Love Defies Barriers as Chinese American Couple Seeks License
George Lee a Chicago chop suey owner and Virginia Reeves seek a marriage license in Covington Kentucky but are refused due to race. They face legal and jurisdictional hurdles in Kentucky and Ohio with themes of interracial marriage and persistence.
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Henry Drexelius
Kipling
George Lee
Chicago
Virginia Reeves
John B. Dillon
Covington
San Francisco
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Kenton County
Ohio
Lee
Windy City
Elizabeth Streibie
West Tenth Street
Miss Reeves
George Kaufmann
Newport
Index to Advertisements Aeolian Company Vocalion
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century advertisement index listing multiple brands and firms such as Baldwin Piano Company Campbell's Creek Coal Dow's Drug Stores East Hills Coal & Supply Company Phrlich Paint Company Fifth Third National Bank Hamilton County Fire Insurance Co Women's Wear Northcott-Smith Co Clothing Provident Savings Bank and Trust Co Spencer's Jewelry Stewart-Kidd Company Books and others in a catalog-like layout likely from a newspaper.
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Aeolian Company
Vocalion
Amubemenes
Serene Ceeeeeeeettenesees
Baldwin Piano Company
Cc. & PD
Campbell's Creek Coal
Dow's Drug Stores
Hamilton County Fire Insurance Co
Ernicke Co
Papeete Criticine
Greater Shoe Company
Hoffman Heater Sales Company
Annes
Ku-Klux Klothes
Reenk
Dogee
Acconnissieg Rimea
Shevin's Oyster Howse
Spencer’s—Jewelry
Seeevereereerees
Stewart-Kidd Company—Books
Meritt Laboratory
Wilson vetoes Fordney tariff bill in veto sustained by House
President Wilson vetoed the Fordney emergency tariff bill calling it harmful to farmers and unlikely to expand foreign markets. The House failed to override the veto with 132 votes against and 20 in favor. The veto message argues the measure would not deliver substantial relief and could promote monopoly.
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Washington
Wilson
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Committee On Ways and Means
Marconi invention to stop shipwrecks
In Liverpool on March 2, William Marconi announced a new wireless system to guide ships in fog. He described directing electric waves like lighthouse flashes to replace leading lights and prevent vessel collisions in thick weather.
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Liverpool
William Marconi
Lawyer Frank Kemper Dies Sudden at 63 in Cincinnati
Frank Hathaway Kemper 63, prominent Cincinnati attorney and pioneer descendant, died yesterday at Christ Hospital from apoplexy. He practiced with his brother Willis Kemper, served as City Council president, and helped elect senator Mark Hanna. Funeral Saturday at 2:30 p.m. from his brother’s home, Willis Kemper, Walnut Hills. Burial in Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Frank Hathaway Kemper
Ail Broadway
Christ Hospital
Willis M. Kemper
Upland Place
Frederick McMillin
First Presbyterian Church
Walnut Hills
Spring Grove Cemetery
Kemper
Cincinnati
Lane Seminary
Hugh S. Kemper
David Kemper
James Kemper
Woodward High School
Cincinnati Law School
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
East Fourth Street
Thirty-sixth Ward
Hanna
Two U Boat Distress Signals Spur Rescue Efforts
Wireless reports say two submarines the O-7 and O-8 sought help. The O-8 grounded near Cuttyhunk coast guard station while the O-7 lay three miles east of Race Rock in Long Island Sound. A coast guard cutter and Eagle Boat No. 33 from New London were dispatched. the O-7 later indicated no further aid was needed.
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New York
Peniket
Gull Islands
Buzzards Bay
Race Rock
Wilderness Point
Long Island Sound
Cuttyhunk Coast
Navy Yard
Gresham
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
Little Gull Island
Eagle Boat No
New London
Conn
British Cut Steel Prices In Shipbuilding Surge
English and Scotch iron and steel makers have sharply cut prices to beat German and Belgian rivals in overseas markets, focusing on shipbuilding steel. The move aims to maintain competitiveness abroad amid global competition.
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London
Lloyd George Rejects Counter Proposals on War Costs
Lloyd George declares Germany must pay reparations for damages, not war costs, and says German offers are inadequate. Allies demand immediate steps if terms are rejected, including Ruhr occupation and taxes. Germany to reply by Monday noon.
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London
Associated Press
Germany
Supreme Allied Council
Duisburg
Dusseldorf
Ruhr
Rhine
Paris
Lloyd George
Walter S.mons
St. James Palace
Simons
Monay
New Delaware Firm Signs $1 Million Timber Deal
The Conasauga River Lumber Company, a Delaware corporation led by Cincinnati president John Burns, closes a deal for 150 million feet of timber along the Tennessee Georgia line. The package includes Conasaugah Tenn town, a band mill, fifteen miles of railroad, and a possible Cincinnati office. The deal with Tenaga Lumber of Detroit involves Ohio Kentucky Michigan investors. sawmill to reopen after improvements.
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Conasauga
Cincinnati
Polk County
Knoxville, Tenn
Louisville & Nashville
Conasauga River Lumber Company
Ohio
Kentucky
Michigan
Tenaga Lumber Company
Detroit
Mich
Opium Smuggling Plot Foiled On Chinese Steamship
Ten pounds of opium disguised as sausage were seized on a Brooklyn pier during a raid by police and Internal Revenue agents. Intercepted after information suggested Chinese crew members would smuggle drugs into New York from Calcutta. Police later raided a fashionable apartment, recovering narcotics valued at $10,000 hidden in an airshaft.
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New York
Brooklyn
Internal Revenue
Calcutta
Congress Nears End as War Bonus Fight Intensifies
In a late session Congress wrestled with eleventh hour measures including the Navy bill. The Senate backed a Sundry Civil bill excluding Wilson Dam funds while House leadership faced pressure over the veteran bonus. The naval bill remained in limbo as lawmakers sought a compromise amid final adjournment moves.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Good
Appropriations Committee
Representative Burns
Tennessee
Representative Mann
Illinois
Wilson
Marine Corps
Poindexter
Boy Jumps From Two Stories Into Police Arms
A sixteen year old boy leaped from a second story window into the arms of Officer Kaiser in the yard of Ohio Valley Printing Company at 317 Race street. The youth, Benjamin Hansbrough, said he and a companion entered to blow the safe. the safe’s combination was found knocked off but nothing was stolen. Police surrounded the building as detectives searched for the second suspect.
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Kaiser
Ohio Valley Printing Company
Race Street
Benjamin Hansbrough
Ellard Circle
Sunderman
Weis and Cleary
van Dohne and
Pfister
Final Selection of Davis Completes Harding's Cabinet
On the presidential train to Washington President elect Harding announces James J. Davis of Pittsburg as Secretary of Labor and George B. Christian Jr as Secretary to the President. Davis a former steel worker and union card holder, heads the Moose Lodge as U S ranking official.
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Baltimore
Harding
Washington
James J. Davis
Pittsburg
George B. Christian, Jr
Davis
The
Moose Lodge
United States
Somber End of Wilson Era as Harding's Rise Looms
Washington witnesses a somber transition from Woodrow Wilson's administration to a new era under Warren G. Harding. Champ Clark lies in state as sadness pervades the Capitol, while outgoing officials express confidence that Harding and Hughes will face postwar duties. Tumulty urges kindness to Christian, noting eight years of service and shared effort to aid distress in the nation.
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Wilson
Harding
Washington
Woodrow - Wilson
Capitol
Champ Clark
White House
Executive Mansion
Woodrow Wilson
Hughes
America
Joseph P. Tumulty
George P. Christian
Christian
Mr. Tumulty
Ite House
Warren Harding
Harding Hopes Silver Plaque Delayed By Washington Rules
Ring Lardner reports Washington satire as Harding arrives for inauguration. Police rules bar valuable jewelry, forcing the Marion silver plaque to be checked. Notes on ambassadors, Wilson’s post office plans, and social events surround the event.
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Lardner
Harding
Marion
T Washington
Washington
Wne
Mr. Harding
Jess Wilard
Pittsburg
Ohio
Paris
Gamaliel
Hughes
Acc’t
Wilson
White House
Capitol
Woodrow
Poland Romania Hungary ally to fight Bolsheviks
An offensive alliance against the Bolsheviks has been signed in Budapest by Poland Romania and Hungary. Colonel Strazen signed for Romania and Count Dembinski represented Poland in the pact announced as reliable sources report.
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Poland
Rumania
Hungary
Budapest
Strazen
Count Dembinski
Cleveland Superintendent Elected NEA President
R. G. Jones of Cleveland was chosen President of the National Education Association department of superintendence, edging Boston's Payson Smith by three votes. The Executive Committee includes Jesse H. Newton Denver Frank Cody Detroit Randall J. Condon Cincinnati and J H Beveridge Omaha Neb.
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Atlantic City
N. J
R. G. Jones
Cleveland
Department of
National Education Association Today
Payson Smith
Boston
Jesse H. Newton
Denver
Frank Cody
Detroit
Randall J. Condon
Cincinnati
J.H. Beveridge
Omaha
Neb
Next Executive Has Short Chat at White House
The article notes an abbreviated White House exchange with the incoming executive, framed by a lighter inaugural mood and absence of usual holiday bustle. Crowds greet Harding on arrival, but desert streets contrast with the customary turmoil.
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NEXT
White House
Harding
Inaugural Fair Weather Forecast for Washington
A special forecast predicts fair and cold conditions for Washington on Friday March 4 with fresh west winds. Low temperatures near freezing are expected Friday morning.
Inauguration Close as Wilson Leaves Office
Washington reports eight years of Democratic rule end as Woodrow Wilson prepares to retire and Warren G Harding, Republican president elect, arrives to arrange a simple inaugural ceremony. Plans focus on minimal display and Wilson's limited participation while Harding meets advisers and party leaders at the White House.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G
Harding
Senenet
Pope
White House
Capitol
Mr. Harding
Wilson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Cary T. Grayson
Senator Knox
Pennsylvania
Congressional Committee On
Avenue
One
Congress
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Swain
Mr .Lee
Marconi
Frank Hi Kemper
Pioneer Line
Lana Seminary
Mark Hanna
United States Senate
Mr. Hanna
Buzzard’s Bay
Alfred Stephen Bryan
Commercial Tribune
Capital
Bill Crux
David Lawrence
Ring Lardner
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Big Moose
Hays
Herbie Hoover
Ccgar
Park
Wilsons
Jess
Ann Pennington
Dublin
Condon
New Willard Hotel
Republican National Committee
Sena
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