.
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Clarence Adams
Avon Village
Gates
Allen
Adams
Two Clites
Hop Off Today For 7 200 Mile Refuel Flight
Spokane Sun God prepares for a 27 200 mile non stop round trip from Spokane to New York and back with Lt Nick Mamer and co pilot Art Walker. Departure at 6 p m targets about 72 hours, refueling along the coast then over San Francisco Chicago Toledo Cleveland and cities to New York before returning via the same route to Spokane.
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Felts Field
Spokane
Wash
Sun God
New York
Buhl Air
Nick Mamer
Art Walker
Portland
Pasco
Mamer
Siskiyou Mountains
San Francisco
North Platte
Cheyenne
Omaha
Des Moines
Chicago
Toledo
Cleveland
Twin Cities
Fargo
Bismarck
Miles City
Mont
Butte
Missoula
Elyria Youth Designs Aircraft Model Zepp In Window Display
Elyria youth Donald Meyers 17 built a 33 inch aluminum replica of the Los Angeles zeppelin for a Broad Street music store window. The model, made in four weeks from over 285 parts, stands on a high pole in the Brandt home flower garden. Meyers, a senior at Elyria High, crafted the craft for curiosity and may name it Miss Elyria, though he does not expect to be an aviator. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Meyers and nephew of Police Captain C. Meyers.
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Los Angeles
United States
Elyria
Donald Meyers
Chase Street
Broad Street
Donald
Meyers
J. W. Brandt
Washington Avenue
Lakehurst
N. J
Brandt
Elyria High School
John W. Meyers
C. Meyers
Police
Graf Zeppelin Circles Koenigsburg and Danzig
Aug 15 reports describe the Graf Zeppelin’s approach to Koenigsburg and its overflight of Danzig and Berlin as crowds cheered. The ship traveled northeast at 65 mph toward the Baltic, continuing its world flight from Friedrichshafen.
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Danzig
Free City
Koenigsburg
Berlin
Baltic Sea
Russia
Friedrichshafen
Graf Zeppelin flies over Berlin to cheers on return
Berlin crowds watch the Graf Zeppelin pass low over the city at 125 feet above ground then resume a steady northeastward course toward Tokio. The airship, escorted by seven planes, accelerates after Stettin and maintains 67 mph for the 56 mile leg to Schievelbein.
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Berlin
Graf Zepfelin
Potsdam
Tokio
Germany
Danzig
Schiefelbein
Stettin
Schievelbein
Councilman's Sons Arrested in Cleveland Gambling Raid
In Cleveland Aug 15 police raided a barber shop cigar store in downtown, arresting sixteen people including two sons of Councilman John M Salzmanz on charges of operating and visiting a gambling house. The store operated by William Sulzmann was wrecked during the raid as officers smashed fixtures and removed equipment. Billy Sulzmann called the raid a direct slap at his father and claimed legitimate business.
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Cleveland
John M. Salzmanz
Michael Harwood
William Sulzmann
Billy Sulzmann
Harwood
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