Ulster Attitude Decides Irish Peace Prospects
United Press reports peace in Ireland hinged on Ulster six counties resisting Sinn Fein's demand for full Irish representation at the peace conference. De Valera calls a Sinn Fein meeting in Dublin for Aug 16, while Ulster insists Premier Craig must have an equal voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED. L. Keen
United Press
London
Ireland
Ulster
de Valera
All Ireland
Sinn Fein
Dublin
Lloyd George
Craig
Ku Klux Klan Sues LA Evening Express for Libel
Suit for 150000 damages filed in Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Evening Express and the Ku Klux Klan corporation as plaintiff. The complaint alleges libel by the Express over outrages at southern fading parties, with promises to prove the Klan not responsible at trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KU Klux Klan
Los Angeles
Cal
Los Angeles Evening Express
Knight
Jin
South
Coal Power Demand Drives Steam Locomotive Supply
About one third of all coal mined in the United States is required to keep the country's 65 000 locomotives going.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hoover demands direct Soviet talks before Russia relief
Herbert Hoover, head of the American relief administration, will push for direct negotiations with the Soviet government prior to extending food and aid to famine areas in Russia. He argues only the Soviet regime can guarantee safety for relief workers, foreshadowing a key hurdle as Riga talks may route through Russian relief committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Bradford
United Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
American Relief Administration
Hoover
Russia
Riga
Walter Lyman Brown
Brown
Probers rally against alleged surface probe of Fed
Members of the joint agricultural commission denounce insinuations they will condemn the Federal Reserve Board after a superficial inquiry. The clashes follow Governor Harding’s push for Senate banking and currency committee oversight. Chairman Sidney Anderson, Minnesota, denies the probe is shallow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joint Agricultural Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
W. P. G Harding
Sidney Anderson
Minnesota
Scrap from New England shoe factories sent south for fertilizer
The majority of scrap material from New England shoe plants is shipped to the southern states where it is utilized as fertilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Doctor Predicts Century Life for Wealthy Oil King
Dr. Hamilton Fisk Biggar, Cleveland surgeon and Rockefeller confidant, predicted on John D. Rockefeller’s eighty second birthday that Rockefeller will live to be over one hundred. Both men, aged eighty two, plan a golf game when they reach a century old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Fisk Biggar
Cleveland Hye
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Biggar
Harding Talks to Wounded in Huge Hospital
President Harding cut his vacation to visit Gorham New Hampshire government hospital and cheer several hundred disabled service men. He plans golf after the hospital stop and intends to return to Washington Tuesday. He will not take more vacations this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
N. H
Harding
Gorham
Government Hospital
Portland
Poland Springs
Washington
James M. Cox
Ohio
Bethlehem
N. Fl
Four Children Die in Bronx Tenement Fire
Four children were burned to death when a tenant house in the Bronx caught fire. Four persons died and five others sustained lesser injuries in the blaze reported in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bronx
Ohio State to Start Stadium Construction Soon
Ohio State University moves to begin building a new stadium with ground-breaking ceremonies timed for this week. Crews will set up steam shovels and start excavation with a completion target of 1922. A supplementary fundraising drive will launch in September when classes resume, with Governor Davis and state officials present at the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State
Davis
Eagles Notice and Hoisington Funeral Details
Daily Want Page urges all Eagles to read the lodge notices. Full particulars of George Hoisington funeral are listed, with ads appearing at the top of the first column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Want
Eagles
George Hoisington
Japan Forces in Siberia and Farm Income Decline Story
Tokyo reports no evacuation moves yet despite cabinet plans to pull Japanese troops from Siberia except Amur and Saghalien with Chita negotiations stalled. In Ohio agriculture, diversified southern farms show labor income down from 1295 in 1919 to 270 in 1920, with 16 growers posting losses in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Kinney
United Press
Tokio
Foreign Office
Siberia
Amur
Saghalien
Chita
Vladivostok
Kappelites
Japan
War Department
Hara
Siberian
Congressional Committee On Agricultural Conditions
Ohio
Department of Rural Economics
Ohio State University
R. F.taber
Taber
Caruso Estate to Be Settled Amid Naples Mourning
In Naples on August 5, relatives move to settle the late star Enrico Caruso’s estate. The will drawn in Sorrento reportedly favors lifelong widow income with the remainder to relatives after her death. A conference with executor S Pozzi and Mrs Caruso’s brother was expected to plan consolidating valuables and generating income from rentals phonograph royalties securities and sale of valuables. The city remains mournful as crowds pay respects at the singer’s crystal casket vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorrento
America
Caruso
Naples
Great Train Robbery Haul Near Altamont Illinois
Two bandits flagged Baltimore and Ohio train No. 58 two miles south of Altamont Illinois and robbed the mail car taking two registered mail pouches and $150,000 in currency. C G Stevens railroad official wired officers to watch for the robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio
Altamont
Ill
C. G. Stevens
Mrs Emeretta Gates Clarks Chapel Death Notice
Mrs Emeretta Gates died last night at 11 45 at the home of her daughter Mrs Jesse Sams aged 75. Death caused by diabetes. Funeral services planned for Saturday at two o'clock at Clarks Chapel with interment in the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emeretta Gates
Clarks Chapel
Jesse Sams
Funeral services for George Hoisington set for Saturday
Funeral services for Mr. George Hoisington will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First M. E. church. Burial will be in West Union street cemetery. Friends may call at the residence between 12 and 2 o'clock Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hoisington
M. E
West Union Street
Last Sermon At Strouds Run Church
Rev E D Crane delivers final Strouds Run church sermon before conference on Sunday August 7 at 730 PM. The church seeks good attendance to bid farewell to the pastor prior to departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strouds Run
E. D. Crane
State utilities inquiry into Ohio freight rates continued
The Ohio freight rates inquiry before state utilities was continued today in Columbus until Wednesday August 17. The proceedings focus on examining set rates and practices affecting shipping costs within the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Bandits Hold Up Barret Manufacturing Guards
Six men staged a hold up at Barret Manufacturing Company in Hackensack New Jersey seizing the paymaster and guards. The cash stolen was estimated between 40000 and 50000 dollars in currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackensack
N. J
Barret Manufacturing Company
Federal Reserve Board outlines 1920 cotton and wool crop financing
Washington Aug. 5 Efforts of the Federal Reserve Board to finance the cotton and wool crops of 1920 were disclosed today by W P G Harding board governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
W. P. G. Harding
Reduction of Army to 100000 Men Proposed by Borah
Washington August 5 Senator Borah Idaho introduces a resolution calling for the reduction of the army to 100000 men. The measure aims to adjust national defense staffing and budget posture reflecting postwar demobilization trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Widow of Civil War veteran granted pension
The commissioner of pensions notified Congressman Foster that a widow's pension has been granted to Mrs. Vienna Kelly of R. D. 5 Athens. She is the widow of John L. Kelly who served in the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Pensions
Foster
Vienna Kelly
R. D
Athens
Dance Dance Dance at Lamborn’s Pavilion
Summer social at Lamborn's Pavilion in Gloucester Ohio on Saturday night August 6 features Herb Finney and a six piece orchestra starting at 8. Everyone invited to dance the evening away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamborn’s Pavilion
Glouster
Ohio
Herb” Finney
Notice to Red Men funeral gathering at Bra Snores Hoisington
All members are requested to meet at Wigwam on Saturday August 6 at 1 P M to attend the funeral at Bra Snores Hoisington. H F WARDEN Sachem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wigwam
Bra
Snores Hoisington
H. F. Warden
Sachem
Dail Eireann to Convene August 16 Amid Prisoner Release
The Dail Eireann is summoned to meet August 16. Prisoners were notified they may attend, as Britain indicates readiness to release them to participate in a session that will vote on De Valera cabinet’s stance on Lloyd George peace terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
de Valera
Lloyd George
Baseball Roundup of Last Year’s Standings and Highlights
Ruth hit his thirty ninth homer off Ehmke at Detroit. Pittsburgh scored three in the ninth to beat Brooklyn. Bancroft accepted fifteen chances against the Cubs. Cincinnati beat the Phils as Luque pitched two runs allowed to second base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Ehmke
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Grimes
Brooklyn
Bancroft
Giants
Cubs
Cincinnati
Phils
Luque
State Road Deterioration Prompts Base Replacement Plan
Engineer E W Davis reported the Athens Nelsonville brick road near Sugar Creek shows several bad spots due to lack of a proper base. Bricks sit in mud with no solid footing, and some sections will require tearing up and rebuilding the base to prevent further deterioration amid high freight costs and local supply monopolies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Division
E. W. Davis
Athens
Nelsonville
Sugar Creek
Davis
Egineer Davis
Ohio
Ford Model Note to Be Altered Rumor Denied by Ford
Ford salesmen in the county received a telegram from W. Hinen acting manager of Ford Motor Co at Columbus denouncing rumors of a new model. The Detroit office states there is no change in models and no release planned for August 15th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
W. Hinen
Columbus
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Bandits Kill Card Game Player Near Myers Lake Park
Five armed bandits robbed a house where a card game proceeded near Canton. August Maria, 50, was killed after resisting the intrusion. Edward Markling was wounded nine and three times and hospitalized in serious condition. A suspect connected to the gang was later detained by Sheriff Cathon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Myers Lake Park
August Maria
Edward Markling
Mercy Hospital
Cathon
Marguerite Harrison Rejoices as Son Sends Word Home
Berlin Aug 4 Mrs Marguerite Harrison returns from ten months in Moscow and learns her son is en route. Senator Joseph I France accompanies her, denying reports of famine in Moscow while warning of a soviet government’s form and efficiency. German officials begin a barrier to plague entries from Russia and plan to aid with loaned medical staff though safe conduct remains unsettled. Five physicians and several nurses await to sail for Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl D. Groat
United Press
Berlin
Russia
Marguerite Harrison
Maryland
Col. Ryan
Red Cross
Riga
Ryan
Kronstadt
France
Moscow
Siberia
Danzig
Germany
Governor Len Small to address Chicago crowd as warrants loom
Gov Len Small plans to leave road inspections in state work and travel to Chicago for a Pageant of Progress speech. He has warrants out for his arrest in Sangamon county over alleged misappropriation of state funds and will return to Kankakee after the engagement where he will spend the weekend before resuming duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Len Small
Pageant of Progress
Small
Springfield
Sangamon County
Smal
Kankakee
Attack on City Manager Comes to Vote at Last
Dayton, the first large U S city to adopt the commission manager form, faces a heated August 9 primary. Four factions including the Citizen League, Democrats, Independents and socialists vie for control amid a petition drive with over 8 000 signatures seeking a special election to decide the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
United States
Citizen League
Democrats
Daytonas Consumers’ League
Tax Payers’ Protective Association
Sion
Tire Cord Length Exceeds Five Miles Per Vehicle
A 354 cord tire for automobiles contains about 39 000 feet of cord roughly equal to over five and a half miles, illustrating the substantial material used in tire construction.
Dawes Seen Key to Tax Cut Efforts in Congress
Herbert W. Walker reports from Washington that the House Ways and Means Committee pins hopes on Dawes to cut government expenditures by about a billion dollars below Mellon’s $4.55 billion projection. Republicans fear replacing that revenue might require a $266 million tax hike while aiming for $500 million in tax relief. Dawes expected to testify soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Walker
United Press
Washington
House
Ways and
Dawes
Mellon
Europe Gets Wool from Canada Amid Tariff Shift
Regina says Canada will redirect wool exports to Europe due to a new emergency tariff on shipments to the United States. The country exports about 7,500,000 pounds of wool annually, now likely to flow to European markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Regina
Sask
United States
Largest wireless station to rise in Shanghai city
A plan to erect the world's largest wireless station is announced for Shanghai. The project aims to create a monumental hub for global communications, signaling a major advance in radio and telegraph services. Prospective builders and officials foresee significant economic and technological impact for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Missing banker Warren G. Spurgin traced to Mexico
Chicago detectives said the trail of Warren G. Spurgin, former president of the Michigan Avenue Trust Company, leading to nearly a million dollars allegedly embezzled, had been lost near Chihuahua, Mexico. They expected the State Department to seek help from President Obregon to arrest the banker, though no extradition treaty exists with Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United Press
Warren G. Spurgin
Michigan Avenue Trust Company
Mexico
Chihuahua
State Department
Obregon
Lower Freight Rates Could Revive Athens Paving Block Industry
Representatives from the Athens Chamber of Commerce travel to Columbus to press the Public Utilities Commission for freight rate cuts on road building materials. They argue Ohio faces higher rates than Indiana Illinois Michigan, harming paving block producers, many of which have closed or switched products. If rates drop twenty eight cents per ton plus parity with other materials, Ohio paving block could rebound with renewed plants and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Foster
James Ginnan
C. H. Bryson
Chamber of Commerce
Columbus
Federated Boards of Trade
Public Utilities Commission
Athens County
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Athens
Southern
United States
J. L. Murphy
Nelsonville
Ohio Commission
Railhoads
The
E. A. Tin«er
Chillicothe
George Poor
Cincinnati
C. Marshall
Sidney
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Caruso Estate
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Hange
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Ways and Means
Congress
Banker Spurgin
State Utilities Commission
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