League Council weighs warning Japan over Shanghai threat
Geneva briefing flags possible Japanese ultimatum to China as League of Nations meets to discuss intervention. In Shanghai Chinese forces fortify defenses and Japan prepares to act. Wu Tehchen seeks more time while Chen and Sun Fo resist Nanking leadership. Marines, warships, and air defenses heighten tension as 48 hours of suspense loom.
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Geneva
U.P
Japan
Shanghai
Council of the
League of Nations
Murai
Foreign Office
Wu Tehchen
Greater
Huang Han-Liang
Eugene Chen
Sun Fo
Nanking
Chen
Chiang Shai-Shek
International Settlement
Edwin S. Cunningham
State Department
Chenju
Baker urges dropping League issue from campaign talk
Newton D. Baker, former Secretary of War, says the League of Nations question should be eliminated from Democratic campaign issues. He made the remark as he boarded the S S Siboney with Mrs Baker for a brief vacation in Mexico, before the pre convention pace heats up.
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New York
League of Nations
Newton D. Baker
S. S. Siboney
Truck Drivers Fined for Overloaded Loads
Harold Dykens of Cleveland and Max Eastman of Grand Rapids were fined 25 dollars and costs after arraignment before Justice Walter H. Watts for operating overloaded trucks. Arrests were made by Deputy Sheriffs Brownsworth and Jack Breagger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Dykens
Cleveland
Max Eastman
Grand Rapids
Mich
Walter H. Watts
Brownsworth
Jack Breagger
Ohio Weather Forecast Delivers Rain Tonight and Wednesday
A 36 hour forecast notes rain tonight and likely Wednesday morning with warmer conditions tonight and a drop in temperature by Wednesday. Cloudy unsettled weather prevails in the region with little overall temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
End Near in Winnie Ruth Judd Murder Trial
An attractive young witness from Phoenix identified as Mrs. Arthur Lepker is expected to testify as the state nears completion of its case against Winnie Ruth Judd for the murder of her roommate Agnes Lerol. Lepker, 22, alleges Judd warned against interference with her friendship, as Lucile Moore also testified at the parties attended by Judd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenin
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Anne Lerol
Arthur Lepker
Desperate Felons Escape Georgia Prison Killing Trusty
Three convicts, Roy Gardner Aubrey Smith and Abe Powers escaped from the Georgia State Penitentiary after killing a trusty named Uncle John S Williams who was serving a life sentence for multiple killings at his farm. The escape occurred when they drove away in the automobile with the slain guard under its wheels.
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Milledgeville, Ga
Georgia State Penitentiary
Roy Gardner
Pacific Coast
Aubrey Smith
Georgia
Abe Powers
Banco Fame
John S. Williams
Governor White's Daughters Injured In Auto Collision
Miss Charlotte White daughter of Governor White to be confined in Grant Hospital for several days after severe head wounds from a collision yesterday. Her sister Mary Louise White rests at the mansion after quick hospital treatment for cuts and bruises. The other vehicle was driven by Forrest McGee a 39 year old man who sustained bruises.
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Columbus
Charlotte White
Governor White
Grant Hospital
Mary Louise
Mary White
Forrest McGee
Fined $200 on Liquor Charge
Frank Poleek of West Avenue pleaded guilty to possession of liquor and was fined $200 and costs before Mayor W. H. Van Oster. Police found a small quantity of liquor at his home. He had pleaded not guilty at arraignment with a trial set for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Poleek
West Avenue
W. H. van Oster
Poleek
Railroad Wages Cut Deal Nears Signing
A 10 percent wage reduction and employment stabilization plan for the railroad industry stood ready for signature in Chicago. The compromise between 1,900,000 union rail workers and 210 class A railroads aims to revive the depression battered industry. Formal acceptance was expected within hours after a vote by 21 major labor groups.
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Chicago
U.P
Geveral
Twelve boards in Lorain County to get new presidents and clerks
Twelve boards of education in Lorain County will operate this year under new presidents while two will have new clerks, per reports to the Lorain County Board of Education after annual organization meetings. Several women named as new presidents include Mrs. H L Leimbach Brownhelm Township and Mrs Effie Moulton Clearview Rural. Mrs Marion Mull was re elected at Grafton Village. New presidents also named for Amherst Wayne Black Avon Lake Camden Eaton Elyria Huntington La Grange Penfield Rochester and Sheffield Lake boards. New clerks are Mrs Jannette Born Henrietta Township and R J Davidson Camden Township. Re elected presidents and clerks listed for multiple townships and villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Penfield
H. F. Rieske
Rochester
Harry Gang
Sheffield Lake Village
Jannette Born
Henrietta Township
R. J. Davidson
Camden Township
Ward Tolhurst
Amherst Township
J. EB. Davidson
Avon Village
A. J. Miller
Black River
Newton Moore
Brighton
Carl Diederich
Carlisle
O. R. Crocker
Columbia Township
Ray Jackson
East Carlisle
F. J. Schriver
Grafton Township
Marion Mull
Grafton
P. E. Portman
Willoughby Harris
Pittsfield
C. B E. Beard
W. A. Schmittgen
Ridgeville
Carl Berg
Russia
Paul Mori
South Amherst
A. D. Mason
Wellington Village
A. R. Tolhurst
J. B. Avery
Amherst Village
Francis A. Detzel
W. R. Hinz
Avon Lake Village
J. R. Culbertson
M. T. Rolfe
Flaming River Blaze Levels Buildings in Harrodsburg
A gasoline spill and three explosions devastated Flaming River area in PeOlLo City Harrodsburg Kentucky on Monday night. The fire destroyed a tobacco warehouse six houses and several oil tanks causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Fire units from Lawrenceburg Danville and Lexington aided local crews as townsfolk fought the blaze and kept oil from spreading by bagging cement in the stream.
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Harrodsburg
Lawrenceburg
Danville
Lexington
Walker Brothers
Mounted Police Battle Arctic Cold Pursuit
In AKLAVIK Northwest Territory on January 26 four Royal Canadian Mounted Police braved 38 below zero to pursue Albert Johnson a bush trapper who withstood three assaults by the force before escaping. Experienced trappers warned Johnson is likely doomed given the harsh conditions and his solitary Northland trek.
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Aklavik
Northwest Territory
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Yukon Territory
Albert Johnson
Johnson
Aviation Official Hurt in Maryland Plane Crash
Clarence M. Young Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics was slightly injured in a Berwyn Maryland crash during radio tests with the Commerce Department field at College Park. Pilot Marshall Boggs was uninjured as the plane fell 500 feet, plowed through a hedge and nosed over.
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Washington
Clarence M. Young
Collection Of County Taxes Progressing
Total tax collections reached 1,108,006 as of yesterday per Treasurer N. D. Beckus. Taxes may be paid without penalty until January 30 when all county tax offices will stay open. The treasurer cannot close books before then, and taxpayers may pay without penalty while the books remain open.
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N. D .Beckus
Backus
Wrigley Dies at 70 Noted Chicago Gum Magnate
William Wrigley Jr., multi millionaire founder of the Wrigley chewing gum empire and owner of the Chicago Cubs, died in Phoenix after a heart attack. He leaves Phillip K. Wrigley as son and a family circle at his bedside. The Chicago civic figure financed philanthropy and championed the Cubs in pursuit of a World Series pennant.
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Chicago Cubs
Phoenix
Ariz
William Wrigley, Jr
Chicago
Phillip K. Wrigley
J. R. Offield
Benty Offeld
George Goodrich
Wrigley
Catalina Island
California
Phillip
United States
Arizona
Lorain Woman in Critical Poisoning Case
A Lorain woman, Madeline Beatty 21, is hospitalized in critical condition after reportedly swallowing Paris Green during a quarrel while visiting Steuben ville. Police are investigating the poisoning incident.
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Lorain
Steubenille
Ridgeville Students Tour Courthouse During Lesson
Members of Ridgeville school's economic class visited the courthouse and attended a trial in No 1 courtroom as part of instruction. Principal Glenn West accompanied the group.
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Ridgeville
Glenn
West
Accident Fatal to Dean of Flier Edward A Stinson
Edward A Eddie Stinson dean of American aviators died in a Jackson Park plane crash after dusk his right wing struck a 150 foot flagpole during an emergency landing three assistants were injured Stinson 38 had flown 1 750 000 miles without a serious mishap and held 16 000 flying hours.
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Chicago
Edward A
Eddie) Stinson
Jackson Park
Stinson
Clark Fields
Kalamazoo
Mich
Stinson Aircraft Corporation
Fred M. Gillies
John Tompkins
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Municipal
Gillies
Wat
Lake Michigan
Illinois Central Hospital
Alabama
Lorain Taxi Driver Abducted, Police Seek Suspect
Lorain police request regional help to find Walter Day a local taxi driver believed abducted at 12 45 AM by a lone gunman. Day was asked to drive to the Moose Coliseum and was last seen turning south on Oberlin Avenue near Lorain.
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Lorain, O
Theodore Walker
Walter Day
Lorain
Day
Moose Coliseum
Oberlin Avenue
Coliseum
Tariff on Oil Imports and Bus Tax Favored for Government Income
Washington January 26 text reports the House Ways and Means Committee heard proposals for a tariff on oil imports and a federal tax on motor buses as new government revenue sources. Ivan Owen of Minneapolis representing the National Association of Motor Bus Operators opposed the motor bus tax.
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Bulletin
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ivan Owen
Minneapolis
National Association of Motor Bus Operators
Motorist Fined For Driving While Intoxicated In Lorain
Chester Traxler of Lorain was fined $100 and costs for driving while intoxicated after arraignment before Mayor W H Van Oster. His driving privilege was suspended 90 days. Traxler was arrested at 1 25 am after his car hit a telephone pole on West River street and stalled in a ditch, police reported the pole broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Traxler
Lorain
W. H. van Oster
Traxler
West River Street
Plans for Lorain County Taxpayers Association Meeting
Representatives from Elyria Lorain Amherst Oberlin Wellington and Lorain County Farm Bureau attend a meeting at the Elyria Chamber of Commerce to review a sub committee report and form a Lorain County Taxpayers Association chaired by R F Vandemark.
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Lorain County
Oberlin
Wellington
Man Found Dead in Orchard on Albert Stegman Property
Allen Evage, 36, was found dead in an orchard on the Albert Stegman property along South Middle Avenue shortly before noon. He was last seen Sunday at 4 p.m. intoxicated. authorities believe he fell, died of exposure, coroner to rule, body taken to Sudro Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife Carrie and a 11 year old child.
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Allen Evage
Albert Stegman
South Middle Avenue
Clarence Adams
A. J. Hadaway
Evage
T. A. Peebles
Sudro Funeral Home
Carrie
Suppressed Communist Outbreaks Reported in San Salvador
In San Salvador on January 26 officials described Communist outbreaks as completely suppressed except for a few rebel bands pursued by troops. Martial law covered 14 provinces and foreign warships from the United States Canada and Great Britain were off the coast or entering to remove foreigners if needed.
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San Salvador
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Tax Commission kills Coxey bond plan in Massillon
The Ohio State Tax Commission rejected General Ja cob S Coxey's proposal to issue 200000 in 25 year municipal bonds as legal tender to lift Massillon business mood. The plan faced legal limits on passage at a special election and a five year maximum maturity. Governor White declined to call a special legislative session to enable the bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Tax Commission
Jacob S. Coxey
Massillon
Coxey
Ohio
White
Tax Commission
January Flowers From January Showers
J. D. Malone of 213 East River street reports January showers and warmth trigger early Yellow Polyanthus blooms. He picked the first flowers Saturday, noting they usually do not appear until May.
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J. D. Malone
East River Street
Malone
Explosion Bomb Tears Through Italian Villa Cafe
In Springfield Newfoundland, an explosion described by police as a bomb ripped the Italian Villa Cafe near the State Capitol. Two elderly residents, Mr. and Mrs. E L Ungerford, were found dead in the debris. Firefighters battled flames for two hours as residents fled, with blast shattering the building and sending flower pots across the street.
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Springfield
State Capitol
E. L. Ungerford
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Navy chief declares Akron rumors of defects false
Washington January 26 Rear Admiral William A Moffett head of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics said the Navy conducted its own inquiry into alleged defects on the dirigible Akron and found the rumors untrue. He added that crew members had submitted samples of alleged faulty material but the investigation found no faulty parts in the ship’s construction.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
Akron
Wm. A. Mofffett
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Navy
Moffett
State contends Mrs Judd jealous over Halloran
Phoenix court heard the state argue jealousy over J. J. Halloran a wealthy Arizona sportsman led Winnie Ruth Judd to kill her former friend Agnes Anne Leroi The prosecution said the deadly motive surfaced as it neared closing its murder case citing the nurse Lucille Moore and the two roommates Hedvig Samuelson and Agnes Leroi as victims
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
J. J
Jack) Halloran
Arizona
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Anne Leroi
YMCA Rector Reports On 1931 Activities At Meeting
The YMCA board of directors opened the year with reports on 1931 activities and December details. Financial statements and department reports were presented, with the session combined with the Young Men's Club weekly dinner meeting.
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Association
Young Men's Club
Gas heaters advertised at low prices in Want Ads
The Want Ads in the Chronicle-Telegram promote gas heaters and pianos under $100. Readers are urged to check the household goods section for the best value and wide selection, promising real plane values and sure results in buying or selling.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Bay Spa
Pert
Federal Finance Board
Angus McLean
Jessie Jones
Harvey
Hoover
New Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Charles G. Dawes
Houston
Tex
Harvey Couch
Pine Bluff
Ark
South Carolina
Tate
Ruth Jud
Trusty
Flaming River
Peallo City
Mounted Police
U.S. Aviation
Eddie Stinson
The
Airways
UGE Federal Tha
Motorist
Fuller Road
Salvador
Plan of Coxey
Dirigible
State
YMCA
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