Supreme Court Upholds Bus Permit Denial in Ohio
The Ohio Supreme Court sustains the state utilities commission power to withhold operation permits for motor bus lines on routes already served by rail or trolley. In the case of J. B. McClain and others versus the utilities commission, the Freeman Collister act granting certificates of operation was upheld and the bus firm’s challenge rejected.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
State Supreme Court
J. B. McClain
Portsmouth
Utilities Commission
Supreme Court
Milk Dealers Association Cuts Quart Price to 13 Cents
Youngstown April 1 the Youngstown milk dealers association announced a one cent per quart reduction bringing the price of milk to 13 cents per quart.
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Youngstown
Youngstown Milk Dealers Association
Open Grate Fire Claims Dayton Girl
A four year old girl named Jean Elizabeth Sonnansteine died in Dayton today after her clothing caught fire from an open grate. She suffered severe burns in the incident.
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Dayton, O
Jean Elizabeth Sonnansteine
Estate commerce commission modifies order on Ohio routes
The estate commerce commission altered its prior order affecting Ohio cities in the Pacific Standard Time zone to place the Zanesville branch of the Asylvania railroad west of Laner to Morrow Ohio.
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Shington
Estate Commerce Commission
Ohio
Zanesville
Asylvania Railroad
Laner
Morrow
Gunmen Raid Cicero Election Amid Turmoil
Eighteen gunmen in four cars raided polling places in Cicero during the village election, shot two election workers, and scattered voters. Chicago police reserve squads, deputy sheriffs, and highway patrolmen rushed to Cicero to restore order.
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Chicago
Cicero
Juvenile case from Glen Ebon ends with punishments
Julia Nixon aged 15 of Glen Ebon was sent to the Girls Industrial School at Dela Ware while Rollie Windle aged 17 was fined 50 dollars and costs and jailed until paid after arraignment before Juvenile Judge S. M. Johnson. Windle charged with contributing to Nixon's delinquency. case stems from alleged misconduct at the Windle grocery in Glen Ebon. Three other youths were bound over to the grand jury under 500 dollar bonds on statutory charges.
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Julia Nixon
Glen Ebon
Dela Ware
Rollie Windle
England ends secret treaties in diplomacy
In London on April 1 Foreign Secretary Arthur Ponsonby announced that England will end secret treaties. The government will present every treaty to Parliament for 21 days before ratification, a move intended to make secret pacts impossible.
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London
Arthur Ponsonby
England
Commons
Oil Investigators Pursue Graft Claims From 1920 Convention
Senate oil investigators shift tactic in open session to flesh out alleged oil deals tied to the 1920 Republican convention. Lr. H. Wilson of Oklahoma City testified as a key figure, while Harry F. Sinclair faces contempt counts and possible direct Supreme Court transfer for swift handling.
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Senate
Washington
Lr. H. Wilson
Oklahoma City
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Justice Hitz
Sinclair
Supreme Court
Indian Lands Deal Hurls At Daugherty Over Lands Loss
H M Peck former Oklahoma U S district attorney accuses former Attorney General Harry M Daugherty of negligence for not recovering 500000 dollars worth of Osage and Ponca Indian lands taken by fraud. He says Miller brothers and the 101 ranch owners profited after court pleas and that oil was later struck on the lands.
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Washington
Daugherty
H. M. Peck
United States
Oklahoma
Harry M. Daugherty
Peck
Miller Brothers
Inheritance Tax Paid On McKim Estate
The $45 000 estate of A J Mc Kim, who died January 26 1923 at Hockingport, paid $2532.59 inheritance tax to Auditor Fred Cornwell on Tuesday morning. Interest of $31.26 due to late payment brings total to $2563.95. The estate was rented to Olive F McKim, who moved to West Virginia. Tax and interest are split equally between the state and Troy township.
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A. J. McKim
Hockingport
Fred Cornwell
McKim
Olive F. McKim
West Virginia
Troy Township
Love Wins As Heiress Weds Army Veteran Riding Master
Elizabeth Keller Cleveland society girl marries William Dunne former U S Army officer after her father waives existing property rights following his objection to the groom. The couple began sharing long rides together after she moved their horse care and boarding to the stables.
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Elizabeth Keller
Cleveland
William Dunne
U. S. Army
Miss Kellar
Race Horses Burned in Fire at Driving Park
Nine horses valued at 4090 dollars perished in a fire at Southern Park racing track in Youngstown Ohio. A two story barn and two ten stall sheds were destroyed but a change in the wind saved many horses.
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Driving Park
Youngstown
Southern Park Racing Track
April Fooling Hits West Virginia Wesleyan College
A cruel prank at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buchannon involved stealing the ballot box used to vote for the college’s most beautiful girl. The incident disrupted student activities on April 1.
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Buchannon
W. VA
West Virginia Wesleyan College
The Moon Always Shows Its Same Face
A concise note explains that the Moon always presents the same hemisphere to Earth due to tidal locking, keeping one side permanently visible while the far side remains hidden from view. The phenomenon shapes our understanding of lunar observations and eclipses.
President forces Daugherty from attorney general post
Arthur Brisbane notes a presidential demand leading to the resignation or removal of the attorney general amid graft and cabinet scrutiny. He predicts further attacks on cabinet members and mentions Vanderlip’s billion dollar life insurance to pursue graft investigations. The piece hints at ongoing political turmoil.
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Daugherty
Vanderlip
America
Thankful springtime flood relief in Pomeroy Ohio
The April report from Pomeroy Ohio notes no major flood, just a minor freshet along the Ohio shores. The high river stage has disrupted river traffic and caused minor inconveniences to upper Main Street stores and basements, but no lasting damage is expected.
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Pomeroy, CO
Ohio Shores
Main Street
Athens council to pave West Union and Grandview Highland streets
An adjourned Athens city council meeting awarded West Union street paving to Fred Bechler at about 35 000 dollars and three Grandview Highland streets to Federal Asphalt Paving at 45 254 dollars. Hudkins and Eddy bid 215 less but was ruled irregular. Additional actions include sidewalk grade on Elliott street extension and plans to extend electric lines to Grandview Highland.
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Athens
West Union Street
Fred Bechler
Court Street
Grandview Highland Addition
Hudkins & Eddy
Lowry
Elliott Street
Grandview
Romine
Oe Federati
West State
Nelsonville Faces Struggles With Sinking Fund and Taxes
City auditors report the semi annual tax settlement totals 22594.84 with 17594.84 warrant from county treasurer and 5000 advance. Sinking fund devours 11250.10 for bond retirement while street lighting adds 7545.58. General fund 473.55, service 1634.02, safety 1326.26, health 365.33. Officials note health costs and salaries funded from general fund as authorities forecast the city’s finances improve with prudent management.
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Nelsonville
Mar
Barker
Ragged Rocks
State House Yard Accident Affects Mary Herritt
Miss Mary Herritt a school teacher remained unimproved after a limb blown from a tree in the state house yard fractured her back on Saturday. Local officials reported the condition as unchanged and continued medical evaluation was pending.
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Columbus
Mary Herritt
State House
Pastor J W Blair Of Logan Ill At Home
Rev J W Blair pastor of the Methodist church in Logan Ohio is confined to bed and very ill with complications. He was taken ill after preaching Sunday and had visited the home of Clem Vancuren who is seriously ill.
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Logan
J. W. Blair
Methodist Church
Tev Blair
Clem Vancuren
Vanderlip Defends Remarks in $300,000 Slander Suit
Frank A. Vanderlip New York financier filed an answer to the $300000 slander suit by Louis H Brush and Roy D Moore owners of the Marion Star. The answer says Vanderlip statements about the paper transfer from President Harding to its present owners were fair comment on matters of public interest.
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New York
Frank A. Vanderlip
Louis H. Brush
Roy D. Moore
Marion
Star
Harding
Vanderlip
Weather Bureau Records Curious Snowfall In April
Snow fell in Columbus Ohio today marking the fourth April first snowfall noted by the weather bureau records in the period. A snowfall of nearly an inch was recorded, and Moscow direct air service to the United States will open April 15 with the Moscow Koenigsberg line.
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Columbus
Alta Anrardine
Laceal United
Weather Bureau
Moscow
Moscow-Koenigsberg
Pittsburg Interests Plan Large Chemical Plant at Rutland
From Rutland comes word that work on a new chemical plant by Pittsburg interests is about to begin in the village. The project, larger than expected, is shrouded in secrecy as a major corporation seeks an early lead. The Brocalsa Chemical Co led by Mr. Holmes plans salt water based products, aided by government experiments to combat a cotton pest. Holmes has mobilized significant capital and previously helped develop Nenase Settlement oil and gas and the Eastern Meigs coal field.
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Pomeroy
Rutland
Pittsburg
Brocaisa Chemical Co
Holmes
Syracuse
Pomeroy Bend
Brocalsa Co
Nenase Settlement
Meigs County
Brocalsa
Gunmen Sought In Davis Slaying Case Shift In Theory
Columbus police say they will abandon the bootlegger feud theory in the Morris Davis murder. New information from arrest of William A. Blancett shifts focus to a new track as they search Monroe Michigan for two gunmen known as Manuel the Wop and Dutch who stayed in town the night of the killing.
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Columbus
Morris Davis
William A. Blancett
Davis
Monroe
Mich
Manuel the Wop
Fewer Unemployed in England as Registrations Fall
Ministry of Labour returns show 1,120,000 persons registered unemployed in England, 180,112 fewer than at the end of 1923.
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London
Ministry of Labor
England
Weather man fools Athens with April snow joke in 1924
A 1924 Athens weather forecast joke reports three inches of April snow on local streets underscoring a day famous for pranks. The piece imagines wallets, hats, and gift cigars as prank props and jokes about police and lunatic asylum calls.
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Court House
Atlantic Ocean
Athens
Taxing Power Down as Albaugh Bill Defeat Stifles Penalty
Ohio Attorney General Crabbe says the Albaugh measure failure wipes out Robison penalties for omitting personal property from tax lists. County auditors lose power to collect penalties. the Robison plan would have shifted penalties to the county boards of assessors, now rendered ineffectual.
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Columbu
Crabbe
State Tax Commission
Robison
County Board of Assessors
Ford to sell cars and tractors in Germany
Berlin April 1 Henry Ford reached an exclusive sale agreement with Berlin Burger iron works for Ford cars and tractors in Germany. Cars will be assembled at a plant near Magdeburg with Detroit scale efficiency. all parts will be U S made except the chassis.
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Berlin
Henry Ford
Berlin-Burger Iron Works
Ford Motor
Germany
Magdeburg
Ford
Detroit
United States
Four armed bandits rob Detroit bank branch
Four men held up employees of the Commonwealth Federal Savings Bank in Detroit on March 31. They grabbed cash estimated between 12000 and 16000 dollars and fled in a car driven by a fifth bandit.
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Detroit
Mich
Commonwealth Federal Savings Bank
Leaders Get Acquittals and Guilty verdicts in Munich Putsch
Erich Ludendorff was acquitted of high treason linked to the Munich uprising. Adolf Hitler, founder of the Bavarian Fascisti, was found guilty and sentenced to five years in fortress imprisonment plus a 200000 gold mark fine. Three codefendants received similar terms. others were convicted as accessories. The revolt was staged last November in a Munich beer cellar, with leaders facing trial.
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Munich
Erich Ludendorff
Adolph Hitler
Bavarian
Fascisti
Poehner
Kriebel
Weber
Hitler
Frick
Boehm
Wagner
Pernet
Hitsler
von Kahr
Bavaria
von Lossow
Reichswehr
Herr Seisser
Hitelerites
Berlin
Dieschswehr
Np In
Ludendarts
Tittler 1
Essing
One for Wifeate in San Francisco Court Fracas
In San Francisco Bers tha Houseman, ex wife of Cohen sausage maker Sol, testified of neglect toward their child while Sol mocked. On her turn to speak she swung and struck Sol on the jaw, the courtroom scene turning dramatic as the ex wife landed a hard blow.
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San Francisco
Bers Tha Houseman
Cohen
Sol
Glimpse of Great Boat on Ohio River Voyage
The steamer Cincinnati made its first appearance on the Ohio River voyage from New Orleans to Pittsburgh, arriving at Hockingport Monday around 10 o clock. The vessel features luxurious accommodations for 400 passengers and 1500 tons freight as it prepares for the Pittsburgh to New Orleans inland cruise covering about 2000 miles.
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Hockingport
Cincinnati
Bec
New Orleans
Build With Concrete In Timely Home Improvements
Instructional notice urges readers to use concrete for home projects such as sleeping porches walks fences and posts. It advertises a revised concrete booklet available free by mailing a coupon with stamps and requests accurate address details for delivery.
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Len Ebon
M’kim
Arthur Brisbane
Mr. Daugherty
Attorney General
Beckler
Grandview Highland Project
Riyor
Doheny
Sak Besline
I 1A
Elks Hills Naval Reserve No 1
California
HK. l L. Doheny
Pittsburg Interests Plan Chemical
Meigs
Mr. Baer
Wvons
Loot Branch Bank
GLEAR
Geneal Luedendorff
Ohio River
Frederic J. Heshin
Dinas the
Atee Ene No Messong
Washington, D
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