Prison Life to Face the Light
Ohio state senators probing conditions at the Ohio Penitentiary prepared a witness list for the week as inspections of idle house and other buildings were to continue. Morton Bland testified the idle house housed men for three years amid alleged unsanitary conditions. A list of prominent inmates and officials who bought prison blankets was presented, including Charles Morris and H. S. Riddle.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
A. E. Culbert
Sandusky
Morton Bland
Bland
Hoopengarner
Charles Morris
Cox
H. S. Riddle
I. S. Gutherey
D. S. Creamer
State Board of Administration
Charles Follette
Asistant
E. G. Lloyd
Swedish sculptress exhibits statues in Washington
Mrs. Vickan Van Post of Stockholm shows a collection of statuettes at the Washington women's chamber of commerce. The exhibit includes a statuette of Nelson Morris United States minister to Sweden. Van Post plans to return to Sweden in the fall.
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Vickan van Post
Stockholm
Sweden
Woman’s Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Nelson Morris
United States
van Post
Irish Labor Federation Split Over Boycott At Denver Meeting
Irish sympathizers pushed for a boycott of British goods at the American Federation of Labor convention in Denver. The body adopted a resolution urging a U S recognition of an Irish republic and reform of the Volstead Act to permit wholesome beer, but failed to adopt a boycott clause.
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J. L. O’sullivan
United Press
Denver
Colo
Resolutions Committee
Gompers
Sedment
Harry Boland
Esident DeValera
Ter
Carmen
Gom
Monthly Pension Bill Passes House by Large Vote
Wire dispatch says Representative I. M. Foster reports the lower house approved the monthly pension bill. It shifts wartime pensions to monthly government drafts instead of lump sums, backed firmly by its sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gressman I. M. Foster
Cons
Ter
Ohio Utility worker suffers severe hand wound in shop
Grones head of the manual ring department at Ohio Unity was cut when setting up a new machine. Knuckles of his right hand sustained severe cuts and the first finger may be stiff. Bandages removed. condition not fully known.
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Grones
Ohio Unity
City market overfills as demand exceeds supply
Early crowds gathered before the seven o'clock opening as farmers rushed to bring in produce. Despite efforts, supply ran short with many items sold out by eight. Women arrived with baskets and more could have been sold. fish, doughnuts, and cakes drew buyers. Next market is Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okey Hall
Elks Induct Forty-One Into Athens Lodge
Athens Lodge No. 978 of the B P O E initiated forty one candidates Tuesday evening. Despite heat the ceremony impressed all present and offered first glimpses into Elkdom. Soft drinks were served after the event.
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Athens
Mines in Hocking Field Had Huge Losses in Output
Coal production in the southern Ohio district for the five months ending May 28 totaled 2,917,038 tons, from 383 mines with full time capacity of 12,675,048 tons. Losses amounted to 9,768,170 tons due to car shortages and railroad disruption, with no market being a major factor.
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Columbus
Southern Ohio Coal District
W. D. McKinney
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Kiwanis Presidents Named At Cleveland Convention
Three men were promptly mentioned today for the presidency of the International Kiwanis Clubs at their convention in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
International Kiwanis Clubs
Couple delay wedding by seven days to wait for bride
Justice of Peace Helwig reports a man and woman entered his office seeking marriage a week hence. They had a license and insisted on waiting seven days, even joking about "getting the killing over with" if done immediately, but the bride declined.
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Justice of Peace Helwig
Gale Drenches Padre and Praso Islands as Galveston Foresees Rise
June 22 report from Houston describes a morning gale that drove vacationers from Padre and Praso Islands to the mainland. A six foot tide rise threatened Galveston lowlands while water lashed the island, sea wall warnings issued and ships battled strong winds along the gulf coast.
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Houston
Tex
Padre
Praso
Galveston
United States ‘Weather Service
Gulf Coast
Isian
McConnelsville and Malta Electric Granted Stock Sale
Columbus June 22 The public utilities commission approved the sale of stock by the McConnelsville and Malta Electric Company for net proceeds of 14300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Public-Utilities Commission
McConnelsville and Malta Electric Company
Federal Judge Orders Night Sessions in Toledo Post Office Robbery Trial
Federal Judge Killits ordered night sessions to speed the Toledo post office robbery trial. The sessions began June 6 and continued starting June 22.
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Toledo
Killits
Heavy Gulf Storm Bears Down On Galveston Coast
Houston reports indicate the gulf stream gale’s heaviest force near, with barometer readings falling signaling the storm closing in on Galveston as of late today.
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Houston
Tex
Galveston
Royal Couple Well Guarded in Belfast Investiture
June 22 King George formally invested Ulster with home rule from City Hall Belfast. He read the speech to open the first Irish parliament. Orange men gave a frenzied welcome as the royal yacht Victoria and Albert entered Belfast Lough under a large naval escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
George
Ulster
England
Royal couple leaves London to reopen Ulster parliament
King George and Queen Mary departed London by train at 1 P M to Belfast for the reopening of Ulster parliament amid high security. Secret service men and plain clothes police were aboard, with Linn Finers among the specially picked forces for handling Irish conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Allen
United Press
London
King George
Queen Mary
Belfast
Ulster
Royal Irish Constabulary
Holyhead
Wales
Police Seek Man Accused in Attack on Ella West
Police in nearby towns are on the lookout for an unknown man who around 2 pm yesterday attempted to assault Ella West a 20 year old stenographer applicant from Handlin Avenue This morning she recovery is said not serious but she is shaken Armed men and officers combed the countryside for the suspect described as 45 to 50 years old with a smooth face about 200 pounds wearing a blue corduroy shirt bee serge trousers and a slouch hat The assailant claimed to be a gang member of ex soldiers involved in taking jobs from men and the case has led to speculation about possible links to the Athens grabber haunting the city.
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Ella West
Henry West
Handlin Avenue
Miss. West
West
Beaumont
Armitage
Miss West
Chillicothe
Athens
Skunk Family Seeks Shelter Under Townsends Porch
Gus Worried about scarce homes and high rents in Skunkville as a nonhuman family takes shelter under East State Street porch. Last night a skunk mother appeared with three young, raising the question of dangers to nearby chickens and whether to allow the family to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skunkville
Cat
Gus” Townsend
East State Street
Flan to Restore Czar’s Brother to the Throne
From Siberia comes word that anti Bolshevik leader Baron von Ungern Sternberg has issued a proclamation seeking the restoration of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, younger brother of the late czar of Russia, to the throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Baron von Ungern-Sternberg
Michael Alexandrovitch
Czar of
Russis
Graft Pier Exposed In Building Trades Section
Admiral William S. Sims returns to New York aboard the liner Olympic as Irish sympathizers threaten a protest at the White Star pier. A large police presence and a swift rail trip to Washington avert demonstrations and secure the admiral’s early departure.
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Olympic
Admiral
North
Sims
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
White Star
Garage on Wheels Lets Cars Move In Minutes
A Washington man demonstrates a movable garage that can be jacked up and driven away, leaving a ready space at the farm or cottage. The concept imagines portable garages for country living, allowing quick relocation of shelter for machines.
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Washington, D. C
Police Guard Piers for Admiral Sims Arrival at New York
In New York on June 22 a large police deployment surrounded the White Star piers to prevent demonstrations as Admiral W S Sims arrived aboard the Inner Olympic. Officials planned rival receptions by friends and Irish sympathizers while crowds gathered at a distance behind a police line.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
New York
William S. Sims
White Star
W. S. Sims
Olympic
Jackass
London
Pennsylvania Station
Sims
Washington
Sinn Fein
Defense Close to Rest in McGannon Perjury Trial
The defense prepared to rest its case in the perjury trial of former Cleveland City Court chief justice William H. McGannon. McGannon and family members were to testify last. Edward J. Allen and Charles E. Burke testified they received money from McGannon for services aimed at pressuring Mary E. Neely to admit perjury at the first McGannon trial.
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Cleveland
William H. McGannon
McGannon
Edward J. Allen
Cleveland News
Charles E. Burke
the News
MceGannon
Allen
Mary E. Neely
Conclave of Athens Commandery Elects Officers
A Stated Conclave of Athens Commandery No 15 was held Wednesday evening at 7 30. Election of officers took place with Chas E Cameron named Commander and Jas A Palmer appointed Recorder.
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Athens Commandery No. 15
Chas. E. Cameron
Jas. A. Palmer
Pirates May Raid Vessels of Vanished Fleet
Officials weigh using Army or Navy planes to patrol Cape Hatteras area for traces of vanished merchant ships. Coast guard vessels scout near the cape for wreckage or crew notes, with a list of twenty disappeared vessels to be compiled by the commerce department.
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Porrates
Russell Browning
United Press
Washington
Department of Commerce
Army
Navy
Cape Hatteras
Coast Guard
Cape
Commerce Department
Ships Listed as Missing Since January First
Washington reports a Department of Commerce list of ships missing since January 1. The vessels include Japanese steamer Tangan Maru bound for Antwerp, Spanish Yate from Baltimore to Dunkirk, American Hewit Sa bine to Boston, Italian Monte San Michael to Gabriel, Brazilian Cebedello from Norfolk to Oran, British Esperanza de Larrinaga from Norfolk to Reggio, and others such as Otawa, Gymeric, A. G. Pease, Rosenjm, Albyn, General Hore, Fiorme, Fiika, Svartsskog, Harvester, with various ports and dates in 1920 and 1926.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Montevideo
Antwerp
Yate
Baltimore
Dunkirk
New Jersey
Hewit
Sabine
Texas
Boston
Monte San Michael
New York
Gabriel
Cebedello
Norfolk
King George pleads for peace in Ireland opening home rule parliament
King George opened the home rule parliament in Belfast appealing for peace in Ireland. He urged the English speaking world to seek a settlement and asked Irishmen to forgive and forget, hoping for a similar ceremony in the south.
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Belfast
George
Ireland
Women confront killer in Cleveland murder case tale
Salvatore Cala the confessed assassin was brought back from Buffalo to confront Eva Ka ber widow of the slain publisher Emma Calavato and Marian McArdle. Detectives declined to reveal details but promise startling developments as Cala repeats his confession before the women involved in the Kaber case.
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Cleveland
Kaber
Salvatore Cala
Eva Catherine Kaber
Emma Calavato
Cala
Buffalo
N. Y
Calavato
Marian McArdle
Accuser May Face Cross Examination At Next Hearing
Fred Beauvais will be allowed to face his accuser James A. Stillman at the next hearing. Charles W. Wallace travels to Montreal to arrange Beauvais’s arrival. Stillman is to testify with his wife and the man Beauvais names as her lover present. Baby Guy Stillman is expected to be present as the alleged son of the guide.
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Onkers
N. Y
Fred Beauvais
James A. Stillman
Charles W. Wallace
John F. Brennan
John Mack
Guy Stillman
Stillman
Guy
Disappointed in Love Ends in Suicide at City Building
Miss Margaret Ireland aged 22 died last evening after drinking poison in the ladies comfort parlors of the city building. A note to her mother explained the act and cited disappointment in love as the motive.
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Dayton
Margaret Ireland
Lady Puig Named As New Governor Jirl In Canada
Lady Puig is introduced as the new governor Jirl of Canada and noted as a talented writer who has published several books.
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Lady Puig
Jirl
Canada
Graft Plot Probe Involves Hundreds Of Builders Firms
New York report says federal and state investigators unite over a vast graft plot. Evidence links twenty corporations and fifteen hundred men in building trades across the United States. Assistant Attorney General Goff transfers materials to Attorney General Daugherty as a $250000 appropriation eyed for prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Goff
Daugherty
Attor
Prem Wee
Ater Ayer Coun
Nee Men
Three Plead Guilty in Harbor Indiana Case
In Harbor Indiana Judge Killits accepted guilty pleas from three defendants on Friday after a lengthy case. One defendant is Harry Fisher and the fourth has yet to plead. All received sentences, with one serving 0 day at the workhouse and others facing their terms after the thirty day window.
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Lolivel’ Erect & Court
Anton Workhouse
Ind
Killits Oe
Harry Fisher
Tent Meeting At Poston Ohio Centered At Cowan's Store
Tent meetings continue at Cowan's store building in Poston with a four day program beginning Sunday. Rev William M Clark of Columbus spoke on Bible messages and will present a special program at noon basket dinner on Sunday.
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Poston Poston
Cowan
William M. Clark
Columbus
Can You Make Good Pie Crust And More
A Washington Bureau note offers a free government baking booklet showing the right methods for pies corn bread and Boston brown bread. The booklet titled In the Home is available by sending two cents for postage or prepaid via stamps. Frederic J. Haskin directs The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington DC and invites readers to provide name and address.
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South
Boston
Eere Department of
Erreuree
Washington
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Fonthly
Elks
Hocking Field
Joe
Seargh For Manor
Ella
Gus
Flan
Czar
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Michael Alexandovitch
Admiral Sims
Haven Fo
A. G. Pease
Providence
Cape Verdd
Rosenjm
St. John
N. B
Green Bay
Albyn
Gothenburg
General Hore
Lisbon
Oo Islands
Bagk TE Fage
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