Primary Defense League Aims to Fight Ohio Primary Amendment
In Columbus Ohio September 30 voters were urged to repudiate a proposed constitutional amendment altering Ohio’s primary law. John F Burke leader of the Primary Defense League predicted a landslide against the measure at the November ballot and said they would start a new campaign. Legal moves to stop the referendum were under consideration after a failed bid for a writ of prohibition.
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Supreme Court
Columbus
Ohio
J. F. Burke
Primary Defense League
Burke
Secretary of the State
Board of Elections
John F. Burke
Elyria
New Britain Fire Holds As Vessel Advances Toward Savannah
The freighter New Britain, with 39 crew aboard, fought a fierce fire in its hold but gained control and continued toward Savannah under its own steam. A radio message from the burning ship said no one was seriously hurt and its position at 7 am was about 230 miles from Savannah with the fire still burning but under control.
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Savannah
New Britain
Yeggs Escape With Payroll and One Dead in Baltimore
Four bandits in a car bearing Ship License 966-210 robbed Sonneborn and Company workers of a 477,900 payroll in Baltimore and fled. the car was later found abandoned and one bandit lay dead in the back seat, killed by companions. Ohio records show 966-210 owned by Preston T Large of Cleveland, whose plates were reportedly stolen in Philadelphia during a fight.
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Baltimore
Oct. L
Sonneborn and Company
Columbus
Preston T. Large
Parke Lane Villa
Cleveand
State Highway Department
Cleveland
Preshan ‘T. Large
Ohio Auto
International News Service Today
Philadelphia
Large
Board of Trade dinner aids Elyria membership drive
The Board of Trade held a well attended dinner at the Newell hotel last night as a preliminary for the Elyria membership drive on October 5 6 7. BK W Hodges stressed business unity and community prosperity linked to Ohio Public Service Co while Rev Russell A Bready urged all local businesspeople to join and help Elyria become the finest city in the state through central organization and shared effort. The report notes continued coverage on page 11.
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Board of Trade
Newell Hotel
BK. W. Hodges
Henry J. Roherty Inc
Russell A. Bready
Port Huror
wMidt
Elyria
Walter Ward Seen in New York City Mystery Deepens
Walter Ward the son of a wealthy baker, missing for months, has resurfaced in New York and is said to be in hiding in Marlem. Police report him seen in a Broadway restaurant at three yesterday morning and a New York Evening Journal reporter spotted him in a car with another man, amid earlier sightings on Pac Crist with shell glasses and dyed hair.
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New York
Walter Ward
New York City
Marlem
Pac Crist
Joseph Windham
Ward
Broadway
New York Evening Journal
Steamer Cordill Sinks After Hitting Pipeline
The packet Senator Cordill on the Tiltsburg Pa to Charleston W Va run struck a pipeline and sank in about twenty feet of water in the Kinnaw river near Gallipolis Ohio. The crew and six passengers escaped in small boats and reached shore safely. the steamer valued at $75,000 is owned by the Shippers Packer Company of Pittsburgh. Cincinnati divers planned to attempt raising the vessel.
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Gallipolis
Senator Cordill
Tiltsburgh Pa
Charleston
W. Va
Kinnaw River
M. O. Irwin
Shippers Packer Company of
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Bartel ministry resigns amid budget clash in Warsaw
Severe friction grips Warsaw as Bartel government quits after failing to win confidence on budget proposals. Tension escalates with police raids on former Finance Minister Vichowski and an A8 bomb incident in his bedroom, signaling deep rift between officials and allies of President Pilsudski.
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Bartel
Warsaw
Pilsnrtski
Vichowski
Vorain County Woman's Christian Temperance Union Convention
Oberlin hosts the forty fourth annual Vorain County WCTU convention with strong turnout and a net gain of members over last year. County executives selected new county superintendents and approved funding for the Primary Defense League as part of ongoing county business.
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PLO
Primary Defense League
Oberlin convention speech on suffrage and primaries
Albert Cox editor of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers cautions the Ta Rain County Woman's Christian Temperance Union that political bosses resisted women in politics. He notes that suffrage and the direct primary have been powerful tools, while some oppose the primary and propose constitutional amendments to restore conventions. Continued on Page.
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Oberlin
Albert
Coxle
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Journal
Tarain County Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Suftra
Hearlemrest
Elyria Woman Speaks At Meeting In Oberlin
Mrs Edwin Kirby of Wirria told the Lorain County Christian Citizenship department at the annual convention in Oberlin yesterday that the program is embryonic but preparatory work can begin soon. She urged members to decide whether to vote by primary or convention and to engage in politics to ensure Christian influence.
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Obberlin
Rdta
Christian Citizenship Department
Lorain County
Edwin Kirby
Wirria
Oberlin
X. Kirby
Kirby
Lorain County Wool TV Leader Addresses Wy oc Convention
Mrs. Nellie M. Will, president of Lorain County Wool TV, spoke at the Wy c. T. convention in Chaclin, noting rising tempers this year as she delivered the president's address. Continued on Page 2.
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Oberlin
Nellie M. Will
Lorain County
Lorain County Woman's Temperance Union gathers at Oberlin
At Oberlin and nearby yesterday and Wednesday a principal speaker from the Lorain County Woman's Temperance Union declared that a house does not make a home. Continued on page 2.
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Oberlin
Get
Te—Mra
Teton W
Greene
Cleveland
Councilwe- Ina
Lorain County
Woman'’s
Urges Women to Defeat Mills for Lieutenant Governor
Mrs. Helen Green of Cleveland told Lorain County Woman’s Club members at Oberlin that she carried a Cleveland message urging a vote for Senator Frank Willis, arguing his election would aid city forces. She criticized James Mills, alleging he paid $800 in liquor-law fines and is a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor.
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Oberlin
Helen Green
Cleveland
Lorain County
Obertin
Frank Willis
James Mills
Cewtenant
Reputlican
Old TNUE bill returned by Grand Jury
The Grand Jury presented to Judge A. R. Webber this morning thirty five true bills in four days. Four are secret. They commended the jail condition as excellent after inspecting the county jail. Foreman BH Sperry reported117 witnesses examined in sixty six cases with eleven ignored. An arraignment of those indicted is set for next Monday morning and the first trial date is October 11. The Grand Juries will meet again November 29.
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A. R. Webber
EL Sperry
Witneses
Sheriff hunts man linked to Zandorski case
Det 1 Sheriff MH Hannum and deputies search for a man who allegedly threatened the life of Anthony Zandorski as they probe the disappearance of his three year old daughter Isabel nine days earlier. The pursuit spans Youngstown Monessen and other cities. A baymare in the Zandorski barn is searched for clues. Trevenge is cited as motive by the sheriff.
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Orwell, O
D. Hannum
Anthony Zandorski
Zandorski
Isabel
Sandorski
Acconnl
Iran
Youngstown
Monessen
Sherte
Trevenge
Tsahel
Bnigances Edged Rates for Small Power Users
The Ohio Public Service Co announces new lower rates for small power users on secondary lines. The rate cut aims to reduce charges for residential and commercial lighting, with company officials citing a substantial revenue shift toward lower costs for customers. The new pricing details were sent to affected customers amid efforts to demonstrate savings.
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Ohio Public Service Co
J. BR. Johnson
Yale
Dolinsot
Iita
British Miners Return to Work Amid Strike Collapse
London reports show international miners federation in Ostend rejected a proposal for a coal strike. Leaders say the strike is collapsing as thousands return to work with about 200000 miners already back and more joining daily.
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London
Ostend
Ion
Pita
Nore
Choctaw Indian Is Town's Mayor In McAlester Oklahoma
McAlester Oklahoma elects Choctaw Indian as mayor. He is son of J J MrAlester the first lieutenant governor, after whom the city was named.
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MeAleeter
McAleater
Oklahoma
J. J. MrAlester
McAlester
Three Arrests in Lorain Postponed Trials
Three men arrested in Lorain during raids by state and county officers had trial postponed by Justice S. 4 ] George until Oct. 2. Metinines and the Karas kas are charged with rolling in intoxicating Hawors. Trega is charged with resisting an officer.
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Lorain
Justice S
George
J. A. Metinines
Trega
Bullet riddled body of deputy sheriff found in Williamson
Mystery surrounds the slaying of Deputy Sheriff Reilly Hall of Mingo County Williamson West Virginia October 1 Police officials believe Hall was murdered by enemies from his aggressive enforcement of the laws His body was riddled with bullets as he stepped from his car Hall owned extensive farms in Pigeon Creek area and may have made enemies through enforcement actions.
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Williamson
W.va
Reilly Hall
Mingo County
Hall
Pigeon Creek
Cobham completes England Australia return flight
Te-Alan Cobham lands on the Thames opposite Parliament at 2:15 pm to cap a 28,000 mile England to Australia and back journey. A large crowd cheers as Cobham is welcomed on the Commons Terrace by cabinet officials and peers. Actual flying time was 60 hours.
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Bulletin
London
Alan Cobham
Thames
House of Parliament
Responsibilities of Citizenship Highlighted by Secretary of State
Thad Brown addressed the Kiwanis Club at the YMCA on citizen duties. He warned that voter apathy endangers American ideals, citing historical turnout declines from 1896 to 1920 and noting gains in 1924 as a vigorous effort boosted participation and Senate elections, with statewide turnout under 80 percent for senatorial races.
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Thad Brown
Secretary of States
Kiwanis Club
Mr. Brown
McKinley
Taft
Ohio
Harding
United States Senate
Two Children Die In Blaze In Battle Creek
A fire in Battle Creek Michigan kills two children and injures the mother and another child. Mrs Henry Cook jumped from a second story window with her baby Milhan Joyce in her arms to escape the flames. Paul eight and Henry Jr were trapped by the blaze.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Oat
Henry Cook
Mil- Han Joyce
Ihr Wabby
Paul
Henry
Col Williams Marine officer drowns after crash into bay
Col Alexander Williams a Marine Corps officer tied to a booze scandal earlier, was drowned when his car plunged from a San Francisco pier into the bay. A night watchman and witnesses described a fast, uncontrollable descent into the water. His body was recovered hours later, and his wife identified the remains at the city morgue. Williams, 48, born in New York, had recently commanded Marine recruiting duty in San Diego.
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Col. Williams
Marine Corps
San Francisco
Alexander Williams
Eimburedadera
Bay
Thor
Joe MackFarland
Will Hams
Tie
Colonel Williams
San Diego
Smadlow
Rudler
Win
Coland Wildans
Butter
Colonet Wiltiras
Sundran Eigen
Colonet Williams
Caty Morgue
Poles
Hay
Indictments Charge Conspiracy to Violate Prohibition
Wholesale indictments named gangsters bootleggers and officials in Chicago and Cicero charging conspiracy to violate prohibition laws including possession transportation and sale of liquor. Notable figures cited include Scarface Capone William O'Donnell Myles O'Donnell Joseph Klenka Cicero town board president Chief of Police Theodore Svoboda and 73 others.
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Chicago
Cicero
Subudh
Scarface
Willian
Litondike
O'Donnell
Myles
Joseph Klenka
Cicero Town Board
Theodore Svob
Senator Goff On Stand For Daugherty Trial
Senator Guy B. Goff testified in the Daugherty case, denying involvement in approving the $7,000,000 Richard Merton claim and stating he never spoke with Daugherty or Jesse Smith. He said his approval came from independent legal judgments based on the facts presented, and he claimed to never have known John T. King.
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New York
Harry M. Daugherty
Puftneer S
Richard Merton
Guy B. Goff
West Virginia
Daugherty
Thomas W. Miler
Goff
Jesse Smith
Doin T. King
American Metals Company
Dagherty
Mae
Gort
King
John T. King
United States
Emory TR. Wutrkner
Youth Quickly Found Guilty of Murder
Opt J Richard Myans, 19, in Cane County faces execution after one of the swiftest murder trials. Evans, a paroled convict, fatally shot Edward Finnegan who had earlier arrested him for a minor v vio lation. The jury, urged by defense for mercy due to extreme youth, returned a verdict of guilty in under ten minutes. The judge set October 22 for execution.
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Richard Myans
Cane County
Yvans
Convret
Valice Offeer
Edward Finnegan
Hime
Chicago
Weenie
Evans
Harry B. Miller
Record August rainfall tops Ohio monthly totals
Wooster Ohio October 1 192? Septembers rainfall in Ohio broke all monthly records for the last 45 years except 1914, the flood year. The Ohio Experiment Station reports September rain at 8.51 inches versus 11.84 in 1918 and notes the year’s total still trails the 21.87 inch average with only 29? inches having fallen so far.
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Wooster
Ohio
Ohio Experiment Station
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