City honors Major Samuel M Johnson and war casualties
Washington reports war casualty figures and demobilization progress as of March 3. Chief of Staff March outlines totals of 240,197 American battle casualties and 1,390,000 Americans in action in France, with divisions listed by loss. Plans for demobilization camps and future enlistment guidance are described.
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Washington
Mar
United States
France
March
General Pershing
Fort Bitas
Fort Russell
Secretary Baker
Tiny
Wis
Pacific Coast
Baker
War Department
Athens Honors Major Samuel Johnson for Distinguished Service
The article recalls General Pershing awarding Major Samuel M. Johnson the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery near Bussy Farm on September 27, 1918. It highlights his leadership of the 372nd Infantry and his unit’s gains under heavy fire in France. Home address listed as Athens, Ohio, with passionate homecoming reactions by local officers and townspeople.
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Pershing
Wilson
Johnson
France
Samuel M. Johnson
372Nd
Bussy Farm
Athens
Ohio
Francis says Bolshevik regime beyond civilization ostracize
American ambassador David R. Francis told a Senate committee that the Bolshevik government in Russia is outside civilization and should be cut off. He said they kill educated people, hold hostages, and starved the country, representing only a minority of Russians. He described attempts to leave Petrograd and the Archangel standoff with allied diplomats.
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Washington
Mar
Russia
David R. Francis
Senate
Francis
Petrograd
Moscow
Vologda
Archangel
North
Congress Must Show Hand on Faris
Washington Mar 8 Secretary of the Interior Lane urges a showdown in Congress on his bill to provide farms for returning soldiers. He condemns the last session’s Republican filibuster and says the government must pursue a generous course to aid veterans and food supplies, with new construction and public works creating thousands of jobs.
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Washington
Mar
Lane
Congress
Riots at Rhyl Camp Reported Exaggerated
London bulletin reports early Rhyl Canadian army camp riots were exaggerated. Five killed and 21 wounded, including two officers, with about 600 to 1,600 rioters. Damage pegged at 1650.60 dollars. One hundred men detained, 12 civilians. Red flag incident man shot dead.
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London
Rhyl
New Brunswick
Critics fault League pact faith in nation Dr Ann Howard Shaw says
Dr Ann Howard Shaw told the Illinois women's bar association in Chicago that critics of the league of nations plan are not keeping faith with the country. She charged many have not even read the covenant draft.
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Chicago
Mar
League of Nations
Ann Howard Shaw
Illinois Women’s Bar Association
Red Cross Conference Held in Athens March 12
Red Cross workers in Athens county gather at Athens on Wednesday March 12 to hear J. Maryin Teeleen from Lake Division headquarters Cleveland present future Red Cross plans.
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RED Cross
Athens
Athens County
J. Maryin Teeleen
Lake Division
Cleveland
Ohio
Peace Delegates Named by Jugos Slavs and Croats
The man pictured will represent the Croats and Jugoslavs at the peace conference. Both nations seek independence and territory, assigning Pavicic to lead negotiations and advance their aims.
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Pavicic
Rupture in German Allied Economic Talks Not Halt Armistice Work
Berne reports that rupture of negotiations between German and Allied economic commissions will not affect the armistice commission talks, which continue. Berlin dispatch says Germany broke off talks after demanding flour guarantees to last until the next harvest before surrendering its merchant fleet. The economic talks were separate from military armistice commissions.
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Berne
Allied Economic Commissions
Armistice Commission
Berlin
Almed Economic Commission
Germany
Armistice Commissions
Plenary German Peace Talks Slated in Versailles
L Intransigeant reports the first plenary conference with German delegates will occur in Versailles before month end. The general conference plans to ratify the preliminary peace on March 15, with German plenipotentiaries invited to an informal session beforehand.
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Paris
Versailles
Foster 9 Given Good Places in Congress Work
Congressman Foster earns a River and Harbors committee seat after requesting it and may miss out on Mines and Mining. He improves in health while preparing for an possible extra session, with the Ohio district along the Ohio River seen as well represented and Foster the sole Ohioan on a big seven committee.
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Foster
River and Harbors
House
Switzer
Ohio River
Ohio
Ohio cities may tax taxis under lawful limits
Attorney General Price ruled that municipalities may impose a tax on taxis and cabs as long as the levy is reasonable and commensurate with street damage. He also stated that if a board of education hires a teacher without a certificate, the clerk and the teacher may replace all pay due to the illegality of the hiring.
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Columbus
Price
Board of Education
Wedding Permits Granted for Joe Kanocz and Elizabeth Gail
Joe Kanocz 21 a Hollister miner and Elizabeth Gail 18 a Hollister clerk were married by Rev Mills. The notice lists the couple as residents of Hollister and records the ceremony date as not specified.
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Joe Kanocz
Miner
Elizabeth Gail
Clerk
Hollister
Rev. Mills
New American Aviation Speed Record Set Dayton to Mineola
M Reu ben F Fleet and Captain Hart F White set a 664 mile record in 4 hours 33 minutes flying from McCook Field Dayton Ohio to Hazelhurst Field Mineola New York in a De Havilland battle plane with a 400 hp Liberty engine. They flew 664 miles due to detours from roge and storms at altitudes 10 000 to 12 000 feet with one forced landing at Newburg New York.
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New York
M. Reuben F. Fleet
Hart F. White
McCook Field
Dayton
Ohio
Hazelhurst Field
Mineola
N. Y
Captain White
Major Fleet
Elks Urgently Call Members for March 9 Rehearsal
The Elks lodge summons all members to the club rooms after noon on Sunday March 9 for a minstrel rehearsal led by Secretary F. A. Ferguson.
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ELKS
F. A. Ferguson
Chauncey Man Thomas Kilpatrick Taken by Death
Telegram from Byesville Ohio reports the death of Thomas Kilpatrick at Cambridge hospital after gallstone surgery. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 pm at his son Mathew Kilpatrick’s home in High Street Chauncey with burial in Green Lawn cemetery. He was 59 and long resident of Chauncey after living in Hocking County. He leaves children Mathew Chauncey Mrs John Fisher Nelsonville Mrs Pete Ray Byesville John and James Circle Hill. a daughter Swyers preceded him.
Confessed AED Held for Probe in Angle Dam Case
A man named ACE, alleged laborer and confessed member of the I ww, testified at a hearing before United States Commissioner Johnson. He made seditious remarks about the government and was bound over to the grand jury on a $5000 bond. In Pomeroy Ohio Jail officials testified Mamaux terrorized prisoners and damaged much of the building.
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Allas Guiken Re
Il W. W
United States
Johnson
Pomeroy
Ohio
Mamaux
Republican National Committee Chairman Warns Against Internationalization
In St Paul last night Will Hays declared the party will accept no indefinite internationalization as a substitute for fervent American national impulse. He spoke after regional conferences and urged maintaining supreme nationalism while seeking methods to lessen future wars. The party is described as following the flag and keeping to national standards.
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Paul
Minn
Will Hays
Republican National Committee
Hays
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Republican Party
Albanian appeal to peace conference rejects Epirus annexation claim
Chicago Armenians cable to the peace conference urging disregard of Venizelos claim that Epirus populations want annexation. They say the assertion is a pure invention to benefit Greece and crush Albania.
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Chicago
Peace Conference
Venizelo
Greece
Albania
Venizelos
Epirus
Gree
Troop Ships Plattsburg and Chicago Arrive with Sailors
New York dispatch reports the transport Plattsburg arriving with 2,325 men including several casual companies and the transport Chicago bringing 1,060 men aboard.
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New York
Plattsburg
Chicago
Meigs and Athens Counties Win Road Improvement Funds
At a State Highway Commission hearing funds were approved for ten miles of improved roads from the Athens Meigs county line to Rock Springs and near Jerseyville. The main Market in Meigs County will cost about 240000 with 60 percent state and 40 percent county funding. Pratts Fork in Athens County gets 65000 with 32500 from the state. The Trimble segment, six miles, will be rebuilt at 990000 with substantial local contributions and financing. County commissioners and Athens chamber of commerce supported the plan.
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Pomeroy
Pratts Fork
Athens
Chauncey
Trimble
State Highway Commission
Athens- Meigs County
Rock Springs
Jerseyville Pike
Meigs County
Trime
Athens County
Harbor Strike Ends as 5000 Return to Work in Major Pact
Five thousand harbor workers resumed duties after a vote to accept wage concessions from the railroad administration. Ferries and other rail line craft were back in service. The deal grants wage increases totaling beyond the unions’ initial request and adds an eight hour day for returning staff. Federal mediator Hughes expects private boat owners to follow.
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New York
Railroad Administration
Hughes
He's a Dead One Detroit Crime Note
Police say George Wasna is a dead one after being found with a stolen undertaker's outfit in his possession. The incident is under investigation by Detroit authorities.
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Detroit
George Wasna
Desperate battles rage in Hun city as compromise reached
United Press reports in Berlin that a compromise with the German cabinet grants soviets constitutional recognition while heavy street fighting continues in parts of the city. Rebels hold north western sectors behind barricades as casualties mount and reinforcements arrive. American mission members remain safe at the Alden Hotel.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Press
Berlin
General Star
Alexanderplatz
Kaiserstrasse
East Prussia
Alden Hotel
Mrs Carmichel Dies In Barberton Of Cancer
Mrs Robert Carmichel died at her Barberton home yesterday morning at 5. Funeral processions will travel to Athens by the Hocking Valley at noon Sunday and to New Marshfield by motor to the home of Anna Jones mother of the deceased for services Monday at 1 PM. Burial will be in New Marshfield cemetery. Survived by husband three sons and one daughter two sons preceded in death.
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Robert Carmichel
Barberton
Athens
Hocking Valley
New Marshfield
Anna Jones
Italy Tightens Rim Width Rules on Highways
Italy enacts a series of regulations governing the allowable width of wheel rims for vehicles on highways. The measures aim to standardize safety and vehicle compliance across regions and will require adjustments for nonconforming wheels.
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Italy
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