Osborn Ohio Moves Town to Save Its Existence
The village of Osborn Ohio faced relocation as flood control by the Miami Conservancy District required moving the town to dry ground. A new Osborn Removal company, created under Ohio law, bought all buildings from the district and will transport them to a distant site while residents receive first purchase rights after removal.
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Osborn
Dayton
Miami
Miami Valley
Stillwater River
Miami Conservancy District
Iinally
Morris Rice
Ohio
Rice
Osborn Removal Company
Citi
Munitions Repurposed for Roadwork and Farming
The article notes U S saved ten million dollars by using TNT and picric acid in road building and agricultural distribution. Major Connolly is depicted amid a scene of firing modified TNT, with a warning that if it were dynamite the major and photographer would be missing.
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Connolly
Ten Dollars a Stick Up Sets Pay for Robbery Helpers
Detectives say Denver, Colorado resident Gerald Clair admitted to holding a revolver while his employer robbed two cigar stores. Clair allegedly received twenty dollars for the two burglaries, totaling one hundred sixty dollars.
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New York City
Gerald Clair
Denver
Colo
Clair
Largest telephone cable laid across Detroit River
Detroit officials announce the crossing of a massive telephone cable between Detroit and Windsor. The 408-pair line spans 3 5/8 inches in diameter and 3,000 feet long, enabling 600 conversations simultaneously and linking Detroit offices directly with Canadian company offices. The project marks an international collaboration with a depth of 48 feet at the river bed.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit River
Windsor
Ont
United States
Canada
Osborn to be moved without losing its corporate rights
A plan by Lawyer Rice moves the town of Osborn to a new site a mile and a half away. Homes will be raised on power jacks and rollers, then towed by tractor and dropped at the new location. Occupants may stay inside during the relocation with minimal interior disruption.
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Zens
Osborn
Rice
Ohio
New York Tops Nation in White Potato Imports
New York leads the United States as the largest white potato consuming center with an average of 19,263 cars unloaded annually. Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Kansas City follow in order, with sources noting that New York’s supply mainly comes from upstate New York and Maine and that New Jersey ships a large share of the intermediate crop.
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New York
United States
Bureau of Markets and
United States Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Kansas City
Upstate
Maine
New Jersey
U K S New Sam Browne Belt For Army Officers
Washington reports a new Sam Browne belt designed by the quartermaster general and approved by General Pershing. The belt features two shoulder straps with removable pistol slides, a first aid pouch, a canteen, a double magazine pocket, and a saber attachment, distinguishing it from prior wear.
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Washington
Sam Browne
Quartermaster General
Pershing
War Department
Eider Duck Nesting Grounds Protected in Iceland Laws
In Iceland the nesting grounds of the eider duck are regarded as valuable property. Birds are protected from injury or annoyance and it is a criminal offense to fire a gun within a mile of the nests.
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Iceland
Nebraskans report disasters and civic notes across state
Fire devastates Hardy building stock at Fair Hardware for an estimated 30000. A gas balloon from Humboldt found near Skidemore Mo. Daring train incident near Oshkosh ends with a patient in care. State Legion convention planned in Fremont with reduced rates.
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Skidemore
Humboldt
Ed Woos
Ainsworth
American Legion
Nebraska Department
Fremont
Nebraska
H. P. Wekesser
J. J. Stroh
Lincoln
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Vega River
Russia
Beatrice
Oakdale
State Hospital For the Insane
Hastings
Custer County
Arthur J. Weaver
Falls City
Weaver
State Institution For
Stewart
Emery
State Farm
Madden Captains House Appropriations in Congress
Representative Marlin B. Madden of Tiliall chairs the house appropriations committee succeeding James W. Good. Madden has served since 1905 and represents Chicago wards with a large, influential district. He sits also on the budget select committee, linking him to Charles G. Dawes as the budget director amid drives to cut spending.
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Marlin B. Madden
Tiliall
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
James W. Good
Iowa
Chicago
Madden
Congressional Directory
Republican
Andech
Charles G. Dawes
House
Mrs Lydig Engaged to Rev Dr Grant in New York Society
Mrs Rita Lydig of New York and Katonah announces her engagement to Rev Dr Percy Stickney Grant rector of the Church of the Ascension New York. Grant is a bachelor sixty one and Lydig has been married twice before.
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United States Bureau of Markets
Nebraska Bureau of Markets and Marketing
Kearney
Alliance
Hamilton County
Scribner Agriculture Society
Sievers
Plymouth
Henry Slack
John Horton
William Gray
Callaway
Custer County
Frank Foster
Central City
King George
England
Forest Jasper
Rita Lydig
New York
Katonah
N. Y
Percy Stickney Grant
Church of the Ascension
Grant
Lydig
W. I. D. Stokes
Philip Lydig
Curzon Two American Wives Stir Diplomacy Rumors
The article notes alleged cordial hostilities between Marquis Curzon and Viscount Northcliffe amid a Washington boycott, with a London chatter claiming Curzon once quipped about marrying twice and his two American wives, Mary Victoria Leiter and Grace Elvina Duggan, both American-born.
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Marquis Curzon of
Kedleston
Great Britain
Viscount Northcliffe
London Times
Lloyd George
Lord Northcliffe
Washington
Northcliffe
Curzon
Foreign Affairs
Mary Victoria Leiter
L. Z. Leiter
Chicago
Alfred Duggan
Buenos Aires
Grace Elvina
Brazil
J. Monroe Ilinois
Maryland Senator Visibly Active On Russia Trip
Senator Joseph Irwin France of Maryland traveled to Russia and met with Lenin and Trotzky, urging immediate resumption of trade with Soviet Russia. He returned with American prisoner Marguerite E. Harrison freed by his efforts in Moscow and accused Dr. E W Ryan of instigating the Ihronstadt revolt. He endorsed a Moscow central government interview tour and reports basic conditions in Soviet Russia.
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Joseph Irwin France
Maryland
Russia
Lenin
Trotzky
Soviet Russia
Marguerite E. Harrison
Baltimore
Moscow
Riga
E. W. Ryan
Red Cross
Baltic States
Ihronstadt
United States
Mellon Eyes Flat Auto Tax Amid Broader Revenue Plan
Secretary Mellon proposed a flat $10 annual tax on all automobiles and trucks as part of a broader tax package. Washington reports say his plan may be adopted with modifications including a $25 cap for high value cars. Other proposed measures include a 2 cent stamp tax on bank checks and a 3 cent stamp on first class mail.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Ziouse
Washington
Fordney
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