School Boards Meet in Athens County Discuss Rural Education
The Athens county school boards opened at Ewing Hall with Dr. Henry G. Williams of Columbus urging state support for teachers under the Smith one percent law and better schools. Afternoon talks focused on rural consolidation, nine month year, rural music teachers, one room school equipment, and patron organization for school progress.
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Athens County
Ewing Hall
Henry G. Williams
Columbus
Ohio
Wiliams
Williams
Boards of Education
Paris peace delegates seek preliminary accord for demobilization
Paris reports say peace delegates aim for a provisional peace to unlock demobilization and resumption of world industry, with Germany’s payments and economic blockade terms to be set. French opposition centers on constraining Germany’s access to raw materials and reparations funding as the armistice evolves.
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Germany
Return of Quarter Million Yanks From France Reported
Washington reports total mobilization at 1 103 310 men and 71 235 officers with 1 501 000 ordered demobilized and 305 000 embarked home. About 227 000 have landed. demobilization in camps near end. overseas discharge depends on shipping. Dutch aid to move troops via Rhine, Rotterdam transshipment, ships under commercial flag.
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Washington
March
Campa
United States
Rotterdam
Gibraltar
Constantinople
Constanza
New York
Pennsylvenia
New Jersey
Swedish Aviator Poised To Challenge Atlantic Flight
Sweden may emerge as a dark horse in the global race to cross the Atlantic by air. The candidate aviator, Syd Sren Hogeven, is described as using a twin cylinder propulsion setup and a distinctive airframe design rumored to feature two downward cylinders.
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Sweden
Syd Srn
League formation report shadows peace talks progress
Paris dispatch reports a key item of the league constitution appears to be stalled in peacemaking discussions. The article notes the league’s ten year term and the difficulty of formal adoption as negotiations progress.
Civic Reform Union hosts public hearing on Davis police bill
In Columbus Ohio today the Civic Reform Union announced plans for a public hearing on the Davis police bill. Leaders invited church groups Home Guards clubs and state officials to attend and present criticisms publicly noting prior private criticisms.
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Civic Reform Union
Davis
Tain George N
Rere Sala Teas Lary
Pp. Dee
Gregg
Reform Unios
E. Shaw
Ons
Home Guards
Clube
Reform Union
Romanian royal family flees Bucharest amid revolt plot
Dispatches from Copenhagen report a state of siege in Bucharest where anti monarchist revolutionaries gather. A new plot against King Ferdinand and Crown Prince Carol is said to have been uncovered and the royal family is described as having fled. Earlier reports claimed the king was wounded and the family was blocked from leaving the city.
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Copenhagen
Bucharest
Ferdinand
Carol
Troops Occupy Power Facilities in Trish Cities
Belfast reports troops guarding the electric power station and gas works after a general strike in sympathy with shipyard workers. The Lord Mayor announces a proclamation allowing volunteers to run municipal services as business remains largely halted.
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Belfast
Demand of Runs Outlined by New Chancellor
Weimar Feb 15 Chancellor Scheidemann outlined the new German government peace program. Immediate peace and adherence to Wilsons plan are urged along with rejection of violence. Repatriation of prisoners, restoration of colonies, league of nations membership, general disarmament, abolition of secret diplomacy, and a democratic army are proposed.
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Weimar
Scheidemann
National Assembly
Oklahoma House Clears Path for Boy Named Woodrow Wilson
In Oklahoma City the house suspended rules as Rep Schwade passed cigars and the chamber voted to name a boy Woodrow Wilson Theodore Roosevelt, reflecting a rare formal naming action in a state proceeding.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma House
Schwade
House
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Fort Sheridan Bomb Plot Fails While Alarm Devices Detonate
NOT DANGEROUS CHICAGO. Bombs at Fort Sheridan did not burst but the plot did. Intelligence officers uncovered two devices rigged with alarm clocks designed to detonate and wake the camp with fear.
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Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Intelligence Department
Needs of ships and yards in postwar America
A brief discussion on how America can utilize its shipyards and navy vessels after the war. The article notes the potential use of existing ships and yards, emphasizing strategic importance and the transition from wartime production to peacetime needs. It references marine interests and postwar consideration of shipbuilding capacity.
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America
Cic Pes AD Marine
Senate Eyeing League of Nations Constitution Debate
Washington February 15 The Senate faces a floor debate on the league of nations constitution with focus on control of joint forces to enforce decrees and setting army and navy limits for the United States and other members. Some senators seek information and clarification ahead of formal approval.
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L. C. Martin
United Press
Washington
Senate
League of Nations
League For the United States
Philippines Legislature Approves 30 Million Peso Education Fund
The Philippines legislature passed a thirty million peso appropriation to extend universal free education. English will become the prevalent language and the American educational system will be enlarged.
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Washington
Phillipines
Islands
Hugo Sunstadt Aims Atlantic Crossing After Engine Fix
Bayonne New Jersey February 15 Captain Hugo Sunstadt inaugurates self starters on the hydroairplane Sun rise to tackle the Atlantic crossing. Officials expect the new mechanism to resolve prior mechanical difficulties.
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Bayonne
N. J
Hugo Sunstadt
Harrisburg Arrives With 368th Infantry Battalions
The United States transport Harrisburg reached New York after three days at sea carrying two battalions of the 368th infantry. The units include colored draft men from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Washington. Col Rothwell notes over 450 casualties during front line service and 44 wounded were carried on stretchers.
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New York
United States
Harrisburg
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Washington
T. A. Rothwell
Argonne
J. Lawrence
Philadelphia
Rothwell
Argonne Forest
Harriaburg
Berlin dispatch reports riots and bank robbery in Hamburg
Reports from Berlin on February 15 describe Sparta like disorders in Hamburg and Muelheim with the Imperial Bank robbed of 75000 marks by members of the workers and soldiers council. The Bavarian government reportedly calls for able bodied men to form a home defense against Bolsheviks. Bolshevik emissary Carl Badeck, arrested in Charlottenberg, will be tried as a common criminal without foreign protection.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Iaberg
Maelheim
Imperial Bank
Carl Badeck
Charlottenberg
Karl Liebknecht
Rioting in Berlin as 40000 Warehouse Workers Strike
Rioting erupts in Berlin with more than forty thousand warehouse workers on strike. Other workers join in sympathy, causing many businesses to close across the city.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Young man freed after post office break in
Columbus reports a Federal Judge released Stasulk Zaleski an 14 from Neff station after a one night jail term for breaking into the post office. His companion Quentin Hendershot 19 remains in custody awaiting trial.
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Columbus
Slater
Stasulk Zaleski
Neff Station
Quentin Hendershot
Zaleski
Fatal shooting in Edgewood linked to possible vendetta
In Pittsburg on February 15, George Dominick, 23, of Salem Ohio, was fatally wounded in a gun duel with at least two assailants on Oliver Road Edgewood. Detectives have no motive but indications point to a possible vendetta or blackhand plot.
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Pittsburg
George Dominick
Salem
Ohio
Oliver Road
Edgewood
Battle Ends in Pineville with Fatality and Wounding
In Pineville Kentucky on February 15 a clash between a posse and members of a federal Gost Company left Luther Wallis dead and Martin Green seriously wounded. The confrontation occurred last Sunday causing an estimated loss of 30900 dollars.
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Pineville
Luther Wallis
Martin Green
United States War Costs and Expenditures Through January
Washington reports total war costs at 179 billion dollars for both sides up to January 31. U S expenditures rank third among allies with 18.481 billion and government loans of 14.375 billion exceed ten percent of allied expenditures. More than 2 million Americans served overseas and the U S stood second to France in manpower in France.
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Washington
United States
America
France
Great Britain
President Wilson to Visit Boston on George Washington
President Wilson will arrive in Boston aboard the transport George Washington around February 24. He plans to address a meeting to be arranged by Mayor Peters after his arrival, per a cable from the president to presidential secretary Tumulty. The date depends on the ship's Brest voyage taking nine days.
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Atlantic
Wilson
Boston
George Washington
Tumulty
Wilson’s Return Address From Brest France
President Wilson issued a farewell statement in Brest before sailing home. He praised French hospitality and friendship, expressed happiness in returning to pursue the conference aims, and reflected on his two months in France and the understanding gained of France’s needs.
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Wilson
Brest
France
United States
Vessels Ready to Move Troops from France
Twenty five ships are being fitted in New York to join the American cruiser and transport force under Vice Admiral Gleaves. The list shows vessel names and sailing times as officials adjust projections of troops returning home. Authorities hope to raise total return toward two hundred eighty thousand.
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Washington
New York
Gleaves
Campaign Prepares to Fight Prohibition Across Cities
In New York on February 15, prohibition opponents from hotel and liquor sectors plan a nationwide campaign. They vow meetings in major cities and pledge thousands of dealers to join the effort amid fears of a potential catastrophe.
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New York
Engineer coins horn telephone alert for field workers
An engineer combines a loud automobile horn with a portable telephone to summon outdoor workers. The device enables responders to hear calls clearly and answer from up to a mile away, improving communication on site.
Bus wreck destroys Stanford public school lot
A bus crash last night in Stanford Kentucky damaged the public school lot on Houstonville road. The vehicle, completed last September at a cost of 000, replaced a structure wrecked by a prior bus incident a year earlier.
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Stanford
Houstonville
E Courts
Stone substitutes for kaolin used in Japanese workshops
The article identifies two types of stone covered in Japan that can substitute for kaolin. It discusses their properties, potential applications in traditional ceramics, and the implications for production. It notes regional availability and compares processing requirements to kaolin.
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Japan
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