Regent Record Sets Ohio University Registration Limit
Registration at Ohio University reached 1265, a record since 1916, with registrar Mary Antonnetta stating exact gender and county figures are not yet available. Dean Irma Voigt and spr L. Martzolff offered estimates: over 800 women registered and about 450 men. An overflow crowd filled Ewing Hall as a meeting discussed the update.
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Ohio University
Mary Antonnetta
Irma Voigt
Spr
L. Martzolff
Woman Pays Fine After Pleading Guilty in Street Row
Jane Brooks caused a disturbance at the Cemetery and Union streets last Thursday prompting an affidavit. She changed her plea to not guilty then guilty, paid a ten dollar fine and sought the same for a neighbor involved in the dispute.
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Jane Brooks
Cemetery
Union Streets
Miners Ready to Fight at United Mine Workers Convention
In Indianapolis 2500 delegates arrive for the United Mine Workers convention opening tomorrow. The wage cut refusal dominates the agenda as the union also considers coal field unionization in Mingo Logan McDowell and Mercer counties in West Virginia.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers
Mingo
Logan
McDowell
Mercer
West Virginia
Richland Avenue Sunday School Picnic Planned
The Richland Avenue Sunday School in Edward Grove schedules its annual picnic for next Sunday, September 25. The forenoon features the regular lesson and a rally day program. the afternoon includes speaking and music. Members plan to attend with baskets.
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Edward Grove
Richland Avenue
Housing program for real estate boards debated in Toledo
The advisory board of the National Association of Real Estate Boards discussed a national housing program during its annual meeting in Toledo on September 19.
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Toledo
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Harding may attend World Series game if able to leave DC
President Harding told Ben Johnson head of the American League and Clark Griffith that he would attend a World Series game if he can leave Washington. National officers of anti prohibition groups meet Cincinnati to extend membership and pursue repeal of the Volstead Act and eighteenth Amendment.
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Washington
Harding
Ben Johnson
Clark Griffith
Cincinnati
John A. Herbert
National Association
Indianapolis man shot by railway detective in Big Four yards
In Indianapolis early today a Black man believed to be B S Brown was shot and killed by Sam Hall a railway detective in the Big Four Railroad yards.
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Bellefontaine
B.S. Brown
Indianapolis
Sam Hall
McGannon Contempt Trial Opens in Cleveland
The second trial of William H. McGannon for contempt of court in connection with the murder case of Harold Kagy began in Cleveland today. The proceedings focus on past court actions and McGannon's alleged defiance of orders. Local observers await a verdict that could impact ongoing proceedings.
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Cleveland
William H. McGannon
Harold Kagy
She Makes Houses Maps and Bridges
Miss Mabelle H. Pearse, architect and civil engineer, noted as the only woman engineer in Minneapolis, trained through practical drafting room work after studying at the University of Minnesota but not in engineering.
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Mabelle H. Pearse
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Labor Bomber Gang Arrested After Shoe Shop Blast
Five men alleged to be in a labor bombing squad were captured after a shoe repair shop blast in Chicago. Police found 1400 sticks of dynamite and 100 sticks of TNT in their homes. Detectives hid in the shop of David Kremen. a bomber planted a charge that exploded, causing 2000 dollars in damage. Richard Burke was shot in a police clash. four others were captured. Kremen said he was threatened for not joining a union.
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Chicago
Michael Hughes
David Kremen
Richard Burke
Kremen
Hughes
Belfast weekend street fighting leaves two girls dead
Belfast reported internecine clashes over the weekend. two girls were killed and several wounded in street battles halted only after troops with Lewis guns were deployed. quiet was restored by early today.
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Belfast
Bill Dailey, Man Arrested for Drunkenness, Badly Beaten
Bill Dailey, arrested with Wash Cable on drunkenness charges, was struck by a club used by Mrs. Wash Cable during a late night spree. He paid $18.20 for drunkenness and $33.75 for the ensuing tilt, suffering a skinned nose and other bruises.
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Bill
Bill Dailey
Wash Cable
State investigates contract jumping by teachers
Ohio state education officials announce a new law effective August fifth that voids teaching certificates for the rest of the school year for any teacher who breaks a contract. The department will thoroughly review each case before action, notifying all school boards if a teacher is blacklisted for up to a year.
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Columbus
Riegel
Department of Education
State Department
Ohio agents told to enforce Volstead Act strictly
Federal prohibition agents in Ohio were ordered to get to work by J. E. Russell state prohibition director after conferences. He warned deputies they would be discharged for dereliction and said enforcement must be thorough. Don V. Parker reported about one thousand arrests since March.
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Columbus
Ohio
J. E. Russell
Prohibition
Russell
Don V. Parker
Student Held on Grand Larceny Charge at OSU
Dwight L. Myers of Findlay aged 19 who registered at Ohio State University pleaded not guilty to grand larceny. Bound over to the grand jury under a $500 bond for allegedly stealing $10 from roommate Allen Ballantyne of Perrysburg.
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Columbus
Dwight L. Myers
Findlay
Ohio State University
Allen Ballantyne
Perrysburg
Construction Permits Surge After Strike Ends
Rush Chicago reports builders from many trades began filing permits in August as the building trades strike neared closure resulting in more permits issued in August than in any August in seven years and signals renewed activity in construction.
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RUSH
Chicago
Sinn Fein to send reply to Lloyd George this evening
Dublin source says Sinn Fein will forward its response to Prime Minister Lloyd George after a Dail Eireann cabinet meeting. The note is expected to go to Gairloch tonight.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Lloyd George
Gairloch
Dail Eireann
Nighttime theft at Justice of the Peace office
A midnight break in at Justice Helwig's office saw a diamond ring and a quart of whiskey stolen. Suspects include Everett Dowler, F F Potter, and Clell Douglas, with bonds posted using jewelry. Tracks outside the window and ongoing inquiries point to burglary, and additional charges may follow.
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Justice of the Peace
Helwig
Lines
Baynham
Nelsonville
Everett Dowler
F. F. Potter
Athens
Clell Douglas
Justice’s Office
Dowler
Bond
The
Justice
Roush
Special Chapter Meet in Athens for Degrees Awarded
Athens Chapter holds a special meeting tonight at 6 30 to confer the degrees of Past Master and Most Excellent Master. J R Morton serves as High Priest in the ceremony filming the rite for the records.
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Athens
J. R. Morton
Fall Festival Opens Tuesday Night In Athens
Athens gears up for a week long Fall Festival with booths erected on Court street. The festival train arrived overnight and construction is underway. Court street traffic restricted at night and only merchant vehicles may stop while police provide extra presence.
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Athens
Court Street
Rafel Johnson
Carpenter
Union Streets
Hold Leaded of Miner for Murder Trial
Frank Keeney and Fred Mooney, leaders of district No. 17 United Mine Workers, were brought to Williamson by state police in custody of Colonel Jackson Arnold. After a bail conference, they were jailed pending hearing with a $10,000 minimum bond for murder. They plan to seek bail in Logan and request changes of venue from Logan and Mingo counties.
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Williamson
W. Va
Frank Keeney
Fred Mooney
United Mine Workers of America
Jackson Arnold
Harold Houston
Kenney
Mooney
West Virginia
Keeney
Arnold
Logan County
Logan
Mingo County
Parade entries sought for Thursday evening Fall Festival
Organizations wishing to enter the Thursday evening parade at 7 o'clock should contact Parade committee chairman Alex M. Moore. Eligible societies civic industrial and other groups compete for prizes based on parade membership.
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Alex M. Moore
Cost of Living Falls in England As It Rises Here
London reports cost of living in England fell two percent in August while still 120 percent above prewar levels. The U.S. cost of retail food rose 4.3 percent in August.
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England
London
Labor Ministry
United States
Record Set In Bridge Repair On Athens Marshfield Road
Travel over the newly tarred Athens Marshfield road resumed Sunday after the Briley place bridge failed Friday and was repaired Saturday afternoon by the K and M bridge gang. The railroad contract requires maintenance, and a record top was completed. In about 24 hours travel returned across the bridge.
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Athens-Marshfield Road
Briley Place
Shark Liver Oil Compared To Cod Liver Oil Claims
A historical note asserts shark liver oil contains the best properties of cod liver oil. The statement positions shark oil as a superior or equivalent source of beneficial oils derived from animal livers.
Rail Men Await New Rules in Labor Tense Chicago
Bert M. Jewell of the AFLRailroad Department says railroads push for open shop by threatening strikes. Despite a 12 percent wage cut set July 1 shop crafts vote against it and a new working rules decision is delayed awaiting the railroad board announcement. Jewell warns a second ballot could trigger a strike if rules are rejected.
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Chicago
Bert M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Jewell
United States Railroad Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
Railroad Department
Federated Shop Crafts
Northeast Ohio Mills Resume Upbeat Restart Across Region
Smoke rose from idle steel mills as Warren Niles and New Philadelphia reopen. Several thousand workers return and about seventy mills expected active by week end. Trumbull Sheet and Steel and Newton Steel Company restart multiple hot and tin mills. Dover and New Philadelphia facilities expand staffing.
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Warren, CO
Ohio
Warren
Niles
New Philadelphia
Trumbull Sheet and Steel Company
Western Reserve
Newton Falls
Newton Steel Company
American Steel and Tin Plate Company
Dover
Mohicans Elect Officers for Coming Year at Presbyterian Church
The Mohicans, a large Sunday School class for young men, elected Abbott Wilcox president Joe Edleman vice president Mervill Atkinson secretary and treasurer Harold Addicott librarian. Plans include seven captains to form attendance teams with a banquet for the top unit and other events. The 56 members age fourteen to twenty two are welcomed.
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Mohicans
Presbyterian Church
Abbott Wilcox
Joe Edleman
Mervill Atkinson
Harold Addicott
Rupp
Murdered Woman and Wounded Man After Cleveland Quarrel
Mrs. Mary Savich, 42, is dead and Steve Berzak, 35, is hospitalized in serious condition after stab wounds he says were inflicted by Savich following a quarrel in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Mary Savich
Steve Berzak
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Nearly Seized in New York Attempt
Police thwart an apparent kidnapping attempt on Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in her third floor tea room. Three men fled after she screamed fire, then attacked Patrolman McMahon when they returned. officers arrested Daley Wardmer and Dunn, with Nesbit identifying Daly as the first assailant.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Miss Nesbit
Michael McMahon
McMahon
Josph Daley
John Wardmer
James Dunn
Daly
Ireland Still Hopes for Best Amid Dublin Crisis
Sinn Fein's cabinet met with President De Valera facing two paths withdraw recognition as a sovereign state or abandon the peace conference. Ireland longs for peace and a conference despite hurdles while Lloyd George presses De Valera to withdraw his claim or lose talks.
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Dublin
Ireland
Sinn Fein
de Valera
Lloyd George
Dail
Te Inet
Paris Tops Berlin as Magnet for American Students
Paris and other French university towns draw American college students, surpassing Berlin and Heidelberg. Over 400 Americans are registered in France this summer, mainly at the Sorbonne and Grenoble, with Dijon contributing about fifty. Paris grows as a center for piano and voice study while the Latin Quarter buzzes with Yankee art students.
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United Press
Paris
Berlin
Heidelberg
American University Union
France
Germany
Sorbonnne
Paris University
Grenoble
Dijon
Prospects Rise After Wood Growers Convention Conclusion
Frank H. Hagenbarth president of the W National Wool Growers Association after a joint convention with the American Livestock Association in Salt Lake City says the current season will be the last bad one for many years for sheep and cattle interests.
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Salt Lake City
Vath
Frank H. Hagenbarth
W National Wool Growers’ Association
American Livestock Association
Hagenbarth
Inventive Card Baseball Creates A Card Game
Marietta Ohio September 19 1924 Elks secretary H L Thies introduces a card based baseball variant. Cards act as plays with ace for single duce for double trey for triple joker for home run and face cards for outs. A diamond is marked on a card and nine innings are played with extras if tied.
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Marietta
H. L. Thies
Marietta Lodge of Elks
Duce
Trey
Acid attack scars Derr family at Akron home
Police probe a mysterious acid attack on Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Derr in their Akron residence. Derr suffered severe facial and eye injuries, Mrs. Derr burned on an arm, while their four children slept unharmed nearby as chemists analyze the liquid.
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Akron
A. R. Derr
Derr
City Hospital
Carthage Eyes Repeated Three-Mill School Levy Vote
Carthage township board of education will again present a three-mill school levy for three years to voters at the upcoming November election. The proposal has been voted down twice previously in Carthage.
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Carthage
Guysville
Board of Education
Carthage Township
Crime Wave Strikes New York Over Weekend
Nine holdups burglaries and safe robberies reported in New York over the weekend as police round up twenty suspects in a drive to crack down on crime bands.
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New York
President Hoover to issue unemployment conference call
Secretary Hoover will issue the formal call for President Harding's unemployment conference today from the department of commerce. The conference was prepared during Harding and Hoover's vacation trip and the date and personnel are expected to be announced by Hoover.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Harding
Hoover
Department of Commerce
Harding Returns to White House Pledges Quick Action
President Harding resumes duties after nine days away and orders the conferees to address unemployment. Commerce Secretary Hoover who joined him on the Mayflower is near completing the delegation. He will review the list to ensure full representation before announcing names. Plans for the armaments conference will be refined with Secretary Hughes, aiming for ready arrangements by the November eleven assembly. He may send the German treaty to the Senate upon Congress reconvening.
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Washington
Harding
White House
Hoover
Hughes
Congress
Senate
Weather forecast calls for cooler start to week
The forecast covers September 19 to 24 with a cooler start and normal temperatures thereafter in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Generally fair conditions are expected with local showers on Wednesday or Thursday.
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Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Turku Observes 26 Official Holidays This Year
The city of Turku designates 26 official holidays with total business suspension. Government offices, banks, and many shops close, affecting services and scheduling for residents and visitors. Local authorities urge planning around reduced hours and closures.
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Turku
Tell the Children About Panama
The Athens Messenger offers a free four color Panama Canal map 74 by 12 inches printed under National Geographic Society direction. Readers may request a copy by coupon and two cents postage, addressed to Frederic J. Haskin in Washington, D. C.
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Panama
Panama Canal
National Geographic Society
Athens Messenger
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