Ireland to become dominion with full powers under new settlement
Dublin reports say De Valera and his cabinet accepted a broad Britain offer making Ireland a republic in effect with Ulster allowed a subordinate parliament until new terms are set. Art O Bri en returned from London carrying a communication from Lloyd George. Expected release and ratification of the Dail precede formal notice.
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Dublin
de Valera
Great Britain
Ireland
Ulster
Art O’brien
London
Lloyd George
Dail Eirann
Canada
Loyd George
Sinn Fein
de Valera Wiill
Goubiic
Dayton appoints Eichelberger city manager
Fred O. Eichelberger becomes Dayton city manager succeeding William C. Barber who resigned. Eichelberger will earn 8500 dollars a year, compared with Barbers 12000 dollars. In seven years under the commission form three managers have left, with Barber citing politics and streetcar strike as factors.
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Dayton, O
Fred 0. Eichelberger
Dayton
William C. Barber
Joliet Ill
Eichelberger
Barber
J. E. Barlow
Barlow
Ohio Power moves to lower rates across 44 communities
Ohio Power Company filed with the public utilities commission a plan for rate cuts materially lower than current charges affecting 44 municipalities and rural areas in 19 counties. The company noted cost limits preventing an immediate cut but pledged to help lower living costs. Cities listed include Baltimore Canton Carrollton East Liverpool Fremont Fostoria Mt Vernon Newark New Philadelphia Steubenville and Tiffin. Rural areas span Sandusky Wood Seneca Hancock Wyandot and others.
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Columbus
Ohio Power Company
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Baltimore
Canton
Carrollton
East Liverpool
Fremont
Fostoria
Mt Vernon
Newark
New Lexington
Steubenville
Tiffin
Sandusky
Wood
Seneca
Hancock
Wyandot
Awford
Richland
Ashland
Mort Knox
Licking
Fairfield
Hock
Morgan
Muskingum
Belmont
Efferson and Harrison
Ohio's rail rate case opens before commission tomorrow
The Ohio commission will hear protests from rail carriers on freight rate cuts aligning with neighboring states. Detroit, Toledo & Ironton officials, among others, may explain wage changes and the impact on material costs like sand, gravel, and coal. The docket centers on rate reductions and possible joint defenses.
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Columbus
Ohio
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad
Henry Ford
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton
L. C. Herrick
Public Works
W. H. Phipps
Commerce
Commission
Separate Peace With Huns Now Seems Certain
On the seventh anniversary of World War I, Secretary Hughes works with other powers to set a date for the world disarmament conference. Ellis Loring Diesel holds talks with German officials on a separate peace with Germany, likely using portions of the Versailles pact. A presidential peace proclamation, possibly from Lancaster New Hampshire, may precede the treaty.
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A. L. Bradford
United Press
Washington
Hughes
Ellis Loring Diesel
Berlin
Germany
Diesel
Certan
Harding
Lancaster
N. H
Hatfield and Deputy Die in Welch Court Yard Shootout
Sid Hatfield of Matewan fame and Ed Chambers were shot dead by detective C. E. Lively in the courthouse yard at Welch. Lively and four others were arrested on murder charges after the fatal confrontation as Hatfield and Chambers headed into the courthouse for a trial on prior shooting charges.
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Welch
W. Va
Sid Hatfield
Matewan Es Odey
Hatfield
Ed Chambers
Court House
C. E. Lively
Lively
Chambers
Matewan
Anse” Hatfield
Cumberland Mountain
Anse Hatfield
Candy Prices Cut 50 Percent In Chain Stores
New York reports candy prices slashed by half as Benjamin Miller, chain candy store operator, announces the reduction. He says candy had been selling at a 300 percent profit prior to the price cut.
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New York
Benjamin Miller
Market speculation cautions on predicting price moves
Analysts warn that appearances mislead when judging market direction as price jumps depend on unseen factors. Experts urge investors to focus on fundamentals and risk controls rather than chart impressions.
Depositors Safe in Michigan Avenue Trust Bank Loot Case
Chicago authorities say Michigan Avenue Trust Company depositors will not lose any funds. Bank directors, reeling from a looting by President Warren Spurgin who has been missing 11 days, estimate a shortage up to 1.5 million dollars. Directors defend the bank’s ability to operate as the search for Spurgin continues.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue Trust Company
Warren Spurgin
Spurgin
Evangelist Rev. E. E. Shelhamer to Preach in Athens
Special service announced with Evangelist Rev. E. E. Shelhamer of Pennsylvania to preach at the International Holiness Church in Athens on Wednesday evening August 3. Shelhamer is noted for his prominence in the evangelistic field.
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E. E. Shelhamer
Pennsylvania
International Holiness Church
Athens
Shelhamer
Robbers Lock Florist Owner in Ice Box
Robbers invaded the flour store of F. H. Mallo in New York on August 1. The owner remained calm and was locked inside the ice box during the robbery.
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New York
F. H. Mallo
Trustees Delay War Hero Burial At Westlawn Cemetery
In Canton on August 1 Corporal Walker Griffith lay in state under canvas with guard and comrades aloft. The burial of a World War I victim from the Battle of the Marne followed twenty hours later, delayed by cemetery trustees who refused Sunday burials despite American Legion protests. The watch rotated in three hour shifts without notable disturbance.
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Canton
Walker Griffith
Westlawn Cemetery
Marne
Westlawn
American Legion
Farm Relief Bill Set for Quick Senate Action
Senate Republican leaders planned to fix a time to dispose of the Harding farm relief bill this week. Passage would clear the way for the railroad relief bill as part of the administration program.
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Washington
Senate
Airplane flight cuts fuel cost record from Washington
The Fokker Half Moon reportedly set an economy record by flying from Washington with fuel cost of 5.80 dollars, signaling cheaper flying.
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New York
Fokker Half Moon
Washington
Van derlip Says Germany Indemnity Endangers England
Frank A. Van derlip, American financier, tells United Press that Germany paying indemnity claims will gravely threaten England's economy. He argues Germany must sell labor to pay debts, risking German labor flood as France can feed itself. Rathenau backs payment via German industry orders, not cash, while World food supply and Versailles distribution suffer.
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Clyde Beals
United Press
London
Frank A. Vanderlip
Germany
England
Vanderlip
France
Walter Rathenau
Rathenau
World
Europe
Congress Lines Up Budget and Bill Debates
Senate Finance panel keeps hearings while Military weighs officers promotions and Judiciary handles routine duties. Interstate Commerce plans a railroad bill date set. farmer relief debate to resume. House Ways and Means presses tax bill drafting as Immigration mulls Hawaiian labor and Appropriations reviews Shipping Board funding.
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United Press
Senate
Finance Committee
Judiciary Committee
Interstate Commerce Committee
HOUSE
Ways and Means
Immigration
Appropriations
Shipping Board
Traction Line Manager Arrest Sparks Bridgeport Riot
Streetcars operated normally in Martins Ferry today after yesterday's pause due to switch points removal in Bridgeport following Saturday night demonstrations. C P Billings Wheeling Traction Co. VP was arrested amid riot charges after a punch left him with a black eye. Bus drivers were seized in Wheeling and buses halted until fare hikes resumed trolley service.
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Martins Ferry
Bridgeport
C. P. Billings
Wheeling Traction Company
Billings
Ohio
Wheeling
Keel-Boat Line Established and Ohio News Milestones
The record notes key Ohio events: keel-boats first linked Cincinnati and Marietta. 1877 state Republican convention in Cleveland nominates William H. West of Logan County for governor. An aerolite of 90 pounds fell near Sandusky in 1886. In 1920 J Frank Manley former Indiana governor and Dr and Mrs C M Baker of Kilgore died in a car crash near Dennison.
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Cincinnati
Marietta
Cleveland
William H. West
Logan County
Sandusky
J. Frank Manley
Indiana
C. M. Baker
Kilgore
Dennison
Ten-Hour Day Rule Enforced by State Inspectors
In Columbus on August 1 state inspectors from the division of workshops and factories were directed by Percy Tetlow to investigate complaints that highway contractors are employing workers ten hours daily. The law requires an eight hour day on state work and prosecutions for violations are pending.
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Columbus, CO
Percy Tetlow
Tetlow
Enus
Kidman Named Australian Knight Largest Empire Landowner
Sir Sidney Kidman is hailed as the new Australian knight and the greatest landholder in the British empire. His estates exceed 32,000,000 acres with about 250,000 cattle and thousands of horses under his control.
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British Empire
Sidney Kidman
Naval War Heroes of Athens County named
A list from the Adjutant General's Department in Columbus shows the Navy Heroes and U S Marines from Athens County who died in World War I. Names include John Anderson Figgins Marine died July 19 1918 Dale Everett Russell Navy died October 1918 and Wilford Reeve Stiers Navy died October 31 1918 with hometowns in Nelsonville and Cooksville Ohio.
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Athens County
Navy
Marines
Al’s Department
Columbus
U. S
John Anderson Figgins
U. 8. Marine
Alonzo P. Figgins
Meyers St
Nelsonville
Dale Everett Russell
U. 8. Navy
Dallas H. Russell
Cookville
Wilford Reeve Stiers
Edith Louis Stiers
Fayette St
Harding Lays Pilgrim Tercentenary Stand on Democracy
President Harding delivers a Plymouth speech marking the Pilgrim Tercentenary. He praises three centuries of American development from seeds of representative government to democracy. He cites the English middle class founding republican institutions and notes divine guidance in national progress.
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Plymouth Rock
Mass
Harding
Virginia
Burgheres
Calaboose Holds Booze Fighters After Bailey Run Brawl
Sheriff Parker and Deputy McKinley dispersed a drunken melee on Bailey Run involving four men from the Modocnd Millfield district. One required a doctor. Martin Wallace pleaded guilty to plain drunk and trespassing and was fined five dollars plus costs, plus ten dollars for obscene language. Chas Coster and Mike Newsad also pleaded guilty to drunkenness with five dollar fines and costs.
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Bailey Run
Sheriff Parker
McKinley
Modocnd Millfield
Weer
Helwig
Martin Wallace
Chas, Coster
Mike Newsad
Four penitentiary trusties walk away from Columbus prison
On Walkaway Columbus Four penitentiary trusties absconded over the weekend. Thomas Spencer from Allen county, serving burglary time, fled from the state school for the blind after two years as a trusty. William M. Smedly from Richland county was caught after leaving the prison farm at London. Charles Stanfield and John Smith, both colored, from Summit and Butler counties respectively, left their posts at quarry and physician Kramer residence.
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Columbus
Thomas
Thomas Spencer
Allen County
State School For the
Spencer
William M. Smedly
Richland County
London
Charles Stanfield
Summit County
John Smith
Butler County
Kramer
Illinois Governor's road tour amid embezzlement charges
Governor Len B. Small planned to continue his Illinois road inspection tour despite an indictment for embezzlement of state funds. He spent Sunday with family in Kankakee and prepared to visit three counties this week while Sheriff Mester waits in Springfield for the governor's next move.
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Kankakeee
Ills
Len B. Small
Illinois
Mester
Springfield
Small
Springsfield
Northcliffe Interview Denial Stirs Press Reactions
London papers reject Northcliffe interview claims as false. The Times and Daily Mail note editor H Wickham Steed denied the interaction attributed by American papers. Irish edition circulation carried the telegram, despite suppression efforts amid journalistic caution. The Morning Post questions the delay in denial and the growing mystery.
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London
Lord Northcliffe
Today
Northcliffe
King George
Lloyd George
Times
Daily Mail
H. Wickham Steed
The
New York Times
Mail
Steed
New York
Drownings Reported In Lake Erie Beach Incident
William M Landis aged 28 and his niece Alice Landis aged 17 drowned Sunday afternoon while swimming off the outer beach of the peninsula in Erie Pennsylvania. They waded into deep water and disappeared. An unknown bather attempted a rescue and was pulled out by a woman bather. Miss Landis body was recovered half a mile from the scene. coast guards suspended the search due to heavy seas and will resume today.
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Erie
William M., Landis
Alice Landis
Miss Landis
Coast Guards
Landis
Masons Set August Meeting for Masters Degree Work
The Amesville Lodge announces a special meeting on Tuesday August 2 at 6 PM. Masonry work will be conducted in the Masters degree with Amesville Lodge assisting. Names McKay Palmer listed as officers.
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Amesville Lodge
F. M. McKay
W. M
Harding Attends Plymouth Rock 300th Anniversary
President Harding joined ceremonies in Plymouth Massachusetts for the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrims landing. He arrived from the Mayflower vicinity aboard a gig and a submarine chaser, greeted by Governor Cox and a large reception committee.
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Plymouth
Mass
Harding
Plymouth Rock
America
Cape Cod Canal
Governor Cox
Mase
Sherman Whipple
Boston
Marsh F. Day
Girl Scouts
Weeks
Gillett
Frelinghuysen
Hale
Phipps
Walsh
Sawyer
Christian
Massassau
John Alden
Priscilla
Priscilla Alden
Bridgeport
New England
Miles Standish
Mayflower Company
Senator Lodge
New Bedford
B P O S Regular Meeting Notice
The B P O S announces a regular meeting on Tuesday evening at 7:30. Alex M. Moore, secretary.
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Alex M. Moore
Gas Bills Payable At Edw Ministers Store
In Chauncey Ohio all gas bills are payable at Edw Ministers Store in the Post Office beginning the first of Ares with details readable only in the fragment.
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Chauncey
Ohio
Ministers
Bandits Rob Couple Then Steal Car in Chicago
Four masked bandits stopped a couple, Bessie Merwin and Earl H. Perkins, while riding in a car in Chicago. The thieves forced Bessie to return home before driving off with the vehicle.
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Chicago
Bessie Merwin
Earl H. Perkins
Bessie
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Premier
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Fordney
Herbert W. Walker
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