English entrants file for Atlantic flight prize
Aero Club reports three English pilots have entered the trans ocean race with a London Daily Times prize of 100000 dollars. Captain Hugo Sunstadt from Bayonne plans a New York to Newfoundland leg then to Ireland or England. American figures include Brigadier General Kenly and Commander Towers as they develop non stop craft guarded by destroyers and await inspections.
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New York
Atlantic
British Isles
The
Aero Club
England
London Daily Times
Hugo Sunstadt
Sunstadt
Bayonne
N. J
Kenly
Army
Towers
Navy
Ireland
English
Daily Mail
Wiliam A. Bishop
Ace of Aces
Foundland
Canada
Britain May Name Borden U S Ambassador
Sir Robert Borden, Canada’s premier, is mentioned as Britain's likely choice for the next ambassador to the United States. London favors his appointment, noting Britain has had no ambassador to the U S since Sir Cecil Spring-Rice’s death.
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Robert Borden
Canada
United States
Grea Britain
Great Britain
U. S
Cecil Spring-Rice
Premier Borden
Paris
Lawmakers push disability coverage and tax measures in Ohio
Identical bills in the Ohio house and senate seek to extend the state compensation law to occupational diseases with weekly awards not exceeding 15 dollars. Other proposals call for abolishing the state inspection department to save 65 000 dollars yearly and a Lake Erie fish tax to fund a 3000 dollar commissioner. A divorce reform would delay decree entry for one year to allow possible re openings.
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Columbus
House
Senate
Crebbe
Madison County
Miller
Muskingum County
Hauso
Joint
Wets
O’brien
Charles W. Schewenck
Cincinnati
Schwenck
Temperance Committee
Burns
Washington County
Cookson
Marion County
Ohio
Astor Jr Will Reach 21 With $8.37 Million Fortune
In New York on February 20 an accounting in the surrogate's court shows John Jacob Astor Jr. will inherit about 8.37 million dollars at 21. His mother Mrs Adeline Force-DeC Colonel Astor’s widow, now remarried, says the three million trust fund will accumulate while she provides for him from his private fortune. He is six years old.
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New York
John Jacob Astor, Jr
Colonel Astor
Adeline Force
Astor
Lock Them Up Chicago Case Called in Court
The case against Forsythe Dewitt Lancey Palmer Lyon and Robert Everett was called. One man stepped up. An officer identified him as part of the group, and the court ordered them locked up.
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Chicago
R. E Forsythe
R. E. Dewitt
E. Lancey
F. L. Palmer
J. W. Lyon
Robert F. Everett
Officer McGinnite
Ald
Annual Mineworkers Convention Called for Logan Subdistrict
The Murray officer Conrad Wein declares the subdistrict convention will open in Logan on March 26 at 1 30 pm. Local unions with dues paid may elect delegates and vote by proxy if under 100 members. Credentials must reach Wein three days before the gathering.
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Glouster
Murray
Conrad Wein
Logan
Wein
High School Frat Law Passed by Legislature
Columbus Ohio February 20 The house passed the Hatch bill tightening the high school fraternity and sorority law It prevents a pupil joining any outside society partly or wholly made up of high school pupils and imposes a fine of 10 to 26 dollars for violations
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Columbus. O
House
Hatch
Hatch measure targets Athens High School law loophole
The measure offered by Representative Hatch of Athens county aims to shape the law to affect Athens High School. It is said a local fraternity of high school boys exists and the law would admit members who are not in high school to skirt the rule. The Hatch law was drafted to meet this condition.
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Representative Hatch
Athens County
Athens
Ohio
Hatch
New York Man’s Wife Becomes Acrobat Dancer
George Ainslee returned home to find his wife now an acrobatic dancer and expressed interest in learning. After her performance, the couple discovered $550 was missing, prompting a complaint from Mrs. Ainslee.
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New York
George Ainslee
Truth About Conditions At Brest From Mellett Dispatch
United Press dispatch by Lowell Mellett reports Brest as a base for American troops is not the worst but not ideal. Officials say deaths since 1917 total 1211 with 510 aboard en route. sickness and mud cited but rates claimed lowest in France. A California private praises the camp for plentiful hot food and timely service, calling it a white man’s camp.
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Mellett
Brest
United Press
Lowell Mellett
France
United States
Eli Helmick
Smedley Butler
Camp Pontanezzen
Guy Edie
California
Lewis
Plot Against Clemenceau Sparks International Alarm
Paris and London reported a suspected anarchist plot tied to the shooting of Premier Clemenceau. Emil Cottin, an accused assailant, claimed Clemenceau was an enemy of workers. authorities urged further investigation amid fears of wider Bolshevik influence.
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London
Clemenceau
Daily Press Today
Daily News
Paris
Associated Powers
Emil Cottin
Lining Up For And Against A League Of Nations Plan
Fragmented notes discuss Senate views on a League of Nations plan with mixed support. References to Senator Reed and others touch on Republican opposition and international policy debate across the document. The piece also alludes to Michigan whiskey smuggling charges and Toledo orders with unclear dates.
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League OF Nations
Christ
Reed
Peage
Senator Nae
Michigan
Toledo
Red Cross Urges Athens County Knit and Sew Effort
Athens county Red Cross unit faces another large quota for knitting stockings for children and sewing. Full knitting instructions and yarn supplies are available at Red Cross rooms. Sewers and knitters are badly needed as the Cleveland division assigns renewed quotas for all chapters. Material and direction requests should be made at once.
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Athens County
Red Cross
Cleveland
Nearing Acquitted in Espionage Case. Society Guilty
After a 30 hour deliberation the jury cleared Prof. Scott Nearing of violating the espionage act. The American Socialist Society, jointly charged with Nearing for printing and circulating The Great Madness pamphlet, was found guilty on two counts.
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New York
Scott Nearing
The
American Socialist Society
Nearing
Circulation and Population Figures From February 1919
The February 1 1919 circulation statement from the Treasury Division of Loans and Currency shows the continental population at 106 878 000 with January gain of 144 000 and yearly rise of 1 727 000. Money in circulation totals 5 726 261 029 down 225 107 097 from last month and up 760 383 426 from a year earlier. Per capita circulation stands at 53 58 dollars, down 2 18 from last month but up 18 58 from ten years ago.
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United States
Treasury Department
Division of Loans and Currency
Prussians Still Stand By Old Imperial Rule
Warsaw reports say German soldiers in East Prussia still fly the imperial standard not the republic flag. Junkers plan to organize a strong movement against Poland. Food is cheaper in East Prussia than in Poland, with meals around ten marks versus 16 to 17 in Warsaw. Shoes cost 90 marks in Germany and 600 in Poland. Rolling stock is more plentiful in Germany. Poland faces debt and tangled finances, with France possibly asking Poland to assume some Russian debts. President Wilson is the target of unfavorable rumors in Poland, which the American mission has not yet traced to sources.
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Warsaw
East Prussia
Junkers
Poland
Germany
France
Russia
Wilson
Haller
Girl Revue National Tour Halts Over Legal Dispute
Griff Gordons Girl Revue faced a writ of attachment after a wage dispute with David Morris who claimed severance pay. A constable seized the troupe’s goods as they prepared to depart for Hamden, ending a local run at the opera house.
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Griff Gordon
Constable’s
David Morris
Gordon
Morris
Fred
Helwig
Royal Justice
Hamden
Senate committee backs Bolshevism bill with stiff penalties
The judiciary committee approved a bill imposing five years imprisonment and a $5000 fine for violations of Bolshevism provisions. It targets display of the red flag and acts against the United States or its government. In Athens, Ohio, the big game tomorrow sees Athens Hi hosting Stivers Hi of Dayton at 7:00 p.m. with a capacity crowd anticipated.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
Athens Hi
Stivers Hi
Dayton
Ohio Wesleyan
Rupp
Ohio
Athens
Seven Arrested For Rough Stuff At Floodwood
Seven men were arrested and arraigned in Justice Helwig’s court after disturbing a religious meeting at Floodwood schoolhouse. Some defendants pleaded guilty and were fined five dollars plus costs, with total fines sometimes around fifteen dollars. Arraigned individuals include Willard Dishong, Wallace Pickett, James Perry, Phil DeLong, Bryan Smith, William Lattimer, and Frank Birtcher.
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Helwig
Floodwood
Charles Hashman
Burris
J. C. Coss
Athens
Willard Dishong
Wallace Pickett
James Perry
Phil DeLong
Bryan Smith
William Lattimer
Frank Birtcher
Senate debates the league the president will speak first
Senate leaders warn over attacks on the league constitution while declining to rush a reply to critics. Senator Lewis says President Wilson will deliver the chief speech to the American people and that Congress will act after public judgment. Senate opposition figures, including Poindexter and Borah, may present views once prepared.
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League
Dexter
Wilson
Lewis
Congress
Poindexter
Senate
Wil Frank
Hitchcock
Administration
Borah
Spanier Reed
Mysterious Dispatch About Manned Trip Folklore
Fragments indicate a planned manned journey for a burg trip, with unclear details. Readable text hints at bold travel or exploration themes and a future date, but specifics remain fragmentary.
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Britain
Borden
Sir Robert Borden
Leanee Gee
der. Krnts
Senators
Lodge, Borah and Reed
Williams and Hitchcock
League Nations
United States Senate
U Otill
Kaiser
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