Factional Battle Delays Senate Action in Special Session
The Sixty-eighth Congress faces a deadlocked end as factional filibusters halt progress with two days left before adjournment. Hope centers on passing appropriation bills and the 43 million rivers and harbors measure while contentious bills fail to advance. The administration pins hopes on Warren's confirmation as attorney general, delayed to a special session.
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WM. K. Hutchinson
Washington
Senate
Cape Cod Ship Canal
Prohibition Bureau
Congress
Reed
Missouri
Warren
House
Dickinson
Ad Resident
Agricultural Commission
Charles B. Warren
Detroit
Overman
North Carolina
Isle of Pines
Twin Cities take ownership in Eastern Ohio league move
Eastern Ohio base ball league directors approve Twin Cities Uhrichsville and Dennison purchase of the Columbus Mendel franchise. W. B. Myers transfers with the team and manager. Season opens April 19 with two-part format and post season series. Opening games include New Philadelphia at Mt. Vernon and Zanesville at Twin Cities.
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Newark
Eastern Ohio Baseball League
Twin Cities
Uhrichsville
Dennison
Columbus Mendel
W. B. Myers
New Philadelphia
Mt. Vernon
Zanesville
Barnesville
Coshocton
Cambridge
Going through Kansas by Rail in the Mid 1920s
ARTHUR BRISBANE describes a westbound Santa Fe journey from Chicago through Kansas. He praises the perfect roadbed and luxurious Pullman comforts, noting wealth and modern progress as trains pass cities like Topeka and Hutchinson. The piece contrasts oxen era beginnings with contemporary autos.
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Kansas
Chicago
Santa Fe
America
Topeka
Emperenton
Hutchinson
State funds allotted for Athens institution and others
Ohio lawmakers shape the appropriation bill with $200,000 grants for Lancaster Boys Industrial School power houses and the Epileptic Hospital in Gallipolis. Ohio State University receives $2,325,600 for new construction and $2,630,000 for maintenance yearly, with a $400,000 cut to new projects. A $500,000 fund covers new buildings at Ohio University Athens Miami Oxford Kent and Bowling Green. Maintenance budgets include Ohio University 447,000 Miami 418,000 Kent 221,000 Bowling Green 210,000. A general $10 monthly wage increase for State Welfare attendants raises pay from 18–55 to 28–65 dollars.
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Columbus
Grafton Farm
Longview Hospital
Cincinnati
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Gallipolis
Ohio State University
Ohio University
Athens
Miami University
Oxford
Kent
Bowling Green State Normal
Miami
Bowling Green
State Welfare Department
Astral Fireworks Seen Over Athens After Meteor Event
Observers report a meteor or falling star near Athens shortly after 10 p m Sunday. The object reportedly exploded upon entering the atmosphere and showered flaming pellets over a area south of the city with no accompanying sound.
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Athens
Socrates the Rockford Monkey Becomes Army Flyer
A Rockford monkey named Socrates formerly a taxi drivers mascot and art colony favorite now reportedly flies at Rantoul aviation field. Local cabbies claim he was taken by aviation authorities and labeled the greatest flyer in the field while awaiting return of the animal to Rockford.
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Rockford, II
Socrates
Art Colony
Rockford
Rantoul Aviation Field
Socrates—"‘Soc
Lessie Correthers
Epicure
Keith
Chicago
Soc
Correthers
Orient
Sac
Rantoul
U. 8 Army
Athens Women and Real Estate Man Lost in California Snow
An automobile party from Los Angeles including four women and J. W. Benson were reported lost in the San Bernardino mountains after a heavy snow. Sheriff deputies scoured treacherous mountain roads while searchers feared they stayed the night in a cabin or were snowbound, with several Athens county residents among the party.
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W. E. Moler
V. P. Wyatt
Ida Spencer
Catherine Spencer
Athens County
J. W. Benson
Los Angeles
San Bernardino Mountains
Los Angeles Evening Herald
San Bernardino
Sheriffs Office
George Harvey
West Forty-fifth Street
W. S. Wyatt
Harvey
Sheriff's Office
Shay
Benson
No Money Passing in Whiskey Deals Charged by Defense
J E Russell Merle B Copeland and Warren E Barm ent officials, plus Warren E Bar rest ed, were arraigned on an indictment in Cleveland for illegal withdrawal of liquor from Hayner Distillery Troy. Seven others named. defense argues no money was paid to officials.
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Columbus
J. E. Russell
Merle B. Copeland
Prohibition
Warren E. Barment
Warren E. B
U. S
Francis J. Wright
Cleveland
Hayner
Troy
Charles 8
Druggan
Noted sculptor vows to finish Stone Mountain work despite foes
Gutzon Borglum, sought in Georgia on a malicious mischief charge, arrives in New York to push the nine year dream of the Stone Mountain Memorial. He says provincial minds block the project and vows to rot in jail if needed, citing interference by local rivals and his reunion with wealthy supporters.
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Stone Mountain
New York
Journeyman
Inaugural Crowds Arrive for Coolidge Dawes Parade
Washington hosts descend for the inauguration as 17 governors arrive with aides for the parade. Temporary bleachers near the White House are completed while hotels fill and social events dot the capital week. Dawes appears in a plain outfit, eschewing formal hats.
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Washington
National Capital
Coolidge
Dawes
Joe’ Cannon
Indictment Challenged Over Removal to Cleveland Trial
Questioned liquor withdrawals prompt defense to seek dismissal. defense argues indictment lacks sufficient cause to remove defendant to Cleveland for trial.
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Cleveland
May Wheat Tops $2 At Chicago Open
May wheat rose to the $2 level at the opening of trading on the Chicago Board of Trade as buying interest surged in the pit. Other grain deliveries remained nearly steady.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade Today
Liberals Launch Senate Filibuster Halting Cramton Prohibition Bill
A liberal bloc in the Senate began a filibuster to block action on the Cramton prohibition bill, marking the first dry versus wet clash of the current session and stalling all legislative activity.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Slaughter Feared As Solons Head to Inauguration
Ohio lawmakers prepare for a busy closing phase of the 1925 session with the general appropriation bill about to be introduced. A gas tax fight looms in the Senate while the Bible read bill and city home rule proposals spark party tensions. Ohio Lieutenant Governor Lewis and a legislative delegation depart for Washington to attend President Coolidge’s inaugural.
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Senate
House
Collister City
House Rules Committee
Senate Schools Committee
Senate Rules Committee
Charles H. Lewis
Ohio
President Coolidge
Washington
Gardner
Hamilton County
Lewis
Ohio General Appropriations Bill Totals Sixty-Five Million
Columbus March 2 The general appropriations bill totals 65 320 000 with 1 878 900 already authorized in the deficiency bill 100 000 to be handled in a future supplemental bill and 200 000 to be carried in the sundry claims bill filers note.
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Columbus
Much Colder Prospect As Weather Drops Today
Columbus weather outlook warns of two more days of freezing cold after a cold spell. Weatherman Alexander logged .15 inches of snow yesterday between noon and 7 PM as temperatures fell about 10 degrees to a low of 25 below with strong winds.
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Cloumbus
Alexander
Scientists Seek Origin of Sweeping Quake Across North America
New York March 2 Scientists remain divided over where the subterranean disturbance began. Proposals point to Saguenay river area Quebec Great Lakes eastern New England coast or southeastern Pennsylvania. Seismologists note data lag before any definite conclusion. Citizens report shock and anxiety in lower Manhattan amid widespread speculation.
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New York
North America
Canada
Florida
Misssissippi River
Saguenay River
Quebac
Great Lakes
New England
Pennsylvania
Douglass W. Johnson
Columbia University
A. Cressy Morrison
Bay of Fundy
Massachusetts
Wather Tornderf
Georgetown University
Washington, D. C
Chester Reeds
Museum of Natural History
Maine
J. 8S. O'Connor
Fordham University
Alan N. Bateman
New York University
England
March Bites Like Polar Bear in Ohio Valley Forecast
The piece notes a cold start with 17 degrees and occasional snow. It cites a Weather Bureau outlook for March 7 1925 covering the Ohio Valley and Tennessee, predicting generally fair weather with rain in the south and snow or rain in the north midweek, and colder days later in the week. Normal weekly highs reach 47, lows 29.
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Mercury
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Cincinnati
Army planes make stopover en route to Miami mishaps
Army planes launched from Selfridge Field Michigan on a supposed nonstop flight to Miami but encountered a series of mishaps. They departed Macon Georgia and were airborne over Miami at 12 35 p m today amid delays and corrective maneuvers.
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Miami
Fla
Selfridge Field
Mich
Macon
Dog Tag Clean-Up Planned As New County Catcher Takes Office
Athens county officials urge a house to house canvass to enforce the dog tag law as Deputy Sheriff P H Barrows begins duties as county dog catcher. The law imposes a $1 tax on male dogs and $3 on females over three months, payable to the county auditor by March 1 each year.
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Athens County
P. H. Barrrows
Barrows
Radio bootleggers weaponize airwaves in crackdown push
Federal probe targets illicit broadcasters as inspectors report criminal use of licensed stations for smuggling and narcotics plots. Chicago and Atlantic seaboard stations reportedly aided smugglers while a $125,000 campaign funds field equipment to hunt unlicensed transmitters across nine districts.
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Robt. S. Thornburgh
Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Department of Juantice
Prohibition Unit
Tne Deartment of Commerce
Chicago
New York
Florida
Seattle
Wild Cat
Great Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
Department of Justice
United States protest over Chichugu seizure by Chinese authorities
The United States protests to China after the river steamer Chichugu was seized on the Upper Yangtse. The captain and passengers were arrested and delayed from leaving the ship for several days, according to the legation.
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Peking
United States
China
Upper
Yangtse
Planes Near Jacksonville on Final Leg to Miami
Seven airplanes of the squadron, which departed Macon early today, completed the last lap toward Miami as they crossed over Jacksonville at 10 05 a m. The remaining aircraft were believed to pass further south.
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SELN
Jacksonville
Fla
Macon Gu
Miami
White named to consular service in Plymouth England
Columbus March 2 Howard A White a legislative correspondent for the Columbus Dispatch was appointed to the consular service He will be stationed in Plymouth England and begin his duties soon.
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Lands
Columbus
Howard A. White
The
Columbus Dispatch
White
Plymouth
England
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Star Company
Nicholas Longworth
Martin B. Madden
Illinois
Athens Institution
California
Copeland and
Russell
Solons
House Finance Committee
Teddy
Paulina
Drake Hotel
Longworth
Seismograph
Lower East Side
Manhattan
Manhattan Island
Uncle Sam
Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
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