German magnate Stinnes flies to The Hague to aid Russian reconstruction
Hugo Stinnes privately visited The Hague during the Russian reconstruction conference to discuss pending business deals. The visit stirred surprise as he arrived and left within hours, with officials saying he acted as a private citizen, not a government agent. The conference opened committees, and Van Karnebeek praised Russia’s revival while opposing Bolshevism. observers speculated Stinnes’ plan targeted Russia’s reconstruction.
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S. D. Weyer
The
Hague
Hugo Stinnes
Herr Stinnes
Deische Allfemeine Leitzung
Stinnes
London
Germany
Europe
van Karnabeek
Russia
van Karnabek
France
Holland
Herbert Stinnes
Strike Of Railroad Men Is sure To Come In July
Blackened ruins d mark Arverne L I a battle scarred resort after a large fire. Flames swept through the colony last night driving residents to flee. About 26 women were removed to hospitals. No serious injuries reported. Origin of the blaze unknown. Soldiers were deployed to prevent looting.
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New York
Arverne, L. I
Sa v
Move Early Returns Favor Rail Wage Board Opinion
Early returns indicate support for removing the Rail Wage Board as leaders declare the vote outcome. Officials warn results may shift as more ballots are counted.
Rail unions plan as inevitable nationwide railroad strike
At the American Federation of Labor convention in Cincinnati on June 16 labor leaders announce an inevitable strike by railroad workers in July. Early vote counts show a large majority in favor, citing the railroad labor board’s wage cuts of over 100 million as the motive. Leaders say decision rests with about two million workers and tabulation will begin next week. Dissolution of the board and wage restoration are seen as possible alternatives to avert a tie-up.
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Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
M. Jewel
Railroad Labor Board
Logan
Hocking
Burglars Steal Jewels From Huntington Homes
In Huntington West Virginia on June 16 burglars robbed the home of R Buffington at 2679 Third Avenue of diamonds and jewelry valued at 1800 dollars after entering three Park Hill residences without taking valuables. Police suspect an organized band of automobile thieves targeted prosperous homes.
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Huntington
W. Va
R. €. Buffington
Third Avenue
Park Hill
Ireland's Free State Constitution Seen as Socialist Experiment
London dispatch reports the Irish Free State constitution granting broad powers and democracy. Press largely welcomes the document as an experiment in socialism with provisions for initiative referendum and natural resource control while Britain retains overall authority. Debate centers on whether Ireland will live up to the instrument's spirit after Dublin ratifies in autumn.
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David M. Church
London
Ireland
Dail Éireann
Dublin
Senior Treasurer Maurice Atkinson dies in Michigan crash
Maurice Atkinson treasurer of the University of Michigan senior literary class was killed in an automobile accident in Ann Arbor. The fatal collision occurred today as he traveled in the city, leaving classmates and university officials shocked by the sudden loss.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Maurice Atkinson
University of Michigan
Prohibition Push in Ship Bill to Bar Liquor on Vessels
Washington June 16 The shipping board bill moves to pass with a provision banning intoxicants on vessels operated by the United States Shipping Board. President Harding urges immediate action while Republican leaders concede to prohibitionists in exchange for votes. A new clause proposes penalties for any ship bringing liquor within the three mile limit, though enforceability against foreign ships remains doubtful.
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House
United States Shipping Board
Prohibition
W Harding
Edmonds
Pennsylvania
House Merchant Marine Committee
United States
Stabbing Death on Chicago Streetcar Sparks Precautionary Patrols
Henry C. Blane a drug store clerk was stabbed to death on a South Side street car after a quarrel with an unidentified Black man. Passengers say the man attacked Blane with a knife when Blane apologized after stepping on his foot. A crowd gathered and extra police were posted. Blane was married. his wife is hospitalized with a ten day old baby and not told of his death.
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Chicago
Henry C. Blane
Blane
Hold Bookseller For Using Mails For His Wares
Federal grand jury indicts John G. Kidd prominent Cincinnati publisher and bookseller for sending copies of Boccaccio de Camerone and Rabelais in English through the mail to Illinois and Michigan. One shipment went to a Weldon Illinois high school club. Books described as indecent and lewd, not permissible in inter state commerce. Weldon school officials notified and to investigate.
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Cincinnati
John G. Kidd
de Cameron
Illinois
Michigan
Weldon
Columbus Orioles at Chauncey Ball Park Sunday
The Columbus Orioles attract fans at Chauncey Ball Park with a 2 PM game on Sunday June 18 to catch the team before the Hocking Valley train departs.
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Columbus Orioles
the Chauncey Ball Park
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Ulster Moves to Enact Death Penalty for Arson
Belfast report says the Ulster government plans the death penalty for arson to curb widespread incendiarism. A soap factory burned today amid looting during the blaze. This week thirty manufacturing plants were destroyed by incendiaries.
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Belfast
Ulster
European wheat crop in healthy condition abroad
Reports to the department of agriculture say the European wheat crop is healthy. France Germany and Poland are below average while elsewhere the crop runs above average. French girls are noted for eyelashes makeup with a stated reason about climate glare.
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Washingson
Department of Agriculture
France
Germany
Poland
Peace moves gaining ground in coal strike talks
Cleveland June 16. A general move toward ending the nationwide coal strike is under way with expected results within a week or ten days. Operators in Ohio Indiana and Illinois grow restive as non union pits gain leverage while Hocking field and Pittsburgh district push hard against concessions.
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Cleveland
Pittsburg
Ohio
Indiana
Iinois
West Virginia
Kentucky
Hocking Field
United Commercial Travelers Meet Friday Evening
Local unit United Commercial Travelers holds a meeting on Friday June 16 at 7 20 P M. Work and light refreshments served. C J Flowers is secretary.
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United Commercial Travelers Meeting
C. J. Flowers
Duchess of Croy Declared Woman Without a Country
The Duchess of Croy formerly Miss Nancy Leishman an American heiress is denied French citizenship for herself and her husband. She lost her American citizenship upon marrying the foreigner.
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Duchess of
Nelsonville faces second legal challenge to motor bus ordinance
The city of Nelsonville is sued again over its Jan 9 1922 motor bus ordinance. Nelsonville Transportation Co seeks injunctions in Athens County Court, alleging the ordinance is void discriminatory and beyond city authority, with Judge Worstell issuing a temporary injunction upon bond.
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Nelsonville
FE C. McCune
John Pearson
Athens County
Common Areas Court
Nelsonvile Transportation Company
Common Pleas Court
Worstell
Secord
Hocking Valley Motor Bus Company
Nelsonville Transportation Company
James W. Shater
Ohio
Logan
New Straitsville
Public Utilities Commission
U. S
Crow at Cincinnati Zoo Attacks Finch in Cage
Jim the talking crow at the Cincinnati Zoo bit off a finch head after a cage arrangement angered him. The finch sported a bright blue head green wings and red breast. Since the attack the crow has not spoken or eaten and is inconsolable.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Zoo
Jim
Ireland holds first Free State election with new constitution
Dublin June 16 Irish Free State starts its first free election while voters weigh the new constitution granting broader political liberty. Polling is light and De Valera is absent. Fear of violence from Irish Republican Brotherhood persists as factions debate oath of allegiance and potential cabinet roles.
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Free State
Ireland
Marly
Namoan de Valera
Irish Republican Brotherhood
Michael Collins
Arthur Griffith
de Valera
Germans Looking for Yankee Cash
Fred Newman reports German hotelkeepers price American tourists higher than locals. He says rooms cost 600 marks for Americans vs 200 for Germans and breakfasts priced at 200 marks for Americans versus 50 marks for Germans. He observed prosperity with full employment across thirteen German cities including Berlin and Frankfurt.
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Newman
Germany
Geman
Berlin
Frankfurt
Detroit Father in Law Arrested for DWI
Micheal L. O'Connell, father in law of John Duvall Dodge, was arrested early today in Detroit on a driving while intoxicated charge.
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Detroit
Mich
Micheal L. O'Connell
John Duvall Dodge
Rowboat Row Over Three Mile Liquor Rule Sparks Debate
Washington notes the shipping board debates liquor rules at sea with split rulings. It approves liquor sales on a palatial ocean liner beyond the three mile limit but objects to a floating bar also outside the zone.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Liquor Row
O. K
Memorial Day Memorial Services For Three Fraternal Orders
Members of the Knights of Pythias Red Men and Odd Fellows unite for a joint memorial Sunday June 18 at 1 p.m. from Court Street to West Union Street cemetery led by the American Legion band. Speakers include Congressman Foster. members will lay wreaths and decorate graves as volunteers bring flowers.
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K. of P
Red Men
Odd Fellows
American Legion Band
Court Street
West Union Street
Congressman
Foster
Lathers
Navy construction program cut to 65 million in 1921 22 plan
Washington June 16 1921 22 naval construction program slashed to 65 million due to Washington conference limitation treaty senate approves. The plan shifts from the original 150 million to about 10 million for construction on the bill.
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Washington
Senate
Best Scores of Year At Athens Rifle Club Shoot
The weekly shoot at Margaret's creek range saw Fred Woodruff top the field with 47 points in 10 shots and a 45.5 average. Clarence Way and Floyd Wilson also posted high totals as Carbondale rifle team plans a future match with Athens. Miss Florence Miesse of Dayton will demonstrate cakes at Roach's Store Saturday.
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American Rifle & Revolver Club of
Athens
Margaret's Creek
Fred Woodruff
Clarence Way
Floyd Wilson
M. C. Grubb
Carbondale
Florence Miesse
BL & C, Baking Co
Dayton
Roach
Taft to Study English Legal System Abroad
Chief Justice William H. Taft of the U S Supreme Court will sail for England to study its legal system. The trip aims to expedit e litigation and inform American judicial practice.
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Taft
William H. Taft
U. S. Supreme Court
Seeking Order In Perry County
Application filed today with federal Judge Sater by Consolidated Coal and Coke company of Pennsylvania seeking a temporary injunction to bar United Mine Workers officials and other striking miners from interfering with operations of the company’s properties in Perry County. A British inventor has created a perfectly transparent rubber with potential uses as a substitute for glass in auto windshields and windows.
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Columbus
Sater
Consolidated Coal & Coke Company
Pennsylvania
Perry County
United Mine Workers
Special Meeting Of Old Age Pension League
Special notice for a meeting at Eagles Hall North Court Street on Monday evening June 17 at 7. Delegates Debbert White and Thurman Knox are requested to be present.
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Old Age Pension League
Eagles Hall North Court Street
Final Examinations The Crisis Of School Life
The piece urges parents to ensure their children are physically fit for final exams and promotes a booklet The School Child's Health from the American School Hygiene Association. It instructs readers to mail two cents for return postage to Frederic J. Haskin in Washington.
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American School Hygiene Association
Washington Information Bureau
Mne
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Warren W. Wheaton
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Ghopant Freedom OF the
Arich Pagt
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James B. de Rotachite
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James H. de Rothschild
California
America
Metropolis
Eriden West
York
NBIC
Uniontown
Fayette County
United Mine Workers of America
United States Supreme Court
Coronado
William J. Huske
U. N.S
Duchess of Croy
AF Ireland
Ty Daniel O'Connell
Yankee
Memorial FO Lodge
Naval
Debbert White
Thurman Knox. Com
Frederic J. Haskin
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