Railroads face reform push over Esch-Cummins act
Governor William E. Sweet of Colorado and other state leaders seize on alleged law evasion by railroads to urge pooling profits and consolidation. They head to Chicago for the La Follette conference, arguing transportation costs fall to the public while major lines overspend.
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William K. Hutchinson
Washington
William E. Sweet
Colorado
la Follette
Wisconsin
Sweet
Renue
Chicago
LaFollette
Police uncover 100-gallon still in Cincinnati home
Police searched Dora Babson's Cincinnati residence for a still. As they prepared to depart, a rope released a pulley, causing the ceiling to fold up revealing a 100-gallon still with 25 gallons of liquor and 25 barrels of mash.
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Cincinnati
Dora Babson
England Needs Defense Plan
Lord Birkenhead argues Britain must readjust defenses to guard the empire. He urges maintaining a navy, revaluing maritime and aerial power, and notes battleships were scrapped per Washington conference undertakings.
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London
Great Britain
Lord Birkenhead
John Bull
Cabinet Unites Behind Force Against Shantung Bandits
May 23 Pekin report says the cabinet now agrees force should be used against Shantung bandits who kidnapped Americans and other foreigners. Negotiations with the Outlaws are still underway.
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PEKIN
Shantung
Wisconsin Hunt for Whitfield After Cleveland Officer Slain
A Madison manhunt ensues for John L. Whitfield wanted in Cleveland for Patrolman Dennis Griffin's murder. A woman with him identified as Marie Price is detained. Whitfield's possible escape led to gunfire and a blood trail in Madison streets.
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Madison
Wis
John L. Whitfield
Cleveland
Dennis Griffin
Marie Price
Whitfield
University District
Madison Force
Rum Fleet Off Virginia Capes Awaits Chance to Land Cargo
A rum fleet with 12 000 cases of liquor aboard sits fourteen miles off the Virginia capes awaiting a land sale at 35 dollars per case. Coast guard cutters Mascoutin and Manning monitor the fleet as authorities plan to seal the area to prevent shipment. Provisions are being ferried from Norfolk while attempts to buy coal fail. Reports say guns mounted on Mascoutin and early morning firing were observed. officials remain cautious about actual gunfire.
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RUM
Virginia Capes
Norfolk
Virginia Lapes
Coast Guard
Mascoutin
Cers
Capes
Killer in West Virginia gets death sentence
Cecil Coleman, a life prisoner for killing his wife, was convicted of first degree murder in Moundsville. The verdict follows the death of fellow inmate Orville Dowsey, stabbed after chapel services on April 23. Coleman faces execution by hanging on September 17.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Cecil Coleman
Orville Dowsey
State Penitentiary
Rowsey
Allied leaders pledge mutual support in wartime ties
Paris May 23 Premier Poincare of France and Premier Baldwin of England exchanged messages pledging mutual support to the allied entente.
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Paris
Poincare
Frante
Baldwin
England
MISSING GIRL SARAH GOLDINGER DESCRIBED TO POLICE
Columbus police sought 19 year old Sarah Goldinger of Wheeling West Virginia after she left home Friday with two dollars. She was last seen in Columbus Saturday and had been a pupil at Triadelphia High School in Wheeling slated to graduate this week. She is about five feet tall, 115 pounds, brown bobbed hair with a round face. Her description has been broadcast.
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Columbus
Sarah Goldinger
Wheeling
W. Va
Triadolphia High School
Goldinger
Four Die in Apache Powder Co Explosion Near Benson
Four men are dead and another severely injured after an explosion destroyed three mixing houses at the Apache Powder Company facility six miles from Benson Arizona. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as investigators began assessing the blast site and its cause.
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Benson
Ariz
Apache Powder Co
Disguised Turkish Troops See Thrace Frontier Tension
Constantinople report says seven thousand Turkish soldiers arrived in Thrace in civilian dress and now wear uniforms. The Turco Greek frontier faces an extremely grave situation as allies prepare to keep order and consider recalling troops at Karitza if fighting breaks out.
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Constantinople
Thrace
Turco
Karitza
Bryan Defeats Evolution Backers at Presbyterian Assembly
In Indianapolis on May 23 Bryan refused to admit defeat as the Presbyterian general assembly voted against his resolution to withhold funds from schools teaching Darwinism. Dr. John Willis Baer led liberal voices in arguing evolution could coexist with faith while Bryan urged a strict doctrinal line.
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Lloyd Mellett
I. N
Indianapolis
Ind
Moses
Darwin
William Jennings Bryan
Presbyterian General Assembly
Bryan
John Willis Baer
Assembly
Rotarians Visit Tick Ridge for Ladies Night Meeting
The Athens Rotary Club plans a Tuesday evening gathering at the Tick Ridge bungalow of W. H. Mckee with Rotary Anns providing transportation. Road signs for welcoming motorists and the creation of summer picnic spots around Athens were advocated during the meeting.
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Tick Ridge
W. H. Mckee
Athens Rotary Club
Rotary Anns
Athens
Woman Again Crashes Truck Near Court and Park
A Walsh Electric company Ford truck was pushed to the curb at the South Court Street and Park Place intersection by a northbound car. The driver, a woman, was at the wheel of the approaching vehicle. Mr. Walsh avoided a collision by pulling onto the curb. The crash left a blown tire and a wrecked front wheel on the Walsh truck.
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Walsh Electric Company
South Court Street
Park Place
Court
Rail wreck injures scores near Winchester Highlands station
A high speed New Hampshire express train on the Boston & Maine line derailed near Winchester Highlands station as a split switch caused five cars to leave the rails. Doctors rushed to the scene and injuries affected a large number of passengers.
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Winchester
Mass
Winchester Highlands
New Hampshire Express
Boston & Maine Railroad
Woman Judge Florence Allen to address Ohio women’s clubs
Steubenville Ohio May 23 Judge Florence FE Allen of the Ohio Supreme Court will speak at the state federation of women’s clubs banquet. The convention features a pageant by the Steubenville Women’s club with 150 participants. Assistant Attorney General Mabel Willebrandt will speak during an afternoon session alongside Rev Joel Hayden Vernon Reigal and Arthur H. Day.
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Steubenville
Florence FE. Allen
Supreme Court of Ohio
Ohio State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Steubenville Women’s Club
Mabel Willebrandt
Washington
Joel Hayden
Cleveland
Vernon Reigal
Columbus
Arthur H. Day
Fire devastates Mexicali business and Chinese quarters
A massive blaze in Mexicali last night killed eleven and left thousands homeless. The fire destroyed about 200 business houses and liquor stocks exceeding a million dollars, with cause linked to a film roll flame at the Cine Saloon theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexicali
Calif
Cine Saloon
Moving Picture Theater
Miss Marian Bush Elected Theta Sigma Pi President
Miss Marian Bush daughter of Mr and Mrs F W Bush at Ohio State University enters her first year in journalism studies and is elected president of the Theta Sigma Pi sorority a journalism students organization. notable members include Mary Roberts Rinehart Sophie Kerr and Ruby Black.
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Marian Bush
F. W. Bush
Ohio State University
Theta Sigma Pi
Mary ,Roberts Rinehart
Sophie Kerr
Ruby Black
Old Bonar Law Cabinet Resigns to Baldwin in Britain
London reports all members of the Bonar Law cabinet resigned today to the new British premier Stanley Baldwin.
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London
Bonar Law
Stanley Baldwin
Reverend Fuller Found Dead In Studio Attic
Buffalo authorities report the discovery of 32 year old Rev. Raymond H. Fuller the curator at St. John's Episcopal church hanging in his attic last night the investigation seeks a motive and confirms his identity with church records
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Buffalo
Raymond H. Fuller
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Bank Robbery Sparks manhunt in Ohio river towns
Columbus police intensify pursuit of a second young bandit who robbed the High-Russel branch of Citizens Savings Bank for about 4000 dollars. They identify V I C Stewart of Phoenix as a principal figure who killed himself after a gun battle in Chillicothe. 2400 dollars were found on his body. Investigators believe the loot was split and the pair planned a meeting along the Ohio river, prompting alerts from Cincinnati to Ironton and Portsmouth.
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Columbus
Citizens Savings Bank
V. Ic. Stewart
Phoenix
Ariz
Chillicothe
Dan Garrett
Nicholas J. Francisco
Stewart
Francisco
Ohio River
Cinccinnati
Ironton
Portsmouth
Ohio
Poets Await Spring Shadow as Six Weeks Return
The remark imagines poets seeking a longer pause to reflect and write, hoping for six weeks of creative season. It frames spring as a time for renewal and artistic rest before a new cycle begins.
Pink Underwear Seller Arrested in Mansfield
A persistent pink underwear vendor rang office doors despite a no sale sign. An officer watched as the agent tore down the sign, then the seller, found with only pink undergarments, was jailed for disorderly conduct after repairing the torn notice.
Ohio Attorney General Attacks Mush Room Liquor Courts
Cincinnati May 23 Attorney General C C Crabbe denounces so called mush room liquor courts as profit driven and urges violators of prohibition be sent before regular courts He cites New York as an example and notes President Harding’s pledge to use federal influence to enforce prohibition there
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Cincinnati
C. C. Crabbe
Ohio
Hamilton County
Harding
Side Shows To Accompany Main Bout At Shelby
Shelby Mont May 23 A two ringed circus will precede the July 4 title defense of Jack Dempsey against Tommy Gibbons from St Paul Canadian cattlemen announce a week long rodeo at Shelby before the Independence Day bout with details of events to follow.
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Shelby
Mont
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
Athens County towns urged to claim flags and markers
All towns in Athens county entitled to flags and markers are asked to call at Columbus Golden Post Hall, armory building, on Saturday May 26 to receive them.
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Athens County
Columbus Golden Post Hall
Armory Building
Whitfield Captured or Absent in Hunt for Slayings
Cleveland police anticipate Whitfield’s capture in Madison after a shootout with two officers and his companion Marie Price. Detectives rush from Cleveland to Madison to verify the arrest or return him for trial as prosecutors promise swift justice and a raised reward now set at 11,850 despite recent ordinance delays.
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Cleveland, O
John L. Whitfield
Cleveland
Madison
Wis
Dennis Griffin
Marie Price
Whitfield
Edward C. Stanton
Swift
Fred Kohler
Barrage Convicted of First Degree Murder in Wife’s Death
George Barrage, 42, was convicted at Wellsburg West Virginia of first degree murder without mercy for killing his wife to silence her about two prior murders. Barrage collapsed when the verdict was read.
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Steubenville, O
George Barrage
Wellsburg
W. Va
Here
Barrage
Delay conference with the Soviets postponement urged
London May 23 Lord Curzon British foreign secretary asked Leonid Krassin to postpone the next interview on the Anglo Russian dispute until the new cabinet is assured. Krassin has a Moscow communication but refused to reveal its contents. It is understood the document advises conciliation.
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London
Lord Curzon
Leonid Krassin
Russia
Krassin
Moscow
Prelates Elevated to Cardinals in Vatican Announcement
Three Italian prelates were elevated to the cardinalate at the Vatican on May 23, marking a significant clerical shift. The ceremony reinforced Rome's enduring influence within the church hierarchy.
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Rome
Vatican
Crash victim Miss Juanita Bates named
Miss Juanita Bates of Ithaca New York was among six killed when a giant Paris London airliner crashed at Monsures France.
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Juanita Bates
Ithaca, N. Y
Monsures
France
Baldwin Wields Popular Backing Amid Trust in New Premier
London observers broadly approve Stanley Baldwin as prime minister though critics warn Liberals and laborites to beware the "die hard" faction. The Daily Herald notes mass expectations for bold policy while Sir Robert Horne is seen as likely to succeed as chancellor.
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David M. Church
London
Stanley Baldwin
Baldwin
The
House
Lord Curzon
Chronicle
David George
Daily News
Bal
Daily Herald
Labor Party
Curzon
Commons
Orals
Laboritea
Ers
Mons
Lloyd George VII
Toyd George
Robert Horne
Glasgow
Death That Cabinet Fails To Act On Shantung Crisis
Shanghai dispatch says the Shantung ultimatum expired with no action. Foreign captives remain unrescued as regular troops withdraw. Prisoners are housed in isolated huts with stolen Chinese children, while cabinet members delay and oppose force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Jin Cheng
Tas
China
Shanghui
East Ohio Mines Boost Lake Trade at Lake Tr ar Adena
Adena May 23. The lake trade has spurred coal shipments from the Ohio field with an average 406.68 cars billed daily by Wheeling and Lake Erie. Over 600 cars moved in one day as New York Central locomotives are imported to assist at lake ports.
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ADENA
Ohio
Wheeling
Lake
Hartleys Pomeroy Baal Termination Record Mentioned
A terse item notes Hartleys Pomeroy Baal ending a streak of weeks without interruptions in a morning term. The fragment hints at a record or milestone reached in a routine schedule. Further context is unavailable from the readable text.
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Hartley
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