Untermyer leads steel price probe into Graft and antitrust issue
New York May 19. Samuel Untermyer directs a state inquiry into steel price fixing amid claims of illegal combinations. Investigators target Consolidated Steel and Bethlehem-Lackawanna and other firms linked to Gary Grace and industry leaders in a bid to curb rising costs and rents.
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Earle
Reeves
Theerman
New York State
Tr Lockwood Committee
Samuel Watermyer
Untermyer
Hwealthy
Consolidated Steel Corporation
Bethlehem-Lackawanna
Gary, Grace
Buckeye Lake Carly Wiped Out by Fire at Buckeye Lake Park
Fire of unknown origin swept Buckeye Lake Park business district starting at 4 am, destroying offices, stores, and the figure eight roller coaster complex. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars, with several residents barely escaping. Firefighting by volunteers contained by 9 am as investigators probe the origin.
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Buckeye Lake
Carly
Newark
Buckeye Lake Park
P. Smith and Sons Lake Lumber Company
Ohio Electric Depot
Brockway Pooliroon
Nelson
Sollinger's
Edward Kockebajigh
Lake Lumber Company
sk@ting
W. D. Hargris
Leonard Grocery
Charles Ehret
Figure Eight
Girl Postmaster Youngest In U S Beavers Setnes Pa
Claudia Beatrice Aurand, appointed postmistress at Beaver Setnes Pennsylvania, is the youngest person to hold such a government post at twenty one.
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Claudia Beatrice Aurand
Beaver Setnes
Genoa Conference Echoes Calls for Russian Compliance
At Genoa on May 19 Premier Lloyd George urged Russia to seize the lifeline offered by civilization and honor. Delegates, including Walter Rathenau and M Barthou, urged peace and voiced support for ratification of truce and Hague proposals amid tensions over the Russian debt repudiation.
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S. D. Weyer
U.S
Genoa
Russia
Lloyd George
England
the Hague
Walter Rathenau
M. Barthou
Herr Rathenau
M Barthou
France
Petrograd
Hague
Alter asked to pay for operation on child
Westchester Pennsylvanya May 19 George E Alter defeated governor candidate is asked to cover 23 dollar hospital bill for removing a campaign button swallowed by six year old Sara Perlman daughter of Jacob Perlman The button was removed at West Chester hospital after being swallowed on May 15 just before the state primary.
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Westchester Penna
George E. Alter
Jacob Perlman
Sara
West Chester
Perlman
Bankers Hear Harsh Warnings and Prosperity Forecasts
At the Ohio Bankers Association session in Cincinnati Dr Warren M Persons of Harvard predicted a June trade revival and a 1925 era of prosperity and industrial growth similar to wartime booms. Roy C Osgood warned that fraudulent security traffic could recur without public education and bank leadership.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Bankers Association
Warren M. Persons
Harvard University
Persons
United States
Roy C. Osgood
First Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago
New York
Osgood
Post Office Bonds Theft Ring Busted in New York
Seven post office employees were arrested in New York on May 19 as a vast scheme to rob Liberty bonds mails surfaced. Secret service operatives and postal inspectors traced the operation through observations of post office staff and uptown spending by low earners. The case suggests deeper, undisclosed ramifications and possible further arrests. Also, Sir George Bury obtained a divorce in Reno from Lady Bury, marriage dating to 1878.
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New York
Post Office
Secret Service
Winnipeg
Sir George Bury
Canadian Pacific Railway
Reno
Nev
Lady Bury
French Debt Commission Talk Reaches Washington
The French government offered to send a commission led by Jean Parmentier to the United States to discuss funding of the French debt. The proposal was received at the State Department on May 19.
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Washington
Jean Parmentier
United States
Setate Department
Subordinate Draws More Than His Chief
A May 19 report from Washington shows the Navigation Bureau of the Department of Commerce paying its chief $4,000 yearly while subordinates earn higher sums. The New York port commissioner makes $5,000, matched by the San Francisco port chief. Seattle and Boston port officials earn $3,500 and $3,000 respectively, highlighting pay disparities within the bureau.
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International News Service
Washington
Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce
New York
San Francisco
Seattle
Boston
Illinois coal strike looms over Farrington response
Chicago May 19 Action by Frank Farrington Illinois mine union chief awaited after operators urged a settlement of the seven week coal strike. Employers questioned his plan while Farrington and associates push for a central field Illinois Indiana Ohio and surrounding states accord. Senator William N King of Utah to speak at the Retail Coal Dealers convention tonight.
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Chicago
Frank Farrington
Illinois
Farrington
Illinois Coal Operators Association
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ohio
William N. King
Utah
National Retail Coal Dealers Association
Officials Say Steel Combine Will Await Justice Details
Washington May 19 officials of eight major steel and iron companies pursuing a merger told Attorney General Daugherty they would not consummate the deal until the Department of Justice is fully informed of all facts about the new combination.
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Washington
Steel and Iron
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Women Officials Ban Blue Laws In Cokeville Wyoming
A three woman governing trio in Cokeville Wyoming led by Mayor Goldie Noblitt and Councilwomen Ethel Stoner and Retta Roberts governs after elections. Despite predictions of harsh moral laws the trio promised no stringent measures or blue laws.
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Cokeville
Wyoming
Goldie Noblitt
Ethel Stoner
Retta Roberts
Belfast Burning Streets Amid Street Warfare and Fires
Belfast May 19 violence rages in the city with incendiaries active. Temporary police barracks attacked and driven off after a sharp battle. Bloodstained streets show casualties and attackers fleeing with victims. Dozens of incendiary fires target business districts, theatres, stores, and groceries.
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Belfast
Flapper Stop the Whole Bill at Palace Theatre
Vaudeville comedian Bill Dooley provoked a near riot at Cincinnati Palace Theatre as six front row girls teased him. He demanded their ejection after jokes at their expense, prompting police to restore order as crowd hissed and surged.
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Cincinnati
Bill Dooley
Palace Theatre
Dooley
Ohio University Worth to Athens Campaign Rises
A 1960s appeal questions Ohio University's value to Athens if funding could relocate or if a 300000 purses would keep the plant local. It urges merchants bankers and citizens to act, predicting a larger campus serving more students and boosting the town's commerce.
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Ohio University
Anthens
Tightwad
Masonic Temple
Alumni Memorial
Bryan
Athens
Olin University
Blizzard to face treason charge in Blair Mountain case
William Blizzard, alleged leader of the miners army that clashed with state police at Blair Mountain, must defend against treason charges after Circuit Judge Woods denied the defense motion to dismiss. The state has presented evidence. the defense will begin its case.
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Warren W. Wheaton
Charles Town
W. Va
William Blizzard
Miners’ Army
Logan County
Blair Mountain
Woods
Blizzard
Lawsuit Over $7500 Life Policy At Athens Court
Frances E. Martin of Logan sues Aetna Life Insurance for $7500 after her husband Leslie Martin died of blood poisoning while caring for influenza victims at Camp Sherman. The case, previously appealed, went to jury after a retrial order. Jurors included Beasley Clark Starkey Richards Marshall Hubler Marquis Hughes Day James Beard and Dupler.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Frances E. Martin
Logan
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Leslie Martin
Aetna
Court of Appeals
Worsteil
M. Johnson
Perry Wood
W. B. Bartele
L. A
Martin
T. D. Beasley
W. BE. Clark
George Starkey
Joseph Richards
John Marshall
Frank Hubler
Alex Marquis
D. W. Hughes
Pearl Day
William James
E. B. Beard
Edward Dupler
Edison Urges Nationwide Warehouse System For Farm Price Control
Thomas A. Edison urged Congress to create a permanent national warehouse system with full year storage rights to give farmers price fixing power. He proposed government storage of cotton and grain, warehouse credits, and certificates usable for bank loans, backed by a network from Indiana to California.
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Edison
National Warehouse System
Washington
Thomas A. Edison
Senatorial Agricultural Inquiry Committee
Congress
International News Service
Ing
Federal Reserve Banks
Indiana
California
Harding Aims to Steer Big Business Toward Cooperation
President Harding and his cabinet pursue dinners and meetings with industrial leaders to urge cooperation with the government. A notable outcome is the 12 hour steel day abolition discussion and talks on holding coal prices steady. Pending are expected rate reductions by the Interstate Commerce Commission and railroad cooperation to cut freight costs.
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Washington
Harding
White House
Commerce Hoover
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Fire Safety Education for Children Urged by National Board
The United States faces fire danger every minute due to ignorance or carelessness. The National Board of Fire Underwriters has issued an illustrated booklet for children to learn fire prevention, with copies available from The Athens Messenger Information Bureau for two cents postage.
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United States
National Board of Five Underwriters
Washington Information Bureau
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