Wilson resumes active role in Democratic politics
Former president Woodrow Wilson shows renewed energy as Jackson Day events approach. He sends more frequent messages to Democratic groups from Washington and may participate in the 1924 campaign if it pursues his ideals. Wilson praises party renewal and calls for principled action to elevate national purpose.
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George R. Holmes
N.S
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Wilson
S Street
Pittsburg
Ublic
Stop Shipping of War Munitions to Mexico
Washington January 8 President Coolidge orders halt to arms shipments into Mexico. Treasury Secretary Mellon directs customs agents along the gulf coast and Rio Grande to stop all war munitions movements except those from the war department to the Obregon government, with Justice agents aiding.
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Washington
Plans A Fight For Delegates
St Louis January 8 A Dempsey Gibbons fifteen round decision bout proposed for Cleveland Ohio during the Republican national convention announced today by James Mullen of Chicago promoter of the Leonard Mitchell fight in Chicago last May and other minor contests who now aims to challenge Tex Rickard.
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ST. Louis
Cleveland
Ohio
James Mullen
Chicago
Leonard Mitchell
Tex Rickard
Judge Fines Smugglers With Cigars In Court
Akron police court scene as two men defy an anti smoking ordinance. Judge A F O Neil orders contempt fines and promises a box of cigars for each violator. Detective Pappano and spectator Sam Friedman are noted in the exchange.
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A. F. O'Neil
Akron
C. Worth Bailey
Pasquale Pappano
Sam Friedman
Judge O'Neil
Pappano
Bolshevik Leader Trotsky Stricken by Illness Forcing Downgrade
Moscow reports Leo Trotsky, war commissar and key Bolshevik figure, suffers head and throat illness forcing him to relinquish duties. Official bulletin cites influenza onset November 5 with fever, weight loss, bronchial symptoms, and need for treatment in a milder climate. Lenin also incapacitated.
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Moscow
Leon Trotsky
Lenine
Commissary of Health
Trotsky
Seminshke
Foerster
Goutier
Konchalovsky
Alexandroff
Pelzner
Lenin
Tractor course teaches operators at Urbana township school
A tractor course for farmers at Urbana township schoolhouse teaches operation adjustment repair and overhaul with actual expenses charged. The program follows the state Smith Hughes agricultural education law and is conducted by a trained tractor mechanic.
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Urbana
Smith- -Hughes
Behringer Loses $2500 Bonus Suit Against DeFiance Pressed Steel
In Defiance Ohio a jury by 11 to 1 verdict refused Grover F Behringer a $2500 unpaid bonus claim from his tenure as general superintendent with the De fiance Pressed Steel Co The award was in 1922 but later appealed and remanded for retrial in common pleas court
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Defiance
Grover F. Behringer
Defiance Pressed Steel Company
Behringer
Common Pleas Court
American Fleets Plan Mock Battle Near Panama Canal
Two great American fleets head toward the Panama Canal to stage a picturesque and realistic battle next week. The exercise tests canal defense under tense U S hostilities assumptions aboard the transport Cameras en route to Panama.
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Panama Canal Zone
United States
Panama _ canal
Garage owner slain by bandits in Ohio
Toledo Ohio January 8 authorities search for two bandits who killed Arlington Elliott 42 a co owner of a Holland garage. Elliott was found dead with a bullet through the temple after cash drawer was taken and the bandits escaped. Police believe one knocked him unconscious and the other shot him as he tried to draw a gun.
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Toledo
Ohio
Arlington Elliott
Holland
Elliott
Farm blocs oppose Mellon tax plan in Congress
Senator Capper of Kansas says farm blocs will join the opposition to Secretary Mellon’s tax reform. He argues relief should target those with the heaviest burdens, and that millionaire tax cuts are excessive. He urges lawmakers to aid farmers and workers first while shaping broader relief.
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W. K. Hutchinson
1. N.S
Washington, Jan
Congress
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Senate
Sloe
Mellon
Capper
Cagper
Predict Early Defeat of the Tory Rule in Britain
London observers predict the Baldwin government will fall early as the new Parliament opens. Liberal figures like Dr. Spero arrive at dawn, Lady Terrington leads eight women MPs into the chamber, while Asquith sits ill. The day includes re election of Speaker Whitley and greetings from Baldwin, Lloyd George and Ramsay MacDonald.
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Ain
Faldwin
Spero
Lady Terrington
Baron Terrington
Commons
H. H. Asquith
Terrington
James Whitley
Stanley Baldwin
Lloyd George
Ramsey McDonald
Labor Party
King George
Auguste Edouart's Silhouette Mastery Noted Worldwide
Auguste Edouart is recognized as the world's greatest master of silhouette art, renowned for his precise profiles and expansive influence across continents. His work set standards in likeness and form, earning lasting acclaim among collectors and historians alike.
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Auguste Edouart
Silhouette
Williams elected vice president of UMWA District 17
Charleston W Va Jan 8 Election of Kt M Williams Morgantown to succeed William Perry as vice president of District 17 United Mine Workers of America announced at district headquarters. A special election followed a protest over methods used when Petry was chosen. Williams 3479 Petry 5450 Nick Aiello 1614.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kt. M. Williams
Morgantown
William Perry
United Mine Workers of America
Petry
Williama
Nick Aiello
Labor flare in Chicago after deadly clashes at union hall
Police bolstered with 60 officers as clashes between two city unions turn deadly in Bricklayers' hall and Haymarket square. John Gilmore dies from chest wound after firing, John Dunne critically wounded, Patrick Berrell shot in legs during events tied to a West Side meeting to install Frank Buchanan as business agent.
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Chicago
Til
Collins
Awear
Central
Desplaines
West Side
John Gilmore
John Dunne
Bridge & Structural Tron Workers’ Union
Bricklayers’ Hall
Frank Buchanan
Illnois
Dunné
Gilmore
Patrick Berrell
Texas Ballots to be Counted Again for the Senators
All ballots from Texas in the 1922 senatorial race will be brought to Washington for recount under the Senate committee on privileges and elections. The move, announced this afternoon, follows George L. B. Peddy's contest to unseat Senator Earl B. Mayfield.
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Washington
Jan
Texas
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
George L. B. Peddy
Earl B. Mayfield
Bayview Foundry laborers strike over foreman Bain
Forty Bayview Foundry laborers in Sandusky Ohio struck after officials refused to discharge foreman James Bain described as a slave driver. Bain was badly beaten before the strike. Police arrested striker Al McLairland on an assault charge filed by Bain.
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Sandusky
Bayview Foundry Company
James Bain
Bain
al Mclarland
Ohio University Reopens After Christmas Vacation
Classes resumed at Ohio University at 7 30 o clock Tuesday after a 16 day Christmas break. Normal attendance is reported as students return from vacations in and near Athens. Final exams begin January 22 and the second semester starts February.
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Ohio University
Athens
Senate passes resolution to probe speculators in boards of trade
In Washington on January 8 the Senate adopted a resolution urging the secretary of agriculture to investigate activities of speculators in boards of trade across the nation. The measure aims to curb suspected market manipulation and promote fair trading practices.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
Canton Police arrest man in Ruth Hunter death case
Louis F. Griffith, about 32, Lafayette College graduate, was arrested at 8:30 a.m. in Canton on suspicion connected with the death of Ruth Hunter found on the Richville Reed road. He is held for interrogation as coroner H. Shorb prepares his preliminary report amid a private meeting with the girl's mother.
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Canton
Louis F. Griffith
Griffith
Ruth Hunter
Richville-Reed
Lafayette College
Central Station
Packard
Walter Ruff
Stark County
Captain Clarke
Swope
Fromm and
Streitenberger
Lengel
Clarke
H. Shorb
Missing Airmen Drill Flight Crew Vanished Overnight
Wilbur Wright Field officials seek word from Major Norman Peek and Lieutenant C Kuntz after they departed Dayton in a free balloon at 9 30 Monday morning for a short flight. After 28 hours with no contact, officials fear the craft may have landed near Wingfoot Lake and headed east as it disappeared from sight about 16 00 yesterday.
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Dayton, O
Wilbur Wright
Norman Peek
C. ©. Kuntz
Wingfoot Lake
Akron
Trial of Unger and 24 others delayed in booze ring case
The federal trial for former Mayor Daolph Unger and twenty-four Tiffin residents charged with operating a million-dollar alcohol ring in Toledo was postponed by Judge J. M. Killitts until January 23 after originally setting January 15.
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Toledo
Daolph Unger
J. M. Killitts
Heater Blows Through Roof in Cincinnati Fire
In North Fairmount Charles Stopkey a 49 year old engineer lighted a homemade hot water heater and it exploded blasting the contraption through the house roof. The blast injured Stopkey severely with burns over his body and wrecked the home though two children on the first floor escaped serious harm.
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Cincinnati, CO
Charles Stopkey
North Fairmount
Stopkey
Treasured Oil Portraits Donated to Oglethorpe University
Two valuable original oil paintings were donated to Oglethorpe University Atlanta by Mrs. J. M. High as a Christmas gift. One depicts General James Edward Oglethorpe founder of the state of Georgia and the other a portrait of Lady Oglethorpe, said to be unique. The works were bought in London and presented to the university.
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Ogelthorpe University
Atlanta
Oglethorpe University
James Edward Oglethorpe
State of Georgia
Tady Oglethorpe
London
J. M. High
Juvenile Judges to Seek Law Revisions at Ohio Meet
In Columbus probate judges from 88 counties gather for the annual Association of Probate Judges of Ohio meeting. Discussion centers on revising probate and juvenile laws with State Auditor Tracy and Secretary of State Brown among the speakers. An evening dinner is planned.
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Columbus
Law
Association of Probate Judges of Ohio
Tracy
Brown
Guards Sent to Quiet Liquor Mobs in Williamson County
Salem Illinois January 8 The third battalion of the 140th infantry Illinois National Guard has been ordered to proceed at earliest convenience to Williamson County. Company I 180th Infantry is being mobilized here this noon. Serious trouble has broken out in Williamson County as a result of prohibition raids. The units mobilized include Company A Cairo Company B Mount Vernon Machine Gun Company Paris and headquarters Company Carbondale.
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Salem
Ill
140Th Infantry
Illinois National Guard
Williamson County
180Th Infantry
Williiamstown
Cairo
Mount Vernon
Paris
Carbondale
Prohibition Raids Net Several Arrests in City and Benton
Federal agents and deputized citizens under Special Prohibition Commissioner Armitage of Chicago conducted a series of raids. Men and one woman are jailed here or in Benton on charges of violations of the prohibition laws, resulting from the third sweep conducted last night and early today.
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Benton
Armitage
Chicago
Grenade Thrown at Kemal Pasha in Smyrna Attack
Ottoman leader Mustapha Kemal Pasha escaped serious harm thanks to his wife Mme Kemal during an assassination attempt in Smyrna. A youth claiming to bear a letter entered their home. a grenade exploded as Kemal arrived, with reports conflicting on his and his wife’s injuries. Kemal, visiting Smyrna for rest from Angora, was reported unhurt by some dispatches.
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London
Jan. S
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Smyrna
Kemal
Mme
The
Daily Express
Angora
Florida liner wrecks near Birmingham. three cars derail
The Central of Georgia reports the Florida liner train between Chicago and Miami derailed near Goodwater Alabama today. Three cars left the tracks but no injuries were reported.
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Birmingham
Ala
Central of Georgia
Chicago
Miami
Goodwater
Illinois National Guard Deployed to Williamson County
Units of the Illinois National Guard were ordered to Williamson County at the sheriff’s request. Adjutant General Black coordinated troop movements by telephone as machinery in his department operated at full speed to guard settlements and courts after a broad roundup of alleged liquor law violators in the area.
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Ilinois National Guard
Williamson County
Ace
George D. Sutton
Small
Black
December records rain in Wooster area says Patton
Weather observer Professor A Patton reports December rainfall in Wooster and surrounding area at 5.25 inches, beating a 35-year average of 2.5 inches and signaling the wettest month on record locally.
Farra Trial Opens in Sheriff Moore Murder Case
Caldwell O Jan 8 Prosecutor Buckley to open for the state in the Farra murder trial of Sheriff Charles W Moore who was shot when he ordered a car to halt for two whiskey runners. Farra and George Leibenschuh were arrested in Byesville the same day and have made partial confessions.
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Moore
Farra
George Leibenschuh
Byesville
Young Business Men's Club Secures Free Parking Space
Elyria reports the Young Business Men's club persuaded the local Moose lodge to permit use of an unused central lot for a free municipal parking space.
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Elyria
Young Business Men's Club
Moose Lodge
Greeks Prepare New War Plan Against Turkey
In Athens a Greek republican movement led by army and navy officers envisions a new war to recover Thrace. A prominent leader lays out a program creating a triumvirate governing body, a republic without plebiscite, a strong army to force Turkey from Thrace, and a capital levy to fund the next war while Venizelos calls for a plebiscite.
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Athens
Jan
Repub
Turkey
Thrace
Spain
Pangaler
Condylos
Hadjikyriace
Lanaanne
Tevy
Eleutherios Venizelos
Greek Christmas celebration ends in shooting tragedy in Steubenville
In Steubenville on January 8 a Greek Christmas gathering led to a fatal shooting. Baba Laka, a 42 year old Serbian, was shot in the head during a brawl at his home and is reported dying. Mele Bunda, 40, a guest, is held by police after the incident. CG guests were drinking freely when an argument sparked the shooting. Laka's wife later attacked Bunda with a butcher knife, causing severe wounds. Police note that six years have passed since a Greek Christmas celebration avoided a shooting affray.
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Steubenville
Baba Laka
Mele Bunda
Lake
Laka
Bunda
Banquet draws Democrats to Columbus Ohio for Jackson Day
Democrats from across Ohio gather in Columbus for the Jackson day banquet. Key events include sessions of the state central and executive committees. National Chairman Cordell Hull will speak to Franklin county and former Governor Cox will deliver the evening address with major importance.
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Columbes
Ohio
Columbus
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Franklin County
James M. Cox
Creole Cuisine Raises Its Standards With New Free Recipe Book
The Creole chef blends old world, Indian and frontier influences to forge a distinctive cuisine noted for flavor and economy. A new Creole recipe booklet from the New Orleans Times-Picayune is offered for free distribution by this bureau to readers and households.
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Tima
Nammy
New Orleans Times- Picayune
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