Ohio University budget clash shows cross party reductions
Democratic Ohio administration faces cuts from a Republican legislature with salaries and facilities at risk. President Ellis cites legislation hampering pay and missing a tunnel project while listing department figures, salaries, and proposed increases versus enacted appropriations.
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Ohio
Ellis
Ohio University
Alston Ellis
Edwin W. Chubb
College of Liberal Arts
John J. Richeson
State Normal College
Irma E. Voigt
A. M
Matthew J. Walsh
Robert L. Morton
Charles G. Matthews
H. H. Haning
A. B
Ness
Isaac Emery Ash
A. E. Wagner
Milo John Kimball
Or Olson
Marian C. Richeson
Rene Lucile Devlin
Putnam Harris
Virginia S. Mann
Berlin Taxicabs Ride Rough in Postwar City
Berlin dispatch notes the postwar taxi fleet as siren-haunted and dangerous. A Berlin taxiless era yields open faced gunboat like cabs with steel tires and no rubber. Drivers gamble with life and yours as bright lights flicker and engines groan into motion.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Berlin
Paul Revere
Massachusetts
Paul
Germany to adopt black red and gold flag if constitution ratified
Berlin reports the constitutional committee has finished wrangling over color choices for the nation. The proposal favors black red and gold as national colors once the state constitution is ratified, replacing the old imperial colors.
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Berlin
Berlin taxi thrills dwarf historic ride compares with danger
The narrator rides a Berlin taxi on a chaotic day. Explosions erupt as the machine slides and injures a Noske guard and bystanders. The driver, sure of two casualties, delivers a mangled driver and a dead passenger before charging triple taximeter rates. The scene ranks taxi danger above historic conveyances.
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Pittsburgh
Berlin
Paul Revere
Gant Recover Flood Victims in St Clairsville Ohio
Belmont county officials have practically abandoned their search along Wegee Creek for bodies of victims from Saturday night's cloud burst flood in Belmont county. Nine people drowned and four bodies have been recovered. The victims include Mrs John Hall a and her three children and Mrs John Steve and her four children. The mouth of Wegee Creek is two miles from the smashed houses.
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ST. Clairsville
Belmont County
Wegee Creek
Ohio River
John Hallela
John Steve
What Prohibition Prohibits in America
Wayne B. Wheeler asserts what the Federal Prohibition Code does not prohibit including private possession of pre law liquor, searches in private homes, non beverage uses, soft drinks with low alcohol, medicinal extracts, and industrial alcohol development. He notes pre law possession in private homes may be legal and that speak easy seizures are possible. argues the law is enforceable and not unduly drastic.
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Wayne B. Wheeler
Ant& Saloon League of America
Judiciary Committee
Friends of Prohibition
Huns Safer at Home as Hard Times Loom for America
A Chicago Tribune correspondent describes German authorities warning potential defectors that they are safer in Germany. An officer criticizes Americans who obtained citizenship to avoid the war, noting some seek to return to the United States amid impending hardship. German women face warnings of rough treatment in America.
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Coblenz
Chicago Tribune
Germany
States
United States
America
Will Buy Saloons for Coffee Bars in Boston
Boston plans temperance bars to replace saloons with non alcoholic venues. Rev J S Bartholomew says liquor saloons may be purchased and original bars kept for soft drinks and coffee. Community houses and poor men clubs linked to Methodist churches are planned in New England cities.
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Boston
Mass
J. S. Bartholomew
New England
Congress weighs action over Mexican outrages
Washington reports a congressional plan to curb anti American acts in Mexico. Ambassador Fletcher testimony to be heard, and a special investigative committee may be formed to probe Carranza’s government and alleged bribery. Secretary Daniels denied fleet redeployment to Mexican waters.
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Washington
Congress
House Rules Committee
Fletcher
Mexico City
Mexico
United States
John W. Correll
Tamesi River
Gould
Senate
House
Carranza
Wilson
King
Utah
Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Lodge
Smith
Daniels
Tarantula Found In Bananas At Local Store
A tarantula was found in a banana bunch at W. W. Bryson’s store in McLeish and was promptly killed. Arthur Vercoe volunteers to aid returned service men with government insurance matters as part of a government effort to ensure soldiers receive full policy benefits. Construction of a new concrete sidewalk along High street involves A. Gibbs & Co. and adjacent property owners.
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W. W. Bryson
McLeish
Arthur Vercoe
Moving Picture Building
High Street
A. Gibbs & Co
Beshara Bros
O. 10
Eddy
Order of Eagles
John 8. Clark
Clarence Murphy
Cleveland
Propagandist Edward Smith Attacked at Newton Falls Meeting
Edward 8. Smith was injured during a Saturday night clash at a radical meeting in Newton Falls. Mayor Griffith attended. Smith allegedly referenced the red flag, provoking a crowd. He was taken to a stream and later confined for investigation.
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Warren
Edward
Smith
Newton Falls
Griffith
Sale of Nearly 200 Warships Shocks Naval History Fans
London reports the British navy plans to auction about 200 obsolete warships to raise funds and streamline forces. The list includes ships linked to historic moments and famed captains, with destroyers and torpedo boats largely removed from service as part of the 1904 precedent.
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London
Admiralty
Nelson
King George
British Invention Dual Door Facilitates Tradesmen Deliveries
A British invention introduces a double door system for homes that allows tradesmen to push goods inside the outer door while the inner door remains locked. Both doors cannot be unlocked simultaneously, enabling secure yet practical deliveries.
Architects Alarmed by Shortage of Draftsmen
Washington reports a serious shortage of draftsmen across the construction sector. The issue, rising since the building revival, stems from many draftsmen shifting to war-era vocations with higher pay, reducing the pool for architectural work.
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Washington
United States Department of Labor
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Thomas W. Duffee
Knickerbocker
the Cline Pharmacy Co
Athens
GANT
Glouster News
L. G. Murphy
Columbus
Jed F. Kittle
Athens Lumber Co
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Uhrichaville
William Lewis
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Great Britain
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Chichester
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Federal Tires
Nelsonville
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