Governor Donahey Urges Use of Ohio Mined Coal Statewide
Columbus August 11 Governor Donahey called for widespread use of Ohio mined coal to create jobs for thousands of idle miners and bolster the Buckeye State coal industry. He noted only 22,000 of 56,000 miners are employed as 237 of 1,300 mines operate and warned of distress if winter approaches without action. He argued against wartime prejudice and said current coal is clean and of good quality despite past pressures.
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Columbus
Donahey
Ohio
Buckeye
Ohio 1
Miners’ Union
Chemist completes stomach report in Caster case
Columbus reports chemist C F Long has finished the stomach examination of Clement Caster the Pomeroy farmer who died under mysterious circumstances last week. The findings will be mailed to the Meigs county prosecuting attorney and not released to the public per local authorities.
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Columbus
C. F. Long
Clement Caster
Meigs County
Long
Communists ejected from Reichstag for disorderly conduct
In Berlin on August 11, unusual steps were taken to enforce parliamentary rules. Five communist Reichstag members were forcibly ejected from the chamber last night by the Speaker due to repeated interruptions and alleged dis orderly conduct as a policy.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Schlessinger Takes Over Duties Today
Slumbus August 11 State Medway Director Schlessinger of AWelly assumed duties as successor to L A Boulay whose term expired Monday Indications were that Harry J Kirk will be promoted to chief highway engineer in the highway department to fill the vacancy created when Governor Donahey advanced Schlessinger from that position to highway director.
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Slumbus
State Medway
Schlessinger of
Awelly
Ccessor
L. A
Open air operas reach radio audiences nationwide
Radio listeners nationwide heard short operas Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci performed free by New York City. Officials touted the event as lifting music to new audiences, with estimates suggesting far more listeners than any single opera house could hold.
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New York City
Labor Leader Urges Unity and Labor Rights at Ohio Convention
Steubenville report says President John P. Frey of the Ohio State Federation of Labor urged stronger cooperation with the A F of L and backed ratification of the 1925 child labor amendment while attacking the state con stabulary bill and a Cleveland car men's case ruling. William Green announced plans to enroll 16 000 000 workers in an intensive fall drive to expand organized labor.
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Steubenville
John P. Frey
Ohio State Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Ohio
Supreme Court
Cleveland
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green’gard
Samuel Gompers
Green
Organized Labor
United States
Extreme Weather Hinders Air Expedition Base Search
Lieutenant Commander Byrd reports extremely bad weather at Etah, Macmillan Arctic expedition base, continues to prevent naval aviators from seeking and locating an advanced base in Ellsmere Land, Navy department informed by radio.
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Washington
Etah
Ellsmere Land
Byrd
Navy Department
Franco Spanish Force to Start Morocco Campaign Today
Paris dispatch says joint Franco Spanish operations against Abd el Krim's Rif rebels in Morocco begin this afternoon. Initial aim is to straighten the Franco Spanish front near Laracho as a reply to peace terms rejection, signaling a planned vigorous campaign following Marshal Petain'sMorocco tour.
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Paris
Abd-el-Krim
Morocco
Madrid
Laracho
Marshal Petain
Raid Expose Gigantic Dope Ring in Chicago
Aug 11 Chicago Colonel Will Gray Beach head of the narcotic division and three agents are under arrest in a major U S raid exposing a vast narcotic ring. Confessions indicate Beach aided a Chicago syndicate that supplied addicts nationwide. Dozens of dope joints raided by 100 detectives and revenue officers, with opium seized and multiple addicts arrested.
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Chicago
Will Gray Beach
Internal Revenue Department
United States
Beach
Narcotic Office
Internal Revenue
Cinderella Sick of Publicity May Become a Novice
New York reports Cinderella alias Mary Louise Spas sought admission to a Newark Dominican priory to become a nun amid publicity over her adoption case. Her parents Mr and Mrs John Spas accompanied her to the priory and urged careful consideration.
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New York
Edward W. Browning
Mary Louise Spas
Newark
N. J
Cinderella
Dominican
John Spns
Mary Pickford
Spns
Mary
Jamaica
Crude Oil Price Cut Announced in Pennsylvania Pipelines
The Joseph Seep agency, crude oil purchasers for Standard Oil, announced a 25 cent price cut in Pennsylvania crude in pipelines. New rates list New York transit 3.65, National transit 3.55, Bradford district 3.65, Southwest pipe 3.55, Eureka pipe 3.50, Buckeye pipe 3.50.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph Seep Agency
Standard Oil Company Today
Pennsylvania
New York Transit
National Transit
Bradford
Southwest
Eureka
Buckeye
Brookhart Leading in Iowa Senate Race by 213 Votes
Washington August 11 Senator Smith W Brookhart leads Democratic rival Daniel Steck by 213 votes in the Iowa senate race. Brookhart maintains a slim margin as returns come in from state-wide precincts.
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Brookhart
Washington
Smith W. Brookhart
Daniel Steck
Iowa
Cleanup Starts as Major Prohibition Raid Hits New Orleans
New Orleans August 11 2000 1 of the largest prohibition raids begins with over 200 agents from surrounding states sweeping the city to disrupt bootleg traffic in a sweeping cleanup operation early today.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Armitage Resigns. Anna Armitage Named to Jefferson Board
Secretary of State Brown announces Mrs Anna Armitage of Steubenville as successor to her husband Abel Armitage on the Jefferson County election board. Abel Armitage resigns due to illness while hospitalized in Baltimore.
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Columbus
Brown Today
Anna Armitage
Steubenville
Abel Armitage
Jefferson County
Armitge
Baltimore
Ohio Motorists Seek Abolition of Speed Traps
Ohio motorists at a Columbus conference of the Ohio Automobile Association decided to sue in common pleas courts to stop speed trap fines. They argue justices of the peace have no authority to fine speeders and will ask Attorney General Crabbe and State Auditor Tracy to assist in labeling speed trap courts and halting fines.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Automobile Association
Justices of the Peace
Prohibition Declared a Colossal Failure by Butler in England
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, American educator and university president, arrives in England and denounces nationwide prohibition as a colossal failure. He cites untaxed illicit liquor, widespread lawlessness, and enforcement flaws, urging a policy shift toward effective public measures.
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London
Nicholas Murray Butler
England
Butler
New York
Quebec
United States
Kansas
Florida
Canada
Chinese Strike Called Off After All Employees Agree
The Japanese consul general and Chinese officials signed an agreement in Shanghai to end a strike by about 60,000 Chinese workers in Japanese owned cotton mills. The stoppage had sparked a wider general strike and anti foreign disturbances across China.
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Shanghai
China
Summerland Beaches Closed Over Cleanup Failure
Columbus, Aug. 11. Bathing beaches at Crane Pond and Summerland Beach were ordered closed by Dr. J. E. Monger, state health director, for failure to comply with prior cleanup orders. Reported outlets from several sewers feed Buckeye Lake, prompting the action.
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Columbus
Crane Pond
Summerland Beach
J. E. Monger
Buckeye Lake
Automobile Crash Injures 17 Year Old Near Columbus
Arthur Meredith aged 17 was seriously injured in a collision near Columbus early today. He was taken to a local hospital and is a resident of Columbus.
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Columbus
Arthur Meredith
Surgeon Flies to Canada to Treat Stillman’s Son
Dr. David C. Bull flew 550 miles from Mineola to Grand Anse Quebec at Mrs. Stillman’s urgent request to treat 14 year old Alexander Stillman son of James A. Stillman and Mrs Anne A Stillman amid the famous divorce dispute.
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New York
Canada
Alexander Stillman
James A
Anne A. Stillman
Stillman
Governor to seek pardon in 1921 Logan mine war case
Huntington, Aug 11. Governor Gore will be asked to pardon Edgar Commi who is serving a life term for the 1991 murder of John Gore during the Logan mine war. A federation committee from the state Federation of Labor will press the request at the convention. Combs was the sole inmate tied to the armed march into Logan county. The federation vows to aid his release as officers review credentials and reports from the session.
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Huntington
W. Va
Oscar Goodman
Rosa Goodman
Goodman
Walter Kessel
Howard Gore
Edgar Commi
John Gore
Logan
State Federation of Labor
Combs
Logan County
John F. Easton
Williamstown
State Federation
Thrift Saves Half a Billion in Last Year
The Federal Reserve Board reports savings deposits in 902 banks rose from July 1 1924 to July 1 1926 by 533 368 000. Total savings reached 7 938 373 000 on July 1 with a 129 649 000 June gain. New York Boston and San Francisco lead districts with deposits over 1 2 billion and San Francisco posts the largest percentage gain 121 371 000.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
New York
Boston
San Francisco
Federal Reserve
Cleveland Lad Finds Fortune
A 5 year old boy on Cleveland East Side found a pocketbook with jewelry and cash worth about $1.00. A passing woman claimed ownership but left. police later recovered the items and await claim. If unclaimed, they will be returned to the boy’s parents.
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Cleveland
Midas
Cleveland East Side
West Virginian sues Athens County farmer over 1915 injury
Harold A. Montgomery of Wood County West Virginia filed a Common Pleas suit seeking $12 000 in damages for injuries to his left foot received August 25 1915 while working for Athens County farmer John R Winter. Montgomery says he was 12 years old and driven by a beam on a machine causing lifelong pain and loss of livelihood.
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Harold A. Montgomery
Wood County
West Virginia
Common Pleas
Montgomery
John R. Winter
Athens County
Stewart
Ohio
Winter
Rubber exports rise in current quarter estimates
Singapore August 11 rubber exports for the current quarter are expected to increase by 6800 tons as the release percentage rises to 75 percent, according to an estimate by the controller of rubber for Malaya.
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Singapore
Mayala
Tornado strikes Holland towns and villages
A violent thunder storm swept eastern Holland destroying two towns and damaging scores of villages. Dozens killed and at least 300 injured as residents rushed to safety amid the wreckage of collapsed buildings and scattered debris. Local authorities awaited full casualty figures and relief aid.
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Holland Amsterdam
Holland
Prohibition Loses Suit For Absolute Divorce From Partisan Politics
Prohibition enforcement fails to sever ties with politics as Treasury signals no new objectionable supervisors. senators retain influence over city directors. The plan to overhaul Volstead enforcement by twenty two districts, each led by a $7,590 annual official, is thus challenged.
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Washington
Prohibition Enforcement
Treasury
Lincoln C. Andrews
Framingham clash leaves anti Klansman dead in Bud meet melee
In Framingham Massachusetts a shooting left Alonzo Foley 22 of Saxonville dying with a bullet in his brain and four others injured after ambush violence at a Ku Klux Klan meeting near Libbey farm South Andbury. Police say the attack was reprisal for a prior stoning. Over 80 Klansmen were detained as prosecutors ordered a full probe.
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Framingham
Mass
Alonzo Foley
Saxonville
John A. McCauley
George's Church
Foley
Kian
Shotae
William Bradley
Vesingham
Thomaso Sliney
Libbey House
State Constabulary
Arthur Kek
Reading
Middlesex County
Warren Bishop
George Parker
Wate Police
Bey Farm
Oil Barges Explode in Huntington Gasoline Blasts
Two Standard Oil barges carrying 10,000 gallons each exploded at noon in Huntington West Virginia. One unidentified man was killed and several others were seriously injured.
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Huntington
W. Va
Standard Oil Company
Eskimo Students Listen to US Radio on Yukon River
Eskimo school children along the Yukon River tuned in to 2 percent broadcasting stations from the United States during a single afternoon, highlighting cross border radio reach and cultural exchange.
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Yukon River
United States
Free etiquette booklet answers common social questions
The Bureau offers a free etiquette booklet answering when to shake hands how divorcees handle names seating etiquette and hostess timing for dinners. Request a copy by sending two cents for return postage and stamps.
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