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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
3
A fragmented text hints at a Monday meeting of a commission addressing a sale or transfer and potential state authority. References to Beaver Valley, Steubenville, Liverpool, Pennsylvan ia and interstate commerce suggest actions to restrain municipal ordinances at the state level.
In Laporte Indiana on August 10 a revival tent crowd faced a threatening storm. A bolt of lightning struck the canvas during Rev John Tibber evangelist’s sermon killing two ministers on the platform and injuring others.
Associated Press dispatch from London notes Archbishop Daniel Mannix of Australia was taken aboard a British destroyer after a sea incident near Penzance. The clergyman was described as rescued and brought to the ship for safety while authorities addressed the situation.
A bandit attacked a Chicago to New York train near the city limits injuring a steward. Police traced the suspect after the emergency cord was pulled and a man was identified as a former dining car waiter. The crew warned passengers as shots rang out but the bandit fled, possibly seeking revenge linked to Allan Todd and Arthur Priest disputes.
Three armed thieves entered a jewelry store on East downtown today and looted the safe of diamonds and jewelry valued around 30,000 dollars. They fled in a car, prompting a police search.
The federal Prohibition director for Ohio says violations arise from issuing too many prescriptions or disposing of liquor unlawfully. Most violations come from Cleveland and Dayton, with New Richmond also included in the list of cases.
A accident near Stow Corners injured Paul Patterson and his daughter Virginia of Castle, Pa as they traveled toward Cleveland. The two occupants of the other car were also hurt. hospital treatment followed at Ravenna.
The Railway Labor Board increased wages for American Railway Express Company workers by 16 cents an hour retroactive to May 1 1920 affecting about eighty thousand employees. The raise totals 38.40 monthly for messengers and train service staff and 32.64 for others, funded by higher express rates under the Esch Cummins act. Four unions are affected including clerks freight handlers express station workers and drivers in Chicago local No 720 01.
The county auditor Sherman Floyd reports 22 680 persons ages six to twenty one living in Jefferson County. Rural districts hold 6 162 people, villages 7 790, and Steubenville 8 728. Males total 11 838 and females 10 842 with village figures listing Adent 5695 Amsterdam 838 Brillant 4563 Bergholz 399 Dillonvale 893 Empire 4763 Grover 456 Mingo Junction 148 Mt. Pleasant 284 New Alexandria 57 Richmond 83 Smithfield 2895 Stratton 212 Toronto 1670 Yorkville 347.
The Associated Press reports a general court martial convened to try Grover Cleveland Bergdoll and his half brother on desertion and draft evasion charges. The court formed at Ft. Jay Goveror's Island and swore in seven officers before trial. The Bergdoll brothers, previously convicted, have escaped and remain at large.
Unfilled orders for United States Steel Corp show a July 1 total of 8,468 thousand tons, up 48,661 tons from the prior period, with figures reflecting broader gains since Fury of 1927. The report cites increases in Owensboro and several cities, and notes a meeting request by the Joint Scale Committee of bituminous miners and operators set for Cleveland on August 13 to discuss coal ore awards.
A long list of friends and relatives in various cities recall travels, visits, and gatherings. Mrs. Sarah A Zimmerman, Miss Belle McCarthy head to Cannonsburg and beyond. Olive Fisher leaves for Kalispell. several families host guests from Lima to Detroit, Wheeling to Pittsburgh, with trips to Huntington and Brady Lake.
A flood of notices lists residents and visitors from the city on short trips and long tours. Names include Miss Lillian Lamb, Mrs. Charles Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Melville, Midshipman Mack Sturgeon, Miss Mary Miller, and many others as they travel to Atlantic City, Washington, Denver, and across the lakes for vacations and family visits.
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