Dozen Die as Riots Roil Ruhr Zone in Germany
Paris reports describe brutal riots in the Ruhr with French forces suffering and German casualties. In Buer Lt Coltin and Chief Engineer Joly are killed, while Dortmund and surrounding areas see French and German clashes, including a French patrol vehicle deadly incident and German police casualties. Seven Germans die in Buer per the dispatch, with further fighting and tense conditions as reinforcements move in.
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Essen
Ruhr
Dortmund
Buer
Coltin
Chasseurs
Joly
Coland M. Joly
Paris
Lieut
M. Joly
Fire crews answer three alarms in city incidents
Firemen answered three alarms Sunday. They extinguished a small bedroom fire in the home of C. I. Blanc on NE street. The origin was unknown. A grease fire in a pit at City Rice and Oil Co filling station on NW Trawasst and Clarendon Avenue caused no damage. Firefighters also removed a horse from a ditch on 10th Street NE early Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. Blanc
Georgetoward
City Rice & Oil Company
Trawasst
Clarendon Av
Tenth-st NE
Priority violator Avent fined in Cincinnati court
Edward P. Avent Jr. of Cincinnati, head of a coal company, was fined 2000 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to violating an Interstate Commerce Commission Priority order covering a coal shipment. Initial guilty plea was withdrawn, a demurrer rejected, and the judge overruled the demurrer before the final guilty plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Edward P. Avent, Jr
United
Peck
Gemurrer
Avent
Forecast for Ohio and local notices at Blue Bird hall
Mostly cloudy and colder tonight and Tuesday. Local rains or snows likely in the northern portion. Free admission and dancing for ladies at Blue Bird hall on Tuesday. Kors Cod’s arch park plan and other items noted. The Falcon Tri viate Company will resume operation on all mills in April. all employees are asked to report to foremen at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
North Bortion
Blue Bird Hall
Tues
Kors Cod’s Arch
Falcon Tri Viate
Aly
Ady
New County Auditor Declares No Men in Main Office
Ruth Kauffman takes office as county auditor and announces there will be no men in the main office. She will not appoint a chief deputy for now, with several staffers moving to other roles. Deputy Anne Maud Delap, a former teller, leads the main office staff alongside Ralph T. Hill overseeing taxation. Edwin H. Garver’s retirement leaves the office fully under Kauffman and her experienced staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Kauffman
Ralph T. Hill
Board of Revision
County Taxation Department
M. G. Marshall
David Moore
Alliance
Miss Kaufman
Edwin H. Garver
Miss Kauffman
Postmaster Cool Receives Commission in Canton
Leonard T. Cool has been confirmed for the Canton postmaster post, with W. D. Calwell arranging an immediate office inspection before Cool takes over. He has served as assistant postmaster for 24 years after a civil service exam and was nominated by President Harding. A new assistant postmaster will be named soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Calwell
Cool
Senate
George B. Frease
J. H. Himes
Harding
Post Office Department
High Wind Causes Death of Man at Grange Hall Collapse
Ira Eshleman, 30, of Pleasant View, was instantly killed Monday at noon when a partially built grange hall near School 16 west of Massillon collapsed under a heavy windstorm. He was pinned beneath the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Eshleman
Pleasant View
School 16
Massillon
Eshleman
Government to test sand to make rain over West Virginia
Government men arrive at Langin aviation field for rain making experiments using electrically charged sand dropped from airplanes onto clouds. A Langley Plane from Langley Field will help as Professors Bancroft of Cornell and Warren of New York supervise. Ideal conditions at Langin field and plans to clear river fogs. Previous tests at McCookfield Dayton yielded startling results.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Langin Aviation Field
Langley Field
Wilder D. Bancroft
Cornell University
L. Francis Warren
New York
Langin Field
McCookfield
Dayton
Army air service urged for $25,000,000 yearly funding
In his final report to Secretary Weeks, retiring assistant secretary of war J Mayhew Wainwright warned that the army air service needs $25 million annually for five years to ensure national safety. He said in two years the service will lack half the aircraft required for peace time operations, and rebuilding the air industry after an emergency could take a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Air Service
United States
J. Mayhew Wainwright
Weeks
Wainwright
Air Service
Allies propose reparations funding for US army in Germany
Washington officials refused to comment on a new Allied proposal to fund the 250 million dollar bill for the American occupation army in Germany from future reparations receipts. The Treasury and State Department study is to continue, with no discussion until the review ends. In Navy news, nearly seven thousand desertions and dishonorable discharges in eight months prompt stern action to combat morale breakdown among enlisted personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Navy
Washington
United States
Germany
State Department
United States Navy
Navy Department
Water shortage looms as city urges new wells
Water superintendent Ohligher warns of a serious shortage this summer unless a new supply is provided. He recommends an impounding reservoir or drilling new wells after cutting 35 wells in the southwest field. The report notes nine miles of mains laid, 916 meters installed, total pumpage of about 2.93 billion gallons, average daily 10.77 million, and waterworks net worth of 3.5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Ohligher
James A. Syler
Ohligher
Water Commission
State Board of Health
Water Department
Once Zulu Ruler Now Slings Hash
Chicago March 12 Prince Bullawa Cetawayo once ruler of two million Zulu souls explains his shift from noble robes to a restaurant waiter’s white apron to earn a living. He tours lectures in America but fails to attract crowds, ending in a free employment bureau line. He lands a waiter job after presenting papers from the British Embassy. He declares, one must eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Bullawa Cetawayo
Zululand
Prince Bullawa
America
Washington
Eton
England
Cecil Rhodes
Monarch Manufacturing adds plant expansion in Tiffin Ohio
ADD TO BIG FLANT TIFFIN, Ohio, March 12. Work on the construction of an addition to the plant of the Monarch Manufacturing Company here the world's largest makers of wash boards was begun this morning. Eagles Carnival all this week too, park plan dancing. Adv. Up to $23.50 valves in women's cape and kid gloves, $1.95 gauntlet and 1 and 2 clasp styles. Arthur's Leather Shop, 204 Market North Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
Ohio
Monarch Manufacturing Company
Arthur's Leather Shop
Merchants Prep Elaborate Displays for Canton Spring Exposition
Bright springlike weather accompanies Canton Spring Exposition setup as merchants in the city prepare windows with more elaborate displays than ever. Curtains drop at 7 30 p m Wednesday while living models and special features attract out of town visitors via interurban cars. James Klein, exposition committee chair, says preparations surpass prior history.
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Canton
James Klein
Lunatic Kills Two and Escapes Girl in Jump Scene
Philadelphia report describes a madman killing Mrs. Wilhelmina Silva and Mrs. Mary Rames after tapping on a well to summon help. A 13 year old girl leapt from a second story window to escape as Manuel Silva, the alleged killer, lay wounded in a hospital with two bullets in his head and gas poisoning from a failed attempt to take his life.
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Philadelphia
Detective Bureau
Wilhelmina Silva
Mary Rames
Lhfe Emma Silva
Manuel Silva
Egg Prices Drop Six Cents A Dozen
The annual pre Easter price decline begins as wholesale egg prices fall six cents per dozen. Eggs are now quoted at 23 cents a dozen wholesale with indications of further reductions before Easter.
Deputy Sheriffs to Wear Uniforms in Syracuse
Syracuse March 12 Sheriff Isaac Davis orders his staff to wear brass toned uniforms to look professional in plain clothes. He says uniforms help distinguish deputies from old stage jokes and avoid the stage stereotype. The move aims to improve authority and visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N.Y
Isaac Davis
Paper delivery replacement hours and contact line
Notice explains that readers can call 2500 for a replacement copy. Circulation is open each evening until 6 20 and Sunday morning until 11 for this service.
Commander Von Mueller of Emden Dies in Brunswick
Lieutenant Von Mueller, commander of the German cruiser Emden, dies in Brunswick. The Emden began service in August 1914 and was finally beached three months after, after being chased through the Pacific by a large Allied fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
von Mueller
Germany
Brunswick
Pacific
Condemnation of Land Under Way for Canton Alliance High Tension Line
Trial began before Judge Dean and a probate court jury in Canton to condemn land for a high tension transmission line between Canton and Alliance. The Ohio Public Service Co seeks compensation from seven defendants who refuse access. The 122000 volt line, with 90 foot towers and 18 to 23 foot bases, will raise power interconnection in eastern Ohio aiding major distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Ohio Public Service Co
Canton
Alliance
Ohio
Doterty
Ohio Power Co
Plea Guilty on Concealed Weapons Charges in Alliance
Three Alliance men pleaded guilty before Judge Agler to carrying concealed weapons. Dominick Cappelluo, a second offender, drew six months in the workhouse. Waldorf Astoria Pollard and Robert Freytag were each fined $50 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seasion
Agler
Alliance
Dominick Cappelluo
Waldorf Astoria
1922 U.S. Imports Rise Substantially in Value
Washington March 12 The Commerce Department reported that U S imports climbed in 1922 to 3 116 054 051 from 2 509 147 576 in 1921 December imports totaled 297 000 000 compared with 237 495 505 in December 1921 indicating strong year over year growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Jewelers Open Annual West Virginia Meeting in Charleston
About seventy five jewelers attended the opening of the West Virginia Retail Jewelers' association annual meeting in Charleston with Frank Wallace of Huntington presiding. Mayor Hall E. Hufnagel welcomed delegates, and a banquet in his honor featured remarks on trade interests. Also listed is an ad offering piano tuning services by V. E. Kuinne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Retail Jewelers’ Association
Frank Wallace
Huntington
Hall E. H. Hufnagel
Nations
Ferry death penalty sought in premeditated murder case
Arguments were made before Judge Krrchbaum in the Jose Fernandis Ferry case. The state presses for the death penalty, claiming premeditation and cold blooded guilt. Defense argues the murder is of lesser degree. sentencing expected later Monday.
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Krrchbaum
Jose Fernandis Ferry
Chet
C. B. McClintock
Terry
James M. Aungst
Tornado Toll Scattered Across Tennessee and Kentucky
Reports from Atlanta indicate Pinson Tennessee was nearly wiped off map by a tornado killing twenty with Jackson and nearby areas hard hit. Wind and cyclone swept into Kentucky injuring many and causing extensive property damage as Red Cross rushes to assess the disaster.
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Atlanta
Pinson
Tenn
American Red Cross
Tullahoma
Jackson
Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louie
Memphis
Fifth Grade Tragedy as School Roof Blows Off
In Portsmouth Ohio on March 12 a windstorm wrecked the south Portsmouth school building killing 9 year old James Dennis Boggs and injuring five companions who were playing marbles in the yard. All injuries are not serious.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
James Dennis Boggs
King Boris Thwarts Bombing Amid Sofia Theater Panic
In Sofia, King Boris of Bulgaria calms a terrified audience after a dud bomb explodes near Premier Stambolisky during a National theater anniversary. The king steadies the crowd, inspects damage, and exits with his sisters, averting a potential stampede.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris
National Theater
Stambolisky
French Think U S Must Take Stand In Europe
Paris reports Etienne Rey in L I transigeant argues America will be forced to intervene in Europe to secure real peace. The piece outlines three war eras English French and American, predicts a prolonged American period shaping global equilibrium before lasting peace.
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U.S
Europe
Paris
America
Etienne Rey
L ‘I
England
Gerrman
Wage Scale Set for Canton Carpenters May First
The minimum wage for carpenters in Canton and vicinity is set at one dollar and five cents per hour starting May 1, 1923. Local No. 142, U B of C and J of A adjy.
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Canton
U. B. of
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Florida
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Ormond, Fla
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U. S
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W. State
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