Midwestern Road Improvements Set for 1922
Athens county road program under State Engineer Eugene W. Davis will push paving, bridges, drainage, and ditching across several routes. Jerseyville to Meigs county measures involve 2.81 miles of brick paving with asphalt filler and 33,000 cubic yards excavation, while Athens to New Lexington improvements include drainage structures and grading funded around 30000 dollars. Additional bridge replacements on Athens-Logan road and retaining walls at Courtney Hill and Narrows aim to curb slips and improve long term travel.
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Athens County
Eugene W. Davis
Davis
Jerseyville
Fred Beckier
Jerseysville
Meigs County
Athens-New Lex
Athens-New Lexington
Glouster North
En«icer Davis
Lexington
Peter
Sugar Creek
Sunday Creek
Athens-Logan Road
Athens Logan Road
Courtney Hill Crossing
Falloon
Jacksonville
Failoon
Vast Basin Struck by Deadly Wind and Floods Across Midwest
Across the Mississippi basin a severe wind and flood disaster leaves hundreds dead and injured, with millions in damages. Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri report rising floodwaters, shattered rail lines, and looming famine as relief groups mobilize.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Indiana
Irvington
Illinois
Centralia
Walnut Hill
Lake Centralia
Hildage
Rose Hill
Newton
Ogden
Fithian
Hedrick
Alexandria
Brooks
Oreston
Summittville
Williamsport
Warsaw
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Regina
Moose Jaw
Sackatchewan
Iowa
Miami
Missouri
Beardstown
Ill
Bliiois
Bearstown
East Peoria
Lil
Liverpool
Naples
Carroltown
Nauncie, Hil
Evansville
Ind
Wabash
Nauncie
Vincennes
Juicia
Mississippi
Arkansas
White
Bond votes in Athens county districts collide with Trimble setback
After two successful bond votes for school improvements in Rome township and The Plains, Trimble township rejected a 155000 educational bond by 248 to 144. Election results were announced by Clerk Frank Lowther. Separate votes planned for Ames township Amesville to fund a new high school near Amesville aiming to consolidate districts into one high school.
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Athens County
Rome Township
the Plains
Trimble Township
Frank Lowther
Bern Township
Ames Township
Amesville
Chicago Boy Wizard Sells Wireless Concerts From Home
John Pringle a fourteen year old Chicago schoolboy runs a small wireless concert enterprise charging five and ten cent admissions. He built a radio plant, aerial tower, and even his own batteries, earning the nickname radio wizard as he continues experiments despite wartime taxes.
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John Pringle
Chicago
Pringle
Life Threatening Attempt At Life In Coonville
Vernon Pierson, 26, attempted suicide at his home in Coonville, Ohio, using a 32 calibre bullet wound just above the heart. An ex soldier battling shell shock and marital troubles, he is in serious condition with a punctured lung but expressed a wish to live. treated by Dr. Falk of Union Furnace. The Piersons formerly resided in Logan, where they were well known.
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Logan, O
Vernon Pierson
Coonville
Pierson
Legion
Falk
Union Furnace
Logan
Debt issue 4 put for United States attention
Washington reports indicate Genoa hints of a second international meeting with US participation but officials say the United States will not join a general conference aimed at cancelling war debts. The focus remains on repayment terms rather than broad cancellation. A regular meeting is noted for tonight at 7:30 led by Alex M. Moore.
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Alex M. Moore
Sect
Washington
Genoa
United States
Tuberculin Testing Required for Milk Sellers in Athens
Health officer Dr J M Higgins announced all milk and butter sellers in Athens must have their cows tested for tuberculosis before April 20. After testing a permit from the city milk inspector is needed. prosecutions will follow noncompliance.
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J. M. Higgins
Athens
Higgins
Women Build Clubhouse for Cleveland City Club
The Cleveland Woman's City club plans a $250000 clubhouse with bonds of over $186000 sold in a recent campaign. Construction is set to begin next summer, and the building is described as a model of its kind.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Woman's City Club
Tenor John McCormack Recovering After Throat Surgery
John McCormack, renowned Irish tenor, faces another throat operation as doctors say he has passed the immediate crisis from septic throat and is slowly recovering after a critical illness.
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John McCormack
McCormack
Thompson to Address Chamber Forum on Wednesday
Hon. Carmin A. Thompson of Cleveland will speak at the Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon Wednesday noon. A longtime politician, he served as secretary of state and U S treasurer, aided Harding’s 1920 campaign, and now seeks Ohio governor. He will draw on peace conference experiences for his address.
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Carmin A. Thompson
Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce Forum
Thompson
United States
Harding
Ohio
Greek Finances Restored by Athens Bankers
A banking consortium organized in Athens has stabilized Greece’s finances. All banks have reopened after a severe panic, per a cablegram to Secretary Hoover from American Commercial Attaché Edwards in Athens.
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Washington
Athens
Greece
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Atache Edwards
Mutineers Arrested Irish Commandants in Kerry
In County Kerry on April 18 mutineers detained and confined two Irish Republican Army commandants.
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Dublin
County Kerry
Irish Republican Army
Senate Favors Soldier Bonus Amid Tariff Conference
Washington April 18 Republicans in the Senate agreed to pass a soldiers bonus bill by a 26 to 9 vote at a conference on the tariff measure. Many Republican senators were absent.
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J. Bart Campbell
Washington
Senate
Bank Shortage At Milwaukee Irving State Bank
Chicago April 18 discovery of a shortage of about 400000 dollars in the Milwaukee-Irving State Bank accounts was announced by state bank examiners. State's Attorney Robert K Crowe said indictments against seven bank officials would be sought from the grand jury.
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Chicago
Milwaukee-Irving State Bank
State Bank
Robert K. Crowe
Bank Cashier Robbery on City Street Car in Kansas City
Two Black men held up B. B. Meador a bank cashier aboard a city street car in Kansas City Missouri April 18 seizing over 4900 dollars in cash and 7000 in checks then fled. Police investigated and no arrests announced.
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Kansas City
B. B. Meador Bank
Ohio River Flood News at Cincinnati Crest Near Fifty Feet
Cincinnati April 18 The Ohio river is expected to reach a flood crest of fifty feet Wednesday morning per a bulletin by Weather Forecaster W C Devereux. If rains stop the waters should recede after the crest, the river was 46.2 feet at 6 am Tuesday and rising rapidly aboard logs.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
W. C. Devereux
Indiana bribery plot on federal prohibition officials unveiled
Indictment released by U S Attorney Elliott details an attempted wholesale bribery scheme in Indianapolis. George Remus, a Cincinnati attorney, and associates allegedly sought to corrupt Indiana federal prohibition officials.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Prohibition
George Remus
Cincinnati
United States
Elliott
Order Halted on Abolition of Mingo County Tent Colonies
A federal court order to abolish the tent colonies in Mingo county, West Virginia, has been temporarily suspended by a stay granted by Judge Martin A. Knapp of the Fourth Circuit. UMWA attorneys are traveling to Charleston to file the stay with the district court.
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International News Service
Washington
Federal
Charleston
W. Va
Mingo County
Martin A. Knapp
United State Circuit Court of Appeals
Fourth District
United Mine Workers of America
Knapp
United States District Court
Gaines Recovers From Rare Disease Anthrax
Columbus reports J. C. Gaines a 46 year old Mount Vernon truck driver who fell critically ill with anthrax is now recovering. Health officials say the illness came from a horsehair shaving brush bought at a Mount Vernon drug store.
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Columbus
J. C. Gaines
Mount Vernom
Offciass
State Health Department
Gaines
Mount Vernon
Frost Predicted for Night across Southern Ohio
The weather man forecasts a heavy frost tonight with temperatures rising tomorrow. A frost of this character could cause vast losses to fruit growers and others in southern Ohio, prompting urged precautions. Today’s weather remained chilly and indicated possible frost materialization.
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Ohio
Rev L L Richmond Named Pastor at West Broad Street Church
Announcement from Columbus on April 18 states Rev L L Richmond of Kenton has been chosen pastor of the West Broad Street Presbyterian Church in Columbus. He succeeds the former pastor and begins duties immediately.
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Columbus
Ll. O Richmond
Kenton
West Broad Street Presbyterian Church
Portuguese Aerial Pioneers Begin Trans Atlantic Flight
Lieutenants Sacadura and Coutinho start the longest leg of their trans Atlantic flight from Porto Praie in the Cape Verdes at 5 50 today in a hydro aeroplane. They move their base to Porto Praie from St Vincent and plan next to stop at Fernando Noronha near Pernambuco.
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International News Service
Lisbon
Sacadura and
Coutinho
Portugese
Porto Praie
Cape Verde Islands
St. Vincent
Fernando Noronha
Pernambuco
Fishers Busy Through Valley Fish Hunting Rise
In the Hocking valley fishing becomes a new sport as receding river waters create pools full of diverse fish. Enthusiasts form clubs and use high top boots to hunt, earning money from catches while sharing tales of large specimens and even filling a car with fish.
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Hocking Valley
Hocking
Wages Row Triggers Divorce Suit in Akron
Mrs Elizabeth Garmon sues her husband Raymond H Garmon for divorce alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty after a seven year wage dispute. She claims he ran the South Akron Awning Company and sent her to work as a clerk but refused compensation for her labor and notes he wrote her duties yet refused to pay.
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Akron
Elizabeth
Garmon
Raymond H. Garmon
South Akron Awning Company
Belfast unrest flares as fighting erupts north of city
April reports from BELFAST describe a large battle north of the city with machine gun usage and twenty wounded amid religious differences. In Dublin tensions persist, with arson and gunshot injuries reported, truce talks to resume as authorities hold seized buildings and guard strategic points.
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Belfast
London
Irish Republican Army
Dublin
Indiana Storm Toll Review Reveals Massive Damage
Indianapolis reports show twenty deaths, over one hundred injured, and property losses exceeding one million dollars from yesterday’s severe storms across Indiana, according to a survey released today.
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Indianapolis
International News Service
Indiana
Rioting in North Belfast Flare Up
Rioting in North Belfast intensified as armed mobs looted and fired weapons amid the unrest.
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Belfast
Lloyd George Says Conference Could Survive French Walkout
Genoa April 18 Premier Lloyd George told an International News Service correspondent he sees no reason the Russia German treaty should break up the conference. He will not discuss the treaty further but a British delegate said the conference can continue even if the French bolt.
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Aprich
Germany
Russia
France
Genoa
M. Barvchou
Paris
Foreign Office
Germiatuy
Pranece
England
Phill Millett
Petit Pariene
Lloyd George
International News Service
Mind Made Up for Affair In Cherbourg Arrival
Mary Langdon Baker arrives in Cherbourg with her mother and four maids aboard the Aquitania. A cabled greeting from her Chicago fiancé Allister McCormick awaits her as she expresses readiness for marriage despite his past delays. In Congoland, men handle sewing and washing.
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Cherbourg
International News Service
Mary Langdon Baker
Allister McCormick
Chicago
Aquitania
McCormick
iConcrete Has A Thousand Uses
An ad-style notice offers a free booklet How to Make Concrete and How to Use It from the Washington Information Bureau. Readers can request a copy by mailing the coupon with two cents for return postage, addressed to Frederic J. Haskin in Washington, D. C.
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Washington Information Bureau
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