Harding Seeks Major Bureaucratic Overhaul Plan
President Harding moves to submit a reorganization plan to cabinet and Congress. Proposals include a department of public welfare, transfer of prohibition enforcement to justice, consolidation of the secret service, and possible creation of a secretary of national defense heading army and navy. Air service consolidation and bureau of fisheries changes are discussed amid cabinet revisions and expected opposition.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Harding
Department of Public Welfare
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
Secret Service
Bureau of Fisheries
Walter F. Brown
Joint Congressional Committee On
Congress
Secretary of National Defense
Army
Navy
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
One piecers replace silk bathing outfits at Buckeye Lake
Buckeye Lake Ohio July 16 A census shows bathing beauties at the lake adopting one piecer swimsuits over silk blouse and bloomers The flappers favor form fitting styles while street costumes appear with some middle aged women Boating parties model in skimpy attire as motor boats fill the water daily Men and boys vacationers fish eat and dance in tennis shoes trousers and bathing shirts
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Buckeye Lake
Ohio
Panama Canal Map Offered Free To Readers
The Messenger advertises a four color Panama Canal map prepared under the National Geographic Society. The 74 by 12 inch print shows how the canal shortens sea routes, with benefits for American manufacturers farmers and merchants. Readers can receive the map free by mailing the coupon with two cents for postage.
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Chili
Peru
New York
California
Australia
England
Panama Canal
National Geographic Society
Panama
Frederic J. Haskin
Gtarmtine Coe Ashington
D. Cc
Senate recommits soldier bonus bill killing present session
Senate today recommitted the soldier bonus bill to the finance committee as requested by President Harding thus defeating the legislation for the current session. The 47 to 29 vote included eight Democrats and nine Republicans opposing the recommitment.
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Senate
Committee
Harding
League of Nations Disarmament Session Opens in Paris
Paris July 16. The League of Nations disarmament commission meets at the Luxemburg Palace with twenty delegates from fourteen nations. Rene Viviani presides and praises President Harding for world disarmament leadership. Lord Fisher of England argues Washington conference may align with the league. The group delays adjournment pending the Washington outcome and discusses arms manufacture, budgets, and arms traffic.
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Paris
Harding
League of Nations
Viviani
Lord Fisher
England
United States
Washington
Henry Wood
United Press
Mixed Commission For
League of Nations Commission
Commission
Assembly of the League
Dayton Street Car Strike Turns Into Endurance Show
Dayton officials including W W Keyes say cars will stay in barns indefinitly rather than accept a closed shop deal with the carmen. Car men refuse to return without a closed shop pledge, signaling a prolonged confrontation amid expected violence and no strikebreakers likely.
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Dayton, O
Dayton
W. W Keyes
Dayton Street Railway Company
Lnes
Keyes
Carmen
Open Postmaster Exams for Coolville and Corning
An open examination for postmasters at Coolville and Corning will be held August 13 under an executive order. Candidates may be examined in Athens or Columbus. The Coolville office offers $1400 and Corning $1800.
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Coolville
Corning
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Athens
Columbus
Shakespearean three-play cycle at College auditorium
The Merchant of Venice Twelfth Night and Hamlet will be staged at the College auditorium under Frank Entee on July 20 and 21 with a matinee for Twelfth Night on the 21st Tickets for the cycle are 2.50 and single admission at the door is 1.15 A chart of clines will be displayed on Monday.
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College Auditorium
Frank Entee
Burglars’ Brutal Attack Kills 78-Year-Old Woman
In Philadelphia, Mrs. Sarah Reed aged 78 died from injuries after burglars attacked her and her brother Edward Reed, who was beaten unconscious but expected to recover. The thieves fled with $300, and police learned of the assault five hours later when Reed awoke.
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Philadelphia
Sarah Reed
Edward Reed
Reed
Two Die in Mine Shooting in Harlan Kentucky
In Harlan Kentucky two men killed three others at the United States Coal and Coke Company mine. Dead are William Holcomb Lynch police chief Carl Fulton mine foreman and James C Coldiron deputy sheriff. Two wounded Striver brothers. Suspects, miners at the same mine, were rushed by special train to avoid lynching.
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Harlan
United States Coal and Coke Company
William Holcomb
Lynch, Ky
Carl Fulton
James C. Coldiron
Sher
Striver
Fulton
Holcomb
Coldiron
Bath House
Girl-wife waits in Cincinnati for vanished husband
A 17 year old girl, Ruth Whitton of Louisville, says she married Edward LeRoy at Indianapolis last Monday. She waited at Central Union Station in Cincinnati hoping he would appear, then went to juvenile court to rest. LeRoy claimed to be a scale expert with offices in five cities, and he spent lavishly during five days of happiness before vanishing.
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Cincinnati
Central Union Station
Indianapolis
Edward LeRoy
Ruth Whitton
Louisville
Children’s Hospital
Louis
LeRoy
Cleveland
Mr. LeRoy
Pastor confronts wife elopement as love governs calls for no divorce
Groveville Park New York July 16 A Nazarene pastor Rev Clark Duren says he will not attempt to win back his wife or seek a divorce after she left with Karl W. Van Noy. He plans to pray for her sins while aiding authorities with information, saying she will not return. He recalls his wife writing from Passaic New Jersey about the scandal.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Groveville Park
N. Y
Philosphy
Clark Duren
Church of Nazarene
Monticello
Karl W. van Noy
Durea
Rathby
Passaic
N. J
van Hoy
Attention Elks Ticket Stubs Due Tonight
Elks members are urged to submit ticket stubs tonight to avoid missing participation. Authorities emphasize timely collection and accountability for event proceeds.
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ELKS
Hatfield Testimony on Mingo Strikes At Senate Inquiry
United Mine Workers leader C F Kenney alleges strikes in the Mingo coal fields were fomented by secret operator agents. Hatfield claims violent clashes, gunfire, and accusations of rifle sales surface as testimony unfolds in Washington.
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Washington
United Press
Mingo
C. F. Kenney
District 17
United Mine Workers of America Today
Senate
West Virginia
Kenney
Keeney
Hatfield Testifies in Senate Labor Probe on Mingo Mine War
Sid Hatfield ex-chief of police of Matewan West Virginia testified before the senate labor committee investigating the Mingo mine war. The crowd swelled as Hatfield described a pistol battle in which he played a central role and questioned the authority of Baldwin Feltz detectives evicting miners and their families.
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Washington
United Press
Sid Hatfield
Matewan
W. Va
Senate Labor Committee
Mingo
West Virginia
Capitol
Jones
Baldwin-Felts
Fair Weather Forecast For July 18 to 23
The weekly forecast predicts generally fair weather for the Ohio Valley Tennessee Great Lakes region with widely scattered thunderstorms and normal temperatures. The South Atlantic and east gulf states can expect local showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday while the rest of the territory east of the Mississippi sees no major temperature changes.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Great Lakes
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Grand Ball at Lamborn's Pavilion Glouster
Grand Ball at Lamborn's Pavilion Glouster to be held Saturday July 14 featuring LeFavors five piece orchestra. Attendees urged to bring friends and enjoy the evening.
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Lamborn
Glouster
LeFavors
Senate over dead bonus bill ends in riotous scenes
The Senate shelved the soldier bonus bill after a tumultuous session. Senator McCumber delivered a funeral oration while Senators Robinson and Reed sparred with Vice President Coolidge over floor proceedings. The galleries cheered as tensions flared and the chamber recessed.
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Senate
United Press
Washington
Harding
McCumber
North Dakota
Robinson
Arkansas
Reed
Missouri
Coolidge
Japan Opposes Specific Far East Questions at Disarmament Talks
Japan rejects discussion of precise Far Eastern issues at the forthcoming Washington disarmament conference. It favors broad principles and reserves on Pacific questions, signaling a general stance while welcoming the disarmament framework. Premier Hara told the United Press Japan’s position, noting fear that specific Far Eastern topics could hinder settlements.
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A .L. Bradford
United Press
Washington
Japan
Hara
Pacific
Hughes
United States
Harding
Far East
China
Shantung
Cleveland Plans a Big Celebration
Cleveland reaches completion of a 125th anniversary program slated for July 22 to 30. A parade opening the events will showcase trade, education, and civic life, followed by Western rodeo contests and daily attractions. The close features a marquee marathon, boxing, golf, track, aquatic sports, and an old timers ball game led by Nap Lajoie.
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Cleveland
Nap Lajoie
House of Peers Rejects Bill Allowing Women at Political Meetings
The Japanese House of Peers has rejected a bill permitting women to attend political meetings, prompting strong protests from feminists.
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Torio
House of Peers of
Japan
Chicago to Have Union Rail Station
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the Chicago Union Station Company plan to issue 6 million dollars in first mortgage bonds to fund construction of a new union railroad station in Chicago.
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Chicago
Union
Washington
Union Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago Union Station Company
Cleveland Woman Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Mrs. Catherine Eva Kaber was found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of her husband Daniel F. Kaber by a common pleas court jury in Cleveland. The jury recommended mercy and she received a life sentence with immediate transfer to Marysville reformatory for women.
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Cleveland
Catherine Eva Kaber
Daniel F. Kaber
Common Pleas
Kaber
Marysville
Widow Suspected in Long-Unsold Crime at Courthouse Lakewood
Moses Kaber's death in a Lakewood home after a stabbing led to a coroner's inquest with verdict unknown murder. Two women Mrs T and Miss Marian McArdie faced indictments. Kaber's widow allegedly fled to New York after selling the home, pursued by private detectives.
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Kaber
Courthia Lakewood
Heries
P. A. Jacobs
Moses Kaber
New York
Court hears first appearance in Kaber murder case
Moses Kaber attended court for the first time since his daughter in law’s trial began. He helped trigger the arrest of Mrs. Kaber as detectives pressed evidence across June and July. Several co‑defendants confessed to involvement in the murder plot and related acts.
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Moses Kaber
Kaber
Buffalo
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