Volstead Prohibition Bill Faces New Chemical Opposition
The Volstead supplemental prohibition measure meets strong house opposition as the American Chemical Society warns the chemical industry could suffer. Brewers press for medicinal beer sales under Palmer ruling, while Volstead resists a separate beer bill, risking a deadlock as enforcement hinges on ruling changes.
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United Press
Washington
Volstead
American Chemical Society
House Rules Committee
Prohibition Commissioner
Union of Steel Workers Planning for Comeback
Denver dispatch reports steel workers plan an organizing campaign amid expected wage cuts from leaders like Judge Gary. Davies says the union rebounded after a 1930s strike, but many mills run at 35 to 40 percent capacity and dues collection is tough. Delegates visit Colorado Springs as guests of the Typographical Union.
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Sullivan United Pess
Denver
Colo
Steel Workers’ Union
Gary
David T. Davies
American Federation of Labor
Davies
William Z. Foster
John Fitzpartick
Colorado Springs
Typographical Union
Wives Grange Master G Witts Cruel Actions
Mary E. Riley seeks divorce from James Fremont Riley alleging cruelty and neglect. She says he brought men to their home for poker and failed to provide, forcing her to board and support herself. They married March 14 1891 and she requests alimony and custody considerations.
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James Fremont Riley
Mary E. Riley
Flo Sohn
Arthur Sohn
William Arthur
Chester Lee
Lucy Taylor
Albert Taylor
Paris
Ohio
Margaret
Raymond
Lucy Hartley
John Hartley
Hartley
Lodi Township
Quiet Chicago Wedding Unites Armour and Mitchell Heiresses
Two of America's wealthiest families join in a simple Chicago wedding as Lolita Armour and John J. Mitchell wed at Melody Farm Lake Forest. The bride, known for avoiding extravagance, will wear a white gown as Bishop Herbert E. of Spokane presides. The couple plans a short honeymoon before returning to Chicago.
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Chicago
America
Lolita Armour
Packer
John J. Mitchell
Melody Farm
Lake Forest
Herbert E
Spokane
Washie Mitchells
Armour Mansion
Elk Candidates Sign Up at Square Deal Grocery
Candidates for Elk initiation invited to call at Square Deal Grocery this evening or Tuesday to sign up. Officials mention Elk members will be present to assist and prevent initiation delays. Secretary Alex M. Moore signs.
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Square Deal Grocery
Alex M. Moore
Secy
Stillman Divorce Case Leads to Public Testimony
James A. Stillman was expected to testify as the divorce proceedings against Anne A. Stillman near a conclusion stage. The appearance date, moved for publicity reasons, would likely occur after hearings resume June 28, allowing his wife to present her defense.
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New York
James A. Stillman
Anne A. Stillman
Heat Kills More People Than Cold Across Extremes
Health data show higher mortality linked to extreme heat than extreme cold, highlighting vulnerability during heat waves. Public health measures urge cooling centers, hydration, and heat illness awareness to protect at risk populations.
Kiwanis Athens Chapter Delegates Attend National Convention
John R. Lostro president of the Athens Kiwanis chapter will travel to Cleveland for the national convention. The Athens chapter, recently installed with fifty five members, aims to make the city proud. Kiwanis has over 500 chapters and 560000 members. the Cleveland program Monday is billed as typical of Kiwanis. Several locals plan to accompany Lostro.
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John R. Lostro
Athens
Kiwanis
Cleveland
Kiwanis Club
Lostro
Eighth Grade Commencements Set in Alexander and Lodi Townships
Eighth grade commencements planned in Lodi township on Saturday June 25 at 7 00 PM at the Jerseyville Methodist Church and in Alexander township on Sunday June 26 at 7 00 PM at the Presbyterian Church.
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Alexander
Lodi Township
Methodist
Jerseyville
Alexander Township
Presbyterian Church
Golf Course Popular At Ath en Country Club
Ath en Country Club golf course sees heavy use from university students during term breaks and numerous townspeople, with the course busy from morning onward as players rest up for six weeks of grind ahead.
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Athens Country Club
Founding figure key to eastern Siberia push against Japan
The article highlights V randastavelli a psant as a rallying leader who united farmers and herders to drive out Japanese forces in the Far Eastern Ablic of Siberia.
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Far Eastern
Siberia
V. Randastavelli
Government expects big saving in next fiscal year
Washington reports that government expenditures for the new fiscal year starting July 1 should be more than 1 billion dollars less than the current year. Representative Madden of Illinois on the appropriations committee released figures showing total appropriations at 3.7 billion dollars including debt interest versus nearly 5 billion this year.
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Washington
Madden
Illinois
House Appropriations Committee
Toledo post office robbery trial set for Monday noon
Government testimony and evidence due in federal court by Monday noon as the defense plans its first witness in the Toledo postal robbery case.
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Toledo
Record Crowd Expected at Ohio University Registration
Ohio University registrar W R Cable reports a record Saturday registration with 240 students by noon and possible total around 400. The surge creates a rooming crisis as Dean Irma Voigt and a student committee rush to find housing for the influx of both men and women.
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Ohio University
W. R. Cable
Mr. Cable
Irma Voigt
Cable
Eighteen Reds Released From Leavenworth Prison
Eighteen I W W members were released from Leavenworth prison on June 18. Peter J Higgins, one of them, was detained by Leavenworth police for deportation to Ireland as an undesirable alien. Two deserters were given a two hour head start to avoid violence. Several were arrested in Kansas and most headed for dice. one planned to go to Germany.
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Kas
Peter J. Higgins
Ireland
Kansas
Dice
Germany
Waterloo Fought 106 Years Ago Today
London marks the 106th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo with garlanded Wellington statues and regimental celebrations. The Duke of Wellington pays a pepper corn rent of a silken flag tribute for Strathfield Saye and Apsley House, delivered to Buckingham Palace for officers at Windsor.
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United Press
Waterloo
Guards
Duke of Wellington
Hyde Park Corner
Royal Exchange
Strathfield Sane
Apsley House
George
Buckingham Palace
Windsor
Thermometer Set Into Handle of New Medicine Spoon
A novel spoon designed for dosing includes a thermometer within its handle. The device aims to simplify measuring temperature alongside accurate liquid doses in one tool.
Society Girl to Enter Labrador Nutrition Work
Miss Dorothea Levering of Baltimore will leave her family to join the Grenfell mission in Labrador. She becomes in charge of nutrition work at Battle Harbor, first woman to volunteer for Dr Wilfred Grenfell's hospital there.
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Baltimore
Labrador
Grenfell
Battle Harbor
Wilfred Grenfell
Miss Levering
Fifth degree murder indictment in Kaber case reported
In Cleveland on June 18 the county grand jury was to report the fifth first degree murder indictment in the Kaber murder mystery. Prosecutor Stanton seeks Salvatore Cala known as Sam who signed a confession and claims to have helped plan and execute the murder of the wealthy publisher.
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Cleveland
Kaber
Stanton
Salvatore Cala
Sam
Buffalo
Eva Catherine Kaber
Marian McArd
Nationwide search for Italian accused in 1919 murder
Buffalo authorities launched a nationwide hunt for Victorio Pisselli, named by Salvatore Cala of Cleveland as his accomplice in the 1919 murder of Daniel Kaber, wealthy Lakewood publisher. Cala’s confession says Pisselli took part. authorities expect to extradite him to Cleveland.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Victorio Pisselli
Salvatore Cala
Cleveland
Ohio
Daniel Kaber
Lakewood
Cala
Pisselli
Fashion Plate Show at Richland Avenue Near Baseball Park
A June 20 fashion plate event in Athens features six shows, a merry-go-round, and 50 other attractions. The venue is on Richland Avenue near the baseball park, promoting clean, moral, refined entertainment.
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Athens
Richland Ave
Baseball Park
Weather Outlook Cloudy With Showers Across Regions
Weekly forecast for June 20 to 25 shows Ohio Valley and Tennessee with considerable cloudiness and local showers near normal temperatures. Great Lakes area expects similar conditions with normal temperatures and showers.
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Clowdy
Washington
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Great Lakes
American Polo Captain Milburn Cleared to Play
London June 18 physicians announced Captain Devereux Milburn would be able to play for the American polo team. Milburn, the mainstay and considered the world’s greatest polo player, had suffered a strained back for several days but was cleared after examination at noon.
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London
America
Devereux Milburn
Milburn
Reinstatement Window For World War Vets Insurance
Attorney M. D. Hughes said ex service men have until July 1 1921 to apply for reinstatement of world war veterans insurance. Health exam required and two months premium due. Vets with lapse since July 1 1920 have eighteen months to reinstate by paying two months premiums. Dividends on converted permanent policies are due in June ranging from 1.04 to 7.50 per thousand dollars.
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M. D. Hughes
Red Cross
Veterans Insurance
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Hughes
Washington
Famous athlete attends coach wedding in Athens
Noted football star Robert Higgins former All American end of the 1919 Penn State team and West Virginia Wesleyan coach arrived Friday to attend the marriage of Coach Russell Finsterwald. Higgins said he would like to remain in Athens, praising the city and its people.
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Robert Higgins
Penn State
West Virginia Wesleyan
Russell Finsterwald
Higgins
Athens
Funeral for Hoyt Ashton Set in Clarks Chapel
The body of Hoyt Ashton of Company L bey who was killed overseas January 28, 1919 arrived today in Athens from New York and was taken to Baughman undertaking establishment. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Clarks Chapel with the funeral party leaving Baughman at 1 30 P M.
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Hoyt Ashton
L Bey
Athens
New York
Baughman Undertaking Establishment
Clarks Chapel
Baughman’s
Davis Seeks Taxation Law with Special Session
Gov Harry L Davis announced plans to call the house and senate finance committees to Columbus to discuss taxation problems and then convene a special session of the assembly to enact a taxation law. The remarks were made in Youngstown during the Harding bust memorial unveiling at the McKinley Memorial in Niles.
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Harry L. Davis
Harding
McKinley
Niles
House
Senate
Columbus
Assembly
Miners Stimulate Call for Nationwide Strike
London dispatch reports striking miners plan to seek support from other British unions to press wage demands. After the miners' executive council adjourned, secretary Frank Hodges said executives will be asked to confer urgently to unite for nationwide action to secure recognition of their demands.
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London
Miners’ Executive Council
Frank Hodges
Ohio Supreme Court slams decisions as revolutionary and reactionary
Dissents by Judge R. M. Wanamaker in Ohio Supreme Court rulings condemn the majority for what he calls revolutionary and reactionary doctrine. He denounces regulations on personal affairs, argues liberty is diminished by commissions, and accuses the court of usurping constitutional power in favor of corporate interests.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
R. M. Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Ohio
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Boy Scouts Cycle Caravan Heads to Washington DC
Fourteen Columbus Boy Scouts launched today along the National highway aiming to ride 60 miles daily to Washington, D C. They are equipped for outdoor life and plan to tour the national capitol after paying respects to President Harding before returning home by bicycle.
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Columbus
Washington, D. C
Washington
Harding
National Capitol
Doctor Hoffmeister to Receive Medical Degree at WRU
Alexander Charles Hoffmeister of Athens, a Western Reserve University graduate, will receive the Doctor of Medicine degree. He is also an Ohio University alumnus and formerly operated a book and news store on West Union Street.
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Hofmeister
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Alexander Charles Hoffmeister
Athens
Hoffmeister
Ohio University
West Union Street
Miners Council Adjourns Indefinitely Halting Talks
London reports the miners executive council adjourned indefinitely with no next conference planned, signaling the coal strike will continue and the government has not scheduled further talks.
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London
Tragic Death Hoax Hits Japanese Peers In Tokyo
June 18 in Tokyo Viscount Ma yeda and Viscount Aoki, both peers, received elaborate funeral cards announcing their deaths. Premier and other mourners were named and the design looked real, though the recipients were unaware. Authorities arrested radical youths connected to the political group behind the stunt and will pursue charges with gravity.
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Tokyo
Ma Yeda
Aoki
House of Peers
Opecuetion
Business Talks to Feature Meet
More than 400 delegates from Ohio and West Virginia attend the Conference of Industrial Clubs at Western College. The session runs through June 27 with a special day devoted to employer employee relations to improve cooperation between workers and management.
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Oxford
Ohio
Conference of Industrial Clubs
West Virginia
Western College
Magna ta Day Observed As Liberty Anniversary
Columbus reports churches of seven nations plan Magna Carta Day observance tomorrow to mark England's 1215 concession of freedom. President Harding and other high officials in state, church, and school endorse the movement.
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Columbus
England
Kee John
Harding
British scientists unveil apparatus for stem milk via electricity
Three British researchers claim a new device uses electric current to produce stem milk. The invention aims to enhance dairy processing and stem milk yield, presenting potential advances in food tech.
Free 72 page garden pest guide issued by agriculture department
The article promotes a large free bulletin from the department of agriculture detailing insects and diseases that threaten gardens and how to combat them. Readers can request a copy via the Washington Information Bureau by sending name address and two cents for return postage.
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Department of Care Cature
Washington Information Bureau
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