Coolidge Balances Tax Cuts and Bonus Fight
President Coolidge maintains a wait and see stance as Mellon and the American Legion clash over the soldiers' bonus. The outcome hinges on Congress and Coolidge’s December message, with tax reduction and the bonus seen as likely paths. Republicans face internal strain while Democrats watch the dispute.
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Washington
Coolidge
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
American Legion
Mellon
Congress
Treasury
Legion
Senate
Rotary
Tellon
Melion
Harding
Mel Jon
Eggs looking up dayton price rise
Dayton Ohio November 14 Prices opened at 60 cents a pound for eggs as the market trends upward for local dealers.
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Dayton
Fight Duel to Death in City
Two men were shot to death in a pistol duel on opposite ends of the new Utrecnt Avenue Station in Brooklyn. Three men from the New York bound side fled in an automobile after the killings. Police issued a general alert, seeking the getaway car and noting the motive was unknown.
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New York
New
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Attorney General Rules Blue Sky Law Applies to Mortgage Notes
In Columbus Ohio an opinion by Attorney General Rugge to Cyrus Locher director of commerce confirms that investment companies and brokers dealing in notes and bonds secured by real estate mortgages fall under the state blue sky law.
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Columbus
Rubbe
Cyrus Locher
Dictor of Commerce
S’teral
Writer Sir James Barrie Improves Illness Status
London report states Sir James Barrie famed novelist and Wright shows improvement today though still ill. The illness is described as not serious and the public is informed he is convalescing under care.
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London
James My Barrie
Wright
Dairy on Wheels Delights Passengers in Ohio Train Car
In Hamden Ohio on a Baltimore and Ohio line a baggage master used a churn kept at home to turn daily cream into butter inside a baggage car. He sold the butter at stops between Chillicothe and Dayton, enriching his ride with a dairy sideline before being caught.
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Hamden
Baltimore and Ohio
Chillicothe
Dayton
Cleveland Expects 1924 Republican Convention
Cleveland officials and supporters push to host the 1924 Republican National Convention. Congressman Theodore Burton will present Cleveland’s bid to a Washington sub committee with help from Col Carmin A. Thompson Thad H. Brown and Fred H. Caley. A Dec national committee meeting will decide.
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Cleveland, CO
Theodore Burton
Republican National Committee
Washington
Cleveland
Carmin A. Thompson
Thad H. Brown
Columbus
Fred H. Caley
Cleveland Automobile Club
Burton
National Committee
Bank Messengers Slain in Brooklyn Subway Heist
Two bank messengers William S. Barlow and William H. McLaughlin were shot dead at Brooklyn's Fifty fifth street station of the West End line. The bandits stole a payroll of $43,600 after resisting the hold-up.
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New York
West End
Brooklyn
William SS. Barlow
William H. McLaughlin
West End Bank
Health officials warn Ohio river towns of phenol pollution
Columbus officials say all Ohio municipalities on the Ohio river have been warned by the state health department about unusual phenol levels in river water. They trace the likely source to carbolic acid waste from Crucible Steel Co. in Midland, Pennsylvania. The state health department has notified the U.S. Public Health Service about the danger to residents along the river.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio River
State Health Department
Crucible Steel Co
Midland
East Liverpool
United States Public Health Service
Judge dismisses cases against about 300 Ku Klux Klan men
In Portsmouth Ohio Judge H McCall dismissed charges of obstructing traffic against roughly 300 Ku Klux Klan members after ruling the affidavits were faulty. The action ends the prosecution in the disputed cases.
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Portsmouth
H. §. McCall
Bramley Freed in Assault Case Ties to Kohler Ally
M. F. Bramley a Cleveland paying contractor and associate of Mayor Kohler was freed of assault charges against Herbert Brastoff, ending a case that figured prominently in the election.
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Cleveland
M. F. Bramley
Kohler
Herbert Brastoff
Mayor Adolph Unger Pursues Full Recount After Errors
In Tiffin Ohio Mayor Adolph Unger, defeated in re election, will seek a complete recount due to discovered errors in returns across several precincts. In Green Springs Robbie Duncan, five, playing with matches, burned off his clothes and started a fire at Albert Gale’s house, saved with difficulty. the boy was only slightly burned.
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Tiffin
Adolph Unger
Green Springs
Robbie Duncan
Albert Gale
Tiffin Probe: County Sees $2 Million Stock Scam Loss
Seneca county residents suffered about 2 million dollars in stock losses, according to Prosecutor W. E. Kepps. He warned the public about worthless securities and urged care in investments.
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Tiffin
Seneca County
W. E. Kepps
Sawyer sought government supplies for Dayton soldiers home
Brig. Gen. Charles E. Sawyer, Harding's personal physician, asked for 459000 dollars of government supplies including whiskey for a Dayton soldiers' home. Col. Charles K. Forbes, ex Veterans Bureau director, testified before a senate panel about arranging removal from a Perryville Md depot, widening their rift.
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Washington
Charles E. Sawyer
Harding
Dayton
Ohio
Charles Kt. Forbes
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Senate
Forbes
Perryville
Sawyer
Ohio River Set to Fall Except Where Dams Hold Back
Cincinnati dispatch reports the Ohio river level will drop from Kanawha mouth to Kentucky mouth in the open river on night and Thursday, with dams remaining at higher levels.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Kanawha
Kentucky
Birth of Son for Mr and Mrs Oscar Bingman
Mr and Mrs Oscar P Bingman of 157 Grosvenor Street announce the birth of a son named Richard Thomas on Wednesday November 1st.
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Oscar P. Bingman
Grosvenor Street
Richard Thomas
Woman with Holds Balance of Power Now
London report notes women voters may decide the December 6 election. Baldwin’s protection tariff policy faces Liberal and Labour opposition over cost of living. Liberals plan a women focused appeal and unemployment relief, while Conservatives promise farmer bonuses and caps on capital.
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David M. Church
London
Stanley Baldwin
Liberal Party
Laborites
Liberal
Labor
International
Daily Express
David Lloyd George
Helen Elwood Stokes Wins Separation From William F D Stokes
In New York on November 14 Helen Elwood Stokes secured a separation from her 73 year old millionaire husband William Fort Dodge Stokes. The court suit collapsed as his counsel declared he would not live with her even if she won all her suits.
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New York
Helen Elwood Stokes
William Fort Dodge Stokes
Stokes
Supreme Court
Lockjaw develops after mining injury
Pete Coss of Mill Street, a miner at Sugar Creek's No. 219 Mine, is seriously ill with tetanus in a Columbus hospital after two mashed fingers from his work. He had received tetanus anti-toxin in Athens but was moved when supply ran out.
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Pete Coss
Mill Street
Sugar Creek
Columbus
Coss
Athens
Columbus Hospital
Knight warns Ohio Republicans need platform and principled governance
Charles I. Knight, former congressman and publisher, says the Ohio GOP must stop chasing voters with hates and generalities. He urges home rule, municipal reform, refocused taxation plans, and a clear constructive program to regain credibility and avoid endless cycle of political maneuvering.
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William J. Huske
F. N.S
Cleveland
Ohio
Charlies I. Knight
Fourteenth
Akron Beacon-Journal
Springfield Sun
International News Service Today
Knight
Sunshine Society
Utilities Commission
Barling bomber stranded in Chicago amid favorable winds
The Barling bomber, the era’s most powerful airship, is stuck at a small aviation field in Chicago. Lieutenant Hare, pictured returning to another ship, says the bomber must wait for winds to change before moving.
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Dayton
Chicago
Lieuutenant Hare
France plans to occupy Hamburg amid Allied tensions
An unconfirmed Paris circulation says France intends to seize Hamburg, Germany’s leading seaport. Italy opposes the move, Britain reportedly resists, and all allies fear a shift in relations, with discussions noting punitive action in the Ruhr.
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Hamburg
Germany
Rome
France
Italy
Belef
Paris
Franee
Ruhr
Haltan
Great Britain
Ex-Crown Prince Fredrick Wilhelm Returns to Wilhelm Estate
Oels Prussia November 14 ex crown prince Friedrich Wilhelm visits his Wilhelm estate in a rare private interview to ISN reporters. He says cows and chickens matter more than politics and plans a simple farming life with his family, asking press to leave him alone. He arrives by open car with aides and a police official, greeted by daughters and wife amid flowers in his room.
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I. N
Oels
Prussian Silesia
Fredrich Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Germany
Friedrich Wilhelm
Crown Prince
Adjutant Muelder
Mrs Noss to Speak at Presbyterian Church Meeting
Mrs Mary Noss will address the first in a series of Brotherhood meetings at the Presbyterian church on Thursday evening November 15. Her topic is Some Glimpses of Old Providence. Mrs Dyson's division of the Friendly Society will serve dinner at six. A social half hour precedes the meal and men without tickets should arrange for another to attend.
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Mary Noss
Presbyterian Church
Old Providence
Dyson
Friendly Society
Council Defers Action On Anti-Mask Parade Ordinance
Akron council declined to take sides on an anti masked parade ordinance and sent the proposal to a committee. The move followed a Ku Klux Klan demonstration advertised for Saturday night with an estimated 25 609 members taking part or guarding the curbline.
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Akron
Council
Ku Klux Klan
Federal Court Sentences Bootleggers in Ohio Case
Federal Judge Sater sentenced Dominick Sanna and James Daugherty of Steubenville to three and five months in Pickaway county jail for violating federal city laws. Sanna also fined $200 and Daugherty $250.
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Columbus, O
Sater
Dominick Sanna
James Daugherty
Steubenville
Pickaway County
Sanna
Daugherty
Plan for sale of Xmas seals in Athens county
A county health advisory committee met in the Chamber of Commerce rooms to discuss selling Red Cross seals this Christmas season. Dr Robert Patterson of Columbus spoke on seal sale methods and county plans, with 49 attendees. Preparations were emphasized for the December 1 sale launch and funding for child hygiene programs.
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Red Cross
Athens County
County Board of Health
Chamber of Commerce
C. H W. Bryson
Boards of Health
Robert Patterson
Columbus
Ohio Boards of Health Association
Funeral of Mrs Clara LeFevre Held in Dayton
Funeral services were held today for Mrs Clara LeFevre age 60 in Dayton Ohio. She served 26 years as matron of the Knights of Pythias home at Springfield and is credited as founder of the institution. burial followed at West Milton cemetery.
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Dayton
Clara LeFevere
West Milton
Ohio River to Fall Between Knawha and Kentucky Mouths
The Ohio river is forecast to fall from the Knawha to the Kentucky mouths, except in pools, tonight and Wednesday, as reported from Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Kentucky
Motorist arrests rise on Dayton Xenia road
Dayton area traffic police report 20 to 30 nightly arrests for motor vehicle violations on the road to Xenia. The Dayton Automobile Club urges drivers to use dimmers to avoid fines as dawn patrols continue.
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Dayton
Here
Xenia
Dayton Automobile Club
Cincinnati Doctor Fined for False Hotel Registration
Dr. H. C. Wagbie of St. Bernard was fined 200 dollars and costs after being convicted of falsely registering at a Cincinnati hotel as C. C. Cook and wife of Dayton, the first conviction under the new law banning false hotel registrations.
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Cincinnati, O
H. C. Wagbie
St. Bernard
Cincinnati
C. C. Cook
Dayton
Engineer dies in bathtub gun accident in Latonia
T Chif ford Japp a 24 year old engineer died after a revolver slipped from his pocket and discharged when it fell into a bathtub in Latonia Kentucky. The weapon’s accidental discharge caused the fatal wound.
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Latonia, Ky
T. Chifford Japp
Eighteen teams compete at Amherst county athletic tourney
Eighteen teams took part in the South Amherst county athletic tournament with Bolden high school winning the girls division and the boys division captured by the local team.
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Amherst
South Amherst
Bolden High School
Return of the former Kaiser sparks U.S. alarm
U S Senator William H King of Utah urged vigorous action to block the Kaiser's return to Germany. He warned a monarchist revival could trigger European upheaval and a communist threat. King supported backing President Ebert to sustain Germany's current government and avert catastrophe.
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Kenneth W. Clark
Washington
United States
Germany
King
Utah
Coolidge
Hughes
Thia K
Europe
Russia
Amertes
Ebert
Italy
Humenty
Balkan States
Berlin
Strevemann
Moscow
Delinquent Girls Fail to Escape in Chicago Riot
Twenty five girls in a juvenile detention center were under heavy guard after a riot last night. Four men in a car circled the building as the inmates attempted an escape using knotted red sheets. the men fled when the uprising was suppressed.
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Chicago
Man Receives Jail Term For Assaulting School Teacher
Mansfield O Nov 14 Robert Etsciter found guilty of assaulting Harry Conn a rural school teacher by Justice Palm who fined him 50 and sentenced him to 30 days in the county jail Justice Palm said the sentence would warn others from assaulting teachers
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