Non-union coal fields vow to keep nation warm if strike hits
West Virginia non-union coal fields reassured the country to stay warm and industry moving in case of a bituminous miners strike on April 1. Logan and Williamson operator associations say they will speed up production, citing previous warmth during the 1919 strike and recent loadings rising in Logan.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Logan Coal Optors’ Association
Williamson Coal Operators’ Association
W. R. Thurmond
Logan Association
Logan
Logan Fields
Thurmond
Williamson
McDowell
Norfolk and Western
Mary Garden: men are cats in opera world quarrel
New York January 24 Mary Garden denounces men as cats citing Muratore's exit from the Chicago Grand Opera Company and her view that men are jealous petty and lacking emotion while women remain peaceful in the quarrel over opera leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Morris
International News
New York
Mary Garden
Mary
Muratore
Mous
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Women Cigarette Habit Alarm Says Gaston In Interview
Chicago report quotes Lucy Page Gaston warning high school girls that cigarette smoking among American women has risen sharply. She calls it national self destruction, urges girls to remain clean, notes the Prince of Wales condemns mannish women, and predicts American women will quit.
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Chicago
Lucy Page Gaston
America
Miss Gaston
Prince of Wales
England
Gaston
Two Open Hearth Furnaces Reopened at Central Steel
Industrial recovery continued as two more open hearth furnaces and several hot mills resumed at Central Steel Company in Massillon Ohio. Operations had been down for months, and the restart marks enhanced steel production capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Central Steel Company
Gravity Defying Air Mail Plane Lands in Gale
An Air Mail Service plane piloted by C. B. D. Colyer battled a fierce gale at Curtiss Field Garden City. With the propeller turning 1400 rpm the craft hovered hundreds of feet up before Colyer set course for Hazelhurst Field and landed amid snow and sleet carrying 450 pounds of mail from Cleveland and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Mineola
L. I
United States Air Mail Service
C. B. D. Colyer
Curtiss Engineering
Garden City
Colyer
Hazelhurst Field
Cleveland
Chicago
Ginnan and Bryson in Ohio coal freight rate inquiry
James Ginnan chairman of the coal market investigation committee and Secretary C H Bryson of the Athens Chamber of Commerce visit Columbus for informal talks with the public utilities commission on Ohio freight rate investigation asked by Governor Davis. Ginnan plans a Chicago Detroit Northwest tour to question buyers of Hocking coal about reduced purchases and blames improper mining and dirty coal for loss of sales. He says operators and miners share blame and vows severe action against those shipping inferior coal.
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Columbus
James Ginnan
Coal Market Investigation Committee
C. H. Bryson
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Davis
Public Utilities Commission
Tetlow
Ginnan
Chicago
Detroit
Northwest
Mr. Ginnan
Crying parlor opens at Los Angeles cinema to ease babies
A residential LA theater installs a ten foot square soundproof crying parlor in the balcony. Painted animals adorn the walls, with swings and toys to amuse babies. Mothers view the film through a plate glass window while their children cry. The setup aims to boost admissions by easing parental discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Los Angeles
No Lunch This Week At Chamber Lunch Meeting
No noon meeting at the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow due to officers忙 occupied with other duties. Outside the city, the office force is rushing to issue 1922 auto license tags.
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Chamber of Conmmerce
Subpoena Served in Bosch Magneto Company Case
A federal grand jury in Boston will hear Colonel Thomas W. Miller alien property custodian on January 27 with records on the sale of Bosch Magneto Company assets seized during the war. The 1918 sale from Palmer to Martin E. Kern for 4.15 million dollars is under review, as is transfers to Howard D. Griffith for Kern.
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International News Service
Washington
Thomas W. Miller
Federal Grand Jury
Boston
A. Mitchell Palmer
Bosch Magneto Company
American Bosch Magneto Company
United States
Palmer
Martin E. Kern
Allentown
Bosch Company
Department of Justice
Howard D. Griffith
Martin BE. Kern
Japan denies bad motive in Siberian case
Washington January 24 Japanese officials deny any evil intent in Siberia as they refuse to withdraw troops. The United States plans to outline its Siberia stance in a secret session led by Secretary Hughes. Koreans and other observers warn that Japan’s assurances echo a historic 1902 pledge with the Ango Japanese alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington
Japan
Siberia
Siberian
Hughes
United States
Far East Republic
Korea
Far East
Detective spared by button saves on railway gang attack
Buffalo dispatch reports Detective J. C. Rodlinski of Salamanca New York was nearly killed by a gang of railway thieves until a Marine service button on his lapel revealed him as a former buddy in France, prompting the attackers to retreat.
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Buffalo
N. Y
J. C. Rodlinski
Salamanca
Marine Service
France
Ford to lease Muscle Shoals plants and water power
Washington Jan 24 Ford engineers have finally approved the contract for Henry Ford to lease the government nitrate plants and water power project at Muscle Shoals Alabama. The agreement was mailed to Detroit today per Secretary Weeks. Weeks expects Ford to sign and return it to the War Department before week’s end for congressional submission.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Ford
Detroit
War Weeks
Weeks
War Department
Congress
Plans for American merchant marine subsidy outlined
President Harding will address Congress soon with plans to establish an American merchant marine subsidy. Chairman Lasker of the United States Shipping Board said the plans were prepared after consultation with shipping interests and presented to the President following a lengthy discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Congress
White House
Lasker
United States Shipping Board
Shipping Board
Sympathy Buttons Seen Used by Los Angeles Prisoners
In Los Angeles County Jail prisoners are borrowing American Legion buttons to gain sympathy in court on claims of war records. Investigators found one button and one war record used by several inmates to back multiple cases.
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Los Angeles
Cal
American Legion
Lancaster First Ohio City to Get Unified Telephone Service
Columbus report says Lancaster becomes the first Ohio municipality to receive unified telephone service under the merger of Ohio Bell and the Ohio State Telephone companies. The milestone marks a state wide rollout of the integrated system.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Bell
Ohio State Telephone Companies
Lancaster
Forecast Falters As Temperatures Rise In Columbus
A Columbus weather report shows temperatures did not fall to zero as predicted. Officials recorded a low of four degrees above zero, higher than Monday's two degrees. Forecasters expect a rise to five to ten degrees above tonight with cloudy and unsettled conditions.
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Columbus
United States Weather Bureau
Columbus Bureau
Genoa Conference Likely Postponed by U S In Washington
President Harding and advisers hinted to European statesmen that the United States does not favor the Genoa economic conference set for March 8. Invitations have been issued by Italy, but European quarters predict the meeting may be called off or delayed to a later date.
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Washington
International News Service
Harding
United States
Genoa
Woolens Drop Prices for 1922 Deliveries in New York
A large woolen manufacturer opened the fall lines for 1922 deliveries with prices two to seven percent lower than last season. Cloakings and dress goods show the sharpest reductions while finer overcoatings are priced without advance.
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New York
Switzerland Maintains 244 000 Strong Army
Swiss defense forces remain at an approximate strength of 244000 personnel. The figure reflects ongoing conscription and reserve training, underscoring Switzerland's long standing policy of armed neutrality and national defense readiness.
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Switzerland
Harding opposes drastic cuts to 150000 army size
The White House official statement says President Harding is staunchly opposed to any drastic reductions in the size of the American army, currently 150000 men, as of late Tuesday. The position reflects a firm stance on military staffing amid early 1920s policy considerations.
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Washington
Jan
Harding
White House
Federal agency proposed to handle farm product distribution
Senator McCumber of North Dakota introduced a bill in the senate proposing a national federal agency to oversee the distribution and sale of farm products. The measure aims to centralize control to stabilize markets and prices for farmers nationwide.
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Washington
Senate
McCumber
North
Income Tax in Nutshell for 1921 Returns
Singles with net income 1000 dollars or more or gross 5000 dollars or more, or married couples with net 2000 dollars or more or gross 5000 dollars or more must file by March 15, 1922. File with the Collector of Internal Revenue in your district. Full Form 1049A and 1040 instructions cover law and regulations. Normal rates: 4 percent up to 4000 dollars above exemption, 8 percent on the rest, plus 1 to 65 percent surtax on net income over 5000 dollars for 1921.
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Internal Revenue
Senate Debates Foreign Debt Funding and Soldier Bonus Link
Debate on funding the foreign debt began in the Senate as a step toward tying the soldier’s bonus to the 11 billion dollar indebtedness. Administration spokesmen say no serious objections remain to deciding the foreign debt while the armament conference continues, with Britain ready to issue 4 billion in bonds to help liquidate debt and aid the bonus.
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Washington
Senate
United States
McCormick
Illinois
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
France
Great Britain
Heat Heads for Allouth in a Dozen Ships
Twelve ships carrying 3,000,000 bushels of grain have been sent to Russia for relief of starving population, announced by Secretary of Commerce Hoover, head of the relief effort. Eighteen more vessels are loading at Atlantic and Gulf ports to carry another 3,000,000 bushels as fast as possible. The relief commission has spent about $1,200,000 of its $20,000,000 appropriation.
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Washington
International News Service
Russia
Hoove
Atlantic
Gulf
Relief Commission
Congress
Greek King Constantine Plans Abdication for George
Athens dispatch to the Daily Express reports King Constantine of Greece intends to abdicate in favor of his eldest son Prince George. Allies have told Athens that normal relations cannot resume until Constantine steps down.
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London
Constantine
Greece
Prince George
Athens
Daily Express
Senate Rejects Walsh Resolution On Shantung Facts
The Senate rejected by a voice vote the Walsh resolution asking the president to present all facts from the Shantung negotiations before the armament conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Pope Benedict XV Entombment Deferred in St Peter's Basilica
Rome reports delay in burial as Benedict XV lies in state in St Peter's Basilica. Cardinals meet to arrange preservation for public viewing and burial planned for tomorrow evening in a crypt near Queen Christine of Sweden and Pope Pius VI. Thousands queue for rites as 4,000 soldiers guard the scene.
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Frank BE. Mason
Rome
Benedict XV
Basilica of St. Peters
St. Peters
St. Peter’s Grotto
Queen Christine of Sweeden
Pius VI
St.eters
Father Killed By Streetcar Two Months After Son’s Death
Joseph Zubell, 35, of Wheeling West Virginia, died fifteen minutes after being struck by a street car, two months after his son Lawrence was killed by an automobile in the same city.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Lawrence
Joseph Zubell
Fatty Arbuckle Trial Proceedings Read Full Testimony
The San Francisco trial against Roscoe Arbuckle for manslaughter proceeds as the state reads the entire transcript of his earlier testimony. Assistant District Attorney Leo Friedman delivers over thirty minutes of record, aiming to minimize surprise and contrast his blanket denial with prior statements given after Virginia Rappe's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis H. Martin
U. N.S
San Francisco
Roscoe
Fatty” Arbuckle
Patty
Ditrict
Leo Freidman
Los Angeles
Virginia Rappe
Warden Woolard
Making Ready to Elect New Pope at the Vatican
Vatican works begin for papal conclave with masons sealing the election room and wires to be removed before opening. Non Italian vote drops to 29 after Cardinal Almarez Santos death. Italian cardinal count stands at 31.
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Vatican
Rome
Al‘marez Y. Santos
Toledo
Sacred College
Poet Works for President Harding in Star
Fred K. Dix, known as Ohio’s Whitcomb Riley, lives in Marion and works as a printer for the Star, the paper of President Harding. His poems have appeared in national magazines and in newspapers.
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Marion, O
Ohio
Whitcomb Riley
Marion
Harding
The
Star
Fred K. Dix
Century-Old Georgia Constitution Found In Secretary Office
In Atlanta on January 24 a 1798 Georgia constitution, digitized with copper plate script and handwritten text, was discovered in a cabinet in the secretary of state’s office. The document remains well preserved despite its age, offering a rare glimpse into early state governance.
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Atlanta
State of
Georgia
Dr Hubert Work Considered For Postmaster General
Dr Hubert Work of Colorado, a former physician turned politician, is discussed as the likely successor to Hays as postmaster general when Hays resigns March 1 to become high commissioner of the motion picture industry.
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Hubert Work
Colorado
Hays
Britain ready to back Genoa plan with US in world recovery
London sources say Britain will cooperate with the United States on world rehabilitation if Washington attends the Genoa economic conference. They favor tying reparations revision to Genoa discussions, and agree on reducing armies and navies as steps toward economic recovery, with agenda work centered in Rome.
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London
Downing Street
Great Britain
United States
America
Washington
Genoa
Pointecaire
France
Rome
Mystery Woman Found In Dallas Identified As Wilminna Sunday
In Cleveland a woman found unconscious in a downtown store is identified as Wilminna Sunday of Dallas Texas. She could not recall her name or hometown for days and believed she was in St Louis. A telegram to her mother is awaited and many seek to confirm if she is a missing relative. A Youngstown man sought a full description hoping she is his daughter.
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Cleveland
Wilminna
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Bt. Louis
Youngstown
Will Learn What Real Facts Are in West Virginia
President seeks truth on New River coal fields with Davis appointing Harry B. Dyer and Dr. Fred G. Davis as federal conciliators to investigate miner complaints. The move follows a report to the president last week.
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West Virginia
Washington
International News Service
Harding
New River
Davis
Harry B. Dyner
Fred G. Davis
New River District
Senate Debt Funding Bill Signals Senate Ratification Role
Washington January 24 1924 Senator Walsh Democrat of Massachusetts introduces a foreign debt funding bill. The measure would require all accords between the United States and foreign governments on debts owed to the U S to go to the Senate for final ratification or rejection.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Walsh
Massachussetts
Liquor Deals Said to Tie to Forgery Case in Cleveland
Mayor Lubin of the Cleveland Embroidery and Button Co and his stenographer Dorothy Draginsky 22 will face police court on forgery charges involving about 40000 dollars. Draginsky posted 5000 bond. Lubin could not post 20000. Lubin says he took blame and that much of the money vanished backing men claiming to supply liquor of pre Volstead purity to Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Lubin
Cleveland Embroidery and Button Company
Dorothy Draginsky
Miss Draginsky
Pythians Install Their Officers At Athenian Lodge
At the regular meeting of Athenian Lodge No. 104 K of P on Monday evening officers were installed by Deputy Grand Chancellor L W Kelly and others. James Lewis, Beverage, V G, J K Vickera, M of W, E G Burt, M of F B, W W Lee, M of E, P G Dowler, Ky of R & S, L B Snyder, M of A, BE Cross, I G, J BE Hanning, M Smith. A E Whaley was re-elected trustee for a three year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athenian Lodge No. 104
L. W. Kelly
Co. C
James Lewis
Beverage
J. K. Vickera
E. G. Burt
W. W. Lee
P G. Dowler
L. B. Snyder
Relief Chest Formed as Miners Refuse Wage Adjustment
In Huntington West Virginia on January 24 a meeting addressed destitute New River coal field miners who would not accept wage adjustments or alternate work. The gathering voted to create a relief chest to aid families described as practically starving with women and children as the principal victims.
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Huntington
W. Va
New River
Shanghai bankers and chamber launch bond drive to buy Shantung railway
The Shanghai bankers association and the chamber of commerce launched a nationwide drive to sell five dollar bonds to raise funds to purchase the Shantung railway from Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghi
Shanghai Bankers Association
Chamber of Commerce Today
Japan
Britain denies pressuring Athens over King Constantine
London broadcast a foreign office denial stating that Britain is not pressuring Greece to force the abdication of King Constantine. The remark came amid and after reports of political tension in Athens and royal affairs.
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London
British Foreign Office
Athens
Constantine
City Market Opens Wednesdays and Saturdays for Home-dressed Meats
Athens City Marketing Association announces weekly market hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays offering home-dressed meats with a Tuesday to Friday extension in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City Marketing Association
Carelessness Costs Hundreds of Millions Fire Safety Drive Urges Free Booklet
A fires awareness campaign warns that careless behavior causes fires nationwide, costing billions in value and lives. It offers a free Fire Booklet with simple home-safety steps, requesting a two cent stamp and name and address to Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Information Bureau, Washington, D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ava
Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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