Auto Upsets and Pedestrian Tragedy on Western Avenue
A sequence of highway mishaps left Hans Fydel a seven year old boy with a fractured skull and leg after stepping into Western Avenue near Findlay Street. Bernard Winger's truck struck the boy. the driver and five passengers were uninjured. Two men were pinned beneath a highway crash on Gilbert Avenue when a tire detached from a car caused it to overturn, and Timothy Whalen Jr. suffered a fractured spine and leg when his truck overturned on Highland Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Eydel
Western Avenue
Bernard Winger
Hans Fydel
General Hospital
Findlay Street
Christina Eydel
Haight Avenue
Cincinnati Abbatoir Company
Winger
Gilbert Avenue
Eden Park
Alfred Day
Andrew Avenue
George Stiehnath
Shaw Avenue
Shaw
Robert B. Leonard
Thirty-second Street
Oakley
Timothy Whalen, Jr
Franklin Avenue
Highland Avenue
Whalen
Timothy Whalen
Court Street
Norwood
Bethesda Hospital
A. W. Stacey
Main Avenue
Lawlessness Running Riot in Newport
Horace Root, attorney, charged Newport city administration with corruption and lawlessness at a City Club event. He declared the courthouse must be cleared of present office holders and cited pervasive graft and boodle. He claimed Newport is known as Little Mexico or The Paris of America within a hundred miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Root
Newport
City Club of
Mexico
Paris
America
Diamonds Loot Shocks Cleveland Jewelry Store
Automobile bandits smashed a plate glass window at the Joseph L. Schuster Jewelry Company on West Twenty-fifth Street and stole diamonds valued at 5000 dollars. They fled as bullets flew from a gun carried by the store manager during the noon raid in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Joseph L. Schuster Jewelry Company
West Twenty-fifth Street
Index to Advertisements Amusements and Shops Page
A fragmented list of advertisements and vendors includes railroads banks banks Fifth Third Provident Savings Gidding Spring Fashions Grove's Iron Tonic Lyric Theater Pogue's Straw Hats Shillito's Sanada Cigars YMCA Restaurant and other local businesses. It reads like a directory page with varied goods services and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peers
Brearer
Burger Bros
Satngnee Closson
Aden
Cunard-Anchor
Frederick Lamb
T. Co
W. B. Fox & Co
Dubesavexte
Gidding
Bethesesetade
Grove
Harry W. Smith—Clothing
Kolbe & Co
Osvetenes Ae Kotte
Lyric Theater
Metropolitan
Morand
Motion Pictures
Ohio Truss Co
Sal Pinkham
Gol Pogue
Pohl
Postum
Nation's per capita wealth now 2800 dollars
Government Loan Organization data shows US per capita wealth rising to 2800 dollars as of February 1, 1921. Total national wealth estimated at 300 billion dollars, up 50 billion in seven years from 1914, with 107 million people sharing the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Prohibition Officers Threaten Home Demand Whisky in Covington
Three men driving a car with a protestant enforcement air pounded on Mrs. Marie Conley’s door at 929 Greer Street Covington Kentucky last night. They claimed to be prohibition officers and searched the cellar then rummaged cupboards seeking whiskey before fleeing toward Madison Avenue. Fer ris Harvard who lives upstairs saw the confrontation and provided police with a license number. Police investigate both Ohio and Kentucky numbers. The assailants’ acquaintance with Mrs. Conley suggests they reside near Covington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Conley
Greers Up
Covington
Prohibition Enforcement
Eighth Street
Madison Avenue
Mr. Harvard
Kentucky
Ohio
Mrs. Conley
Bank cashiers sought after $400000 shortage in Arcola
Warrants issued for John S. Quirk cashier and his father M T Quirk vice president of Arcola State Bank in Arcola Illinois after the bank was closed by the state examiner citing a reported shortage of 400000. Warrants were sent to Arcola to be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcola (Ill
Tuscola, Ill
John S. Quirk
Quirk brothers surrender property in Arcola bank case
John S. Quirk and M. T. Quirk of Arcola State Bank signed over 100000 dollars in property amid a closing bank case. Warrants accuse forgery and overdraft permisison tied to Ernst & Son with the Quirks admitting fault and transferring assets. Bank officials say depositors face no loss as the board absorbs the hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcola, Ill
John S. Quirk
M. T. Quirk
Arcola State Bank
Tuscola
T. E. Lyons
Lyons
Ernst & Son
Arcola and
Galton
Quirk
Mt Adams women offer to act as traffic guides at dangerous corner
Sixty five Mt Adams Welfare Association members led by President Mrs Catherine Seigworth propose to staff Gilbert and Elsinore avenues as traffic police to reduce accidents. They note seven injuries in the past year at the site and cite the recent death of Alma Stedman as renewed impetus for pedestrian safety measures and city cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare League
Gilbert and Elsinore Avenues
Mt. Adams Welfare Association
Catherine Seigworth
Adams
Welfare Association
Gilbert Avenue
Tudor
An Ofoe
Gilbert and
Elsinore Avenues
Alma Stedman
Deer Park
Stedman
Aurora Borealis Destroys Rail Station in Brewster Incident
Fire at the Central New England Railroad Station in Brewster New York Saturday night was attributed to the aurora borealis railroad officials said telegraph operator Hatch was driven from his instrument by a flare of flame that enveloped the switchboard igniting the building. Loss placed at 6000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
N. Y
Hatch
Open Shop Movement Gains Ground Says Manufacturers
New York May 16 Gratification at the spread of the open shop movement was expressed in a committee report read at the National Association of Manufacturers annual convention. The report says open-shop associations exist in 250 American cities and cites public sentiment shifting away from closed-shop actions during the war and major strikes. It urges opposition to labor leaders seeking to govern industry and notes a 1920 union labor expenditure on administration, politics and strikes of 1 377 204 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Winnipeg
Seattle
Boston
Committee On Taxation
George D. Iverson
Baltimore
Committee On Industrial Betterment, Health and Safety
Extremes Men Go to For a Rink Shock Congress
Washington May 16 The hearing on the Volstead bill exposed the lengths men go for strong drink since prohibition. Flavoring extract manufacturers and patent medicine leaders attacked tightened rules while recounting bottles labeled as booze medicine and Jamaica ginger tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Judiciary Committee
Jamaica
Volstead
Charles D. Joyce
Representative Hill
Maryland
Hill
Representative Tillman
Arkansas
Illinois
Maine
Hersey
Return of the Colerain Avenue Oil Station Bandit
A masked youth robbed Standard Oil Station manager Lewis Ja ce on Colerain avenue and Blue Rock street Cumminsville at about 9 pm. He took about $20 and escaped, leaving over $200 in the safe. pursued by residents, then the trail was lost near neighboring yards. Police compare the suspect to a prior oil station thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Lewis Jace
Standard Oil
Colerain Avenue
Blue Rock Street
Cumminsville
Jacobs
First Gun Fired in Kentucky Anti-Betting War
Louisville May 16 The movement to oust pari mutuel betting in Kentucky gained force as a Louisville led committee sent an address to the state. Clergy from several churches urged ministers to sermonize on driving out pari mutuel betting, citing legal exemptions and moral concerns. Business leaders warned races do not benefit the state, noting thefts and property crimes. Louisville Board of Trade officials awaited a board meeting to decide its stance on pari mutuel betting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
Committee of Eighty
Helm Bruce
E. L. Powell
First Christian Church
Powell
Wiliam Heyburn
Board of Trade
Charles W. Welch
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Louisville Board of Trade
Board of Directors
Senator Newberry Seeks Diplomatic Post for McCreery
Senator Newberry of Michigan and Senator Townsend urged President Harding to appoint Fenton R. McCreery of Flint to a diplomatic post. McCreery, a former Minister to Honduras, recently resumed official duties after Supreme Court reversal of his corrupt practices act conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newberry
Michigan
Supreme Court
Harding
Townsend
Fenton R. McCreery
Flint
Mich
McCreery
Honduras
Warring Mountaineers Force Non-Union Miners to Quit W VA Fields
Williamson WVa May 16 A pretty woman in silk and hat joins miners at Merrimac to defend the town as Captain Brockus and his men watch. Rosa Cline wife of foreman G W Cline ferries coal and leads forty riflemen, saying she will answer every attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Cline
Former Marine Compared Mingo Mountain War To Belleau Wood
Laurence Mueller, a former U S Marine and Louisville salesman, described the Mingo County fighting as resembling Belleau Wood. He recounted hiding in Williamson amid snipers, shelling, and a deadly mine-ward fusillade before fleeing by train with a single shooting incident.
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Mingo
Belleau Wood
Laurence Mueller
Fifth United States Marines
Louisville
Mingo County
W. Va
Williamson
Mueller
Cincinnati
Tug River
Kentucky
France
Lloyd George Opens Door to Irish Peace Talks With De Valera
Dublin reports Premier Lloyd George offers to meet Eamonn de Valera or other Irish leaders without conditions. De Valera would publicly reply if the statement is made public. Earlier a meeting between de Valera and Sir James Craig yielded no clear results amid hopeful signs. The piece notes prior British willingness to meet Irish representatives without demanding ceasefires or dictating delegates. Also described are London and Dublin raids, including a raid on Mrs Jennins and her daughter and an assault on three sisters with arson.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Freeman's Journal Today
Eamonn de Valera
de Valera
James Craig
Ulster
Ireland
Dublin Castle
Irish leaders to discuss peace with Lloyd George
New York May 16. Eamonn de Valera and Irish Republican colleagues ready to discuss peace with Premier Lloyd George of England after Irish people show will. Harry Boland, Irish Republic representative in America, says leaders will name their conditions when meeting British government. If Lloyd George is willing to meet without conditions, de Valera is prepared to deal, Boland adds, noting cabinet support and popular confidence.
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New York
Eamonn de Valera
Lloyd George
England
Ireland
Harry Boland
America
Freeman’s Journal of Dublin
de Valera
Fire raids in Liverpool target six homes across city
Six houses in distant parts of Liverpool were raided and set ablaze last night. In each case the occupants, whose relatives serve in the Royal Irish Constabulary, were gagged or bound, with kerosene-drenched furniture set alight and raiders fleeing in automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Royal Irish Constabulary
Ambush Kills Three Officers and Wife Near Gort County Galway
In MBallyeirn four miles from Gort Galway three government officers and the wife of one slain in an ambush. District Inspector Blake Captain Cornwallis and Lieutenant McCreery were riding in a motor car when forty gunmen opened fire. A constable was seriously wounded as reinforcements faced more fire. Mrs Gregory survived miraculously.
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Dublin
Mballyeirn
Gort
Galway
Blake
Cornwallis
McCreery
Seventeenth Lancers
Gregory
Supreme Court Reverses Georgia Bank Decrees
The Supreme Court reversed Georgia court decrees that barred enjoining the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta from collecting checks drawn on non-member state banks. The case is remanded for further proceedings. not a final ruling, with trial expected on its merits in the District Court of the Northern District of Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Federal Reserve Bank
Attlanta
District Court
Firing Resumes at Rawl After Matewan Style clash
Gunfire reopens at Rawl as miners face renewed clashes resembling Matewan. Shots directed at Crystal Block Mine from across the river Kentucky side prompt fears of renewed violence and labor unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawl
Crystal Block
Kentucky
Morrow Seeks Federal Troops for Tug River District
Governor Edwin P. Morrow telegrammed the War Department in Washington to send federal troops to the Tug River area after four days of near guerrilla warfare. The request followed a message from West Virginia Governor Morgan and included a call for joint action.
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Frankfort
Edwin P. Morrow
War Department
Washington
Tug River District
Morrow
Morgan
West Virginia
Mingo County
Matewan miners move amid coal district turmoil
Forty non union miners at Matewan west of Williamson began leaving after orders said to come from United Mine Workers supporters. Union organizer denies sanction, calling reports false. Police report indicate threats and gunfire across Rawl Merrimac Sprigg with widespread damage and one arrest planned for felonious assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
Smith
J. R. Brockus
State Police
Matewan
Baldwin-Felts
Crystal Black Coal Company
Rawl
W. Va
Brockus
Kentucky
Morgan
Charleston
Associated Press
Sprigg
Bereckus
Merrimac
West Virginia
William Damron
United Mineworkers
Naugatuck
Williamson
Federal troops not needed in West Virginia Kentucky strike district
The War Department said federal troops are not required in the border strike area at this time. Major Thompson, a staff officer, surveyed the district and reports influenced the decision. Senator Sutherland urged Secretary Weeks to issue proclamations adopted Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Virginia-Kentucky
War Department
Thompson
Sutherland
West Virginia
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AUTO
Gilbert
Sete Ee
Richmond Bros.—Paints
Rogers Woman's Shop
Schaefer Rubber Co
Shevlin
Shillito
Swift Laboratory Tanta
YMCA
BANK
Father
MT. Adams
Mt. Adams’ Welfare Association
Deerark
Kohnen
West End
D. C. Handley
Kehnen
Aurora Borealis Fires Railroad
House
Gil Station Bandit
Dapper
Fuer
Standard’s
Senator Newberry
W. Virginia Fields
Sonny
London
U. S
Liverpool Raiders Fire Houses of Friends of Constables
County
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