Wheat Strike Shrinks Chicago Wheat Throughput 50 Percent
The farmers strike to push higher wheat prices is cited by financiers and grain dealers as the cause of tight money conditions. Chicago Board of Trade statistics show 50 million bushels less wheat moved in 1920 than the previous year. National City Bank President David R. Forgan says farmer debt and halted sales choked funds, stalling development and worsening industrial activity.
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United Press
Chicago Board of Trade
David R. Forgan
National City Bank
Forgan
Bomb outrages feared prompt city guards
Public buildings and millionaire residences were placed under special police guard after a warning from Washington that anarchists planned bomb outrages in New York. Stock Exchange Rockefeller and Vanderbilt mansions St Patrick's Cathedral policeHQ Grand Central Terminal major hotels and power stations guarded.
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral
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Tightening Lid on Liquor Dealers in Ohio Says Official
Columbus January 14 Attorney J A Shearer federal prohibition director of Ohio says the lid will be tighter through year with 4 percent fewer liquor dealers than 1920. He cites tighter supply to druggists and physicians and other steps to curb evasion as likely to succeed.
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Columbus
J. A. Shearer
Ohio
Mary Garden Named General Director of Chicago Opera
Chicago on January 14 reports that Mary Garden has been appointed general director of the Chicago Opera Association, marking a turning point for the company and its leadership.
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Chicago Opera Association
Mary Garden
British learn of Red moves in new attack
London dispatches report three Russian campaigns under consideration by the Soviet government. The Baltic drive via Romania to Constantinople, a Caucasus to India route, and efforts to seize Constantinople are discussed. Wrangel army remnants in Constantinople are said to be urged to back a Bolshevik coup.
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India
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Pennsylvania railroad signs epochal labor accord at conference
The Pennsylvania system began a landmark agreement with labor to curb strikes. A joint reviewing committee with eight reps from each side will decide disputes, with chairmanship rotating. First chair is R V Massey, then H B Kearns to take over.
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Pennsylvania Railroad System
R. V. Massey
Philadelphia
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1920 Awarded
The 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Pret aan Accan of the University for his extensive work in rubber research and related era innovations.
Ford truck loses control on slick street near Athens
A Ford truck owned by Fred Heckler had both wheels smashed when it skidded into the curb beside the Palmer House at Washington and Congress streets. County officials, investigating a ground slip on the Athens Nelsonville road, were returning when a crossing woman stepped into the path of the vehicle. To avoid her, a sharp turn caused the crash. officials repair the car while hoping the eight foot by twenty foot high slip will stop as rain-saturated clay remains on sand. The slide, about 75 to 80 feet long, formed from rain seeping into clay creating a soapy surface.
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Palmer House
Washigton
Congress Streets
Athens
Nelsonville
Floodwood
Monday Creek
Dance at K. of P. Hall Chauncey Ohio Saturday Night
Chauncey K of P Hall hosts a Saturday night dance on January 15 with music by the Glouster Orchestra. Admission is set for 1.13 and 2, according to the posted notice.
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Chauncey, Ohio
Glouster Orchestra
Wife’s fast to force husband into church continues
Mrs. Sadie Harrington in Danville Illinois endures a 47 day fast to compel her husband Ernie to join the Church of God overseer Rev. G S Payne plans to advise her to eat. Neighbors and editors weigh in as Ernie loses weight while Sadie presses on.
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United Press
Danville
Ill
Sadie Harrington
Church of God
G. S. Payne
Myrtle Baker
Vincennes
Indiana
Sadie
Ernie
Wheat tariff hike urged to 50 cents a bushel
Washington January 14 An increase in duties on wheat in the emergency tariff bill from 30 to 50 cents a bushel was urged before the senate finance committee by Senator Clarence McCumber North Dakota He warned the Fordney bill's thirty cent rate fails to protect wheat growers and blamed Canadian imports for price declines He argued the higher tariff would not raise consumer costs and would lift flour price in Washington from 10 to 12 25 per barrel.
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Senate Finance Committee
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McCumber
North Dapta
Canada
Entries Open for Southern Ohio Poultry Show in Athens
Entries are being received for the winter show of the Southern Ohio Poultry Association to be held next week in Athens. The event runs January 18 through January 23 at the Sloane Block on North Court Street with entry deadline Saturday evening January 15. Secretary A. E. Graham announced ribbons are printed and readiness is complete for the city’s first winter poultry show in years.
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Athens
Farmers urged to form grain trust in Kansas
F Dumont Smith of Hutchinson urges Kansas farmers to form a state grain trust to control shipments and stabilize markets. He compares board of trade activities to gambling and calls for legislative action to curb grain trading evils.
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State Board of Agriculture
Hardings Cabinet Rush Busy With Job Hunters
President-elect Harding faced a surge of job hunters in Marion as officials and visitors crowded the headquarters. Many sought diplomatic or civil service roles, but Harding planned cabinet selections by appointees and executives. Roosevelt Jr and Ernst were among those on the large list, with discussions over A T Hurt and possible War Dept posts. Wood’s prospects remained uncertain.
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Harding
Washington
Grindstone
Panama
Theodore Roosevelt Jr
Ernst
Kentucky
A. T. Hurt
Roosevelt
General Wood
Chicago
Wood
Woman mayor prospect widens in Steubenville races
In Steubenville Ohio on January 14 politicians expect a woman to run for mayor on the Republican ticket. Women active in local clubs are reportedly preparing one of their number for the mayoralty and the Jefferson County Women’s Republican Club plans to back women candidates in county politics.
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Notice to Knox Tire and Rubber Co Stockholders
Stock subscriptions are not to be accepted from any solicitor in Athens Hocking Perry Vinton Jackson Washington Morgan Noble Monroe and Fairfield counties unless credentials signed by W A Moorhead district sales manager Knox Tire and Rubber Company accompany them.
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W. A. Moorhead
Federal agent and detective held on bribery charge
Akron news reports William Chin a federal revenue agent and Ralph Kenyon private detective were arrested on a charge of bribery. Prosecutor Doyle says Leo McCalister testified the officers pledged to withhold evidence in bootlegger prosecutions in exchange for $20. Both defendants deny the accusation.
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William Chin
Federal Revenue Agent
Ralph Kenyon
Leo McCalister
Crabbe
Doyle
Founda
Open shop push gains across 22 states in Chicago meeting
At a Chicago gathering on January 14, 22 states joined the push to fight for the open shop. Industrial leaders formed committees to map a plan to establish the open shop across all industries, following a call by the Illinois Manufacturers' Association.
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Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Free Methodist Church Sunday Schedule
Sunday school begins at 2 o clock in the afternoon and a sermon is to be preached that night by Pastor E D Crane.
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Free Methodist Church
E. D. Crane
Public Dance at Junior Hall Saturday Evening
A public dance scheduled for Saturday evening January 15 at Junior Hall. Admission for gents is 76 cents and for ladies 25 cents.
Woman fasting to force husband into church evangelism
Mrs Sadie Darrina of Danville Illinois says she has been urged by spirits to bring her husband Ernest into the church and will fast until he joins. He refuses food and remains aloof, while she continues her fast as a remedy to compel his conversion.
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Sadie Darrina
Danville, Il
An Samme
Ernest
Sleeping sickness sickens Huntington child
The three year old son of ee Doss of Huntington, W V, fell into a deep sleep and despite attempts to awaken him, he remains unresponsive. A physician says the child shows no ill effects from the sleeping sickness and hopes for a full recovery.
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W. Va
Ee Doss
Paroles At Ohio Penitentiary Spark Protests
The Ohio board of clemency approved 27 paroles at the penitentiary, with 12 conditioned on leaving the state. The board rejected 69 applications and began issuing fuller details about the paroles and peers involved. Paroles covered men from Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Summit, and Lucas counties amid anticipated public protests.
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State Board of Clemency
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Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Summit
Lucas
Allen to appear on new bills as head of United FL
The article notes Guy F. Allen becoming a leader in the United FL group, replacing John Burke who resigned to enter the broken business. Allen will have his signature on all coins issued during his tenure, marking a change in the office.
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Guy F. Allen
United FL Por
Wilson
Allen
John Burke
Warm Rain Keeps Telephone Lines Busy in Athens County
Ice on lines across Athens County disrupted service but warmer rain melted much of the ice overnight. By morning many lines remained out, yet people hurried to call and flooded the system with complaints.
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Athens County
Miners push cooperative stores plan in Ohio unions
Delegates at the United Mine Workers of America sub district convention in Columbus completed plans for a state wide cooperative store chain. A committee will visit districts to promote an educational campaign and launch the movement at the next annual convention. Ohio locals will meet to resist open shop efforts and oppose a proposed constabulary bill, urged by Thomas J. Denny.
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Columbus
Ohio
United Mine Workers of America
Thomas J. Denny
Ohio Tékeration of Labor
Fancy Jobs About to Be Abolished in Ohio
Fragmentary note reports a Columbus event regarding abolishing certain jobs. The text mentions a person from Chicago named wae son, but details and context are unreadable, leaving the outcome and agency unclear.
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Columbus
Wae Son
Chicago
Leaf Market in Lexington Reported
A fragment from a Lexington page notes a January occurrence at a local leaf market. The readable text provides limited detail on participants, exact date, or outcomes.
Washington News Briefs Highlight Term Lengths
A clipped Washington item notes discussion over a six year term proposal and related political debate. The fragment references Frank and other unnamed figures, with sparse context on implications or outcome.
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Frank An
Teenie
Cincinnati Northern shops set to retire 37 workers
Van Wert January 14 The Cincinnati Northern railroad shops announced the retirement of 37 employees on Friday with four from the store department 18 from the machine shops and 16 brakemen among those retiring.
Balloonists Farrell Kloor and Hinton Honored at Penn Station
At New York Penn Station more than 2,000 people cheered America's balloonists Lieutenants Farrell Kloor and Hinton upon their arrival completing a journey begun December 13. Police kept crowds back as the officers greeted supporters and headed to a Rockaway dinner before reporting to Far Rockaway naval station.
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Hinton
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Stphen Farrel
Walter Hinton
Alexandria Flowerton
Lieut
Pennsylvania Hotel
Rockaway Board of Trade
Far Rockaway Naval Station
Ohio utilities commission sets coal freight rates for railroads
In Columbus on January 14 the utilities commission ordered payment of coal freight rates by Ohio railroads. Previous schedules had been suspended while the commission awaited a ruling from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The action aligns with anticipated carriers’ requests and pending interstate decision.
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These Utilities Commission
Ohio
Inte Comerce Commission
Interstate Merce Commission
Young Boy 18 Faces Bond After Fulton Oldfield Incident
An 18 year old boy was held on a charge related to an incident at Fulton Oldfield and placed under a bond set under $100. He faces unspecified charges as authorities pursue a case involving the youth.
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Assa Fulton Oldfield
Be Enclosed With Two Stamps for Return Copy
Notice requests return of a bulletin by enclosing two stamps for a free copy. The sender asks the recipient to send a free bulletin to the addressee.
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