Senate Presses Allied Debt Refund and Soldier Bonus Bills
Senate Republicans voted to press the allied debt refunding bill first and a soldiers bonus bill next in a party conference. Divisions over bonus details persisted with talks of funding via British bond sales or current receipts and possible taxes, as leaders sought swift passage this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Borah
Idaho
Senate Finance Committee
Harding
United States
Congress
House
Court upholds May 1920 Hodgkin Simon convictions in trading with the enemy case
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed sentences against Brooklyn lawyer Thomas E. Hodgkin and Heyden Chemical Company organizer George Simon for violations of the trading with the enemy act. The ruling comes from a Federal Court conviction in May 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas E. Hodgkin
Brooklyn
George Simon
Heyden ‘Chemical Company
Garfield, N. J
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Index to Advertisements Page Readout
Classified list shows multiple brands and services including Campbell's Creek Coal Co Eagle Savings and Loan Fifth Third National Bank Nashes Remedy Foley's Honey and Tar Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Shillito's and Santa Fe Railway among others with varying entries and page markers for a historical directory. The jumble suggests an old newspaper classifies ads by company and product across several industries.
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Pitta Si Ee
Sinsceoes
Campbell's Creek Coal Co
Cunard
Eagle Savings and Loan Assn
Nua
Financiak
Fifth-Third National Bank
PO Fe” FA
Vobodes
Ned Cess
A. Is
Sescoentecins
PO Ee EA Co Aid Rise Hicks Ca Cenece
Tinion Savings Bank
Louisville & Nashville Railway
Ee TN
Cbne Cva Ca
Sadeeseccus
Nash’s Remedy
Pinkham
Reliance Coal Co
Richard
Oath
Santa Fe Railway
Shillito
Weses
Bponcer’s
Ceresevesas Seine de Beeeeevese
Aeswift & Co
Wweee
City Ice
Fvfel
Whale split by liner Presidente Wilson in mid Atlantic
Passengers aboard the Italian liner Presidente Wilson reported a 75 foot whale was cleaved in two by the bow as the ship neared New York. About 150 travelers gathered at the rails to witness the crash, with pink water and a severed tail and head seen from opposite sides.
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New York
Presidente Wilson
mid-Atlantic
Wooden Death At Busy Corner Baffles Police
Police are baffled by the circumstances of the death of William Houstler a 31 year old bricklayer who lived with his sister Mrs Marie Neff 109 Winkler street. He fell while walking west on Sixth street near Walnut after 5 pm and died at General Hospital from a broken neck and possible skull fracture. An autopsy was ordered to determine the exact cause as he had been seen near two small carts prior to the fall. Houstler recently discharged from ten years of Army service had been doing small contracting work and was reportedly in Cumminsville yesterday.
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William Houstler
Marie Neff
Winkler Street
Sixth
Walnut Streets
General Hospital
D. C. Handley
Houstler
Sixth Street
William Grieszmer
Clifton Avenue
Grieszmer
Joseph V Ploeger
Houstier
Ploeger
Handley
Elmer Houstler
Large mail theft nets hundreds of thousands in bonds
Elkhart Indiana police report a registered mail pouch stolen from the New York Central Railroad Station with bonds worth about 500000 and a non negotiable 100000 bonus packet found near a vent in the Post Office. Daniel Ingram held as a mail messenger suspect pending federal inquiry. A note reading Here's your bonds signed Tommy OConnor was found with recovered bonds but authorities discount O Connor involvement.
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Elkhart
Ind
New York Central
Postoffice
Daniel Ingram
New York
Grand Rapids
Mich
Tommy O’connor
Chicago
Tommy O'Connor
Ingram
O’connor
Robbery Targeted Mail Pouch in Elkhart Transit
Postal inspectors credit an unassigned thief with stealing a registered mail pouch from a truck in Elkhart Indiana, after it was loaded from the New York train and before the Lake Shore train bound for Grand Rapids. The pouch was not under marine guard and the value remains undisclosed.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Elkhart
Ind
Swain S. MacSwain
MacSwain
New York
Lake Shore
Detectives arrest Paul Stelver on Springfield charge
Detectives Ellenreider and Schwae arrested Paul Stelver age 20 who had been living at the Fenwick Club. He is said to be wanted in Springfield on a statutory charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellenreider
Schwaeble
Paul Stelver
Fenwick Club
Springfield
Ohio Governor to dismiss Penitentiary Commission
Governor Davis announced the Ohio Penitentiary Commission would be dismissed and a new board appointed to approve changes saving the state about 7 million dollars. The plan envisions a London prison farm built for 5 million or less, down from nearly 12 million, with costs previously pegged at 23.3 million.
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Columbus
Davis
Ohio Penitentiary Commission
London
H. SS. Riddle
H. R. Cooley
Cleveland
A.F. Shepard
Dayton
Ww. A. Greenland
Cox
Rudiiment Architects
Buildings Hauled Away During Oklahoma Fire
An entire block of flame buildings in Whiz Bang Osage County was burned today. Oil operators used tractors to drag buildings away from the burning area to prevent spread, stopping the fire from spreading to nearby structures.
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Ponca City
Okla
Whiz Bang
Osage County
Woman Dies After Being Struck by Street Car
Emma Arndt a 45 year old resident of 231 Sycamore Street was knocked down by East End street car No 1896 at Third Street and Broadway in heavy rain and dragged forty feet. She suffered a skull fracture and a broken wrist and lay dying at General Hospital. Motorman Edward Youngblugh and conductor James Young could not stop in time due to slippery rails. The victim was later identified by a friend. she had relatives in Huntington West Virginia.
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Emma Arndt
Sycamore Street
East End
Third Street
Broadway
General Hospital
Edward Youngblugh
James Young
Robbery: Whitaker Stripped of Clothes and Cash
Frank Whitaker a 40 year old cement worker walked to the First District Police Station claiming he had been robbed of trousers shoes and 14 in cash by unknown thieves. He woke under a bridge after 12 near midnight with cuts and bruises and cannot recall events after 10 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Whitaker
West Ninth Street
First District
Whitaker
Embezzlement Warrants Sink Simon Schaeffer Firm
Philadelphia January 13. Francis J. Walsh named temporary receiver for Simon Schaeffer Company Inc to assess finances and conduct. Warrants issued for John J. Stein Morris R. Schaeffer and Harry Simon all of Philadelphia accusing them of embezzlement and fraudulent conversion. The firm had branches in Cleveland New York Harrisburg Allentown and Millville. Three creditors say they paid about 10000 for stock not delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Francis J. Walsh
Simon- Schaeffer Company, Inc
John J. Stein
Morris R. Schaeffer
Harry Simon
Cleveland
New York
Harrisburg
Allentown
Millville
Germany pays 31 million gold marks to Reparations Commission
Paris January 18 By The Associated Press Germany made its first payment of 31,000,000 gold marks under the Cannes reparations accord. The sum is due every ten days pending a full decision on reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Associated Press
Germany
Cannes
Cincinnati police win Britt from St. Louis after month long chase
Joan Britt a 28 year old St. Louis clerk was surrendered to Cincinnati authorities after detectives Brink and Hill brought him from St. Louis. He is charged with stealing 1200 dollars and other valuables from Leslie Tull a Hamilton County Bank and Trust Company messenger during a December 10 robbery near Eden Park. The St. Louis court had refused habeas corpus and ordered Britt turned over to Cincinnati. Britt denies being in Cincinnati on December 16 and claims innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Joan Britt
St. Louis
Joseph Brink
John Hill
Leslie Tull
Hamilton County Bank and Trust Company
Eden Park
Cose
Britt
Criminal Court
Brink
Hill
Tull
Women Voters to Form New State Branches in Ohio
The Ohio League of Women Voters plans new branches across the state through May ahead of the state convention in Columbus. Twenty eight officers regional directors and committee chairs attended the Directors meeting. A nominating committee includes Mrs Malcolm McBride of Cleveland Miss Lucia B Johnson of Columbus Miss Rachael Gallagher of Toledo Miss Anna McCully of Dayton and Mrs Samuel Sturm of Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio League of Women Voters
Malcolm McBride
Cleveland
Lucia B. Johnson
Rachael Gallagher
Toledo
Anna McCully
Dayton
Samuel Sturm
Cincinnati
Chile to Study Ancona Pact Delegation
Chile announced it will name a plenipotentiary in Washington to study how the Ancona treaty should be executed. The move follows an invitation from the United States, with Peru and Chile disputing Tacna Arica under the pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Santiago
Associated Press
United States
Washington
Ancona
U S oil interests reach agreement with Mexico
In Mexico City on January 18 a complete accord on exports and production taxes was reached between five American oil company heads and Mexican officials. Local oil representatives cite advices from U S headquarters, though no government confirmation was available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
United States
Senate approves Fletcher nomination as ambassador to Belgium
Washington January 18 The Senate confirms Henry P. Fletcher as ambassador to Belgium and William J. O'Toole of West Virginia as minister to Paraguay in a single confirmation action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry P. Fletcher
Belgium
Senate
William J. O'Toole
West Virginia
Paraguay
K. K. Note Tells Tenant to Seek Cheaper House
Columbus authorities investigate an organized rent revolt after W. D. Richardson received two threatening letters demanding he abandon his $90 monthly apartment and stop aiding rent profiteers. The letters signed KX. K. B warned Richardson to move to cheaper quarters and claimed spineless tenants suffer with profiteering landlords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
W. D. Richardson
KX. K. B
Richardson
Estate of Thomas P. Egan Bequeaths Family Shares and Trusts
The will filed in Probate Court outlines that Thomas P. Egan’s estate mainly benefits his immediate family. His widow Alma E. Egan receives $12,000 yearly and life use of Edgecliff on Flora Place Walnut Hills, with rest to be managed as a trust for his children and specific bequests to seven heirs. The estate distributes stock in J A Fay and Egan to sons and daughters equalized by stock value, with annual roles and salaries set for executors and trustees. Two codicils adjust Christmas gifts and add a later grandchild provisions, including $50 monthly for the grandson and $10,000 at distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Egan
J. A. Fay & Egan Company
Alma E. Egan
Egan
Flora Place
Walnut Hills
Edgecliff
Frederick T. Egan
Clifford P. Egan
Raymond W. Egan
Alma E. Altenberg
Edna M. Egan
Christine E. Feuss
Virginia Egan
Mary Reardon
Chicago
Ill
Thomas A. Feuss
Clifford Egan
J. G. Grimes
Edith Egan
Edith Pratt
Jane Murray Egan
Thomas P. Egan, Jr
Harding on Critics and Presidency From Inside the White House
Special Dispatch to the Tribune reports Vice President Harding reflecting on critics and the presidency. He notes the burden of office, the difference between impromptu remarks and deliberate policy, and the challenge of public quotation versus careful speech. He recalls editor days and warns of selective reporting.
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T Washington
Harding
White House
Inquirer
Mr. Harding
Marion
O. Responsibility
Pope Benedict Confined With Bronchial Catarrh at 67
Rome Jan 18 Pope Benedict is confined to bed with bronchial catarrh and influenza symptoms though not seen as serious. Fever reached 39.9C 103.8F but officials report no grave danger. The Pope, 67, has been active but now remains bedridden as doctors monitor for complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Associated Press
Pope Benedict
Rious
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Pope Bengedict
Stefani
Gasparri
Hays to Lead New Motion Picture Producers Group After March
New York Jan 18 Will H Hays become directing head of the National Association of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors immediately after March 4 He will resign from the Harding cabinet and start as executive head under a contract reportedly paying 150000 a year The group cites aims to raise standards and moral value of the industry with leaders Adolph Zukor William Fox Marcus Loew Lewis J Selznick R C Rose Samuel Goldwyn and Carl Laemmle backing the effort
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New York
Will H. Hays
National Association of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors
Hays
Harding
Adolph Zukor
William Fox
Marcus Loew
Lewis J. Se
Open Door Plan Partially Accepted by Far Eastern Committee
The Far Eastern Committee of the Arms Conference accepts the American open door plan in part, deleting the explicit inquiry into existing Chinese concessions. Britain and Japan oppose reopening concessions. China reserves right to revive the issue. Delegates note the main open door aim remains a pledge against spheres of influence and a board to report on violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
China
Hughes
Howce
International Board of Reference
Sir Auckland Geddes
Shantung
Manchuria
Siberia
Inter-Allied Commission
Russia
Kiaochow
Shantung Railway
Hughes-Balfour
Boys Making Candy In Newport Church
Two twelve year old boys were found in the kitchen of St. Paul Episcopal Parish House Newport York street and Court place making candy. Police surrounded the house after a burglar call and the boys fled through a window. They said they entered during services to retrieve a latch opened earlier. Officers found molasses sugar and candy making supplies on the table. The youths were sent home with a promise not to repeat the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Murphy
James Fuller
Bullet and
Eviston
St. Paul Episcopal
York Street
Court Place
Newport
Owners of Wagner Stock to Be Reimbursed in Full
John S. Sheppard, receiver for E. W. Wagner & Co., announced that all creditors who bought stock outright or on margin would be reimbursed in full. Cash balances on the books, lacking priority claims, will share assets with general creditors in the final apportionment. The defunct firm had liabilities of 7.5 million and assets of 5 million, with about 13,000 creditors in New York and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John S. Sheppard
E. W. Wagner & Co
Reclamation Committee
Sherd
Chicago
Shipping Board Debt To Be Paid By July First
Washington January 18 The Shipping Board expressed confidence that by July 1 it will be free from debt except for possible court claims A House bill to be taken up tomorrow carries 100 459 000 for Shipping Board expenses in the coming fiscal year including 50 000 000 to settle out of court claims The Board estimates a current year operating loss of 58 000 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shipping Board
House
Famous Dublin Castle May Become a Museum
Dublin reports that James McMahon and A W Cope spent the afternoon in consultation on transferring powers as outlined in an official statement. The Bank of Ireland has agreed to a 1,000,000 pound loan to the provisional government, and Dublin Castle is reported to be converted into a museum.
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Dublin
Associated Press
James McMahon
Ireland
A. W. Cope
Bank of Ireland
Dublin Castle
Gold making not likely says Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey states no chemist has produced gold or can safely claim it is possible. The feat would be exceedingly costly and far pricier than natural gold, making laboratory production unlikely to affect currency or market value.
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Washington
Jay
United States Geological Survey
Coldest Weather Grips Rockies Tonight
Denver reports the coldest weather of the winter as a deep freeze hits the Rocky Mountain region. The tight cold spans last night and tonight, stressing power and travel conditions across Colorado and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Rocky Mountain Region
Poincare Demands German Fulfillment of Versailles Obligations
Paris Premier Poincareʼs ministerial declaration to be read in Parliament stresses Franceʼs aim to uphold the Versailles framework. It calls on Germany to fulfill treaty obligations and restore the ruins it created, while affirming unity with allies and Genoa conference guarantees.
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Taris
Associated Press
Poincare
France
Genoa
Germany
Polish Estate Restored to Owner After Versailles Accord
Winnipeg reports Count Felix N. Hryneiwiecki aged 70, longtime clerk of the Provincial Police Court, has had his Polish ancestral estate of 13 000 acres restored. Valued at 10 million dollars, the property was confiscated by Russians during Poland’s conquest and returned under the Versailles treaty provisions.
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Winnipeg
Poland
Felix N. Hryneiwiecki
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Eeesbaseeye
Ooden
New York Central Station
Springfield Police
Penitentiary Commission
Price
Oklahoma
Orin Britt
U.S
Mexico
Fletcher
Thomas Egan
Carpers
David Lawrence
Commercial Tribune
Republican Party
Pontiff
PENGA
Japan
Wagner
Geological Survey
Rockies
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