Allied Premiers Take Up Turkish Territory Disposal
Night dispatches from San Remo report Trebizond will remain Turkish and not go to Armenia. The allied leaders discuss general principles and specific reasons for the Turkish treaty and possible mandates for Kurdistan. The treaty, to be presented in Paris May 10, aims to dispose of Turkey before the conference ends, with Millerand urging complete allied solidarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camillo Cianfarra
Kurdistan
Paris
Vittorio Scialoia
Venizelos
Turkey
Millerand
France
Germany
Rail unions press for vast wage hike before labor board
Chiefs of major rail unions testified in Washington on April 20 seeking a total annual wage increase of 1.1 billion dollars for about two million workers including many key officials. Law officers and leaders from the order of railway conductors the brotherhood of railway trainmen the brotherhoods of railway firemen and locomotive engineers attended. Concurrently the outlaw unions filed written demands with the board and refused to return to work without assurances the board will review their case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Railroad Labor Board
Lee Sheppard
Order of Railway Conductors
Frank Doak
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood of Railway Firemen
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Edward McHugh
Jersey City
Outlaws
British Ambassador Arrives in Washington with Lady Geddes
In Washington on April 20 the British ambassador Sir Auckland Geddes and Lady Geddes arrived from New York with their party. This first visit by a British envoy in a month signals ongoing diplomatic engagements between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Town
Sir Auckland Geddes
Lady Geddes
New York
Cabinet Sees End to Railroad Tie Up, Wilson Says
President Wilson and his cabinet reviewed actions to halt the railroad strike and expressed satisfaction with the government’s course. They indicated future action would likely rest with the railroad labor board. Most Cabinet members attended the session in the White House Study, held a little over an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Railroad Labor Board
Alexander
St. Louis
Miner Is Badly Hurt in Accident at Hocking Coal Mine
Carbondale Ohio April 20 Earl Pidcock about 25 was badly injured Monday at 8 am when caught between cars in the Hocking Coal Company mine. He was crushed about the hips and will be unable to work for some time. He lives in Carbondale and is married.
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Carbondale, O
Earl Pidecock
Hocking Coal Company
Pidcock
Carbondale
Vigilante mob strings alleged assailant of 15 year old girl
In Mulberry, Kansas, an unidentified black tramp was hanged after an assault on Sylvia Brown, 15. A mob overran the jail, dragged the prisoner from a window, and hanged him from a nearby pole while deputies were overwhelmed. A white man associated with the accused was saved by officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsbburg
Kas
Sylvia Brown
Mulberry
Milt Gould
Gould
Benjamin Franklin Caldwell
Springfield
Ill
Robbery on Martins Ferry prompts two safes looted
In Martins Ferry on April 20 two safes were robbed and an attempt made to open a third. A dental office and a feed store safes yielded about $100 in gold and some cash. An attempt to crack the Fenway Theatre safe failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
Fenway Theatre
Desertions Rise as Yardmen Resume Jobs in Cleveland
Deserters from the striking yardmen increase in Cleveland as many take new jobs offering higher wages. Railroad officials call the strike dead in name only, with freight movement hampered until full labor returns. W. G. Lee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen signals the strike could be over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Seventy Percent Back New York Strike Relief
Railroads in the New York district report about seventy percent of outlaw strikers back at work. Passenger service near ninety percent normal and freight over twenty five percent. The Railroad General Managers Association, via chairman J J Mantell, says the strike is broken and normal traffic will return before May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Railroad General Managers Association
J. J. Mantell
Murder Probe Follows Ohio Man S Death In Memphis
Memphis police search for the body of E. J. Reeder an automobile mechanic from Sonora Ohio. His bloody coat was found beside the railroad track at the Mississippi River bridge end. Police theorize he was murdered and his coat tossed to mislead investigators. Reeder is married with three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
E. J. Reeder
Sonora
Muckingum County
Ohio
Reeder
Mississippi River
Bert McCormick Cultivates High Egg-Laying Flock
Bert McCormick of this city raises hens labeled Holsteins that are setting a strong record as layers. Over the past month his flock averaged 21.8 eggs per hen, a solid showing at current egg prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert McCormick
Names drawn for Athens county grand and petit jurors
The Athens county jury wheel yielded grand and petit jurors for the May common pleas term. Grand jurors report May 3 at 9 am. petit jurors report a week later at the same hour. List includes Caldwell Carthage Wolfe York Cook Rome Bobo Dover Porter Athens Jones Troy Wogan Bern Hibbard Waterloo Dean Carthage Bryson Rome Henry Athens Howard Bern Bobo Lodi Figgins York Owens Troy. Petit jurors include Norris Trimble Linscott Dover Nixon York Baring Rome Sharp York Collins Athens Marquis Bern Fleming Ames Powell Carthage Boden Waterloo Baker Athens Howard Dover Poston Lodi Radcliff Lee Byron Rome Nanna York Gilkey Lodi Davis Trimble Poston Jr York Smith Ames Huddy York Bennett York Minck Trimble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Alex Caldwell
Carthage
F. S. Wolfe
York
H. A. Cook
Rome
Harry Bobo
Dover
Orley Porter
Athens
J. B. Jones
Troy
P. A. Wogan
Bern
S. H. Hibbard
Waterloo
Chas. E. Dean
O. O. Bryson
Chas. Henry
J. W. Howard
J. H. Bobo
Lodi
A. B. Figgins
Lee
Edward Byron
Irwin Nanna
Jesse Gilkey
John Davis
Trimble
Webster Poston Jr
Lewis Smith
Ames
Charles Huddy
John Bennett
C. R. Minck
End of outlaw railroad strike expected tomorrow
END TOMORRO CHICAGO April 20 The outlaw railroad strike will end tomorrow an official said He noted an effort to have all strikers report for work Public officials will address a mass meeting with speakers including Federal Judge Landis and Police Chief Garrity Twenty five warrants charging Lever act violations were sworn against strike leaders Railroads report conditions in the midwest near normal with increased traffic in stockyards and other centers during the last two weeks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
Landis
Garrity
Middle West
Army Chaplain to Address Athens Ad Club
Army Chaplain Samuel B. Knowles of the Seventh Cavalry Fort Bliss Texas, temporarily assigned to the US Army recruiting station Columbus, will speak at the Athens Chamber of Commerce lunch Wednesday noon. He will discuss educational and vocational features of the new army and share latest chances in Army service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel B. Knowles
Seventh Cavalry
Fort Bliss
Texas
United States Army
Columbus
Athens
No Major Dayton Flood Threat Reported at Noon
The Miami Conservancy District announced at noon there was no danger of exceedingly high water in Dayton. Reports from Troy said the Coleman hospital wall and lawn slipped into the river. A canal bank between Middletown and Miamisburg failed, flooding interurban tracks and cutting service to Cincinnati. river level reached 10.5 feet, eight feet below danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Miami Conservancy District
Troy
Coleman Hospital
Middletown
Miamisburg
Cincinnati
Conservancy
Exhumation of US War Dead Allowed Under Pact
Under an agreement between the United States and France, bodies of American soldiers killed in battle may be exhumed and returned home if requested by next of kin, it was announced today from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
France
T of Kin
Athens Girl Killed in Irwin Automobile Accident
Miss Margaret McGrath of Athens was killed when an automobile struck her and three companions as they walked home from a local school in Irwin Pennsylvania late Monday afternoon. Two other girls were seriously injured. the car occupants were intoxicated. Margaret a graduate and former Irwin teacher belonged to Chi Omega. Her father Dr J C McGrath of Nelsonville and mother Mrs J C McGrath long-time county stenographer. Grace her sister attends college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Mc Irath
Athens
Irwin
Pittsburg
McGrath
J. C. McGrath
Morris Ave
Grace
Margaret McGrath
Ohio University Normal College
Irwin, Pa
Chi Omega Sorority
Nelsonville
Athens Adopts Overall Uniform For Working Men
In Athens, officials and prominent businessmen sign on to wear blue or khaki jumpers as the daily uniform after Monday April 26. The move, debated by younger residents, aims to keep social events polished while reserving jumpsuits for workdays. Names flow in at the magistrate’s office for joining the overall fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Justice of Peace Pearl Helwig
Justice of Peace
Cline
Auto Owners Must Explain Renewed License Tag Rules
Columbus April 20 1919 today is the last day auto license tags will be honored by police. Autoists not displaying 1920 tags will be stopped and questioned. Secretary of State Smith will accept mailed applications and fees but pending tag receipt. Chiefs of police and mayors were advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Smith
Wood Reaches Lima for Afternoon Speech
Major General Leonard Wood arrives in Lima with 18 companions including Mrs Wood and journalists. A reception committee from the Allen County Leonard Wood Club greets him with two bands. He is escorted to Memorial Hall for an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Leonard Wood
Allied reply to Wilson on Turkey rejects key points
San Remo dispatches report the allies will not withdraw decisions on the Ottoman Empire and will refuse Wilson's suggestions such as expelling Turks from Constantinople. The tone is conciliatory yet firm, stressing US did not declare war on Turkey and did not assume treaty obligations. Pertinax notes Italian Premier Nitti plans economic resolutions to premiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Wilson
Turkey
San Remo
Constantinople
United States
Pertinax
Echo de Paris
Nitti
Italy
Harding Here Friday in Ohio Speaking Tour
Senator Harding will conduct an afternoon meeting in Athens as part of a renewed Ohio campaign itinerary. He will speak in Lima Springfield Chillicothe Athens Nelsonville Logan and other towns Friday with a Cleveland stop planned for Saturday.
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Athens
Columbus
Harding
Ohio
General Wood
Lima
Springfield
Chilliclothe
Nelsonsonville
Logan
Cleveland
Carranzista Attack Fails at Pulpito Pass
April 20. Carranzista troops failed to penetrate Sonora through Pulpito Pass. No Sonora casualties reported. Messengers say defenders held the narrow pass with 50 men, while a stronger attempt is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Pulpito Pass
Navy in decline as ships idle and men quit, Pratt testifies
Washington April 20 Captain W B Pratt assistant chief of operations and later commander in New York told the Senate naval investigating committee that the navy is only a battered hulk since the armistice. He said men are leaving in droves and ships lie idle at navy yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. B. Pratt
Senate Naval Investigating Committee
New York
Navy Yards
Poison crisis ends in Cleveland girl’s nine hour agony
Esta Huston, 19, was found in her home in Cleveland at daybreak suffering from poison taken during a personal crisis. Police said she ingested the poison last night and endured nine hours of intense pain before seeking help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Esta Huston
Rainstorm Floods City Causing Major Property Damage
Heavy morning rain caused extensive damage across the city. Streets and storm sewers failed, cellars flooded, and the Hocking river threatened to flood banks. Mrs Amelia Higley’s North Congress home was flooded and a West Union restaurant was inundated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Hocking
Congress Street
Amelia Higley
West Union Street
Former Mayor resigns Cincinnati Southern trusteeship
Cincinnati April 20 Henry T Hunt former Mayor gave up a life job at about 2250 a year as a trustee of the Cincinnati Southern railroad He is in Washington and resigned the trusteeship after being elected to the railroad wage department
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Henry T. Hunt
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Hunt
Washington
Roads Thru Unity Need Improvement
County commissioners heard delegations from several areas asking for road aid. They viewed routes and approved bills while warning repairs will strain limited funds and equipment. The Plains requests resurfacing a five mile stretch. county road fund balance is about $19,000 with auto tax awaited. Lee township spoke on Albany street work where disputes over cost sharing arise and residents seek county payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Plains
Cornwell
Lee
Albany
Rebel Leader Is Wounded in Fight
General Benjamin Hill, leader of Obregon's rebels, was wounded in fighting at Contreras near Mexico City. Most of Hill's followers were killed, according to the Mexican embassy. The Zacateras legislature remained loyal and named Jesus Sanchez acting governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benjamin Hill
Obregon
Contreras
Mexico City
Hill
Zacateras
Jesus Sanchez
Light receipts at Pittsburg as railroad strike halts quotes
Light livestock receipts were reported in Pittsburg on April 20 but no prices were announced due to a railroaders strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Rebels Crushed in Mexico City District Clash
Nine rebels were killed as government troops clashed with Obregon forces near Mexico City. General Benjamin Hill announced Field action against the Carranza government and urged troops to join the movement. General Enrique Estrada withdrew support from Zacatecas with a regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Obregon
Benjamin Hill
Hill
Carranza
Jules Barragan
Enrique Estrada
Zacatecas
U S Imports Hit Record High In March
Washington April 20. United States imports in March totaled 484 million dollars, the highest in history, according to commerce department reports today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Nesbit Thaw to file countersuit for divorce
Attorneys for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw now Mrs. Jack Clifford said she would file counter suit for divorce against her husband and former dancing partner charging improper conduct. Clifford began divorce proceedings naming an actor as co respondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Jack Clifford
Clifford
Farmer Killed by Jaywalking In Ohio Township
A Milford farmer William Allen, 62, died after a truck from Hewitt & Bodden Co. Athens drivers Bryan Stevers and John Grubb struck him in Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon. Authorities ruled the driver not at fault, stating Allen walked into the truck. the pair returned to Athens Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewitt & Boden Company
Bryan Stevers
John Grubb
Athens
William Allen
Milford Farmer
Cincinnati
Stevers
Grubb
James N. Boden
M. Johnson
Mr. Boden
Attorney Johnson
Allen
Jay
Boden
Gompers Leads Seven Hour Day Endorsement
Cleveland April 20 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor as a delegate to the cigarmakers national convention led support for a seven hour day for cigar workers. The vote was 378 to 102 in favor with enforcement to begin May 1 1921 across the United States Canada Cuba and Porto Rico. Gompers argued the shorter day protects workers health and home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Cigarmakers
Cigarmiukers’ International Union
United States
Canada
Cuba
Porto Rico
Gompers
Czecho Slovak Forces Clash With Japanese in Manchuria
Advices from the Tokio war office report Czecho Slovak and Chinese troops attacked Japanese forces at Hailar in northwestern Manchuria after eight alleged Chinese Bolsheviks were arrested. The Japanese said 15 casualties. On April 13 Czecho Slovak forces were disarmed and later apologized to the Japanese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hailar
Manchuria
Tokio War Office
Inouye
Chita
Harbin
Toklo
Grand Jury Probes Case of Simpkin over Clergyman’s Death
The grand jury in New York will hear evidence Thursday in the murder case of Thomas W. Simpkin who shot Dr. James Markoe at St George's Protestant Episcopal Church. Indictment for first degree murder will be sought and a lunacy commission will determine Matteawan hospital placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas W. Simpkin
James Markoe
St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church
Simpkin
State Hospital For
Matteawan
NorthWest railroad workers threaten April 28 walkout
Maintenance of way employees in the northwest plan to strike individually on April 28 if wage demands are not met. EK F Grable asked President Wilson for a temporary $1 daily increase plus overtime pay pending a rail labor board decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Maintenance of Way
EK. F. Grable
Detroit
Wilson
Railroad Labor Board
General Association of the Northwest District
Clyne
John Grunau
R. W. Radke
Samuel Cartwright
Middle West
Reward Offered For Slayer Of Women In Martins Ferry
A $2,200 reward was posted today in Martins Ferry for the slayer of Mrs. Augusta Burkhart and her daughter Lillian killed last Saturday. Police were still seeking a motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
Augusta Burkhart
Lillian
Four Fold Soldier Aid Program Outlined by Fordney
Washington April 20 four fold soldier aid plan includes a cash bonus credit toward farm or home purchase vocational training or paid up government insurance The House Ways and Means Committee chaired by Fordney expects to merge four sub committee proposals into one bill to be reported next week The plan follows American Legion demands and bases benefits on days served with about 3 000 000 eligible of 4 800 000 enrolled in the armed forces Current proposals set amounts at 1 to 1 75 per day with additional 50 cent daily credits for home land or insurance aid
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Walker
United Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Fordney
American Legion
Army
Navy
Marines
Wind wrecked Arkansas counties face heavy casualties
Twenty five known dead and 75 to 125 injured as communication with isolated districts in Yell Logan Franklin Scott Johnson and Boone counties gradually returns. Reports say hill country remains cut off with more deaths likely. small villages and cross roads are wrecked and property damage runs into tens of thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Yell
Logan
Franklin
Scott
Johnson
Boone
Arkansas
Yell County
Logan County
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