Pinchot Signals Clash at White House Prohibition Conference
Washington, Oct. 16. Governor Pinchot’s challenge to President Coolidge to take command of prohibition enforcement has sparked a heated preview of the governors conference at the White House. Ex-Governor Allen of Kansas denounced Pinchot, while New York’s Smith and New Jersey’s Silver plan to oppose Pinchot’s views. The meeting is shaping into a major political clash over enforcement and federalism as Coolidge prepares a forceful reply.
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George R. Holmes
Washington
Conference of State Governors
Coolidge
White House
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Pinchot
Smith
New York
Silver
New Jersey
Canital
President Coolidge
Allen
Aged woman slain by burglar in her home
Grace Dorsey, 66, of Brier Hill, Youngstown Ohio, was found slain in her bedroom early today. Her son Nicholas Dorsey woke to a pistol shot and saw an intruder flee. investigators believe a burglar killed the elderly woman with two bullet wounds.
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Youngstown
Grace Dorsey
Brier Hill
Nicholas Dorsey
Ndard Bearers Meeting This Evening
Ndard Bearers will meet this evening at 6 30 o'clock at Ruby Gladys Mercer 30 government avenue.
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Smeet
Ruby Gladys Mercer
Govenue
Rendville Negro Loses Appeal to Escape the Chair
New Lexington Ohio October 16 Charles Brooks a negro faces death in the electric chair February 15 1924 for the murder of Henry Burns coal operator at Rendville Judge Brooks Shell of Lancaster denied his appeal for a third trial Brooks will be taken to the death cell at the Ohio penitentiary today or tomorrow.
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New Lexington
Charles Brooks
Henry Burns
Rendville
Brooks Shell
Lancaster
Brooks
Ohio Penitentiary
Dayton Dr. Good Sought After Farm Murder
Dr. Hiram Good, former Dayton physician, is being sought after the shooting death of John Finfrock at Good's farm near Oran nine miles west of Sidney. Finfrock, alleged to have built a bungalow, was shot with a .22 rifle after a dispute. Mrs. Good witnessed part of the incident. authorities planned an inquest.
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Dayton, O
Hiram Good
Dayton
John Finfrock
Good
Oran
Sidney
Finfrock
Cincinnati maker eyeing tin can plant in Marietta
W. P. Robertson of Cincinnati, who recently acquired the Hanson Sheet and Tin Plate company at Marietta, Ohio, said he plans to build a tin can factory in Marietta.
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Cincinnati
W. P. Robertson
Hanson Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Marietta
Ohio
Relief Board Appointed and Road Aid Approved
The Athens county commissioners named M). Hughes Captain J. B. Allen and Captain Frank Lowry to the soldiers relief committee to assess applicants for relief. They approved road improvements on College Hill shared with Dover township not to exceed 600 dollars and a 100 dollar grant to Trimble township trustees for hauling rock and cinders on Taylor Ridge road.
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Soldiers’ Relief Committee
Athens County
M.). Hughes
J. B. Allen
Frank Lowry
Dover Township
College Hill
Trimble Township
Taylor Ridge
Gulf Shipping Hit By Storms
A sixty mile an hour gale struck the gulf coast causing interruptions to maritime traffic and washouts on rail lines. The Louisville and Nashville railroad halted trains between Mobile and New Orleans while authorities quelled unrest in Berlin where police and Reichswehr rounded up communists under action orders.
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Mobile
Ala
Gulf Coast
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
New Orleans
Berlin
Reichswehr
General Wood to Tour Nation to Oppose Philippine Independence
Major General Leonard A. Wood will tour the United States to lecture against Philippine independence. Backers cite Philippine prosperity, a 414 percent loan, peso value parity with the dollar, and sugar and tobacco gains as proof. White House officials and President Coolidge reportedly back the plan to present Wood’s views nationally.
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Washington
Leonard A. Wood
United States
Philippine Islands
Wood
Manuel Quecer
Filpino
Philippines
General Wood
Philippine
Japan
Quezon
Coolidge
Pennsylvania Governor Defends Prohibition Policy
In Harrisburg on October 16 Governor Gifford Pinchot responded to former Kansas Governor Henry J. Allen who criticized Pinchot’s prohibition stance made during a Washington attack. Pinchot dismissed Allen’s remarks and defended Pennsylvania policy.
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Harrisburg
Henry Warble
Gifford Pinchot
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Washington
Government files complaints against six coal firms
The federal trade commission charged six coal companies with conspiring to raise coal prices for consumers in a formal complaint filed today. The action follows a government offensive against alleged gouging in the coal market.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Railroads Flooded Cut Oklahoma Transport Off
Oklahoma City report from October 16 describes widespread flood damage across the state with rails and bridges washed out on many lines. Northwestern regions are cut off while airplanes are readied for weather observers to reach flooded districts. Refugees are moved to shelters as residents endure days of steady rain.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
President Coolidge urges railroads to cut freight rates
President Coolidge appealed directly to railroad executives to reduce freight charges as a step to ease agricultural and fuel shortages.
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Washington
Coolidge
USA records twelve hundred commercial aircraft in service
A government tally shows about 1 200 commercial aircraft currently in use across the United States. The figure reflects fleets operated by major carriers and regional airlines, illustrating the scale of civilian air transport nationwide.
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United States
Eleven Year Old Tries Hair Bobbing Tale
Clara Miller, 11, secretly had hair cut by a friend then falsely claimed abduction by three men in a Ford sedan. Police investigated and juvenile court grilled her. she admitted the truth and was sent home with her bobbed hair.
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Clara Miller
Clara
Disaster floods Oklahoma City as river bursts dam
Two thirds of the city is flooded as the North Canadian river overflows its banks. The reservoir breaks sending 25 foot crest waves and forcing 15 000 residents to flee high ground. National Guard and police guard against looting while aid lines form at Huckins hotel and other refuges.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
City
National Guard
Huckins Hotel
Hare
Sante Fe
Revolver Incident Ends in Bechtel Tragedy in Canton
Clarence W. Bechtel 25 died after a quarrel with landlady Anna Breckler 48 over a rocking chair given as a Christmas gift. Bechtel allegedly insulted her as he left. Breckler pursued with a revolver, three shots fired, one into Bechtel near the heart. Breckler arrested charged with murder.
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Canton
Clarence W. Bechtel
Anna RK. Breckler
Bechtel
Berlin clash leaves one dead ten wounded
Berlin police clash with unemployed demonstrators results in one fatality and ten injuries. Wilhelmstrasse, where government buildings sit, is closed and guarded by troops as lorries deliver armed forces and the city endures high tension.
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Berlin
Perso
Wilhemstrasse
Cabbage Growers to Meet in Toledo for Marketing Conference
Representatives of cabbage growers from major states are expected to attend a cooperative marketing conference in Toledo on November 5 to discuss orderly selling and price support.
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Columbus
Toledo
Typewriter Exports Surpass Forty Percent of Industry Value
The report shows typewriter exports today represent over 40 percent of total industry production value, indicating a strong international demand and a shift in trade balance for the sector.
Wall Streeters Enter drama in Stokes divorce case
New York witnesses recount a sensational episode in the Stokes vs Stokes divorce, naming two Wall Street men and two wealthy New York matrons. Anna McIntosh testified she saw a party at actor Wallace's flat in May 1914 and observed a red headed woman and Mrs Stokes among six people at breakfast.
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U. N.S
New York
Denver Society
Anna McIntosh
Stokes
Edagr T. Wallace
San Francisco
Wallace
McIntosh
Mrs. Stokes
Victims Identified Names Withheld In Kentucky Crash
Cincinnati residents report two dead and two injured when an automobile left a small embankment near Bromley Kentucky this morning The injured refused to name the dead companions Miss Marie Maurens 18 Cincinnati and Lambert Kendall Newport were among those injured and taken to St Elizabeth hospital by passing motorists
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Cincinnati
Bromley
Marie Maurens
Lambert Kendall
Newport
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Pollard to Oppose Dale in Vermont Senate Special
Park H. Pollard of Cavendish Vermont, first cousin of the president, runs as a Democrat against P H Dale in a November 6 special election for the U S Senate. Pollard is described as wet, Dale backed by the Anti-Saloon League, and a close personal friend of Coolidge. Dale is believed to have a better chance than the president’s cousin.
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Park H. Pollard
Cavendish
P H. Dale
U. S. Senate
Pollard
Dale
Coolidge
Five lumberjages trapped in Upper Michigan forest fires
Five Independence Lumber Co. workers in the Big Bay district, Marquette County, are believed dead after forest fires spread through the peninsula. A sixth man escaped after backfire efforts failed and he reached a railroad camp and rode a hand car to safety.
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Upper
Michigan
Marquette, Mich
Upper Peninsula
Independence Lumber Co
Big Bay District
Here
J. B. Deutsch
Big Bay
Rome Woman Sues for Property Share and Alimony
Ruah Dean files suit in Athens county common pleas against Edson Dean claiming cruel treatment during their marriage begun October 26 1919. She seeks both temporary and permanent alimony and notes Edson owns a 90 acre Rome township farm with 1 sixth undivided share plus cattle a lord yar horses hogs and 300 chickens.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Ruah Dean
Edson Dean
Rome Township
Dean
Plan to Combat Foes of Measure in Ohio Meetings
Proponents of the old-age pension measure plan a state wide series of meetings to repel criticisms. Arthur Muhleman of Coshocton is president of the coordinating committee with John Garley of Youngstown and Henry J. Berrodin of Akron as members. Local meetings include Dayton on October 26 and Akron on November 2.
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Columbus
Arthur Muhleman
Coshocton
John Garley
Youngstown
Henry J. Berrodin
Akron
Dayton
Ohio Building Association Convention Opens in Columbus
About 1,000 delegates from 500 building and loan associations attend the 35th annual Ohio Building Association convention in Columbus. U.S. Senator Royal S. Copeland of New York is principal speaker, addressing health’s relation to housing as the group plans funds to meet a predicted surge in home loan demand and 106,000 new homes in Ohio. Miss Anne Rae Niagara Falls, president of the United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations, is honored at a Wednesday dinner.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Building Association
Teague
Royal
Copeland
United States
New York
Anne Rae
Niagara Falls
United States League of Local Building and Loan Association
Commun ist raid on Berlin ends in one death
Up to 3 pm this afternoon the communist attempt to raid Berlin produced only sporadic clashes with police. One man was killed and ten others were wounded in the unrest.
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Berlin
Athens county minister’s 1848 salary reveals frugal era
An old receipt dated September 7, 1848 shows Hebbardsville Presbyterian pastor T. A. Welch received $14 yearly for four decades of preaching, while the document also notes links to Ohio University founder Jacob Lindley and early abolitionist activity that helped seed the underground railroad in Athens County.
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Athens County
T. _ A. Welch
Hebbardsville Presbyterian Church
H. R. McVay
Almus Lindley
T. A. Welch
Welch
Almos Lindley
Jacob Lindley
Ohio University
Almos
Ziba Lindley
Ohio
Washington County
Margaret’s Creek
Fisher Station
Hebbardsville
Pennsylvania
Alexander Township
New program to track license tags under Knapp act
Secretary of State Thad J. Brown announces C. H. Bryson as deputy registrar of automobiles at Athens Ohio under house bill 153 the Knapp act. The law requires bond files and monthly lists, with deputy registrars handling license applications and assigning numbers to owners in each county.
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Thad J. Brown
C. H. Bryson
Athens
Coun
Knapp
Secretary of State
Pete Sons
Cenco
Ohio
Silence Greets Wood in Manila Message Read
Governor Leonard Wood delivered a 6000 word annual message to the Philippine legislature at noon amid a quiet joint session. He entered with General Read and Admiral Marvel, exchanged formal greetings, then exited to a deathly hush.
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Manila
Leonard Wood
Read
Admiral Marvel
Osborne Wood
Weed
Manuel Quezon
House
Governor Wood
Mine trolley accident kills worker in Cadiz area
Cadiz Ohio October 16 Mele vac 32 was killed when the trolley pole broke from a mine near Hopeville. The cross beam struck him and his head was crushed, according to reports from the scene.
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Cadiz
Melevac
Hopeville
Opevac
Freshmen at Ohio State Above Average on Entrance
The Ohio State University reports freshmen entering the university are above the average, according to assistant coach ter Essman. Each freshman must pass an examination designed to correct defects, with cases approved for remediation.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Ter Essman
Gms
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