Athens man Charles McBee dies after year of ill health
Charles Forest McBee aged 62 newspaper publisher railroad agent inventor and manufacturer died at his home 221 East State street Athens after a year of sickness and a nervous collapse. He founded the McBee Binder Co and patented a machine to bind records. Survived by wife Lorene Kidd three children and siblings with funeral Saturday at 3 30 at the McBee home and burial in West Union street cemetery.
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Charles Forest McBee
East State Street
Athens
Florida
Mr. McRee
Ellicott City
Baltimore
Butler
Ohio
Edith Farson
Danville
Fredricktown
Fredricktown Free Press
Mt. Vernon
Republican News
McBee
McBee Bindr Co
E Company
Harry B. McBee
St. Louis
McBee Binder Co
Earl E. McBee
Basil
H. T. Bennett
Frank
Harry L
Robert B. McBee
Columbus
Hast State Street
West Union Street
Rescuers Battle Storm to Save Lake Erie Crib Tender
Harry Holzworth, crib tender at the Lake Erie water works, was hospitalized after a dramatic rescue in a storm. Coast guards and a physician attempted to save him but their motor failed near the harbor. the tug Frank W. rescued crew and patient and brought them ashore.
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Cleveland, CO
Harry Holzworth
Water Works
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Howver
Frank W
Man Dies On Logan Road Near Nelsonville
Charles Rizer aged 40 was found dead beside the Logan road a mile north of Nelsonville Ohio after leaving work near the Herrold place. Coroner Saunders said heart trouble is likely but there is also belief he may have been struck by a passing car that did not stop. John Briggs and W H Tyler found the body. Rizer was married with five children.
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Nelsonville
Herrold Place
Here
Charles Rizer
Logan Road
Saunders
Altho
John Briggs
W. H. Tyler
Rizer
British Usurped Powers Debate Over Russia Recognition
In the House of Commons this afternoon Commander d. M. Kenworthy accused the government of failing to recognize Russia. He warned that without Soviet recognition an alliance between Russia and France could form, with Italy possibly joining.
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London
House Commons
Tieunant
D. M. Kenworthy
Russia
France
Italy
Germans Offer Ruhr Settlement By Reparations Payments
Berlin reportedly sent a memorandum to Great Britain and the United States offering to settle the Ruhr issue on reparations with final payment amounts to be decided by an international commission. The denial from Washington was reported but German sources persisted with the proposal.
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Ruhr
London
Washington
Berlin
Great Britain
United States
Fire destroys Nantasket Beach resort in million dollar blaze
A massive fire at Nantasket beach near Boston last night and today destroyed about a mile of resort structures and left roughly 150 homeless. The blaze, aided by a NW wind and low water pressure, caused $1,000,000 in damage with seven injuries and support from Fort Revere infantry and state police.
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New England
Boston
Mass
Nantasket Beach
Palm Gardens
Park
Fort Revere
State Constabulary
Metropolitan Police
American delegates to Ruhr inquiry not authorized
Washington reports that none of the U S delegates at the Rome meeting of the international chamber of commerce are authorized to investigate Ruhr conditions as official or unofficial representatives of the United States. Some delegates may visit the Ruhr to gain first hand knowledge, but no survey by American bankers or state department plan is contemplated.
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Washington
Mar
International Chamber of Commeres
Rome
Ruhr
United States
London
Ameri
Can
State Department
United States Chamber of Commerce
Pike County Elections Under Federal Watch
Federal officials may join an inquiry into alleged wholesale voting violations in Pike county Ohio. Agents of U S District Attorney Thomas H Morrow investigated clues suggesting vote selling in Waverly and surrounding districts during the 1922 election as the Ohio legislature reviewed reports of party crookedness in Pike county.
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Cincinnati
Mar
Pike County
Ohio
Robert S. Wynn
Harry L. Foster
House of Representatives
United States
Thomas H. Morrow
Waverly
House of David scandal faces federal ruling in Benton Harbor case
In Grand Rapids on March 29, a federal judge in Columbus is set to decide John W. Hansel's $580000 suit. The ruling could trigger a federal probe of the Israelite colony at Benton Harbor or quiet rebels challenging King Benjamin's rule.
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Grand Rapids Mich
House of David
John E
Columbus
John W. Hansel
Benton Harbor
Benjamin
Rebels in New Fights as Irregulars and Soldier Die
Dublin reports four irregulars and one Free State soldier killed in fighting across the country in the last 24 hours with several wounded. A Dublin moving picture theater was damaged by a bomb explosion. Letters suggest Dan Breen, leader of the irregulars in County Tipperary, plans travel to the United States on a mission.
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Dublin
Free State
Dan Breen
County Tipperary
United States
Ohio man accused after alleged attack on wife and pet
A report says an Ohio husband allegedly threw his wife's chew dog at her while a defense team argues irrational behavior. The case centers on claims of mental instability and the nature of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Pope to urge Franco-German pact against aggression
Rome March 29 Pope Pius XI prepares to publish an encyclical letter urging France and Germany to sign a mutual non aggression pledge. The Vatican disclosed the move today as part of efforts to mend differences and prevent conflict.
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Rome
Mar
Pius XI
France
Germany
Vatican
Third Southern division staff captured near Menagh
Dublin reports a large portion of the Third Southern division of the Republican army captured by Free Staters near Menagh. Details on casualties and subsequent actions are not provided in the fragment.
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Dublin
Menagh
Curse of old Egypt reaches Lord Carnarvon in illness
Cairo reports Lord Carnarvon, discoverer of Tutankhamun's tomb, is critically ill from an insect bite infection spreading from the face to the chest and lungs. Egyptian superstition fears a curse on the dig in the tomb of the Pharaohs.
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Cairo
Egypt
Lord Carnarvon
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Tut- Ankh-Amen
High society figure called into murder case amid protests
Philadelphia March 29. J Wearsley Mitchell, son-in-law of Edward T Stotesbury, was summoned to New York for further questioning Friday over his links to Dorothy Keenan the Broadway Butterfly artist model who was murdered. The summons upsets the Mitchells plans to stay hidden in their Rittenhouse Square home.
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Philadelphia
J. Wearsley Mitchell
Edward T. Stotesbury
New York
Dorothy Keenan
Karns to Seek War Dept Review of Conger Case
Louis Karns brother of Mrs Agnes Karns Randle travels to Washington to present to the war department a defamation suit against Colonel A L Conger Fort Sam Houston Texas for 106000 dollars Captain Edwin H Randle and wife allege censorship of telegrams and seek examination of Conger’s mental condition to clear their names
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Indianapolis
Ind
Louis IS. Karns
Agnes Karns Randle
Edwin H. Randle
A. L. Conger
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Washington
War Department
Karns
Randle
Conger
Simple Funeral for Sarah Bernhardt in Paris
Funeral services were held in a small church with no music mass or sermon. Police kept back intimate relatives as crowds surged outside. A constant flow of cars delivered flowers led by a 12 foot square violet and carnation wreath from Paris.
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Paris
Mar
Sarah Bernhardt
St. Irrancos de Sales
Iechurch
Boy 8 Held in Hatchet Killing at Weirton
John Kariakidis, eight, is jailed in Hancock county West Virginia charged with first degree murder after confessing to the hatchet slaying of John Apostilidis forty five Weirton mill worker and clothing business owner. Kariakidis says he acted in self defense following a dispute over a money transaction in the basement of the clothing shop in Steubenville Ohio vicinity.
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Steubenville
John Kariakidis
Hancock County
West Virginia
John Apostilidis
Weirton
Karlakidis
Apostolidis
Lima to consider appointing policewoman with league support
The League of Women Voters may sponsor and help finance the appointment of a policewoman in Lima Ohio. City manager has recommended the policewoman appointment.
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Lima, O
League of Women Voters
Lima
League
Man Dies After Being Hit By Railroad Car At Mine
Charles Adams of Maynard dies in a Wheeling hospital from injuries after being struck by a railroad car at the Great Lakes Coal Co. mine near Maynard. He leaves a widow.
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Maynard
Charles Adams
Wheeling
Great Lakes Coal Co
Here
Chicago Cartoonist Wins License to Marry Gates Heiress
Les ter Norris, a Chicago cartoonist, secured a license to marry Debra Angell heiress to John W. Gates estate valued at 46 million dollars. The match links Norris to one of America’s wealthiest families.
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Los Angeles
Lester Norris
Chicago
Today
Debra Angell
John W. Gates
Peiross
America
Burke blasts Ohio legislature as lobbyists dominate
Columbus March 29 Senator J I Burke declares no useful legislation passed this session, condemns wage laws as ignored by privilege interests, notes Bender Gordon and Farnsworth acts for prohibition and cooperative farming, and criticizes senate actions on living wage and petition rights. He hints at a gubernatorial bid as a progressive Republican.
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C. H W. Haddox
Columbus
Mar
Ohio
Senate
State House
J. I. Burke
Elvrra
Burke
85Th General Assembly
Gordon
House
Representatives of Privilege
Manufacturers Association
Railroads
Gifford
Former State Inspector of Public Works Dies in Columbus
HL G Young of Jackson township former state inspector of public works and highways died in Columbus on Tuesday at about 70. His remains were taken to Mt Olive cemetery. He was long known across Ohio and directed the Wortman pike from McArthur to Chillicothe.
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McArthur
HL. G. Young
Jackson Township
Columbus
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Wortman
Chillicothe
Spring Fever Makes You Feel Like a Doughnut Hole
A lighthearted note on spring fever likening the feeling to a doughnut hole without a dough nut. The quirky line evokes seasonal mood and casual humor.
Gallipolis Man Shot on Ohio River Steamer
George Jenkins age 50 of Gallipolis was shot through the right lung aboard the steamer Senator Cordill near Dam No. 10 while arguing with William Wilson a 15 year old colored deck hand. Jenkins is in a hospital in a dying condition and Wilson was arrested after the steamer reached the wharf.
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Steubenville
George Jenkins
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Senator Cordill
William Wilson
Dam No
Wilson
Pittsburgh
Jenkins
Boys set fire to vacant lot to clear baseball diamond
In Lima Ohio southwest district boys started a grass fire to clear a vacant lot for a baseball diamond. The blaze grew beyond control and they fled. firemen needed time to bring it under control.
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Lima, O
Wrangle Over Tank Made by Mr Pugherty
President Harding's vacation party faces a heated dispute among advisers over the Daugherty 1924 announcement. Supporters say timing clarifies political atmosphere and signals renomination. Critics label it a blunt misstep and warn every act will be viewed as a campaign move while the president tours the West.
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MR. Pugherty
ST. Augustine
Fla
Harding
Daugherty
Republican Family Circle
Friends of
United States
Armour and Morris Companies Complete Merger
The merger of Armour and Company and Morris and Company is complete. Final transfer details were finalized late last night at a conference of interested parties.
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Chicago
Armour and Company
Morris and Company
Unidentified schooner grounded off Chatham with crew aboard
A five masted schooner is aground at Chatham, Massachusetts. The ship carries about 15 crew members. The coast guard cutter Achushnet has gone to assist as a strong 42 mile wind blows, and the vessel is believed to be breaking up.
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Boston
Mass
Chatham
Coast Guard
Achushnet
Widow of Ohio University president dies in Florida hotel
Katherine Cox Ellis 76 widow of Alston Ellis, former Ohio University president, died suddenly in a Jacksonville hotel while en route home. She had long hosted University events in Athens and supported Pi Beta Phi. Her body to be transported to Athens for burial in the family mausoleum.
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Jacksonville
Florida
Katherine Cox Ellis
Alston Ellis
Ohio University
A. B. Wells
Hotel Windsor
Ellis
Athens
Grim Reaper
President Ellis
Christionas
Minami
Wells
Hlamiston
Ohio
Alston Eis
Covington
Sines
North College’ Street
Fillis
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Ellis Cox
Lockland
Passion Week Offering For Athens Family Drive
At Central Avenue church tonight an offering will be received for a poor Athens suburb family of five including a man wife and three children. Food and clothing donations are welcomed and any help is appreciated.
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Central Avenue
Athens
Judge sustains quash of Milliron indecent exposure indictment
Judge Worstell in Athens county common pleas court sustains the motion to quash the January indictment against Harry Milliron of Athens for indecent exposure. The ruling, if appealed, may go to the court of appeals. a new indictment could be sought from the May grand jury.
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Harry Milliron
Athens
Crabber
Ohio University
Worstell
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Muliren
Court of Appeals
Worstel
May Grand Jury
Fresh county health camp planned forAth county schoolchildren
Athens Chamber of Commerce hears Miss Virgi Lewis announce a county health camp for 100 children aged six to twelve. The three month program starts June 1 using wooden buildings, with local site selection and no child charges. Community help and fresh produce support are encouraged as plans move toward site materialization.
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Ath County
Coll Board of Health
Virgi Lewis
Athens Chain of Commerce
Miss Lewis
Columbus
Chamber of x Merce
Guy Dinsmore
C. E. Stailey
Athens
Scholent of Schools
Ohio
Athena
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Middletown
Pomouth
Athens County
Lewis
Dover
Trimble
York
San Story Rumors Stir City Hall Vote Influence Claim
Sandusky March 29 City Commissioner J Frank Donahue says a local man offered whisky and champagne and more to sway his vote on purchasing a work truck. Donahue will tell an interesting story to city and county authorities during the investigation.
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Sandusky
J. Frank Donahue
Donahue
Plan aims at auto and dog pounds in Chillicothe
Plan to create an automobile pound and dog pound in Chillicothe outlines using a street sweeper to enforce parking rules. Owners can redeem their vehicles for a small fee, teaching proper parking to prevent interruptions of the sweeper operation.
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Chillicothe, O
Mar
Chillicothe
Ruhr Evacuation Not A Prerequisite For Talks
Berlin reports the German government press service denies that evacuation of the Ruhr by French and Belgian troops is a precondition to opening negotiations following remarks by Fionald MacNeill in the British House of Commons.
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Berlin
Cial Wolf Bureau
Fionald MacNeill
House of Commons
Ruhr
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