Minnesota Elects Two Farmer-Labor Senators
Paul Minnesota July 17 Two Farmer-Labor candidates now represent Minnesota in the U S Senate Mangus Johnson was elected to fill the seat left by Knute Pelson while Henrik Shipstead won the other Farmer-Labor seat in the prior fall election Governor J A O Preus conceded defeat at midnight Johnson’s plurality is expected to exceed 50000 votes He is viewed as an opponent of the Harding administration and supports a soldiers bonus and may align with La Follette in Wisconsin Senatorship.
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Harding
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Washington
Republican Party
Mangus Johnson
Farmer-Labor
United States Senate
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Johnson
Dillingham
Vermont
Congress
Owever
Labollette
Brookhart
Towa
Borah
Idaho
Norrice
Nebraska
Frazier
Norto
Dakota
Nator Henrik Shipstead
Frank RB. Kellogg
la Vollette
Senate
Minnesota elects Mangus Johnson to Senate in major party clash
Opponents of the Harding administration celebrate the election of Mangus Johnson the Farmer Labor candidate to the U S Senate seat long held by Knute Nelson Republican Johnsons victory narrows the Republican majority in the upcoming Congress and signals potential realignment with the progressive bloc led by Laboltte Shipstead and other senators Johnson campaigned on greater farm aid and is expected to join the farm bloc influencing national policy
Convicts Yet At Large In Sunbeam Yacht Theft Case
Pocomoke City Maryland July 17 A search for the Sunbeam stolen by convicts from the Pennsylvania Eastern Penitentiary continues. Four believed escapees took the yacht last evening and may head toward Norfolk joining a rum fleet. Pursuing vessels were forced back by heavy seas in Chesapeake Bay and the Pocomoke River mouth.
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Pocomoke City
Virginia Capes
Pocomoke Rive
Chesapeake Bay
C. Byrd
Sunbeam
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Nor'k
Chesapeake
Pocooke River
Kepner joins appeal for probe in wife murder
FredericK Maryland July 1 B rd Kepner husband of Mrs Kepner whose body was found at her father's home on July 18 with a bullet joins appeal to circuit court judges to panel a jury to investigate the alleged murder A coroner's jury has ruled Mrs Kepner was murdered but did not charge anyone with the crime
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Rederick
Rd Kepner
Circuit Court
Fall from Grand Concourse Balcony Hurts Jose Richards
A photo shows Jose Richards, 18 months, after a fall from a building on the Grand Concourse in New York City. He leaned on a screen that gave way, sending him four floors to the sidewalk. He sustained only a slight concussion.
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Jose Richards
Grand Concourse
New York City
Leviathan sails as British mercantile fleet faces pressure
The Leviathan's departure from New York marks a new phase in the trans Atlantic rivalry as American and German lines erode British passenger and freight business. The British mercantile marine is described as fighting with its back to the wall amid potential rate cutting and intensified competition.
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Southampton
England
British Mercantile Marine
Leviathan
New York
Youngster Drowns Wading In Ohio River Near Steubenville
Steubenville Ohio July 17 Anthony Mickey nine years old drowned in the Ohio river at Follanshee West Virginia near here after losing his balance while wading. Men from a nearby mill recovered the body.
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Ohio River
Steubenville
Anthony Mickey
Follanshee
W. Va
Here
High death rate blamed on missed student physicals
Columbus officials discuss a chamber of commerce report to the board of education citing a high student death rate due to failure to provide proper physical inspections.
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Columbus
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Education
Wild Frontier Days of Old West Are No More Now
President Harding on the Alaska rail route from Fairbanks to Seward notes mining towns changed from gold rush saloons to midwestern village life. Bootlegging abounds near the coast with smuggling common inland as two gleaming cars owned by a bootlegger lead a parade, while the president travels in a modest vehicle.
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George R. Holmes
I. N.S
President Harding
Seward
Alaska
Harding
Fairbanks
Middlewest
United States
Wyoming
Montana
Utah
Arctic Circle
Middle-West
Seacoast
Canadian
Farm prices in Ohio rise above prewar levels
Prices paid to Ohio farmers have increased over the past year with milk butter and wool showing notable gains. Using a before the war base of 100 the latest index for all farm products stands at 144, eight percent below normal when compared with total farm and factory prices at 156.
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Columbus
Ohio
R. F. Walter
the State University
Denial of Charges in Lancaster Boys' School Accounts
A general denial of charges against Welfare Director Harper was presented in a state agency report. McNamara alleged discrepancies and $20,000 in unpaid invoices at the Lancaster Boys' Industrial School, but examiners found about $15,900 in vouchers paid and about $5,000 awaiting funds transfer or assignment. Former storekeeper H. K. E. Rose was commended.
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Columbus
Harper
John McNamara
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Tracy
Oday
Hoopengarner
Gordon
Filler
McNamara
State Controlling Board
Welfare Department
H. K E. Rose
Peasant Skips Court Claiming Eggs to Hatch
Provincial police summoned a peasant to appear in court on a pending case. He said he could not attend as he was “sitting on some eggs.” Investigators found him in bed with goose eggs wrapped in straw and shavings, two hatched goslings nearby. After police representations, his wife took over his duties and he went to court.
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Hardesley
Den’k
Man questions Cork Thomas Clark over death warrants at court
In a county Cork Akron court office a man asks Thomas Clark if he signs death warrants. Clark directs the couple to the marriage license desk. The woman then asks about permits to carry revolvers and Clark contemplates the future harvest.
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County Cork
Thomas Clark
Akron
Clark
New District Road Chief Named for District No 19
George F. Carr of Marietta is appointed district engineer for District No 19 by State Highway Director Boulay, succeeding Eugene W. Davis who resigned. O. W. Merrill of Marietta becomes assistant district engineer succeeding P. A. Sieverling. District boundaries shift, dropping Fairfield and adding Morgan counties. districts now cover Athens Washington Jackson Meigs Morgan Vinton Gallia and Hocking. Davis leaves Athens to lead construction for Radebaugh & Graham. Merrill previously aided Jerseyville road plans and inter-county road No 157. Sieverling returns to Springfield to enter private business or form his own firm.
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George FE. Carr
Marietta
Washington County
Boulay
Eugene W. Davis
Athens
O. W. Merrill
P. A. Sieverling
Carr
Columbus
Ohio University
Ohio State University
E. W. Davis
Fairfield County
Morgan County
Washington
Jackson
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Gallia
Hocking
Dan Davis
Jerseyville Road
Marietta-Barlow-Amesville
Davis
Radebaugh & Graham Construction Co
Sleverling
Springfield
Ohio apple crop forecast from experiment station
Statistics from the Ohio Experiment Station in Wooster show Ohio's apple crop may reach 600,000 barrels, well below the normal 1,006,000. The peach crop is expected to be light in the southern part of the state but heavy in the north.
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Wooster
Ohio Experiment Station
Ohio
County Profits from Cigarette Sales Hit Yearly Total
Athens county collected 6491.19 from cigarette licenses in the past year. Four wholesalers paid 206 each and 87 retailers 50 each, with new firms paying varied amounts. State received 4411.26, municipalities 8096.26, county poor fund 574.16, and refunds 479.69.
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Athens County
Cornwell
First Lady Ig Bathe Weary Mrs Harding Faces Fatigue
In Fairbanks Alaska on July 17 Mrs Warren G Harding shows fatigue from a long Washington start. Doctors Boone and Sawyer say she is not seriously ill but needs rest ahead of another train trip and a sea voyage to Seattle.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Washington
Warren G. Harding
Boone and Sawyer
Harding
Seattle
Chiropractors Freed After Three Months In Franklin County Jail
Roscoe L. Ford and Ellis W. West, once of Athens, were released by Judge F. W. Mahaffey from the Franklin county jail after 191 days imprisonment for practicing medicine without a license. They were fined 199 dollars, refused to pay, and had 67 days remaining at 60 cents per day. Both plan to resume chiropractic practice in Columbus soon.
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Columbus
Roscoe L. Ford
Ellis W. West
Athens
F. W. Mahaffey
Franklin County
Mahaffey
Boy Crary Recovers From Whooping Cough
A Middleport man L A Crary at advanced age is described as a boy again after recovering from a severe bout of whooping cough. His grandson recently suffered the same illness, and Crary kept him company through the scare.
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Pomeroy
Akron Holds Wanted Murderer Golden Under Guard
Love Golden alias Herbert Copeland, wanted in Washington for three murders dating to 1918, was arrested by Akron detectives under Chief Harry Welsh. He is guarded for transfer to face charges including slaying a police lieutenant and an officer. Golden claims a wife and child in Akron. Details of the Washington case are unclear.
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Akron
Love Golden
Herbert Copeland
Washington
D. C
Harry Welsh
Golden
Lace Season Prophesies Lace Across Fall Frocks
A fashion note predicts lace will appear prominently in fall outfits, with lace likely woven into many dresses and accessories, adding texture and flair to seasonal wardrobes.
Fatal Plunge of Mark Strains German Economy and Hunger
Berlin reports seven million Germans teeter on starvation due to the currency collapse and industrial crisis. Dr. Heinrich Brauns warns that wage losses, pauperization, and hidden unemployment threaten social upheaval and potential communist agitation as Germany must import essentials despite shrinking funds.
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Germany
Ss. D. Weyer
I. N
Berlin
Heinrich Brauns
Castlewood Dam In Denver Flood Threat Amid Rising Waters
Flood waters spill over Castlewood dam fifty miles south of Denver threatening to flood Cherry Creek valley and much of Denver. Residents flee to hills as engineers warn of likely dam failure. guards placed along Cherry Creek for alerts. livestock swept away. warnings issued to Denver and nearby towns.
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Denver
Castlewood
Cherry Creek
Parker
Colo
Here
Franktown
Melvin
Sullivan
John J. Meld
Frank
Town and
State Employes Organize to Form Labor Federation
A meeting will be held in Columbus to organize a protective labor union for guards, nurses, and other state institution employees. J B Sullivan of the Columbus Federation of Labor cited the aim as increased pay for civil service workers. WP T Duffy of New York, AFL organizer, will assist.
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Columbus
J. B. Sullivan
Columbus Federation of Labor
WP. T. Duffy
New York
American Federation of Labor
Steel strike ends after conferences
Steubenville Ohio July 17 800 workers at Fellansbee Brothers Co plants in Fellansbee W V and Toronto Ontario returned to work after an executive committee conference with the Amalgamated Association officials the strike over the scale was adjusted and resolved.
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Steubenville
Amalgamated Association
Fellansbee Brothers Co
Fellansbee
W. Va
Toronto
Feud Ends in West Virginia Murder of Youth
Orius Mitchell, 17, was killed and Frank Curry, 35, wounded in a shooting on Big Harts creek near Hart, West Virginia. Curry blamed Ward Mitchell, father of the slain boy, for firing first as authorities fear a renewed feud between the families.
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Harts
W. Va
West Virginia
Orius Mitchell
Frank Curry
Big Harts Creek
Here
Lincoln County
Curry
Mitchell
Ward Mitchell
Creek Bottom
Mind reading burglar tale shocks Oarville town
In Oarville on July 17 the town marshall hunts a mind reading burglar as E H Harter, tin shop owner, discovers a Troll of 600 dollars hidden in a tool chest has vanished. He refused to reveal the hiding place to any ally.
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Petty
Donahey
NEW District Road
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Gilbert Decker
Tha Macauley
Salvation Army
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
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Conn
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Tfgera
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