Board tackles heating complaints at city schools
Board of Education reviewed issues with James M. Sprague heating contract after principals reported classrooms too cold. temperatures as low as 50 deg were recorded, prompting a demand to heat buildings to 68 to 70 deg and keep it steady during school hours, with dismissals considered if unsafe.
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J. M. Sprague
Board of Education
James M. Sprague
Sprague
F. B. Dyer
Withrow
Lincoln School
Hughes High School
Dyer
Lim
Singhes
Samuel Aci
80000 Pounds of Malt Daily for Home Brew Made in Milwaukee
Milwaukee brewers shift to malt syrup production after prohibition ruling. Daily demand around 800000 pounds for home brew mixtures, using malt and corn at 40 60. Breweries install new machinery to meet the rising demand for malt syrup.
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Milwaukee
John ¥. Kramer
National Prohibition
Pot o' Gold Found by Kid in Court Case
In Newcastle Indiana on November 15 the circuit court upheld that finders are keepers as 15 year old Levi Todd receives $1300 in gold found buried on a Greensboro area farm six months earlier. Mrs Clara Freeman Vickery claimed it as part of her mother's estate while John Hardin argued for land ownership. The judge ruled the finder should keep the money due to insufficient evidence that the money was buried by Vickery's mother and that Hardin's land ownership did not confer ownership of the coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Ind
Greensboro
Levi Todd
Gause
Tody
Clara Freeman Vickery
John Hardin
Toledo Struck by Weekend Crime Wave
Toledo reports an eleven hold ups and eight robberies over the weekend. One highwayman shot a victim and another was severely beaten. Most robbers used cars and left engines running as they alighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
No Heat Stirs Tense church clash in Baton Rouge
In Baton Rouge Louisiana police were called to First Christian Church to restore order after Rev A B Book announced no communion due to no heat. Congregants faced charges of disturbing the peace with many witnesses or principals in police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
A. B. Book
Snow Expectation Grips Cincinnati Amid Weather Signs
Citizens read signs for snow as a gray sky and salt orders in downtown Cincinnati hint at wintry weather. The Weather Bureau forecasts cold cloudy conditions with light snow flurries possible in Ohio, Eastern Kentucky, and West Virginia, while locals seek stronger signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
The
Traction Company
Winton Place Car Collision Hurts Lone Passengers
A C H and D engine struck a Winton Place street car at Winton road injuring Henry Tieman 68 of McMicken avenue the only passenger. He was treated by Dr Louis Schwab and returned home. Conductor Harry Hull escaped injury leaping to safety as gates were raised after a freight train cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hull
Winton Place
Winton Road
Henry Tieman
McMicken Avenue
Benjamin Smith
Tieman
Louis Schwab
Blue Rock Street
Detroit Man Accused Of Violating Diphtheria Quarantine
George T. Howell of Detroit and his two children were seized by Cincinnati health officers after arriving by train, with authorities citing a Detroit quarantine breach. Howellsaid he traveled to meet his wife under a court order granting alternating custody. his daughter accompanied him to the General Hospital for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
George T. Howell
Maxwell Avenue
Union Central Station
Robert
Adalaide
Cincinnati
Frank Kruse
General Hospital
Freund
H. F. Vaughan
Howell
Louis C. Bairbault
van Dyke Avenue
Hend
Birmingham
Alabama
Two Machines Collide. One Driver Arrested
Lawrence Brogan of 1027 West Sixth Street was arrested by Patrolman Diehmer after his automobile collided with Wesley Thie’s car at Ernest Street and Harrison Avenue. The impact threw vehicles over the curb breaking a fire plug. Thie’s rear axle and wheels were damaged. Brogan, a chauffeur for J. B. Weber of 2180 Central Avenue, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
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Lawrence Brogan
West Sixth Street
Diehmer
Fifth District
Brogan
Wesley Thie
Balard Avenue
Oakley
Ernest Street
Harrison Avenue
J. B. Weber
Central Avenue
Mother Defends Sister In Poison Milk Case
Mrs. Elsie Williams testifies in Newport Circuit Court defending her sister Mrs. Ida Warner on trial for the deaths of three children from suspected poisoning. She recalls the infant Stanley’s illness and describes milk and medicines given at the home along with insured burials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Williams
Ida Warner
Newport
Commonwealth
Lawrence J. Diskin
Diskin
Williams
Stanley
Babe III
Laborers in Government Building Barred From Talk
Washington November 15 The State War and Navy Building will fine workers who talk during hours unless the talk concerns official business which must be proved. First offense costs one day’s pay with harsher penalties for subsequent offenses as warranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State
War and Navy Department
Mystery deaths of two actresses found in Grant Park
Chicago police investigate the deaths of Mary Alma Ramey and Lillian Thompson found near the Art Institute. A key informant’s tip failed when traced to a Michigan Avenue hotel pay station. Names, ages, and a suspected motor trip with male companions are part of the inquiry.
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Chicago
Grant Park
Art Institute
Michigan Avenue
Mary Alma
Ramey
Lillian Thompson
John Thompson
New York
Midwee
Parenes
James Meeks
Robert McCarthy
Marie Alma Ramey
New York Aippodrome
Meeks
McCarthy
Miss Ramey
Mary Rhodes
Altoona
Jim McCauley
Miss Thompson
Joseph McAfee
Wheeling
W. Va
Mary Rhodes Dies After Stage Career in Altoona
Mary Rhodes, daughter of Mrs. Ida D. Rhodes of South Lakemont, began in local amateur productions then moved to minor stock roles at Lakemont Park. She spent recent seasons on the road and summers at home. Her father died two years ago. her mother is away and unaware of her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona, Pa
Mary Rhodes
Ida D. Rhodes
South Lakemont
Lakemont Park
Woman Shoots Self in Despondency at Home
Mrs. Marie Fulmer, 23, shot herself during a despondent episode in her second floor apartment at 23 Hopkins Street. She told Dr. David Weaver she wanted to die and was taken to General Hospital where she later died. Her husband Charles Fulmer reported long-standing fits of gloom. Police recovered the revolver from the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lange
Hopkins Street
Lange
Marie Fulmer
David F. Weaver
Clark Street
Weaver
Mrs. Fulmer
General Hospital
Benson Defends Shipping Board In Charleston Address
Rear Admiral William S. Benson chairman of the Shipping Board pledges that no wrongdoer will escape notice and urges critics to offer constructive criticism. He says the board faces a crucial moment for a permanent merchant marine as it oversees a $3,000,000,000 operation with 1,600 seagoing vessels and a vast shipbuilding program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Associated Press
Shipping Board and
Emergency Fleet Corporation
William S. Benton
South Atlantic Ports Association
Benson
Shipping Board
Riveting Flaws At Shipyards Prompted Wilson Action
Thomas H. Purtell an expert riveter testified before the Walsh Committee that alleged defective rivetting on Emergency Fleet Corporation ships drew President Wilson into the matter. He said he sent samples of rivets to the President, was fired, later reinstated with back pay, and then reassigned after his charges were deemed unwar ranted by R. H. Bailey Jr. and Hurky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Wilson
Walsh Committee
Shipping Board Affais
Thomas H. Purtell
Submarine Boat Corporation
Tumulty
Standard Shipbuilding Plant
R. H. Bailey, Jr
Hurky
First Woman in Butler County Opens Hunting License
Miss Ethel J. Shaw of 439 Ludlow Street became Butler County’s first woman to obtain a hunting license in her own name. She plans a brief hunting outing, asserting that skilled women are as capable as men with a rifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Dispatch
the Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Ethel J. Shaw
Ludlow Street
Butler County
Tax postponement debate tests Treasury power
Washington discusses whether corporations unable to pay December income taxes should be allowed to defer. Officials say only Congress can authorize delays, raising concerns about bankruptcies among textiles and other firms if relief is not granted. The issue highlights broader battles over excess profits tax and overall tax policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Treasury Department
Congress
Income Tax Bureau
Aawrence
Daniel C. Roper
Internal Revenue
Treasury
United States
Negee
Royalit Party Defeats Premier in Greek Election
Athens reports indicate Venizelist supporters suffered a clear setback in Greece's general elections. Official statements suggest Venizelos may resign Parliament before convocation, while prospects for King Constantine's return remain contested amid mixed returns and wartime Allied influence concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Associated Press
Greece
Venizelos
Chamber of Deputies
Piraeus
Constantine
Alexander
Carl
United States
Edward Capps
Harding Reaches Brownsville After Storm Besieged Cottage
President elect Harding abandons Point Isabel cottage due to a fierce nor Easter and travels by auto to Brownsville. He plans golf and courtesy calls with Governor Hobby and Senator Fall before departing Wednesday for New Orleans and a Panama ship. Elias Torres also arrives in Brownsville, sharing no official agenda.
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Brownsville
Tex
Associated Press
Harding
Point Isabel
Gulf Coast
Maroocend Point
Laguna Madre
Mrs. Harding
Texas
R. B. Creager
New Orleans
Panama
Brownville Country Club Links
Hobby
A. B. Fall
New Mexico
Mr. Harding
Abnormal Neck Growth Noted From Street Corner Scans
A Cincinnati reporter’s tale about larger collars and stiff necks spurred by constant street watching. The haberdasher explains residents face hypertrophic sternocleidomastoiditis from looking for autos, fueling a grim battle to adapt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen City
Whitney arrested in New Hampshire murder saga and fraud case
William B. Whitney, accused in the disappearance and presumed murder of his second wife, was arrested in Richmond, Maine on a forged Langdon town check charge. He allegedly struck his wife four years ago and buried her body in a well at his Langdon farm, with excavation ongoing as investigators broaden the search. Whitney and his wife Agnes Clark were in custody, with his 15-year-old son testifying to the alleged crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
William B. Whitney
Longdon
N. H
Charles Hewitt
Richmond
Whitney
Langdon
Hewitt
William B. Clark
Agnes Clark
Charlestown
Gordon Clark
Tangdon
John Whitney
Wihitney
West
Armenian capital evacuated as Turkish forces advance
Cable dispatches report Erivan evacuated and Armenia cut off from the outside world. Mustapha Kemal Pasha orders Batum evacuation. Georgian army mobilizes to defend Batum while refugees flood toward Tiflis. Near East Relief appeals for aid to Batum and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erivan
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Armenia
Georgia
Batum
Black Sea
Near East
Edoura Neville
Auguste de Morsier
Geneva
Assembly of the League of Nations
Ardahan- Arnauteh
Kars
Alexandropol
Mustapha Kemal
Tiflis
Philarmenia League
International Red Cross
International Red Cross, the Near Mast
Lord Mayor's Committee
Eene
Santa Cruz
Tishat Yarrow
trans-Caucasia
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