House to Pass Soldier Bonus Bill On March 20
Washington March 9 The soldier bonus bill is expected to pass the House on Monday March 20 by a two thirds vote with limited debate. Leaders plan extended discussion time due to public interest while blocking moves toward a sales tax and excess profits tax linked to the bonus. The army appropriation bill follows next week with a major clash over personnel levels.
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A. O. Hayward
Washington
Mar
House
Ways and Means Committee
Com
Soldier Bonus Bill Scheduled for House Action Monday
Juvenile case in Washington DC involves Judge Kathryn Sellers deliberating a Solomonic decision. Two women claim to be the mother of a newborn, with Maria Matteo and Etta Peck each presenting competing narratives over who gave birth and who received the infant.
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Kathryn Sellers
Washington, D. C
Maria Matteo
Etta Peck
President Harding En Route to St Augustine on Special Train
President Harding rests aboard a Coast Line special en route to St Augustine Florida after a night at sea. The train is escorted by a pilot train and overseen by railway officials for security. Harding plans golf on arrival and may cruise on E B McLains house boat before returning to St Augustine.
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Frank A. Stetson
SN. S
Hardng
ST. Augustie
Fla
Mar
Harding
South Carolina
Savannah
St. Augustine
Atlantic Coast Line
Dance at Chauncey K. of P. Hall Friday Night
Dance at Chauncey K. of P. hall Friday night March 10. Park plan includes a motor bus for Athens after the dance.
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Chauncey K. of P. Hall
Park Plan
Athens
Six Day Bicycle Race Leaders Maintain One-Lap Edge
At the 81st hour mark in Madison Square Garden the Grenda-McNamara and Brocco-De Ruyter teams led twelve rivals by one lap. They had covered 1415 miles and six laps by 9 a.m. today.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Grenda-McNamara
Brocco-De Ruyter
Man Fractures Wrist While Cranking Ford Truck
J. F. Gulley of Richland Avenue suffered a severe wrist fracture while cranking a Ford truck for the Gray son Manufacturing company on Tuesday. He was taken to a physician for reduction and will be unable to work for several weeks.
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J. F. Gulley
Richland Avenue
Grayson Manufacturing Company
Glash Averted Thug Far The Careful Work
Limerick reports a potential clash between loyal troops under Michael Collins and rebel Limerick and Tipperary battalions is being averted. A wavering Limerick brigade may join loyal forces after parley. Loyal units occupy barracks while rebels convert hotels and a poor house into cantonments. Reinforcements arrive and rebels are outnumbered. both sides are fully armed for field service.
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Daniel O'Connell
N. S
Limerick
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Tipperary
Michael Collins
Arthur Griffith
Pythians Plan Dance Saturday Evening
Pythian dance set for Saturday night March 11 with tickets and invitations ready. Committee members Snyder Shilter Skinner Atkinson and Stocklin available to distribute entries.
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Snyder
Shilt
Skinner
Atkinson
Stocklin
Yesterdays in Ohio historical notes and events
Chronology captures key Ohio items: 1829 Edward Orton born in Deposit New York and later first president of Ohio State University. 1874 Cincinnati temperance crusade. 1905 Oliver C Haugh convicted for family murder in Dayton. 1918 tornado in Van Wert County. 1920 Cleveland bakers strike ends after sermon.
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Edward Orton
Ohio State University
Deposit
N. Y
Columbus
Cincinnati
Oliver C. Haugh
Dayton
van Wert
Cleveland
Union Mine Workers Threaten WV District 17 Strike
In Charleston West Virginia March 1 1921 the International Mine Workers of America states that District 17 miners will strike April 1 unless operators negotiate. Isaac Scott acting secretary cites district locals with 43000 members and notes no operator negotiations or acceptable terms. The union did not reveal plans regarding Norfolk and Western or Logan county fields.
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Charleston
W. Va
Mar
International Mine Workers of America
District 17
West Virginia
Isaac Scott
Scott
Norfolk & Western
Logan County
United Mine Workers
Mingo
Kanawha
Boone
Logan
Verdict in Horse Deal Lets Poston Win $300
A Athens county common pleas jury awarded Lorenzo P Poston of Athens $300 plus interest against Joe B Davis of Nelsonville after a horse deal dispute. Poston claimed Davis did not pay the $300 for a mare Davis bought.
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Lorenzo PD. Poston
Athens
Joe B. Davis
Nelsonville
Ohio Valley shoe retailers select Columbus for next convention
Cleveland reports a highly successful Ohio Valley shoe retailers convention with Columbus chosen as the site for the next gathering, signaling strong regional activity in the footwear trade.
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Cleveland
Mar
Ohio Valley
Columbus
Baby Clinic Friday at Athens City Hall
The weekly public health department clinic will be in the city hall clinic room Friday afternoon from 3 to 4 o clock. Public health nurses will conduct weighing feeding and hygiene demonstrations for parents and infants.
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Public Health Department
Athens
Eleven Lives Lost as Dutch Vessel Founders at Sea
Eleven sailors perished when a Dutch vessel foundered in a gale in the Zudor Sea today. Rescue crews recovered the bodies and began a wider search for any remaining crew members. The tragedy occurred off Amsterdam amid worsening weather conditions.
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Amsterdam
Zudor Sea
England Hopes Attitude Here Will Be Changed Later
London dispatch reports official disappointment as the United States declines active participation in the Genoa conference next month. Prime Minister Lloyd George remains hopeful the U S will back some conference decisions while Downing Street questions the state department rationale. The Genoa issue overshadows the Tory rift in the coalition as the premier’s health improves.
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England
David M. Church
London
Mar
United States
Genoa
Lloyd George
Downing Street
American State Department
Newlyweds Leaving to Tour the Old World
Viscount Las Celles and Princess Mary departed for Paris to finish their honeymoon in Europe. From Paris they will visit Florence, Italy. A large crowd gathered at Buckingham Palace hoping for a glimpse of the newly married couple.
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London
Viscount Lascelles
Princess Mary
Paris
Europe
Florence
Italy
Buckingham Palace
Baptizing of Dog by Pastor Draws Censure
Buster Porter a dog in Wellesley Mass is described as a full fledged prospero and Rev Edwin Curtis of Brookline First Presbyterian may lose his pastorate for baptizing the dog and thanking for salad and french fried potatoes. The Boston Presbytery which includes Brookline has voted to depose the Rev. Curtis.
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Buster” Porter
Wellesley
Mass
Dwin Curtis
Brooklize First Presbyterian Church
Boston
Brookline Ct
Curtis
Union Leaders Clting Tight on Lid Today
Washington reports labor secretary Davis says in direct talks with coal operators in the central field to avert a coal strike by meeting miners. Indianapolis officials note no split in the United Mine Workers as Farrington backs union stance against separate Illinois or field wage deals while awaiting an interstate conference by April.
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Washington
Mar
International News Service
Secretary of Labor
Davis
Labor Department
Indianapolis
Illinoie
United i Mine Workers
Frank Farring
Ton
Illinois
Farrington
Coastline Erosion Surpasses 3000 Acres in 40 Years
Over the past four decades more than 3000 acres of England's coast have eroded into the sea. Experts warn of ongoing retreat driven by storms and rising sea levels, with risk to communities and habitats along exposed shorelines.
Director Irma Stanfield Arrives to Lead Athens Relief Work
Miss Irma Stanfield arrives in Athens to direct relief and social service work as executive secretary. She brings six years with the Red Cross in Cleveland and plans to meet with local organizations before acting. Her office is at the Athens Chamber of Commerce and she will begin active duties early next week.
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Irma Stanfield
Athens County
Athens City
Miss Stanfield
Red Cross
Cleveland
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Pasadena Girl Wins $10 George Washington Message Prize
Miss Marie Grim of Pasadena California won the Pasadena Evening Post contest for writing the best message from George Washington to President Harding. The entry was printed on the paper’s first page and sent to the president with an explanation. Grim is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James Grim former Athens residents born in Athens and raised there.
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Athens
Geo. Washington
Marie Grim
Pasadena
Calif
Evening Post
George Washington
Harding
Miss Grim
James Grim
Charles Grim
South Congress Street
Emma Grim
West Union Street
Coal boom runs mines day and night in West Virginia
Williamson West Virginia March 9 coal production reaches 1918 war peak as Norfolk and Western adds twenty five locomotives to move coal from Pond Creek district. Coal buying is heavy with no anticipated strike. operators say mines in this section are non union.
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Norfolk and Western Railroad
Williamson Coal Operators Association
Princess Eitel Friedrichs Confession Shocks Potsdam Court
Princess Erine Menage Berlin appeared as co respondent in Baron Plettenbergs divorce case confessing years of intimate relations after marriage to the ex Kaiser’s son. Baron Plettenberg, a guards officer, and Prince Hitel Friedrich, second son of the former emperor, are named. The court noted her frank admission of guilt despite her beauty. In Huntington immigrants advocate Wallis urges screening and distribution to aid Americanization.
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Berlin
Eitel Friedrichfs
Potsdam
Baroness Plettenberg
Frank
Baron Plettenberg
Hitel Friedrich
Sophie Charlotte
Freidrich August of
Oldenburg
Foreign bonds come under close government scrutiny
American bankers reassured the state and treasury departments that when floating foreign loans they will follow U S policy to prevent American capital from leaving American channels. Official confirmation came from the Treasury Department.
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Washington
State
Treasury Departments
United States
Treasury Department
Crissinger denies warning on bonus cert loans
Washington March 9 Comptroller of the Currency D R Crissinger denied this afternoon that he ever stated he would instruct national banks not to accept the proposed soldier bonus certificates as security for loans if Congress passes the measure.
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Washington
D. R. Crissinger
Congress
Trade groups plan conference on business stabilization
Washington date March 9. Trade associations will discuss methods to prevent industrial and commercial downturns at a conference in Washington on March 21.
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Washington
Britain to aid Russia with medical help instead of funds
In the house of commons Chamberlain stated the government will provide medical aid to Russia rather than financial assistance.
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London
Russia
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Rail unions face wage cut hearings delayed to May or June
Indications today that wage cut hearings before the U S rail labor board will not finish before May 1 and a June ruling is expected. Bitter disputes flare between standard unions linked to the AFL and the big four brotherhoods, amid talk of a separate agreement with railroads. Announcement of any accord between the big four and railroads is anticipated soon.
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Chicago
International News Service
United States Rail Labor Board
Standard
American Federation of Labor
Athens Club Women Aid Red Cross Relief Work
Athens Chamber of Commerce luncheon highlights relief programs run with City Federation. Food clinics in county schools feed undernourished children with sandwiches milk and soup. Buchtel hosts 450 students with about 100 undernourished. Bailey Run and Hamley Run face road blockages. teachers and volunteers deliver meals and clothing, aiding public health efforts.
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CLUB
Women OF Athens
RED Cross Society
F. W. Bush
Buchtel
Bush
Public Health Department
Buechtel
Federation
Arange
Bailey Run
Garrett
Ing
United States Not Joining Genoa Conference Trade Talks
The Genoa economic conference may be postponed as the United States refuses to participate. Secretary Hughes calls the gathering political, signaling Washington’s isolationist stance and warning Europe to avoid relying on American support for its Eastern markets. France fears the move will undermine the talks and Britain and Italy may cancel the meeting.
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George R. Holmes
Washington
Mar
Genoa
Hughes
United States
France
Britain
Italy
Russia
Germany
Europe
America
Women Voter League to Observe Wheeling Council
A three member delegation from the League of Women Voters will monitor Wheeling city council operations in the future to ensure transparency and accountability.
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WOMEN
Wheeling
W. Va
League of Women Voters
Havana Imported Cigars Target Women Smokers
Havana cigars marketed toward women are being imported, signaling a trend in tobacco advertising and consumption among female smokers.
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Havana
Late Cold Snaps Often Cause Fires
An article warns that sudden cold snaps after mild spells trigger fires due to improper furnace operation. It urges readers to learn fire dangers, offering a free booklet from Frederic J. Haskin via a coupon for return postage.
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Ohio
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Rev
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Stevens
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Huntington
Frederick A. Wallis
Lis Island
Wallis
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