Resigning Staff Demands Probe at Dayton State Hospital
Eleven consultants at Dayton State hospital resign amid charges against Superintendent Dr H H McClellan. They promise a thorough investigation within days and warn of a forthcoming sensational disclosure. The hospital cares for 1309 patients as Dr McClellan faces potential ouster and defends methods amid staff conflicts.
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Dayton
Dayton State Hospital
State Welfare Department
John F. Harper
Welfare Department
H. H. McClellan
Montgomerey Tshoai Ol Itesteet
Ahttta County Medical Association
McClellan
Three Autos Burned in Barn at Amesville Farm
A barn on the old Alex Howard farm at Amesville burned Wednesday afternoon in what is believed to be incendiary origin. The structure housed three automobiles owned by Wilson Howard and his brother Herbert, hay, and feed. Loss estimated at 2000 dollars with limited insurance. An outbuilding caught fire but neighbors saved the house nearby. Farm workers were away tending land when the blaze started.
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Amesville
Alex Howard
Wilson
Wilson Howard
Herbert
Swift predicts hog and cattle price rise to Europe
George F. Swift, vice president of Swift and Co., sailing for Europe, said he expected continued high prices for hogs and cattle.
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New York
George F. Swift
Swift and Co
Europe
Crowell Re-elected President of Retail Coal Merchants
Samuel B. Crowell of Philadelphia was re-elected president of the National Retail Coal Merchants Association in Atlantic City on May 14. The group voted newspapers as the best advertising medium.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Samuel B. Crowell
Philadelphia
National Retail Coal Merchant's Association
Ohio Valley Shippers Advisory Board Sees Improved Conditions
In Columbus on May 13 shippers and railroad men from Ohio West Virginia Indiana and Kentucky reported better business conditions in the Ohio Valley. Freight handling was satisfactory and transportation conditions were deemed good. The next meeting will be in Cincinnati on the second Tuesday in August.
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Columbus
Ohio Valley
Ohio Valley Shippers’ Advisory Board
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Jury Deadlock Dogs Miss Lucille Jones Trial
Prosecutor D A Baird will decide today if he will again summon a jury for the trial of Miss Lucille Jones daughter of Rev T Howard Jones Lorain clergy man. The jury in the indictment accusing her of procuring Ethel Kun 15 for William Menschein was deadlocked seven for acquittal five for conviction and Judge A K Webber discharged them. Miss Jones may face trial again on this indictment or on a charge of soliciting or attempting to solicit.
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Elyria
D. A. Baird
Lucille Jones
T. Howard Jones
Lorain
Ethel Kun
William Menschein
A. KR. Webber
Miss Jones
Miners at Dark Hollow Mine Reach 112 Under New Terms
In Pomeroy on May 14 Superintendent Pendergrass announced 112 workers are employed at the Dark Hollow mine on the 1917 scale, excluding company staff. He denied any plan to import colored miners and said no outside workers would be used, with former employers given preference.
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Pomeroy
Dark Hollow
Pendergrass
Price factor in Belmont county grand jury deliberations
The Belmont county grand jury in St Clairsville is weighing price as a factor. Members include Paul Price of Barnesville and William H Price of Bellaire. The session is ongoing.
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ST. Clairsville
Price
Belmont County Grand Jury
Paul Price
Barnesville
William H. Price
Belaire
Presbyterians Meet in Columbus May 21
Advance guards of the delegates to the Presbyterian general assembly prepared for sessions opening May 21 and continuing to May 28 in Columbus. Dr. C. W. Mudge state clerk leads early delegates while talk swirls over potential moderator candidates including Dr. W. O. Thompson of Ohio State University amid a split between modernist and fundamentalist factions. The election is set for May 21 with pre assembly evangelistic meetings beginning next Tuesday and council gathering next Wednesday night.
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Columbus
Presbyterian General Assembly
C. W. Mudge
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Charles R. Erdman
Princeton
W. L. McEgan
Pittsburgh
Electric chair gift aids a paralyzed man’s mobility
Raymond C. Brown of 84 Lancaster Street, paralyzed in both legs, receives an electrically operated chair donated by local business men. The chair enables him to travel up to seven miles per hour, steer sharp bends, adjust movement, and use a gear shift like lever to regulate electricity. It features three steel wheels, cushion tires, a brake, and a long handle for steering. Turn to Page 7.
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Raymond C. Brown
Lancaster Street
Brown
Prohibition Navy Costs Urged to Enforce Law
New York May 14. Observers say Congress must allocate over 200 million dollars to enforce prohibition and operate the coast guard. A fleet of nearly 100 seagoing cutters, 200 patrol boats, and 7,000 to 10,000 men would be needed, with initial cuts of 50 million and annual costs of 40 to 80 million, plus 10 million for land enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Sixty-Ninth Congress
Coast Guard
Congress
Prohibition
Mojave
Prohibition Navy
Abby Rockefeller Bride of Milton in Rockefeller Mansion
Miss Abby Rockefeller daughter of John D. Rockefeller Jr. will wed David Meriwether Milton at the Rockefeller mansion in New York. The couple plan a four month European honeymoon starting Saturday with a large reception for about a thousand guests.
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New York
M.y
Abby Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
David Meriwether Milton
Rockefeller
Europe
John D. Rockefeller
Milton
Cornelius Woolfkin
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Ellen Milton
Albert Fink Milton
Local unions call mass miners meeting near Nelsonville
In Nelsonville on May 14 officers from fifteen locals of sub district No 1 are calling a general mass meeting of Hocking Valley miners at Lewis grove near Floydwood next Saturday at 1 30 PM. The origin of the call is disputed with sub district officers to attend and the venue noted four miles below Nelsonville on the main highway.
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Nelsonville
Don McGill
Wein
Lewis’ Grove
Hearin g of Two Charged Delinquency Set for Friday
Frank Thomas and Raymond Googlein face charges of contributing to the delinquency of two young girls. The hearing is scheduled for Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock in Justice P L Peoples court in Pomroy. The case had been set for Tuesday and then Thursday evenings.
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Pomeroy
Frank Thomas
Raymond Googlein
Court of Justice
P. L. Peoples
Inspections Reported for 4058 Ohio Factories and Buildings
State deputies inspected 4058 factories and public buildings in March across Ohio. Of 3400 factories checked, 708 were ordered to improve safety and sanitation. Inspections covered 105 schools 17 theaters 20 hotels and 6 churches.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Industrial Relations
Memorial Day Address Set for May 30 at Bucyrus
Rev. Ernest Fiedderjohann of St. John's Reformed church has been selected to deliver the annual Memorial day address in Bucyrus. Other observances for the day are being arranged.
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George Dillon
St. Louis
William A. Dillon
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kas
Ernest Fiedderjohann
St. John’s Reformed Church
Poppy Sale Sparks City Hall Disagreement
Veterans and Cleveland Chamber of Commerce clash over city council approval for a May 24 through May 29 poppy sale on streets to fund veterans activities. Commander E G Usher accuses chamber of hostility despite endorsements from Coolidge Pershing and the Legion council.
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Cleveland
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
E. G. Usher
Post 84
Coolidge
General Pershing
The
Legion Council
Ford plans buy of 400 steel ships from Shipping Board
Detroit May 4 Henry Ford considers purchasing about 400 steel vessels from the United States Shipping Board to build a merchant fleet. Most ships are small or deteriorated, with only around 12 000 tons suitable for use. Prices likely scrap value. few than a third of the fleet would be kept.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
United States Shipping Board
T. W. O'Connor
Buffalo
Shipping Board
Ford
Denmark
Fords
O’connor Sa
Utilities Board OKs Athens to Pomeroy Bus Route
The state utilities commission approved Athens Coach Co. to operate a bus line from Athens to Pomeroy. The action was announced in Columbus on May 13.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Athens Coach Company
Athens
Pomeroy
Americans Eat More On Average Than Any Nation
Professor Max Rubner of Berlin notes Americans average 3308 calories daily, more than England at 2997. He warns the country eats too much and wastes roughly equal to intake, with half keeping life, a quarter aiding doctors, and another quarter servicing undertakers and cemetery owners.
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Max Rubner
Berlin
England
Evening Pick for DX Enthusiasts at WQJ Tonight
Tonight offers a chance for radio hobbyists to hear a variety program on 448 meters from Station WQJ starting at 9 C. T. The program promises a mix of music talk and occasional vaudeville style entertainment.
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WQJ
C. T
Three Mothers Seven Children Born in Constantinople
May 13 report from Constantinople notes a wealthy Bey with three wives welcomed seven children on the same day. Two wives bore twins and the third had triplets. A newspaper praised polygamy as a boost to the country and urged keeping the practice sacred.
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Constantinople
German President Hindenburg receives diplomatic corps greetings
Berlin May 14 President Hindenburg today heard the congratulations of the diplomatic corps at the palace reception. Pacelli the Papal Nuncio conveyed their felicitation urging Germany to flourish under wise leadership and to pursue world peace with a brighter order and civilization.
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Berlin
Hindenburg
Warren Delano
Ibbins
Panal
Pacelli
Germany
Two Children Reported Ill With Scarlet Fever in Athens
Two schoolchildren in Athens were reported ill with scarlet fever at the health commissioner’s office. One case is from West State street and the other from Elliot street, an unusual time for the winter disease. Dr. J M Higgins urges all parents to protect pupils for the rest of the school year. Amy Cunningham public health nurse conducted a contagious disease demonstration for Stewart women at Rome township high school. Clara Kavanaugh public health nurse is in Columbus for sister Mary Kavanaugh’s operation at Mt Carmel hospital.
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Athens
Health Commissioner's Office
West State Street
Elliot Street
J. M. Higgins
Hll
Amy Cunningham
Stewart
Rome Township
Miss Cunningham
Clara Kavanaugh
Columbus
Mary Kavanaugh
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Explosion injures eight at Toledo alloy plant
Eight persons were injured and the Toledo Alloy casting plant wrecked when gas from melting pots exploded. The loss is placed at about 50 000 dollars.
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Toledo
Toledo Alloy Casting Company
Coal company seeks injunction against UMW officials
In Wheeling West Virginia on May 14 the West Virginia Pittsburgh Coal Co asked for a new injunction against John L. Lewis and nine other United Mine Workers officials. Miners moved to quash service and court expected an opinion on whether the old injunction must be modified to reflect a Supreme Court of Appeals ruling at Richmond permitting peaceful persuasion. Arguments were heard on whether contempt existed under the court’s injunction as amended.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia-Pittsburgh Coal Co
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
W. B. Baker
Cane
Qzy
West Virginia Pittsburgh Coal Co
Supreme Court of Appeals
Richmond
Boy Fatally Wounded in Shot By Schoolmate Near New Lexington
Newark reports Forest Layman J died from a neck and spinal wound after a Saturday shooting by fellow student Cleatis Appleman near New Lexington. Appleman is in serious condition with a nervous collapse in the city hospital.
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Newark
Forest
Cleatis Appleman
New Lexington
Appleman
Fire leaves Kumagay in ruins near Tokyo
A massive blaze in Kumagay, about forty miles from Tokyo, destroyed 800 houses and caused damage estimated at 2.5 million dollars. There were no reported casualties.
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Tokio
Kumagay
Columbus Robbery Pair Evades Capture After Noon Heist
City detectives pursue a male bandit and his female accomplice who robbed the chain grocery store around noon Tuesday, getting $122. The woman driver waited in a car while the highwayman raided the shop, aiding a swift escape.
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Columbus
Education Board Endorses Playground Plan With Caution
The board of education supports supervised play but cites a tight budget. Supt Patterson says the city will not operate the east side playground due to funds, noting $3,000 spent to purchase property and $400 to grade two more acres on the west side leased from Hocking Valley railroad. The district would cooperate if civic groups supply a supervisor.
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Board of Education
John R. Patternson
Carl Porter
City Board of Education
Hocking Valley Railroad
Wheat crop in bad shape across Ohio reports
Columbus May 14 86 percent of winter killed wheat acreage in Ohio destroyed leaving prospects for 193? wheat the worst in thirteen years J Weat chief statistician notes stands thin uneven and moisture scarce in most fields yet some western counties report better oats outlook Recent rains aid hay formation despite widespread damage with some fields still green and promising in other regions
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Columbus
J. Weat
State Federal Farm
Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau considers bans on non assimilable imports
May 14 Columbus Ohio Farm Bureau Federation directors propose immediate action to oppose importation of non assimilable racial groups. Officials will seek information from California and other states on laws to protect Ohio farmers. Secretary Murray D Lincoln cited the issue as urgent.
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Columbus
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Iit
Ohio
California Farm Bures
Thee
Mulray D. Lincoln
Marinelli Lingered Incoma After Jamaica Track Accident
In New York on May 14 Benny Marinelli remained unconscious after injuries from a track accident at Jamaica last Friday. He has not regained consciousness and is listed in critical condition in hospital care.
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New York
J Benny Marinelli
Jamaica
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