Disabled Powhatan transfers 271 passengers at sea
A wireless update from Captain Randall says 271 passengers from the disabled Army transport Powhatan were transferred to the Northern Pacific after rough seas. Lady Laurier and destroyers Sharkey Ossippee aided, with O Leary towing. early reports note heat and meals restored for passengers. The move followed earlier attempts and no casualties were reported.
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New York
Randall
Powhatan
Otter Cliff
Maine
Northern Pacific
Manila
Lady Laurier
Army Transport Service
Hoboken
Lustie
Sharkey
Coast Guard
Ossippee
Western Comet
Ambrose
Halifax
O'Leary
United States Guard
Antwerp
General Connor
A. BE. F
France
Vessel Launched Steam Up 95 Percent Complete
The vessel reached the water at 95 percent completion with boilers steamed for launch. The boat slid in sideways as it floated free, noted by putters as the second launch with its own steam setup.
Safety filler of cartridges by Harrison Davis
Harrison Davis a miner near The Plains has invented a safety cartridge filler for coal miners. A model is seen as a wonderful contrivance that prevents powder loss and automatically cuts off flow when full. Mining experts of the state view it with favor and it could reduce accidents by about five percent.
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Harrison Davis
Plains
Mr. Davis
Davis
London Sources Say Allies Deny Kaiser Extradition Acceptability
Reports from sources close to Lord Birkenhead and Sir Gordon Hewart indicate Holland will not allow extradition of the former kaiser a stance not acceptable to the allied powers.
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London
Holland
Lord Birkenhead
Gordon Hewart
Will Lease Fair Grounds For Pasture Uses
On January 31 Secretary Gill will receive bids for leasing the Athens Fair Grounds for pasture purposes only. The tract includes the grounds except the track, allowing a repr0 to secure pasture grazing before next fair time.
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Gill
Athens Fair
Messenger urges feeding birds during icy weather crisis
The Messenger reports that protector Joe Hib bard and others call for feeding birds as ice covers the area. Birds cannot access food, and many could die within days unless people provide sustenance amid the prolonged icy conditions.
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Joe Hibbard
The
Messenger
Trained Demand Looms as Rail Union Sets Final Reply
In Cleveland on January 23 Trainmen head William G Lee says a definite wage increase answer will be sought from Director General Hines next Tuesday The executive committee and grand lodge officers will meet in Washington on the same day Lee states the men will not wait longer as living costs rise and the delay has gone on too long.
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Cleveland, O
Brotherhood of Railroad
Railroad Administration
William G. Lee
Hines
General Executive Committee
Grand Lodge
Washington
Lee
Labor aims to form cooperative Cleveland bank
Cleveland labor may withdraw about 40 million dollars from local banks to fund a cooperative bank to be launched by year end. Warren Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Gremen, announced the plan here today.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Warren
Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Gremen
Ice Creepers in Huge Demand Sweep City
Ice creepers flood the city as men women and children snap up the latest footwear aiding traction. Shoppers anxiously seek scarce last shipments while sellers warn safety first over pride as demand drives improvised substitutes.
Gas Shortage Triggers Ohio Legislature Inquiry Panel
Ohio legislators move to probe natural gas markets with a bipartisan committee. Representative Greve requests two senators and two representatives to study production, distribution, cost, price and waste amid gas shortages in the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Greve
Cuyahoga County
Free man Spade denied license to wed in probate court
Sam Spade of Wellsville West Virginia appeared in probate court on a bid to wed Johanna Keef. Despite claiming a divorce from a prior marriage a decree of absolute divorce had recently been granted to his wife by the common pleas court. Judge Kirchbaum refused the license.
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Canton
Sammel Spade
Wellsville
W. Va
Johanna Keef
Common Pleas Court
Spade
Probate
Kirchbaum
Portable spray pump for fruit jars
A spray pump attachment fits ordinary fruit jars to spray flowers or fruits. Several jars can be used to hold different spraying solutions.
Winter Ice Storm Ravages Athens Area
January 23 brought heavy rain and an extreme ice storm described as the worst in memory. Branches collapsed under weight, wires iced over caused outages, Supt. Morgan slipped and was injured, rivers rose as runoff surged, and taxi demand spiked with slick streets hampering travel.
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Athens
Supt. Morgan
West State Street
Nurses Shortage Hampers Fight Against Influenza in Chicago
Chicago health authorities report a nurse shortage hindering the influenza campaign. Hundreds of calls for nurses go unanswered as about 2,000 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, matching the prior 34 hour period.
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Chicago
Athens Cemetery Association elects officers at annual meeting
At the Athens Cemetery Association annual meeting the board elected J B Allen O B Sloane Dr C B Mc Dougall J A Palmer and Emmett H Cotton as directors. Officers chosen were C B Mc Dougall president O B Sloane vice president W B Golden treasurer and J A Palmer secretary. May 1 next the association will take over 19 acres bought from Simon Brouwer east of the Children's Home along the Athens Guysville pike, not for cemetery use yet as lots remain to be sold at the West Union street cemetery.
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Athens Cemetery Association
J. B. Allen
O. B. Sloane
C. 8. McDougall
J. A. Palmer
Emmett H. Cotton
Hear Swiss Bell Ringers at zn Christian Church
Tuesday January 27 program begins at 7 30 P M for adults 50c children under 12 1c Evening program for school children at 3 00 P M Upper portion lists a Norwegian engineer who perfected a heat insulating material from cork dust clay and Danish heath ash and other mixtures
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Swiss Bell Ringers
Christian Church
Dansh Heatha
Steamer Sidney O Neff Trapped in Chicago Harbor Ice
The eight crewed Sidney O Neff remains stuck in ice off Chicago after eighty four hours. Tugs failed to reach her and two crewmen walked ashore but had to retreat. Hope lies in favorable wind shifting the ice pack to free the vessel.
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Chicago
Sidney O. Neff
Michigan City
Dutch Refusal on Extradition of Former Kaiser Declared Flat
The Hague reports that the Dutch reply to the allies demand for extradition of the former Kaiser is courteous but flat. Paris notes confirm the Dutch government transmitted a refusal, with legal obstacles cited. newspapers call the stance significant and criticize any expected surrender.
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the Hague
Paris
Holland
Hague
Nieuw Courant
Lloyd
Clemenceau
Nieuw Svandendag
The
Courant
League of Nations
Wild Ride Down Icy Hill In Truck Driver's Escape
Mr A. 8. Pickering, driver of the D. Zender rig, faced an icy descent on Terrace hill. He attempted to stop near the Worstell residence but the vehicle slid onto the track and landed in the Dana fold. Pickering said he could have halted the car on the track but chose to reach safety.
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Pickering
Paul Revere
Raw Terrace
L. G. Worstell
B. & Track
Dana Fold
Freudened Case Warrant Declared Illegal By Court
Attorneys for Dr. J A Freudened contend the arrest warrant for the murder of Mrs Nettie Dufies was invalid. Court Commissioner H A clare voided the warrant, arguing the physician was not lawfully detained.
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Elan
Wis
J. A. Freudened
Nettie Dufies
H. A. Clare
News
Julius Fleischmann to wed longtime East friend today
Julius Fleischmann former Cincinnati mayor and millionaire was to marry Laura G Heminway in New York. The ceremony led by Rev H C Wasmund was set for St Pauls Lutheran Church Brooklyn. Fleischmann 47 previously divorced wife Lelia Fleischmann received 2 million settlement and 25 thousand a year alimony with a summer home at New London Conn. Heminway 30 is described as an old friend and daughter of Edward Leach of the Hotel Marie Antoinette the couple reportedly separated Louis Hemingway in 1919.
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New York
Julius Fleischmann
Cincinnati
Lelia Fleischmann
Laura G. Heminway
H. C. Wasmund
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Brooklyn
Fleischmann
New London
Conn
Hemingway
Edward Leach
Marie Antoinette
Louis Hemingway
TRY TO BREAK INTO MARINES MODEL JAIL IN HAITI
Port au Prince Haiti Jan 23 Officers of the United Marine Corps in charge of the penitentiary report natives attempt to breach the model jail. A roll call revealed five excess prisoners had sneaked in with a road gang seeking meals and a clean cell. Guards now count outside workers before admission to prevent ringers.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
United Marine Corps
Ruth Signs Up New York with Yankees
Babe Ruth has signed an agreement to play with the Yankees and will leave the Pacific coast in three weeks, Manager Miller Huggins announced today.
Halstead Calls for Word Federman Provides It
In Columbus today Representative Halstead of Wyandot county stalled during a speech seeking a word. Representative Federman of Hamilton county whispered hokus pokus and Halstead echoed it. The bill then passed.
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COLUMBUS, _O
Halstead
Wyandot County
Federman
Hamilton County
Ice Storm Halts Columbus Traffic And School Day
Ice storm conditions froze Columbus streets and disrupted travel. Severe ice caused two schools to dismiss early and prompted waivers as pupils faced treacherous pavements. In southern Ohio along the Ohio River telephone and telegraph lines were crippled.
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Columbus
Ohio River
Local Guardsmen Fall at McArthur 52 to 14
The National Guard basketball team travelled to McArthur last night and lost 52 to 14 before a crowd led by Walsh 5rdan and team members Knox Bartlett Liggett Oldfield and Dew. The McArthur squad will visit here in about ten days with a likely return victory expected.
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National Guard
McArthur
Aries
Walsh
5Rdan
Ont Knox
Bartlett
Liggett
Oldfield
Dew
Slippery conditions prompt delays at Athens primary schools
Slippery sidewalks and icy doors forced early dismissals and disrupted routines in the Athens elementary buildings as staff worked to ensure student safety. Teachers reported slippery stairs and uncertain travel times for buses and walkers.
Divorces Filed In Cincinnati Uncontested Hearing
Lewis W. Dodd 37 and Ruth Haskell Dodd 83 reached an uncontested divorce in Cincinnati after a Columbus stock broker past and a Camp Sherman service record surfaced. The hearing occurred Thursday as details about income and marriage were discussed.
Engineers Elect Officers and Back Registration Plan
Cecil L. Rood of Toledo was elected president of the Society in Columbus Ohio on January 23. Ada C. Clarke Hillsboro R P Brewer Chillicothe H C Armstrong Lisbon and A R Taylor were named trustees. Resolutions endorsed registration for professional engineers and a wage schedule for state highway department workers and backed the Jones Kleberg bill for a national public works board.
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Columbus
Cecil L. Rood
Toledo
Ada
C. F. Clarke
Hillsboro
R. P. Brewer
Chillicothe
H. C. Armstrong
Lisbon
A. R. Taylor
Trustees
Ohio Technical Societies
State Highway Department
Jones-Kleavie
National Board of Pubic Works
Navy awards controversy probes board after Sims testimony
Ragret Washington January 23 The Navy awards controversy prompts a probe as the Knight board that revised officers decorations faces Hale committee questioning. Admiral Sims testimony fuels calls for hearings with Secretary Daniela to be heard later and next week expected start of Sims charges investigation.
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Washington
Navy Department
Knight Board
Hale
Sims
Daniela
Ohio General Assembly Faces Slow Adjournment
Ohio lawmakers paused near adjournment as pay for 1920 was issued at 1000 dollars per member. The Senate and House debated salary raises while bills on prohibition and utility commissioners were approved, with moves to adjourn into April or May and discussions of college fees and thrift education.
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Columbus
Ohio General Assembly
Eycheck
Colegee
Cs Iu
Senate Laterenee
Bil Matas
Mems
Conmm
Senate
House
Superintendent Morgan to Speak Before Columbus Clubs
Superintendent G. F. Morgan travels to Columbus Tuesday January 97 to address the Associated Ohio Dailies The School and the Press. He will remain in Columbus until Wednesday to address the Kiwanis Club at the Deshler on Aliens and Sedition.
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G. F. Morgan
Columbus
Associated Ohio Dailies
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Club
Deshler
Columbus Dispatcher
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Tranmereeady
Sam
Lake Ige
Ha Kaiser
Icy Hill
Julius
Aero
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Lonic
Ragret
Mr. Daniels
Paulding
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