Britain teeters as miners and owners fail to end strike
London reports breakdown of talks in the coal dispute as miners refuse to accept owners demand for immediate flooding safeguards and a national wage board. Lloyd George appeals for restraint while industry faces possible sympathetic action by railway and transport workers.
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Lloyd George
Miners’ Federation
Herbert Smith
ED L. Keen
United Press
London
Britain
Lloyd
Orade
Scottish
Welch
daring bandits pull $500000 mail heist at dearborn station
Four armed bandits seized mail at Chicago Dearborn station in daylight, forcing clerks to surrender three pouches of securities. Loot likely nears $500,000 with Indianapolis banks and the Chicago Federal Reserve as key currency centers of the midwest.
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Chicago
Middle West
United States
Dearborn
Equitable
Indianapolis
Rum dispute ends in jail terms for Seibert and Smith
In Wheeling on April 7, George Seibert and Howard were arrested and convicted in a marked suit. They were sentenced to jail terms and, upon release, seek recovery of whiskey valued at $9 and its possession. The case centers on the whiskey allegedly causing their arrest and aims to reclaim the liquor.
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Wheeling
W. Va
George Seibert
Howard
Dame Nature Turns To Bootlegging Career In Burlington
In Burlington Colorado on April 7 watermelon grower W H Chandler claims a method to turn watermelons into natural stills. He says to plug the melon insert yeast wax reseal and wait then shake before drinking. Local businessmen have contracted for melon plots with a ten percent profit at one dollar each as the Burlington Melon Growers Association tests the process.
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Burlington
Col
Dame Nature
W. H. Chandler
Burlington Melon Growers Association
Chandler
Farmer Brasted unearths meadow mystery after nose paint tale
Irving Brasted of West Port, New York, told a tale of two men seen burying what looked like a gallon of nose paint in his meadow. He slept on it and by dawn the meadow was fully spaded, solving the puzzle.
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New York
United Press
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Rail wage board bars arbitrary cuts in labor pay
The U S railroad labor board ruled that wage cuts for common labor on national rail lines may not take effect without a hearing. The New York Central sought a 25 percent cut retroactive to April 1, with a potential restoration if unjustified. Hearing set for April 18 with eight hours for each side, briefs due by April 20.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
New York Central
Fruit Crops In State Damaged By Hard Freeze
Ohio farmers face severe peach losses with 94 percent of buds killed in Ross county and 93 percent in Washington county. statewide peach damage runs 32 percent, except along Lake Erie where damage is light. Apple buds mostly hard hit but Rome Beauties endure. average state apple damage about 15 percent. Pears and plums show heavy losses. sour cherry damage at 48 percent. sweet cherry 62 percent. Lake Erie counties faring better.
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Lake Erie
C. J. West
Ohio
Ross County
Washington County
Lawrence County
Columbiana
Fairfield
Licking
Hamilton
Lawrence
Lake Counties
Ross
Washington
Rome
Columbiana County
Gallia
Muskingum
Meigs
Clermont
Erie
Ottawa
Will tobacco prohibition ever occur in this country
Four Athenians share views on tobacco prohibition. Former Probate Judge H T Phillips foresees prohibition or liquor restrictions aligning with tobacco. Professor Mercer predicts eventual prohibition but slower than alcohol. Mayor Roush doubts timing though personally favorable. Galvani the hypnotist agrees tobacco will be prohibited, noting reform momentum and a potential booze revival if pressed now.
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H. T. Phillips
University Terrace
W. F. Mercer
E. State Street
Tom Roush
Court Street
Galvani
Big Rum Plot Indictments Sought in Chicago
Federal authorities planned to ask a grand jury to indict several men over a 10.6 million dollar rum plot unearthed in Chicago. The ring allegedly included politicians liquor dealers and capitalists operating with forged or stolen whiskey permits. Three confessions were reported by federal agents including Jack Costello and James Shea.
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Chicago
United Press
Grand Jury
Jack Costello
James Shea
New York
Last Man Given Limit in Murder At Steubenville
In Wellsburg West Virginia on April 7 Hubert Pittsburgh Grimm 23 was sentenced to hang for the murder of Stephen W Galciek of Pittsburg whose body was found in the river after being hurled from Steubenville bridge Other parties were convicted to prison terms including Mike Ondrick life sentence Mary Onskal Sare Spa sad and Wi ene to serve years Heffrues received a life term
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Hubert
Pittsburg
Grimm
Stephen W. Galciek
Steubenville Bridge
Mike Ondrick
Mary Onskal
Tootle The Horn Most Melodiously Warned For Tourists
In San Francisco on April 7 Purser H E B Palmer of the China Mail steamship China warned Oriental tourists to toot le the horn melodiously when near pedestrians and to use a calm, cautious approach around animals and rough roads as a safety measure drawn from Japanese police instructions.
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San Francisco
Cal
H. EB. Palmer
China Mail
China
Palmer
Guy Tinkham Breaks Out Again at Work House
Columbus reports Athens prisoner Guy Tinkham has escaped from the work house and this time contracted smallpox. Authorities say he broke out again, complicating public health efforts in the city.
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Guy Tinkham
Columbus
Apr
Athens
Athens Encampment to Work Third Degree Saturday
Athens Encampment No. 175 schedules a third degree ritual for Saturday April 9 with lodge opening at 4 30 and a large class expected. Supper will be served. 463 F T Gooding C P.
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Athens
F. T. Gooding
C. P
Death Farm Owner Faces Murder Confession Case
New York police probe the murder of Joseph B. Elwell with Roy Harris naming a woman calling herself Mrs. Fairchild who allegedly arranged the 1920 New York clubman killing. Harris claims he and William Dunkin were paid to kill Elwell and says the female intermediary may be a fictitious figure.
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New York
Harris
Elwell
Buffalo
Dunkin
Central Park
Fairchild
N. Y
Roy Harris
Bill” Dunkin
Joseph B. Elwell
Mra
70Th Street
Morris
Pick Wick Papers Club Formed at Glenview High
The Pick wick Papers Club forms at Glenview high school Cleveland aimed at teaching students to pick up papers and trash dropped during school hours. The club focuses on fostering neatness rather than literary study.
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Cleveland
Pickwick Papers Club
Glenview High School
Athens Alumni Delta Tau Delta Postpones Meeting
The Athens Alumni of Delta Tau Delta will postpone their gathering by one week instead of meeting tonight.
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Athens
Delta Tau Delta
Public Dance at Junior Hall Saturday Evening
Public dance announced for Saturday evening April 9 at Junior Hall from 4 to 7 o clock. Event promotes community participation and features a social gathering with music and dancing.
Athens High Alumni Meet Set for Friday Evening
The Athens high school alumni association will gather at 7 15 p m Friday in the Sunday school room of the Presbyterian church. All graduates are urged to attend.
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Athens High School Alumni Association
Presbyterian Church
A High School
Trial drama unfolds as Williams faces jury in Covington
In Covington Georgia on April 7 John Williams proprietor of a Georgia plantation known as a death farm told the Associated Press he expects acquittal. He described a poker face as testimony by Clyde Manning about murders of eleven negro workers unfolds and indicated surprise in defense plans while federal agents probe peonage conditions.
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Covington
John
Williama
Jasper County
United Press
Green F. Johnson
Clyde Manning
Williams
Manning
Johnson
Yesteray Johnson
Holiams
Lindsey Peterson
Lttle
Georgia
Federal Agenta
Mable
Yap not an issue between United States and Japan
Japanese embassy statement says Yap is not a U S Japan issue but a matter for all allied powers to decide. It notes Secretary Hughes note addressed to Britain and states neither embassy nor Japan may express independent views on the note.
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Washington
Yap
United States
Japan
United Press
Hughes
Son Born Today to Mr and Mrs Gilchrist of Sharpsburg
Announcement reports the birth of a son to Mr John Gilchrist and Mrs Sarah Gilchrist of Sharpsburg on Thursday April 7. The infant is the grandson of William J. Warrener.
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William J. Warrener
John Gilchrist
Sharpsburg
Warrener
Irrigation Plan Expansion Extends Across 17 Million Acres
The irrigation initiative in India has been expanded to cover about 17 million acres of land. The extension broadens water access and agricultural development across multiple states, signaling a major boost for farming productivity and rural livelihoods.
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India
Trial of Mrs Kohler in Ohio murder case continues
Warren Ohio witnesses outline circumstantial evidence in the case against Alta Kohler accused of killing her two young children last December and burning their bodies in the Kohler home. Defense hints Kohler may name a man who allegedly forced her to comply as the trial proceeds.
Dawes Commission Recommends Unified Disabled Soldier Relief
Clarence Dawes reports to President Harding on a rapid inquiry into wounded troops and hospital care. Recommendations call for a single official to manage disabled relief, decentralization to cut delays, and funding for new hospitals. Commander Galbraith of the American Legion praises the commission’s swift work.
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Clarence
United Presa
Hell
Dawes
Speer
Harding
Dawés
Galbraith
American Legion
Paint Up and Clean Up Promotes Early Spring Maintenance
A persuasive appeal urges property owners to paint buildings and machinery as preventive care. It offers a free paint bulletin via the Washington Information Bureau and asks for a two cent stamp or return postage to receive Gems of the Paint Book.
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Washington Information Bureau
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