Mellon Again Warns that Soldier Bonus Means Disaster
Secretary Mellon renewed opposition to a soldiers bonus financing plan, warning it would impose long term tax costs and threaten refunding of Liberty bonds and other government obligations. Republican leaders face a log jam as they seek a joint program linking foreign debt funding with the bonus while worrying about electoral fallout.
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J. Bart Campbell II
N. S
Washington
Mellon
Senate
House
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Ohio Governor Faces Impeachment Push Over Parker
A petition from the Good Citizenship League seeks Governor Davis to impeach Judge Don V. Parker, state prohibition enforcement commissioner, charging inefficiency and neglect of duty in listing all taxpayers for the Don Aiken tax. The note adds that some residents buy cars for self defense as walking becomes risky.
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Columbus
Davis
Don V. Parker
Prohibition Enforcement
Re‘west
Good Citizenship League
Hamilton County
Georges. Hawke
Cincinnati
Parker
Notable Ohio Events From 1829 to 1901
Chronology records milestones in Ohio and nearby towns including the first canal boat reaching Dayton from Cincinnati in 1829, Ida Saxton McKinley’s 1871 Canton marriage to Major William McKinley, Ezra the ex congressman born 1795 in Hillsdale, 1883 Defiance opera house fire, and William Finck’s 1901 death in Somerset born 1822.
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Dayton
Cincinnati
Ida Saxton
William McKinley
Canton
Ezra
Trenton
Hillsdale
N. Y
Defiance
William Finck
Congress
Somerset
American Sues For Harbor Property Option
Justice Callaghan of the Brooklyn supreme court reserved decision on a suit by Howard S. Keep a retired U S Navy officer against Pacific Development Company and South Seas Pacific Company. He seeks to recover an option on harbor property at Pago Pago.
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Justice Callaghan
Brooklyn, N. Y
Supreme Court
Howard S. Keep
U. S. Navy
Pacific Development Company
South Seas Pacific Company
Pago Pago
Father Is Sent To Jail For Week Ends By Solomon Judge
West Hoboken resident August Schemeberger, father of three, will spend his weekends in jail for twenty weeks after his wife pleaded for support to feed their children. The judge ordered Saturdays at noon to Mondays morning release to allow him to earn a living, while Mrs. Schemeberger collects his wages.
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International News Service
Jersey City
August Schemeberger
West Hoboken
Solomon Mien
Schemeberger
Walters
New Jersey
Schemebergers
Two Women Arrested for Cannibalism in Samara Russia
A Reuters report from Reval cites Pravda that two women were arrested in Samara charged with eating the flesh of two children. Partly consumed bodies were found, revealing the crime amid famine conditions in Russia.
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International News Service
London
Reuter
Reval Today
Pravda
Moscow
Samara
Russia
Farmers press legal backing for cooperative marketing
At the national agricultural conference in Washington President Harding signals support as farmers push for legal power to organize cooperatives. G Harold Powell of the California Fruit Growers Exchange and others oppose government interference warning of conflict if they deny collective action. In Ohio Columbus utilities commission says it will probe intrastate coal freight rates after Governor Davis request, but a crowded docket delays the inquiry for weeks.
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Warren W. Wheaton
Washington
Harding
G. Harold Powell
Los Angeles
California Fruit Growers Exchange
United States
Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Davis
Ohio
Bank Robbed Twice In St Louis Suburb
Automobile bandits robbed the Pine Lawn bank on January 25 and escaped with about $2500. The incident closely mirrored a September 21 robbery at the same bank in which roughly $600 was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
ST. Louis
Pine Lawn
Switzerland Maintains 209000-strong Army
Switzerland maintains an army of about 209000 soldiers. The force supports national defense and comprises active duty and reserve personnel under the Swiss Federal Department of Defence. The total represents the standing strength reported by defense authorities.
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Switzerland
Hard Coal Men Will Not Get a Raise in Wages
A statement from the general committee of the Anthracite Coal Operators' association says the operators likely will not grant miners' wage demands. Reported in New York on January 25, the demands include a 20 percent rise for contract workers and a $1 daily increase for day laborers, formulated last week at Shamokin.
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New York
The
Anthracite Coal Operators’ Association
Shamokin
Irish Free State Talks Committee Returns to Dublin
The Irish committee which visited London to confer with a British government group on implementing the Irish act has returned to Dublin. The decision aims to establish the Irish free state in official existence.
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London
Iito
Dublin
Southern Ohio coal faces market, wage, and cost struggles
Ohio coal prices and demand show West Virginia coal dominating Ohio markets in 1921. Southern Ohio mines face high production costs, worker tensions, and weak demand. Operators cite nonunion WV coal as cheaper, while wage and policy changes loom as unions resist disruption.
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Columbus
Toledo
Ohio
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Chillicothe
Dayton
Cleveland
Southern
Southern Ohio
Ohio University Y W C A Volunteers Earn Community Praise
Ohio University YWCA volunteers from various parts of the state provide Christmas gifts, Sunday schools, food, clothing, and social centers for Athens and county families. Miss Mary Bean guides the work as rural communities receive outreach, often at risk from unsympathetic encounter, proving the group’s impact beyond the university.
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Athens
Athens County
Ohio University Y. W. C. A
Mary Bean
New Comnerstown
Ohio
University
Dean Voigt
United Mine Workers Pause West Virginia Organizing
Williamson West Virginia January 25 The United Mine Workers suspend direct organizing of nonunion coal fields temporarily David Fowler international organizer in charge of relief in the tent colony district says a new approach will push public opinion toward conference with Williamsons nonunion operators to gain recognition The tent colonies will continue indefinitely with current expenses estimated at 16 000 to 18 000 per week for about 600 miners and families He cites injunctions against organizing and notes some workers prefer company relief over earnings from work
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Ohio
West Virginia
Lee Hall
Southern Ohio
Eastern
United States
Southern
Statehouse
Columbus
Ohio Colleries Co
Williamson
W. Va
United Mine Workers of America
David Fowler
United Mine Workers
Fowler
French women sought hangings of American soldiers in France
John W. Lafferty a former captain testified before a special senate committee that French women and girls tried to charge American soldiers with crimes to obtain hangings. He also described a race riot at Gevres linked to a speech by Assistant Secretary of War Rosenwald urging better treatment of negroes.
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Washington
France
John W. Lafferty
New York City
Senate
Lafferty
Gievres
Rosenwald
Egypt Declines Full Independence for Now
London sources report the cabinet will not grant full independence to Egypt, though some concessions may occur. The government backs any measure General Lord Allenby, the British high commissioner, adopts to suppress the Egyptian boycott.
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London
Dowing Street
Lord Allenby
Cold Sweeps Mountains Causing Widespread Suffering
Huntington West Virginia reports a zero degree morning with four below in places the coldest since 1917 when the Ohio river froze. Miners in coal camps and families in cabins suffer as cold weather grips the region.
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Huntington
W. VA
Mercury
Ohio
Senate Debates Constitutional Challenge to Debt Bill
Senator Walsh of Montana attacked the foreign debt funding bill in the Senate calling it unconstitutional. He argued it would delegate powers to a commission led by the Secretary of the Treasury, conflicting with the President's treaty making prerogatives.
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Washington
Senate
Walsh
Montana
Secretary of the Treasury
Blazing feminist Elsie Hill vows lifelong partnership apart
Elsie Hill and Professor Albert Leavitt recount a ten day Chicago honeymoon followed by a six month trans continental separation. She maintains her name and personal identity while embracing practical marriage and shared feminism. They plan to live apart while he pursues work in Grand Forks and reunite next June in Connecticut.
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Washington
Tenday
Chicago
America
Elsie Hill
Elise
Militant
White House
Miss Hill
Albert Leavitt
University of North Dakota
International News Service
Leavitt
Connecticut
Ten Lead Bank Robbery Near Miss
Robert L. Woodworth of Ath ens National Bank faced a terrifying moment when a bank automatic fired in the vault. A bullet ricocheted around the small iron room multiple times threatening his nerves before he escaped the vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Woodworth
Athens National Bank
Moler
Woodworth
Mr. Woodworth
Jackson Day Banquet Sparks Talk of Cox Speech at Memorial Hall
Dayton reports a crowded Jackson Day event with James M. Cox expected to address national and international issues. Joseph P. Tumulty's presence signals key pre and post banquet discussions shaping upcoming congressional campaigns nationwide.
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International News Service
Dayton
Memorial Hall
James M. Cox
Ohio
Cox
Joseph P. Tumulty
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Ar Burgh Defense Pushes Quick Presentation in Arbuckle Trial
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle’s defense moves to speed the case as jurors tire from the lengthy proceedings. Witnesses expected include Virginia Kappe’s alleged role in the death and Kate Brennan who humorously described Arbuckle’s behavior and tip at the hotel.
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San Francico
Roscoe
Fatty” Arbuckle
Virginia Kappe
Arbuckle
Kate Brennan
Burgett Fatally Struck by Motor Bus in Columbus
Ellis V. Burgett, 35, was killed in Columbus when a motor bus struck his car as he attempted to crank the engine near Cleveland and Thurlow avenues. The accident occurred when his vehicle stalled, leaving Burgett to meet instant death at the scene.
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International News Service
Columbus
Ellis V. Burgett
Cleveland
Thurlow Avenues
Burgett
Warmer Weather Forecast After Cold Columbus Night
Columbus officials report a night with subfreezing readings ranging from zero to 11 below. The U.S. Weather Bureau forecasts warmer conditions with increasing cloudiness today.
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International News Service
Columbus
United States Weather Bureau
Funeral for Benedict XV Set for Tomorrow in Rome
The funeral of Pope Benedict XV will be held tomorrow at 3 PM in St. Peter's Basilica after cardinals decided to bury the pope while his body rests in state. The Vatican announced the schedule today in Rome.
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Frank ER. Mason
Rome
Benedict XV
Vatican
Congregation of Cardinals
Basilica of
St. Peter's
Controversy Over Vatican Policy After Benedict XV Death
In Rome, as Benedict XV lies in state, Italian lawmakers demand explanations from Premier Bonomi on Vatican relations. Press heatedly disputes Cardinal Gasparri’s role, and reports allege 5,000,000 lire funded papal election propaganda. A cardinal criticizes conclave preparations likening them to American politics.
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I. N
Rome
Benedict XV
Cardinal Gasparri
Bonomi
Quirinal
Vatican
Giornale D'Italia
The
Tribune
Whipping Will Cure the Crook
Chicago on January 25. Judge Marcus Kavanaugh urges whipping posts for morons citing Canada and Delaware as examples. He notes Canadian practice of lashes during prison terms and a second refresher before discharge, claiming few morons and few hold ups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Chicago
Marcus Kavanaugh
Superior Court
Canada
Kavanaugh
Delaware
Women barred from joining clubs by British Football Association
Women football clubs face exclusion from membership as the British Football Association deems the game unsuitable for women. This stance restricts access to official clubs and leagues, signaling ongoing gender barriers in organized football.
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British Football Association
English Women Prefer Flying to Paris for Complexion
The article notes that English women favor air travel to Paris as it spares their complexions from train dust and grime. It highlights aviation's appeal among travelers seeking cosmetic preservation during trips.
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Paris
Learn How To Make Good Bread
This item promotes a free government booklet from the Washington Information Bureau titled Baking in the Home. It explains how to judge bread quality, how to bake various bread types, and how to use potatoes corn rye and oats to improve nutrition. Send two cents for return postage and include name and address.
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United States
Washington Information Bureau
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