Night of Crime Shocks Cleveland After Quiet Spell
Four masked youths roamed Cleveland streets during a violent night, killing Carl Davis and wounding another. They robbed Louis Davis and Morris Fromson at their garage, seizing 2200 dollars and 2000 in checks. Patrolman Meik exchanged gunfire with two suspects, capturing one. police later jailed four for the Crawford shooting.
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Cleveland, O
Carl Davis
George W. Crawford
Canfield Oil Service Company
Crawford
Louis Davis
Morris Fromson
Joseph Meik
Meik
Briton Labor Ready to Fight Any Wage Cuts
London reports a coming clash between capital and labor over wage reductions as prices fall. Lord Asquith says worldwide wage decline is inevitable, while John Clynes argues labor will oppose broad cuts. Sir Peter Rylands warns England cannot compete with Germany Belgium or the United States on wages.
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London
Great Britain
United Press
Lord Asquith
John Clynes
Labor
Peter Rylands
Federation of British Industries
England
Germany
Belgium
United States
Hancock boys win and girls lose on Friday night
Hancock boys defeated Pome roy Hi in a lively basketball game at Ohio University By floor with an 18 to 18 score. Hancock girls fell 12 to 2 to Pomeroy Hi girls in the preliminaries. Shawnee High School lost to Hancock alumni 28 to 17.
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Hancock
John
Stolen Goods Recovered In Fourth Freight Car Raid
Sheriff Parker handling the recovery of nearly 1000 dollars in stolen merchandise from a fourth raid on freight cars. Cotton Tedrow of Nelsonville jailed with property in his barn and tied to a distribution scheme. Items include lard cans crackers tobacco cigars sugar shoes and pens. some goods traced to Logan Union Furnace and Charley Collins. George Collins remains at large as investigators prepare hearings.
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Parker
Tedrow
Nelsonville
Teddow
Logan
Union Furnace
Charley Collins
George Collins
Mucky Week Forecast From Weather Office
Weathe r forecast for period Jan 23 to 29 calls for Ohio Valley Tennessee region Great Lakes with normal temperatures or above, considerable cloudiness and occasional rains.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Great Lakes
Schwab Says He Took No Government Pay On Shipping Board
Charles M. Schwab testified before the Walsh committee on expenditures of the shipping board stating he never received salary or expenses from the government while serving on the war shipping board. Charles Pier former director general of the emergency fleet corporation supported the inquiry into board costs.
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Washington
Chas. M. Schwab
Shipping Board
Charles Pier
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Walsh Committee
Ex Governor Denied Right to Carry Revolver
Palm Beach County commissioners refuse to consider Rev Sidney J Catt ex governor of Florida as a man to carry a revolver. He claimed 80 enemies and said a good shooting iron would have a soothing effect.
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Palm Beach County
Sidney J. Catt
Florida
Herrick Takes Over Ohio Highway Commission Duties
Leon C. Herrick of Norwalk assumed the duties of Ohio highway commissioner after his appointment by Governor Davis. He is set to announce a department shakeup with three deputies, a secretary, and a chief clerk likely to be named. General Goethals’ survey is expected to guide further changes as W. H. Walker, Hillsboro, the new state oil inspector, plans to appoint additional deputies after dismissing all deputy oil inspectors.
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Columbus
Leon C. Herrick
Norwalk
Davis
A. R. Taylor
Findlay
Herrick
George W. Goethals
W.H. Walker
Hillsboro
Walker
Bathing Suits to Come Under Rule in Cleveland
Cleveland park commissioner Lyman O. Newell announces next summer bathing regulations. Form-fitting glove like suits are taboo and officers may drape wearers in a blanket and jail them. Bloomers must be worn by girls and skirts cannot extend more than two inches above bloomers. White and flesh colored suits are banned.
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Cleveland
Lyman. O. Newell
Cleveland Bankers Hit By 20 Percent Discount on Canadian Money
Cleveland bankers denounced a gold bubble after abruptly charging 20 per cent on Canadian money. They say a string of gangs profited from exchange rate gaps, turning $8,950 into $10,000 Canadian money and circling it locally at par. No arrests were made as actions were legal but investigations followed.
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Cleveland
Clevebankers
Canada
Idle men refuse to work except for war wages
The Ohio Board of Juvenile Research head Dr. H H Goddard says a crime wave is a war waged by those of low mentality against society and calls for treatment institutions to curb the impulse to crime. In Montreal extra police guard restaurants and the Ritz Carlton as unemployed demonstrators clash with authorities and veterans denounce loafers.
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Columbus
H. H. Goddard
Ohio Board of Juvenile Research
Montreal
Ritz Carlton
Gaudet
Public Safety
Stewart meeting notice for club members tonight
All members going to Stewart meet at club rooms at six o'clock tonight. H. M. Bennett.
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Stewart
Martens Departing as Soviet Envoy Is Expelled
New York dispatch says L C A K Martens the Soviet ambassador and about 50 staff members leave the United States aboard the Stockholm after being ordered deported as a government opponent. Fog and gloom marked the farewell as guards watched the embassy closure. Martens called it au revoir and hinted at a return.
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New York
K. Martens
United States
Russia
America
Martens
Stockholm
Ohio U Wins Big On Cincinnati Floor In Conference Tilt
Ohio University defeated Cincinnati University 28 to 13 in an Ohio conference basketball game in Cincinnati. Ohio rallied for a whirlwind finish after a 13 13 tie in the second half and runs its record to 3 0 atop the standings. Wittenberg Wesleyan Ohio Northern Akron and Oberlin also hold undefeated marks with one win each.
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Cincinnati
Ohio University
Cincinnati University
Ohio
Wittenberg
Wesleyan
Ohio Northern
Akron
Oberlin
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dies on Street Car
Flavius L. Brooks, a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from Detroit, died Friday afternoon after being stricken on a street car in Mount Clemens while en route to a hospital. He did not survive the trip.
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Mount Clemons
Mich
Flavius L. Brooks
Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Justice Brooke
Hold man who saw deal made
Mike Pallene an Italian miner was held in Birmingham Alabama for investigation in the lynching of William Baird union miner at Jasper January 13. Nine national guardsmen have been indicted for Baird's murder and Pallene may be taken to Jasper for jury investigation. He claimed to have moved from Jasper after the crime and to have seen guardsmen drawing numbers to choose who should shoot Baird. The jury has completed its Jasper inquiry and the trial of the nine guardsmen is expected to begin next week at Marion with venue change agreed.
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Birmingham
Ala
Mike Pallene
William Baird
Jasper
National
Baird
Pallene
Alabama
Marion
Dayton Bridge Falls During Heavy Traffic
Dayton officials report a section of the Third street bridge over the Miami river caved in during heavy traffic. Two cars with occupants plunged into the river bed thirty feet below but no fatalities were recorded though two people remain hospitalized. A street car was stopped ten feet from the collapse. Pedestrian Bernard Shauser sustained minor injuries. Street car tracks gas lines telephone and electric wires were damaged. Public utility service was disrupted in parts of the city.
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Dayton
Third Street
Miami River
George Semler
Vincent Daugherty
Bernard Shauser
Good Old Days Back Cleveland nickel donuts and coffee return
Jan 22 reports the return of prewar prices in Cleveland eateries with doughnuts and coffee at a nickel each, restoring the old routine after wartime prices. Bakers and restaurateurs anticipate higher fried cake and doughnut demand as costs drop and demand surges.
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Cleveland
American peace delegate warns on universal disarmament conference
Henry White told the House Naval Affairs Committee that a call for a world disarmament conference by a President Wilson would fail due to his impending departure and could cause chaos. He argued the Paris outcome showed the five great powers would dominate any talks, and France might view disarmament with suspicion amid Bolshevik fears.
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Washington
Harding
Henry White
House Naval Affairs Committee
Wilson
White
Paris
France
Europe
Russia
Cabinet Fight Hangs Over Harding Choices
President-elect Harding faces cabinet pressure from Senate leaders led by Penrose. Key disputes center on appointing Hughes for secretary of state or Root as alternative, and Dawes versus Mellon for the treasury. Harding weighs Senate opposition and possible reassignments during a two week coastal cruise.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Harding
St. Augustine
Fila
Panama
Marion
Frelinghuysen
Senate
Charles E. Hughes
Charles G. Dawes
Hughes
Dawes
A. W. Mellon
Pittsburg
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Local Union 592 Posts January Monthly Meeting Notice
Regular monthly meeting set for Tuesday January 25 at 12 oclock at Co store Hocking. If weather permits the venue. if bad move to Pittsburg 10 mine. Krivisth secretary.
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Pittsburg
Krivisth Secy
Police Chief Pearson Convicted In Local Toxication Case
After a highly contested trial in IF, Police Chief Jack Pearson was found guilty on a toxication charge filed by Patroni of Nelsonville. The verdict was announced Friday with a $6 sentence. A motion for a new trial was filed by the defendant’s attorney. Witnesses testified about Pearson’s conduct the night of the incident and the following morning.
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Jack Pearson
Patroni Lor
Nelsonville
Ma Wig
Wits
Ho Oe
Ex-Priest Liberal in Tips Triggers Mount Vernon Robbery Probe
A $5 tip to an expressman led to the arrest of Rev. Guy Kyle, a former Free Methodist preacher turned garage operator, in a $212,000 mail robbery case at Mount Vernon Newfoundland. Kyle and partner Loren Williamson are linked to the crime through money handling and tips to postal inspectors, with about $27,000 in securities found in the garage area.
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Mount Vernon
Guy Kyle
Loren Williamson
Kyle
Salvation Army to Open in Athens Under Baillie
The Salvation Army will start operations in Athens with opening services led by Brigadier A W Baillie and staff. Mayor Roush provides the city court room and seating. a piano will be installed. Captain DeVol will oversee local work. Services begin Monday night January 31 and continue nightly at the courthouse and city hall.
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Salvation Army
Roush
Athens
A. W. Baillie
Clevend
Baillie
Hoffman
Cleveland
Young Peoples
Ditmer
Marietta
Gough
Chillicothe
DeVol
The
Driver Injured at 210 Mine Near Sugar Creek
Earl Roush of Stroud's Run was seriously hurt at Mine 210 Sugar Creek while getting on empty cars pulled by a horse. His foot slipped and two or three cars passed over him. He was taken to Copeland-Howe hospital and treated by Dr. John R. Sprague. He is 28, with facial back and leg bruises and stiffness. no bones broken. relatives only may visit, expected to recover.
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Earl Roush
Stroud
Sugar Creek
Copeland-Howe Hospital
John R. Sprague
Roush
Inquiry Closed on Naval Flight Into Canada
The inquiry at Rockaway Point into the flight of three naval lieutenants into Canada and their conduct was closed Friday. Secretary Daniels will not announce the board's findings to the public, per Rear Admiral George W. Kline who presided.
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Rockaway PT
N. Y
Canada
Daniels
George W. Kline
Athens County Farmers Find Local Hog Market at Stedman Plant
Stedman Packing House in Athens operates since 1908 and bought 486 hogs from Athens County in 1908 for 5637.60 dollars. In 1920 the plant bought 16,694 hogs from local farmers for 216,409.49 dollars, and 22,405 hogs for 731,652.03 dollars overall. Company official Russi says Athens farmers should supply more hogs to meet local demand.
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Athens County
Stedman Packing House
Dystan Biron Ant Wile Ot 8S Russi
Stedman
Athens
Thesr Packing
Stedman Company
Mr. Russi
Murderer Gets Off Easier than Many Bootleggers
In Cleveland Judge F L Stevens known for $3000 liquor law fines faces a dilemma. He notes workhouse inmates work off fines at 42 cents a day and prisoners sentenced up to 21 years may be freed if they can raise funds. He seeks ways to ease the burden on those without money while keeping similar crimes punished.
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Cleveland
F. L. Stevens
Stevens
Market Soft Opening In New York Stocks
Market opened soft in New York with prices lagging early on. Industrials led the decline as traders watched early trading and price movements.
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New York
Daley Named Head of Men’s Tennis Club
A partial notice indicates Daley being named head of the men’s tennis club as part of reorganizing leadership. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
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Bile Club
Daley
Anid
Mneenses
Political Standoff Halts Recess Appointee Confirmations
In Washington leaders refuse to permit confirmation of any son’s recess appointees. Ten or twelve figures are in limbo as the stalemate continues. The dispute centers on executive appointments during the recess and borders on a partisan confrontation.
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Washington
El 4 Razor Inventor Offers Latherless Shaving
The inventor introduces a new razor design with two vibrating blades that can be used without lather. The device aims to deliver smoother shaving while simplifying preparation.
Haskin Seeks Return Postage for Athens Messenger Copy
Frederic J. Haskin directs readers of The Athens Messenger to fill out the coupon with name and address and enclose two stamps for return postage. A copy of The School easl City State is requested, with instructions for mailing and a Wisconsin-based return option.
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