Randolph Held For 50000 Ransom After Abduction
Sharon, July 20 Authorities in western Pennsylvania hunt for Thomas D. Randolph a Sharon businessman alleged abducted Monday night and held for fifty thousand dollars ransom. He reportedly spoke to his wife by long distance and left Franklin with a man and a woman en route to Erie then Cleveland. Police warned Oil City and Erie patrols to watch all autos entering Erie while Franklin officials traced the missing car.
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Pennsylvania
Thomas D. Randolph
Kid- Napers
Randolph
B.C. Randolph
Sheron
B. C. Vogel
Franklin
Erie
Cleveland
Gil City
Geen
Mai
Wats Randolph
Vogel
St Franklin
Oil City
Trandolph
Thomas D. Randulph
Howe O
Reech
Stalics
NO FOREIGNER YET BARRED
New York July 20 officials at the Ellis Island immigration station report the restrictive law in effect since June 30 has barred no newcomers who reached these shores European embarkation slowed admission and some delays occurred but none were turned away for quota reasons Only those unable to pass physical mental and moral tests were excluded At present a surplus of two nations Greece and Palestine is noted
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New York
Hiis Island
Tere
Greece
Palestinn
No. 999 Ready for Trip
New York July 20 The old New York Central engine 999 fastest steam locomotive sighted leaving the shops at Avis Pennsylvania for a trip to Chicago. The famed locomotive, record holder for 112.5 miles an hour, will be exhibited at the Pageant of Progress beginning July 30 as pioneer American passenger train.
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New York
New York Central
Avis
Chicago
Dewitt Clinton
Planes Try to Prove War Ships Are Now Obsolete
Rockefeller Lets Go Many Of His Vast Oil Holdings New York July 20 John D Rockefeller box disp of all hig vast holdings in the Standard 638 company of New Jersey with the exception of one thousand shares of common stock valued at 106 875 according to an account published by the New York World today The World's fise shows that John D Rockefeller Jr now holds 452 080 shares of the common stock and 88 070 shares of preferred the Rockefeller General Education Board 170 320 common and 54 779 preferred the Rockefeller Foundation 196 000 pombe and 56 000 preferred and the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Memorial Fund 40 000 common and 19 900 preferred No information was available as to whether Mr Rockefeller was making transfer of any of his other vant holdings.
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John D. Rockefeller
Standard
New Jersey
New York World Today
Fise
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller General Education Board
Rockefeller Foundation
Laura Spellman Rockefeller Memorial Fund
Mr. Rockefeller
Powell Can Hear Cases In Cleveland Conspiracy Suit
In Columbus Ohio the supreme court refused to compel Common Pleas Judge Homer G Powell of Cleveland to appear and show cause why he should be allowed to hear the latest appeal in the McGannon conspiracy case. This marks a second bid by those charged with conspiracy in the testimony of Mary E Neely the key witness in the Cleveland trial that Judge Powell was assigned to seal.
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Aupréme
Common Pleas
Homer G. Powell
Cleveland
Allié
McGannon Lligation
Mary E. Neely
McGennon
Powell
Mobilize for Tribe War in Albania Declares General Mobilization
Belgrade reports the Albanian government decreed general mobilization of all men ages 18 to 40 to quell the Mirdites uprising. Separately, the Mirdites proclaimed an independent republic and elected Marco Dioni as president, signaling a tribal insurrection in Upper Albania. Raw sugar markets showed steadiness with futures quiet and prices barely changed at midday.
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Belgrade
Bis
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Cites
Marco Dioni
Ostfriesland to Be Sunk In Atlantic Test Flight
July 20 off Virginia Capes, aircraft bombs ranging from 250 to 1000 pounds prepared to strike the German battleship Ostfriesland anchored for a test. Avy and navy crews aim to prove air power against a heavily armored dreadnought amid a debate on whether airplanes threaten battleships. If needed, larger attacks tomorrow may follow with 1000 and 2000 pound bombs and the Pennsylvania would engage if Ostfriesland remains afloat.
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U. S
Henderson
Virginia
Capes
Avy
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Marine Corps
Ostfriesland
Whi. Mitchell
Army Air Service
Pennsylvania
Washington to Sign Beer Rules for Medical Use
Washington July 20 Regulations governing the use of beer and wine for medical purposes will be signed within a few days. Commission Blair said the final draft is on his desk awaiting signature. Action has been stalled for months as leaders weigh Congress stance on prohibition and farm measures amid delays.
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Congress
Blair
Spon Insurance
Renate
Congress World
Sens
Beaten and abducted man seized in Texas week of incidents
Penaha Texas July 20. J. We McKnight of Nacogdocher was attacked early Sunday by masked men in Timpson. He was taken from a deputy's custody by another group in motor cars as gunfire rang out. Officials had arrested McKnight for carrying concealed weapons and were transporting him to Center when he was seized again.
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Penaha
Texas
J. We McKnight
Nacogdnther
Timpson
McKnight
Center
Women in Straight Jackets as Result of Prison Riot
New York reports a prison riot prompting a terse investigation while a pharmacy estimates cream soda production costs at seven and a half cents per glass, outlining ingredient costs. Prices in New York range from six to fifteen cents plus tax, with a 10 cent charge deemed commercially viable by the firm.
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New York
Riots At Western Penitentiary Prompt New Inquiries
Pittsburgh reports investigators will begin after the wardens inquiry into a fire and riot at Western penitentiary. Eight inmates wounded and $100000 in damage. Women prisoners played a major role. three ring leaders confined in straight jackets. Nine convicts placed in dungeons after initial inquiries.
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Western Penitentiary
Mondey
C. A. Kook
Board of Inspectors
Pblisher
Pittsburg Dispatch
Rook
Francisco
Mnany
Economy estimate cuts 112 million from federal outlay
Washington reports that possible economies in departments and independent establishments could save 112,512,628 from a four billion dollar current year appropriation. General Dawes, budget director, sent a letter to President Harding outlining these savings after a meeting with department heads and bureau chiefs urging reduced expenditures and efficiency.
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D. C
Dudget Dawes
Harding
Brotherhood Meeting At High Street Church of Christ
Members gathered Monday night at James Bonar’s home on Dixie Highway for a Brotherhood session. After the business portion a social hour featured ice cream cake and lemonade. Next meeting planned for Mrs Graycrafty’s home on North E street, with an invitation to unengaged men to join via the church’s men’s class.
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Church of Christ Brotherhood
James
Bonar
Dixie Highway
Graycrafty
E'" Street
Brothers Hood
Weatherhood
Jack Removed From Child in Cincinnati Hospital
Surgeons performed hours of work to remove a jack from the throat of Marciana Lusakos a 6 year old boy from Middletown Ohio. The child remains in serious condition at 2 Cincinnati hospital after being taken for treatment. The jack was swallowed on Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Marciana
Lusakos
Middletowa
Ohio
Cincinnati Hospital
Robber killed by sheriff in Richtown Center raid
In Richtown Center near Ravenna four men robbed a country store when a Portage County sheriff shot and killed Albert Wiles of Youngstown after Wiles fired three shots. Wiles’s stepson Charles Worrells was captured. two others fled and are believed jailed in Alliance. The gang had earlier robbed the same store six weeks ago.
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Youngstown
Albert Wiles
Portage City
Richtown Center
Ravenna
Charles Worrells
Wiles
Alianve
Worrells
Portage County
Ravenus
Abandon meeting in London for disarmament talks likely
London July 20. A preliminary meeting for the Washington disarmament conference to let the British Dominions voice Far Eastern views is likely to be abandoned. Sources say any science talks on these topics will be held in America.
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London
Narrow Escape For Four From Yacht Crash
Four members of the Jeveland Yacht Club narrowly escaped death early today when their yacht struck a breaker off East Seventy first street. The boat sank in deep water as rescuers pulled the four from the wreck.
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Creaand
Jeveland Yacht Club
Seventiath Street
Reinforcements Sought for Allied Troops in Silesia
Paris reports British Italian and French commissioners in Upper Silesia jointly urge reinforcements for allied occupation troops. Britain counters, saying no need for more troops, while France seeks to uphold Versailles decisions and maintain penalties on Germany during a tense supreme council session.
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Paris
Upper Silesia
Great Britain
M. Briand
Supreme Council
Gilesion
Germany
Dusseldorf
Ducburg
Rubrort
Versailles
More Cars On Dayton Lines Resume Operations
Fifty more special policemen were sworn in for duty as Dayton plans to resume operation on non union platform lines. Reports circulated of a settlement between companies, with service restored to the Oakwood line amid a recent walkout. Farl Roberts burial noted for Nashville Tennessee. Earl Roberts of Hamilton, who died at his home, to be buried in Nashville.
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Farl Roberts
Nashville
Tennesbee
Earl Roberts
Farcier Hamilton Wey
Honary
Cleveland
Ennessee
Peace meeting in Belfast eyed by political leaders
London reports indicate talks may occur between Eamonn de Valera and Sir James Craig amidst fresh optimism. General Smuts reentered negotiations, with Ulster’s premier Belfast dispatching signals that talks are not interrupted as British cabinet eyes Irish question details for possible early discussion.
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London
Eamonn de Valera
James Craig
General Smuts
Soutfrica
Hay
Mondey
Ulster
Belfast
Souis
James
Ten Warrants Issued In Lakewood Whiskey Theft Case
Ten warrants were issued for Lakewood police officers including Chief P. S. Christensen and six civilians tied to a seizure of whiskey from the Canadian launch Tramquilley. U. S. Marshal Lapp and deputies served the warrants on alleged conspiracy under the Volstead act. Maximum penalty under law is $20,000 and two years.
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Claveland
Lakewood
Barmie
P. S. Christensen
U. S
Lapp
U. S. Commissons
Wasterworth
Verdict for Hatton suit against Detroit socialite Stott
In Detroit on July 20 a recorder's court jury awarded Miss Monica Hatton thirty five thousand dollars in a breach of promise suit against Arthur Stott, a wealthy Detroiter. Hatton sought 156,000 alleging Stott promised to marry her in July 1913 and fathered her child.
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Detroit
Recorder’s Court
Monica Hatton
Arthur Stott
What Is A Good Position Worth To You
A tangled reflection on work value questions the worth of a position tied to personal ability. The piece notes the paradox of low pay despite effort and hints at employer value, salary, and the difficulty in calculating true worth amid costs and career tradeoffs.
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Fie Edlynim
Perristont
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