Coal firms settle suit in Athens County court
In a large reporting settlement the Rice Hocking Coal Co sells 248 acres of land and coal to Carbondale Coal Co for 56000 cash. The case began with a sick juror and ended with dismissal of the suit and costs split. The Carbondale company acquires the land and buildings but not the mine equipment, which remains with Rice Hocking. The new mine is expected to be unprofitable due to thin coal seams and will be closed.
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Athens County
Rice Hocking Coal Co
Carbondale Coal Co
Rice-Hocking Company
Waterloo Township
W. E. Baker
Athens
Mr. Baker
W. P. Rice
William Porter
Dayton
F E.derlin
Henry Greenum
Chillicothe
Carbondale Coal
Rice- Hocking
Thrz Carbondale Company
Balkans Tension Rises as Turkish Troops Concentrate
Athens reports fifty thousand Turkish troops in Thrace ready for action against Greece. The Greek premier denies reinforcing the Maritza line. Lausanne advices say allied leaders fear a broader war involving Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Russia if Greece and Turkey clash.
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Athens
Thrace
Saloniki
Maritza
Balkans
Lausanne
Bulgaria
Jugo-Slavia
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Floater Found in Ohio River Near Clarington
A body of an unidentified man was recovered from the Ohio River at Clarington Ohio. Authorities described the discovery as a floater with no identification found on the victim.
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Clarington, CO
Ohio River
Ohio merchants back fact based minimum wage law
The Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, representing five statewide retailers groups, approves a resolution to support a minimum wage law based on fact. The executive committee includes H. F. Williams of Youngstown, H. F. Ames of Dayton and H. Mazey of Newark.
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Columbus
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Executive Council
Ohio
H. F. Williams
Youngstown
H. F. Ames
James B. Corsan
Dayton
H. Mazey
Newark
Lady Bean Catches Clue Rumor Sparks Nerve Rots
In a terse report a woman announces a sighting of a peculiar bean and hints it triggers nerve decay effects. Authorities urge calm as residents weigh the bizarre claim and seek more data.
John Hancock High Seniors Prepare For Commencement Week
The John Hancock high school seniors end classes May 26 and attend a juniors hosted reception May 27 at Ohio University Gym. A series of events fills June from Baccalaureate on June 3 to Graduating Exercises on June 7 with speakers Dr Vernon M Reigel and student orators Mae Arick and James Baker.
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John Hancock High School
Ohio University Symnasium
F. B. Dilley
C. M. Bond
Men’s Union
Pep
Ellis Hall
College Auditorium
Vernon M. Reigel
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Columbus
Mae Arick
James Baker
Kansan rivers swell as floods threaten Kaw valley
Heavy rains flood many Kansas creeks and rivers including the Smoky Hill and Republican. The Blue river rises rapidly and warns of Kaw valley flooding if rain continues. Localities report livestock losses amid rising waters.
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Topeka
Kas
Kaw
Government Weather Bureau
Kansas
Old Writing Is Most Perfect From Dated Copy Book
George Benson Dillon of McArthur sent The Messenger a page from an old copy book dated 152 years ago written with a wild turkey feather quill. The ink remains clear and the copper plate script is described as perfect. The page will be kept in The Messenger office for display.
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George Benson Dillon
McArthur
Messenger
Klan Demands City Clean Up in Steubenville
The Ku Klux Klan pressed Steubenville officials for a moral cleanup and warned of taking matters into their own hands. National and state officers with local klansmen appeared before Mayor Frank Hawkins and affidavits prompted a crackdown on the red light district. A large klan meeting near the city outlined plans for stricter enforcement.
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Steubenville
Ku Klu Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Frank Hawkins
Red Light
Dover township eighth graders to receive diplomas Friday
All eighth grade graduates of Dover township meet at the Christian church Friday at 2 p m to receive their diplomas. Prof W H Cooper of Ohio University will speak. Friends are invited to attend.
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Chauncey
Dover Township
Christian Church
W. H. Cooper
Ohio University
Ruhr in Uproar Deaths Across Dortmund
Several persons were killed and many wounded in fighting that raged through the night at Dortmund. Clashes also occurred between communists and police at Gelsenkirchen.
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Essen
Dortmund
Gelsenkirchen
Weather and Crop Outlook for Ohio Sees Slow Germination
A weekly summary notes unseasonably cool weather with moderate to heavy rains that promote rapid vegetation growth but hinder seed germination and tender crop emergence. It indicates considerable replanting may be required due to poor germination conditions.
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Ohio
Baldwin Struggles to Reform Tory Cabinet Amid Rebel Split
London May 24 Premier Baldwin faced hurdles in reshaping his Tory cabinet as Sir Robert Horne refused the exchequer post due to private business. Austin Chamberlain expected from Paris, Leo Amery possibly named, and Lord Robert Cecil rumored for the Duchy of Lancaster. Horne later indicated willingness to join when his private affairs permit.
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David M. Church
London
Stanley Baldwin
England
Robert Horne
Austin Chamberlain
Paris
Lloyd George Coaliion
Baldwin
Leopold Amery
Admiralty
Daily Mail
Amery
Morning Post
Robert Cecil
League of Nations
Duchy of Lancaster
Lloyd George
Fire damages Santa Fe bridge at Fort Madison
Losses exceeding a million dollars were estimated after a fire damaged the Santa Fe bridge over the Mississippi River in Fort Madison Iowa. The blaze halted hundreds of passengers as trains were diverted to Galesburg then returned via Burlington tracks. Origin of the fire remained unknown.
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Fort Madison
Santa Fe
Mississippi River
Galesburg
Burling Tracks
Seftla Fe
Dallas City
Firework of spray and water heater sparked garage blaze
An employee sprinkled gasoline in the Roy E Wycoff garage basement on 50 South Cemetery Street thinking it was water. He lit the fuel under a water heater causing a fire that was extinguished with no damage.
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Roy E. Wycoff
Wycoff
South Cemetery Street
Columbus Blaze Halts Glove Factory, Widespread Loss
Fire in the Hartman Standard block at Rich and Third streets caused an estimated 25 000 to 50 000 in damage. The blaze left 100 Ineskecep Glove Mfg Co. workers idle until machines are overhauled.
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Columbus
Hartman-Standard
Rich and
Third Streets
Ineskecep Glove Mfg. Co
President Harding to Tour West in Eight Speeches
Plans for President Harding’s summer trip are nearly set with eight major speeches en route to the Pacific coast. Starting June 21 in St Louis, stops include Kansas City Hutchinson Denver Salt Lake City Boise and Helena, with Seattle or Port Townsend then possibly Cheyenne. A Vancouver stop is planned on the return to North America.
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Washington
Harding
Pacific Coast
St. Louis
Kansas City
Hutchinson
Kas
Denver
Salt Lake City
Boise
Helena
Mont
Vancouver
Ruhr Passes Through Tense Situation As Reds Spread
Report from Essen notes a danger of a general Ruhr strike with anti red rank and file sentiment among workers. Communists show feverish activity in Bochum though no fighting reported. Reds mobilize along the Ruhr northern boundary after French occupation, with about thirty thousand communists among half a million workers led by coal miners in misery.
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Essen
Ruhr
Jessening
Bochum
Reds
Young Georgia boys build noted home made airplane
Four Decatur high school students after buying junk at auction for 35 dollars built a functioning aircraft that flies daily to nearby cities. They completed a 280 mile 4 hour 20 minute trip to Chattanooga and have flown to Augusta Birmingham Athens Columbus Macon and Savannah. Plans for a west coast flight in summer.
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Decatur
Chattanooga
Tenn
Augusta
Birmingham
Athens
Columbus
Macon
Savannah
Canada Considers Reciprocity Offer Passed in Ottawa
In Ottawa on May 24 the chamber approved Finance Minister W. Fielding's budget containing a reciprocity offer to the United States by a narrow eight vote margin. Fielding stated the Liberal party stands for reciprocity and is ready to negotiate with Washington for a reasonable agreement.
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Ottawa
Ont
Fielding
United States
the. Diibate
Liberal Party
Washington
Governor Donahey Declares War on Gambling in Ohio
In Columbus on May 24 Governor Donahey issues a proclamation directing mayors sheriffs and other officials to stop gambling on baseball punch boards and slot machines. He aims to curb gambling after his ten year old son Vic Jr. faced losses from pool gamblers.
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Columbus
Donahey
Ohio
Vic Jr
Man Pleads Guilty to Bigamy in Ohio
James Frazier, arrested in Cincinnati with his new wife Laura Marsh, pleaded guilty in Bellaire Ohio to bigamy and was bound over to Belmont County Common Pleas Court on a 1500 bond. His first wife from Martins Ferry had caused the arrest and the bride returned to her parents' home.
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Bellaire
James Frazier
Cincinnati
Laura Marsh
Belmont County Common Pleas Court
Martins Ferry
Swiss blamed for Lausanne killing sparks anti Swiss protests
Anti Swiss demonstrations were reported from Petrograd and Odessa after Moscow accused the Swiss government of responsibility for the assassination of Vaslav Vorov sky at Lausanne. Swiss nationals faced attacks and property damage while passports and visas were refused. Georges Tchitcherin Moscow foreign minister issued a note to Near East peace conference leaders holding the Swiss government and allied envoys responsible for the observer's death.
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Copenhagen
Petrograd
Odessa
Moscow
Vaslav Vorovsky
Lausanne
George Tchitcherin
Vorovsky
Use of troops threatened in Shantung bandit crisis
An unconfirmed dispatch from Peking says Washington instructed American minister Jacob Gould Schurman to deploy troops to Lin Cheng near the mountain stronghold of Shantung bandits holding American prisoners. Reports say munitions are en route. a garrison exists at Tien Tsin south of Pekin on the Shanghai Pekin line. The international chamber of commerce at Shanghai urged Pekin to withdraw Washington Conference agreements until China settles the chaos.
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Shanghai
Psakin Today
Jacob Gould Schurman
China
Washington
Lin Cheng
Muni Fons
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Shanghai-Pekin
Logate Girl Recovered After Day Missing in Ohio City
Sarah Goldinger, 19, a Wheeling high school graduate, vanished from her home last Saturday in Columbus Ohio. A patrolman found her wandering the streets and took her to the city prison before she was returned to her father.
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Columbus, O
Sarah’ Goldinger
Wheeling
Tou Gay
Miss Goldinger
Triadelphia High School
Hospital Men Meet in Columbus Convention
Dr. C L Hyde superintendent of Springfield Lake sanitarium Akron led the Ohio Hospital association convention in Columbus May 24. He spoke on the function of sanitariums in the anti tuberculosis campaign.
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Columbus
C.l.hyde
Springfield Lake
Akron
Ohio Hospital Association
World Court Issue to Be Prominent in Harding Tour
President Harding plans a 15,000 mile tour this summer to push world court arguments. He meets with top GOP minds at the White House to craft speeches and will take the campaign into Missouri Idaho and California. Senators Borah Reed and Jackson expected to be targeted in hostile states.
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George R. Holmes
I. N
J. Washington
Hardings
Ocean Party
Washington
Porto Rico
Alaska
White House
Elihu Root
Frank
Lawaele
Harding
Hughes
Domerce
Herbert Hoover
George Harvey
Elihu Reg J
Frank O. Lowden
San Juan
Secn
Himjo
Miasourl
Jim Reed
Idaho
Wiliam E. Borah
California
Hiram Jason
Red Wave Sweeps Ruhr Valleys Across Berlin Front
May 24 Berlin reports a red wave of communism rolling through the Ruhr Valley. Heavy fighting described in Gelsenkirchen and Dortmund with casualties and many wounded in the former German cities.
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Berlin
Ruhr
Gelsenkirchen
Dortmund
Four Die in Mesquite? Fort Worth Train Wreck at Cisco
Four people died and others were injured in a head on collision between two Pacific passenger trains near Cisco Texas. Rescue and investigation were underway with authorities at the scene.
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Henry Zweifel
Texas
Ft. Worth
Zweifel
Fort Worth
Tex
Pacific
Cisco
Six Army members survive after car plunges into water
Six members of the Athens Gall Army escaped serious harm when a Dodge touring car slid off a bank along Hambcy Run during a meeting. The vehicle rolled into deep water, stopping in a standing stretch. All occupants suffered only bruises and scratches. Names include Mr and Mrs Clayton-Tippie Mason Warrener Bar Mansfield Frank Stevenstn and Mrs Huddy. An accompanying carload of Army workers stopped in time to avoid the plunge.
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Athens
Gallvation Army
Cape
Hambcy Run
Dodge
Clayton - Tippie
F Machine
Mason Warrener
Bar Mansfield
Frank
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