Ohio lawmakers push bills on prohibition and roads
January session in Columbus features James A. White of the Ohio Anti saloon League urging passage of two prohibition bills before senate and house temperance committees. Other actions include a national good roads funding bill and flu investigation appropriations.
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Columbus
James A. White
Ohio Antisaloon League
Senate
House
Temperance
Beetham
Congress
Tuscarawas
Crabbe
Madison County
Ohio
Gordon
Brown County
Thompson Columbus
College Man Shot in Bremen Amid German Stir
Berlin reports Lowell Thomas, former Princeton professor, was wounded near the heart when shot in Bremen last Sunday. The incident follows German mobs occupying public buildings and banks in Wilhelmshaven as authorities try to quell the unrest.
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Berlin
Lowell Thomas
Princeton Univesty
Bremen
Ee Sten
Abe Wilden
Oilier’s Weekly
Doh
Eseunad
Atone
Wilhelmshaven
Supreme War Council to Address German Colonies and Territorial Bounds
Paris dispatch reports the supreme war council will again study the de position of German colonies and draw up preliminary terms for demobilisation. Delegates favor early territorial settlements including Poland and Czecho Slovak boundaries and the fate of German colonies abroad. Any settlements may be reconsidered by the League of Nations if disputes arise.
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Fred
Ferguson
Paris
Supreme War Council
Bureau
Iome
League of Nations
Wae Ag
League
Poland
Csecho-Slovak Republic
Africa
Pacific
Columbus Police Probe After Fatal House Shooting
Columbus January 28 Joseph Was serstrom 36 saloonkeeper was held for police inquiry into the fatal shooting of Miss Gladys Clappham 20 governess at the home of Morris Feuerlicht the brother in law Was serstrom said he woke to a noise in a down stairs room turned on the light and found the man on the floor pursued details unclear due to damaged text.
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Columbus
Joseph Wasserstrom
Migs
Gladys Clappham
Morris Feuerlicht
Wesserstrom
Wholesale food prices tumble from Atlantic to Boston
Wholesale prices for butter eggs beef and other staples fell over the past week across markets from Denver to Boston. Declines ranged up to eleven cents a pound for butter and ten cents a dozen for eggs with western dressed beef down $1 to $2 per hundred pounds. Retail prices show slow adjustments in Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland and Boston as wholesalers cut prices and stock movements slow.
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Washington
Atlantic
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Denver
Boston
Buffalo
Detroit
Philadel
Leveland
New York
Michigan
Colorado
California
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Prohibition Amendment Ratified As Eighteenth Enforced
The text notes the United States reaches the required number of states to ratify the eighteenth amendment prohibiting manufacture sale and transportation of intoxicating liquors within the United States and territories once the period after ratification expires. The article emphasizes the constitutional adoption and immediate effects for beverage purposes.
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United States
Ui and Athens High Lose. City Championship Hope Next
Ui and Athens High teams fell to Wittenberg 23 to 36 in late city action. Athens High also lost to Marietta 36 to _, leaving them to face John Hancock School for the city title Wednesday. The city final team will consist of top players from each school.
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Ohio
Wittenburg
Athens
Marietta
John Hancock School
Tailors Form National Trade Association in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on January 28 a two day convention at the Hotel Linton launches a national association of tailors to the trade. Craft members from across the country attend to organize the group and discuss industry matters.
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Cincinnati
Linton
Stereopticon brings France views to Yate schools
In Yate the stereopticon program educates hundreds of pupils with French views and descriptive narration. Superintendent Morgan has arranged free slide sets from the University of Pit for use in local schools. The program plans biweekly shows with France first, then Lincoln and Washington topics, in fitted classrooms across buildings.
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Yate
France
Morgan
University of Pit
Lincoln
Washington
Suspect Released in Gallipolis After Navy Espionage Probe
The man believed to be Captain John T. Ryan, sought in New York on espionage and neutrality law violations, was freed last night by Sheriff Howard in Gallipolis Ohio after questioning.
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Gallipolis
John T. Ryan
New York City
United States
Howard
Brer Fox Point Dies in Legislature Fight
In Columbus on January 28 the Fox hunting bill to kill foxes all year was sent to the agriculture committee, not the fish and game panel that attempted it. Farmers favor fox extermination as debate continues.
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Columbus
Ohio
Agriculture Committee
Fish and Geme Committee
Royal Purple Degree to be Conferred Tonight
Masons announce that the Royal Purple degree will be conferred on three brothers tonight in Athens Encompment No 1761. All visiting brothers are welcome after the work. C. G Wyckoff and C. P assist.
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Athens
C. G Wyckoff
C. P
Beetham pushes Ohio road funding plan
Republican whip Beetham outlined a plan to dedicate twenty to thirty million dollars annually for Ohio road maintenance. He cites a proposed congressionally allocated one billion dollars over five years to highways. Ohio would receive six million from federal funds, with the state needing to raise over fifteen million. The program aims to provide employment for returning soldiers and tackle intercounty sap maintenance on four main routes including Old Trail, Lincoln, Pike's Peak, and Lake Shore.
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Columbus
Beetham
Ohio
Congress
Lake Shore
Bremen Bank Explosion Hurts Clerk In Ohio Town
An early morning gas explosion at Bremen National Bank in Bremen Ohio injured assistant cashier John Dixon. The blast followed a burning jet that leaked gas and ignited as Dixon attempted to light it. The interior suffered extensive damage and the victim was seriously hurt.
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Lancaster, O
Bremen National Bank
Bremen
Here
John Dixon
Dixon
Wounded Troops to Embark Soon say Army Officials
A fragmentary dispatch notes Major Johnson expecting to begin embarkation for a port on Thursday January 2. It mentions Mr. Sommer and several wounded troops being carried, with Major 8 M of ch troops and a reference to France and France relief efforts.
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Sommer
Carder Topes
Johnson
Unclear OCR Note Sparks Lingering Questions
The fragmentary text shows garbled names and dates, with no coherent event or persons clearly identifiable. It suggests a general proceeding or meeting but lacks verifiable details for a factual summary.
British Strike Coverage Mirrors War Conditions Across Britain
In London on January 38, labor officials described an industrial conflict as the start of a fight for demobilized soldiers. They denied Bolshevik involvement as owners in various industries faced walkouts. About 200 workers nationwide were on strike as authorities anticipated broader disruption.
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London
Great Britain
Ireland
Aachen
Mayor Mylan presses for swift German mediation steps
The report notes Mayor Mylan urging government or allied authorities to take immediate measures to supply or secure suitable mediation with Germany. It frames the action as a proactive local leadership move amid tensions.
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Mylan
Attention 8 PD Regular Meeting Tonight
A notice indicates an Attention 8 P. D. session and a regular meeting scheduled for tonight at 1a FM. A factory will offer a service program with set hours.
Uncle Sam to tax excess profits yet again
Washington reports that liquor taxes will wait until July but the government still aims to raise a billion dollars from excess profits and big incomes. The war’s end reduces tax needs from 8.06 billion to about 6.0 billion, making a half billion dollars less revenue this year acceptable.
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Washington
Sam
Peace Conference News Freed From Censorship Assured
Paris January 28 American and other foreign correspondents begin work under a French guarantee that peace conference dispatches will be transmitted quickly and without censorship. Andre Tardieau, high commissioner for Franco American relations, told foreign correspondents the press will be allowed full access. France asserts its goal to keep the public informed.
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Paris
Andre Tardieau
France
Tardieau
Spartacists push soviet power in Braunschweig gathering
A mass Spartacan meeting in Braunschweig yesterday urged continuation of the soviets until a socialist revolution is firmly established, despite the national assembly's state. The debate centers on whether revolutionary power should rest with soviet bodies or a new government.
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John Is
Berlin
Jan
Colin
Hom
Gover
Braunschweig
National Assembly
Delta Tau Delta Dinner Honors War Hero Hendrickson
Lieut Mark C Hendrickson once a prominent Ohio athlete was guest of honor at a Delta Tau Delta dinner. He described wartime service with the 16th regiment first division, trench duty from October 1917, gas exposure in April, and an October 1918 invalidation due to a knee injury. He recalled a near deadly shell burst in a Cantigny dugout. Glen Jones and Ca Line infantry officers were noted among guests.
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Mark C. Hendrickson
Ohio
Delta Tau Delta
Hendrickson
Benjamin Harrison
Cantigny
Forces retreat from Archangel area amid calls for withdrawal
Dispatches from London report American and Allied forces driven from Schenhurst while holding against Bolshevik attacks. Cold weather worsens conditions and officials question the value of maintaining the Archangel expedition and urge real intervention or withdrawal.
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D . Groat OW
Iespur
London
Schenhurst
Army Officer 18 Sought for Murder in Bergen County
New York authorities seek an 18 year old Army officer in Bergen County New Jersey connected to a discovered item. Investigators report a suspect inuniform and in transit, with an ongoing inquiry into the incident.
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New York
United States Army
Bergen County
Perforated Metal Tubes Finish Arnachep Ohean Artificiality
Fragmentary report notes perforated metal tubes finished to Arnachep Ohean may serve as artificial trees. The unclear text hints at a manufacturing or design context without concrete results or attribution.
Peace conference discussion on Pacific islands and trusteeship
Delegates debated postwar Pacific island ownership with Japan and Britain. They favored German colonies' administration under trusteeship rather than immediate transfer. An American plan was not adopted, but broad support existed for supervised governance.
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Japan
Pacific
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Africa
Germany
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