Rented Farm Immune From Dow Aiken Liquor Tax Ruling
William W. Gaskins of Morganville, W. Va., wins a permanent injunction in Athens County Common Pleas against Athens County Treasurer Richard Imes and Auditor Fred Cornwell over a $1200 Dow-Aiken liquor tax on a 93 acre Canaan township farm. Perry Lucas was previously convicted for liquor paraphernalia and the farm taxed due to his operation. Gaskins claimed ignorance of Lucas’s activities and had rented the property.
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Athens County
Worstell
Athens County Common Pleas Court
William W. Gaskins
Morganville
W. Va
Richard P. Imes
Fred Cornwell
Mr. Gaskins
Canaan Township
Perry Lucas
Lucas
Helwig
Dayton
Gaskins
B. P
West Virginia
Ines
Cornwell
Joint Conference In New York Secures Peace Two-Year Pact
In New York on January 24 1924 coal miners and operators in the central competitive field ratified a scale agreement similar to the Cleveland pact. It extends the current terms to April 1 and sets a two year target with a planned interstate conference by January 8 1924 to draft a successor. Copies go to President Harding Attorney General Daugherty and John Hays Hammond. The joint sub committee will reconvene to plan further talks.
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New York
Indiana
Ohio
Illinolis
Harding
Daugherty
John Hays Hammond
United States Coal Commssion
Wee
Woman Liberal Wins California District in Front Porch Campaign
Mrs Mae Nolan wins the California Fifth district congressional seat in a front porch campaign. She never campaigned publicly, led by about 2,000 votes over the nearest male candidate, and her husband had been a noted labor figure. She supports liberalizing the Volstead Act to permit light wine and beer.
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San Francisco
Harding
Mae FE. Nolan
Congress
California
Nolan
Sleet Storm Bings Newark Traffic Causing Injuries
A sleet storm in Newark Ohio last night tied up traffic and caused several car crashes. Mrs Liz Connell and Prosper Moore suffered broken arms after a fall on the sidewalk. An auto driven by Charles Deardoff with three passengers overturned down an embankment.
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Newark
Liz Connell
Prosper Moore
Charles Deardoff
British Labor Party Urges Aid in Ruhr Crisis
London January 24 The British labor party adopted a resolution urging Britain to intervene in the Ruhr. It recommends cooperation with the United States if feasible and calls on France to evacuate the Ruhr while the League of Nations conducts an investigation.
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Lonon
Labor Party
Great Britain
Ruhr
United States
League of Nations
Edwards Considered for Porto Rico Governor Post
Washington January 24 Major General Clarente R Edwards recently retired after leading the 26th Division in World War I is being considered to succeed Fr Mont Reily as governor of Porto Rico officials said today The report notes Edwards may follow Reilly into the position and marks a major career shift after military service
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Reilly Washington
Clarente R. Edwards
Porto Rico
Mont Reily
Ice Shoals Halt City Traffic In Cleveland Sleet
A sleet storm coated Cleveland streets with ice causing over 40 accidents, telegraph and telephone service disruptions, and many drivers to abandon cars. Streetcar and steam traffic were delayed as a slight snow later softened the ice.
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Cleveland
Carbon Monoxide Claims Two More Victims in Ohio
In Cleveland, January 24, carbon monoxide gas killed two more people, John Kutschera a real estate dealer, and an unnamed woman about 30, found in Kutschera's home after police broke down the doors. They appeared to have been dead for nearly a week, bringing local CO fatalities to eight in two months.
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Cleveland
John Kutschera
Kutschera
Harrod Mayor vows action after Klan demonstration
In Harrod Ohio a mob in white robes staged a cross and ritual near the Smith farm on Ridge Road. Mayor Kirby White led an investigation collecting Ku Klux Klan literature as farm family Charles Smith and his wife fled their home following the masked event.
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Lima
Harrod
Kirby White
Allen County
Charles Smith
White
Searchlight
Organ of the Klan
Atanta
Smith
State Federation Plans Gathering for Last of Month
The Good Roads Federation District No 12 will meet in Athens on January 31 with Charles H. Bryson presiding. Delegates from Athens Hocking Vinton Morgan Washington Meigs and Perry counties will attend along with local groups and road officials to discuss state and local road matters and pending legislative recommendations.
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Columbus
The
Good Roads Federation
Athens
State Road Federation
Hocking
Vinton
Morgan
Washington
Meigs
Perry
Federation
Charles H. Bryson
Athens Chamber of Commerce
General Assembly
Massachusetts Senate condemns Ku Klux Klan
The Massachusetts senate unanimously adopts a resolution denouncing the Ku Klux Klan. It pledges to uphold law and order and protect constitutional rights across the state.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts Senate
Triking German Miners Returning to Work Pending Settlements
Washington January 24. Railroads loaded 873251 cars with revenue freight in the week ending January 13, a new high for this period. The total beat the previous week by 102938 cars or 13.4 percent and was 159060 cars, or 22.5 percent, higher than the same week last year as new records were set for merchandise and miscellaneous freight. Coal grain livestock and other commodities showed strong gains.
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Washington
American Railway Asso
Ciation
Liquor Leaks From Cuban Legation Stopped in Washington
Prohibition agents arrested John J. Lynch, 23, who confessed to obtaining liquor through the Cuban legation. A search of his apartment found Scotch, rye, and champagne and a client list of prominent business and social figures. Authorities say embassy staffers aided in supplying alcohol via diplomatic immunity.
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Washington
John J. Lynch
Legation
Lynch
Robbers Grab Cash at Newark Filling Station
Two masked men robbed the Reinbold filling station near Newark Ohio of 41 dollars late last night and fled in a car bought on installments. Police captured them five miles south of town and returned them to Newark. Suspects Paul Pregenter 26 and Charles Abele 19 of Zanesville admitted the holdup to pay for a new auto unpaid balance.
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Newark
IGY Road
Reinbold
Paul Pregenter
Charles Abele
Zanesville
Abele
Turks Mobilize at Constantinople Amid Lausanne Crisis
Turkish forces begin mobilization in Constantinople as preparations for renewed warfare in the Near East are accelerated by the Lausanne peace conference crisis. reported here today.
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Near East
London
Constantinople
Fire Damages D. W. Griffiths Studio in Hollywood
Fire swept the Fine Arts studio in the Hollywood district early today causing about 50000 dollars in damages. The building housed several independent motion picture firms and the blaze started in the laboratory of the biz plant.
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Los Angeles
Calif
D. W. Griffiths
Biz
Hollywood
Fine Artsstudio
Jmotion Picture
Fire Delays Hit Cleveland Street Cars After Public Square Blaze
A fire in Public Square caused about 15000 dollars in damage and halted streetcar traffic to the south and west sides of Cleveland for more than an hour. Firefighters fought the blaze with downtown equipment, and the city reported extensive disruption.
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Cleveland
Public Square
Lannaratna
Drunken brawl costs parolee ten years in Ohio pen
Joseph Rebar, a paroled prisoner, will serve ten years in the Ohio penitentiary after a drunken Christmas week brawl. His wife Virginia Rebar receives a one year suspended sentence and will stay at St. Ann's maternity hospital as condition for the Marysville reformatory sentence.
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Cleveland, . CO
Dani
Joseph Rebar
Ohio Penitentiary
Virginia Rebar
St. Ann's Maternity Hospital
Marysville Reformatory
Kirby
Addams
Rebar
French Flag Replaced at Ehrenbreitstein by Stars and Stripes
In Coblenz on January 24 the Stars and Stripes were hauled down from Ehrenbreitstein after four years of occupation. The American army prepared to depart for Antwerp and sail home, and the French tricolor was raised in its place.
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Coblenz
Ehrenbreitstein
Antwerp
Sherman Tech Threatens Small Chillicothe Industries
In Chillicothe on January 24 officials say Sherman Tech may imperil small local manufacturers by labeling work as school projects. They deny claims of heavy competition and argue the charge is unfounded.
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Chillicothe
Sherman Tech
Defiance Man Sues Over Bull Goring Injuries
Norris Friend sues Titus Johnson farmer near Defiance for 10000 dollars alleging negligent handling of a bull that charged and caused permanent injuries. The case stems from an incident in Defiance County.
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Norris Friend
Titus Johnson
Here
Friend
Johnson
Thyssen Defies German Laws in Mayence Tribunal
Fritz Thyssen Ruhr coal operator and five other directors faced a French military tribunal for disobedience and were fined after being ordered to keep coal production at full capacity. Thousands of Ruhr miners returned to work amid strikes and transport disruptions as the case drew attention to German resistance and regional isolation.
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Mayence
Fritz Thyssen
Ruhr
Essen
Mayener
Balanes
Germany
Thyssen
August Thyssen
Rhineland
Officers Withdrawn From Observation Posts in Germany
January 24 report states Secretary Weeks ordered Major General Henry T. Allen to pull all American officers serving as observers with French forces in Germany. The action shifts Allied command and ends joint observer roles.
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Washington
Henry T. Allen
Germany
De Barment Ordered for Attorney J. Ko. Ladiow
In Mansfield Ohio on January 24 Judge Gailbraith ordered discipline for attorney J Ko Ladiow after a committee report found he gave false testimony while a defendant in a case. The panel included Judge Edwin Mansfield attorney CC Kenkel and attorneys Stoscek Shiles.
Bank Robbery Suspects’ Sedan Found in Brooklyn
Police recovered the getaway sedan used by three bank robbers in yesterday’s Municipal Bank heist in New York. The car, abandoned in a Brooklyn outlying section, yielded part of the loot and the bank messengers’ bag with $3,300.
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New York
Brooklyn
Teapot Dome inquiry hires geologists for oil lease case
A three member Senate public lands committee authorized employment of geologists to study the Teapot Dome oil lease to Sinclair interests. The move aims to determine the wisdom of the leasing decision by Secretary of the Interior Fall, with the investigation to be pushed forward.
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Washington
Teapot Dome
Sinclair Oil
Secretary of the Interior
Public Lands Committee
Men Return to the Land with Mashie Niblicks
The piece notes that many men who began life with hard work are returning to farming and planting, using golf terms to describe their tools and effort. It frames a rural shift as a reprise of labor and community roots.
Allies Agree to Halve Turkish World War Reparations
At Lausanne on January 24 the Allied participants in the Near East peace conference voted to cut Turkish reparations by half. The exact indemnity remains undetermined as Ismet Pasha sought fresh instructions from Angora over the Mosul crisis, while Turkish delegates said they would not accept any frontier decisions the League of Nations might make.
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Lausanne
Turkey
Ismet Pasha
Angora Todo
Mosuu
League of Nations
Mosul
Mary Lauer Named Postmaster in Tiltonville
Jan 24 Mrs Mary Lauer a Democrat in Tiltonville is to be re appointed postmaster officials say Representative Frank Murphy a Republican announced the decision praising her efficient work despite her disability
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Tiltonville
Mary Lauer
Frank Murphy
Coroner verdicts in miner deaths at Bellaire mines
Bridgeport January 24 coroner C C Mardesty returns verdicts of accidental deaths for Thomas Pompeiian and Mike Chibbish who died when a stone fall buried workers in the Bellaire mines.
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Bridgeport
C. C. Mardesty
Thomas Pompeiian
Mike Chibbish
Bellaire
Williams Charged in Liquor Raid Assault
Niles January 24 Constable Joh Williams indicted on two charges after alleged assault during a liquor raid. Accused of injuring Marie Nikzie and her young daughter Catherine by throwing Catherine from a chair when visiting the home after arresting the father on a liquor charge. Williams says charges stem from anti booze activity and wet advocacy pressure.
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Niles
Joh Williams
Williams
Marie Nikzie
Catherine
Wiliams
Attorne Burgess
Wet
Bia
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Fathen
State Federation
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