Republicans Move To Fund Soldier Bonus With British Bonds
Senator Lodge calls a conference of the Republican Senate to back underwriting four billion dollars in British debt bonds. The plan aims to fund the 1922 soldier bonus by selling secure bonds to the public, with a top priority on swift passage of the bonus bill. Administration leaders seek united Senate support to push the program through.
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Bart J. Campbell
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senate
Lodge
Curtis
Kansas
Congress
United Senate
Senator Lodge
United States Treasury
Peace move eyed to avert railroad strike this spring
Washington reports direct negotiations between rail executives and the Big Four brotherhoods may resume to avert a nationwide rail strike. Hoover staged peace conferences seek regional boards to settle wage disputes and working agreements before the spring run of traffic. If no compromise is reached, issues go to the United States railway labor board with possible appeals.
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WM. K. Hutchinson
Washington
Brotherhoods
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
United State Railway Labor Board
National Board
Labor Board
Luncheon Forum Opens Year With Two Speakers
The Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon resumes this week with two speakers. Hon. Carrit Thompson will address the audience on inside facts from the Washington peace conference. M. D. Lincoln, executive secretary of the Ohio Farm Bureau, will also speak on state and national farm bureau affairs. The event starts at 11:45 to finish by 1:00.
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Chamber of Commerce Forum
Carrit Thompson
Thompson
Washington
Ohio
Taft
United States
Harding
M. D. Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau
National Farm Bureau
Seeks to Curb City Bond Issues
Secretary of the treasury Mellon appeared before the house ways and means committee to urge action on a constitutional amendment to prohibit tax exempt securities by state city and county governments. He argued denial of the privilege would curb municipal extravagance by local governments.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Farmer Goolick arraigned for liquor possession fined $700
Andy Goolick of the district between Luhrig and Hamley Run pleaded guilty to possessing intoxicating liquor and was fined $700 plus costs. A raid with a search warrant found mash, ground corn, prunes, and yeast. Officers suspect the mash was for chickens, but the judge suspended $200 of the fine if the rest was paid and the still and equipment were surrendered.
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Andy Goolick
Luhrig
Hamley Run
Heiwig
Goolick
B. C. Mariner
Jusice Helwig
Goolick Proiece
Still
Coil
Comete
Pretty Girl Mayor Outlines Love and Marriage Platform
Fairport’s Dr. Amy Kaukonen, famed as the “pretty girl-mayor,” describes her stance on marriage in an interview. She notes marriage should spring from true love and that a successful career can co exist with it, adding that a husband's income is secondary to the wife’s happiness.
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Fairport
Amy Kaukonen
Today
International News Service
Boston
Farm bloc backs Muscle Shoals power for cheaper fertilizer
In Washington on January 17 Senator Harris a Democrat of Georgia forecast continued support by the agricultural bloc for advancing the Muscle Shoals water power project as a way to supply farmers with cheaper fertilizer in line with the bloc's legislative policies.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Senate
Harris
Georgia
Masons to Meet in En tered Apprentice Work
Para Mathia Lodge No 25 F A M calls a special communication Tuesday January 17. Work begins with Entered Apprentice degree under W W Lee Master and J A Palmer Secretary presiding.
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Paramathia Lodge No. 25 F. & A. M
Irish Provisional Government to Meet British on Irish Free State Act
A committee from the Irish provisional government departed for London to confer with Winston Churchill on final drafting of the Irish act that will establish the Irish free state. In Dublin Castle the government operates under guard for the first time, with a proclamation promised and a rapid evacuation of British troops underway.
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Daniel O'Connell
I, N
Dublin
London
Winston Churchill
Ireland
All Fools Not Dead Yet Referenced in Rigid Quote
A witty line about fools appears, noting one who remains alive to mock folly. The remark underscores a satirical stance on continuing folly, implying persistence of clever wit despite time.
Judge Fines Man For Half Pint On Hip In Akron Court
Akron January 17. Judge T F O Neil in municipal court held that having a half pint on the hip is a serious offense. Lewis Foss of Cuyahoga Falls was charged with possessing that amount of liquor. Foss was fined 100 dollars, with 90 remitted. Police testified he acted uneasily when arrested, the court linking the uneasiness to the bottle.
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Akron
T. F. O'Neil
Lewis Foss
Cuyhoga Falls
O'Neil
Foss
Regular meeting notice for B. P. O. E.
A notice indicates a regular meeting scheduled for tonight at 7 30. Attendees and agenda items are not specified in the readable text.
Graft Charges Substantiated in Open Shop Hospital Fight
In Youngstown Mahoning county investigators found unauthorized pipe replacing brass in the municipal hospital project. Mayor Otes delayed admitting responsibility after plumber union agent Davis offered to cover repairs. Inspector Morrison ordered galvanized pipe removal amid a long open shop dispute between the labor council and contractors.
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Youngstown, O
Mahoning County Labor Council
Otes
Owsley
Hospital Commission
Harry Davis
Plumbers’ Union
Joseph Morrison
Norman Little
Edward Orbendorfer
Oles
Labor Council
Trades Contractors
McCormick Seeks Full Cost Info on Lands Armaments
A resolution was introduced in the Senate by Senator McCormick of Illinois calling on the secretary of state for full information on costs of land armaments maintained by nations owing the United States large sums of borrowed money. McCormick said the American people should have the information to form conclusions on remedies for European deficits.
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Washington
Secretary of State
United States
Senate
McCormick
Ilinois
Ohio Bus Owners Form State Association in Columbus
A meeting in Columbus organized the Ohio Bus Association. Membership targets motor bus lines beyond ordinary taxi work with taxi owners as non voting members. Athens county attendees included Earl C. Johnson and H. A. Chapman of Glouster. The group aims to bolster the large state bus transportation sector under Public Utilities Commission rules.
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Columbus
Ohio Bus Association
Earl C. Johnson
H. A. Chapman
Glouster
Athens County
Ohio
Johnson
State Public Utilities Commission
Wage Cut Talks Start as Railroads Seek Nationwide Slashes
In New York on January 17 conferences began between 52 railroads north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi and 750000 workers as negotiations discuss wage reductions of 7 to 14 cents. Railroads aim for a nation wide wage cut while unions expect restoration of a 12 cent hourly cut and a five cent hourly increase.
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New York
Ohio River
Mississippi
Railroad Labor Board
Autoists Face Arrest for No 1922 License Tags
Columbus January 17 Autoists failing to obtain a 1922 license by January 15 will be liable to arrest. Secretary of State Smith says no extension of time will be granted and that police should not overlook arrears. Tags available from 250 distributing places statewide.
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Columbus
Smith
Ohio
Kommer pleads guilty in payroll murder case
Louis Kommer pleaded guilty to first degree murder in common pleas court. Judge Thomas D. Price will hear evidence and determine sentence. Kommer is the fourth defendant tried for the payroll robbery killing of George K. Fanner and Wilfred C. Sly on December 31, 1920.
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Cleveland
Louis Kommer
Common Pleas Court
Thomas D. Price
Kommer
George K. Fanner
Wilfred C. Sly
Bonded whiskey raid at Cincinnati garage
Fred Cullman's 1400 Vine Street garage housed a hidden distillery raided by State Prohibition Inspector Krebbiel and detectives. The suspect fled after a gunfight as officers seized 300 bottles of whiskey a jug and alcohol drum plus government bonded stamps and labels.
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Cincinnati
Fred Cullman
Vine Street
Krebbiel
Central Police Station
Bonus Office Keeps Help Open For Ex servicemen
The Red Cross headed Hughes office will stay open indefinitely to assist ex service men applying for the bonus fund. About seventy five men were served Monday and continued filings are encouraged. Final papers are filed at the Red Cross office free of charge and copies from the county recorder can substitute for discharge papers. Heirs forms will arrive soon and be distributed by the American Legion through the bonus office at the D Zenner store.
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American Legion
Red Cross
Columbus
Hughes
D. Zenner
Architect Packard Plans Rio De Janeiro Exhibition Building
Frank S. Packard of Columbus Ohio submitted plans for the U S building at the Brazilian exposition in Rio de Janeiro to President Harding. Packard and associates George C Sweeny and L D Matthews will depart soon to inspect the site and oversee construction.
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Packard
South America
Washington
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Harding
Frank S. Packard
Columbus, CO
George C. Sweeny
L. D. Matthews
Moonshining case yields heavy WV sentence
In Moundsville West Virginia Judge Morris imposes the heaviest moonshining penalty in state history on Leo Belinski of Benwood a five year penitentiary term and a $300 fine the sentence announced January 17.
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Moundsville
W. Va
West Virginia
Morris
Leo Belinski
Benwood
Belinski
State
Officials to be Quizzed on Policy Declared in Parliament
Paris January 17 Officials confer with President Millerand on the policy declaration to be read before both parliament chambers Thursday. Premier Poincaire will read to the chamber of deputies while Vice Premier Barthou reads to the senate. Factions plan sharp questions at the first opportunity.
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I. N
Paris
Millerand
Poincaire
Chamber of Deputies
Louis Barthou
Senate
Unmasked Bandits Rob Ohio Drug Store
Two armed men entered George Wilson's drug store in Steubenville at 8:15 last night held up the proprietor and a patron and fled with over 100 dollars in cash and several thousand dollars in cashable checks.
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Ohio
Steubenville, O
George Wilson
Earthquake Disturbance Recorded by Georgetown Observatory
An earthquake of severe intensity lasted about two hours and was recorded on the Georgetown University observatory seismograph last night and today. The quake occurred approximately 2500 miles south of Washington.
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Washington
Georgetown University Observatory
Here
James Morris Held on Assault Charge in Lockland
James Morris a 21 year old Negro was arrested in Cincinnati by Lockland Marshal Wagner and arraigned before Mayor Jonte for the December 27 assault on 18 year old Nettie Griffin. Griffin identified Morris and he was held to the grand jury without bond. He was moved to Hamilton County jail under heavy guard amid strong local feeling.
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Cincinnati
James Morris
Nettie Griffin
Lockland
Marshall Wagner
Jonte
Hamilton County
German finance plea at Can nes drives world economy stakes
Dr. Walter Rathenau told the allied supreme council that Germany cannot fix its internal budget until the mark stabilizes. He warned of a 4,600,000 invisible unemployment army and said Germany is absorbing itself while foreign buyers dominate the mark. He offered German cooperation in any international effort to reclaim world economics.
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D. Wyer
Berlin
Walter Rathenau
Allied Supreme Council
Cannes
Germany
Dr. Rathenad
Council
KU Chancellor to Speak at Ohio University Founders Day
Dr. F E Lindley chancellor of the University of Kansas and former University of Idaho president will headline Ohio University's Founders Day events on February 18. He will deliver two addresses at Ewing Hall and the Alumni luncheon at the Students Union as the 118th anniversary of the 1804 founding is marked.
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FE. H. Lindley
University of Kansas
University of Idaho
Ohio University
C. L. Martzolf
Lindley
Martzolf
Ewing Hall
Students Union
Stole Money and Deserted a Bride-to-Be in Cincinnati
Bertha Parsons, 23, of Huntington, W Va, is cared for byAssociated Charities after her romance ended and she lost 120 dollars. She came to Cincinnati with a man she planned to marry. at Central Union depot she handed over her life savings, he left to eat, and did not return.
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Cincinnati
Bertha Parsons
Huntington
W. Va
Associated Charities
Central Union Depot
Fire safety booklets offered to reduce household losses
A wartime style appeal urges readers to obtain a free Fire Booklet detailing fire safety for homes. It cites international losses and lists common hazards such as smoking matches stoves kerosene and electricity. Readers are asked to mail two cents for return postage and provide name address and state.
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France
England
Holland
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