Harding G an t Have Own Way With Cabinet
President elect Harding weighs cabinet shifts with Dawes eyed for war department and Mellon as treasury while ex senator Weeks seeks treasury post. Dawes would fit either post and Harding backs a plan for summer training camps akin to Plattsburg to train 100000 men yearly at moderate cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Marion
Harding
Charles A.dawes
Chicago
Treasury Post
War Department
Andrew Mellon
Pittsburg
Treasury
Weeks
Massachusetts
Navy
Dawes
General Pershing
France
Plattsburg
Native of Station 0 Attache at Casita Social Set
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a native of Condon and a social set at a casita with an attache involved. Details are fragmented, but reference to a Mrs Cece and a local station suggests a community event or social gathering with an attached official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cece
U Condon
Thensa
Preacher Says He Enher Son Ast
Danville Indiana January 16 A preacher recounts Sadie Harrington’s day after abstaining for several days. Rev G B Payne and Sister Myrtle Bak of Vincennes Ind are mentioned amid a chaotic scene as Harrington asks for spiritual aid. The report ends with a distressed inquiry about a customer’s desire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Victor
United Press
Danville, I
Sadie Harrington
Payne
Payee
Myrtle Bak
Vincennes
Ind
Sadie
Battle over lands in greatest city in New York
H Wilkins Bloodgood of Chicago says he will sue the city of New York and the Astor heirs over Greenwich Village land. He claims Governor Clinton sold the water front to Astor in 1805 exempting it from the sale, but graft and Tweed ring influence later moved the water front to others. Bloodgood cites Citizen Genet and Clinton kin in the historic dispute now headed to courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
H. Wilkins Bloodgood
George Clinton
New York
United States
Thomas Jefferson
James Adams
City of
John Jacob Astor
Greenwich Village
Clinton
Water Front
Bloodgood
Genet
France
Astor Estate
Sinn Fein charges harsh conditions in Irish internment camps
A Sinn Fein communique from Dublin states 1,298 internments ordered with 800 without trial or charge notice. Ballykinlar inmates are described as underfed, unsanitary, lacking shelter, cold, and barefoot, amid harsh conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Irel
Sinn Fein
Sinn
Maccabee Benefit Dance Promoted for January
A Maccabee benefit dance is announced for Monday January 17 at the I O O F hall. The notice urges couples to buy tickets and pay the war tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Attempt on Lenine's Life Alleges Soviet Kremlin Assault
Russian newspapers report a desperate attempt to assassinate Premier Lenine near the Kremlin in Moscow. A squad threw a bomb from a house as Lenine’s heavily guarded car sped to a Soviet congress meeting. the blast hit the following car, killing six guards and wounding three civilians. Twenty arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lenine
Kremlin
Moscow
Fear of renewed banditry threatens Mexico peace
Washington reports fear in officials over possible resumption of sporadic banditry in Mexico after seven months of calm. Reports say armed concessions to federal trains reappeared in northern districts near Saltillo as unemployed mobs seek leaders promising work, with Obregon illness cited as a factor enabling rebels led by General Merguiri to widen influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph H. Turner
Washington
Mexico
Carranza
Saltillo
Texas
Merxico
Merguiri
Obregon
Metal lead pencil telescopes into a foot rule
A pencil design features a telescoping effect that extends from a ordinary lead pencil into a functional foot rule. The mechanism allows gradual retraction and precise measurement capability in one handheld tool.
Evangelistic Union Plans January Meetings Led by Dr George Birney
A united Presbyterian and Methodist effort in the city will host evangelistic meetings beginning Sunday January 30 led by Rev Dr George Hugh Birney, a renowned preacher with past pulpits in Yonkers and Cleveland. Local church leaders stress unity and revival of moral aims as crucial after wartime strain.
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Presbyterian
Methodist
George Hugh Birney
Birney
Methodist Church
Central Methodist
Yonkers
N. Y
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
New York
Philadelphia
Episcopal
Vermont
Jesus
Danish firm to make briquets from pest dust and coal
A Danish company plans to manufacture patented fuel briquets using pest dust and evaporated water from brown coal. The process aims to produce a clean briquet fuel product and expand energy resources.
Daring Texas City Post Office Holdup by Six Robbers
Six men robbed the Jackson Street post office opposite Union Station in Dallas. Two clerks were shot, a porter injured, and a portion of cash with about $28,000 in montant money stolen. A man died in a wreck near Fort Worth, and two suspects were captured while others fled. Police recovered Federal Reserve wrappers and matched the car to the Dallas station assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Jackson Street
Union Station
Federal Reserve Bank
Anderson Moore
Jane Cullom
Post Office
Albert Smith
G. W. Street
Smith
Treasury Department
Washington
Lake Worth
Fort Worth
Rufus Clemmons
Ft. Worth
W. 8
Scribner
Clemmons
Young Girl Aims at Robbery Imitating Men
A 14-year-old girl in Cleveland planned to imitate men by holding up a cafe with a large caliber revolver. Principal Mary Hanrahan reported she found the weapon at the child's Alabama school. Police found the girl and the gun at her home. she is in a detention home.
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Cleveland
Mary Hanrahan
Alabama
Starved Puerto Rican Family Found in New York Tenement
In New York City an entire six member family from Puerto Rico was found near starvation in a Brooklyn tenement. Neighbors aided with coal and fruit before police and a doctor declared severe malnutrition and starvation as the family survived on meager rations and a can of meat. Lola, 16, spoke English and explained their last meals.
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New York
Brooklyn
Porto Rico
Plice
Charles Aran
Peter Alan
Carmine
Lola
Rosa
Ohio Coal Faces No Higher Rail Rates After Commission Win
Ohio public utilities commission rejected proposed railroad freight rates on coal that would have favored West Virginia and Kentucky. Athens Chamber of Commerce and Federated Boards of Trade led the fight with United Mine Workers and coal operators groups. The decision preserves Ohio mines, jobs, and local business, preventing feared price hikes and mine closures. If the interstate commission later overturns, the burden would fall on Ohio consumers and miners, the Ohio panel warns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Federated Boards of Trade
Commission
United Mine Workers of America
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Ohio Commission
McKinney
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Chamber of Commerce
Public Utilities Commission
Beecher W. Waltermire
Findlay
Byron Clendenning
Cincinnati
C. C. Marshall
Sidney
Ford Gains Narrow Margin in Senate Recount
Washington January 15 report shows Ford gaining 1140 votes over Newberry as recount proceeds. Vote tally covers 970 precincts of 2232, reducing Newberry's lead from about 7500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Washington
Senate
Distillery Established for Sotol Alcohol in Mexico
A new distillery has been built in Mexico to produce alcohol from sotol, a native pliant plant. The project marks a modernization effort in local spirits manufacturing and may influence regional agricultural use and industrial activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Peret Unable to Form French Cabinet
Paris January 16 Raoul Peret announced at noon he cannot form a new French cabinet after meeting with President Millerand. He said Millerand would likely assign Raymond Poincare, former president, to attempt creating a new ministry.
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Paris
Raoul Peret
Millerand
Elysee Palace
Peret
United Press
Raymond Poincare
Peret Faces Cabinet Draw as Budget Talks Stall
Paris sources say premier designate Peret will unveil the new French cabinet tonight. A key dispute blocks formation over foreign affairs with Raymond Poincare seeking control of foreign policy, including German reparations, while Aristide Briand resists. The Elysee Palace stalemate mirrors past cabinet splits.
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Paris
France
Aristide Briand
Poincare
Peret
Elysee Palace
Lotnac
Hersien
de Belen
High Saving Costs Do Not Halt Matrimonial Requests
Weather and high living costs fail to deter couples seeking marriage licenses at the Probate Judges office. The list includes John M Kendall, Mary D B McAthens, John Parsons, Etta Thompson, Justice P W Helwig, Robert Jackson Jr, Grace Bean, and Rev C Lloyd Strecker among applicants in the Athens area.
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John M. Kendall
South Carpenter
Mary DB. Mc
Athens
R. D
John Parsons
Sharpsburg
Miner
Etta Thompson
Justice P. W. Helwig
Robert Jackson, Jr
Grace Bean
C. Lloyd Strecker
British War Office report on December Irish losses
The War Office communiqué states that in December 62 officers and men were killed in Ireland, 118 wounded, and five reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British War Office
Ireland
Union Service Marks Great Day for Prohibition Anniversary
The First Christian First Methodist and First Presbyterian churches join at seven for a one hour service commemorating the prohibition amendment anniversary. Speakers include Judge H. T. Phillips on the benefits of prohibition, Prosecuting Attorney W. B. Bartels on law enforcement, and Dr. James A. Miller on temperance sentiment abroad. Mrs. A. O. Sloane presides. A large choir directed by Charles Millikan will add to the observance.
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First Christian
First Methodist
First Presbyterian
H. T. Phillips
W. B. Bartels
James A. Miller
A. O. Sloane
Charles Millikan
Friedman Wins Technical Decision in Stalling Bout
Kenosha January 15 Sailor Friedman defeats Charlie White in a tenth round technical decision for stalling. Referee Walter Houlihan rules the bout. Friedman had the edge overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Sailor Friedman
Charlie White
Walter Houlihan
Friedman
Tragic Fire Claims Mrs Green and Three Children
In Chardon Jan 16 a blaze in a home on wheels kills Mrs Marie Green 27 and her three youngest children. Lola 17 survives after the mother shields the children. rescuers struggle to reach the dwelling through a small window as fire, aided by an exploding coal stove, rages and consumes the interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chardon
Marie Green
Lola
Mrs. Greene
Morgan Engineering plant cuts wages to avert shutdown
Alliance Ohio January 15 A 10 to 20 percent wage reduction was accepted by about 1200 Morgan Engineering Co workers to keep the plant operating, with workers told the plant would close without the concession.
Kids Tickled Elders Scared The Ice Is The Thing
The city kiddies enjoyed snow and ice a lot with Christmas sleds and skating. Elders fear slips on hills as youngsters race down slopes and perform fancy figures on ponds and sleds.
Snow Arrives in Athens With Early Morning Flakes
Frigid Friday morning sees the thermometer above zero at seven. Snow fell in spurts overnight and blanketed Athens as residents awoke to a wintry scene.
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Sero
Athens
Free Booklet On Bread Making And Economy
Frederic J. Haskin announces a free booklet distributed by the agriculture bureau for housewives. The pamphlet explains bread making, using stale bread, and budgeting for meals. Enclose two cents and self addressed return envelope to receive the booklet.
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Bureau
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Giselfman
U. S
Warde Moore Conden
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Texas City
Frederic J. Haskin
Ian Athens
Washington, D. C
Horawitt
Cig
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