Auto spending leads as farmers push luxury purchases
U S treasury data show record free spending across the nation with strong gains in autos, candy, jewelry, cameras and cigars. Farmers now top spenders, supported by rising rural credit and robust mail order, retail and wholesale activity amid sustained prosperity.
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U. N
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Revenue Bureau
Treasury
Nash fired as a dry officer in Nelsonville
Pan H. Nash of Nelsonville is dismissed as a special prohibition enforcement agent by State Prohibition Commissioner B. F. McDonald on charges of overzealousness. He allegedly raided a political foe’s home finding one bottle of home brew, leading to a $400 fine plus costs, as officials review bonds for volunteer agents.
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Pan H. Nash
Nelsonville
B. F. McDonald
Nash
Athens County
Justice of the Peace
Prohibition Department
Donahey
Swains Face Cross-Petition Over Divorce Charges
Seth J Swain sues Laura J Swain in a cross petition alleging numerous charges including giving his wife a $1000 diamond ring to induce her to quit smoking. Local society circles know the couple in Wooster Ohio.
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Wooster
Seth J. Swain
Ainst
Laura J. Swain
Vermilion and Green Bindings Accent Smart Frock
Vermilion and Lanvin green are combined to form bindings on a smart frock of black crepe, detailing a vivid color contrast and refined tailoring. The piece highlights a fashion pairing of bold foreground trim with a classic silhouette.
Mine Fire at Sugar Creek Stopped By Night Crew
Work was suspended at Ohio Collieries No 210 in Sugar Creek as about 20 men battled a fire in an entry a mile from the main shaft. The blaze, believed caused by short circuiting after a Tuesday fall, was discovered Wednesday morning and was expected to be subdued by evening.
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Ohio Collieries Company
Sugar Creek
Labor Drive Aims to Organize U S Steel Workers
The American Federation of Labor backs a nationwide effort to unionize steel workers in the United States with three main headquarters in ChicagoBethlehem Pa and a plan supported by Samuel Gompers and Elbert H Gary. J E McCadden leads the organization push promising broad labor leader support.
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Cleveland
Amercan Federation of Labor
United States
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Chicago
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
J. E. McCadden
National and International Organization of the Steel Industry
Rum Scandal In Britain Involving Leading Figures
London awaits court details of a rum running scandal that could decide profit sharing within a syndicate. The Daily Express claims the group includes yachtsmen and a former MP, with over half a million dollars earned from smuggling. A former cabinet member is said to guide the operations.
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London
Daily Express
the Express
Slayers Arrested in Toll Keeper Killing at Kenova
Huntington police and three city forces arrest Harley Hunt and Robert McDowell in the killing of C O railroad toll keeper William Robinson on the Big Sandy bridge at Kenova. Investigators link the pair to a preceding drinking spree and gun flourish after a report of a three-person auto passing moments before the murder.
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Huntington
W. Va
Wiliam Robinson
Big Sandy River
Kenova
Here
Harley Hunt
Robert McDowell
Catlettsburg
Ashland
Hunt
McDowell
Meat consumption per person in United States nears 150 pounds
U S data show about 149 pounds of meat eaten per person in the last year across the United States. The figure reflects per capita consumption across beef pork and poultry in a year.
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United States
Visits Athens to Learn About County Health Work
Dr. Robert G. Paterson executive secretary of the Ohio Public Health Association visited Athens to study the county health department. He commended the department’s efficiency and coordination and said its work is drawing statewide attention.
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Robert G. Paterson
Ohio Public Health Association
Athens
Athens County
Paterson
County Health Department
Calico Trim Shapes Vintage Suit Ensemble
Description notes a red calico fabric with small yellow and black figures used to craft a swag collar cuffs and vest for a blue serge suit featuring a pleated skirt and bolero jacket.
Coal dispute flares as mine chiefs and union meet at Atlantic City
Tensions rise in Atlantic City as mine owners and miners negotiate wage scales and conditions. John L Lewis leads the union in a response to S D Warriner's proposal to extend working terms past September 1 and retroactively fix a contract. A key dispute centers on recognizing the union and avoiding a preordained strike.
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Atlantic City
N. J
John L Lewis
S. D. Warriner
Warriner
Lewis
Miller murder trial looms as jurors filled
Prospects rise that a Miller murder case jury may be completed today in Pomeroy. Twelve jurors seated, with ten defense and two state challenges. Holt developing nerves and may not testify. In Chicago, Isabelle Nitti Crudelle faces death by hanging, with jurors finding her guilty of murder.
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Oliver Hartley
Messenger
Pomeroy
Miller
Bar
Holt
Savre Holt
Edward Steynolds
Swanner
Chicago
Ilinois
Sabelle Nitti-Crudelle
Thomas J
Murtaugh
Crudele
Nitti
Crudelle
Strikes Measures Defeated by Potters Union
At a convention the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters defeated resolutions to create new strike-time measures. Delegates voted down the proposals and gave present officials a vote of confidence.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Dangerous Woman Accused in Canton Firehouse Divorce Suit
Christina Bobik is accused by husband Thomas Bobik in a Canton Ohio divorce suit of starting fires in a barn destroying the building a chicken coop and a house. The suit alleges repeated arson like acts by the wife.
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Canton
Christina Bobik
Thomas Bobik
Matrimonial Mix-Up Seethes Over Two Wilhelms
New York July 11. City officials wrestling with kinship in a double wedding. Wilhelm senior marries Hendricka Hoving from Holland while Wilhelm junior weds Lenoria Breidenbach who had just divorced the elder. The clerk notes the tangled relations: daughter-in-law of the elder, stepmother to her husband, and stepsister to the bride.
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New York
Wilhelm van Reck, Jr
Wilhelm, Sr
Wilhelms
Wilhelm
Hendricka Stephania Hoving
Holland
Wil
Helm
Lenoria Wilhelmina Breidenbach
Benes Seeks to Mediate as Britain and France Clash
Premier Benes of Czecho Slovakia held talks with Lord Curzon in London aiming to avert a break between England and France over reparations and the Ruhr. He has studied with French officials in Paris and may relay a message to Baldwin. Britain prepares a reparations statement pledging firm but diplomatic action while criticizing Germany’s Ruhr resistance.
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David M. Church
London
Benes
Czecho-Slovakia
Lord Curzon
England
France
Ruhr
Little Intente
Europe
Paris
Frrench
Abe
Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
Germany
Huhr
Baldwin
Rainbow veterans honor French hero General Gouraud in Columbus
Veterans from the 83rd and 37th Ohio divisions and the 166th infantry Rainbow division greet General Henri Gouraud guest of the city. He is escorted from the train by Ohio National Guard troops, tours Fort Hayes, and meets Governor Donahey with plans for a public reception at the statehouse.
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Columbus
83Rd
Ohio
166Th Infantry
Rainbow Divison
Henri Gouraud
Gouraud
Rainbow 4
Ohio National Guard Cavalry
Deshier Hotel
Fort Hayes
Army Reserve Depot
Donahey
Statehouse
Ganna Walska Returns to United States from Europe
Paris July 11 Ganna Walska wife of Harold McCormick Chicago businessman has abandoned her musical activities in Europe and is returning home to the United States.
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Paris
Ames History Reveals Early Auto System in Town
Amesville, Ohio July 01 Mr John Swett says Ames had an early automotive system conceived about twenty years before public use. He recalls Wel come Tolbert and a Mr Kimpton who built a trip hammer and forged farming tools for his father and other farmers using this improvised outfit.
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Amesville
John Swett
Old Ames
Taylor Patterson
Swett
Welcome Tolbert
Kimpton
Explosion at East Alton plant kills eleven in blast
Officials of the Western Cartridge Co in East Alton Illinois probe the origin of a tongue of flame that preceded a deadly explosion. Eleven people died and more than twenty were injured with about 123 in serious condition. The plant processed rifle shell components and bought shells from the government as part of wartime disposal.
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East Alton
Western Cartridge Co
Homeless in London Stage Feb Night Wanderers Count
The count of homeless people wandering London's streets on one February night stood at 137, down from 164 in the previous year. The figures reflect a broader shift in street occupancy and urban welfare patterns.
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London
Treasury Savings certificates sales at Athens post office rise
Postmaster McKinsry reports June sales of Treasury Savings certificates totaling 8200 at the Athens office. He notes ongoing investor losses from brokerage crashes stem from neglecting safety of principal as the prime investment rule.
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Treasury Savings
Athens
McKinstry
Southern Ohio coal field faces market shortage and losses
Analysis by the National Geographical Survey shows southeastern Ohio coal districts suffer the highest loss from no markets, with 9 704% total loss in the southern field and 69.3% due to lack of buyers. only five Hocking Valley mines run regularly and 4000 miners are idle as transport and market access remain unresolved.
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Ohio
National Geogerical Survey
United States
West Virginia
Winging Gulf
New River
Pocahontas
Tyre River
Kranawhite GC & O
Logan
Wenttucky
Kentucky
Northwestern
Hazard
Harlan
Hocking Valley
Ork
Matron Tells of School Conditions at Hearing
Mae Stannard former matron of the girls' industrial school testifies at a civil service commission hearing after hours of grilling. She describes discipline methods and a gagging incident but denies cruelties were tolerated and says she opposed the gagging before leaving the post.
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Delaware
Mae Stannard
Girls’ Industrial School
Civil Service Commission
Husband Collapses After Wife Vanishes in Cincinnati
Lewis E. Bedinger collapsed from strain after three weeks of searching for his wife Anna Marie Bedinger who disappeared June 22 after a fake telephone call. Police suspect mental strain tied to her condition as she nears childbirth.
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Cincinnati
Lewis E. Bedinger
Anna Marie Bedinger
Pachoud Brothers Penalized for False State Return
Pachoud Brothers of Cincinnati were fined about 2500 dollars for filing a false return with the state industrial commission. J H Lamneck head of the workmen's compensation department announced the penalty in Columbus on July 11.
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Columbus
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