White House silent on Harding letters on prohibition shift
Wayne B Wheeler says no evidence public sentiment shifts toward relaxing prohibition. He notes Ohio voters, California enforcement codes, and 46 states with strict beer limits. White House declines to release letters to Corrine Robinson and FE Stokes regarding the issue.
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Washington
Harding
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Wheeler Salt
Ohio
California
Congress
White House
Corrine Robinson
FE. C. Stokes
New Jersey
Bergdoll's marriage plan fails amid lonely exile in Germany
New York reports that Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the Philadelphia draft dodger and millionaire, hoped to marry in Eberbach Germany but his sweetheart declined days before the wedding date. Since fleeing the United States in 1920 he has lived as a reputed prisoner in a town of 3,000, showering locals with marks and being treated as an American by many despite wartime stance.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Eberbach
Germany
President Arthur
United States
Assassins Target Greek Leaders Reported in Bulgaria
Reported from Bulgaria on November 17 that two Turkish Albanian men Hamdi and Anandes left for Lausanne aiming to kill Eleutherios Venizelos former Greek premier and Sir Basil Zarahoff. Zarahoff, a Greek citizen living in Paris, is noted as one of the world’s richest men.
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Athens
Bulgaria
Hamdi and
Anandes
Lausanne
Eleutherios Venizelos
Greece
Basil Zarahoff
Paris
Far Eastern Republic Abolished in Siberia Transfer
The national assembly voted to abolish the Far Eastern republic and hand over all Siberia to the Moscow soviet government. The decision was announced from Tchita via London.
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Tchita
Siberia
London
Navy
National Assembly
Far Eastern
Moscow Soviet
Turkey's Sultan May Yet Face Jury of Followers
The Turkish Nationalist assembly has decided to put Sultan Mohammed VI and his ministers on trial for betraying Turkey. A despatch from Angora reports the decision as of November 17.
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Turkey
Constantinope
Mohammed VI
Angora
Former Ambassador to France William Sharp Dies in Elyria
William Graves Sharp former American ambassador to France from 1914 to 1919 died at his Elyria home after a brief illness and long illness. A general breakdown after near constant ill health for the past year caused his death.
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Elyria
William Graves Sharp
France
Tory Victory Buries Lloyd George Hopes in Ruins
London dispatch reports a Tory majority of at least 80 in the house of commons and Andrew Bonar Law moves to cement Anglo French entente while Near East peace plans begin. Labour MPs threaten nationalization moves but back peace measures. Lloyd George's premier opponents see their defeat reshaping UK leadership with Arthur Henderson and Winston Churchill as likely future MPs.
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David M. Church
I. N
London
House of Commons
Andrew Lonar Law
Lord Curzon
France
Commons
Arthur Henderson
Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
Dundee
Daily Express
Near East
Britain
Witness links pastor to threats before death
Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall, slain rector of the Church of St. John, allegedly told Rev. Paul F. Hamborszky he faced threats of bodily harm from a man named Henry. The witness also cited Hall's quarrels with his wife over Eleanor Mills, whose body lay near Hall on the Phillips farm.
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I. N. Ss
New Brunswick
N. J
International News Service
Edward Wheeler Hall
Church of
St. John the Evangelist
Henry
Hall
Eleanor Mills
Phillips Farm
Paul F. B Hamborszky
Hamborszky
Mills
Drug Addiction Emerged in West After 1845
The article notes long standing drug addiction in the orient but states it did not become a problem in western countries until after 1845, framing the shift as a historical turning point.
No Falling Off in Motor Toll
The International News Service reports that auto fatalities remain high with no fall in death rates in the United States. Nine months of 1922 show rising deaths versus 1921, with New York City recording 618 deaths from Jan 1 to Oct 3 and Chicago/Cook County at 719 deaths through Oct 31.
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International News Service
United States
Union
New York
Chicago
Cook County
Ministers and laymen meet in Athens for council convention
In Athens county a one day Ohio Council of Churches convention is set for Saturday at the First Methodist church. Ministers and laymen from denominations represented will attend with three out of town speakers delivering addresses led by Dr Wilcox president of the county group.
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Athens County
Ohio Council of Churches
First Methodist Church of
Athens
Wilcox
The
Presbyterian Church
Proposed Closing of City Tuberculosis Hospital Sparks Strong Backing
In Cincinnati a plan to close the city tuberculosis sanitarium as part of retrenchment drew sharp opposition from Dr Kennon Dunham and other physicians. They warned the move would threaten public health and unleash a scourge of the white plague, as cuts target the general hospital and other city services amid tax levy defeat.
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Cincinnati
Kennon Dunham
Ohio
Dunham
General Hospital
Athens Hosts Premier Beer Convention, Promises Wide Appeal
Aims to boost enjoyment and profits for city visitors by attracting out of town beer enthusiasts. The organizer pledges the event will be the most worthwhile convention of its kind ever held in Athens.
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Athens
Harding drafts ship subsidy focus to open congress
President Harding showed cabinet the tentative draft of his message to the special session, prioritizing the merchant marine act. He aims to pass the ship subsidy before March 4 with strong support from administration and congress, while opposing a revived soldier bonus. Other items include regular appropriations, long term farm credits, railroad labor board reforms, and a constitutional tax-exempt securities amendment.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Capitol
Senate
Lasker
Shipping Board
House
Railroad Labor Board
Supreme Court
Federal Reserve Board
Fraudulent recall petitions target Cleveland mayor
Prosecutor Edward C. Stanton said he will seek indictments from a grand jury next Monday for perhaps a dozen or more people connected with fraudulent petitions calling for the recall of Mayor Fred Kohler. The petitions were circulated after clashes with garbage collectors.
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Cleveland
Edward C. Stanton
Grand
Fred Kohler
Dance at Harvey's Pavilion Saturday Night
Chauncey promotes a park plan near the University as six people attend a Saturday night dance at Harvey's pavilion.
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Harvey's Pavilion
Chauncey
Park Plan
University Six
Amo Hoaree
Wife of Irish Rebel Faces Treason Trial
Erskine Childers, aide to Eamon De Valera, was arraigned by a Free State court martial on treason charges after a raid on a war council. He faces the death penalty. His wife Mary Alden Childers, once of Boston, defended him from a sickbed statement, citing independence as key to settling the Irish question.
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Dublin
Erskine Childers
Eamonn de Valera
Republican
Free State
Childer
Mary Alden Chil
Ders
Boston
Mrs. Childers
Childers
Irre Luws
Ireland
Seat of Newest Revolution in Balkans and Italy
The article notes a European revolution scene centering on Albania with a fasciati rise in power in Italy following strained relations between the two nations. It outlines the broader regional upheaval and potential causes behind these movements.
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Wis
Italy
Albania
Final Day of Revival at First Methodist Church
The First Methodist church plans a big Sunday closing of its revival. At 8:00 a.m. all men including high school and college boys are invited with Class Six guest. Dr. McGurke preaches at 10:30 on The Indwelling Christ. 2:20 p.m. Epworth League rally chaired by Mr. Wieand. 7:00 p.m. final meeting with chorus and Illuminated cross. Sermon topic Who's Funeral. Free will offerings for the evangelistic party.
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First Methodist Church
Mr. Wieand
McGurke
Epworth League
Wieand
Win Kinder Fails to Fill an Honor Role
Win Kinder, serving one to ten years in the Ohio penitentiary from Athens County, walked away from Ohio State University where he was working on an honor job. He was received there June 8, 1921.
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Columbus
Winifred Kinder
Ohio Penitentiary
Athens County
Ohio State University
Mental Hygiene Clinic Proposed in Cincinnati
Cincinnati officials announce plans for a central mental hygiene clinic costing 40000 dollars. The project would cooperate with social welfare agencies and direct efforts of the juvenile and municipal courts as part of the community chest program.
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Cincinnati
Plana
Community Chest
Kiline to release signed statement on Dorothy Gordon case
Dr. George M. Kiline commissioner of mental diseases says he will issue a complete signed statement on the Dorothy Gordon case. He notes Dr Clarence A Boner visited McLean hospital reviewed records and talked with Gordon the day the case involving her guardian began in court.
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Kline
Court Finds Conspiracy in Boseh Magneto Case
DC grand jury reported a conspiracy existed in the Boseh Magneto matter but held the covert acts occurred outside the district and thus the court had no power to proceed. The Boseh Magneto company was sold by A Mitchell Palmer as wartime property custodian to a syndicate led by Edward Kern of Allentown Pa.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Boseh Magneto Company
Toseh Magneto Company
A. Mitchell Palmer
Nlen
Ures
Edward EB. Kern
Alles Town
Attorney General seeks curb on automobile evils in traffic legislation
Columbus November 17 Attorney General Price mails a request for suggestions on legislation to meet and, as far as possible, eliminate the evils of automobile traffic to several city attorneys.
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Columbus
Price
Murder Museum Planned For New Brunswick Farm
The deserted Philip a farm building where Rev. Dr Edward Hall and Mrs Mills were murdered has been rented by Walter Masserson of New Brunswick for $30 monthly. It will be converted into a murder museum with 25 cent admission. A couch from the house was sold to a New York museum for $250.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Phillipa
Edward Hall
Protestant Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist
Mills
Walter Masserson
New York
Theft of coal by three East Ohio families
Warrants issued for members of three Lansing families accused of mining coal from Lorain Coal and Dock Co. in Bridgeport. A six month search followed a hidden hillside entry to the Pittsburgh No. 8 vein, discovered by John E. Moore. He caught a family head at the entry, with a woman and a boy found at work nearby.
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East Ohio
Ohio
Lorain Coal & Dock Co
Pittsburgh No
John E. Moore
Moore
Atwork
Luarig group held on liquor charges in Ohio raid
Four men and one woman arrested by Sheriff and deputies on liquor law violations in Luhrig. Charles Silvie, Elmer Silvie, Sherman Silvie, Emmett Truce, and Mia Matt Willis face possession charges. Silvie bond set at 1000 with exam waived. Mrs Willis held for investigation amid reports of her relation to Martin Wilda, longtime penitentiary inmate.
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Sherif Walker
Sherif McKinley
Mariner
Helwig
Luhrig
W. J. Bartela
Lubrie Wedhesdas
Charles Silvie
Elmer Silvie
Sherman Silvie
Emmett Iruce
Mia
Matt Willis
Holwie
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Lorain Contractor Faces First Degree Murder Charge
Carl Stein er, a 36 year old Lorain contractor, faces first degree murder charges after shooting his wife Sophia Steiner during a conflict over divorce. He then shot himself in the breast and was hospitalized. police say he forced her into his car amid divorce proceedings.
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Lorain
Carl Stesner
Sophia Stesner
Mra. Stesner
Stesner
Mra. Steiner
Pollen
France Would Demand Indemnity If Germany Secures Loan
Premier Poincare told the chamber of deputies that if Germany obtains an international loan France will require that more than half be applied to indemnity. The article recalls Morocco once being the Roman province of Mauretania and mentions a liner named Mauretania.
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France
Germany
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Free Government Baking Booklet Offers 93 New Recipes
The Agriculture Department broadcasts a free baking booklet with 93 new recipes including corn bread and brown bread. The Washington Information Bureau will mail a copy to readers who send the coupon and two cents for postage. Frederic J. Haskin directs the effort from Washington, D. C.
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Toston
Partment of Agriculture
Washington Information Bureau
Enneloge
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Far Eastern Republic
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the Con
Gobbla Pshaw
Department of State
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Judgoslavia
Atlnntic Sea
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Montenegro
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Bridgeport
Graham
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Mauretania
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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