Government Holds Paramount Rights Over River Beds
Pomeroy Ohio March 13 Special. The Messenger reports a court decision about ownership of river banks and beds. Major Bell states that while title may lie with state or private parties, the United States holds paramount rights for navigation and may authorize work within high water marks without compensation.
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Pomeroy
the Messenger
Major Bell
Corps of Army “Neers
Iie
Supreme Court
United States
US passenger fleet to be finest afloat in 1924 plan
The United States Shipping Board led by Admiral Benson says the Atlantic liner fleet will include the Leviathan Agamemnon Mount Vernon America and President Buchanan with remodeling bids opened for the America and others to be let before June The board also plans fast western routes from San Francisco to South America and the Orient with tourist class service at unusually low rates to Europe and beyond
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Robert S. Thornburgh
Washington
United States
Leviathan
W. S. Benson
United States Shipping Board
International News Service
Mount Vernon
America
President Buchanan
New York
Admiral Benson
Pactific
Shipping Board
San Francisco
South America
Orient
Buchanan
Europe
Franco German settlement offer debated in Prussian wiveies
Reports from Brusels indicate diplomats discuss evacuating the Ruhr and Pinia in proportion to Germany meeting reparations. The proposal is framed as a German settlement offer viewed by officials in Indonesia and related diplomatic circles.
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Indon
Brus
Ruhr
Pincia
Germany
Windstorm Causes Heavy Toll in Southern Ohio and Southeast
Atlanta dispatch reports the Southeast windstorm that hit Sunday left severe damage across Southern Ohio and nearby villages. As wire crews restore lines, updates begin to reveal the scope of losses and affected communities.
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Sioamimisa
Ohio
Atlanta
Jackson
Tenn
Storm Toll Rises in Ohio and Kentucky
New reports show the March storm killed nine in Kentucky and two in Ohio, with extensive property damage in both states. High winds unroofed buildings, toppled poles, and cut many cities off from wire communication.
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Cleveland
Mar
Central States
Ohio
Kentucky
Wind damage reports across Athens county Ohio
A severe Monday windstorm caused unroofed homes, damaged barns, broken telephone poles, fallen signs and scattered debris across Athens county. Communications were disrupted especially on rural lines while most utilities were restored by nightfall. numerous roofs were damaged and several outbuildings and barns lost portions of their structures.
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Athens County
Ohio
Athens
Rura
McArthur
Pomery
Southeast Rainstorm Worsens Across Region
Heavy rain floods Southeast from overnight storms. Southeast states face major damage with reports of loss of life in Kentucky and two deaths in Bowling Green. Strong electrical storm hits South Carolina near Chester causing further disruption today.
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Atlanta
South Carolina
Chester
Kentucky
Bowling Green
Tornado wrecks Pinson area with heavy casualties reported
Early reports confirmed 29 killed when a tornado struck Pinson and caused widespread damage. New tallies show more than 50 injured and numbers rising to around 75, with officials updating the list of victims and victims under medical care.
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Pinson
Storm Devastates Pinson and Deanburg Crushing Homes
Twenty people are dead in Jackson Morgue with up to forty injured after a storm that swept the Pinson residential area and erased the town of Deanburg near Jackson Tennessee. Many injured remain in critical condition and more deaths are feared.
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Jackson
Tenn
Mar
Pinson
Deanburg
Youth Brady Heroic Ride Brings Storm Disaster News
A young unidentified rider began a doomed journey from Pinson to Jackson to warn of the disaster that struck the hamlet. After two miles his horse failed, and he trudged through mud rain and wind on foot to deliver the alarm. The storm raged across Western Tennessee hitting Pinson Madison County and Dechburg Chester County.
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Jackson
Pisnon
Tennessee
Pinson
Madison County
Deanburg
Chester County
Public Service Commission Asked to Order New C&O Station
Charleston residents report the C and O railroad line asked to build a new Montgom ery station. The action was filed by the railroad company and B C Hoover, the mayor, with the public service commission today.
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Charleston
W. Va
Montgomery
Public Service Commission
B. C. Hoover
Trains Crash Kills Engineer. Livestock Burned In Snow
An engineer died and a carload of livestock perished when two Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul freight trains collided at Leaf River during a blizzard. The wreck occurred in heavy snow, cutting visibility and disrupting rail traffic across the line.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Retirement gift to Stanford geologist sparks $10,000 fund
Students raise a $10,000 fund for Professor James Perrin of Stanford's geology department upon his retirement. Perrin, noted as Hoover's instructor and a famed “roller,” is honored with the purchase of themakins using the money.
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James Perrin
Stanford
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Athens County to Sell Road Bonds
Athens county commissioners advertise bonds for two road projects: the Oren Carthage Gap on the Athens Coolville road at 53000 and the New Marshfield Carbondale road at 47000. Bonds mature over 19 years with 1/10 retired each spring. Work on the Marshfield Carbondale road includes grade and tar bound macadam foundation start. Carthage Gap foundation underway.
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Athens County
Carthage Gap
Athens
Coolville
Marshfield
Carbondale
New Marshfield
Carbondale Road
Knights of Pythias to Install Temple in Athens Thursday
The Chatel Kas temple No. 252 of the Dramatic Order of the Knights of Pythias will be installed in Athens Thursday at 2 PM. About 110 initiates from Athens and surrounding counties including Meigs Hocking Vinton Perry Washington Morgan and Parkersburg W Va will join. A 6 PM dinner will follow and many Dokie visitors are expected.
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Athens
K. of P
Knights of Pythias
Storm Leaves Logan Shaken With Property Damage
A Monday storm in Logan causes extensive damage to shade trees roofs trellises plate glass windows and signs across the city. The Remple National bank suffered two blown out windows. the Hocking Valley Brick building lost part of its roof. Len Showalter’s Mount street garage collapsed. a maple tree at Dr. M. H. Cherrington’s home toppled. No injuries reported as the wind persisted through the day.
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Logan, O
Logan
Len Showalter
Mount Street
Remple National Bank
Hocking Valley Brick Company
Arthur Brown
Second Street
M. H. Cherrington
Mulberry Street
Main Street
University of Ohio Dean McCracken to Speak at Athens Luncheon
Dean T C McCracken of Ohio University College of Education will address the Athens Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday noon. His topic is The University and the Community and a large turnout is expected due to interest in the subject.
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T C. McCracken
College of Education
Ohio University
Forum
Athens Chamber of Commerce
McCracken
New York Anti Saloon League Chief Declines Comment
William H. Anderson, superintendent of the New York anti saloon league, refused to speak to reporters about Justice Staley's decision. He directed all inquiries to his attorney Senator Edgar T. Brackett.
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New York
William H. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League of
Justice Staley
Edgar T. Brackett
Weather Turns Colder in Southern Ohio Forecast
The weather man predicts colder temperatures for Wednesday after a spell of warm and windy conditions in southern Ohio. This afternoon and tonight are expected to be chilly with a notable drop in temperatures. Past March days and earlier winters are recalled by recent changes and snowfalls.
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Ohio
Hai
Fen
Commerce chief probes foreign trade monopolies in rubber nitrates
Secretary Hoover announced a Commerce Department probe backed by a 500000 dollar congressional appropriation into foreign trade combinations and monopolies in rubber nitrates and fibres. A preliminary survey of Cuba sugar seeks to assess need for broader action and possible U S production of these commodities.
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Washington
Mar
Department of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Cuba
United States
Allies seek more time to pay war debts stalled until Harding sighted
Secretary of State Hughes may contact President Harding in Florida before responding to the allies plea for an extension on the 256 million dollar debt for the American army of occupation in Germany. State Department officials study the note as experts meet with the Reparation Commission tomorrow.
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Harding
Washington
Hughes
Florida
Germany
State Department
Reparations Commission
Anti Saloon League Loss Forces Accounting Under State Law
Albany N Y March 13 The Anti Saloon league loses years long fight to escape accounting under the corrupt practices act Supreme Court Justice Elis J Staley rules the league is a political committee like major parties and must file with the secretary of state all receipts and expenditures in campaigns Five Troy citizens sued represented by Col William H Gillett of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment The league is deemed to influence candidate support for or against liquor prohibition and must comply with public disclosure rules.
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Albany
N. Y
Anti-Saloon League
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
Elis J. Staley
League
Troy
William H. Gillett
Justice Staley
Severe Kentucky hail wind storm leaves nine dead
Louisville report lists nine fatalities across Kentucky from a severe hail and wind storm. Property damage was heavy statewide and communications via telegraph and telephone were being restored this morning.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Chancellor Emeritus Roser Day Unconscious After Pneumonia
Dr. James Roseroe Day, chancellor emeritus of Syracuse University, has been unconscious for roughly 48 hours after the culmination of a bronchial pneumonia attack. Condition remained unchanged early today.
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Automantic
N. Ji. Mart
James Roseroe Day
Syracuse University
Merger Vote Ratified For Clover Leaf Lake Erie and Western
In Cleveland on March 13 the Nickel Plate stockholders approved consolidation with the Clover Leaf and Lake Erie and Western. The merger passed by a wide margin with 225,206 shares for and 86,374 against, about 2 percent dissent.
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Cleveland
Clover Leaf
Lake Erie and
Western
Nickel Pilate
Seattle Man Escapes Jail For Third Time
A Seattle man has escaped from jail for the third time, challenging authorities and prompting renewed pursuit. The incident underscores ongoing security concerns and the difficulty of repeated escapes.
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Seattle
Veterans Probe Opened by New Bureau Director
Washington March 13 The investigation into graft mismanagement and inefficiency in the United States veterans bureau began after a conference between Brigadier General Frank T. Hines new bureau director and Major General John S O Ryan New York the committee counsel.
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Washington
Mar
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Frank T. Hines
Bureau
John S. O'Ryan
New York
Senate
Presidential houseboat Pioneer reaches high tide
After being stuck in mud for about 24 hours the Pioneer carrying President and Mrs. Harding was floated at high tide in Fort Lauderdale. The boat resumed its slow voyage toward Miami amid continued delays blamed on bad luck.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Pioneer
Harding
Miami
Palm Beach
Man in Wheelchair Is Sent to Ohio Penitentiary
Reed Smith of Sandusky was driven to the Ohio penitentiary in a wheeled chair. Convicted of an offense against a 16 year old girl, he was taken to prison this morning by Sheriff John B. Taylor.
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Sandusky
Reed Smith
Ohio Penitentiary
John B. Taylor
Chicago Man Faints Over Wife’s New Hat
A Chicago man fainted upon sight of his wife’s new hat, described in vivid terms as a stunning lid that startled onlookers and sparked family amusement.
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Chicago
Flood of 1907 Deepened Hocking Valley Devastation in Athens
Athens and Nelsonville endured the worst flood in their history on March 14 1907 after a night of rising waters. The event devastated the Hocking Valley including Glouster Trimble and Sunday Creek centers with property losses over a million dollars. Car negie Hero Commission awarded medals and cash to Athens volunteers who aided during the crisis.
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Athens County
Athens
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley
Glouster
Trimble
Sunday Creek
Leath
Richland
Carnegie Hero Commission
Golcuster
Trimbie
Otter Veints
Dual Personality Case Report In Columbus Woman
Bernice Redick, shown here, is described by physicians as having a double personality: her normal self and a four year old child personality. She is battling at her Columbus home to suppress the child persona, according to doctors.
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Bernice Redick
Columbus
Oneida Parish Ku Klux Klan Leader Denounces Lake Bodies Identifications
Captain J K Skipwith of the Morehouse Ku Klux Klan led a rally at Bastrop Louisiana denouncing the state police identification of the mangled bodies found in Lake La Forehe last December as a monstrous frameup. He claimed he had information disproving the traits of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richards.
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Bastrop
Lake la Foureh
Louisiana
Morehouse Parish
J. K. Skipwith
Cyclops
Morehous
Ku Klux Klan
Skipwith
Watt Daniel
Thomas Richards
Neithe
Daniel
Two Yankee Boats Stay in Smyrna Harbor
The Turkish government has granted permission for two American war ships to remain in Smyrna harbor. Rear Admiral Mark Bristol, the U S high commissioner at Constantinople, advised the State Department of the decision.
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Smyrna
Washington
Smyrna Habor
State Department
Mark Bristol
Constantinople
Name Successor to Sec Huston for the Present
Washington March 13 Stephen B. Davis named acting assistant secretary of commerce by Secretary Hoover as C H Huston resigns. Harding expected to accept Huston’s resignation soon.
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Sec
Huston
Washington
Stephen B. Davis
Department of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
C. H. Huston
Harding
June brides decide wedding timing amid new advice
Readable fragments show June brides weighing their plans while Laven cautions bridesmaids on gowns and timing. The note hints at preferences shifting toward a traditional June ceremony with guidance from a local planner.
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