Three American balloonists near Mattice on Arctic dog sled dash
The three U S Navy balloonists on a record North air trip are nearing Mattice after Moose Factory. They will entrain home with Royal Canadian Mounted Police meeting them. Indian guides and fast dogs are keeping the trail safe despite gales and thaw risks.
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James R. Kelley
United Press
Mattiche
Ont
North
Moose Factory
Mattice
Royal Canadian
Dominion
Haileybury
Ottawa
Canada
Kloor
Farrell
Hinton
Indiana
Hudson Bay Company
Long Portage
Moose Fackh
Ohio School Building Costs Rise Per Pupil
The average cost of constructing a school building in Ohio has risen from 203 to 389 dollars per pupil over the last seven years, according to the state department of public instruction.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Public Instruction
Ohio peace officers plan crime prevention conference
Plans for aggressive attacks on crime will be considered at a conference in Columbus Tuesday. Sheriff Holycross announced the meeting, stating the present crime wave makes organized prevention necessary.
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Need United Force
Columbus
Ohio
Holycross
Ohio state budget to rise 36 million for 1919 21
State Budget Commissioner John B Harper will present a budget to the house finance committee showing a two year increase of 36 000 000 from the current period due to a new school levy and highway levy. The cost to run the government July 1 1919 to July 1 1921 is estimated at 55 413 365 and total appropriations would be 91 803 520.
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Columbus
Ohio
House Finance Committee
John B. Harper
Harper
Mine Fire Rages Under Whole City
An abandoned air shaft under West Scranton, Scranton, caused a massive mine fire attack sending black smoke and gases into the city. Workers risk their lives 400 feet underground, frantically building supports to prevent roof collapse as firefighters battle the blaze.
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Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
West Scranton
Christmas Offering Totaled 400 for Orphans Abroad
The Christmas offering at St. Pauls Church raised 400 dollars for orphans and destitute children in Europe. The Rt. Rev. Bishop immediately forwarded the funds to the proper authorities.
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ST. Pauls
Paul's Church
Europe
Change in naturalization laws aimed at women in bill
Washington dispatch reports a House immigration committee version of a drastic naturalization reform. The bill ends automatic citizenship from marriage, requires individual applications, five years residence for women abroad, and proof of reading ability. It also bars those with anarchist beliefs and sets court proof for the 18 to 21 year old eligibility window.
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Washington
House Immigration Committee
House
Johnson
Congress
United States
No Retail Price Drop for Smoking Tobacco Soon
New York January 7 There will be no decrease in retail tobacco prices for two years despite drops in price paid to planters. American Tobacco Company and United Cigar Stores officials say reductions now do not affect finished product for two years due to curing time. Foreign exchange issues have cut exports temporarily, risking a market glut while growers may see higher leaf prices when resolved.
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New York
American Tobacco Company
United Cigar Stores
American Taco Company
Ohio Student Dies at Home in Wales Mill
Miss Iva Myrle Bowen about 20, a student at Ohio University until vacation, died at her Wales Mill home last night. Roommate Mrs. Julia Day learned of the death at 77 East Mulberry street. Illness began with tonsillitis and a nervous condition led to heart failure.
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Ohio
Iva Myrle Bowen
Ohio University
Wales Mill
Julia Day
East Mulberry Street
Miss Bowen
Argentine Fears Tariff War After Penrose Withdrawal
In Buenos Aires on January 7, Havana Penrose withdrew opposition to the emergency tariff bill in Congress. Argentine and U S businessmen fear passage will trigger a tariff war. Trading houses face possible failure, while others see a depression and doubt profitability in trade between Argentina and the United States due to higher duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Sena Tor Boise Penrose
United States Congress
United States
Argentina
New Marshfield to Have Military Funeral Saturday
New Marshfield Ohio January 7 1919 Private Roy L Davis died in France November 38 1918 of pneumonia. His body was brought home for burial with a military service at 11 am Saturday at the M E church conducted by Rev L O Dabritz. Interment in New Marshfield cemetery. Davis served with Co B 334th Infantry 84th Division son of Mrs Perkins Guysville and brother of Mrs Charles Farner near New Marshfield.
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New Marshfield
Roy L. Davis
France
M. E
L. O. Dabritz
Davis
Co. B
334Th Infantry
Perkins
Guysville
Charles Farner
Oil Stock Sucker Trip Nets Jeweler $30K Four Swindlers
David Ellman a St. Louis jeweler asked Cleveland detectives to find four philanthropic men who lured him with promises of rich oil stock. A Wichita Falls man found $108 and a prospectus and later others joined, culminating in a Cleveland hotel with $30,000 from Ellman. The quartet then caused a stock drop and kept most funds. Ellman received only travel reimbursements.
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Cleveland
David Ellman
St. Louis
Elman
J. B. Price
Wichita Falls
Texas
Ellman
Glouster Man With Paternity Charge Jailed
Sheriff Parker returned to the county jail with Clarence Beckley of Guernsey county. charged with paternity by Mary C. Hale. Authorities differed on Beckley age. hearing set for Saturday with Beckley held in jail until proceedings.
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Glouster
Herb Parker
Clarence Beckley
Guernsey County
Mary C. Hale
Beckley
Public weary of fund drives say no to charity appeals
Chicago January 7 The public has tied its purse strings and rejects large charitable fund drives. United Press survey finds most intensive appeals fail nationwide. Charles A. Piez former war shipping board head says drive era ended and a new method is needed as volunteers are scarce.
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Chicago
United Press
United States
Charles A. Piez
United States Shipping Board
Middle West
Piez
Athens Citizens Prepare for Inaugural Event
A number of Athens residents prominent in politics plan to attend the inaugural ceremony for Harry Columbus on Monday January 10. The local group traveling to the exercises will be one of the largest ever to leave the city.
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Athens
Harry
Harry Lumbus
Veterans Aid Police Veterans Aid In Crime Cleanup
Police and American Legion officials in Cleveland plan a crime cleanup campaign with 7000 county veterans available for patrols. Mayor Fitzgerald and Chief Smith will arm and assign many veterans to regular beats during spare time after careful screening to avoid irresponsible individuals.
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Cleveland
American Legion
John P. Dempsey
Cuyahoga County
Fitzgerald
Smith
Public dance at Junior Hall Saturday evening
A public dance is announced for Saturday night at Junior Hall. Tickets cost 75 cents for gents and 25 cents for ladies, offering an affordable social event in the community.
Young boy confesses to fires in Conneaut Ohio
A local boy, arrested for theft, confessed to starting three incendiary fires in Ashtabula county. Fire Chief Gough said one blaze endangered the business district in Ashtabula, another damaged a hotel in Conneaut, and a third struck the county jail two weeks earlier. Police will seek an alienist examination.
Kane Sees Early Spring Warmth Bushes Bloom
Kane Pennsylvania reports springlike warmth despite high altitude. Pansies bloom and fish worms appear on sidewalks as mild temperatures set in.
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Kane
Criticism Grows Over Cox Pardon Of Lifelong Murderer Holden
In Cleveland on January 7, a storm of protest arose over Governor Cox pardoning Harry H. Holden after eleven years of a life sentence for murder. Critics note the crime epidemic context and urge a change limiting governors to pardon lifers without substantial reasons. Judges and civic groups joined the opposition, arguing that lifers often serve less time than those convicted of lesser crimes.
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Cleveland
Cox
Harry H. Holden
Women's Civic Association
Portrait of La Follette Restored to Governor Office
Madison Wisconsin January 17 Governor Blaine inau gurated ordered the portrait of Senator Robert M La Follette restored to its place in the governors office The portrait will likely hang in the governor s private office instead.
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Madison, Wis
Robert M. Lafollette
Lafollette
John J. Blaine
Wood pulp cellulose used in sausage casings invention
A new sausage casing material uses wood pulp cellulose for casing. The development highlights an alternative to traditional animal based casings, aiming to improve manufacturing efficiency and product consistency.
Tariff Means Better Things for Everybody
Middle western financiers and business men urge swift passage of an emergency agricultural tariff law to curb unemployment and stabilize prices. They credit pressure from farmers and industry for Senator Penrose’s shift to support the tariff in this Congress.
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Chicago
Penrose
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial Bank
West
John M. Glenn
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Enn
Nationwide Plot Found to Keep Costs Up in Housing
Senate Reconstruction Committee unearthed a nationwide conspiracy to boost home construction costs. Senator Calder of New York said the plot will be fully exposed when the committee resumes its inquiry next week. He floated a bill for federal charters and licensing for manufacturers and labor organizations.
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A. L. Bradford Washington
Senate Committee On Reconstruction
Calder
New York
Senate Committee
Northwest Coal Prices Rise After Lake Erie Pool Order
A. G. Gutheim testified before the senate coal committee that Service Order No. 10, aimed at pooling shipments to Lake Erie ports, shifted northwest coal from contract to spot sales, enabling railroads to charge higher prices. He described the protest as ineffective despite rail union opposition.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lake Erie
Northwest
Senate Coal Committee
A. G. Gutheim
Am Railway Association
Nren
Guthein
Men's suits see record low prices in Cleveland
Prices of suits for men and women were at lower levels here today than at any time since 1915. Merchants said the usual winter cut has been increased by from 25 to 65 percent to move ore stocks before spring.
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Cleveland
Girl Rewarded for Bravery in Kingston Bank Robbery
Beatrice Krausefer, 16, a bank clerk in Chillicothe, Ohio, received a gold watch as a reward for turning in an alarm during a Kingston bank robbery. She faced threats from bandits who warned they would shoot her but she still activated the alarm.
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Chillicothe, CO
Beatrice Krausefer
Kingston Bank
Two Murderers Paid the Penalty
In Columbus Ohio two Cleveland men were electrocuted for the murders of their wives. Joseph Dell aged 26 and Robert O Neil 28, both residents of Cleveland, faced death at the state penitentiary after breaking on the threshold of execution and displaying contrasting reactions on the death march.
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Columbus, O
Joseph Dell
Cleveland
Robert O'Neil
State
O'Neil
Dell
Tennessee blue law bill targets Sunday operations
Nashville Tenn Jan 7 The most drastic of the so called blue laws ever proposed in the South has been introduced in the Tennessee senate The bill will prohibit on Sundays operation of freight and passenger trains playing of baseball operation of theatres or moving picture houses publication of Sunday newspapers opening of drug stores or soda fountains selling buying or trading goods on Sundays.
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Nashville
Tenn
South
Tennessee Senate
Coal miners in Athens county face downturn in orders
A large number of miners in Athens county have been out of work or working far fewer hours over the past two weeks. Mine officials report slow demand, with New Pittsburg No. 10 closed and prices fluctuating. Dealers note lower retail coal prices, while delivery costs push up consumer costs. The wage scale has one more year to run, and many small mines have closed amid broader regional slowdowns.
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Athens County
New Pittsburg
Dara
Orde
Ct Canaan Coal Company
Athens
Columbus Coal Operators’ Association
West Virginia
Slump in 1920 Burley Tobacco Prices Cited
Cincinnati Jan 7 The drop in burley tobacco prices across Kentucky will not affect the retail market for some time says W H Whiteman president of the Kenton loose leaf tobacco warehouse company Covington Kentucky He notes the market lag and storage factors cushioning consumers from price shifts.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
W. H. Whiteman
Kenton Loose Leaf
Coving
Dance at Which Hall Albany Saturday
A Saturday event titled Dance at Which Hall in Albany is scheduled for Saturday evening. Organizer details and exact venue name are unclear from the fragment.
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Albany
Unclear archival line from 1981 document
Fragmentary OCR note references government terror and civil power themes with unclear actors. The readable portion suggests a discussion of human rights, autonomy, and possible political context but lacks verifiable names, dates, or locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bas Bey
Uni
D . Dan
Maccabee Benefit Set for Jan 17 by I O O
A Maccabee benefit event is announced for Monday January 17 organized by the I O O F lodge. The notice mentions a couple and a war tax context, with details read as a local civic notice in the paper.
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Dillon
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America
Veterans Rae
AID Police
Gokis
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Dehartaent
Ashington Informatieau
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