Grain relief shipment to Russia reaches three million bushels
Washington reports twelve ships with 3,000,000 bushels of grain dispatched to Russia for relief of starving population. Eighteen more vessels are loading at Atlantic and Gulf ports to send another 3,000,000 bushels. The relief commission has spent about $1.2 million of its $20 million appropriation.
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Washington
International News Service
Russia
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Atlantic
Gulf
Relief Commission
Congress
German scientists aiding bootleggers target denatured alcohol
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes reports two German scientists imported from Europe are helping bootleggers denature alcohol turning it into a branded counterfeit spirit. They operate in New York using iodine and other methods to color and alter denatured liquor sold as bond ed whisky with disturbing effects on drinkers.
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Washington
International News Service
Haynes
Europe
New York
Japan Says Conference Resolution Never Operates Now
A Japanese delegation spokesman on Monday said the conference resolution to place on the table all treaties and secret agreements affecting China will not operate in fact during the present conference.
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Washington
Japan
China
Advised to Buy and Stock Their Fuel by April 1
Railroads and public utilities nationwide have been urged by government officials to stock coal to capacity before April 1 amid the looming bituminous coal strike. The directive emphasizes preparation to ensure continued service and energy supply.
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Washington
International News Service
Dial Bill Sets Electric Chair for DC Punishment
Washington Jan 23 The senate passed a bill by Senator Dial Democrat of South Carolina changing capital punishment in the District of Columbia to electrocution after June 1 next.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Dial
South Caroline
Senate
Bogus check passed at Amesville store
A $35 check passed by Henry Cephas last week at the C A Ordner store in Amesville proved bogus and was returned to Gardner. Cephas traded all but $7 in goods and cash. Charles Cephas was to make the check good if prosecution could be avoided. The check, made to Charles Norman and issued by Roy Bardin, had names erased and is thought to be taken from G W Hanson’s mailbox.
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Amesville
Henry Cephas
C. A. Ordner
Gardner
Cephas
Charles Cephas
Uncle Sam
Charles Norman
Roy Bardin
Marietta
G. W. Hanson
Hanson
Japan Not Ready to Quit Siberia
Japan told the Far East committee in Washington that it will not withdraw troops from Siberia for the present. The statement outlined conditions in Siberia and said Japan wishes to leave but life and property would be endangered if they do so.
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George R. Holmes
Washington
Japan
Bowers
Siberia
Far East
US gold stock to fund foreign loans and investment
A Washington report notes America's three billion dollar gold stock could be redistributed through loans for reproductive projects abroad and investments in countries rebuilding currency systems on a stable gold basis. Treasury and Federal Reserve officials see overstock and favor overseas capital allocation. Inter American commission members agree on redistributing surplus gold via international loans.
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Washington
America
North
South America
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
United States
inter-American Commission
Knights of the road visit Athens jail for winter shelter
The jail housed eight guests over the weekend, four released Sunday and three more Monday morning. Among Sunday arrivals was a former soldier. Police say many vagrants came seeking lodging with no work, noting newcomers from northern and eastern parts of the state heading south.
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Knights of the Road
Grahan
Athens
Sunshine
Attack on International Harvester Opens Senate Probe
Senator Norris of Nebraska opened a senate inquiry into an attack on the International Harvester Company described as a combination repugnant to the anti trust laws. The move aims to compel government action to remedy the alleged violation.
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Washington
International News Service
International Harvester Company
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Steel Industry Faces Decline in Freight Rate Hearings
James P. Daily of Lackawanna Steel Company testified at interstate commerce commission rate hearings that the steel sector has fallen from a robust condition to a mere struggle for existence over 18 months.
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Washington
James P. Daily
Lackawanna Steel Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Interstate Commerce Commission
Martial law feared as Oklahoma City burns two killed
Governor J B Robertson ordered a complete investigation into the burning deaths of a negro packing house worker and his wife in their home and prepared to call state guards for duty amid reports martial law was imminent. The city faced violence after the fatal fire with a crushed skull found as evidence.
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Oklahoma City
J. B. Robertson
Cardinal Gasparri Assumes Vatican Executive Powers
Rome January 23 Cardinal Gasparri papal secretary of state today assumed executive powers at the Vatican He will hold temporal authority until a new pope is elected and has taken the papal seal ring with which all papal documents are sealed
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Rome
Cardinal Gasparri
Vatican
Body of Overseas Man in States
Mrs. Lydia Bentz of Coolville Ohio reports the arrival of Eddie Snedden's body in Brooklyn. The adopted son of Mrs. Bentz, he enlisted in July 1918, served overseas, and died of pneumonia nine days after the armistice. He was in his early twenties and will receive burial with military honors.
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Coolville, O
Lydia Bentz
Eddie Snedden
Brooklyn
Wirth Cabinet Crisis Foreshadowed in Berlin Speech
President Loeb of the Reichstag warned socialist workers that failure of a taxation compromise could trigger cabinet collapse on Wednesday. He said elections or a Stresenmann Helfferich controlled cabinet were possible, and warned of a large drop in the mark if Wirth resigns. He praised the Wirth cabinet for international confidence and cited reductions in Allied demands.
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Berlin
International News’ Service
Wirth
Loeb
Reichstag
Stresenmann ‘Helfferich
Herr Loeb
Cannes
London
Rathenau
Italian Likely Next Pope Prompts Conclave February Second
Rome reports the conclave to elect Pope Benedict XV's successor will be February 2 with Italian candidates Cardinal Gasparri and Cardinal Maffi favored. Reconciliation signals include the flag at half mast and a Vatican envoy visit to the Quirinal.
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Rome
Benedict XV
Giornale D'Italia
Vatican
St. Vincent
St. Peters
Papal
Quirinal
Signor Rodono
Cardinal Gasparri
Pietro Maffi
Pisa
Gasparri
Solemn Requiem Held for Pope Benedict XV in Cleveland
In Cleveland on January 23 a solemn requiem mass for the late Pope Benedict XV was celebrated at St. John's Cathedral. Monsignor O'Reilly led the service with Rev. T. V. Shannon as deacon and Rev. Frank P. Brennan as sub-deacon.
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Rome
Benedict XV
St. Peters
Cleveland
Pope Benedict XV
St. John’s Cathedral
Monsignor O'Reilly
T. V. Shannon
Frank P. Brennan
Mod sunk on maiden voyage near Atlantic
New York report says the Mod sank on its maiden voyage with a crew of four aboard. Survivors were believed saved. The Melmore Head, a British freighter, stood by as the Mod went down in mid Atlantic after departing New York January 13 bound for Christiania.
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New York
Melmore Head
Naval Communication Bureau
Mod
Christiana
Belfast
St. John
N. B
Mid- Atlantic
Notable 1840 1895 Ohio events in brief
Chronology notes born Gen Robert P Kennedy at Bellefontaine in 1840. 1890 knights of Labor and Progressive Union meet in Columbus. 1890 Woman's Christian Temperance League organized in Cleveland. 1895 National Association of Manufacturers formed at Cincinnati convention.
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Robert P., Kennedy
Ohio
Bellefontaine
Knights of Labor and Progressive Union
Columbus
Woman’s Christian Temperance League
Cleveland
National Association of Manufacturers
Cincinnati
Cleveland Records Extreme Cold For The Winter
Cleveland reports its coldest day of the winter with a 5 degree reading at 6 A M The low in Ohio was six below zero at Charden early this morning The weather bureau notes a slight warming later in the morning
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Ohio
Cleveland
Weather Bureau
Charden
President Harding urges federal policy to save farm sector
President Harding told 400 delegates at a national agriculture conference that government aid is essential to lift farming from disaster. He warned that neglect would trigger broader economic collapse and called for expanded finance, transport, and marketing support, plus permanent policy to keep America self sufficient.
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Warren W. Wheaton
International News Service
Wahington
America
Harding
National Agriculture Conference
Big Near East Decisions Loom At Washington Conference
Washington diplomatic circles say the eleventh week of the Washington Conference may settle the Far East fate. Key topics include a world policy toward Siberia and Far East republics, the Shantung dispute, and the 21 Demands that gave Japan control of Manchuria and Mongolia.
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George R. Holmes
Washington
China
Russia
Far East
Siberia
Shantung
Japan
Manchuria
Mongolia
Maccabees Host Evening at Chauncey Hall
Big entertainment and oyster feed planned at Chauncey K of P hall Tuesday night January 24 with E. L. Young as speaker. Maccabees from every tent invited. Hal Osborne Com William Myers R K 1-21-2.
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Chauncey, K
P. Hall
E. L. Young
Hal Osborne
William Myers
R. K
Delaware Low Elevation Averages Highlight Geography
Delaware records an average elevation of about 60 feet above sea level. The data emphasize the state’s flat terrain and potential flood vulnerability near coastlines.
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Delaware
Little boy robbed on Columbus street corner
In Columbus on Saturday evening 9 year old John Boden son of J H Boden 843 Stuber Avenue formerly of Athens was selling magazines when a stout man with a week’s growth of beard tripped him from behind searched his clothing and robbed him of twenty five cents threatening to box his ears if he cried out Police were told he wore a thick beard and grabbed the money before fleeing the scene.
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Columbus
John Boden
J. H. Boden
Stuber Avenue
Athens
Arbuckle manslaughter trial nears pivotal point
San Francisco January 23 The second manslaughter trial of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle moves toward a quick close as District Attorney Brady says fingerprint expert F E Heinrichs will be last witness unless he can counter Zey Prevon testimony alleging coercion. The defense may seek to prove state pressure on Miss Preven and Alice Blake, potentially prolonging the case.
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San Francisco
Roscoe
Fatty” Arbuckle
Brady
FE. O. Heinrichs
Zey Preyon
Miss Preven
Alice Blake
Foster speaks against lynching in United States
Hon. I M Foster addressed the House in support of the anti lynching bill endorsed by the Republican platform and President Harding. As a judiciary committee member he helped report the measure after weeks of study with Attorney General Daugherty's opinion backing it and sparking floor attacks from Southern members. Foster defended him vigorously.
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Hon
I. M. Foster
House of Representatives
Republican National Platform
Harding
Judiciary Committee
Daugherty
South
Mr. Foster
Soldiers' Bureau Reports 13000 Jobs for Veterans in 1921
In Los Angeles the Soldiers and Sailors Employment Bureau run by the American Legion says it secured 13,000 jobs for veterans in 1921. The Merchants and Manufacturers Association provides a maintenance fund for the bureau.
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Soldiers’ Bureau
Los Angeles
Soldiers’ and Sailors
The
American Legion
the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
City Thermometers Jump as Cold Sweeps In
Weather notes show temperatures around 9 am ranged from 14 to 16 degrees with the town clock thermometer peaking at 23 briefly, as residents complain when readings rise above expected lows. The night was notably cold across the area.
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Court House
Ford plans to make cheaper lighter autos from cotton
A composite interview with Henry Ford and Roger Babson discusses Ford's dream of lighter cheaper autos made from cotton based materials. Babson praises Ford as a visionary with practical plans to stamp out auto parts by using cottonoid, boosting production in rural factory networks and potentially transforming the industry.
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Ford
Myles EE. Connoly
Wellesly
Mass
Roger W. Babson
Henry Ford
Detroit
Mr. Babson
America
Conservatives Win Every Point in Columbus Meet
In Columbus Ohio the five day United Mine Workers of Ohio convention closed with a strong conservative tilt. The body backed John J. Lewis against Howat, outlawed wildcat strikes, and favored arbitration over direct action. It extended commitment to contracts and elected district officers with new naturalization committees to aid aliens.
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Columbus
United Mine Workers of Ohio
Lee Hall
Ohio
Miners’ Union
John J. Lewis
International Union
Alexander Howat
Kansas
Howat
Lewis
Knights of Pythias Confer Knight Rank on Jan 23
Monday evening January 23 the Knight Rank will be conferred. Grand Vice Chancellor Hunker of Milport will attend the event. Jas. Lewis and C. Louis B. Snyder announce the gathering with K. R. 8 present.
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Knights OF
Attention Masons Special Communication Athens Chapter No 39
Athens Chapter No 39 royal arch masons call a special communication this Monday at 7 PM. Work planned in Mark, Past and Most Excellent Masters degrees led by W H Beechtold H P Jas and A Palmer.
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Masons
Athens
W. H. Beechtold
H. P. Jas
A. Palmer
Weather outlook foresees changeable temperatures through Jan 28
Weather report from Washington dated January 21 1922 predicts a colder first half and a period of variable temperatures for the Ohio Valley and Tennessee with considerable cloudiness and occasional snow.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Carelessness Costs Hundreds of Millions
A public safety notice warns fires occur constantly in the United States costing billions in property and lives. It urges readers to request a free booklet on home fire prevention by mailing the required coupon and two cents for postage.
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United States
Adarens
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