Giant swindle ring exposed by federal arrests
Six men were arrested by federal authorities in Chicago on charges of using mail to defraud in a bogus notes scheme linked to John Worthington. Charles W. French, Worthington's partner, is named as the gang’s brains, and Cleveland millionaire Z W Davis is said to have been defrauded of about 2.5 million. Rudolph Kohn provided key details after being caught attempting to move 30 000 worth of notes. Authorities seized nearly 2 million in fraudulent securities as they widen the probe into the American Rubber Company and related firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John W. Worthington
Charles W. French
Worthington
Z. W. Davis
Cleveland
Winton Automobile Company
Diamond Portland Cement Company
Globe Store Company
Clinnin
Davis
Rudolph Kohn
American Rubber Company
C. W. Dewicke
James Horace Fleet
Charles Hawkins
A. BE. Strelzin
Milwaukee
Ernest Strelzin
Richard Weinstein
Elmer Gerber
H. L. Peak
C. K. Strobel
Akron
A. W. Harshman
Rudolph E. Kohn
Kohn
John V. Clyne
Clyne
W. French
Wolfe
Salle Street
J. W. Worthington
County officers tighten penalties for liquor offenses
John Byus pled guilty before Mayor Roush after officials found a quart of intoxicating liquor in his home. He paid a $500 fine and $20.50 costs and was released. Louis Coss received a $10 fine plus costs on a plain drunk charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Byus
Wrigley Praises Newspapers for Advertising Power
William Wrigley argues newspapers are highly effective for business growth. He notes his own ad spend rising from 300 dollars to 10 thousand dollars daily, urging readers to measure gum sales needed to cover advertising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wrigley
Wrigley’s
Senate vows to block anti beer bills before recess
A group of about a score of senators pledged to filibuster and oppose the anti beer bill unless the Stanley amendment is accepted. House drys press to strike the amendment as debates resume, with Minnesota Republicans condemning Senator Reed for remarks about Representative Volstead. Vets and brewers push for regulations as the conference report nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
House
Minnesota
Reed
Missouri
Senate
Volstead
Drys
Prohibition Bureau
Stanley
Junk Sales Net Millions Across Nation
Salvage officers of the quartermaster corps report nearly 5 million dollars realized from the sale of waste and junk deemed unserviceable across the United States during the past fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Quartermaster Corps
United States
Everybody Approves New Style Bridge Club Start
A Chicago bridge club bet they could launch a new style and have kept Miss Martha Allen and Helen Davis in knickers since Saturday. The idea has wide approval but no converts yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A_ bridge club
Martha Allen
Helen Davis
Mutiny Tale Emerges On Alliance Liner Docking
The Panama Railroad liner Alliance reached New York with armed guards on deck and four sailors in irons after a mutiny erupted aboard. Captain James S. Stone said charges of mutiny were unlikely for the crew members arrested in connection with the riot, which saw sailors chase five men with axes as others wielded iron bars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alliance
United States
James S. Stone
United Press
Lumber Order From French Government in Gulf Mills Boom
A syndicate of forty saw mills in Louisiana Texas and southern Mississippi accepted a French government order for 159000000 feet of pine lumber costing six to seven million dollars. After financial arrangements are made the mills will start cutting and this demand will put most mills on full time creating many new jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
Population by nationality in Quebec city reaches 116120
The Quebec directory reports the city population at 116,120 with neo Canadians 102,750 Irish 0 English 5,275 and other nationalities 2,795. Total property valuation stands at 112,982.671 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Reed Censure Approved For Mocking House Leader
The house on Tuesday passed a resolution censuring Senator Reed of Missouri for attacking the personal appearance of the leader of the drys in the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Washington
United Press
House
Missouri
Drys
Capper-Tindher anti gambling bill clears Congress
The Capper Tindher bill to halt gambling in grain and cotton futures was enacted today. The Senate adopted the conference report after the House had taken similar action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Walkerville liquor shipments blocked by federal injunction
Detroit August 23 Judge A J Tutle granted a permanent injunction preventing American officials from seizing shipments of liquor from Walker ville Ontario through the United States. The ruling cites that the Volstead act does not apply due to a prior treaty between the U S and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Walkerville
Ontario
United States
A. J. Tutle
United State District Court
Hiram Walker and Sons
Tutle
Man with Two Wives Dies in New York City
Frank E. Bortel died of heart failure and was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery. He kept two wives, one in New York and one in South Bend Indiana, unaware of each other. He led the Public Service Freight Bureau in the city and split his time between apartments in New York and South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
Frank E. Bortel
Mount Hope
Bortel
South Bend Indiana
South Bend
Public Service Freight Bureau
Farwell Co Reports Strong Western Chicago Wholesale Demand
The John V. Farwell Co says wholesale business in West Chicago shows early fall momentum with buyers in larger numbers than last year. Sales are 35 percent ahead and road orders are nearly double, though smaller in size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John V. Farwell Co
Largest cable laid in Detroit River link Windsor and Detroit
The cable weighs 50,870 pounds and stretches 3,000 feet with 408 wire pairs. It can handle 600 conversations at once and rests on the river bed between Detroit and Windsor Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Ont
Detroit River
Detroit
Eight Still Missing in Brown House Fire
Macon Georgia August 23 search for the dead resumed at dawn in the ruins of the Brown House hotel destroyed yesterday by fire. Four are known dead and eight missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Brown House
Five rum runners sought after Virginia Capes dawn dash
Norfolk agents chase five rum runners carrying a quarter million dollars worth of Scotch whiskey after a successful dash through the Virginia Capes. The date is given as Aug. 23 with location at Norfolk, Virginia. Officials report a major untaxed liquor haul linked to the dry era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
Virginia Capes
Ireland Feels End of the Trouble Is in Sight
Dublin reports the Sinn Fein leadership debating Lloyd George peace proposals with Dail Eireann in secret session. Optimism grows that cabinet action and Vatican urging may yield a peaceful settlement, though details remain tightly guarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Clyde C. Beals
Dublin
Sinn Fein Council
Sinnfein
Lloyd George
Dail Eireann
Sinn Fein
Dail
Fireann
United Press Today
de Valera
Dromore
Vatican
Building Men Finish Hearing On Freight Rates
The public utilities commission closed hearings on railroad freight rates for building materials in Columbus. Railroads finished their case. material interests' rebuttal heard. Next hearings on farm product rates start September 20. classification of drain tile to be reviewed then. J J Murphy of Nelsonville testified for Hocking Valley Brick and Ohio Paving Brick. J G Barber of Canton testified for Metropolitan Paving Brick Co. Courts were given a week to file briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Public Utilities Commission
J. J. Murphy
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley Brick Company
Ohio Paving Brick Association
J. G. Barber
Athens merchants to close Thursday and Friday afternoon
Judge Sam M. Johnson of the Retail Merchants Association announced Athens stores will close for an extra half day in line with a year old resolution. The time off aims to let merchants attend the Athens County Fair and its big days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
E Fasr
Sam M. Johnson
Retail Merchants Association
Mrs George McCrum Injured by Barbed Wire Fall
Mrs George McCrum sustained a deep cut to her left upper arm at her Snow Farm home east of Athens when a yard gate repair caused her to fall on rusty barbed wire. Five stitches were required to close the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCrum
Snow Farm
Athens
American shipping needs big capital to rebuild fleet
United Press reports National Marine League President P. H. Ross argues public investment is essential to restore prosperity in American shipping. He cites losses under policy moves and notes the need for a modern merchant fleet to support debt-driven postwar trade, urging federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold D. Jacobs
United Press
New York
P. H. Ross
National Marine League
Lasker
United States Shipping Board
Ross
Pri
United States
Canada
Mexico
Wealthy society girl quits status to wed stable groom
Edith Beaver Webb, heiress daughter of J. Beaver Webb, left New York society to marry George Miles, a Lake Forest stable groom for Benjamin Behr. The June 14 marriage marks the second Webb daughter to wed beneath her class, following Louise Webb’s Central Park traffic cop husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edith Beavier Webb
New York
George Miles
Lake Forest
Benjamin Behr
Miles
Forest Park
Two Fined in Helwig's Court For Profane Language
Arraigned before Justice Helwig Monday Lester K Robin of Walker Street was fined $19 and costs for using profane language in the presence of two women. Guy French of Athens pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals after Humane Society charges and received a light $25 fine due to youthfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helwig
Lester K. Robin
Walker Street
The
Humane Society
Guy French
Athens
Women Outnumber Men in Britain Census Figures
Census figures published today show Great Britain with a population of 42,767,530, compared to 40,031,386 in 1911. There are 20,430,623 males and 22,336,907 females.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Red Cross at Fair Opens First Aid and Rest Room
The local American Red Cross chapter will operate its First Aid station and Ladies Rest Room in the Floral building at the Fair Grounds offering relief in emergencies during the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
The
American Red Cross
Police search widens for 9 year old Fre da Hornberger in Cincinnati
Police expanded the search for Fre da Hornberger a nine year old girl who vanished Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati Aug 23. Parents fear a case similar to Emily Gump who disappeared in 1919. A clue cites a swarthy man about 30 who followed Fre da on several occasions and was seen near the Hornberger home hours before the disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Freda Hornberger
Emily Gump
Emily Gump 9
Hornberger
Freda
Ohio State Telephone Stockholders Approve Merger
Stock holders of the Ohio State Telephone Company meet in Columbus and approve the proposed merger of all state lines with the Ohio Bell Telephone Company. The decision comes after a late yesterday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State Telephone Company
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Noted Delaware Owner Leads Entries in Athens County Horse Show
Long of Delaware brings top horses to the Athens County fair horse show with entries including Del Montgomery in class seven and Ann Andrews, champion of Toledo 1920, in multiple classes. Other stars include Busy Lassie owned by Joe B Davis and Rambler owned by Albro Blodgett. The fair expects a premier event with a saw dust ring built for the horse show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. ©. Long
Delaware
Athens
del Montgomery
Francis Harding
Marion
Ohio
Harding
Mr. Long
Ann Andrews
Toledo
Joe B. Davis
Close for Fair
Athens Foundry and Machine Co. announces closure all day Thursday in observance of a local fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Foundry and Machine Co
Road Building Urged by Hoover to Fight Unemployment
Washington August 23. Secretary Hoover addresses governors urging immediate road construction and repair to cut unemployment. Government figures show over 5,600,000 workers nation wide are jobless. a boom in road work is seen as a major factor in reducing unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Davis
Man Jumped From Hospital Window After Mental Illness
William Peach a 56 year old man from Senecaville Ohio jumped from a third story hospital window in Columbus today authorities reported his mind was affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
William Peach
Senecaville
Tragic Triple Incident Ends With Suspect Suicide Near Hiram
In Ohio near Hiram an estranged husband Sylvester Lukanek shot his wife Anna Lukanek dead Sunday night, wounded a boarder, and killed himself when cornered by officers in a farm house. Lukanek had objected to wife taking in boarders and fled with their three year old son, who is being sought by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Sylvester Lukanek
Hiram
Anna Lukanek
Lukanek
New Board Ready as State Government Reorganizes
Columbus reports the par pole machinery of the state government is ready for action for the first time since the administration reorganized last June. The Aug 23 dispatch notes the machinery's preparedness for official action after a mid year overhaul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Clara Smith Hamon Marries John W. Gorman in LA
Clara Smith Hamon, acquitted of killing Jake L. Hamon, becomes Mrs. John W. Gorman in Los Angeles. Gorman directed the film story of Clara's life, linking the couple to the movie colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Clara Smith Hamon
Colony Today
Jake L. Hamon
John W. Gorman
Gorman
Clara
Labor Wants Man on Board to Talk Peace
President Harding weighs labor representation on the disarmament commission. A labor spokesman may be unlikely due to limited commission space and prior calls to include educators and ministers. Senator Oscar Underwood is seen as the likely Democratic member, with some colleagues cautioning him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Harding
Themerican Federation of Labor Ould
Oscar Underwood
Alabama
Underwood
ZR 2 Heads for America on Trial Flight from Howden
The giant American airship ZR 2 left Howden at 7 a m for a trial trip passing Skegness at 9 am and expected to land at Pulham tonight. Officers deny construction delays and say the craft will depart for Putnam next Sunday if weather allows. Lt. Tinker says no unusual incidents occurred during construction and the ZR 2 is in excellent condition and ready to fly to Putnam once conditions are favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. McCann
Howden
Eng
America
Skegness
Pulham
London
Putnam
Lieut
Tinker
Naval Air Attache
United Press
Putham
Notable Births and Deaths in American History
August 23 marks the birth of Oliver Hazard Perry 1785 Rhode Island hero of the Lake Erie battle who died August 23 1819 on the Island of Trinidad. Other items note 1870 Irish National Congress in Cincinnati 1877 McCook monument unveiling in Washington Park Cincinnati and 1899 educator Jules Inquients died in Salem born January 24 1845 in Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
Rhode Island
Island of
Trinidad
Cincinnati
Washington Park
Jules Inquients
Salem
Switzerland
Market turmoil as farmers flood livestock grain markets
Chicago dispatch reports farmers sent heavy shipments to livestock and grain markets amid dealer warnings of demoralized markets. Armour and Company executive Frank W. Waddell said the slump is temporary, caused by large shipments, with supply exhausting soon and conditions stabilizing. He noted a short season end and steady corn fed stock despite overall price softness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Victor Little
United Press
Chicago
Frank W. Waddell
Armour and Company
Waddell
Spers
Old Time Engines Passing Thru Ohio
The DeWitt Clinton train 999, famed for an 1893 speed record, arrives in Bellefontaine after displaying in Chicago. Crowds gather at the Big Four station to see the ninety year old locomotive, ancestor of modern express, now in passenger service on the Pennsylvania division Beech Creek district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefontaine, O
Pennsylvania
Beech Creek
Athens Fall Festival Adopts Green and White Theme
Photographs from Lancaster Fall Festival decorate Cline's window. The Athens festival uses green and white, the Ohio University colors, per the executive committee. Over 1200 feet of booth space has already sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Cline
Athens
Ohio University
Attention Masons settle business at 7:30 tonight
Masons are urged to attend a regular communication at 7:30 p.m. tonight to settle business. F. M. McKAY, W. M. JAMES A. PALMER, Sec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. McKay
W. M
James A.palmer
Milk Would Have Prevented Pellegra
Public health service links pellegra to under nourishment and unbalanced diets. Milk, as essential food, balances ration and strengthens health, with a Harvard professor promoting aMilk booklet. Send two cents for return postage to obtain a free copy via the Washington Information Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Public Health Service
Milton J. Rosenay
Harvard University
Hygienic Laboratory
Washington Information Bureau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seca
Mee
Sps Ee
SINN
Wrigley
AED
By Frazer Edwards
Helwig’s
Ole Men
Flo
Clara Hamon
LABOR
England
Atlantic
Big Packer
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!