Miners Union Mail Indicates April Strike Start
Officials of the United Mine Workers mailed an official strike call for suspension of mining in both anthracite and bituminous fields to district leaders. The nationwide action, affecting about 600,000 miners, is to begin at midnight March 31 with orders from John L. Lewis and a contract expiration on April 1. A Union League Club meeting of miners and operators occurred earlier today.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
New York
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers of America
British Look On As Irish Fight It Out
Ulster frontier violence escalates with Armed Orangemen and Sinn Feiners clashing along the boundary. Raiders attack Glengreen Lodge in Donegal as tensions rise toward trench warfare with both sides armed and Britain reluctant to intervene. John F Dodge’s son faces a five day Detroit sentence for speeding with a drunken joy ride ending in a crash injuring Emeline Kwakerbeck.
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Belfast
International News Service
Ulster
Glengreen Lodge
County Donegal
John Alfingham
Mar
Orangemen
Sinn
Henry Wilson
Ulster Volunteers
John Duval Dodge
Detroit
John F. Dodge
Detroit House of Correction
Dodge
Emeline Kwakerbeck
Manchuria Warlord Prepares for Spring Campaign
From Shanghai reports say Marshal Chang Tso Lin mobilizes forces in Manchuria for a spring or summer campaign. Wu Pei Fu faced with choosing to fight or exit politics as Chang’s troops are paid, equipped, and trained. A new Mukden arsenal is producing ammunition and guns while railway cars and rolling stock are secured for southward deployment.
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Edna Lee Booker
Shanghai
China
Mukden
Chang Tso-Lin
Manchusia
Wu Pei Fu
Chang Tso Lin
Coal Operators Threaten Defiance Over Wage Talks
George H. Cushing, manager of the American Wholesale Coal Association, told the City Club in Washington that central field operators would defy the U S district court in Indianapolis if they joined a joint conference with miners to prevent a suspension of work on April 1 He said indictments against 226 operators and miners officials by Judge A B Anderson deterred them from honoring the 1920 wage conference terms.
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International News Service
Washington
United States District Court
Indianapolis
George H. Cushing
American Wholesale Coal Association
Cushing
A. B. Anderson
Coal Shortage Not Expected In Ohio Says Executive
W D McKinney secretary of the Southern Ohio Coal Exchange in Columbus stated that a nationwide coal strike should not cause a severe shortage in Ohio. He cites large surplus stocks built by railroads and utilities and potential shipments of non union coal from West Virginia to prevent shortages.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. D. McKinney
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
McKinney
West Virginia
Ohio historical notes and political milestones
Yesterday in Ohio the Villages of Cleveland held their first trustees meeting. In 1842 Joshua R. Giddings urged anti slavery resolutions in Congress. 1877 Stanley Matthews elected to the Senate. 1889 Cincinnati reform ticket organized by the Committee of Five hundred. 1912 Gustav C. Weber, Civil War surgeon general of Ohio, died at Willoughby born May 26 1828 in Germany.
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Cleveland
Joshua R. Giddings
Ohio
Congress
Stanley Matthews
United States Senate
Cincinnati
Committee of Five Hundred
Gustav C. Weber
Willoughby
Germany
Paving Debate Shapes City Streets and Police Funding
At Monday's council meeting discussion focused on paving Court and West Union streets with residents opposing heavy assessments on West Union. City officials noted only half the cost could be assessed and some segments may already be paved by the city. Mayor Roush sought a $1000 transfer to fund three additional police, while the safety department planned a large siren for the fire apparatus. Street grade and paving costs on Maple and Fern streets were approved or ordered.
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Court
West Union Street
High Street
West Union
Congress
Court Street
Athens State Hospital
University
Roush
Safety Fund
Safety Department
18-year-old phenom Denson Brillheart shines in debut
Clark Griffith praises Greenville Tennessee native Denson Brillheart after he blanked the yannigans in the first game of the series. The 18-year-old prospect from Tampa earns national attention with his pitching showing and high praise from the Nationals.
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Tampa
Fla
Clark Griffith
Denson Brillheart
Greenville
John P Will Dead After an Accident
John P Will 54 of Meigs county died in a Columbus hospital following a week of illness after an accident. A fall caused broken ribs that punctured a lung leading to infection. body shipped to Middleport for burial at Rock Springs. Survived by a widow a son and a daughter.
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John P. Will
Meigs County
Columbus
Mr. Will
Middleport
Bank robber Misses Cashier in Newark Holdup
Lone armed man entered the Park National Bank in Newark Ohio before noon, pressed a revolver against cashier A. C. Krug and demanded money. He fled unharmed, escaping the scene.
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Newark
Park National Bank
A. C. Krug
More Men Are Called to the Soviet Forces
Riga March 21 The Soviet war commissary mobilized three additional classes of troops amid fears of a western frontier attack. Leon Trotsky, war commissar, has gone to the front to review the troops. Russia plans to strengthen other fronts in addition to the western.
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Riga
Moscow
Russia
Leon Trotazky
Comissaire For War
Four Die and Dozens Wounded in Northern Italy Clash
In Piacenza Bologna and Parma fights between fascisti and communists left four dead and twenty injured. Premier Facta urged provincial prefects to act decisively for peace and warned they face dismissal if disorders continue.
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Rome
Piacenza
Bologna
Parma
Facta
Nelson Wins Third District Race in Light Maine Vote
The Third District election in Augusta shows John T. Nelson with 16,598 votes to Ernest McLean's 10,356. Democrats call it a narrow victory while Nelson says he is satisfied. voter turnout is described as light.
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Augusta
John T. Nelson
Ernest McLean
Nelson
Day, Day, Arthur H. Busy GOP Governor Candidate Tour
Senator Arthur H. Day, the only declared Republican candidate for governor, outlines a packed schedule this week. He addresses the Kiwanis club in Galion, speaks in Canton to ex service members, then travels to Dayton Cincinnati and nearby areas to meet voters.
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Cleveland
Mar
Arthur H. Day
Kiwanis Club
Galion
Canton
Dayton
Cincinnati
Howat Sacked by Miners in Eastern Ohio
Two hundred United Mine Workers and sympathizers of Alexander Howat met in Dillonvale Ohio, denouncing John L. Lewis the international president of the miners. They adopted a resolution demanding Howat’s reinstatement and a trial for him and his associates following confrontations at the Bellaire Ohio eastern Ohio mine convention last week.
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Dillonvale
United Mine Workers
Alexander Howat
Kansas
John L. Lewis
Howat
Ohio
Bellaire
Spring Arrives with Snow in Hocking Valley
The Hocking valley sees the first day of spring on Tuesday March 21 marked by snow flurries and a cold morning. As the day progresses the sun appears and forecasts call for fair but chilly weather in the coming days.
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Hocking Valley
First Day of Spring Brings Snow and 27-Degree Gale
In Wheeling West Virginia on March 21 the first day of spring featured a 27 degree temperature with a gale and two inches of snow in the countryside.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Murder charges filed over courtroom attack in Mount Vernon
In Mount Vernon Missouri on March 21 authorities prepared first degree murder charges against Robert Stemmons Raymond Jackson and Lavinus Jackson for an attack on Attorney J B Tillman in the courtroom that left him dead.
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Mount Vernon, Mo
Robert Stemmons
Raymond
Lavinus Jackson
J. B. Tillman
Akron Meeting Pledges Support for C. L. Knight Governor Bid
Akron Ohio March 21 the Summit county Republican executive committee adopted resolutions pledging united support for Congressman C L Knight as candidate for governor of Ohio.
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Akron
Knight
Akron, O
Sumit County
Republican Executive Committee
C. L. Knight
Ohio
Bread price rises in Cincinnati to five and a half cents
The Cincinnati market reports a bread price increase from five to five and a half cents per pound on Monday. Officials attribute the change to flour costs rising by about 1.50 dollars per barrel.
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Cincinnati
Snowy First Day of Spring Hits Cleveland Suburbs
The first day of spring brought two feet of snow in Cleveland suburbs with ongoing snowfall this morning. City crews weighed delaying errands as snow continued to fall.
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Cleveland
Mar
Attention Masons Special Communication Athens Chapter 39
Athens Chapter No. 39 R A M holds a special communication Monday May 20 at 7 00 p m Work in Mark Masters degree W H Bechtold HP 318 23 Jas A Palmer Sec
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Masons
Athens
W. H. Bechtold
Jas. A. Palmer
Sec
Punishment in British Navy Up to Eighteenth Century
Flogging and hanging were common forms of punishment in the British navy up until the eighteenth century, reflecting harsh disciplinary practices of the era.
Aero dept abandons foreign aircraft tests in favor of home built dirigible plans
The air department shifts away from foreign aircraft experiments and announces a new large non rigid dirigible 170 feet long to carry passengers. The craft will depart Goodyear for McCook Field and Langley Field within two weeks as efforts focus on domestic air machine construction. In a second note, prohibition agents plan silent, incognito raids in wet states, with Florida-led deployment to root out bootleggers and moonshine supply routes.
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Akron
United State Aero Department
Wingfoot
Goodyear
Langley Field
Aero Department
America
McCook Field
Dayton
W. H. Atkins
IT. N. 8
Washington
Prohibition
Florida
First Complete U.S. Woman Jury Sworn in Evanston
Chicago report notes the first full female jury in U.S. history was sworn in Evanston at Justice of the Peace Max Witkower's court on March 21. The panel marks a historic step for women's juror service in the nation.
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Chicago
United States
Evanston
Justice of the Peace
Max Witkower
Richland Pastor in Jail Drunk
Rev Bert Shepard, pastor at Mechanicsburg Methodist Protestant church, was picked up by Magistrate Pearl W. Helwig after failing to walk straight to his car on Court Street. He later was jailed to sober up and faces charges of drunkenness and driving while intoxicated.
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Haring
Bert Shepard
Athens
Mechanicsburg
Pearl W. Helwig
Court Street
Butt
Helwig
Shepard
E. Hedges
Rhine occupation withdrawal praised by German press
Berlin reports that on March 21 the German press welcomed the immediate withdrawal of the American army of occupation from the Rhine. The move is portrayed as a major step in postwar normalization and sovereignty for Germany.
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Berlin
Rhine
Knights Templar Banquet Postponed Due to Illness
The Knights Templar banquet scheduled for next Friday evening has been postponed until further notice because of an illness affecting Sir Knight S. Garson of the Masonic Temple. Recorder C. C. Millikan and F. E. C. J. A. Palmer note the change.
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Knights Templar
Knights
K. Garson
Masonic Temple
King George Struck by Mild influenza Illness
In London on March 21 King George III is reported slightly ill with a mild influenza attack. All royal engagements are cancelled for the day with no danger feared to the monarch.
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London
George
Britain denies seeking Japan aid in Indian uprising
London dispatch reports an official denial that Great Britain will request Japan’s assistance if an Indian uprising spreads. No further details were provided by the government.
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London
Great Britain
Japan
San Francisco Doctor Weds Sixth Time on Honeymoon
Dr. Gabor Kingstone, renowned for six marriages, eloped to Santa Rosa and married Mazie C. Burke after a Superior Court judge had warned of a possible permanent injunction against his multiple marriages.
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San Francisco
Calif
Gabor Kingstone
Flood
Kingstone
Santa Rosa
Looters Steal Wardrobe After Targeting Coal Store
A clerk at a Powhatan coal company store reported burglars looted the store and later returned to seize the entire wardrobe except an army uniform kept in a room above the store. The incident occurred near Powhatan on March 21.
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Mar
Rosenboroughs Return by Train After Miami Auto Theft
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Rosenborough arrived home by train on March 21 following the theft of their automobile in Miami Florida.
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Ashland
Mar
Lloyd Rosenborough
Miami
Fla
Stock Market Closes Irregular. Bonds Steady and Rails Strong
New York stock market ends irregular on March 21 with government bonds unchanged and railway and other bonds showing strength.
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New York
Floating Oasis of Briny Deep Captain's Plan
Capt. James V. Martin aims to anchor a floating cabaret just beyond the three mile limit to dodge prohibition. The venture would feature singing and dancing with sea going tenders shuttling patrons to and from a vast offshore oasis. Investment projected at $10,000,000.
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Briny
America
James V. Martin
Martin
Oasis
Great American Desert
Move to recommit Pacific treaty to Senate for testimony
Senator Shields plans a motion in the Senate foreign relations committee to recommit the four power Pacific treaty for full airing of its secret negotiations. He seeks appearance of Secretary Hughes Elihu Root and Paul D Cravath to testify on the pact before the committee.
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J. Bart Campbell
I. N
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hughes
Elihu Root
Paul D. Cravath
New York
Shields
Tennessee
Rickard Jury Chosen in Abduction Trial
In New York on March 21 the jury was completed at 1 10 PM for the trial of Tex Rickard charged with abducting and assaulting 15 year old Sarah Schoenfeld. The court recessed for an hour.
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Rickard
New York
Tex” Rickard
Sarah Schoenefeld
Concrete Is Rot Proof Material for Home and Farm Use
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau offers a free booklet on durable concrete projects. Send two cents for postage and fill the coupon with name and address to receive practical directions for making permanent concrete items around home or farm.
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Lewis
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