Train bandits use wild west tactics in midwest robbery
Bandits robbed the Chicago and Alton flyer near Pleasant Hill Illinois early today. They took four registered mail packages valued at about ten dollars during a water haul. Several important registered mail packages had been transferred from the train earlier in Missouri, suggesting advance knowledge of the shipments.
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Middle West
Bloomington
Pleasant Hill
Ill
U. S. Davis
Davis
Missouri
Four-armed gang robs mail train near East Quincy Illinois
Four men with rifles stopped the Hummer, crack Chicago and Aston flyer after crossing the Mississippi and looted two mail cars. Postal officials estimate losses at 125000 dollars with potential for higher, as the train went from Kansas City to Chicago. Witnesses recall the crew being forced to uncouple cars and the robbers disappearing into the night after the theft.
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Quincy
Ilis
Chicago
Mississippi River
Donahu
Donahue
Kansas City
W. A. Longwell
Lousiana
Louisiana
Missouri
A. D. Sizemore
Hoover and Harding Agree On Commerce Department Role
President elect Harding and Herbert Hoover align on department of commerce functions. Hoover will reorganize the department, take charge of foreign commerce and shipping policy, and cut red tape while directing the American relief administration until Washington duties begin.
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New York
Harding
Herbert Hoover
Department of Commerce
Florida
Washington
American Relief Administration
Hoover
Department
United States Shipping Board
Union No. 592 Meets at Mine No. 10 Monday
Local union No. 592 schedules a meeting at Mine No. 10 at one o'clock on Monday. Secretary Mike Krivusti issues the notice.
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Mine No. 10
Mike Krivusti
Wreck Claims Engineer George Pearson and Fireman Leo Hillis
New Lexington reports a freight train flange failure near town early today. Engineer George Pearson aged about 36 of Corning and Fireman Leo Hillis about 25 of Moxahala died as the rear engine and two cars overturned on a sharp curve. No other crew injured. T and O C detoured via Crooksville all day.
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New Lexington
George Pearson
Corning
Leo Hillis
Moxohala
Crooksville
Seventeen Die of Sleeping Disease in Cleveland
The seventeenth death from sleeping sickness in Cleveland since January 1 occurred today. Miss Sarah Singer, ill for several weeks, is the deceased. Health board officials report 22 current cases and 39 total cases in the city since the year began.
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Cleveland
Sarah Singer
Health Board
Jackson Underwear Co Returns to Production in Sandusky
In Sandusky Ohio on February 25 the Jackson Underwear Company resumed operations after a six week idle period and officials expect full production to resume in a few weeks. Other local plants expanding are Maibohm Motors and Farrell Cheek Foundry with more workers and higher output.
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Sandusky, O
Jackson Underwear Company
Maibohm Motors Company
Farrell-Cheek Foundry
Denton Cy Young to Coach Newcomerstown High
Former American League star Cy Young will return to baseball as coach of Newcomerstown High School. The 0Q, February 25 report states his next appearance on the diamond will be in this coaching role for the local team.
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Newcomerstown
Denton
Cy” Young
Springfield high school brick laying class leads in nation
A brick laying class with over twenty students becomes a regular part of Springfield High School industrial department making history as the first such program in the United States.
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Springfield
Springfield High School Industrial Department
United States
Sea horse Owns Unique Phehinsile Tail Among Fish
A sea horse is described as the only fish with a phehinsile tail, highlighting its distinctive anatomy.
Hoover to Take Cabinet Place
President elect Harding announces Herbert Hoover named Secretary of Commerce and Henry Wallace named Secretary of Agriculture in his cabinet. Hoover confirms he was invited to join the cabinet and will continue directing European relief policies.
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Hoover
ST. Augustine
Fla
Harding
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Henry Wallace
Agriculture
New York
California
Steel unions push for nationwide reorganization plan
Washington February 25 Leaders of the American Federation of Labor in session consider a national campaign to reorganize steel industry unions. The executive council supports a committee that followed the 1919 steel workers strike. A summer drive to add members is planned. a new strike is deemed unlikely for now, but a conflict is viewed as inevitable.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Executive Council
Steel Workers
Harding Aims for Cooperative Ties with Congress
Harry M. Daugherty, Harding's chief lieutenant, says cooperation with Congress will be the hallmark of the administration. He plans to resume talks with leading Republican senators after returning to Washington, stressing a government that shares power and avoids one man rule.
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L. C. Martin
United Press
Washington
Harding
Harry M. Daugherty
Daugherty
Columbus
Ohio
Senate
New Damon Oil Company Incorporation in Columbus
New incorporation announced for the Damon Oil Company of Logan with capital of 16006 dollars. Directors listed include E. W. Davis L. P. Mooney and Vance Webb in Columbus on February 25.
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NEW Oil Company
Columbus
Damon Oil Company
Logan
E. W. Davis
L. P. Mooney
Vance Webb
Ohio Senate Adjourns. Harding Inauguration Cited
In Columbus Ohio on February 25 the Senate adjourned until March 8 and the House will reconvene next Tuesday for a short session before recess to attend the Harding inauguration. The big reorganization plan bill will be introduced next week. Senator Jones of Meigs proposed a bill exempting World War I veterans from state school tuition.
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Columbus
Senate
Harding
House
Jones
Meigs
Bishops Triumph Over Kenyon 48 to 19 in Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan’s basketball quintet rolled to a 48 to 19 victory over Kenyon in Delaware Ohio on February 25. TheOWU offense dominated the game as Kenyon struggled to score throughout.
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Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan
Kenyon
K P Banquet Set for Thursday March 3
The annual K of P lodge banquet will be held Thursday evening March 3. Members are urged to purchase tickets by Monday evening.
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K. OF P
K. of P. Lodge
Revival Services At Plains M E Church This Sunday
Revival services begin Sunday evening at The Plains M E Church led by Rev V Ahlbrand with assistance from other M E pastors and workers. Millfield M E church will hold preaching services Sunday morning.
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the Plains M. E
V. Ahlbrand
M. E
Millfield M. E
Illinois Senate to Legalize Horse Racing with Pair Mutual Machines
A bill in the Illinois Senate by Senator John Denvir would legalize horse racing under state commission regulation. The measure would permit the use of pair mutual betting machines.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Senate
John Denvir
Chicago
Ten rookies head to Shreveport for Yankee camp
Ten rookies for places on the New York Yankee team left New York for Shreveport Louisiana to open activities. The trip signals the start of spring training as the club begins evaluating potential roster additions and preparing for the season.
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Bluebirds
New York
New York Yankee
Shreveport
Louisiana
Beers explode at West Side police station
Cleveland police report three bottles of homemade beer exploded inside the West Side station. A sergeant fired a riot gun after the blasts shattered the quiet. No injuries reported.
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Cleveland
West Side
Athena plans Rosebud photo feature of five coeds
Ohio University Athena staff will hold an election next week to choose five prettiest and most popular girls in college events. Full page photographs of the five coeds will form the introductory Rosebud section of the Athena, expected to be a popular annual addition.
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Athena
Ohio University
Actress Attaches Bishop's Accounts Seeks Freedom
Mrs. William Darius Bishop known as Bianca files for separation and seeks control of about $600,000 across fourteen banks and holdings in public service firms. The former star of Paid in Full confronts matrimonial issues as she seeks name change and removal from her husband’s affairs in New Haven.
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William Darius Bishop
Bianca Et
Jane Doe
Herusband
New Haven
Patrolman Slana Charged With Theft in Cleveland Suburb
Cleveland suburb Bretenahl patrolman John Slana was arrested for stealing a telephone cash box and its contents from a local garage on February 25. The case involves the loss of cash and the box during a reported break in.
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Cleveland, CO
John Slana
Bretenahl
Cleveland
Greece Warns of Fight Over Sevres Treaty Revisions
London reports Premier Lloyd George moves to involve German delegates in talks on reparations. The Near East issue is to be delayed as Turkish and Greek delegations arrive to discuss the Sevres treaty. Greece vows to resist any changes and defend Asia Minor, pledging to fight if needed.
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ED L. Keen
London
Allied Supreme Council
Lloyd George
Near East
Sevres
Thrace
Smyrna
Turkey
Greece
Asia Minor
Serres
Ohio Senate Keeps Inaugural Session Busy In Columbus
The Ohio Senate conducted today while the House adjourned to await the Harding inaugural. The Wenner physical education bill failed in the House for lack of a constitutional majority. The Senate advanced several bills to the House, including a legislative probe of gas production and distribution. Governor Davis considers signature on multiple measures including extending electric lines, changing hunting season dates, and harsher penalties for felonious assault on a female under 14.
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Columbus
Senate
House
Harding
Wenner
Don V. Parker
Ashtabula
Bender
Ohio
Atwood
General County Fund
Davis
Communists Win 30 Seats in Prussian Diet
Berlin February 24 The German communists polled 1.2 million votes in Sundays ballot for the Prussian landtag their first official appearance capturing 30 seats. They join the independent socialists with 28 deputies to form the Far Left opposition wing of the chamber.
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Berlin
Landtag
Diet
Chamber
Man's Body Found In Cincinnati Office
Berhard G. Moormann a 42 year old building contractor was found with a bullet wound in his head in his Cincinnati office last night His father found him after he failed to return home Police reported no weapon was located in the room Coroner D C Handley investigates whether death was murder or self inflicted Moormann had been ill for months
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Cincinnati
D. C. Handley
Berhard G. Moormann
Moormann
Sinn Fein provocation blamed for soldier deaths in Ireland
General McReady told troops Sinn Fein acts would not be indulged by savages in Central Africa and urged discipline. He reported five unarmed soldiers killed this week three at Woodford and two at Bandon, saying the killings were deliberate attempts to provoke reprisals and fuel propaganda at home and abroad.
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Dublin
Central
Africa
Sinn Fein
McReady
Ireland
Woodford
Bandon
Ohio Senate considers anti bribery bill for baseball players
The Ohio senate reviews a house passed bill making it a felony to bribe a professional baseball player or to solicit bribes to throw a game. Penalties: up to 10,000 fine and 1 to 5 years imprisonment. Rep Harding of Warren county was the only dissent.
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Columbus
Ohio State Senate
House
Harding
Warren County
Dead Soldier Returns to Find Wife Remarried
Mrs Grace Robertson of Lafayette Georgia sobs as she learns a "dead" husband Fred Williams, reported dead in France in 1918, has landed and will return home. She had remarried and collected war risk insurance on Williams, her first husband, and now must face the new situation.
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Lafayette
Grace Robertson
Fred Williams
France
War Department
Aquitania
Williams
Robertson
New Trial Sought in Eaton Chloroform Case
Craig B. Gilmore 26 seeks a new trial after being found guilty of mistreating Miss Amy Von Kamel 26 a domestic science teacher in Eaton. Attorneys filed the motion citing alleged unlawful acts including climbing a ladder entering the boarding house bedroom and using chloroform.
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Eaton, O
Craig B. Gilmore
Amy von Kamel
Eaton
Gilmore
Miss von Kamel
Fritzmiller Claims Alienation of Affections in Divorce
Bruno Fritzmiller testifies in his wife’s divorce suit that the onija board caused the alienation of her affections. The case centers on alleged improper influence and the breakdown of the marriage amid claims of diverted loyalties.
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Chicago
Bruno Fritzmiller
Onija Board
Dance event at Junior Hall this Saturday
Public dance announced for Saturday evening February 26 at Junior Hall. Gents admission 75 cents and ladies 25 cents.
Odd Fellows Meeting Notice in Third Degree
If you're an Odd Fellow be at the hall at 7 p m tonight. Work in third degree. Geo Minnemyer N G.
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Geo. Minnemyer, N. G
Presenting Babes Seem to Run in the South Family
Mrs Eva May Swain of Jacksonville Florida has followed in the footsteps of her mother in bearing children. Her husband Willis H Swain learns five of the ten babies are not his, and she does not acknowledge the acts. Two of the five children are fathered elsewhere.
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Babes
Eva May Swain
Willis H. Swain
Jacksonville
Fla
Swain
Ohio University basketball tournament opens with multiple matchups
Southeast Ohio high schools gather for the Ohio University tournament with games scheduled from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. including Athens, Hamilton Township, Canal Winchester, Lancaster, Crooksville and others. George Little of Miami University officiates. Ohio University hosts a game against Little’s five at 7 p.m. results show Athens 22, Thornville 25, Hamden 12, with Canal Winchester 20, Columbus Aquinas 15.
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Southeastern Ohio
Ohio University
Hamden
Thornville
Athens
Hamilton Township
John Hancock
Newport
Sciotiville
Nelsonville
Lancaster
Glenford
Rutland
Crookaville
McConnelaville
Corning
Crooksville
George Little
Miami University
Little
Mornacores
Battin
K. Sharp
Ines
Wise
Ed Sharp
Canal Winchester
Columbus Aquinas
Bremen
Shawnee
Gelnford
Ashville
McArthur
Rutland Va
Planters to cut world cotton output next season
United Press reports major producers plan significant curtailment of cotton. World average output could fall about fifty percent if plans hold, with American acreage down 20 to 25 percent, Egypt down 66 percent, and East Indies cuts noted as prices stay near floor.
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Harold D. Jacobs
United Press
New York
East Indies
Theodore H. Price
Commerce and Finance
United Press Today
Trial testimony links Felts to Matewan evictions case
Williamson West Virginia felt. Thomas L Felts brother of ten Matewan victims testified in the Albert C Felts trial. He presented pages photographs and records to aid his testimony and offered a list of valuables the Felts brothers likely owned. He denied charging defendants with taking specific items though questioned about a pawned ring and a revolver holster. The state pressed on alleging evictions aimed at ousting miners from homes to force a return to work ending the strike. Felts struggled to recall certain details as the court pressed for lines of association.
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Ry J. F. Beaman
United Press
Williamson
W. Va
Thomas L. Felts
Matewan
Albert C. Felts
Felts
Striki
Bert
J. J. Condiff
Ced
Sid Hatfield
Hatfield
Condiff
Artrol
Attack on Mrs Kearney in Newport street
Emma Baliman was examined after an assault on Mrs Kearney on a Newport street. Miss Baliman pulled a knife, slashing Mrs Kearney's arm. the attacker said she had never seen the victim before.
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Newport
Emma Baliman
Elcieta
Attention special Paramathia notice at 6 P M
A terse public notice announces a 6 PM session on Paramathia work in a specified degree. The fragmentary text provides minimal details beyond the time and subject, lacking clear dates or organizers.
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Edward White
United States Supreme Court
Smashup
Perry County
Federation of Labor
Congress
Ouldierg
Tom Jones
Bianca West
Parker
Gwendolyn Swain
Swain Peeten
Tom Felts
Fred M. McKay
W. M
J. A. Palmer
Secy
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Information Bureau
Agrom
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