Allies demand German reparations by Monday noon
London reports Berlin must accept reparations terms within four days as Lloyd George lays out penalties including Ruhr occupation and Rhine trade controls. Von Simons signals unchanged German stance while Britain warns modifications vanish if force is used.
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ED. L. Keen
United Press
London
Mar
Lloyd George
Duisberg
Ruhr
Duesseldorff
Rhine
von Simons
Germany
Entente
Allies Prepare Ultimatum Amid Ruhr Occupation Threats
London reports estimate an ultimatum to Germany within four days with possible seizure of Mannheim Dortmund Dusseldorf Duisburg Frankfurt and Darmstadt. Allies threaten Ruhr valley cut and customs seizures while US reaction is awaited. German reply offered with penalties but a loophole for consideration.
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London
Mannheim
Dortmund
Dusseldorf
Duisburg
Frankfurt
Darmstradt
Ruhr
Germany
United States
Daily News
America
German reparations delegation shows conciliatory tone in London
In London on March 3 the German delegation signaled willingness to negotiate and avoid a blockade. They urged flexibility to make proposals more attractive while warning that a flat Paris demand would end talks. Berlin officials were to shape conciliatory proposals as allies prepare an ultimatum.
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London
Paris
Berlin
St. James Palace
Lloyd George
Briand
Marshal Foch
German Delegates Drove Up Amid A Great Silence. Dr. von Simons
Tate Ice Co ramps up 24 hour artificial ice output
In Defiance on March 3, the Tate Ice Co started a round the clock shift to store a large reserve of artificial ice amid an expected natural ice shortage next summer. This marks the first season in years with no natural ice harvested locally.
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Defiance
Tate Ice Co
Attention Masons Special No 25 Work Master Mason Degree
Special notice for Friday March 4 at 6 p m. Masons meet for the Work Master Mason degree led by W M Fred M McKay and Secretary Jas A Palmer. Communications indicate a 3 3 2 session code.
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Masons
Fred M. McKay
W. M. Jas
A. Palmer
Closed All Day Friday Mathew Bros Shoe Hospital
Mathew brothers shoe hospital will be closed all day Friday for a funeral. The shop will reopen the following day.
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Mathew Bros. Shoe Hospital
Nurse Rescues Soldier Reveals Bandit Turnabout
A Fairfield county Red Cross nurse Miss Margaret Padden, returning from a sick call near New Salem, was held up by a lone bandit who confessed he had been wounded and nursed back to life by her. He wept and promised to mend his ways as she offered help and spoke of his desperate condition.
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Lancaster, O
Chateau Thierry
Margaret Padden
Fairfield County Red Cross
New Salem
Miss Padden
Red Cross
Popular Six Are Selected At Ohio University
The six most popular girls at Ohio University were elected by students on Wednesday afternoon. Their photographs will appear in the Athena, the university annual, with cabinet portraits on the first pages. Ballots are with the Athena staff and results await publication.
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Ohio University
Athena
Self defense pleas in Matewan murder trial emerge
Testimony in the Matewan murder trial reveals alleged threats to shoot Matewan, kill Sid Hatfield and Mayor C. C. Testerman to break the coal strike. Witness Troy Farley quoted Albert C. Felts planning to kill organizers and any detecting officers, with Baldwin-Felts detectives cited in the May gun battle.
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United Press
Williamson
W. Va
Matewan
Albert C. Felts
Baldwin-Felts
Sid Hatfield
C. C. Testerman
Troy Farley
Felts
C. B. Cunningham
Maynard
Farley
Cunningham
C. E. Lively
Colorado
Swan Olean
Walsenburg
Lively
Frank N. Rader
Laveta
Olean
Woman elected director at Ohio Valley Shoe Dealers meeting
Mrs Hilda F Ball of Parkersburg West Virginia was chosen as a director of the Ohio Valley Retail Shoe Dealers Association at the Cincinnati convention held today.
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Cincinnati
Hilda F. Ball
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio Valley Retail Shoe Dealers’ Association
Busy County Courthouse Whirs With Spring Court Work
The courthouse is a beehive of activity as the grand jury and common pleas court prepare for a new term. The auditor’s office finishes tax work and funds distribution while assessors near. Major Sam Johnson’s probate office retools, and the surveyor’s basement crew drafts road surveys for summer state projects.
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Grand Jury
Common Pleas Court
March Grand Jury
Sam Johnson
Plans for Plains M. E. church revival services
The Plains M. E. church revival will be lively next week with speakers Dr. F. M. Evans and Dr. Strecker, Rev. Paul Kemper of Nelsonville, the Martzolff class, the Athens M. E. male chorus, and other pastors and workers taking part.
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Plains M. E
F. M. Evans
Strecker
Paul Kemper
Nelsonville
Martzolff
M. E. Church of Athens
Rebels Suppressed in Petrograd by Soviet Government
Dispatches report rebel lions in Petrograd largely subdued by the Soviet government after a period when striking workers mutinous sailors and soldiers controlled much of the city.
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Helsingfors
Petrograd
Montreal Buy of Akron Franchise Faces IL Vote
New York March 3 Montreal's bid to purchase Akron Ohio franchise may be disapproved at the International League meeting today. majority favors Newark.
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New York
Montreal
Akron, Ohio
Newark
Giants Rained Out In San Antonio
Rain kept the New York Giants from working out yesterday in San Antonio. Manager McGraw and eight more regulars are expected today or tomorrow.
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Giants
San Antonio
Tex
New York Giants
McGraw
Austria Cabinet Change Hinted Amid State Restlessness
Budapest dispatch reports Austria may see a cabinet change as nationwide unrest grows and the army remains loyal to the government amid wholesale arrests of striking workers.
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Budapest
Austria
Secretary Wilson Joins International Joint Commission
Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson accepted an appointment to the international joint commission today. The post was offered by President Wilson after J. Tumatty declined and suggested the labor secretary for the role.
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Wilson
Washington
Mar
Secretary of Labor
William B. Wilson
International Joint Commission
J. Tumatty
Second search for Brooks near Glouster after patrolman murder
Deputy sheriffs McKinley and Bolin scoured the Glouster area after reports that Pomp Brooks, a suspect in the murder of Columbus patrolman Jesse Beall, was hiding near Athens. A Millfield pickup failed to confirm, and a breakdown slowed the hunt. Brooks was linked to three colored men seen leaving Corning in a Hudson touring car.
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Pete McKinley
Bolin
Glouster
Corning
Athens
Brooks
Senators' Wives Present Tea Service to Mrs Marshall
Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall, wife of Vice President Marshall, received a silver service from the U S senate ladies at their regular weekly luncheon. The event has become a notable social gathering in Washington's political circles.
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Mrs. Marshall
Thomas R. Marshall
Marshall
U. S. Senate
Arrest of Mrs. Ruby Remban in Toledo post office robbery
Federal agents arrest 36 year old Mrs. Ruby Remban in Toledo as investigators pursue a $800000 post office robbery case. Authorities say she possessed $200 in new money linked to the $22000 seized by the bandits, a potential clue.
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Toledo
Mar
Ruby Remban
Ford urges universal armament cut to aid Harding
Henry Ford, writing for United Press, urges President Harding to propose universal disarmament to undo Versailles failures. He argues disarmament would lift war debts taxes and costs, making peace economically essential and condemns the international war trust as the only opposition.
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Henry Ford
United Press
Detroit
Mich
Harding
Versailles
Parliament
United States
International War Trust
Mr. Harding
Ohio Coal Probes Likely Dropped After Supreme Court Ruling
Ohio agents had investigated alleged profiteering by southern Ohio coal dealers and Columbus retailers under the Lever Act. The attorney's office says the probes will be dropped due to the U S Supreme Court ruling that the act was unconstitutional.
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Ohio
Columbus
Mar
Department of Justice
United States Supreme Court
Oan
No Strike Warned by Machinists Chief on Railroads
Washington dispatch quotes W. H. Johnson president of the International Association of Machinists saying there will be no strike on the eastern railroads unless provoked. He comments during discussion of a wage adjustment conference set between railroad officials and workers.
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Washington
W. H. Johnson
International Association of Machinists
Congress Near End of Session in Cleanup Push
Washington March 3 Congress enters final hours with both chambers in session around the clock. Lawmakers aim to clear sundry civil and naval appropriation bills and focus on finishing the army bill before adjournment.
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Washington
Mar
Congress
Sams Returns Home From Northwest Farm Trip
P. Y. Sams of R. D. 7 returns home after three months visiting relatives in Montana, Canada and Wyoming. He brings rested energy and plans for a productive spring on his farm this year.
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Northwest
Union chiefs sanction Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic strike
Sixteen railroad union chiefs in Chicago wired their approval of a rail strike by employees of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic line. It marks the first time since the railroad board's creation that union leaders have sanctioned a strike. The action follows a federal judge in Atlanta allowing the receiver to cut wages immediately.
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Chicago
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
United States Railroad Board
Silby
Atlanta
Railways to discuss wage adjustments with labor unions
Eastern railway officials will confer with common and semi skilled labor representatives next Tuesday on wage adjustments. Similar action will be taken by railways throughout the country, it was learned today.
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New York
Eastern Railway
Full Cabinet Picked Now Enroute to Washington
President elect Harding completes his cabinet naming James J. Davis of Pittsburgh as secretary of labor and confirming George B. Christian as private secretary. The announcements were made as Harding travels to Washington with his new team.
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Harding
Washington
James J. Davis
Pittsburg
George B. Christian
West Virginia Star Football Player Shot Dead at Welch
William F. Bill Johnson star tackle on the West Virginia football team was shot and killed at his Welch West Virginia home last night. He had left the university at term end and was serving as a special officer in the southern West Virginia coal field strike.
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West Virginia
Morgantown
W. Va
William F
Bill” Johnson
Welch
Johnson
Southern Ohio Mine District Sees Coal Output Decline
In Columbus on March 3 the Southern Ohio Coal Exchange cites a weekly report by secretary W D McKinney showing continued fall in coal production for the district ending February 19. Total weekly output stands at 597,309 tons with 463,688 tons attributed to a downturn in market demand.
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Columbus
Mar
Southern Ohio
W. D. McKinney
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
United States
Record Prohibition Stills Capture in February Sets Statemark
Charleston West Virginia reports 104 stills seized in February with 135 arrests. Counties list shows major captures in Kanawha twelve and McDowell eighteen, with others in Barber Brooke Boone Cabell Fayette Harrison Hancock Mingo Wayne and more. Liquor confiscations include beer pints mash and three barrels.
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Charleston
W. Va
Prohibition Department
Barber
Brooke
Boone
Cabell
Fayette
Harrison
Hancock
Kanawha
Lincoln
Logan
Marion
McDowell
Eral
Mingo
Moyne
Ohio
Tucker
Wayne
Owl
President-elect Harding on special train toward Washington
Raymond Clapper reports as President-elect Warren G. Harding travels with his father Dr. Geo. Harding and a party including Mrs. Harding and aides toward Washington for the inauguration. The train carries reporters and several hundred Marion residents. Harding plans no speeches until the final address and will meet congressional leaders to coordinate measures.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Harding
Washington
Mar
Seo Aaceng Gordama
Ariel
A. Wi
Ee Ee Otel
Capitol
Geo
Knox
Marion
Chicago
Florida
Found Diamonds In a Pair of Old Earrings
Howard Fellows a University of Michigan freshman from Lyons New York sought six dollars for theatre tickets and candy. He showed two old ball earrings to a jeweler who opened them to reveal a blue white diamond valued at one thousand dollars in each. Neither he nor his family knew the earrings held gems.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Howard Fellows
University of Michigan
Lyons
N. Y
Conscience prompts inmate to return to Ohio prison
Elton Lockner, 31, explained his conscience led him to surrender to the Ohio penitentiary today after an absence of nearly five years. He returned voluntarily, signaling remorse and a desire to resume his sentence.
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Columbus
Mar
Elton Lockner
Ohio Penitentiary
Fragmentary note on road project plans and action
A clipped report notes ongoing work on road construction with mentions of new acts and management decisions. The text is incomplete but indicates authorities concentrating on permanent road paths and related duties.
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria in Sinking Spell Today
Reports say Kaiserin Augusta Victoria experienced a sinking spell today. The incident followed a serious condition affecting former crown prince, with officials noting the event as significant to royal health.
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Kaiserin Augusta Victoria
Special conclave tonight for Sir Knight candidates
Twelve candidates named for the Sir Knight conclave at Cross and Malta. Charles E. Cameron and A. Palmer listed with roles as compas and Roed.
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SIR Knigh
Cross
Malta
Charles E. Cameron
Compas
A. Palmer
Roed
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