Plan to merge War and Navy into National Defense Department
Washington reports a commission recommendation to consolidate War and Navy into a National Defense Department led by a cabinet member with assistants. President Harding may submit the plan and related reforms to Congress soon. A broader naval scope proposal seeks limits on smaller warships and all aircraft, tied to negotiations with major powers. A separate local crime note details a coat theft by a man named George Lawson.
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Washington
A. Y
War and Navy Departments
Department of National Defense
Army
Navy
Herding Py
Walter F. Brown
To- Indo
A. Pjy
Harding
House Appropriations Committee
House
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Kelly
Michlan
Hat
Suspect Denies Knowledge of the Shaffer Murder
Castle Indiana December 13 4A Bj Den Brookshire 23 farm hand jailed after discovery of Mr and Mrs Shaffer murder on their farm near MUnetown. Brookshire denied knowledge of the crime. Axe found near Mrs Shaffer. missing jewelry and cash about 4000 dollars. Nephew Little Tilly Hutetickler survived but starved and neglected. Police think robbery motive.
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Castle
Ind
den Brookshire
Wm. G. Shaffer
Crhers
Man Found Frozen to Death in Avitian Shop District
A man identified as Geullo Stefan, 34, an Avitian laborer, was found frozen to death in Avitian shop district this morning by a patrolman. Police located a bottle of moonshine liquor near the body.
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Padhinnes
Geullo Stefan
Vitian
Property valuations rise countywide despite Steubenville loss
Jefferson county’s 1922 tax duplicate shows total valuation at 12,323,790, up 1,759,070 from 1921. Real estate outside cities adds 21,423,780 and city land reaches 40,703,200, while personal property totals 50,896,830 in the county and city combined. City losses in Steubenville total 292,060 due to depreciation of personal property, but county gains offset the drop. State and local taxes are itemized, with $2,965,148.86 in total levies and $2,564,880.28 in total taxes and assessments for 1922.
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Jefferson County
Sherman Floyd
Steubenville
Citu
City of Steub
Death by Self Imposed Trial in Love Triangle
Oakland dispatch explains George Taker’s dramatic self trial over a love triangle involving Mrs. Lottie B. Clark and Leo Clark. Baker, called “the Novethick” in court of fate, pens his own death sentence and warns that thieves of affection must pay. If he survives, he faces blindness as a form of punishment.
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Oakland
Cal
George Taker
Taker
Lottie B. Clark
Leo Clark
Fateer
Corespondent
Clark
Breeno
Mra. Clark
Baker
Jim Hand
Hut
Novethick
Yam
Lfe
Mrs Borram Returns Home After Family Reunion
A reunion occurred at the Borram residence on Short Creek as Mrs John Borram, who deserted her five children and fled to Ohio, returned after learning her husband, jailed for liquor law violations, had been paroled. She had placed the children with county care and faced eviction for nonpayment of rent while planning possible work in Chicago. Borram, a miner, sought steady local employment.
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Borram
Short Creek
John Borram
Tueas
Chicago
Alias Santa Claus Club brings joy to Steubenville families
Steubenville readers join the Alias Santa Claus Club to brighten Christmas for needy children. Women and office staff pool donations to fund gifts, with no dues or formalities. The Herald-Star pairs volunteers with families, supplying child details to guide toy selection and delivery on Christmas Eve or Day. Volunteers mail donations to the Herald-Star for matching.
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Santa
Steubenville
Herad-Star
Santa Claus Club
Herald-Star
Tig
Santa Claus Club Joffery
Splendid
Adirect
Tta
Christman Niorping
Allas Sugin Claus
Cnre
Steunenville
Prince Regent of Japan Stricken by Measles
A Telegram from Tokio reports the prince regent of Japan, aged several years, is seriously ill with measles. Early today his temperature reached 104.9 and pulse 108 though later reports from the Associated Press indicate possible complications from the illness. The condition is being monitored as his health remains a matter of concern.
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Tokio
Wee
Llrohite
Oon
Associated Press
Prine Wirehite
Usial
Woman Missing After House Fire in Chicara
One woman, Hulda Smith, was reported missing after an early morning apartment house fire in Chicara. The blaze forced forty families to evacuate, and authorities battled the flames as adjoining buildings were spared from the inferno.
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Chicara
Lee
Hulda Smith
Kenneth
Another Lynching In Southern State Papers Spent Big Money Reporting Hall Murder Case
Perry Pla December reports on a murder case involving Miss Jyhy Hendry technol teacher and a negro named Wrivlt. Officers were moved from jail to another location amid heightened media attention and alleged expenditures on coverage.
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Perry Pla
Arthur Young
Norrn
Wis
Amet
Jtvhy Hendry
Charlit Wrivlt
Neero
Steel Co Protest High Power Rates in Mahoning Valley
Government hearing today addressed protests from several steel plants in the Mahoning Valley over rising power rates charged by Olin Public Services, the supplier of electric current. Firms represented include Ohio Steel, Republic Steel, Yeanstown Steel, and Newton Steel.
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Steel Co
Gohumbus, O
Deo Vo
Welluss Commission
Beariar
Mahoning Valley
Olin Public Services Company
Orier Hill Steel
Gompers Testifies Fed Labor Aids Daugherty Impeachment
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, tells House Judiciary that AFL executive council authorized counsel to aid Keller's impeachment bid against Attorney General Daugherty. He denies proposing impeachment and recounts meetings from November, noting Burns case talks and concerns over public scandal. He also discusses McNamara cases and Daugherty's defense. Weather notes follow with regional forecasts for the U.S. coast to Midwest.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
House Judiciary Committee
Federation
Representative Keller
Minnesota
Daugherty
Gomperg
Howland
Cleveland
Keller
Ralston
Jackson H. Ralston
Does
American Federation of Tabor
Gompers
Mtv
Department
Togherty
Athet
Florida
Chieu
Hawre
Mont
California
Masterful address on immigration by C L Patterson at chamber forum
C L Patterson secretary of the Bureau of Labor and National Association of Sheet and Tin Plate Manufacturers addressed the Chamber of Commerce forum on immigration. He urged relief to sustain American industries and noted labor shortages across mills, with union plants needing far more workers than non union plants to operate at capacity.
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Chamber of Commerce
C. L. Patterson
Bureau of Iabor
Patterson
Wintringer
Erskine
Congressman Murphy
Isbor
Planta
Vo Oport
Traffic laws and paving plans face budget limits
City council discussed street safety at Fifth and Market and Seventh and Market corners as officers remain stretched by finances. Officials noted one mill levy and a need for more patrols while pursuing Third Street paving and federal asphalt extension. Immigration policy and city growth also drew attention amid budget strains.
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Fifth
Market
Smurthwaite
Ditzen
Affalra
Goury
Nore Linnons
Wald
Intersala Bo Fg
Wuftielant
Wttle
Utdn
Steubenville
Vanancus
Labi
Connell Frajor
Dalrymple
George Warthold
Cornell
Tate City
New City
C. V. Erdman
Convicted Killer Dies in Oualin Penitentiary Twist
The source reports on a murder conviction tied to a Cleveland policeman during a robbery and notes the inmate’s death at Olua penitentiary in January. Details are obscured by OCR errors but indicate a crime, conviction, and subsequent death behind bars.
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Calembag
Chas
Flabig
Mieveland
Olua Penitentiary
Jdanuary
Business Men Hear Serious Christmas Talk
An audience of business men heard Douglas Malloch speak on the Forum of the Chamber of Commerce next Wednesday. He urged that despite gray skies and troubles, the sun will return and success comes from shared burdens and steady work, noting businessmen face heavy seasonal duties and rush during Christmas.
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Douglas Malloch
Chamber of Commerce
Biggess Bank
The Immigration Problem Analyzed by C L Patterson
The speech centered on the immigration problem with C L Patterson as speaker. He examined Ita Lace as a key example and discussed its implications for policy and society.
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Hosame
C. L. Patterson
Ita Lace
Woman awarded damages in federal weight incident case
A federal jury awarded Mrs. Loren Caldwell $1,000 in a case against four defendants over a December 1930 accident. Caldwell sought $50,000 claiming an engine strike caused her to gain weight to 175 pounds and affected her legs and balance.
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Omralle
Loren
Caldwell
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Rogensky
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Szore
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Mrs. Borram
Mrunswick
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Ead
Rai Panied
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Daugher TY
Judiciary Committee
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Lage
Alias
India
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