France to press Chester concessions at Near East peace talks
France will push the Chester issue in the Near East conference citing economic clause 91. Pelle explains Turkish acceptance would repudiate the Chester grants while Turkey offers exploitation rights along the Eski Shehr railway as a compromise. Britain remains silent as the US vows to defend open door principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank FE. Mason
J. N
Susanne
Great Britain
Turkey
Chester
France
Pelle
Constantinople
Eski-Shehr
Mosul
Jseph
Grew
Switzerland
United States
Near East
Governor Names Nardis Delegate to Illiteracy Conference
Governor Vic Donahey appointed Dr. 8. K. Mardis head of rural education at Ohio University as Ohio’s delegate to the Northern and Eastern States Conference of the National Education Association on May 1 and 2 in Detroit. The other delegate is J. W. Whitmer of Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. K. Mardis
Department of Rural Education
Ohio University
Ohio
National Education Association
Detroit
Mardis
Vic Donahey
Dr. Mardis
J. W. Whitmer
Toledo
Lyor Scores in Klan Fight
TIFFIN Ohio Mayor Uager scored in the first round of his fight to keep the Ku Klux Klan out of Tiffin. He fined Wayne A Schull and Harmon Titus of Indianapolis for alleged disorderly conduct in selling the Fiery Cross on downtown streets. Clarence A Benadum special legal counsel for the Klan said he would appeal to common pleas court. Bonds set at $500 each. Court room packed with Klan delegations from Bucyrus and Fostoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
Uager
Ku Klux Klan
Wayne A. Schull
Harmon Titus
Indianapolis
Clarence A. Benadum
Munciend
Lan
Common Pleas
Bucyrus
Fostoria
Portugal Ratifies Washington Treaties Amid Strikes
Portugal ratified all Washington treaties in a report from Dublin as crowds gathered to protest. Women led demonstrations outside the state department, with Maud Gonne Bride and Miss Ryan among captives on hunger strike demanding release. Rumors of De Valera abroad were denied. Seventy nine escapees from Curragh detention camp were recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Portugal
Daniel O'Connell
Dublin
State Department
The
Coke
Maud Gonne Mactreath
Miss Ryan
Eamonn de Valera
United States
DeValera
Curragh
Athens Mayor Proclaims Six Day Clean-Up Drive
Mayor C. M. Gill urges Athens residents to observe a six day clean up starting Monday April 30. The City Federation started the movement and will reveal the full spring house cleaning program soon. Residents should clear winter debris from properties alleys and public places for sightliness and sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Gill
Athens
Gill
Prohibition Crackdown Expands To Chicago Shake-Down Claims
The department of justice was urged by treasury officials to launch an immediate criminal investigation into charges that federal officers enforcing prohibition in Chicago ran a shake-down ring by offering protection to bootleggers. Affidavits from Chicago forwarded by E. M. Salomon were reviewed by IRC Blair and Prohibition Commissioner Haynes before reaching the DOJ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Prohibition
Chicago
E. M. Salomon
Internal Revenue
Blair
Haynes
Sweeping liquor probe opens in Wheeling grand jury
A special United States court grand jury in Wheeling has launched a broad liquor conspiracy investigation across Western Pennsylvania Western Virginia and eastern Ohio. Indictments are expected against at least a dozen prominent citizens including current officials and former West Virginia state troopers. The probe will study recent seizures in Washington Pennsylvania and a freight car shipment to Zanesville Ohio found to contain liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
United States Court
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Washington, Pa
Zanesville
Train collides with truck near Raisin River
A Michigan Central train struck a heavy truck and trailer near Monroe Michigan about 10 feet from the Raisin River. The train stayed on the rails and there were no casualties though passengers were shaken up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Michigan Central
Monroe
Raisin River
Speeding Youth Sentenced to Warrensville Workhouse
William Verba aged 19 was convicted of driving 32 mph over the speed limit and sentenced to six days in Warrensville workhouse. He was arrested and arraigned the next day on the same charge as he headed to begin his sentence. Patrolman Meyer commented on the youth’s eagerness to reach the workhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Warrensville
William Verba
Verba
Meyer
County Teams Win State Contest Spots in Music Memory
In Athens on Saturday April 21 the county contest selected teams for the state meet in Columbus on April 28. High school averages show Nelsonville 95 Athens 92 Amesville 92 John Hancock 90 Glouster 57 with Athens district scores led by East Side 100 Central 98 Training 95 2 3 Nelsonville 100 East 99 5 6 Central 99 West 70. Rural schools Adhens rural training 96 2 3 Amesville 95 1 3 Glouster 67 1 5. Local perfect scorers include Mona Dell Sanders Marguerite Wood Wood Mary Harwick Monica Carr Edward Ryston Robert Schmidt Margaret Laverty and Marcella Horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens
Amesville
John Hancock
Glouster
East Side School of
Central School of Athens
Training School of Athens
East Building
Central Building
West Building
Ad#hens rural training school
Mona Dell Sanders
Marguerite Wood
Wood
Mary Harwick
Monica Carr
Edward Ryston
Robert Schmidt
Margaret Laverty
Marcella Horn
Seek Abroker In Check Deal In Toledo
Police are scouring northwestern Ohio for a prominent broker with Spitzer building offices who obtained city of Norwalk bonds worth 537,720 using a forged certified check paid to City Auditor Cook. The check on Ohio Savings Bank of Toledo was marked not sufficient funds. The broker allegedly resold the bonds to a Cleveland bank and then to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Spitzer
Norwalk
Cook
Ohio Savings Bank of Toledo
Cleveland
Harding Defies Party Split Over World Court Plan
President Harding defended his world court proposal in a bold speech to publishers, rejecting League of Nations entry and urging party unity despite irreconcilables. He argued the court aligns with pledges and aims for peace, while criticizing excessive league support and calling for stronger physician defense measures in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Holmes
New York
Harding
League of Nations
Larry America
League
Friends
Iit
Associated Press
Bandits Enter Car, Rob Passengers Near West Alexander
Three masked bandits pulled a Wheeling Public Service trolley car into darkness near West Alexander Wheeling West Virginia, holding up seven passengers and the crew. About $400 in cash and jewelry was taken. Girls on the car dropped rings to floor to save them. Deputies sweep the area for suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling-West Alexander
Wheeling Public Service Company
West Alexander
Deserter Captured in Steubenville Linked to Tracion Car Holdup
John F. Vakes a 23 year old United States Marine deserter was arrested at noon in Steubenville as a suspect in the holdup of a traction car near West Alexander Wheeling last night. An Australian woman believes she is living with her husband's twin but fears it may be the husband in disguise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
John F. Vakes
United States Marine
West Alexander
Wheeling
Replace Mortar in Prison Wall Athens jail escape attempt
Plasterers repaired the Athens county jail wall on Tuesday afternoon after prisoners attempted to free themselves by removing a large stone block. Mortar around the block was taken out and replaced, while iron pins held the stones together in the wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
State Highway Director Orders Rural Mailbox Inspections
Ohio State Highway Director Herrick announced that state engineers and superintendents must inspect all routes and move rural mail boxes away from road limits. If boxes are not relocated to a safe position, the superintendent in charge will remove them. A recent inspection found boxes erected with no regard for traveler safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Herrick
Shoe Workers Win Tennessee Fight in Lynn Strike End
Lynn mass April 24 10000 striking shoe workers return to benches after victory for Amalgamated Shoe Workers union recognition and agreement to drop court actions and settle wage disputes with manufacturers' association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Mass
Lynn Shoe Workers
Amalgamated Shoe Workers’ Union
Manufacturers’ Association
Woman Pleads Over Liquor Charge After Hidden Still Found
Lucy Heard, a Black resident, faced a liquor charge after 50 gallons of raisin mash and a still were found at her home by the Youngs town vice squad. The judge warned a maximum fine of 1000 dollars and costs and ordered imprisonment after the prisoner resisted payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstowns
Lucy
Heffernan
West Side Lot Purchase Gets Official Okay
The Athens board of education authorized a $12 000 purchase of two Central avenue lots owned by Susan Peyton and John Knappenberger for the new West Side school. Each owner receives $6 000, with 70 by 300 foot lots providing 140-foot frontage east of Central between State and Clark. The board gains a 160 by 400 foot playground area thanks to a generous land concession from the Hocking Valley railroad company. The two houses will be sold soon.
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Susan Peyton
John Knappenberger
Central Avenue
West Side
Athens Board of Education
George Whipple
Peyton
Knappenberger
Btate
Clark Streets
Hocking Valley Railroad Company
Schuol
Sugar Creek students to run Putnam apple orchards
Two apple orchards in Putnam County are leased by Sugar Creek Township High School's agricultural department as demonstration orchards. The trees will be pruned sprayed and fertilized using school taught methods. Students will perform the work and record results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Putnam County
Agricultural Department of
Sugar Creek Township
Akron Mayor Carl Beck's ex-wife to wed Detroit man
Akron dispatches report Mrs Imogene C Beck Magee forfeits alimony of 200 dollars monthly and 4000 dollars permanent alimony from former Akron mayor Carl Beck by marrying James C Magee of Detroit. Akron friends believed she was visiting Florida.
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Akron, O
Mansfield
Imogene C. Beck-Magee
Carl Beck
Akron
James C. Magee
Detroit
Beck
Florida
Mrs John Jorman Burned Lighting Closet Fire
Elyria Ohio Mrs John Jorman aged 70 was severely burned when a candle she used to light a dark closet ignited her clothing. She was hospitalized in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria, O
John Jorman
Three-Mile Limit Invoked By New York Marathon Dancers
A 60 day marathon dance begins with nine couples from France Spain Cleveland and other places. Dancers threaten arrest if exceeding 12 hours and plan to invoke the three mile limit by dancing aboard a motor truck and then toward Sheepshead Bay aboard a 90 foot sloop before returning to Broadway.
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New York
Marthon
France
Spain
Cleveland
Sheepshead Bay
Broadway
Joint Meet to Tackle Mooted Mexican Issues
Washington April 24 Officials say the joint commission on Mexico will study three key questions Article 27 agrarian policy and outstanding American claims The American members will advise but weigh heavy with Harding and Hughes The aim is to ensure guarantees for American property rights and avoid retroactive land seizure Obregon backs breaking up large estates to promote cultivation and to name a commission to settle Mexican claims
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Rogers
Washington
Diascassiona
Joint Commissiong
United A
Mexico
Dliffe
Kommission
State Department
Obregon
Pettie These
Road change petition rejected by county board
The Douglas request for a new road through Roberts farm in Lodi township was allowed then dismissed by the Athens county commissioners. They said better use of funds would be to aid township trustees in repairing the road. The proposed relocation would cross a steep hill and bottom land that had caused trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Roberts
Lodi
Athens
Petities
Lould
Roberts Farm
Ad experts meet in session in Cleveland
Advertising professionals from across the United States gathered in Cleveland on April 24 for the seventh advertising commission meeting. The session focused on routine business and organizational matters with the Associated Club of the World referenced.
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Cleveland
United States
al Advertising Commisson
Ted
Clube of the World
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