Wartime Prohibition Ruled Constitutional by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court declares wartime prohibition constitutional and enforces the act until peace. It reverses Louisville rulings and upholds New York decisions, potentially forcing sale or seizure of bonded whiskey valued in the billions and shifting enforcement nationwide.
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New York
Supreme Court
United States
Washington
Justice Brandeis
Louisville
St. Louis
New Orleans
Providence
Boston
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Dryfus Blum & Co
Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company
Walter Evans
Knox
Dryfoog Blum and Company
King
Frierson
Levy Mayer
William Marshall Bullitt
Walter C. Noyes
Congress
Army
Navy
Brandeis
Ohio mines resume near normal coal output after six week strike
Ohio reports show most large coal fields back in operation with 100 percent workforce entering mines. By week’s end normal capacity output expected as lines restore passenger service after a coal famine. some non essential power plants still idle awaiting fuel. New Lexington district also fully operating.
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Columbus
Ohio
Columbus Municipal
New Lexington, O
New Lexington
Albany and Lae citizens seek road on Athens-McArthur main
About twenty prominent Albany and Lae township residents urged county commissioners to place the 3.5 mile Athens McArthur road segment from Albany corporation to the Vinton county line on the 1920 road building program. The board voted to file the application and petition the highway commission for a survey. Dr Stanley announced Albany plans to upgrade the main intercounty highway within the village soon.
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Albany
Lae Township
Board of County Commissioners
Athens-McArthur
Albany Corporation
Vinton County
F. EB. Goldsberry
Stanley
Lee
Board of Commissioners
Highway Commission
Albany Ie
Lifelong Licking County Woman Dies at 102
Mrs Martha Wadparsdale aged 102 was found dead in bed at her home in Hebron Ohio ten miles west of Newark. She was born in November 1817 and spent nearly her entire life in Licking county.
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Newark
Martha Wadparsdale
Hebron
Here
Licking County
Meet this evening with officers of Company L 145th Infantry
The commissioned and non commissioned officers of Company L 145th Infantry will meet this evening at 7 o'clock at the armory.
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Company L
145Th Infantry
Armory
Revolver Thrown Ferry Fracas Ends in Arrests in Oakland
Commuters on a crowded Oakland ferryboat scrambled for cover when Mike Babette, waving a revolver, chased G. Samiso. Both men were arrested. Babette claimed Samiso owed him a dime.
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Oakland
Cal
Mike Babette
G. Samiso
Mike
Samiso
Business Man Struck by Auto Saturday Evening
J. B. Fulton of the Fulton Grocery Company was struck by a Rauch bakery delivery wagon at Franklin avenue and Carpenter street about 6 o'clock Saturday evening. Dark weather and rain hindered visibility. Fulton was knocked down and dragged a short distance but sustained only bruises and shock. He recovered enough to move about Sunday, with a heavy overcoat likely preventing worse injuries. Initial reports overestimated the severity. a physician later found injuries not serious.
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J. B. Fulton
Fulton Grocery Company
Rauch Bakery
Franklin Avenue
Carpenter Street
Mr. Fulton
Fulton
Five hurt when electric car collides with auto near Lorain
Five persons were injured late yesterday when a Cleveland Columbus and Southwestern electric car crashed into an automobile two miles south of Lorain Ohio. Elmer Neding of Brownhelm escaped injury while his five passengers, all Elvira residents, were severely hurt. Neding said he did not see the other car until it was too late to escape.
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Lorain, O
Cleveland
Columbus
Southwestern
Here
Elmer Neding
Brownhelm
Elvria
Netling
Mrs. Blake Held After Son Drowning Death Claim
Esther Blake lies under observation in Atlantic City hospital on questions of insanity after her five year old son James Blake Jr. washed ashore near Ventnor. Police accuse her of throwing the child into the ocean during a drug induced delirium, while she maintains two alleged attackers abducted him. Her husband, James Blake Sr., a Philadelphia broker, says little and stands by. The case goes to the coroner and grand jury after examination by magistrate Endicott.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Esther Blake
William Sprague
Ventnor
Buddy
James W. Blake Jr
Philadelphia
Blake
Hocking Mine to Start on Tuesday
At a meeting of the United Mine Workers local union at New Pittsburg mine No 10 in Hocking, members voted to resume work under the new contract. Work will start Tuesday morning December 16 with preparations due today for the usual run.
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the Plains, CO
Union
The
United Mine Workers
New Pittsburg
Hocking
International
Emma Goldman Receives Embroidery Set for Russia Trip
New York report says Emma Goldman was given an embroidery set for the voyage to Russia. The piece notes large donations to anarchists in prison including hundreds of pounds of sugar sweaters food and bottles amid a crackdown on radicals.
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New York
Emma Goldman
Russia
Suit for Alienation of Wife’s Affections Filed
George A. Kapper files in common pleas court at Canton seeking 10 000 damages from John Ray for alleged alienation of his wife’s affections. He says Ray won her affections during the summer and fall of 1919 while Kapper was employed at Niles.
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Canton
George A. Kapper
Common Pleas Court
John Ray
Kapper
Niles
Ray
W. P. C. E. Holds Regular Meeting Tuesday Evening
Elks without remitted charity ball tickets or returned forms are urged to do so at once. Signatory Alex M. Moore notes important business discussed at the regular meeting.
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Elks
Alex M. Moore
County farmers to hear about federal farm loans
County Farm Agent DeLashmutt calls a 1 pm Saturday meeting in Athens Chamber of Commerce rooms to explain federal farm loans. Loans aid improvements at 5 percent, not for speculation, secured by U S farm loan bank bonds. A ten-member association must form to apply.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
DeLashmutt
U. S
Athens Law Backed For Auto Tax Aims At Road Funds
Hon. Henry A Hatch of Athens county supports a new graduated auto tax replacing the blanket levy. Cars under 25 hp pay eight dollars, 25 to 35 hp twelve dollars, above 35 hp twenty dollars. Revenue goes to county or municipality for road repair and upkeep. Hatch helped change the law to fund public roads rather than only improved roads.
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Henry A.hatch
Athens County
Hatch
Columbuls
Athens
Buick
Alleged Express Money Thief Under Arrest
John Kitzig, under federal indictment in Cleveland for complicity in the American Railway Express robbery of October, where $50,000 in cash and bonds were taken, was arrested in Canton Ohio. He will be sent to Cleveland to await trial. He possessed part of the proceeds at arrest. Two suspects remain at large.
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Canton, O
John Kitzig
Cleveland
American Railway Express Company
Arge
Germany Sets Conciliatory Tone on Peace Protocol
Germany submits a conciliatory reply to the allies regarding signature of the peace treaty protocol. Foreign Minister Mueller says Germany withdraws objections to signature to speed peace and plans a Paris commission to discuss terms. The response notes willingness to discuss Scapa Flow reparations and repatriation of prisoners.
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Paris
Germany
Supreme Council
Mueller
United Press
United States
American Senate
America
Masons Schedule Meeting at Paramathia Lodge No 25
Paramathia Lodge No 25 F and A M holds a meeting Tuesday afternoon December 16 at 4 o clock. Master Mason degree to be conferred. J L Duncan W M and J A Palmer secretary are listed.
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Masons
Paramathia Lodge No. 25
J. L. Duncan
W. M
J. A. Palmer
Athens County Mines Return to Full Operation as Train Service Resumes
The Athens County coal industry awoke from a six week idleness with all major mines reportedly running at full force this morning. Train service on B O, Hocking Valley, and K M lines resumed, with Nos. 1 and 6 on the K M still pending. Local officials report widespread return to work among miners and restored schedules across the region.
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Athens
Sugar Creek
Poston
Hocking Valley
Middleport
Canton
M Aes
Stark County
Demand for coal in Athens strains supply amid high orders
Athens dealers report peak coal demand with orders up nearly two hundred percent from last year. D A Bardin notes two cars on hand and four more incoming from Lubing day as government car restrictions complicate unloading via Cincinnati. Some residents turn to kerosene lamps while hardware dealers race to restock heating stoves and furnaces.
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Athens
Meen
D. A. Rasdin
Cincinna
Bardin
Severe Cold Grips Pomeroy Bend Area This Morning
The Pomeroy Bend district in Dee reported a dramatic temperature drop from near freezing Saturday night to four below zero this morning. Clear sun and steam rising from Ohio River indicate the extreme cold is starting to ease as the day warms slowly.
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Pomeroy, CO
Dee
Pomeroy Bend
Ohio
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