Belmont Mine Strike To Paralyze Ohio Coal Output
Belmont County faces a two week shutdown that will idle 15 000 miners as Ohio coal fields suspend operations April 1. Union leaders reject wage cuts, citing waning demand after wartime highs while some mines in Powhattan Cleveland westerns and Canada owned rails stay active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire
Belmont County
Ohio
Idle Panhandle
West Virginia
America
United Mine Workers of America
Jacksonville
Ohio Territory
Lee Hall
District 6
West ”1
Powhattan
Cleveland Western
Mrs. Basil Roberts Dies at 59 in Glouster
Mrs. Basil Roberts 59 died at her Walnut Hill home Thursday after a long illness. Survived by husband Basil and four children Vane Roberts Jacksonville Mrs John Exenhamper Millfield Mrs Guy White Bucyrus and Mrs Thomas Weaver Bucyrus plus two brothers C E Palmer Glouster James Palmer Bishopville and sister Miss Janie Palmer Glouster Burial planned at Mountville with funeral time pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Basil Roberts
Walnut Hill
Roberts
Vane Roberts
John Exenhamper
Jacksonville
Guy White
Millfield
Thomas Weaver
Bucyrus
C. E. Palmer
James Palmer
Bishopville
Janie Palmer
Mountville
Honor Birthdays Social for Union Residents
Friends gathered Friday March 11 at the Stewart home to honor Mrs. Adam Stewart and Mrs. Hobart Need. Two birthday cakes were baked by Edythe Brewer of New Marshfield. Numerous neighbors from The Plains Athens and nearby areas attended the social event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Stewart
Hobart Need
Union
Friends
Stewart
Edythe Brewer
New Marshfield
Barker
Amanda Barker
Slayback
the Plains
Charles Walker
Gabriel
Rosalie Pough
George Wilkes
Athens
Amos Driggs
Elmer Gabe
Hobart Reeder
N. . Saylor
Faye McClain
N. L. Snedden
John Snedden
Chris Wood
Arthur McNutt
Lola
Althea Jones
A. S. Stewart
Streets Dragged to Improve Chauncey Side Streets
Chauncey residents see side streets dragged and fixed under the supervision of William Beckler. The project aims to improve several streets in the city, with crews working to achieve better road conditions and smoother surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
William Beckler
Intercollegiate Debate on War Debt at Ewing Hall
Ohio University affirmative team and Denison negative team will debate in Ewing Hall Auditorium Monday evening March 21 at 8 o'clock. Resolved: that the inter-allied war debt should be canceled. Public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Denison
Ewing Hall
Officer Farbearn Severely Injured in Logan Motorcycle Crash
Logan motor officer Joe Farbearn sustained a fractured right forearm deep cut above the eye and a deep laceration at the abdomen when his motorcycle collided with a Dallas Smart driven truck at the East Front street plant. Farbearn was taken to Dr. A K Smith for treatment and then to his West Hunter Street home for bed rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Smith
Smith
L. E. Stenger
West Hunter Street
Glouster Council Weighs Brick Streets At Tonight's Meeting
Glouster council plans to hear brick street advocates after a Cement association representative promoted concrete options last month. Brick supporters cite local manufacture and employment for about 100 workers as key to favoring brick. Officials may also vote on an ordinance enforcing penalties for ignoring stop signs.
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Glouster
Portland Cement Association
Mississippi Governor Whitfield Dies After Illness
Jackson reports Governor Henry L. Whitfield of Mississippi died today after a long battle with blood poisoning.
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Jackson, Miss
Henry L. Whitfield
Mississippi
Business outlook flat for 1927, Treasury official says
Washington reports business conditions appear sound but no sign that 1927 will beat or even match 1926. Joseph McCoy, actuary of the U S Treasury, issued the remark today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph McCoy
U. S. Treasury
Weather Update Shows Unusually Cold Past Twenty Four Hours
Rain cooled the day after a 78 degree high yesterday to 60 degrees by midnight. The temperature remained 60 until noon today with historic extremes of 74 in 1899 and 0 in 1900. Two hour readings show 60 degrees for Friday morning.
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A.m
Miners and Operators Strike Outside Central Field Wage Talks
John L. Lewis reported to Labor Department officials that he is securing provisional wage and working contracts with soft coal operators outside the central competitive field of Illinois Indiana Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Operators signing these contracts may run mines after April 1 while central field wage talks continue. Lewis aims to have a large majority signed when the current agreement expires March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Labor Department
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Lightning breaks high tension wire near Circle Hill
A 5:23 a m lightning strike snapped a high tension line near Circle Hill substation cutting Athens power. Power was off until 8:12 a m while repairs and low voltage lighting affected many facilities including the Messenger. Heavy rain and milder winter conditions followed across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Hill
Athens
Athern Ohio Electric Company
Record Heat Ends As First Serious Storm Hits
Record breaking temperatures over the last three days ended last night as the first serious electric storm of the year moved through the area. Lightning and heavy rain accompanied the mild to moderate storm, disrupting outdoor activity and prompting warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley
Ohio
Washington
United States
Weather Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Deputy Sheriff in Logan Halts Mad Dog Scare
Deputy Sheriff John Dicken killed ten dogs and two cats believed bitten by a rabid dog near Logan. George Poling reported killing his own rabid dog on North Walnut after a positive lab result from Columbus. Dicken began destroying animals early the next morning to stop the scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
John Dicken
George Poling
North Walnut Street
Health Department
Columbus
Dicken
Liquor aboard ships prompts dry law observance debate
New York March 18. With an investigation of charges of liquor selling aboard the S. S. Leviathan of the United States Lines promised today, the question of dry law observance on American ships threatens to become an important issue in Volstead enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Lines
Jack Lockwill's Polo Pony Begins Daily Series
Athens Messenger features Jack Lockwill galloping into Rocklake Academy and aboard his speedboat in a new daily photo story JACK LOCKWILL'S POLO PONY. Gilbert Patten and Larry Redner craft melodrama with romance and heroism as Jack rivals famed forebears Frank and Dick Merriwell in youthful America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Rocklake Academy
Jack Lockwill
Athens Messenger
Lockwill
Frank
Dick Merriwell
Jack
America
Gilbert Patten
Merrinellis
Larry Redner
NEA
Messengers
Das
Jack Lock
Columbus Bureau to Pick 25 Disinterested Men
The Columbus Bureau would select 25 disinterested men to guarantee fulfillment of the court's decision. A hearing would follow and a written decision issued under Ohio law. Mr Hall attends a Bellaire subdistrict convention while Mr Robbins of Cleveland says Ohio operators will close mines on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Bureau
Ohio
Hall
Bellaire
Robbins
Cleveland
Arbitration plan extended in wage dispute over Ohio coal
The Columbus Better Business bureau extended an arbitration offer to Lee Hall and H. Robbins to settle the miners and operators wage scale controversy before the March 31 Jacksonville agreement deadline. A 5-member panel would be chosen from a 25-person state list, with two from each side and a fifth neutral arbiter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Jacksonville
Lee Hall
Panel
Mine Workers of America
H. Robbins
Cleveland
Ohio Coal Operators Association
Columbus Better Business Bureau
Harry van Horn
Bureau
Better Business
Court of Arbitration
Shawnee School Girl Attacked On Way Home
Shawnee reports a 15 year old girl Leone Shirkey attacked by an unidentified white man who emerged from a wood and beat her with a club. The assailant fled back into the wood and remains at large. The victim fainted from blood loss and is in critical condition, found by her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leone Shirkey
Margaret Croker Charged Over Speakeasy Work in Cleveland
In Cleveland on March 18 19 year old Margaret Croker a high school graduate was jailed awaiting trial after police alleged she worked as a bar maid in a west side speakeasy. She said she answered an ad for housework and was arrested when police arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.R
Margaret Croker
Margaret
West Side
Operators Favor Arbitration Plan for Mine Wage Disputes
Cleveland March 18. Ohio Coal Operators' association president S. H. Robbins says the arbitration plan outlined by the Columbus Better Business Bureau for mine wage differences appears acceptable and he would subscribe if minor qualifications allowed. He adds operators will favor arbitration on any reasonable basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
W.P
Columbus Better Business Bureau
H. Robbins
Ohio Coal Operators’ Association
Stories of Alleged Exploitation in Ford Sapiro Libel Suit
U S Senator James A Reed testified in the Ford Sapiro million dollar libel case detailing alleged exploitation of prune and apricot growers in California and potato growers in Colorado and Idaho. He said a California stenographer rose from 65 monthly to 6000 yearly after Sapiro organized the growers association. The president was paid 25000 yearly and the field manager 12000.
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Detroit
California
Colorado
Idaho
Aaron Sapiro
U. S
James A. Reed
Missouri
Reed
Ford-Sapiro
Sapiro
California, Prune and Apricot Growers’ Association
Cook May Come to Ohio Facing 1922 Indictments
Frederick A. Cook, Arctic explorer and promoter of questionable oil stock, may be brought to Cleveland to face indictments returned in 1922 charging use of the mails to defraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Ohio
Cleveland
Frederick A. Cook
One Vote Against Ohio War Monuments Bill
In Columbus the legislature approved a $160,000 appropriation for three World War battle monuments to honor the 87th Ohio division. Only Rep R R Cross of Dayton voted against the bill, citing a fear the funds would reduce support for the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans' Home at Xenia.
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Columbus
L. H. Norton
Cleveland
87Th Ohio
R. R. Cross
Dayton
Cross
Xenia
Ohio House Passes Anderson Bill on Child Lockup Penalty
Columbus March 18. With one opposing vote the House passed the Anderson bill imposing a fine or imprisonment for parents who leave children under sixteen alone at home. Vote 93 to 1. The bill moves to the Senate.
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Columbus
U.P
House
Anderson
Senate
Floodwood Man Pleads Not Guilty in Assault Case
Charles Smith of Floodwood appeared before Magistrate Pearl W. Helwig and pleaded not guilty. He waived examination and was bound over to the grand jury under a $100 bond. His wife Inez Smith swore out the affidavit Tuesday. he remains jailed awaiting bond arrangements.
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Charles Smith
Floodwood
Pearl W. Helwig
Inez Smith
Logan Merchant Found Dead in Submerged Buick
Logan merchant Logan Johnson 70 longtime Logan Nel sonville businessman was found dead in his Buick sedan submerged in Old Town creek near the Old Town bridge east of Logan. An autoist found the body after spotting the car in the creek around 1 pm. A heart attack is suspected. Johnson had a history of such episodes. He had been returning from Athens after signing papers with D Hopkins Co. in Athens and planned to finish in Logan. Johnson managed Johnson Beverage Co and ran a department store in Logan. he had been in business 25 years here and earlier in Nelsonville. He was active in the Logan Methodist church. his wife and daughter Mrs L J Eberle, wife of Mayor L J Eberle of Nelsonville, survive him.
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Logan
YD. Johnson
Nelsonville
Old Town
Old Town Bridge
Athens
R. C. Hopkins Co
D. Hopkins
Johnson
Johnson Beverage Company
Logan Methodist Church
L. J. Eberle
Jewel Thieves Take $60,000 in Diamonds at Congress Hotel
In Chicago on March 18 police reported thieves stole $60,000 in diamonds from the Congress hotel vaults. The gems belonged to Adolph Luthy and Company of New York and were checked in by Arthur Bower of Grand Rapids. A forged receipt by a man posing as a jewel salesman aided the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.R
Congress Hotel
New York
Adolph Luthy
Tornado Kills Nine in Arkansas Areas Southwest of Little Rock
A tornado devastated Klondyke Mountain View Collegeville Willis and Alexander near Little Rock leaving at least nine dead and twenty injured. One girl remained missing as searchers worked through the night in the five affected communities.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
U.P
Klondyke
Mountain View
Collegeville
Willis
Alexander
Here
Diphtheria Death Reported in Middletown
In Middletown on March 18 Irving Weber aged 25 died from diphtheria marking the first fatal case in several months. The death was reported today, confirming the resumed threat in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Irving Weber
Arthur Stout Charged With Double Murder Aid
In Vinton county Arthur Stout, jailed in connection with the killing of his stepfather William Stout last November, faces a new murder charge linked to Inez Palmer. Prosecutor A. J. Jones filed the second count as Stout prepared for trial, with family members expected to testify.
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William Stout
Beath
Rowland
Athens
Carn
Messenger
Stout
Jones
Artie
Arthur Stout
Grant
Palmer
Nelsonville Safety Director Resigns Amid Init Dispatch
Nelsonville mayor L J Keerle accepted the resignation of William vice as safety director effective immediately. Burnell had led electric water works sewer and police fire divisions for fourteen months, drawing a low forty or fifty dollar monthly salary. The move suggests further city changes may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
L. J. Keerle
Nation
William
S and Sewer
Eeerle
Prisoners Escape After Digging Through Wall at Court House
Escapees Logan Drake James a Raymond Gourley and Hugh Hender fled from a county jail after digging a hole through the rear wall of their confinement room on the courthouse floor. Police and search teams pressed today to recapture them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Logan Drake
James Ata
Raymond Gourley
Larceny
Hugh Ahender
Boy Dies in Meigs County Funeral for 11-Year-Old Donald Dailey
Meigs county mourns 11-year-old Donald Dailey who died amid a heart condition possibly linked to a vaccination. Funeral services were held yesterday in Meigs county with burial in West Virginia after the service. The death occurred after an incident in a schoolroom as an attendant noted the boy’s passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Donald Dailey
Meigs County Children's
Yy W. Va
Pia
Fragmentary text hints at violent threats against sparrows
Scattered words suggest intent to harm birds and destroy nests. The garbled note mentions orcs and killing sparrows, but lacks clear context, names, dates, or locations to identify a concrete incident or responsible party.
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Paul Packard
United Press
Stewart Home
Hocking
Joe Farbearn
East Front Street
Glouster Council
Ford - Sapiro
Sapiro-Ford
Grace L. Stiles
Clare M. Hoffman
Grace H. Jewell
Anna M. Gowen
Emma 8
S. Clarkson
Anna Brown
Carl F. Haag
Amor N. Duart
Ernest Schwein
Herbert Schoenhals
Charles A. Parkhurst
Charles J. Daly
Ford
Solon
Charlies Smith
Logan Merchant
Sedan
Stepmother
Inez Palmer
William Burnell
Meigs
Children’s Home
Poe
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