Arson charges against Meigs County miners in Rutland fire
Two Meigs County miners, Dave Fowler and Maurice Thornton, were arrested on arson charges in Rutland for the August 8 fire that destroyed the Blackstone mine tipple and Essex mine No 1 powder house. Bonds posted were $10,000 each. a confession from William Falin aided the arrest. The fires caused about 140000 in damage. a $500 county reward had been offered.
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Ler
Thomas Fork
M. L. French
D. Curtis Reed
Fowler
Maurice
Pat” Thornton
Blackstone
Tipple
Rutland
William Falin
Old Maynard
Essex
Dooley Wells Bouts With Bell Telephone Over Rent
Columbus man Dooley Wells a bicycle repairer and Bell Telephone subscriber takes on the company for storage charges after he refuses to pay for service on days unusable. He threatens suit as the line was out of order.
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Columbus
Dooley” Wells
Bell Telephone Company
J. W. Wells
Telephone Register
Athens council approves rate appraiser hire in gas dispute
City Solicitor M D Hughes authorized to employ W H Weiss of Cincinnati to represent Athens and other cities in opposing the Logan Gas rate increase. Athens will pay its pro rata share of 15 000 Weiss to receive 538 25 as its portion. Mayor Alex Moore names Darrel Sams and W B Golden to sinking fund posts. Council also approves health board appointment of John Woolley and discusses road and sewer matters including a private North Hill road and a contested Marietta avenue lot assessment.
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M. D. Hughes
W. H. Weiss
Cincinnati
Athens City
Lolgan Gas Company
Alex Moore
Darrel Sams
Fred Alderman
W. B. Golden
John Woolley
Health Board Council
F. W. Bush
North Hill
L. CD. Radcliffe
Marietta Avenue
Soviet marriage laws fail to work smoothly in fact
Moscow reports show 1925 alimony suits in the city rose to nearly 10,000, almost double 1924, despite promises of easy divorces. Courts require decisions and bailiffs to compel support after separation, revealing broader attitudes toward paternal responsibility across workers and bourgeois classes.
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Moscow
Andrews appoints coordinators to lead dry enforcement in southeast
General L. C. Andrews named M. O. Dunning coordinator of customs in Savannah to oversee enforcement across North and South Carolina Georgia and Florida. The plan tests a nationwide system placing a dozen or more coordinators from the Treasury arms to direct anti liquor activities in strategic centers. Florida noted as wet in need of stricter enforcement.
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Washington
M. O. Dunning
Savannah
L. C. Andrews
United States
Andrews
Customs Service
Coast Guard
Prohibition Unit
Treasury Department
Coast Guard, Customs and Prohibition
Rum Trust
Dunning
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
General Andrews
Miami
Palm Beach
New York
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Chicago
New Orleans
St. Louis
San Francisco
Mrs Valentino Wins Divorce in Paris Court
Paris dispatch reports Mrs. Rudolph Valentino won a divorce from her husband, the film star known as the "Shick" of the silent era, in a Paris court today.
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Valentino
Paris
Rudolph Valentino
Shick
Physical Ed. Miss Ruth Savage Ill at Home
Head of women's physical education Ruth Savage is confined at 13 South High Street with laryngitis. She has been ill since Thursday but is not considered serious and expects to return in a few days, according to her assistant Miss Carson.
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Ruth Savage
Department of Women's Physical Education
South High Street
Sugar Creek Man Arrested For Shooting at Carl Morris
Tom McCutcheon of Sugar Creek was arrested Saturday night and arraigned Monday on charges of shooting at Carl Morris with intent to kill. He pleaded not guilty, bond set at $500, and the case was bound over to the grand jury. Officers Howard Gilson and Edgar Mariner made the arrest.
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Tom McCutcheon
Sugar Creek
Justice of Peace
Pearl Helwig
Carl Morris
McCutcheon
Howard Gilson
Edgar Mariner
Revelers Announce Cast for The Whole Town's Talking
The Revelers society of Ohio University named the cast for The Whole Town's Talking to be performed February 19. Athens students fill roles including Marianna Ring as Harriet Simmons Elizabeth Jones as Ethel Pauline Swanson as Lila and Robert Dixon as stage director Ruth Jones heads ushers. Other cast members include Roy Hope Oscar Schneider Marjorie Smith Tom Battin Clifford Moriarty Anna May Coates Irene Ochs Augusta Ginther and Winston Riley. Rehearsals and promoting are led by Frances Zincke with Vera Stemm and Eleanor Bailey assisting the make up.
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Revelers Society of
Ohio University
Athens
Harriet Simmons
Marianna Ring
Ethel
Elizabeth Jones
Lila
Pauline Swanson
Robert Dixon
Ruth Jones
Eleanor Batley
Mine plans safety move in Farmington disaster
Officials of Jamison Coal and Coke announce safety devices after the Farmington mine explosion that killed nineteen miners. A surface drill hole will vent gas ahead of the working face to preclude similar disasters and allow safer entry.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Jamison Coal and Coke Company
Farmington
Arrest of local miner noted by city police
Chief David Wade a 28 year old miner of Stella avenue was arrested by Chief Herb Parker last evening for intoxication. He becomes the twenty second person arrested by the city police this year.
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David Wade
Miner
Stella Avenue
Herb Parker
Wade
Lorain to Bar Modern Dances City Council Moves
Lorain vote to ban all modern dances. City solicitor to draft ordinances making old fashioned steps the only permitted form. Plan approved by all councilors and Mayor William F. Grall. If approved, law could take effect at the next meeting.
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Lorain
Qlorain
Henry Ford
William F. Grall
Mrs Christy to Know Fate Soon in Murder Case
East Liverpool dispatch reports Mrs Laura B Christy 48 described as a self confessed prisoner of two of her eight husbands will learn this day or tomorrow if she must stand trial for murder.
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Laura Christy
Fast Liverpool,o
William Christy
East Liverpool
Laura B. Christy
Explosion Rocks Everett Gas Tank near 16 000 Gallons
An explosion tore through a tank holding 16 000 gallons of crude gasoline in Everett Massachusetts today. The blast caused structural damage and sent flames and smoke into the sky as firefighters battled the blaze. No injuries reported so far.
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Everett
Mass
Toledo Club Feud Resumes Brutal Crimes
Toledo police reopen the murder case after a long pause as Mrs. Mary Handley, 49, is found slain with a crushed skull and a torn clothing gag. Handley’s death marks the ninth victim of the clubber, with authorities scrambling for clues and mobilizing civic groups to aid in the hunt.
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Toledo
Mary Handley
Woodland Avenue
Village and School Clerks Hear New Voris Budget Law
Athens county school clerks and village and city clerks met in the Chamber of Commerce to learn how to keep books under the new pay as you go Voris budget law. State education official Miss Laura Pelly and state examiner W I F Bowen explained the changes and procedures. Twenty eight school clerks and fourteen village and city clerks attended the session.
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Athens County
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Laura Pelly
State Education Department
W. I F. Bowen
Enforcing Lipp Law Adds 1100 Autos to Tax Duplicate
Athens county expanded its tax base after the Lipp bill required auto ownership certificates for state license tags. About 1,110 cars were added to the tax duplicate, valued at $440,000, with 310 owners listed December to January 10 for failing to list last April. County Auditor Fred Cornwell says no 50 percent penalty will be imposed this year. A $6,564 check was received yesterday, with club officials noting this is only partial revenue.
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Athens County
Lipp
the Common Pleas Court
Fred Cornwell
Cornwell
Athens Automobile Club
New Eurekism Religion Planned in New Orleans Launch
Dublin dispatches report a new faith named Eurekism with headquarters in New Orleans to be proclaimed on Good Friday. It aims to elevate Terence MacSwiney as a saint and lord of the faith, pledges one seventh of members' land and earnings to the church, welcomes Protestants Catholics Jews and negroes, follows Mormon customs, uses eastward-opening temples and coffee at the altar.
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London
New Orleans
Dublin
Terence MacSwiney
Cork
Baltic Ice Advances Threaten Full Sea Closure
London reports Baltic ice fields spreading rapidly. Russian port authorities say ice extends forty miles west of Reval and could freeze the Kiel canal within a week, possibly sealing the Baltic. Severe Black Sea storms harm Odessa fleet. Banissa driven ashore. French coasts damaged. Paris relief mixed with ongoing provincial disruptions. Northern England struggles under heavy snow. London area remains abnormal.
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London
Baltic Sea
Russia
Reval
Kiel Canal
Black Sea
Odessa
Banissa
Paris
England
Dog License Rush for 1926 Ends Tonight
County auditor closes at 4 pm as dog license tags sell for 1 dollar male and 3 dollars female. Tomorrow prices rise to 2 dollars male and 4 dollars female. Through today 5,536 dogs are licensed with 6,532 expected, mirroring last year’s rush.
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Fred Cornwell
W. A. A. Plans Initiation for Girls Tonight in Gym
Initiation of eighteen girls and awarding of numerals to thirty nine will take place at the women's athletic association meeting in the women’s gymnasium. Sixteen of the initiates are freshmen. Numerals honor participation in indoor baseball last fall.
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Women’s Athletic Association
Court advocates seek agreement with opponents
Washington January 19 The Administration Democratic coalition of World court supporters shifts from threats to talks to win an early Senate vote on joining the tribunal. Leaders aim to start voting February 10, Borah and other irreconcilables negotiating while wary of delaying the $365 million tax cut bill.
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Washington
World Court Advocates
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Time extension likely for federal tax returns
Washington officials said filing time for federal income tax returns will probably be extended until the new revenue act passes Congress. The bill is seen as virtually certain to pass before March 15, the current due date.
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Washington
Congress
Bureau of Internal Revenue
County Education Board Receives $1000 Transfer
One thousand dollars was transferred from the dog and kennel fund to the county board of education at the county commissioners meeting. By law the surplus from the fund must go to the board, with 35 percent set aside for enforcement next year. The rest was used for regular business.
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Dog and Kennel Fund
County Board of Education
Board of Education
Ohio State accused by Maris of radical ties and Soviet influence
Dr Clarence C Maris editor of The Week testifies to a state committee accusing Ohio State University faculty of communist sympathies and ties to Moscow claiming a youth movement and indecent conduct. He says an earlier resolution failed due to alumni lobbying while police review found no teaching monism.
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Columbus
Clarence C. Maris
Ohio
Ohio State
Russia
Maris
James R. Hopley
Bucyrus
Ohio State University
Robert L
Wisconsin
Lusk Committee
New York
Dr. Maris
America
Liberator
Dabney Horton
Ohio State Uni
Moscow
Labor
Renard
Bolshevista
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Maurice Thornton
Martha Faulk
Messenger
Pomeroy
Dave Fow
Cao
Eran
Athens Council
L. D. Radcliffe
North Mill
Isugar Creek
Mrs. Christy
Cecil McKinney
Degnan-MecConnell
Wilburton
Oklo
Europe
Fanny
Lucy
Uts Ey
County Education Board
Clarence Maris
Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin, Dhester
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