Army to shrink to under ninety thousand men by 1924
Washington reports that within six months the U S army will drop below 90 000 personnel making it the smallest armed force relative to population among recognized nations The forecast by War Department officials notes 74 000 discharge by year end with few reenlisting due to strict new regulations and administrative measures.
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Washington
United States Army
War Department
International
America
Germany
Foch
Congress
Weeks
Filipino Leader Accuses Gen Wood of Interfering
Manuel Quezon president of the Philippine Senate charges Governor General Leonard Wood is unlawfully meddling in internal island affairs while wielding supreme authority in Manila July 10.
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Manila
Manuel Quelon
Philippine Senate
Leonard Wood
Islands
General Wood
Ford and Fordish figures in presidential speculation
In a David Lawrence series, the piece argues political nominees usually have public service backgrounds. It notes Henry Ford and Bill Wrigley as widely known yet unlikely to seek the presidency, contrasting them with past leaders who held office or appointed positions. It cites Hoover as a parallel to Ford in popular boom politics.
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Ilia
Henry Ford
Bill Wrigley
Gillette
William Jennings Bryan
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
White House
New Jersey
William McKinley
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Warren Harding
Grover Cleveland
Alton B. Parker
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
U. S
Egyptian Prince Aly Kamel Fahm Bey Shot Dead in London
Prince Aly Kamel Fahm Bey an Egyptian nobleman was shot in his suite at the Hotel Bavou in London. Police arrested a French woman described as his wife after a quarrel is suspected to have led to the killing. The prince died without a statement as investigators pursue the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alykamel Fahm Bey
Hotel Bavou
Alykamel
Boys Recovering After Mine Powder Explosion
Ten boys were hurt in a June 29 mine powder explosion. Two, Vernon Abrigg, 8, and Frank Carenge, 1301 20th St SW, were in serious condition. Six others are recovering slowly. Thomas Jordan, 8, and Lawrence Rigg, 6, suffered severe burns. the former died days later at Altman hospital annex. Albert Jordan, 12, and John Blend, 5, remain patients. attendants say recovery is likely.
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Este
Vernon Abrigzg
Frank Carenge
20Th-St
Thomas Jordan
Henry
Lawrence Rigg
Altman Hospital
Abrigg
Albert Jordan
John Blend
Aultman Hospital Annex
Ku Klux Klan Leaders Convene at Buckeye Lake
Imperial Wizard H. W. Evans of Atlanta heads Klan delegates gathered at Buckeye Lake Ohio for a naturalization ceremony and all day picnic with national Klan officials attending.
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Ku Klux Klan
Pilenic
Ohio Resort
Buckeye Lake
H. W. Evans
Atlanta
Auto Toll 74 Lives Cincinnati
James Scheadler of Forestville Ohio died last night after a collision Saturday. The 1923 toll for Hamilton county rose to 74 lives.
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James Scheadler
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Forestville
Flamilton County
Women To Aid Of Mrs Stannard In Delaware Hearing
Miss Mae Stannard former matron of the Girls Industrial School prepares to testify before the civil service commission in Delaware detailing duties and denying charges of harsh treatment. Mrs Stannard seeks reinstatement as observers anticipate a daylong examination and cross examination.
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Mrs. Stannard
U.K
Delaware
Mae Stannard
Girls’ Industrial School
Industrial School
Castle Treman Settlement Off Ends In Paris
Irene Castle and Captain Robert Treman separate after a brief reconciliation. They returned to Paris from Deauville and checked into different hotels refusing comment. Friends say the union is broken while others doubt any reconciliation existed. Treman plans passage to New York on July 25 then back to Deauville.
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Paris
Irene Castle
Robert Treman
Ithaca
N. Y
Deauville
Treman
New York
America
Mrs Buzzi Says She Will Not Die in Electric Chair
Mrs Anna Buzzi, on death row at Auburn Prison, smiles from behind bars and declares the cards tell her she will not die in the electric chair. She was sentenced for the killing of Frederick Schneider, a wealthy contractor, and spent her first night in the death house.
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Auburn Prison
Anna Buzzi
Auburn
Doctor Flees Bandits At Bluffton Crossing
Lima Ohio July 10. Two bandits attempted a holdup as Dr. V. C. Kissell of Marion drove through a railroad crossing near Bluffton. The doctor did not slow and sped away, the tactic likely preventing the hold up.
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Lima
V. C. Kissell
Marion
Bluffton
Democrats See Chance to Name Gopher Senator
The piece notes Democratic hopes in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race amid Republican factional tensions. It cites former Governor Preus as the regular candidate, stresses rifts with labor and farm labor support for Magnus Johnson, and mentions Senator La Follette aiding Johnson's campaign against Preus.
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Gopher
Charles EF. Morris
Harding
Shipstead
Magnus Johnson
Press
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Frank Kellogg
Minnesota
Johnson
Cam
Daugherty Silent On Report Doctored Charge
Columbus July 10 Attorney General Harry M Daugherty gave a brief reply to George H Cushing's claim that the coal commission report was doctored He said he does not know Cushing and has not discussed the report or seen a copy nor knows that a report has been prepared or issued by the coal commission
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Columbus
Harry M. Daugherty
George H. Cushing
United States Coal Commission
George Cushing
The
Coal Commission
Leviathan Arrives at Cherbourg with 800 Disembarking Passengers
The Leviathan landed at Cherbourg shortly before noon with eight hundred passengers disembarking. They were transported to Paris in four special trains before the giant liner continued to Southampton. The voyage began in New York on July 4 and the round trip cost about $490,000, including $120,000 for fuel.
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Cherbourg
Paris
Southampton
New York
Hartley
London Storm Wreaks Heavy Damage in Record Hail
London suffered extensive damage from a thunderstorm lasting over six hours, described as the heaviest in the city’s history. Officials report widespread effects across neighborhoods and infrastructure.
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London
Simple Burial Service For William R Day
Funeral services for Justice William R Day are set for Thursday at 2 PM at the family home 621 Market Ave N. The casket will rest in the front south room of the old residence, a family final resting place for generations of the jurist.
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William R. Day
Market Av N
Justice Day
Great Citizens Express Sorrow Over Day Death
Telegrams arriving at the Day home express sorrow at the news of Justice Day's death. Messages come from national figures linked to Day, including Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes and former Justice Mahlon Pitney. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and John G. Milburn also offer condolences.
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Justice Day
Canton
Charles Evans Hughes
Justice Day Funeral Arrives in Canton
Justice Day's remains reached Canton Tuesday at 9 50 am on the Pennsylvania railroad. His son Judge Willam L. Day and Mrs W L Day accompanied the casket. Judge Day said his father died peacefully, seemingly free of pain, a death he would have wished. The service will be led by Rev Earl Cameron Herman of Trinity Lutheran Church, to which Mrs Day belonged.
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Judge Day
Earl Cameron Herman
Trinity Lutheran Church
Day
Justice Day
Tribute memory of Justice Day continues in Canton
Memorial notices recall Justice William R Day as a great lawyer and jurist. Mayor Curtis and Judge George H Clark praise his public service on the Supreme Court and his lasting impact on Canton and the nation. The article frames Day as an exemplar of American citizenship and a counselor to administrators.
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William R. Day
C. C. Curtis
McKinley
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Canton
Justice Day
George H. Clark
Ohio Supreme Court
Earth Tremors Reported Across French Cities
Earth tremors were felt this morning in Bayonne Biarritz Auch and Bordeaux lasting about 12 seconds reports indicate.
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Paris
Bayonne
Biarritz
Auch
Bordeaux
Ends Life When Wife Leaves Him
Harold Bentley a 37 year old factory manager shot himself after his wife filed divorce in Portage county. He went to his in laws home at George Hartlerode to plead with his wife who had returned from shopping. Bentley’s father C G Bentley was bank president and insurer official. he was unaware of the death.
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Ravenna
Portage County
Harold Bentley
Riddle Mfg. Co
J. C. Goodenough
George Hartlerode
Bentley
C. G. Bentley
Second National Bank
National Union Insurance Company of
Cleveland
Bees Make Dandy Hive In Radiator On Quiet Road
Russell Mitchell of Girard found a swarm of bees lodged in his car radiator after following flowers along a flower bordered lane. The bees apparently mistook the radiator for a hive and tried to sweeten the gas with honey dew. Mitchell plans to sound his horn for hornets in the future.
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Girard
Russell Mitchell
Mitchell
Ford Buys Ye Wayside Inn in Sudbury Mass
Henry Ford, the Detroit automaker, purchased Ye Wayside Inn in Sudbury Massachusetts for about 240000. The 1658 built inn, famed through Longfellow, will be converted into a historical museum housing its relics and antiques.
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Sudbury
Maas
Longfellow
Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford
Nine of eleven U M W demands in Coal Talks
At Atlantic City a sub committee of anthracite operators and union leaders pressed for a working contract. Nine of eleven UMW demands remain opposed led by the wage rise to 20 percent and full union recognition. Two concessions already agreed include speedy dispute adjustment and abolition of the 12 hour day.
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Atlantic City
United Mine Workers
Pugilist Art Simms Dies by Suicide in Akron Area
Akron boxer Art Simms a former lightweight contender died by suicide last night by poison and jumping from a high level bridge near Cuyahoga Falls. His body found by a 14 year old boy and his 19 year old uncle while fishing near the riverbank. Simms linked to Dayton Athletic Club via a membership card. identified at morgue in Cuyahoga Falls. Long noted trainer and former challenger, he faced financial hardship and melancholy in recent years.
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Cuyahoga Falls
Art Simms
Akron
Fistiana
Leo Raney
Robert Reon
Cuyahoga River
Simms
Dayton Athletic Club
John Lentz
Dayton
Cuyahoga Talls
Simma
Prinipal
Gus Ruhilin
Nelson
Three Thefts Reported In Local Area
H F Moss of Hotel Northern reported his car stolen from Meyers Lake Park Monday night. Alice Bingham of 228 Third Street SE reported a $125 diamond ring stolen from her home Monday afternoon. A downtown street theft saw a car door pried and 199 face curtains stolen. owner Lewis Joslavse of Akron reported the loss.
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H. F. Moss
Hotel Northern
Meyers Lake Park
Alice Bingham
Third-st SE
Lewis Joslavse
Akron
Hold Up County Case Delayed By Tennessee Governor Absence
Morris Hooten, charged with kidnapping in Stark County, has not yet been returned from Lebanon Tennessee where he has been attending law school. The delay stems from the Tennessee governor's absence from Nashville. Hooten is on bond in Lebanon.
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Morris Hooten
Starkee
Lebanon
Tenn
Tennessee
Hooten
Beach City
Two East Liverpool Man and Honea Indicted Over Mail Fraud
Joseph Crites and John T. Honea were jointly indicted in federal court in Cleveland on charges of using the mails to defraud. The case stems from alleged transactions involving the Ohio-Texas Oil Co. block.
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Cleveland
Joseph Crites
East Liverpool
John T. Honea
Ohio-Texas Oil Co
Trusties Escape From Ohio Pen Prison Break Report
George Witter 81 and Harmond Garver 21 trusties at the Ohio penitentiary escaped last night from the state stone quarry near Columbus where they had been assigned. Witter from Cuyahoga county sentenced 1 to 15 years for robbery. Garver from Jefferson county served six months of a 1 to 15 year term for auto theft. Officials did not know their whereabouts.
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Columbus
George Witter
Harmond Garver
Ohio Penitentiary
State Stone
Here
Witter
Cuyahoga County
Yarver
Jefferson County
Potters Plan New Union Push After Strike
Atlantic City reports at the Brotherhood of Operative Potters convention that sanitary potters will renew efforts to gain recognition for their union following a failed strike last November.
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Atlantic City
Sanitary Potters
Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Maughan Plans Another New York to San Francisco Flight
Lieutenant R Maughan plans a second attempt at flying from New York to San Francisco in sixteen hours or less after a forced landing near St Joseph Missouri ended the previous run. Army air service officials say he will try again soon with a machine able to endure the gruelling test.
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Joseph
R. Ha Maughan
New York
San Francisco
Maughan
Dayton
R. IL
Air Service
St. Joseph
Butt
Impanel Jurors for Miller Trial in Pomeroy
In Pomeroy Ohio July 10 nine jurors seated and 75 men summoned for the first degree murder trial of James E. Miller, linked to the Reynolds Swanson double killing at a mining camp. Defense led by Mines team with Congressman Israel My, Foster, and Crow and Peoples. prosecutor Davis aided by Hogan and Reed. Hundreds gather at the courthouse.
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Pomeroy, CO
Talesmen
A. P. Miller
Common Pleas
James E. Miller
Edward Reynolds
Ed Reynolds
Joe Swanson
West Virginia
Lewisburg
Israel My
Foster
Athens
Fred W. Crow
Peoples
Pomeroy
L. Cracry Davis
Timothy H. Hogan
Columbus
D. Curtiss Reed
Court House
Fire Threatens Big Oil District
Fire swept the Gilmore refining plant near Long Beach threatening the Signal Hill district. Early estimates put damage at 1,009,000 dollars after a gasoline tank explosion, marking a second major blaze in the Signal field within a week.
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Los Angeles
Signal Geil
Gilmore Refining Company
Long Beach
Fraud charges against explorer Cook in oil stock scheme
Cleveland July 10 Dr Frederick A Cook famed for polar claims indicted by a federal grand jury charged with using the mails to defraud in offering for sale stock of the Mid American Oil & Refining Co. Twenty three employees are jointly indicted with him. Cook also faces a Fort Worth Tex indictment for a similar charge and a September trial date is set.
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Cleveland
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Mid-American Oil & Refining Co
Cook
Fort Worth
Tex
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Pride of Merchant Marine
Body of Justice
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W. R. Day
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