Miners Ready to Fight AFL Over Finance Support
United Mine Workers delegates in Indianapolis forecast a clash with the American Federation of Labor over financial backing in litigations. The convention closed debate on the Lewis Howat controversy after a roll call vote on sustaining an international board for Howat’s refusal to call off two outlaw strikes in Kansas.
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Indianapolis
Ind
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Gompers
Executive Council
Federation of Labor
Lewis-Howat
Howat
Kansas
Tragedy in Ohio Man Kills Himself After Rejected Love
John Kalb 26, a Marion newspaper bookkeeper, shot himself in an upstairs bedroom after Miss Violet Madley, 30, a Niles printer, rejected him. Kalb entered the home in Niles while parents were away, hid under a bed, and after an attempted confrontation fled then killed himself. Three letters and items including ether and a .32 revolver were found. Prosecutor Burgess will not release the notes. Kalb had been ill and officials seek his Augusta, Ohio parents.
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Warren
Trumbull
John Kalb
Marion
Joseph Madley
Niles
Kalb
Violet Madley
Sauder
Madley
Even Opposition Split Over German Peace Treaty
Democratic senators showed a sharp division on ratification at a party conference in Washington. Senate Leader Underwood announced another meeting would be held Thursday to discuss the pact.
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Washington
D. C
Ocratic
Underwood
Americans Killed In Mexico Near Dolores
Two Americans were killed in Mexico near Dolores Saturday night according to advices to the state department.
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Washington
Mexico
Dolores
State Department
Virginia film manager to sue over Arbuckle murder case
Al Semnacher, manager of a Virginia apes film beauty linked to the Arbuckle murder case, announced his attorney is preparing a suit against Frank Dominguez.
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Francisco
al Semnacher
Virginia Apes
Scoe Arbuckle
Frank Dominguez
Kiwanis Rally In Lima At District Convention
About one thousand Kiwanis members have arrived in Lima with 500 more expected as the fourth annual Ohio District Kiwanis International convention opens.
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Lima
Ohio
Kiwanis International
Submarine R-6 Sinks at San Pedro Moorings
The submarine R-6 sank at its moorings in San Pedro California at 7 15 P M yesterday according to a dispatch received today by the War Department.
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Washington
San Pedro
California
Oe Gary Department
Wisconsin Dean Serves as Mother to 4000 Students
Dean Louise Narden, dean of women at the University of Wisconsin, acts as official mother to 4000 girl students offering advice on school, home, or financial troubles.
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F. Louise Narden
The
University of Wisconsin
Promoter Awaits Rain Insurance Payout In Ohio Town
Martins Ferry, Sept 27. J F Mullaney, local sport promoter, seeks a $1000 rain insurance payout after weather interrupted plans for the Philadelphia Nationals appearance. He defended his expenditures and collected evidence showing two tenths inch of rain remained in a dish pan used as a rain gauge.
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Mullaney
Insurance Company
Wage Gauge of Idleness Blamed on Workers
Washington reports the national unemployment conference opened its investigation with labor officials saying workers refusal to accept reduced wages and disliking certain jobs drive idleness. Massachusetts figures show thirty six job seekers per opening last May, now thirteen to one as savings deplete.
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Washington
United States
National Unemployment Conference
R. F. Phelps
Labor Statistics
Massachusetts Labor Department
Committee On Unemployment
Massachusetts
Phelps
Springfield Gas To Be Supplied At Flat Rate
Springfield residents will receive natural gas from the Ohio Fuel Supply Company at a fixed price of fifty cents per thousand cubic feet, effective immediately.
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Springfield, CO
Springfield
Ohio Fuel Supply Company
Five-year-old Mary Campana dies saving brother in bonfire accident
In Warren Ohio on September 27 Mary Campana, age five, sacrificed her life by pulling her younger brother away from a bonfire. Her dress caught fire and she burned to death, leaving a Riverside street scene grieving family.
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Warren
Mary Canpana
Priddy Emerges as Top Contender for Ohio Legion Leader
In Toledo Findlay's John Priddy is seen as the strongest candidate to lead Ohio’s American Legion at the annual convention. Delegates will elect the commander and choose the 1922 convention site with Zanesville and Canton as contenders. The resolutions committee plans proposals on better care for disabled veterans and potential actions related to legion activities.
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Toledo
John Priddy
Findlay
of the American Legion
Zanesville
Canton
Resolutions
Record-Low German Mark Presses Decline Against Pound
In London on September 27 the German mark hit a record low, trading at 468 percent of the pound at the close, signaling a sharp depreciation amid foreign exchange volatility.
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London
London Exchange
Notable Ohio Dates and Obituaries of Early 19th Century Figures
Entries recount David Stockton McDougal born in Ross County and died in San Francisco in 1882 after a 1863 action at Shimonoseki. Notes Indian land cession in 1818, death of Benjamin Cowen in 1869, and the 1920 American Legion convention opening in Cleveland.
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David Stockton McDougal
Shimonoseki
Ross County
San Francisco
Ohio
Benjamin §. Cowen
St. Clairsville
Washington County
N. Y
National Convention of the American Legion
Cleveland
Wilson Denies Backing Senate Fight Over Treaty
United Press reports of former President Wilson backing the German-American peace treaty opposition were denied by Senator Pat Harrison and Senator Carter Glass. Joseph Tumulty said Wilson takes no part in the treaty fight. The denial notes Republican charges meant to sway Senate votes.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Pat Harrison
Carter Glass
Joseph Tumulty
Harrison
Glass
John Sharp Williams
Labor to Insist Upon Holding QF Standards
Labor leaders say they will cooperate with the national unemployment conference but will oppose any moves to cut wages or undermine core standards. Frank Morrison of the AFL warns against abandoning collective bargaining and the eight hour day.
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LABOR
Laurence Benedict
United Press
Washington
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Unem
Frank Morrison
Big Men Pledge Aid in Reducing Unemployment
Capital, labor and public spokesmen promise cooperation to provide work for millions out of work. Schwab vows to go the limit to carry out national conference recommendations. Detroit mayor James Cousens cites relief system as a model. Morrison of the AFL pledges best efforts, despite minority representation.
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Washington
United Press Today
M. Schwab
Capital
James Cousens
Detroit
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Labor
Former City Official Kills Wife then Dies in Charleston
Charlie Gardner once 18 years on council and later a police officer shot his wife fatally wounded her, then shot himself in Charleston. He died at a hospital. the wife survived in another hospital.
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Charleston
W. Va
Charlie Gardner
The Reformers Keeper Paradox Mentioned
A concise observation notes that one reformer aims to oversee others while failing to manage personal conduct, illustrating a critique of self-imposed guardianship. The remark frames a broader tension between idealism and personal accountability within reform movements.
Select List Holds Meet in Queen City
Proprie tors of 50 newspapers forming the Ohio Select List met in Cincinnati to discuss trade problems with ad agencies and business houses. Fred W. Bush publisher of the Messenger Athens presided and explained the list is a file of better papers from fifty Ohio towns with a total circulation of 289,000. The select list has operated for 25 years.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Select List
Fred W. Bush
the Messenger
Athens
Meigs County Youths Sentenced in Grave Beegle Murder
In Pomeroy Ohio three youths are sentenced for the Beegle murder. Harry Bland, 28, is to die in the electric chair January 9, 1922. William Norris, 18, and Pearl Hawthorne, 17, receive life terms with Norris also barred to solitary confinement annually on August 28. The court heard that the trio planned the robbery, killed the merchant, and fled.
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Pomeroy
G. W. Beegle
Harry Lee Bland
Ohio
Middleport
William Marvin Norris
Pearl Hawthorne
Norris
A. P. Miller
L. C. Pavis
Fred Crow
D. H. Peoples
Bland
A. D. Russell
E. W. Peppers
Hawthorne
Miller
Athens County Truancy Watch Tightened for 7 to 18
Isaac P. Tucker, the county truancy officer, issued a last warning to parents of children aged 7 to 18 not enrolled in Athens county schools. The new truancy law is now strict and will be enforced, requiring enrollment or labor certificates.
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Isaac P. Tucker
Athens County
Tucker
Bachelors Are In Growing Demand in Vienna
Four columns of ads in Vienna seek husbands for Viennese women amid a severe man shortage. One notice cites a 26 year old educated blonde with 1,000,000 crowns seeking an honorable matrimony with a man of worth. another brunette 40,000 crowns seeks to marry a state official.
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Vienna
Europe
Neutral jury stymied by Twin Falls neighborliness in Lyda Southard murder case
In Twin Falls Idaho on September 27 residents near Lyda Southard and her father rancher Billy Trublood influence jurors. Prospective jurors discuss the case with neighbors and are barred from serving. Only one juror passed for cause on opening day with eleven others seated tentatively. Southard faces murder charges for the death of her third husband Edward Meyer and is alleged to have poisoned other spouses, a brother-in-law, and her first husband’s two year old child.
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Robert A. Donaldson
United Press
Twin Falls
Idaho
Lyda Southard
Bluebeard
Polish Alliance of America to elect officers in Toledo
The Polish Alliance of America met in Toledo to choose a permanent secretary two assistants a sergeant at arms two permanent vice chairmen and appoint various committees at its convention.
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Toledo
Polish Alliance of America
Old Athens Pictures Draw Local Interest in Window Display
Hutchinson and Stickney showcase a week long display featuring old time photographs. The collection includes images of grade school children college attendees and members of historic militia companies drawing attention from Athens natives.
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Hutchinson& Stickney
Athens
Arbuckle Defense to Attack Key Witnesses Today
Defense attorneys plan aggressive cross examination to undermine Mrs. Bambina Delmont and Al Semnacher as the Roscoe Arbuckle murder case proceeds in San Francisco. They aim to expose alleged blackmail schemes and expose lifestyle rumors from Los Angeles studios and parties.
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M. D. Tracy
United Press
San Francisco
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Comedia
Bambina Maude Delmont
al Semnacher
Brady
Semnacher
Arbuckle
Frank Dominguez
Los Angeles
P. O. E. Attention Regular Meeting Tonight
The organization calls a regular meeting for tonight at 7 30 with a large turnout urged to attend.
Rail workers reject wage cuts amid union strike vote
Chicago turnout shows railroad workers oppose recent pay reductions ordered by the railroad labor board. Trainmen and allied unions back strike readiness while delaying action. four big crafts back the machinists and conductors. Federation official notes overwhelming shop crafts vote in favor of a strike.
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Chicago
United Stats Railroad Labor Board
Brotherhood of Railway
Nnion
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginhere
Brotherhood of Switchmen
Arinmin
Federated Shoplifts
B. M. Jewell
Railroad Department
American Federation of Labor
Game preserve near in Ohio eyed for funding and land
Columbus Sept 27. A game preserve to cover thousands of acres is close to fulfillment says A C Baxter head of the state fish and game bureau. The preserve will be paid from hunters license fees totaling about 250000 last year. About 70000 acres of waste land in Ohio could be acquired cheaply for refugees and preserves. Baxter will join a house and senate game committee on a tour from Toledo to Sandusky to inspect lands. A 12000 acre tract in Scioto county was recently examined.
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Columbus
A. C. Baxter
State Fish and Game Bureau
Baxter
Ohio
House and Senate Game Committee
Toledo
Sandusky
Scioto County
Peace Treaty Stance to Be Decided by Senate Democrats
Washington reports the attitude of Democratic senators on the peace treaty will be determined at a party conference tomorrow. The note appears in dispatches dated September 26.
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Washington
All are Safe as Myrtle Tows into Staten Island
The fighting schooner Myrtle with thirty five aboard, missing since last night, was towed into St. George Staten Island this afternoon. All passengers and crew are reported safe.
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New York
Myrtle
St. George
Staten Island
Free Government Booklet on Game Laws For Sportsmen
Government and provincial game laws booklet explains open seasons, licenses and costs, regional deer elk grouse quail and turkey rules, possession and sale restrictions, and how to obtain a free copy by mailing two cents. Frederic J. Haskin directs the Washington Information Bureau.
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Canada
Mexico
North Pole
Maine
Saskatchewan
New Mexico
West Virginia
Turkey
South Carolina
Washington Information Bureau
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Che Ore Iy
Confederation OF Labor
Marion Man
Dean F. Louise Narden
Martins Ferry
Sagker
Frazer Edwards
Police Force
Center of Tragedy
Queen City
Meigs County
Harry Bland
Slayers
Cain
Bland Realizes
Beegle
Beegie
Terrell
East Liverpool
Kansas City
Fatty
Jeanne (“Dolly”) Clark
Fatty” Arbuckle
Jeanne
Dolly”) Clark
Grand Jury
Maude
Bambina’ Dalmont
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messengernformation Bureau
Ashington, D. C
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