Shakeup in Columbus After State Prohibition Shakeup
Former Deputy State Prohibition Commissioner Frank Evans plans a written statement to counter a badge request as resignations ripple through the bureau. O B Ropp and Evans left after a raid on a private home. A P Probst of Dayton named to replace Evans December 15 to focus on wholesale violators and not private homes.
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Columbus
Prohibition
Frank Evans
McDonald
Evans
O. B. Ropp
Donahey
State Enforcement Bureau
A. Probst
Dayton
Prohibition Department
Frank Mullen
Mullen
Bionp
State Prohibition Department
Liquor License Commission
Franklin County
Holycross
Kid McCoy Case Moves On Without Insanity Plea
Prospective jurors in the Kid McCoy murder trial were not questioned about insanity today. The famed boxer known for multiple marriages faces homicide charges related to the death of his last sweetheart.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Kid McCoy
World court plan dropped as Congress sets ten week program
Washington December 9 Congressional Republicans end any chance for consideration of the world court this session by announcing a ten week legislative program that gives appropriation bills priority over all other measures, effectively burying the proposal.
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Washington
Congress
Republican Steering Committee
Toledo Prohibition Dept. Criticized as Picayune by Federal Judge
Federal Judge Killitts described Ohio prohibition department and liquor enforcement in Toledo and Northwestern Ohio as picayune in a letter to FP L. Dustman of the Ohio Anti Prohibition League. The note was dated today.
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Toledo
Ohio Prohibition Department
Ohio
Picayune
Killitts
FP. L. Dustman
Chimney Fire at 16 Maple Street Extinguished
Athens fire department responded to a 2 PM alarm on Tuesday at 16 Maple Street. A chimney blaze was extinguished and many residents left Beek businesses to witness the incident.
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Athens
Maple Street
Play postponed at Mechanicsburg school due to illness
The Friday night performance at the Mechanicsburg school was postponed because A. J. Figgins of Chauncey fell ill. The home talent show titled "Mrs. Tubbs of Shanty Town" was to feature Chauncey performers with Mr. Wiggins among the cast.
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Mechanicsarg
A. J. Figgins
Chauncey
First Severe Cold Wave Hits Midwest and Plains
The first severe cold wave of the season swept east from the West and Northwest. Three days of sleet gave way to heavy snow and much lower temperatures. Reports of snow in places drifted feet high. communities in the Dakotas Nebraska and Minnesota were cut off by blocked roads and crippled wires with no relief in sight.
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Chicago
Dakotas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Gold Treasure Hunt in Jerusalem Reported by British Officials
The Palestine government ordered excavations in the Jemin area near a German monument after a Berlin group planned to unearth nearly half a million dollars in buried gold believed left by Turco German staff before General Allenby’s advance. No gold has been found yet.
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Gershon Agronsky
Jerusalem
Captain Kidd
Palestine
Allenby
Berlin
Jemin
Marietta Road To Open With Temporary Surface This Winter
Weather permitting the Athens to Marietta highway, via Coolville, may open after two weeks with a temporary surface. The last brick was laid last week, with four miles remaining from Coolville to the county line. If opened this winter, top dressing will be added later.
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Athens
Marietta
Coolville
Dan Davis
State Highway Department
Athens- Marietta
Washington County
H. C. Sherman
Columbus
Harness Renick
Sherman
Davis
Tracy Speaks at Commerce Luncheon on Ohio Financing
Auditor of State Joseph T. Tracy will address the third Chamber of Commerce forum at Wednesday noon. He will discuss "The Financing of Ohio" detailing how state budgets are allocated and spent and how tax levies are determined.
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Joseph T. Tracy
State
Third Chamber of Commerce
Tracy
Ohio
Two More Wells Hit In Fisher Field
Fisher, Ohio December 9 Two more producers joined the Fisher field tally as Townsend Oil and Gas Co. completed their No 9 on the Smoot farm yielding an estimated 150 barrels and Watkins Oil and Gas Co. brought in a large gasser on the Earhart lease with an estimated output of 2 000 000 feet.
No Dog Tax Funds for Schools Amid Sheep Losses in Athens County
Athens county faces no education funding from the dog and kennel tax this year due to heavy sheep losses blamed on dogs. November auditor balance stands at 2831.05 dollars while commissioners issued warrants exceeding 2000 dollars for sheep claims. Depredations are high with a Clark's Chapel dog credited with sixty sheep killed.
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Athens County
Tech
Clark’s Chapel
Illinois rail workers deadlock as trains halt nationwide
In Springfield on December 8 the 400 miles of Illinois traction system were idle as trainmen and officials remained deadlocked after a midnight Saturday walkout by train crews.
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Springfield
Illinois Traction System
New Mexico Awaits The Flying Age In Brisbanes View
Arthur Brisbane describes New Mexico from a train west of Albuquerque, praising its high plains bright sky and distant mountain silhouettes. He envisions a future when flying machines bring the region within hours of both coasts and calls the climate and landscape among the earths most marvelous.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Rockblocks on B and O track near Vigo hampering train
John Nichola of Vigo found a seven ton rock on the main track near Vigo hill on the B and O line about five pm Sunday. An eastbound freight and possibly passenger train No 4 were due, and the rock’s jar from a prior jolt could have caused a serious wreck on the down grade line.
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Hamden, CO
Dec
John Nichola
Vigo
Lovers Facing the Court Now in Ina Murder Trial
The trial of Elsie Sweetin and Rev. ana M. Hight for the murder of her husband Wilford opened with defense and prosecution presenting contrasting portraits. Prosecution portrays a preacher and lover spurred by romance to plot arsenic poison. defense argues mental deficiency and delusions. Elsie’s 14 year old son By ford sat with his mother during testimony as the case proceeds.
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MT. Vernon
Elsie Sweetin
Ana M. Hight
Wilford
Elsie
Jin
Bar of Justice
Frank G. Thompson
Ina
Thompson
Hight
Anna Hight
Nelson Lyaman
Court of Justice
Byford
Explosion Kills Sailor In Los Angeles Harbor
A water taxi explosion in Los Angeles harbor killed one sailor and injured nineteen sailors and two civilians. Several sailors remain missing as rescue operations continue and authorities investigate the blast originating from engine and fuel tanks aboard the taxi.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ku Klux Klan Leader E. A. Watkins Missing from Youngstown
Col. E A Watkins a prominent Ku Klux Klan leader and former editor of its local paper has disappeared and friends are worried as to his fate, it was learned here today.
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Youngstown, CO
Col. E. A. Watkins
Warrants Served in Niles Klan Rioting Case
Sheriff John F. Thomas and deputies began serving warrants on 104 individuals secretly indicted by a Trumbull county grand jury for rioting and other disorders at Niles on November 1 when the Ku Klux Klan planned a large parade.
Japanese appoint Tsuneo Matsuhira ambassador to United States
TokIo announces Tsuneo Matsuhira named ambassador to the United States. He is expected to depart for Washington this week for diplomatic duties.
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Tokio
Tsuneo Matsuhira
United States
Washington
Scene of Haarmann murders in Red Row house
Writer tours No 2 Red Row in Hanover, site of the Haarmann killings. Tenants call witnesses describe dark corridors no lights and a kitchen where Frau Engel cooked with a large black pot, with others suspecting horse meat possibly human. narrator avoids dinner offer and steps outside for fresh air.
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Haarmann
Rote Reihe
Red Row
Frau. Engel
Frau Engel
Canton Jewelry Heist Ends With $3000 Lost to Robbers
In Canton Ohio two highwaymen robbed the Ohio Jewelry Manufacturing company at 5:30 pm, binding four workers with adhesive tape and stealing $3000 in diamonds. An engraver, Arthur Jacobs, freed himself and alerted police after the men fled in a car near the Public Square.
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Canton, O
Ohio Jewelry Manufacturing Company
Arthur Jacobs
King George V defends British action in Egypt
King George V opened Parliament defending Britain’s action in Egypt after the assassination of Sir Lee Stack. The King and Queen Mary toured through streets lined with guardsmen and flags, as even the German embassy joined the gala display for the first time since the war.
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London
Egypt
Lee Stack
George V
Mary
Tiny Hummingbird Seen Across East India Regions
A minute hummingbird, scarcely larger than a house fly, is commonly observed throughout various East India countries, noted for its diminutive size and widespread presence.
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East India Countries
Umpire Connolly Sets Record For Quick Game Continuity
Boston notes that Tommy League umpires led by Connolly have not ejected a player in three years, a record praised as exceptional. Billy Evans previously held the best mark with two full seasons and part of a third without ejecting a player.
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Boston
Dec
Connolly
Bily Evans
France to Send Debt Refinancing Mission to United States
France plans a debt refunding commission to discuss settling its 4 billion dollar debt to the United States. Ambassador Jusserand informs Treasury officials he has no authority to offer or accept terms yet. Officials expect a ten year moratorium in any settlement, with Jusserand leading the mission on his return to France.
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Washington
France
United States
Jusserand
Treasury
Mellon
Hie
Paris
Junser
M. Jusserand
America
Herriot
Debt Funding Commission
Famous writer Gene Stratton Porter killed in West Los Angeles
Funeral services for Gene Stratton Porter novelist fatally injured in a collision between her car and a streetcar in West Los Angeles last night will be held in Los Angeles on Thursday tentative arrangements say. Mrs Porter’s daughter Mrs J L Meehan of this city awaits telegrams from Eastern relatives before final plans. Charles D Porter the writer's husband is expected here Wednesday from Rome City Indiana.
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Los Angeles
Gene Stratton Potter
Missionaries Captured in China Safe in Hankow
Dispatches received at St Michaels monastery report Fathers Edmunds Dominick and Matthias along with two nuns, Catholic missionaries, are safe in Hankow after a bandit capture in China.
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Hoboken
N. J
Edmunds
Dominick
Matthias
China
Hankow
St. Michaels Monastery
Jealousy Motive Cited In Double Tragedy Near Brownsville
The bodies of William N Hadiland aged 33 and Pauline Scernellis aged 19 were found in a Coal Center barber shop. Authorities say Hadiland killed Scernellis then himself with a revolver in his hand, a jealous homicide suicide.
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Brownsville
William N Hadiland
Pauline Scernellis
Coal Center
Hadiland
Lusttania Captain Turner Emigrates to Australia
In a recent move Captain William T. Turner formerly of the Lusttania and other Cunard liners sailed to Australia, choosing steerage travel to avoid luxury. Known as the invisible captain for his austere demeanor, he directed ships without fanfare and has lived in Myrnouth since retiring in 1919.
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London
William T. Turner
Australia
Cunard
Mymonuth
Northwest Normal Weather Returns After Snow Drift
Chicago and the Midwest endure a cold wind driven spell as the Northwest clears after more than a foot of snow. The region begins to thaw and return to normal as thousands cope with travel disruptions and frigid temperatures.
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Northwest
Chicago
Mid-West
Chinese Students Held for Ransom
In Canton near Whampoa thirty eight Chinese Christian students and faculty from Canton missionary colleges were seized by bandits on Sunday. The American consulate protested to Hu Han Min urging release, but hopes fade amid unsettled military conditions around Canton.
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Canton
China
Whampoa
Canton Missionary Colleges
Hu Han Min
Red
South China
Hearing Set on Impeachment Charge Against Judge Baer
A Wheeling hearing on the impeachment charges against Federal Judge William E. Baer of West Virginia will be held by a special House committee. The date depends on coordinating with U S Attorney Browne and determining the number of witnesses to be called.
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RaenDesk
William XE. Baer
West Virginia
Browne
Wheeling
House of Representatives
Butler Gets Another Leave Of Absence From Marines
President Coolidge extended Brigadier General Smedley Butler’s leave of absence from the United States Marine Corps for one year to continue as director of safety in Philadelphia. The extension was granted reluctantly with the understanding that no further extensions would be requested.
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Washington
Coolidge
Smedley Butler
United States Marine Corps
Philadelphia
White House
Rotary club reviews weekly civic activities in Athens
The Athens Rotary club met at Hotel Berry for a noonday session reviewing the past week’s work. J Wootley cited Community Chest progress, Prof A S Myers outlined crippled children's clinic plans, and Judge Worstell urged sticking to the original budget with clear accounting.
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Athens Rotary Club
Hotel Berry
Community Chest
J. 3
Wooley
T. R. Biddle
Girl Scouts
Athens County
Rotarians
War Hero William Smith Hanged After Protests
William George Smith, World War hero and confessed killer, was hanged at 9 o'clock for murdering Elizabeth Bonsfield, the married woman he lived with. Crowds sang and prayed as police guarded the gates and the jail bell announced the sentence, despite 100000 protests and calls for clemency.
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Hull
England
William George Smith
Elizabeth Bonsfield
Smith
Smage
Uleenesons
Eastern Kentucky Faces Disaster as Floods Run Rapid
Fleming Ky Dec 9 Eastern Kentucky faces one of the worst floods in history as forty hours of relentless rain cause creeks and the Kentucky River to overflow. Entire communities inundated, power lines out, mines halted, and damage running into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Fleming
Kentucky
Steamer Cigate Fire Leaves 23 Missing Off Port Louis
Twenty three passengers are missing after a fire broke out on the steamer Cigate in the Indian Ocean near Port Louis Mauritius. Survivors report explosions and deaths among passengers, with others jumping into the sea to escape.
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Port Luis
Mauritius
Dee
Cigate
Indian Ocean
Salads and Salad Making from Canned Foods
An article promotes stockpiling canned foods for quick salads and lists a booklet with 25 salad recipes and 10 salad dressings. Readers can obtain the booklet by sending two cents in stamps for return postage.
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Annie
Rturn
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