Worst violence in Ruhr brings many deaths
In Essen and Dortmund violence since the Ruhr invasion escalates with a French soldier killed and multiple wounded. In Buer Lieutenant Colonel Goltin and Chief Engineer Joly are shot. German claims of French blame spark reprisals as French rule tightens and a child is killed by a speeding French vehicle.
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Ruhr
I. N.S
Essen
Dortmund
Buer
Goltin
Chesseurs
Joly
Prence
M. Joly
Monarch Manufacturing Adds Washboards Plant Wing
March 12 report from Tifiin Ohio notes work began this morning on an addition to Monarch Manufacturing company plant, claimed to be the world's largest producer of washboards. The project expands capacity and reinforces the firm’s industry leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifiin. O
Monarch Manufacturing Company
Kirby Refuses to Name Source in Parole Graft Probe
James P F Kirby chief probation officer for Cuyahoga County and former newspaperman faced contempt in common pleas court after he refused to reveal the source of information about alleged graft paid to secure paroles. He stood by his claim of confidences even under possible jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mar
James FP. Kirby
Cuyahoga County
Common Pleasant
Fredee P. Walther
Common Pleas
Kirby
Barbertown Coroner Rules Suicide in Ozler Death
Coroner M B Crafts this morning returned a verdict of death by own action in the death of John Ozler aged 60 found in his cellar with a revolver by his side. Business reverses are said to have prompted the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barberton
Mar
M. B. Crafts
John Ozler
Recount of Philadelphia double murder and escape incident
A March 12 report from Philadelphia details two women killed and a 13 year old girl escaping a second story window during a brutal spree. The father is hospitalized with two bullets and poisoning, while police piece together the crime scene and motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mar
Nis
Detective Bureau
William Silva
Mary Rames
Ikxemma Silva
Man“va
Army air service needs 25 million yearly in five years
In Washington on March 12 J Mayhew Wainwright retiring assistant secretary of war warned that the army air service requires 25 million dollars annually for five years to ensure U S safety He said within two years the air service will hold less than half the aircraft needed for normal peacetime work and rebuilding the industry for an emergency would take a year if the industry were extinguished
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Army Air Service
United States
J. Mayhew Wainwright
Weeks
Wainwright
Air Service
Athens County One Room Schools Post Strong Spelling Averages
A partial list shows average spelling test results for February across Athens county one room and graded schools. Notably Mineral grammar school under Forest Johnson records fifth grade 98 percent, sixth and seventh grades at 190 percent, and eighth grade 99.13 percent, highlighting exceptional pupil performance.
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Athens County
York
Kenney
White Hall
Fierce Ridge
West Land
Henderson
Big Sandy
Union
Wallace
Koons
Cone
Tick Ridge
Little Sandy
Fair View
Lee
Golden
Big Bailey
Hamley Run
Dover
Concord
Athens
Fire at Downing Street Fails to Harm Premier Bonar Law
A morning fire erupted at 106 Downing Street the official residence of Premier A. Bonar Law. The premier was awakened and evacuated but the blaze was quickly controlled with only minor damage.
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London
106
Downing Street
A. Bonar Law
Roundup of Irish suspects may widen raid crackdown
London reports another roundup of Irish men and women in England accused of plotting against the Irish Free State. Widespread raids Sunday seized 100 persons. Dublin plans to seek US extradition of Irish Republican sympathizers tied to fund raising and contraband war materials shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hmngland
Avon Farmer Anton Kryzstowski Ends Life at Dinner
Despondent over injuries from two years earlier, 38 year old Anton Kryzstowski of Avon killed himself by drinking strychnine. He drank the poison at a family meal after asking for coffee, while his wife and three children were present.
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Elyria
Anton Kryzstowski
Weather Outlook for Ohio Valley and Tennessee Mar 17 1928
Near normal temperatures with considerable cloudiness. Rain or snow expected in the upper Ohio Valley with rain elsewhere around mid and again at week’s end. Washington forecast for the period ending March 17 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Talented rescue saves man after 104 foot fall in Amherst
Joseph Tokas, 50, plunged 104 feet at Malone quarry in Amherst. He landed on his hands, breaking both arms and multiple bones but survived. Hospital authorities say recovery is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Malone
Joseph Tokas
French Troops Prepare to Push Toward Hamm City
Report from the German frontier says French forces are massing for an advance on Hamm, a key railway city about 34 miles east of Tissen, as of tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Hamm
Tissen
Ohio farm land sells at 105 per acre
Ohio farm land sales average 105 dollars per acre from 360 reported transactions across the state. The compiled data by C. J. West of the federal crop reporting service indicates that inflation in land values has diminished compared with four to five years ago.
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Columbus, O
Bar
Ohio
C. J. West
Federal Crop Reporting Service
Athens City Leads In 1922 Tax Collection Totals
The December collection of taxes for the first half of 1922 is totaled by County Treasurer Richard P. Imes. General tax 560263.82 and delinquent personal tax 10187.88 bring in 570441.65. York township totals 130589.28 and Athens township 153654.77. Nelsonville paid 87828.02 at 2.84 rate while Athens paid 115149.75 at 2.18.
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Richard P. Imes
Treaurer
Athens
York Townships
Nelsonville
York Township
Happy Hollow
Carbondale
Buechtel
Buchtel
Athens Township
Athens City
Daleton
Plains
Mother Under Arrest in Bellaire Liquor Charge
Mrs Mary Tedora mother of six is under arrest in Bellaire Ohio charged with possessing liquor. Unable to give bond she was locked up.
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Bellaire
Mary Tedora
Aron Trade Transforms Cincinnati Iron and Steel Plant
A two million dollar deal completes the sale of the Cincinnati Iron and Steel Company to the J. T. Ryerson Company of Chicago. The purchase makes Ryerson one of the Midwest’s largest iron and steel warehousing plants. Harry C. Busch announced the sale, andDonald Ryerson assumed leadership of the plant in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati, C
Cincinnati Iron and Steel Company
J. T. Ryerson Company
Chicago
Middle West
Harry C. Busch
Cincinnati
Donald Ryerson
Record coal land prices rise in Ohio counties
Bridgeport Ohio reports record prices for Belmont county coal lands with farmers west of Bridgeport fetching as high as 750 dollars an acre for the Pittsburg vein not on a railroad. In nearby Jefferson county land recently sold for 1290 dollars per acre.
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Bridgeport
Belmont County
Here
Pittsburg
Jefferson County
Boy Dies as School Roof Blows Off in Wind
South Portsmouth Ohio March 12. James Dennis Boggs aged 12 was instantly killed and five companions injured when the roof of the South Portsmouth school building was blown off by high winds. The boys were playing marbles in the yard and were buried beneath the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
James Dennis Boggs
Seven Germans Shot to Death in Ruhr Riot
Paris dispatch reports seven Germans killed by French troops at Buer during a riot after two Germans, suspected assassins of French officers, were shot at Tuer while fleeing from military police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Buer
Colton
M. Joly
Ruhr
Tuer
Tornado Rips Pin Son Tennessee Wipes Town Clean
Atlanta March 12 Twenty people were killed when a tornado struck Pin Son Tennessee nearly wiping the town from the map. Red Cross officials reported heavy damage near Jackson and beyond into Kentucky with several deaths and widespread destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Pinson
Fenn
Red Cross
White Lights Attract Young Girl From Studies
Cincinnati police report a 19 year old girl alias Way Sunnemeyer admitted deceiving her parents about being a student at Cincinnati College of Music to fund social outings. A taxi dispute led to detentions and a later claim that a man’s watch and a bottle of liquor were hidden. Her father, a wealthy Ohio lumber dealer, said the ruse had earned $100 for tuition during a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Way Sunnemeyer
the Cincin
Joseph Hathran
Russellville, Ohio
Crying Babe Trick Turns Funeral Plan Upset
In Cincinnati on March 12, Buster Sanders a Black man asked police to bury his infant after black undertakers refused work for free. Dr D C Handley arranged a funeral while officers followed with a patrol wagon. The crying ceased and the infant laughed prompting the officer to remark the child was alive and the joke exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Buster Sanders
Hamilton County
D. C. Handley
Sanders
Drunken husband fatally shoots wife in West Virginia
Steubenville Ohio March 12 Mrs Catherine Visnie 35 was shot and killed by husband Michael Visnic at Beech Bottom West Virginia after a drunken spree. He entered the home and fired a single shot through her heart then surrendered. he was arrested and held at Wellsburg. The couple had five children in bed nearby.
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Steubenville
Catherine Visnie
Michael Visnie
Beech Bottom
West Virginia
Here
Visnic
Wellsburg
Rainmaking Tests Planned Over Langin Field
Government scientists move to Langin aviation field Moundsville West Virginia to test rain making by releasing electrically charged sand from aircraft. Langley plane from Langley field will participate under supervision of Prof Wilder Bancroft Cornell and Prof L Francis Warren New York.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Langin Aviation Field
Langley Field
Wilder D. Bancroft
Cornell University
L. Francis Warren
New York
Jangin Field
McCookfield
Dayton
Freed Leader is Cheered by Union Men at Meeting
More than 200 delegates from eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia miners attended the opening session of the 25th annual convention in Bellaire On March 12. Robert Farmer, recently acquitted of charges tied to the New Laferty strike riot, was given an ovation as he took the stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire
Ohio
West Virginia
Robert Farmer
New Laferty
Import Values Rise in 1922 U S Posts Record Influx
Washington reports 1922 imports reached 3,116,054,051 dollars, up sharply from 2,500,117,576 the prior year. December alone totaled about 297,000,000 dollars, exceeding the 237,195,505 figure for December 1921.
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Washington
Mar
United States
Commerce Department
Property Risks Flood as Dam Breaks at Wolfe Creek
Pumps and dreges are used today to save industrial property in Barberton Ohio after an artificial lake owned by Columbia Chemical company broke its dam. Water diverts into Wolfe Creek. Company officials cannot explain the dam break. Waste chemicals and alkali may kill fish for miles. Ohio Insulator plant faces imminent flood as workers race to turn water away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barberton
Columbia Chemical Company
Save Way
Wolfe Creek
Ohio
Naval Runaways Show Breakdown of the Personnel
Washington reports nearly 7 000 desertions and dishonorable discharges from the U S Navy in the last eight months. The Navy Department will take vigorous steps to check the morale breakdown among enlisted personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Navy
Navy Department
Thunderstorm Moves Through Zanesville In Early Morning
A vigorous thunder and lightning storm swept Zanesville today around 4 am. Strong winds throughout the day suggest March is shaping weather patterns in the Muskingum valley.
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Zanesville
Muskingum Valley
Public mass meeting called over Civil Liberties Union visit
Logan West Virginia officials urge a courtroom rally at the courthouse to denounce the Civil Liberties Union of New York City after a Logan county condemnation of anti American speech. Arthur Hays of New York disputed Logan county loyalty prompting American Legion Post 59 to adopt anti American resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Arfield Hays
New York
Logan County
United States
Raymond Newton
Post No. 59
American Legion
Kiwanis Set to Hear Athens County Farm Agent talk
R. J H. Pavey Athens county farm agent will address the Kiwanis club Tuesday evening on the subject What the Kiwanis Club Can Do for the Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
R. J H. Pavey
Athens County
Child Blown Under Street Car in Steubenville Tragedy
A three year old, James Baker, son of Miers Julia Baker, was decapitated today in Steubenville when a strong gale hurled him under a traction car. The child was playing on the sidewalk as the windstorm hit the city and the car moved rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
James Baker
Miers
Julia Baker
Death toll from Kentucky storm rises with two fatalities
In Richmond Kentucky a severe hat and wind storm today caused the death of William Hall a 38 year old farmer and his 4 year old daughter living ten miles from the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
William Hall
Damage Reports From Strong Wind Across Athens
A Monday storm caused minor damage citywide as high winds toppled trees and poles, tore shingles from roofs, and blew out a glass prism at the Athens Electric Cars storefront on South Court Street, injuring Hewitt with a minor scalp wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Electric Cars
South Court Street
Hewitt
Raids in Ireland Overshadowed by Exile of Suspected Plotters
In Dublin on March 12, about a thousand Irish republicans charged with plotting against the Free State were deported to Ireland from London and elsewhere and placed in Mountjoy jail under heavy guard. Authorities say the raids reveal a planned conspiracy with munitions and funds flowing from abroad, and note possible talks with France to deport Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel O'Connell
Joseph McCrath
England
Scotland
Ireland
Leneland
London
Manchester
Birmingham
Liverpool
Glasgow
George
Cornwell Begins Second Term as County Auditor
Fred Cornwell starts a new four year term as county auditor of Athen county on Monday morning. He previously served a partial first term from October 21, 1919, until the legislature lengthened the term to four years. His initial term lasted three years four months and 21 days. The auditor’s staff includes H. B. Sage as settlement clerk, former state examiner and auditor of Winton county, with J. Clyde Edmondson and T. R. Bennett also on the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cornwell
Athen County
Cornwell
H. B. Sage
Wimton County
J. Clyde Edmondson
T. R. Bennett
Trimble Township Trustee Arrested On Lunacy Charge
John Cavey former Trimble township trustee was arrested at his home near Mine No 17 of the Continental Coal Co on a lunacy charge. He was ruled insane by Dr Crawford of Glouster and Dr Me Dougal of Athens in probate court and committed to Athens state hospital by Judge M Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cavey
Trimble Township
Continental Coal Co
Crawford
Glouster
Me. Dougal
Athens
Athens State Hospital
Judge & M. Johnson
Lima Elks To Aid Poor City In Financial Restore
Lima O March 12 The Lima Elks announced a donation of 2000 to help the city’s finances. The funds will cover outstanding bills for street workers and other city duties when previous funds were exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
LIMO
Elk Lodge
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March
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Civil Liberties Union
King George
Free State
Erskine Childers
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Creeslough
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