Cameron Dam Prisoner May Be Freed Soon
Madison Wis May 5 Friends of John Dietz of Cameron Dam fame believe he will be freed within days. Dietz was convicted of murder after a siege at Cameron Dam when his family barricaded themselves and shot at a sheriff's posse. Supporters claim no solid proof he killed anyone and that posse members were shot by comrades. Governor John Blaine recently heard Dietz pardon arguments, prompting belief a pardon could come soon.
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Madison
Wis
John Dietz
Cameron Dam
Dietz
Wisconsin
John Blaine
Chilly Is Due For Big Shock In Chillicothe
Mayor Walter Story and film censor Maude Murray Miller faced a controversial screening over a film featuring cannibals and nature dancing. The lobby photos of the star drew citizen complaints and the mayor approved a private screening, amid chatter that the advertising line it shocked Paris might shock Chillicothe.
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Chillicothe
Walter’ Story
Maude Murray Miller
Paris
School costs in Ohio big business of education
Columbus May 5 Ohio's public schools are described as a major financial venture by Vernon Riegal superintendent of public instruction. A report shows 8425 pupils enrolled and 33751 teachers employed with total school costs of 12 370 224 for land buildings and equipment. Instruction costs per student are 1.30 for high school and 1.50 for elementary pupils totaling 1 697 284.
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Columbus
Ohio
Vernon Riegal
Ate
New York Ravaged by Storm and High Winds
May 5. Gales and heavy rain battered the area after a storm. Winds reached 75 miles per hour causing over 10,000 in damage around New York. Injuries were reported from falling signs and wind hurled missiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Atlantic
New York
Untitled fragment hints at romance and identity reveal
A garbled passage suggests a romance involving Ruzica Romcivic and Rade Vine, with meeting at Ellis 1 in miner's garb and a change of mind after styling and barbering, but details are unclear and uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Ruzica Romcivic
Rade Vine
Ellis 1
Notice of settlement or legal action on Congress Street
A person who damaged the prep arment on Congress Street on Monday May 2 is known to authorities. An opportunity to call and settle is offered. failure to comply will lead to further action. EK GC Berry.
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Congress Street
First White Woman Allegedly Lived on Yap Island
Mrs. Lillian S. Fisher of New York is said to have been the first, if not the only white woman, to have lived on the island of Yap, a fact now at the center of a serious international dispute.
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Lillian S. Fisher
New York
Yap
Burglars Enter Walnut Hills Broker Home
Burglars entered John Quartos real estate office in Walnut Hills and looted clothing and jewelry valued at 125 dollars. They avoided liquor theft, leaving three quarts of bonded whiskey on a kitchen cabinet untouched.
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Cincinnati
John Quartos
Walnut Hills
Senate Naval Affairs Committee Rejects Borah Disarmament Amendment
Washington notes the Senate naval affairs committee refuses to include Senator Borah's disarmament amendment in the naval appropriation bill. The move signals probable Senate rejection despite Borah asserting the amendment merely records Congress on the principle of disarmament rather than dictating to the executive. The Republican majority backs President Harding's stance on foreign policy independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
Borah
Harding
Congress
Attention Masons Special Communication May 6 Masters Degree
The Parama thia No. 25 announces a special communication on Friday May 6 at 3 00 p m to work in the Masters degree. W M F M McKAY and J A Palmer, Sec. 5 5 2.
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Masons
F. M. McKay
W. M. J. A. Palmer
Sec
Samp ling burglar plies Troy three-night spree
A curious burglar roams Troy leaving silver intact while raiding homes over three nights, taking only large quantities of wet drinks and ignoring valuables.
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Troy
N. Y
Bellhop leader arrested by federal agents in Indianapolis
Sylvester Miles a Black hotel bell hop captain was arrested by federal prohibition agents in Indianapolis. He cried quoting being a church member as he faced the disturbance. The incident centers on enforcement actions amid prohibition era tensions.
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Indianapolis
Sylvester Miles
Sylvester
Odd Fellows Meet for Mothers Day Sunday School
All Odd Fellows are requested to meet at the hall at 8 30 sharp on Sunday Mothers Day May 8 to attend Sunday school in a body at the Christian church. Visiting Brothers and delegations from neighboring lodges invited to join us. Geo Re Minamayer N G May 4 1903
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Christian Church
Geore Minameyer
N. G
He's Sure Now He Seeks Divorce After 23 Years
Milwaukee man Chas F Johnson files for divorce claiming his wife is gone for 23 years and will not return. He cites abandonment as the grounds for the action.
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Milwaukee
Chas
F. Johnson
Mitchell Conducts Successful Millfield Revival
Dr Clarence Mitchell continues a revival in Millfield Ohio. In eight nights forty one converts and thirty three confessions were recorded with hundreds turned away outside the church. Patrons bring chairs to hear the sermon.
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Millfield, O
Clarence Mitchell
New Marshfield
Poles Seize Silesia as Allies Press Germany
Organized Polish forces reportedly seized large areas in Upper Silesia near Berlin on May 5. Estimates placed Polish troops at 15,000 to 20,000 with light artillery, while British and Italian casualties were noted. The British plebiscite commissioner resigned, saying troops could not withstand the Polish advance. Germany awaited a response to a London protest note calling the Polish actions grave.
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Berlin
Upper Silesia
Germany
London
New German cabinet formed to replace resigned government
Berlin May 5 The Reichstag foreign committee planned to shape a coalition cabinet to replace the Fehrenbach ministry as reparations talks press for decisions. President Ebert asked ministers to stay on until a new cabinet is formed with Gustav Stresemann likely to head the government.
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United Press
Berlin
Reichstag
Constantin Fehrenbach
von Simons
Ebert
Gustav Strosaman
Peoples' Party
House Will Not Rush Peace Act
The Knox peace resolution faces delay in the House with no clear timeline for action. Chairman Porter and foreign affairs committee members say the measure is too important to rush, noting the Senate took three weeks and the House will give it careful consideration. Mondell echoes the uncertainty.
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Herbert W. Walker
United Press
Washington
Knox
House
Porter
Foreign Affairs Committee
Mondell
Europe
Senate
Mary Braslin named in two Milwaukee court suits
Two suits filed in Milwaukee allege Mary Braslin promised to marry Nick Stephan on January 15 and borrowed $41, and that she promised to be Dan Poponichs housekeeper and borrowed $200 on the same day.
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Milwaukee
Mary Braslin
Nick Stephan
Mary
Dan Poponich
Nose for Money Shown by Local Thieves
A comic local note describes two con men, Long Jim and Chu Jim, who steal from laundry workers. They wake to find their heads buried in washed shirts and the sharp scent of cash in the coal scuttle.
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ST. Louis
Long Jim
Chu Jim
Acting Father for Baby Left on Parsonage Doorstep
Reverend Percy Stickney Grant of the Cat Ascension church acts as temporary father to a baby girl found on the parsonage doorstep on May 5.
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New York
Percy. Stickney
Cat Ascension
Dozen Beloit Girls Pursue Territorial Service
Two prominent Beloit girls plan to leave ordinary comforts to enter territorial service. Selen Beukin and Dolores Frey are among those taking the step to join military or public service efforts in a regional campaign.
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Beloit
Wis
Selen Beukin
Dolores Frey
Armenian Bride to Marry in Cincinnati Clerical Wedding
Miss Osanne Garboushian 25, Armenian, to wed Krin kor Gayjikiap, preacher in the International Holiness Church, in Cincinnati this afternoon. Both met through a trans Atlantic romance after her refuge in an English school and parallels of Armenian upheaval.
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Cincinnati
Ossanne Garboushian
Krinkor Gayjikiap
Armenia
Motor Vehicle Industry Highlighted At Chamber Lunch
The Chamber of Commerce held its largest noon crowd of the month for an autos dealers day. E J Stover spoke on the motor industry’s U.S. impact, noting Ohio as a central hub and 8.5 million U S cars with 900 thousand trucks and 2 5 million farm cars. Secretary Bryson touted new limestone for road work and state tests. lawmakers discussed enforceable auto laws and better road funding.
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Chamber of Commerce
Craig
Smith
Copeland
Farm Loan Bank
Representative Crabbe
Dry
Bryson
Athens County
E. J. Stover
Ohio Automotive Dealers Association
United States
Ohio
Ohio State Medical Association Selects Cincinnati for Next Meeting
The annual convention in Columbus closed with a brief program. Cincinnati was chosen to host the next gathering and Dr. R. G. Carothers of Cincinnati was elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State Medical Association
Cincinnati
R. G. Carothers
Canton Street Car Strike Shifts to Trucks
In Canton Ohio on May 5 the city experiences its first street car strike. Only one car remained in service a baggage car from Akron while manufacturers dispatched trucks to haul workers to jobs. Automobilists aid pedestrians as vehicles from outlying areas load up in the business district. A small striker delegation lingered at the carbarns with no operation attempted.
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Canton, O
Canton
Akron
Rail strike ties Massillon Urichsville line as workers walk out
New Philadelphia Ohio May 5 The tieup of the N O T and L lines between Massillon and Urichsville finished with 36 trainmen at the Dover car barns walking out at midnight last night. Trucks moved workers to mines clay plants and mills early today.
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New
Philadelphia
Government subsidized press agency to erect radio stations in Brazil
Government subsidized news agency plans to build radio transmitting stations in Brazil to deliver news nationwide. The project aims to expand government controlled broadcasting and improve press reach across major cities and regions.
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Brazil
Crusade Targets Reckless Drivers in Elyria
Police arrest a driver amid a crusade against reckless autoists in Elyria. Local officials announce intensified enforcement and vow continued action to curb dangerous driving practices.
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Elyria
Crooks to Catch Crooks Proposed by Ohio Pen Warden
Columbus May 4. Ohio penitentiary warden P. E. Thomas urged "invisible police" to fight crime. He proposed a yearly 10000 dollar appropriation to fund police chiefs in an army of stool pigeons with no payroll records to hide secret workers. He said it takes a crook to catch a crook.
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Columbus, CO
P. E. Thomas
Ohio Penitentiary
Thomas
United States Asked to Represent in Allied Supreme Council
The State Department has been advised that an invitation for U S representation in the Allied Supreme Council is being transmitted to this government.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Allied Supreme Council
Lloyd George pushes for German disarmament ultimatum
Premier Lloyd George told the house of commons that Germany must be compelled to disarm and that France should not take her eyes from the frontier. He said the allied reparations ultimatum to Berlin was a key part of the terms and reviewed the supreme council conference.
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Lloyd Allen
United Press
London
Germany
France
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Berlin
Allied Supreme Council
Allies demand Germany accept reparations by May 12
The Allied supreme council served Germany an ultimatum requiring unequivocal acceptance of reparations terms by May 12. If rejected, occupation of the Ruhr valley and other steps will begin May 12. The note, signed in Paris, lists a 6,750,000,000 pound debt and demands on disarmament and war-crimes trials.
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ED. L. Keen
United Press
London
Allies
Germany
Ruhr
Supreme Council
Sthamer
Paris
Knights Templar Inspection at Athens Commandery No 15
Special conclave of Athens Commandery No 15 Knights Templar will be held Thursday May 5. Free dinner at 5 30. Annual inspection at 7 oclock by Rt Em Sir Knight Nelson Williams past grand commander. Sir Knights should report in full uniform. Those without uniforms are welcome. Sojourning Sir Knights invited. CHAS E CAMMERON Com JAS A PALMER Recorder.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Rt. Em
Nelson Williams
Chas. E. Cammeron
Jas. A. Palmer
Uniform Rank of P K P Meeting Notice
U R K of P regular meeting Thursday night. Candidates and cats mentioned. Bert Hooper serves as captain.
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Bert Hooper
West Side Crash Involves Two Ford Deliveries
Two Ford delivery trucks collided at State and Cemetery streets at noon today. The Starr of The Plains truck overturned and rested against a telephone pole after the impact, with a passenger from The Plains receiving minor cuts from the windshield. Witnesses blame the Starr driver for excess speed on a dangerous corner.
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H. B. Nelson Grocery Company
C. E. Starr
The
Plains
State and
Cemetery Streets
Starr
Nelson
State Street Hill
Carmichael
Cemetery Street
Stedman Building
Eleanor Glyn’s Daughter Weds Titled Briton
Miss Margot Glyn daughter of author Eleanor Glyn wed Sir William Dawson at St. Margaret’s Church Westminster London in a jetty ceremony. Eleanor Glyn has lived in the country while writing for motion pictures.
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Eleanor Glyn
St. Margaret’s Church
Westminster
London
Glyn
Wiliam Dawson
Miss Glyn
William Dawson
Margot Glyn
America Must Awake Thrift of New Trades Exchange
May 5. Richard Spillane, financial expert, urged at the National Foreign Council convention in Cleveland that world recovery hinges on restoring international trade to a sane, orderly basis. He argued the United States, with vast raw materials and strength, must lead an educational campaign on trade and proposed an international statistical bureau to aid all nations.
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Richard Spillase
National Foreign Council
America
Spillane
India
International Statistical Bureau
United States
Leavittsburg Makes Ban On Bathing Suits Parades
Warren area article notes Leavittsburg residents will not allow bathing suit parades next summer. A hired constable will enforce the ban, reflecting village crackdown on public displays. Identified local booster group backs the ordinance and supervision.
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Warren
Leavittsburg
Bond Issue for Four Schools Defeated in Mill Township
Tabulation shows Mill township voters defeat a four school bond issue again by a three vote margin. This marks the second vote on the question in five weeks.
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Urichsville
Mill Township
Baltimore Man Granted Patent for Vest With Detachable Sleeves
A Baltimore inventor receives a patent for a vest featuring detachable sleeves to adapt to changing weather. The design allows quick removal or reattachment of sleeves, offering flexible use across seasons and temperatures.
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Baltimore
Elmer Dover Seen as Likely Next GOP Chairman
Elmer Dover of Seattle Washington is slated as the probable next chairman of the Republican National Committee. He is a member of the Washington committee who conferred with President Harding.
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Elmer Dover
Seattle
Wash
Republican National Committee
Washington
Harding
Akron Striking Car Workers Idle After Arbitration Failure
Akron Ohio May 5 Akron's N O T lines are idle after a ballot. Carman rejection ends car service at 2 30 am. The N Q T offered 15 cent cuts and workers proposed 7 1 2 percent cut. both rejected. Arbitration clause cited as cause. Car safety office opened at 5 30 am and many license suspensions noted as rubber plants use trucks to transport workers.
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Akron
N. QO. T
Blinn
Hall
Seize Still But Operator Flees In Dayton Raid
In Dayton Ohio during May 6 to 8 officers led by Probst raided the home of Samuel Black. They seized a 70 gallon copper still and 11 barrels of mash, arresting Mrs Black while Samuel Black escaped by climbing from the roof. Walter Gerow fled second story window but was captured.
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Dayton
Anti-Saloon
Samuel Black
Honor Clubs to Pick Members on Senior Day
Ohio University schedules Senior Day on Wednesday May 18. Cressett and To honorary societies will select new members during convocation week. Students and outsiders wager on prospects as candidates are announced for the platform and Torch societies.
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Ohio University
Cressett
Ohio
Canton Walks Too Canton 0
Canton workers voted to strike with a walkout after midnight Thursday. No non union schedules were attempted by a company. Taxi drivers report heavy business amid the labor action.
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Canton
Apany
Wife Freed in Chicago Dentist Murder Case
Mrs Thomas Rowland was cleared of murder charges in Chicago after a coroner's jury ruled she shot her husband dentist in self defense. The verdict came after a trial of the prominent couple's fatal confrontation.
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Chicago
Thomas Rowland
East Side School Presents The Brownies Whisper Operetta
The East Side School will stage The Brownies Whisper operetta on Wednesday afternoon May 11 at 2 o'clock on the school grounds.
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East Side
Union craftsmen strike to form business in Lorain
A group of union craftsmen in Lorain refuse a 20 percent wage cut demanded by contractors and decide to start their own contracting business, aiming to control wages and bids.
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Lorain
Ordinary Hen Eats as Much as Prize Winner
The Athens Messenger offers a free 26 page booklet from the U S Department of Agriculture about standard and non standard chicken breeds. Readers may request a copy by writing Washington Information Bureau and enclosing two cents for postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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