Reed Fights Alone In Senate Debate On Lake Cargo Rates
In Washington on February 20 the Senate interstate commerce sub committee planned a Pittsburgh inquiry into coal freight rates amid a clash among Pennsylvania Kentucky West Virginia Tennessee and Virginia. Senator Reed of Missouri led opposition to the lake cargo ruling, demanding broader commission powers and rate equalization. The dispute touched John Esch’s reappointment and industry push for consolidation to meet overproduction.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Tennessee
Virginia
Commission
James A. Reed
Missouri
David A. Reed
Frederp M. Sackett
Repubam
Great Lakes
Sackett
Interstate Commerce Committee
John F. Esch
Reed
Esch
Whio
Carter Glass
M. M. Neely
The
Missourian
Neely
Glass
Royal
Copeland
New York
Frances Willard Memorial Services Draw 1200 in Athens
About 1 200 people attended Frances Willard Memorial services and a musical program by the Kentucky Harmony Singers led by Mrs. Louise M. Braxton at the Methodist Episcopal Church. A concert is tonight at the First Christian church followed by a final Athens program tomorrow at the First Presbyterian church. The group will also sing at Logan Presbyterian Church Wednesday night at 7 o clock.
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Frances Willard
Kentucky Harmony Singers
Louise M. Braxton
Methodist Episcopal Church
Locarno Pact Talks Aim at Global Security Framework
The League of Nations security commission in Geneva pursues a worldwide series of Locarno based accords to build a security basis for later arms reduction. Britain Norway and Sweden back arbitration conciliation and internal defense concepts. The United States absent says security is a European matter for Europeans to settle.
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Geneva
Security Commission
League of Nations
Great Britain
Norway
Sweden
League
United States
President Told Of Bill Opposition In House
Representative Strong, Kansas Republican and chairman of a 60 member group, informed President Coolidge that organized opposition exists in the House to the Reid flood control bill. Major General Jadwin, head of army engineers, will present a revised flood program designating a commission to decide state contributions for flood relief.
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Washington
U.R
Representative Strong
Kansas
House
Coolidge
Strong
Jadwin
Army Engineers
Governor Donahey Rejects Extradition of Willie Brown
Columbus reporting that Governor Vic Donahey refused to allow the extradition of Willie Cornbread Brown a Black man wanted in New Madrid Missouri for murder. Brown is sought by authorities in a capital offense case.
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Columbus
Vic Donahey
Willie “Cornbread” Brown
New Madrid
Special Senate Panel to Study Coal Field Conditions
Editor from Messenger in Chicago reports on a Montana senator’s bill to probe the coal field power trust. The letter notes some Democrats support the measure, sees it as a campaign funds issue, and comments on party smarts and influence within the Senate. Will Rogers adds his taxpayer perspective.
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Chicago
Walsh
Montana
Senate
Day Leader of State Addresses Congregation on Prohibition
Reverend E. J. Moore state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league told First Methodist Episcopal church attendees that propaganda claims of more intoxicating liquor exist are false. He warned Wet forces backed by money are buying newspapers to spread anti prohibition propaganda and urged pledges of financial and moral support to the Anti-Saloon program.
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United States
E. J. Moore
Anti-Saloon League
Moore
Athens
Court Street
Ohio Founders Day Radio Program Broadcast from Cincinnati
Athens listeners heard the Ohio University Founders Day program on WSAI Cincinnati Saturday night with Dr. Elmer B. Bryan Dr. H R Wilson Clarke E Williams the Varsity Male quartet the faculty string quartet and Donald Dowd bass appearing after an alumni dinner in Cincinnati prior to broadcast.
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Athens
Ohio University
WSAI
Cincinnati
Elmer B. Bryan
H. R. Wilson
Clarke E. Williams
Donald Dowd
Willis Hoover fight restarts over Ohio delegation control
Ohio political circles await a Washington return to renew the Willis Hoover contest for Ohio's GOP national convention delegation. Senator Willis names delegate-at-large candidates while Hoover forces nominate Mrs Hugh Clark of Steubenville, and Mrs Wilma LeVan, a former Coolidge organizer, to lead women’s delegate efforts.
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Ohio
Columbus
Washington
Frank Bb
Willis
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Carmi A. Thompson
Wilma Sinclair LeVan
Republican National
Steubenville
Jefferson County
Hugh Clark
Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs
LeVan
Coolidge
Ohio Federation of Republican
Senate sub committee to visit Pittsburgh coal fields
Washington reports a special Senate sub committee led by Senator Frank Gooding will travel to Pittsburgh to hear operators and miners Thursday through Saturday. The group aims to inspect mining communities in the district and may also visit Belmont City and Northern West Virginia strike areas if time allows. Local Pittsburg Coal Company officials welcome the inquiry and expect inquiries to cover both active mines and strike conditions.
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Washington
Ohio
Frank Gooding
Idaho
Pittsburgh
Belmont City
West Virginia
Pittsburg Coal Company
Pensylvania Field
Senate
Hooded Klan urged tar and feather plan in Indianapolis
An imperial Ku Klux Klan representative proposed a tar and feather party to revive interest in the order. Hugh Emmons of South Bend testified to Attorney General Arthur Gilliam, who seeks to revoke the Klan charter and place it in receivership.
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Indianapolis
U.R
Ku Klux Klan
Hugh
Pat" Emmons
South Bend
Cyclops
Valley Klan No. 53
Arthur L. Gilliam
Gilliam
Emmons
Klan
Man Shoots Wife Then Surrenders Near Bucyrus
Bucyrus Ohio February 20 John Tiams 45 surrendered at the sheriff's office after shooting his wife in the shoulder. Mrs Tiams was hospitalized and not expected to live. She crawled through the snow to the home of William Shifer a mile away.
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Bucyrus
John Tiams
Woman dies after brain bullet accident in Urbana
Mrs. Bessie Gillespie, 38, who lived with a bullet in her brain for 11 months, died today in Urbana. She had been unconscious for a week and had not eaten solid food for over 100 days. She was married to Ellsworth Gillespie of Columbus, who accidentally shot her last March when a pistol discharged.
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Urbana
Bessie Gillespie
Gillespie
Ellsworth Gillespie
Columbus
Pass the Cakes Four Kolinski Brothers Share Birthdays
Toledo dispatch reports the Stanley Kolinski family facing a recurring birthday riddle for 19 17 15 and 13 year old brothers all born on February 20. Each year Mrs. Kolinski weighs baking one cake or four separate cakes to celebrate the shared date. Tonight four cakes may grace the family board.
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Toledo
U.P
Stanley
Kolinski
Anglo-Catholic dispute disrupts sermon at St Cuthbert church
In Darwin Australia on February 20 a clash between church groups disrupted a Sunday service. A crowd of about 1000 sang hymns and blocked the vicar F B Lauria from preaching. Two people were injured before police dispersed the protest, and the vicar was escorted to safety after hours of disorder.
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Darwin
Eng
U.R
Church of England
F. B. Lauria
St. Cuthchurch
Pushane
God Save the King
Lengel May Be Free Soon in Canton Murder Trial
In Lisbon on February 20, the Lengel murder trial nears a potential freeing as defense lawyers report anticipation of discharge following Judge Lones rejection of a bid to reuse detective Streitenberger’s testimony from the first trial. The Canton former police chief stands trial for the killing of Don R. Mellett, Canton publisher.
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Lisbon
Lengel
Canton
Don R. Mellett
W. F. Lones
Floyd Streitenberger
Streitenberger
Con
Rat Killing Demonstrations Announced for County
A schedule for rat killing demonstrations by county extension agent J. H. Johnson lists February 28 29 and March 1 2 with events in Albany Canaan and Rome townships, Ker ira and Trimble areas. The program covers timing of exhibitions and aims to teach the best rat control methods.
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J. H. Johnson
Albany
Canaan
Rome
Pisre Wa
Ker Ira
Trimble
Ens
States Nominate Prospects For Delegates This Week
United Press story outlines early delegate nominating work in Illinois North Dakota Ohio and New Hampshire with district filings due and state conventions planned. It notes Hoover’s Florida trip return and his probes on prohibition farm relief flood control and poetry of party strategy amid rivalries in Ohio Indiana and New York delegations.
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Washington
U.R
Atates
Tlinois
North Dakota
Ohio
New Hampshire
Kansas City
Houston
Ilinois
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Florida
Borah
Flete
N. D
Senate Commerce Committees
Willis
Ohie
Senate Commerce Committee
Supreme Court Upholds Grand Jury Subpoena in Trade Association Case
The Supreme Court today upheld the federal grand jury power to subpoena records of a non incorporated trade association in a case appealed by Arthur C. Brown of Chicago. Brown had been jailed for criminal contempt for refusing to surrender the National Alliance of Lumber Manufacturers books and papers.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Arthur
Brown
Chicago
National Alliance of Lumber Manufacturers
Haskell Wins 8 Million Verdict in Duke Breach Case
George D. Haskell secured an $8,000,000 verdict from a Newark federal jury in a breach of contract suit against the estate of the late James B. Duke, the tobacconist magnate. He then sought treble damages from the court.
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George D. Haskell
Newark, N. J
James B. Duke
Beves Proposes Global Security System Amid League Debate
Geneva February 20 United Press says Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Edward Beves declared the death knell of a postwar world league. He argued permanent peace relies on individual nations coordinating security measures and on treaties, not solely on any league. Lord Cushendun supported the call for disarmament tied to credible security.
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Geneva
League of Motions
Edward Beves
League
Benes
Threat call prompts police protection for Hazel Winters
In New Philadelphia on February 20 40.R Miss Hazel Winters 19 daughter of W L Winters received an anonymous telephone threat urging her to buy a coffin. A letter from Fremont written in a foreign language accompanied the call. No time was set and no attempt to harm occurred. Authorities link the case to the Viola May murder and missing body.
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New
Philadelphia
Hazel Winters
W. L. Winters
Fremont
Viola May
Section Hand Killed by Engine in Ohio Rail Accident
Columbus reports William Barlow, a section hand for the Hocking Valley railroad, was killed when an engine struck him today. He met his death on the railroad near Columbus on February 20. The accident is being investigated by company officers.
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Columbus
William Barlow
Hocking Valley Railroad
Charge Made That Daugherty Undertook To Make Big Radio Concerns Immune
The Radio Protective association accuses Attorney General Harry M Daugherty of in 1921 seeking to shield major radio firms from anti trust laws and to protect radio patents. The group cites a letter from Daugherty to James R Sheffield asserting cautious action while in office.
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Daugherty
Washington
U.P
Radio Protective Association
Harry M. Daugherty
Oswald F. Schifette
Association
James R. Sheffield
Mexico
Justice)Department
Schuette
Department of Justice
Radio Trust
United States Faces Intervention Debate at Conference
The article reports tense discussions at the sixth Pan American conference with debate over intervention and US policy toward Latin American nations. Charles Evans Hughes urged restraint while acknowledging that the United States may act if a small republic endangers its interests.
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Uniteds States
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Hawes Bill Seeks Interstate Goods Approval Report Favorable
Senate interstate commerce panel favors a measure to require goods produced in one state to meet origin standards before sale in another. The bill would restrict use of the term made in the United States to reflect proper origins and prevent mislabeling under current law.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Committee
New York Museum Draws City Children to Learn Art
In New York, younger students visit the Metropolitan Museum as part of a program described as a simple and beautiful way to start knowledge of basic art. The Athens Messenger notes this initiative and invites readers to obtain a copy of related materials.
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New York
Metropolitan Museum
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