Wood Fled Paris to Madrid Says He Will “Turn Over a New Leaf”
Lieutenant Osborne C Wood son of Major General Leonard Wood reappears in San Sebastian after disappearance from Paris and a Biarritz episode. He dined in his hotel suite, claimed funds came from Charles Wacker of Chicago, and hinted at finishing with “colors flying” as he heads toward America. He faced a warrant in Paris for a 35 000 franc check not backed by funds and spent lavishly on hotel suites and luxury transport.
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Frederic Abbott
San Sebastian
Spain
Osborne C. Wood
Leonard Wood
Paris
Biarritz
Madrid
America
Europe
Corespondent
Wood
Wall Street
Charles Wacker
Chicago
Quarrel Ends in Acid Attack and Poisons
In Los Angeles on February 24 Darby Day a Chicago Telephone official and banker is partially blinded and his wife is dying in a Hollywood hospital after a bitter quarrel ending with Mrs Day throwing acid in his face and then ingesting poison. Doctors hold slight hope for Mrs Day's life.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Darby Day
Chicago Telephone Company
Hollywood
Gasoline prices and political row touch 1925 America
Arthur Brisbane analyzes the 50 cent gasoline era and a clash between President Coolidge, Brig. Gen. Mitchell, and Secretary Weeks. He warns the president may replace Mitchell with Weeks while public scrutiny could outlast any policy, hinting at a broader oil conservation debate.
Flood and Thunder Over Hocking River Rise
A stormy night caused the Hocking River to rise as Jupiter Pluvius unleashed a heavy downpour. Government gauge at Millview recorded 11.8 feet by 8 am, up 1.8 feet in the night, with flood stage at 17 feet and bottom lands affected.
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Jupiter Pluvius
Jupe
Hocking
C. M
France
Millview
Ohio Bell plans $71 million five year expansion
Cleveland Feb 24 Ohio Bell Telephone Co announces a five year program costing 71 million dollars for plant and equipment additions across its territory. Of the amount 15.98 million will be spent this year with 25 000 new subscribers expected in 1925 and 133 000 in five years as unification of service nears completion except Columbus. Taxes for last year totaled 2 219 515 dollars on 511 496 telephones.
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Cleveland, O
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Ohio
Randolph Eide
Columbus
Ohio Bell
Ohio State
Earthquake Recorded in West Denver Area
Regis College seismograph expert Father A W Forestall reported a major quake lasting 29 minutes from 5 01 to 5 30 p m beginning yesterday with peak at 5 13 p m The disturbance was located about 2200 miles southwest marking one of the year’s most serious seismic events.
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Denver
Colo
A. W. Forestall
Regis College
Father Forestall
Senate sends Underwood Muscle Shoals bill back to conference
The Senate voted to return the Underwood Muscle Shoals bill to conference amid expected delays before it can be brought out again for final action. The delay postpones the measure as negotiators work to resolve remaining issues.
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Washington
Underwood Muscle Shoals
Senate
Democrats Appoint Bloom and Huffman to State Utilities
Governor Donahey announced the nomination of Earl D. Bloom of Bowling Green and James W. Huffman of Barnesville to the State Utilities Commission at 6000 dollars a year each. Bloom would succeed C. C. Marshall for the 1929 term and Huffman would replace George T. Poor for the 1931 term. The Senate confirmation was sought that afternoon.
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Columbus
Donahey
Earl D. Bloom
Bowling Green
James W. Huffman
Barnesville
State Utilities Commission
Senate
Bloom
Huffman
C. C. Marshall
Sidney
George T. Poor
Cincinnati
Niece Claims Booth Lived Years After Lincoln Killing
Blanche Debar Booth, Booth's niece, asserts he lived beyond 1865 and died in Enid Oklahoma in 1903. She cites a San Francisco sighting in 1867 and a Memphis preserved body, with varied burial stories cited by Finis Bates and others.
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John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Minneapolis
Minn
Blanche Debar Booth
Booth
Enid
Oklahoma
St. Louis
San Francisco
Lanybod
Miss Booth
Mathers
Ford
Doctor Wilson
Washington, D. C
Memphis
Tenn
Finis L. Bates
Gasoline Prices Seen Rising by Local Dealers
Local dealers predicted this morning that gasoline would advance from 20 1/2 cents though no definite reason was given. Gasoline reached 20 1/2 cents on February 17, prevailing at most stations and matching Columbus. The highest price in Athens in the past year was 23 cents during a brief summer period.
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Columbus
Athens
Banker Charlies Anderson to Speak at Athens Chamber Forum
Charlies 8. Anderson assistant cashier of Ohio National Bank Columbus will speak at the Athens Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon Wednesday noon. A friend of Ohio University faculty he will discuss his topic Turned Loose in a Bank.
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Charlies
Anderson
Ohio National Bank
Columbus
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Ohio University
George Washington Spent 85 Dollars Yearly on Candles
Records indicate George Washington spent 85 dollars annually for candles. The note suggests candles were used in multiple rooms or areas, reflecting household lighting costs in his era.
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George Washington
Lenda
Miners Idle As Four Peabody Mines Near Marion Prepare Closures
More than a thousand miners at two Peabody Coal Co. mines in Marion county Illinois prepared for an indefinite shutdown. The move follows a lack of demand and price competition with non union Kentucky coal, with four of seven Peabody mines expected to close near here.
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Marion, II
Peabody Coal Co
Peabody
Kentucky
No Stock Sale in Salt Plans in Hocking Valley
Two leaseholders in the Hocking Valley deny plans for a stock sale as they own lands with new deep brine yielding 600 pounds of salts per ton. They say bromine and magnesium could be used for ethyl gas production and alloys, with table salt and calcium chloride among other products, but deny promoting a stock scheme.
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Hocking
Messenger
Hocking Valley
New Marshfield
Chiros Must Take State Tests In West Virginia
West Virginia Supreme Court rules chiropractors must pass a state medical exam before treating patients, placing chiropractic methods in the realm of medicine and surgery under state law. The Feb. 24 decision redefines Chiropractors as practicing medicine for ailments and infirmities.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Red Star Transportation seeks New Lexington to McConnelsville bus line
C O Hammond and the Red Star Transportation Co filed with the State Utilities Commission on February 24 for permission to operate a motor bus service from New Lexington to McConnelsville.
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Columbus
C. O. Hammond
The
Red Star Transportation Co
State Utilities Commission
New Lexington
McConnelsville
Fire devastates Puerto Crug city buildings in Tenerife
Islands blaze rages in Puerto Crug, Tenerife, destroying the city hall a church a public school the law court archives and the telephone company plant.
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Teneriffe
Canary Islands
Puerto Crug
Law Court
Telephone Company
Three Killed as Train Crash Near Manhattan Transfer
A Philadelphia express crashed into the rear of the Havana Limited at Manhattan Transfer near Harrison New Jersey. At least three dead and twenty to thirty injured as diners and cars derailed. Rescue teams rushed to Newark Harrison and New York hospitals.
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Havana Limited
Manhattan Transfer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
New York
Atlantic Coast Fine Express
Miami
Mla
Atlantic Coast Line
Coast Line
Jersey
Hudson River Tunnel
Philadelphia
Florida
Newark
Harrison
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Mother of Student Killed as Train Hits Car in Dennison
Mrs. Sarah J Lapp mother of Harry Lapp Ohio university graduate was killed instantly when a train struck their car near Dennison Ohio on Sunday. Lapp and his sister Estelle were seriously injured and Harry’s fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha brothers report he completed his commerce course and will receive his diploma in June. The hat on Mrs Lapp’s head caught on the locomotive and the engineer did not realize the fatal crash until the train stopped.
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Sarah J Lapp
Harry Lapp
Ohio University
Lapp
Estelle
Dennison
Lambda Chi Alpha House
Commerce Department
Russian Fleet Triggers Balkan Alarm Over Refusal to Return
Sixteen ancient warships anchored at Bizerta provoke diplomatic tensions as Romania Turkey and Britain weigh responses to reinstatement of Wrangel exile fleet from 1920. NATO tensions rise while Lausanne Treaty governs passage through the Dardanelles.
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David M. Church I
U.S
London
Europe
Lizerta
Tunis
General Wrangel
Crimea
Constantinople
Marseilles
France
Bizerta
Russia
Soviet Russia
Rumania
Black Sea
Rumenia
Cam
Great Britain
Turkey
Straits
Dardanelles
Convict to Be Star Witness in Noble County Murder Case
In Marietta Ohio on February 24, eleven tentative jurors heard for the George Siebenschuh case as Elmer Farra, a co defendant already serving a life term for the Caldwell murder of Sheriff Charlie Moore, is expected to testify for the state. The state plans to take the jury to Caldwell to view the crime scene before evidence, with over a hundred witnesses named or called in.
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Marietta
George Siebenschuh
Elmer Farra
Siebenschuh
Caldwell
Noble County
Siedenschuh
Charlies W. Moore
Athens mayor warns to curb dogs and chickens nuisance
Mayor L. A. Koons says Athens residents must prevent dogs and chickens from running loose or face drastic action. He notes police are stretched by calls and hints at possible shotgun self help or a strict leash ordinance to end the nuisance dogging streets and lawns.
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Athens
L. A. Koons
Koons
Gloria Swanson in serious condition in Paris
Gloria Swanson's health worsened in Paris with peritonitis and the prospect of another operation. Doctors predicted at least a month in hospital. plans for sailing to America were postponed.
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Paris
Gloria Swanson
Marquis de la Falalee
America
Miss Swanson
Mner
France
New York
De Beers Warns of Possible Diamond War in Industry
In a Johannesburg statement De Beers warns of a potential clash in the diamond world as alluvial fields intensify competition. It notes the company built its position on years of work and capital and says it may act decisively to guard its interests while denying any desire to injure others.
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Johannesburg
de Beers Mining Group
Safe cracker arrested in Ohio after Huntington thefts
Columbus reports John William Hopkins alias Edward Parker, named by Huntington Chief Midkiff as part of a four person group including a woman, responsible for safes cracked on February 9 at McMahan Motor Car and McMahan Department Store in Huntington. Hopkins held at City Prison after police arrest while trying to enlist in the Army.
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Columbus
Midkiff
Huntington
W. Va
McMahan Motor Car Company
McMahan ,2d Desk
John William Hopkins
Edward Parker
City
Hopkins
United States
ATTRS
Gas Measure Next Sparks House Battle in Columbus
In Columbus on February 11 the House prepared for a tense clash over the city home rule measure and the Bible reading bill after both fell by one vote last week. Leaders signaled a possible reconvening vote if cross-bill trading ends, with a Senate hearing on the two-cent gasoline tax set for tonight and a probable vote next Thursday. A joint session will also address the appropriation bill as panels race to ready it for introduction Friday.
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Columbus
Senate Autos Motive
Senate
House
Flood of bills fills late session in two houses
The last night of the session sees a flood of bills with 132 new in the House and 78 in the Senate raising totals to 616 and 288. A ban on new measures unless by unanimous consent or rule suspension awaits future introductions. Governor Donahey's board appointments await Senate confirmation.
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House
Senate
Donahey
Newspaper Correspondents Protest Violence in Rome
In Rome on February 24 foreign correspondents and organizations met and drafted a protest resolution against personal violence and threats. They asserted their right to gather news from all sources and praised Italian correspondents for discretion in reporting.
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Rome
Why Not Knit A For Spring
A vintage notice invites readers to knit a spring outfit highlighting affordable fashion. It promotes a free knitting manual and models, offering a completed garment for a small fee and return policy details.
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Weeks
Rockefeller
Japan
China
Arthur Brisbane
Star Company
Coolidge
Board For Oil Conservatism
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Mitchell
Gen. Mitchell
Mr. Weeks
Bloom and Huffman
D. D. Dana
Navy Yard
Lew Wallace
Military Court
David E. Herrold
Mrs. Surratt
John
Wilkes Booth
Washington City
Baltimore
Basil Moxley
John T. Ford
Opera
Illinois
Chiros
Score
Philadelphia Express
Passeng
David Sentner
I. N.S
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Menno Hunsberger
John Schumacher
Grand Rapids
Mich
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Italy
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