Prohibition Measures See Tight Vote Across States
Ohio returns show Crabbe act trailing by about 55 thousand with 338344 support and 393875 oppose. Nation-wide prohibition appears uncertain with 354269 against and 391750 for. 2.75 percent beer favors 355796 while opponents tally 375632. Repeal of state prohibition near even at 364771 against 363789. Lucas county reports a small dry-led margin against ratification. Final official counts expected next week to determine outcomes.
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Columbus
Secretary of State
Toledo
Lucas County
Crabbe
Coffee and beer compare effects in wartime liquor study
Six authorities including Dr. John Marshall testified in federal court in St. Louis that two cups of coffee can match twenty one pints of weak beer, and a stomachful of 2.75 percent beer yields little intoxication. The affidavits support brewers seeking restraint on Volstead Act enforcement during wartime. In Washington, congress debates actions to prevent President Wilson from timing prohibition with treaty ratification.
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ST Louis
John Marshall
University of Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Washington
Congress
Wilson
Gas fumes nearly suffocate Athens residents after low pressure
Athens residents faced near suffocation after gas fires burned low overnight. Fumes filled homes as fires went out and several people became ill, with one man nearly suffocating. The incident occurred following last night’s low pressure conditions.
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Athens
Gas Shortage Strains Athens Homes Amid Cold Snap
A sharp gas shortage hits Athens as residents struggle for heating and cooking fuel. The local gas company blames reduced west Virginia supplies and rising demand. Officials delay a hearing on the company’s service withdrawal from November 11 to November 20 with no reason given.
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Athens
West Virginia
Woodworth
State Utilities Commission
Pittsburg Burglary Report Highlights Edward Reno Case
Edward Reno chose to a burglar who had robbed a neighbor during Reno's absence another burglar stole $36 from his house. The incident underscores a string of burglaries in Pittsburg with Reno’s involvement in a related choice.
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Pittsburg
Edward Reno
Reno
No beer go home Cago near beer police action
In Cago on November 6 authorities report a near beer crackdown. Rumors say the protest phrase No beer no work sparked actions resulting in sixty Italians leaving the country.
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Cago
Italy
Disappearance of School Principal Remains Mystery
The fate of J. Howard McIntyre, school principal, remains unresolved after he disappeared near his home on Halloween night. Authorities speculated a hit by a car, but the theory was dismissed when no evidence linked to the incident was found near the scene. He was married with three children.
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J. Howard McIntyre
Ochool
Weincipel
Pearc
Attorney Ends Life Because of Old Ailment
New York November reports indicate Wintrid Denison former assistant United States Attorney General died by suicide after leaping before a subway train. Friends say despondency over a disease contracted in the Philippine Islands while secretary of the interior contributed. Denison was a prominent prosecutor in sugar fraud cases. Funeral scheduled for Saturday.
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New. York
Denison
United Acee
Philippine Islands
Wilgon's Men Blamed for Coal Crisis by Senate
Senator France of Maryland told the Senate that the coal shortage stems partly from government administration failures. He cited the railroad administration as not supplying enough cars for months, hindering mine operation and reducing miners' pay. He stressed the fault lies not with the miners but with administrative incompetence.
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Washington
Senate
France
Maryland
Railroad Administration
Fear of US strikes threatening Danish oil cake delivery
Danish food administration officials warned that U S strikes could stop the delivery of sixty thousand tons of oil cake due in December and January. Failure to deliver the cake would severely harm Danish farming.
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Copenhagen
Danish Food Administration
United States
Big Legislation Delayed by Law Makers in Congress
Senate blocks major domestic bills as House battles over railroad and tariff measures. Mondell criticizes Senate inaction while Cummins road program stalls and tariff talks hinge on Smoot Penrose opposition delaying anti dumping proposals.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Representative Mondell
Mondell
Cummins
Smoot
Penrose
Safe thieves strike Cleveland shoe store again
In Cleveland on November 6, robbers dragged a 500 pound safe from the Joseph Faflik shoe store containing 750 dollars in cash and bonds and 2000 dollars in checks. They loaded the safe into a car and drove away, marking the twelfth successful raid in weeks as police struggle to halt the wave of thefts.
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Cleveland
Joseph Faflik
Paternal forgives elopement of wealthy couple in Oxford
Mrs Harry Beaver aged 18 seeks paternal forgiveness after eloping with her father's chauffeur. They married in Covington Kentucky after she ran away from Western College for Women and later Miami University student life. Beaver, son of a wealthy farmer, worked in a garage to stay with his sweetheart despite family opposition.
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Oxford
Harry Beaver
Beaver
W.S. O'Neil
Rushville
Ind
Western College For
Wever
Covington
Miami University
O'Neil
Palmer Blames Labor For High Prices In Pennsylvania
Attorney General Palmer, speaking before Pennsylvania mayors and officials in Harrisburg, urged higher production to curb inflation. He blamed labor for some price rises, warned against the wage price spiral, and noted that widows, orphans, and salaried workers are hardest hit by rising costs. He argued wages have risen more than the cost of living in recent years.
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Harrisburg
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Fair Price
Sproul
Probe urged into statewide classification campaign
C A Dyer field secretary of the Ohio Protective League ordered all workers to report bank contributors to the classification fund and the paid workers and county ad spending. He claimed reports could prompt legislature and court investigations with the collected evidence.
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Columbus, CO
C. A. Dyer
Ohio Protective League
Dyer
Harvard Area to Get Bar Selling Beer with Peanuts
Cambridge readers learn Harvard University area will host a bar selling beer at half a percent and peanuts to quench thirsts. The plan frames a small campus dining push with snack sales to accompany drinks.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Sereno Lodge 479 Meeting Tonight In Initiatory Degree
Sereno Lodge No 479 calls all members to attend a 7 o'clock initiatory degree work session. H V Porter N G presides. Also a Class Six Banquet at 6 PM at M E Church invites attendees. Be sure to come.
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Sereno Lodge
H. V. Porter N. G
M. E. Church
Mourn and Dew Tie Wedding at First M E Bar
Mr Edward L Mourn of Nelsonville and Miss Marie Dew of Albany were married Wednesday at 5 pm at the First M E Bar with Rev C L Strecker officiating. They will reside in Nelsonville. Mourn is a railroad worker.
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Edward L. Mourn
Nelsonville
Marie Dew
Albany
C. L. Strecker
Mourn
Crabbe Act Defined as Ohio Prohibition Enforcement
Chief Porter explained that the Crabbe act would enforce prohibition in Ohio. If defeated, Ohio would remain under prohibition but federal officers would be required to make arrests for brewing and traffic in liquor. Police sheriffs and deputies would lack arrest authority if the bill fails.
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Ohio
Porter
Toledo voters approve car line ouster and streetcar removal
Unofficial counts show Toledo residents approved an ordinance to remove Toledo Railway and Light Company street cars by 873 votes. The company plans to run the cars until city officials set a final action. President Frank Coates stated they will operate until told to quit.
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Toledo
O.k
Toledo Railway
Light Company
Frank Coates
The
Raillight
Wedding Permits Issued for Four Couples in Ohio
Frank Gail a 24 year old Hollister miner wed Lizzie Kesty 18 of Glouster. Everette L Mour n 22 a Nelsonville railroad worker married Marie Dew 19 of Albany.
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Frank Gail
Hollister
Lizzie Kesty
Glouster
Everette L. Mourn
Nelsonville
Marie Dew
Albany
James R Smith Stricken With Porelyne In Logan
James R Smith longtime Hocking Valley employee passenger conductor yard master and station master in Logan is stricken with porelyne and in serious condition in the local hospital.
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Logan
James R. Smith
Hocking Valley
Miners to Seek End of Federal Injunction
Attorneys for the United Mine Workers planned to ask Federal Judge A B Anderson in Indianapolis to dissolve the restraining order blocking union officials from furthering the coal miners strike. The petition followed court rules requiring two days’ notice before Saturday injunction arguments.
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Indianapolis
Soldier Fred P. Kull Reunites With Bride in Homecoming
Fred P. Kull, an overseas soldier, returned home with his bride Miss Ethel Louise Clark of Duckington England. They married at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York yesterday morning after their arrival there.
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Marion
Fred P. Kull
Ethel Louise Clark
Duckington
England
New York
Criticism of indecent dress at Inter church event
The Inter church World Movement training school in Atlantic City faced sharp remarks on November 6 from Rev. J. R. Crowder of Seattle. He condemned clinging gowns and low cut bodices saying such attire makes it hard for young men to keep thoughts clean and that public dress blurs lines between street workers and church women.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Interchurch World Movement
North America
J. R. Crowder
Seattle
Washington
Convicts Volunteer to Work in Oklahoma Coal Mine
Convicts at the state penitentiary in MacAlester Oklahoma volunteer to work in the state coal mine. Officials plan to start operations Friday morning with an estimated output of 300 tons per day from strip pits six miles from the facility. Troops were moved to the pits and a convict camp will be established this afternoon.
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Mac Alester
Okla
Mooney Hope Rises After Brady Wins D A Seat
In San Francisco Matthew Brady wins the district attorney race over Charles M. Fickert by 8433 votes. Brady could retry Thomas J. Mooney on murder indictments tied to the 1916 preparedness parade bombing. Mooney, in San Quentin for life, might gain a pardon if new trial proceeds. Brady vows a clean up though he did not mention Mooney in his initial remarks.
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San Francisco
Cal
Matthew Brady
Thomas J. Mooney
San Quentin
Brady
Chas. M. Fickert
Fickert
Mooney
Stephens
Coroner Calls For Abolition Of Office In Ohio
Cleveland Ohio November six reports Dr P A Jacobs resigned as county coroner effective November ten after one month in office. He says under state law the coroner is a custodian of property from dead bodies and urges legislature to replace the office with salaried medical examiners to view bodies and perform autopsies when needed.
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Cleveland, O
P. A. Jacobs
England Seeks Second Peace Conference on Turkish Crisis
London reports that Britain will propose a second peace conference in Paris to calm the Turkish situation as American circles express belief this step will advance settlement.
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London
Great Britain
Peace Council
Paris
Miners and Rail Operators Trade Talks Under Strike
The article reports ongoing strikes by 425,000 miners with rail service reduced as talks proceed. The government shows no clear move on pursuing the injunction withdrawal, while operators and miners express willingness to negotiate if the injunction holds. Reports of mine operations vary between states, with disputed counts in West Virginia and Colorado.
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Department of Justice
Edward Waite
Washington
West Virginia
Justice Department
Colorado
Louisville mayoral race ends in Loichot victory
Canton Ohio dispatch reports Mayor J L Coy of Louisville defeated by B F Loichot in a surprising election. Loichot learned of his win from friends as the result circulated. both candidates are Democrats.
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Canton
J. L Coy
Louisville
B. F. Loichot
Loichot
Veterans sweep Marysville municipal offices
All elected officials in Marysville are ex soldiers led by county World War veterans. The slate runs from mayor to trustees council clerk marshal and treasurer. F Broderick, a veteran who served in France, was elected.
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Marysville, O
F. Broderick
France
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