Young Mother Loses Final Child in Athens County Court
Mrs. Janie Wade, a Millfield resident and mother of six, lost custody of her 17 month old baby as Judge Sam Johnson ordered placement for the child citing hardship and lack of resources. Wade has since sought farm or household work while enduring a lonely, striving life.
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Athens County
Janie Wade
North Hill
Millfield
Steve Wade
Crooksville
New Lexington
Wade
Sam Johnson
Man Electrocuted While Repairing Feed Line at Newark Creamery
Frank Petrey was electrocuted last night in Newark Ohio while repairing a brine pipe in a creamery. His wet shoes touched an electrical fuse box, leaving a widow and a son.
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Newark
Frank Petrey
Truck brakes fail in hillside crash injures man
Ashland Ohio reports that M. B. Markle of Knox county leaped from a truck when its brakes failed on a hill and suffered a severe fracture of the right leg. The truck remained on the road and three other men who stayed by the ship were uninjured.
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Ashland
M. B. Markle
Knox County
Tihe
Post Office Association Conference Set at Marion
About one thousand people are expected to attend the annual Post Office association conference at Marion Ohio on July 16 and 17.
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Marion
Cleveland, O
The
Post Office Association
Ohio
Stannard Reinstatement Hearings Set For Girls School
Evidence sessions begin today and continue Saturday as the state civil service committee hears testimony for Mrs Mae Stannard in her appeal after removal by State Welfare Director Harper from the post of chief matron at the Girls Industrial School near here.
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Laware
Mae Stannard
Harper
Girl's Industrial School
Here
State Civil Service Committee
Mayor Lerch’s car sinks in Canal Fulton incident
Canal Fulton mayor Bill Lerch wrecks his car when steering fails as he drives toward Massillon. Passersby find him with only his head above water in the Ohio canal. he is uninjured though the car is badly damaged.
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Canal Fulton
Bill” Lerch
Massilon
Ohio Canal
Hizzoner
Stark Ty
Meigs Tax Officials Face Embarrassing Kraus Creditors Plight
Pomeroy Ohio July 6 The Board of Revision investigates failure to list loans to Mrs Susan Kraus for taxation spanning up to five years. Creditors testified they lent money and still hold it but face penalties if taxes apply amid Kraus bankruptcy. The case creates a unique Meigs County taxation dilemma.
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Pomeroy, O
Board of Revision
Susan Ikraus
Ikraus
Ings
Krauses
Meigs County
Harding promises steel twelve hour day abolition
Tacoma July 6 President Harding said he had secured a pledge from judge Gary chairman of U S Steel Charles M Schwab and other large steel makers that the twelve hour day in the steel industry would be abolished as soon as there is a surplus of labor.
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Tacoma
Wash
Harding
Gary
U.S. Steel Corporation
Charles M. Schwab
Three Summer School Students Hurt in Street Collision
Irene Coulter Helen Tobroc and Beatrice Wilcox all from Vinton were struck by a Ford coupe driven by Mrs. Orley Dye near Beckley corner Court and Union. Coulter and Tobroc were badly hurt while Wilcox escaped serious injury. All three received head contusions as they crossed Union Street.
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Irene Coulter
Helen Tobroc
Beatrice Wilcox
Vinton
Orley Dye
Miss Coulter
Miss Tobroc
Beckley Corner
Court and
Union
Dye
Union Street
Miss Wilcox
Howe
McDougall
Athens State Hospital
North
McKinley Avenue
East Mulberry Street
Army flyer completes final test before coast to coast flight
Lieutenant Russell E. Maughan piloted at 162 mph in Mineola New Jersey then stayed aloft for two hours at noon. He planned to depart at dawn next day on his daylight coast to coast flight if weather allows.
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Mineola
N. J
Russell E. Maughan
Unidentified man leaps to death at Ritz Carlton hotel
An unknown man fell from the ninth floor of the Ritz Carlton in Philadelphia this afternoon, dying on impact. Police and investigators contacted the scene as officials began the inquiry into the incident.
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Philadelphia, Pa
Ritz Carlton
Dayton Storm Disrupts City Electricity
A severe electrical storm in Dayton on July 5 paralyzed city services for about an hour, stopping all electric power across the city and affecting state institutions dependent on the grid. The storm's severity prompted widespread disruption and concern as officials assessed damage and restored service.
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Dayton
Dock workers strike keeps London on edge
Striking dock workers in London refused to heed leaders' orders to return to work next Monday. Shortages loom as prices surge with some commodities up a third. Stores hold two weeks of supplies while perishables pile up on docks, worsening the situation.
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London
Lodon
Hunt for brutal killer in White Plains district
White Plains authorities hunted a negro suspect in the murder of Dorothy Kaufmann, a 21 year old governess killed in Magruder Craighead's home. The body with multiple knife wounds lay undiscovered until yesterday and will be sent to Westover, Maryland.
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White Plains
N. Y
Dorothy Kaufmann
Magruder Craighead
New York
Craighead
Miss Kaufmann
Westover
Maryland
Cabinet dispute over Alaska control echoes old forestry battles
July 6 1923 Alaska policy fight unfolds as Dr Hubert Work urges consolidating governance under one department to speed development. Henry Wallace resists ceding forestry and lands control from agriculture, reviving Ballinger-Pinchot era tensions and risking delays as Harding tours the Far North.
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N. S
I. N
U.S. S. Henderson
Alaska
Harding
Alaska-borna
Hubert Work
United States
Washington
Department of the Interior
Henry C. Wallace
Work
International News Service Today
Britain Sees Written Replies On Ruhr Reparations Talks
London reports July 6 that Belgium and France will present written replies tonight to the British questionnaire on Ruhr reparations politics. The foreign office denied claims that Britain is using the French war debt to pressure France in reparations negotiations.
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London
Belgium
France
Foreign Office
England
Flood In Hocking Valley Deluged Canal Near Nelsonville
Local recollections recount a major flood in the Hocking Valley fifty years ago. George Kelsh places the high water on July 5 or 6, 1873, noting the flood tore up much of the old canal near Nelsonville.
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Logan
George Kelsh
Hocking Valley
Nelsonville
Lovers Lane Willows Sold For Wooden Limbs
The willows along Lovers Lane in Urbana Westville road were approved for sale to a Greenville firm that makes artificial limbs. The aging romance of the lane ends as the trees are repurposed into wooden legs for clients, leaving the area without the famed romance spot.
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Lovers Lane
Westville Road
Urbana
Greenville
Tart Work On Rad To North
A force of state highway workers under Superintendent A E Falloon began tearing up the Athens Chauncey road 4300 feet south of the county infirmary. The project will extend north to the infirmary with 18 feet of hard surfaced roadway after replacing a thin base. The road will stay open during construction and drivers are urged to proceed slowly to minimize detours on The Plains road.
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A. E. Falloon
Athens- Chauncey
County Infirmary
Davis
Plains
Dairymen report Logan milk supply TB free after tests
The county health department reports most Logan dairies tested for tuberculosis, with three percent positive. All reactors were removed and killed, and all milk sold in Logan is declared free of tuberculosis germs unless any owner has noncompliant permits. A complete permit list is available at the health office.
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Logan
County Health Department
Togan
Scarfs Enhance Gowns With Paisley Chiffon Borders
Paisley printed chiffon scarfs with wide plain color borders complement frilly organdie or batiste gowns, adding a soft decorative touch to outfits.
Rainbow Boys Plan Reunion in Columbus for General Gouraud
Elaborate plans for the entertainment of General Henri Gouraud next Wednesday in Columbus in connection with a Rainbow Division reunion of the 166th Infantry, Ohio unit. Gouverneur Gouraud commanded the corps including the 42nd division during the Champagne drive. Governor Donahey, Fort Hayes commander Major General James McRae, and Major Thomas will attend the reception.
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Columbus
Henri Gouraud
166Th Infantry
Ohio
Gouraud
Donahey
James McRae
Fort Hayes
Thomas
Government plans bigger coast guard to curb smuggling
Washington officials outlined a push for a stronger coast guard fleet to fight liquor narcotics and alien smuggling, after abandoning army and navy use. Prohibition and customs authorities report bolder smugglers. funds, including a potential 6 million dollar uptick, are sought to add fast vessels and more launches.
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Coast Guard
Army
Navy
Congress
Immigration and Customs Services
Prohibition
Customs
Chhef
Smokestack dwarfs a woman at its base in stark contrast
A large smokestack rises beside a bridge with a woman at its base for scale. The image conveys the immense size of the structure by comparison, highlighting the industrial scale of the leviathan alongside a solitary figure.
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U. S
Principal resigns after salary boost at Bloomville district
Ralph Brode, the principal of the Lykens centralized high school in Bloomville Ohio, resigned today after a $200 a year salary increase. He had been paid $1800 and accepted $2000, saying the district is too poor to sustain the rise.
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Tiffin
Ralph Brode
Lykens
Bloomville
Ohio
Brode
Board of Education
Pension petition filed for Ohio old age pension plan
Signatures of 59 Wheeling township voters attach to the first initiative petition received by Secretary of State Brown. The measure, backed by the Ohio Federation of Labor and the Fraternal Order of Eagles, would authorize a state pension for residents over 65, scaled by income so annual earnings do not exceed 359 dollars. The last Ohio legislature refused to pass the bill.
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Columbus
Wheeling Township
Belmont County
Brown
Ohio Federation of Labor
Order of
Eagics
Ohio
Athens State hospital dairy herd drives state savings and growth
At Athens State hospital the Holstein herd, now 125 cows plus 12 young bulls, contributes to self support by producing 78 785 pounds of milk monthly and saving about $100 daily. The 1000 acre site with 1329 patients adds to the institution’s large scale operations and annual revenue, while a new concrete dairy barn under construction supports further production and stock.
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Athens State Hospital
J. H. Berry
Ohio
General Revenue Fund
Athens
Appeals to Her Daddy to Take Her Home
A letter from a child, unsigned except for "Jirlda Holdcroft" on the envelope, asks her father William Mitchell of Nelsonville Ohio to come home. The note, dated from 861 South State Street Lincoln Illinois, laments absence, mourning mother, and seeks a homeward reunion with pleas for a reply.
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W. EB. Mitchell
Ofelsonville R PD
South State Street
Lincoln
Til
Mitchell
William Mitchell
Nelsonville
Ohio
Jirlda Holdcroft
Grandma
Grandpa
Tam
Mother
Marie
Balloon lands in field west of Buffalo after 28 hour flight
Army Balloon No. 1 manned by Lieutenants Robert S. Olmstead and W. Shoptow landed in a field 2½ miles west of Manila, 15 miles west of Buffalo. It had risen first at Indianapolis and traveled 456 miles in 28 hours 15 minutes, setting a record at landing.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Robert S. Olmstead
W. Shoptow
Manilla
Indianapolis
Widow Mary Porter Dead After Fall From Wheelchair
Newark Ohio July 6 Mary Porter a 65 year old crippled woman died after a July 3 fall when attempting to transfer from her wheel chair to bed. She suffered broken legs and other injuries in the accident.
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Newark
Mary Porter
Ohio to Host Cruiser in late July patrol plan
The battleship Wilmington, turned over to the Ohio naval militia by the federal government, will enter Ohio waters late this month, announced Adjutant General Henderson.
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Ohio
Columbus
Wilmington
Ohio Naval Militia
Henderson
TO DEATH OF HER LOVER
Mrs. Louis Arnold, 46, mother of five, faces murder charges in New York after confessing to stabbing Vincent Clavacca, father of nine, whom she learned was married with nine children. She says he promised marriage, then admitted other wives before her arrest. She described carrying a knife in a paper sack and locking the scene before returning home.
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New York
Louis Arnold
Vincent Clavacca
Belgium Premier Baldwin Seeks Paris Talks on Reparations
London July 6 Premier Baldwin faces a reparations dilemma as Germany refuses separate talks unless Britain guarantees no further German occupation. France, Belgium, and Britain weigh options as Poincare’s reply and potential talks with Baldwin and Theunis loom, while Britain says it offered to slice France’s debt but reserves full payment rights.
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London
Baldwin
Treasmary
Germany
England
France
Poineare
Lord Carson
Paris
Poincare
Preemier Theunis
Belgium
Foreign Office
House of Commons
Belgian cabinet works on plan to ease Franco British rift
In Brussels on July 6 the Belgian cabinet studies a mediation plan to avert a critical impasse between France and England. Belgium proposes a conference with the three leaders seeking a way around it, with prime ministers and foreign secretaries of France England and Belgium to meet.
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Brussels
France
England
Binet
Paris
London
Belgium
Lawsuit over broken leg medical negligence filed in Crestline
Jacob K. Emmer of Crestline sues Dr. C E Trimble of Crestline and Dr. Francis V. Murphy of Columbus for 25000 alleging gross neglect after his leg was broken last June and improper setting left the leg crooked and shorter.
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Jacob K. Emmer
Crestline
C. E. Trimble Crestline
Francis V. Murphy
Columbus
Emmer
Fourth Ohio Volunteers Sail for Porto Rico Reunion
Members of the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Association will sail from Brooklyn on the U S San Juan July 27 for a reunion in Porto Rico. Government transportation is not available and they will return to New York August 12.
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Columbus
Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Association
Porto Rico
U. S San Juan
Brooklyn
New York
Papal Encyclical To Contain Purely Religious Statements
Vatican officials announced the papal cyclical letter to be issued soon will include only religious statements. The wording aims to focus on spiritual matters rather than broader topics.
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Rome
Vatican
Peace or War Parleys Begin in Anthracite Fields
Atlantic City July 6 The anthracite joint wage conference opens to draft a new wage scale as current pact expires August 31 A strike seems likely if no agreement is reached September 1 John I Lewis UMW president asks press access during meetings while operators lobby for secret sessions
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Atlantic City
N. J
John I. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Manahan Declines One-Year School Contract in Defiance
William A. Manahan county school superintendent refuses a one year contract offered by the Defiance county board of education. He states he seeks a three year term to set plan and stability for schools.
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Defiance
Defiance County
William A. Manahan
County Board of Education
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