Egyptian Delegation Seeks Independence at Peace Conference
Paris dispatch reports Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha and Egyptian leaders urge recognition of Egypt’s independence. They condemn British protectorate as a wartime measure and describe arrests, deportations to Malta, and deadly protests in Cairo and provinces. Delegation cites widespread Egyptian support and nonreligious, nonforeign aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Associated Press
Egypt
Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha
Suez Canal
Behera
Malta
Europe
Saad Zagiow Pasha
Legislative Assembly
Ismail Sidkey Pasha
Hamed el Basil Pasha
Atteast
Wilson
Allenby
Alexandria
Assam
Cairo
Germany
Turkey
Valley of the Nile
Ohio to Centralize Local Health Departments Under State Supervision
The Ohio Hughes district law creates eight State District Supervisors to coordinate 100 local health departments. The State Department of Health gains eight supervisors starting July 1 with civil service appointments, while local departments retain autonomy in purely local matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Ohio Government
Columbus
Hughes Heath
State Department of Health
United States Leads World in Shipbuilding in 1919
Lloyds Register figures show the United States under construction on March 31 1919 totaling 4 185 52 percent of shipping in allied and neutral nations excluding Britain. Britain holds 2 254 845 tons of the 7 796 266 tons in progress. The US builds twenty eight times as much as in June 1914. impact on sea freight felt in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
United States
Great Britain
Lloyd's Register
Americans Receive Legion of Honor Honors in Paris Ceremony
In Paris at the Invalides courtyard General Berdoulat awarded the Legion of Honor to 34 American officers. Recipients include Brigadier Generals Krauthoff and McKinstry, Colonels Whitney Embick Carty Dunwoody and Atwood, and many others with Knights and Officers crossed conferred. A guard from American divisions and the Eighty Ninth French Infantry stood watch as 2,000 spectators cheered from balconies and galleries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Associated Press
Legion of Honor
Cross of the Legion
Charles R. Krauthoff
Charles H. McKinstry
H. H. Whitney
Edwin D. Bricker
John Carty
Halsey Dunwoody
Stanley Dunbar Embick
Ulysses S. Grant
William G. Atwood
Ailen H. Muhr
John C. Breckenridge
John Mills Sawyer
Ralph H. van Deman
Cabot Ward
Julian Lowell Coolidge
Royall Tyler
Hubert L Stanton
Philip Walton Livermore
John McFadden
United States
John M. T. Finney
Frank
Harold C. Whitman
John Ewell
Eugene M. Moore
R. D. Skinner
H. A. Stickney
Johny. Hughes
General Pershing
Metz
William B. Causey
Vienna
Leland J. Smith
Jassey
Romania
Clarence C. Goodrich
Carl Taylor
Henry Mason Day
Carlson
Eighty-ninth
Berdoulat
Japanese Navy Construction Plan For 1919 20 Outlined
Tokyo May 5 The warships planned for the current Japanese navy budget include the battleships Kaga and Tosa two battle cruisers unnamed as yet two cruisers eight destroyers and seven submarines The two battle cruisers will be of the latest type and designs have been drafted with instructions expected soon from the Minister of the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Kaga
Tosa
Dyer Attacks Medicines as Camouflage Booze in Prohibition Fight
Washington June 7 Representative Dyer Missouri Republican attacked amendments to tighten control over medicinal alcohol. He urged harsher limits calling out medicines containing high grain alcohol as camouflage booze. Deputy Commissioner Gaylord supported Volstead enforcement to empower Treasury during wartime prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Representative Dyer
Missouri
Dyer
Robert Gaylord
Internal Revenue
Representative Volstead
Minnesota
Treasury Department
Return of Guardsmen and Selectees Completed
American forces in Europe are now reduced to fewer than 700,000 regulars after demobilization. The War Department announced that the national guard and national army divisions have returned from France, with the Sixth Division first embarking homeward and the Fourth and Fifth set to return this month. May movements totaled 333,308 officers and men embarked, part of a demobilization that has returned over 2.39 million to civil life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Washington
Ntional Guard
National Army
France
War Department
Department
Nine and a Half Yearold Betty Returns to Mother in Court Ruling
Betty Goodwin, a nine and a half year old willed to her stepmother, returns to her real mother Mrs. Reynold Decker of Maybrook Orange County on May 10 by order of Supreme Court Justice Whitaker. Betty hosted a party at Sacred Heart Convent and spoke of happiness to go back to her mother while cherishing memories of her grandmother and school friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Betty Goodwin
Reynold Decker
Maybrook
Orange County
Supreme Court
Whitaker
Sacred Heart Convent
Convent Avenue
Bessie
Betty
Mamma
Papa
Leading Ace Mannock Not Credited In Britain’s War Records
London reports Major E W Mannock was Britain’s leading ace with the most German aircraft to his credit, but the Air Ministry did not officially acknowledge his exploits after the armistice. His blind eye and high flying tactics defined a 18 month service, ending when a bullet felled him during a ground chase. He earned the DSO and Military Cross, yet his record was only later fully recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
E. W. Mannock
British
Aviation Corps
Air Ministry
England
Mannock
France
Royal Air Forces
Ministry
Weather prospects for Ohio Valley and Tennessee districts
Forecast calls for generally fair weather this week in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee districts. Local showers possible early in the week with mild to moderate temperatures prevailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio, Valley
Tennessee
Selling War Stamps Vacation Activity Among Hamilton County Students
Some 3200 Hamilton County school children completed Vacation Thrift Committees and began selling War Savings and Thrift Stamps for prizes from the State organization. Major non Cincinnati centers include Reading Mt Healthy Glendale and Wyoming with chairs listed. Dozens of county schools joined the summer drive and early sales through June 16 may count toward both contests, with Pershing Medals to be awarded at a June 17 mass meeting at Music Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Reading
Mt. Healthy
Glendale
Wyoming
Charles Kattmann
Mt.ealthy
M. Duvail
Woodlawn
Science Hall
Sixteen Mile Stand
Crescentville
Springdale
Runyan
Berea
Montgomery
Concord
Allen
Plainville
Asbury
Mt. Washington
Sharonville
Hammel
New Burlington
Weller, Myers
South Avenue
Jne
Music Hall
Children’s Hospital Benefit Lawn Fete Planned
Arrangements are complete for a Dana Home lawn fete to aid the Children’s Hospital of Mt. Auburn. The Tuesday event at 945 Dana Avenue will attract a record crowd with a merry go round fish pond and other kid friendly attractions. Dinners start at 5 30 p m a dancing pavilion rises jazz bands perform and sleight of hand acts entertain guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana
Children’s Hospital of
Mt. Auburn
Stephen Dana
Dana Avenue
Stock
Children’s Hospital
Hair snipper attacks in Dayton leave girl shocked
Police have no clew in the brutal assault on Mrs G Winters' 15 year old daughter in Dayton Kentucky. The assailant cut the girl's hair and severely lacerated a finger while trying to wrench off a diamond ring. The victim was found unconscious behind her home and remains in slight shock. Newport police deem the attacker possibly unsound and maintain a sharp lookout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Winters
Fifth Street
Dayton
Newport
Tidball Announces Candidacy for Norwood City Treasurer
Carl W. Tidball, 29, Norwood native, announced his bid for city treasurer in the upcoming August 12 primary. He will file his petition with the Board of Elections tomorrow. Tidball, recently returned from France where he served with the 186th Field Artillery, is connected with the Kemper-Thomas Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood
Carl W. Tidball
Charles W. Tidball
Tidball
Board of Elections
France
186Th Field Artillery
Kemper-Thomas Company
Pearl secret discovered in German artifical mother of pearl
London reports the discovery of a German industry secret in producing artificial mother of pearl. J W H Dew, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, developed the method during the war to reconstruct the process. Artificial mother of pearl is used for buttons trimmings and many articles, replacing German supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
J. W. H. Dew
Royal Society of Arts
Dew
Germany
Kiel Docks Workers Vote to Lengthen Day to Eight Hours
In Kiel Germany workers at the docks voted to work eight hours instead of seven amid broader strikes for shorter days. The unusual move drew special attention from newspapers highlighting the voluntary shift in labor practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiel
Germany
Kiel Docks
Berlin Firms Boycott Imperial Defense Troops
Berlin reports that several firms practiced a secret boycott against men of the imperial defense forces and one firm openly discharged two such men. Minister Noske denounced it as treason. after his statement, the men were reinstated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Imperial Defense Forces
Herr Noske
National Defense
Wives May Study Cooking Under Labor Ministry Scheme
The Ministry of Labor announces free training for wives and fiancées who want to learn housekeeping and cooking. Courses require registration with employment exchanges as seeking work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ministry of Labor
American delegates boost Irish republican prospects in Ireland
Ed Dublin May 10. Three American delegates representing Irish societies in America concluded a visit to Ireland. They convinced many locals that most Irish favor a republic, and that establishing a republic is practical. The trip pleased Sinn Fein leaders who welcomed talks with De Valera and Count Plunkett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Associated Press
Ireland
America
de Valera
Frank’ Walsh
Count Plunkett
Sinn
Lloyd George
Cork
Sinn Fein
Republc
John MacNeill
National University
Derry City
Red Decorates Budapest Says American Officer
An American officer in Vienna reports from Budapest that Bolshevik forces painted the city red before supplies ran out. He notes heavy American aid easing Vienna’s currency gap, and describes travel limits, food shortages, and aloofness toward Allied troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Budapest
Vienna
Paris
Warsaw
Prague
Constantinople
Marines Report Guam Lepers and Devil's Punch Bowl Discovery
Private Fred G. Taylor of the U S Marines describes finding a native punch bowl in a leper colony on Guam. He notes locals ferment coconut juice nearby and mentions the Devil’s Punch Bowl as a deep basin about twenty feet wide at the top, 160 feet deep, bulging to about 100 feet in the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
United States
Fred G. Taylor
United States Marines
South Seas
Taylor
Dixie Highway Inspection Plans Reported
Announcement says Cincinnati Automobile Club plans an inspection trip along the Dixie Highway from Cincinnati to Chattanooga to inspect counties and complete work by the June 14 1920 dedication. Notable attendees include Judge M M Allison Carl G Fisher A F Sandford W T Anderson W E Metzger Senator Thomas Taggart Richard Hardy W R Long Dr C L Bonifield and John J Shuff with co operation from Detroit Knoxville and Chattanooga clubs to extend road signs into Kentucky counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Tenn
C. L. Bonifield
M. M. Allison
Dixie Highway Association
Carl G. Fisher
Indianapolis
A. F. Sandford
Knoxville
W. T. Anderson
Macon
W. E. Metzger
Detroit
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Richard Hardy
W. R. Long
Dr. Bonifield
Auto Club
Dixie Highway
Cox
George W. Harris
Automobile Club
Kentucky
Kenton
Campbell
Boone
Columbus Fire Chief Takes Himself a Bride
Clarence E. Wormell fifty five? Wait corrected: In Pleasant Ridge last evening 7 o clock a ceremony united Columbus fire chief Clarence E. Wormell 45 and Daisy Van Fossen 34 at her parents home. Rev George Keen officiated with about forty guests. They will reside in Columbus after the wedding and motor there today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Ridge
Clarence E. Wormell
Columbus
Daisy van Fossen
W. E. van Fossen
Miss van Fossen
George Keen
Happy Union
Wormell
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Josephine Bathainy Schroath
Mrs Schroath 60 died at 2331 Strafford avenue. Funeral plans await the arrival of her son Harry W Bathainy from Portland Oregon. Survived by husband two other sons Charles and Albert and daughter Mrs Richard Ludeke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Bathainy Schroath
Strafford Avenue
Harry W. Bathainy
Portland
Ore
Funeral Services For Mrs Carrie Stant
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon for Mrs Carrie Stant who died Saturday at her home 3235 World Avenue East Walnut Hills. She is survived by her husband one son William and one daughter Miss Viola Stant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Stant
Wold Avenue
East Walnut Hills
William
Viola Stant
Boy Offered $300 Ring for 30 Cents Case Heard
Chief Probation Officer A. C. Crouse heard a case involving a negro boy charged with attempting to dispose of a diamond ring valued at $300. The boy claimed he found the ring but later admitted it was stolen in Chattanooga Tennessee after agreeing to sell it for 30 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Crouse
Crouse
Chattanooga
Tenn
Man Lured Boy Away In City Missing Child Case
Police search for a man linked to the disappearance of eight year old Charles Pflug of 208 West Liberty Street. Informants report the boy spoke with a man at Liberty and Plum streets where the man allegedly gave money and led him off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pflug
West Liberty Street
Taren
Liberty
Plum Streets
Pflug
Roosevelt Memorial Exposition Draws 36000 at Columbia
More than 35000 people from all states attended the Roosevelt memorial exhibition at Columbia University in New York. The show, running from May 9 to June 7, was part of the Americanization campaign and, per director Prof. W A Braun, revealed new facets of Roosevelts character, including his picture letters to his children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Memorial
New York
Columbia University
Offigero Officers Tour London And Surroundings
Two thousand young American military officers detached from their commands attend lectures in British universities and explore London landmarks such as Westminster Abbey St Pauls Tower of London and Buckingham Palace They also visit Dickens and Johnson haunts and travel to Kew Gardens and Hampton Court before touring Scotland and Ireland with plans to return to London for work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
British Isles
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Houses of Parliament
the Tower
Buckingham Palace
Dickens
Johnson
Hampton Court
Kew Gardens
Kew Gate
Kew
Scotland
Ireland
Custon Station
British Industrial Tours Study Leisure and Trade
Americans and believing Americans carried nothing but gold pieces in their pockets, raise donkey prices to five dollars. Officers, after a vain parley, walk through the Gap. Manchester Birmingham Leeds and Liverpool attract attention for industry and shipping. North Sea fishing trips favor pleasure over profit. Lectures run through June with hopes travelers will learn about Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Birmingham
Leeds
Liverpool
North Sea
Great Britain
Burnetts Sentenced in Police Court Over Statutory Charge
Thomas B Burnett and Carrie Jackson alias Louise Burnett of 1405 Walnut Street were fined fifty dollars and costs and ordered to thirty days in the workhouse by Judge Betl after a police court found them guilty on a statutory charge. Anna Burnett of Hillsboro testified she spent a year searching for her husband after his mysterious disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Burnett
Carrie Jackson
Louise Burnett
Walnut Street
Betlin
Anna Burnett
Hillsboro
Burnett
Missionary to Speak at YMCA Tonight
A joint YMCA and YWCA meeting will feature Mrs. Albert G. Adams addressing the audience. She will discuss The By-Products of the War and recount her sixteen years in Kamerun Africa and witnessing Germany's defeat in South Africa by the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YM. C. A
Albert G. Adams
Adams
Kamerun
Africa
South Africa
Mother Ends Life After Illness in Columbus
Mrs. Els worth Chaffin a 32 year old mother of a week old baby killed herself by cutting her throat and drowning in the Scioto River in Columbus Ohio at about 4 am. Friends say she was de mented after a recent critical illness. Her husband is a railroad employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Elsworth Chaffin
Scioto
Chaffin
Banks for Soldiers Planned at Demobilization Centers
A plan by the American Bankers Association Red Cross and War Department to open banking agencies at demobilization centers to store discharged soldiers funds aims to start thrift efforts. Each soldier leaves with about 90 dollars cash and funds may be sent to home banks via designated channels. Preliminary steps target Camp Zachary Taylor and other discharge sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
American Bankers's Association
Red Cross
War Department
Camp Zachary ‘Taylor
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Court of Invalides
Cial
Wille
Air Ministry of England
Clew
Walsh
Republic
Dixie Highway Inspection Plans
Covington Automobile Club
Cincinnati Club
Harvey Myers
Covington
Myers
Josephine Shroath
Boy
General Protestant Orphan Asylum
Frank R. Gusweiler
The
Atlas National Bank
Bend
Postoffice
Offigero
Killarney
Dun Lew
Trish
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