Coolidge Travels Casual on Capital Limited to Chicago
President Coolidge travels incognito with Mrs. Coolidge aboard the Capital Limited enroute to Chicago. Secret Service guards and a steady stream of curious passengers fill the observation car while the President greets travelers and attends a luncheon at the Commercial Club after arrival.
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Coolidge
White House
Cooleine Coolidges
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McCormicks
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Galbago
Washington
Point of Rocks
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Populee
Connellsville
Mr. Coolidge
New Auto Tags In Cream and Black for 1925 in Ohio
Ohio to issue cream colored license tags with black figures for 1925. Athens County Auto Club reports 9000 new tags received with distribution dates to be announced. Club numbers stay around 87 000 and 8 000 dollars. non club licenses in Athens County start at 691 900 and rise for others.
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Ohio
Athens County Automobile Club
Auto Club
Athens County
School by Candle in Madrid Sparks Demand for Restoration of Candlelight
Master Rodr riguez Madera a famed Spain elementary school teacher refuses to teach under electric lights saying glare harms pupils eyes and distracts attention He demands candle light be restored in his classrooms sparking a debate on illumination standards
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Madrid
Spain
Rodrriguez Madera
Goggles for desert aid Egyptian travelers and camels
American made goggles sell heavily in Egypt for desert travel. Arabs and camel riders find them valuable to keep sand from eyes and reduce glare. Officials report quake toll rising with many injured and destroyed villages Nangtjo and Su redo. Dec 3. Officials Japanese show indifference to house pets.
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Egypt
Nangtjo
Suredo
Coroner rules Mrs Sheatsley died by her own hand
Coroner Murphy in Columbus decides Mrs V V Sheatsley of Bexley furnace victim died by self destruction. Remains found in basement furnace November 17 at the parsonage. Prosecutor King says the court inquiry may continue if scientists’ findings suggest death occurred before exposure to the furnace.
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Murphy
Bexley
Sheatsley
Bexley Wutcheran Parsonage
Clerk of Courts
King
Fire destroys Mt. Liberty School in Decatur township
In Decatur township near the Athens county line on a Wednesday night the Mt. Liberty schoolhouse burned in a feud dating back years after its relocation two miles away. A pupil, James Cleary, found the fire and put out nearby rubbish before an unknown man fired at him. The building later burned completely. it had been the site of a January 15 assault on teacher Alice Dunbar. Harvey Nice died by his own hand thinking he killed her. An added school levy, rejected earlier, was pushed via petition and is linked to local tensions.
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Alice Dunbar
Harvey Nice
Miss Dunbar
Decatur Township
State Department of Education
Evy
Ireland Faces Winter of Misery As Crop Failures Mount
Dublin reports describe a winter of misery with widespread crop failures due to heavy rains. The unemployed council runs a church kitchen feeding about 1,500 weekly, funded by tin-can donations. Starvation deaths noted in town and country amid poverty.
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Council of the Unemployed
Gether
Gateway
Paper House Fire Devastates Newark Plant
Officials of the Newark Paraffin and Parchment Paper company estimate fire losses at 125000 dollars for the plant in Columbus Ohio. The plant was gutted late Wednesday afternoon with most losses on the second floor where finished projects stored. Inflammable wax paper, low water pressure and cold hindered firemen.
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Columbus, CO
Newark Paraffin and Parchment Paper Company
Coolidge Support Grows in Congress on Tax and Rail Issues
Washington dispatch reports broad Democratic and insurgent support for President Coolidge’s economy and tax reduction program. While some oppose repealing the income tax publicity clause, they expect no major tax tinkering this session. On rail policy, Esch Cummins reform faces challenges from La Follette Progressives and insurgent Democrats and Republicans as they push to modify the railroad labor board and Section 15 A.
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George R. Holmes
Washington
Congress
la Follette
Coolidge
la Follette Progressives
Follette
Elliott bags three squirrels with single shot
Woodsfield Ohio scene in Monroe county hunting honors awarded to Frank Elliott who bagged three squirrels with a single shot. Elliott said the squirrels were caucusing on a log amid the hunt and season.
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Woodsfield
Ohio
Monroe County
Frank Elliott
Elliott
Japanese Suspend Protest Over Brazil Travel Ban
Threatened international tension between Japan and Brazil eases as Tokyo informs that Brazil’s entry ban is temporary and applies to all nationalities. The Japanese government abandons plans for a vigorous protest to Rio de Janeiro.
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Japan
Brazil
South American
Tokio Foreign Office
Rio de Janeiro
Local Educator Recognized By International Blue Book
Dr. Oscar Chrisman head of pathology at Ohio University is listed in France as a candidate for the International Blue Book. He is asked to submit a sketch of his life and work for inclusion in a bilingual reference book aimed at universities libraries clubs newspapers hotels and steamships worldwide.
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Oscar Chrisman
Ohio University
France
Chrisman
Liverpool Scissors Thief Strikes City Shops
Police focus on a masked thief in Liverpool who enters stores and robs clerks of scissors, escaping with a bagful of the blades. The spree has troubled leading shops across the city.
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Liverpool
Striking WPittstown Miners Lose UMWA Ties
In Scranton Pennsylvania on December 4 12 000 WPittstown miners on strike had their charters revoked from all ten local unions by district officers under John L Lewis. The strikers were told to return to work by morning or lose charters but refused.
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Wpittstown
United Mine Workers of America
International
John L. Lewis
National Miners’ Organization
Woman could not have placed body as it was found
Columbus Ohio December 4 detectives pursue an anonymous letter to Rev C V Sheatsley about a missing wife Mrs Sheatsley found charred in the parsonage furnace. scientists report evidence suggests she could not have crawled into the furnace, tests with a similar furnace support the conclusion. coroner report expected today with death deemed a possible self-inflicted action.
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Columbus
C. V. Sheatsley
Murphy
Man Refusing to Reveal Shooting Details Sealed in Mansfield Case
Derith today pressed Georges Barrett of Mansfield Ohio to disclose who shot him after he was found wounded in a local hotel Monday. Police have no clue to the shooter.
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Springfield
Edison on Flying and Slow Progress of Civilization
Arthur Brisbane argues Edison’s flying ambitions will eventually transform society, with machines aiding ascent but real change driven by minds not gears. He cautions history shows rapid invention outpaces moral and social progress, warning against exploitative use of technology. Continued on Page Four.
Coolidge Presses Golden Rule for Agriculture and Commerce
President Coolidge on his West trip frames a new industrial Golden Rule linking farming and commerce. He urged focus on wheat corn and hogs transport and prices, stressing humane treatment of producers and a shared destiny with industry. He warned against indiscriminate aid and urged responsibility in world relations.
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Chicago
Coolidge
Chicago Commercial Club
America
Effort For Peace Paper Offers Free Copies On Streets
London based weekly newspaper The Day makes a peace drive by offering free issues on the streets whenever press time allows without wartime news. To date all copies have been sold at a price.
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London
Tiny hummingbird noted in East India regions
A small hummingbird barely larger than a house fly has been observed frequently across East India, drawing attention from locals and bird watchers alike due to its diminutive size and agile flight.
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East India Countries
Subscriptions Pour In For Athens County Community Drive
About a quarter of workers reported, nearly $3000 raised by noon Thursday for Athens county Community Chest. Donors include banks and downtown firms. $1000 from banks predicted and four $500 checks expected. Cash donations dominate as offices rush to tally, while home sector workers and many large firms have yet to report.
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Athens County
Ohio University
Woman Forger Sent To State Hospital
Mirl Burke a female check forger was committed to Lima State Hospital for the criminally insane by Probate Judge S M Johnson after a jury verdict found her unbalanced. Doctors testified she was insane and no charges were filed against Clara Byron and a young boy who aided in the forgeries. The group had passed numerous small checks in Athens and Nelsonville before their arrest.
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Lima State Hospital
S. M. Johnson
Common Pleas Court
J. H. Berry
Athens State Hospital
C. 8. McDougall
W. G. Danford
Athens
Congress asked to approve Huntington bridge project
The Senate bill introduced by Senator Elkins seeks federal consent for a highway and street railway toll bridge across the Ohio River at Huntington West Virginia. The proposal would link Huntington with the opposite bank and enable toll traffic under congressional authorization.
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Washington
Congress
Ohio River
W. Va
Senate
Elkins
West Virginia
Master Killer Goes On Trial Sure Of Death
The infamous German serial killer Fritz Haarmann goes on trial for twenty seven murders in a packed courtroom. State's Attorney Dr. Wide leads the case as Justice Dr. Boeckelmann presides. Defense by Public Defenders Justice Benfey and Lotze. The case is expected to last three weeks with 190 witnesses and grisly exhibits.
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Fritzmann
Haarmann
International
Wide
Boeckelmann
Hans Grans
Benfey
Lotze
Severa
International Service
Tnterview Hearmann
Woman Dies After Telephone Shock in London
Mrs Amanda Crowden, 80, who had never used a telephone before, heard her sister's voice from the receiver and suffered a sudden shock in her chair that proved fatal within a few hours.
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London
Amanda‘ Crofwden
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