Coolidge stock rises as Johnson contemplates withdrawal
Washington April 10 Coolidge stock in the Republican political market jumped to par amid reports that Senator Hiram Johnson may abandon active participation in state primaries. Johnson denies a withdrawal but may halt campaigning as Coolidge gains look to Cleveland. Delegates pledged rise to 781 votes with 6523 listed. Primaries in New Jersey Pennsylvania Massachusetts Ohio Maryland California Indiana Oregon Montana and West Virginia run up to June 10.
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S. K. Reynolds
Washington
Coolidge
Hiram Johnson
California
Cleveland
Johnson
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Ohio
Maryland
Indiana
Oregon
Montana
West Virginia
Wheat production forecast for current year released
Washington reports April 1 conditions show winter wheat yield at 549.415 million bushels versus 572.84 million last year. The 1923 department of agriculture notice is cited as the source for figures.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Bootlegger Debts and Police Shakeup in Columbus Ohio
Lieutenant James W. Baker head of the police vice squad and Corporal Ralph Ham mar head of the motorcycle division face charges at a hearing before Safety Director McCune. Mrs. George Freemass testifies that Policeman Henry Hamilton extorted 100 dollars from her husband for a notebook leaf containing Freemas bootlegging data and that Hamilton’s wife warned bootleggers of raids to allow removal of evidence.
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Columbus
James W. Baker
Ralph Hammar
French
McCune
George Freeman
Henry Hamilton
Evans
Freemas
Freemass
Hamilton
Freeman
State cannot make up the shortages
Columbus April 10. Attorney General Crabbe and Herman R. Witter announce a ruling that when an employer in the self-insuring class becomes insolvent and the bonding company fails, compensation awards to insured workmen cannot be paid from the state insurance fund. The ruling stops state industrial relations from collecting awards from vanished employers or bankrupt bonding companies.
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Columbus
Crabbe
Herman R. Witter
State Industrial Relations Department
Bergdoll Citizenship Questioned Over Draft Refusal
Secretary Davis asked Commissioner Crisp for an opinion on whether Grover Cleveland Bergdoll lost U S citizenship by draft noncompliance. The inquiry seeks if any act of expatriation occurred in the United States and whether Bergdoll’s draft refusal affected his citizenship status.
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
Davis
Naturalization
Crisp
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Bergdoll
United States
Wether
Shirer Named Chief Inspector in State Charities Division
Columbus Ohio April 10 announcement records H H Shirer of Upper Sandusky named chief inspector of the county institutions division in the state charities department. Shirer formerly served about a decade as secretary of the state board of charities.
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Columbus, O
H. H. Shirer
Upper Sandusky
State Charities Department
Shirer
State Board of Charities
Grievance Raised by Polish Woman in UMW Eastern Ohio
A Polish woman filed an unprecedented grievance with United Mine Workers officials in the Eastern Ohio sub district. She seeks a hearing over a holdout in pay by Friend Husband, directing the issue to the Mine Operators Commission in Cleveland.
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Bellaire
United Mine Workers
Ohio
Cincinnati Steamer Cincinnati Sets Century-Old River Run Record
The Cincinnati, a large Ohio River packet, steamd past Pomeroy on Sunday amid reports she may hold the river’s fastest two-river crossing and Pittsburg to all way points records. From Pittsburgh she covered 211 miles to Pomeroy in about 27 hours 46 minutes with four landings and fog delay. From Parkersburg to Pomeroy under four hours while Huntington to Cincinnati averaged over 26 miles per hour, reaching Cincinnati 41 1/2 hours after leaving Pittsburg. Previous best was 48 hours. The ship left Cincinnati Monday with 200 passengers and cargo.
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Pomeroy
Cincinnati
Ohio
New Orleans
Pittsburg
All
Parkersburg
Gallipolis
Huntington
Pittsboro
Dawes Report Divides Opinion on Germany Debt Plan
Paris dispatch reports sharp criticism and praise of the Dawes plan. Journalists weigh enforcement methods, Ruhr policy transition, and calls for international cooperation to finance Germany and stabilize Europe. The French press weighs potential shifts in German payments and France's leverage.
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Paris
Dawes
Germany
France
Ruhr
Owen Young
Dawes’ Committee
Gaulois
United States
Europe
America
Young
Foreign Office
Matin
Petit Pastsion
Petit Journal
Pertinax
Echo de Paris
Andre Tardieu
Echo National
Clemenceau
Andrew Bonar Law
England
Great Preacher Shortage in France Cited
The report notes a scarcity of preachers in France with emphasis on the shortage affecting their finances and pockets.
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France
Mussolini and Italy’s strongman appeal in world affairs
Arthur Brisbane argues Mussolini embodies decisive leadership and cites Italy’s air monopoly bill as a model. He highlights the senate’s move to keep airspace free from license graft and criticizes monopolies over land, stressing air is public property and should be kept open.
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Senate
Man’s Shape Limiting Work Says Birmingham Professor
In London, Professor F W Burstall of Birmingham University argues humans are limited by their form. He suggests future humans should be spherical with wings to enable a four hour workday, performing as much as present workers in eight hours.
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London
F. W. Burstall
Faculty of Science
Birmingham University
Banquet Speakers Tease Topics As Rallies Close
Judge F D Sayre and J P Wood prepare closing talks for the Tresbyterian Brotherhood rally at the church banquet hall at 6 pm. Police officials Pete McKinley Herb Parker and Captain Charles Maple will provide protection. Rev A Y Wilcox may miss the meeting and tickets will be released to others.
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F. D. Sayre
J. P. Wood
Pete Mckinley
Herb Parker
Charles Maple
Mr. Wood
A. Y. Wilcox
Rev. Wilcox
Wife Will Kindly Find a Place for Husband at School
Columbus April 9 The wife of J P Elton matron of the Girls Industries school near Delaware will be named superintendent of grounds there. Indicated today at the state welfare department the appointment will be made by Mrs Elton. Her husband stood first in the civil service examination for the post.
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Columbus
J. P. Elton
Girls’ Industries School
Delaware
Yrtate Welfare Department
Elton
Fler Husband
Civil Service
Idaho Senator Gooding Demands War Finance Probe
Washington April 10. Senator Frank R. Gooding Republican of Boise Idaho announced he would seek an investigation into charges that he and his relatives profited from loans from the war finance corporation. He said the matter requires clearing his name and exposing any improper dealings.
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Washington
Boise
Idaho
War Finance Corporation
Frank R. Gooding
Republican
Percival Hanley in Critical Condition After Crap Game Fight
Youngstown police report Percy Hanley is in critical condition from injuries after a craps game broke up in a fight. Other participants say Hanley’s dice were loaded.
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Youngstown
Percy Hanley
M Hanley
Senate Finance Panel Delays Soldiers Bonus Report
Washington April 10 the senate finance committee postponed until Saturday a report on the soldiers bonus bill due to Democratic opposition.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Record of Cats Found Dead Across New York City
New York City reported 254803 dead cats discovered in scattered locations last year. The figure covers multiple boroughs and raises concerns about animal welfare and city sanitation efforts.
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New York
Day-ton Tear Bomb Incident Stuns Police Headquarters
In Dayton Ohio on April 10 police headquarters faced a startled scene as men cried openly after a tear bomb exploded. Officers had kept several tear starters for emergencies in the two years prior and tested one, causing collective tears among the crowd.
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Dayton
Ohio
Paving Brick Expert Addresses Athens Chamber Forum
W D D Bruning of Columbus and president of the Ohio Paving Brick association spoke at the Athens Chamber of Commerce luncheon on city street resurfacing stressing engineers must handle foundation and soil analysis. He warned brick resurfacings often fail without concrete bases and urged tearing up worn brick for concrete foundations or salvage for alleys.
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W. D.D. Bruning
Columbus
Ohio Paving Brick Association
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Bruning
Court of Appeals Affirms Perjury Conviction Stay Granted
The Ohio Court of Appeals upholds Frank G. Gloeckner’s perjury conviction from a liquor trial. A 39 day stay of execution is granted to seek Supreme Court review. Ex Attorney General Joseph McGhee continues to represent Gloeckner in the appeal.
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Pomeroy
Court of Appeals
Frank G. Gloeckner
Jackson
Ohio
Gloeckner
Supreme Court of Ohio
England fears French move on Dawes reparations plan
London reports widespread anxiety over France’s stance on the Dawes reparations plan. British leaders back Prime Minister MacDonald if he accepts the report for England. Cabinet ready to act once the Paris inter allied reparations commission rules.
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London
England
France
MacDonald
Germany
Europe
Inter-Allied Reparations Commission
Paris
Jailbreak attempt tied to three jailed pilferers in Meigs County
In Pomeroy investigators linked Jess Little Brad Wise and Will Lemley to a jail delivery plot after confessing to box-car pilfering. Stanly Mulford was arrested for supplying three saws and a file pleaded by his wife who matched a store purchase description. Skinner confirmed the identification. The wife was released Mulford remained jailed.
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Pomeroy
Jess Little
Brad Wise
Will Lemley
Stanly Mulford
Mulford
Death follows accident to man in Logan Ohio
Fred Myers age 73 died Tuesday night after an accident at Logan Clay Products on Monday that fractured his leg. Unsurvived by marriage he came to the United States from Germany years ago. Funeral services set for Thursday with interment in Oak Grove by L. Cc. Yocum Co.
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Logan,c
Fred Myers
Logan Clay Products Company
Myers
Germany
Oak Grove
L. Cc. Yocum Co
Elyria and Lorain Dominate County School Tax Distribution
Checks totaling 1 824 500 dollars are distributed to county school districts. Elyria and Lorain each receive substantial portions, together exceeding half of the county taxes.
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Elyria
Lorain
Navy Paymaster Arrested After Fleeing Ship
Lieutenant Ervine R. Brown, a navy paymaster, fled his ship in Mobile and was found in San Francisco with $120,000 missing from his accounts. Earlier his wife recovered $75,000 from him in Golden Gate Park, and she surrendered the funds to authorities.
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Ervine R. Brown
Navy
Mobile
Ala
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Dawes Plan Assessment Echoes Mixed Germany Outlook
Berlin officials open an intensive Dawes plan study with cautious optimism amid doubts over a fixed payment amount. Local papers note progress but argue the report leaves uncertainty and questions about occupation terms.
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Berlin
Dawes
Germany
Degoutte
Ruhr
Lokal Anzeiger
Dovtor
Berliner Tageblatt
Vosaische Zeitung
Dawes Plan
Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitnung
Hugh Stinnes
State graft inquiry into dry law enforcement underway
Cleveland April 16 George C Southwell secretary of the Dry Maintenance League testifies before a grand jury in an investigation of alleged graft black mail extortion and other crimes by representatives of justice’s courts enforcing the state dry laws. Prosecutor Edward C Stanton rejects demand to withdraw and says probe will continue with or without Attorney General Crabbe involvement.
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Cleveland
Ohio
George C. Southwell
Dry Maintenance League
Edward C. Stanton
Crabbe
Southwell
Ciru
Stanton
New York Press Hopeful on Dawes Reparations Report
Editorial writers in New York newspapers say the Dawes reparations report offers a basis for negotiation. The tone of the press is hopeful about potential policy talks and outcomes.
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New York
Dawes
Funeral services for P. B. Light Fritz in New Marshfield
Funeral services for P. B. Light fritz of Mineral will be held Friday morning at 1 oclock at the M E church in New Marshfield. Burial will be in the New Marshfield cemetery.
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P. B. Lightfritz
Mineral
New Marshfield
M. FE
Senate Finance Committee backs insurance only veterans bonus plan
Washington April 10. Senate Finance Committee moved to speed passage of a house bill providing paid up life insurance for World War I veterans with no cash payments. Senator Smoot noted costs at about 134 million dollars first year and said the plan could convert to cash value after three years. Democrats plan to press on the floor for cash payments despite committee amendments and Smoot's push to place the measure ahead of tax cuts.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate Finance Committee
Forts
Smoot
Utah
Senate
Nelsonville Kiwanis hears General Bush on national defense
General Habs old M. Bush of Columbus spoke on National Defense before the Nelsonville Kiwanis club. He warned against untrained forces and praised disarmament efforts while urging arming nations to be matched by the U.S. He criticized pacifists and radical aims and urged honest citizens to vote in elections to restore strong national leadership. Attendance was large with visitors from Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Habsold M. Bush
Columbus
Nelsonville Kiwanis Club
United States
Farma
Bush
England
Japan
Prat
Labor Unione
Army
Navy
Unit States Supreme Court
Honé&T
Pris Maries
Cox and Rice Launch Ohio Democratic PresidentialCampaign
Former Governor James E Campb and James A Rice rally in Columbus Ohio opening the Ohio Democratic pre presidential campaign. They claim James M Cox is a genuine candidate while Adoo supporters face a push for control of the Ohio delegation and trading influence with Taggarts Brennana.
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Columbus
Foremer
James E. Campb
James A. Rice
Canton
Mée Tin
James M. Cox
San Francisco
Campbell Add
Franklin County
James Mf
The
McAdoo
Mr. Cox
Wiliam
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Frank E F. Mason
1. N.S. Stafe Corp
Mussolini
Mellon
Arthur Brisbane
Italy
W. D. Bruning
Good Street
Frank Gloeckner
Meigs Countian
Dawes Report
David M. Church
1. N.S. Staff Corp
Meigs County
Stanley Mulford
Nelsonville Kiwanians
Coxhas
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