Harding delays full industrial report amid coal peace talks
President Harding plans a possible delay in delivering a full report on the iron and coal industries as cabinet members debate whether to present the entire account to Congress. A New York rail conference and a Philadelphia anthracite meeting are seen as key to breaking the deadlock before any final decision.
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George R. Holmes
Washington
Harding
Congress
Watson
Indiana
Capitol
New York
Ans
Cleveland
Philadelphia
White House
Big Bridge 11 to be moved Friday night in Athens County
O R Couch of Kent will move the northern end of a 50 ton steel bridge on the Athens Chauncey road Friday night between 10 PM and 6 AM to allow removal of old abutments for a new through arch concrete bridge. The work, overseen by Arthur Vorhees, includes temporary traffic detours and an estimated cost around 14000 dollars.
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Athens County
Ohio
O. R. Couch
Kent
Sunday Creek
Athens Chauncey Road
E. W. Davis
Couch
Athens-Chauncey Road
Arthur Vorhees
Stewart
Akron wife slayer Moffett gets life sentence from governor
Adjudged insane by examining physicians, Edward Moffett formerly sentenced to death was commuted to life imprisonment in the penitentiary by Governor Davis at noon today in Columbus.
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Columbus
Edward Moffett
Akron
Davis
Secret Klan oath revealed at Inglewood mob trial
In Los Angeles on August 17 prosecutors disclosed the Klan oath of allegiance in the trial of 36 Klansmen charged with leading the Inglewood masked mob violence.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ku Klux Klan
Inglewood
Sheriff Nabs Ford Theft Suspect in Coolville Chase
Sheriff Herb Parker acted on a tip from Chillicothe Police Chief Fox and arrested David Clark in Coolville for stealing a Ford coupe and a watch. The watch and car were traced to a farm owned by Bernie Collins, a nephew of neighbors. Clark confessed after a third degree interrogation and was returned to Chillicothe with the items.
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Herb Parker
David Clark
Chillicothe
Fox
Athens County
Parker
Chillcothe
Clark
Coolville
Marshall
Bernie Collins
Chief Fox
Athens
Ford
Chilicothe
Southern Ohio Operators Sign Separate Coal Contracts
Lee Hall president of the United Mine Workers of Ohio said many southern Ohio operators who missed the Cleveland conference are signing contracts with the union. He suggested some operators may belong to the Southern Ohio Coal Exchange which did not attend the peace parley.
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Columbus
Southern Ohio
Cleveland
Lee Hall
United Mine Workers of Ohio
Hall
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Ghostly deportation of Greeks described in Near East
Ethel Thompson of Boston returns from the Near East as an eyewitness to Greek Christians being deported by Turks in Anatolia. She recounts ghastly scenes of marching exiles, swords and bayonets, thousands killed, and women and children abused and mutilated to avoid a Turkish harem.
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London
Anatolia
Ethel Thompson
Boston
Near East
Miss Thompson
Rebels Routed in Many Points Over the Lane
Dublin dispatch reports heavy artillery support as the Free State Army presses toward Dundalk with potential large battle in northern County Louth if irregulars resist. De Valera is said to be fleeing with his force. Correspondent Daniel O Connell files from Dublin dated August 17.
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Daniel O'Connell
Dublin
Free State
Dundalk
County Louth
Rebels Capture Carlingford in Ulster Frontier Action
Aug 17. Rebel irregulars seized Carlingford at the northern tip of County Louth near the Carlingford Lough frontier. Cardinal Logue, who vacationed there, departed by motor car as the town changed hands amid reports of Irish soil landings at Saint Patrick's site centuries ago.
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Belfast
Carlingford
Sount Patrick
Ulster
Cardinal Logue
Ireland
County Louth
Carlingford-Lough
Funeral of Lord Northcliffe in Westminster Abbey
The funeral of Lord Northcliffe, famed British publisher, is marked by simplicity and broad homage. Ambassadors and workers attend as the procession moves from Carlton Terrace to Westminster Abbey and on to St Marylebone Cemetery. A heavy police cordon managed large crowds as officials uphold a solemn, orderly tribute. In Columbus, Ohio, the Southern Ohio Coal Exchange weighs its stance on the Cleveland agreement between operators and miners.
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David M. Church
London
Lord Northcliffe
Westminster Abbey
St. Marylebone
Carlton Terrace
Westminister Abbey
Harmsworth
Columbus
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Cleveland
Free State troops seize Fermoy and Mallow in west campaign
An official communique says Free State forces win western and southwestern gains. Mallow Fermoy and Mitchelstown fall to Free Staters as irregulars retreat. De Valera seen in Permoy with heavy guard. Irregulars disperse at Kilfane and break into guerrilla bands in County Louth. Locomotive arson reported as a preferred destruction tactic.
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Free State
Mallow
Fermoy
Mitchelstown
Famonn de Valera
Permoy
Cork
de Valera
Kilfane
County Louth
Turkish Leader Reported to Be Dead in Battle
Enver Pasha, famed for steering Turkey toward the Central powers, is reported killed in battle against Russian Soviet troops near Bokhara. Dispatches from Moscow state the casualty occurred during combat on the front.
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Moscow
Enver Pasha
Bokhara
Donahey Overspent Funds Across Pre Primary Campaign
Vic Donahey, Democratic gubernatorial nominee, did not spend all contributions raised during his pre primary campaign, according to his expense report filed with Secretary of State Smith.
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Columbus
Vic Donahey
Smith
Leaders of Big Four unions meet with railway executives
In New York the leaders of the Big Four brotherhoods and a committee of railway executives convene to seek a settlement to the shopmen's strike. The result could be an end to the walkout or a firm resolve to continue the fight. The chiefs and executives arrived but offered no comment beyond hope for a resolution.
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New York
Association of
Railway Executives
Tragedy Strikes Family in Florence Jeff County
At Florence near Punxsutawney Jefferson county a 45 year old Francisco Costanna attempted to kill his wife Frances 35 and their six children by dynamiting the home as they slept. He then shot and killed his wife before killing himself leaving six children shaken by the tragedy in the home.
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Punxsutawney
Jefferson County
Florence
Here
Francisco Costanna
Frances
Road To Be Closed For Bridge Move In Athens Chauncey
Road closure scheduled on the Athens Chauncey road Friday night into Saturday for the Sunday Creek Bridge relocation from 10 PM to 5 AM. Detours and traffic advisories to be posted by local authorities.
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Athens-Chauncey Road
Sunday Creek
Newark Man Leads Tight Democratic Attorney General Vote
Official returns from 87 counties show B. F. McDonald of Newark leading Stephen M. Young and E. W. Davis by six votes for the Democratic nomination for attorney general. State officials call this the closest race in the primary contests.
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Columbus
Smith
B. F. McDonald
Newark
Stephen M. Young
E. W. Davis
Division of Highways
Court and Union streets paving progress described
The Court and Union streets re paving project is advancing with brick laid between State and Washington streets by Thursday noon. Asphalt binding follows, with traffic expected to resume on the block between Washington and Union streets by Saturday.
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Court and
Union Streets
State
Washington Streets
Washington and
Court Street
Washington
West Union Street
Ringwald
Women Students Seek Rooms Across Athens City
Numerous requests from prospective women students for rooms at Ohio university prompt Dean Voigt to urge Athens residents with available rooms to contact her immediately. The office is overwhelmed with inquiries and expects more demand than ever before.
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Ohio University
Voigt
Athens
Detroit Placed in Eastern Time Zone
Washington August 17 Detroit was placed within the standard eastern time zone by the interstate commerce commission. The commission said it was not practicable to require railroads operating from Detroit to change their time more than at present and no change in their operating standard will be made.
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Washington
Detroit
Interstate Conmerce Commission
Open top coal cars hinder Ohio road work progress
Columbus Aug 17 federal fuel administration orders require open top freight cars for coal during the emergency. State Highway Director Herrick says this blocks highway improvements by restricting road building material transport. A southern Ohio contractor halted road work because materials cannot be secured.
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Columbus
Herrick
Ohio
Pie Raisers to Visit Fairfield for Farm Tours
Athens county pie club members plan a Saturday trip to Fairfield county to inspect large hog farms. Four clubs total about 30 members will meet at the Farm Bureau office at 7:80 AM and travel to Lancaster where the Fairfield farm agent will guide inspections of hog operations.
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Athens County
Fairfield County
Farm Bureau
Lancaster
Murder Trial Sparks Winchester as Hardman Held
State opening of the murder case against Seo bee Hardman for the death of Leon Renaker, known as the turkey king of America, ends with Hardman held for the grand jury in Winchester Kentucky. Reese Fox, alleged accomplice, arrested after testimony by Arthur Smith ferryman. Thousands gather to witness what is called the county's most sensational murder hearing. Prosecution focuses on alleged improper relations between Hardman and Mrs Nancy Renaker.
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Cincinnati
Seobee Hardman
Leon Renaker
America
Winchester
J. S. Scrivener
Reese Fox
Hardman
Arthur Smith
Booneboro
Fox
Nancy C. Renaker
Miners Strike Collapses as Pittsburg District Sees Contracts
By Aug 17, 62 mine operators in District No. 5 had signed Cleveland agreement contracts by 3 PM, amounting to one third of Pittsburg district tonnage, signaling rapid collapse of the bituminous miners strike in the area.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Bomb kills ten at Putzig air show in Poland
In Warsaw on August 17 during Polish air maneuvers a pilot accidentally dropped a bomb into a crowd of 800 spectators. Ten people were killed and 50 wounded in the incident.
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Warsaw
Poland
Putzig
Body of 19-year-old girl found near Dayton bathing beach
A 19-year-old girl in a black bathing suit was found dead in the Ohio River, floating near the Kentucky shore a mile below the Dayton bathing beach. She had black bobbed hair and had been in the water two or three days.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
Ohio River
Dayton
Women Use Fairs as Political Schools Plan
The Republican Women s National Executive Committee unveils a nationwide program placing GOP messages at 2600 state district and county fairs. Spokeswomen, refreshments, phonograph speeches, music and films will promote administration officials, with Mrs Louis M Dodson leading the drive and county fair headquarters expanding.
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Washington
Republican Women's National Executive Committee
GOP
Dodson
Louis M. Dodson
Republican Women's Executive Committee
Harriet Taylor Upton
Women's National Committee
Ellia Yost
West Virginia
Barclay Warburton
Pennsyvania
J. C. Pearson
Oklahoma
Misa Jeanette Bekman
Delaware
EK. Adams
Lona
McCormick
Medill McCormick
Senator McCormick
Ilinois
Aon For Goal A Big Problem For Operators
Columbus August 16 National banks cannot legally guarantee payment of individual coal accounts unless the money is in the bank and set aside for that purpose. D R Crissinger comptroller of the currency in Washington sent the Columbus Clearing House Association this communique in reply to a request for guidance on the fuel administration priority order clause requiring bank guarantees on coal deliveries. The fuel administration during World War I saw many priority coal orders that proved hard to collect.
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Columbus
Columbus Clearing House Association
D. R. Crissinger
Washington
Crissinger
Association For Instruc
Federal Fuel Administration
Fuel Administration
Boy Shot In Neck During Rough Play In Cincinnati
Harry Hilsberg, 10, narrowly escaped with life after Freddie Spiegel 11, son of former Judge Arthur Spiegel and grandson of ex Mayor Spiegel, struck him in the neck with a glass piece during a crowd of boys playing war. The severed artery required immediate hospital care to save him.
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Cincinnati
Harry Hilsberg
Freddie Spiegel
Arthur Spiegel
Spiegel
Cost of Rail Strike Reaches Staggering Proportions
Washington officials estimate the railroad strike has cost the nation tens of millions in lost hours. About 400000 workers have been out since July 1, totaling 128000000 hours at 70 cents an hour, a potential 89600000 dollars in wages alone. The broader impact on railroads and shippers remains uncertain but is deemed staggering.
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Washington
Coal Strike Ends? Peace Talks Open in Philadelphia
The thrasite operators and miners meet in Philadelphia to end a twenty week strike costing nearly $100,000,000 in coal during a period of possible famine. George W. Williams reports from Philadelphia on August 17.
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Philadelphia
Miners Hopeful At Start Of Coal Conference
John J. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America arrives in Philadelphia and says he is hopeful for an agreement as the coal conference opens at 2 P M EST The bituminous settlement is developing according to expectations with no forecast of the anthracite phase.
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Philadelphia
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Anthracite peace talks open with uncertain prospects
Mine owners and union representatives begin a round of talks under a cloud of uncertainty. Operators admit no detailed program yet while fearing government seizure and hoping to craft a final bid for peace this week. Independent operators stand firm as the union faces a potential leverage moment.
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Harding
Washington
Bu T
Lewis
Miners’ Policy Committee
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