Ohio Health Officials Back Broad Change in Vital Statistics
Heads of Ohio health divisions endorsed a draft bill at the third annual health commissioners conference in Columbus. The measure would authorize general and city district boards to appoint registrars of vital statistics with district-wide jurisdiction and central supervision.
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Columbus
State Department of Health
Health Commissioners of
Ohio
Health Commissioners
Ed Roush Suspended Indefinitely by NL President
Cincinnati Sept 7 Ed Roush star Reds outfielder and famed holdout king was suspended indefinitely today by National League president John A Heydler for language used in a row with the umpire over a decision on the field yesterday.
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ED Roush
Cincinnati
Reds
Fommier
King
John A. Heydler
National League
Indictments Seen Against Herrin Massacre Suspects
MARION ILL Sept 7 A special grand jury in Williamson county is expected to return indictments today against several persons implicated in the Herrin massacre of June 21 and 22. The panel widened its inquiry after perjury allegations and will scrutinize witnesses for inconsistencies. A special criminal court may be formed to handle riot indictments as the three month term begins September 25, with eighteen murder cases on the docket.
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Harry Read
U. S
Marion
Ills
Herrin
Antony Matkavich
Special Criminal Court
Williamson County
Ku Klux Threat to Guard Arlington Graves
The Ku Klux Klan demanded action from federal authorities to stop desecration at Arlington National Cemetery. They warned they would take the law into their own hands if officials did not act against alleged drinking gambling and fraternizing on the grounds where soldiers lie.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Johnston denies general basis for meeting with strikers
William H. Johnston president of the striking machinists said no general basis for a conference with railway executives existed though individual talks between the strikers and railroad officials were continuing.
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Washington
William H. Johnston
Flying Parson Belvin Maynard Dies In Vermont Crash
Belvin Maynard known as the flying parson and his mechanic were killed when their airplane crashed in a Rutland cornfield. A passenger was injured in the incident today.
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Rutland
Belvin Maynard
Shop Strikers Turned Work Over to Wives
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on September 7 fourteen women and seven men were arrested for violating a railroad injunction. The strikers tried to evade the court order by turning over the work to their wives while trespassing on company property and engaging in picket activity.
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Wilkesbarre
Sayre
Ratification Talk at UMWA Convention Advances
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on September 7 discussion noted that ratification of the Pepper Reed plan will not be rushed. John L Lewis and coal presidents vow no steam roller tactics and promise hearing for all delegates as insurgents may speak and be answered by officials.
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Wilkesbarre
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
International
Washington
Cummins
Reed
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railway shopmen strike loses effect on U S rails
Figures from the American Association of Railway Executives report rising freight loadings for the week ending August 26. Revenue freight totaled 890,838 cars, up 34,619 from the prior week, with coal cars driving the increase.
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Washington
American Association of Railway Executives
Spiritualist Leader Rev George Way Dies in Wheeling
Rev George W Way a well known spiritualist writer and pastor of the First Spiritualist church in Wheeling West Virginia died after a three day illness at age 50. He was to preside next Sunday at the burning of debt papers of his congregation.
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Wheeling
W. Va
George W. Way
First Spiritualist
Heat Roars Through Ohio Valley With 100 Degree Day
Wheeling WV reports the hottest day of the summer as thermometers top the hundred mark. Forecasters say temperatures may rise further today amid a heat wave across the region.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio Valley
Bible convention speaker links unrest to prophecy
M A Howlett of Winnipeg told about 15 000 delegates from around the world at the triennial general convention of the International Bible Students Association in Cedar Point Ohio that the unrest prevailing through the universe is predicted in God's word.
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Cedar Point
International Bible Students’ Association
M. A. Howlett
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Ford foes questioned over coal price stance in Ohio
In Cincinnati daily talk centers on Henry Ford suspending factory operations on September 16 and paying $4.50 a ton for coal. Colonel Michael Roach of Logan Pocahontas Coal Co offered Ford the entire output at government price, with Ford replying he can sourcing coal for $2.50 a ton from his own mines. Roach pressed later that Ford is fortunate if he can haul coal at $2.50.
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Cincinnati
Henry Ford
Ford
Michael Roach
Logan Pocahontas Coal Co
Colonel Roach
Fought Furious Battle with a Gang of Thieves
Ambridge Pennsylvania September 7 Police Sergeant A W Noland 28 and Frank Belastingle 33 were shot in a furious battle with eight men including five Ambridge officers on one site. Four suspects were later caught after a running gun fight at the Economy distillery Fair Oaks. A large truck and seven barrels of whiskey were recovered as the bandits attempted a second haul.
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Ambridge
Must Be Upon the Right Track Says Daugherty
Attorney General Harry M Daugherty says the government is on the right track when extremists from both labor and railway sectors express displeasure with its actions regarding the Chicago injunction.
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Daugherty
Washington
Harry M., Daugherty
Chicago
Buckeye Lake Sanitary Study Under State Review
Ohio health commissioners discussed correcting sanitary conditions at Buckeye Lake and nearby Buckeye, Indian, and Portage lakes. W H Dittoe reported on long efforts to improve Buckeye Lake sanitation as a committee from six counties was formed to draft a report, propose statutes, and seek funding for a proper sanitary system.
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Columbus
Buckeye
Indian
Portage Lakes
Ohio Health Commissioners
W. H. Dittoe
Health Department
Buckeye Lake
Perry
Fairfield
Licking
Pickaway Franklin
Muskingum
Ross
Senator Heflin Pursues Senate Inquiry Over New York Building Costs
Senator Heflin Democrat of Alabama introduced a senate resolution demanding a congressional investigation into the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and its plan to spend more on its new building than the combined cost of the national capitol the house and senate office buildings and the state war and navy building.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
National Capitol
House
Congress limits use of funds in Chicago strike case
Labor leaders claim Congress barred the Department of Justice from using federal money to prosecute unions or officials under anti trust laws for acts lawful under criminal law. The Chicago injunction was tied to a alleged union conspiracy to violate anti trust statutes and the new appropriation bill forbids prosecutions for acts done to advance wage or condition goals.
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Washington
Dausherty
Chicago
Congress
Department of Justice
Warra
Wyoming
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Owen
Oklahoma
Fr m
Turkish Advance Rapid, 21 Miles From Smyrna Front
London dispatches report rapid Turkish gains on the Anatolian front nearing Smyrna with 100000 refugees in flight. Greek commander Tricoupis reportedly captured, Venizelos absent from Athens, Greeks evacuating four towns while Turkish forces hold most of the Asiatic coast of the Dardanelles.
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London
Smyrna
Constantinople
Tricoupis
Athens
Venzelos
Venizelos
Constantine
Baimatich
Ezine Aivadjik
Higha
Dardanelles
Ex Governor Emmet O'Neal Dies in Birmingham
Former Alabama governor Emmet O'Neal died at his Birmingham home at 6 30 this morning from pneumonia. He led the state in the early 20th century and was a prominent figure in Alabama politics.
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Birmingham
Ala
Emmet O'Neal
Alabama
Britain weighs new treaty as Near East crisis grows
London Sept 7 with Premier Lloyd George presiding the British cabinet met to discuss the Near East crisis triggered by the Turkish defeat of the Greeks and a French debt note response. Britain may propose a Sevres replacement and seek a conciliatory stance with the Allies allowing Turks and Greeks to settle terms themselves. Italy proposes a Venice conference September 15. The Greeks push for speed.
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London
Lloyd George
Near East
Great Britain
Sevres
Foreign Office
Supreme Council
Italy
Venice
Bullet Fired at Train Carrying Workers Near Riverside
In Cincinnati on September 7 two Big Four workers on a moving shop train narrowly escaped a bullet from a hill overlooking the Riverside roundhouse. A window shattered and the bullet lodged in the opposite side. Guards investigated and found a vacant shack atop the hill, likely used as a lookout.
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Cincinnat
Riverside Roundhouse
Reformer's Paint the Town Blue Idea at Issue
A reformer promotes painting the town blue as a social activity. The plan aims to foster community spirit and visibility for the movement, drawing attention to local reform efforts and public morale.
Striking Shop Crafts Seek Partial Peace Deals
Labor leaders press a strategy to win separate peace pacts with moderates among railway executives. A national peace extension could follow from miners’ model. AFL Council to consider a one day general protest if Daugherty injunction becomes permanent.
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George K. Holmes
L. N
Washington
John L. Lewis
Harry M. Daugherty
Chicago
Daugherty
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Atlantic City
Wilkerson
Century Mark Reached by Pioneer in Harrisonville
Labor Day marked the one hundredth birthday of Mrs. Henry Williams at Clark Blackwood’s home near Harrisonville. A pioneer of Athens county, she came to Ohio as a child, worked hard, fed the hungry, and endured a painful two hour surgical operation in youth. She is cared for by her youngest daughter. husband predeceased her. Attending figures included John and Betty Blackwood of Columbus, Sadie Bowen of Barnesville, and Alma Guthrie Blackwood of Eugene, Oregon.
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Harisonville
Clark Blackwood
Harrisonville
John Blackwood
Betty
Columbus
Sadie Bowen
Barnesville
Williams
Alma Guthrie Blackwood
Eugene
Oregon
Oldest Newark newspaper man dies at 65
Frank Freguson aged 65, longtime newspaperman and elder statesman in the Newark area, collapsed and died of heart failure at his Granville home late yesterday afternoon.
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Newark, CO
Frank Freguson
Granville
American Legion Meets This Evening in Chamber Rooms
The American Legion calls a meeting this evening at 7 in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. All members are urged to attend. Cor. Emmett Hooper and Adjutant William G Silvus are due to be present.
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American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Emmett Hooper
Cor
Wm. G. Silvus
Adjt
More Women Candidates Could Shift Congressional Speaker Balance
The sentence suggests the possibility of multiple female speakers in Congress if all women candidates win the upcoming general election. It emphasizes potential shifts in leadership dynamics and party influence depending on electoral outcomes.
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Congress
Coal Bill Faces Senate Resistance as Crisis Persists
President Harding’s coal relief plan encounters stiff Republican opposition from coal states in the Senate. Critics warn of a Supreme Court challenge and a delay threatens the coal supply, arguing the bill intrudes on property rights and liberty of contract while consumer protection remains doubtful.
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J. Bart Campbell
Washington
Harding
Senate
Congress
United States Supreme Court
175000 Granted For the Helpless
Columbus news reports a state board of control grant of 175000 to the welfare department for a new terminal patients building at Cleveland State Hospital. The approval accompanies plans to expand facilities for helpless patients in Ohio.
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Columbus
State Welfare Department
State Board of Control
Cleveland State Hospital
Court asked for ruling on beer ballot in Ohio
Proponents of the beer and light wine amendment seek a writ of mandamus in the Ohio Supreme Court to compel Secretary of State Smith to place the measure on the November ballot. The court granted a temporary writ returnable next Wednesday as lawyers from Cleveland represent plaintiffs including W L Day and W D Wilkin, while the attorney general defends the secretary.
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Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
Copel
Smith
Secretary of State
Preme Court
W. L. Day
Cleveland
W. D. Wilkin
Price
F. W. Marcolin
Officer Shot in Elyria Yard Incident
Howard Norman, 32, of Blairsville Pennsylvania, was shot in the neck by Detective C. J. Mallory of Cleveland in the New York Central yards at Elyria. Mallory had stopped a freight train and confronted a gang of transients before the shooting occurred.
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Elyria
Howard Norman
Blairsville
C. J. Mallory
Woodland Avenue
Cleveland
New York Central
Follo Mallory
Beav er Run reservoir blown up at Wilkes Barre
The Beaver Run reservoir of the Lehigh Valley Railroad was blown last night releasing millions of gallons of water and causing property damage. Railroad police blame strikers for the act and detectives search for suspects who allegedly hid dynamite on company grounds. Officials sent to the scene report limited details as investigations continue.
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Wilkesbarre
Beaver Run
Lehigh Valley Railroad
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