Near East Tensions Rise Greece Turkey Face War Threats
Constantinople May 25 The Near East crisis deepens as Greece demands Turkey renounce war indemnity and Athens presses for action. Reports say a bridge over the Maritza river was blown with Turks claiming lightning and mine explosions as a war precaution while Ankara leader Mustapha Kemal Pasha is in Angora awaiting events.
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Louise Bryant
I. N
Constantinople
Near East
Greece
Turkey
Athens
Lausanas
Gresvk
Dar Jielles
Dardanelles
Rafael Pasha
Thrace
Maritza River
Adrianople
Karagatch
Maritza
Turks Having Aranople
Drianople
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Angora
Knight to Speak at Athens Flag Day Ceremony
Charles L. Knight Akron publisher and former congressman will deliver the Flag Day address for the Athens Elks on Thursday June 14. A parade will lead to West Union street cemetery where a platform is set for the speech. Nelsonville Elks may join and stores will close for the half holiday. The organizing committee includes Dr E L Hooper Harry McKinstry Harry Beckley and Oril Carpenter.
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Elks
Charles L. Knight
Akron
Knight
Athens
E. L. Hooper
Harry McKinstry
Harry Beckley
Oril Carpenter
Homer Rhodehaver to Perform in Nelsonville Concert
Homer Rhodehaver the famed musical director for Billy Sunday will appear in Nelsonville on Tuesday June 12 under the Methodist church auspices. He will be joined by his sister Miss Ruth and will showcase his gold trombone along with several solos. Rhodehaver was born near Logan and has strong ties to Athens county.
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Nelsonville
Homer Rhodehaver
Billy Sunday
Methodist Church
Ruth
Floodehaver
Brea
Logan
Athens
Guysville
Athens County
Burglars Soap and Blanketed Safe at Martins Ferry Station
Martins Ferry Ohio May 25 burglars attempted a break in at the Pennsylvania station office, soaping and blanketing the safe to disable it but fled before any attempt to blow it. No injuries reported and authorities investigating the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
Pennsylvania
Public meeting seeks lower transportation rates and fair valuation
Chicago May 25. Leaders from Congress governors mayors and labor and farm groups meet to push the Interstate Commerce Commission to curb rail road valuations and feared rate hikes. Prominent speakers including Sen La Follette urge public ownership and unified system operation as the solution to high shipping costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert M. LaFollete
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
On Transportation In Congress
Senate
Progressive Transportation Group
Congress
LaFollette
Ashurst
Brookhart
Sheppard
Huddlestone
Cooper
Logan
Big Four Brotherhoods
Hylan
New York
Gambling rumors roil Cleveland as bookies thrive near city hall
Mayor Fred Kohler denied gambling in horse racing in Cleveland and cited Governor Donahey's anti-gambling proclamation. Yet unofficial reports suggest book makers remain active within a few blocks of City Hall, despite official assurances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Fred Kohler
Donahey
Moth Preventives In Newspapers Furs Wool Wrapped
Short note advises moth protection by wrapping furs and wool in newspapers that have been moistened to deter moths.
Man Arrested After Claiming Robbery At His Shop
John K. Parks of Columbus says a colored woman robbed his home shop of 96 dollars. He pursued the suspect with a revolver and was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Taylor for possessing a firearm without a permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Parks
Columbus
Parks
Taylor
Work Named Assistant Postmaster in Logan
Robert C. Work former clerk of courts of Hocking county has been appointed assistant postmaster for Logan and his commission arrived. He served as acting assistant for months with the May 19 appointment approved. He is noted for efficient county office leadership and vegetarian fish and game advocacy.
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Logan
Robert C. Work
Hocking County
Work
Hicks at large after escape from penitentiary lawn duty
Charles G. Hicks, 24, who was sent from Summit county to serve one to fifteen years for burglary, escaped from the Columbus penitentiary where he had been assigned to tend the prison lawn. He had been a trusted worker for two weeks on outside duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Charles G. Hicks
Summit County
Governor Donahey Orders Purge of Lorain Police
Columbus May 25 Governor Donahey instructed Mayor William F Grall of Lorain to purge his police department and himself within thirty days and to make every effort to enforce the laws as required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Donahey
William F. Grall
Lorain
Big Money Offered in Divorce Case In Montreal
Fred Beauvais the Canadian guide named co respondent in James A. Stillman divorce case says he refused 250000 to testify against Mrs Stillman. An affiant stock broker from New York states the signer offered Beauvais the money for damaging testimony favorable to Stillman.
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Montreal
Que
Fred Beauvais
James A. Stillman
New York City
Britain Brands Friendly Policy toward United States
London May 25 The Baldwin government signaled a friendly stance toward the United States after cabinet deliberations. It rejected Tory extremists demand for a formal protest over the American Supreme Court ruling barring ships with liquor from U S ports. Informal representations will be made through the British embassy in Washington.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
United States
Washington
American Supreme Court
Stanley
King George
Ward Murder Up to Governor
Albany May 25. General Carl Sherman formally recommends appointing an extraordinary term of the supreme court with a grand jury to probe the killing of Clarence Peters by Walter S. Ward a New Rochelle millionaire. Governor Smith will appoint a supreme court justice to hear the case within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Carl Sherman
Smith
Supreme Court
Clarence Peters
Walter 8. Ward
New Rochelle
Best Minds of Enemies Gather In Washington Conference
Republican irreconcilables hold meetings with the best minds of their ranks to plan against the world court proposal. They seek 33 votes to defeat ratification, aiming to block action before the Senate reconvenes in the fall.
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William K. Hutchinson
I. N
Washington
Harding
White House
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Frank Brandegee
Fof
Connecticut
Senate
Congress
Senator Lodge
Anticourt
Senator Shipstead
Farmer Laborite
Minnesota
E As
Memorial Service Sunday Morning at Presbyterian Church
Following years of custom the local Grand Army of the Republic Post will hold a Sunday before Memorial Day worship with the Presbyterian church Rev Wi'cox to deliver the sermon and a quartette to provide special music all invited to attend the service
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Grand Army of the Republic
Wi'cox
Athens County girls plan summer canning program
The Busy Bee Foods club at Canaanville and the Willing Workers club of Alexander township gathered with county agents and Ohio State University staff led by Mrs. Gladys Chambers to plan canning, processing, and quick bread training. Demonstration teams will compete at the county fair for the county title and state honors at the state fair. Members listed include Anita Walton, Helen Stel, Mary Easterling, Marietta Shirley, Viela Easterling, Grenade Border, Hazel Wilson, Hazel Cook, Alma Rowe, Luella Scott, Nellie Swinhart, Nellie Hope, Adrinna Dixie, Marion Cain, Helen Cordray, Katherine Farar, Sarah Farar, Dorothy Grass, Ethel Hooper, Margaret Jones, Mable McKnight, Grace Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Gladys Chambers
Ohio State University
Busy Bee Foods Club
Canaanville
A. P. Linscott
Anita Walton
Helen Stel
Mary Easterling
Marietta Shirley
Viela Easterling
Grenade Border
Hazel Wilson
Hazel Cook
Alma Rowe
Luella Scott
Nellie Swinhart
Nellie Hope
Willing Workers Club
Alexander Township
Mrs. Farar
Adriina Dixie
Marion Cain
Helen Cordray
Katherine Farar
Sarah Farar
Dorothy Grass
Ethel Hooper
Margaret Jones
Mable McKnight l
Grace Warren
Glouster men seek habeas relief from Dayton workhouse
Clint Hook and Charles Leach of Glouster win habeas corpus petitions in Montgomery and Dayton courts challenging dry law fines. Hook is released on bond pending a Dayton final hearing next Thursday. Leach remains on the prison farm with a final hearing also set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Hook
Glouster
Dayton
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Montgomery County
J. J. Woolley
Athens
Montgomery
Charles Leach
Johnson
Trimble
Leagh
Leach
Athens County Common Pleas
D Court
Hook
Glouster Night Bus Ditches to Avoid Train Collision
The Glouster night bus left the road at Sugar Creek to avoid an approaching coal train. Bus owner Mr. Caldwell steered into a roadside ditch, the vehicle skidding and nearly turning over. No serious damage or injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Creek
Sugar Creek Crossing
Cladwell
Athens
Gnally
Radio Tricks and Tiny Profits Light Up Local Airwaves
A quirky seam of radio fun draws crowds and some earn income from creative broadcasts. Listeners tune in to playful stunts and improvised segments fueling small business and neighborhood chatter.
Paris Cabinet Crisis Reverberates Amid Ruhr Concerns
Paris reports a cabinet crisis ending with the temporary resignation of Poincare's ministry. Anxiety lingers that the pause could embolden German communists active in the Ruhr. The contention arose over senate refusal to try communist deputy Marcel Cachin and others for plotting against the republic. the government plans to pursue different avenues to bring charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Poincars
Ruhr
Marcel Cachin
Poincare
Senate
Coal Dealers Clash Over Federal State Action Plan
In Cincinnati on May 25, Joseph Frelinghuysen urges a consumer parade to press federal and state coal legislation via delegates from Michigan Ohio and Indiana coal dealers. R F Nigh, secretary, notes such a move would duplicate the work of the U S coal commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Joseph Frelinghuysen
United States
New Jersey
New York
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
R. F. Nigh
Frelinghuysen
United States Coal Commission
Women land key roles in Jefferson county politics
In Steubenville Ohio on May 25 the county’s political machinery saw women appointed to major posts. Miss Lillian Fiest became a jury commissioner, reportedly Ohio’s first. Deputy supervisors of elections named Miss Marie Dickson as chief deputy and Mrs. Sue H. Jones as clerk of the board, reflecting strong female inroads in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Jefferson County
Lillian Fiest
Ohio
Marie Dickson
Sue H. Jones
Defense Files First Motion in Miller Murder Case
Attorneys for James Miller charged with first degree murder filed a motion to quash the indictments citing insufficient specification of wounds and mismatched wording such as Miller versus J W Miller and bullets versus bullet. Hearing date not set. if granted, a special jury may be called to reindict the accused.
Vigil Ends with No Whitfield Trace Found in Wadsworth
After an all night vigil by Summit county aircrifts and Akron police, no trace of John L. Whitfield, alleged slayer of Patrol man Dennis Griffin of Cleveland, was found in Wadsworth where he was reported seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Summit County Aircriffs
John L. Whitfield
Dennis Griffin
Cleveland
Wadsworth
Bandits Steal Payroll From Thorn Company in Philadelphia
Three masked men robbed two Thorn company employees in Philadelphia shortly before noon, fleeing with a payroll totaling 4950 dollars. The men wore white handkerchiefs as masks, and no injuries were reported. Police continue to investigate the daytime heist.
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Philadelphia
J. 8. Thorn Company
Klan appoints leaders at Charleston executive conference
In Charleston on May 28 a Grand Dragon was appointed and three other officers elected as state headquarters were decided upon during an executive conference. The meeting set the course for state activities of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KLAN
Charleston
W. Va
Whitfield sought after alleged slayer linked to Griffin case
Cleveland officials announced an unusual search for John L. Whitfield, accused of killing Griffin, who was last heard of heading through northern Wisconsin and Minnesota toward Canada. Prosecutors reported coordinating with federal authorities as they chase the suspect across states.
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Cleveland
John L. Whitfield
Griffin
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Freed
Canada
Edward C
Henry J
Wieconsin
Whitfield
Jordan
Ohio
Ami
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