Deadlock in Anthracite Wage Talks Could End in Recognition
Atlantic City July 7 The critical day in the anthracite wage conference sees a sub committee session possible breakthrough on UMW recognition. If both sides hold firm the talks may break off and mines close. operators and miners weigh Lewis ultimatum demanding full UMW recognition to seal a new wage agreement.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United Mine Workers
John N. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Man Known as the One Who Would Not Die Executed in Arkansas
Herbert Sease was electrocuted at the Arkansas State Penitentiary in Little Rock after surviving two prior death dates. Salvation Army leaders sang outside his cell as the death dirge played, and Sease claimed until the end that God had promised he would not die from the electric chair.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Herbert Sease
State Penitentiary
Salvation Army
Sease
Son Kills Father to Protect Rest in Bank Obby
In a Bank of Boatmen's building lobby in St Louis on July 27 William Harold Barrett 21 shot and killed his father Burton Edward Barrett to protect the rest of the family. Six shots were fired with the father dying instantly from two wounds.
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ST. Louis
Boatmen’s Bank
William Harold Barrett
Burton Edward Barrett
Barred Doors at Columbus Court Hear Testimony
A municipal court session in Columbus was held behind barred doors as ex policeman Jafie Hatfield testified against fellow prisoners in their cells. The former officer, in workhouse attire, accused another inmate whose arrest he had secured.
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Columbus
Jafie Hatfield
Ohio Coal Bids Sought for State Institutions
State Purchasing Agent Brennan announces invitations sent to 90 Ohio coal firms to bid for supplying coal to state institutions for the next year. Bids open August 2 with Ward contracts expected promptly. Only Ohio mined coal will be accepted.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio
Brennan
Ward
England Harshly Targets Tax Evaders in Dragnet
The government prosecutes many accused tax evaders in London. Hundreds have been caught as false tax returns surface in cases, reflecting a broad drive against income tax evasion.
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England
London
President Harding Homecoming Welcomed by Pacific Fleet
President Harding returns to Seattle aboard the Henderson after Alaska and Vancouver visits. A deafening Pacific fleet review marks his homecoming, reflecting strengthened Kinship between Canadians and Americans and a hopeful future for cross border ties.
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Seattle
Wash
Harding
Pacific Fleet
Seattle Harbor
Alaska
Vancouver
British Columbia
Henderson
French Troops Occupy Rheinau Expelling German Police
French troops moved into Rheinau Baden occupying the town and forcing the expulsion of the German police. The action occurred on July 27 and marked a tense moment in the occupation.
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Mannheim
Rheinau
Baden
Logan Lancaster road gap to reopen by September
Contractor Ed Turner said the Logan Lancaster road gap will be opened by early September. Concrete base is finished and brickwork is underway at about 300 feet per day to avoid a lengthy detour through muddy roads before bad weather starts.
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Logan, O
Logan-Lancaster Road
Ed Turner
Non Stop Night Flight Links Chicago and New York
Eddie Stinson of Dayton completed the first nonstop night flight from Chicago to New York, landing at Curtis Field in Garden City, L I at 8 39 am EDT after leaving Chicago at 11 pm the previous night. Accompanied by Charles Dickinson and Art Grey, the Junker monoplane carried seven and averaged eight and a half hours in the air without incident.
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L. I
Eddie Stinson
Dayton
Chica
New York
Curtis Field
Chicago
Charles Dickinson
Aero Club of Illinois
Art Grey
Stinson
Dickinson
Grey
Broadway
Miller sentenced to two to twenty years in Ohio prison
In Pomeroy Ohio Judge Miller sentenced James E Miller after his manslaughter conviction for the killing of J Reynolds The court denied a suspended sentence and the jury had recommended mercy Extradition actions were discussed regarding Lavree Holt held on a related first degree murder charge and West Virginia authorities may pursue extradition if desired
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Ohio
Common Pleas
Miller
James E. Miller
J. FE. Reynolds
J. W. Swanner
West Virginia
I. M. Foster
Poster
Lavree Holt
Swanner
Reynolds
Meigs County
Donahey
Holt
Livestock in Athens County Rises Overall in 1923
County Auditor Fred Cornwell reports 1923 gains in horses cattle and mules against 1922 while sheep hogs and poultry decline. Total horse value reaches 363 790 with Dover leading and Lee least. Cattle total value 475 650 with Ames township highest herd.
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Fred Cornwell
Athens County
Dover
Lee Township
Glouster
Amesville
Athens
Nelsonville
Ames
York Trails
Coolville
Acrobatic John Brown Fails to Find Wife at License Bureau
Chicago July 27 John Brown a handsome steel worker with an acrobat's talents visits the marriage license bureau. He seeks a wife weighing under 130 pounds and between 7 and 19 inches in stock room riffs. Clerk says no eligible brides bulun with other men present. He promises to return Saturday.
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Chicago
John Brown
New Foundland
John
Tax Referendum Petitions Near Finish
Columbus July 27 Petition drives for the Albaugh and Tafft tax bills near completion as John E. McCreehan of the Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards faces deadlines. McCreehan would not confirm if 98 000 signatures were collected.
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Columbus
John E. McCreehan
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
McCreehan
Motor Bus Rules Ready For Public
Ohio state utilities commission announces final rules for the Freeman Collister bill effective July 28. Chairman Poor says operators and the Ohio Association of Bus Operators contributed many suggestions now included in the orders.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Poor
Ohio Association of Bus Operators
France Completes Reply to British Reparations Note
Paris reports the French reply to Britain's reparations note is finished and used at the foreign office. A copy went to Brussels, and if Belgian talks finish in time the note will go to London tomorrow.
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Paris
France
Foreign Office
Brussels
London
OVEN FRAT TALL IN ITY The First Still Seized in Athens
Constable Mariner found a copper whiskey still and cooling barrel in the home of Lt. EF Frost at 27 Handlin Avenue within Athens limits. Frost pleaded guilty to possessing property used for whiskey manufacture and was fined 199 dollars plus costs, with partial payment and plans to pay the rest.
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Athens
Mariner
EF. Frost
Handlin Avenue
Intoxticanta
Frost
Helwie
Jury selection seen as possible in Whitfield murder trial
In Cleveland on July 27, jurors were to be sworn for the John L. Whitfield murder case of Patrolman Dennis Griffin. Judge Frank C. Phillips weighed defense demands to view the crime scene as testimony began, with Marie Agnes Price, Whitfield’s companion, awaiting her turn to testify at a local hotel.
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Cleveland ,O
John L. Whitfield
Dennis Griffin
Frank C. Phillips
Common Pleas Court
Marie Agnes Price
Cleveland
Johnson denounces landslide claim for 1924 nomination
United States Senator Hiram Johnson calls a published report that he told George Harvey he would win by a landslide if nominated for president in 1924 a gross fabrication. He says the quote is false and recalls a brief Ritz Carlton hotel meeting with Kirkwood of the Kansas City Star and journalist William Hard.
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New York
United States
Hiram Johnson
George Warvey
Great Britain
Johnson
Harvey
T¢E
Kirkwood
Kansas City Star
Ritz Carlton
William Hard
Cocker Explodes Destroys Boat Used by Stiller
In Cincinnati on the Ohio River at Delhi three policemen narrowly escaped death when an acetylene torch under the cocker exploded while dismantling a still on a 36 foot boat. The craft burned to the water and sank after the blast as officers watched from the riverbank. the owner was absent.
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Cincinnati
Delhi
Ohio River
Latham Wins Contract for Hocking County Courthouse
Columbus contractor FE H Latham was awarded the bid to build the Hocking County courthouse after an afternoon session of the building commission. De Molet of Athens won the heating and plumbing contract while Northern Electrical Co of Columbus received the wiring contract. Latham’s base bid was 176 900 with alternates up to 295 999. heating bid 19 566 and electrical bid 3474. Commission members included Ulrich Smith Lovett Longstreth Webb Armstrong and Stoughton.
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FE. H. Latham
Columbus
Ohio State University Stadium
Hocking County Court House
Building Commission
Charles de Molet
Athens
Northern Electrical Co
Latham
de Molet
Electrical Company
A. J. Ulrich
John L. Smith
John Lovett
Robert Longstreth
Vance Webb
William F. Armstrong
J. C. Stoughton
German spies active at Seebrusge report
In Brussels several recent events reveal that German spies remain active at Seebrusge, according to a meeting agenda. The report notes continued espionage activity and cautions authorities to tighten counterintelligence measures.
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Brussels
Seebrusge
Accord Om A Eet Aganta
Clock Uses Speedometer Style Time Display
Farrell, Pa. inventor Thomas Freeble created a clock that shows time like a speedometer with four wheels and a spring. The display updates each minute, first the hour then the minute, example 2:45.
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Farrell
Thomas Freeble
Mayor Reese suspended 39 days in Youngstown appoints interim
Governor Donahey suspends Mayor William G. Reese of Youngstown for 39 days for alleged nonfeasance neglect of duty and failure to enforce liquor laws. Council president Robert Eck will act as mayor during the suspension. Police Chief James Watkins faces charges with a pretrial hearing set for August 23.
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Columbus
Donahey
William G. Reese
Youngstown
Robert Eck
Econncil
Reese
James Watkins
Dona
Bank of Athens appeals tax assessment over personal property return
County officials Fred Cornwell and Harvey Sage attended a state tax commission hearing in Columbus on Friday to press Athens county’s case in the Bank of Athens appeal. The bank had set its personal property value at 22,482.07 and sought a reduction of 45,650. The Athens board of revision denied the cut, prompting the appeal to the state commission.
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Fred Cornwell
Harvey B. Sage
Columbus
State Tax Commission
Athens County
Bank of Athens
Athens County Board of Revision
Cross Burning Seen On Athens North Hill
A large fiery cross appeared on North Hill in Athens around 8:36 PM Thursday, with notices of a racist group and aerial device fireworks. Robed members were visible amid flames as spectators watched, marking the first sighting of such activity at this location by the Knights.
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North Hill
Athens
Debutantes Favor Camellia Hair Adornment
The piece notes white camellias worn by debutantes to adorn the hair with standout effect. It mentions placement over the head, a traditional fashion detail in social debutante circles.
London braces as reparations delay strains Germany
London reports fear that France and Belgium may delay their reply to Britain’s reparations note. Monarchist activity rises in the Netherlands with ex‑kings, royalty and industrial leaders visiting. Curzon denial, Baldwin urged to speed action as Germany’s collapse risks deepen trade depression, hunger and unemployment rise across the Reich.
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Floyd George
Youthful bandit robs Chicago group for 31500 in loot
A lone young robber in a small closed car held up and robbed Mr. and Mrs. Julian Kline of Chicago Mrs. Louis Bigelow of New York sister of Mrs. Kline Mr. and Mrs. Lee Levy of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Adams of Chicago of cash and jewels valued at about 31500. Adams was injured when his horn startled the thief. Earlier the same bandit robbed four members of the Dancing Girl troupe escaping with over 2000 in goods.
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Chicago
Julian Kline
Louis Bigelow
New York
Kline
Lee Levy
Melvin Adams
Adams
Root
Gas Leak, Matches Cause Explosive Street Incident
Wheeling, West Virginia youths walking along a street thought they smelled gas and struck matches despite a "Your nose knows" ad. Fumes from a natural gas main ignited and an explosion ripped up the area.
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Wheeling
W. Va
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