Labor Leaders Ready to Launch Six-Hour Day Fight
United Press reports organized labor moves to establish a six hour workday with AFL backing. The International Typographical Union committee chair says a shorter day could create more jobs and maintain steady employment, arguing total output stays the same despite fewer hours.
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Ralph F. Couch
United Press
Montreal
Que
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
United States
Labor Organization
Hays
International Typographical Union
Garment
Indu
Albanian ex ruler Essad Pasha slain in Paris by student
In Paris on June 14 the former Albanian president Essad Pasha was shot dead by Avenir Rustem a 26 year old student from Rome passing by the Hotel Continental in front of hundreds. Rustem said he carried a revolver to avenge Albania and will be tried by civil court. The assassination raises fears of international complications amid Albanian tensions and Italian occupation concerns. A Swiss waterworks project uses water power turbines and electric motors to pump water to a town 1500 feet high.
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Paris
Polios
Todey
Essad Pasha
Albania
Avenir Rustem
Essad
Rustem
Rome
Valona
Brick Road Between Athens and Nelsonville Finished
The brick road linking Athens and Nelsonville is completed after more than a decade of work and detours. Residents rejoice as the solid brick road finally connects the county's two largest towns.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Marion ready for Harding homecoming in town fest
Marion Ohio awaits Warren G Harding on return from Chicago. The town of 28000 plans a grand greeting with bands and school parades, banners and bunting, a town holiday, and a welcome that honors Harding as a local pride and future president.
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Marion
Warren
Warren G. Harding
Andrews
Marion Commercial Club
Harding
George T. Harding
Ohio Senator Named to Lead the Republicans to 1920 Victor
Senator Harding was named on the tenth ballot at the Chicago convention. Delegates crowded to back the Harding bandwagon as his real strength emerged on the ninth ballot within 100 votes of nomination.
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Ohio
Victor
Chicago
Harding
Enus
Washington
Senator Harding
Mrs. Harding
Mystery auto sought in Elwell murder probe
Police investigate a mystery auto seen before the residence of Joseph W Elwell wealthy sportsman and whist expert murdered Friday. Taxicab leads checked and friends believe a man fired the revolver. Elwell left $200000 to his 16 year old son Richard. he was estranged from his wife.
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Manhattan
Joseph Wh Elwell
Biwell
John F. Doyle
Joyce
Elwell
Ace Richard
Dawg Campaign Ballot Drive Shifts Toward Columbus Cedar Point
June 14 the gubernatorial bid of Harry L. Davis former mayor of Cleveland moved forward with a rally before about 6 000 people largely from Cleveland. Davis praised his role in Harding's nomination and cited his Cleveland mayoral record as his stance.
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Cedar Point
Harry L. Davis
Cleveland
Davis
Warren G. Harding
Census figures show Sandusky and Moundsville population rises
The census bureau released 1920 population figures with Sandusky at 22,497 and Moundsville at 10,669. Sandusky gained 2,908 residents since 1910, a 14.5 percent increase, while Moundsville grew by 1,751 people or 19.6 percent.
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Census Bureau
Sandusky
Moundsville
Third Party Plans Political Convention in Chicago
Chicago June 14 A new third party to contest the coming presidential campaign will launch with a convention on July 10. A 48 member committee issued the call and says candidates for president vice president senate and state tickets will run. Senator LaFollette has been mentioned as a prospective presidential nominee.
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Chicago
Committee of Fortyeight
Senate
LaFollette
Athens Banks Set Thursday Noon Closures Through September
The banks in Athens will close at noon on Thursdays from June 17 to September 9. Institutions affected include Bank of Athens, N B Association, Athens National Bank, and Security Savings Bank.
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Banks of Athens
Bank of Athens N. B. Assoc
Athens National Bank
the Security Savings Bank
Wilson Dynasty Ended by People This Fall
Republican leaders plan a bold 1920 campaign start to topple the Wilson era. Mass distribution of Harding Coolidge pictures. a notification committee to address the nominees. Marion Ohio for Harding. Coolidge notified by William Allem White. An executive panel led by Charles D. Hilles to direct action and a rules subcommittee to revise representation based on presidential vote and census data.
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L. C. Martin
United Press
Chicago
Republican Party
Harding-Coolidge
Harding
Coolidge
Senator Lodge
Marion
Ohio
William Allem White
Kansas
Calvin Coolidge
Charles D. Hilles
New York
Will H. Hays
National Committee
Hays
McAdoo and Cox Stand Out in Democratic Nomination Talk
Reporters in Oakland note leaders plan for a McAdoo nomination as San Francisco hosts the Democratic convention starting June 28. Republicans speculate Cox may be the Democratic rival, while McAdoo avoids public campaigning and stays at his New York desk.
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Wilson
White House
McAdoo
New York City
Miner Dies in Gas Explosion at Hocking Valley Mine
Thomas Goodfellow, about 35, English, was killed and James Murray badly hurt when a gas explosion struck the Hocking Valley Coal Company mine at Hocking near 2 PM. They were repairing an old airshaft. Coroner Johnson of Athens investigated. Goodfellow leaves a wife and four children. Murray was a widower with three young children.
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Thomas Goodfellow
Hocking Valley Coal Company
Cid Johnson Brothers
Hocking
James Murray
Goodfellow
Murray
Johnson
Athens
Sudden stroller incident at Bartholomew County Orphans Home
In Columbus Indiana a baby girl only days old was found abandoned in a basket on a porch after a man staged a sudden scene in front of the Orphans Home and then fled. The report mentions metallic handles that can replace broken cup handles.
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Columbus
Ind
Bartholomew County Orphans Home
Harding Hesitates on Dignity as Campaign Ties Start
Washington June 14 United Press reports Republican presidential hopeful Warren G. Harding begins a Capitol stay to map campaign plans with Will H. Hayes and Senator Lodge. He will remain a senator while easing into the race, golfing at Chevy Chase and meeting with allies aboard a Democratic special train.
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Raymond D. Clapper
United
Washington
Warren G. Harding
Will H. Hayes
Senator Lodge
Senator Harding
Marion
Ohio
Harding
Chevy Chase Club
Mr¢. Harding
Wyoming Avenue
Grand Jury Work At Court House In Ames Township
The May grand jury, convened by Judge Worstell at the court house in Ames township, hears cases including murder and indictments. About seventy witnesses are expected, with a report possible in one day. Jurors include Alex Caldwell and J. W. Howard among others.
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Worstell
Brlokee
Acces
Ames
Anitibo
Baomer
Lima State Hospital
Alex Caldwell
L. Wolf
Harry Bobo
Orley Porter
Charles Henry
R. A. Metcalf
J. W. Howard
D. Pierce
J. H. Bobo
A. B. Figsina
L. Owens
John Marquis
Charlies Burley
A. J. Smith
F Laughlin
Four Die In Auto Crash Near Greenville Station
Four persons were killed when Pennsylvania train No. 11 struck an automobile at Wileys Station about 15 miles west of Greenville Ohio last night. The dead include Emil Howell a railroad agent at West Manchester, A R Trager and twin sisters named Leas.
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Pennsylvania
Wileys Station
Here
Emil Howell
West Manchester
A. R. Trager
Leas
Aviators Hurt In Hydroplane Crash Over River
Newport Ky youth 9 suffers facial injuries when a hydroplane wrecked at Fort Thomas while attempting a flight from Evansville to Akron. Bruner 27 and Jones 28, Akron natives, were injured. Bruner piloting the Curtiss F boat, struck a light pole and left the scene bruised.
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Cincinnati
M— Ihavolt Clark
Newport
George W. Bruner
Akron
Fort Thomas
H. G. Jones
Clark Boy
Bruner
Evansville
Athens Hears Endorsement Shifts to Harding
A Madison County gathering on Court Street drew a large crowd in Athens. Speakers including Congressman Walter and Judge J. M. Wood urged support for Harding, while residents showed strong preference for Benes in other remarks.
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Athens
Harding
Aperaning
Court Street
Jae Walter
J. M. Wood
Athen’ Osty Folka
Benes
United States
Pa M. Wood
Foster
Boys Narrowly Escape Drowning After River Incident
Theodore Shipe age 12 and a companion 11 played near the river bank when they saw a child fall into the water. A mother initially thought the boy fell in and swam to the child who already sank again. A difficult struggle brought the boy and girl to shore before dinner interrupted further witnesses.
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Theodore Shipe
Five Perish in Rubber Plant Fire at Kent
Akron dispatch reports five dead from the Mason Company fire at the Kent rubber plant. Victims include Frank Stevenson and George Murray with other employees C. C. Sutton EK Critchlow and Harry K Whitmore injured or dying in Ravenna hospital.
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Akron
Mason Company
Kent
Harry K. Whitmore
Ravenna
Frank Stevenson
George Murray
Dan
C. C. Sutton
EK. Critchlow
Lucky Jewels Found After Train Trip In Morristown
Mrs. Whitney reports jewels valued at a high amount were found in a towel on the return from a Chicago Republican convention. She said a pass the train discovery caused alarm and the thief fled with the loot. A Wisconsin inventor leads a fly trap tied to a garbage can design.
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Morristown
N. J
Arthur Whitney
Rep
Chicago
Wisconsin Inventon
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