Governors Meet With Harding On Prohibition Enforcement
Washington December 18 governors from 15 states met with President Harding at the White House to discuss stronger cooperation between federal and state prohibitions units. The aim is to curb lax enforcement and end the national scandal of prohibition laxity, with a plan expected to emerge later and another meeting promised to address remaining weaknesses.
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Washington
Harding
White House
White Sulphur Springs
Congress
Man returns from grave to testify in Herrin mine killings
W J ORourke, long believed dead, arrives in Marion under guard to identify suspects in the Herrin mine riot. He was the sole survivor of six victims bound on a road near the cemetery on June 22, and his testimony could link Otis Clark and others to the killings. The case centers on the massacre during Williamson County mine violence.
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Herrin
Illinois
Marion
W. J. O Rourke
O'Rourke
Williamson County
Noth
Iing
Peter Hiller
Delos Duty
C. W. Middle
Brothers arrive in cowboy gear for Wyoming ranch death funeral
Elyria report tells Harry Ted Row Jr and his brother David reached the Wyoming ranch 40 miles away after learning their father had died. They could not change clothes and appeared in western cowboy outfits for the funeral in Elyria.
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Elyria
Harry Tedrow, Jr
David
Wyoming
Trial details mob killing at Lester mine in Marion Ill
In Marion Illinois the second trial week opened with testimony on the killing of strikebreaker K McDowell, crippled and shot in the woods after being dragged from a mob outside the Lester mine. George Nelson and his wife described the mob, the attackers, and McDowell’s plea to be killed quickly as witnesses recalled the flags of truce and gunfire.
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George Nelson
Otis Clark
Clark
Marion
Ills
Lester Strip
K. McDowell
McDowel
Crenshaw Crossing
Lester
McDowell
Nelson
Child Starves After Paper Fire Blaze at Stove Incident
AMHERST O December 18 Mary four year old daughter of John Sterne died from burns received while playing with paper that caught fire from a stove and spread to her clothing.
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Amherst, O
Mary
John Sterne
Detour Removed Report From State Highway Dept
Detour removed report from the state highway department at Columbus notes that 4.24 miles of brick construction in Seneca county on the Scioto River Valley beginning at the north Crawford county line extending northeast is open for winter.
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Hucyrus
State Highway Department
Columbus
Seneca County
Scioto Uval
Crawford County
Donahey announces first two appointments in Ohio
Governor elect Donahey selects J A Meckstroth Columbus newspaper man as secretary to the governor at 5000 a year and Price Russell of Creston Wayne county as executive clerk at 2000 a year. Meckstroth has covered the statehouse beat for seven years and Russell formerly served as executive clerk in Cox era and held multiple state posts.
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Columbus
Donahey
J. A. Meckstroth
Price Russell
Creston
Wayne County
Meckstroth
Ohio State Journal
Statehouse
Russell
Ohio Farmer’s Fire Insurance Company
Leroy
Medina County
Cox
State Board of Clemency
House
Harmon
Board of Administration
Chicago Freezes Under Record Cold as Man Found Dead
Below zero weather grips Chicago with one degree below zero at 8 am and three below at 5 am. Printer Harry T. Graham is found frozen to death in a doorway. Fire department reports 71 fires since evening, while weather bureau warns shipments to North and Northwest face extreme cold and zero to ten below temperatures in the region.
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Chicago
Harry T. Graham
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Jury pool opposed death penalty in Long murder case
In St. Clarisville on December 18, 42 people were examined for jury duty in the first degree murder case of Edward Long who confessed to killing Charles Coward a Barnesville taxi driver. Nineteen jurors opposed capital punishment.
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ST. Clarisville
Edward Long
Charles Coward
Barnesville
Excitement Fatal for Colored Play-goer in Theater
In Warren on December 18 1865 Mrs Estella McDonald a colored woman watching Uncle Tom's Cabin became suddenly ill and died within minutes after being carried to a rest room. Doctors attributed the death to intense excitement over the play’s action at the river crossing scene. She was mother to ten children and the article notes Christmas decorations and gifts at Sullivan's Doll House with after-theater shopping.
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Warren
Eliza
Sen Filed
Estella McDonald
Crushed by Car At Work Claims Life
Orville Totland dies after being crushed by a car at work in Lore City on December 18. Authorities report the incident occurred at the industrial site and are investigating the accident.
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Lore City
Orville
Totland
Ib & Dunc
Arlington Memorial Bridge site chosen by Harding and commission
President Harding and the Fine Arts commission selected the Arlington Memorial bridge site this afternoon after inspecting land on both river banks. The bridge will connect the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to the Lee Mansion in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, commemorating World War I heroism.
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Washington
Arlington Memorial Bridge
Potomac
Harding
Fine Arts Commission
United States
Arlington National Cemetery
Virginia
Bananas and Candy Prices Listed for Trimble Ohio
The notice lists bananas at 25 cents per dozen and candy from 15 to 40 cents per pound. From H. O. Nice of Trimble Ohio dated December 18, 1902.
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H. O. Nice
Trimble
Ohio
First Real Job on Uncle Sam Mint Heist
Washington reports the successful Denver mint robbery as the first organized holdup of its kind in U S history. Officials say about $200,000 in cash was taken in the unusually bold act, surpassing prior petty thefts from government facilities.
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Washington
United States Mint
Denver
Keller Won't Be Forced To Testify Under Oath
Washington December 18 Representative Oscar E Keller Republican Minnesota author of impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty will not be compelled to appear before the house judiciary committee to testify under oath. The committee ruled its power to summon Keller was doubtful but named a subcommittee to決 consider punishment for his criticism of proceedings and refusal to back up the charges. The panel then said the impeachment probe would continue tomorrow with Woodruff Republican Michigan and Johnson Republican South Dakota testifying on a claim that Daugherty had failed to prosecute war fraud cases.
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Washington
Oscar BE. Keller
Minnesota
Daugherty
House Judiciary Committee
Keller
Wolstead
Tomorow
Representative Woodruff
Michigan
Johnson Republican
South Dakota
Burglars Shoot Son During Steubenville Store Heist
In Steubenville Ohio two masked burglars robbed Frank Carfagna’s store taking 411 dollars. They fired at the proprietor while the son Felix Carfagna was shot in the groin and wounded. A crowd of over 100 gathered as the bandits escaped after rifling a safe.
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Steubenville, O
Frank Carfagna
Felix Carfagna
Carfagna
LaBelle Iron Works
Two Men Die in Milltown Fire Likely Moonshine Blast
Pittsburgh area fire claims two men George Petrowicz aged 40 and John Busko aged 45. Officials say a still explosion started the blaze near Milltown. Their charred bodies were later found across the copper worm of the still. Constantinople reports twenty five lives lost in the Vinh Long hospital ship blaze in Marmora. The Bainbridge rescued many seamen and patients.
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Pittsburgh
George Petrowicz
John Busko
Milltown
Here
Vinh-Long
Sea of Marmora
United States
Bainbridge
Prohibition Crackdown as Whisky and Wine Pour Over Borders
Washington reports a record bootlegging surge as Christmas demand prompts a nationwide enforcement build up. Prohibition officials order extra agents, expand border patrols, and mobilize teams in cities from Pittsburgh to New Orleans to curb inbound whisky and wine and halt distribution of already landed supplies.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
New York
Jersey City
Newark
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Chicatro
St. Louis
Atlanta
Norfolk
Richmond
New Orleans
Boston
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Atlantic
Gulf
West
Winer Killed In Explosion At Puritan Coal Mine
Columbus L Ward aged 45 was instantly killed at the Puritan coal mine near Hamden when a can of black strap exploded while he heated it. He bent over the can at the moment of the blast. His widow Imogene Ward had recently run as a Democratic candidate for state senator in the district. He leaves two young sons, Allen and Paul.
Community Chest Drive Planned for January in Amherst
Amherst officials announce a January drive to raise funds for the community chest. Mayor J. J. Smythe serves as president of the association leading the effort.
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Amherst
J. J. Smythe
Half a Million Cigarettes Stolen from Jobbing House
In Cincinnati on December 18 a theft of more than 500000 cigarettes valued at 3500 dollars occurred at the jobbing house of G W Rick etts Son on Rain Street. In New Orleans rain forced abandonment of racing at Jefferson Park track on December 18, one of the rare days racing was stopped.
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Cincinnati
G. W. Ricketts Son
New Orleans
Jefferson Park Track
Famous explorer dies in London dispatch
London dispatch reports the death of David Lindsay, renowned British explorer, announced from Caroline.
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London
Caroline
David Lindsay
Move to make foreign debt commission non-partisan launched in Senate
Washington December 18 A movement to make the foreign debt commission non partisan to supervise refunding of Americas 11000000000 foreign debt was launched in the Senate this afternoon by Senator Harris Democrat of Georgia The proposal aims to reduce partisan influence over the debt refunding process and speed up action in the chamber.
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Washington
Foreign Debt Commission
America
Senate
Harris
Georgia
Elderly Lover Mystery Delays Paris Holiday Plans
Mathilde McCormick, 16, granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, arrived in Paris from Switzerland to do Christmas shopping but went to her stepmother Ganna Walska McCormick at 14 Rue Luebeck. Harold McCormick, father of Mathilde and his bride, plans to return to the United States for the holidays.
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Paris
Dee
Mathilde McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Switzerland
Ganna Walska McCormick
Rue Luebeck
Harold McCormick
Mathilde
United States
Sensational daylight mint robbery in Denver by five bandits
Five heavily armed men robbed a United States government mint wagon in Denver at West Colfax and Cherokee, grabbing three sacks of money worth about 200000. Gunfire erupted as guards and onlookers exchanged shots. guard Charles Savenor was shot in the stomach and may die while bandits fled in a waiting car. J F Olson of the Federal Reserve was in the truck and unharmed.
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Denver
Cole
Dee
United States
West Colfax
Cherokee
Charles Savenor
Chauncey Road Opens Monday After Re-paving
The Athens Chauncey road between Alderman and the county infirmary is open at all times for traffic after months of relocation and re paving. Brick paving is complete and asphalt filler finished. Detour through The Plains ends for Athens to points north, though workers remain to apply finishing touches without hindering traffic.
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Athens Chauncey Road
Athens County Infirmary
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Plains
Survivors Tell Of Disaster At Lizard Island Gale
In Sault Ste Marie 27 aboard the tug Reliance perished after striking rocks off Lizard islands during a Wednesday gale. Nine survivors reached Prather Ontario after a brutal overland trek while seven others pressed on seeking help as two lifeboats with the missing 27 were found overturned.
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Sault Ste Marie Mich
Reliance
Lizard Island
Jims
Favorite
Gray
Prather Ontario
Here
Mack Hortens
Cook
Frather
Hartens
Buresenean
Prather
Hursenean
Mrs. Hartens
Camesanhore
Lizar Islands
Rather
Lake Superior
Galea
Gargantus Point
Lizard Islands
Did You Ever Write a Letter to Frederic J Haskin
A historical notice promotes the Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington D C inviting readers to ask Frederic J Haskin questions of fact. The letter about mail responses notes a small postage fee and requests reader names addresses and locations for replies.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington Information Bureau
Athens
Mercenger Pormaeions
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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Menagg
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