Harding Plans to Cure Strike Diseased Coal Trade
President Harding backed by government powers plans a nonharsh intervention to end a month-old coal strike. The program aims to raise summer production, boost storage via government loans, and lower freight rates, with a joint conference to be presided by the president. The House Labor Committee advances a federal coal fact finding bill with enforcement teeth and court backing to compel information sharing.
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Harding
U.S
Washington
Hoover
Warren W. Wheaton
House Labor Committee
Bland
Indiana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Road Improvement Plans At Athene County May Meeting
Only two residents attended the Ath ens county May meeting to file formal complaints on Kimberly road assessments. The board approved a cement bridge at the end of Kimberly pike and repairs at Hamley Run. A Deanville complaint urged action to stop Monday creek flooding by lowering a Hocking Valley trestle. Residents from Milbondale and Carthage requested improvements on Carbondale Marshfield and Carthage Gap highways.
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Kimberly Road
Athens County
Kimberly Pike
Frank Wolf Farm
Hamley Run
Deanville
Hocking
Bill favorably passes for flood relief aid in Mississippi Valley
In Washington on May 2 a proposal to appropriate 1 million dollars for flood relief in the Mississippi river valley states moves forward after approval by the House Agriculture Committee.
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Pashington
Sippi River
House
Ohio chronology notes from yesterday in Ohio
May 2 records recall Gen Harrison defending Fort Meigs against a British and Indian force of about 2800. Other entries mark the Ohio National Guard offering service in 1864 and the 1878 name change to Ohio State University, with a 1893 state coal miners strike call for higher wages.
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Harrison
Fort Meigs
Ohio National Guard
Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College
Ohio State University
Ohio
Weight limit violator fined for heavy load on Nelsonville Logan road
City authorities report the second conviction in as many months for exceeding highway weight limits. Chas Adcock of Logan hauled 20 475 pounds on the Nelsonville to Haydenville stretch April 26, with a 475 pound excess. District Supervisor Davis notes ongoing repairs on the Athens Nelsonville road near Courtney Hill with caution signs and a 10 mile per hour limit. Sheriff Parker will press charges for reckless driving. six affidavits issued, several drivers fined, and more actions planned to ensure safe passage past road crews.
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McCune
Nelsonville
Chas. Adcock
Logan
Nelsonville-Logan
Haydenville
Paul Sieverling
Davis
Sieverling
Adcock
Ac Dock
State Highway Department
New York
Athens Nelsonville
Courtney Hill
Sherrif Parker
Parker
Pearl W. Helwig
Ellis Woodworth
Athens
Rhoda Augustine
Sugar Creek
H. 10. Elliott
Glouster
Frank Hamilton
Davis Baking Powder Co
M. M. Kaassler
Nelsonvile
Augustine
Heathen Chinee Tricks in Warfare
Wu Pei Fu’s forces used a ruse to capture 1 000 Chang Tso Lin troops near Pao Ting China. Oil cans labeled in American brands and firecrackers created the sound of machine gun fire, causing the enemy detachment to surrender without real gunfire.
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Chang Tso Lin
Wu Pei Fu
Chang
Inventor Earns 30000 Weekly From Ice Cream Bar
C K Nelson, son of a village confectioner, developed a solid coating for an ice cream bar and aims to rival Rockefeller. His royalties now total 30000 dollars weekly as he expands production.
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C. K. Nelson
John D. Rockefeller
Banks in Athens Cut Thursday Hours Starting May 4
Beginning Thursday May 4 the banks in Athens will close at noon each Thursday continuing through Thursday September 28. Institutions affected include the Athens Natl Bank The Sec Sav Bank The Bank of Athens.
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Banks of
Athens
Athens Nat'l Bank
Sec
Sav. Bank
Bank of Athens
Love Birds To Be Watched In Athens County Schools
Athens County residents report ongoing love scenes near school yards prompting Sheriff Parker to warn that police will crack down on spooning near schools. Investigations followed at White Hall school as numerous complaints poured in from concerned citizens.
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Athens County
Parker
White Hall School House
Athens
Agreements to be kept despite Chinese civil war
Washington officials say accords reached at the Washington conference will be honored regardless of the China civil war. Officials note China cannot repudiate engagements, no matter the Wu Pei Fu and Chang Tso Lin conflict outcome. In Japan a white mouse is seen as a good omen.
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Harry L. Rogers
1. N
Washington
Washington Conference
China
Harding
Wu Pei Fu
Chang Tso Lin
Morosco in Detroit Court Over Divorce Details
Oliver Morosco, theatrical producer, appears in Judge Harry J. Dingeman's court to explain the circumstances of his Detroit divorce, legally known as Mitchell, filed by his first wife who obtained a decree on March 20. Morosco remarried three days later in Los Angeles to Selma Paley, named as co respondent, with questions about his Michigan residence to be resolved.
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Detroit
Oliver Morosco
Harry J. Dingeman
Morosco
Dingeman
Mitchell
Los Angeles
Selma Paley
Michigan
Senate eruption over Morse pardon payment claimed by Arkansas senator
Washington May 2 A political eruption closed the senate session as Senator Caraway Democrat of Arkansas accused Attorney General Daugherty of receiving 25 000 to secure a pardon for Charles W Morse a New York banker and former Atlanta penitentiary inmate.
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Washington
Senate
Caraway
Arkansas
Daugherty
Charles W Morse
New York
Atlanta
P. O. E. Supper and Meeting Tonight
The B P O E calls for supper at six oclock and a regular meeting at seven thirty. Members are asked to be on Elk lot Wednesday afternoon prepared to work.
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Elk Lot
Rum Dealers To Travel Under Sea Submarines at Philadelphia Yard
Veterans fear a bootlegger syndicate could seize seven old submarines at the Philadelphia navy yard to thwart prohibition efforts. The Dutch Holland pattern boats and a Lake ship could be used for smuggling with surface speeds of 14 to 15 knots and submerged speeds of 5 to 8 knots, carrying two to four torpedo tubes.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic
Navy Yard
Sea Dogs
Grand jury to speed up Athens county pleas
The May grand jury of the Athens county common pleas court examined 70 witnesses and disposed of 18 cases. Officials planned to complete investigations by late Tuesday afternoon with a possible report to the court Wednesday morning while eight cases remained, including cutting with intent to kill against Charles Jones and Butcher Oral Daugherty. Other charges involved burglary, larceny, perjury, firearms, assault, and obtaining money under false pretenses.
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May Grand Jury
Athens County Common Pleia Court
Charles Jones
Butcher
Sy Oral Daugherty
Dover Township
Russell and Kirby Male
Ames Township
A. P. Hixon
I. & Watkins
Enterprise
Male Brothers
Joe Slarris
Athens
Kate Cheadle
Hocking
Jon McConaha
Charles Glenn
Okey Hall
Got the Wrong Party in Affair
Violet Black Duncan, 19, a southern beauty, was charged with murder in Chicago after an investigation found that her suicide attempt killed a three year old baby boy in her apartment by gas fumes.
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Chicago
Violet Black Duncan
Ohio woman seeks custody in habeas corpus case
Susie O Conor of Marietta Ohio filed habeas corpus proceedings against Sherman and Emma King for custody of her 16 year old daughter Goldie Chesshire who has lived with the Kings for the last seven years.
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Canton
Susie O'Connor
Marietta
Ohio
Sherman
Emma King
Goldie Chesshire
Kings
Italy Signs Treaty With Turkish Nationalists at Angola
A Genoa dispatch reports Italy signed a treaty with the Turkish nationalists at Angora without consulting Great Britain, signaling confusion in the Near East situation amid Genoa coverage.
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London
Italy
Angola
Great Britain
Genoa
Paris scandal and insurance angle linked to Peggy Joyce fate
Paris reports tie Peggy Joyce to a deadly love affair and a later money motive as investigators probe a Chilean nobleman lover and a long history of suspicious deaths linked to a widow. Coroner exhumes a body in Cleveland as the probe continues.
Trial of William Blizzard in West Virginia treason case
In Charleston on May 2 the Blizzard treason trial resumed in circuit court. Witnesses linked Blizzard to a Logan and Mingo county conspiracy, with tense exchanges between miners’ chief counsel and the state. Reports described moves toward Blair and Marmet meeting expenses, including a $1695 coal company contribution.
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Charleston
W. Va
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
W. Houston
Bilzgard
Logan
Mingo
Buzzard
Clothier
Blair
Iie
le Page
Chafin
Cat Dickens
Montcoal
Marmet
Hearst bonus petition delivered to Congress by veterans
Washington May 2 Hearst bonus petition with more than 4 million names was delivered to Congress today by an honor guard of overseas veterans.
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Washington
Congress
Onor
Nichols Not to Run for Governor Nomination
CINCINNATI May 2 Judge Hugh L. Nichols former chief justice of the Ohio supreme court announced he will not seek the Democratic nomination for governor. He said he will not be a candidate in the forthcoming race.
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Cincinnati
Hugh L. Nichols
Ohio Supreme Court
Layton and McCourt Set for Second Block in World Cue Title
Johnny Layton world champion three cushion billiard ace meets challenger Charles McCourt of Pittsboro in Sedalia for the title second block after Layton won the first block 60 to 44. Layton shows great form with a steady game throughout the rounds.
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Sedalia
Johnny Layton
Charles McCourt
Pittsboro
Layton
Republicans seek White House nod on bonus bill split
Senate Finance Committee Republicans could not agree and decided to send the bonus bill controversy back to President Harding. A majority favored the McCumber plan which modifies the House proposal hoping for the president's approval.
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J. Bart Campbell
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Harding
Republican Committee
McCumber
Genoa Conference urged as world vital by Borah
US Senator Borah argues Genoa talks hinge on ending Russian issue and reforming Versailles reparations. He backs recognizing the Soviet government as a path to a lasting European settlement, predicts tension among France, England, Russia, and Germany amid uncertain Genoa outcomes.
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W. Fe, Borah
I. N.S
New York
Genoa
Lloyd George
Lievid George
Europe
Bollshevista
Russia
Germany
France
England
Ruhr
Explosion destroys Baltimore & Ohio fast train in Somerset
In Somerset Pennsylvania May 2 a locomotive on a Baltimore & Ohio fast freight train exploded at Fairhope. Crew members were killed as the engine blew apart and ten cars following buckled and burned after the blast. The train was running at high speed.
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Somerset
Mem-bera
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Fairhope
Rebels Beaten Back in Tyrone Clash
In County Tyrone a battle occurred as republicans were defeated, reporting from Belfast on May 2. The event reflects ongoing clashes tied to the broader conflict in the region.
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Intnational News Service
Belfast
County Tyrone
May Day Fracas Wounds Several in Leipzig Clash
Leipzig reports say May Day fighting between socialists and opponents left several severely wounded. Advices from the city today note clashes occurred amid the demonstrations.
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Berlin
International
Leipzig
Free Cement Booklet Offers Home Improvement Guide
Readers sending to the Washington Information Bureau receive a free cement construction booklet. It includes sixty three diagrams and halftone illustrations with tables on material mixing. No charge for the booklet. send two cents in stamps for return postage by using the coupon.
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Washington Information Bureau
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Eldon Burke
International News Service
Pao Ting, FU
Inventor
BANKS
Ghinath
Japan
Hanna Mirder
Wien
Carsly
Wyman
Nesbit
W. T. Tanna
Lewman
East Liverpool
Wellsville
Steubenville, East Liverpool and
Beaver Valley Traction Company
Common Pleas Court
Lisbon
Traction Company
Columbiana County
Steubenville
Jefferson County
Grand Jury
Gertrude Hanna
United Presbyterian Church
Perry
Green Lam
Trageny
Husbanrs
Cleveland
Arch
Frank BE
Mason
Paris
Peggy Joyce
William Errazurz
Peggy
Henri Leterlier
Stanley Joyce
Banca de Saulles
Internation News Service
K A. Hammond
Lakeview
BE. C. Stanton
Red Cross
OmMelals
Nichols
Bongue
Enoa
Senator Borah
Idaho
Frederic J. Haskin
The
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Washington, D. C
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