Lodge Plans a Showdown Over Four Power Treaty
Washington reports Senate maneuver by Senator Lodge to force a final vote on the Robinson reservation to amend the four power treaty. The plan aims to test strength between treaty critics and supporters, even if a night session is needed to push the matter. The reservation would require a general conference of nations claiming an interest in any dispute among the four signatories and other powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bart Campbell
Washington
Mar
Lodge
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
League of Nations
Oko limit now in force in Athens County roads
County Engineer Fred Baker erects warning signs on several state roads in Athens County. Heavy loads are unavailable until the season ends under the Burke law setting maximum loads by season and vehicle type. Signs state weight limits: three inch metal tires allowed 333 pounds per inch. rubber tires 533 pounds per inch.
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Fred Baker
Athens County
Ohio
Brunen, Friend of Taylor, Is Slain in New Jersey
John Theodore Brunen amusement promoter and circus owner, said to be close to William Desmond Taylor, was murdered last night in his Riverton home. He sat at a first floor window reading trial coverage when a shotgun blast shattered the skull behind his left ear.
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Riverton
N. J
John Theodore Brunen
William Desmond Taylor
Brunen
Obenchain
Women must share equally with men now says Lady Rhondda
London March 11 Lady Rhondda, England's leading businesswoman and a candidate for a seat in the House of Lords, advocates equal rights for women in all professions including statesmanship. She says motherhood remains the greatest vocation but women must vote and hold office alongside men on political questions.
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David M. Church
International News Service
London
Mar
Lady Rhondda
House of Ords
Rhondda
England
House of Lords
House approves seed grain aid for drought farmers
By a 99 to 82 vote the house passed a bill to appropriate 1 million dollars to buy seed grain for farmers in northwestern states who lost crops in recent droughts. The senate bill with 5 million dollars was amended by the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
House
Senate
Railroad Wages Questioned by ERN Be Hoar in Cincinnati
Ernet Binkerd of New York, assistant to the chairman of the American association of railroad executives, told the Cincinnati chamber of commerce that railroad wages are too high given falling living costs.
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Cincinnati
Rimert Binkerd
New York
American Association of Railroad Executives
Chamber of Commerce
President Harding postpones golf amid bad weather
Daytona amid rain delays the president. The Nahemoka houseboat carrying the presidential party was due to dock at dawn. If rain eases, President Harding plans to play eighteen holes at the Sea Breeze club course on vacation day.
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Daytona
Fla
Nahemoka
Harding
Sea Breeze Club
Hughes Defends Four Power Pact In Senate Letter
Secretary of State Hughes wrote to Senator Underwood defending the four power treaty. He denounced Senate insinuations that American delegates were imposed on and called the failure to ratify a national calamity.
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International News Service
Washington
Hughes
Senate
Underwood
Fourth illegal operation death reported in Toledo
Mrs Esther Teague seventeen of Indianapolis died at Robinwood hospital after an illegal operation. On her death bed she accused a Toledo doctor. This is the fourth similar death in twenty days involving the same physician.
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Toledo
Mar
Esther Teague
Indianapolis
Robinwood Hospital
Fess Urges Capital and Labor to Align on Production Costs
In Athens on November 29, 1921 Congressman S D Fess called for capital and labor to unite on production costs and push reductions under economic law. He warned of brutal effects if costs fall without coordinated effort.
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S. D. Fess
Athens
Court may force conference to break coal wage deadlock
Washington officials say a mandamus could compel soft coal operators and miners to meet before April 1 1922 to settle wage differences. Government officials and Secretary Davis favor avoiding a strike but warn a conference is needed to uphold the 1920 pact and prevent disruption of coal mining.
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Harry Ward
Washington
Mar
Davis
John Moore
Legislative Committee
United Mine Workers
Moore
John L. Lewis
Harding
United Mine Workers Organization
Tam
Miners Walk Out After Black Diamond Discharges Check Weighman
At Amesville on March 11, miners deserted their posts after the Black Diamond mine fired Check Weighman Harris of Lathrop for cursing in the office about scales. The firm had left operations light with 30 miners working three to four days weekly as a repair team for the scales arrived Friday. The dispute moves to higher officials.
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Amesville
Harris
Lathrop
Black Diamond
Women Valued More for Delicate Dye Tests Than Men
A historical note claims women are more valuable than men for performing delicate dye tests due to perceived steadier hands and greater attention to detail, shaping early labor expectations in dyeing industries.
Noted historian Robert M. Gibson linked to Indiana poison probe
Nelsonville Ohio reports the arrest of Robert M. Gibson in Greenfield Indiana as the death probe into Clara Green Carl and her second husband advances. Gibson, a writer and historian, was visiting Huntsville Missouri with his wife when death occurred. He previously taught at Greendale and married Clara in 1897. Relatives intend a thorough inquiry to uncover all facts.
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Nelsonville
Robert M. Gibson
Clara Green Carl
Greenfield
Ind
New Straitsville
Carl
Gibson
Huntsville
Missouri
Indiana
Mr. Gibson
Greendale
Clara Green
Ohio Bell rate hearings postponed to April 24 Lisbon plan
Columbus March 11 state utilities postponed hearings on April 24 regarding Ohio Bell Telephone Company proposal to implement a schedule of unified service rates at Lisbon.
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Columbus
Mar
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Lisbon
Attacked by Bull Leaves Penfield Man Fractured Skull
Wellington report says A. B. Smith of Penfield was attacked and trampled by a bull while displaying it to his brother. He sustains a fractured skull and internal injuries with physicians conceding little hope for recovery.
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Wellington
A. B. Smith
Penfield
Bucyrus Increases DUI Fine As City Adopts Higher Penalties
Following Mayor Charles J. Picking example the Bucyrus city council at the request of safety director E J Myers raises penalties for driving an automobile while intoxicated from a previous range to a new minimum of 25 and maximum of 100 dollars.
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Bucyrus
Charles J. Picking
E. J. Myers
America Also Has a Bill to Collect
Washington reports the United States intends to collect 241 million dollars for Rhine occupation costs, despite Paris reports that allied finance ministers may not grant priority. A high State Department official calls denying the claim one of the most extraordinary things that ever happened.
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International News Service
Washington
United States
Rhine
State Department
Paris
Playground gear needs supervision to stay usable
Elyria organizations including the Young Men's Business Club and Parent Teachers Associations say they cannot provide free playground equipment without a supervisor. Last year equipment was damaged by older youths due to lack of supervision, according to reports to the board of education.
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Elyria
Young Men's Business Club
Parent-Teachers’ Associations
Board of Education
Soviet Germs Deep Into the Striking Zone
Thirty two men killed and seventy six wounded as guerilla warfare erupts between constabulary and Rand miners. Warm fighting at Benoni ends with three officers and nineteen constables dead, with clashes also at Fordsburg and Brakpan mine amid reports of a soviet form of government being attempted.
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London
International News Service
Rand
Reuther
Johannesburg
Benoni
Fordsburg
Brakpan
After Supper Special at Square Deal Grocery
Strictly fresh country eggs offered at 19 cents a dozen with a deal of five dozen for 90 cents. Local ad highlights economical poultry produce.
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Square Deal Grocery
America to Use Diplomatic Pressure Over Near East Conference
Washington reports the United States will rely on diplomatic pressure to oppose any anti American policies at the allied conference on Near Eastern affairs. The U S government has not been invited to participate and will not join the talks despite business appeals. The core reason remains the administration's stance against foreign political discussions.
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Washington
Mar
United States
Near East
Genoa
First Cabinet Baby Delivers for Davis Family
The Harding administration welcomed its first cabinet baby a girl weighing ten pounds, born this morning at Secretary of Labor James J. Davis and wife’s home. The couple already have a son and a daughter.
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Washington
Mar
International News Service
Harding
Labor
James J. Davis
Davis
Oranges and Lemons Essential Foods Prompt Free Booklet
A health feature promotes oranges and lemons as essential foods and explains doctors order orange juice for bottle babies. It advertises a free 52 page booklet with about 200 recipes, obtainable by sending two cents for postage via the Washington Information Bureau.
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Washington Information Bureau
Public Looks to Prices by Firemen Demand Clean Coal
An editor's note highlights a government coal output chart for 1921, urging all readers concerned with the coal industry to study it closely. The piece argues deflation must come and coal prices need adjustment. It frames unions pressing for price changes and cleaner coal as key to industry health.
Southern Ohio coal fields warned to reform wages and conditions
Claude di Waltermire argues Southern Ohio must adjust wages and working conditions to compete with eastern Ohio and nonunion fields. He warns contracts ending April first will shift buyers to lower price, higher quality coal from nonunion districts, risking local jobs and market share.
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Ohio
Commonwealth
Southern
United States
Eternal Hills
Hocks Valley
West Virginia
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