Campbell defends son in Bergdoll cash bribery case
William R. Campbell testified from Lexington that Major Bruce Campbell did not receive $5000 or pay $100000 to fix Grover Bergdoll’s release. He and his wife reportedly had $24000 in cash before the war, and records will be produced. Charles A. Braun testified that Mrs Bergdoll did not tell of paying a bribe.
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William R. Campbell
Bruce Campbell
Emma C. Bergdoll
Grover
Campbell
Lexington
Wasserman Bros
New York
Major Campbell
Bergdoll
Emma Bergdoll
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
House
Bergdoll Committee
Charles A. Braun
Philadelphia
Missing Marshfield bank cashier returns home amid mystery
William Sturgill, cashier at the New Marshfield bank, reappeared at his home after a Tuesday disappearance. Officials say the safe was opened, books are being examined, and no clear motive or explanation has emerged while family statements remain unavailable.
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William Sturgill
New Marshfield Bank
Sturgill
Delphat Sturgill
Chillicothe
Marietta
Disarm Conference Talks Face Hurdles From Major Powers
Washington reports friction in preparations for the Washington Pacific disarmament conference. Premier Hughes of Australia signals possible issues for London preliminary talks while Tokyo weighs the American invitation response. Britain’s dominions push for late October returns complicating November Washington meetings.
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Washington
Harvey
Hughes
United States
Pacific conference urged to settle Pacific issues before disarmament
Australian Premier W M Hughes told United Press in London that a Pacific problems conference must be convened within three weeks. He argued Japan requires room for expansion and that disarmament hinges on resolving Pacific tensions and securing broad international agreement among the major naval powers.
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United Press
London
Pacific
W. M. Hughes
Australia
Japan
Hughes
Washington
Africa
State Has Many Bids for Roads
Columbus July 23 The state highway department faced an avalanche of bids for 53 road projects valued at 4 million dollars. L C Herrick director of public works said awards cannot be set until next week as bids for 110 miles of construction and repair are reviewed. Some bids came in as much as 50 000 under estimates.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
L. C. Herrick
Public Works
Legion members urged to report for Crossen funeral
All legion members and ex-sellers are requested to report at New 80m Walburn's on Sunday at 1 45 p m for the K T Crossen funeral. About 680 assistants are asked to wear uniforms. Francis Lavelle, Post Commander.
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Walburn’s
K. T. Crossen
Francis Lavelle
Ohio items from July 28 historical notes
Yesterday in Ohio recalls events from 1878 to 1888. The National Greenback Labor party met in Columbus for a state convention. Temperance workers gathered in Columbus for a prohibition amendment convention. Gen Ulysses S Grant died at Mt McGregor New York. born Point Pleasant Ohio. Cleveland unveiled Moses Cleveland statue.
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National Greenback Labor Party
Columbus
Ulysses S. Grant
U. S
Mt. McGregor
N. Y
Point Pleasant
Cleveland
Gen
Moses Cleveland
Penrose warns business men on tariff and tax bills
Washington July 23 Senator Penrose chairing the finance committee warned business leaders amid ongoing tax revision and tariff hearings. He said rumors swirl as Congress reconvenes, stressing no decisions have been made and that the Senate panel will deeply revise the House tariff and valuation provisions before any final action.
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L. C. Martin
United Press
Washington
Congress
Harding
House Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committee
Penrose
Finance Committee
House
Black Sox immunity waivers vanish in trial
Chicago authorities hunt for immunity waivers signed by Cicotte Jackson and Williams as they confess to fixing the 1919 World Series. Hartley Replogle testified the trio signed statements and waivers, which are now missing. The Black Sox trial resumes Monday after a day with no session.
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Chicago
Black Sox
White Sox
Hartley Replogle
Replogle
Cicotte
Jackson
Williams
Replogie
Women applicants exceed two hundred for policewoman class
More than 200 women have applied for admission to the next class at the policewomen school. The surge signals growing interest in law enforcement careers and the program aims to recruit a diverse group of entrants for upcoming duties.
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The
School For Policewomen
Mob Hangs Casey Jones After Delayed Execution
Casey Jones a white man recently convicted for the murder of Mrs. J Mosely was taken from the Hattiesburg county jail and hanged from a tree in the jailyard by a mob. He had been scheduled for execution on July 18 but an appeal to the supreme court stayed the sentence.
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Miss
Casey Jones
J. Mosely
Jones
Supreme Court
Barnes Wins United States Open Golf Championship
Jim Barnes of Pelham New York arrived with the United States Open Cup after finishing 289 for 72 holes to win the title by nine strokes over Walter Hagen and Fred McLeod who tied for second. Chick Evans and Bobby Jones placed high while George Duncan and Jock Hutchison faded on the greens and putts. President Harding presented the cup to Barnes.
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Washington
Jim Barnes
Pelham
N. Y
Barnes
America
Walter Hagen
Fred McLeod
Chick Evans
Bobby Jones
George Duncan
Jock Hutchison
Harding
Duncan
Abe Mitchell
Mitchell
Low Point in Steel Sales Reaches in July
The Dow Jones Financial Agency reports a bottoming in steel sales based on advices from Youngstown and Pittsburgh and other centers. It notes higher sentiment in building trades railroad repair shops locomotive works and oil sectors and expects gradual gains in new business ahead.
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New York
Dow Jones’ Financial Agency
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Fascisti Threaten Italian Cabinet as Shifting Alliances Arise
In Sarzana today Fascisti and Communist elements threaten to overthrow the Italian cabinet. Socialists rally, while the Popular and Reformer groups back the ministry, likely preventing a working majority for its survival.
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Rome
Sarzana
Posi
Tion
Geology Leader Plans Three Year Amazon Expedition
Dr. W. S. Farabee of the Geological Exploration Society of Philadelphia will lead a party with several professors on a three year expedition to the Amazon and its tributaries. W. P. Elliott of Athens accepts role as secretary treasurer with a $10,500 salary. They sail from New York in August for Rio de Janeiro.
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Geological Exploration Society of Philadelphia
W. P. Elliott
Athens
Farabee
Amazon River
South America
Elliott
New York
Rio de Janiero
Miner Dies After Bear Branch Skirmish In West Virginia
Williamson West Virginia reports another victim in the Mingo county mine war Cleve Ferrell died at Welch hospital from injuries suffered in a skirmish at Bear Branch near here last Sunday.
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Williamson
W. Va
Mingo County
Cleve Ferrell
Welch Hospital
Bear Branch
Here
Two Men Die In Premature Dynamite Blast
Bulletin from Cleveland reports two killed and one badly hurt at Medal Paving Brick Company when a dynamite stick exploded prematurely during sand blasting. The cave in buried the workers as sand collapsed. victims named Cecil Compara of Collinwood and an unidentified man. The injured man is Al W. Keese, believed fatally hurt.
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Cleveland
Medal Paving Brick Company
Saranac Road
Cecil Compara
Collinwood
al W. Keese
Ruth Hits Longest Akron Home Run Record
Babe Ruth hit the longest homer recorded in Akron yesterday. He played first base pitched two singles walked twice started a double play and contributed modestly otherwise. The Knights of Columbus presented a purse to St. Marys Industrial School in Baltimore.
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Akron
Babe Ruth
Knights of Columbus
St. Mary’s Industrial School
Baltimore
Carter Glass Leads Defense of Federal Reserve Board Fight
Washington reports an upcoming senate clash over the federal reserve board. Senator Carter Glass of Virginia enters the fray to defend the board, aiming to protect the banking system he helped shape as former chairman of the House Banking and Currency Committee. Opponents Tom Watson of Georgia, Cotton Tom Helflin of Alabama, and Cyclone Ed Smith of South Carolina prepare to challenge the board.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Federal Reserve Board
Carter Glass
Virginia
Gage
Glass
House Banking and Currency Committee
Tom Watson
Georgia
Tom” Helflin
Alabama
Ed” Smith
South
Insurance Fund Surplus Shown After Dividends
The insurance fund posted a surplus of 3,742,163 after 2,000,000 in dividends at year end. Actuary P F Casey reported to the state industrial committee that benefits rose due to new laws but rates did not need broad increases. Rate cuts were applied to nearly 300 classifications and the union set aside 1,524,139 for reserve requirements.
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Columbus
P. F. Casey
Body of Captain Crossen to receive highest military honors
Captain K. T. Crossen's body arrived in Athens from Hoboken with a military escort. It will be laid to rest in Hebbardsville cemetery after a Sunday 2 p.m. funeral at the First Methodist Church. The ceremony, led by Major S. M. Johnson and Francis Lavelle, includes the Lezion band and speakers J. W. Strecker, I. M. Foster, J. M. Wood, and J. B. Allen.
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Crossen
K. T. Crossen
Athens
Hoboken
American Legion
Francis
Hebbardsville
Captain Crossen
Ruth Hits 31st Homer. Yankees Take AL Lead
Ruth hit his thirty first home run off Bugby Cleve land as New York moved into first place in the American League standings. Pickin paugh of the Yankees hit his third homer in two days. The White Sox beat Boston with six consecutive hits in the eighth to score four runs. The Phillies scored seven in the ninth against Chicago and clinched with Bailey driving in two with a homer.
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Ruth
Cleveland
New York
Pickinpaugh
Yankees
White Sox
Boston
Phillies
Chicago
Bailey
Illinois Governor Len Small Faces Arrest Standoff
Springfield July 23 State troops stood ready to protect Governor Len Small from arrest in a dispute over alleged embezzlement of 500000 state funds. Adjutant General Dickson said militia could be mobilized within twenty minutes of a call as Small defies surrender.
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Springfield
Ill
Len Small
State Capitol
Frank 8. Dickson
State House
Small
FAO
Eli
Illinois
Fifer
Sinn Feiners Stand Firm Against Peace Plan
In Dublin Sinn Fein leaders reject Lloyd George Irish peace terms and expect De Valera to return to London within two weeks without accepting the plan. Polls show renewed Irish sentiment after a brief peace, with many claiming the republican cause has endured. Dail Eireann members begin preliminary talks, likely drafting a refusal to permit reopening of negotiations.
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Dublin
Lloyd George
Sinn Fein
de Valera
London
Sinn Fenners
Irish Republican Army
Tommy
Dail Eirrean
Governor Small Attends Chicago Picnic Amid Embezzlement Charges
Governor Small appeared in Chicago in the company of a bodyguard for a picnic hosted by Mayor Wm Hale Thompson and other Republican leaders. He was expected to speak in response to charges that he embezzled 500000 dollars in state funds.
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Chicago
Small
Wm. Hale Thompson
Bootlegger Gets Off Free After Case Dismissal
Earl Kincade of Dutch Ridge was charged with possessing and making intoxicating liquor on his Carthage farm. A search found mash and corn whiskey. the trial was set but dismissed for lack of prosecution after the state failed to appear.
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Earl Kincade
Dutch Ridge
Carthage Two
Kincade
Mariner
A. C. Roach
Bartels
J. J. Wooley
Receiver Appointed for Monitor Motor Co in Columbus
A receiver was appointed in common pleas court in Columbus today for the Monitor Motor Company due to its inability to liquidate assets. The action was filed to protect creditors and manage the company’s resources.
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Columbus
Common Pleas
Monitor Motor Company of
County Officials Warn Against Roadside Trash Dumping
County Commissioners warn the public there must be no dumping of trash on public highways along Harmony and New Marshfield roads. If continued, offenders will be prosecuted.
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Harmony
New Marshfield
How Dempsey Carpentier Fight Film Smuggling Probed
Investigation to trace how the Dempsey Carpentier fight films were smuggled from New Jersey into New York will begin today. U S District Attorney Hayward said Tex Rickard and officials linked to the fight will be summoned before the federal grand jury. Producers said the film would be shown all day tomorrow on Broadway theaters.
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New York
New Jersey
United States
Hayward
Tex Rickard
Federal Grand Jury
Broadway
National Tub Co to Resume Rail Mill on 40 Percent Basis
Lorain announces that the National Tub Company will restart the rail mill department on Monday July 25 at forty per cent capacity after a shutdown of over three weeks. Other departments will run at forty per cent as well. The rail department restart will affect more than 400 workers due to prior lack of orders.
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Lorain
National Tub Company
Rail Mill Department
Rail Department
Ohio Railroads to Fight State Freight-Rate Cut
Columbus July 23 Eleven railroads signaled they will oppose Ohio’s plan to obtain lower freight rates. The group represents eleven carriers and vow to contest the move.
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Columbus
Ohio
K T Crossen Remembered On Death Anniversary
On July 24 1918 Captain K T Crossen was killed at Chateau Thierry. On July 24 1921 his body will be buried at Hebpardsville by the K T Crossen post of the American Legion, three years after his death.
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K. T. Crossen
Chateau Thierry
Hebpardsville
The
American Legion
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