Kinzua Ice Gorge Breaks Up as City Faces Flood Threats
The ten mile Kinzua ice gorge moved out, risking floods along the upper Allegheny. Thermite charges opened channels in the ice pack near Reno, aiding water release. Oil City reports losses around 750000 and firefighters guard an oil line to prevent disaster.
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Warren
Kinzua
Allegheny River
Reno
Oil City
Franklin
H. T. Barnes
Maj
H. B. Fabre
War Department
R J. Rhoads
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allegheny
Old City
Dalby
Weather Bureau
Liquor Gift Claims Involving Six Canton Officers
J E Wing known as A H Harris testified about bootleg operations linked to Carl Studer and Louis Mazer and alleged liquor deliveries to Canton police officers including Rush Beatty Wilhelm and E Clarke. Hearings resumed on Lengel Chief of Police charges as Samm Holliday and William Grether testified, with defense lawyer Amerman pressing broad questions.
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J. E. Wing
A. H. Harris
Carl Studer
Louis Mazer
Studer
Mazer
Canton
Beatty
Wilhelm
E. &. Clarke
Streitenberger
Wing
Lyceum
Tuscara
Wat Metzgar
S. A. Lengel
Usted
Etgil Service Commission
Samm Holliday
James Amerman
Lengel
William Grether
Automobile Department
J. R. Wing
Guthrie
Radom
Amerman
Holliday
Oscar Abt
Daily News
Hght
Abt
Buriss
Americans Will Not Quit Arms Conference Efforts
Washington reports the United States shows no intention to withdraw from the League of Nations projected disarmament conference. Officials dismiss Senate scuttle rumors as unwarranted, citing French demands and Geneva tensions as the core obstacle.
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Washington
Mar
Geneva
Greek Dictator Pangalos Expels Dalmatian Girl
Paris dispatches say Gen Pangalos the Greek dictator has expelled 18 year old Dalmatian girl Reta Principio from Greece after a secret relationship with his son the naval officer began at a ball two years ago. The move follows his ban on short skirts and moral reform.
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Canton Daily News
Paris
Pangalos
Athens
Reta Principio
Greece
Trate
Rail Policeman Ernest Flynn Is Found Dead In Cleveland
Cleveland March 23 Ernest Flynn 87 captain of the New York Central police died by his own hand at his home. Flynn was among 112 men indicted by a federal grand jury March 15 in a national rum ring case and was released on $500 bond.
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Cleveland
Mar
Ernest Flynn
New York Central Police
Flynn
Zanesville School Head Quits Amid Athletic Turmoil
Fred C. Kirkendall, superintendent of Zanesville public schools, resigned after a board vote rejected his plan to skip sending the high school basketball champions to the national tournament in Chicago. The board declared next week a holiday as hundreds headed to Chicago to root the team.
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Zanesville
Fred C. Kirkendall
Board of Education
Ohio
Chicago
Court martial follows Butler liquor charge
Secretary of the Navy ordered a court martial for Col. Alexander Williams of the Marine Corps stationed at San Diego after Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler filed drunkenness and conduct unbecoming charges following a dinner Williams hosted for Butler upon Butler taking command at the San Diego base.
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Washington
Col
Alexander Williams
United States Marine Corps
San Diego
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
Smedley D. Butler
Butler
Col. Williams
Gen
Marine
Navy
Witter Wins Court Appeal Over Smith Reinstatement
The Ohio Supreme Court denied Albert Smith’s writ of mandamus seeking reinstatement as supervisor of factory and building inspection. Herman Witter, director of industrial relations, had dismissed Smith on March 3, 1923. The court ruled Smith waited too long, forfeiting his rights.
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Columbus
Mar
State Supreme Court
Albert Smith
Manadamaus
Herman Witter
Smith
State Department of Industrial Relations
Witter
State Civil Service Commission
Supreme Court
Rutland Fire Rages Through Village in Ohio
Fire at Rutland near Pomeroy nearly wipes out the town. Loss estimated at 175000 dollars. Blaze started in the Rathburn department store basement and quickly spread to a drug store two groceries a restaurant a theater a dwelling and two other stores. Citizens and Pomeroy fire crews saved the town from total destruction.
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Pomoroy, CO
Rutland
Rathburn
Pomeroy
Killits to Pass on Kirby Motion in Cleveland Case
United States Judge John Killits of Toledo will likely rule on the motion for a new trial by Josiah V. Kirby the Cleveland financier convicted of mail fraud. Kirby was found guilty eight weeks ago and has awaited sentencing as a grand jury probes juror tampering that led to 10 indictments four of which allege Kirby tampering.
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Cleveland
Mar
United States
John Killits
Toledo
Josiah V. Kirby
Kirby
Aith
Reichstag Upholds Policy in Geneva Admission Debate
Berlin March 23. The Reichstag defeats a communist motion for a vote of no confidence over policy at Geneva and seeks admission to the League of Nations. Nationalists propose a vote of lack of confidence in Dr. Luther and Herr Stresemann.
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Berlin
Richstag
Geneva
League of Nations
Luther
Herr Stresemann
New Hope Seen for Farm Bill by Lawmakers
Washington reports a possible compromise to create a federal farm board to regulate surplus crops without promising price guarantees. Farm groups discuss dropping the equalization fee and price fixing terms, with Senate Capper plans and Des Moines talks shaping strategy.
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Washington
Mar
House Agricultural Committee
Des Moines
Dickinson
Federal Farm Board
Frank Murphy
Wheaton, Minn
Central States
Senate
Agricultural Department
Congress
Dayton Y M C A seeks $750000 for two new buildings
Dayton Ohio March 23 A campaign to raise 750000 for construction of two new Y M C A buildings is planned for the week of May 3. One will be a boys building added to the existing Y structure and the other a new colored Y building on Fifth street.
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Dayton, O
Dayton Y. M. C. A
Fifth St
Veteran Stage Hand Killed In Dayton Theater Fall
Fred Nordyke aged 51 a veteran stage employee with more than three decades in Dayton theaters died from a fractured skull after a fall from the stage of the Looms Theater Saturday night He had worked behind the drops and on the road with many productions
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Dayton, O
Fred Nordyke
Dayton
Bandit Ring Suspects Arrested in Fashionable Hotel
In Bandit Net New York police aim to pin crimes in twelve cities on six men and a woman arrested in a stylish hotel. The alleged leader is Richard Whittemore who police say escaped from Baltimore penitentiary. His wife Margaret Whittemore was also held after officers found three pistols in her trunk.
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New York
Richard Whittemore
Baltimore
Margaret Whittemore
Tramp Held in Murder Probe
Leo Green of Lima Ohio detained by Middletown police and handed to Sheriff Graham as a probable suspect in the murder of James Benge night watchman on March 2. Green, calling himself a knight of the road, appeared with a head wound he said came from a mishap during a ride and a rut. Detective investigators Cal Crim and Ora Slater will continue questioning as Graham holds Green for further inquiry.
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Middletown
Leo Green
Lima
William Graham
Franklin
Graham
James Benge
Green
Cal Crim
Ora Slater
William Smith Leaves Hospital for County Jail
William Smith charged with grand larceny was returned to the county jail from Aultman hospital where he had been treated after a stroke. He was discharged Monday with a report that he had recovered.
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William Smith
Aultman Hospital
Smith
John D Rockefellers golf reduced to six holes a day
Glenridge New Jersey March 23 John D Rockefeller is limited by his doctor to six holes of golf daily down from eight Gladys Selick of Glenridge says she just returned from Florida where she was Mr Rockefellers golf partner She praises his golf disposition noting he stays calm even after tops.
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Glenridge
N. J
John D. Rockefeller
Gladys Selick
Florida
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Fall of Pekin Expected Soon
London reports say Pekin likely to fall before Sunday as retreating Chinese forces flee from Tientsin and flood into Pekin. Officials caution that they do not expect a decisive resistance against Chang Tso Lin’s advancing troops.
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London
Pekin
Foreign Office
Peoples Army
Tientsin
Chang Tso Lin
Nesbitt Enacts Grime in Troy Home Murder Confession
Jacob Nesbitt confessed to killing Frances Drake Nesbitt whose battered body was found in a Troy bathtub. He reenacted the crime before County Prosecutor Harvey and lawmen at the Miami county jail transfer, insisting there was no other man involved and describing the horror and blood observed.
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Java
C. Merzo
Frances Drake Nesbitt
Jacob Nesbitt
Harvey
Nesbitt
Miami County
Spillman
Wilcox
Huseband
Frances
Ness
Jake
Ravenna Mystery Murder Shocks City
Ravenna Ohio police investigate the murder of Tony Farazzo, 34, found on a sidewalk at 5 55 a m with six bullet wounds and a stab. He left home after midnight claiming a quick appointment. Neighbors heard shots but did not investigate as detectives pursue the man he was to meet.
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Ravenna
Tony Farazzo
Ed Porter
Farazzo
Macready Falls Short Of World Altitude Record
Lt. John A. Macready of the army air service failed by more than 2000 feet to break the world altitude record at McCook Field Dayton on March 12. Instrument calibration showed 37 579 feet, the record held by Casillo of France at 39 586 feet. Macready had previously reached 38 704 feet on January 29.
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Washington
John A. Macready
Army Air Service
McCookfield
Dayton
War Department
Bureau of Standards
Macready
Casillo
France
World listens to proposed Senate hearing on prohibition law
A special Senate committee hearing on modifying the national prohibition law set for April 5 may be broadcast to the world. W T C capital station plans to ask for permission to place microphones in the hearing room to air all testimony, a first for congressional proceedings. Previous broadcasts were limited to speeches by Presidents Harding and Coolidge.
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Washington
Senate
Capital Broadcasting Station
W Tc
Congressional Committee
Harding
Coolidge
Congress
Abuse by Cop Case Highlights Brutal Raid Incident
Eli Boyer testified that Ben Clarke kicked him below the belt and punched his face during a raid, with Homer Moore standing by holding a blackjack. The testimony details a raid, supposed warrant issues, a furnace damage claim, a $100 fine, and lack of legal counsel.
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Eli Boyer
Dueber
Ben Clarke
Boyer
Homer Moore
Roger
Atty. Abt
Clarke
Dr. Smith
Atty. Amerman
Lengel
Rice
Ex-Convict Pair Attacks Hills In Lexington Home
Mr and Mrs Louis Hill, both severely injured with hatchet wounds, lie near death in a Lexington hospital as authorities seek a confession from Percy Lewis a former inmate blamed for the assault. The Hills were found unconscious by their 10 year old daughter Lillian. a bloodied hatchet bearing Mrs Hills hair was located in the yard.
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Lexington
Mar
Louis Hill
Percy Lewis
Hill
Lewis
Frankfort Penitentiary
Hills
Lillian
Lt Walter Hinton Improves After Thrombosis Illness
New York March 23 report says Lt Walter Hinton of Van Wert Ohio, first NC-4 Atlantic flyer, has shown marked improvement after thrombosis illness last week. He was taken ill while undergoing treatment and is now progressing toward recovery.
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New York
Walter Hinton
van Wert
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