Dead Tonnage Blamed in Rail Cost Study
Senator James Couzens of Michigan warned that inefficient locomotive handling wastes vast rail resources and could save nearly $500 million annually if 40 large railroads improved efficiency to match top performers. He urged cutting costs without wage reductions and noted dead tonnage as a key issue.
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Washington
United States
James Couzens
Michigan
Couzens
Ciuzens
Henry Ord
Powder House Blast Kills Two in Belina Near Moosic
A pack house at Dupont Powder Company No 1 exploded at 9 15 this morning near Belina Moosic causing two deaths and one serious injury. Victims identified as John Taylor 28 of St Artas near Moosic James Graham 50 of Moosic and Mike Laward 60 in critical condition at his Belina village home. Graham was working inside at the time.
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Pittston
Belina
Moosic
Dupont Powder
John Taylor
St. Artas
James Graham
Mike Laward
Belina Village
Graham
Dope Sellers Caught in Pacific Coast Drug Sweep
Washington reports a massive federal narcotics crackdown on the Pacific coast with large numbers of dope peddlers rounded up and jailed. Col l. G. Nutt, chief of federal narcotics forces, announced the development after noon on March 20.
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Washington
Mar
Pacific Coast
L. G. Nutt
Temperature Rise Signals Warmer Weather Ahead
A cold snap eased as temperatures climbed from 13 to 28 degrees across Amesville Athens and Richland Avenue. By 10:30 a.m. Tuesday Creamer reported 28 above while Amesville reached 28 and Athens rose similarly. Officials anticipated warmer weather for Tuesday evening and Wednesday.
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Amesville
Athens
Richland Avenue
Mercury
Morner
Gibson
Amesvile
Mars
Creamer
Fort Gower to be Marked by the Ohio DAR
The Ohio DAR conference in Cincinnati approved marking Fort Gower at the Hocking and Ohio rivers confluence with a bronze tablet on a large boulder. Ceremonies likely in late summer. Mrs Orson Dryer of Columbus is a great granddaughter of the colonel in charge and donated $10 to the fund.
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Daughters of American Revolution
Cincinnati
Fort Gower
Hocking
Ohio Rivers
Orson Dryer
Columbus
Changes Mind About Lupe in Night 3 Study
In Canton Ohio on March 20 1925 Joseph Ferry a Spaniard 25 who killed Mrs Elizabeth Rich and her son Dan and wounded two others pleaded guilty to first degree murder Judge Kirschbaum accepted the plea but required full evidence The court offered Ferry life in prison without parole or the electric chair He initially asked for the chair after Spanish interpretation but later chose life in the penitentiary in a calm decision
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Canton
Mar
Columbus
Joseph Ferry
Merry
Elizabeth Rich
Dan
Ohio
Krrchbaum
Ferry
Erry
Inheritance Tax Schedules for Lewis V. Brown Estate
The Athens County probate court hosts filed schedules of assets and liabilities for the estate of the late Lewis V. Brown of Athens. Total assets reach 213337.20 dollars with 126000 dollars for 315 shares of Canaan Coal, and nobleities at 43216.99 dollars. The estate, dying intestate, will be divided among widow Mrs Ida Bowser Brown and sons Louis I. Brown of Detroit and Walter T. Brown of Jackson.
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Lewis V. Brown
Athens
Athens County
Fred J. Alderman
Athens National Bank
Canaan Coal Company
Brown
Ida Bowser Brown
Louis I. Brown
Detroit
Walter T. Brown
Jackson
Hospital Building Could Exceed War Needs
Washington March 20 continued large appropriations for the construction of government hospitals for disabled veterans of the world war unless checked or expended under a different plan will result in more hospitalization facilities than the country needs, according to a report submitted today to Secretary Mellon by a committee of physicians headed by Dr William Charlies White of Pittsburgh.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
William Charlies White
Pittsburg
Poisoned whiskey deaths in Columbus Georgia
Two men Henry M. Davis and Aaron Herril from Doran Georgia died and three others became blind after drinking poisoned whiskey. Physicians reported the fatalities and injuries in Columbus Georgia.
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Columbus
Henry M. Davis
Aaron Herril
Doran
Georgia
Yankee pilots race for around the world record
Pittsburg March 20 four teen girls injured when an elevator in the Murdock Kerr and company building dropped just after 8 am. They were rushed to hospitals with shock and possible internal injuries. Police extricated them as reporters were barred from the scene.
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Pittsburg
Mar
Murdock, Kerr and Company
Allegheny General Hospital
Murdock, Werr and Company
Hickey Abode Falling Today in Athens
The old Mary Jane Rickey house on West Union Street in Athens is to be torn down by J. D. Martin under a court decision granted Monday. The dilapidated boarding house has long loomed as an eye sore near the city, with a large crew at work and a plan to remove the structure by Wednesday evening.
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Mary Jane Rickey
West Union Street
J. D. Martin
Martin
Athens
Rickey
Union Street
Father of Ten Hho Gone Free
Leonard Tucker of Cable Hall had a charge for failing to educate his oldest son dismissed after a court hearing. The magistrate found Tucker financially unable to provide schooling with weekly earnings under 25 dollars and a grocery bill near 20 dollars, noting ten children in the family and several without shoes this winter.
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Leonard Tucker
Cable Hall
Helwig
Tucker
Prohibition Officials Plan New Day Agent Training
Washington March 20 prohibition officials decided to educate agents to curb bootlegging and smuggling in New York. Commissioner Haynes announced a symposium in New York on April 6 to familiarize prohibition agents and Judge J J Britt, general counsel to the prohibition bureau.
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Washington
New York
Haynes
J. J. Britt
Prohibition Bureau
King Tut Digger Laird Carnarvon Stricken by Insect Bite
In Luxor on March 20 Lord Carnarvon, famed for excavating Tutankhamen’s tomb, is seriously ill from a mysterious insect bite. Lady Carnarvon travels to Egypt by air. Egyptians whisper of a royal curse tied to disturbing the pharaoh’s grave.
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King Tut
Old
Egypt
Luxor
Werpt
Lord Carnarvon
Lady Carnarvon
England
Lord Car
Narvon
Negpt
General debates on socialistic principles in Britain night
London March 20. The first general debate on socialistic government since Premier Andrew Bonar Law took office is due in the house of commons tonight when Philip Snowden's resolution proposing nationalization of industries is called up. Amendments have been offered. Sir Philip Lloyd-Graeme will lead the opposition. Labor hopes to have the resolution voted, but it is doubtful. Meanwhile western England labor unrest grows as more farm workers and miners join strikes and idle workers near 50,000. building trades may join. In Bucyrus Ohio a horse stood still as a top was torn off and a rear wheel smashed. a motorist’s crash on a residential street nearly demolished the buggy."
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Philip Snowden
Laborite
Philip Lloyd-Graeme
England
War Time Suit Yields $414,559 Verdict Against Mills
The United States won a war construction suit against the Cleveland Brass and Copper Mills of Cleveland Ohio, securing a federal court judgment of 41455891 dollars. Judge Westenhaver presided in the northern district of Ohio. The advisory dispatches came from Cleveland to the Department of Justice. A noted quip contrasts an old fashioned girl with a flapper, saying the latter has nerve.
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Washington
Mar
Cleveland Brass and Copper Mills
Cleveland
Department of Justice
United States
Westenhaver
Federal Court
Northern District of Ohio
Jail Break Attempt Leads to Solitary Confinement
Cincinnati March 20 Green Bemis also known as Jack Ross and his lieutenant Jack O'Brien led an attempted jail delivery at Hamilton County Jail with 40 inmates taking part. Both men are held in solitary confinement as court officials seek extensions of their sentences and consider new indictments for the beating of a trusty.
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Cincinnati
Mar
Green Bemis
Jack Ross
Hamilton County
Jack O'Brien
Huge Stock Yards Placed in Danger By Chicago Fire
A spectacular Chicago blaze endangered the Union Stock Yards early today. Gas flareups and explosions from many gasoline tanks followed, destroying the Mercury Manufacturing plant and causing damage estimated between $200,000 and $258,000. The report notes the dramatic incident and its impact on the stock yards.
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Chicago
Union
Mercury Manufacturing Company
World flight planned by army air service across Behring Sea
Officials study an around the world air route from Bolling Field through Washington Detroit Canada Alaska Aleutians Behring Sea Kamchatka Sea of Okhotsk Vladivostok to China Singapore India Mesopotamia the Mediterranean Paris London to the United States. July August chosen for northern leg as oil gas repair stations and land permissions must be arranged.
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Harry L. Rogers
A. N.S
Washington
Mar
Army Air Service
Pacific
Siberia
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Bolling Field
National Capital
Detroit
Canada
Behring Sea
Kamehatka
Sea of Okhotsk
Vladivostok
China
Siberian
Singapore
Bay of Bengal
India
Bombay
Mesopotamia
Mediterranean
Paris
London
England
United States
Azores
Ireland
Greenland
Australia
Atlantic
Fruit crop damage feared from 24 hour southern cold snap
In South Atlanta and across Georgia Alabama and South Carolina farmers fear extensive fruit losses after a 24 hour cold period. Agriculturists report heavy damage except near coasts and note thousands of gallons of crude oil rushed to spreading centers to fuel smudge fires as temperatures begin to rise.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Fascists Reach Higher Places in U S Circles
Prince Caetani, Italian ambassador, was consulted on forming Vascisti groups in the United States. Antonio Carminati says Caetani advised uniting Italians in America with Italy, a point noted as respectful since the prince is not a Fascist. A telegram from Pittston Patriots welcomed Caetani and he thanked them for their greetings.
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John L. Spivak
N.S
New York
Mar
Prince Caetani
United States
Ivascisti
Italy
Antonio Carminati
Vascise
Benito Mussolini
Washington
Ritz Carlton
Carminati
America
Antonio Serudato
Pittston
Secolo XX
Caetani
New Way to Get Money Cited in Cincinnati Whiskey Scam
A Cincinnati confidence scheme used 200 cases of bonded whiskey as bait to swindle William B. Jones of Westmoreland County Pennsylvania. The victim slept an eight hour nap after being dosed with narcotics and awoke to find he had lost twenty $1000 bills and three $10,000 bills, with stock certificates and the deal promising huge profits. Local police and private detectives are investigating the case as the liquor sample served as proof of the manipulation.
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Cincinnati
Mar
Tsin
William B. Jones
Westmoreland County
Pennsylvania
Jones
Privat
Jane
Lenine’s Hand Improves as Speech Remains Unchanged
Moscow report says Nicolas Le nine regains use of his right hand after paralysis. Official bulletin notes movement improving while impediment to speech unchanged. general health described as satisfactory.
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Moscow
Nicolas Lenine
Lenine
Senate probes starting rom
Divergent views of how to probe an alleged briber in the senate will be sought before the rules committee today after two resolutions for an investigation were introduced. Rumors have circulated for over a week that Senate Bill No. 16 percent reducing liability of innkeepers was used as a milker, with two Cleveland senators linked to bribery charges.
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Columbus
Mar
Senate
Senate Rules Committee
Cleveland
Sugar scandal probe extends to the United States
Washington March 20 investigation of combines on sugar speculation in Cuba spread to the United States. One question is whether American citizens can stifle their own soil and conspire abroad. An inquiry into tariff rates on sugar has been ordered by the tariff commission.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Unites States Tariff Commission
Gas Shortage Deepens In Wheeling This Spring
In Wheeling West Virginia on March 28 a severe gas shortage worsened the general trouble. Temperatures hovered around 12 degrees, with a 58 degree rise since Sunday. Gas officials stated they were deploying all possible gas to domestic consumers as many office workers were sent home to stay warm.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Recluse Found Dead Near Door in Akron District
Akron detectives reported a 56 year old recluse lying against his door last night. Police said the man, identified as Andrew Sotonberger, was found at the outskirts of the town with signs of a possible medical event. Authorities are investigating the circumstance of his death and whether foul play is involved.
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Akron
Sotonberger
Alevon
Solonberger Jira
Nwa
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