Temptest over border air power strains US Canada pact
American air forces near the Great Lakes raise alarms in Canada over the Rush-Bagot treaty. Prime Minister Mackenzie King urged renewal of the pact during a Washington visit, citing cross border aircraft use around Selfridge Field Michigan. Officials say the existing agreement limits armaments to four vessels, but does not address aircraft.
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Washington
Canada
Mackenzie King
Ate Hughes
Selfridge Field
Michigan
Great Lakes
Hughes
Britain Consents to French Advances in Baden and Hesse
London reports say Britain approves French troop advances as reprisals to secure railway service amid Near East crisis. Lausanne talks show Turkey ready to sign if Allied economic clauses delayed. officials caution unofficial Turkish backing remains unconfirmed.
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David M. Church
London
Great Britain
Baden
Hesse
Foreign Office
Lausanne
Evening News
Ismet Pasha
Lord Curzon
Turkey
King Urges World Disarmament Talk In Senate
Senator William H. King of Utah pushes an amendment to army supply bills requesting President Harding to summon a new world disarmament conference. He argues Washington’s talks failed to lift militarist burdens and urges a global conclave to cut land and naval armaments and aid Europe’s recovery. He warns economic distress in Europe harms U S farmers and exports.
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Washington
United States
Senate
William H. King
Utah
Harding
King
Europe
Heavy gale saves Cunard liner Coronia in hurricane
Officers and crew aboard Cunard liner Coronia saved the ship from destruction in a 100 mile gale as waves overwhelmed decks and a ventilator was swept away. Captain E G Diggle said four officers and eight crew braved the seas to cover a gap with a tarpaulin and prevent disaster. The voyage from Erings land to New York faced brutal conditions from the southwest with cumulative seas driving the ship.
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New York
Cunard Line
Coronia
E. G. Diggle
Diggle
Eringsl
Executions of Irish Rebels Continue in Free State
Dublin Feb 6 government officials say executions of republican irregular prisoners will not end until war of terrorism ceases. General Daly states com muted sentences will not occur as long as train wrecking murder and robbery persist. Earlier a band attacked guards at Corrigan residence. one attacker was killed. Irregulars set fire to a cinema injuring seven. Hugh Kennedy's home was bombed with minor damage.
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Dublin
Free State
Daly
Trade Council
Corrigan
Hugh Kennedy
Warships Depart San Diego for Canal Zone Maneuvers
The U S destroyer squadron stationed at San Diego with battleships New York Oklahoma Arizona Pennsylvania Mississippi Tennessee Idaho and California weighed anchor at 9 o clock and sailed for the canal zone on their annual winter maneuvers voyage. The fleet will rendezvous in Magdalena Bay by April and submarines head to Panama. Radio controlled gunfire and five naval attack principles will be tested.
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San Dingo
Calif
United States
San Diego
New York
Oklahoma
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Tennessee
Idaho
California
Canal Zone
Panama
Magdalena Bay
Italian Actor Sought in Hammond Slaying Case
Chicago reports Chief Brnde of Hammond suspects an Italian actor in the slaying of a Chicago man named Tony Rendo. Rendo's body was found on a road near Hammond Indiana early today.
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Chicago
FE. A. Brnde
Hammond
Tony Rendo
Ind
Athens council notes many pay assessments at bank
Athens city council reported many Court and Tinion street property owners had already paid their assessments at the Athens National Bank. The final payment date is February 19, after which the city clerk will certify the work to the county treasurer for collection over ten years.
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Athens
Tinion Street
Athens National Bank
Italian committee backs Washington arms treaty ratification
Rome report says the parliamentary committee led by ex premier Orlando favorably recommended the bill to ratify the Washington conference pact limiting armaments to the chamber of deputies.
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Rome
Orlando
Chamber of Deputies
Colder Snap Persists Despite Slight Moderation
Government thermometers at Amesville record a high of 29 above zero on Monday and a low of 17 above. Snow fell in Athens Tuesday morning with a forecast of more snow Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Colder weather is forecast for Wednesday, according to the local weather observer F W Gibson.
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F. W. Gibson
Amesville
Satuday
Athens
Communists Charged in Italy Over Anti-Fascist Plot
Italian police arrest more than 150 communist leaders across the country in 48 hours for anti fascist agitation. Armistead Nelson, an American, among those detained. Authorities say large sums traced to Moscow financed the movement against fascism.
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Rome
Italy
Armistead Nelson
New York
Moscow
Dope Prober from Europe Aims to Halt Traffic
Washington February 6 The government will intensify its war on illicit drugs after Colonel O G Forrer returned from Europe with inside information on major narcotics sources. He will present findings to the government narcotic board as the State Department and Secretary Hughes explore foreign cooperation to curb smugglers and ship crews involved in the trade. The aim is to stop traffic at its source through tighter overseas surveillance.
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Washington
O. G. Forrer
Europe
United States
Lorrer
Narcotic Board
State Department
Hughes
Harding
Forrer
GM buys Milburn Wagon plant in Toledo for 2.9 million
General Motors has purchased the Milburn Wagon Company plant and business in Toledo, paying 2,900,000 dollars in cash. The deal expands GM's manufacturing footprint in Ohio and adds Milburn's wagon and chassis operations to its automotive division.
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Toledo, O
General Motors
Milburn Wagon Company
Sheriff Ira Freese Becomes Crawford County Dog Catcher
In Bucyrus Ohio on February 6 sheriff Ira Freese of Crawford County assumes the role of official dog catcher as the February dog tag issuance trails last year by about 500. Unlicensed dogs fall under local law and Freese faces a busy period enforcing the ordinance.
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Bucyrus.o
Ira Freese
Crawford County
Freese
Turk Refuses Near East Peace Pact Modifications
Reports that the Turks backed down on signing the Near East peace treaty are false. Ismet Pasha said Angora will insist on further modifications before Purkey would accept the pact.
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Rome
Lausanne
Ismet Pasha
Angora
Purkey
Legislative committee opens probe into state department funding
Charleston's special legislative committee began an inquiry into the financial needs of various state government departments this afternoon, assessing budgets and funding priorities as part of broader fiscal review.
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Charleston
W. Va
French advance pushes toward Hesse and Goddelau in Rhine front
French troops push into Westphalia and Baden along the Rhine front nearing Hesse. Goddelau lies on the Mainz–Mannheim line 16 miles southeast of Mayence as Hugo Stinnes and family visit the city. Stinnes heads Westphalian coal interests, with headquarters moved to Hamburg on the eve of French actions. German workers in Offenbach threaten a general strike if restrictions remain.
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Essen
Bavaria
Hesse
Goddelau
Rhine
Westphalia
Ruhr
Baden
Mayenece
Mannheim
Hugo Stinnes
Hamburg
Stinnes
Iéssen
Kaiseroi
Offenbure
Miners Plead Guilty in Cliftonville Conspiracy Case
In Wellsburg West Virginia on February 6 three Avella Pennsylvania miners pleaded guilty to conspiracy linked to the Cliftonville mine war and received five year sentences in Moundsville Penitentiary. Ten more defendants were to be arraigned Friday with total convictions reaching twelve. Joe Rigan and brothers Joe and John Stekbeck pleaded guilty. Louis Martineli of Avella was set for trial Monday.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Avella
Cliftonville
Moundsville
Joe Rigan
Joe
John Stekbeck
Louis Martineli
Cold Wave Grips Nation With Two Day Stay
Washington reports another cold wave sweeping the country starting tonight from the northwest bringing truly wintery weather for at least two days as announced by the Weather Bureau.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Northwest
Self confessed axe slayer sentenced for life in prison
Fred Goechtling labeled self confessed axe slayer of Cleveland hardware merchant Harry Keim was sentenced by Judge Frank C. Phillips in common pleas court to spend the remaining years of his life in the Ohio penitentiary.
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Cleveland
Fred Goechtling
Harry Keim
Frank C. Phillips
Common Pleas
Ohio
Heavy fighting reported in County Cork between free staters and irregulars
Cork, Feb. 6 heavy fighting was in progress today between free staters and republican irregulars over a large area of County Cork. The contest intensified as forces clashed across multiple towns and rural districts.
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Hammer and Tongs
Cork
County Cork
City utilities chief and aide resign under mayoral pressure
Arthur Roberts utilities director in Mayor Kohler’s cabinet and his chief assistant George W. Kneisly submitted resignations today effective immediately The moves follow a board of control meeting where the mayor verbally castigated Roberts and said he would be pleased to see Kneisly fired if Roberts could not follow orders
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Cleveland
Arthur Roberts
Kohler
George W. Kneisly
Toberts
Board of Control
Kneisly
Roberts
OPPED UP TO WET EVIDENCE IN NELSONVILLE TRIAL
Mack Morgan of Nelsonville, colored, was found guilty of possessing intoxicating liquor after a trial before Magistrate Pearl W. Helwig. He was fined 850 dollars plus costs, but sentencing is stayed as his attorney appeals. Officers claimed Morgan wrecked whiskey during a raid and mopped the floor to obtain evidence. Tests at Ohio University showed the liquor was 30.4 percent alcohol.
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Mack Morgan
Nelsonville
Baynham and Nash
Pearl W. Helwig
Morgan
Ohio University
German rail strike against French control in Palatinate
German rail workers in Appenweier and Offenburg protested Sunday seizures by France. The French took military control of all Palatinate railways. Berlin ordered noncompliance with French authority.
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Ludwigshafen
Appenweier
Offenburg
Palatinate
Berlin
President urges early timber conservation legislation
President Harding presses immediate enactment of measures to protect, conserve, and encourage growth of American timber resources. In a letter to Representative John D. Clarke of New York, he endorses a bill before the House Agriculture Committee for quick action.
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Washington
America
Harding
John D. Clarke
New York
House Agricultural Committee
Five Hurt When Big Four Train Derby Derailed at St Marys
Five persons were injured, one seriously, when Big Four train No 46 hit an open switch near Terre Haute at St Marys early today, throwing four cars and the engine into a ditch.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Big Four Railroad
St. Marys
Here
Prison delay halts wedding as man faces prohibition charge
In Cleveland Ohio on February 6 Ignatius Natyosith awaits court after police raid found parts of a still and a barrel of mash in his home on the eve of his wedding. An explosion drew officers to the scene.
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Cleveland, CO
Ignatius Natyosith
Ignatius
Returning Doughboys Set for U S Arrival Tomorrow
Washington reports American Army occupation troops in Germany will sail home aboard the St Michiel and Dock at Savannah Georgia early tomorrow morning after radio dispatches to Secretary Weeks. The ship is due off the lighthouse at Savannah at 1 AM and should dock about an hour later.
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Washington
Germany
United States
St. Michiel
Savannah
Bulad Youth Sven A Terw In Columbus Trial
Henr Sephus a 21 year old colored boy of Sharpsburg Athens county was tried in federal court and found guilty. He received one month in the Atlanta federal pen for breaking open a mailbox, taking a letter to G W Hanson and cashing a $3 check after forging Hanson’s signature. His father Charles Sephus made the check good. No prosecution for forgery.
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Columbus
Henr Sephus
Sharpsburg
Athens
County
Atlanta
G. W Hianson
Sephue
Hanson
H Hannson
Charles Sephus
Fire rescue at 131 Has Baltimore street saves fourteen men
Fourteen men trapped by smoke and flames on the second and third floors of a Baltimore building at 131 Has Baltimore street were carried down ladders to safety before noon today as fire apparatus responded from all city sections. Thousands watched as street traffic halted and alarms drew vehicles to the scene.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Street
Carrie
Barbert onetime evangelist urges church to wake up
Tir George Hugh Birney, evangelic holding services at the First Methodist church in Barberton, said the church has slept and failed to use the chance to save the souls of men. He took his cue from Billy Sunday in delivering the critique during services.
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Barberton
Billy Sunday
George Hugh Birney
Firs Methodist Church
German railroad chief expelled by French authorities
Feb 6 at Mainz a German railroad superintendent was expelled by French military authorities. He faced immediate removal amid postwar friction and occupation administration actions.
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Epxnpels
Mayence
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