Four men held in Chicago in nationwide counterfeit plot
Federal agents seize four men here amid a widening counterfeit scheme totaling about 100000 in bad $100 bills. A Kansas City cabaret dancer who befriended one suspect aided police, with arrests tracing through Chicago St Louis New York Milwaukee Rock Island Moline Omaha Denver Boulder Kansas City and more.
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Chicago
Federal
Secret Service
New York
Denver
Kansas City
Lewis Kettler
Ralph C. Oldham
Bob White
Witte
Edward C. Bronson
Treasury Department
Bronson
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Rock Island
Moline
Til
Omaha
Boulder
Cole
Federal Reserve
Railroad chiefs tell Coolidge no freight rate cuts now
A delegation led by Samuel Rea of the Pennsylvania system met President Coolidge in Washington to say freight rates on farm produce and coal cannot be reduced at this time. Coolidge asked Rea and other railroad leaders to discuss possible rate relief to aid agriculture and consumers.
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Washington
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania
Coolidge
Rea
Stresemann ill under strain as Germany faces crisis
Berlin reports Chancellor Gustav Stresemann is ill under the strain of ongoing secession, strikes, and rioting. Socialist leaders press for changes, demanding Ebert’s resignation and retention of Socialist ministers only if the military dictatorship shifts to civilian rule. They also urge withdrawal of sixty thousand Reichswehr troops from Saxony.
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Berlin
Gustav Stresemann
Germany
Ebert
Reichswehr
Saxony
Raccoon Open Season Dates Revised for Ohio
D O Thompson chief of the state Fish and Game Division issues notice that the statewide raccoon season opens November 15 and closes February 1. Last year's licenses listed November 1 as opening, a date now changed to November 15.
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Columbus
D. O. Thompson
State Fish and Game Division
Krupp Sends Bohlen Prison Sentence Suspended
Franco Belgian military officials report the suspension of the remainder of Karl von Bohlen’s prison term as a reward for agreeing to recall the Krupp works. The action, announced in Brussels, follows a plea for leniency amid ongoing negotiations.
Can He Do It Carl Huszar Arrives To Fill Shoes
Carl Huszar arrives from abroad to take on the role of America’s fat screen comedian. He stands about 5 feet 7 inches and weighs 390 pounds as he seeks to prove he can do the job.
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Carl Huszar
America
Great National Masonic Temple to Honor Washington
Twenty thousand Free Masons gathered in Alexandria to lay the cornerstone of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. The project, funded by public subscription, will rise on Shooter's Hill overlooking the Potomac, cost about 4 million dollars, and feature landscaping and a replica of the original Alexandria temple. President Coolidge attended in an official capacity.
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George E. Durno
Blue Lodge
Tripute
Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
United States Capitol
Coolidge
Execu Tve
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
Potomac River
Alexandria
Shooter’s Hill
Jefferson
Matison
Tidewater
Woman dies after home razor infection in Lima
Mrs. Robert Martin of Columbus Grove, aged 50, cut a calloused area on her foot with a razor. The infection developed into blood poisoning and she died within two weeks.
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Lima
Robert Martin
Columbus Grove
Mardi Gras Joy Grips Athens County With Parade
Thousands revel in first Athens county Mardi Gras under Kiwanis auspices on Court Street. Costumes, lanterns, bands, fireworks, and a crowded parade precede evening dancing and prize awards for comical outfits, unique costumes, and festive contests at the courthouse area.
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Court Street
North Hill
Montana
Athens County
Kiwanis Club
Iceland
Mill Street
Union
8. M. Johnson
W. H. Tinker
Athenian
Berry
Cline
Pharamcy
Sports Meet Elyria Lorain County Fish and Game
The Lorain County Fish and Game club announced six meetings with locations in Lorain Elyria Amherst and Wellington Hike Myers president of the League of Ohio Sportsmen will address the first meeting.
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Elyria, O
Lorain County
Rhineland Republic Not Recognized by U S and Britain
Washington reports the United States will not recognize the Rhineland republic or any mushroom separatist government in German territory. Britain has similarly refused to recognize factions from a dismembered Germany and has informed France of this stance.
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Rhineland
Republic
Great Britain
Washington
United States
Rhineland Republic
London
Germany
Finsterwalds Seek Injunction To Halt Road Trespass
Pred and Effie Finsterwald sue in Athens county common pleas for temporary and permanent injunctions against state highway department employees. They allege trespassing on the Finsterwald farm during the Mor rison hill road project route, with digging plowing dumping and damage to grass. Defendants named include Frank Porter Fred Porter Don Kenney Harry Leake Walter Wharton Carl Carsey Otis Munn Si Bowles and Dan Davis.
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Athens County
Morrison Hill
Athens
Jerseyville
Pred
Effie Finsterwald
Athens County Common Pleas Court
State Highway Department
Finsterwald
Frank Porter
Fred Porter
Don Kenney
Harry Leake
Walter Wharton
Carl
Wet jacket near gas fire sparks quick fire department run
A rain soaked jacket hung close to an open gas fire prompted a 11:45 Thursday morning call to Everett Gross at 112 University Terrace. The household had already put out the blaze, causing only damage to the jacket and its chair.
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Everett Gross
University Terrace
Rich Street Bridge Initiates Bent Fender Club Scene
On the Rich Street bridge in Columbus a questionable initiation by the Bent Fender Club ended with a flivver driver dying mid-bridge. Five cars trailing the Ford caused confusion as the ceremony dispersed the crowd.
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Rich Street
Columbus
State Capitol
Ford
Fhower
Fatal auto crash near Canton claims life of L A French's wife
One woman died and four others were seriously injured when steering gear failed on a machine owned by L A French near Canton three miles north of the city. Mrs French, 38, was killed. Injured include Mrs Mary Ross with a crushed chest and Mrs John Scott with a broken collar bone and several fractured ribs. prognosis poor. The incident marks Stark county's 38th auto fatality.
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Canton
L. A. French
Massillon
French
Stark County
Mary Ross
John Scott
Leader of Greek Revolt Escapes on Norwegian Ship
M Metaxis, head of the Greek Royalist party and counter revolutionary leader, escaped Greece aboard a Norwegian ship bound for Messina with his wife. Royal troops pursue him and his arrest is deemed imminent.
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Athens
M. Metaxis
Greece
Messina
Metaxis
Man Hunt For Driver Of Car In Fatal Chicago Hit And Run
Chicago on the South Side sees a man hunt for the driver of a large touring car after it struck a mother and her eight year old daughter while crossing the street and fled. Mrs Anna Joyce 38 and Dorothy 8 are dying from skull fractures and leg injuries. The abandoned car is at police headquarters with Illinois license 3684 issued to Thomas Wilce vice president of Wilce Dry Kiln and Mill Co and T Wilce Co. Wilce has not returned home.
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Chicago
Anna Joyce
Dorothy
Washington Hospital
Illinois
Thomas Wilce
Wilce Dry Kiln & Mill Co
T. Wilce Co
Wilce
Anglo American treaty eyed to allow US search beyond three miles
London reports a pending Anglo American accord granting the United States authority to search suspected liquor smuggling ships flying British flags beyond the three mile limit. Britain resists a fixed twelve mile boundary, preferring flexible language to avoid Russia and other friction, while preserving US discretion in searches.
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Luther A. Huston
U. N.S. Stat
London
Foreign Office
United States
State Hughes
Washington
England
Russia
Great Britain
Elyria Board Adds Two Permanent City Skating Ponds
The Elyria board of education votes to establish two more permanent school ground skating ponds, bringing the city total to seven municipal rinks.
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Elyria
Juvenile Crime Wave Reported Ended in Lima
Police and juvenile court officials believe juvenile crime in Lima has been checked as Jimmie Long serves a Lancaster sentence and several other young offenders remain under court control.
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Lima
Jimmie
Lancaster
Triadelphia Woman Ends Life After Divorce
Mrs. Mattie Dayton Charles 35 of Triadelphia outside Wheeling shot herself just before midnight and died at 2 AM after divorcing her husband three weeks earlier. The case is being investigated by local authorities.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Mattie Dayton Charles
Triadelphia
Crown Prince to Return Home Under Secrecy
Berlin grants former crown prince permission to return to his Silesian estates as a private citizen. He asked to rejoin his family in Germany. London experts say Versailles Treaty contains no clause barring his return if Berlin approves.
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Milan
Italy
Berlin
Silesia
Wilhelm
Germany
Foreign Office
London
Mrs Franklin Lee Bishop Elected National Auxiliary President
Mrs Franklin Lee Bishop of Leicester Massachusetts has been elected national president of the American Legion Auxiliary for the coming year.
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Franklin Lee Bishop
Leicester
American Legion Auxiliary
Mellon May Ignore Letter From Pinchot Over Brewer Permits
The ongoing row between Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania and Secretary Mellon centers on renewals of permits to brewers and alcohol plants tied to alleged prohibition violations. Mellon is expected to reply to end the controversy, with some advising he ignore further discussion while others anticipate a public acknowledgement.
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Washington
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Treasury
Mellon
Suit Filed Over Insurance Payment for Glass Window Loss
Sherman E. Violet owner of the Violet apartments sues American Casualty Company for 144.50 claiming the insurer failed to pay for damage to a plate glass window covered by the policy.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Sherman E. Violet
Violet
American Casualty Company
Plating Plant Fire Destroys Toledo Manufacturer
An enameling tank exploded in Toledo Ohio destroying the William Grob Plating and Manufacturing plant where workers were handling a government order. No injuries are reported and the cause is under investigation.
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Toledo
William Grob Plating & Manufacturing Company
Oklahoma Leader Faces Impeachment Test
Lieutenant Governor Martin Edwards Trapp leads Oklahoma as acting head of state while Gov. J C Walton faces impeachment charges. If Walton is dismissed, Trapp would become governor.
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J. C. Walton
Martin Edward ‘Trapp
Oklahoma
Walton
Trapp
Taft Tax Leaflets Circulate in Cleveland Schools
Conflicting charges fly as Cleveland Board of Education allows distribution of 100000 circulars urging a yes vote on the Taft tax law ahead of the statewide referendum next Tuesday. Frank B. Bickell seeks court restraining orders, claiming the activity is statute barred. board president E M Williams says actions are regular and funds private.
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Cleveland
Board of Education
Cleveland Real Estate Board
Frank B. Bickell
Paris Prefers Limited Reparations Talk With Washington
Paris reports Premier Poincare seeks a defined US role in the reparations experts group. The aim is to discuss Germany’s payment capacity without endorsing any overall reduction, with invitations for American participation to Washington expected before Sunday. The plan covers Germany’s taxes, rail, mining, industry output, and monopoly income to assess annual indemnity capacity.
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I. N.S
Paris
Polgjcare
United States
International Committee of
Germany
Washington
M. Poincare
Berlin
Inter-Allied Regions Commission
Ministers Meet at Athens For Methodist Centenary Plan
Nearly 30 ministers from the Mari eta conference of the Methodist Episcopal church convene in the First Methodist church of Athens. Sessions include a round table on closing the centenary period by June 1 1924 and a discussion of a five year missionary program. Dr T B Roberts preaches on The Place of Assurance in Religious Life. Bishop William F Alderson speaks to close the conference.
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Marietta
Methodist Episcopal Church
First Methodist Church of
Athens
Methodist Church
T. B. Roberts
William F. Alderson
Cincinnati
Quiet Halloween in Athens County Courts
In Athens County, two local cases were heard by magistrates after Halloween. James Simpkins of Millfield pleaded guilty to intoxication from a Tuesday night hard cider party and paid a $10 fine plus costs. George Tipton of Kimberley pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals for abandoning an ailing horse bought for 5 1 2 cents and was fined $10 plus costs and released after arranging payment.
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Athens County
James Simpkins
Millfield
Helwig
Simpkins
George Tipton
Kimberley
Hedges
Roach
Tipton
John Griffin
Sugar Creek
Million-and-a-half dairy gas well struck in Medina
In Medina Colorado a gas well on the Charles Wolff farm produced a million and a half dollars in value. The discovery may boost local dairy operations and gas revenues in the region.
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Medina, CO
Charles Wolff
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