Plane unloads contraband liquor in Fremont incident
In Fremont Ohio a red monoplane unloaded contraband liquor on the ice of Indusky Bar prompting Sheriff Cal Shue to seek Canadian help. Two of six automobile drivers were captured, identified as Owen Kane of Cleveland and Annie Rhinehart of Port Clinton, with cases seized and prisoners jailed. The pilot fled after spotting the sheriff, leaving authorities to pursue the illicit transfer and halt the operation.
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Fremont
County Authori 2Y
Om Canada
Sherif Cal Shueflay
Shue
Indusky Bar
Brock
Owen Kane
Cleveland
Annie Rhinehart
Port
Hoover Seeks Swift Action on Tariff Bill at White House
President Hoover summoned 2 half dozen Senate and House leaders to the White House to press for quick action on the tariff bill and warn that delay unsettles business. Leaders pledged to push prompt action on the tariff and appropriations, as Hoover weighs needs to break a legislative jam.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
Senate
House
White House
Watson
Xfe- Nary
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Longworth
Teader Tilson
Walter Newwton
Mr. Hoover
Abiz
Florida
Charles Vans Hughes
Hughes
Death summons diplomat Alexander P. Moore
Funeral services were held for Alexander P. Moore diplomat and newly appointed ambassador to Poland. He died after weeks of illness in California hospital. Moore began his career in the U.S. diplomatic service with Spain assignment. He was surrounded by Marion Davies and close friends at his bedside as he faced death with hope of soon reaching Warsaw.
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Angeles
Alexander P. Moore
Poland
California
Pittsburgh
Marion Davies
J. T. Emge
Moore
Eleanor Schuber
Marion Albertson
Warsaw
Bucket Brigade Saves Farm Home From Blaze
Fast work by two volunteers aided by twenty passing motorists saved the large farm house of Frank S. Cook in Butternut from a chimney caused fire. The attic and roof were damaged with three holes burned before neighbors and Henry Cook arrived with extinguishers. Damage estimated at three hundred dollars.
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Frank S. Cook
Elsha
Cook
Henrr H. Cook
Noerih Oliverex
Evria Hardware Companes
Cold Spell Ends as Warm Sun Returns in Ohio
The cold spell that struck Ohio and delivered a knockout blow over the weekend has spent itself. By noon the thermometer rose to 56 degrees, up fifty degrees since early Sunday. The warm spell recalls February warmth that gave way to a cool March. A slight drop in temperature is forecast for tomorrow.
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Ohio
Grange meeting set at Oberlin hall for county units
Several hundred Lorain county Grange members expected for a county wide gathering at Oberlin Grange hall Saturday led by Frank Mason county Grange deputy. All fourteen subordinate Granges will participate with degrees demonstrated and limited initiations.
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Oberlin
Frank Mason
Cleveland Road
Dar
Laraie
Mason
W. F. Kirk
Perc
Oberiin
Hickory Tree
Amerst
North Elyria
Ridzgevili Acme
Columbia
Eaton
Gyatom
Old Glorr
LaGrange
Penfield
Wellington
Henrietta
Kipton
Huntington
Carlisle
Lincoln sighting stories from a New York visit in 1860
Chronicle Telegram readers share Lincoln recollections including a New York City sighting in 1860. Dr. F. E. Weeks shows a Springfield Lincoln kitchen door board and a long-used chair from 1818. A letter recalls Lincoln addressing a club on Seventh Street and his handshake with young volunteers before his eventual death.
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Chronicle- Telegram
Abraham Lincoln
Mondar
Lincoln
F. E. Weeks
Kipton
Springfield
Weeks
Dr. Weeks
New York City
Sith
East 11Th
Second Avenue
Honest Abe
James Dunn
Coopers’ Institute
Seventh Street
Fourth Avenue
Third Avenue
Bible House
Hamilton
Officials Fail to Break Donold in Orrville Case
In Wooster Ohio on February 18, investigators press Charles Hanna to locate the Sugár Creek grave he says marks the burial site of four year old Melvin Horst. Hanna accuses Earl Conold of the murder while Conold denies involvement as deputies and volunteers prepare to dig near Orrville.
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Conald
Charles Hanna
Sugar Creek
Orrville
Hanna
Marion Graven
Walter Mougey
Ora Sister
Sugar Creek Valley
Earl Conold
Earl
Donald
Graven
Little Boy
Blue
Melvin
Berlin Heights Bank Robbery Suspect Held
David T. Roberts 33 and Myrtle Perry 31 were captured near Sandusky after a tip. Roberts admitted involvement in the February 2 Berlin Heights Banking Co. robbery, traced by a Packard roadster bought in Toledo. Authorities say $3,309 to $3,690 was stolen.
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Berlin Heights
Portsmouth
David T. Roberts
Sandusky
Myrtle Perry
Roberts
Toledo
Focal
Two Columbus Physicians Plead Guilty in Fed Case
In Columbus on Feb 18 two physicians pleaded guilty before Federal Judge Benson W Hough to charges tied to violating Federal statutes. Dr Lexis J Jackson admitted conspiracy to violate and actual violation of the Harris on Narcotic Act with sentencing set for next Monday. Dr William H Sweet admitted conspiracy to violate Prohibition laws and pleaded guilty to possession and sale of liquor, with sentencing also scheduled for Monday.
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Columbus. O
Columbus
Benson W. Hough
Lexis J. Jackson
William H. Sweet
Pennsylvania Railroad
William H. Haynes
Albert E.ferguson
Eben Wortman
Joseph Shirer
Harry L. Sexton
Atlanta
Wortman
Paul HB. Shaw
Zanesville
Frank Padula
George Collett
Nicolas Pascatta
Joseph Mecca
Albert Galenzi
Moose Club
Bellaire
William BR. Bartels
Yesielder
Joseph Yeager
Peg Fox
Foster Yearger
Duffy
Monree
Montiar
Protest over street paving assessment at Tremont West corner
City council referred paving assessments protest to streets and sidewalks and finance committees. J C Crips challenges that the corner lot size and the charges are excessive. A second item notes a Junior Hi club thrift discussion tonight with Alex Graber leading at the YMCA.
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J. C. Crips
West Avenue
Tremont Street
Alex Graber
Hold Ditch Hearing on Baker Ditch Assessments Today
An adjourned hearing on assessments for the Baker ditch in Henrietta township is to be held in the office of county commissioners today.
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Henrietta Township
Warrison Withdraws Plea in Mail Fraud Case
Cincinnati Feb 18 Dwighe L Warrison former official of the failed 100 million K L Dollings Corp withdrew his plea for a suspended sentence and said he would enter the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta to begin a six year term for using the mails to defraud.
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Cincinnati
Dwighe L. Warrison
K. L. Dollings Corporation
Atlanta
Prohibition Enforcement Bills Studied by House Subcommittee
Washington Feb 18 A House Judiciary Sub committee resumed work on enforcement legislation to carry out the administrations program. Chairman Christopherson Rep N D led a meeting with expectations to report two more enforcement bills to the full committee before the House acts amid Republican pessimism and anti prohibition opposition.
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HOUSE
Judiciary
Washington
Congress
Christopherson
N. D
U.S. Plans to Loan Seven Million to Farmers in Need
The House Rules committee gave preferential status to a bill authorizing a 7 million dollar loan program for farmers in flood and drought affected southern and western states to buy seed and fertilizer. Ohio is among the 12 states to benefit, ensuring prompt House action.
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U.S
Washington
South
House Rules Committee
House
Ohio
American Rolling Mill Co to Acquire Gulf States Steel
Negotiations with Gulf States Steel Co and American Rolling Mill Co deepen the prospect of a merger. Gulf States, a licensee of ARMs patents, has had a close working agreement with ARM for several years, according to Gulf States officials.
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American Rolling Mill CO
Gulf States Steel New York
Gulf States Steel Co
Oth Gulf States
American Rolling Mills
Gulf States
Alleged Capitol Bootlegger Arrested in Senate Office
George L. Cassidy known as the man in the green hat was arrested in the senate office building. Police said six pints of gin were found in his possession and his automobile was confiscated. Cassidy had served a six month sentence after a 1927 arrest in the House office building.
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Capitol
Senate
United Press
Washington
George L. Cassidy
Man In
Green Hat
Hailaine
Cassidy
Cleveland Man Named Assistant U S Attorney Cleveland
William J. McDermott a 32 year old Cleveland attorney was named assistant U S Attorney by Wilfred J. Mahon awaiting confirmation from Attorney General William D. Mitchell. A Heidelberg College and Western Reserve University Law School graduate he has five years in private practice and lives in Cleveland Heights. Rescue crew from grounded ship Admiral Benson at Peacock Spit braved 40 mile per hour gale to remove all crew except the captain three mates and the radio operator using a breeches buoy.
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Cleveland
U. S
William J. McDermott
Wilfred J. Mahon
Mahon
William D. Mitchell
Washington
McDermott
Heidelberg College
Tiffin, O
Western Reserve University Law School
Cleveland Heights
Astorea
Ore
Admiral Benson
Peacock Spit
C. Graham
Queen Elizabeth Struck By Influenza Again
Queen Elizabeth is ill with influenza in Brussels after a prior bout that kept her confined to her room for several days. The illness follows the royal family's trip to Rome for a royal wedding involving Princess Marie Jose and Crown Prince Humbert of Italy.
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Elizabeth
Brussels
Rome
Marie Jose
Prince Humbert
Italy
Dana Watson Killed in Toledo Duel with Detective
Dana Watson aged 23 of Fairmont West Virginia was shot dead in Toledo after a running gun duel with veteran city detective Paul Ringle. Watson’s brother Myron, 21, was captured as Ringle and Detective Robert Gienn intervened in a quarrel involving two girls. The exchange covered Huron and Erie streets as bystanders dodged obstacles then Ringle killed Watson while Myron was captured shortly after.
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Toledo
Dana Watson
Fairmont
Apron
Paul Ringle
Ringle
Robert Gienn
Gienn
Msron Watson
Ringie
Dana
Huron
Erie
Watson
Myron
Y-Indus Club Talk On By-Products Tonight
Deane Burns of the Harshaw Chemical Company will speak on By-Products at the weekly Y-Indus Club meeting at the YMCA tonight.
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Y-Indus Club
Deane Burns
Harshaw Chemical Company
French Crisis Halts London Conference In Paris
Paris reports say Andre Tardieu may form a new cabinet after his government fell yesterday. President Doumergue pressures the embattled premier to accept task of rebuilding, while Cheron’s fall appears likely as France backs its five power conference line.
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Paris
Andre Tardieu
London
France
Gaston Doumergue
Tardieu
O.d
Dowmergue
Tardier
Henri Cheron
Cheron
Italy backs naval arms cut with battleship holiday
Reports from a reliable source say Italy will announce readiness to abolish submarines and accept scrapping of all capital ships if other powers do the same. The memorandum, to be presented at the naval conference, also indicates support for a battleship building holiday likely lasting until 1936.
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Italy
London
Norris urges sweeping probe of Prohibition enforcement
Washington report says Senator George W. Norris chairs a judiciary committee push for the most sweeping investigation of Prohibition enforcement to date. He argues politics taints officer selection and that Hoover could depoliticize federal dry enforcement. His proposal sparks broad opposition within the dry faction.
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Washington
Prohibition
George W. Norris
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Federal Dry Service
United Press
Hoover
Norris
Senate
Merdar
City crews clear ditches to ease drainage on Poplar St
The service department cleans a drainage ditch along Poplar Street between Hawthorne Street and Heebe Court to relieve water buildup. The work aims to improve stormwater flow and prevent flooding in the area.
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Poplar Street
Hawthorne Street
Heebe Court
Geneva Returns Home to Beloved Family
Geneva the dog is back in the fold and full of joy after a tired but happy escape. The Chronicle-Telegram reports the beloved pet’s homecoming and the contented scene on her cushion.
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Geneva
Chronicle- Telegram
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Alexander PL Moore
Bucket Brigade
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Butternut Ridge
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Will Athn
Donold
Dollings Corporation
Snot
Crlala
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