Cyclone Rips Through Meigs County Causing Severe Injuries
A major cyclone struck Graham Station across the Ohio River from Racine causing extensive property damage in Meigs and Mason counties. Injured include Mrs. A. R. Foreman who required arm amputation, Margaret Dower with a fractured skull, William Miller with a broken leg, and Miller’s son. The old Dover home and nearby outbuildings were obliterated, a kitchen range was hurled to the riverbank, and a shanty boat capsized. The Racine area reported lighter damage.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Mason County
W. Va
Ohio River
A. R. Foreman
East Racine
Margaret Dower
Graham
Graham Station
Racine
Dover
Ohio
Dower
G. W
William Miller
Yellow Creek
C. A. Watson
Ohio railroads refuse voluntary eighteen percent rate cut
Railroads in Ohio announced at a Public Utilities Commission hearing that they will not file new tariffs or oppose lower freight charges for road materials until the commission rules. They had previously signaled they would set peaceful rates effective September. One note adds that a French colony in Africa is far larger than France.
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Columbus
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Harding urged to form advisory commission for disarmament talks
Raymond Clapper reports Washington August 18 1921 Advise that President Harding consider an advisory commission to aid the American delegation at the disarmament conference as the roster tightens with Hughes and Lodge named leaving four seats. Advocates say members should cover naval and military issues world finance and international law and a prominent Democrat may join to represent the minority.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Harding
Hughes
Senator Lodge
Dispute Flare at Erie Shops as Open Shop Battle Grows
Marion reports the Erie shops seized by the Railway Service Company organized by local businessmen. William J. McDonald a union sheet metal worker says detectives beat him for refusing to work in the open shop and resisting arrest for allegedly stealing a train ride. He required medical attention and was moved toward Lima. A mass meeting is planned tonight to present the union view of the controversy with the railroads and the service company.
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Marion
Railway Service Company
Erie
William J. McDonald
McDonald
Lima
Service Company
Bergdoll case urged penalties for several officials
A U S special committee report urges punitive action against multiple officials tied to Grover Cleveland Bergdoll’s 1920 escape. It decries the War Department’s handling, calls for Ansell barred from practice, exonerates Major Campbell, and recommends discharge or removal for Hunt Wood and other officials.
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Herbert W. Walker
United Press
Washington
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Philadelphia
House
War Department
Bergdoll
Samuel T. Ansell
Bruce Campbell
Beergdoll
Col
John E. Hunt
Earl B. Wood
Department of Justice
Wood
Both Sides Are Ready For War
Ireland and England moved toward renewed conflict as Dail Eireann met in secret to decide on Lloyd George peace terms. Sinn Fein leaders discussed the offer while British troops and Black and Tans tightened security around Dublin and at nearby barracks.
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Clyde Beals
United Press
Dublin
Ireland
England
Dail Eireann
Lloyd George
Grasshoppers Ravage Crops Across Russian Districts
Paris reports a grasshopper plague darkening the sky and destroying crops in the Sa Mara and Saratoff districts. Russian Red Cross delegate Dr. Georges Lodygensky says five billion pounds of food are needed as villages abandon homes and starving areas suffer losses.
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Paris
Russia
Sa Mara
Saratoff
Red Cross
Georges Lodygensky
Gate
The
Russian Red Cross
Lloyd George affirms British navy must be second to none
In parliament Lloyd George declared the empire must maintain a navy equal to any other power. He said the imperial conference decided the navy should be second to none and his remarks were met with loud cheers.
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London
Lloyd George
Commons
Venetian liquor seizure nets crew at Cleveland dock
Prohibition officers and police seized the Canadian yacht Venice in Cleveland harbor with 96 cases of liquor. Captain, four crew members, three men loading liquor, and four women passengers were arrested after officers boarded during a late night operation at the ore dock. The vessel entered the slip with no lights and was forced to surrender after a brief struggle.
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Cleveland
Venice
Fair Weather Forecast Says Warm Up Near Lake Region
The Weather Bureau forecast generally fair weather tonight and Friday in the east. Temperatures expected to rise in the lake region tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
Embezzler Arrested in Dallas After Philadelphia Bank Heist
Nor man B. Richards, 25, was arrested in Dallas on August 18 on charges of embezzling $70,000 from the Northern National Bank of Philadelphia. Authorities say the accused took the funds while employed there.
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Texas
Dallas
Norman B. Richards
Northern National Bank of
Philadelphia
Piesa
US demands reparations in peace treaty with Germany
Berlin reports the United States seeks reparations for American war losses as part of a peace treaty with Germany, with insistence on no watering down of terms. German leaders express disappointment but expect early agreement, while indemnities remain the main point of contention.
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United Press
Berlin
United States
Germany
America
Col. House of Last
Parley Near End Between Western Railheads and Big Four
Aug 18 report says talks between western railroad executives and Big Four unions are to end late today as the conference nears conclusion near Chicago. The outcome remains uncertain with no final agreement announced.
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Chicago
Western Railroad
Big Four” Brotherhoods
Troops Guard Mansion House as Dail Sits in Secret Session
Armed troops of the Irish republican army were stationed at Dublin's Mansion House this afternoon to provide security while the Dail Eireann met in a secret session. The event underscores heightened political tension during the period.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Mansion
Dail Eireann
Newark Mayor Atherton Suspended by Governor
Newark mayor A H Atherton is suspended for up to 30 days pending a hearing set for August 30, after charges from the Licking County Enforcement League. Governor Davis ordered the suspension following a probe by Attorney General Price. Atherton calls the charges a frame up amid August primary politics.
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Columbus
A. H. Atherton
Newark
Licking County Enforcement League
Davis
Atherton
Price
Buried Alive Rescued Worker In Lima Sewer Cave
John Znoar age 27 was buried alive for 39 feet underground in a sewer cave at Main and Wayne streets. He was rescued by coworkers and suffered a broken collar bone.
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Lima
John Znoar
Main
Wayne Street
Thirty Men Hurt In Rail Road Speeder Crash
In Terre Haute Indiana on August 1 a gasoline powered speeder carrying thirty Big Four Railroad workers ran off the track injuring all aboard. Local officials report one man may die from his injuries.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Big Four
Railroads claim financial corner turn under pressure
Thomas De Witt Cuyler, head of railway executives, says railroads have turned the corner financially and expect net earnings of at least 500 million dollars in 1921. He warns further drastic operating cuts are needed before any rate reductions as war control had wrecked earning power from 934 million in 1917 to 62 million in 1920.
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Harold D. Jacobs
United Press
New York
Thomas de Witt Cuyler
Association of Railway Executives
Cuyler
Lee Ferguson Fatally Injured in Auto Crash
A telegram to Mrs. H. L. Atkinson reports former Ohio University athlete Lee Ferguson seriously injured in a Ashland Kentucky automobile crash. He was not expected to live. Ferguson had resided with the Atkinsons in Athens and was well known for football and wrestling.
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H. L. Atkinson
Lancaster Street
Lee Ferguson
Ohio University
Ashland
Athens Moose Lodge May Open Next Week
L. H. Duffield reports sixty seven Moose applications as he seeks a Pittsburgh charter for an Athens chapter. The lodge may install late next week with J. L. Burnett of Pittsburgh arranging the ceremony.
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L. H. Duffield
Loyal Order of Moose
Pittsburgh
Athens
Duffield
J. L. Burnett
the Loyal Order of Moose
England backs Wilson for disarmament conference
In London officials welcome Senator King’s suggestion to name Woodrow Wilson a member of the United States disarmament conference, marking warm reception to the proposal.
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England
Wilson
London
King
Woodrow Wilson
Australian deserts turn green after rain
One week after rainfall the arid interior of Australia shows rapid vegetation growth as deserts bloom with new grasses and shrubs, transforming the landscape with a fresh green hue.
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Australia
Obscure Ohio Almanac Notices From 1890s
Yesterday's in Ohio for August 18 lists births of Benjamin F. Morris at Bethel and Francis J. McConnell at Tranway, plus events such as the 1874 rejection of the new State Constitution and the 1892 destruction of the Piqua opera house by fire.
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Benjamin F. Morris
Bethel
Springfield
Francis J. McConnell
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Tranway
Opera House
Piqua
Good Killers gang linked to over a hundred murders
New York detectives estimate the Good Killers, a Sicilian linked professional assassin network, may have killed more than 100 victims. The group, active in New York Detroit and Chicago, reportedly orchestrated Italian murders in 17 New York cases and used an oven disposal method. The brains behind the operation remain at large in Buffalo.
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New York
Good Killers
Detroit
Chicago
Sicily
America
Buffalo
England Hopes Sinn Fein Rejects War on Ireland
London Aug 18 England clung to the hope that Sinn Fein will not take Ireland into war by rejecting the British offer or sending the issue to a plebiscite. Sinn Fein bulletin said the road remains open for an honorable understanding and a plebiscite may accept the proposal.
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United Press
London
England
Dail Eireann
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Dail
Tetlow to Form Advisory Committee in Industrial Relations
Columbus August 18 Percy Tetlow state director of industrial relations announced plans to appoint an advisory committee to aid his bureaus. The move aims to bolster guidance across agencies and improve coordination among state labor programs.
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Helpers
Columbus
Percy Tetlow
Property owners clash over Jerseyville road plan during official hearing
A county commissioners hearing on the Jerseyville road improvement triggered heated protests from local property owners. They contested a shift to a 15 percent assessment for landowners, arguing a 10 percent plan had been promised. Officials reviewed prior contracts and explained a six mile radius would now bear the assessment, with eventual completion of the project adding two and three quarters miles of state highway between Jerseyville and Pratts Fork.
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Jerseyville
Seers
Lodi
Beed
Pratts Fork
Akron Hit Hard as Cloud Burst Causes Flood Damage
Akron Ohio August 18 near noon a cloud burst caused about 100000 in damage. Basements of department stores flooded and water surged through downtown undermining several buildings and threatening structures.
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Akron
Department Aicrce
Fire prevention booklet for school children available free
The American Fire Underwriters issued a manual for home fire prevention aimed at school children and adults. It details common causes, prevention methods, and first aid guidance in 94 pages with 90 illustrations. Free copies can be requested from Frederic J. Haokin in Washington, with two cents postage.
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North Carolina
Maine
Louisiana
National Board of Fire Underwriters
America
American Red Cross
A. Washington
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Black
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