Flaming Oil Flood Destroys $1 Million in New Jersey
A 14 hour blaze from an asphalt plant in Linden New Jersey spilled burning oil flooding the Jersey meadows and Staten Island sound. The Warner-Qualan Asphalt Company suffered total loss of its 300000 barrel tank farm. No lives were lost as firefighters from multiple towns battled the inferno and refugees returned at dawn.
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Linden
N. J
Jersey Meadows
Staten Island Sound
Warner-Qualan Asphalt Company
Staten Island
Navigation
Aanger
Jersey
Perth Amboy
Rahway
Elizabeth
New York
Warner-Qualan
Ohio milestones mark the 19th century pace of growth
A July 19 review highlights 1624 the Western Methodist Book Concern founded in Cincinnati. 1850 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati established with John B. Purcell as first archbishop. 1883 telegraph operators in Ohio cities go on strike for 15 percent wage hike. 1896 Cleveland begins a grand centennial celebration of its first settlement.
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Western Methodist Book Concern
Cincinnati
Archdioces of
John B. Purcell
Ohio
Cleveland
City Council meets approves sewer work and fills auditor post
At a City Council meeting in the Mayor's room last evening with all members present the second ordinance for storm sewer work was passed. Clyde Edmunson resigned as City Auditor and J. S. Sherrard was appointed to fill the term. Service Director Williams was authorized to finalize the water contract with the Country Club. The Shrigley addition to Athens on Columbia Ave was accepted. Plans to pave alleys from Franklin Ave to State Street were discussed and residents asked to file petitions if they want paving.
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Clyde Edmunson
Roush
J. S. Sherrard
R. D. Williams
Country Club
Black Sox defense plans to argue no law compels playing
Chicago July 19 United Press defense attorneys for seven former White Sox stars on trial for conspiracy to throw the 1919 World Series reveal tactics. They will stress there is no law requiring a working man to perform at his best and contend contracts were only for the regular season. Key witnesses include Bill Burns and Joe Gedeon as the state prepares its case.
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Carl Victor Little
United Press
Chicago
Chicago “Black Sox
United Press Today
Cincinnati Reds
Jack Sox
Black Sox
Bill Burns
White Sox
Burns
Joe Gedeon
St. Louis Browns
Charles A. Comickey
Jacksonville Man Named Head Of Division Of Mines In Ohio
William Robinett of Jacksonville is named chief of the division of mines in the Ohio state department of industrial restrictions, succeeding Jerome Watson of Belmont County. A Republican, Robinett has been a district president of the United Mine Workers and will help establish five new mine rescue stations with motorized apparatus, locations to be decided.
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Columbus
William Robinett
Jacksonville
Jerome Watson
Belmont County
State Department
Robinett
Percy Tetlow
United Mine Workers
Tetlow
Panama Canal Map Offered Free To Readers
The Messenger promotes a four color map of the Panama Canal printed in a 7 by 12 inch size. It highlights how the canal halves the highway of the seas and shortens distances between major global ports. Readers may obtain a free copy 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
Fey
Bandits Loot an Ohio Bank in Orangeville Heist
Five masked men hijacked the Orangeville Savings Bank yesterday afternoon taking cashier E A Hyde hostage and fleeing in a stolen large touring car with a large haul of gold and cash. Police across northern Ohio pursue the bandits who also robbed a Youngstown taxi driver and stole a car in Akron.
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Orangeville
E. A. Hyde
Hyde
Thomas
Gillen
Vernon
Mistake in Elks Carnival reports linked to Gutman name
Friends teased L O Gutman manager of Star Mineral Water Works after a police court report in Monday's Messenger misidentified him with drunken drivers. A driver offered his car for a short delivery. Gutman pleaded guilty for the driver and settled with the mayor after the nab by Chief Graham.
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L. O. Gutman
Star Mineral Water Works
Elks’ Carnival
Oliver
Graham
Gutman
Chauncey Post Office to Close Early in July and August
The Chauncey post office will close at 6 30 PM during July and August. 7183 Edward Minister.
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Post Office
Chauncey
Edward
Nelsonville Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses
Huber L. Hall a miner and Alice Bunthhoff a telephone operator both of Nelsonville received marriage licenses. Edward Reynolds a merchant and Blanch Davis also of Nelsonville. Cedric P. Campbell a merchant of Jacksonville and Viva Davis a stenographer of Glouster were issued licenses.
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Huber L. Hall
Alice Bunthhoff
Nelsonville
Edward Reynolds
Blanch Davis
Cedric P. Campbell
Jacksonville
Viva Davis
Glouster
Many Tongues on Honolulu Telephone Lines
At a public utilities commission hearing on Mutual Telephone Company's rate request, 68 languages and dialects were cited as in use on Honolulu lines. The list includes 11 national languages 49 Japanese dialects 7 Chinese dialects and English. Officials said the babel hindered separating business from social calls.
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Honolulu
H. I
Public Utilities Commission
Mutual Telephone Company
Japan Divided Over Eastern Policy After Siberia Talks
Tokyo dispatch reports a cabinet and foreign office conference on Asia policy, noting a push to withdraw Japanese troops from Siberia and the Kwantung railway. Civil officials favor action, while the War Department resists, amid chatter that War Minister General Tanaka influenced the move. The Vladivostok seizure by Kappelists and shifting conditions complicate guarantees of order in Siberia.
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Henry W. Kinney
United Press
Tokyo
Cabinet
Foreign Office
Japan
Asia
Siberia
Amur
Saghalien
Kwantung Railway
War Department
Tanaka
General Staff
Russia
Vladivostok
Chita
Ten Convicts Missing After Pittsburgh Rioting
Ten prisoners are at large after a riot at the Western Pennsylvania penitentiary ruins. One unidentified inmate died from burns, twelve were injured, three seriously, and damage is pegged at 150000 dollars. The melee began during the noon meal and guards faced flying plates and chairs. Deputy Warden Egan warned of months of brewing trouble with prior small fires. inmates were confined to cells as guards patrolled.
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Pittsburgh
Western
Pennsylvania
Egan
Irish peace talks near crisis as Ulster seeks separate government
London July 19 Irish peace negotiations face a crisis as Sir James Craig insists Ulster should have its own government and parliament while De Valera pushes for a united Ireland before peace terms. Ulster delegates have left London and Sinn Fein signals willingness to concede Ulster rights under home rule while seeking Irish unity. All Ireland remains peaceful awaiting resumption next Thursday with mutual cooperation implied.
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United Press
London
James Craig
Ulster
Hamonn de Valera
United Ireland
Northern Counties
Belfast
Ireland
Sinn Fein
de Valera
Sir James
Southern
Lloyd George
All Ireland
Dayton to restart Brown Street trolley under guard
On July 19 Dayton will see Oakwood Street Car Company restart the Brown Street Line at 1 PM with police protection. Twenty five special officers were sworn in as regular patrolmen strike duty begins, while officials and union negotiators offered few details amid tense outlooks on nonunion service.
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Dayton
Oakwood Street Car Company
Brown Street
City Hall
Safety Department
Elevators meet in Fostoria to discuss grain marketing plans
Elevator managers and directors of the Farmers Co operative Elevators of Ohio gather in Fostoria for a conference to review the new grain marketing plan proposed by a seventeen member committee to standardize methods across Ohio.
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Fostoria
Farmers Co-operative Elevators of Ohio
Onn
Harding weighs American delegates for 1920 conference
The question of who will be American delegates is advancing daily at the White House. Proposals include both official and private sources. Reports indicate that President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor could be represented and the president might approve. A further development suggests the conference could be held in the Capitol.
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Harding
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
White House
Capitol
Ohio druggists seek action over prohibition enforcement
Cedar Point reports about 1,500 attendees at a state convention of Ohio druggists criticizing prohibition enforcement. They claim 5,800 whiskey permits are unaccounted for while 2,200 have legitimate permits and call for an investigation and appointment of pharmacists in the army to prevent wartime drug waste.
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Cedar Point
Ohio
Senators Seek Open Details on European Debt Refunding
A group of senators proposes public daily disclosures of terms for each loan Europe owes the United States. Treasury Secretary Mellon may oppose added delay, but would provide official copies to the senate for ratification once agreements are reached.
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United Press
Washington
Europe
United States
Senate
Mellon
France
Great Britain
Treasury Department
Rail Finances Discussed At Washington
President Harding with Secretary Mellon and Secretary Hoover and Senator Cummings of Iowa considered a plan to pay the government debt to the railroads while allowing railroads to fund their debt to the government over several years. The discussion aimed to synchronize railway financing with national debt schedules.
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Washington
United Press
White House
Harding
the Treasury
Mellon
Commerce Hoover
Cummings
Iowa
Japan May Seek Yap Settlement Before Disarmament Talks
Washington reports reveal Japan pressing to resolve Far East issues before the Washington disarmament conference. The note to Secretary Hughes from Baron Shidehara proposes settling Yap’s mandate and Shan Tung as part of a broader effort to address specific cases and inter‑power relations ahead of the talks.
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United Press
Washington
Yap
Shan Tung
Japan
Pacific
Hughes
United States
Far East
Baron Shide
Hara
Water for Golf Links joins Athens supply plan
Trustees of the Country Club, after seeking local options, decide to source water from Athens. They estimate a minimum 20,000 gallons daily and secure a twenty year contract with rates not exceeding ten percent above city consumers. An engineer will survey routing for a new pipeline, with construction hoped to begin soon.
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Country Club
Burgess
Columbus
Athens
Brinks
Bryan Pleased Over Disarmament Conference Promise
William J. Bryan, in a message from La Grange Missouri, praised the disarmament invitation to confer in Washington. He said the disarmament conference could end all wars and called it the most important gathering in centuries.
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New York
William J. Bryan
United Press
la Grange
Bryan
Harding
Washington
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Division of Mines
Frederic J. Haskin
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Ashington, D. C
L. O. Guteman
Milne Fields
Port Arthur
Tsushima
Sea OF
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Ivoloama
Ichichishuma
Japan Sea
China
Bonin Islands
Loo Choo Islands
Korea
Roper
Sakhalin
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Nippon
Chas. M. McCann
Uruggi
H Utd
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L. C. Martin
A. L. Bradford
W. J. Bryan
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