Coolidge urges world conferences. Dawes plan praised
President Coolidge addresses newspaper publishers in New York outlining American role in world affairs. He supports Dawes Commission as a step toward European peace, favors nonmembership in the League, and calls for frequent conferences and a World Court while preserving U.S. independence. He hopes American capital backs the German loan to stabilize Europe.
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I. U
United States
Leagues of Nations
World Court of Justice
Coolidge
America
Dawes
Europe
Washington
Defiance Manufacturer Faces Liquor Charge After Cellar Raid
John M. Wierk, a prominent local manufacturer in Defiance, is charged with possessing intoxicating liquor following a raid on his cellar by state county and city officers. The incident occurred about one and a half hours after he returned from a six week wedding trip to the West Indies.
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Defiance
John M. Wierk
West Indies
Billie O Brine to Scale Walls of Courthouse in Athens
Billie O Brine the human bird will ascend to the courthouse roof this afternoon and perform multiple stunts atop the building. He tours with his wife as wall sealers displaying feats across major towns and cities.
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Billie O’brine
Billie O'Brine
Athens
Court House
Ransom Threat Fulfilled as Abductors Kill Passenger
Hong Kong reports one of twenty Chinese passengers abducted from the British steamship Lanee on April 12 was found murdered. The victim had stab and gunshot wounds with a note pinned to his clothing stating the killing was for lack of ransom and that remaining captives would face similar fates until payment is secured.
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Hong Kong
California Hoof and Mouth Outbreak Sparks Quarantine Actions
A California hoof and mouth outbreak prompts a governor led special committee from Oregon to study embargo adjustments. San Bernardino County remains under strict quarantine as a hog herd disease is confirmed. Arizona tightens auto traffic rules, Nevada shortens permit hours, and Washington plans fruit shipment certifiers to ease embargo impacts. Disinfecting stations operate 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. as tourist congestion grows.
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Pierce
Oregon
California
Idaho
Washington
San Bernardino County
Ford
Wallace
Arizona
Nevada
E. F E
Chamber to hear talk on county's fish and game
Athens County residents will hear Charles Steuber editor-in-chief of the Ohio Sportsman discuss the possibilities of county fish and game resources at the Athens Chamber of Commerce weekly forum luncheon. The Ohio Sportsman is the League of Ohio Sportsmen official organ.
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Athens County
Charles Steuber
The
Ohio Sportsman
Athens Chamber of Commerce
League of Ohio Sportsmen
British pilot completes leg to Bushire in Persia
Flight Commander A Stuart MacClaren of the Royal Air Force has arrived safely at Bushire Persia from Baghdad signaling progress in a round the world flight.
Ancient landmark in Nelsonville destroyed by fire
The Freer building on Myers street in Nelsonville burned yesterday afternoon after being moved last week by Alfred Richardson to clear room for a new shoe factory. The old house, moved intact onto Richardson’s lot, had a cellar dug beneath it. A spark from a small engine ignited the shingle roof in high winds, with two lines of hose fighting the blaze for about a half hour.
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Nelsonville
Man
Freer
Myers Street
Alfred Richardson
Richardson
Japan Warns U S on Immigration Clash and War Risk
The Asahi warns America that Japan backs its protest against Asiatic immigration. Yourodzu urges fighting the United States now, predicting a racial clash. The piece notes no immediate war but warns future conflict may arise and urges preparation.
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Japan
Asahi
United States
Yourodzu
America
Whipped Klansmen Flung From Car in Cincinnati’s Easter Morning
Four men attacked two Ku Klux Klan members with blackjacks abducting them in a car. The naked Klansmen were horsewhipped and thrown from the auto in downtown Cincinnati during the early hours of Easter morning. A $2 reward was offered for one of the attackers by C William Schmidt, Klan official. The victims’ identities were being kept secret. The assault followed a Saturday night Klan demonstration with fiery crosses burned around the county.
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AUTO
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ku Klux Klan
Athens County Labor Report Reflects 1923–24 Gains
Data from Athens county shows payrolls rising in 1923 with 141 establishments paying $2,267,367, up $638,787 from 1922. Male and female workers totaled 1,891 and 181 respectively. construction employed about 640 people. Coal output ranked third in the state with 3,?68,351 tons in 1922 and rising in 1923.
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Columbus
Department of Industrial Relations
Athens County
Herman R. Willey
Otheers
Otto W. Strach
Thaw To Learn Fate In Sanity Plea Trial
Harry Thaw faces a verdict today on whether he is sane and should be freed from mental hospital care. A jury will decide his fate with possible immediate release or continued confinement, with appeal to the state supreme court as a backup. Thaw, 53, told reporters he expects to be released, flanked by his 82-year-old mother Mary Copley Thaw as proceedings continued.
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Philadelphia
Harry Ve. Thaw
Thaw
Pennsylvania Hospital
State Supreme Court
Mary Copley Thaw
Arthur G. Dickson
Quake and Shocks Felt Across United States
An earthquake 2006 miles south of Washington was recorded at Georgetown University at 4 p m yesterday with shocks starting at 3 07 p m lasting 55 minutes. Disturbances were felt in Mexico and severe tremors were noted on seismographs at Regis College in Denver. Authorities estimate the tremor radius around 1000 miles and a peak destruction period of about 30 minutes late yesterday.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Mexico
Regis College
Denver
A. W. Forestal
Cardinal Hayes Returns From Europe To United States
Paris April 22 Cardinal Hayes of New York who traveled to Europe to receive the Red Hat started for home today. He departed for Cherbourg at 11 o clock to sail on the Leviathan.
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Paris
Hayes
New York
Europe
Cherbourg
Levis
Coolidge Speech to Be Broadcast Nationwide by Radio
President Coolidge will deliver his speech in New York this afternoon, with the most extensive radio arrangements yet, relayed by wires to broadcasting stations across the country. The address is expected to begin around 1 45 PM Eastern Standard Time.
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New York
Mob Lynching Reported Near Orangeburg
The bullet-riddled body of Luke Adams, an African American man, was found hanging from a tree in Roberts Swamp near Orangeburg, S.C. The authorities say he insulted a white woman, and a mob is believed responsible.
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Orangeburg
8. C
Luke Adams
Roberts Swamp
Here
Adams
Former Hocking Miner George Scheckert Dies in Pomeroy
George Scheckert a Hocking valley migrant died at his Peacock avenue home in Pomeroy at 3 30 Monday morning from complications of diseases He was about 66 and survived by his second wife a Columbus daughter a Murray City son and a son in Illinois The body was shipped to Nelsonville for burial at Greenlawn Cemetery where his wife and six children are buried
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Pomeroy
George Scheckert
Hocking Valley
Peacock Avenue
Columbus
Murray City
Ilinois
Nelsonvile
Greenlawn
Vulcan Coat
Ahaa United
Ines
Prohibition Raid Seizes Canadian Moonshine in Redtown
Constable Seibert and Mariner raid the Redtown home of Swande Henderson and seize four quart bottles of Canadian whiskey with labels and a half gallon in a jug. Officers say 40 gallons were tipped as received last week and Anderson was jailed to face arraignment on possession charges.
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Mariner and
Siebert
Redtown
Swande Henderson
Seibert
Mariner
Anderson
Father and Son Held on Charges of Drunkenness
Journeying to Sugar Creek Monday evening, Riley Tippie and son Fred, both of that village, were arrested by Sheriff McKinley and Chief Parker and jailed. Arraigned before Magistrate Helwig on intoxication charges, they pleaded not guilty and await next Friday’s trial. bond set at $200, they were held. Tabor, a colored man, charged with trespass, pleaded not guilty. he posted $100 bond for an April 29 appearance.
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Sugar Creek
McKinley
Parker
Riley Tippie
Fred
Helwig
Kizra Tabor
Pine lumber trust operations blocked for years
Washington reports that the Justice Department under former Attorney General Daugherty halted prosecution of a pine lumber trust for three years. Huston Thompson of the Federal Trade Commission testified before the Wheeler-Brynhart committee that evidence showed Southern Pine Association operations in 1921 and a complaint was filed, but prosecution was never pursued by Daugherty.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Pine
Huston Thompson
Federal Trade Commission
Wheeler-Brookhart Committee
Thompson
Southern Pine Association
Department of Trustic
Altho
Daughert
Akron Man Appointed To State Commission For The Blind
Governor Donahey announced Horace C Maurar of Akron to membership on the state commission for the blind. The new commissioner formerly served as 28 superintendent of the state school for the blind in Columbus.
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Akron
Columbus
Donahey
Horace C Maurar
State Commission For the Blind
State School For the Blind
Woman Granted Divorce in Common Pleas Court
Stella Frum has been granted a divorce from Jessi Frum in the common pleas court. The case notes absence as a factor in the judgment, issuing the final decree.
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Stella:Frum
Jessi Frum
Common Pleas
France seeks continued Ruhr occupation after Dawes plan
Paris reports Premier Poincare pressed for a supplemental reparations commission report guaranteeing France’s right to stay in the Ruhr until the Dawes plan works. He outlined policy to M Barthou, who will relay it to other members. Official notice spoke only of a complete agreement.
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Paris
Premier Poincare
Louis Barthou
Inter-allied Reparations Commission
Commission
France
Ruhr
M. Barthou
Poincare
Germany
Dawes
Owen Young
Herry M. Robinson
Col
J. A. Logan
Cherbourg
Charles Gates Dawes
Chicago
Southampton
England
Attorney General Abandons Orient Institution Inquiry
Columbus Ohio April 22 Attorney General Crabbe abandons planned probe into alleged brutal mistreatment of inmates at the state institution for feeble minded at Orient near Columbus. After questioning three boys inmates the attorney general said the situation did not justify further action. The accused employees were bound over to the Pickaway county grand jury.
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Columbus, O
Apri
Crabbe
Orient
Here
Crappe
Pickaway County
Rand
Cons of rape woven from fiumah hair in temples
A fragment notes that cons of rape are woven from fiumah hair and suspended in many Japanese temples reflecting cultural taboos and religious artifacts.
Senate debates cash bonus for soldiers bill
Washington reports April 22 as the Senate convened with heavy cash bonus talk. A record vote on cash or insurance for soldiers’ compensation was being demanded. Republicans and some Democrats favored passage, despite presidential objections. Senator Borah opposed bonuses and urged a firm stance against any favorable action.
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N.S
Washington
Senate
Gun Battle Sparks Shootings Near Columbus Memorial Hall
April 22 gun battle in Columbus leaves Patrolman Troy C. Stewart wounded and Charlies Thomas and Charles Mers, both colored, hospitalized with bullet wounds. Thomas reportedly struck four times. Mers injured in a lung.
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Columbus
Masonic de Memorial Hall
Troy C. Stewart
White Cross
Charlies Thomas
Thomas
St. Francis
Charles Mers
A Great Many Men Sorry Live Here Ought to Be Glad
A brief, reflective line notes that many men lament their current life yet feel they should be content wherever they reside, hinting at dissatisfaction with place or circumstances. The line contrasts sorrow with a call for acceptance.
Nine Days to File Tax Blanks Warned by County Auditor
County Auditor Fred warns tax filers that blanks are arriving slowly and urges action within nine days. After April 30 the $100 exemption will not be allowed, and the filing period is shorter this year. The blanks must be signed and sworn by a professor or authorized to administer an oath.
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Fred
Cort
Free Garden Book Offer With Coupon Request
Readable ad fragment promotes a government garden book for home radish growing. It invites readers to attach a coupon, send stamps for return postage, and write name and address clearly. The text is informal and partially garbled.
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Addrees
Cryptic note from The Garden by Frederic J. Haskin rector
A fragmented agency dispatch from Washington cites The Garden editor rector Frederic J. Haskin and unclear local street references. The terse lines offer limited readable context or concrete events.
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Frederic. J. Haskin
The
incosain, EX _ Information Bureau
Washington, D. CG
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