Troy murder mystery unsolved as Campbell takes charge
In Troy O March 1 County Prosecutor L H Werney placed the murder case entirely in the hands of Special Prosecutor Alva B Campbell who will lead the investigation with Dayton Detectives Wilcox and Foote. Sheriff Spillman checked on a Cincinnati man once linked to the deceased Mrs Nesbitt and Foote reported unaccounted for items at the Nesbitt home including a mantel vase and a stick of wood. Two blows to the head with a blunt instrument killed Mrs Nesbitt and Foote suspects the wood as the murder weapon. A constant guard remains at the Nesbitt residence.
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Troy. O
Troy Woulder
Alva B. Campbell
L. H. Werney
Campbell
Tereafter
Wilcox
Foote
Dayton
Spillman
Nesbitt
Akron Man Sentenced to Six Months in Workhouse
Akron cement block owner Joe Russo was sentenced to six months in the Dayton workhouse and fined 700 dollars by Judge Pat Jones in federal court. He was found guilty of violating the national prohibition by operating a tunnel used to hide mash during a raid on November 14 in Akron. Russo claimed the tunnel was for cement blocks and leased to strangers, but testimony showed he knew it would aid bootlegging.
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Cleveland
D. March
Joe Russo
Akron Cement Blocks Works
Dayton
Pat Jones
Russo
J. A. Fultz
Lakemore
Akron
March Weather Opens Mild and Cloudy Day
A mild cloudy morning promises a gentle start to March with rain held for later. The forecast repeats a traditional weather rhyme about March and April, noting hopeful signs yet suggesting upcoming unsettled winds and showers may come in a future period.
Traffic Victim In Cleveland Details Garbled
A garbled Cleveland traffic report lists Natva Patsy aged 56 near death after being struck by a motor vehicle while crossing the street. Rank McNutt, 41, is badly hurt by a second collision. Implied locations and full details are unclear.
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Cleveland
Natva Patsy
Rank McNutt
Sheriff in Woman's Clothes Slays Bandit at Petting Parties
Canton Ohio March 1 Sheriff C W Kirk and Deputy A F Wade captured two automobile bandits who had been terrorizing petting parties. Dressed as women, they ambushed two vehicles at midnight. Beck was killed by Kirk and Kesler wounded, captured hours later. The duo admitted multiple robberies, many targeting couples inside cars, with threats and assaults.
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Canton
C. W. Kirk
Sheriff Kirk
A. F. Wade
Kirk Fred
Highwey
Mana
Wade
Tian
Wat
Gabe Beck
George Keser
Jelver Coal Company
Dozer
Kesler
Beck
Kirk
Lo Wade
Negro Editor Speaks at Open Forum on Liberia
Dr W E B DuBois editor of the Crisis described Liberia as a fledgling democracy in Africa at the Open Forum in M E church yesterday. He traced Africa from primitive tribes through Muslim and white influences, slave trade, and Liberia’s formation and fight for recognition, criticizing England and France for unfair actions on the continent.
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Liberia
Africa
W. E. B. DuBois
Crisis
M. E. Church
Dubois
England
France
Geneva Arms Conference Now Appears Remote Amid Complications
Washington notes the Geneva disarmament talks drift toward postponement as the League crisis and Briand’s maneuvers tighten France’s grip. Coolidge’s hands are tied by prior invitations while German entry to the League remains uncertain amid council enlargement debates.
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Geneva Arms Conference
Washington. Mat
Leasgue of Nations
Geneva
Cooldige
Washington
Aftican
Dienut
Coolidge
League
Austen Chaneberlain
Local women injured in bridge accident near Cleveland
Mrs Albert Pauly of 172 Cleveland street and her sister in law Mrs Walter Pauly of N Olive street were seriously hurt when a trailer truck crashed into Rol and Walton's automobile on East Bridge street bridge at 3 pm. The truck fled the scene and officers pursue the driver toward Cleveland. Mrs Pauly suffered multiple fractures and is reported to have little chance of recovery. Both women were rushed to the hospital.
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Albert Pauly
Cleveland Street
Walter Pauly
N. Olive Street
East Bridge Street Bridge
Cleveland
Roland Walton
Galen E. Moyer
Andrews Off on New Hunt for Earliest Man
Roy Chapman Andrews of the New Yorker, fresh from China, plans another expedition to Mongolia to seek further evidence of human origins. The region has yielded the Baluchitherium bones, the eyes of dinosaurs, and various species of prehistoric animals and reptiles.
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Roy Chapman Andrews
New Yorker
China
Mongolia
Baluchitherium
Wade Hotchkiss Still Missing Wife Hopeful
Elyria World War veteran Wade Hotchkiss vanished three weeks ago after telephoning his wife that he would return soon. His wife and doctors think he wandered off in a spell of amnesia from severe Ras attacks he suffered in the Marne. She remains hopeful a letter or word from rescuers or a misplaced path may bring him home.
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Wade Hotchkiss
Elyria
Hitchkiss
The
Marne
Property Owners to Meet Before City Council Session
Property owners are urged to attend a 6 45 pm meeting at the M E church this evening on the White Way proposition. They will consider the council’s latest proposal as both groups meet tonight, with H M L Andress serving as chair of the citizen’s meeting and hoping for strong turnout.
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M. E. Church
H. ML Andress Io
Meé Ami
Old Abbey homestead fire damages landmark house
Fire at the Abbey homestead at 622 Cleveland Street caused about 500 dollars in damage this morning. An overheated coal grate ignited rough hewn logs, burning a hole through the floor beams. Firemen from Engine Company No. 2 and Hose Company No. 1 extinguished the blaze with chemicals. windows were closed to prevent drafts. Witnesses reported smoke from crevices noted by a passerby.
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W. N. Bates
Abbey
Cleveland Street
G. B. Freeman
Chie
Bates
Engine Company Number Two
Hose Company Number One
Meror
Fire damages home of Paul Miller at 529 Sixteenth Street
A Sunday evening blaze in a sparse part of the city damaged Paul Miller’s residence at 529 Sixteenth Street when an overheated stove ignited the front room and spread to adjoining rooms. Fire Captain Drage estimated $500 to $750 in damage after fire crews fought the one story house for over an hour using six hundred feet of hose. The family was away at the time and the alarm was raised after the fire had already gained headway.
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Paul Miller
Sixteenth Street
Drage
Fremen
Donarey Probe of Ony Unit Continues
Columbus March 1 State Prohibition Commissioner McDonald denied accusations by H C Gibgan Columbus ousted dry agent. Gibson claimed McDonald warned Propst dismissal would boost Anti saloon vote. McDonald denied talks. Crabbe and Governor Donahey weigh response as probe continues.
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Prohibition
McDonald
H.C. Gibgan
Gibson
Propst
Crabbe
Wyernor Donahey
State Prohibition Department
Three Offenders Fined in Police Court After Liquor Raids
Police court this morning fined three offenders a total of 1050 for liquor law violations from raids Saturday evening. Mike Pagan, operator of a Western Heights soft drink stand, received 509 plus costs. he pleaded not guilty to possession of liquor after officers found tanks and bottles hidden in a wall and under local boards. Pagan could not pay the fines and was sent to county jail. Mrs Molner was fined 300 and costs for liquor law isolation, and 25 plus costs for resisting officers after allegedly fighting raiders. Parish Chief I. J. Stankard noted a raiding party member’s report of the struggle at city No. 8.
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Mike Pagan
Western Heights
Pugan
Officer Sweet
Pa- Ran
Waldron
Southam
Pagan
Joe Molner
Riches Given to Foundation by Preacher at Trinity Church
March 1 New York Honey Sonn, aged British subject, announced from Trinity Episcopal Church that starting March 3 4 his riches would be placed under the Sir Henry Junn Trust Foundation. The foundation will control half the money initially while the remaining half forms a perpetual trust for his family until death, then passes to the foundation to support unity among churches and global church concern.
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New York
Honey Sonn
Wilaire
Trinity Episcopal Church
Ste Henry Junn Trust Foundation
Sir Henry
Ox killed in car crossing spree across Georgia
Deadly crashes across Georgia over the weekend left six killed in vehicle train collisions and a seventh in an Atlanta street car crash. In one incident Mrs. W. B. Fortson and her four children were crushed when a Seaboard Air Line train struck their car near Atlanta. Mrs. Annie Johnson also died, with two others gravely injured near Dalton. In Atlanta Floyd Tunkett was struck and killed while crossing.
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Georgia
W. EB. Fortson
Hattie
Leva
Beatrice
Earl
Seaboard Airijine
Annie Johnson
Dalton
Southern Railway
Floyd Tunkett Ten
Homwn and
Kéliel
Coolidge Accepts Haney Resignation From Shipping Board
President Coolidge accepted the resignation of Bert E. Janey of Oregon from the United States Shipping Board. It is anticipated Maney will seek the Oregon senate seat. In other news, four men were kidnapped in Cleveland as police search for suspects. a Dawes court case in Wionedwa reports the death of George Boldt McCormson, 29, son of Vice President Dawes, from heart disease.
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Coolidge
Haney
Washington
Bert E. Janey
Oregon
United States Shipping Board
Maney
Senate
Dawes Courin
Winnedwa
George Boldt McCormson
Dawes
Prohibition Inquiry Proposal By President Coolidge Afoot
Washington reports a main fact finding commission on the social and definite effects of sixty years of prohibition. General L. C. Andrews calls for a trained expert panel to study impacts, noting no adequate enforcement machinery or fair test under current federal policy.
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Washington
Coolidge
L. C. Andrews
Dry c Andrews
S States
Andrews
United States
Congress
City Council to Study New White Way Rate Ordinance
City council to consider a new rate ordinance in tonight's meeting as part of the ongoing White Way controversy. The plan calls for about 26 percent city share, 65 percent to property owners, and nine percent to the county, with county officials already signaling opposition if adopted.
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White Way
PI Ata
Don Myers
Hays
March Debuts Quietly Amid Clean Streets And Winds
March made its debut today with calm springlike weather. Citizens noted trimmed coats and a stray dog trotting past City Hall park. The Weather Bureau forecast cold southwest winds for tomorrow with gales, issuing storm advisories from Delaware breakwater to Eastport, Maine.
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New York
City Hall Park
Weather Bureau
Burean
Delaware
Eastport
Senator Fess Urges Monument for Unknown Soldier
Senator Simeon Fess of Ohio urged a memorial for the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington. He called for a monument and enclosure with a $40,000 appropriation after reports of visitors defiling the tomb and posing atop it. He said he would press for early action and has consulted War Department officials.
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América
Simeon DD. Fess
Ohio
Fest
Bis Wi
Fess
War Department
Army
Fine Arts Commission
Alories
Toneele
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