Athens D K K Temple Initiates 104 Members At Pythian Lodge
The institution of the Athens Dhat el Kaj temple No 252 D O K K and Knights of Pythias lodge held ceremonies with 104 candidates initiated. Visitors from Charleston and Columbus attended. A banquet followed and next class is planned for May or June with Imperial Prince Hess expected.
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Athens Dhat-el-Kaj Temple
Knights of Khorassan
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Athens
K. of P
Temple
A. L. Frey
Bert Hooper
Toyal
E. H. Phelps
Dallas Andrews
Buchtel
J. R. Reynolds
Logan
T. H. Mills
Middleport
Royal Vizier
C. G. Neff
Isaac Jones
Glouster
Sheik
Co. W. Smith
Nelsonville
Raid and trial unfold in Bridgman red scare case
William Troster attended a communist meeting in Bridgman Michigan the night before a raid that led to his arrest and 81 others Jacob Spolansky of the Justice Department testified the gathering was so hidden he searched all night Sheriff George Bridgman acknowledged agents had access to a room with two barrels of evidence later buried on site Bridgman said the evidence was found after the raid was carried out
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ST. Joseph
Mich
William
Troster
Bridgman
Michigan
Jacob Spolansky
Department of Justice
Fester
George Bridgman
Fire Boat Blocked by Stalled Chicago Bridge
A Chicago River jackknife bridge raised to let a fire boat pass jammed and could not be lowered. The fire boat with its whistles screaming could not reach a $200,000 factory fire, delaying evacuation and firefighting for thousands of riders on elevated trains.
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Chicago
Missouri Bank Heist By Bandit Gang In Wellston
Fifteen thousand dollars were stolen during a bold holdup at the State Bank of Wellston a suburb of St Louis today. Initial reports listed three bandits and police were reviewing the scene for clues as more details emerged.
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Louis
State Bank of
Wellston
Administration to shift tax burden in next Congress
Treasury experts favor reducing income tax rates and readjusting the 1921 revenue act to ease the burden on wage earners and redistribute costs. The plan aims to make government expenses more equitably shared, shifting some load from the poor to the rich and revising provisions deemed ineffective.
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W. H. Atkins
Washington
Congress
Treasury
Storm Strikes Northern Ohio Causing Damage
Spring arrive with heavy rain and wind storm in northern Ohio. Winds reached 52 miles per hour at times. Telegraph and telephone service were badly hampered as the storm continued through the day per weather bureau forecasts.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Rebels Issue A Series Of Orders On St Patrick Day
A captured document outlines assassination and arson plans by Republican irregulars if the Free State executes rebel prisoners. Enemies include Dail Firean members, senators, judges, officers, editors, and detectives. Twelve men were arrested as a Free State soldier was killed in a night fusillade near Kimmage manor.
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Free State
Dail Firean
Senate
Republican Movement
Kimmage Manor
Trish
St. Patrick's Day
Siki
McTigue
Moving Picture
Higley Class to Air Sunday School Lesson by Radio
The Higley class of the Christian Church will broadcast a Sunday school lesson via radio from the Crosley station Cincinnati. James DeForest Murch, former Athens resident and editor of The Lookout, will teach at 9 30 a.m. Central Time. The event invites all county classes to listen and submit names to The Lookout in Cincinnati.
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Higley
Christian Churc
Athens Radio and Electric Co
Mag Earch
Theigley Room
Athens
Radid
James DeForest Murch
Ohio University
Crosley
Cincinnati
Murch
K. D. Murch
Lookout
Ible
Shuring
Berean Clas
Nelsonville
Fourth Avena Church of Columbus
T. Lowe
Savage Miss Tornado Kills Five Causes Widespread Damage
Five people were killed and about 60 injured when a tornado hit Savage Mississippi late last night. Reports to the Red Cross in Memphis say every home in Savage was razed and the wind uprooted trees over a long distance. The town again faced damaging winds this month as residents gathered at the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad depot, nearly the only surviving structure.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mar
Savage
Miss
Red Cross
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley Railroad
President Harding Deep Sea Fishing Trip Near Miami
President Harding escaped Washington duties and went deep sea fishing in Biscayne Bay near Miami. He spent the night on Cocobol Island with Captain Charley Thompson leading the expedition into the Gulf Stream for high catching potential.
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Miami
Fla
Gulf Stream
Harding
Washington
Cocobol Island
Biscayne Bay
Charley Thompson
Notre Dame De Gras Catholic Structure Destroyed by Fire
Montreal police report a seventh Catholic building damaged by arson in a year as Notre Dame De Gras, a Catholic hospital, burned last night in an ongoing series of suspected incendiary fires.
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Montreal
Que
Notre Dame de Gras
French Troops Take Over Thyssen Docks in Germany
The Boersen Courier reports French troops have occupied the Thyssen docks at Walsum and Schwelgern, confirming a recent advance during the ongoing operations in Germany.
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Berlin
Mar
Thyssen
Walsum
Schwelgern
Boersen
Report on international jurists panel to revise warfare rules
Judge John Bassett Moore headed the US delegation to the commission at The Hague. The group agreed on revisions for radio and aircraft use in war. A summary will be issued after state department review.
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Washington
John Bassett Moore
United States
International Commission of Jurists
State Department
Hague
Department
Athens Rotary Club charter presented at Athens dinner
Logan and nearby Rotarians joined Athens leaders for the charter ceremony at the Chamber of Commerce, with delegations from Chillicothe Lancaster and Marietta. A paraded procession and three hour reception followed, drawing 100 attendees as district officials praised the event.
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Athens
Rotarians
Logan
Court Street
Bank
Rotary
Chillicothe
Reno Hoag
Marietta Club
Logan Songsters
Dr. Forsyth
Athens Club
John Poland
Harley Whitecraft
Daniel McGurk
George Mitchell
Coshocton
McGurk
Athens Rotary Club
B. O. Skinner
Marietta
Forsyth
Two Appendicitis Operations Performed at Sheltering Arms
Thursday at Sheltering Arms hospital two appendicitis operations were performed. Mrs. Alonzo Sams of Athens underwent the first operation for chronic appendicitis. A second emergency operation was done Thursday night on George Varlos, co proprietor of the American restaurant on West Union Street, and both patients are reported to be progressing well.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Alonzo Sams
Athens
A. D
George Varlos
West Union Street
Sudden Drop Forecasts Cold Cleveland Storm
Sudden 24 degree temperature plunge follows a ferocious 52 mph gale across northern Ohio. Sleet and snow threaten as city streets see impeded traffic and widespread telegraph and power line outages. wires torn from poles leave communication poor across the storm area.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Prohibition Debate Over Porto Rico Status and Exemption
The article notes practical prohibition in Porto Rico since the Volstead Act and Porto Ricans claim exemption citing the Philippines. It explains that under the 18th Amendment prohibition covers states territories and possessions, while the Supreme Court classifies Porto Rico and the Philippines as territories not organized and incorporated into the union.
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Washington
Mar
Porto Rico
Philippines
United States
Supreme Court
Packing Deal Sets Columbus Firm for Sale to Schenk Interests
Contingent on at least 75 percent of capital stock being turned in by April 1, the Columbus Packing company the citys largest packing house is to become the property of the Schenk interests of Wheeling West Virginia. The local firm ranks among the three largest packing concerns in the state.
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Columbus, O
Columbus Packing Company
Schenk
Wheeling
W. Va
Germany urged to offer reparations for peace in Ruhr
London reports say authorities pressed Germany to make a new reparations offer to restore peace between France and Germany in the Ruhr. Officials differ, with one saying no communications and another noting informal talks possibly resuming. French officials promise careful consideration of any German proposal.
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London
Germany
Ruhr
Paris
Berlin
Soot Bath Falls On Richwood After Severe Wind Storm
Residents of Richwood Union County report most of the village covered in soot from a powerful wind storm overnight. The storm, among the fiercest in years, left dust and debris across homes streets and vehicles. No injuries were reported, and cleanup crews began work this morning.
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Marion
Richwood
Union County
Here
Pets and the Messenger Want Ad Section
A note highlights the Messenger Want Ad Section as a daily source for finding preferred pets from dogs to parrots and rabbits, with Sundays featuring an especially interesting list.
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Messenger
Unsafe and insane age blocks safe and sane living
A fragment reflects on how many would reach a safer, calmer life if the dangerous era of their youth did not persist. It contemplates societal risk and a desire for improved conditions to enable longer, healthier existences.
Sensations Divorce Case Ends in Favor of Plaintiff
London March 16 verdict favors plaintiff Hon. John Hugo Russell son of Lord Ampthill in the divorce action against his wife Christabel Hart Russell. This marks the second divorce suit he filed, the first ruling favored the wife.
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London
John Hugo Russell
Lord Ampthill
Christabel Hart Russell
Gale Strikes Columbus with High Winds
A sixty mile an hour gale swept Columbus Ohio causing notable property damage. Initial reports on total losses were sparse and incomplete.
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Columbus, CO
Fire at St. Margaret's School Sends 100 Pupils to Safety
About one hundred students at St. Margaret's School for Girls evacuated after a fire broke out in a defective flue. No injuries reported as students left the building under supervision. Fire crews controlled the blaze and determined its origin.
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Washington, Mar
St. Margaret's School For Girls
Three Young Men Indicted in Genoa Bank Robbery
In Toledo Ohio on March 16, Rohbert Farmer age 19, Don Reeves age 22, and Harry Hipp age 21 were arrested and charged with first degree murder by a secret Ottawa county grand jury. The Genoa Bank robbery on November 19 yielded 10990 dollars and left druggist Winfield F. Rhodert dead.
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Toledo, O
Rohbert Farmer
Don Reeves
Harry Hipp
Ottawa County Grand Jury
Genoa
Winfield F. Rhodert
Gale Leaves Miami Valley Damaged Buildings Unroofed
A heavy gale swept through the Miami valley causing wide damage. Dozens of structures lost roofs and roofs or walls were collapsed as winds battered Dayton and surrounding areas. Emergency crews report extensive property damage and scattered debris across the county.
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Miami County
Dayton
Mar
Great
Miami Valley
Overtures Reported From a Third Power on Ruhr Settlement
Paris March 16 officials said rumors of overtures from a third power aimed at settling the Ruhr issue were unconfirmed. Any proposals for France must come directly from Germany, the foreign office announced after a brief briefing by a foreign office attache.
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Third Power
Trench
Germany
Ruhr
Paris
France
Questhe Ruhr
Foreign Office
Athens High to Host Semifinal Debates in Southeastern League
The Athens high school debating teams compete Friday with the affirmative heading to Washington D C to face the high school negative. the Athens negative stays home to meet Portsmouth high. The event starts at 7 45 p m in the high school auditorium with judge Stev C M Bond and Ohio University faculty members overseeing.
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Athens High School
Washington D. Il
Athens
Portsmouth High School
Great Britain
United States
Ruuby Gladys Mercer
Kenneth Wilcox
Joel Farley
Barrett Young
Stev. C. M. Bond
Harris
Jefferson
Dilley
Ohio University
Virginia Knecht
Robert Dixon
Harold Wyckoff
Elizabeth Jones
Washington D. H
Anna K. Price
Miners Convene in Bellaire as NPAT Debates Riot Claim
Delegates representing 16 600 miners from 3 Ohio and 4 West Virginia counties attend the annual sub district 6 Ohio United Mine Workers convention in Bellaire Ohio. A key issue is officials assertion that radicals aided in freeing miners indicted in a fatal mine strike riot and used them to spread communist propaganda.
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Bellaire
Mar
Ohio
West Virginia
Ohio United Mine Workers
Tornado sweeps south across Atlanta region
Reports from Atlanta indicate a tornado struck near Crenshaw on Savage, Mississippi, last night. Storekeeper John Kerr of Savage was reported killed as his store was demolished. communications lines between Atlanta, Crenshaw, and Savage are down and Red Cross units receive only scattered updates.
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Atlanta
Crenshaw
Savage
Miss
John Kerr
Red Cross
French troop train wreck in Rhineland killed wounded
A French troop train carrying the Sixth and Twelfth Chasseurs to reinforce Ruhr troops was wrecked in the Rhineland when Germans blocked a switch. One French hunter was killed, three wounded, and three French railway workers injured, Treves reports via L Intransigeant.
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Paris
Mar
Rhineland
Treves
Ruhr
Storm moves east from western plains across the midwest
A rapidly strengthening storm sweeping the Missouri valley and the middle west will move northeast toward the United States and Atlantic Europe. The Weather Bureau issued the advisory as wind rain and sleet increase in velocity and intensity across the region.
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Washington
Missouri Valley
Middlewest
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Weather Bureau
Custody Victory Over Mother's Claim Based On Child's Testimony
In Lima Ohio on March 16 a court ruled in favor of Frank Hurley after seven year old Roy Hurley testified he preferred to live with his step mother over his divorced mother. The ruling grants custody to the father in a two term decision.
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Lima
Little Roy Hurley
Frank Hurley
Mysterious Death Probe Follows Missing Jewelry Raid Clue
Police search for two men connected to the death of Dorothy King a New York model found in her apartment early Thursday. A chloroform bottle and missing jewelry spur a robbery theory as investigators examine whether natural causes were misread.
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New York
Dorothy King
Ceme
Hunger Striker Unable to Leave Eastern Prison
Nicola Sacco, convicted with Bartolomeo Vanzetti of the robbery and murder of a South Rain Tree paymaster and his guard, who had been on a hunger strike in Dedham jail for 80 days, was unable to attend the courthouse today as the motion for a new trial resumed.
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Dedham
Mass
Nicola Sacco
Bartholomeo Vanzetti
South Raintree Pays
Motio
Severe Weather Grips Newark With Rain Thunder and Wind
A rain storm with lightning and thunder hit Newark last night, followed by a severe wind storm and a drop in temperature this morning as conditions worsened.
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Newark
China to seek Britain ties after failing for US aid
Washington dispatch reports that the South China government under Sunt Yat Sen will abandon efforts for American recognition. It plans closer political and commercial relations with Great Britain and will not pursue further U S recognition. International News Service transmitted the notice today.
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Washington, Mar
United States
South China
Sunt Yat Sen
Great Britain
Todas
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Scala Theater
Joseph de Rasma
Newark, N. J
Therm
Toanang
THE
Wit
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High Court
England
Columbus
Washington D. C
Portsmouth
NPAT
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