Blassie's Palace Bombed and Robbers Flee Ambush
A violent daytime assault on Blassie’s Palace left a robber dead and others wounded as a band of gunmen tied up the scene. Police, state authorities, and federal agents hunted two or more suspects linked to the Blue Front gang, with a tense chase across Martins Ferry to Franklin and New Concord. Names include James Gault and Arthur Lewis alias Brown, with reports tying the group to a wider network and possible bank heists. Headlines stressed a dramatic escape, hostages, and ongoing pursuit across Ohio towns.
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Mar
Martins Ferry
Franklin, O
Dayton
Cincinnati
Blue Front
Raive Mit Stotts
Emmeted
Blue
Linden Avenue
James
Arthur Lewis
Alias Brown
Thomas Naylor
New- Lewis
Naylor
At . Franklin
Lee
New Concord
Wsala
New York
Fred Cox
National
Indy
N Gault
York
GQ. Robinson
Tny
London
Gault
Ohio
Zanesville Yeater
Innon
Martins
Franklin
Franklin National Bank of
Frank
Springfield
Onloren County
M. Wief Franklin
Department of Justice
Thomas J. Robinson
Alice Speed Stoll
Wie
Franklin Village
Wile
Graham
Thomas Lee W
Concord
Wighway
Mtral
Bridgeport
Ohio River
Wheeling
Virgil Groves
Ank
Align
Promoter Visit Shelved as Negotiations Move to Paris
Washington Dispatch reports a promoter and broker connected to a European venture left for Paris and London with Ben Smith. In coal news, 100,000 hard coal miners push for a six hour day and higher wages. Pennsylvania miners at a fourth district meeting backed the scales committee report calling for April 1 contract terms. A vote on the report was expected today as copies reached delegates, with strong support anticipated.
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Paris
London
Ben Smith
Wall Street
Washington
UPA
Pennsylvaniia
Cone
John L. Lewis
Walted
Americ
Rone
Italian Air Raid Drops Hazardous Devices on Dessye
Ethiopian capital Dessye endures a raid by Italian planes dropping over 1,600 hazardous devices injuring and killing civilians. Emperor Halie Selassie and the American Seventh Day Adventist hospital suffer hits. many civilians and staff evacuated as fear spreads.
Dr. H R Geyer Dies At Home Prominent Zanesville Physician
Dr. Harry Reasoner Geyer prominent physician specializing in eye ear nose and throat diseases died at 7 oclock Friday morning after brief illness at his home 608 Laurel Avenue He was born in Norwich moved to Zanesville studied at Wooster College and Ohio Medical College He opened offices in 1912 in the Citizens Bank building and served in the medical corps at Camp Sheridan during World War I He helped organize Boy Scouting in Zanesville held leadership roles in church and fraternal organizations Surviving are widow Margaret daughter Katherine brother William and a niece Funeral services will be at 10 Monday at St James Episcopal Church with burial in Greenwood.
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Harry Reasoner Geyer
Laure
Yelvie Naif Hexia
Bork Columbia Center
Cleveland
Joseph Wez
Margaret” Culbertson
Geyer
Norwich
Zanesville
Ad Muskingum Academy
Wooster College
Beta Theta: Pi
Starting Medical. College
Columbus
Ohio Medical
Cincinnati
Thad A.reamy
Innatl
Piladelphia
Jefferson’ Medical
Carlage
Elks
Knights of Pythias
Royal Arch - Masons
Cyrene
Knights Templar
Mystle Shrine
Archis
Margaret
Miss Katherine
Manhatt
Wiliam
St. Jamies’ Episcopal Church
Duncan Weeks
Greyadoond
Laurel
Oil as Weapon May Prompt Tighter U S Neutrality Rules
Washington December 6 officials signaled plans to use oil as a leverage to illustrate flaws in current American neutrality laws. A new probe of a letter hints at possible actions, including kidnapping as a potential catalyst for stricter policy.
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U.S
Washington
Neal Bowman to Die Jan 10 in Kentucky Electric Chair
Neal Bowman and accomplices pursued a life of crime across Ohio and Kentucky after robberies and kidnappings. Bowman was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. the Ohio and Kentucky authorities collaborated in catching him and purging the outlaw reign.
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Chester
Bowman
X . Bowman
Howard
Ohio River
Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Hamilton County
State Highway Patrol
Win
Neal Tet
Peni- Lima
Cotate Hospital
Neal
Agai
Kentucky
Camel Pranklin
Stanley Mercer
Franklin
Herrington -Lake
Beaten and Robbed in Own Garage
Beaten over the head by a man posing as an old acquaintance of the victim, A W Freeman 37 of 797 Tinden. Freeman was robbed of 82 in cash and his hunting license at about 10 45 pm Thursday while returning home with the stranger. He remains bedridden with a severe scalp injury. James A Gain assisted him to a physician. Detectives Ray Warner and Ivan Penn investigate. Freeman works at Kearns Gorsuch Bottle Co Plant No 2.
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A.w.freeman
Tinden
Freeman
Main ‘Street
Linden Avenue
James A. Gain
Freenman
Lcense
Ray Warner
Ivan Penn
Kearns Gorsuch Bottle Comrans
Withheld Comment On Bombing Of Hospital In Ethiopia
The state department withheld comment on the Italian bombing of the Amerikan hospital at Dessye Ethiopia awaiting full official advices from the legation at Addis Ababa. Spokesmen said action, if any, would depend on complete diplomatic reports and on whether American property in Addis Ababa had been marked as pledged. The damage was reported after nine Italian planes attacked the Seventh Day Adventist hospital in Dessye, though details remain uncertain.
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Washington
State Department
Amerikan
Dessye
Ethiopia
Italy
America
Addis Ababa
Desage
Attacks Program Denounces Farm Plan In Supreme Court Filing
Washington December 6 The New Denis farm program was denounced by John W. Davis today before the Supreme Court as a threat to taxpaying rights. Davis argued the plan infringes on constitutional limits and jeopardizes taxpayer protections.
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Washington
John W. Davis
Governor to Reappoint Ralph Emmons to Post
Columbus Ohio December 6 Ralph W Emmons Republican of Fast Rochester was to be reappointed today by Governor Davey as a member of the state civil service commission Emmons chairman of the commission formerly served two terms in the Ohio House from Columbiana County He was appointed by Vic Donahey and reappointed by Myers Y Cooper and George White His present term expired August 30 last night Governor Davey disclosed plans to keep Emmons on the panel
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Columbus
Ralph W. Emmons
Fast
Rochester
Davey
State Civil Service Commission
Emmons
House of Representatives
Columbiana County
Civil Service Commission
Vic Donahey
Myers Y. Cooper
George White
Auto crash kills special officer and prisoner near Alexandria
A special police officer Touls Shaw and prisoner William R. Harrison burned to death when their car, struck by a freight truck after a stop near Four Mile Run north of Alexandria, caught fire. Vernon Wilt Arlington traffic officer aided in arrest efforts earlier. James and Lawn were noted among others in the crash scene.
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Washington
Dec. GA
Alexandria
Touls Shaw
William R. Harrison
Shaw
Vernon Te. Wilt
Arlington County
Harrison
Four Mile Run
Lyon
John B. Nicholson
Wit
James
Kill Suspect After Jewelry Store Robbery Near Columbus
Police say a jewelry store robbery alarm led Patrolman Lee Hoffman to shoot and kill a thief, identified as Charles Bowman, 25, who allegedly ignored halt commands. Watches and rings were recovered from Reger & Co across from Olic's Capitol as detectives investigate possible links to similar thefts.
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Columbus
Lee Hoffman
Charles Bowman
Hoffman
Bowman
Willam Hixon
Reger & Co
Olic
Hixon
Cruiacr
Font
Leo
Nim
Boy Sets Own Bed On Fire After Nap Refusal
In Rochester on December 1 to 9, Mrs Arthur Kessel sent her 3 year old son upstairs for a nap. He returned and claimed the bed was on fire. Firemen extinguished the blaze, and Mrs Kessel spanked him for setting his own bed on fire.
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Rochester
Arthur Kessel
Kessel
Miguel Mariano Gomez Seen as Likely Cuban Presidential Hope
Favored in Cuba, Dr Miguel Mariano Gomez stands as best chance for victory in the race for the Cuban presidency. He leads a coalition of Republican and Nationalista parties plus a Liberal faction, is son of former President Gomez and former Havana mayor. Election date, once set for Dec 15, has been postponed and will be announced soon.
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Tace
Miguel Mariano Gomez
Republican
Nationalista
Gomez
Havana
Four Dead In Gas Blast At Mine
Four miners died in a gas explosion at Warner Collieries mine near Wolf Run. Rescue teams recovered the bodies after eight hours of searching as 31 workers escaped through side passages. Investigators traced the blast to a pocket of gas ignited by a spark. the mine will be closed at least a week.
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Wolf Run
Teactia- Squad
Warner’ Collieries’ Co
Ilprits
sJoseph
Boone Ard
Brottier
Saalah Jbotn
Amsterdam
James
Robert
Berghiolz
Russell
Morrow
Yrereh
Robert Featheringham
James Berry
Ohio Division’ of Mines
Thomas Reese
Salem
E. L. Thrower
Cleveland
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Pittsburgh
Bureau of ‘Mines
Escapee Slain as Companion Captured Near Weathers Okla
McAlester Oklahoma December 6. Dan Heady one of five federal prisoners who broke from Muskogee jail was slain and Dewey Gillmore captured at a farmhouse near Weathers Oklahoma. Only five shots fired. Heady led the jail break and was a member of the Walter Irish O Malley gang of bank robbers and kidnappers. John Blackburn Conoyer Wisconsin was killed and Chief of Detectives Ben Bolton fatally wounded. Two fugitives remain at large Leonard Short Galena Illinois and Dan Garrett awaiting Mann act sentence. Russell Cooper among Okemah bank robbery conviction.
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Okla
Dan Heady
Muskogee
Dewey Gillmore
Weathers
Heady
Glinmore
Southwest
Charles
Pretty Boy
O'Malley
Dan Garrett
Russell Cooper
Okeman
Okla Na
Claylom
Relief blamed on lawmakers for needed aid and tax measures
Officials in 17 counties report relief delays amid stopgap plans as the legislature debates a personal income tax, a license tax, and budget relief. Confidence grows that a permanent solution will come next week as counties receive $750,000 in funds and lawmakers seek to relieve farmers facing bankruptcy. The Senate previously defeated similar income tax bills, and a referendum on a state lottery gained committee approval for a May primary vote.
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John Q Carey
Liicense
Senate
Iit
Davey
Tarier
J. Freer
Bittinger
Local Woman Robbed of Jewelry in Major Columbus Break-In
Mrs Louis Ayers Hyde a former Zynesville resident returned to her Columbus apartment Thursday to find burglars had looted jewelry and silverware valued at 82000. Police called it the year's largest residence theft. Hyde said loot included Jade earrings worth 500 purchased in northern Japan. insurance covers part but much cannot be replaced.
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Columbus
Louis Ayers Hyde
Zynesville
Elm. Ayers
Adair Avenue
O Road Street
Swivel Chair Police Await Violators At Station
At Anrawn station house Capital police sit in swivel chairs rocking as law violators appear voluntarily. Joseph Nelson, 22, strolled in and said, lock me up boys, I'm drunk. They complied.
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Washington
U.E
Capital
Anwarn
Joseph Nelson
Txing
Bremen Liner Bremen Safely Arrives Under Guard In New York
Coast Guard cutters convoyed the North German Lloyd liner Bremen to dock safely after an anonymous threat of bombing. Police and detectives guarded the ship during quarantine as the vessel carried gold for New York banks and 624 passengers including the archbishop of York. An alleged Communist plot and anti Nazi rioters were reported near the ship while it was quarantined and later cleared for arrival at its pier.
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Coast Guard
New York
Bremen
New York ‘City
York
New York ‘Times
Ale Tay
herBwaska
Child Born In Tent Near Paint Creek Dies
A child born to Mr and Mrs John Baldwin in a tent along Paint Creek during near zero weather died last night and was buried after brief funeral services in the tent The Baldwins came from Toledo about three months ago and have lived in the tent since. Clouds expected with possible rain and warmer temperatures tonight then Saturday.
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Greenfield
John
Baldwin
Paint Creek
Toledo
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