Ohio House approves honest budget for universities
The Ohio House finance committee approves a restrained education budget. Ohio University receives 1,294,950 for current expenses and modest equipment. Bowling Green, Miami, and other institutions face substantial cuts. The action favors cost saving while preserving essential growth for state schools.
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HOUSE
Ohio House Finance Committee
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Bowling Green State Naval School
Miami University
Ent State Normal
Bryan
Poison Mosquito Powder May Be Sprinkled From Planes
A Paris chemist E Rouband has discovered a formaldehyde based powder that could be dispersed by aircraft over lakes and ponds to kill mosquito larvae. The U S government reportedly considers its possible use in a ice campaign though the powder is claimed non poisonous to warm blooded animals and fish and to cause immediate death to larvae.
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E. Rouband
Institute
Paris
United States
Riot at Baguio farm school over dress code
Reported riot at a Baguio farm school where students tied the principal to a post and kept him there after he ordered them to lead the boys out to work in the fields. The incident reflects tensions over Western clothing and cultural norms among Filipino youths.
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Baguio
China Faces Foreign Troops as Cantonese Take Shanghai
In Shanghai Cantonese forces move into the city while foreigners cling to a narrow harborfront zone. A large fleet of American and European warships anchors nearby as 1,500 U S troops have landed. The mood is unsettled with the slogan China for the Chinese echoing amid tensions.
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China
Shanghai
Canton
British Troop Standoff Amid Cantonese Sniper Fire
A British officer and three soldiers were wounded by snipers while French troops faced Cantonese resistance. British responses included machine gun fire and threats to wipe out entire neighborhoods, a claim tied to a massive civilian population.
Great automobile price war noted by Curtis paper
Cyrus H K Curtis notes a price cut by Henry Ford lowering the Lincoln open model to 4299 amid a recent 250 rise for the six wheel brake. The shift fails to rattle investors in General Motors as 107000 GM shares traded at 179 closing, up from 145 50 earlier in the year.
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Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Henry Ford
General Motors
Maryland Governor Urges End to Democratic Squabbling
Governor Ritchie tells Louis Seibold the Democratic party should unite and fight for a cause. Two or more Democratic candidates would push for changes to the prohibition law, but they will face difficult road ahead.
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Ritchie
Maryland
Louis Seibold
Republican Santa Claus and fighting campaign issue
The passage portrays the Republican Party pitching prosperity as a political asset. It likens the party to a national Santa Claus and frames the core campaign message as a reassurance to voters: if you support me, you should reelect me.
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Santa Claus
Whisky and murder entwine in tragic bedroom scene
A man is found murdered in bed with a battered head and wire around his neck. Detectives note a glass of whisky on the table beside the bed as the motive traces to a wife younger than the dead husband.
Two Men In Restaurant Row End In Fatal Fight
After a meal described as pleasant two men went upstairs with women and a drink. One man returned to the stairs mortally wounded while the other died during the altercation, leaving Mr. Clancy among witnesses.
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Mr. Clancy
Speakeasies rise in New York outnumbering saloons
The city hosts at least 20,000 spots where patrons can drink almost anything. The text notes speakeasies now outnumber traditional saloons and questions whether any action can curb the trend, suggesting little chance of change.
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New York
New Unified Driver License Proposed for Nationwide Use
FE S Thayer of Los Angeles urges a new tripartite driver license to create a national information clearing house for operators. The plan would revoke a permit after three traffic convictions, with color coded sections white green and red signaling offender status to law officers. The system aims to standardize licenses across states and simplify enforcement. Mothers' and Daughters' Week is celebrated May 4 to May 10 per G O A.
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Washington, D. C
FE. S Thayer
Los Angeles
California
State
Severnal
Runaways in New York Spark Spring Street Plight
By the Way in New York reports that springtime triggers a surge of boy runaways from Manhattan and the East Side. Police and Traveler’s Aid track the trend, with youths drawn to open country near Bronx Park. Many seek fortunes in pennies and nickels, while others wander the Broadway streets late at night.
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Gilbert Swan
New York
Manhattan
Police
Travelers’ Aid
East Side
Bronx Park
Broadway
Questions and Answers on Catfish Size and Legion Membership
The Bureau of Fisheries notes blue catfish are the largest species with specimens weighing 80 to 160 pounds and five to six feet long. A 150 pound catfish was caught in the Mississippi River. The American Legion states 16 percent of ex service men belong to the Legion. The Smoky Mountains form a southwestern division of the Appalachians.
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Mississippi River
American Legion
J. K
The
Legion
Smoky Mountains
Appa
Gilroy Synopsis and Kroesen Sketches
A compact feature listing promoting a publication by Dr. William E. Gilroy and drawings or sketches by Kroesen. It previews literary or biographical content framed as a catalog entry in a historical newspaper.
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WM. E. Gilroy
D. D
Kroesen
Wordy Warren building blaze noted in brief
A basement fire in the Warren building caused slight damage. Bond sale proceeds aimed at remodeling and equipping the municipal electric light plant. Common Pleas court adjourned to April 1 after a short session. Funeral services were held for Sunday Creek Mine No. 211 explosion victims at Chauncey. Billy Sunday announced New York recruitment use of his tabernacle. The Messenger released a twenty page edition with Elks Booster pages for a minstrel show. A local committee organized to aid World War I veterans.
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Warren
Sunday Creek Mine No. 211
Chauncey
Billy Sunday
Tabernacle
New York
the Messenger
Elks
Alex M. Moore
Poets and Jokers Among Diplomats in Washington
Ambassador Paul Claudel leads a group of cultured envoys in Washington. Senor Don Ricardo Jaimes Freyre of Bolivia and Senor Dr. Antonio Castro-Leal of Mexico are noted for poetry and literary hoaxes. Castro-Leal once staged a mythical Afghan poet, Roshan, printing an anthology with his own photo as Roshan to satire literary pretensions.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Paul Claudel
France
Don Ricardo Jaimes Freyre
Bolivia
Don Antonio Castro-Leal
Castro-Leal
Cleone Knox
Antonio
Santiago
Chile
Kirez-i-Roshan
Afghanistan
Karez-i-Roshan
Americas
United States
Roshan
Bernard Shaw
Mexico
Requena
Guatemala
Ohio River at Cincinnati Rises Toward Danger Level
The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 43 feet on March 23 and continued to rise toward the danger stage of 52 feet. Weather Bureau Chief W. C. Devereaux noted the river would likely stabilize near a high level tomorrow after peaking around the mid forties feet.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
W. C. Devereaux
Buereau
Lower Lake Service Opens Cleveland Passage
Passenger navigation on the lower lakes resumes for the 1927 season two weeks earlier than expected as Captain H. H. Palmer pilots the City of Detroit into its slip at the East Ninth Street pier in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Lower Lakes
H. H. Palmer
Detroit
East Ninth Street Pier
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