Harding Pardons Put Him Along Lincoln Wilson in Clemency
President Harding in his first year has granted executive clemency in over 300 cases since March 4, 1921, including 23 full pardons and 156 commutations. He has quietly acted largely on Attorney General Daugherty’s recommendations, while denying 158 appeals. The record may rise if pace continues. Debs’s clemency is among the best known actions.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington
Mar
Harding
Te House
Lincoln
Wilson
White House
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Eugene V. Debs
Double electrocutions at penitentiary claim two lives
John McGuire alias John Burke, 23, of Toledo and Percy Tyler, 34, of Youngstown were executed by electric chair. McGuire, silent, died 12 12 A M after five minutes. Tyler perished at 12 21 A M after 90 seconds. McGuire had killed two railroad detectives during a January robbery. Tyler killed a hotel chambermaid in May 1920.
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Columbus
Mar
John McGuire
John Burke
Toledo
Percy Tyler
Youngstown
McGuire
Tyler
A. FE. Long
Louis Schroeder
Austin H. Breed
Lloyd George May Resign If Coalition Fails to Stand
London March 3 Premier Lloyd George will present his resignation to King George on Wednesday unless the coalition partners in the house of commons provide undeniable support. Austen Chamberlain and A J Balfour work to pacify him as unionists seek a Tory platform for the next election. Some say the king has asked Chamberlain to form a cabinet if Lloyd George quits, but cabinet circles expect him to stay.
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London
International News Service
Lloyd George
King George
House of Commons
Evening Standard
Austen Chamberlain
A. J. Bafour
Chamberlain
Hairpin Difference Nets Fortunes for Clever Observer
A man profits from noting his wife shed straight and crinkly hairpins as she moves about the house. The detail about the shed hairpins leads to a lucrative idea and wealth from the observation.
Saturday Special Fresh Country Eggs 20 Cents Dozen
Square Deal Grocery advertises a Saturday special offering fresh country eggs at 20 cents per dozen.
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Square Deal Grocery
Swindler Lindsey Sought Over $375000 From Queens Society Women
Alfred E. Taney faces a nationwide search as investigators pursue charges of larceny linked to prominent New York socialite victims. Mrs. Lillian N. Duke, former wife of James B. Duke, reportedly handed Lindsey $375,000 amid stock transaction schemes. Indictment cites larceny of $17.
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Alfred E. Taney
Lindsey
Lillian N. Duke
James B. Duke
Tobacco King
Coatuse
Standing Army To Be Reduced By House Committee
The House army appropriations committee tentatively agreed to cut the regular standing army to 115,000 men from the current 137,000. The general staff has advocated not less than 150,000 men under General Pershing.
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Washington
Mar
International News Service
House Army Appropriations Committee
General Staff
Pershing
Annual inspection of Para Mathia Lodge No 25 in Ohio
The annual inspection by Para Mathia Lodge No 25 F A M is set for Tuesday evening March 7 with work starting at 7:00. The Grand Master of Ohio and the District Lecturer will attend. Visiting brothers are welcome. Ww. W. Lee, W. M. J. A. Palmer, Sec.
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Paramathia Lodge No. 25
Ohio
Ww. W. Lee
W. M. J. A. Palmer
Cleveland Indians Arrive as Chilly Weather Delays Camp
In Dallas on March 3 the Cleveland Indians endure wintry winds and persistent rain that keep the largest training camp group in franchise history off the field since their arrival.
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Texas
Dallas
Tex
From bookkeeper to famed penman Coella Ricketts rising star
Coella Lind Ricketts of Ricketts Ohio now known in the Vatican and the British Museum earns his way through Ohio University by teaching penmanship at Athens High School. He discovered historic illumination techniques once guarded by monks and later built a career in engrossing and illuminating. He supported himself as a student and later as a Chicago bookkeeper while pursuing artistic ambitions.
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Vatican
British Museum
Coella Lindsay Rickets
Ohio
Ohio University
Athens High School
Ricketts
C. L. Martzolff
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Athens
Chicago
Hoover assault on price policy condemned in Senate
Senator Norris of Nebraska, chairman of the agriculture committee, attacked the open price association policy of Secretary Hoover in a Senate speech on Thursday. He denounced the approach as harmful to farmers and trade.
Accident Insurance Fraud Ring Indicted in New York
Three indictments name Benjamin Iskowitz Benjamin Greenwald and Max Estein in a nationwide accident insurance fraud scheme estimated at up to one million dollars. The band allegedly used a staff of cripples doctors brokers and lawyers to file fake auto and railroad accident claims over five years across the eastern United States. Investigators say seven payments matched Iskowitz described victims and that some cripples were born crippled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
Benjamin Iskowitz
Benjamin Greenwald
Max Estein
John Coyle
Ocean Accident and Guarantee Company
United States
Iskowitz
Jerome Simmons
Accident and Casualty
Coyle
Mystery Sinks Land at J F Duncan Farm
Mystery surrounds the loss of a 1.5 foot strip of land on the J. F. Duncan farm near Ashland. The land measured about 100 feet wide and 300 feet long and sank away recently.
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Ashland
Mar
J. F. Duncan
Civil War Rumor Reported at Fiume Between Croats and Italians
An Exchange Telegraph despatch from Rome reports a state of civil war between Croats and Italians in Fiume as of this afternoon. The note emphasizes the intensity of clashes and the unsettled security in the port city amid wartime tensions.
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London
Mar
Fiume
Rome
Narrow porch gust lifts home roof in freak wind accident
Mrs George Mitchell of near Frost survived a bizarre wind event when a porch ripped from her hillside home and broke in two. One fragment lodged in a tree thirty feet high, the other struck her, causing multiple broken ribs a fractured collarbone and cuts. She is mother of Mrs L H Duffield of Athens and brother of Moose Lodge organizer Mr Duffield.
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George Mitchell
Frost
Mitchell
Hocking
Mrs. Mitchell
Four Robbers Held on Enormous Bonds in Columbus
In Columbus on March 3, George Richmond Charles Provence Harry Lutz and Walter Vandyke waived examination and were bound over to the grand jury after arraignment before Municipal Judge Seidel. Bonds were set at 20000 for Richmond Provence and Lutz and 100000 for Vandyke and the fourth man. Prosecuting Attorney King plans a special grand jury session in Franklin County to review the cases.
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Columbus
Mar
George Richmond
Charles Provence
Harry Lutz
Walter Vandyke
Seidel
Richmond
Provence
Lutz
King
Franklin County Grand Jury
Chicago to hear final bid to stay execution of Harvey Church
Chicago March 3. Prosecutors seek a ten day stay and a legal writ to delay the hanging of Harvey W Church execution set for 4 pm. Attorney Benjamin F Bartel argues humanitarian grounds while Governor Small and the state supreme court have denied clemency. Jail preparations continue as the condemned man remains motionless in the death cell with only eyelid twitching.
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Chicago
Harvey W. Church
Benjamin F. Bartel
Rickman Scanion
Criminal Court
Church
Small
State Supreme Court
Women seek seats as Britain readies upper house invasion
London March 3 The Privileges Committee allowing Lady Rhonda into the Lords spurs a wave of bids by Viscountess St Davids and others for seats in the upper house. Lady Nunburneholme and two active women Viscountess Astor and Mrs Thomas Wintringham may follow. Parties plan 20 to 40 women candidates for the next general election as Reform of the Lords promises greater authority.
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London
Committee On Privileges
House of Lords
Rhonda
Viscountess St. Davids
Committee On
Nunburneholme
House of Commons
Viscountess Astor
Thomas Wintringham
Liberal Party
Unionist
Rail rate cut on beet sugar postponed to July first
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued an order delaying a voluntary rate reduction of about eight cents per 100 pounds on beet sugar from middle western points. Several railroads had proposed the cut, and the delay pushes its start to July 1.
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Washington
Mar
Middle Western
Interstate Commerce Commission
Famous Irishman Dies in Dublin Shootout
Max Green son in law of the late John Redmond Irish nationalist leader was killed today in a clash between armed robbers and a special police detachment. He was shot by the robbers.
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Dublin
Max Green
John Redmond
London Artist Laura Knight Named International Exhibition Juror
Mrs Laura Knight a renowned London artist has been appointed to the jury for the forthcoming international exhibition of paintings at the Carnegie Institute she becomes the first woman from abroad to receive this honor.
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Laura Knight
London
Carnegie Institute
Flapper Fears Dismissed by Bishop Gailor
In New York on March 3 Bishop Thomas F. Gailor head of the Protestant Episcopal Church defends the modern girl. He says the flapper is not inherently wicked and that women today resemble those of past eras. He blasts utilitarian education and warns Americans live on their nerves amid a craze for amusement.
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Mildred Morris
New York
Mar
Thomas F. Gailor
Protestant Episcopal Church of America
Gailor
Methusalah
Matthew Arnold
Theocritus
Peple
America
Bishop Gailor
Hopple Circumspect on Governor Run Amid Donahey Challenge
E. J. Hopple, a Cleveland politician noted for opposing A. V. Donahey, says he has nothing to declare now as Donahey seeks the Democratic nomination for governor. Friends in Cleveland indicate Hopple will wait to gauge reaction and only run if there is strong demand and a substantial chance of success.
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Cleveland
Mar
E. J. Hopple
A. V. Donahey
New Philadelphia
International News Service
House
Senate
Donahey
Hopple
Europe Eyes Humbert as Bride Candidate
Europe searches for a suitable wife for Humbert Prince of Piedmont heir to the Italian throne. Rumors connect him with many princesses, but he merely smiles, offering no confirmation of any match.
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Europe
Humbert
Prince
Piedmont
Auflick jury discharged after deadlock in Ohio trial
After more than 19 hours of deliberation the jury in the Lacey Auflick case from Nelsonville failed to reach a verdict and was discharged by Judge Worstell. The jurors stood six to six on conviction and acquittal after initial ballots showed split views. a new hearing date was not set but expected soon. Auflick remains free on bond pending retrial.
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Lacey Auflick
Nelsonville
Ansel Burch
Worstell
Athens
Auflick
Evangelist Billy Sunday Welcomes Jeffries in Revival Ring
In Charleston West Virginia on March 3 Billy Sunday, famed evangelist, declares Jim Jeffries has entered the evangelistic arena to “knock the devil out of sinners” as the ex-world boxing champion joins the revival. Sunday praised Jeffries as he entered the revival discussion.
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Jeffries
Charleston
W. Va
Jim Jeffries
Billy Sunday
Sunday
Our Minister's Birthday Tickets at Millikans
A brief note announces tickets priced at 50 cents for the event Our Minister's Birthday at Millikan's, offering a small entertainment purpose and location clue for readers.
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Millikan’s
Is Your Home A Fire Trap Feature Alert
Public service style notice urging fire safety in homes. Highlights common hazards such as matches lamps rubbish fire places gasoline and dry leaves. Promotes a free fire prevention booklet from the Washington Information Bureau with a two cent stamp request. Includes a coupon and requests name address city state.
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America
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington
Relief funds rise in Athens as aid pours in
More than $1200 has been contributed to the Athens county Red Cross relief fund for unemployment era hardship. Elks Lodge and Chamber of Commerce led with $200 each, followed by $50 from the Knights of Columbus and $100 from Kiwanis, Ice & Cold Storage, and Beasley Milling & Grocery. Clothing donations pour in and volunteers sort, mend, and canvass for more help as investigators visit distressed families.
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Athens County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Athens Elks Lodge
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Knights of Columbus
Athens
Kiwania Club
James Ginnan
Tri-County Relief Council
Kiwanis Club
Athens Ice & Cold Storage Co
F. J. Beasley Milling & Grocery Co
Ginnan
The
Buchtel
Red Cross Relief Fund
Great Nations
A plan to resolve the Atlantic cable problem has been found and will be presented to the international conference soon. It envisages Italy constructing a cable from Rome through the Mediterranean to connect with the trans Atlantic lines at the Azores, with no transfer of the Brest Azores New York line to Italy.
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Harry L. Rogers
IL. N
Washington
Mar
Italy
Rome
Gea
Azores
New York
Wrapee
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