Explosion at Picatinny arsenal kills and injures several
A blast and shellfire at the Picatinny arsenal in Dover New Jersey wrecked four buildings and injured several, with Private Oliver McCormack of Maiden Massachusetts dying in hospital. Another Marine died before aid arrived, and Private Fall Green of Boston and Privates Butler and Luce were seriously hurt as fires raged for hours.
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Dover
N. J
Piccatiny Arsenal
Deay
Oliver McCormack
Maiden
Mass
Dover Hospital
Wilkins
Fall
Green
Boston
Butler
lLuse
Dever
Arsenal
Piccatinny Mountain
Navy
New State Auto Tax Amended Sets Strict Treasury Rule
A State Auditor circular attacks the graduated auto tax law urging amendments to stop the secretary of state from parking funds in private banks or oil wells. It argues deposits should go into the state treasury and calls for bid driven, secure investments equal to deposited amounts.
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Donahey
Secretary of State
Kidnap Plot Foiled In Columbus Court Action
In Columbus Ohio an alleged plot to kidnap Billie Smith a twenty month old from Huntington West Virginia was foiled by Miss Charlotte Martin of juvenile court and Deputy Sheriff Sam Barnett. The child’s father William A Smith rushed to the juvenile court with the claim the boy was abducted. A warrant for the child’s possession followed and Billie was recovered at Union Station before departure. The Smith family tensions include a divorce suit filed by the mother Jessie Smith.
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Columbus. O
Billie Smith
Huntington
W. Va
Charlotte Martin
Sam Barnett
Billie
Willam A. Smith
Union Station
John A. Ellis
G O P Leaders Confer In Jackson District Meeting
G O P leaders from the Tenth Congressional District met in Jackson on Wednesday to discuss plans for 1920. Attendees included I M Foster Thurman Morgan Judge Worstell Henry Zenner John Finsterwald W A Carpenter and others from Athens. Also present were Judge Coultrap Recorder Martin Sherman Eagle and Canton chairman Clark and secretary Hard who spoke at the gathering.
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Tenth
Jackson
I. M. Foster
Thurman Morgan
Worstell
Henry Zenner
John Finsterwald
W. A. Carpenter
Bartels
Andy Murphy
Athens
Coultrap
Martin
Vinton
Sherman Eagle
Gallipolis
Clark
Canton
State Republican Committee
Charles Hard
Portsmouth
Athens merchants set Christmas week hours
The Athens Retail Merchants Association announced most stores will open only on Wednesday evening December 24 before Christmas. Jewelry stores will stay open every evening during Christmas week starting next Monday.
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Athens
Forty Five Horsepower Turns To Cow Power In Marietta
Journey story from Marietta Ohio reports a farmer hauling cattle on Main Street stalled his car, forcing the team to hitch the two cattle to the front end and continue the trip.
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Marietta, O
Ohio Winter Wheat Acreage Drops in Southern Counties
Winter wheat sowing in Ohio totals 2,476,000 acres, down 12 percent from 1918. Athens 7,996 acres, Hocking 13,230, Meigs 11,667, Vinton 6,005. Fly infestation fears loom. state crop condition at 90, below ten year average by two. Rye area falls 16,000 acres to about 100,000. Athens 100, Hocking 154, Meigs 150, Vinton 65.
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Ohio
Athens County
Hocking
Meigs
Vinton
Athens
White and Edith Jones to be released from Mays Landing jail
Charles S White and Mrs Edith Jones are to be freed within a week as prosecutors say charges likely will be dismissed. Edward White defends his son's innocence and notes investigators had found evidence pointing away from the couple. Detectives planned to arrest two unnamed men tied to the Billy Dansey case and the scene near the White dahlia field and the Horse Killer home where bones were found. Mrs Jemima Coons reported seeing the two men the night after bones were located.
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Hammonton
N. J
Charles S. White
Edith Jones
Mays Landing
Edward White
Billy Dansey
Edmund Gaskill
Charles White
White Dahlia Field
Little
Billy
Hercules Dansey
Jemima Coons
Packers to relinquish control of stock yards and unrelated products
Attorney General Palmer reaches agreement with five Chicago packers to abandon control of stock yards and unrelated products such as rice wheat and breakfast foods. They will use refrigerator cars only for meat and meat products, likely leading to the dismissal of antitrust suits.
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Washington
Palmer
Chicago
Department of Justice
Congress to grill Palmer on big packers pact
A resolution to ask Attorney General Palmer if he struck a deal with the Big Five packers to drop prosecutions in exchange for relinquishing control of non meat businesses will be introduced in Congress. DOJ to announce dissolution of unrelated side lines amid cost of living concerns.
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Washington
Palmer
Congress
Department of Justice
Chicago Packets Move to Dismantle Non Meat Lines
Chicago packers anticipate a government decree to dissolve business lines not tied to meat. Swift and Company confirms dissolving leather and Libby ownership plus South America and Australia packing interests. Justice officials say such dissolutions will cut costs and could trigger price reductions by February.
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Chicago
Ill
Washington
Palmer
Swift and Company
Swift and Co
Libby, McNeil and Libby
South America
Australia
Department of Justice
E. O. Randall Dies at 69 in Columbus
E O Randall longtime Ohio supreme court reporter died in Columbus at 69 after kidney trouble complications following surgery. He served twenty years as court reporter and was secretary of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, renowned as a leading state historian.
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Columbus
E. O. Randall
Supreme Court Reporter
Ohio
Randall
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Housewife Blamed for Sugar Shortage in Chicago
In Chicago, sugar men blame housewives for the acute shortage. They say general scarcity worsens when small consumers hoard beyond needs. An embargo restricts cane sugar shipments west of Pittsburg and north of the Ohio River, with prohibition driving demand as drinkers turn to candy and soft drinks for a mild kick.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Ohio River
Canton Bride-To-Be Loses Fiancé In Fatal Truck Crash
Miss Vernest Fry of Canton was to wed Christmas Day but her fiancé Albert Coons 35 died on the Canton road near Springfield Lake when a heavy truck crushed the Ford car he rode in. Coons had a new marriage license in his coat pocket.
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Akron
Vernest Fry
Canton
Albert Coons
Canton Road
Springfield Lake
Fry
Severe cold grips eastern states as warm spell nears
Temperatures across Maine to Washington D C hit record lows not seen since 1917-18 as relief nears. Big Moose New York logged 34 degrees below zero and Tupper Lake near 36 below with Albany and central New York at 8 to 10 below. Frost lingered to Jacksonville and Pensacola while Great Lakes warm up and Dakotas rise to twenty above.
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New York
Maine
Washington
D. C
United States Weather Bureau
Big Moose
N. Y
United States
Tupper Lake
Adirondacks
Albany
Boston
New York City
Washington, D. C
South Carolina
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Tampa
Great Lakes
Dakotas
Middle West
St. Paul
Japan Boosts Siberian Forces as Allies Weigh Peace Stand
London dispatch reports Japan is steadily increasing forces in Siberia to about sixty thousand, defying a hands off policy agreed by Allies. Officials cite fears of Bolshevism spreading to China and Kolchak's retreat as motives, while debates in Washington and the post Christmas peace conference loom over America's stance on the peace treaty.
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ED L. Keen
United Press
London
Japan
Russia
Siberia
America
Deniken
Kolchak
Churchill
China
Senate
Eighteen Communists Condemned in Budapest Trial
Paris dispatch reports eighteen communists condemned at Budapest for participation in terror during Hungary’s communist rule under dictator Bola Bun. They were sentenced to be executed in the prison courtyard today.
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Paris
Budapest
Hungary
Bola Bun
Income Tax Measure Beaten Third Time
Washington notes indicate Mexico replied to the United States regarding the release of American Consular Agent William O Jenkins. Secretary Lansing will study the note and decide on the U S attitude. officials expect the administration may ignore the Mexican reply.
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Washington
William O. Jenkins
State Department
Lansing
United States
Crisis Eases as Wilson Guides Jenkins Case Drift
Washington reports indicate Mexico will drop the dramatic crisis over American consular agent W. Jenkins after President Wilson intervenes. Secretary Lansing manages negotiations and requests release, while Mexico releases Jenkins on bail and faces charges in Mexican courts.
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Washington
Mexico
W. ©. Jenkins
State Department
Wilson
Lansing
Jenkins
United States
Carranza
Tampico
Athens Grange Meeting Tees Up Year End Session
Athens Grange will meet Friday next December 19 at 7 P M in the Jackville schoolhouse. This is the last regular meeting of the year and big attendance is hoped for.
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Athens Grange
Jackville
Illinois women urge halt to luxury purchases in high cost drive
In Chicago on December 18, Mrs. Maud R. Turlay announces a campaign directive from Illinois women opposing high prices. The group urges refusals to pay luxury costs for basic goods, calling to buy only necessities and curb expenditures on items like costly eggs and butter.
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Chicago
United States
Palmer
Maud R. Turlay
Wunble
Linton couple to face delinquency charges in Benny Laurer death
Harry and Esther Linton, the mother and stepfather of six year old Benny Laurer found frozen in his crib, will be arraigned in juvenile court in Columbus on Friday. They were arrested after the boy’s funeral and jailed. Affidavits accuse neglect and allowing filthy living conditions for their three other children.
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Columbus
Harry
Esther Linton
Benny Laurer
Hear and See the Kiddies at Albany Opera House
A Friday night program at the Albany Opera House offers children’s acts at 7 30 with admission 13 cents and a 2 cent war tax.
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Albany Opera House
Testimony in Detzer trial at Governors Island details threats
John Manning of Wellesley Massachusetts testified amid the Detzer trial that Detzer threatened him with death after noting Manning’s wounds. Manning described arrests in July for identifying a Department of Investigation spy and said he warned comrades of a spy plan before his arrest. Detzer again questioned Manning at the MP headquarters. Lieutenant Colonel C C Cresson arrived to assist Major Kelly as local judge advocate.
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New York
Karl Detzer
le Mans
France
Detser
John Manning
Wellesley
Mass
Detzer
Governor's Island
Boston
Crunk
Manning
D.C
Department of Investigation
Baid
Co. D
Flan
M. P
Russian Claimant Held for Investigation at Angel Island
Vladimir K. Vochmetroff claims to represent twenty million Soviets and seeks a diplomatic mission to Washington. He is held at Angel Island immigration station for investigation by U S authorities.
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San Francisco
Cal
Vladimir K. Vochmetroff
Soviet Russia
Washington
Angel Island
United Press
Billion Dollar Cut Needed in Government Expenses
Washington reports Republican leader Mondell urged a one billion dollar reduction this year. He argued for deep cuts across army civil sundry fortifications naval river and harbor expenditures to place fiscal operations on a sound basis amid tax cuts and revenue concerns.
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Washington
Mondell
Congress
Struggling Effort Fails to Reconsider Ohio Income Tax Bill
In Columbus today friends of a state income tax sought to reopen debate after the bill was killed last night. Fifteen votes were mustered, short of the seventeen needed, and senators voted against a reconsideration as the measure died.
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Columbus
Senate
Toie
Senae
House
Hopley
Washington Game May Open Eastern Color Contests
Fragmentary note references Washington Pennsylvania December date and a sports clash involving Washington and Jefferson with eastern divisions, mentions West Virginia and a possible schedule date. Details are unclear but imply a college football or basketball matchup and title implications within eastern regional contests.
Sugar price dispute stirs Louisiana producer concerns
The report notes opposition in Washington as Louisiana sugar producers face a potential policy change. It states that producers could be forced to accept a new price, with current sugar at seven cents a pound and competition over authorizing a one year term.
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Washington
Louisiana
Athens High opens season with eight home games on schedule
The Athens High committee started the season with eight home games on the schedule and a tomorrow evening match against Gall. Tickets sell to High School students for 1.25 dollars and to town residents for 2 dollars, now available at Cline's store.
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Athens Hi
Gall
High Sam
Townspel
Cline
Wage talks loom as miners press for higher pay
In Cleveland on December 18 a wage scale committee led by C. E. Maurer discussed President Wilson’s wage proposals. The group adjourned to form a sub committee to meet Washington officials and seek a three member presidential commission to harmonize miner and operator demands. Maurer warned coal prices may rise if wage hikes exceed gains. Fifty percent of mines break even under current terms, with Ohio wells operating at a loss.
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Cleveland, CO
Wilson Propos C. E. Maurer
Mansher
Washington
Maurer
Ohio
Arests
Glen Aurer
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