Allies demand immediate acceptance of coal terms
In SPA Belgium on July 16 the Allies press for Germany to deliver 2 million tons of coal monthly for six months and warn of Ruhr occupation if targets are missed. The plan includes credits against reparations, a cash premium for miners, and a supervising commission, with potential military action if goals aren’t met. In Kentucky, Ted Cooper, 10, was killed by a live wire while touching a fallen telephone line on his father's car.
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Spa
Belgium
Villa Fraieuse
Germany
Ruhr
Upper Silesian
Essen
Reparations Commission
Berlin
Bowling Green
Ted Cooper
Thomas W. Cooper Jr
Indict Farmer On Charge of Murder in Defiance
Defiance July 16 A first degree murder indictment was returned against Joshua Botkins 49 farmer by the grand jury at noon Botkins beat Arthur Bullock 3 to death on July 8 The child was the son of Botkins housekeeper Ida May Bullock W I Rath former sheriff of Dee County was the jury foreman.
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Defiance
Joshua Botkins
Botkins
Arthur Bullock
Ida May Bullock
W. I. Rath
Deee County
Supreme Court orders Smith name on ballot for secretary of state
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Harry Clay Smith a colored editor from Cleveland must have his name placed on the ballot as the Republican candidate for secretary of state. The court overruled a demurrer and held that printed ballots could receive slips for all Republican nominees despite prior printing.
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Columbus
Supreme Court Today
Harry Clay Smith
Cleveland
Harvey C. Smith
State Supreme Court Today
Secretary of State
Nichols
Rebel forces retreat after border clash at Nuevo Laredo
Washington reports Rebel forces withdrew after attacking Nuevo Laredo across the Rio Grande. A Mexican federal garrison was reinforced by 150 troops under Col. Benavides. Meanwhile Carranza officers were arrested near Eagle Pass and De Rio, and Yaqui troops are moving to border posts. Monclova’s coal fields fall to 1200 Yaqui troops under Gen. Martinez from Monterey.
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Washington
Nuevo Laredo
Rio Grande
Laredo
Texas
State Department
Benavides
Carranza
Eagle Pass
de Rio
Piedras Negras
Coahuila
Monclova
Martinez
Monterey
Last of Series Sunday at First Presbyterian Church
Rev Wilcox concludes his historical sermon series at First Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. The topic is The Quakers in America.
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Wilcox
First Presbyterian Church
America
Boxing Fatalities Reported In New York Child Bout
Edward Gunther aged 12 died in New York today after a boxing match with 9 year old Raymond Champaigne. The boys had improvised a gym in Gunther’s yard and started boxing shortly after noon. Gunther fell ill, returned home, and died within minutes.
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New York
Edward Gunther
Raymond Champaigne
Gunther
Struck Child With Hammer While Asleep
Eva Baumgartner a 10 year old girl is reported dying in Fort Wayne Indiana after blows to the head believed caused by a hammer while she slept authorities said.
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Wayne, Ind
Eva Baumgartner
Galveston Under Martial Law as Troops Patrolled
Galveston Texas was placed under martial law as state troops patrolled the city. Brigadier General J F Wolters suspended the police and detective departments and barred officers from public places in uniform during the shore men strike. Captain O'Brien Stevens acts as provost judge replacing the city court. The order remains in effect until martial law ends.
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Galveston
Texas
Harding Campaign Receives Nationwide Progressive Pledges
Progressives across the country send pledges of support to Senator Harding the Republican presidential nominee. He thanks supporters and calls for a united party to insure a Republican victory. Harding declines to speak at St. Louis American Legion post dedications citing timing with Coolidge speech.
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Marion
Harding
American Legion
St. Louis
Coolidge
American Legion Committee
Plot to Overthrow Illinois Government Revealed in Trial
At a Chicago trial for overthrowing the Illinois government, William Bross Lloyd and others were implicated in plans to establish a dictatorship of the proletariat. A state’s witness described a circular urging working class state power and a communist government in Chicago, with bookshop propaganda and red posters displayed at the raid scene.
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Chicago
Illinois
William Bross Lloyd
G.A. Englekon
Englekon
Patrick Bonner
Lenine
Trotsky
Ireland
London
H. J. Wilson
Seattle
Ole Hanson
Vreeland Dies, Noted Frankfort Publisher
Graham Vreeland 49 of Frankfort, a publisher of the Frankfort State Journal, died Thursday of apoplexy at Norton Infirmary after arriving for treatment of high blood pressure. He was among the state’s best known figures.
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Louisville
Graham Vreeland
Frankfort
Norton Infirmary
Barrel Diver Lost Life After Niagara Falls Attempt
A 58 year old barber named Stephens died after plunging over Niagara Falls in a barrel. He left a widow and eleven children. The incident occurred last Sunday. the image shows the barrel used in the stunt.
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Niagara Falls
Stephens
Freight Car Loot Totals More Than Half a Million
Loot estimated at more than a half million dollars has been stolen from freight cars in and around Cleveland during the past six months. An extensive round-up of suspects is planned and several arrests have been made. A wounded man was arrested in connection with the murder of New York Central detective Thomas Cook. Police believe a gang of freight car thieves is behind the thefts. Chief John Billington of the Big Four railroad police says stolen autos are used to haul the goods to points in Ohio and beyond.
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Cleveland
Thomas Cook
New York Central
John Billington
Big Four Railroad
Ohio
Provine Killed By Lightning On Violet Rice Plantation
John Henry Provine 22 son of Dr J W Provine president Mississippi College died when struck by lightning at his rice plantation in Violet Louisiana He was a World War I veteran.
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Mobile
Ala
John Henry Provine
J. W. Provine
Mississippi College
Violet
Body of Florence Kirkpatrick Found In Ohio River
The 18 year old Florence Kirkpatrick who disappeared after leaving a note about drowning herself was found this morning in the Ohio River near the Panhandle railroad bridge. Her body was shipped to Bergholz. Three witnesses saw her jump but mistook it for bathing. Officials said she had not failed in her studies.
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Steubenville
Florence Kirkpatrick
Steubenville Business College
Ohio River
Panhandle
Bergholz
Business College
Auto thief nabbed in Columbus
Carl Jewell of Zanesville, 21, was held by Columbus police for Zanesville authorities after being found with a Muskingum county children's home car stolen in Zanesville. The vehicle was recovered before the theft was known.
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Columbus
Carl Jewell
Zanesville
Jewell
Final effort to end strike by Akron officials
Akron city council plans special sessions to vote on a fare rate and a settlement with Northern Ohio Traction to resume car service. A conference under Judge Howard C. Spicer sought to settle differences, ending an 11 day transit stoppage over raised arbitration awards.
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Akron
Northern Ohio Traction Company
Howard C. Spicer
Traction
Miners Strike In Wilkes Barre Faces 7 000 Workforce
In Wilkes Barre 7 000 coal miners employed by the Pennsylvania Coal Company walked off the job today demanding the abolition of contract mining. Six collieries were shut down as the strike began.
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Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Britain to Submit Anglo Japanese Treaty for Dominion Approval
London July 16 Great Britain will submit the Anglo Japanese treaty to the British dominions for their approval it was understood here today.
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London
Eng
Great Britain
Quake Strikes Los Angeles Downtown Area
A strong earthquake shook Los Angeles at 10 11 this morning causing people to rush into streets from offices and stores. The tremor was followed by weaker aftershocks with limited damage reported, one man injured by falling glass, and telephone service briefly disrupted. Reports conflicted on the quake’s center though some said it was near Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Long Beach
United Press
Pasadena
San Diego
Riverside
First Street
Cox Pledges Full Influence to Ratify Suffrage Amendment
Columbus July 16 Democratic nominee Cox promised to use all his influence without reservation to urge the Tennessee legislature to complete the ratifications of the suffrage amendment. He spoke to a group of suffrage leaders.
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Columbus
Tennessee
Cox
Autoist Killed in Chesapeake & Ohio Crossing Crash
Bradley Skaggs of Newcastle was killed when a Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train struck his automobile at a crossing in Richmond Indiana Injuries to William Helley and Kenneth Shelly, both Newcastle residents, were serious.
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Richmond
Ind
Bradley Skaggs
Newcastle
William Helley
Kenneth Shelly
Chesapeake & Ohio
Woman Dies After Horseshoe Injury in Match
In Chicago two men pitched horseshoes when Jace Emersley six was struck on the lead by a thrown shoe. She died from the injury.
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Chicago
Jace Emersley
Special Meeting of Paramathia No 25 F and A M
A special meeting of Paramathia No 25 F A M is scheduled for 5 o clock this evening to confer the Fellowcraft degree.
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Paramathia
Chicago Surface Lines Struggle With Half Normal Service
Chicago officials report fifty percent normal service on surface lines amid rumors of wider transport crippling. Power plants manned, 1 000 cars available, 1 200 track workers strike in sympathy, elevated lines say no fear, trucks and suburban railroads run to capacity during rush hours.
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Chicago
Chicago Surface Lines
Two Held in Connection with Murder in New York
Miss Loretta Leroy cabaret singer and her chauffeur plus another man were questioned in the Alfredo Graziano murder case. She helped move the body from Bellevue hospital area and claimed she met the unidentified man as "Mike" in Atlantic City five days earlier.
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New York
Loretta Leroy
Alfredo Graziano
Mike McCarty
Miss Leroy
Bellevue Hospital
Mike
Wilson Jackson
Pasquale Dinare
Atlantic City
Nome Flight Delayed After Fog Shuts Route
Erie Pennsylvania dispatches report the New York Nome Alaska air link will resume Saturday after three planes landed late and Captain St Clair Street was forced down near Scranton by dense fog. The second leg to Nome was postponed due to timing problems.
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Erie
New York
Nome
Alaska
St. Clair Street
Scranton
Grand Rapida
Captain Street
Harding to appeal to progressives in nomination acceptance
United Press reports Warren G. Harding will deliver a progressive oriented acceptance speech for the Republican nomination. He plans to address women and independent voters, stressing pro progressive issues and denying reactionary aims, as Democratic critics claim.
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Harding
Acceptang Publican
Stan
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Marion
Warren G. Harding
Cox
Chicago
Coz
Senate
Cox to advocate repeal of excess profits tax
The Democratic nominee Cox plans to push a flat tax proposal replacing the excess profits tax. He suggests a 1 to 1½ percent levy on business volume, aiming to raise substantial revenue while reducing cost of living through simplified taxation. He cites Wilson and Houston as partial supporters and outlines broader reform in his acceptance speech.
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Herbert W. Walker
United Press
Columbus
Gov. Cox
Cox
Wilson
Alice . Paul
National Woman's Suffrage
Pecanan
Women Assu
Nessee
North Carolina
Resolute to sail second race in America's cup series
The New York Yacht Club announced Resolute will race Shamrock IV tomorrow after repairing a broken throat halyard that forced withdrawal from yesterday's first race. Skipper Charles Francis Adams blamed the mishap on a snapped gaff while Lipton praised sportsmanlike conduct amid a weather affected contest.
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New York
Resolute
New York Yacht Club
Thomas Lipton
Columbia
Charles Francis Adams
Halverd
Adams
Burton
Lipton
Bankers Elect Cedar Point Officers in Annual Meeting
Bankers Association held its officer election at Cedar Point. H. J. Brister was chosen president, C. Dupois of Cincinnati was elected vice president, S. A. Roach of Columbus was re elected secretary, and A. B. Taylor of Elyria became treasurer.
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Cedar Point
Bankers’ Association
H. J. Brister
C. Dupois
Cincinnati
S. A. Roach
Columbus
A. B. ' Ilor
Elyria
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Rebel Forges
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Tate
Vreeland
Charles G. Stephens
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England
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Shamrock
Uncle Sam
Yacht Club
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Vanitle
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