Legion to Persist in Diplomacy for National Bonus Law
In New Orleans today the American Legion adopted a strategy favoring diplomatic efforts to win adjusted compensation for veterans. The move excludes harsh attacks on officials and signals a long fight, likely to unfold at the 68th Congress, with a parallel push for universal draft reform to curb war profiteering.
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J. Bart Campbell
U. S
New Orleans
American Legion
Resolutions Committee
Harding
Senate
Congress
Legion
Hanford McNeider
September 15 Big Month for Day Enforger
The report from Prohibition Director J. E. Russell shows September as a peak month for enforcement. Youngstown led with 17 prosecutions and $17,300 in fines, all collected, while Cleveland logged 111 arrests and $16,950 in fines alongside tax and penalty totals.
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Prohibition
J. E. Russell
Youngstown
Court of Common Pleas
Cleveland
Toledo
Cincinnati
Columbus
Federal expenses kept within income this year
Government expenses for the current fiscal year are within income as of October 15, with receipts at 988 million dollars and expenditures at 850 million. Administrative expenditures are about 50 million lower than last year, while shipping board and railroad payments fall short by roughly 40 million and 5 million respectively. Customs revenues run about 6 million ahead of last year, helping offset deficits.
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Washington
Treasury
Railroads
Shipping Board
Nine Die in Severe African Storm Shock
Nine youths were killed by a severe electrical storm in Johannesburg today. One house was struck by lightning igniting a fatal blaze that burned nine people to death.
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Score
Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
Young Mother to Face Court Over Twin Babies Slaying
Hammond Indiana October 18 Mrs Hazel McNally 26 wife of a 47 year old machinist is to be arraigned in city court here today accused of slaying her twin babies She may claim she did not give birth and used two dolls as a ruse Deputy Prosecutor Joseph Todd said evidence would be presented to prove her guilt Police lantern guided search of the rear yard last night revealed nothing The authorities also investigated a September 30 advertisement seeking to adopt an infant before the alleged birth
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Hammond
Ind
Hazel McNally
Joseph Todd
Mrs. McNally
McNallys
Peace talks between Irish rebel leaders collapse in Dublin
In Dublin on October 18 peace negotiations between Eamonn de Valera and the Irish free state government broke down as rebels refused to surrender arms. An unfounded peace rumor spiked stock prices while a civilian was wounded after a British post was attacked. Tonight at 7 p.m. Higley Bible Class hosts a dinner.
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Dublin
Eamonn de Valera
Republican Irregulars
Irish Free State
Stock Exchange
Diamond Salesman Robbed of Gems in Chicago Heist
Max Moser a New York diamond salesman and broker was robbed of gems valued between 225000 and 300000 after two men forced him and Charles J. Morris into a car on Michigan Boulevard downtown. Police searched for the two suspects as the pair were driven away to the railroad station.
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Chicago
Max Moser
New York
Michigan Boulevard
Moser
Charles J. Morris
Sentative
New York Life Insurance Co
Morris
Jacob Scheen
Maiden Lane
Money Test Fails to Make Good in Home
In Orleans a baker M. Lhermitte tossed a silver franc into a mushroom pot amid old superstition. The money did not blacken, but Mme. Kerouasse who cooked the mushrooms fell ill and died two hours later after severe suffering.
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Orleans
M. Lhermitte
Mme. Kerouasse
New Tariff Rate Circulated Prompting Wool Buyer's Note
Columbus October 18 The final rate in the new tariff 31 cents per pound is two cents less than the Payne Aldrich rate and 14 cents below the emergency tariff. C J Fawcett wool marketing director American Farm Bureau Federation cites figures showing wool growers receive 43 cents for the wool used in a suit pattern and argues raw wool represents a small share of a suit's cost.
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Columbus
C. J. Fawcett
American Farm Bureau Federation
Fawcett
Harding Is the Issue in Election in Ohio
In Akron October 18 Postmaster General Hubert Work said the big issue in Ohio’s campaign is whether the Harding administration will be upheld or whether control shifts to the Democrats who have in the past attached themselves to disorder.
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Akron
Ohio
Harding
Democratic Party
Hubert Work
Struggle Will Decide Policies in Tory Split
London Oct 18 Both wings of the Tory party rush recruits as a Thursday vote looms on backing Lloyd George coalition or breaking with it Austen Chamberlain urges support if the policy shift occurs Unionists threaten withdrawal Many Unionist officials plan resignations with Sir Robert Sanders already resigning The die hard faction fails to rally leaders Bonar Law and Lord Derby decline bold revolt roles clear but uncertain
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David M. Church
London
Lloyd George
Austen Chamberlain
House of Scommons
Chamberlain
Robert Sanders
Lord Derby
France
A. Bonar Law
Exchequer
Widow of New Jersey rector linked to murder case
New Jersey state police cordon the home of Mrs. Edward W. Hall widow of the rector of St John the Evangelist in Newark as new clues surface. The watch and purse of Dr Hall reportedly surface with the widow after earlier disappearance. Letters between Dr Hall and Mrs Mills are published revealing a passionate affair that undermines the earlier platonic claim. James Mills husband of the choir leader says the letters show burning passion between the two.
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New Brunswick
N. J
New Jersey
Edward W. Hall
St. John the Evangelist
James Mills
Hall
Philadelphia
Mills
Widow and Widowers Club Forms Weekly Social
Elyria Ohio reports Mrs R E Stull organizes a Widow and Widowers club at 428 Third Street to host weekly social gatherings for lonely couples to forget their former partners.
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Elyria
R. E. Stull
Third Street
Ohio to cap coal prices for Pocahontas and West Virginia fuel
Columbus Oct 18 West Virginia smokeless coal mine price set at 6 dollars under federal rules and Ohio retail margins go into effect Friday. Neal Ohio State Fuel Administrator says consumers will pay at most 11.34 dollars per ton for Pocahontas coal plus freight and retailer margin, ensuring supply and fairness.
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Columbus
West Virginia
Ohio
Neal
Spens
True Blue Sam by Margaret Young and New Orleans on Brunswick
Brunswick records feature Margaret Young singing True Blue Sam with Way Down Yonder in New Orleans on the flip side. The Brunswick label markets performances by renowned artists. Parker Bros Bank of Athens Building is mentioned in the advertising copy.
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Brunswick
Margaret Young
New Orleans
Brunswick Classical
Parker Bros
Bank of Athens
Pardoned plea by John Edwards seeks clemency for wife murder
John Edwards, a former Johnstown police officer who has spent 12 years of a life sentence at Harrisburg Western Penitentiary, asks the state pardon board for clemency. He killed his wife in 1910 after revealing to his daughter that she was unfaithful and naming the suspected lovers.
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Harrisburg
State
John Edwards
Johnstown
Western Penitentiary
Herrisburg
Edwards
Pac d
Iimlaw
Tie
Rubber Maker Heads Churches of Whole State
Trarvey S. Firestone, Akron rubber manufacturer, was elected president of the Ohio Council of Churches at its annual meeting in Columbus. He succeeds Dr. W. C. Thompson, president of Ohio State University, who led the federation since its founding three years ago.
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Columbus
Trarvey S. Firestone
Akron
Ohio Council of Churches
Ohio Federation of Churches
Southern
Firestone
W. C. Thompson
Ohio State University
Tthe Federation
Steve Dull Killed in Meister Mine Collapse
In Martins Ferry on October 18 an ex soldier named Steve Dull was crushed to death by a fall of stone in the Meister mine. The report notes another man with the same name died there in 1919 and five other Steves with that name live in town.
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Steve Dull
Martins Ferry
Meister
Famous Engineer Will Head Coal Commission
The federal commission named by President Harding to study the coal industry held its first meeting today and named John Hays Hammond a nationally known mining engineer and economist as chairman. After a short session the commission adjourned to the White House to call on the president.
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Washington
Federal Commission
Harding
John Hays Hammond
White House
Dayton Toledo Chicago railway seeks cessation of operation
Columbus October 18 application filed with the state utilities commission by W H Ogborn Dayton receiver requests permission to cease operation and abandon the nine mile line of the Dayton Toledo and Chicago railway.
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Columbus
Dayton, Toledo & Chicago Railway
State Utilities Commission
W. H .Ogborn, Dayton
Akron Public Schools Earn Honor in Bankers Association
Akron public schools rank tenth on the American Bankers Association honor roll for the school savings movement, recognizing participation in thrift education and savings efforts.
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Akron
Public
Thin City
American Bankers’ Association
Sanctuary Rebuilding Warehouse After Fire
Orders to rebuild at once the warehouse and docks destroyed by fire here two months ago were received by Agent A. E. McKee today from Baltimore and Ohio headquarters. The reconstruction involves an outlay of approximately $100,000.
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Sancuary
A. E. McKee
Baltimore & Ohio
Tickets for Women’s Federated Clubs Banquet at Lindley Hall
Tickets for the southeastern district Ohio Women’s Federated clubs banquet are available all day Thursday at the First Methodist church. The banquet starts at 6 o’clock Thursday evening in Lindley Hall.
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Ohio
First Methodist Church
Lindley Hall
Budapest report puzzles city council committee
In Cincinnati on Oct 18 the Republican leader presented the City of Budapest annual report in Hungarian for review. Councilmen O’Hara Sheehan and Murphy were tasked to decipher and summarize its import before ad journment rescued the trio from the dilemma.
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Cincinnate
Budapest
Comet
O'Hara
Sheehan
Murphy
Erin
Banking chief to lose job in short time
President Harding has decided not to reappoint William P. G. Harding as governor of the Federal Reserve Board. The choice of a successor sparks a fight, with Edmund Pratt and D. R. Crissinger named as most acceptable candidates to diverse interests. Farmers claim the move as a victory over bankers and a shift in policy for agriculture groups.
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William K. Hutchinson
I. N
Washington
Harding
William P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Alabama
Wilson
Vlarding
Edmund Pratt
New York
D. Rk. Crissinger
Ohio
Crissinger
President Harding
Building debris narrowly misses pedestrians at Elyria bank site
A wall section from the eight story Elyria Savings Bank and Trust Company building under construction collapsed through an adjacent office building on October 18. Several blocks of stone rained down narrowly missing several people.
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Elyria
Elyria Savings Bank and Trust Company
Thiel to Speak at Huge Athens Rally
Excerpt notes one of the largest Republican rallies in Athens county during the campaign. U S Senatorial candidate Fess will speak at the county courthouse in Athens Thursday at 2 pm after a 1 30 pm women’s club formation. The Ohio University Republican club will join, led by Swede Middleton, with a Midwest port Kiwanis gathering planned in Middleport that evening.
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Athens County
Athens
Athens County Court House
D. Fess
United States
Congressman Fess
Court House
Congressmar Fess
Republican Woman's Club
John Finsterwald
Hal Murphey
Republican Club
Ohio University
Middleton
Middleport
Pomeroy and
Kiwanis Club
Liberal candidates named to back modification of Volstead Act
The National Association against the Prohibition amendment names 202 congressional candidates from Democrats and Republicans as liberal backers of liquor law modification. It aims to strengthen the liberal bloc in Congress ahead of 1924, seeking support for possible amendments and a shift in the dry majority's stance. Wayne Wheeler of the Anti Sal League calls the list a challenge to pro prohibition forces. Rev. Cavert cites a Digest poll showing support for modification.
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George R. Holmes
U.S
Washington
Congress
Tional Association
Pomerene
Reed
Missouri
Hitchcock
Nebraskiy
Ohio
Gerry
Rhode Island
King
Utah
Lodge
Massachusetts
LaVollette
Wisconsin
McLean
Connecticut
Repubs
Wayne B. Wheeler
AntlSal League
Samuel Cavert
Federal Council of Chute
Literary Digest
Card May Identify Drowned Man in Ohio River
Cincinnati on October 18 Charles Franklin a traveling salesman from Cincinnati said a card bearing his name found with a drowned man in the Ohio river at New Albany Indiana likely came from him. He believes he gave the card to a man he only knew as Herschel from Bardstown Kentucky.
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Cincinnati
Charles Franklin
Ohio River
New Albany
Ind
Herschel
Bardstown
Southern Ohio Delegates Named to National Legion Convention
Abe Fred Bettman commander of the Ohio American Legion selects southern Ohio delegates for committees at the national convention. C. F. Lauer of Logan is named to rehabilitation and Tom W. Jones of Middleport to constitutional amendments.
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New Orleans
Abefred Bettman
Ohio
The
American Legion
C. F. Lauer
Logan
Tom W. Jones
Middleport
Hunt at All Olymeee State
A terse note mentions hunting at Olymeee State with unclear context and no further details available.
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Chauncey
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Peage Parleys
Irish Fail
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Commons
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Edward Hall
Widow and Widowers’ Club
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Rubber Maker Heads
Murray City
Clara Cunliff
Katharine Stiff
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Coal Commission
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Chauncey Parker
Sons OF Erin
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