America voices support for mandate rights at League meeting
In Geneva on November 30 the United States urged recognition of commercial rights in the Mesopotamian mandate, drawing praise from neutrals as the debate over mandates and council powers continues. Other topics include Armenian affairs and the admittance of former central powers. In Youngstown, Ohio, 35 people narrowly escaped injury when an interurban car derailed on a bridge, the rear rail sparking a fall into the Mahoning River.
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Henry Wood
United Press
Geneva
America
League of Nations Assembly
Colby
Great Britain
League
Council
Triple Alliance
Youngstown
Mahoning River
Martial law in Mingo County disputed by officials
Governor Cornwell and Colonel Herman Hall issued martial law proclamations, but federal troops say martial law is not in effect. Troops patrol streets to quell mining strikes while state police and deputies operate under army direction as orders come from the president.
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Williamson
Antil
Aing
Blocton
K Tercy
Red Jacket
Matare
Aee
Prigg
Tes
Acker
Thacker No. 11
Hellservier
Hose’ing
Delorme
Vulcan
Cedar
Divon
Glen Alum
Police
Iain Brockus
Army
England Had a Spy System on the Germans Too
In New York on November 30, Dr Edward A Rumely, former owner of the New York Evening Mail, testified at his trial that he cancelled debts over 1 million dollars with a 100000 dollar note. Albert Hoff, now a soldier, testified that the British consulate paid him to carry messages to German contacts for examination before delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward A. Rumely
New York Evening Mail
Great Britain
America
Albert Hoff
Hoff
Fauhr
Harding Today Visits Gland on Jamaica Tour
President elect Harding planned a Jamaica sojourn with mountain motor tours in the Blue Mountains after docking at Kingston. He would breakfast with General Proby n, governor, and later tour Port Antonio. The party faced rough seas and some illness, with wireless greetings replacing a Kingston reception.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Pastores
Harding
Jamaica
Blue Mountains
Kingston
General Probyn
Port Antonio
Imperial Association of Jamaica
Terest
Self Defense Claimed by Girl in Sharon Shooting
Maude Floyd thirty from Youngstown Ohio confessed to police to shooting Clarence Alcock Beloit Wisconsin in her Sharon home claiming self defense after he allegedly forced his attention on her near the residence. The body was dragged to the rear porch and one bullet passed through Alcock's head. Authorities report the confession followed a five hour interrogation.
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Sharon
Maude Floyd
Clarence Alcock
Beloit
Wis
Miss Floyd
Youngstown
Alcock
Death in New York Hospital After Surgical Accident
Geraldine Crawford a Logan Ohio native is fatally injured in Mercy hospital New York when a doctor’s knife during growth removal slips severing her jugular vein. Father Dr George W Crawford from Lorain Ohio arrives at bedside as twelve surgeons fail to save her. Miss Crawford about 20, vocal student had hoped for operatic fame. Her death shocks relatives in Logan and Lorain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zetta Crawford
Bell Crawford
O. Crawford
Logan
Geraldine Crawford
Miss Crawford
New York
Crawford
Lorain
Labor Calls for Blue Sunday Laws in National Push
In New York on November 30 labor groups pressed for blue Sunday laws to grant workers a weekly rest. The Lord's Day Alliance framed the move as aiding rest while targeting Sunday operation of railroads, transportation, stores, and newspapers. Discussion included half holidays on Saturday and midweek rest as possible outcomes.
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New York
Lord's Day Alliance
Harry L. Bowlby
Alliance
Bowlby
Bodies found from Chilean barge Pirrie near Seattle
Two bodies of the W. J. Pirrie crew were recovered and two more were found alive after washing ashore. The fate of thirteen crew members and Mrs. A N Jensen, wife of the captain, remains unaccounted for as search continues.
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Seattle
Wash
W. J. Pirrie
Pirrie
A. N. Jensen
Irish Nationalist Provokes Row in English House
A Commons session was suspended after Joseph Devlin Irish Nationalist MP attacked England policy in Ireland during debate on the Dublin murders. Deputies attempted to pull him from his seat as the clash erupted, with Devlin resisting force.
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House of Commons
England
Ireland
Joseph Devlin
Devlin
Dutlin
County Real Estate Reappraisal Ordered in Athens County
County Auditor Fred Cornwell says a state ordered re appraisal will raise the duplicate value from the present 23 million, with real estate currently appraised at 40 to 75 percent of market value. He notes mining districts and the Athens area may see higher assessments and directs immediate action.
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Athens County
Fred Cornwell
State Tax Commission
Cornwell
Waterloo
Athens
Buchtel
Annual Feast at Coolville Grange
Troy grange will hold its annual feast in the grange hall on December 4. Oysters coffee and cake will be served from 10 a m in the lower rooms. All members and families will be present. A short program will include music talks on the qualities of an American and after dinner stories by all present.
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Coolville
Troy Grange
Grange Hall
Wage Cut at Akron Rubber Giant Firestone
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company announced a ten percent salary reduction citing the economic situation. The firm also cut the dividend rate from $2 to $1.50 per share quarterly while direct labor wages remain unchanged but factory hours were reduced to meet the economic needs.
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Akron
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Britain braces for second Guy Fawkes plot as armed guards patrol
London reports heightened security with guards around Parliament as experts assess threats. Sinn Fein sympathizers attend sessions amid warnings, while Liverpool and other ports see a surge in fire insurance and additional guards. A Glasgow fire bomb caused limited damage.
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Webb Miller
United Press
London
Guy Fawkes
Parliament
Sinn Fein
Liverpool
Lloyds
Southampton
Glasgow
Sinn Fein Attackers Wear Uniforms in Kilmichael Ambush
Dublin dispatch reports sixteen policemen killed in an ambush near Macroom last Saturday night. Reprisals burned cottages and creameries as 80 to 100 men in uniform fired on lorries. The Irish Times says attackers were an extermination gang who shot surrendered policemen.
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Dublin
Macroom
Kilmichael
Hamar Greenwood
Ireland
Sinn
Sinn Fein
Freemans Journal
Irish Times
Irish Office Today
Sin
Sinn Fein Declares State of War Said to Be Real
London reports officials believe Sinn Fein parliament has formally declared war on England though no direct confirmation from Dail Eireann exists. Attacks on British forces continue in Ireland and Dublin, including the Kilmacahil killings, with uniforms and helmets worn by Sinn Feiners.
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London
Sinn Fein
England
Dail Eireann
Ireland
Dublin
Kilmichael
Sinn
Lost Leg Under Wheels of Train at Hamley Run
Navy youth Joe Bailey a 16 year old resident of Hamley Run slipped under a freight train near the company store yesterday. His leg was crushed and amputation below the knee seems certain. He was taken to a Columbus hospital. he works as a trapper at New York mine 26 in Floodwood and was the main support of his family.
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Hamley Run
Navy
Joe Bailey
Sprague
Chauncey
Columbus
Young Bailey
Hamley
New York
Floodwood
Mose Bailey
Nash Company workers offer month try to aid unemployed
Five hundred Nash garment workers in Cincinnati inform officials they will surrender their jobs for a month in January or February to allow unemployed clothing makers to work. They propose that if wages must be cut, bosses earning over five dollars a day should be cut first.
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Cincinnati
Nash Company
Draw Ends Wild Night At New Central Boxing Club
Willie Jackson and Johnny Dundee battled to a 15 round draw in New York. Police reserves were called to disperse a crowded club as the main bout was held late while aisles were cleared by boxing officials.
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New York
Wilie Jackson
Johnny Dundee
New Central Manhattan
Johnson
The
Boxing Commission
Jealous Youth Wounds Girl and Kills Self in Cleveland
In Cleveland on November 30 Ralph Swaim of Akron shot 18 year old Eunice Duncombe a former Akron resident and then killed himself after a dispute over seeing her. Duncombe had moved with her mother to Cleveland and planned to attend art school. The shooting occurred in a vestibule after she told him she would attend a dance. The girl survived the initial wound.
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Cleveland
Ralph Swaim
Akron
Eunice Duncombe
Miss Duncombe
Swaim
Central High School
Duncombes
Oner
Swailm
Ohio Governor Cox to Miss Governors Conference
Harrisburg reports that Ohio Governor James M. Cox will be absent from the governors conference beginning Tuesday. The notice states Cox will not attend the meeting this week.
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Harrisburg
James M. Cox
Ohio
School Man to Speak at Lunch
Dr. F. C. Landsittel a leading Ohio school authority will address the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday at the noon lunch. He is noted for his work on school finances and his expectations are that his talk will carry authoritative weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Landsittel
Ohio University Normal College
Chamber of Commerce
Landsittel
Unlawful Marriage Case Ends With Fine and Hard Labor
George W. Cook of Carbondale is jailed for failing to support his three children after admitting guilt in a common law marriage case. Judge Helwig fines $200 and sentences six months hard labor in the Columbus work house. Alice Cook is named trustee for child funds as proceedings await enforcement.
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George W. Cook
Carbondale
Alice Cook
Justice of Peace
P. W. Helwig
Cook
Leroy
Irene
George W. Jr
Helwig
Ohio
Lafayette
Tenn
West Virginia
Columbus
Justice Helwig
A. ©. Roach
W. W. Moore
Ida Moore
Moore
Clarksburg
W. Va
Keepsake Stolen From Schwab Home in New York
A golden casket presented by Baltimore to Charles M. Schwab, head of Bethlehem Steel, was stolen from his Riverside Drive mansion. Schwab learned of the theft after reading a newspaper report that a similar casket had been sold in Germany by a Magnolia sailors’ crew. The casket bore the initials C. M. S. and matched the missing item.
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New York
Baltimore
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel
Riverside Drive
Schwab
Germany
Magnolia
C. M
Steel
Poison claim surrounds Shepard murder case in Georgia
In Macon Georgia authorities push four arrests in the death of Frederick D Shepard wealthy peach grower. Dr F Eugene Elmer declares Shepard was poisoned and promises shocking developments within a week. Mrs Annie E Cutts and others remain jailed as detectives probe a plantation plot with expected witnesses from Abbeville and Fitzgerald.
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Macon
Frederick D. Shepard
F. Eugene Elmer
Shepard
Elmer
Fred Shepard
Atlanta
Annie E. Cutts
Eldridge Cutts
Eldridge
Bibb County
Charles A. Garrett
Garrett
Cutts
Henry
Hops
Settle rights of Japanese in the United States by treaty
Washington reports authoritative information that a formal US Japan treaty may settle rights of Japanese in this country and address immigration. The move would deviate from past East Asian immigration limits and follows Japan’s voluntary immigration restrictions under the gentlemen's agreement not made public or Senate ratified.
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A. L. Bradford
Washington
United States
Japan
Senate
Miners Meet to Discuss Latest Strike in Indianapolis
Members of the international executive board of the United Mine Workers of America met in regular session in Indianapolis on November 30. They will consider the West Virginia coal strike pending litigation and other organizational matters.
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Indianapolis
International Executive Board
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
Special Masons Meeting Announcement
Para Mathia Lodge holds special communication Tuesday November 30 at 7 PM. Work in the Fellow Craft degree. J J Duncan W M J A Palmer Sec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
Special Communication
Paramathia Lodge
F. C
J. J. Duncan
W. M
J. A. Palmer
Eugene Chafin Dies in Los Angeles at 68
Eugene Chafin former prohibition party presidential candidate died at his home in Los Angeles at age 68. He had run twice for president on the prohibition ticket and passed away November 30.
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Eugene Chafin
Los Angeles
Calif
T& United States
Prohibition
Peace Pact 15 Delayed Signatures Hinted by Riga Delegates
In Riga delegates delay signing peace agreements while the Polish government signals through a wireless message to the Soviet government. Polish officials propose setting a date for signing and begin talks on military guarantees directly with Moscow.
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Warsaw
Riga
Attention B P O E Meeting Noted for Tonight
Announcement urges members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to attend a 7 30 PM meeting with Ura Butcher as exalted ruler.
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Ura Butcher
How to Make and Use Concrete bulletin offered
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau announces a free bulletin titled How to Make and Use Concrete. It provides a simple recipe to mix concrete for stonelike patches for doorsills, foundations, posts, walls, and garden features. Include two stamps for return postage.
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Washington
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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