Presbyterians Brace for Clash Over New York Presbytery Split
Report from Columbus dated May 18 says church conservatives plan to press for excision of the liberal New York Presbytery and create a new metropolitan body. Delegates will vote next week on moderating the split amid intense leadership from Bryan and McCartney.
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New York
Assembly
Columbus
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Clarence E. McCartney
Charles R. Erdman
Princeton University
William Jennings Bryan
McCartney
Lapsiey A. McAfee
Berkeley
Calif
Chester
Harry Emerson Losdick
Divine
First Presbyterian Church
Miners Seek Return to 1917 Wages at Gosline Mine
Officials of the United Mine Workers refused to discuss the action of Local Union 2452 at Gosline mine. Members voted Saturday to present a proposition to Gosline and Co. to return to work at the 1917 wage scale. The mine near Crooksville has a daily 60 ton capacity and has been idle two years.
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New Lexington
United Mine Workers
Gosliine
Gosline and Co
Toledo
Crooksville
Ford and Ship Subsidy Doubts Stir Public Debate
The piece contrasts two kinds of moral doubt about Ford. Critics say American shipping must rely on subsidies and low service quality, while corporate directors resist Ford’s overhaul. Ford bought a railroad for about a dollar a share and ran it his way. Minority stockholders refuse Ford’s $195-a-share offer, highlighting tensions between efficiency and entrenched interests.
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Ford
Henry Ford
Zurn
A Princely Act at Port Alered
Natives and Britishers abroad recall a moment when the Prince visited a dying woman at her home near a church, offering cheery words and comfort at her bedside in Port Alered South Africa on May 18.
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Port Alered
South Africa
Love triangle turns deadly in Cleveland burglary
In Cleveland on May 18 Frank Muni, suing for 75000 in alienation of affections from Mrs. Constance Sorchi, was killed by her father Charles Albanese as he allegedly tried to force into the Albanese home during a burglary. Muni fled in his car, crashed, and died. Albanese claims he shot a burglar. The case ties to Mrs Sorchi and Muni’s prior involvement.
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Cleveland
Frank Muni
Constance Sorchi
Charles Albanese
Albanese
Muni
One Killed Three Hurt In Columbus Accident
A weekend traffic crash in Columbus left one person dead and three injured. The driver died from injuries after the auto skidded into a ditch. three others suffered minor injuries.
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Columbus
French Aviators Bomb Tribesmen on Spanish Front
A Morning Post dispatch from Tangier reports French air forces bombed Riff forces near Te Tuam on the Spanish front and drove back reinforcements with heavy losses. The dispatch notes continued Riff reinforcements on the eastern front.
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London
Tetuan
Tangier
Shipping Board debates sale of ships to Ford firm
Washington May 18 Chairman E V OConnor of the United States Shipping Board held conferences with board members on disposing of surplus government ships. OConnor, returning from Detroit where he urged Henry Ford to bid for at least 400 ships, said 400 could go to scrappers keep 400 in reserve and 409 in operation for freight and passenger service Commissioner Thompson opposes private sale arguing maintenance costs and future government use.
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Washington
E. V. O’connor
United States Shipping Board
O'Connor
Detroit
Henry Ford
Thompson
United States presses debt collection on war loans
Washington reports the U.S. will continue to collect seven billion dollars in World War I debts from foreign nations under the foreign debt act. Officials say no international debt wiping deal is planned, and efforts may trigger parallel actions by Britain and other debtors.
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Washington
United States
Coollidge
American Debt Funding Commission
Cous Ws. Beers
France
Italy
Great Britain
Tittoni calls Britain and U S to balance Italy war debts
In Rome on May 18 President of the Senate Tittoni urged Great Britain and the United States to balance their war accounts in Italy's favor. He said both creditor nations profited from selling war materials to Italy and should reduce Italy's war debts.
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Rome
Great Britain
United States
Italy
Senate
Tittoni
U S Debt Plan Seeks Bond Refunding for All Debtors
The United States aims to convert more than 7 billion dollars in demand notes into bonds with defined payment dates. The Ameri can debt commission will not address British or other governments demands for simultaneous payments. Funding terms must hinge only on the debtor nation and the United States, not joint actions with third parties.
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France
United States
Great Britain
American Debt Commission
Hindu donor Saratha Ghosh aids artists with cloth funds
Saratha Ghosh, described as Hindu, left five thousand dollars to two artists so they could buy cloth. The gesture prompts praise for the donor and support for the artists in their workshop.
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Saratha Ghosh
Ghosh
Weather forecast promises mixed frost and rain this week
The forecast warns frost and rain will disrupt fishing trips and damage Dad's screen garden. Warmer weather is expected later in the week, but cool conditions with showers and frosts continue through Thursday. Normal highs reach 75, lows 53, mean 64.
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Dad
Dort Motor Car president dies on golf course
J Dallas Dort aged 64 president of Dort Motor Car company collapsed on the Flint Country Club course Sunday afternoon and died from heart failure. He had just finished eighteen holes and was standing with friends when he staggered and fell. A physician could not reach him in time.
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Flint
Mich
J.dallas Dort
Dort Motor Car Company
Flint Country Club
Twelve jurors picked in William D. Shepherd case in Chicago
In Chicago on May 18 the state began fitting a hangman’s noose over William D. Shepherd by selecting twelve jurors to decide if William Nelson McClintock died naturally or in a planned murder conspiracy spanning sixteen years. The trial's jury selection was expected to take weeks, with evidence to start by midweek. State’s Attorney Rupert Crowe led the voir dire as plans shifted late. Defense lawyers William Stewart and W. W. O’Brien appeared.
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Chicago
William D. Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Rupert E. Crowe
William Stewart
W. W. O’brien
Tennessee science teachers could face prosecution if Scopes law upheld
Knoxville May 18. Dr John R Neal head of Scopes defense says all state high school science teachers and University of Tennessee professors may be prosecuted if the anti evolution law is ruled constitutional. Neal will be joined by Clarence Darrow Dudley Fiefa Malone to aid the defense while William J Bryan leads the prosecution. Neal notes state texts support Darwinian theory and UT courses include evolution.
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Knoxville, Teron
University of Tennessee
J. T. Scopes
Young Dayton
Tenn
John R. Neal
Neal
Scopes
Clarence Darrow
Dudley Fiela Malone
William J. Bryan
State Text Book Commission
Doctor Neal
Tennessee
British Treasury Adopts Waiting Policy On Debts
London May 18 The British treasury has adopted a waiting policy regarding debts as officials judge collections likely impossible from most European debtors. They monitor American initiative with keen interest, marking time as events unfold.
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London
Treasury
Three Men Fined in Mayor's Court On Minor Charges
Three men faced minor charges in Mayor's court Saturday night. John Duck Craig was fined ten dollars and costs for drunkenness, Rudolph Kleinschmidt paid three dollars plus costs for reckless driving, and H G Chase was fined three dollars plus costs for a reverse turn.
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John “Duck” Craig
Maples
Henry
Rudolph Kleinschmidt
Parker
H. G. Chase
Westfall Oakland Touring Car Found by Columbus Police
Chief Parker received a wire from Columbus stating that the Oakland touring car of Hiram Westfall, reported stolen last week, has been located by Columbus police.
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Westfall
Parker
Columbus Today
Oakland
Hiram Westfall
Columbus
Plots to Assassinate King and Cabinet Uncovered
War Minister reports wide Balkan unrest as 1500 soldiers clash with brigands near Sophia and arrests rise from Belgrade and Kazanlik. Bulgarian cabinet targets and cathedral bombing conspiracies spark trials while foreign ministers seek Allied permission amid Balkan tensions. In California, Mrs. Ethel Menz regains hearing after a high altitude plane drop.
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King
London
Balkan
Sophia
Tatarpojarsk
Stanimaka
Shipka
Lovetch
Shumen
Bulgaria
Belgrade
Serbia
Kazanlink
Chamberlain
Itchman
Rio Bio
Vratza
Proudkin
Oden Theatre
United Mine Workers Vote Full Support for Strikes
The International executive committee of the United Mine Workers adjourned in Indianapolis after approving an appropriation to aid strikes in Kentucky West Virginia and Nova Scotia coal fields. The exact amount was not disclosed but the board voted to give the strikers full support.
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Indianapolis
Ind
International Executive Committee
The
United Mine Workers
Kentucky
West Virginia
Nova Scotia
Cronin Shows Arrive in Athens for Weeklong Carnival
The John L. Cronin big shows arrived in Athens today and will perform all week on Richland avenue at the usual show grounds. The carnival runs six nights ending Saturday. An error had listed the event in June in the Messenger.
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Cronin
John L. Cronin
Athens
Richland Avenue
Smallest Baby Julie Treadway Defies Odds in New Orleans
Julie Treadway, named as the smallest baby in the world, survives at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans after birth weighing two pounds. Born Oct 17, 1924, she briefly dropped to one pound eight ounces, then grew to four pounds six ounces with ongoing care.
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Julie Treadway
Touro Infirmary
New Orleans
WJAZ Portable Station To Broadcast From Athens Tonight
WJAZ the touring portable broadcasting station will beam a program from the Automotive Battery and Electric Company plant on East State Street in Athens tonight at about o clock. The show will be on a 268 meter wavelength and feature only local talent. Opening address by Dean F E W Chubb of Ohio University, followed by a varied musical program including Ohio University male quartet, Hotel Berry Trio, Chase's Collegians, Old Time Fiddlers Billy Roberts and Ducky Will, and performances by local artists from Nelsonville and nearby groups.
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WIJAZ
Automotive Battery and Electric Company
East State Street
Athens
WJAZ
Middle West
Dean FE. W. Chubb
Ohio University
Wayne Jackson
Helen McClafflin
Patrolman Gallagher Dies From Wounds After Street Confrontation
In Cleveland on May 18 patrolman Michael Gallagher died of gunshot wounds suffered after he accosted a man with a newspaper wrapped bundle on a street near the high level bridge. The dying officer described a bundle and a struggle before the suspect fled. fellow officers search for the assailant. A taxi driver found Gallagher and took him to hospital.
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Cleveland
Michael Gallagher
Gallagher
Cuyahoga Valley
Coast Guard plans surprise attack on unguarded sector
The United States Coast Guard announces a planned redeployment from the New York front to another area to strike liquor smugglers. The Mobile anti liquor fleet will shift focus as shock troops target a new front while the New York line is held by a smaller, rapid vessel force. Florida coast and resort areas like Pelm Beach Miami are noted as major liquor import hubs with bootleggers preparing for winter markets.
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New York
United States
Coast Guard
Antiliquor
Wio
New
Florida
Pelm Beach
Miami
Burial plans for Captain Lewis H. Wells 81
Columbus May 18 Burial arrangements were under way for Captain Lewis H. Wells 81 former statehouse superintendent and deputy warden of the Ohio penitentiary His death occurred at his home here Sunday He was a Civil War veteran Born in Hocking county he had resided in Allen Hardin and Perry counties
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Columbus
Lewis H. Wells
Statehouse
Ohio Penitentiary
Hocking County
Allen
Hardin
Perry
Hotel Men Hold Boston Convention
A group of hotel men convened in Boston for a professional gathering. Details are sparse but the event brought industry leaders together in the city.
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Boston
Van Sweringen to Explain Merger Plans Before I C C
Washington May 8 The Van Sweringen brothers who wanted to unify five major railroads will testify before the Interstate Commerce Commission late in May detailing the merger plans. Minority stockholders of Chesapeake and Ohio and Ohio Valley railroads have challenged adequacy of compensation and will hear a witness recount how the consolidation was conceived and the conditions behind it.
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Washington
Q. van Sweringen
Interstate Commerce
Chesapeake & Ohio and
H Valley
van Bweringeners
van Sweringens
van Sweringen Co
Chesapeake
Mocking Valley
Erie
W. A. Colston
O. P. van Bweryingen
Police On Lookout For Alleged Kulles
Police in New Lexington, May 29, maintain a sharp watch for Lee Loggins, 30, sought as the alleged killer of Gentry Loggins, 18, slain at a home late Saturday night after a quarrel with the elder man who seized a rifle and fired, the victim dying Sunday.
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New Lexington
Lee Loggins
Fam
Gentry Loggins
Young
Efficient Housecleaning Aids Headed by Aiding Household Care
An article explains how a well organized approach to house cleaning reduces drudgery. It suggests choosing easy to keep clean furnishings and making provisions to limit dirt, promising less upheaval for the household. A government or bureau free distribution offers copies via coupon and stamps.
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Man
Shipping Board
MIT News
America
U. S
England
Prospect
Shepherd
Crowe
Ethel Menz
Jack
E. W. Chubb
Mrs. C. C. Robinson
Charles Schaeffler
Ifred Lee Tom
Mrs. F. X. Rauch
Ronald Mabinette
Chase’s Collegians
Hotel Berry Trio
Emmet Parker
William Longstreth
Billy Roberts
Ducky Will
Mr. Thompson
Nelsonville
Velma Young
Phi Kappa Tau _ fratern
Ity
Hocking Countian
van Owchingen
Hocking Valley
Chesapeake and Ohio
Kulles
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Serv Inf
Washington, D. C
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