Harding replies to well wishes from General Wood
Senator Harding Republican nominee for President replies to General Wood’s congratulations. He plans a two week vacation with a nearby golf course, declines speech invitations for now, and notes a focus on his acceptance speech. He praises constitutional government and met with leaders at a Chicago dinner.
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W. G. Harding
Harding
Wood
Walter F. Brown
Toledo
Chicago
Stanley
Kentucky
Sutherland
Utah
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
N.brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Bordman
American Red Cross
John A. Logan
John Barton Payne
Interior
Lodge
Smoot
Brandeges
Traly
Union
Toire
Hardine
Ohio
Wee
Fine Address on Americanization Before C C Forum
EC Vermillion former Jefferson county boy and state director of the Ohio Americanization Committee spoke at the Chamber of Commerce Forum noon luncheon. He praised Akron’s results with English language instruction through cooperation of industries boards Y M C A and civic groups and urged local adoption with similar partnerships. He noted the Akron model mirrors Steubenville and other industrial centers and described the state committee’s current educational focus. Vermillion, a former Smithfield boy, was greeted by many friends.
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Jefferson County
Ohio Americanization Committee
Chamber of Commerce Forum
Akron
Industries
Board of Educations
Steubenville
Chamber of Commerce
Vermillion
Smithfield
Postpone Wentz Trial Italian Seeks October Term
The State of West Virginia v. Frank Wentz of Follansbee in two indictments felon y and misdemeanor related to the May death of Florence Barton was postponed to the October Brooke County circuit court term. Wentz bond set at 2500 dollars. In a separate case Wellsburg Italian Tony Lazarre received nine months in prison for misdemeanor related to the Tony Tall shooting.
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West Virginia
Frank Wentz
Follansbee
Florence Barton
Sinclair‘ Boulevard
Brooke County
Wentz
Tony Lazarre
Wellsburg
Connecion
Tony Tall
Lazarre
Men Sell Booze From Truck Busted Near Weirton
Two Serbian men Mike Sagan and Reddy Boch were arrested in Weirton after police traced a whiskey truck operating at night near construction camps. Officers found nearly 20 gallons of liquor under a truck seat and a stopped quart bottle. The suspects, held by U S Marshal John Short, face charges under national prohibition laws as Hancock county officials link them to illicit supply for Weirton and Steubenville worth at least the booze trade among foreign workers.
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Mike Sagan
Reddy” Boch
Weirton
Ohio County
Wheeling
West
Virginia
Hancock County
Ward Ice
Clarence Brooks
R. R. Anderson
N. L. Shope
U. S
John Short
Harry .L. Brooks
A. S. Cooper
Burley
Ohio
Sagan and Bock
Steubenville
Well Known Man Railroad Victim
Coroner T. H. Kirk returned from Dillonvale where he conducted an inquest into the death of Householder 37 a Harperville miner who was run down and killed by a New York Central train near Dillonvale his head severed by the cars.
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T. H. Kirk
Dillonvale
Householder
Harperville
New York Central
Jondale
Ane
Wes Well
Neowin Eerpen
Duluth Lynching After Mob Overpowers Police
A 5 000 person mob in Duluth lynched three Black circus roustabouts after a white girl was attacked nearby. National Guardsmen arrived from St Paul to guard the scene while two others were injured during clashes with the mob. In South Bend, Indiana, a separate incident saw two Black circus workers attack Miss Helen Penrod on June 5 as the show toured the city.
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Duluth
Minnesota National Guardsmen
St. Paul
W. Rhinow
Minnesota
Iron Mountain
South Bend
Ind
Helen Penrod
No Progress in the Elwell Mystery
The murder of Jos B. Elwell remains unsolved as detectives in Lexington, Kentucky, follow a promising clue reported to involve threats from a prominent local family. District Attorney Edward Swann says the case shows revenge rather than jealousy, with details still unreleased.
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Associated Press
New York
Elwell
Lxington
Edward Swann
Lexington
Swann
Mr. Swann
French Champion Challenges Dempsey in US Return
Georges Carpentier, European heavyweight champion, challenges Jack Dempsey to a bout after October 10 at any location. Carpentier plans to return to France in July, then back to America. Dempsey's manager Jack Wernts says Dempsey will be ready within two weeks to fight Carpentier or any top contender.
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Associated Press
Witehita
Kans
Georges Carpentier
Jack Wearns
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Four masked bandits rob bakery in New York with gunfire
In New York on June 16 four masked men armed with two revolvers entered the bakery of Steven Murray and forced him his wife and an employee to the wall while they rifled the cash box. Mrs Murray confronted a bandit who fired at the floor and a shot struck Murray in the feet. The robbers escaped in an expensive automobile valued at 300.
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New York
Steven Murray
Yorkville Shooting Sparks Riot Fears and Mob Patrols
Deputy Sheriff W T Allison and assistants rushed to Yorkville as rioting fears rose after a noon shooting. Constable Harvey Dean shot and killed Gus Coss during a rescue attempt amid a drunken rampage, with $2000 on Coss. Dean headed to Steubenville to surrender.
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Yorkville
W. T. Allison
Auto
Yoriville
T. H. Kirk Sftcomer
Allison
Harvey Dean
Gus
Dean
Gus Coss
Coss
Steubenville
Columbus Population Surges 30.6 Percent in Census
The Associated Press reports Columbus Ohio shows population 237,033, up 55,520 from the previous census, a rise of 30.6 percent. This large gain highlights rapid growth in the city as of the June 16 release.
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Associated, Press
Washington
Columbus
Woman Communist Loses Her Suit in Cincinnati Court
In Superior Court today a verdict was found for the defendants in the $50,000 damages suit by Lottie Burke, leader of the Communist Labor party, against fifty members of the Robert Bentley Post American Legion. The suit stemmed from a raid on Communist headquarters last November in which literature was confiscated and burned in the street.
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Cincinnat
Lottie Burke
Communist Labor Party
Cincinnati
Robert Bentley Post American Legion
Miss Burke
Man Killed in Severe Storm Hits Cleveland Area
A violent electrical wind and rain storm caused one death with another reported dead, several narrowly escaping, and thousands of dollars in damage in Cleveland today. Nearly an inch of rain fell in six minutes as winds reached high speeds.
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Cleveland
Dartmouth Senior Killed in Fraternity House Shooting
Henry F. Maroney, a West Medford Massachusetts senior at Dartmouth College, was shot and killed during a quarrel at the Seta Deta Chi fraternity house in Hanover New Hampshire. Robert P. Meads of La Grange Illinois, arrested earlier on a Boston train, confessed to the shooting saying he acted in self defense. He telegraphed his father A H Meads in Phicazo to come defend him.
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Associated Press
Hanover
N. H
Henry F. Maroney
West Medford
Nass
Dartmouth College
la Grange
J. Meads
Boston
A. H. Meads
Phicazo
Mazzo Stabs Rival and Slays Man in Home Tragedy
Tony Mazzo returned to his home after 10 months away and stabbed Samuel Grillo twice in the abdomen and shot him to death over his wife. Grillo, 30, World War I veteran, died from the injuries. Mazzo fled and remains at large. no harm to his wife.
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Associated Press
Tony Mazzo
Samuel Grillo
Mazzo
Nitti Abandons Visit to Spain and America
Rome report says former Vice President Nitti has abandoned plans to visit Spain and America and will likely travel to Switzerland for an extended sojourn. A friend says he would leave about June 22.
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Associated Presa
Rome
Nitti
Spain
America
Switzerland
Harding Cabinet Plans Highlighted for November Vote
Chicago June 15 Democrats cheer a conservative like Senator Harding for the Republican nomination but warn the race will rest on his cabinet and advisers. A plan to name ten future cabinet members before the election is discussed to show voters how power might be distributed across ten departments.
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Chicago
Senator Harding
Republican Sucess
Ohio
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Philander C. Knox
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Treasury
Frank Vanderlip
Leonard Wood
Lindley M. Garrison
Agriculture
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Kareas
Lahbor
Kenyon
Town
Will Hays
Tadiana
Navy
Senator Weeks
Massachusetts
Interior
Governor Lowden
Illinois
Herbert Hoover
California
Washington
Ohio Showers and Thunderstorms Likely Tonight and Thursday
A weather brief notes showers and thunderstorms probable tonight and Thursday across Ohio with cooler air moving in. Forecasters expect scattered storms, gusty winds, and lows dropping into the 50s in many areas. Citizens urged to monitor latest warnings and plan outdoor activities accordingly.
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Ohio
Jefferson County Good Roads Association to Elect Officers
A meeting at the courthouse Thursday afternoon at 1 30 will form a permanent Jefferson County Good Roads Association and elect officers. A prior Chamber of Commerce gathering elected temporary officers and organizers urge wide turnout from all townships to support better roads.
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Jefferson County Good Roads Association
Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson County
Tragedy at Camp Grant Involving Five Soldiers
Five Camp Grant soldiers are sought after the shooting death of Mrs. Lucile Moss wife of Captain Leroy E. Moss. The auto party had just passed a group of soldiers when a shot rang out. Mrs. Moss died at hospital. authorities search the camp for the missing men to determine if murder or accident occurred.
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Associated Press
Rockford
Ill
Camp Grant
Man Lucile,Moss
Leroy E. Moss
Military Intelligence Bureau
Pupils of Dominican Sisters in Recital at Wells High
The Dominican Sisters of St. Peter's school hosted a recital at Wells High School auditorium. The varied program featured orchestral, instrumental, and vocal numbers performed by students under patient instruction, including works by Beethoven Moszkowski Gounod Mozart and Tchaikovsky among others.
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Dominican Sisters of St. Peter's School
Wells High School
Demarest
Teilman
Fest Marsh
Fulen Needham
Emma Daly
Emily Pekruhn
Margaret
Fitzsiimons
Rollingon
Patrol of the
Ashford—Carfilon
Helen Majewski
Grace Bowman
Kenneth Hunt
Daniel Fullen
Drolla—Souvenir
Robert Conroy
John Maud
Herman Ottke
Bernard NcCann
Julian Odell
Andrew Weinman
Gobbaerts _Triumphale
Marie Herman
M. Catherine: Brady
Ola Johnson
Hilda Frosch
Ida M. ‘Pekrubn
Wilma McCann
Spaulding
The
Morning Call
Billy Coburn
George Ackerman
Francis Maley
Fasanotti—Gayotte
Helen Ward
Catherine Gavin
Anaile Maurer
Marion Wolpert
Margaret Fitzsimmons
Ellen Needham
Moszkowski
Bohm
Virginia Hennings
Mary Eran
Mildred’ McCann
Paul Odell
Giese—Gavotte
Leo Doherty
Mercedes Kenny
Mildred McCann
Analie Maurer
Ruth Murphy
Mozart Gloria
City Seeks Delinquent Street Assessment Settlements
City Council adopts delinquent assessments report and 1921 budget of 202,690.00. It orders vigorous collection of unpaid street paving, sidewalks, grading and sewers, with the City Solicitor authorized to hire help and file suits if needed.
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Steubenville
Mingo, and Brilliant
Council Chamber
Sherman Floyd
D. F. Melville
James 8. Keane
Melville
Prohibition plank urged at Democratic Convention
Wayne B. Wheeler chief counsel for the Prohibition League asserts that prohibition advocates will push for a strong 18th amendment enforcement plank at the Democratic National Convention. He cites the Republican committee’s failed effort and calls Governor Cox of Ohio the last hope for nullification of national prohibition.
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Prohibition
Cox
Ohio
Wayne B. Wheeler
Prohibition League
Republican Committee
Chicago
Wheeler
Bryan
San Francisco
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