Conference called off over wage scale in central coal field
Cleveland report that coal operators in Ohio Indiana Illinois and Western Pennsylvania canceled today's conference. A. A. Augustus said Illinois and Indiana declined to attend, citing no benefit and no chance for a wage cut before the April 1 1926 contract end. Des Moines prayer censorship debate tied to Child Labor amendment and ministerial prayers.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
A. A. Augustus
Cambridge Collieries Company
Augustus
Jacksonville
Central
West Virginia
Kentucky
United Mine Workers
International News Service
Des Moines
Iowa
Frank W. Mutchler
Union Park Church
President Coolidge Must Choose His Own Cabinet
Arthur Brisbane argues that voters should not force the president to use a predetermined cabinet. He says the president, elected by millions, must be allowed to select his own advisers and be held responsible for their results.
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Arthur Brisbane
Star Company
Coolidge
Senate urged to confirm Coolidge nominee for attorney general
Readers are urged to support the nomination of Mr Jen, described as honest capable and conscientious, by the Senate. The piece notes belief that Coolidge has chosen a suitable attorney general and calls for timely confirmation.
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Senate
Cabi
Coolidge
Jen
Ohio House Committee endorses motor vehicle code bill
The Ohio House Motor Vehicles committee voted to recommend passage of the Lipp motor vehicle code bill except the provision requiring universal driver licensing. The bill creates a separate Motor Vehicle department, shifts tag issuance to county auditors, requires tax clearance and sworn applications, and records ownership to curb thefts. A 50 cent license fee and driver examinations for defects are proposed, plus license suspension for violations. Conference on the Brown gasoline tax bill continued late into the night with one issue left about auto tag cuts.
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Ohio
House Motor Vehicles Committee
Secretary of State
Joint Conference Committee
Defense expert will speak here in Athens
William M. Munn, Columbus advertising man, will speak at the Athens Chamber of Commerce at Wednesday noon on National Defense. A World War I lieutenant colonel in the military intelligence service, Munn is well acquainted with the American defense problem.
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William M. Munn
Columbus
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Munn
Military
Delaware Senate Defeats Anti Divorce Bill
In Dover Delaware March 17 the senate defeated a bill to prohibit divorces under any circumstances by an 11 to 4 vote. The measure would have repealed all existing divorce law.
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Doved
Del
Delaware
Senate
Vermont Attorney General Named to Coolidge Cabinet
President Coolidge named John G. Sargent former Vermont attorney general to be attorney general in his cabinet. Sargent is an old time friend of the president though not publically known. The move follows Charles B. Warren's rejection and aims to complete the special session with Senate ratification pending.
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Washington
Mar
Coolidge
John G.sargent
Vermont
Sargent
Charles B. Warren
Michigan
Senate
Lapital
Father Gives Son Bone Graft To Save Leg
Ray Sherry Sr. donated bone to his 6 year old son after a fall, repairing a gap that prevented knitting of the fractured leg at Jefferson Hospital. The two surgeries were performed with both on the operating table, and the boy’s bone regained strength before another break occurred.
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Philadelphia
Ray Sherry
Ray
Jefferson Hospital
Ray, Jr
Ray, Sr
Warren Withdraws From Attorney General Nomination
Charles B. Warren retires from the attorney general fight and declines a recess appointment. President Coolidge will announce a new nominee, possibly John G. Sargent or Thomas Swan, with an exchange of letters confirming mutual confidence.
Dedication of New Athens High School Set for March
John Fatterson announces the dedication of the new Athens High School building on March 6 as a notable community event. Local Rotarians and businessmen will attend a noon luncheon in the new building with hundreds of guests from county sections and civic groups invited to send representatives.
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Athens
John Fatterson
Athens’ Schools
West Virginia report condemns contract labor at state penitentiary
The joint Senate and House committee on conditions at the West Virginia state penitentiary denounces contract labor and urges its discontinuance. It recommends road work for prisoners, reforms in punishments, segregated housing by race, improved medical and religious staff, and stricter warden supervision, noting crowding and disease concerns. A recess committee is proposed to continue investigation and report next session.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
House
West Virginia
Cecil Highland
New Martinsville
Wilkes lease oil well near Union Depot shot for good production
A new oil well on the Wilkes lease near Factory Street and Union Depot was shot today and described as a likely producer. Late in the afternoon the hole was reported full of oil with baling underway, though exact output could not yet be confirmed.
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Wilkes
Factory Street
Union Depot
Shamrock Legends Bloom On St Patrick's Day
A St Patrick’s Day preview recalls the shamrock symbol guiding Irish faith and legends around Saint Patrick’s triune teachings. It notes a tale of Patrick showing a three leaf sprig to King Laoghaire and the blackthorn blossom’s early bloom in Ireland, especially in Tipperary soil.
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Erin
St. Patrick
Ireland
Laoghaire
Tara
St. Patrick's Morn
Tipperary
Many Ohio Officers Failing to Enforce Dry Laws Today
Ohio Prohibition Commissioner B F McDonald says lax enforcement is the main obstacle to drying the state. He notes conditions are improving overall and cites foreign element influence as contributing to violations while urging stricter enforcement by local officers.
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Ohio
Harold McCoy
Columbus, O
Mar
B. F. McDonald
McDonald
United States
Cleveland
Armand Drug and Candy Company
Youngstown
Akron
Chris Weaver
Cincinnati
Columbus
Toledo
Steubenville
theState
Monahey
Ohio mine rescue car trains first aid crews in Belmont and beyond
Ohio's Black Diamond mine rescue car leaves Columbus with a crew of rescue and first aid instructors to Belmont county for a week of training at mines including Adena Martins Ferry and Ragland. The effort supports the state's July 18 first aid contest in Zanesville and involves itineraries for federal and state teams, with double shifts to cover territory before the meet.
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Columbus
Ohio
Black Diamond
Belmont County
Jerome Watson
Herman R. Witter
Barton
Department of Industrial Relations
Zanesville
Adena
Harrison County
Martins Ferry
Ragland
Steubenville
Jefferson County
Columbiana
Stark
Tuscarawas
Muskingum
Watson
Kentucky
Inser
Mining fleets boast state and federal car hotels on wheels
A fragmented passage describes trucks and cars used to travel between mines, noting both state and federal vehicles are equipped with sleeping quarters, kitchens, baths, and other facilities.
Habeas corpus sought to halt removal of Russell Copeland
Columbus federal court action seeks to stop the transfer of J Edward Russell the suspended Ohio prohibition director and Merle Copeland his executive clerk to Cleveland for trial on alleged violations. U S Commissioner granted removal order, marshal to seek habeas corpus to keep them in Columbus.
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Columbus
Mar
J. Edward Russell
Ohio
Merle B. Copeland
Russell
Copeland
Cleveland
Trail
U. S S
Wright
U. S
Borthwick
Hough
Evangelist sermon ends gambling in Cairo youths
In Cairo Illinois boys at a local school discarded their marbles after an evangelist denounced all forms of gambling during his sermon. The event prompted a collective decision to abstain from marble play as a show of repentance.
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Cairo
Erimmar
Archfiends Revealed After Hours of Gruelling Probe
Chicago report details Dr Charles Fate man and William Shepherd confirming a plot to murder William Mee Clintock to seize a 1 500 000 estate. Fate man described gifting typhoid samples and arranging a staged infection while Shepherd disputed the allegations before the State's Attorney.
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Charles C. Faiman
John P. Marchand
William McClintock
Chicago
Doctor Faiman
William Shepherd
McClintock
Shepherd
Carl W. Harris
William D. Shepherd
William Nelson Mee Clintock
Charles C. Fateman
National University of Science
Faiman
Loop Hotela
State
Atetorney Crowe
Bobby
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