Hundreds of Ohio miners seek aid as Hocking valley strikes deepen
Hundreds of miners and families in the Hocking valley face destitution after a harsh winter with little work. Ohio UM W officials report widespread hunger, with towns like Orbiston Buchtel Jobs Murray City and Nelsonville among the hardest hit. George W. Savage will investigate conditions as relief funds are stretched.
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Columbus
Hocking Valley
Lee Hall
United Mine Workers
Ohio
Hocking
Athens
Orbiston
Buchtel
Jobs
Murray City
Nelsonville
Hcking
Tall
George W. Savage
Ohio Miners
Son Charged With Murder Of Aged Father In New Jersey
NEW YORK April 25 John Bryant 29 jailed in Somerville New Jersey charged with murdering his father George Bryant 69 in Orlando Florida three weeks ago His wife Adeline and their baby were with him Bryant was arrested on instructions from Orlando authorities whose body was found buried two weeks ago with a dog Bryant had been a drayman and believed to have carried all the family money.
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New York
John Bryant
Somerville
N. J
George
Bryant
Orlando
Florida
Adeline
Somerle
Orido
Actress Elsie Janis Denies Engagement News
United Press reports Miss Elsie Janis could not confirm engagement to a British Lord and asked her mother for prompting before stating the reports are untrue. The American actress, in Paris with her own show, sought clarification on the persistent rumor.
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Paris
United Press
Elsie Janis
Bierkower
Janis
One Man Rule Ends as Harding Goes Plural
Washington April 25 President Harding has ended his one man rule by allowing cabinet officers to lead policy with the White House acting only in support. Hughes and Mellon are cited as examples of revived plural government. Labor issues were referred to Secretary Davis, with the White House giving no direct preference.
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Raymond Clapper
Washington
Harding
Wilson
White House
Hughes
League Seeks to Sell State Bonds
Senator Ladd of North Dakota will address a mass meeting in Washington as part of a campaign to sell six million dollars in non partisan league bonds. The funds would back state banks elevators and mills as part of the state’s industrial program. E C Davison warns against concentrated control of credit by Wall Street.
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Washington
Senator Ladd
North Dakota
E. C. Davison
Wall Street
Senator La Follette Urges Irish Independence Speech
In Washington on April 25 Senator La Follette urged the senate to adopt a resolution backing Irish independence. He argued Congress can express its opinion on what ought to be done and reviewed Irish history with evidence from both British and American investigations.
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Washington
Senate
la Follette
Congress
LaFollette
Investi
Oil strike reported near Spencer
Oil struck near Spencer reported with brief, uncertain OCR text indicating a positive sign of exploration activity.
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Spencer
Daugherty to Probe Death of Major Cronkhite
Attorney General Daugherty says he will personally investigate Major A. P. Cronkhite's death amid murder charges. Initial inquiry suggested suicide during pistol practice. Subsequently Sergt. Roland Pothier was arrested for murder, with Capt. Robert Rosenbluth also charged.
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Daugherty
A. P. Cronkhite
Son
Major Cronkhite
Roland Pothier
Pothier
Robert Rosenbluth
Trial opens in murder case of Enos couple
RALPH DAVIS goes on trial in Rensselaer Ind for the murder of his parents Mr and Mrs W C Davis whose charred bodies were found at their Enos farm house. He is also charged with embezzling 1400 dollars and the state says the killings followed a dispute over a supposed shortage in accounts. Gold arriving in New York from South America brings 789 602 dollars in three liners consigned to New York bankers.
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Rennessaer
Ind
Ralph Davis
W. C. Davis
Davis
Enos
New York
South America
South American
Payroll Bandits Knock Out Bookkeeper in Cleveland Heist
A woman bookkeeper for the Clark Restaurant Company was rendered unconscious during an armed robbery in Cleveland. The bandits seized the weekly payroll from the bank to their offices and escaped with 1500 dollars.
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Cleveland
Clark Restaurant Company
Jealousy Triggered Double Shooting and Fatal Suicide
In Canton Ohio yesterday Mrs. Lillian Austin, 40, was shot by a man named Earl Essner, 32, who then killed himself. The incident followed Essner's months of fixation on the woman.
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Canton
Lillian Austin
Earl Essner
Big Fine for Distilling Odell Love in Morristown
Odell Love of Morristown received a $200 fine and costs after pleading guilty to manufacturing intoxicating liquors. He was arrested Sunday after a search warrant issued April 15. Constable E J Six brought in nine gallons of mash as evidence. no still or coil was found. Love could not pay the fine and was sent back to the county jail.
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Odell Love
Morristown
Helwig
Love
E. J
War On Reds In Italy Opens With Elections
Rome reports Italy begins its fight on radicalism as preliminary elections close tickets for May 15. Constitutional parties form a coalition against the radicals with fascist support. bitter campaigning expected to include bloody clashes.
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Rome
Italy
Chillicothe Man Attemps Suicide After Escape Attempt
Frank Seward, wanted for murder of two Toledo detectives, leapt from a seventh floor hotel room in Omaha and landed on a lower roof before shooting himself in the chest. He was in serious condition. Seward had been arrested in Fort Worth for safe robbery and escaped. His home is in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Omaha
Neb
Frank Seward
Seward
Toledo
Ohio
Fort Worth
Texas
Chillicothe
Bug Bill the Only Slacker in I W W Case
Fifteen of the 46 I W W members received sentences ranging from one to twenty years for espionage act violations and agreed to surrender at once. Otto Christensen, attorney for the radicals, said others would turn themselves in across the country. Sentences to be served at Leavenworth this week. Big Bill Haywood will not enter the prison.
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Chicago
Otto Christensen
Leavenworth
Christensen
Bill” Haywood
Russia
Driver of Death Wagon Identified in Wall Street Bomb Plot
SCRANTON Pa Apr 25 Tito Ligi suspected of complicity in the Wall Street bomb plot was expected to be formally charged today after identification as the man seen beside the death wagon five minutes before the explosion. Extradition to New York for trial would follow after the filing of the charge.
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Scranton
Tito Ligi
Wall Street
New York
Need for Rooms Is Not Yet Met for Spring Term
Ohio University plans its spring term opening on Saturday April 30 with 700 to 800 expected students. Registration will occur Saturday and Monday. Dean Irma Voigt lacks sufficient rooms, mostly for women, prompting city residents with rooms to rent to contact her immediately and those who have reserved rooms for specific students to report also. Meanwhile New York reports an express effort to avert a strike as shipowners seek a 20 to 30 percent wage cut in talks with workers.
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Ohio University
Irma. Voigt
Voigt
New York
American Steamship Owners’ Association
Police Probe Lazar Death Note Linked to Wall Street Bomb
New York on April 25 police advanced inquiries into Adolph Lazar who killed himself in Brooklyn after leaving a note claiming he drove the car used in the Wall Street bombing. Investigators sought to verify his assertion as they reviewed the man’s possible connections to the event.
Britain’s Miners Split From Triple Alliance
In London on April 25 A J Cooke of the miners union said the triple alliance is definitively split as the railway and transport workers refused to strike in support of the miners wage demands. The miners will not rejoin until the alliance is remodeled and reformed.
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London
Triple Alliance
Great
Cooke
Railway and Transport
Mrs Mae Post Buell Sues New York Central for Damages
Mrs Mae Post Buell sues the New York Central Railroad alleging damages after the death of her husband Dr B B Buell in an incident involving Brawshalew. The action seeks compensation for loss and medical costs arising from the fatal occurrence.
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Mae Post Buell
New York Central
R. R
B. B. Buell
Brawshalew
Laird Reported Guilty in Nelsonville Burglaries
Nelsonville police say Clyde Laird identified by victim John Dunkle as the man who robbed and ordered him from bed at gunpoint during Friday night burglaries and a rape. Laird pleads innocence at arraignment while authorities pursue evidence including pants found at jail and matching footprints.
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Nelsonville
Clyde Laird
John Dunkle
Dunkle
Laird
Nellisonville
Mr. Christman
William B*ice
Herb Parker
W. B. Bartels
Athens
Water and Fishing Draw Crowds on Hocking River
Sunday anglers enjoyed ideal weather as members of the Angler Club fished the Hocking River and tributaries. Fishing parties were active though bites were scarce, with reports of one water snake caught in a day. Canoe parties glided by while boys swam for the first time this year under South Bridge.
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Hocking
Southbridge
Credit Terms For Police Without Pay Till September
Norwalk merchants agree to extend credit to policemen who will not receive pay due to city funds shortfalls. This arrangement covers until September, allowing officers to meet essentials while awaiting funding.
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Norwalk
Themen
Executions at Mt Joy Prison in Dublin
Thomas Traynor was executed today at Mt Joy prison for killing a Black and Tan. Thousands gathered at dawn outside the grim walls as British soldiers stood guard.
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Dublin
Mt. Joy
Thomas Traynor
German reparations note may trigger talks via US mediation
Washington dispatches report Berlin says counter proposals near Allied demands but full text must prove basis for discussion. If text supports claims, United States could forward to Allied governments as intermediary. Secretary Hughes actions on prior note raised expectations of US role. timing unclear as White House confirms receipt of the text here.
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United Press
Washington
Berlin
United States
Hughes
White House
Whiskey Theft Reported in Cincinnati Home
Two hundred cases of whiskey valued at 6000 dollars were stolen from the home of Alice Wiesserhill yesterday. The liquor belonged to the Ohio Distributing Company.
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Alice
Cincinnati
Alice Wiesserhill
Ohio Distributing
Tariff Wars Seen Against U S By Several Nations
Reports from Washington indicate retaliatory tariff actions will target American manufactured goods and wheat wool meats and other farm products. Argentina Australia South Africa and other South American nations may retaliate while Italy Germany and Central Europe face disrupted trade as the Young tariff bill actions bite.
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America
Russell Browning
United Press
Washington
Australia
South Africa
Italy
Germany
Central
Europe
Senate Finance Committee
Britain to back French stand over Westphalian coal fields
Prime Minister Lloyd George announced in the house of commons that Britain will support France if German reparations plans fail. Parliament will review any military movement before action. He returned from Hythe after talks with Premier Briand about Germany offering 50 billion marks and reconstruction aid, plus an international loan request.
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ED. L. Keen
United Press
London
Great Britain
France
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Hythe
Briand
Tubercular Cottage Project Advances at Athens State Hospital
Progress is reported on a new 20000 cottage being erected on the hill below the reservoir for Athens State Hospital tubercular patients. The unit will house about 90 patients and is the first of several planned at the institution. The building will be better and cheaper due to patient labor and is praised for its location and reported cures in the existing unit.
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Athens State Hospital
Briand and Lloyd George Discuss Harder Stroke on Germany
Premier Briand urged a swift hard line against Germany in Hythe urging penalties and immediate reparations terms. Lloyd George favored sending another note to Berlin first and warned of further occupation if proposals are not credible. Officials hoped an American representative would attend the next Allied conference amid recent wartime involvement.
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Webb Miller
Paris
Germany
Briand
Lloyd George
Hythe
Berlin
America
Capper bill aims to repeal guaranteed rail return
Washington April 26 The Senate bill introduced by Senator Capper Kansas would end the guaranteed return to railroads under the transportation act and would prevent the Interstate Commerce Commission from interfering in setting intrastate rates.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Capper
Kansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Scientists ranks steering skill at national science meeting
Pro found science declares steering an automobile around a corner a solved art. Scientists at the annual meeting of the national academy of sciences discussed the humble driving skill and gave it a ranking place in their proceedings.
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Washington
Pril
National Academy of Sciences
Busy Weekend for Sheriff Parker Across County
Lawlessness kept Sheriff Herb Parker busy as Luther Norman was jailed for stealing pants from James Caldwell, O'Dell Love fined for possession of sour mash, and reports reached him of a suspected homicide at the Withem farm. A later call described a drunken disturbance at Stroud's Run, with no caller identified.
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Herb Parker
Luther Norman
Lathrop
Hartley
Norman
James Caldwell
Six
Parker
O’dell Love
Morristown
Jay Withem
Land Ridge
Herb
Withem
Stroud’s
Cain
Withem Hunt
Nelsonville
Germany Stealing U S Patents Spurs Congress Action
Secretary Weeks asks Congress to shield American military and commercial secrets from German theft under patent law. He cites 21 German nationals holding American patents, many tied to Krupp, with several patents relating to artillery and railroading principles.
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Washington
Germany
Congress
War Weeks
Goulridge
Weeks
Frederick Krupp
Krupp
United States
Typhus Case Reported at Laredo Can Consulate
A reported case of typhus fever was officially confirmed at the can consulate in Laredo, Texas. The notification was sent to Manton M. Carrick, state officer, with details released today.
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Austin
Tex
Can
Laredo
Manton M. Carrick
Negro Confesses Additional Crimes in Dallas Area
Dallas report states Luther Walford, husband of a murdered woman Mia Blenchenes, was identified as the killer. A suspect named Sampson testified at Walford’s preliminary hearing that Walford committed the crime and fled. The confession was made to Sheriff Haratog.
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Dallas
Tex
April
Mia
Blenchenes
Baigirt
Honey Grove
Haratog
Luther Walford
Sampson
Walford
Senate Moves Favorable Knox Resolution Ending War
Washington reports the Senate on Monday favors the Knox resolution to end the war between the United States and the Central Powers, signaling progress toward a peace measure.
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Washington
Senate
Knox
United Stat
Soldiers Prepare Atlanta Battery Equipment for Summer Camp
Thirty two horses and artillery gear for a field battery are due in Athens soon. Captain Monty Campbell leads a largely university-educated unit, expected to stay at camp for several weeks this summer.
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Thertillery Battery
Athens
Birth announced for Betty Jones in Chaunc ey Ohio
Chauncey Ohio April 26 announces the birth of a daughter Betty Jones. Granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Field and Mr and Mrs Courtney all of Chauncey. The newborn adds joy to the families involved.
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Chauncey, O
Gilbert B. Courtney
Betty Jones
Charles & Field
Courtney
President to push disarmament talks in new era
Kelly Michigan chairman of the house sub committee on naval appropriations says the session will debate the naval appropriation bill as part of a broader push for disarmament in the era. The remarks place emphasis on reducing naval armaments and aligning policy with disarmament goals.
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Harding
Washington
Kelly
Michigan
House
Ordinary Hen Eats as Much as a Prize
The United States Department of Agriculture exposes how breed choice determines how much a hen eats and how the right breed yields better returns. A free 26 page booklet is offered through the Information Bureau in Washington, with a small stamp fee requested for postage.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Washington, D
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