Harding urges swift ratification of British debt deal and ship subsidy
President Harding appeared in person at the joint session to urge quick approval of the wartime debt settlement with Britain totaling 4.6 billion dollars and to press action on the ship subsidy bill. He warned against riders tying funds to political concessions and praised Britain for fulfilling its repayment obligations.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Senate
Conval Foss
Capitol
House
Great Britain
United States
England
American Congress
Russia and Turkey Could Unite if Lausanne Fails
Pravda reports that if Near East peace talks at Lausanne collapse and threaten war Turkey would find Russia as its staunchest ally likely to shield it in any conflict.
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Russia
Turket
Moscow
Near East
Lausanne
Turkey
Pravda Today
Turkey calls up men for military service amid war prep
Reports from diplomatic circles say Turkey is summoning all males aged 19 to 47 for military service. Large artillery consignments are reportedly moving from Anatolia to Eastern Thrace as tensions rise.
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London
Turkey
Anatolia
Thrace
Nations to seek global pact to seize drugs on ships
The narcotics board led by Secretary Hughes and others proposes an international agreement to search seize and confiscate narcotics found on ships used by smugglers. A world survey and an expert study by the commerce department Eastern division culminated in recommendations by F R Eldridge.
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Washington
United States
Government
Hughes
Hoover
Mellon
Commerce Department
F. R. Eldridge
Five Western Pa, Washington, D. C. men indicted in bootlegging plot
A federal grand jury in Pittsburg charged Adelbert Sumner Vincent Schonhardt Maurice McGrath Orvil Stiffler and John Dailey with conspiracy tied to bootlegging in the city. Federal warrants will be issued and served immediately.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Washington, D. C
Adelbert D. Sumner
Vincent Schonhardt
Johnstown
Genners Brewery
Somerset
Maurice Pr. McGrath
Orvil R. Stiffler
Prohibition
John H. Dailey
County Mercantile
British Regiments Ordered to Reinforce Near East
London dispatch reports two British regiments ordered to the Near East this afternoon to reinforce troops already in Turkey amid mounting Balkan tensions and ongoing military deployments.
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London
Near East
Turkey
Man kills self after wife battles flu
In Caldwell Ohio on February 7 a man shot himself in the kitchen while his wife and four children were ill with influenza. Doctors say the act may be fatal for the wife as she remains critically ill and the family recovers from the illness.
Cowboy show rivals race for love in British romp
In Sheffield on February 7 George Senior of Vancouver and Slug Matthews of El Paso both prize Nellie Hill. They plan a Western style race on ponies to decide, Matthews leading when his horse fell. Senior is to marry Nellie next week.
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Sheffield
Eng
George Senior
Vancouver
Slug Matthews
el Paso
Texas
Great Britain
Nellie Hill
Matthews
Senior
Nellie
Senate Warns DOJ Over Palmer Raids Recalled
Senator Walsh with Borah Norris and Ashurst releases a stern report criticizing the justice department for illegal 1920 Palmer raids. They warn Congress will view future use of such tactics as impeachable offenses. They note arrests and deportations exceeded authority and question raid effectiveness amid Europe’s trends.
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Washington
Congress
Department of Justice
Mitchell Palmer
Walsh
Montana
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Borah
Norris
Ashurst
United States
Europe
Police Chief Donates Blood to Save Wife
Toledo report says Police Chief Jennings donated a pint of his blood to his wife in a local hospital. He says his wife is improved and will undergo a life saving operation next week.
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Toledo
Jennings
Bolshevik Slaughter Reported in Ukraina Revolt
Unconfirmed Moscow reports say hundreds of Bolshevists were killed in a Ukrainian peasant uprising with word the revolt is spreading as of February 7 from Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
Ukraina
Moscow
Chinese Wine Burying Reveals $287,000 Loss at Sea
New York February 7 customs officers seized 60,000 bottles of Chinese medicinal liquor with 40 percent alcohol and ordered destruction under a federal ruling that it was for beverage use. Surveyor Thomas W. Hittle explained the cargo was sunk 30 miles out to sea to prevent recovery, valued at 4,100 cases totaling $287,000.
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New York
Thomas W. W. Hittle
Bury
Roberts resigns from Kohler cabinet in Cleveland style
Former Utilities Director Arthur B. Roberts resigns from Mayor Kohler's cabinet citing use of police methods secret agents interference with department routines and abuse at official meetings. The mayor replies he was tickled stiff by the resignation.
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Cleveland, O
Kohler
Utilities
Arthur B. Roberts
Roberts
Coldest Night of Winter Logged in Amesville
The Amesville government thermometer registered nine degrees above zero Tuesday night the coldest reading of the present cold snap near the winter's low mark. A swing to 29 degrees above zero occurred by Tuesday afternoon and by 7 am Wednesday it stood at nine above again before rising to 29 by 10 am. A slow warmup is forecast with cloudy skies overnight and Thursday.
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Amesville
Bolke Injured After Fall In Hoyt Hardware Elevator
Walter Bolke age 26 fell ten feet down an elevator shaft at Hoyt Hardware company suffering a sprained wrist severe scalp wounds and facial cuts and bruises. He was treated at a local clinic. The incident occurred in Defiance on February 7.
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Defiance
Hoyt Hardware Company
Walter Bolke
Central American arms limits set by Washington conference
The Washington arms conference ends with a treaty and eleven conventions among the Central American republics and the United States. Nations cap standing armies to fixed figures for five years, ban arms exports between states, limit aircraft to ten, and refrain from new warships.
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Washington
Conference of
United States
Central America
State Hughes
Guatamala
Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Murder Probe Reopens in William Desmond Taylor Death
Los Angeles police and Justice Department agents reopen the Taylor murder case amid secrecy and talk of an arrest. A love triangle is cited as a new theory with information from a former dope peddler who claimed insider knowledge from the city underworld.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Department of Justice
William Desmond Taylor
Taylor
Ohio Fuel Supply set to lease land around Temperanceville
The Ohio Fuel Supply Co a Standard Oil subsidiary leases town lots and surrounding acreage in Temperanceville with plans to test for oil and gas in the future. The move signals early development activity and potential exploration near the town.
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Temperanceville
Ohio Fuel Supply Co
Standard Oil
Ohio roadbuilding discussed at county association meeting
Columbus February 7. Members of the County Commissioners association of Ohio meet at the Southern Hotel to discuss roadbuilding and maintenance problems.
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Columbus
County Commissioners Association of Ohio
Southern Hotel
Ohio State student harmed by carbolic acid mix up
H Robin Morton a New Concord senior at Ohio State University may lose sight in one eye after he mistook carbolic acid for eye wash. He had been washing his eyes with a preparation kept in a bottle similar to the eye wash container.
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Columbus
H. Robin Morton
New Concord
Ohio State University
Morton
Last of German Occupation Soldiers Returns to Savannah
The last American soldiers of the army of occupation in Germany arrived in Savannah aboard the transport St Mihiel. Savannah welcomed them with a holiday mood as Maj. Gen. Charles Farnsworth and aides led a civilian and official group to meet the ship. Delegations from Augusta and national veterans groups joined the reception.
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Savannah
Army of Occuption
Germany
Savannah Harbor
St. Mihiel
Home Shores
Charles Farnworth
United States Army
R. L. Shoemaker
J. Rodney Cohen
Augusta
American Legion
Georgia
T. L. Huston
New York
Veterans of Foreign Wars and War
Ohio governor denies access to suspended mayor’s evidence
Acting on Attorney General Crabbe's advice Gov. Donahey refuses Mayor Herbert H. Voght of Massillon permission to view the evidence behind his suspension for misconduct in office. The request came from Voght as he seeks the records detailing the case and the governor's reasons for suspension.
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Columbus
Crabbe
Donahey
Herbert H. Voght
Massillon
Voght
Influenza largely absent in Defiance says city health chief
Defiance reports very few influenza cases amid a widespread epidemic elsewhere in Ohio. City Health Commissioner J D Westrick notes the disease is not prevalent locally and urges continued vigilance.
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Defiance
Ohio
J. D. Westrick
Postmaster Announces January Savings Certificates Sales
Postmaster McKinstry announced that in January the Athens post office sold Treasury Savings Certificates totaling 97825 dollars. The report highlights strong demand for government savings instruments during the month.
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McKinstry
Treasury Savings
Athens
Wife of West Virginia Senator's Rich Coal Man Improves
Mrs. Clarence W. Watson wife of former West Virginia senator and Consoli date Coal president C W Watson on the Berengaria liner near Southampton England has passed the crisis and is improving from pneumonia doctors report. The Watsons maintain homes in Fairmont West Virginia and New York City
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Southampton
England
Clarence W. Watson
West Virginia
C. W. Watson
Consolidate Coal Company
Watson’s
Fairmont
W. Va
New York City
Pardon Seekers Move For Clemency For Steel Exec
Harrisburg news reports an application for a pardon for Lakin C. Taylor of Marietta, former president of the Pittsburg Tin Plate and Steel corp, to be heard by the state board of pardons on February 23. He has served 18 months in prison and is alleged to have not profited from stock sales.
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Harrisburg
Lakin C. Taylor
Marietta
Pittsburg Tin Plate and Steel Corporation
State Board of Pardons
Ismet Pasha Shifts to Angora as Peace Talks Stall
Lausanne February 7 The Turkish and Russian delegates at the Near East peace conference depart as no treaty is signed. Ismet Pasha plans to report to Angora and says the peace talks are not over, aiming to return in three to four weeks for possible new terms. The British cabinet will wait on Angora’s decision.
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Lausanne
Ismet Pasha
George Tehitcherin
Ismet
Angora
National Assembly
Death of Athens coal operator L V Brown at home
Lewis V Brown aged 64 a well known coal operator and iron manufacturer of Athens died suddenly at 11 45 Tuesday night at 2 University Terrace after a two year heart ailment. He was born June 13 1858 in Vinton Furnace Ohio and was a Marietta college graduate. He leaves Ada Nay Tolley and three children Walter Louis Ruth the latter died in Tulsa Oklahoma in 191% as the wife of Charles Lutley. Brown had managed Star Furnace Co and later Canaan Coal Co in Athens.
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Lewis V. Brown
Athens
University Terrace
Jackson
Charles O. Brown
Mr. Brown
Star Furnace Co
Canaan Coal Co
Liner Wilhemina and Sierra collide in dense fog off Golden Gate
In heavy fog off the California coast, the inbound liner Wilhemina from Honolulu crashes into the outbound motor ship Sierra near the San Francisco lightship. Both vessels leak. lifeboats launched as tugs and life-saving crews respond. Wilhemina lists and is urged to stand by. Fire and rescue operations rush to scene as crews are rescued.
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San Francisco
Calif
Wilhemina
Honolulu
Strrea
San Pedro
Golden Gate
Hares Bor
Sierra
Colden Gate
Wilhelmina
Threatening letter sent to Belmont Law Enforcement leaders
In St. Clairsville on February 7 a letter warning Rev. Ira F. Leeper, Belmont County Law Enforcement League president, John C. Iddings deputy state prohibition enforcer, and M. F. Hall was received. Mailed in Bellaire and signed with a black hand, it warns them to stop rounding up eighteenth amendment violators. Rev. Mrs. Leeper says the work will continue.
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ST. Clairsville
Ira F.’. Leeper
Belmont County Law Enforcement League
John C. Iddings
Prohibition
M. FE. Hall
Iddings
Leeper
Bellaire
Britain Defies Turkish Demand At Smyrna Harbor
London reports that Great Britain will disregard Turkey’s demand to remove allied warships from Smyrna. A British cruiser was ordered to Smyrna to reinforce the harbor defense.
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London
Great Britain
Turkey
Foreign Office
Smyrna
Ohio River Project Budget Cut Planned
Washington reports the army chief engineers announced plans to spend 350000 dollars on general improvements along the Ohio River, a reduction in expected funding.
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Washington
Ohio River
Army
Central American Boundary Dispute Referred to Harding Mediation
Officials announce at the Central American conference closing that Honduras and Guatemala will submit their long standing boundary dispute to President Harding for mediation. The dispute has long been a source of tension between the republics.
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Washington
Honduras
Guatemala
Harding
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