Battle Over Army Size Roils Congress
Washington January 21 The drive to cut the army to 150000 men faces renewed contest in Congress. Representative Anthony Kansas and chairman of the subcommittee backs 150000 while Representative Kahn head of the military affairs committee pushes 175000 with President-elect Harding reportedly approving only the initial reduction. Opponents warn further cuts would threaten the military establishment.
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Washington
Congress
Anthony
Kansas
Kahn
House
Harding
Plan Method Whereby Tobacco Will Be Sold
Tobacco men of Kentucky met in New York with Bernard Baruch to plan disposing of the 1919 and 1920 crops. Baruch proposed organizing a marketing company with growers as shareholders to adjust future crop sizes and secure fair prices. He also sought to determine how much low grade tobacco on the market could be sold abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Tobacco Men of
Kentucky
New York
Bernard Baruch
War Industries Board
Baruch
City Folks Also Will Suffer if the Farmers Do
Representatives from eleven counties appeared before the state tax commission to urge reconsideration of real estate revaluation in 61 counties. William Sitterly, spokesman for Fairfield county, warned that harming farmers would also hurt city residents as urban areas rely on rural producers.
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Columbus
State Tax Commission
William Sitterly
Fairfield County
Nelsonville Chief of Police On Trial For Drunkenness
The Nelsonville court room overflowed as Night Officer Taylor testified that Chief Jack Pearson was drunk on duty. Witnesses number about a dozen and the hearing adjourned toward evening. Pearson is represented by Keenan, Taylor by Jones and Whitcraft prosecutes.
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Jack Pearson
Nelsonville
Helwig
Taylor
Pearson
Pearsons
Keenan
BE. J. Jones
Athens
Whitcraft
Logan
Owner of Dog Liable for Damages in Auto Crash
In Cincinnati Ohio a common pleas court jury found dog owner Meyer Silverglade liable when his dog darted into an auto driven by Francis Von Rohn. The collision caused Von Rohn to suffer a fractured skull and seek 10000 dollars. The verdict awarded 7500 dollars to Von Rohn and Silverglade planned to appeal.
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Cincinnati
Common Pleas
Meyer Silverglade
Francis von Rohn
von Rohn
Silverglade
Carpenter Thos Eggleson Dies from Bullet Wound During Game
Thos Eggleson a 409 year old carpenter died from blood poisoning after being shot in the hand while playing Indian with his children in Bowling Green Ohio. The incident occurred January 21 and was ruled accidental.
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Bowling Green
Thos. Eggleson
Carpenter
Farmer slain by enraged bull near Delaware home
After hours of searching relatives found Clarence Surren, 44, a farmer, dead in a field near his Delaware home. He had left last night to hunt raccoon when attacked by an enraged bull.
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Delaware
Clarence Surren
New Motor Driven Stirring Device For Liquids Study
A laboratory stirring device uses a motor driven mechanism with plungers of varied forms to create different liquid movements aiding study of liquids in motion.
League Apportions Pacific Islands Under Nations Plan
The League of Nations outlines a Pacific partition assigning waters near Hawaii and Alaska to the United States and adjacent zones to Canada and Russia. Japan gains many Asian waters, the Philippines and Guam stay American, Australia gains German New Guinea lands, New Zealand takes Cook and Samoa, France retains New Caledonia, Tahiti, and Marquesas, while England directly rules Fiji and nearby groups.
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League of Nations
Pacific
Hawaii
Alaska
Wake Island
State of Washington
Siberia
Asia
Kamchatka
Formosa
Sakhalin
Corea
Port Arthur
Kiau Chau
Ladrone Islands
Pelews
Carolines
Marshalls
East Indies
Australia
New Amea
Othia New Hebrides
France
Great
New Caledonia
Islands
Cook Islands
Samoa
New Zealand
Tutuila
Fiji
Solomons
Dominion of Japan
England
Low Archipelago
Marquesas
Tahiti
Stedman Company Board elects new officers in Columbus
At a Columbus board meeting of the F. C. Stedman Company officers were elected. John H. Winder became president while A. C. Russi was named vice president and general manager and R. E. Slaughter was chosen secretary treasurer. Russi’s expanded duties reflect his long leadership of the packing department. No further personnel changes were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Stedman Company
Columbus
John H. Winder
A. C. Russi
Secu
R. E. Slaughter
Russi
Rossi
Stedman Company
Caruso to Return to Homeland for Health
Enrico Caruso slowly recovers from pleurisy and plans to depart New York for Italy within weeks to regain strength and restore his renowned voice.
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New York
Enrico Caruso
Italy
Golden Voice
Toledo Feeds Idle Men Amid Unemployment Crisis
Fifteen thousand loaves of bread and 5000 bottles of milk were offered by Toledoans to the Social Service Federation to relieve conditions caused by 20000 unemployed. Employers are urged to provide work. one market offers 3000 free meals. The federation issues tickets for singles and gives groceries to married men. No bread lines or soup kitchens will be established.
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Toledo, O
Social Service Federation
Harding Birthplace in Mount Gilead Sells Soon
Warren G Harding's birthplace in Mount Gilead Ohio went on the market today. Buyer H E Erickson purchased the property from Dr George T Harding, father of the president elect, years ago and offered it for sale this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Mount Gilead
Warren
H. E. Erickson
George T. Harding
Retail prices may fall further as demand returns
New York January 20 Retailers buy to restore normal production says W F Koelsch president of the National Association of Credit Men Koelsch also heads the Netherlands Bank in New York He notes buyers are purchasing for spring trade after wholesale prices have been cut as far as possible and indicates further retail reductions may occur if low dealer prices persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. F. Koelsch
National Association of Credit Men
Koelsch
The
Netherlands Bank
Unemployed Men in Montreal Demand Free Meals
About 500 unemployed workers marched through downtown Montreal last night and forced several large restaurants to feed them. Police dispersed the crowd as diners inside grabbed food and carried away sandwiches, bread, fruit, and pies amid a organized, military like parade.
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Montreal
Que
Two uniformed men held in Dublin murder of Lawless
Dublin police arrested two uniformed men in connection with the Bed night assassination of Thomas Lawless. Authorities withheld identities and whether the suspects are crown forces. The case follows a period of rising violence in Dublin with clashes near Glenwood County Clare leaving six patrol members dead and a police inspector named Sullivan killed last May.
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Chas. M. McCann
United Press
Dublin
Thomas Lawless
Crown Forces
Glenwood
County Clare
Sinn Feiners
Tobias Sullivan
Sullivan
Kistowell Barracks
Public Dance at Junior Hall Saturday Evening
A community event at Junior Hall features a public dance on Saturday evening January 22 with admission 75 cents for gentlemen and 25 cents for ladies.
Mobs terrify profiteers as Vienna reels from upheaval
Paris like mobs march through Vienna streets amid revolutionary echoes. Labor groups issue a three day deadline to lower prices as profiteers flee. stores close and barricades rise while rich indulge in splendor among starving crowds.
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Vienna
Paris
Teen James Johnson Shot in Ohio Manhunt
James Johnson 17 of Tuscaloosa Alabama was wounded and held at Buhl hospital in Sharon Pennsylvania while Warren Ohio authorities pursue him. He says he was shot by an Erie detective while riding a freight in Kent Ohio. authorities allege a Warren woman fired the shot as he tried to enter her home.
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Ohio
Sharon
Penn
James Johnson
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Buhl Hospital
Warren
Johnson
Erie
Kent
Cow Causes Fire After Lantern Tip As Milkman Suffered
A cow milking incident near Mt. Sterling Kentucky led to a barn blaze when the animal kicked over a lantern while David C. Fox was milking. The structure burned as a result of the accident.
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MT. Sterling
David C. Fox
Here
University Hosts Local Chapter of Professors Association
On Wednesday the American Association of University Professors formed a local branch at Ohio University. The group includes full professors and aims to study scholarly questions, education methods, and institutional progress. Officers: Chairman Dr. Wm. B. Bentley and Secretary-Treasurer Prof. W. H. Cooper.
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American Association of University Professors
Ohio University
United States
Association
Wm. B. Bentley
W. H. Cooper
Glass Eye Showed On Jury In $75,000 Suit
In Cleveland on January 21 three women jurors watching a suit against the Cleveland railway company about 75000 dollars nearly fainted when plaintiff George Rotter produced his right eye a glass prosthesis to illustrate the damage from a street car fall. The eye was passed around and the jurors recoiled at handling it. Rotter said the accident destroyed his real eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Cleveland Railway Company
George Rotter
Rotter
Sale by Woman's Foreign Missionary Society at Wheaton's Hardware
A sale by the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will be held at Wheaton's Hardware Store featuring home made eatables this Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Wheaton
Uniform Bond to Cover Cost of War Urged
Lyman J. Gage former secretary of the treasury advocates issuing a uniform five percent government bond to cover war liabilities. He says such a bond at five percent redeemable in five to thirty years would relieve bank strain and reduce dependence on the federal reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United Press
San Diego
Calif
Lyman J. Gage
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reservee
Beauty valued at 200000 in Elyria crash suit
Grace L. Meacham of Elyria sued the New York Central railroad the city of Elyria and B W Baird for 200000 alleging an automobile collision in 1919 worsened her facial injuries at an improperly graded crossing.
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Cleveland
Grace L. Meacham
Elyria
New York Central Railroad
City of
B. W. Baird
Baird
Ohio sand and gravel producers seek Esch Cummins amendment
The Ohio sand and gravel producers association met in Columbus to push a campaign to amend the Esch Cummins act. They want to remove authority to assign freight cars to different industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Sand and Gravel Producers Today
Ohio Sand and Gravel Producers’ Association
World disarmament moves gain momentum in U S
Discussion on global arms limits widens as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee backs the Borah plan for a US Britain Japan disarmament conference and the House committee supports a world disarmament conference. Secretary Daniels notes Britain’s air focus while naval limits are urged.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Great Britain
Japan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Brooks
Harding
House Naval Committee
Daniels
Bliss
Henry White
Pershing
London
Geddes
England
Britain
French policies praised by British press in Briand address
London reports say Briand’s policies received warm approval from British papers. The Daily Mail urged strong Franco British ties and harsher steps on Germany, noting per capita taxes differ greatly between Germany and Britain. The Daily Chronicle warned conference strains may test ties, while Paris papers praised the policy with caveats on vagueness.
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London
Briand
France
Daily Mail
Germany
Britain
Daily Chronicle
Chamber of Deputies
America
Russia
Paris
Bryson Is Picked As Official of Good Roads Body
Columbus Ohio January 20 William G Callardine of Cincinnati was elected president of the Ohio Good Roads federation at the annual board meeting. He succeeds R R Scott of Toledo. Board of trustees members named include Ralph W Sanborn Harry Miller Robert E Lee Lew Auble Charles H Bryson Charles Kettering Edward Jordan August Kuebler A R McCullough and W E Griffith all listed from various cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
William G. Callardine
Cincinnati
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Board of Trustees
R. R. Scott
Toledo
Ralph W. Sanborn
Cleveland
Harry Miller
Robert E. Lee
Lew Auble
Akron
Charlies H. Bryson
Athens
Charles Kettering
Dayton
Edward Jordan
August Kuebler
Nebraska grandmothers carry electoral vote by plane
Mrs. H. H. Wheeler and Mrs. Draper Smith, Nebraska flying grandmothers, prepared to continue their journey to Washington carrying the state's electoral vote. Wheeler's arrival was greeted by her grandchildren Rose Buddy and Hortense Cassidy.
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Des Moines
H. H. Wheeler
Draper Smith
Nebraska
Washington
Postmaster Chauncey O. Appointed In Chauncey
Ed Minister, a local business man, has been named postmaster for Chauncey until civil service exams are held in Athens in a few weeks. The previous local post office had no applicants at the last examination.
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Chauncey. O
Chauncey
Athens
Dance at Albany Bigger and Better Than Ever
Dance at Albany venue Whits Hall hosts a bustling event described as bigger and better than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Whits Hall
Harding to Visit West on Early Administration Travel
President elect Harding plans a goodwill trip to the Pacific coast after inauguration, aiming to let the West meet him. He may speak in Chicago, consider a Boston visit, and return to Marion in May for Masonic work while traveling on Senator Frelinghuysen's house boat.
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Raymond Clapper
United
Perse
W. G. Harding
BT. Augustine
Fla
Pacific Coast
Harding
West
William Howard Taft
Chicago
Boston
Marion
Florida
Freylinghuysen
St. Augustine
Cincinnati
Harry M. Daugherty
Coal Mine Output Fear Over-Production Warned
Chicago January 20 delegates at the annual coal associations of America warned full operation of U S coal mines for six weeks could cause over production. They noted enlarged mining facilities during high prices and sufficient transportation to flood the market. Plans to shield retailers from a price drop were discussed as prices show signs of slipping from $9.95 coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Coal Associations of America
Pension bill and political fights mark Ohio legislative session
ASL Columbus Jan 21 The pension bill from the Federation of Labor would provide 108 65 year olds with up to 350 annually and create a four member pension commission. The assembly faces clashes over direct primary reforms Miller bill and other measures as it reconvenes. Senate approved a crime measure enhancing penalties for killing a police officer and the Cornell auto injury bill passed the senate. The house moved on bonding and election funding measures as codification of state elections advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Federation of Labor
Jefferson County
Pension Commission of
General Assembly
House
Senate
Cornell
Ohio
Wise
Cleaning effort to begin nationwide cleanup
Lincoln Neb January 1 The organization of the organization contemplated by the wing will begin intensive work in every region of the country. Fe sorroey and peerage editor of The Omuaae provide unclear details while reporting the cleanup plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Wing
Fe Sorroey
Omuaae
Military committee endorses bond issue for veterans bonus
The House Military Committee favored advancing the bond issue intended to fund a soldiers bonus. Colonel J. R. Me and American Legion members spoke as the committee extended consideration. Notices call all officers to a meeting Friday night at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
House Military Mittee
J. R. Me
C.F
Tion
Marshfield
H. M. Bennett
When In Doubt Ask Haskis Director Haskin Note
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington DC includes a request to fill out a form for a 1921 calendar. The note mentions enclosing two stamps for return postage and cites Frederic J. Haskin as director.
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Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Enger
Frederic J. Kin
Washington, D.C
Mesenger
Haskig
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Paige
University
Association of
Glass Eye
Lyman
Gage
U.S
China
Cleveland McCauley
Amy
Bryson
Good Roads Body
Ountry
ASL
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