New Blizzard Strikes West Amid Suffering and Heroism
Blizzard sweeping from the Rocky Mountains isolates villages disrupts rail and air service. In Denver two streetcars derailed on snowbound tracks as Mary Gallagher trudges 46 miles to reach her mother in Cross Village Michigan with two nurses and two guides. Temperatures plunge across the Midwest to 22 below in Montana and North Dakota.
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Denver
Utah
Los Angeles
St. George
Colorado Capital
Iowa
Michigan
Colesburg
Beaver Island
Straits
Mackinac
Chicago
Mary Gallagher
Teyearoa
St. James
Mary
Midwest
Montana
Orth Dakota
Kan
Nebraska
Illinois
Lana
Girls Ordered To Live Under Rules At Ohio State
Columbus Feb 7 Esther Allen Gaw dean of women at Ohio State University orders all non sorority girl students to live in dormitories starting next fall. She says the rule will aid scholarship by keeping girls from private homes where outside activities and distractions may hinder study.
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Columbus
U.P
Hints on beauty care from a 19th century guide
A fragmented notice promotes a guide to female beauty including makeup, dress, and grooming tips. It promises thorough, accurate beauty information and lists J. Gosia as director of the messenger service.
Diplomats Gather for Settlement News in Rome
Diplomats from 25 nations meet in Rome to hear terms of a settlement between the Italian government and the Holy See. The briefing, reported by United Press, notes active involvement by Italian officials and Vatican representatives as negotiations continue.
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Holy See
Thomas B. Morgan
United Press
Rome
Vatican Palace
Pietro Cardinal Gasparri
Cardinal Gasparri
St. John Lateran
Gasparri
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Papal State
Vatican
Blancas
Argentina
Red Hall
Elopement of Mrs Laden With Baptist Pastor Details
Mrs Ethel P Laden of Dyer Tennessee elopes with Rev E D Dawson pastor of a Baptist church after her husband gave 150 for her fare. Laden, a 47 year old hardware merchant, says he congratulates himself on good riddance. The piece also covers the Vatican Italy reconciliation with Cardinal Gasparri announcing a treaty to restore papal sovereignty and a future pontifical mass benediction.
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Ethel P. Laden
Dyer
Tenn
E. D.dawson
The
Baptist Church
Laden
Manila
Ark
Rockefeller Fights Stewart Over Standard Oil Indiana
A clash between Colonel Stewart and Rockefeller over control of Standard Oil of Indiana unfolds amid plans for a 50 percent stock dividend. Stockholders face hopes of large distributions while proxies and market value loom, with Four Million six hundred twenty five thousand shares valued at about 44 million dollars. The dispute signals broader power struggles among Standard Oil leaders.
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Indiana
Factory Man Held On Assault Charge
Ray Bergstresser of the Factory was arrested and arraigned in Justice of the Peace Carl H. Porter’s court on an assault charge against his wife Millie. The affidavit was filed by her brother Elmer Burritt. Bergstresser pleaded not guilty and posted $500 bond for Athens County Grand Jury appearance. in default, he goes to Athens County Jail. Arresting officers were Conjee Harry Dalton and Deputy Sheriff Fred Heck.
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Millie
Ray Bergstresser
Court of Justice of the Peace
Carl H. Porter
Bergstresser
Elmer Burritt
Athens County Grand Jury
Athens County
Con
Jee
Harry Dalton
Fred Heck
Woman Resigns Amid Oklahoma Political Turmoil Centered on Johnston
Mrs. O. O. Hammonds confidential secretary and alleged architect of Oklahoma political revolt resigns as governor Henry Johnston faces impeachment. Her departure may sway sentiment toward Johnston and his senate trial next week. Johnston faces charges from unlawful deficit certificates to general incompetency amid weak political support.
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Henry S. Johnston
O. O. Hammond
Oklahoma City
Okla
O. O. Hammonds
Henry
Johnston
Senate
Hammonds
Oklahoma
Hammond
General Legislative Investigating Committee
Senate Trial Court
General Assembly
Poultry Bill Proposes Sale Document and Coop Burglary Crimes
In Columbus February 7, two Ohio House bills aim to raise poultry status. Rep A H Morton would require a bill of sale for any poultry transaction, joking it would elevate the chicken to the level of an automobile. Rep C C Runser seeks to criminalize forcible entry into a chicken coop, equating it with burglary or breaking and entering, with penalties of one to 15 years for girt theft and one to five years for daylight robbery.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
A. H. Morton
Preble County
House
C. C. Runser
Ada
Runser
Sharp Temperature Drop Forecast Across States Tonight
The Weather Bureau predicts a sharp fall in temperatures tonight across Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia with readings near 20 degrees above zero. Snow flurries are also forecast as yesterday’s slushy streets turn to ice by morning.
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Weather Bureau
Columbus
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
United States Weather Bureau
Farmers Week at Ohio State University Draws 100 Meetings
More than 100 meetings demonstrations and banquets filled the schedule for Farmers Week at Ohio State University in Columbus. Speakers Rennick W Dunlap and Dr W O Thompson emphasized changing agriculture with machinery and questioned free-spending as a cure for economic ills noting the need to address farm to consumer price spreads.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio State University
Rennick W. Dunlap
Agricultu
W. O. Thompson
Dunlap
Thompson
Governors and Senate Committee clash over utility law
In Columbus on February 6 Governor Myers Y. Cooper and the Public Utilities Committee of the Ohio Senate clash over the Carpenter Bill to repeal the Peace Public Utility Rate Law. They plan to meet next Monday to seek a compromise. The committee wants the utilities commission to appoint a superintendent of investigation and control over employees, while the governor seeks authority under the State Director of Commerce. No concession was reached after their conference.
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Columbus
U.P
Myers Y. Cooper
Public Utilities Committee
Ohio Senate
Publc Utilities Commission
State Director of Commerce
Canton Man Named State Treasurer
Columbus Feb 7 Ross Ake of Canton was appointed state treasurer by Governor Cooper to replace Bert B Buckley who resigned.
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Canton
Bert Buckley
Columbus
Ross Ake
Cooper
Bert B. Buckley
Dogs Like Pork 50 From-to Killing Whacanere
Logan Feb 1 Deputy Charles Briley reports two dogs were killed at the Emerson Poston farm on the Nelsonville pike by dogs. This is Briley’s first case of dogs killed in duty. An appraisal will be filed with the county. Snow tracks indicate the killers were unknown.
Bandit Flees When Clerk Waves Knife
An armed bandit fled after Kroger Store manager brandished a meat knife at him. He escaped police after a chase through several blocks and a gunfire fusillade while approaching a second branch store where a policeman lay in wait. The first store holdup was frustrated by Manager H. D. Tubbs.
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Toledo
U.P
Kroger
D. Tubbs
Black Pigeon Wins Grand Champion Cup at National Show
A National Pigeon Show in Sumter Washington DC crowned the Grand Champion Cup winner, the "Black Panton" pigeon, pictured with pride as a standout in the bird world. The piece links the real bird to the celebrated fictional Black Pigeon.
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Messenger
Sumter
D. C
Anne Austin
Wild Scramble To Sell Brings Severe Break On Stock Exchange
Large scale selling in New York and curb markets sent stocks down sharply after news of Federal Reserve warnings and Bank of England rate rises. Trading sped with 10 000 to 20 000 share blocks, millions of dollars wiped from values as call money held at 6 percent. Washington officials questioned Fed influence on speculation and noted potential Treasury friction.
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Stock Exchange
New York
Federal Reserve
Bank of England
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Athens man freed on probation after manslaughter case
Francis Carsey of Athens was arraigned in Athens County Common Pleas Court after a January manslaughter conviction. The court, noting failure to report to Deputy Wingett on February 1, released Carsey on probation but ordered Wingett to clarify parole terms and ensure compliance. He was found on a Washington County farm and told the judge he would follow orders and seek employment.
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Wayne Wingett
Francis Carsey
Athens
Athens County
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Carsey
Harry Thorpe
Thorpe
L. G. Worstell
Wingett
Harry Dalton
Washington County
Frost
Worstell
Bryan Board Cuts Local Lighting Rates
Bryan, February 7. The Board of Public Affairs reduces lighting rates for domestic users, businesses, and factories. The maximum drops from eight to seven cents per kilowatt hour. the minimum bill stays at $1. Rates for the first 50 kilowatt hours are at seven cents, the next 1,000 at five cents, and any usage beyond that at three cents.
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Bryan
U.P
Board of Public Affairs
Soldier’s Boast Ties Robbery to Celina Case
Cincinnati reports detectives investigate a claimed robbery linked by a soldier to a Celina crime. The man told a woman he secured 2000 dollars and later held up a Norwood resident. The case remains under inquiry with authorities pursuing leads.
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Cincinnati
UPR
Celina
Norwood
Kaiser's Captor and the Flight to Canada in Wartime Tangle
The text recalls Kaiser Wilhelm’s surrender path as Allied forces gathered. It notes Peter Keyser, once linked with the Kaiser’s escape routes, and mentions Keyser later moving to Canada to study farming at the University of Alberta.
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Peter Kaiser
Holland
Keyser
Bicycle Corps
Kaiser
Kajser
Canada
University of Alberta
New bill offered to police state in Ohio
Columbus February 7 A substitute bill to create a state constabulary is being drafted to replace the proposed State Department of Safety The Senate committee on state government learned the new measure would likely supersede the original department plan A sub committee including labor banks farm groups women clubs and chambers of commerce is to iron out police provisions
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Columbus
U.R
State Department of Safety
Safety Department
Senate Committee On
Banks
Women's Clubs
Chambers of Commerce
Rockefeller interests claim proxy control in Indiana Standard Oil fight
New York February 7. Rockefeller forces claim 51 percent of the proxies for the Standard Oil Company of Indiana to oppose Colonel Robert W. Stewart for chairmanship. Winthrop W. Aldrich with John D. Rockefeller Jr and William Roberts announced the victory. Stewart is in New York for secret meetings with his lawyers.
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Standard Oil
Indiana
Rockefeller
Stewart
Colonel Stewart
New York
U.P
Standard Oi! Company
Robert W. Stewart
Winthrop W. Aldrich
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
William Roberts
Standard Oil Company of
Bluffton Council Refuses State Sewer Demand
Bluffton, February 7. The village council flatly refused the State Board of Health demand that Bluffton take immediate steps to construct a municipal sewer system. The dispute centers on public health measures and local costs.
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Bluffton Balks
Bluffton, CO
U.R
State Board of Health
Bluffton
Towa Council
28 New Bills Move Toward Passage in Columbus
Columbus Feb 7 Senator George H. Cleveland backs a bill to cut gross premium tax on foreign insurance from three to two and one half cents. The House faces debate on the measure as well as a proposal by Re W. C. Wendt of Columbus regarding House Finance measures.
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Columbus
George H. Cleveland
House of Representatives
House
W. C. Wendt
Legislature Today Bills Face House Action
The Bender Bill cuts insurance premium tax on foreign companies and faces House passage, with the Highways Committee hearing the Redial Police Bill. A re appropriation near 3 000 000 dollars is set for House approval. The Jones Bill would appropriate 10 000 dollars for Ohio World War veterans. Senate and House adjournment planned until Monday evening.
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Bender
House
Jones
Ohio
Senate
Adourn
Lawmakers push memorials and voting reforms in Ohio session
The Ohio House and Senate advanced measures including a World War I veterans memorial in the Statehouse grounds and funding adjustments totaling 2 801 260. A bill would fund a presidential inauguration representation fee while a resolution seeks Congress to re allocate wave channels for broadcasting. Twenty eight new bills were introduced in the House and six in the Senate.
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Thomas J Meigs
Statehouse
Ohio
House
Cleveland
Senate
Roche
Congress
of Ohio Broadcasting
Woman Sentenced for Check Defraud Attempt
Columbus, Feb. Joan Barnete, 42, daughter of a Zanesville banker, was sentenced to the Women's Reformatory in Marysville after pleading guilty to passing a check with intent to defraud.
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Columbus
Joan’ Barnete
Zanesville
Women’s Reformatory
Marysville
Congress Today War and Navy Appropriation Bills on Deck
Senate considers War Department appropriation bill and tariffs. Agriculture Committee reviews calendar bills. House discusses Navy appropriation bill and holds hearing on Muscle Shoals. Military fairs committee meeting planned.
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War Department
Agriculture Committee
House
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