French troops push into Ruhr and Rhineland amid German resistance
French cavalry seize Bochum and occupy Buer and Gelsenkirchen as occupation extends over roughly 300 square miles of the Ruhr industrial belt. German coal owners refuse to sell coal for cash. demonstrations arise while workmen support mine managers.
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S. D. Weyer
Essen
Ruhr
Rhineland
Bochum
Buer
Gelsenkirchen
Qineland
German Coal Commission
Berlin
Hugo Stinnes
Germany
Dusseldorf
Kettwig and Werder
Fatal Train Crash Kills Mrs Zelda Daugherty in Millfield
Mrs Zelda Daugherty aged 45 died from injuries after a Ford sedan carrying her and husband Ed Daugherty was struck by a K M freight train near Millfield as they returned from a Chauncey picture show. Ed Daugherty was injured, left leg bone fractured, and Mrs Daugherty had her left leg amputated at the knee before dying at Sheltering Arms hospital Athens Sunday morning. The couple’s son Glennis and siblings survived. funeral planned for Chauncey with burial in Athens West Union cemetery Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millfield
K. & M. Freigght
Ed. Daugherty
Chauncey
Zelda Daugherty
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Daugherty
Daughertys
Armha
Dowler
Warren Sprague
John Sprague
West Union Street
Residence dispute hangs over $50,000 Blumenberg estate
Probate court in Athens opens a challenge to Minnie Blumenberg’s appointment as administratrix. Moxley Hill and Martha McNair argue Mendum R. Blumenberg resided in Washington, D C at death, which would split the estate under District of Columbia law. The defense claims Athens was the decedent’s actual residence, affecting whether the widow receives all or half the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Johnson
Athens Probate Court
Common Pleas
Mendum R. Blumenberg
C. H. Grosvenor
Mendum RR. Blumenberg
Minnie Blumenberg
Athens County
Moxley Hill
Moxley Blumenberg
Martha McNair
Washington
Athens
Blumenberg
Ohio
District of Columbia
Washington, D. C
Vpage
Aviation May Be Changed by New Discovery
Dayton reports further tests of the De Bothezat helicopter at McCook field this week to perfect a machine claimed to revolutionize aviation. Weighing 3,600 pounds with a 170 horsepower motor, it rises vertically on four propellers and carries one passenger. Built for $200,000 by the government in secret, it has flown 53 times since Dec 18 demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, O
de Bothezat
McCook Field
County Tax Roll Shows 1922 Valuations for Utilities and Real Estate
County Auditor Fred Cornwell reports Athens County tax year 1923 will be based on 1922 valuations totaling 11 058 230 for public utilities and a county total of 45 313 515, down from 46 695 290 last year. The table lists 1922 versus 1921 figures for utilities banks real estate corporations individuals and the total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cornwell
Athens County
Electric Light and Power
Gas, Transportation and Communication Service
Cornwell
Oho Committee On Public Utility Information
Publc
Sheriff leads crusade against overloaded trucks under Burke bill
Elyria reports Sheriff Fred Underhill enforcing the Burke bill. G L Lucas of Akron was fined 25 dollars for driving a truck 4000 pounds over weight by Justice S J George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Fred Underhill
Burke
G. L. Lucas
Akron
S. J. George
Weather outlook for period ending January 20 1923
Washington dispatch notes rains at week's start in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee with diminishing activity later. some precipitation likely Wednesday or Thursday. Normal temperatures expected early, turning colder midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Driver of Ashland fire truck killed at rail crossing
Ashland January 15 Richard Pemberton 32 fire truck driver was killed and Fred Stewart 36 injured when Fire engine No 1 was struck by a freight engine at Twenty second street crossing. The truck returning from a call at Imperial Ice Cream plant failed to see the oncoming train and was dragged about 200 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Rrry
Richard Pemberton
Fred Stewart
Twenty-Second Street
Pemberton
Imperial Ice Cream Co
Twenty-third Street
General business at start of 1923 seen as good and improving
Cleveland Trust Co reports a January bulletin predicting a prosperous 1923 with rising profits wages and prices. Four factors cited: momentum from 1922 gains, war shortages easing, rising wholesale prices, and abundant credit with low interest rates. Firms expect continued activity and growth ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Cleveland Trust Co
America
Coal Commission Finds Profiteering Behind High Coal Prices
The United States Coal Commission reports profiteering by operators brokers and retailers as a cause of high coal prices. It notes no recommendations but plans a thorough profits review and emphasizes transportation woes as key to wage talks and lasting peace between operators and miners. It warns repeated labor crises threaten supply and a nationwide strike may be avoided with an agreement by April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Coal Commission
Congress
Rhineland tensions rise as French enter Bochum
French troops occupy Bochum near Essen amid Germany’s coal ministers halting deliveries for cash payments. Rhineland marks Sunday as a day of mourning in protest. Italy protests French actions without Italian consultation. American observer Boyden to propose a compromise plan mirroring Hughes on an international bankers commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bochum
Essen
German National Coal Commissioner
Ruhr
Rhineland
Italy
Paris
Roland W. Boyden
Reparations Commission
Louis Barthou
France
Hughes
International Commission
Mysterious Lake Find Tied to Hooded Mob Murders
A large iron and wood machine was found buried in Lake La Fourche near Bastrop, Louisiana, connected to the Daniel and Richards killings. Authorities consider it possibly a torture rack or heavy weights used to conceal the crime, with witnesses noting a car associated with the suspects disappeared the night of the murders. The discovery, made by investigators with steel cables, is being reviewed by Attorney General A. V. Coco and federal agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
A. V. Coco
United States Department of Justice
Daniel
Richards
Bastrop
Fiont
Canadian Catholic churches guarded against Ku Klux activity
Ottawa reports a fire aimed at St Mary's Roman Catholic cathedral in Hamilton Ont and government steps to probe a Canadian Ku Klux Klan campaign against Catholic property. Attorney General Raney orders arrests of anyone aiding the Klan. Guard details vary in eastern Canada.
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Canad
Ottawa
Ont
St. Mary's
Hamilton
Ku Khax Klan
Cis
Raney
International
Canada
Cabose Fire Destroys Train Car At Niles Crossing
Firemen fought flames for nearly an hour at the Main Street crossing in Niles. A caboose attached to a train burned after a hot box caused the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
Main Street
Ruhr occupation starts with 45000 white troops
An official statement from the French embassy reports that 45,000 men are engaged in the military occupation of the Bochum region in the Ruhr, and that those involved are exclusively white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bochum
Ruhr
Sfrrench
Canton knifing tragedy over love ends in man’s death
Harold Harting 25 is killed and Grady Starnes 29 is held for murder after a knife fight over Vera Harting wife of the dead man and housekeeper for both. Mrs Harting wounded while trying to separate the combatants. Both men worked at the Pennsylvania rail road shops. police say the stabbing occurred in their Canton apartment.
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Canton, O
Harold Harting
Grady Starnes
Poelice
Vera Harting
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harting
French Occupy Region Around Buer in Ruhr Area
Paris reports French troops have occupied the area around Buer seven miles north of Essen and moved toward Hattingen. The Ruhr belt coal fields lie nearby as Germany’s 1923 indemnity payment deadline nears, with a grace period granted to month’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Buer
Essen
Rhineland
Hattingen
Ruhr
Germany
Germans Mourn Essen in Occupied Rhine land
A day of mourning swept the occupied territory in the Rhineland as black armbands and attire signaled protest against French occupation. Sunday was chosen as the national day of mourning amid continuing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essen
aJn
Mmrhineland
Britain and United States Near Agreed Debt Funding Plan
Negotiations between British and American debt funding commissions enter a second week with progress toward a tentative plan of settlement. Both sides expect congressional approval later, with a funding term of at least 50 years and interest not exceeding 4 1/2 percent, while leaders Baldwin and Norman prepare to sail for England aboard the Olympic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Stanley Baldwin
Montagu Norman
New York
Young Woman Trapped In Street Car Wreck In Cleveland
Miss Pauline Noenig, 22, was fatally injured when a street car jumped tracks on Ontario Street near St Clair Avenue. She was standing where the car passed and was dragged under the front tracks for several yards before volunteers from the fire department freed her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Pauline Noenig
Ontario Street
St. Clair Avenue
Koenig
Umpire questioned in Cleveland death at drunken party
Police question American League umpire Ollie Chill, contractor George Roedt, and Robert J. Burke about the shooting death of Edward McGregor, 26, found in an Euclid Avenue apartment after a wild party. McGregor owned an overseas Italian pistol. a taxi driver testified to a quarrel over drinks and Chill being knocked down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Olie Chill
George Roedt
Robert J. Burke
Edward McGregor
Eucclid Avenue
McGregor
Chill
Reeds
Joseph F. Johnson
Johnson
Aged Woman Mary Moore Dies in McArthur Ohio
Mrs. Mary Jones Moore 82 wife of D H Moore former clerk of courts of Vinton county died Saturday evening at her home in McArthur Ohio Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock Ella Sisson of McArthur is a daughter and two grandsons survive Moore a Civil War veteran was active in G A R circles born in Gallipolis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Presbyterian Church
Mary Jones Moore
D. H. Moore
Vinton County
Embezzlement Charge Targets Cleveland Savings Official
Cleveland police seek H. S. Castile secretary of the Cleveland State Savings and Loan Co after funds entrusted for steamship tickets are missing. The institution was closed Saturday by Superintendent J. W. Prugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
H. S. Castile
Cleveland State Savings & Loan Co
J. W. Prugh
Senate Opens Month-Long Farm Credit Debate
The senate returned to farm credits legislation after postponing the ship subsidy bill and began discussion expected to extend at least a month. Japan has 2600 newspapers and magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Japan
French Troops Move Into Coal Districts in Rhineland
Paris January 15 French forces advance into Bochum coal districts in a move cited by war minister Maginot. L Echo de Paris reports the Rhineland activity resumes as retaliation for Berlin’s refusal to reimburse mine owners who supplied coal to the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bochum
Maginot
L’echo de Paris
Rhineland
Berlin
Suspects Held in Denver Mint Robbery by Chicago Police
Two suspects linked to the $200,000 Denver mint raid and a killed guard were arrested in Chicago. One man, named Dan Culhane, is believed to be Albert Hollywood, a bandit gang leader. Culhane denied Denver ties and claimed to be a St. Louis gambler. marked currency was found on him. Hollywood is also sought in the Springfield Missouri Citizens Bank raid.
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Denver
Chicago
Dan Culhane
Albert T. Hollywood
Kansas City
Culhane
Washington Hotel
Denver Mint
St. Louis
Hollywood
Citizens Bank
Springfield
Pittsburgh Bootlegger Martin Burke Slain In Home
Martin Burke, a Pittsburgh bootlegger once a ward politician and longtime saloon operator, was shot to death at his door Sunday night. Police in several cities pursue motives tied to rum runner feuds and Burke’s Cleveland liquor case, including a $100,000 note linked to a prominent local figure. He was free on bail awaiting Atlanta penitentiary transfer for a related Ohio bootlegging conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Martin Burke
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Burke
Cleveland
Akron
Atlanta
Germany open to reparations talks with allies
Berlin announces Germany is ready to discuss reparations with all allies but will not meet with the French alone if another conference is convened. The statement came this afternoon from the government.
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Berlin
Adn
Germany
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HIE Property
Uncle Sam
Canton
Auer Valley
China
Mien
Ollie Chill
M’arthur
Martian Burke
Pittsburgh, Pa
Buckeye
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