Arieta Brothers Revolt Threatens Mexico's Peace
Washington officials say the Arieta brothers of Durango pose the most dangerous challenge to Obregon since he took office. The twelve brothers, powerful landowners, could unite with other dissident groups, threatening US interests and mining camps like Tepehuanes.
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Ralph H. Turner
United Press
Washington
Obregon
Mexico
Arieta Brothers
Durango
Diaz
Arieta
Victoriano Huerta
State Department
Tepehuanes
Labor conditions show improvement says Fed official
Washington reports the employment situation is improving as workers move from cities to farms. Edmund Platt of the Federal Reserve Board says unemployment estimates are inflated, noting farm wage needs and a farm labor shortage amid a shift from industry jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Platt
Department of Agriculture
Trial of Sid Hatfield and 22 others opens in Matewan
Spectators at the Hatfield murder trial in Williamson were searched to prevent violence as 200 witnesses and 200 jurors were summoned. The case stems from the Matewan gun battle in which Matewan Police Chief Hatfield and seven Baldwin Felts detectives were killed, with additional indictments of Felts operatives for Testerman’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Williams
Reese Chambers
Wm. Bowman
Clare Overstreet
D. A. Mounts
Ben Mounts
Jesse Boyd
Isaac Brewer
Charles Kiser
Hallie Chambers
Lea Toler
N. R. Atwood
William Starr
William B. Coleman
Ed. Chambers
Jas. Overstreet
Fred Burgraf
van Clay
Calvin McCoy
Ezra Fry
Felts
Testerman
R. C. Buchanan
G. W. Anderson
Oscar Bennett
John McDowell
G. D. Hilebrand
Lauria Returns Home After Adenoids Removal
Gus Lauria of Poston Ohio returns home from Athens after a successful adenoids and tonsils operation at Copeland Howe hospital. He underwent the surgery recently and is listed as recovering at home.
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Poston
Gus Lauria
Athens
Copeland-Howe Hospital
Central Ave M E Church Ladies Aid Supper
Central Ave M E Church Ladies Aid holds a supper Thursday starting at 4 30 PM serving vegetable soup sandwiches coffee and home baked items.
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Central Ave
M. E
Ladies Aid
Holding Slayer Matthew Houston Held for Safe Keeping
Nashville reporter notes Matthew Houston, a black man, confessed to the murder of five year old Frank Daly in Memphis and is now held at the state penitentiary for safe keeping after being moved earlier today from an unidentified location.
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Nashville
Tenn
Matthew Houston
Frank Daly
Memphis
State Penitentiary
Committee plans exoneration for Schwab in steel inquiry
On January 26 a Walsh committee source said a statement exonerating Charles M Schwab from claims that $100,000 of a $269,000 Bethlehem Steel ship construction expense was charged to the government was being prepared.
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Schwab
Washington
Bulletin
Chas. M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Walsh
Slim Salle Joins Giants After Contract Arrival
New York Giants add catcher Slim Salle to the roster after confirming receipt of his signed contract. The move adds depth to the lineup with no major weight change for the club.
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Slim
Giants New York
New York Giants
Slim” Salle
Winnes to testify in defense in Parsons murder case
Harlan Ky January 26 Dr H C Winnes on trial for the murder of Miss Lura Parsons schoolteacher plans to take the stand in his defense if the judge does not direct a not guilty verdict The state nears closing Its case and the defense will seek acquittal The state presents witnesses claiming donkey hoof prints near the scene matched a donkey owned by Winnes and that he was on Pine Mountain trail the day of the slaying and offered to hire a donkey for Parsons during her planned journey home
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Harlan, Ky
H. C. Winnes
Lura Parsons
W. T. Davis
Thesstate
Dr. Winnes
Winnes
Pine Mountain
Miss Parsons
Paderewski to sail from France for U S rest visit
Ignacy Paderewski will sail from Havre to the United States on February 6 per letters to his stepson W O Gorski. The Polish leader and pianist says the trip to New York and California will be purely personal no political aims. He plans a stay in New York before visiting his ranch at Parables California.
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New York
Ignac Paderewski
United States
Havre
France
W. O. Gorski
Polish Republic
Paderewski
Pa Rables
California
Ohio Senate approves state enforcement bill in record dry majority
Columbus January 26 a Senate vote to create a state enforcement department passed with the largest dry majority in Ohio history four Hamilton County members voted against it Senator Endely Mansfield joined the opposition on the emergency measure provisions define a bona fide private residence a new crime bill also moves in the House seeking to abolish indeterminate sentence law state clemency board and suspended sentences while a parole system is tightened in parallel the House approved a Bond bill increasing juror pay and Albaugh measure allowing boards of control to make purchases
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Columbus
Miller
Muskingum County
House of the
General Assembly
Senate
Ohio
Hamilton County
Endely
Mansfield
Gorrell
Carroll County
State Board of Clemency
Robins
Ross County
House
Albaugh
Boards of Control
Lady Walnut Hill Sets Egg Lay Record at UK Station
Lexington Ky Jan 26 Lady Walnut Hill world champion egg layer at the University of Kentucky experiment station laid 811 eggs to date. Last year she produced 154 eggs through October 28. As a pullet she broke the record with 94 eggs in 94 consecutive days.
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Lexington
Experiment Station
University of Kentucky
Great Search on For Movie Man Missing a Month
New York police, friends, and relatives conduct a national hunt for Captain Fred F. Stoll, president of United States Photoplay Corporation, missing for over a month. He last spoke from Chicago on December 27 after not being at his desk since December 14 and reportedly has significant bank credit.
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New York
Fred F. Stoll
United States Photoplay Corporation
Stoll
George I. Carder
Chicago
Railway Wage Cut Must Come for Operats as Say
Chicago Jan 26 The United States railway labor board considered wage cuts after a petition by B L Bugg president of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroad. He says wages rose to 2 400 000 yearly since 1914 and the line loses 100 000 monthly. Board chairman Barton pledged an early decision as other roads may file. Railroads report 1921 budgets tight with funds scarce and 20 000 western workers idled. officials expect normalcy by spring with plants back to full operation.
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Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
B. L. Bugg
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Canada Ready to Bid for the Big Match
Canada announces a bid to stage the Carpentier Dempsey fight. C F Graham and F O Goodspeed lead a syndicate aiming to raise $700000. Other sites await Tex Rickard’s final selection after he clears possible alternatives.
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Canada
New York
Tex Rickard
Montreal
C. F. Graham
F. O. Goodspeed
Rickard
Death of Mrs Madge I Booth in Columbus
Mrs Madge I Booth aged 62 wife of Henry J Booth died in Columbus Ohio from sleeping sickness after falling ill Sunday. She passed away Tuesday at home. Funeral plans were not immediately announced.
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Columbus
Madge I. Booth
Henry J. Booth
Health Nurse Offices Move Proposed in Athens
The Athens board of health met Thursday with Health Commissioner J H Higgins. They approved moving the public health nurse offices from City Hall to the second floor of the Lastro building on Court Street, with changes to be completed within a week. Board members Dr J M Higgins George W Rose of Glouster and Dr P R McLaughlin of Guysville attended, along with Public Health Nurse Miss Munn.
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Athens
Missing New York girl Blanche Spellman 18
Blanche Spellman 18 daughter of lawyer Benjamin Spellman has been missing since Monday morning. She left home for Barnard College a few blocks away and later telephoned her father saying she was in a millinery store and was going elsewhere.
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New York
Blanche Spellman
Benjamin Spellman
Barnard College
Marion county treasury robbed of 14000 in daylight
The Marion county treasury was robbed of fourteen thousand dollars by two bandits who knocked out county treasurer Harry E. Ferry at the office in Marion on January 26. The gunmen looted cash and currency from vaults and escaped as officials arrived, discovering Ferry unconscious after a delay.
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Marion
Marion County
Harry E. Ferry
Forry
Earlie
Ferry
Weather Update: Cloudy Skies With Possible Snow Tonight
The forecaster predicts continued cloudiness tonight and tomorrow with a chance of snow in the area. This morning saw a reading of 19 above, two degrees warmer than yesterday, though a cold wind made it feel chillier.
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Florida
German shipbuilders favor oil burning ships for future plan
German shipyards prioritize oil burning and Diesel motor ships over coal vessels. Bremen and Hamburg groups show divergent views on motor ships. Fourteen German ships raised capital to 447 million marks to cover costs and deter foreign lines. Germany’s merchant fleet rebuilding is slow but promising with steel-industry alliances and new U.S. ties.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Berlin
Bremen
Hamburg
Germany
Special Train Rushes Miner To a Hospital
A Hocking county miner, Frank Matthews, was badly hurt while working near New Straitsville. Bad roads prevented ambulance transport to Logan, so a special train was arranged and he reached Logan’s hospital within an hour. Doctors report he may recover after severe chest and arm injuries.
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Columbus
Hocking County
State Industrial Commission
Frank Matthews
New Straitsville
Logan
Matthewsa
Matthews
Blackmailer arraigned in New York extortion case
Miles Gustave Rehneron, 17, was brought before a police court in New York on a charge of trying to extort 500 dollars from W. B. Stokes, a wealthy realty owner, and waterfront officials.
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New York
Miles Gustave Rehneron
W. EB. D. Stokes
Sailway
Allies discuss German reparations and Near East at Paris council
Paris dispatch reports supreme council deliberations on German capacity to pay reparations and the Baltic States, Poland, and the Russian question. Uncle Sam is a virtual participant as London plans address the Near East in a separate session with Turkish nationalist issues and Greek tensions.
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John DE Gandt
United Press
Paris
Supreme Council
Germany
Baltic States
Poland
Vilna
Sam
Allied Supreme Council
League of Nations
Austria
Near East
Auckland Geddes
United States
Constantine
Greece
London
Austrie
Italee
Holland
Mayence
DeVere
Belgium
Wall Street Journal editor predicts end of business low mood
C. W. Barron, editor of the Wall Street Journal, told an audience that the United States is beyond the danger period and that March or April should bring an end to the business downturn.
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Cleveland
United States
C. W. Barron
The
Wall Street Journal
Ohio farmers launch drive to fund 2 million holding company
Farmers groups in Ohio plan to sell 2000 shares to raise 2 million dollars for a new holding company. The firm will back commodity organizations and offer marketing facilities and purchasing for wool, grain, and livestock interests. The formation followed a two day farm interests conference in Columbus with 100 delegates.
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Columbus
Farmers’ Organizations of
Ohio
Ohio Prosecutors Meet to Tackle Indeterminate Sentence Law
The County Prosecutors association of Ohio met in Toledo to discuss curbing the indeterminate sentence law. Edward Stanton of Cuyahoga proposed parity in jury challenges for murder cases and backing for a definite minimum sentence set by the trial judge before pardon consideration. The group planned further measures for the crime wave to be presented to the state legislature.
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Toledo
County Prosecutors Association of Ohio
Sesson
Edward ©. Stanton
Cuyahoga County
Stanton
Union of Miners Shows Big Gain
SCRANTON PENN Jan 26 Membership in the United States Mine Workers reaches a new high with 53,53)—a record according to a Scranton district report from Indianapolis. About 50 000 names were omitted as Williamson W Va and Alabama miners were exonerated from dues in December due to strikes in those districts.
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Scranton
Penn
United States Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Williamson
W. Va
Alabama
Key Gang Rounded Up by Federal in Whiskey Plot
In Cleveland on January 26 the federal and municipal probe led to six arrests in a million dollar whiskey running scheme. Nicholas L. Bogan and Benjamin Ludwin were taken in Pittsburg with others named Rebel Fisher Biener and J M Issherman. Indictments were filed and more arrests were expected as federal officers pursued the case.
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Cleveland, O
Nicholas L. Bogan
Benjamin Ludwin
United States Marshall
Pittsburg
Ohio
Peter Rebel
Charles Fisher
Joseph Biener
J. M. Issbherman
Federal Grand Jury
Tariff Debate Faces Prolonged Senate Filibuster
Washington January 36. The Harrison filibuster enters its tenth day opposing the Fordney emergency tariff bill. Harrison leads the effort from the Senate floor with aides ready to aid if needed. He began January 17 and has stalled action despite bipartisan support for moving the bill forward. His longest speech surpassed an hour in a session following Senator McCumber's two hour remarks. Friends of the bill plan to break the filibuster if it threatens action this session, though confidence is low.
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Washington
Harrison
Senate
House
McCumber
North Dakota
China Surpasses Rest of World in Duck Population
A regional survey notes China holds a larger duck population than all other nations combined. The finding highlights vast poultry production and potential implications for food security and farming practices.
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China
United States Willing To Wait On Mexico Reforms
Washington says Mexico needs U S recognition more than the United States needs Mexico’s cooperation. State department officials explain the policy under the Wilson administration aims to safeguard American interests before recognizing Obregon’s government. They do not seek to rush unresolved issues despite seriousness of the questions.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
State Department
Wilson
Obregon
Colby
Villa in Mexico City Faces Popular Backlash
Report notes Pancho Villa may form a new bandit band in Mexico City. Officials opposed the idea, fearing a return to his old habits as Villa’s career shifted from soldier to criminal activity and he was kept under armed guard.
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Mexico City
Pancho Villa
Honev
Villa
Americans in camp at Tecehuanes felt here today
The report notes a number of Americans in camp at Tecehuanes visited or observed today in this state.
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Tecehuanes
State
Typhoid Epidemic Hits Pikeville Kentucky
Fifty typhoid cases reported in Pikeville Kentucky with physicians blaming contaminated water. Officials say water is unfit for drinking unless boiled following a preliminary analysis.
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Pikeville, Ky
Pikeville
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James A. Joyce
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Ohio Farmers
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