Senate to Pick Floor Leader in Pact Talks
Washington January 13 The next step in treaty compromise talks hinges on the Democratic caucus Thursday when a floor leader is chosen A joint Democrats Republicans meeting with 40 to 50 senators may be called to discuss re negotiations Kendrick McKellar Lodge and Underwood are central figures as Democrats weigh leadership and strategy while Republicans push cautious reservations to block a two thirds vote
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Underwood
Alabama
Hitchcock
Wilson
Kendrick-McKellar
Lodge
Shantung
League of Nations
McKellar-Kendrick
White House
Tumulty
Fort Francis mill seized by Ottawa paper controller
Ottawa report says Fort Francis paper mill fell under control of R A Pringle after alleged defiance of orders to supply western Canadian newspapers. Seizure followed shipment of stock to U S customers and removal of the plant from CN rail link. Winnipeg papers warned of suspension as newsprint tightens.
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Ottawa
Ont
Fort Francis
R. A. Pringle
Western Canada
Pringle
United States
Canadian National Railway
Winnipeg
Cleveland Man Dies After Robbery Blow
John Bizz aged 75 died in Cleveland after a blackjack blow during a robbery attempt. He resisted as two assailants tore his clothing and removed a bag containing gas money valued at $100. Police hunt two suspects.
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Cleveland
John Bizz
Bizz
Labor Threatens Strike to Reinstate Socialists
New York on January 13 reports a mass labor meeting in Madison Square Garden planned to protest the suspension of five socialist assemblymen. The gathering raised over $30,000 for the reinstatement effort as leaders pledged possible general strike if needed. The assembly earlier voted 71 to 33 against reconsidering the suspension, while Democrats plan to push rules amendments to form a committee to examine charges.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Joseph McKee
New York City
Sailor dives into hull to save sinking boat
Ernest Brown, a Cornish fisherman aboard the steamer Ganee, used his body as a plug after a hole appeared at Plymouth rocks off the English coast. He crawled into the leak under sails and stayed there four hours until the vessel was towed to harbor.
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Plymouth
Ernest Brown
Emergency Clause Safe in Crabbe Bill Says State Official
James A. White, Ohio Anti Saloon League state superintendent, stated Crabbe prohibition enforcement bill will pass the house as an emergency measure. Critics claim it will fall short of two thirds. The bill exempts private residences from searches. cellar stocks would be protected if enacted. Cincinnati reps push Gardner Bill to repeal Smith tax limit in favor of a state income tax.
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Columbus
James A. White
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Crabbe
L. H. Gibson
Gibson
Legislative
Cincinnati
Gardner
Doctor Held on Murder Charge in Wisconsin
Dr A J Freudenberg is jailed on suspicion of murdering his mother in law Nettie Duffies. A coroner jury cited a mustard solution injection as the cause with nurse Minnie Willard testifying to the alleged hypnotic influence over Freudenberg’s wife. Exhumation steps were authorized as four Duffies relatives died mysteriously in four years.
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Freudenberg
Paul
Alfred Duffies
Duffies
For Better Pay by Ralph F Couch
United railroad unions press national officers to push government for wage increases. Letters flood in. proposed raises total about 1 billion dollars annually. Shopmen seek 25 percent for 400,000 workers and firemen seek 40 percent for 100,000. Wilson era agreement postponed demands pending cost reductions.
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Washington
John Scott
Railway Employes Department A. F
Railroad Administration
Wilson
Regular meeting and initiation for B P O E group
The B P O E announces a regular meeting at 7 30 PM with an initiation planned. Members are reminded to attend and participate in the ceremony.
Oil Takes a Jump Findlay Ohio
Ohio Oil Company raised the price per barrel by twenty five cents on grades in Wooster Princeton Illinois North and South Lima Indiana and Plymouth fields. The move came as a surprise to traders this morning.
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Ohio Oil Company
Wooster
Princeton
Illinois
Lima
Indiana
Plymouth
Mental Murder Hearing Set in Morganfield Case
Preliminary hearing for Erastus Millstead, an ex convict, on charges tied to the death by his threats of Robert Morehead on December 8. The state plans to present twenty witnesses to prove Millstead drove Morehead to death, with the death penalty sought if convicted, according to County Attorney Fowler.
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Morganfield
Erastus Millstead
Robert Morehead
Millstead
Morehead
Fowler
Fulton Edges Moran in Eight Round Heavyweight Bout
Fred Fulton of Minnesota defeated Frank Moran of Pittsburgh by a large margin in Newark New Jersey in eight rounds. Moran took a severe beating but remained standing at the bell.
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Newark
N. J
Fred Fulton
Minnesota
Frank Moran
Pittsburg
Moran
Major Wheeler Dies in Stamford Retired U S Army Officer
Major Frederick Wheeler U S A retired died at his Stamford home born in Berlin Wisconsin.
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Wheeler
Stamford
Conn
Frederick Wheeler
Berlin
Wisconsin
Hundreds Missing After Afrique Sinking Near La Rochelle
Paris dispatch reports the steamer Afrique sank in the Bay of Biscay during a Saturday gale. Five hundred eighty nine passengers and crew are missing after the vessel, bound for an unnamed port, went down about fifty miles off La Rochelle. Only two lifeboats with twenty six people were saved.
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Paris
Bay of Biscay
la Rochelle
State Department denies arms shipment rumor to Mexico
Washington January 13 the state department denied knowledge of a report that a Japanese cruiser escorted a large shipment of arms and ammunition to Mexico.
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Department Today
Mexico
Eagles Meeting Notice Seeks Large Attendance Wednesday
Important notice for Eagles members calling a meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m with large attendance desired. Signed by Harry Warden and W P Ed Walker Secretaries.
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Harry Warden
ED Walker
Athens Alumni Banquet Draws Chicago Area Former Athenians
Prof C L Martzolff announces an Ohio University Alumni Association banquet in Chicago on Saturday evening March 27. The gathering invites all Athens natives and former residents living in or near Chicago, regardless of university attendance, in an informal Athens event. Readers with Athenians nearby are asked to contact Martzolff to arrange invitations.
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C. L. Martzolff
Ohio University Alumni Association Today
Ohio
Chicago
Martzolff
Athens
Ohio University Athens
the Messenger
Prof
Marizelis
Odessa Evacuation Reported as Soviet Gains Mentioned
London dispatches say Odessa has been evacuated by General Denikin's troops. Poland rejects the Bolshevik peace offer and prepares for a spring drive. Milan dispatch notes Lenin urged Italian Socialists to abstain from revolutionary action.
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London
Odessa
Deniken
Poland
Cracow
The
Chronicle
Milan
Nikolai Lenine
Leap year proposal tips from Miss Knight in Cleveland
Miss Charlotte Knight linked with the movie industry advises leap year suitors to wear a ring on the left hand to signal a marriage proposal. Women seeking to stay single should wear a ring on the fourth finger of the left hand to announce Bachelors beware.
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Cleveland
Charlotte Knight
Ancient Sicilian Feud Bursts Across Detroit Streets
Police in Detroit Mich report a renewed Sicilian feud claiming two lives in 36 hours. Angelo Russo was shot and stabbed by five unidentified men who sang loudly to drown his screams. A second unidentified Sicilian, about 25, was later found shot in a lonely outskirt district.
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Detroit
Mich
Angelo Russo
Ruth Brown Questioned in Brown Murder Case
Mount Clemens Michigan January 13 Mrs Ruth Brown widow of eccentric J Stanley Brown murdered near Mount Clemens was questioned by officials for five hours last night and into today The object of the further examination was not disclosed by Attorney General Groesbeck
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Ruth Brown
J. Stanley Brown
Danzey Case Up Soon in Atlantic County
The Billy Danzey murder case likely will be presented to the Atlantic county grand jury within the next week. County prosecutor E. C. Gaskill was too ill to present the case at the opening sessions of the jury Tuesday.
Marylander Named Washington Assistant Treasurer
Guy Ballien of Somerset Maryland was named assistant treasurer of the United States by President Wilson. The announcement was made in Washington on January 18th. Ballien will assume duties in the near future.
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Washington
Guy Ballien
Somerset
United States
Wilson
Naturalization Day Draws Applicants in Athens Ceremony
Naturalization day in Athens brought a large crowd of applicants for final citizenship tests. Tests were led by the U S examiner from Pittsburg with Clerk Morgan and Deputy Ena Nelson assisting. Applicants listed include Thomas McCulloch Scotland Camp Sherman Lewis Mizeyski Russia Gloucester Henry Williams England Portmouth John Hannah Turkey Portsmouth John Cosselli Italy Gloucester Max Wasin Russia Hocking Theodore Rypma Netherlands Athens John Scott England Middleport Peter Rankin Scotland Athens Boleslaw Gliniecki Poland Jacksonville Joe Begshara Syria Gloucester Joseph Idzikowski Poland Jacksonville and Thomas McHarg.
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Athens
United States
America
Pittsburg
Morgan
Ena Nelson
Thomas McCulloch
Scotland
Camp Sherman
Lewis Mizeyski
Russia
Glouster
Henry Williams
England
Salvation Army
John Hannah
Turkey
Portmouth
John Cosselli
Italy
Max Wasin
Hocking
Theodore Rypma
Netherlands
John Scott
Middleport
Peter Rankin
Boleslaw Gliniecki
Poland
Jacksonville
Joe Begshara
Syria
Joseph Idzikowski
Thomas McHarg
Cleveland Eyes City Manager Plan Trend
Cleveland O Jan 13 Plans for a city wide educational campaign to accompany a proposal to switch to a manager form of government are being formed by15 civic organizations. At a meeting last night representatives voted to support the manager idea.
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Cleveland. O
Cabinet meets in brief session at White House
Washington January 13 Cabinet members report a short session with no matters of importance discussed or acted upon. President Wilson led the meeting and no major policies or announcements emerged from the talks.
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Nothng
Washington
Wilson
Coal Operators Accept Wilson Coal Commission Award
In Washington, coal operators agreed to unqualified acceptance of the Wilson commission award to settle the miners versus operators dispute. They reserved that price fixing must end after the Lever Act expires, a reservation the commission accepted. John L. Lewis urged setting a two year limit on the award's effectiveness as miners push for higher wages and shorter hours. William Green called for a profits investigation into operators to show miners are not excessive.
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Washington
Wilson
Coal Commission
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
William Green
Oklahoma City Reports Scare Over Typhoid Fear
Jan. 18 reports say about 60 people in Oklahoma City lost to a scare as cases spread to Muskogee and Geawnan with typhoid fever suspected. Doctors disagreed on diagnosis with some calling it dysentery or gastric influenza. Water tests prompted further study after thirteenth guinea pigs died from injections.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Muskogee
Geawnan
Clemenceau to Remain Power Behind French Government
Paris observers say Clemenceau will still head policy after his Saturday resignation. A cabinet formed by Millerand, under Clemenceau’s policies, will govern during the interim before February 17 when Clemenceau becomes president and then confirms Millerand’s cabinet.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Poincaire
Alexandre Miller
Senate
Millerand
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