Cardinal Ratti elected pope as Pius XI on seventh ballot
Cardinal Ratti archbishop of Milan elected pope on the seventh ballot and will be known as Pius XI. Crowds waited in St Peters Square as smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney signaling the election. He favors reconciliation with the state and coronation rites will follow within a week.
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Frank E. Mason
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Sistine Chapel
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Rome
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Benedict XV
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Poland
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St. Peter
Benedict
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Sacred College
Love Triangle Suspected In Latest Hollywood Scandal
Mrs. Mary Robbins fails to extradite Miss Frances MacLane from Ogden Utah over the kidnapping of George B Robbins III. MacLane was arrested but released after lawyers note the Robbins divorce decree allowed moving the boy from Illinois one month in twelve.
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Mary Robbins
Miss Frances MacLane
Chicago
Ogden
Utah
Miss MacLane
George B. Robbins III
the Robbins
Robbins
Illinois
Chemist Marries Heiress in $40 Million Match
Alexandrovitch Vonsiatsky, a Baldwin locomotive factory chemist and descendant of Russian nobility, marries Mrs. Marion B. Stephen heiress to $40,000,000. He is 23, she is 45.
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Alexandrovitch Vonsiatsky
Marion B. Stephen
Mrs
Stephen
Washington conference ends with praise for world peace
The Washington conference adjourned sine die after signing five treaties in a brief session. President Harding praised the meeting as a major step toward universal peace while warning that pledges must be observed.
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Harding
Continental Hall
Washington
John S. Abrenethy
Hughes
Hollywood Scandal Rocks Wilde Hollywood Set
Detectives pursue a drug influenced Kidnapping amid a sensational Taylor slaying probe in Hollywood. A frightened woman named Dorothy was found near Horseshoe Canyon, half naked with shredded clothing as actors and drug gang members are linked to the case.
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Fi. N. S
Chicago
Los Angeles
Wilde
William Desmond Tavelor
Dorothy
Horseshoe Canyon
Heroisc
Hollywood
Taylor
Stumling
Hyse Treical
Depue
Jed
Conclave Ends as Pius XI Emerges as Pope
A massive St Peters crowd awaited a settlement when Sunday passed without a decision. At noon Pope Pius XI appeared on the Vatican balcony, the square filling with worshippers kneeling for the papal blessing as Italian troops presented arms during the ceremony.
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Pius XI
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St. Peters Square
High School Girl Dead in Knickerbocker Theatre Crash
Miss Caroline Upshaw, 16, niece of Georgia Congressman Upshaw, died at Garfield hospital from injuries in the Knickerbocker theatre disaster of January 28. The death raises the total to 97 victims.
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Washington
International News Service
Caroline Upshaw
Congressman Upshaw
Georgia
Garfield Hospital
Pension Granted to John Rickey of Albany
John Rickey of Albany receives a pension at 72 dollars per month. He served in Company C of the 36th Ohio Infantry during the Civil War. Congressman Foster filed the claim.
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John Rickey
Albany
Rickey
36Th Regiment
Ohio Infantry
Foster
Congressman Foster Seeks Relief Funds for Miners
Congressman Foster testified before the Mines and Mining Committee last week supporting a bill by Congressman Thomas of Kentucky to spend 500000 to aid unemployed coal miners in Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia. Foster argued American miners deserve a portion of relief funds allocated to Russia.
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Committee On Mines and Mining
Thomas
Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
Foster
Russia
Masons Call Meeting in Athens Chapter No 39
Regular communication of Athens Chapter No 39 R A M scheduled for Monday at 7 o clock. Mark Masters degree to be conferred. W H Bechtold serves as High Priest.
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Masons
Athens
R.A. M
Mark Masters
W. H. Bechtold
H. P
Berlin in Dark Strike Period grips city
Berlin faced a severe food crisis as rail strikes and municipal outages caused bread shortages and freezing conditions. Crowds formed outside shops amid panic buying while coal shortages and blackouts halted theaters, cinemas, restaurants, and even hospitals as doctors struggled to perform basic operations.
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Berlin
Kapp
Yong
Foster Bill Aids Spanish War Veterans Widows and Families
The bill, now before the Senate after passing the House, would provide 20 dollars monthly for widows dependent parents and disabled nurses and 4 dollars monthly for minor children of Spanish American War veterans. Congressman Foster supported and voted for the measure. The note mentions broad newspaper circulation of 46 million in the U S and Canada.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Foster
Ulster Threat Heightens Frontiers Watch
London February reports say Sir James Craig in talks with British authorities hinted Ulster volunteers may take defensive action against the Irish Free State. Belfast dispatches note Ulster police detachments already moving to guard frontier areas.
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David M. Church
London
James Craig
Ulster
Belfast
Harding May Push Armament Treaties For Quick Senate Action
President Harding could appear before the Senate this week to urge early ratification of armament conference treaties. Administration sources in Washington say he plans to submit the pacts within three or four days after the conference ends. Senate leaders expect a possible personal appeal to both parties to gain swift approval.
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J. Bart ’Campbell
Washington
Harding
Senate
Fear a Murder Had Been Done
Akron Ohio February 6 Sheriff Hutchinson and deputies search the Cuyahoga river for the body of Russell Palmer 30 believed murdered early Sunday. Palmer's car with a brick through the windshield, torn rain coat and bank book indicate a struggle. Friends join the all day river search. no body found. He leaves a widow and baby daughter. son of Senator T J Palmer of Summit county.
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Akron
Hutchinson
Cuyahoga River
Russell Palmer
Palmer
T. J. Palmer
Summit County
Papal Cardinal Ratti Notified as Papacy Heir
Washington dispatch reports early word that Cardinal Ratti has been selected to succeed the late Pope Benedict XV. The papal legation had not yet received official notification at the hour.
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Washington
International News Service
Papal
Cardinal Ratti
Benedict XV
Triangular love theory drives film director murder probe
Police focus on a love triangle involving William Desmond Taylor the slain director a leading actress and a wealthy New Yorker who vanished after the murder. Investigators probe possible motive with jealousy then widen to underworld drug trafficking and industry circles. They also hunt Edward Sands the former secretary valet who disappeared after allegedly stealing valuables from Taylor’s home. Mrs Douglas Maclean identified a man resembling Sands leaving the mansion the night of the crime.
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Charles E. Hughes
Los Angeles
William Desmond
Taylor
Hfe
San Diego
Tia Juania
Edward I. Sands
Sands
Douglas Maclean
Youngest Rail Official Attains New Directorship
Carl Nyquist, aged forty three, named to succeed John C. Shedd as director of the Rock Island railroad lines. He serves as vice president in charge of finances and is hailed as one of the country’s brightest railway executives.
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Carl Nyquist
Rock Island Railroad Lines
John C. Shedd
Nyquist
Miners oppose new wage scale in Hocking mines
Conrad Wein of the Hocking sub-district condemns the posted wage scale as illegitimate and unilateral. He says miners will resist and expects no outcome until the national convention in Indianapolis on February 14. He accuses operators of breaking a two year old contract with government involvement and failing to confer with United Mine Workers.
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Conrad Wein
Hocking
Ohio
Wein
Indianapolis
Mr. Wein
John Lewis
United Mine Workers
Army Recruiting in Ireland Ends
In DFBLIN on February 6 Richard Mulcahy the minister of defence for the Irish provisional government ordered the stopping of army recruitment. The move aims to prevent republican adherents of De Valera from swamping units with political campaign activity.
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Dfblin
Richard Mulcahy
Irish Provisional Government
Flamonn de Valera
Fines Hit Record January Total in Elyria
Elyria Ohio reports January fines at 2525 dollars and 55 cents, with 1800 from liquor law violations. The city set new records for overall fines and assessments, surpassing all previous totals.
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Elyria
Bee keepers clip queen bees wings to curb swarming
Beekeepers sometimes trim queen bees' wings to prevent swarming and maintain hive order. The practice aims to control colony movement and protect honey production, though it draws debate among enthusiasts and experts.
Theft of $3000 in champagne whiskey in Sandusky cellar
Polled today admit they are without a clue to the theft late Saturday night of $3000 worth of champagne and whiskey belonging to John Stang from a cellar at the home of Paul J. Westerhold, nephew.
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Sandusky
John Stang
Paul J. Westerhold
Free Information Bureau Offers Quick Answers
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington, D. C. offers to answer any question of fact. Send two cents in stamps for return postage and include name, address, and a filled coupon.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Directa
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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