Cincinnati Women Urged to Lead Civic League Revitalization
Mayor Seasongood and City Manager Sherrill urged about 200 Cincinnati women to revive a civic league to discuss and act on city problems at Guilford Public School. They called for mass meetings at Music Hall and stressed women’s power to influence planning, traffic safety, and support for cultural institutions.
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Cincinnati
Seasongood
Sherrill
Guilford Public School
Music Hall
H. E. Caldwell
Mothers’ Clubs
Bureau of Municipal Research
Seasongovod
City Planning Commission
Zoological Gardens
Art Academy
Art Museum
Natural History Museum
United States per capita money in circulation on March 1 1926
Treasury figures show every person had 41.84 dollars in circulation on March 1 1926 based on a total money stock of 8 331 020 801 dollars. The population was about 115 million with higher November 1920 and lower February 1926 figures.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Kresge Suit Halts as Reconciliation Rumors Rise
The Doris Mercer Kresge suit to recover 1 million dollars from Sebastian S. Kresge was adjourned to tomorrow in New York Supreme Court. Witnesses awaited as双方 discussed reconciliation amid claims of stock and cash settlements, with details of prior gifts and stock transfers revealed.
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New York
Doris Mercer Kresge
Sebastian S. Kresge
Kresge
Supreme Court
Wagner
Max D. Steuer
Miss Mercer
Andrew Carnegie
Justice Wagner
Coolidge to Order Guard for Unknown Soldier Tomb
President Coolidge will issue an executive order to provide a guard for the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery after a delegation from the American Legion urged reverence and a barrier. Representative Furlow has proposed a bill to establish guard duties and a chain barrier, though the White House indicated Hyay may not be needed and the matter could be handled by the President or War Secretary.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Coolidge
American Legion
White House
Arlington National Cemetery
Furlow
Rep
Minn
Hyay
Alfonso denies plan to visit United States
Alexander P. Moore former American ambassador to Spain said in Palm Beach that reports King Alfonso of Spain would visit the United States in early autumn are groundless.
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Associated Press
Palm Beach
Fla
Alexander P. Moore
Spain
United States
Alfonso of
Albin E. Johnson
New York World News Service
Geneva
Alfonso da Costa
Portugal
League of Nations
M. Briand
Senor da Costa
Rafael Erich
Finland
Berlin
Zahle
da Costa
Switzerland
Holland
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Belgium
Brazil
Poland
China
Persia
Alfonso
Rivera
Propst Resigns After Governor’s Probe Into Prohibition Office
Columbus March 8 S A Propst deputy state prohibition commissioner resigns effective March 23 after Governor Donahey recommended his dismissal. Three inspectors Carl Selzer J B Coulter and Fred C Curtiss face possible punitive action. Governor denounces raid methods and warns against entrapment tactics amid the Westerville and Springfield incidents.
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Columbus
Donahey
S. A. Propst
Prohibition
McDonald
Carl Selzer
J. B. Coulter
Fred C. Curtiss
Propst
State Prohibition Department
Prohibition Department
Westerville
Nutt
State Department
America
Springfield
Mr. Propst
Mystery Will Theft in Worthington Estate Case
Chicago attorney Robert L. Cohan reports the alleged will of the late "Wolf of La Salle," worth about 3.5 million dollars, stolen from his office after a break in. Cohan says the document, showing his name as beneficiary for 250,000, was unsigned and unwed, while Worthington's daughter Alice calls it a forgery.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
Robert L. Obhan
John’ Worthington
Wolf
la Salle Street
Atlanta
Worthington
Cohan
Alice Worthington
Miss Worthington
John Rogers
New Rochelle
N. Y
Germany
Austria
Poland
Deuteache Bank of
Berlin
Los Angeles
Cal
Favre Murder Trial Proceeds Amid Publication Debate
In Hancock County Mississippi the Jesse Favre murder trial continues despite a court order restricting publication of testimony. Judge White refused to halt the trial over newspaper reports while attorneys expect no official notice until later trials. Favre claims another man, Doc Jackson, killed the two victims and reiterates his own denial of involvement.
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Hancock
Bay .F. Louis
Miss
Hancock County
Jesse Favre
John A. McLemore
William W. Mingee
Bay St. Louis
Walter H. White
New Orleans
White
Carl Marshall
B. Russell
Walter Jex
Favre
Jackson
Main Break Floods Four Street Area With Westward Current
A twenty inch water main burst on Fourth street between Walnut and Vine, flooding Fourth and Walnut with a riverlike surge. The break, extending fifty feet, caused thousands in basement damage and halted traffic while Water Works crews, police, and fire department battled to locate valves and control the flow for hours.
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Fourth Street
Walnut
Vine Streets
Fourth
Walnut Streets
Walnut Street
Water Works Department
Vine Street
Fourth, Walnut
Third
Water Works
Copelaw
Weatherly
Fourth and Vine Streets
Elsie De Wolfe to Wed Sir Charles Mendl in Paris
Paris March 8. Reliable information states American actress Elsie De Wolfe, 61, and Sir Charles Mendl head of the press section at the British Embassy in Paris plan to marry Wednesday morning. The move surprises their friends.
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Paris
Elsie de Wolfe
Sir Charles Mendl
Miss De Wolfe Debuts in 1890 and Leads Stage Stock
Miss De Wolfe, aged 61, began on stage in 1890 and led her own stock company for years before retiring in 1905. Since leaving the stage she has worked as an interior decorator. Sir Charles Mead served as an intelligence officer in the British army.
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Miss de Wolfe
Charles Mead
Cyclone Ravages Abruzzi Coast Besets Fishing Fleets
A strong cyclone hit the Abruzzi region east of Rome causing heavy damage at Vasto and Casalbordino where the meteorological observatory was wrecked. Telephones and telegraph lines are down. several coastal towns suffer severe damage. multiple fishing boats sunk and fishermen reported missing.
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Rome
Abruzzi
Vasto
Casalbordino
University announces discovery of unknown element No 61
The University of Illinois reports the discovery of a new element named No 61 by Dr B S Hopkins and assistants after more than five years of research. Using custom X-ray equipment the team isolated compounds and confirmed the element’s presence. Further tests aim to determine potential value and naming.
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Urbana
Ill
University of Illinois
B. 8. Hopkins
L. F. Yntema
J. A. Harris
Rare Earth
Prof. Hopkins
Copenhagen
68 Trapped in Gas-Filled Mine in West Virginia
Rescue teams extracted 39 miners alive from a gas-filled mine at Eccles West Virginia after an explosion Left 68 trapped underground as rescuers worked through dangerous conditions The incident prompted emergency response and ongoing recovery efforts with no final count of missing.
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Eccles
W. VA
Telescope twice as large to study stars and Moon
Prof. George Willis Ritchey in Paris designs a 19 foot 8 inch reflector claiming it will let observers see 15 000 times farther and make the Moon appear only ten miles away. The Parison instrument uses honeycomb cell mirrors to stabilize expansion and прогress toward future giant telescopes.
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Associated Press
New York
March
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Today
George Willis Ritchey
Paris
Ritchey
Yerkes Observatory
University of Chicago
Solar
Carnegie Institute
Pasadena
Cal
Jansen
Societe de St. Gobian
Permanent Eastern Time for Cincinnati Urged by Citizens
Citizens representing business, banks, railroads, chambers of commerce and civic groups urged adopting Eastern time year round at a City Council Law Committee hearing. Supporters argued it would align Cincinnati with major Ohio cities and simplify business while opponents cited hardship for workers.
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Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Law Committee
Seasongood
Columbus
Toledo
Cleveland
Samuel Herndon
Herndon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio East
Edgar Dow Gilman
Colonel Sherrill
de Ieels
Cincina
Gilman
W. H. Eggers
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Great
Miami Valley
Dayton
Troy
Piqua
Indiana
Ohio
Federal Reserve Bank
Monte J. Goble
Samuel Iglauer
William H. Peters
Adolph Kummér
Central Labor Council
Tim
A. E. Mittendorf
Ea Ee Club
E. D. Cowle
Parker Works to Get Word From Eccles Mine Blast
D. J. Parker head of the U S Bureau of Mines in Pittsburgh sought updates on the Eccles West Virginia mine explosion. He wired Thorpe rescuers to move immediately, promising a government rescue car would reach the scene in hours and urging the entombed men be saved alive.
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Eccles
W. Va
Crab Orchard Improvement Company
Here
No. 5
No. 6
Thorpe
Mt. Hope
State Mine Department
Beckley
Pittsburgh
D. J. Parker
United States Bureau of Mines
Parker
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