Leace Treaty With England Pleases the People of Ireland
Chicago reports a coroner linking recent moonshine deaths to bootleg operations. Coroner Hoffman says moonshine drives may cause multiple deaths, with police ordered to arrest offenders. Mrs Autschbach testified her husband attacked her before dying from a knife wound.
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England
Ireland
Chicago
Hoffman
Thecamp
Fitzmor
Moon
Peter Mris
Henry Autschbach
Autschbach
Ireland Treaty Pact Favored by Most Irish Citizens
British experts draft the Irish peace treaty set to be introduced in Kent around January 13. Sinn Fein expects a provisional government in Dublin with British troops to depart as Ireland moves toward ratification amid broad newspaper support. Eamon De Valera resigns as president of the Irish Republic, with Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith holding key roles in the Dail Eireann.
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Kent
Ireland
Sinn Féin
Dublin
Ide Valera
Eamonn DeVaday
Eirreann
University College
An Fein
Dail
Michael Collins
Rthur Grifith
Stich
Ton
Free State
de Valera
O'Malley
Kael Collins
Herrick to Replace Harvey at Cannes Mission
Ambassador Myron T. Herrick is expected to take over duties representing the United States at the Cannes conference until Ambassador George T. Harvey recovers from injuries in a car accident. The Department said no further details were released.
Coal Strike in Kansas Set to End Quietly
Pittsburg Kas Jan 9 In spite of denials from mine union headquarters that the Kansas coal strike was called off, insiders said the strike neared its end as more miners returned to work while union officials claimed no further desertions.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Kas
Donahey to Decide Soon on Governorship Bid
Columbus outline of Democratic governor candidate talks includes former state Auditor Donahey of New Philadelphia who will decide after three days of conferences with state leaders whether to seek the nomination.
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Columbus
Donahey
New Philadelphia
Experience Teaches Without Replacing Knowledge
A compact reflection notes that while experience trains, it cannot substitute for actual knowledge or fresh learning, highlighting limits of hands on practice without foundational understanding.
Pepper Named U S Senator From Penrose Seat
Philadelphia January 9 George Wharton Pepper noted constitutional lawyer of Philadelphia was appointed by Governor Sproul to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Boies Penrose. Pepper 55, previously defense counsel for Ogden baseball in the defunct Federal League, highly popular in eastern Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
George Wharton Pepper
Sproul
United States Senate
Boies Penrose
Lewis H. Sadier
Pennsylvania
Ogden Baseball
Federal League
Baby Found Murdered in Columbus Behind Store
A 12 pound infant was wrapped in a paper box and found in a rubbish box behind the New Man Clothing store at Main and Fourth streets. The body was discovered by James Combs who lives at 366 South Seventh Street.
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Columbus
Newman Clothing
Main
Fourth Streets
James Combs
South Seventh Street
Akron pastor opens crusade to remove dancing from schools
The Rev. L. N. D. Wells delivered the first pulpit broadside in Akron urging elimination of dancing in public schools. He argued taxpayers fund schools for definite functions and dancing fails to meet them, citing concerns about morality and youth restraint during adolescence.
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Akron
High Street Church
Police Chief Resigns. J C Hustin Appointed in Gallipolis
Gallipolis Ohio January 7 police chief William Belcher resigns after ten years service amid dispute with the new city commission. Former state Senator J C Hustin named to succeed him.
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Gallipolis
William Belcher
J. C. Hustin
Early life hardship haunts aging figures in study
A noted scholar argues that an easy start in early life often leads to greater struggle in old age. The piece cites longitudinal observations from social researchers and highlights resilience in later years amid economic and health challenges.
Athens county hold ups tied to gambler Chet Love
Officials believe they near solving Athens county hold up cases. Chet Love of Glouster, jailed in Red Town on gambling charges, is suspected of involvement with a gang of desperados causing a reign of terror. Prosecutor Bartels observed Love admit being a professional gambler in Columbus federal court. Love survived a prior shooting when he was punctured by a .45 lead pellet during a near residence robbery attempt last year.
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Athens County
Chet Love
Glouster
Gray Court House
Love
Red Town
Pete McKinley
Marshall Williams
Columbus
W. B. Bartels
Bartels
Children 8 and 7 Die After River Ice Breaks
In Kingston Illinois on January 9, Roger Harris aged 8 and Beulah Keefer aged 7 are believed drowned after breaking through Kishwaukee river ice. Searching parties dynamite the river to recover the bodies as children were last seen playing near the thinly frozen water Saturday.
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Kingston
Ill
Roger Harris
Beulah Keefer
Kishwaukee
Final Plans for Red Cross Meet Made Saturday
An Athens Red Cross executive committee meeting Saturday set plans for the chapter annual meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Wednesday at noon. A nominating committee of C. H Bryson Mrs. W. L. Gard and Attorney M D Hughes will prepare candidate names for the new executive committee. Miss Sara Coates of the Cleveland Lake Division arrives Tuesday to finalize arrangements.
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Athens
American Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
C. H Bryson
W. L. Gard
M. D. Hughes
Red Cross
Sara Coates
Cleveland (Lake) Division
City Market Opens Wednesdays and Saturdays
Athens City Marketing Association advertises home dressed meats available at the City Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays with markets running on a Tuesday Friday schedule notation.
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Athens City Marketing Association
Hailstorm Fatalities Reported in Uruguay
Telegram from Montevideo reports four young children killed by large hailstones during a Riveria department storm. At the storm’s peak a rancho roof collapsed and, as residents fled, hailstones beat the four youngsters to the ground. Several other family members were seriously injured.
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Buenos Aires
Department of Riveria
Uruguay
Montevides
France and Britain at odds over new defensive alliance terms
In Cannes on January 9, sources report divergent aims in Anglo French talks. France backs a defensive pact with Britain Belgium and Poland while Britain favors a four power treaty excluding Poland. Belgium faces a proposed indemnity rise from Germany to 700 million gold marks with Belgian priority rights under discussion.
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Frank KE. Mason
Cor
Cannes
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Poland
Washington
Britain
Germany
M. Jaspar
Marquis Curzon
Three bootleggers in wrecked muggy voyage near Millfield
Walter Williams J H Troby of San Toy and J L Moody of Porterville were arrested after a drunken trip from Corning led to a smash in a ditch by Millfield. They faced counts of intoxication and transporting and possessing intoxicants with fines set for Troby and pending actions for the others.
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Millfield
Walter Williams
J. H., Troby
San Toy
J. L. Moody
Porterville
Herb Parker
Pete McKinley
Mariner
Corning
Glouster
Hermey
Athens
Shawnee
New Straitsville
Nelsonville
Murray City
Helwig
J. H. Troby
Newberry to Face His Accusers in the Senate Today
Senator Truman H. Newberry will appear in the senate chamber to answer accusers over the Michigan 1918 campaign expenditure near 200000 dollars. He aims to vindicate himself with a prepared statement denying any direct or indirect responsibility for the funds that helped win the seat and cost Henry Ford the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Senate
Henry Ford
Newberry
Cpost
Washington
Finland Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Soviet Russia
Helsinki dispatch reports Finland ends diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia today. The move marks a sharp break in Nordic relations and follows escalating tensions between the two nations.
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London
Finland
Soviet Russia
Helsingsfors
American Ambassador Harvey Injured In Auto Collision
Geo Harvey American ambassador to England and U S observer at the supreme council meeting was injured in a car crash in Cannel France He and H Wickham Steed editor of the London Times were on the way to the golf links when another car struck from behind. Harvey was unconscious and taken to the Carlton hotel for medical care.
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Mr. Harvey
Mr. Steel
Carlton Hotel
Briand
France
Bread on Waters Has Come Back
O F Ankney, a Bucyrus resident, found a World War I veteran eating corn along a road east of Bucyrus and gave him a ride to Mansfield. He fed him a meal and lent him $1, later receiving a Vermont letter thanking him for the loan. The veteran did not sign his name.
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Bucyrus
Here
O. F. Ankney
Mansfield
Ankney
St. Louis
Barre
Vermont
Albany
Crissinger Warns on Rediscounting Banks Credit Practices
Comptroller D R Crissinger warned that banks rediscounting their own paper with other banks endanger depositors and could have prevented 34 bank failures last year if Congress tightened rediscounting rules. He called the banking system sound but urged safeguards against non productive banking practices.
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W. H. Atkins
Robbery at Adams Theatre Ties Watchmen and Loots Safe
Four armed men bound and gagged two watchmen at the Adams theatre in Detroit on January 9. They robbed the safe of Sunday receipts estimated at 3000 dollars and escaped.
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Detroit
Adams Theatre
Still Have Chance to Contribute to Great Memorial
Miss Belen M Townsend reports from Cincinnati that the George Washington Memorial Association is still accepting contributions for the National Victory Memorial Building to be erected in Washington. Under Congressional directive the association seeks funds from women’s clubs and fraternal groups, including those in Athens, to support the memorial project.
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Belen M. Townsend
Cincinnati
George Washington Memorial Association
Washington
Congress
Athens
National Victory Memorial Building Fund
Miss Townsend
Athens County
Crime clean-up reduces arrests in Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio 124 arrests were recorded by 7 am after Mayor Oles seven day clean-up began. Charges include suspicion six trespassing seven drunk and disturbance 11 reckless driving 13 liquor-law violations two and miscellaneous seven. Foster detention home holds 19 inmates with six more awaiting space. Police report no robberies since the drive started and fraternal clubs comply with anti liquor and gambling orders.
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Foster Detention Home
Oles
Poisoned sacramental wine blindsided church elders in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids on January 9 eight elders at Seventh Reformed Church fell ill after drinking a sacramental cup tainted with furniture polish containing nicotine and potash. Rev. Arnold J. Vanlummel says a leftover polish in a jug, misidentified as wine, caused the tragedy as several elders remain in serious condition and others recover.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Seventh Reformed Church
Arnold J. Vanlummel
Vaniummel
Vaniumbel
Cannot Keep Two Railroad Posts
Washington Jan 9 J Ogden Armour multi millionaire Chicago packer was denied permission by the Interstate Commerce Commission to hold the directorships in both the Illinois Central and the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroads Armour may keep one director post but not both indicating a conflict between ownership and board service decisions expected to affect corporate control and operations of the two rail lines
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Washington
J. Ogden Armour
Chichago Packer
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois Central
Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Armour
Birth of Mary Virgene Glass in Baker Settlement
A Girl named Mary Virgene Glass was born January 5 to Mr and Mrs John Glass in Baker Settlement weighing twelve and a half pounds.
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John Glass
Baker Settlement
Mary Virgene
Final Week of Armament Conference Begins in Washington
Washington January 9 The armament conference enters its final week with most delegates hopeful that major issues will be settled or ready for ambassadors to finish. The five powered naval treaty and possible wider pacts on China and Siberia stand out as key items. Naval treaty draft nearly complete and may be presented today. experts advise against restricting aircraft development.
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George R. Holmes
I. N
Washington
China
Siberia
Pan-American
Arbuckle Manslaughter Trial Set After Plea
Fatty Arbuckle again pleads not guilty to manslaughter in the Virginia Rappe death case. The trial date is to be fixed after a court appearance in San Francisco with District Attorney Brady and defense counsel signaling no delay, as an embezzlement case blocks progress today.
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Ellis H. Martin
San Francisco
Roagcee
Fatty” Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Superior Court
Miss Rappe
Roscoe
Harold Louderback
Mathew Brady
Arbuckle
Virginia Raape
Louderback
Brady
War Still In Belfast as Disorders Wound Four
In Belfast over the last 24 hours two women a policeman and a civilian were wounded amid continued disturbances. Gunfire erupted and a police lorry was bombed during the night though no officers in the vehicle were hurt.
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Belfast
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