Troy Husband Questioned in Nesbitt Murder Probe
Troy investigators shift focus to Jacob Nesbitt in the February 19 murder of Mrs Frances Drake Nesbitt. He testified he woke his wife to kiss her goodbye and then wrote a note about the furnace. He said he planned to take an engagement in Dayton but she remained in bed and did not accompany him. Officials seek motive for his actions and question why he did not inform her. Citizens discuss a potential reward as the case advances and a special investigator may be hired.
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Troy
Frances Drake Nesbitt
Jacob Nesbitt
Daton
Dayton
Sficiais
Model Totell of Bata Tug Party
Joyce Hawley, a young model tied to Earl Carroll's New York party scene, is expected to testify before the March federal grand jury investigating the event. Carroll and Hawley may be questioned about the wine bath stunt and sourcing of wine, with potential subsequent lawsuits over promised fees.
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New York
Joyce Hawley
Earl Carrol
Federal Grand Jury
Carroll
Miss Hawley
Morton Abrahams
Miss Wawley
Fireman Dies Fighting Blaze in Washington
Fireman Edward FF Laughton was killed and several others injured when a chimney collapsed during a blaze that destroyed Maurice Magnum's home in Washington. Laughton suffered a fractured skull from the falling structure.
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Washington
Mar
Edward FF. Laughton
Maurice Magnum
Laughton
Council Votes Sum Toward Gas Fight
Council approved paying 1470 dollars as the city share of hiring appraisal expert W H Weiss of Cincinnati to review Logan Gas Company testimony in a rate hearing at Columbus. Weiss will prepare reproduction cost, deterioration adjustments, and exhibits based on evidence before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, including inventories and revenue data, with a 90 day report deadline. Lorain has allocated 2180 dollars toward Weiss's 135000 dollar fee.
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Logan Gas Company
Ita
Columbus
W. H. Weiss
Cincinnati
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Lorain
Weiss
Mayor and police court fines in Aquor law case
Andy Barchak pleaded not guilty in police court to a violation of the Aquor law and was fined 500 dollars and costs by Mayor Harry Hinkson. Police conducted four raids Saturday night, fines totaling 1950 dollars and costs were assessed for three men. Liquor analyzed at 41 percent was reported by City Chemist Curtiss. Joe Washtng fined 5 dollars and costs for intoxication. L. R. Piggot fined 1 dollar and costs for a traffic violation.
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Andy Barchak
Aquor
Harry Hinkson
Barchak
Barchnak
Curtiss
Joe Washtng
L. R. Piggot
Fight in Cleveland Ends in Murder
Thromer Manuel, 33, jailed in Cleveland on murder charges after a melee in a dive over a five dollar bill left Kang West, 35, dead and John Moore, 23, and John Pollard, 36, wounded. Two other Black men faced gambling charges and a woman was charged with maintaining a nuisance. Police described the fight as the volatile outcome of a casual game.
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Cleveland
Thromer Manuel
Manuel
Kang West
John Moore
John Pollard
Worthington Dies in Atlanta Prison Hospital
John W. Worthington, 64, a Chicago businessman once famed for get rich quick schemes, died in the Atlanta penitentiary hospital after a battle with diabetes and heart disease. He had surrendered in Chicago last October after fleeing to Mexico following a two year sentence for misuse of the mails.
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Atlanta
Wolfe
Lasalle Street
John W. Worthington
Chicago
Worthington
Mexico
Council discusses traffic dangers and deputizing police
Councilman George Stark urges action after near wreck on MTiroad and Weat avenue. He calls for deputizing citizens and enforcing city ordinances to curb violations. He cites a Chronicle Telegram story noting many Lorain county deaths from auto accidents and warns of more serious crashes if warnings are ignored.
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Elsha
George Stark
Stark
Mtiroad and
Weat Avenue
East Broad Street
Chronicle-Telegram
Myles FE. Porty
Lorain County
Park Improvement Bond Issue 10 Discussed Tuesday
Council set a special meeting for next Tuesday evening March 9 with the Park Board to discuss a proposed Park Improvement Bond Issue. At Mrs. Ida Wingard’s request the meeting is limited to this topic and no other petitions will be considered.
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Park Board
Ida Wingard
Committee On Parks and Bridges
Fire destroys Hubbard & Company shovel plant in Pittsburgh
A fire at Hubbard & Company shovel plant in Pittsburgh caused over 750000 dollars in damage. The blaze scorched a ten acre area, melted five gas lines, and forced evacuation of twelve families while leaving 250 workers jobless. Fire officials faced multiple alarms as flames raged.
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Pittsburgh
Hubbard & Company
Michael Murphy
Two Men Die as Scaffold Falls in Brooklyn Building
Two workers died when a wooden scaffold support broke on a building site in Brooklyn. The victims were Frank Hedrick of New York, a painter, and Peter Vecchi of Brooklyn, a mason, both at the third floor level.
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New York
tTwo
Brooklyn
Frank Hedrick
Peter Vecchi
Ten Dollars A Week Not Enough For Couple To Live On
In Kingston England March 2 officials ruled ten dollars a week is insufficient for a couple to live on. Miss Mary Allen applied for a marriage license citing parental consent was with held because the prospective groom earned only ten dollars weekly. Magistrates upheld the parental view and refused the license.
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Kingston
Eng
Mary Allen
Governor Donahey to Continue Prohibition Probes This Week
Columbus March 2 Governor Donahey will likely delay public findings on complaints alleging improper conduct by state prohibition officials. Additional complaints reached his desk today and he plans to press the probe through the week. The specifics of the allegations were not disclosed.
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Columbus
Donahey
State Prohibition Department
Donaghey
Council Defers White Way Ordinance Action
City Council delayed action on the White Way Ordinance after Solicitor Don Myers said new assessment figures must be prepared by the clerk. The property owners had agreed to a 50 50 split, but no action occurred as discussions shifted to all night lighting costs and legal assessment limits.
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Councl
White Way
Don Myers
Myers
George Chamberlain
Property Owners Committee
Council
George Stevens
Stevens
Counci
Two Girls Hit by Auto Leave One Dead in Cleveland
Mary Seaman 16 died and Katherine 15 was hospitalized after an auto struck them while crossing a Cleveland street last night. Police say they walked arm in arm and the driver blamed blinded by the glare of another car.
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Cleveland, O
Seaman
Katherine
Rightmire Named President of Ohio State University
Acting President Geo W Rightmire was unanimously chosen president of Ohio State University by the Board of Trustees. He succeeds Dr W O Thompson who retired after 28 years as president. Rightmire is a native Ohioan an Ohio State graduate and has served on the faculty for 24 years. Negotiations with Mexico over land and petroleum policy were to continue following official statements from the White House.
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Columbus
Geo. W. Rightmire
Ohio State University
Rightmire
W. O. Thompson
Mexico
Washington
White House
Atheist Anthony Rimba Convicted Under 1910 Sedition Statute
In Brockton Massachusetts Judge DG Carroll King handles a wartime sedition case. Anthony Rimba self confessed atheist was found guilty of counseling and advising the overthrow of the government. He was fined $100 and acquitted on blasphemy. Page 2 continues.
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Brockton
Mar
Massachusetts
Anthony Rimba
DG. Carroll King
Brockton District Court
Bimba
King
Elyria Council Eyes Depot Cleanup by Yellow Line
Elyria city council demanded action from Yellow Line Street Car Company to clean the Lodl Street depot waiting room and warned it could be closed by the health officer if officials stall further. Mrs. Ida Wingard urged timely cleanup after company officials again failed to meet. The council planned to notify L P Birge of the company of the depot’s poor conditions.
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Elyria
Yellow Line Street Car Company
Lod! St
Ida Wingard
Yellow Line
Mr. Brown
Mr. Coen
Service
James A. Hewitt
Coucil
Wintry Blasts Hit Ohio Cities With Snow and Cold
March snowstorms swept across Northern and central Ohio from Cleveland to Lima. Frigid temperatures fell below freezing as gusty winds drove snow and ice across streets and sidewalks, with headlines from Zanesville and other towns describing howling blizzards and drifting roads.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Zanesville
Muskingum Valley
Lima
Marea
Unon
Coolidge Silent On Prohibition Commission Proposal
President Coolidge declined to state his opinion on General Andrews bid for a fact finding commission to probe the sociological aspects of prohibition. Secretary Mellon expressed opposition while the president's spokesman offered no comment.
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Washington
Coolidge
Lincoln
Andrews
Mellon
Newport Fire Leaves Town Frantic as Guards Aid Rescue
Newport Arkansas was struck by a devastating blaze that destroyed 25 blocks of homes, forcing evacuation of about a thousand residents. National Guardsmen, sent by Governor Terral, distributed tents while rebuilding plans began and lumber scooped in. A Black mother and infant perished, and two men were burned while fighting the fire. others were injured as Jim Paria 50n of 1 . J. Faris was struck by a truck.
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Newport
Ark
Mar
Arkansas National Guardsmen
Terral
Jimmy Paria
J. . Faris
Charles Jamieson
William ‘Russler
Forum to Hear Talon Lagoa Welfare Talk at Methodist Church
Paul Blanchard, New York authority on labor welfare, will address the Open Forum Sunday at 3 in the Methodist church on Around the World In Steerage. He is Field Secretary for the League of Industrial Democracy and an Ohio native with studies at Michigan, Columbia, and Harvard.
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Paul Blanchard
New York
Methodist Church
Mr. Blanchard
League of Industrial Democracy
Michigan
Columbia
Harvard
Boston
Jersey City
League To Enforce
Two Buildings Destroyed by Flames in Dayton Ohio
Fire of unknown origin destroyed two buildings on Covington pike at Springboro Fond intersection in Dayton Ohio early today. A furniture store and grocery were housed in one building and a Dayton real estate man occupied the other. Loss estimated at 22000 dollars. Fire began in the rear of a frame building owned by E E Duncan and spread to the adjacent building owned by C C Cumbenhauer. Furnishings of an apartment were destroyed but occupants escaped.
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Dayton, O. Mar
Covington Pike
Springboro Fond
Dayton
E. E. Duncan
C. C. Cumbenhauer
Coroner Probes Fatal City Bridge Accident
Coroner Miles E. B. Perry investigates the case of Mrs. Albert Pauly of Cleveland who died after being knocked from East Bridge Street bridge by a car driven by Mrs. Roland Walton. Walton remains ill at home as investigations await her statement. another victim Mrs. Walter Pauly is hospitalized with severe bruises but no broken bones.
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Miles EB. Perry
Albert Pauly
Cleveland Vatreet
East Bridge Street
Roland Walton
Walton
Seek to avoid league crisis
London report says Sir Austen Chamberlain will propose postponing action on enlarging the League of Nations council at Geneva next week. He plans a commission to study membership claims to report in September and will urge German, Polish, Spanish and Brazilian delegates to show restraint while seeking a general understanding.
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London
Council of the
League of Nations
Geneva
Austen Chamberlain
Austen
League
Austen Wll
Appllicanta
Ater
Farmers Carry Demand to President Coolidge Tomorrow
Farmers demand for an export corporation to aid in disposing of crop surpluses will be carried to President Coolidge tomorrow by representatives of the committee of 22 formed at the Des Moines agricultural conference.
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Washington
Coolidge
Des Moines
City tests $2 bill plea for parking violations
Cleveland motorists greeted a new city measure as downtown parking fines could be settled on the spot. An emergency ordinance passed by the city council allows violators to plead guilty and pay two dollars to the officer.
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Cleveland, O
Dawes May Decide Italian Debt Settlement Ratification
Vice President Charles G. Dawes could break a possible Senate tie on approving the Italian debt settlement. Early polls show a razor edge with a few votes potentially deciding ratification if all members vote. Administration leaders have urged Dawes to be ready once the agreement reaches the floor.
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DAWES
Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Senate
Gen. Dawes
Charles B. Warren
Detroit
Dawes Doon
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Mass
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Hoffman
Better Government’ Association of Chicago
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Ohiotate University
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Blaze
Talon Lagoa
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