Franco American debt talks hit first impasse in Washington
The U S debt commission informed the French ambassador that proposed liquidation terms for the 4 million debt were unsatisfactory and no new proposition followed as the meeting adjourned. Paris reports anxiety over a potential Dawes plan breakdown and fears over equitable terms and a safeguard clause.
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Washington
American Debt Commission
Paris
United States
France
Trance
Germany
Rioting in Calcutta Leaves Dozens Dead and Hurt
April 27 report cites 43 dead and 350 injured in religious riots in Calcutta as mobs of Muslims attacked Hindu quarters. Police used armored cars and machine gun fire to disperse rioters. one policeman killed and another injured.
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Calcutta
Mall Child In Hospital After Accident
Marjorie Moler four, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Moler of East State street, remains in Holzer hospital Gallipolis after being struck by a car last Thursday. The injuries include a broken leg below the hip and severe bruising with a planned operation tomorrow. The driver was Paul Saylor fourteen, son of Mr and Mrs Roy Saylor. Relatives in Athens received the news of the condition improvement.
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Marjorie Moler
Frank Moler
East State Street
Athens
Paul Saylor
Roy Saylor
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Paralyzed Woman Narrowly Escapes Bed Fire in Cleveland
Mrs Coluthia Stonewall, 60, a bed-ridden paralytic, escaped death when her corn cob pipe set fire to her bed. She suffered minor burns, and physicians at Lakeside Hospital treated her. The blaze was spotted by Miss Margaret Morris, an Associated Charities visitor, during a routine check.
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Cleveland
Coluthia Stonewall
Lakeside Hospital
Margaret Morris
Associated Charities
Two Die In Cable Collapse At Eddy Estate Work Site
Two men were killed and a third narrowly escaped when a cable supporting a concrete tow n on the Mary Baker Eddy estate snapped today, hurling the workers about thirty feet. Authorities investigated the accident at Concord.
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Concord
N. H
Christian Science Home
Mary Baker Eddy
Heaver of Brick Held for Assault on Millfield Youth
Walter Patterson, 17, of Millfield, was struck by a brick while on a Millfield curb. Charles Bridge, 50, of Chauncey, was charged with assault and battery, claiming he misidentified Patterson. Bridge was fined 25 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail for observation.
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Millfield
Walter Patterson
Patterson
Charles Bridge
Chauncey
Justice of Peace
Pearl W. Helwig
Bridge
Helwig
Ohio weigh in on using canal as a super highway plan
Columbus April 27 state lawmakers discussed highway funding plans to raise 135 million dollars over ten years to improve 10 600 miles of roads. A proposal would convert the Miami and Erie canal from Toledo to Cincinnati into a super highway if the federal government does not use it for a deep waterway system. A Cincinnati Hamilton Middletown and Butler County chambers delegation will meet Governor Donahue this afternoon.
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Ohio
Miami and Erie Canal
Toledo
Cincinnati
United States
Hamilton
Middletown
Butler County
Two Ohio Pupils Win Trip for Essay on Independence
Two Athens county pupils will win a free trip to the Sesqui Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1926 for essays on the Declaration of Independence. The state pays travel expenses. entries are open to Ohio students from elementary through high school with word limits of 600 or 1000. The contest is run by the Sesqui Centennial Commission of Ohio led by Governor Vic Donahey and others.
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Athens County
Philadelphia
State of
Ohio
Sesqui-Centennial Commission of
Vic Donahey
John McDowell
Ashland
L. F. Hobart
Cincinnati
John Edwards
Johnstown
Dover Man Files for Ohio State Treasurer Nomination
S E Forney chairman of the state tax commission filed his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state treasurer. Forney formerly resided in Dover and submitted the papers late today in Columbus.
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Columbus
S. E. Forney
State Tax Commission
State Treasury
Forney
Dover
Young Elopers End In Brief Marriage Arrest
Catherine Carlot, 15, and Gordon Currier, 16, married hours earlier at Hannibal Missouri depot. Police detained the Kansas City couple, offspring of prominent families, ending their rushed union.
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Catherine Carlot
Gordon Currier
Kansas City
Hannibal
Junior High Boys to Hold Bird House Contest Friday
Athens junior high students finish bird houses by Friday April 30 and display them in the Athens High School wood shop for two weeks. Judges include Dr. W. A. Matheny Prof. W. H. Maurer and W. A. Carpenter known as Uncle Bill.
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Martin
Athens High School
L. B. Voorhees
Voorhees
W. A. Matheny
Ohio University
W. H. Maurer
The
Athens Messenger
W. A. Carpenter
Carpenter Hardware Company
Bill
Whittemore Jury Deliberates In Buffalo Bank Hold Up Case
The Whittemore jury remained out mid afternoon after a long session since 5:45 p m yesterday. Richard Reese Whittemore stands trial for the October 29 1925 slaying of two Buffalo bank messengers during a $93000 pay car robbery.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Whittemore
Richard Reese Whittemore
Buffalo Bank
Store Teeth Selling Abroad Gains in 1925 Exports
American false teeth valued at 811 977 were exported by parcel post in 1925, a rise of nearly 300 000 from 1924. The Department of Commerce notes U S made strong teeth with jaw power and reliability, able to chew anything short of pig iron.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Parcel Post
Molded and Over ripened Fruits Cause Man s Ills Says Doctor
Paris April 27 Professor Jules Tissett French scientist and physician told the Academy of Science that molded and overripe fruit and vegetables cause most human ailments. He linked typhoid to mold of corn typhus to oats smallpox to potatoes measles to lettuce scarlet fever to carrots yellow fever to citrus and diphtheria to barley and chickenpox to tomatoes. He also argued cancer and tuberculosis arise from certain molds in the body and urged closer supervision of food supplies.
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Paris
France
Jules Tissett
Academy of Science
Tisset
Paris Botanical Gardens
Professor Tisset
Prisoners drink deadly lily cocktail at prison
Prison physicians report that Big Jim Morton of Cleveland bank robbery, William Mahoney, and James Kennedy, inmates, are recovering after consuming a cherry juice and soap concoction. Everett Adams, 28, of Butler County, died from the mixture and was sent to Hamilton County for burial. The four prisoners obtained cherry juice from discarded cans and stole wood alcohol from the prison laundry where they worked.
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Columbus
Big Jim" Morton
Cleveland
William Mahoney
James Kennedy
Everett Adams
Butler County
Hamilton County
Chicago Prohibition Raids Net Two Large Booze Outfits
Prohibition officers seized a $34,000 car of ale marked sugar believed smuggled from Canada after a Rock Island move to Sterling Lumber yards. Earlier, a Van Buren street warehouse raid uncovered a $150,000 distillery with 52 000 gallons of mash and three men arrested. Tony Lombardi, tied to the Genna gang, is being sought as owner.
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Chicago
Prohibition
Barnes and Company
Rock Island
Sterling Lumber Company
Lumber
Canada
van Buren Street
Tony Lombardi
Genna Gang
Safety parade to be Weer's feature in Athens
The Athens County Automobile Club invites all motorists and pedestrians to join a safety parade Friday at 3 45 PM starting from the armory. Decorated cars from high schools and civic groups compete for a 10 prize. club members are ineligible. Call Hotel Berry to participate or to reserve a position. route to be announced later.
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Athens County Automobile Club
The
Automobile Club
Hotel Berry
Meigs Dogs in a Chase Monday
Pomeroy April 27. Deputy Sheriff Tracy used bloodhounds Monday to trace a reported robbery near Coolville. A revolver two pounds bacon five pounds sugar and a can of cherries were missing. The trail led about five miles to railroad tracks. A tramp is believed to have stolen the goods and boarded a passing freight train.
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Pomeroy
Tracy
Coolville
No Action Likely on Muscle Shoals Project This Year
The Muscle Shoals project is seen as a white elephant for another year despite a congressional committee recommending acceptance of a bid from Associated Power Companies, a group of thirteen southern power concerns. Adjournment looms with about five weeks left, complicating any action by the current Congress.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Congressional Committee
Associated Power Companies
Congress
Varied Chinese Money Types Across Provinces
A report notes China features over 200 distinct currencies or money types. Some circulate nationwide, while others are accepted only in limited regions, reflecting a diverse monetary landscape across provinces.
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China
Violence Flares In Carteret After Knife Killing
Police patrol The Jungle area as whites and blacks clash following the murder of boxer John Carroll. A negro church was burned, over 100 black families fled, and a deadline was set to curb bloodshed amid high tensions in New Jersey City.
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Carteret
N. J
Johnny Carroll
Ralph Johnson
Carroll
Congress Ends Session With Farm Relief In Focus
The sixty-ninth Congress plans adjournment between May 15 and June 1 after approving a tax cut, six war debt settlements, and World Court adherence. Administrations aim to pass farm relief, a 150 million dollar public buildings bill, and railroad labor mediation, while coal control, Volstead act amendments, and rivers and harbors bills loom uncertain. Farmers split on relief, and lawmakers seek measures to aid agriculture before campaigns.
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Washington
World Court
U.S. Railroad Labor Board
House
Senate
Toy Pistols Blamed for Urban Crime Rise
City crime commissions link teen loafing on sidewalks to a growing gang mindset in New York and Chicago. They warn toy pistols induce a gun feel in boys under twelve and fear such play leads to criminal paths, prompting an education campaign and stricter toy sales controls.
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New York City
Consolidated Press
New York
Old East Side
Hell’s Kitchen
Chicago
Baltic Treaty May Be Ruined
Moscow reports Russia's signing of a treaty with Germany could jeopardize a broader plan for amity and neutrality pacts with neighboring states on the Russian border, threatening the Baltic alliance proposed by France.
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Moscow
C. P
Russia
Germany
Rumania
France
League of Nations
Poland
Latvia
Esthenia
Finland
Europe
Murder Trials Set With Schedule Changes This Week
The John Bryant murder trial, charged with first degree murder in the James McCumber case, will start next Saturday instead of Thursday. Richard Rhodes defense seeks postponement citing technical errors. Rhodes faces first degree murder charges in the same McCumber death.
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Pomeroy
John
Shorty
Which President Was Handsomest
A reader asks which U S president was the handsomest noting many presidents are praised for looks but one is widely regarded as possessing extraordinary good looks when he became president. The Washington Information Bureau presents a booklet Presidents of the United States featuring forty pages of facts for six cents postpaid with coupon.
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United States
Washington Information Bureau
Eccentric Leaves Vast Fortune
London April 27 The eccentric American millionaire Bayard Brown who died aboard his yacht at Brightlingsea left an estimated fortune of 50 million dollars according to his estate counsel. His body, after years living on the yacht with steam up ready to sail, is en route to New York for interment.
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London
Bayard Brown
Brightlingsea
Brown
New York
Solons Near End of Session at Capitol
Washington April 27 Congress grows restive and aims to adjourn by early June. Republicans face many pending measures to act on including farm welfare bills and the Watson Parker railroad bill. Prohibition debates and World Court protocol loom as the session drifts toward a June adjournment with few votes likely.
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Washington
Congress
Republican Party
House
Senate
Watson-Parker
Como
Navy airship Los Angeles launches on eight hour Atlantic flight
Lakehurst New Jersey April 37 The Navy airship Los Angeles left at 10 45 a m for a trial flight over Atlantic City Cape May and Philadelphia Captain George W Steel in command expected to remain aloft about eight hours
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N. J
U.S. Navy
Los Angeles
Atlantic City
Capa
Philadelphia
George W. Steel
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