British miners strike in talking stage in Britain
London reports the first strike disturbances in Wales with mobs marching and damaging shop fronts. The government and miners launch a propaganda battle as parliament reconvenes to consider coal talks and potential deal terms. Robert Smillie signals resignation if strike ends.
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London
Tondu
Pandy
Wales
Labor Party
Downing Street
White Hall
Foreign Office
Labor
Transport Union
Board of Trade
Triple Alliance
Robert Smillie
Milners’ Union
New Ball War in Big Leagues Sparks Offseason Clash
October 19 reports a planned reorganization by major league owners to form a 12 team circuit, with a civilian commission to govern baseball for 25 years. Ban Johnson and five AL clubs abstained, new plan to be presented to five AL teams by November 1 and to minor leagues in Kansas City.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Kansas City
Alfred Austin
A. D. Lasker
Charles Comiskey
James C. James
Dorr Run Oil and Gas Sells Output of 2 Million Gas Well
Nelsonville reports the Dorr Run Oil and Gas Company drilled a two million gas well on the Frank Tedrow farm two miles west of the city reaching sand at 3164 feet. The firm plans to sell only the output while funding a second well, expecting oil eastward and a daily production of at least one million feet with 75 pounds line pressure. The well will be tubed and connected to the Ohio Fuel Supply Company 6 inch line by midweek, netting 15 cents per thousand feet. Stockholders are urged to hold as no other wells draw from this pool and profits are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Dorr Run Oil and Gas Company
Frank Tedrow
Ohio Fuel Supply
Dorry
Woman Killed By Fall in Tub in Canton
Mrs. J. L. G. Pottorf 35 wife of McKinley High principal was found dead by her husband in the couple’s Canton home. Coroner says an electric instrument in her hand likely shocked her causing a fall that broke her neck on tub rim.
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Canton
J. L. G. Pottorf
McKinley High School
Court offices close Wednesday for hearing in Jackson
Most offices at the courthouse will be closed all day Wednesday October 20 to give workers a chance to hear Senator Harding at Jackson Ohio.
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Court House
Senator Harding
Jackson
Ohio
Beginners Dance at Dalton's Academy Tuesdays at Six
A regular event lists beginners dancing every Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock at Dalton's Academy. The note includes the date code 10-16-2 and provides no further details.
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Dalton’s Academy
Bank Messenger Robbed in Chicago Hold Up
Three bandits robbed Carl Maurer, a bank messenger, of 20 000 dollars in cash and 50 000 in negotiable papers after leaving the State Commercial and Savings Bank. An officer was late, Maurer went alone, and no trace of the robbers was found.
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Chicago
Carl Maurer
Maurer
State Commercial and Savings Bank
Hard cider incident leads to fines for two men
Saturday night F R Vandyke and Ira Quick drank hard cider and attempted to drive a machine before police stopped them. In municipal court Monday they were fined 25 cents in costs.
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F. R. Vandyke
Ira
Harding to Tour Ohio in Final Campaign Push
Senator Harding will campaign through Ohio with speeches in Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Canton and other cities before an eastern trip to Buffalo and Rochester. He responded to President Wilson about remarks on France stating private views were private opinions not reflecting official French policy and that no French government pressure was implied.
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Raymond Clapper Marion
Senator Harding
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Canton
Buffalo
Rochester
N. Y
Jackson
East
Harding
Wilson
Greencastle
Indiana
France
Association of Nations
Ind
Poles Told to Abandon Vilna During Occupation
Vilna is occupied by Polish irregulars, violating the armistice and pledges to the allies and the League. France and Great Britain demanded Poland disarm General Zeligowski’s forces and warned that allies would take further action if not done.
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Warsaw
Vilna
League of Nations
France
Great Britain
Zeligowski
Poland
Indian Financier Wealthiest Ship Owner in World
Albray Moller Jevandee, an Indian native, is believed to be the wealthiest ship owner globally. He reportedly controls numerous vessels and ocean steamers to meet Indian Ocean demand and owns various factories in India and British East Africa. He has discussed India’s situation with Lord Milner in London.
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Albray Moller Jevandee
India
Indian Ocean
British East Africa
Lord Milner
London
Automatic coal loading machine speeds up ocean vessel coaling
Philadelphia reports a Greenwich Point dock feature where an automatic coal loader coals ocean-going ships in under 30 minutes. A 50 track network handles 1,000 car loads, thawing sheds prepare coal, and a high platform funnels coal into ship holds. The dumper cost about 500000 dollars and serves foreign vessels at about 100000 monthly. In the last month 307600 tons were loaded, a new record.
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Philadelphia
Greenwich Point
Great Lakes
United States
Staged quarrel erupts near Athens courthouse
Bert Barnes Gist Oldfield and Carol Rizer staged an argument Monday near Court Street by the courthouse drawing attention before police intervened. Barnes and Oldfield, Athens High football players, and Rizer Athens High student faced fines of five dollars plus costs in court last evening.
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Bert Barnes
Gist Oldfield
Carol Rizer
Court House
Court Street
Barnes
Oldfield
Athens High
Rizer
Davis Lashes Donahey In Ohio Gubernatorial Swing
Harry L. J. Davis Republican candidate for governor spoke to a large Youngstown audience urging a straight Republican ticket. He framed the race as partisan, attacking his Democratic opponent A. V. Donahey as penny wise and dollar foolish and accusing Donahey of highway contract favoritism and boasting of saving 15 cents on a state employee restaurant bill.
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Youngstown
Harry JL. Davis
Davis
A. V. Donahey
Donahey
World Dry by 1925 Dominates WC T U Convention
Cleveland Oct 19. The Ohio state branch of the W C T U held a three day convention discussing a goal of world dryness by 1925. Plans were proposed to raise a one million dollar jubilee fund and boost membership from 400000 to 1000000 within five years.
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Cleveland
Ohio State
Good Luck Didn’t Last Long At Latonia Meet
Mrs Mollie Autry of Louisville visited Latonia race meet and turned $30 into $462 through winning bets on every race for herself and Mrs Emma Bailey. On returning to Cincinnati they were robbed on the Ohio River bridge, losing the $462.
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Cincinnati
Mollie Autry
Louisville
Latonia
Autry
Emma Bailey
Ohio River
France Losing Naval Rank As The Days Pass
Paris report cites Le Temps analysis showing South American fleets led by Argentina Brazil and Chile rival early dreadnought era France in naval firepower. It notes 1914 SA fleets matched France. urges France to upgrade calibers and ship size to aid the Allies and maintain world naval standing.
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France
Paris
Brazil
Chile
United States
England
le Temps
Argentine
Europe
Japan
Julianin speaks to Athenians on league stance
William A. Julian of Cincinnati, Democrat for the U S Senate, addressed a sizable Athenians crowd at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon. He denounced opposition to the league of nations, distributed copies of the covenant, and blamed Republicans for turning the league into a political football while warning against entangling the nation in useless wars.
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William A. Julian
Cincinnati
United States Senate
Court House
League of Nations
United States
Kiev Occupied by Ukrainian Troops Say Soviet Officials Moved
Kiev occupied by Ukrainian forces according to a Ukrainian mission in Warsaw. Soviet government officials have been removed to Kharkov about 250 miles east. The claim lacks independent confirmation.
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KIEFF
Warsaw
Kharkoff
Young teacher in Macon faces charges over Harding picture
In Macon Missouri on October 19 a school rumpus followed the hanging of a picture of Senator Harding by Miss Jennie Hunt a teacher at College Mount school. She allegedly punished six pupils after the Harding image was torn down and some students wore campaign protest pins. The 18 year old teacher was charged as the incident prompted official action.
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Macon
Senator Harding
College Mount School
Here
Jennie Hunt
Miss Hunt
Harding
Meigs County Board of Elections Ousted Again
Secretary of State Harvey C. Smith removed Meigs county election board members for defying instructions and a Supreme Court ruling. Alberry C. Smith Sumner Peter Stark and Albert Caster replaced by W A Race Thomas M. Musser and Steward Wilson all from Pomeroy. The shakeup follows a disputed Republican sheriff nomination and a court upheld ballot listing for Walter A. Reeves after a recount.
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Columbus
Harvey C. Smith
Meigs County
Board’of Elections
State Supreme Court
Smith
Alberry C. Smith
Sumner
Peter Stark
Pomeroy
Albert Caster
Dexter
W. A. Race
Thomas M. Musser
Stoward Wilson
Stark
Caster
A. O. Tracy
Charles M. Mullen
G. M. Thoma
Harry Houdshelt
Edgar Wright
Mullen
Thoma
Tracy
George R. Beards
Walter A. Reeves
Supreme Court
Reeves
Kidnapping Suspect Betty Brainard Faces Arraignment
Miss Betty Brainard newspaper and magazine writer is jailed in East New York as a fugitive from justice regarding the baby kidnapping of Geo T Stagg a Tacoma Washington newspaper man. She will be arraigned in Westside court Thursday.
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East
New York
Betty Brainard
Geo. T. Stagg
Tacoma
Wash
Westside Court
Witness From Chicago Aids Murder Probe In Oakland Case
Police received a letter from a Chicago woman claiming to have witnessed the slaying of Una Carlson a servant in Piedmont California and named a suspect. The letter advances the probe as authorities pursue the murder mystery.
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Oakland
Cal
Una Carlson
Piedmont
Chicago
Lord Mayor MicSwiney’s Health Stable Amid Scurvy Rumors
Sinn Fein bulletin said Lord Mayor MicSwiney showed signs of scurvy but his condition was practically unchanged. Relatives would not permit any action to prevent the threatened disease.
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London
MicSwiney
Sinn Fein
New Parking Rule On Court Street Aims To Ease Congestion
A city council meeting adopted a traffic regulation to relieve Coast street congestion. Beginning Wednesday October 20, all vehicles on Court street between Union and State must park on the west side headed straight in, allowing two travel lanes. Mayor Roush to enforce the rule.
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Coast Street
Roush
Court Street
Union
State
Angie
Mem
Police Link Old Affair to Camden Messenger Killing
Camden police surveil four women amid murder probe into David Paul a bank messenger whose body was found in a woods southeast of the city The motive suspected is a quarrel tied to an affair involving Paul who was carrying 40000 in cash and 12600 in checks when he vanished October 5 Police note a past arrest for mail robbery linked to an infatuation with a woman.
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Camden
N. J
David
Paul
Philadelphia
Encampment Meeting Notice for October 19
Regular Celain, C. F. encampment calls all members to a Patriarchal degree work on Tuesday night October 19. Members urged to attend. signed by W. F. Bolinger C. P.
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C. F
W. F. Bolinger
C. P
Harvard President Disclaims Knowledge of League Day Telegram
President Lowell of Harvard denies knowledge of a telegram from the National League Day committee asking governors to proclaim Sunday October 24 as a day for public reading of the covenant. He told Governor Coolidge he did not expect governors to issue such proclamations and disapproved endorsing school readings or religious services to discuss the covenant.
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Cambridge, Magss
Lowell
Harvard University
National League Day Committee
Coolidge
Exalted ruler Ura Butcher summons PEO meeting
Attention to B P O E tonight at 7 30. Ura Butcher holds the exalted ruler office and calls members to the gathering.
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Ura Butcher
National League Law Defines New Major Agreement
John Heydler, president of the National League, says eleven owners met to form a principle based reorganization rather than a war with the five American League clubs not represented. He notes dissenting AL clubs may join on equal footing and that war would require one of the five to declare it. Heydler expects at least one AL club to join, possibly avoiding a new league city.
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Chicago
John Heydler
National League
Heydler
Army aviators prepare for final leg from Mineola to Alaska
Eight army aviators in desert-stamped planes rest in Omen PA to depart early tomorrow on a 10,000 mile Mineola to Alaska and return mission. Captain St. Clair Street leads the party with six Alaska trail dogs along for the trip. Captain Howard T. Douglas accompanies the crew on the homeward leg.
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Omen PA
Parliament Reopens as Coal Strike Talks Continue
In London on October 19 Parliament reopened amid renewed coal strike negotiations led by MP William Brace who proposed a new settlement plan after miners and government leaders met. Prime figures including Sir Re reviewed the ongoing dispute as session began.
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London
S27
William Brace
Brace
Irish Crisis Puts Parliament to Test Over Ireland Question
London reports that Parliament met with two grave issues for debate Ireland and related governance as the assembly confronts a critical juncture in policy and politics.
Quinn to marry again in Catholic church
In New York on October 19 a report notes Quinn returns from a two week vacation and plans a second marriage in a Catholic church, marking a new ceremony after a prior union.
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New York
Quinn
Mystery Solved in Denton Case After Purchases Found
Investigators report purchases of women’s wear in Los Angeles tied to Mrs. J. C. Denton after her death. A clue points to possible involvement in the murder of Jacob C. Denton. Authorities say the findings were made today.
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Los
J. C. Denton
Ohio Inventor Develops Graphite Lubricant for Springs
An Ohio inventor creates a lubricant for automobile springs using an oil that penetrates between leaves, removes rust, and leaves a graphite film to reduce wear.
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Ohio
Free Booklet on How to Save Coal
Government bulletin explains ways households can maximize coal heat. It outlines stoking drafts night heat recovery and how to get full value from every ton. The free booklet offers practical tips and includes a coupon with two cents postage for mailing.
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Avera
Plains
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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