Two Masked Robbers Loot Hotel Berry For $57
Night clerk and bell boy confronted by masked bandits at Hotel Berry at 3 am. The thieves escaped with $57 after forcing the employees to the basement, while guests in the lobby remained unhurt. Police believe the robbery was preplanned with a car waiting in the rear alley and insurance covers the loss.
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Berry
Hotel Berry
Delmar Workman
K. L. Hanna
Workman
Hanna
Bruce Baughman
Athens
Sidney
Routaide Bandita
Finaterwald
William Foor
G. O. P. Opens Fight To Keep Finger in Pie
Republican National Committee appoints Everett Sanders Indiana politician as campaign chairman succeeding Simeon D. Fess after nominating Hoover and Curtis. Internal divisions over prohibition plank and Curtis renomination signal tensions at the national convention. Washington reports say Hoover may skip California trip to open Olympic games.
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Cian
Calvin Colidge
Republican National Committee
Simeon D. Fess
Henry W. Peabody
Massachusetts
Women's National Committee For Law Enforcement
Wets
Congress
Washington
U.P
Hoover
California
Los Angeles
Palo Alto
Calif
White House
Rapidan
Ohio Stream Closing Rule Over July 1
Ohio officials announced reopening to fishing on July 1 for streams previously closed under a statewide conservation plan. Governor White and conservation commissioner Reinhart cited stringent economic conditions as the rationale for lifting closures after a yearlong postponement and public protests.
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Columsus
U.P
Ohio
White
William H. Reinhart
Ohio Conservation Council
Ohio Delegates Return to Launch Campaign for Fall Victory
Ohio's 55 Republican delegates head home from the national convention to organize intensive campaigns for November. They expect the new platform to aid re election prospects in key districts, with emphasis on districts where incumbents opposed prohibition advocates.
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Ohio
Chicago
Walter F. Brown
Simeon D. Fess
James R. Garfield
Maurice Maschke
Dry
Congress
Dems Say GOP Prohibition Plank Vague and Opportunistic
Jouett Shouse, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, denounces the Republican prohibition plank as vague and flexible, a straddle reflecting the administration’s mixed stance. The New York Daily News editors weigh Hoover’s stance and Roosevelt’s possible approach in a liquor policy context.
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Washington
L.p
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Democratic National Committee
Shouse
New York
U.P
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
New York Daily News
Hoover
Roosevelt
Tire prices to rise 11 to 15 percent with new tax
Akron Ohio June 17 The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company led a predicted price hike with announcements that tire prices would jump 11 to 15 percent due to the new government tax effective next Tuesday.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Veterans urged to farm via government land plan
U R Police Superintendent Pelham Glassford proposed placing destitute World War I veterans from the bonus army on government land to form rural communities. He argued Congress should act to redirect veterans needs into a jobs program as the $2.4 billion bonus bill faced defeat in the Senate.
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Washington
U.R
Pelham Glassford
Senate
Glassford
Congress
Bride reports $600 stolen as husband vanishes in Cincinnati
Mrs. Leoa Brown Adams Anderson of Edwight West Virginia, married five days, told police she was robbed of $600 and her husband William H. Anderson of Quinnimont West Virginia disappeared after leaving their baggage in the Union Depot waiting room. She identified the date as Friday and asked for help to locate him.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Leoa Brown Adams Anderson
Edwight
W. Va
William H. Anderson
Quinnimont
Charleston
Bond Set At 300 dollars In Liquor Transport Case
M J Hunter of Hamley Run was held on a 300 bond after pleading not guilty to transporting liquor. Magistrate Pearl Miller scheduled his trial for Saturday. Constable Frank White arrested him.
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M. J. Hunter
Hamley Run
Pearl Miller
Frank White
Five Nations Suspend War Debt Payment
Five nations at Lausanne Britain France Italy Belgium and Japan suspend reparations and war debt payments during the conference period. The move aims to ease negotiations as Edouard Herriot opposes cancellation. U S officials say Washington will not discuss debt cancellation with debtors.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Japan
Lausanne
Germany
Britain
Hague
Edouard Herriot
Washington
Thornton pleads not guilty to arson in county court
Nelson Thornton pleaded not guilty to arson before Magistrate C. H. Porter and was bound over to Athens County Common Pleas Court on a 4200 dollar bond after being arrested in Gallipolis. Ira Elliott filed the affidavit alleging Thornton burned a house partly owned by Elliott at Trimble. Robert Hatfield, Hocking, pleaded not guilty to assaulting Blanche Rutter, a minor, before Magistrate Porter and was bound over to Common Pleas Court on a 100 dollar bond.
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Nelson Thornton
C. H. Porter
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Thornton
Gallipolis
Athens
Ira Elliott
Elliott
Trimble
Robert Hatfield
Hocking
Blanche Rutter
Porter
Common Pleas Court
Emma Tribe Found Guilty in Slander Verdict
A jury in Athens County Common Pleas Court found Emma Tribe of Alexander Township guilty of slandering Dorothy Brooks on Thursday. Defense lawyers Hal Rowland and R D Williams filed a motion for a new trial, and sentencing is suspended pending the judge O F Rowland’s ruling.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Emma Tribe
Alexander Township
Dorothy Brooks
Hal Rowland
R. D. Williams
O. F. Rowland
Fire Destroys Miner's Barn Near Lathrop
A barn owned by George Brooks at Lathrop was burned believed to be incendiary. Brooks, a Black Diamond Mine employee, was at work. His wife is hospitalized in Marietta. no one else was at the home. A report to National Guard officers prompted an investigation.
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George Brooks
Lathrop
National Guard
Brooks
Bartlett Road
Marietta
Receivers appointed for Celotex in Wilmington court
World Wide Chicago reports Judge James H. Wilkerson named auxiliary receivers in the Federal Court in Wilmington Delaware. Paris notes two young Londoners trekked across the Sahara as the desert's first hitch hikers hitching rides on camel caravans.
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Chicago
Celotex Company
Wilmington
Del
James H. Wilkerson
Paris
Sahara
Taxicab War Fears Rise After Cab Fire Destruction
Columbus reports the start of a taxicab war after a taxi was burned. The involved company announced a 10 cent rate cut within one zone this week.
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Columbus
Sensation in Convention Follows Coolidge Break at GOP
In Chicago on June 16 the 1922 Republican convention delivered a sensational moment as Ex Senator France tried to name Calvin Coolidge for president but was blocked by the machine. Hoover was nominated after a fierce contest. Curtis won the vice presidency in a scene described as vaudeville. Democrats in the galleries watched as free speech faced a setback.
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Curtis
Pennsylvania
Charles G. Dawes
Hoover
Chicago
Charley Curtis
McNider
France
Calvin Coolidge
Republican Party
Coolidge
Snell
Will
Cincinnati taxis limp as strike persists
Cincinnati remains a near taxi city with only a handful of independent operators keeping service despite the ongoing drivers strike.
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Cincinnati
Detroit Street Railway ideals greet patrons
Joseph E. Mills general manager of the Detroit Street Railway Company describes a conductor who greets riders with a cheerful good morning as the system runs smoothly in the city.
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Detroit
Joseph E. Mills
Detroit Street Railway Company
Paving Resumes on President and Court Streets for South Bridge
Workmen began pouring concrete this morning for the new entrance to South Bridge on President and Court Streets. One half of President Street paving will finish today with shifting to Court Street tomorrow. Bricks to follow next week and final grading soon after. Fred Beckler, contractor, estimates completion near the middle of next week.
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President and
Court Streets
South Bridge
President Street
Court Street
Fred Beckler
Former Attorney General Wins Suit Over Note Debt
A Columbus jury awarded Harry M. Daugherty 537.81 in a suit to collect 12000 on a note against W W Wilson and Son implement dealers of Washington D C The note was bought from the defunct Ohio State Bank of Washington D C by Daugherty whose brother Mal was bank president The verdict covers the shortfall between the note amount and the bank deposit difference.
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Columbus
U.P
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
Common Pleas Court
W. W. Wilson & Son, Implement Dealers of
Washington
Do. H., OQ
Daugherty
Ohio State Bank of
D. H
Mal Daugherty
Y. M. C. A. Leader For Liquor Test
Dr. John R. Mott of New York, president of the International Missionary Council, argues that prohibition has good results outweighing its evils and urges a non political vote after an educational campaign to let voters choose between the present system and an alternate plan.
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United States
John R. Mott
New York
International Missionary Council
World's Alliance
Mott
London
Eng
Spurned By Quats Art Ball in Paris
Paris reports indicate a subdued Quats Art Ball with minimal decoration and cheap wine and paint for costumes. Attendees wore little change from prosperous times and several Americans paid 600 francs for honorary tickets.
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Quats Art
Paris
U.2
Roosevelt Attacks Administration Policies in Liberty and Collier’s
New York governor Franklin D Roosevelt, in Liberty and Collier’s Weekly, criticizes Washington for tying European finances to America and urges Europe to acknowledge debts. He calls for immediate aid to prevent want and a comprehensive plan for economic and social reforms. In Raleigh, North Carolina, Democrats label Roosevelt a “dripping wet” and back 26 national convention votes for him while adopting a law enforcement oriented prohibition platform.
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New York
Franklin JD
Roosevelt
Liberty Magazine
Colliera Weekly
Liberty
Washington
America
Europe
United States
Collier's Weekly
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Explosion Real Cause Tied to Bar Ber Supply Fire
Testimony at the Ellington Building in Cleveland details the June blast that killed 14 as incendiary in origin. Fire Marshal Val Hafner testified the explosion was set and fed by a highly inflammable liquid. Fire Chief James E. Granger linked burned beams to gasoline or naphtha saturation in the rear flooring.
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Cleveland
U.P
Ellington
Beauty
Val Hafner
A. J. Pearce
James E. Granger
Strikers dispersed near New Athens as deputies escort miners
Cadiz June 17 Two hundred striking miners were found in woods on a hill near New Athens as Deputy Sheriff Arthur Estep led twenty two men to the O and P Mine. Five soldiers with automatic rifles arrived and dispersed the crowd. Carl Albright and Nestor Adama of Jewett pleaded guilty to assault in connection with the stoning of a bus carrying miners to work. Sentence not yet pronounced.
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Cadiz
New Athens
Arthur Estep
Carl Albright
Nestor Adama
Jewett
Fox Pioneer William Fox Quizzed by Senate on Stock Market Manipulation
William Fox, motion picture pioneer behind Hollywood fame, was questioned by Senate stock market investigators on June 17 regarding charges that Fox Film Enterprises was wrecked by inside stock manipulation.
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Washington
William Fox
Hollywood
Senate
Fox Film Enterprises
Mussolini Plotters Executed Near Vatican
Domenico Hovone and Angelo Shardelletto, who confessed to plotting Mussolini's assassination, were chained to chairs in Bravetta Fortress courtyard near the Vatican and shot by a Fascist firing squad.
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Rome
Domenico Hovone
Angelo Shardelletto
Benito Mussolini
Bravetta Fortress
Vatican
Schmeling Will Not Fight Sharkey Without Right Referee
Max Schmeling will not defend his heavyweight title against Jack Sharkey next Tuesday if the New York Boxing Commission does not name the right man as referee. Joe Jacobs, Schmeling’s manager, told United Press today.
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Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
New York
U.R
Max Schmeling
New York Boxing Commission
Joe Jacobs
United Press Today
Tanker Cymbeline Fire Kills 21 at Montreal Dock
A series of explosions in the Cymbeline tanker fuel tanks set the Canadian Vickers dry dock ablaze in Montreal. At least 21 workers died and 53 were injured as flames and debris trapped many on the dock, with rescuers struggling to reach them as the fire burned for hours.
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Montreal
Que
Cymbeline
Canadian Vickers Dry
Port Arthigy Texas
Gauthier
Vickers
Mit
John Ewen
Bettys Seek Money As Heirs Fight Over $4000 Estate
In Detroit on June 17 a public administrator recommended that Margaret Gilner of Martins, Ohio, receive the Thomas F. Sheehan estate valued at $4000. He left a note saying Betty should get $2000, sparking many claims from 37 women named Betty who were friends of the deceased. Judge Henry H. will rule at the probate court Saturday.
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Detroit
U.A
Betty
Margaret Gilner
Martin's
Ohio
Thomas F. Sheehan
Sheehan
Bettys
Sip
Pstate
Henry 58
Columbus Public Schools to Ask for One Year Leaves
In Columbus on June 17 the Board of Education voted to request a one year leave of absence for all married women teachers as an economy measure. About 200 teachers will be affected.
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Columbus
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Black Diamond
Alfred Bolin
John Mayle
Ohio Collieries Company
Andrew Allen
Glouster
Athens County
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Adjutant General's Office
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