General Strike Sparks Minor Clashes in Shanghai
United Press reports a citywide general strike leads to small clashes between police and workers in Shanghai. The report notes Cantonese forces advancing northward and Chinese militarists taxing trade, with Shanghai defending against broader conflict and British troops possible involvement.
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Francis II Misselwits
United Press
Shanghai
Shanighal
Nar
Gutly- Jung
Decisiv
Thal Sun Clann Vanes
Vlinschow
Kore Shing
Shang- Lah
Pekine
Peking
Sun Chuan-Fang
Che Kiang
U.A
London
China
Future of Coolidge Seen in His Farm Relief Action
Washington February 19 President Coolidge faces a pivotal choice on the McNary Haugen farm relief bill. Most observers expect a veto or signing decision to affect his political standing within the party and the 1925 presidential lineup as farm blocs press. The bill's fate hinges on his stance with farm supporters and wary party leaders.
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Coolidge
Paul BR. Maldos
United Press
Washington
Congression
Yeto
McNary
Haugen
Congress
Llere
Senate
House
Arm Lioe
Coalidge
Par
Tillara
Dent
Jr Coolidge Olas
West Now Assessing Storm Damage Across California
California surveys damage from a week of heavy snow and rain storms with clear weather forecast. Los Angeles reports property losses above an initial figure of 1.1 million dollars as floods recede. Venice and Long Beach areas had evacuations and the citrus crop in Orange County suffered. Rail lines and highways suffered washouts as crews restore transportation corridors along the coast.
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San Francisco
United Press
California
Oregon
Washington
Weather Bureau
Los Angeles
San J
Venice
Long Beach
Orange County
San Diego
Suspect Named in Parma School Teachers Murders
Cleveland dispatch reports a suspect, described as a degenerate, believed responsible for the six year old murders of Louise Wolf and Mabel Foote Parma teachers. He was held in Parma jail as Marshal Tesar and deputies pursued the case.
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Cleveland
Louise Wolf
Mabel Foote
Parma
Charles Tesar
Richard Mackay
Lester
Roper
Parma Village
Washington
Tesar
United States
James Gerity
Teready
Shanhat Sar
Chaumont
Honolulu
Lima
Pital
Navy
Trudges to Work Under Short Sentenced Father Of Ten
In Zanesville on February 19, 1U, Julian Johnson gives a sixty day jail sentence for non support. He trudges daily to work for a penal company on a job arranged through Probate Judge Clarence Graham. Lunches are prepared by Shortie W A McFarland.
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Zanesville
Julian Johnson
Muskingum County
Johnson
Clarence Graham
Shortie W. A. McFarland
State Will Again Attack Story of Suspect in Murder
Canton news reports the prosecution will press Ben Rudner as he testifies to refute denials of complicity in the murder of Don R. Mellett. Rudner, facing the electric chair, denies knowing Pat McDermott and denies communicating with the killers as the millionaire bootlegger’s trial resumes.
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Canton
U.R
Ben Rydner
Don R. Mellett
Rudner
Pat McDermott
Pretty Girl Today Faces A Long Prison Sentence
A 28 year old woman named Gene Hunter faced a possible twenty year prison term after choosing a jury trial. The case involved disturbances and allegations of complicity in a taxi robbery and other crimes. The proceedings included the defendant taking the stand and crying at times.
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Chase Jury
Chicago
Gene
Gene Hunter
Udgs
Albert
Nica
Ragnan
Yankees
John H. MacVeagh
Albington
Merican
Cook County
Manila
al- Managua
MacVeagh
Elkton
Navy Department
State Department
Admirral C
Wiliams
Asjatla
Law
Japan Accepts Coolidge Proposal Hopes for Five-Power Pact
Reports from Washington say Japan has accepted the Coolidge naval limitation proposal, raising hopes a five-power treaty may form. France and Italy hesitate, with Britain's stance cautious. Geneva talks and a three-power path loom, while Italy seeks naval parity with France. Shanghai dispatch notes Cun Chuan-Fang’s retreating forces near the city.
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Ludwell Denny
United Press
Washington
Dapang
ManVeagh
Tokio
Istate Department
IC Vis
United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
London
Rome
Britain
Yaly
Coolidge
Mussolini
Italy
League of Nations Preparatory Arms Commission
Geneva
March
Cinese City
Shanghai
Cun Chuan-Fang
Remembered code saves seven men from dying in safe
Seven men trapped inside a bank safe were rescued when Blaze, president of Star Elevator, recalled a schoolboy telegraph code to convey the combination to officer Storey. Bandits had robbed the men of money and valuables and locked them inside the airless vault for hours.
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Gerald D. McLean
United Press
Cleveland
Ws Blaze
Star Elevator Company
AIR
Bandito
Binge
Igewen
Tetectlya
Preok Storey
Blaze
Storey
Rain forecast for the week across the Ohio Valley
The weekly outlook predicts rain at the week’s start, middle, and end with moderate temperatures and a late cold spell. In Columbus, Feb 19, officials cite high trim costs and tax pressure as hurting business, while a finance program is announced. A crime-dramatic scene details a break in with seven men staggering out into the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Valley
Columbus
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Rebels Face Rising Challenge in Nicaragua Crisis
Washington reports 1600 additional U S Marines headed to Nicaragua as the Diaz regime gains strength. Officials doubt rebel arms shipments from Mexico, while fearing the rebels’ unexpected military momentum threatens American interests.
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Washington
United
Coolidge
Snow drifts sweep Muskingum valley in Ohio
Snow from six to fourteen inches blanketed the region between Zanesville and Marietta and the Muskingum valley. Blizzard like conditions closed roads and halted travel as seventeen cars were stranded between Zanesville and Brownsville and twenty one between Zanesville and Cambridge.
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Columbus
Secon
Zanesville
Marietta
Muskingum Valley
Brownsville
Cambridge
Leg of 7 Year Old Child Found on Rail Track
In South Bend Indiana a Scout party found the leg of a seven year old child attached to a mail track box. A note reads Dear Jim this the last one who talked back. Police pursue a murder mystery amid recent torso findings and suspected serial crimes.
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South Bend
Ind
Jim
Manise
St. Joseph
Just a Boy Nurse Girl of Francis MacMillen
Forty years ago Francis MacMillen then a sandy haired boy in Marietta played in his father’s yard. His nurse girl was Mrs P E Shirley now an Athens resident at 44 South Cemetery Street. She recalls he enjoyed sand and avoiding washings and showed no artist temperament even as a three year old.
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Francis MacMillen
Ohile University
Dette
Marietta
P. E. Shirley
Athens
South Cemetery Street
Shirley
Parts of Wrecked Airplane Float to Shore in Jersey
Debris from a crashed aircraft washes ashore at a New Jersey coast location. Reported remains and wreckage indicate a fatal air tragedy with two lives lost. Authorities say the investigation continues.
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Jersey
Fog halts search at Naval Air Station Barnegat
Shattered parts of a plane washed ashore near Barnegat indicate a probable crash that claimed the lives of Lieutenants Willard L. Harris and William A. Gray from Langley Field Virginia. Army officers said the crew likely did not bail out before the aircraft sank into the Atlantic as fog hampered rescue efforts.
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Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
Barnegat
Willard L. Harris
Wiliam A. Gray
Langley Field
Hacka
Hig
Pavenger
Atlan~tle Ocean
Mitchel Piet2 L
Barnes
Og Banks
Thieutenant Harris
New Gas Rate Sets 48 Cent Charge in Columbus
Columbus announces a new gas rate of 48 cents which takes effect Friday. The ruling, entered by Federal Judge Hough, requires money collected under the 54-05-75 cent scale to be returned to consumers within 20 days of the date.
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Columbus
U.P
Fed
Hough
Congress faces late stretch with Boulder Dam bill
Washington Feb 19 Congress nears final stretch with about a dozen days left and several major measures in danger of entanglement amid filibusters and tempers. The Senate took up the Boulder Dam bill as part of a crowded agenda.
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Washington
U.R
Congress
Senate
Husband
Johnson
California
Emery James
Reva
Commerce Department
Reign Service
Boulder Dam
Catherine Mathlot
James
Portland
Ore
Talks On Wage Clash Hold Peaceful Tone in Miami
Industrial labor talks in Miami between miners and operators over wage terms show a calm but tense standoff. A joint sub committee discusses the wage dispute as the current Jacksonville agreement nears expiration with potential strike April 1 if no deal is reached.
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Robert J. Faverty
Unitea Press
Stati
Wester
Miami
Fla
Tive
Aneass
Lowarda
Indianapoes
Jacksonville
Nonstinusa
Busi
John &. Lewis
Thernaional
United Mine Workers
Ieaders
Soma Ibave
Havana
Oneratora
2 J
Language booklet aids readers in clear writing
The Washington Information Bureau offers a small booklet to help users improve English usage and correct speech. It includes practical tips, examples, and guidance for those seeking better writing and communication skills.
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Washington’ Information Bureau
Bagiteh
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