Divided Opinion on Government Entry Into Medicinal Liquor
Opinion in Washington is split over Treasury plans to buy remaining legitimate whisky and run medicinal liquor, with dry advocates wary of government control while distillers favor consolidation under a state role. Projections warn current stock lasts under five years and new liquor must be produced within a year.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
United States
New York Territory
New York City
Rev Walter Ludwig to Preach at Presbyterian Church
The Rev Walter Ludwig student pastor at the university will deliver the evening sermon at the Presbyterian church on Sunday. His topic is The Authority of the Fathers What Is It to Us.
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Ludwig
Walter Ludwig
University
Presbyterian Church
How Many Kinds of Bread Can You Make
An article on bread varieties and baking skills highlights graham bread gingerbread and pop overs as wholesome options. It promotes a Baking Booklet offered by a Government publication for free distribution through a coupon and two cents postage.
New Gold Rush Opens in Northern Ontario's Wastelands
Hudson Ontario February 19 1926 a bitter cold ringed by fifty below zero and 180 miles of snow blankets Red Lake in the Patricia Territory as a new gold rush draws hundreds of prospectors. Greenhorns await spring while husky dogs fetch high prices and multi conveyances push toward the claim frontier led by veteran miners. An aerial route is planned to accompany the caravan network as the rush expands.
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Ontario
Thomas Starr
Consolidated Press
Hudson
Red Lake
Patricia
Scarlet fever found in Athens five cases reported
The Athens health department reports five scarlet fever cases in the city with onset dates February 7 15 17 17 and 18. They cannot trace a source as cases are outside shared schools and one child is under school age. Parents should watch for symptoms and isolate children until examined.
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Athens
Health Office
Health Department
Waterloo
Dealer to appeal breach suit over $70,000 award
Portsmouth reports John F. Taylor, a leading local car dealer, will appeal a jury decision awarding Miss Loraine Schlichter $70,000 in her breach of promise suit. Schlichter, a school teacher, sought $150,000 claiming two years of courtship before Taylor married another teacher after six weeks.
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Portsmouth
John F. Taylor
Loraine Schlichter
Convicted In Court Here For Permitting Poolroom Gambling
Thomas McMenamy of Jacksonville was found guilty in Common Pleas court on a charge of permitting gambling in his poolroom. Police raided the back room on September 1 and found a game in progress with boys and young men present. He has not yet been sentenced.
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Thomas McMenamy
Jacksonville
Common Pleas Court
E. C. Mariner
Harry Dalton
Joe Jonas
H. A. Selvers
McMenamy
Court of Appeals Hears Athens Pomeroy Road Cost Appeal
Farmers along the Athens Pomeroy road appeal the final hard surfaced road cost. Judges Mauck and Middleton hear the case, arguing the state should shoulder a larger share of the construction expenses.
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Athens-Pomeroy
Court of Appeals
Mauck and Middleton
Athens
Pomeroy
Young Opera Star Marion Talley Broadcast From KDKA
Pittsburgh radio listeners will hear Marion Talley the youthful prima donna at 9 PM tonight. In cooperation with WJZ New York the program will be rebroadcast from KDKA. Talley will perform Home Sweet Home Comin Through the Rye and song birds of grand opera.
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Pittsburgh
KDKA
Marion Talley
WJZ
New York
Miss Tailey
Miss Talley
Grand Opera
Song Birds
Florence
Marion
Campaign results awaited from Community Chest drive
Community Chest managers report no new results yet and will not release details until all records are compiled. W. B. Lawrence, a campaign manager, expects a final statement by Saturday once the data is complete.
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Community Chest
Community Chest Campaign
W. B. Lawrence
Lawrence
ONeill Play Declared Filthy in Los Angeles
The entire cast of Desire under the Elms faces a court appearance before Judge Bullock on charges of presenting a morally objectionable play. The production, acclaimed by critics as Eugene ONeill's finest, has run a year in New York and will be used as a defense to continue showing it and recover costs.
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Los Angeles
Case Dismissal in Wyskiver Liquor Indictment
Clint Wyskiver faced an indictment for unlawful manufacture of liquor but the case was dismissed in Common Pleas court today. The move ends the proceedings without a conviction or further action against Wyskiver.
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Clint Wyskiver
Common Pleas Court
British rubber faces steep slump as prices fall
London rubber dealers report a drastic price drop from five shillings to about two shillings five pence per pound. Far East estates show production exceeds demand, with forecasts of further declines and potential monthly deliveries for 1926 at two shillings two pence. English manufacturers hope for a price drop to one shilling six pence to ensure profits.
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Hal O’flaherty
Cincinnati Times-Star
Chicago Daily News
London
Mincing Lane
America
Far East
England
Admiral and General Ban proposed for next disarmament talks
London reports Lieut. Commander Kenworthy and ex British admiralty figure urge stopping credit to non co operating nations. They call for removing admirals and generals from the next conference and criticize Washington treaty loopholes for fast cruisers. Submarine limits are seen as harder due to weaker powers reliance on them.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Holland
Switzerland
Kenworthy
British Admiralty
Herrin miners march rumor rattles Evansville police
Evansville Indiana was on edge as extra police and deputies were sent to reinforce guards after reports that an auto caravan of Herrin Illinois miners was advancing on the city. Mt Carmel police chief John H. Pough denied any crossing of the Wabash river and said no miners had entered the area.
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Evansville
Ind
Herrin
Inl
Wabash
Mt. Carmel
John H. Pough
Stillmans Reconcile Discontinue Divorce Suit
Mrs. James A. Stillman has directed former Judge Isaac N. Mills to file a discontinuance in her divorce case. The Stillmans, reconciled, are now in Europe with Mills as counsel.
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New York
James A. Stillman
Isaac N. Mills
Mount Vernon
Stillmans
Europe
Crowd applauds Minneapolis Symphony at Ohio University
A crowd of 3500 filled Ohio University Men’s Gymnasium for a Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra concert. Engelberg Roentgen conducted in Henri Verbrugghen’s absence due to a serious illness and surgical operation in Nashville. Roentgen proved a capable substitute as critics rank the ensemble among the world’s top two or three.
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Ohio University
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Engelberg Roentgen
Symphony
Henri Verbrugghen
Nashville
Minneapolis
Roentgen
Philadelphia
Chi-Caro
Unmailed letter hints spring plans after Utah tragedy
Highland Boy Mine, Bingham Utah Feb 19 An unmailed letter found in the snow adds a poignant note to the Van Newland disaster. Alice Van Newland writes to sister Ruth Fischer of Chicago about plans to return home in spring to aid their mother and recalls Elsie’s birthday as the family perished. Survivors describe the avalanche as rescue efforts continued and authorities reviewed the shock and injuries.
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Utah
Highland Boy Mine
Bingham
van Newland
Ruth Fischer
Clifton Avenue
Chicago
Alice
Elsie
Leonard
van Newlands
Sterling Robinson
McDonald
One Woman Violonist in Minneapolis Symphony
The Minneapolis Symphony, with eighty five members, featured Jenny Cullen of Minneapolis as first violin. They arrived in Athens by special train and plan to perform in Purdue, Indiana tonight. The ensemble, once hailed as peerless, ranks third nationally, with Philadelphia and Chicago premier. They netted 1500 dollars for last night’s service, while organizers praise the program’s high quality.
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Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Jenny Cullen
Minneapolis
Athens
Purdue
Ind
United States
Miss Cullen
Philadelphia Symphony
Chicago
Symphony
E. B. Bryan
C. C. Robinson
Ohio University Glee Club Heads to Delaware Contest
The Ohio University Men’s glee club departs by bus with Professor C C Robinson to compete in the inter collegiate state glee club contest at Sage chapel Ohio Wesleyan. A win would grant permanent possession of the cup after three consecutive victories. The traveling group includes Odore Michael Jackson Addison Evans Coalton Arthur Cameron Athens John Kenneth Rooker Philadelphia Delbert Q C Waud Uhrichsville Dunkle King Wellston Ted Cowan Miami Wayne Jackson Olin Sterling Manning Portsmouth William Conrad Jr Marysville Clarence Carver Bedford John E Mercer Mineral City Fred Beazel Bartlett Bruce Conway Cleveland Joseph H Dando Wellston Norman Wagner Columbus Kenneth Wilcox Athens Willis Edmund Thornville J Willis Brown Bellaire Charles B Kohl Cleveland Earl A Hickman Athens Ralph Randall Wadsworth Ray Donnells Chillicothe Boyd Simmons Wadsworth Joseph M Guthrie Athens Clinton True Circleville.
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Ohio University
Delaware
Sage Chapel
Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio
C. C. Robinson
School of Music
Theodore Michael
Jackson
Addison Evans
Coalton
Arthur Cameron
Athens
John Kenneth Rooker
Philadelphia
Delbert QC
Waud
Uhrichsville
Dunkle King
Wellston
Ted Cowan
Miami
Fla
Wayne Jackson
Canton
Olin Sterling Manning
Portsmouth
William Conrad, Jr
Marysville
Clarence D. Carver
Bedford
John E. Mercer
Mineral City
Fred Beazell
Bartlett
Bruce Conway
Cleveland
Joseph H. Dando
Methodist Bishop to Lead Evangelistic Institute in Athens
Bishop Theodore S. Henderson will open the annual evangelistic institute at First Methodist church in Athens March 1 and 2 with ministers from Athens Columbus and Zanesville districts attending. Morning talks cover evangelistic methods. afternoons pair lay delegates to visit homes and present appeals. A public rally March 1 and a youth mass meeting March 7 complete the program. Similar institutes will follow in Marietta Pom ery Gallipolis districts on subsequent dates.
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Theodore
Henderson
First Methodist Church of
Athens
Columbus and Zantsville
Bishop Henderson
First Methodist Church
Marietta
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Young Peoples
Young Peoples County Council
Hold Up Man Shot During Restaurant Gun Battle
In East St. Louis Illinois on February 19 a restaurant gun battle ended with ten bullet holes found in a man believed to be Frank Larkin of Birmingham Alabama. The suspect attempted a hold up. ten diners watched as two city detectives opened fire. The restaurant proprietor was wounded as the clash erupted.
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East ST. Louis
Til
Frank Larkin
Birmingham
Ala
Cross Burning at College President's Home in Athens
Police report a wooden oil-soaked cross ignited before President E. B. Bryan's residence in Athens around midnight. Students knocked it down quickly and tossed it into the street. Bryan said he was unaware of the incident until morning and treated it lightly.
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E. B. Bryan
Athens
Bryan
Weather whips Athens with storm and lingering snow
Last night and this morning a storm brought lightning and thunder with rain, sleet and snow. The Hocking River rose over a foot, snow fell for the sixteenth time this winter, and an electric storm drove radio lightning arresters into use. Weather prophets warn of thunder in February and frost in May.
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Athens
Tragedy at Doty’s Gules Death Toll Rises in Snow
Reports from Bighland Boy Mine in Utah confirm 35 bodies recovered from icy tombs with estimates of 38 to 60 dead overall. Rescue teams labor to clear debris as fears of further avalanches threaten workers sentinels and strategic points.
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Doty
Bighland Boy Mine
BI “A Ham
Utah
Tling
Deadly mine slide at Doty’s Gulch leaves dozens feared
At Highland Boy Mine Utah on February 19 rescue efforts press to reach victims buried by a snow slide. Thirty five bodies have been recovered by dawn with estimates of dead ranging widely as crews plod through nightlong clearing. Many missing likely remain beneath snow and rock as hopes hinge on spring uncoveries. Miners displaced by the slide rush to join the rescue.
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Highland Boy Mine
Ham
Utah
Doty’s
Bingham
Tia Juana Border Closing Sparks Merchant Fight
In Tia Juana Mexico and across the border, hopes of reopening dance halls and loon clubs clash with a closing order. Merchants join the push to extend hours at the border amid disrupted commerce and renewed tension over policy.
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United States
Rich Am Cans
Two Women Arraigned in Bank Robbery and Deputy Slaying Case
In Philadelphia on February 21 Cecilia Rettsel and Alice Mayer were arraigned for charges tied to an attempted bank robbery and the slaying of a deputy sheriff near New Albany Kentucky. They are sought in connection with robberies in Lanesville Indiana and related incidents.
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Philadelphia
Cecilia, Rettsel
Alice Mayer
Anda
Kentucky
Indiana
Lanesville
Ind
New Albany
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