Farmers battle against strikers in South Africa turmoil
In Johannesburg on March 13, government forces and rebels fight over the western suburbs linked to Rand mine strikes. Casualties exceed 180 killed and 1,500 prisoners reported, with farmers joining Premier Smuts in directing troops. Rebels struck Brixton Ridge but suffered heavy losses as artillery planes and armored cars supported government lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
International News Service
Rand
Smut
Smuts
Kopjes
Brixton Ridge
Krugersdorp
Southern Ohio coal operators reject interstate wage talks
W D McKinney, secretary of Southern Ohio coal operators, replies to Secretary Davis declining an interstate wage conference. He cites unique local conditions and accuses the United Mine Workers of breaches since 1916 while offering to meet district representatives to discuss a fair wage scale and working conditions without the check-off. He notes past interstate efforts in 1919 and 1920 ended without agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
United Mine Workers
W. D. McKinney
Southern
Davis
Southern Ohio
McKinney
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Washington
Wilson
Bituminous Coal Commission
Cleveland
Jobless miner with large family turns to moonshine for food
A year of idleness left John Rife with 12 hungry mouths and little work. He began illicit whiskey production in his Buechtel ravine home to feed his family, continuing until law enforcement halted his breadwinning efforts, amid dire mudbound conditions and a precarious home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rife
Buechtel
Rite
Widespread unrest across four British empire regions
Four sections of the British empire face political unrest. In South Africa government troops fight in the Rand mines. India reports disturbances with Mohandas Gandhi under arrest. Egypt sees claimed fighting amid promised reforms. In Ireland a strong IRA faction backs De Valera in a republic bid. Canada Australia and New Zealand remain tranquil.
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South Africa
India
Egypt
Ireland
Rand
Mohandas Ghandi
Irish Republican Army
Eamonn de Valera
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Strikes, violence grip Johannesburg during South Africa unrest
General Smuts reports armed clashes in the Rand as a general strike spreads. He credits loyal citizens and military effort for stability while noting a near miss when a bullet struck his car. Women perish in fusillades as four hour battles erupt at Jeppe and Fordsburg, with rebels trying to sever water supply.
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General Smuts
Union of South Africa
Rand
Johannesburg
The
Elds
Fordsburg
Jeppe
Eleven Typhoid Cases Tied to Funeral Well Water
Eleven people who attended the funeral of Louisa Horst near Smithville developed typhoid fever. County health commissioner Dr. D K Jones suspects contaminated well water on the Horst property caused the illness.
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Funeral Wooster
Mar
Louisa Horst
Smithville
D. K. Jones
Horst
Miners Walk Out Over Discharged Check Weighman
At Amesville on March 11 workers from the Black Diamond mine at Lathrop walked off in protest after Harris the check weighman was fired for cursing the office staff over scale issues. The strike followed a miners’ meeting Friday night and may go to higher officials. About 30 miners had been employed, with repairs planned for the scales.
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Amesville
Harris
Lathrop
Black Diamond
Coal strike looms as operators seek 1917 wage scale
Washington reports ministers and operators push for talks under the 1920 pact while some coal mine groups hint at returning to the 1917 wage scale. Secretary Davis works on behind the scenes moves to sway holdout operators who refuse to publicly discuss a council table meeting.
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Washington
Mar
International News Service
Davis
Altho
Booze Peddlers Slay Informer in Youngstown
Youngstown Ohio police investigate the murder of Paul Smabatti 44 Italian who aided dry officers in liquor cases. He was found slain last night with a 32 calibre revolver in his hand and a concealed stiletto. A prohibition warrant lay on his body as police hold five suspects including a woman.
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Youngstown
Paul Smabatti
Smabatti
Prohibition
Women Valued For Delicate Dye Test Work
A report notes that women are considered more suitable than men for performing delicate dye tests. The observation highlights gender assumptions in laboratory tasks and suggests implications for hiring practices.
Medina Man Dies in Crash Near Elyria
John A. Clark aged 65 a Medina county court bailiff was killed and his wife 68 was seriously injured in a collision last night near Elyria between a Ford coupe carrying the couple and a Cleveland Columbus and Southwestern electric car at Ridgeville five miles east of Elyria.
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Elyria, O
John A. Clark
Medina County
Medina
Memorial Hospital
Columbus
Southwestern Electric
Ridgeville
Here
Weather forecast for Ohio valley next week
The Weather Bureau issued a forecast for next week noting considerable cloudiness and occasional rains in the Ohio valley with a normal temperature.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Big Mill Closes Indefinitely After Strike
The B. B. & R. Knight company Inc the largest Rhode Island textile firm with a dozen mills announces indefinite closure rather to concede to striking workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BIG
Providence
B. B. & R. Knight Company, Inc
Rhode Island
Relief Sought on Distribution of War Relief Funds
A petition filed in Athens county common pleas by the board of control members seeks authority to distribute 54 642 25 of the Athens County War Relief Association balance. The suit notes 231 410 41 collected, 14659 18 paid to 75 percent subscribers, and 340 82 rebate due, with over 162 000 expended on relief projects as the war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County War Relief Association
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Board of Control
Thomas R. Biddle
Henry Zenner
James D. Brown
Charles J. Baird
Arthur L. Prigchard
A. J. Crawford
Seward S. Canford
Relief Association
Third Arr has Been Made in Chauncey Robbery Ring
Eugene Wycoff, 20, arrested by Constable Farms at Kimberly on a charge of receiving stolen goods tied to the Chauncey Pender grass hardware store robbery last January. Henry Finn, 20, confessed to taking part in the Pendergrass and Herman Luckoff store robberies. Wycoff, arraigned before Mayor Koons, pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the May grand jury. Fred McConaha is serving a Columbus workhouse sentence. a fourth suspect remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Wycoff
Constable Farms
Kimberly
Pendergrass
Chauncey
Wycoff
Henry Finn
Herman Luckoff
Fess Predicts Tax Rates Will Top Prewar Levels
Congress man S. D. Fess of Yellow Springs warned at a Bucyrus luncheon that taxes could not fall to prewar levels again. He spoke during a joint Kiwanis Rotary club event noting expectations for tax policy in the postwar era.
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Bucyrus
Mar
United States
S. D. Fess
Yellow Springs
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Regular meeting notice for Minear chapter O BE S
Regular meeting of Minear chapter O B E S in Guysville set for Tuesday evening March 14 at 7 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minear Chapter O. BE. S
Red Mens Dance At Chuancer K of P Hall
A Red Men ormen dance is scheduled at Chuancer K of P Hall on Tuesday night March 14. The event invites members and guests for an evening of music dancing and socializing at the hall.
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Chuancer K
P Hall
Davis Secretary to Speak Here at Chamber Luncheon
Hon Robert T Harris secretary of Governor Davis will speak at the Wednesday Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon. He will discuss The Results to Date of the Reorganization of State Departments in Ohio covering the first six months. The Athens Chamber previously hosted an address in defense of the plan by Judge J M Wood.
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Chamber of Commercce Forum
Robert T. Harris
Davis
Harris
Ohio
Athens Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Wood
Moose Enjoy a Splendid Affair Dance at Eagles Hall
The Loyal Order of Moose held its first dance Saturday night at the Eagles hall. Over 600 tickets sold and about 250 guests attended. L. H. Duffield welcomed more than 50 Gloucester lodge members and outlined plans to organize LOM chapters in Nelsonville and Murray City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Order of Moose
Eagles’ Hall
Order
L. H. Duffield
Glouster Lodge
Jury Impaneled in Athens Over $240 Auto Deal Suit
A jury was impaneled in Athens to hear Wheaton Hardware Co of Athens suit for $240 against John C Campbell and others over an automobile deal. Jurors include Dave Johnson C O Grimes Robert Zimmer man Jacob Graham John L Davis A J South James Featherstone F H Nice E H Taylor William Graham Owen Beebe and Robert Smith.
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Dave Johnson
C. O. Grimes
Robert Zimmerman
Jacob Graham
John L. Davis
A. J. South
James Featherstone
F. H. Nice
E. H. Taylor
William Graham
Owen Beebe
Robert Smith
Athens County
Genoa to host international economic conference open date
London reports the opening of the Genoa international economic conference is set for April 10 after confirmation from the Central News Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mar
Genoa
Indict Big Firms in Gas Appliance Monopoly
Three corporations and eight notable businessmen were indicted for violating the anti trust act by maintaining a monopoly in gas appliances. The case marks a major move against suspected industry collusion in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indict
BIG Fellows
New York
Mar
Pacific mills plan 20 percent wage cut sparking New England strike
A wage reduction of 20 percent is reportedly slated by the Pacific mills with major plants in Lawrence and other New England towns. Notices may be posted tonight or tomorrow morning. About 20,000 workers at Lawrence would be affected. Other mill owners are believed to act in unison, widening the strike spread.
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Boston
New England
Pacific Mills
Lawrence
America demands prompt payment of Rhine troops bill
Washington officials called the allies stance that America should wait for 241 million dollars owed for keeping American troops on the Rhine utterly indefensible. They asserted no legal or moral ground justifies questioning the American demand and signaled plans to press the issue vigorously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington
America
Rhine
Germany
Allied Powers Reject German Indemnity Priority Claim
Paris March 13 allied powers state they do not regard the Versailles treaty as giving them a first mortgage on German indemnity payments or priority over American claims.
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Paris
Mar
International News Service
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations Upheld
The Kansas court of industrial relations is not in conflict with federal statutes, the U.S. Supreme Court declared. The decision dismisses an appeal by Alexander Howat and other Kansas labor leaders, upholding the Kansas court’s validity under federal law.
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Washington
International News Service
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Supreme Court of the United States
Alexander Howat
Kansas
Kansas Court
Young Leader Francisco Diaz Executed in Sonora
Francisco Diaz, 24, described as a bandit leader, was captured by federal troops at Guaymas and executed today at Ortiz, the state military headquarters in Sonora, according to word reaching Nogales.
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Nogales
Ariz
Francisco Diaz
Guaymas
Ortiz
Sonora
Sherman Hotel fined 25000 for Volstead Act violation
In federal court today The Sherman Hotel company faced the maximum penalty under the Volstead act, fined 25000 dollars for alleged illicit liquor activities.
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Chicago
Mar
Sherman Hotel Company
Plotters May Have Aided Assassin In Prunen Slaying
Neighbors of circus owner and show manager John T. Prunen expressed belief that his killer lurked nearby with accomplices who watched his house and used car headlight signals to alert the murderer, suggesting nightly ambushes after the March 13 slaying in New Jersey.
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Long River Side N. J
John T. Prunen
Railroads Ordered to Show Wage Cut Impacts
The United States railroad labor board required railroads to quantify proposed wage reductions as shopmen begin their defenses against the cuts. The dispute centers on wage reductions affecting maintenance and shop personnel.
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Chicago
Mar
International News Service
United States Railroad Labor Board
Ohio Legislative Milestones Through Times
The record notes key Ohio events: a $4.5 million canal and public works loan in 1843, Caleb Atwater death in Circleville 1867, Me livaine death in Florence 1873, biennial sessions resolution in 1894, Laurin D. Woodworth death in Youngstown 1897.
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Caleb Atwater
Ohio
Circleville
North Adams
Mass
Charles PP. Melivaine
Florence
Italy
Burlington
N. J
Laurin DD. Wooedworth
Congress
Youngstown
Portage County
Plettenburg divorce case stirs Potsdam reporters
In Potsdam reporters chase details of the Plettenburg divorce case involving the ex Kaiser son’s wife Princess Hitel Vreiderich Hohenzollern. Officials seal court access, call the revelations a tissue of malicious lies as they dodge questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potsdam
Germany
International
Plettenburg
Hitel Vreiderich
Ordiary
Lock Andey
Eitel Friederich
Higley Class Seeks Boost After Attendance Record
Total Sunday attendance at the First Christian Sun day school in Athens reached 653 with 383 adults and 270 children in departments. Higley class reports 209 men and a $9 collection as locals trail Ashtubula by about 30 in a fundraising contest ending April 16. Red Men group of 60 attended Higley class as Christian church announces two weeks of special services beginning April 2.
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Bible School
First Christian Sunday School of
Athens
Sam Johnson
Higley
Ashtabula
The
Christian Church
What Use Do You Make of Oranges
Readers are invited to request a free booklet of orange and lemon recipes by sending a coupon and two cents. The booklet promises numerous attractive serving ideas for citrus fruits and is offered by The Athens Messenger Information Bureau, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nerewith
Fraterte J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D
Fire damages bank building and shops in early Sunday blaze
A fire of mysterious origin gutted the old First National Bank building at Court and Washington streets, causing about 41000 in damage. The brick structure, valued at 20000 by owner Fred Alderman, was nearly ruined. Jewelry store owner C. C. Millikan and the Home Furnishing Co. also suffered about 10000 in losses. origin not determined though suspected to have started in the rear of the building.
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First National Bank
Court and
Washington Streets
Fred Alderman
C. C. Millikan
Home Furnishing Co
Millikan Jewelry Store
Affidavits Filed After Bank Fire Probe
Prosecutor Baretis filed affidavits Monday after a fire in the First National Bank Building. Fire Chief Carscadden and Assistant Superintendent W. J. Riley were charged with intoxication in Justice Helwig's court. In Common Pleas Court prosecutor Bartells filed three affidavits charging Ed Walker and Walter Foster with possessing intoxicants. Foster also faces equipment for manufacturing intoxicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Baretis
Carscadden
W. J. Riley
Court of Justice
Helwig
Common Pleas
Bartells
Ed Walker
Walter Foster
Millikan jewelry store fire leaves building a total loss
Firefighters battled a stubborn blaze that gutted the Millikan jewelry store and damaged the adjacent Home Furnishing Co. wallpaper department. A brick wall limited spread to the north side, saving the Security Savings bank and Wood and Bartels law offices. Fire origin disputed. deputy inspector cites a rear second floor room. Continued on Page Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millikan Jewelry
Security Savings Bank
Wood & Bartels
Raphael Johnson
Millkan
Donald Millikan
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REDS
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Worstell
Moose
Aangas Labor Court
Howat
D. Weyer
Lidn OY
Walter Poster
E. ©. Mariner
Foster
Mariner
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