Vowed Fight Boosts Veterans Bonus Campaign
At the 4th around convention in New Orleans NAS Hanford MacNider declared the battle for adjusted compensation continues. He criticized a powerful interests campaign and noted the McCumber Fordney measure passed 32 to 70 in the House and 47 to 23 in the Senate while urging supporters to press for a just obligation to veterans.
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J. Bart Campbell
LN. S&s
New Orleans
Hanford Mat Nider
Washington
MacNider
Harding
McCumber Fordney
McCumber-Fordney
House
Senate
Wellsburg to Hear 166 Cliftonville Mine Strike Case
In Wellsburg Brooke county circuit court Judge Sommerville overruled a venue change request for the Cliftonville mine strike indictment. Trial of 166 miners begins October 23 with John Kanminsky’s murder case continued to October 23 due to defense reasons. Jurors are excused from October 23 and warned against discussing the case.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Cliftonville
J. B. Sommerville
Brooke County
John Kanminsky
Avelle
Schuck
J. B. Handlan
Wheeling
Sommerville
Friend Pays Sixty Cents to Free Pal in Jail
Akron Ohio October 16 Deputy Sheriff George Schutz told Peter Brovich it would cost sixty cents to free his friend Mike Kost who had one more day to serve for intoxication. Kost was released after Pete paid the amount.
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Akron
George Schutz
Peter Brovich
Mike Kost
Kost
Mike
Pete
Brick worker charged with contempt in restraining order case
Henry Forrest, one of 44 defendants in the Nelsonville Brick Co. restraining order actions, faced a contempt of court charge in Athens county common pleas court Monday for allegedly violating the order. Prosecutor Joseph L. Murphy said Forrest called four men scabs and threatened them, while Forrest and a witness denied the allegations. Judge Worstell reserved judgment, warning all to respect court orders.
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Henry Forrest
Nelsonville Brick Co
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Joseph L. Murphy
Nelsonville
Forrest
Rice Tucker
Fred Wilson
Charles Green
Amos McCollum
Emmet Forrest
Worstell
Fatal accident at Martins Ferry tin plate plant
John Dreagon aged 30 was crushed between a car and a pile of iron at the United States Steel tin plate works in Martins Ferry. The incident occurred in October, details note a fatal industrial mishap and investigation by plant officials.
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Martins Ferry
John Dreagon
United States Steel Corporation
First Allied Debt Payment From Britain To U S
London reports Britain will pay $50,000,000 today toward the $4.277 billion wartime loan from the United States. The six month installment, drawn on J P Morgan & Co. for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, signals hope to untangle allied debts. Public sentiment worries taxpayers may face higher taxes despite Britain’s pledge to pay.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Treasury Department
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Prosecutors to plan action against Ku Klux Klan in Chagrin Falls case
Prosecutor Edward C. Stanton of Cuyahoga County and Prosecutor O. C. Park of Geauga County will meet to discuss legal steps against a secret group believed to be the Ku Klux Klan. The group reportedly halted passersby on a country road near Chagrin Falls late Saturday, detained four men for hours, and questioned motorists about politics and religion.
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Cleveland
Edward C. Stanton
Cuyahoga County
O. C. Park
Geauga County
Ku Klux Klan
Chagrin Falls
Stanton
Fined for Burning of Dead Livestock near Defiance
Herbert Perkins of Noble township was jailed to serve a $50 fine after pleading guilty to operating a plant for disposal of dead bodies without a slave license. State inspectors filed affidavits following complaints of a foul odor from Harmers near Perkins' establishment where he burned dead livestock for fertilizer.
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Defiance
Herbert Perkins
Noble Township
Justice of the Peace
George W. Killey
Perkins
Harmers
Ohio Quarries Co Raises Wages Five Cents an Hour
Amherst report notes the Ohio Quarries Co announced a voluntary wage increase of five cents per hour for all employees, effective October 15. The move reflects the firm’s response to labor conditions and aims to boost worker compensation.
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Amherst
The
Ohio Quarries Co
Egret of War Revealed Long After the Eve of War
Cleveland officials disclosed a secret armistice era project a flying torpedo aircraft built to strike Berlin. Benedict Crowell and Glenn T. Martin described a two craft system with a bomber and scout plane sharing fuel, planned to attack Berlin under cover of darkness.
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Cleveland
Berlin
Benedict Crowell
Glenn T. Martin
Crowell
Master printers convene in Cleveland for annual convention
More than two thousand master printers from across the United States gathered in Cleveland for the thirty sixth annual convention of the United Typothetae of America. The event opens at Hotel Cleveland with sessions planned through Friday.
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Cleveland
United States
United Typothetae of American
All Woman Jury Awards Miner $650 in Gas Explosion Case
Belmont county history was made as the first all woman jury returned a verdict for Gilbert Mansfield, a Bellaire miner, against Manufacturer's Light and Heat Co. for injuries from a gas explosion. A second item notes Troop Two Boy Scouts hold a special meeting at 6:30 to register for another year with a fifty cent fee, Scoutmaster Roy Dupler issuing the call.
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ST. Clairsville
Belmont County
Gilbert Mansfield
Bellaire
Roy Dupler
Vatican warns bishops and priests to abstain from politics
The Vatican issued an important warning to bishops and priests not to participate in political contests. The directive emphasizes clerical neutrality in political processes amid Rome's current events.
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Rome
Vatican
Ohio fruit cooperative markets 30 carloads by Oct 1
Three Lawrence and Gallia county locals affiliated with the Ohio Fruit Growers' Cooperative Association had marketed 30 carloads of Romeo Beauties apples by October 1 using standard pack and Ohio label. The Ohio grown fruit is sold in the East and South under wide adoption of cooperative marketing.
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Colmubus
Lawrence
Gallia
Ohio Fruit Growers’ Cooperative Association
Ohio
Rome
Battle over rail labor board powers to dominate Congress
Washington reports three major moves to curb the railroad labor board. Agricultural groups labor unions and rail executives seek to strip its executive powers, with some administration support and a possible compromise to keep it advisory. Senator Cummins leads the push for broader power or anti strike measures, while Senator Capper cites rail profits and farmer losses to fuel reform.
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William K. Hutchinson
SN. S
Washington
Congress
Railroad Labor Board
Davis
Athens
Ohio
Harding
Friends of the Board
Cummins
Republican
Iowa
Senator Capper
Kansas
Capper
Wheeler Warns Ohio Voters Against Beer Amendment
Attorney Wayne B Wheeler of the anti Saloon League of America told a Broad Street Presbyterian church gathering that the proposed beer light wines amendment would turn thousands of Ohio homes into saloons and spur lawlessness. He warned it would cripple state law enforcement and reseal the old era of unrestricted beer.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wayne B. Wheeler
Washington
Anti Saloon League of America
Broad Street Presbyterian Church
Wheeler
Tofo
Death of State Senator Ware in Ambler
State Senator Edwin H. Ware died at his Ambler home after a brief throat infection. He had suffered an illness lasting a couple of weeks.
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Philadelphia
Edwin H. Ware
Ambler
Chicago robbery opens sale at White Sox park
Five men robbed a city series sale at the White Sox park early today and escaped with 1000 dollars. Officers report the incident involved a white mess jacket worn by United States Army officers at tropical social functions.
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Chicago
White Sox
United States Army
Tropics
Mayor Asked To Have Chief Of Police Resign
Safety Director Johnson demanded the resignation of Chief Roush after reports of intoxication at a football game between Athens and Gallipolis high schools. The mayor refused, saying the charges are unfounded and the chief will not resign. Chief Roush denied knowledge of the accusations and voiced confidence in clearing himself.
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Roush
T. B. Roush
Rapheal Johnson
Ohio Field
Athens
Gallipolis
Johnson
Churches Have No Sympathy for Klansmen
The Federal Council of Churches released resolutions condemning masked and secret bodies, aimed at the Ku Klux Klan, and stating such groups threaten the church and society. Rev. Samuel McCrea Cavert said the action responds to statements claiming the Klan acts for Protestant churches, though not named in the document.
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Washington
Samuel McCrea Cavert
Federal Council of Churches
Cavert
Ku Klux Klan
United States
Will Bring All Home from the Rhine Shortly
Washington reports that American forces on the Rhine totaling about 1,200 officers and men are expected to be brought home in the very near future. The decision followed a White House conference among President Harding Secretary of War Weeks and General John J Pershing.
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Washington
Rhine
Harding
War Weeks
John J. Pershing
White House
Justice Sutherland Assigned to Seventh Circuit
Associate Justice Sutherland was assigned today by the Supreme Court to the Seventh Circuit.
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Washington
Sutherland
Supreme Court of the the States
Seventh Circuit
Toledo Hosts Hoover and Fess at Public Reception
Toledo businessmen welcomed Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Congressman Simeon D. Fess with a public reception. Both officials were scheduled to speak in the city this afternoon as part of their visit.
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Toledo
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Simeon D. Fess
Half Million Greeks Flee Eastern Thrace As Turko-Gendarmerie Arrives
Constantinople reports 2500 Turkish gendarmerie reach Europe under allied supervision to police eastern Thrace. Evacuation of about 400,000 Greeks proceeds amid chaos with trains and ships crowded as Greeks abandon homes and belongings. Reports say Kili town in the neutral zone was destroyed and many Greeks killed or abducted.
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Constantinople
Europe
Thrace
Ezine
Chanak
Anatolia
Hazinelea
Kili
Health workers gather to discuss a program
Health officials from the United States Canada and Mexico will meet in Cleveland for the American Public Health Association convention. The group with over 4000 members expects more than 1000 delegates during the week long event.
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Cleveland
United States
Canada
Mexico
American Public Health Association
Higley Bible Class Plans Two Rare Feasts
Higley Bible Class will host two events in one evening. Attendance rose to average level and enthusiasm remained strong. Next Thursday at 7 pm a dinner will feature Rev. Nelson of Nelsonville as chief speaker.
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Higley Bible Class
Nelson
Nelsonville
Yardmasters Win Eight Hour Day Decision
Chicago Oct 16 Railroad yard masters won an eight hour day and standard working rules as the U S railroad labor board issued a code of rules after months of deliberation. The ruling affects 26 roads and six major switching terminals while yardmasters hold separate agreements with 12 other roads.
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Chicago
United Stated Railroad Labor Board
Five Injured as Monon Train Plunges From Trestle
Five passenger train riders were injured when a Monon fast train jumped the tracks and plunged over a trestle at Five Over in Indiana on October 14. Ten coaches left the track.
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Ind
Pure Food Law Defender Dies in Cincinnati
Otto Renner 51 former assistant attorney general and University of Cincinnati trustee died in a Cincinnati hospital after a six month illness. He was an early defender of the pure food laws and supervised cases to uphold their validity while serving as assistant to the attorney general.
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Cincinnati
Otto Renner
United States
University of Cincinnati
Renner
Toledo Woman Slays Husband After Repeated Alleged Abuse
Mrs Mabel Hardy 34 testified she shot and killed her husband David Ernst Hardy 40 in their home after he attacked her and she feared for their six children aged 3 to 15 The coroner ruled the killing justified and no arrest was planned Police said letters with an Oil City Pa girl were being investigated and one hinted at marriage
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Toledo
Mabel Hardy
David Ernest Hardy
Thelma
Hardy
Henseler
Mia
Leitera
Oil City
Motion Picture Trade Not Monopoly, Supreme Court Rules
United States Supreme Court holds the motion picture industry is not a monopoly under the Sherman anti trust law in a case from Omaha. Charles G. Binderup sought $750000 damages against the Omaha film board and the Pathe Exchange claiming blacklisting and film denial. Lower courts ruled against Binderup.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Charles G. Binderup
Omaha
Omaha Film Board
Pathe Exchange
Binderaup
Binderup
Parents Refuse Waiver Then Barred from School
Akron report: Mary Hitchcock, 14, is barred from public schools after her parents refused to sign a release absolving the school board for crossing accidents. The crossing near her home to the school is cited as dangerous and the board threatens truancy action for protection of the girl.
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Akron
Mary Hitchcock
Masons Hold Special Communication at Parama thia Lodge No 25
On Tuesday October 17 at 6 30 PM Parama thia Lodge No 25 F and A M will work in the M M degree under W W Lee Master and J A Palmer Secretary with the date noted as 10 15 83 in the dispatch.
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Paramathia Lodge
W. W. Lee
W. M
J. A. Palmer
Akron Seeks 200 More Factory Workers Now
The state free employment bureau says it can place 200 more men immediately, as steel mill demand drains the existing labor pool. Current wages are 36 cents an hour for factory labor and 49 cents for other work.
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Akron
Theale
State Free Employment Bureau
Steel Milla
Beery
Overweight Peace Tobacco Plant Seized by Revenue
United States revenue officers seized the Peace Tobacco plant in Cincinnati on a charge that its cigarette packages weighed more than stamped by the revenue. The action followed a competitor's complaint and the plant's president called it a spiteful move. Officials noted overweight packaging may result from moisture absorption or unintentional inconsistency. The government awaits disposal of charges as the firm offered to settle by paying surplus taxes.
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Cincinnati
Peace Tobacco Company
United States Revenue
Pexce Company
Ann
Game Law Booklet Free to All Huntsmen
Government booklet from the Biological Survey compiles state game laws for hunters. Free publication. readers may request by mailing coupon and two cents for postage. Provides where to obtain the copy.
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Washington
Ens Sa
Game Laws Bookat
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