Hand of Fate Drags Europe Into Severe Winter
European lands endure a harsh winter with record cold, floods receding as a brutal cold wave and fierce gales grip regions from Leningrad to Italy. Reports say Moscow fears fuel shortages, 36 ships iced in the Gulf of Finland, and temperatures plunge to four below zero in Vosges and other areas.
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London
Europe
Mediterranean
Leningrad
Moscow
Gulf of Finland
Italy
Paris
Russia
France
Vosges Department
Pinchot Plan For State Control Of Coal Faces Cautious PA Legislature
In Harrisburg, Pa a proposed drastic bill by Governor Pinchot to place the anthracite coal industry under state control is seen as highly revolutionary. Lawmakers largely favor a go slow approach with stiff opposition and many withholding judgment as the special session proceeds. Representative Claude E B Tower opposes state control as private business must settle strikes between miners and operators.
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Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Tative Claude E B. Tower
Washington County
Monongahela
Munsey Altman Moskovics Schwab Krishnamurti In Brief
Arthur Grisbane examines Munsey and Altman fortunes and art philanthropy. He notes Munsey's large donation to a museum of art surpassing prior gifts and contrasts Altman’s lifetime collecting with public benefaction. Mention of Moskovics earning millions via a stock deal and a company offering him stock rights at current prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick I. Moskovics
Moskovie's Offer Boosts Schwab Trade Despite Delivery Delays
A writer recounts a quick sale by the Moskovie firm to Charles M Schwab, noting the buyer’s fast wealth gain and the promised delivery postponed to March 15. The piece teases an upcoming New York automobile show and directs readers to Page Four for more.
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Schwab
Moskovie's
Moskovie
Moskovics
New York
Moskos
Air Service on General Staff Likely Reform
Washington January 14 The War department may add air service officers to the general staff under new rules. Secretary Davis and advisers study the air service roster to pick officers from a post in each of five sections.
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Washington
Air Service
William Mitchell
War Department
Davis
General Staff
Navy faces possible end of lighter-than-air ships
Jan 14 report says new navy bill may halt dirigible program, abandoning Shenandoah and Lakehurst station, risking Los Angeles sister ship and curtailing airship experiments. General Board says dirigibles offer limited military value, favoring battle fleets and requiring special funding. Mitchell critique highlights Navy resistance to air power theory.
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Navy
Shenandoah
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
Los Angeles
Germany
General Board of the Navy
Mitchell
Congress
General Board
College Debaters Set Topic for Intramural Event
Ohio University introduces intramural debating with the resolution that capital punishment should be abolished. The first contest features Beta Theta Pi versus Tau Sigma Delta in Ewing Hall auditorium next Wednesday at 7 30 pm. Beta Theta Pi supports abolition. Tau Sigs oppose.
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Ohio University
Ohio
Beta Theta Pi
Tau Sigma Delta
Ewing Hall Auditorium
Re Tau Sigs
William Eikenberries
William Coston
Carl Judson Ray
Tau Sigs
Robert Dixon
Henry Spring
Kenneth Agertete
Young Bandits Shot Down at Bank Heist in Hadley
In Hadley Michigan on January 14 three young bandits and their driver were captured by a villager defensive cordon after a bank robbery at Citizens' Bank. Ira Jones believed dying from wounds, cashier Potter unharmed though tortured, and Newman Barber, a blind former cashier, found bound inside the bank.
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Hadley
Mich
Citizens’ Bank
LaPeer
Ira Jones
H. Potter
Potter
Newman Barber
Gasoline Tax Proposal Sways 44 States Origin in Oregon
A gasoline tax expansion now in effect across 44 states traces its roots to Oregon where lawmakers supported a push for higher fuel levies. Supporters argue the measure funds transportation projects while critics warn of higher living costs and political pushback.
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Oregon
Aged invalid robbed and left to die in gas filled flat
Mrs. Agnes Greise, an elderly infirm resident of the Bronx, was beaten by two robbers who looted $11509 from her strongbox and turned on gas jets after dragging her across the floor. A neighbor alerted police, saving her life as she lay bedridden and unable to move.
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New York
Agnes Greise
Bronx
Church Meeting Reveals Healthy Standing and Elections
At the annual meeting of the Christian church members in the social room, officers were elected for two and three year terms. Guy Fierce and T R Bennett became elders, with Dana Barnhill and others chosen as deacons and deaconesses for three years. Sunday school attendance reached 20 822 last year, with $2500 building fund debt remaining and the parsonage not yet paid.
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Christian Church
Guy Fierce
T. R. Bennett
Dana Barnhill
P. B. Sidders
Elroy McDonald
Fred Osborn
Joe Robinson
W. A. Reading
Carlos Cameron
W. M. Fierce
CC. FE. Starr
W. D. Robinson
Abe Robinson
H. C. Cameron
E. J. Person
Old foes join in new move for railroad arbitration
Washington January 14. Railroad executives and workers stood together before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee urging quick action on a bill creating a new arbitration system for railroad disputes. Presidents and union leaders praised the measure in a rare display of harmony.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Recall drive targets Klan-backed Youngstown mayor
Opponents of Mayor Charles S. Scheibe, elected on a Ku Klux Klan platform in Youngstown, plan a recall movement. Since his election he has alienated many supporters who are backing the recall effort.
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Youngstown
Charles S. Scheibe
Al Smith Plans Retirement and Private Life
Albany New York January 14 Gov Al Smith says he will quit state politics at year end and retire to private life possibly to pursue business in New York City He reiterated his intention to leave public service effective December 31 and seek new ventures in the city.
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Albany
N. Y
al Smith
New York City
Three Held in Liquor Case In Sugar Creek Raid
John Kosti and his sons Andy and William were arraigned before Justice Pearl Helwig on charges of possessing equipment for liquor manufacture after Officers Jonas and Dalton raided a Sugar Creek home last night. Two complete stills, about forty gallons of mash and five or six gallons of beer were seized. All pleaded not guilty and were remanded to jail for a hearing with no date set.
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John Kosti
Andy
William
L’eace
Fined in Local Court for Intoxication and Liquor Possession
Elmer Milligan was arraigned before Justice Pearl Helwig after being arrested near the Grosvenor crossing for intoxication and possession of liquor. He pleaded guilty to both charges, receiving a $10 fine plus costs on intoxication and a $100 fine plus costs on liquor possession. his family’s past hardship was noted with charity drives. Milligan, currently out of work, said a new job was promised soon and officers expect the fines to be guaranteed so he can start work.
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Elmer Milligan
Grosvenor Crossing
Justice of Peace
Pearl Helwig
Milligan
Lake Baikal Largest Mountain Lake by Depth and Size
Lake Baikal in Siberia reaches 4500 feet deep and is the world’s deepest and oldest freshwater lake. It is also noted as the largest by volume and a major natural landmark in Russia.
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Lake Baikal
Siberia
Farm tragedy ends in boy’s defense of mother
On a Wauseon area farm Cletus Wanner aged 16 strangled his father during a violent confrontation. The father, in a drunken state, had attacked Mrs. Wanner, prompting the boy to intervene and fatally strike in a desperate defense.
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Cletus Wanner
Wauseon
McClure Named Cashier of Athens National Bank
James H. McClure formerly with the Federal Reserve bank of Cleveland is chosen cashier to fill the late Fred L. Alderman’s vacancy at Athens National bank. McClure, born February 12 1882 in Monongahala Pa, has a wife and three children Marian Elizabeth and Warren. He will move to Athens with his family as soon as possible. Dr W N Alderman vice president of the bank travelled from Fort Lauderdale Florida for the meeting and returns shortly.
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James H. McClure
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Athens National Bank
Fred L. Alderman
Alderman
Federal Reserve Bank
McClure
Union Trust Company
Clairton
Mr. McClure
Monongahala
W. N. Alderman
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
South
New Bride Held in Death in East Liverpool
Police seek post mortem after William Christy 56 itinerant preacher dies in city hospital under mysterious circumstances. Suspect arrest follows the detention of Laura Christy 49, his bride of a week, as coroner J M Vayne is asked to examine vital organs.
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East Liverpool
J. M. Vanaye
Fast Palestine
William Christy
City Hospital
Laura Christy
Christy
Socialist Lady Cynthia Mosley Claims Culture Seizure
New York January 14 The Socialists have seized culture from capitalistic society declared Lady Cynthia Mosley a Socialist who admitted today that her Socialist viewpoints caused loss of friends in society.
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New York
Cynthia Mosley
Pershing Heads Home From Tacna Arica Plebiscite
Gen John J Pershing to land in the United States aboard the cruiser Denver at Key West in February returning from directing the Tacna Arica plebiscite duties. United States Navy announced the plan today.
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Pershing
Washington
John J. Pershing
United States
Denver
Key West
Navy Department
Ohio lawmakers to limit actions at one day session
Legislative leaders in Columbus tonight plan a caucus to bind Ohio lawmakers to not consider any bills at Friday's one day special session except the Baxter bill. The measure would be an emergency act providing immediate relief for financially distressed municipalities counties and other taxing districts across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Twin fears complicate U S World Court adherence
N C Solon leads Washington as Overman Walsh and Pepper move to add reservations restricting domestic matters from World Court review. Labor and Ku Klux Klan groups press to bar any alien admission questions from court consideration.
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Washington
Overman
North Carolina
League of Nations
United States
Corporation of Foreign Bondholders of
London
Walsh
Montana
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Senate
Organized Labor
Ku Klux Klan Klaverns
Friends of the Court
Laborites
Klan
Veteran Died in Las Animas While Serving Overseas
Clyda Pinkerton 33 a World War veteran died today in Las Animas Colorado from tuberculosis. He had gone there with his parents H A and Mrs Pinkerton for health reasons after a pneumonia illness and his body will be sent to Athens for burial with his parents on Richland avenue. Ralph Pinkerton brother of H A Pinkerton notified the press via wire.
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Clyda Pinkerton
Las Animas
Colo
H. A. Pinkerton
Athens
Richland Avenue
Ralph Pinkerton
Mines tragedy at Degnan-M mine near Wilburton
Rescue crews battled debris after a fire at the Degnan-M mine in Wilburton Oklahoma. About 108 bodies are believed buried with 9 survivors reported including Geoff McKiney who crawled from the wreckage. An injunction blocked union entry while non union miners and US Bureau crews worked to recover the missing.
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Wilburton
Okla
Jan
Degnan-M
Geoff McKineney
United States Bureau of Mine Rescue
Federal Jrr
Muskogee
Jeff Thurston
Boyle
Degnan McConnell Mine Disaster Toll Rises in Wilburton
Rescue crews and mine staff fought a huge blaze at the Degnan McConnell mine in Wilburton Oklahoma where an explosion trapped dozens. By noon sixty five bodies located and seven recovered with eighty seven men still inside the 2000 foot deep mine as guards controlled the scene.
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Ed Boyle
Bureau of Mines
Joplin
Asbury
Petia
Dried Locusts Transported for Industrial Extract
Locusts are shipped from South Africa to Holland for extraction of a substance used in lubrication and teeth treatment. The unusual cargo highlights early trade in natural materials for chemical and health applications.
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South Africa
Holland
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Perpignan
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Benjamin Altman
Munsky
Charles M. Schwab
Mr. Moskovics
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Pattye Horn
Des Moines
Drake University
Michigan
Flapper
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Laura Rowan
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