Allied forces press into Germany over reparations demands
Allied armies invaded western Germany to force payment of reparations while the German reparations commission rejected the terms. London reported occupation plans spreading to Ruhr cities with billeting orders in place as British and French chiefs debated terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED. L. Keen
United Press
London
Germany
German Reparations Commission
Simons
League of Nations
Dusseldorf
Ruhrort
Duisberg
Packers Cut Wages And End War Time Hours
The United Press reports that about 200000 packing industry workers face wage cuts around 12.5 percent and the wartime eight hour day ends. Chicago sees 30000 affected while other centers include Omaha St Louis Kansas City Indianapolis St Paul St Joseph Sioux City and Fort Worth. The plan keeps forty hour minimum pay weekly and overtime at time and a half after ten hours daily or fifty four hours weekly with Sundays and six holidays as exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. O’sullivan
United Press
Chicago
Mar
Omaha
St. Louis
Kansas City
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Burial jeopardizes Wetzel family graves in coal land upheaval
Powhatan Ohio March 8. Extensive coal deals in southern Belmont and northern Monroe counties threaten removal of the graves of Lewis Wetzel Washington Wetzel and Jacob Wetzel notable frontier figures. The private burial ground on Woods farm lies across roads that will access 25 000 acres of coal bought by Marco Coal Company Cleveland and the Cleveland and Western Coal Company Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powhatan
Belmont
Monroe Counties
Lewis Wetzel
Washington Wetzel
Jacob Wetzel
Woods Farm
Marco Coal Company
Cleveland
Cleveland and Western Coal Company
Wittenberg Triumphs Over Heidelberg in Conference Win
Wittenberg beat Heidelberg 39 to 20 in an Ohio conference game as Wittenberg dominated the contest from start to finish. Heidelberg struggled offensively, while Wittenberg built a solid lead and secured the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittenberg
Springfield
Heidleberg
Tiffan Ohio
Editor May Be Appointee as U S Ambassador to Britain
Col. George Harvey, editor of the North American Review and Harvey's Weekly, has been offered the post of U S ambassador to Great Britain by President Harding. The appointment would honor his long service in journalism and public affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
George‘Harvey
The
North American Review
Harvey’s Weekly
U. S
Great Ae
Harding
Ram
Soldiers seek Uncle Sam aid for veterans compensation
Red Cross official M. D. Hughes said across Lake Division conferences that wounded World War I veterans increasingly seek compensation due. He cited bureaucratic delays and red tape as hindering claims, noting Clarence Wolf of Factory who, despite Verdun service and 15 percent disability, remains physically unable to work and is in critical condition in a Columbus hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
M. D. Hughes
Hughes
Lake Division
American Red Cross
Clarence Wolf
Factory
Verdun
Wolf
Columbus Hospital
Window display hosts Ingersoll watch guessing contest
A Cornwell's jewelry window presents Ingersoll Radiolite watches in boxes for a guessing game. Participants may register guesses without purchase. the closest guess wins a watch. Contest closes next Saturday at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornwell’s
Ingersoll
Ingersoll Radiolite Watch
City votes for daylight saving time again this summer
Columbus city council approved daylight saving time for the coming season. Clocks will move forward one hour on April 3 and fall back one hour on the first Sunday in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Mar
Morrison couple welcome baby daughter Virginia Kathleen
Albany Ohio March 8 Mr and Mrs Clayton Morrison announce the birth of their daughter on March 7 naming her Virginia Kathleen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Clayton Morrison
This Place
Virginia Kathleen
Home Folks Meet Columbus Children’s Home Supervisors
Annual meeting of the state wide group of children's home superintendents and matrons convenes in Columbus today. Leaders from across Ohio gather to share practices and discuss welfare matters affecting facilities and young residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Children’s Home
Ohio
Special Sereno Lodge Meeting in First Degree Work
O C F notes a special Sereno Lodge No 479 gathering Wednesday at 7:00 P M. The New Marshfield degree staff will exemplify first degree work. Large attendance is desired with refreshments provided by GEO MINAMYER N G.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sereno Lodge No
New Marshfield
County Community Day Planned in Athens for March 16
Athens Red Cross worker M. D. Hughes announced Athens County Community Day on March 16. The event gathers public benefiting groups with eminent speakers from the farm agency health department church Red Cross and school for an all day session and a Chamber of Commerce lunch program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens County
M. D. Hughes
Athens Red Cross
Hughes
Farm Agency
Health Department
Church
Red Cross
School
Chamber of Commerce
Firing in Matewan Gun Fight Attracts Testimony
Witness Garfield Young testifies that Albert C. Felts fired the first shot in the Matewan confrontation that killed ten during last May’s clash. He says Felts wounded Mayor Testerman and ordered his men to line up before the fusillade began as Isaac Brewer joined the gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Beaman Williamson
W. Va
Matewan
Albert C. Felts
Garfield Young
Baldwin-Felts
Felts
Mayor Testerman
Isaac Brewer
Young
Mutiny in Russia Reported Quiet in Moscow and Petrograd
A Moscow official message dated March 6 says Kronstadt mutineers are fighting each other and the insurrection is collapsing. Foreign reports from Helsingfors state Bolshevik commissaries in Petrograd are dead or imprisoned, with only the Saint Peter and Paul fortress remaining loyal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Moscow
Petrograd
Kronstadt
Soviet Russia
London
Foreign Office
Helsingfors
Saint Peter and Paul
Costa Rican Forces Withdrawn From Panama Border
The State Department awaited word on Costa Rican troop evacuation from the Coto territory as Costa Rica replied to Secretary Hughes with a pledge to cease fighting. The Costa Rican government agreed to the withdrawal demanded by the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama
State Department
Coto
Hughes
United States
Girl Found Dead Near Buckeye Lake
Opal Sanders a 15 year old Columbus girl was found dead in a cottage at Buckeye Lake yesterday. Local authorities opened an investigation into the death with details not yet released. The tragedy shocked residents of Columbus and nearby Buckeye Lake communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Opal Sanders
Columbus
Buckeye Lake
Steel firm ends seven day week in United States Steel
Elbert H Gary, chairman of the board, announces that the seven day week has been eliminated in the United States Steel Corporation. The move comes as the committee on an eight hour day reviews the 12 hour day question after consulting presidents of subsidiary companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Elbert H.gary
Judge Wood to Speak at Chamber Luncheon
Judge J. M. Wood will address the Chamber of Commerce at Nuncheon tomorrow on reorganization of state departments as proposed by the present state administration. He will focus on how the plan affects Ohio University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Wood
Chamber of Commerce
Nuncheon
Traction stockholders to meet in Nelsonville
The adjourned annual meeting of the stockholders of the Hocking Sunday Creek Traction Co. will be held at the company office in Nelsonville Ohio Wednesday at 1 P M. Bondholders are invited to attend this meeting.
New mute for cornet mimics saxophone tones
A new mute design for the cornet allows players to produce tones similar to a saxophone. The device alters timbre and airflow to achieve a smoother, reed-like sound, expanding expressive possibilities for brass players.
Red Troops and Kronstadt Battle near Petrograd in March
Red troops aided by Chinese mercenaries failed to halt a rebel advance toward Petrograd and Kronstadt. Heavy bombardment along the Petrograd island fortress line continued amid fog and shifting reports on who controlled Krasn Dayagorka and surrounding fortifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsingfors
Reébel
Petrograd
Waschostrow
Petropavrovsk
Kronstadt
Petropovolovsk
Kras- Dayagorka
Mine Supply House to Have a Branch Here
The Morgan-Gardner Company of Pittsburg opens a branch supply house in West Athens near the Hocking Valley freight depot. James Rustin, the local representative, will run the Athens warehouse and speed up machinery shipments for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan-Gardner Company
Pittsburg
Athens
West Athens
Hocking Valley
James Rustin
Rustin
Williamson Brakeman Killed in Williamstown Revolver Fight
WILLIAMSON W VA March 8 Bill Allen a railroad brakeman was killed in a revolver fight with Earl Chapman Hero in Williamstown early this morning. Allen was struck by a shot near the heart and died while Chapman was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson
W. Va
Bill Allen
Earl Chapman
Allen
Chapman
Self loading truck slips backward on slope crash
A self loading motor truck slid backward on a slope causing a 0.8 second disturbance and prompting onlookers to assist. Authorities investigated the mechanical fault and noted the incident halted nearby traffic while workers stabilized the vehicle.
Panamanian Councils Reject Boundary Withdrawal Demands
Municipal councils across Panama advise President Porras against pulling troops from Coto and reject accepting the boundary line drawn by Chief Justice White. They acted in response to the Hughes drafted ultimatum presented by the U.S. Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
City Federation Delivers Bids On Market And Enforcement
Delegations from the City Federation told council members on Monday of plans to enforce the anti spitting rule on streets near the courthouse and to establish a summer city market. They proposed two market days weekly, likely Wednesday and Saturday, near the Armory or City Building, with wagons selling produce and the street designated for summer use. Local grocers favor the plan to reduce perishable goods and support a market that could benefit producers and consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Federation
Ciy Federation
Blue Law Abolished? Attorneys Call Verdict Acquittal
Cincinnati March 8 report says grocery and butcher trade attorneys claim the Gary verdict in municipal court acquitting John Devin, a grocer, on a Sunday law charge signals the end of the blue law era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Grocera and
Butchers Associationa
Gary
John Devin
Lawa
Ohio House Sees Proposed State Income Tax Bill
A Logan county representative introduces a state income tax plan offering exemptions for singles up to 600 dollars and married couples up to 1000 plus 200 per dependent. Net income deductions include taxes interest charitable bequests and depreciation with 1 percent tax on up to 4000 and 2 percent above. Proceeds split 25 to state 75 to local revenue. A forestry department bill with a chief and five deputies is also introduced by Representative Silver of Preble county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Gordon
Logan County
State Department of Forestry
Silver
Preble County
Women Shot Craps Catch On In Columbus
In Columbus Ohio a new fad spreads as women host craps shooting parties at local jewelry stores and other venues. The article notes several incidents where women attended and bought dice within a short period, reflecting a growing social trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
O. Mar
Ingly
Dea
Amon Y Enttirely
Small Fire at Dodge Garage on North Court Street
Firefighters battled a blaze at the Cooley and Campbell garage on North Court Street starting from spilled iron on the second floor workshop. Extinguishers failed due to fumes. hoses were used to douse floor and roof. By 3 p.m. the fire was out with estimated damage in the hundreds of dollars. No cause found for gasoline ignition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooley & Campbell
North Court Street
Rates Rejected for Ice Cream Shipments by Express Co
The Public Utilities Commission rejected sections of the American Railway Express Company rate schedule seeking higher billing for ice cream shipments. The move followed protest from the Ohio Dairy Products Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Mar
Public Utilities Commission
American Railway Express Company
Pe Ohio Dairy Products Association
Cincinnati Oil Station Bandit Strikes Again
A lone bandit, known for oil station holdups, robbed a Standard Oil filling station at Sixth and Scott streets in Covington last night and then escaped despite pursuits. The heist totaled 35 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Standard Oil Company
Sixth and
Scott Streets
Covington
Reverend Clark to Speak at Salvation Army Meeting
Rev W M Clark of Columbus will conduct a special Salvation Army meeting at City Building’s Mayors Court Room at 7 PM tonight He recently closed a Sugar Creek revival with two hundred conversions and will also address people in the open air at the courthouse corner at 6 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Clark
Salvation Army
W. M. Clark
Columbus
Salvation Army Hall
Mayors’ Court Room
Sugar Creek
Torch Man Buys Alfred Black Grocery Store
Mr C Bean of Torch has purchased the Alfred Black grocery at 210 West Union Street and took possession Monday. He recently closed a general merchandise store at Coolville and Mr Black plans to leave for California soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torch Man
Alfred Black
C. Bean
Mrs. Allen Bean
Torch
West Union Street
Mr. Bean
Coolville
Mr. Black
California
Harding to urge immediate ratification of Columbian treaty
Washington March 8 President Harding will send the senate a message urging immediate ratification of the Columbian treaty. The move comes on high authority confirming the administration's firm stance on treaty approval without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Harding
Senate
German Delegation Reports Unrest Fears After Conference
The German delegation warned of possible Communist uprisings in the western zone following Allied occupation. Foreign Minister Von Simons and General Von Seeckt ordered army and war ministry alert as radicals planned demonstrations regardless of conference results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sa’ Wetennne
von Simons
von Seeckt
War Ministry
Berlin
Allied troops cross Rhine into Ruhr towns
Allied forces of French British and Belgian units crossed the Rhine at dawn marching into Düsseldorf Duisburg and Ruhrport. They moved into the Ruhr Valley with horses foot and artillery, while pioneers built trenches and earthworks near the Düsseldorf bridge amid little sign of resistance.
Fragmentary OCR Item With Names Not Readable
Readable text fragments show unclear names and events. no coherent details on date place or outcome available.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Labor
Publicinction
Wetzells
Ador
British’ Empire
George Harvey
Aleged
Minamyer, N. G
Costa Rica
Judge Wood
New Place
City
Dodge Garage
Rhine
Dusseldorff
Ruhr
Duseldorff Bridge
Tata
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information ‘Bureau
Washington, D. C
Spade
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!