China Seeking Brand New Diplomatic Deal Crisis Opens
Washington reports reveal Britain and the United States at odds over naval limits. Japan pushes for higher capital ship tonnage as the arms talks intensify. The US Navy prepares ships at Newport News while presses argue for stricter controls. Smaller powers back the US on submarine limits.
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China
Washington
Great Britain
Japan
United States Navy
Newport News
West Virginia
China's Ten Principles At Far Eastern Conference
China presents a bold ten point program seeking freedom from bondage and a new deal with foreign powers. The session hinges on point four which would void unrevealed secret treaties, prompting a clash over international diplomacy and China's future autonomy.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Washington
China
Far Eastern Committee
Japan
United States demands halt on naval arms race
Washington states that talks will focus only on halting naval competition between Japan and Great Britain. China seeks neutral status in future wars and a Pacific tribunal to resolve unsettled issues, plus removal of foreign troops, notably Japanese, from Chinese territory.
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America
Washington
United States
Japan
Great Britain
China
Mother Awarded Custody of Babies by Probate Judge
Probate Judge Sam M. Johnson settled a custody case in court Friday involving two children aged 18 months and three years. The children had been sent to the Children's Home in September on the mother's application. The father sought custody, and the mother later asked for release to her. The court learned of a Canton divorce suit involving the Smeltzers and the judge awarded custody to Mrs. Charles Smeltzer.
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Sam M. Johnson
Charles Smeltzer
Smeltzers
Canton
Johnson
Norwalk Skunk Revolt Feared Over Waste Habits
Norwalk Ohio considers revolt against state control as skunks roam the garbage cans like bears in Yellowstone Park. A maid faced a skunk in a center street incident, fleeing as the intruder stifled her courage. Residents note clothing prices as a concern amid the satire.
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Norwalk
Yellowstone Park
Ohio
Do you remember way back when dresses were in style
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls Sunday strolls and buggy rides in bygone costumes. The tone evokes couples proud to dress for leisure as fashion nostalgia frames social moments.
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Hubby
Sweetheart
Prospect Editor Frank Poppleton Dies at Home
Frank C. Poppleton editor of the Prospect Monitor died at his home in Prospect Ohio. He was the son of E. F. Poppleton the former congressman and former owner and editor of the Delaware Herald.
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Prospect
Frank C. Poppleton
Prospect Monitor
E. F. Poppleton
Delaware Herald
Meat Packers Meet Across Centers to Trim Wages
In Chicago and nationwide packing centers on Friday, managers and workers formed committees to unite on a reduced wage scale after five leading meat producers announced wage cuts. The events followed the companies and unions agreeing to lower pay in response to economic pressure.
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Chicago
Vancouver Port exports in September reach wide range
Vancouver port figures show September exports to foreign countries totaling 18 million feet of lumber 60000 bundles of shingles 257 cases of salmon 112000 slabs of lead and spelter 3085000 pounds of copper and copper matters 16000 rolls of paper and bales of pulp and 9000 sacks of flour from Vancouver.
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Vancouver
B. C
Man seeks divorce over breakfast dispute in common pleas
In Dover Ohio on November 19, Alfred Graber filed for a divorce from Marie Graber claiming marital breakdown. The case questions whether failure to prepare breakfast constitutes grounds for a decree.
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Dover
Common Pleas Court
Alfred Graber
Marie Graber
British Feel Arms Conference A Sure Success
A British mission spokesman in Washington says the arms conference is almost sure to succeed. He notes the impression abroad and at home is similarly optimistic.
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Washington
Revival at Salem Draws 30 Additions to Church
In Salem Ohio the revival concluded with over thirty new members joining the church led by Pastor Rev Dabritz. Remarkably, nearly every pupil from the seventh and eighth grades of the Salem school joined during the meeting with only one student staying outside.
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Salem, O
Salem
Dabritz
Senate moves to direct vote on Newberry seating
Washington Nov 19 The Senate will force a direct vote on denying Truman H. Newberry a seat from Michigan. Senator Walsh Montana introduced a resolution asserting Newberry spent too much money to gain and keep the seat.
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Washington
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Walsh
Montana
Newberry
Guilty Plea Led By Marble Industry Employers Group
Thirty three individuals and 25 corporations, members of the marble industries employers association, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to restrain trade in violation of the state anti trust act.
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New York
Marble Industries Employers Association
Bull Elephant Floto Killed After Rampage in Orange
In Orange Texas on November 19 a bull elephant named Floto from the Sells Floto circus died after being shot while rampaging. A handler was in hospital with serious injuries following the attack. The circus left part of its equipment wrecked and local residents remained shaken. Floto was found by keepers after a nightlong search, charging at pursuers before succumbing to bullets.
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Orange
Tex
Floto
Sells-Floto
Hair styles span ages at Newark home for aged
In Newark on November 19 a resident at the Isreal Home for the aged described barbers and noted girls bob their hair. One girl, aged 110, asked that her name be kept private due to shyness.
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Newark
N. J
Isreal Home For
Thunder Storm Causes Power Outage in Newton Falls
Newton Falls Colorado reports extensive damage from a late yesterday storm. A strong wind and lightning struck the area. a bolt hit two large transformers plunging the town into darkness for several hours.
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Newton Falls
Leather Caster Wheels Debut For Furniture
A new furniture caster design uses compressed leather as the wheel material. The innovation promises quieter movement and reduced floor wear, signaling a shift from traditional metal and hard plastic wheels.
Ohio Railroad Completion and Notable Deaths Through 1898
The item notes the completion of the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula railroad in 1852 and the formation of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Cleveland in 1874. It records the 1891 death of former Ohio congressman John Hutchins, born July 25, 1821, in Trumbull County, and the 1898 death of George R. Sage, a federal judge and long time law partner of Governor Thomas Corwin, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1828.
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Cleveland, Painesville and
Ashtabula
Womans Christian Temperance Union
Cleveland
John Hutchins
Ohio
Congress
Trumbul
County
George R. Sage
Thomas Corwin
Lebanon
Erie
Eight-member Christy family sent to state institution
An entire family of eight including mother Mrs. Ethel Christy and seven children from Cincinnati was taken to the state institution for the feeble minded. The father, also feeble minded, died recently. The Christy marriage was estimated to cost the state about $100,000.
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Columbus
Ethel Christy
Cincinnati
Christy
Wage cut agreed for packing plants nationwide
Chicago Nov 19 Wages of employees at packing plants nationwide will be reduced by ten percent on November 28 under an agreement between company representatives and the unions in Chicago. The eight hour day and other working rules remain unchanged. The cut affects workers in unskilled trades, hourly workers and those paid by piece work.
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Chicago
Drunken cops fire on crowd in Cleveland riot
Two intoxicated patrolmen opened fire early in Cleveland as a crowd gathered shouting lynch them. Nearly a score of shots were fired with one woman wounded and Detective Frank Horazdosky struck in the coat before a trio of officers halted the incident.
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Cleveland, O
Frank Horazdosky
Poston Mines Swap to Electric Power at Millfield
Millfield mine operations of the Poston Consolidated Coal Co upgrade from steam to electric power supplied by Hocking Power Co. The project, costing between 40 000 and 50 000 dollars, includes two 150 kw rotaries with a third to be connected soon, addressing prior power shortages noted in Eben Gillespie et al v. Poston Consolidated Coal Co.
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Hocking Power Company
Millfield
Poston Consolidated
Judge Advocates Federal Control of Marriage Licenses
Cincinnati jurist William M. Lueders urged federal oversight of marriage license issuance after sentencing a mother and her seven children to the state institute for feeble mindedness.
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Cincinnati
William M. Lueders
State Institute For
Wanted One Hundred Rabbits Monday
A brief classified notice from Square Deal Grocery seeks the purchase of one hundred rabbits by Monday. The item is described for rapid collection at the store, with payment terms likely standard for the period.
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Square Deal Grocery
Japan seeks higher capital ship tonnage than Hughes plan
Washington reports Japanese quarters insist on naval tonnage 70 percent of United States and Britain after U S armament program, higher than Hughes 60 percent. The United States signals opposition to increases, setting up a potential early clash at the conference.
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A. L. Bradford
United Press
Washington
Japan
Hughes
United States
Great Britain
Weather turns cold as rain gives way to snow in Ohio
The weather man warned that after a spell of springlike warmth a cold wave will arrive. Rain tonight will turn to snow with a much colder night. Snow is possible Sunday in parts of the state, with cloudy skies and a continued drop in temperatures across Ohio.
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Ohio
Union Keeping Strike Alive in Cleveland Milk Drivers
Striking milk drivers were told by Cleveland chamber officials to reconsider their action and return to work under open shop terms if they accept arbitration on wages. Union officials countered that employment conditions should not be part of the strike negotiations.
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Cleveland, CO
Chamber of Commerce
Telling-Belle-Vernon Company
Gems stolen from Gittleson Jewelry in St. Paul heist
Three men robbed the Gittleson Jewelry Company store in St. Paul of gems valued between 75,000 and 100,000 dollars. Police arrested Harry Weisman, the store manager, as part of the investigation.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Gittleson Jewelry Company
Harry Weisman
Special Meeting Notice of Masonic Bodies in Athens
Athens Chapter No. 39 R. A. M. and Athens Council No. 15 R. & 8. M. hold a special meeting Monday November 27 at 7 p.m. Installation of officers follows a rabbit dinner at 6 p.m. Joshua R. Morton H P James D. Cooper B I M chaired event.
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Athens
Athens Council
Joshua R. Morton, H
James D. Cooper
Failed to Make Good the Charge Dismissed in Floodwood Court
Warren Jenkins of Floodwood charged George Summers with failure to keep the peace and the case was set before Justice Helwig. The prosecuting witness did not appear, and the charge was dismissed.
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Warren Jenkins
Floodwood
George Summers
Helwig
Walsh Estate Tax Judgment in Athens Probate Court
Athens county probate court ruled the estate of Martin T. Walsh subject to inheritance tax with $28 675 transferred before death. Elk hotel property in Athens went to Beatrice Walsh and Mayme J McNamara as nieces. Total estate valued at $56 089.39 with debts $7 634.83 and detailed apportionment to heirs and relatives.
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Athens County
Martin T. Walsh
Elk Hotel
Athens
Beatrice Walsh
Mayme J. McNamara
Walsh
John A. Walsh
Anna Murray
Cecelia Walsh
Mary Foley
Catherine Foley
Margaret Foley
Mayme McNamara
James J. McNamara
Michael Walsh
Mollie Walsh
Boy Refused Gun Hangs Himself in Columbus
Gustave Gross aged 14 killed himself after his mother says he was refused money to buy a gun. The Columbus grade school student was found by his older brother, hanging with a clothes line.
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Columbus
Gustave Gross
Sues West Virginia Man for Eloping with Young Girl
Suit for 25000 dollars filed in Huntington by W. H. Harbour a Ohio farmer against J. W. Taylor a 60 year old local contractor accusing him of eloping with Elsa Harbour age 17 daughter of the plaintiff. In Toledo two youths masked robbed Mr and Mrs George Corbin and their son Melvin of diamonds valued at 2500 during a wild ride in their car.
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Huntington
W. H. Harbour
Ohio
J. W. Taylor
Taylor
Elsa Harbour
Toledo
George Corbin
Melvin
Corbin
Uproar Of Shipyards And Munition Plants Must Give Way Before Peace
William J. Bryan warns in Washington that the peace movement must override yard noise. Delegates discuss limiting offensive weapons and preserving defensive power, urging submarine reductions and end to armament. The piece calls for naval quiet to honor Arlington ceremony and pursue universal peace.
Horner resigns as Ohio guard aide in Lima
Lieut. Col. Harry C. Horner of Lima assistant adjutant general of the Ohio national guard has resigned effective last Tuesday. Officials deny the move tied to Lima equipment shortages. Horner formerly commanded the Lima cavalry troop whose military property was largely recovered after four troopers were arrested.
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Columbus
Harry C. Horner
Lima
Ohio National Guard
Horner
Five Boys Steal Car Recovered by Columbus Police
Two hours after H. A. Weller of Zanesville reported his car stolen, Columbus police recovered the vehicle from five boys in Columbus.
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Columbus
H. A. Weller
Zanesville
Gunmen Fight in Belfast Streets Before Daylight
Gunmen clashed in dark Belfast streets early today in the week’s third shooting affray. An armored car arrived in the Bally Maccarrett area and scattered the combatants after one man was injured.
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Belfast
Bally Maccarrett
Wellington Jail Is Always Empty
Wellington Ohio reports rare crime, with only two arrests in six months. Town Marshal Fred Hughes says the lock-up is rarely used, contrasting six annual arrests in past years and noting one non-support charge and one robbery case involving a Black suspect.
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Wellington
Ohio
Fred Hughes
Hughes
Holiday pardon comes a trifle late
David Shyne of Cleveland was pardoned by Governor Davis after serving two and a half years of a five to thirty year burglary sentence. The clemency was granted as part of the Jewish New Year pardon. The Jewish New Year fell on October 3.
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Columbus
David Shyne
Cleveland
Davis
Shyne
Holiday Hooch Trade Under Fire in Huntington
Huntington officials declare a war on bootleggers and moonshiners as police threaten removal for noncooperation. Authorities reported liberal moonshine sales during holidays with hopes of reasonable prices and better quality.
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Huntington
W. Va
Coon
Attention K. of P. Meeting Notice
Every member present Monday night November 21 must act on important business. Be there for a timely decision. Refreshments provided by W. E. Chase C. C. Lewis Snyder K. of P. and 8.
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W. E. Chase
C. C. Lewis Snyder
Farming Dominated Prewar French Population
The article notes that farming was the occupation of over half the population of France before the war, highlighting the countryside’s central role in national life and economy.
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France
Raw citrus aids diet as cooking destroys vitamins
An eminent French scientist notes no one can live a year on cooked foods alone. He urges asking a doctor about potential effects of eating nothing but cooked meals. The Washington Information Bureau offers a free booklet detailing ways to use oranges and lemons, with oranges highlighted as a palatable raw food.
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Washington
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