Immigrants at Ellis Island Face Massive Intake Surge
New York July 2 Immigrants arriving on 13 liners at Ellis Island faced a rapid intake as 12 448 liberty seekers awaited screening with 420 already rejected. Officials expect about 4 000 more daily arrivals and a total of 50 000 passages booked this month, with 8 500 still to be examined by nightfall.
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New York
Ellis Island
Asia
Polonia
Cesare Litterini
Trento
Italy
Henry H. Curren
Marie Guido
Naples
Curran
Raid Seizes Saloon as Federal Agents Nab Bottled Liquor
Federal agents raided a saloon on East 65th street Cleveland and seized a ten gallon still. Benjamin Hyman Paul Reichel and Adolph Pimm were held for violation of the Volstead act.
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Cleveland
East 65Th St
Benjamin Hyman
Paul Reichel
Adolph Pimm
Judge rules divorce with no hasty remarriage in Leipsic case
Lima July 2. Judge H. W. Blanchly states court grants no divorces without understanding of no hasty remarriage. In Leipsic divorce trial, Mrs Hazel Urban gains custody of her five year old son and $6.50 weekly for his care from George Urban of Toledo.
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Lima
H. W. Blanchly
van Wert
Hazel Urban
Leipsic
George Urban
Toledo
Youth surrenders in Elyria shooting case
Joe Wietaniez a 16 year old from Lorain surrendered to Elyria police in connection with a May 31 shooting of Jorn Prusik. A .22 rifle was used after he was accused of stealing fruit. a bullet grazed Prusik's forehead and another lodged above his ear. The juvenile will be turned over to authorities.
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Elyria
Joe Wietaniez
Lorain
Jorn Prusik
Wietaniez
Prisk
Women Must Lead Way In Upholding Morals Of Nation
Rev. Dr. Bowers of Broadway Baptist in Knoxville declares women shape national morality. He warns against modern traps for young girls, cites 65 000 going to the underworld, and urges mothers to prioritize family and motherhood as the nation’s hope.
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Knoxville
Tenn
B. A. Bowers
Broadway Baptist Church
Earth
Garden of Eden
Dr. Bowers
Fireworks explode in window display injure shopkeeper
A boy tossed a firecracker into the open door of Edward Ross drug store at Market and Navarred SW and ignited fireworks in a window. The blast blew out the window, sending sky rockets and Roman candles through the store. Fire Chief Mesnar seized all saleable fireworks. Also a smoke house fire at Canton Provision Co on McKinley Ave S burned about 300 pounds of meat. A rubbish fire near A B Flory Grocery on Market Ave S damaged the building side at 4:30 PM Sunday.
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Edward Ross Drug Store
Marketav and Navarrerd
Mesnar
Canton Provision Company
McKinley-av S
Pennsylvania Railroad
A. B. Flory Grocery Company
Market Av S
Suicide by Poison Mole to Kill Tobacco Worms
William Bennett, 63, a tobacco farmer near Cincinnati, killed himself last night by drinking three pints of poison. Officials believe his action stemmed from a long hatred of tobacco worms and illness that led him to think the worms were inside his body.
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Cincinnati
William Bennett
Here
Bennett
Bombing of Prohibition Official’s Home Cited in Steubenville
Officials say foreign language newspapers found at the scene and in nearby Steubenville hint that the Richmond home of Marshal J. C. McCoy, a prohibition enforcement officer, was bombed Saturday morning. Bombers are believed to be Steubenville residents recently prosecuted for illegal liquor selling.
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Steubenville, CO
J. C. McCoy
Richmond
Here
Steubenville
ASK STATE AID ON BRIDGE PROPOSAL
Prosecutor C B McCuitock advised the county commissioners Monday that a new law becomes effective in a few days allowing state aid for bridge construction on intercounty highways. The commissioners planned to reject bids on the East Sparta bridge and apply for state funds. No action was taken on the Navarre bridge.
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C. B. McCuitock
East Sparta
Navarre
Auto Injuries Fatal in Cincinnati Child Dies in Hospital
Richard Auer seven year old boy died at Seton hospital from injuries after an auto accident. He was struck by a car driven by A M Kirker, marking Hamilton county as the scene of its sixty eighth auto death since January 1.
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Cincinnati
Richard Auer
Seton Hospital
A. M. Kirker
Hamilton-co
World Court Entry Blocked by Harding Plan
International law expert David Hunter Miller says President Harding’s St. Louis speech ends any chance of U S participation in a world court under the current administration. Miller, a noted authority on the League of Nations, calls the proposals a barrier to entry and a partisan move to favor the Republican party.
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David Hunter Miller
Harding
Washington
World Court
St. Louis
League of Nations
Miller
Paris
League of Nationa
Peace Commission
Department of State
United Republican Party
Harding Speech Ends American Pursuit of World Court
The article notes that prospects for U S. participation in the World Court ended with Mr Harding's June 21 St Louis speech. It explains the need to examine the current method of selecting judges for the Permanent Court of International Justice.
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World Court
Mr. Harding
St. Louis
Permanent Court of International Justice
King Boris Denies Betrothal Amid Troubled Times
In London on July 2 the Bulgarian king told the Chronicle he is not betrothed. He said his duty to Bulgaria keeps him from romance, stressing that monarchs are mortal and must share the people’s sacrifices while seeking safe guidance for Bulgaria’s neighbors.
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Boris
London
Boris of
Bulgaria
The
Chronicle
French Enter Krupp Works and Nearby Towns in Germany
Paris dispatch reports French forces occupy the Krupp works at Essen and seize Schwerte. French troops are advancing toward Hagen with aims to cut off Frankfurt. Hagen lies 26 miles west of Arnsberg and four miles from Schwerte.
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London
Th Krupp
Essen
Berlin
Schwerte
Hagen
Frankfurt
Arnaberg
Snake blocks traffic in Ashland as police disperse crowd
Ashland July 2. The entire police force was called out to disperse a crowd that blocked traffic after a six foot blacksnake was killed in the business district. A blue racer six feet long was captured alive by Fred Otter and another, even larger, escaped.
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Ashland
Fred Otter
Henry M. Shutt Dies Sudden at Home
Henry M. Shutt, assistant principal of McKinley High School, died suddenly Monday morning at his home from heart disease after a two week illness. Born in Baltic, he taught since age 17 and served as McKinley assistant principal since 1919. He is survived by wife Margaret, three children, two brothers, and funeral services are set for Thursday at Trinity Reformed church with burial in Baltic.
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Henry M. Shutt
McKinley High School
13Th-St NW
Baltic
Mr. Shutt
Scio College
Ohio Northern University
Holmes
Tuscarawas
Coshocton
Shutt
Martin School
Central High School
First Church of the Brethren
Trinity Reformed Church
Margaret A. Shutt
Twila E. Shutt
Berea College
Margaret Shutt
Charles N. Shutt
W. M. Shutt
S. M. Shutt
Sugar Creek
H. N. Kerst
Fatal and playful gun shock at Miss Cashiola home
Steubenville Ohio July 2 Miss Theresa Cashiola 17 lies dying at a hospital after a shooting at her Mingo Junction home. Her fiancé Domenic Figlio 19 is held by authorities. Both claim the act was accidental as Figlio pointed a loaded 32 calibre revolver at her saying look at my new gun. The bullet pierced her back near the heart.
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Steubenville
Theresa Cashiola
Domenic Figlo
Mingo Junction
Here
Figlio
Miss Cashiola
England Not Ready for Aerial Disarmament Conference
Premier Baldwin announced in the House of Commons that England is not prepared to cooperate with the United States on calling an aerial disarmament conference. He said such a move would be premature and unlikely to succeed until Europe’s outstanding problems are settled.
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London
Baldwin
House of Commons
England
United States
Electric tram wreck injures dozens at Tonawanda switch
A Niagara Falls line two car tram rammed an open switch in Tonawanda causing a ditch crash. About 30 injured, with several serious. fears of multiple fatalities. Ambulances from Buffalo and Niagara Falls carried victims to Tonawanda and Cataract City hospitals.
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Tonawanda
W. Y
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
George Getz
Angelo Neubo
Pittsburgh
Elias Wagner
F. W. Stacey
North Tonawanda
H. F. Cohen
R. J. Williams
J. B. Hoover
Clark Harwood
Edmund Goldstein
Marcelino Frasvina
Arnold
Mia
Frank Deschinski
Viola Broecker
William Lott
Harry 8
Body of young woman found in Harlem River
Police report a young blonde woman, 22 to 25, 120 pounds and 5'2", found with deep throat and wrist scars in the Harlem River. Rings valued at $1500 on her fingers and expensive clothing noted. She likely had been in the water at least two weeks. a post mortem exam was planned to determine the cause.
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New York
Harlem River
Christman Appointed Cadet to West Point
Kenneth Christman of Bucyrus receives notice of appointment to the West Point academy from Congressman R. Clint Cole. The appointment takes effect immediately.
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Bucyrus
Kenneth Christman
West Point Academy
R. Clint Cole
Ohio
Octogenarian in Nelsonville Cited for Stills
July 2 report shows 80 year old Henry Heining found with a still and newly made liquor. Police face dilemma whether to jail or seek care options for the elderly offender as they decide on a course of action.
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Nelsonville
Henry Heining
Youth 18 Drowns in Creek Near Pomeroy
July 2 Carl Eppell 16 of Bull Run drowned in three feet of water while wading in a creek near Pomeroy. The other boys with him were too small to help after he was seized by cramps.
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Pomeroy
Carl Eppell
Bull Run
Premier Baldwin Eyes Open Ruhr Reparation Talks
London reports indicate Premier Stanley Baldwin may push Britain to begin negotiations with Germany on reparations. Foreign Office said UK action is not decided and France’s Ruhr policy response could trigger Cabinet moves toward independent action if no solution emerges.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Germany
England
France
Ruhr
Foreign Office
United States
Premier Poincare
Count de Staulaire
Harding resumes western tour en route to Spokane
President Harding, rested in Yellowstone after ten days of nonstop speeches, heads toward Spokane for the final lap of his western journey. He plans four more speeches before Alaska, aims to quell unrest with contentment and middle of the road conservatism, and notes audiences largely attentive amid westward touring.
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Harding
Spokane
Yellowstone Park
Washington
Alaska
Yellowstone
West
White House
St. Louis
Machine guns hold off mob in Nova Scotia siege
In Sydney Nova Scotia July 2 machine guns manned by 400 soldiers repelled a 4000 strong masked mob attacking the British Empire Steel Co plant. Police station stones, three hour battle, calls for more troops. Cavalry from Quebec Toronto and Montreal en route. Rioting echoed prior outbreaks in Bicay and Saturday nights.
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Sydney
N. S
British Empire Steel Co
Quebec
Toronto
Montreal
Canton Phone Officials Defend Service After Storm Delays
Ohio Bell officials defended their service after a Chamber of Commerce protest citing the May 26 partial unification as the worst for patrons. An inquiry by the Public Utilities Commission is expected to seek further investigation. Officials blamed conditions beyond their control but said improvements are underway with extra maintenance and traffic staff in Canton.
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Ohio Bell Tel. Co
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio State Public Utilities
Chamber
The
Utilities Commission
Noreal
C. E. Norris
Canton Commercial
Ten boys burned as powder explosion kills one child
Thomas Jordan eight, the most seriously hurt, died Sunday in Aultman Hospital annex. John Blend four remains in critical condition. Eight others, including Albert Jordan thirteen and Vernon Abrigg eight, slowly recover at home or hospital. The boys tossed two pound black powder into a bonfire in an alley behind the Jordan home. Funeral services will be held in Shanesville Tuesday.
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Thomas Jordan
Aultman Hospital Annex
John Blend
Albert Jordan
Jordan
Vernon Abrigg
Mack Abrigg
Lawrence Abrigg
Marketay
Warren Saccucci
Henry-av SW
Henry Carenge
Frank Carenge
Irma Carenge
Ralph Jordan
Ina Jordan
Shanesville
Stoner Named Secretary to Service Director Syler
J. W. Stoner of 1216 14th Street NW is appointed secretary to Service Director James A. Syler, replacing William A Armstrong who resigns to enter the tire business. Stoner also serves as secretary to the park on water commissions. Armstrong resigns to pursue tire business opportunities.
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J. W. Stoner
14Th-St NW
James A. Syler
William A Armstrong
Stoner
Armstrong
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Michelalee Hohloch
Gottlieb Brolsch
Philadelphia
Ellis Island Imigration Station
New York Harbor
Travelers’ Aid Society
Farmer
Prohibition
U.S
Hughes
Miller Says
Charles E. Morris Daily News Bureau
Post
Mr. Hunter
Krupp Works
Footer
McKinley High
Canton
Cataract
Jincyrus
Army
Prench
Poincare
Stone
Macie
Aultman Annex
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