Harding on Houseboat Tour Plans Amid Illness
President Harding, aboard the houseboat Pioneer near Vero Florida, weighs western tour plans for the summer as his wife Mrs. Harding suffers a light relapse. Advisors anticipate rest and limited social duties. the trip may be shortened if her condition worsens. The craft will proceed toward St Augustine with a golf stop at Melbourne.
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Vero
Fla
Harding
Daugherty
Arsen
Anchorage
Melbourne
St. Augustine
Athens Faces Tight 1925 Budget After Tax Deductions
The sinking fund trustees reduce demands on Athens city taxes from about 38 000 of 42 000 yearly receipts to roughly 27 000. Yet the city remains financially precarious with reduced departmental activity and potential temporary cuts. Trustees W and B Golden Fred S Alderman Scott Haney and John Preston sought 88 000 for sinking fund charges this year, alarming officials. This year Athens will receive 42 279.88 from county settlements plus about 5900 in special assessments.
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Athens
Sinking Fund
W. &B. Golden
Fred S. Alderman
Scott Haney
John Preston
Ohio Collieries Miners Walkout Over Car Allocation
The Sugar Creek mines at Ohio Collieries faced renewed unrest when No 211 miners refused entry and No 210 miners walked off after five hours, linked to the no report for work at No 209. Rail cars and interstate commerce commission car-percentage ratings drive the dispute, with the company pledging to square No 209’s turn while blaming the railroad for posted cars at No 210.
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Sugar Creek
Ohio Collieries Company
No. 211
No. 210
209
No. 209
Hocking Valley Railroad
Interstate Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
U. S
Former Governor Urges Support for Great Lakes Canal Project
In Columbus on March 21 former Governor W. L. Harding spoke to a joint session of the senate and house urging continued financial backing for the Great Lakes St. Lawrence deep waterway canal project.
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Columbus
W. L. Harding
Town
Senate
House
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Two Miners Hurt In Ohio Mine Blast
A premature explosion of a stick of dynamite in the strip bed of the Union Coal Stripping and Mining company at Lafferty Ohio injured two miners. The incident occurred near Wheeling West Virginia on March 21.
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Wheeling
W. VI
Union Coal Stripping and Mining Company
Lafferty
Ohio
Export Increase All Over World Shown in Report
Washington March 21 The Commerce Department reports higher world merchandise exports in January reaching 355 589 192 and 278 548 469 a year earlier. For the seven months ending January 31 world export values totaled 2 346 807 758 up from 2 229 401 675 last year.
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Washington
Mar
Commerce Department
Aged Woman Fatally Burned By Stove Incident Near Ash ley
Mrs. Lewis Carpenter, 87, was severely burned while building a fire in her kitchen stove at her Ashley area home, one mile west of Delaware. Relatives found her in a dying condition. her clothing burned away as flames enveloped her.
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Delaware
Lewis Carpenter
Ashley
Here
Women Urge US Recognition of Soviet Regime
A delegation of women from the International League for Peace and Freedom, led by Mrs. William A. Atkinson of Detroit and Miss Amy Woods of Boston, met Secretary of State Hughes in Washington on March 21 to appeal for immediate recognition of the Russian Soviet government by the United States.
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Washington
Mar
Hughes
International League For Peace and Freedom
United States
William A. Atkinson
Detroit
Amy Woods
Boston
Butterfly of Broadway Dorothy King Murder Probe Under Way
Detectives chase a sensational New York mystery as they search for the slayer of Dorothy King also known as Keenan. She was found chloroformed in her apartment, heightening the case's intrigue with a prominent victim and ongoing investigation.
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Butterfly
Broadway
Dorothy King
Keenan
France to Reject Naval Limitation Treaties
Paris report says the foreign affairs commission of the chamber of deputies will reject the Washington conference naval armament treaties. Deputy Lacour Grandmaison says the treaties are not acceptable. Deputy Charlies Guernier suggests possible acceptance with reservations. Premier Poincare reportedly favors acceptance with strong reservations.
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Paris
Mar
The
Chamber of Deputies
Lacour Grandmaison
War-Navy Commission
France
Charlies Guernier
Poincare
Check-off Forbidden by Court Order in Kanawha
Federal injunction in West Virginia bars use of check-off money to unionize open shop mines and prohibits strikes or interference by United Mine Workers of America and District 17. Carbon Fuel Co and 22 coal firms sued. union held a conspiracy in restraint of trade under antitrust law.
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Kanawha
Huntington
W.a
West Virginia
George W. McClintic
Carbon Fuel Company
United Mine Workers of America and
District 17
Plaints
Ohio probes hotel liability bill and blue sky law defeat
In Columbus on March 321 the Chappelear resolution appoints Senators Burch Summit Gardner and Garver Holmes to lead the bribery inquiry into the Marshall bill, while the Fouts blue sky bill to tighten control over worthless securities fails 41 to 61 amid rural and Democratic opposition. Ohio Farm Bureau Federation opposed repealing stock certification.
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Columbus
Chappelear
Burch
Summit County
Gardner
Hamilton
Garver Holmes
Burke
House
Fouts
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
France and Belgium Rejoin Allied Military Control
London reports France and Belgium will resume their roles on the allied commission for military control of Germany. The two nations had left after the Ruhr invasion but now seek facilities equal to other allies, as disclosed by the foreign office.
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London
France
Belgium
Allied Commission For
Germany
Foreign Office
Ruhr
Ohio movie men seek referendum on Sunday shows
Samuel Bullock of the Motion Picture Theater Owners of Ohio announced plans to push a statewide referendum next November on Sunday motion picture shows. Initiatives petitions will circulate as lawmakers in Columbus consider the Ramey bill proposing local option on Sunday movie exhibition.
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Columbus
Ohio
Samuel Bullock
Leveland
Public Service Department
Motion Picture Theater Owners of
Seattle Man Described as Crazy Draws Attention
In Seattle a man described as crazy by locals inspires speculation about his next actions as observers discuss his behavior and its impact on the community.
Prohibition Guilty Plea Sparks Court Denunciation
In Cleveland on March 21 Judge Ek M Killitts denounced lawyers who enter not guilty pleas for clients known to be guilty. Jurors found violators of federal prohibition laws guilty in open court, with the judge noting the risk of plea bargains to “save” fees through admissions of guilt.
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Cleveland, O
Ek. M. Killitts
Foster 15 Put In Bad Pught At Bridgman Trial
In St Joseph Michigan on March 21 government investigator Francis T. Morrow testified in William Z Foster’s syndicalism trial that Foster urged the Bridgman convention to openly endorse the Soviet dictatorship and advocated a clear cut revolutionary program rather than remaining conservative in the Communist Party.
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ST. Joseph, Mich
Communist Party
William Z. Foster
Russia
Francis T. Morrow
Foster
Violence Eases in Ruhr as French Report Cooperation Grows
French officers say Ruhr violence has declined since March with local authorities in some districts agreeing to cooperate, easing their task in recent days.
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Pessein
Mar
Ruhr
First bill by woman legislator signed in Ohio
Governor Donahey signed the measure authored by Mrs. Nettie Clapp of Cuyahoga County. The law requires instruction in public schools about the U S and Ohio constitutions marking the first such bill to become law in the state.
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Columbus
Mar
Ohio
Donahey
Nettie Clapp
Cuyahoga County
United States
Lady Carnarvon Sails for Rome as Lord Carnarvon Improves
Paris dispatch reports Lady Carnarvon, wife of Egyptian explorer, awaiting word on Lord Carnarvon who is recovering after a cheek infection from an insect bite at Tutankhamun’s tomb. She plans either a Lyons flight or a Rome visit by air depending on her health.
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Paris
Mar
Lady Carnarvon
Lord Carnarvon
Egypt
Dr. Smyth
London
Luxor
Tut-Ankh- Amen
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Valley of the Kings
Indian Freed by Confession
President Harding granted a pardon to Charner Tidwell a half breed Cherokee Indian who served 25 years in the Atlanta federal prison for a murder he did not commit. Tidwell was vindicated by the death bed confession of the widow of Jim Brown the man he was charged with killing. Earlier presidents Roosevelt Taft and Wilson had rejected applications before Attorney General Daugherty opened the case.
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Washington, Mar
Harding
Charner Tidwell
Atlanta
Department of Justice
Tidwell
Jim Brown
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Daugherty
Russian war council approves four new munitions factories
Copenhagen dispatch reports on March 21 that Leon Trotzky the peoples commissar for war secured approval from the Russian war council to establish four new factories for munitions and other war materials.
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Copenhagen
Russian War Council
Leon Trotzky
Armour absorbs Morris Packing Company in mass transfer
Chicago March 21 Morris and company packers ceased to exist today as its physical properties were transferred to Armour and company. Financial circles report Armour plans to absorb 30 percent of Morris and company employees. Whether the remaining 76 percent will be left jobless remains conjectural.
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Chicago
Mar
Morris and Company
Armour and Company
Armed guards posted over zone of trouble in Harrison
In Harrison Arkansas on March 21 armed guards were posted along the Missouri and North Arkansas railroad strike zone. Machine guns guard roads and the Crooked Creek Run draw as authorities reinforce the storm center of the two year long labor dispute.
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Tiarrison
Ark
Harrison
Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad
Crooked Creek Run
Woolen Workers to Receive Higher Pay Across Mills
Lawrence Mass March 21 The American Woolen company announces a wage increase of 1214 per cent to take effect April 30. The raise affects 15 000 operatives and about 40 000 workers in over fifty mills across New England and New Jersey.
Van Sweringen Interests Buy 2000 Coal Cars for C and O
The Van Sweringen interests authorized the purchase of 2,000 70 ton coal cars for the Chesapeake and Ohio system. W. J. Harahan announced the deal at the Cleveland meeting before departing for Richmond. He called the purchase part of the general expansion program and declined further comment.
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Cleveland
van Sweringen
Chesapeake & Ohio
W. J. Harahan
Richmond
Mr. Harahan
Newsletter Misses Vomeroy Middleport Delivery
For the first time in weeks the Vomeroy Middleport newsletter failed to arrive this morning delaying use in the day’s regular editions.
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Vomeroy- Middleport
Fascisti in New York Pledge Public Showing on Decoration Day
The Fascisti in New York push to extend the group as black shirts are ordered for a first public display on Decoration Day. Leaders say they hope to parade with the American Legion to merge with that body if possible.
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New York
Ifascisti
American Legion
Flyers Selected for World Trip by Air at Dayton
Dayton March 21 Lieutenants John A. MacReady and Quakley G. Kelly express excitement as they are chosen for a globe flight aboard the T-2. Mechanics at McCook Field expect the airplane to sustain over 34 hours, aiming to break the world endurance record.
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Dayton
Mar
John A. MacReady
Quakley G. Kelly
McCook Field
Social at Finch School Ames March 23
A social will be held at Finch School in Ames township on Friday evening March 23 to raise funds for the school. Proceeds go to benefit the school.
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Finch
Ames Township
Sun Yat Sen's government seeks British trade ties
London officials study Sun Yat Sen's bid for political and business links with Britain after Sun's group threatened to pursue commercial treaties to develop Chinese resources. The United States does not recognize the South China government, delaying official actions as Sun's plans are quietly investigated.
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H. K. Reynolds
Washington
Mar
London
South China
Sun Yat Sen
Great Britain
United States
International
Mughes
Poison pen letters target respected woman in Willow Creek
The Messenger reports a recurring vile letter campaign from a concealed writer in Willow Creek aimed at a respected local woman. The editor condemns the "poison pen" and notes past similar spiteful missives used with harmful intent and SLanderous content.
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Willow Creek
Vernal Equinox Marks Start of Spring in North Florida
The vernal equinox of March 21 signals spring in this region with bright sunshine and springlike winds. After a recent cold snap, residents report milder temperatures and active backyard gardening.
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North
Florida
Crawford county selects five women for juries
Five women were drawn for jury service in Crawford county. Two will serve on the petit jury which convenes April 10, and three were drawn for the grand jury with the date to be announced.
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Bucyrus
Crawford County
Petit Jury
Democrat Councilman Vennum Resigns in Martins Ferry Ohio
Earl Vennum a Democrat councilman in Martins Ferry Ohio will resign to become deputy county sealer of weights and measures. The move opens a vacancy for the Republican majority to appoint a successor.
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Martins Ferry. O
Earl Vennum
Noaries
Born to Mr and Mrs Floyd Linscott a nine pound son
A nine pound son was born today to Mr and Mrs Floyd Linscott at Have a Fine Son in The Plains. The birth was reported with no complications and the infant is well.
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the Plains
Mar
Floyd Linscott
Ma Bas Te
Old Posey Leads Piute Band In Utah Border Clash
Monticello Utah March 21 a posse surrounded a Piute band four miles from Blandini after a looming battle. Leader Old Posey and Bishops Boy sparked a fierce two hour fight that killed Bishops Boy and wounded two others. One deputy was shot as the posse closed in.
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Monticello
Utah
Mar
Blandini
Ol Posey
Bea
Nearlandin
Bishops
Oliver
Anothe
Monticeli
Bishops Boy
Denver
Posey
Bandits Fared Badly In Work Parlor Holdup
Granite City Illinois March 21 two unidentified bandits were slain and a third mortally wounded in a holdup at a soft drink parlor near midnight. Walter Nichols proprietor fired three bullets into a bandit at the safe, killed a second and knocked the hat from a third as they fled.
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Granite City
Mar
Walter &. Nichol
Nichols
Feu
Threats of castor oil used by Fascisti in US for dissenters
New York March 21 report warns that fascist organizations in the United States threaten Italian dissenters with castor oil as punishment. An excerpt from the Fascisti paper Le Torchedine claims members are ardent and that two men were reportedly converted by a small dose of castor oil.
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New York
Mar
Italy
Unites States
Fascisti
New Havel Conn
Auto plunges from embankment injuring three riders
In NEFEFS Ohio on March 21 an automobile driven by Emanuel Hocker veered into the glare of oncoming lights and left the Bellaire embankment, tumbling over several times. Passengers Jo Smith John Burg and Louis Amlock of Tridelphia West Virginia were injured. Amlock suffered serious injuries.
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Nefefs
Emanuel Hocker
Bellaireé
Jo Smith
John Burg
Louis Amlock
Tridelphia
W. Va
Hocker
Am Loos Belne Gexiouale
Sri
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