Harding to discuss Japan clause in four power pact
Washington December 21 Republican senators urge President Harding to approve a reservation clarifying that the United States is not bound to defend Japan’s territorial integrity under the four power pact. Administration circles suggest Harding may propose the reservation when submitting the treaty to resolve his differences with the American delegation.
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Washington
Harding
United States
Japan
Senate
Law and order restored slowly in Mingo county
Major Tom B. Davis reports civil authority is reclaiming governance in Mingo county after a year of widespread crimes including murder arson dynamiting robbery and assaults. State police have 1050 arrests under Captain J R Brockus and martial law remains in effect. Tent colonies shelter about 1304 people in 565 tents with many not miners but seeking food and shelter.
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West Virginia
Davis
Mingo County
Morgan
Lick Creek
Sprigg
J. R Brockus
Theft case in Athens county ends with thief jailed
In a case rising from Athens county, William Breaker was convicted of larceny for stealing Alva Chilcote’s automobile. Chilcote preferred not to prosecute, but the Supreme Court upheld the lower court, and Breaker must remain in jail despite the victim’s wishes.
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Athens County
Supreme Court
Common Pleas Court
William Breaker
Alva Chilcote
Compleas
Breaker
Chilcote
Columbus
Akron
W. B. Bartels
Court of Appeals
Bartels
Lillie Class Girls Rally for Needful Families
The Lillie class of the Christian church pledges donations for several needy families. Eatables clothing and canned fruit are being assembled this week at the O. B. Murphy and Son insurance offices.
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Lillie
The
Christian Church
O. B. Murphy and Son Insurance
Grain prices rise on Chicago Board of Trade
Grain prices advanced on the Chicago Board of Trade as buying support returned after several days of weak offerings. Traders noted firmness in the market as demand improved despite limited supply.
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Chicago
ChiCago Board of Trade
Dusht Claim Prominent Reminder of Witty Insults
A playful quip on handling insults circulates as a light remark about staying steady under criticism. The line suggests resilience and a sharp tongue in social exchanges without escalating conflict.
Load of Railroad Coal Saves Hocking Mines Stranded by Demand
Coal production in the Hocking and Sunday Creek valleys for the week ending December 17 rose slightly, with 101 400 tons produced from 442 mines at 15.4 percent of capacity. Most mines reported no activity, and 536 988 tons had no market. The report notes this region could nearly suspend operations without railroad coal until market demand improves.
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Hocking
Sunday Creek
West Virginia
Kentucky
Diogenes Seeks Honest Man At Arms Conference
Urbain Ledoux conducts a search across the street from the Washington arms conference after his arrest. He moves through the area as authorities oversee proceedings surrounding the event.
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Diogenes
Urbain Ledoux
Washington
Bank Robbery in Columbus Bank Nets $9300 in Minutes
Two armed men robbed the Citizens Trust and Savings Bank Steelton branch in Columbus today. Inside, manager W. D. Todd and an assistant cashier were forced to comply while accomplices guarded outside. The heist lasted about three minutes as bandits filled a sack with currency and silver, then fled in a black touring car.
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Columbus, CO
Steelton
Citizens Trust and Savings Bank
W. D. Todd
Todd
Chicago police to wear dress suits for New Year liquor raids
Chicago police officers are assigned dress suits and blue uniforms for New Year’s Eve liquor law enforcement at exclusive functions. They will swap grass and coats for formal attire to arrest violators during the celebrations.
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White Light Service
Chicago
Tragedy in Mount Clemens Ends in Double Filicide and Suicide
In Mount Clemens Michigan on December 21 Harry Lyde slashed the throats of his two children then killed himself with a butcher knife at his divorced wife’s home. Mrs Lyde fled the house with another baby fleeing after the attack as Lyde pursued them.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Harry Lyde
Salvation Army Pot Boils as Athens Helps Local Needy
Athens residents contribute to the Salvation Army pot on the street, totaling $175 in five days with about $35 daily average. Captain Devol notes ongoing work to aid the needy this Christmas, including baskets for the poor, an entertainment for orphans, and funds to support winter relief.
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Athens
Salvation Army
Devol
Police Search For Bomb Gang In Wall Street Murders
Wolfe Lindenfeld, held in connection with the Wall Street bomb murders, named six accomplices. Dr Stanislaw Oulkowski, chief of Polish political police, said Lindenfeld supplied a full record of pre and post bombing activities and identified the bomb makers. Names of the six accomplices were not released to prevent their escape.
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United Press
Warsaw
Poland
Wolfe Lindenfeld
Wall Street
Stanislaw Oulkowski
Oulkowski
Lindenfeld
Dr. Dulkowski
Dr. Oulkowski
Angler Fights Bait Luggage Charge on Train
A Welsh angler boarding a London train at Wrexham faced a demand for excess luggage fare for a can of live bait. Railway officials argued the live fish was not ordinary luggage, forcing the passenger to pay. Anglers' associations in England plan to appeal to railway companies.
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London
Wrexham
England
Nobody Remembers Favor, But Wrong Lingers Longer
A reflective aphorism notes that most people forget favors quickly yet remember injuries. It contrasts social memory, suggesting wrongs lasting longer than acts of kindness in social relations.
Dail Eireann Faces Delayed Vote On Anglo Irish Treaty
Dublin December 21 The seventh day of talks on the Anglo Irish treaty ends without a vote as leaders warn the special session may adjourn for holidays. Sinn Fein delegates accuse pact extortion while Michael Collins and De Valera push for postponement to gain leverage.
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Charles M. McCann
United Press
Dublin
Dail Eireann
England
Dail
George Gavan Duffy
Sinn Fein
London
Michael Collins
DeValera
Cleveland to pay state share of liquor fines
Columbus dated report on Cleveland municipal court shows a total Crabbe act fines of 33 120 dollars with 17 127 collected. The state auditor's report indicates the city owes the state 5 563 56 dollars as its share of fines from violations of the Crabbe prohibition law.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Tracy
Cleveland Municipal Court
Christmas Gloom In Packing Town Amid Strike Riots
In Chicago’s Packing Town the holiday mood is sour as strike riots flare near the meat plants. Cracked windows disperse odor from the plants while scuffles erupt between strikers and strike breakers. Saloon doors stay closed and gang chiefs face legal troubles and disappearances.
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Carl Victor Little
United Press
Chicago
Tommy O'Connor
Yards
Gene Geary
Shortest Day in Year Reported by Athens Residents
The article describes Athenians waking to a dim morning on the shortest day of the year. It notes cold winds, gas lighting, and people wondering where the sun is as Old Sol is late, creating a mood of gloom and early bedtime.
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Sol
Science Drives Evil Spirit Polly From Girl Brain
In Cleveland Ohio Miss Bere Nice Redick a nineteen year old student began to lose control to a second personality named Polly. Under hypnotism Dr Henry Goddard of the Ohio Bureau of Juvenile Research claims the evil spirit is being reduced in visibility and influence.
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Polly
Berenice Redick
Cleveland
Miss Redick
Columbus
Henry H. Goddard
Ohio Bureau of Juvenile Research
Rutledge Fugitive Prosecution Dropped in Pardon Case
In Columbus on December 21 reports say Governor Davis will not pursue criminal charges against Rev. John Rutledge former pardons and paroles chief for falsifying expense claims. If prosecuted he faced penalties up to ten years per count with lesser fines for amounts under thirty five dollars. Edward Myers of Canton is considered likely to succeed him.
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Columbus
John
Rutledge
Davis
MacAyéal
MacAyeal
Edward Myers
Canton
Myers
Ohio University clears campus for Christmas break
More than 1200 students boarded trains at Athens after turning in 10 o'clock classes as the university emptied for holidays. A special 10:30 train to Columbus carried hundreds home, with classes resuming January 4, 1922. Athens quiets as students depart, Court street returning to ordinary activity.
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Ohio University
Athens
Columbus
Court Street
Wife of Chinese Chief Is Stolen By Bandits
Government troops pursued bandits who abducted Madame Suan Yat Sen, wife of South China’s president, as dispatches said the captors fled toward Kweilin Kwang-Si province. The report places the incident northwest of Canton with no confirmed rescue at press time.
Nominations and Cold Spell Highlight Ohio History
A summary of Ohio items notes 1800 St Clair nominated by President Adams for another term as Northwest Territory governor. 1855 William Bell Whig congressman from Greenville died, born Salem Vermont April 22 1808. 1870 Robert C Schenck Ohio chosen U S Minister to Great Britain. 1872 extreme cold across northern Ohio with thermometers 25 degrees below zero.
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St. Clair
Adams
Northwest Territory
Illiam Bell
Greenville
Salem
Robert C. Schenck
Ohio
United States
Great Britain
Kind Hearted Chauncey Folk Rebuild After Robbery
The Chauncey community raised about 100 to present Evangelist Martin Raab with a purse after his Sunday night robbery at the traction depot. Raab, staying with Pastor Timmons of the Church of God, is believed to have been robbed by a passing tramp. He expressed deep thanks for Chauncey’s generosity.
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Chauncey
Evangelist Martin Raab
Traction Depot
Raab
Athens
Timmons
Church of God
Enus
Michigan
Ohio Methodists Lead World in Proportion and Giving
Columbus reports Ohio has the highest Methodist proportion relative to size and leads in contributions. During the year ending Nov 1 Cincinnati area paid 1 445 499 to the centenary fund and Northeast Ohio Conference led with 605 000. Ohioans 425 000 Methodists served by 1 1160 pastors.
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Columbus
Ohio
Helwig named local agent for Great American Mutual
W Pearl Helwig has qualified as the Mansfield based Great American Mutual Indemnity Co. agent and can provide full coverage automobile insurance including fire theft accident property damage and liability. State Senator Henry R Endly serves as secretary treasurer of the company noted as a substantial Ohio auto insurer.
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Squire Pearl
W. Helwig
Great American Mutual Indemnity Co
Mansfield
Ohio
Henry R. Endly
Great American Co
United States Opposes Submarine Arms Expansion Plan
Washington dispatch reports the American arms delegation resisting a top heavy French submarine allotment and Britain's demand to abolish submarines. Despite this, Britain and France press plans to push their positions, jeopardizing a pre Christmas naval limitation accord. French seeks 75 000 to 90 000 tons of submarines or increased auxiliary tonnage.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Washington
France
Britain
University Girls Host Yuletide Party for 225 City Kids
The Ohio university Y W C A hosted a Christmas party for over 225 children from across the city at the gym. Co-eds led games and carols while a Santa Claus figure distributed presents candy and popcorn balls. Dean Irma Voigt organized the event with help from local clubs and donors.
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Santa Claus
Ohio Gym
Dean Irma Voigt
Christmas Storm Forecast For Eastern U.S.
The weather bureau says Christmas across the eastern half of the country will be preceded by stormy cold weather. East today sees sharply colder conditions in Michigan Ohio Indiana and Kentucky with temperatures more than 20 degrees below zero in northern North Dakota Montana and much of Canada’s northwest.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
North Dakota
Montana
Canadian Northwest
Chesterfield bandit escapes after Chicago-Washington deluxe train holdup
The Chesterfield bandit robbed passengers on the Chicago to New York Baltimore and Ohio line last night. He took $105 from Herbert L. Stansbury and jewelry from M. D. Taylor and others, then fled in a waiting car as marines stood by at Englewood.
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Chicago
New York
Baltimore and Ohio
Englewood
Herbert L. Stansbury
New Mexico
Stansbury
Chesterfield
Tommy O'Connor
Boston on the Aid Program
New York enforcement agents announce measures to prevent liquor sales during the holiday season prompting actions in Boston and other Atlantic coast cities. In Boston a raid at a hotel room near Governor Channing Cox’s dinner confiscated twenty bottles of liquor and twenty eight empty quart bottles.
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New York
Boston
Channing Cox
Massachusetts
Reconstruction Booklet
The document urges U.S. readers to obtain the Reconstruction Booklet, a committee report to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States on Europe’s postwar strain and its impact on American taxes and industry. It invites readers to mail in a coupon with two cents for a free copy.
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United States
Chamber of Commerce of
Europe
Nerewith
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