Clashes with Ku Klux Klan Visitors Sparks Steubenville Riot
Ten arrests made as city and county officers quell violence after a night of shooting between Steubenville residents and visiting Ku Klux Klan members. D L Gibson wounded, Spinetti and Di Sentizi shot, several others charged with concealed weapons. Klan leaders promise charges against more participants. political tensions rise as Klan-backed candidates face defeat.
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Steubenville
Local Ten
Ku Klux Klan
D. L. Gibson
John di Sentis
Dominic Spinetti
Washington Street
East Liverpool
W. W Kelly
John Cole
Charles Marshall
Harold Green
Charles Thompson
Homer Dodds
Domenic Spinetti
John di Sentizi
Frank Veilla Iz
Gibson
Spinetti
di Lentis
Klan
Alpert T Smith
Frank Hawkins
Hawkins
Bank Shortages Reported at National Bank
A confession signed by Heebe is reportedly under Federal examination. Valentine Winters, president of the American National Bank, offered to take over and pay depositors if directors would guarantee the deposits, but the offer was declined. Cashier Hecht earned $3,000 annually. Shortages occurred over five years, averaging about $5,000 monthly. Directors say full amount will not be known until further review.
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Heebe
Valentine Winters
Ational Bank
American National
Hecht
Ohio gasoline price cuts draw legal questions and anger
Ohio officials review possible price fixing as Governor Donahey seeks facts on gasoline price trends. Attorney General’s office pledges action to uncover any combination and curb discrimination. In Cleveland, Ohio Automobile Association President Caley blasts a 112 cent cut as insufficient and demands deeper reductions.
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Columbus
Donahey
Joseph Sagieson
Crabbe
Attorney General
Cleveland
Standhard O
Ohio
Fred H. Caley
Ohio Auto-meobile Association
Standard On Company
Coolidge Coup Takes Capital by Surprise
President Calvin Coolidge stunned Washington at the Republican National Convention by announcing Bascom Slemp as secretary. Slemp, a renowned Republican and former Virginia congressman, joins the administration in a bold strategic move.
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Calvin Coolidge
Washington
Bascom
Slemp
Virginis
Arrest of De Valera Sparks Irish Tension in Bantry Clash
One Irish Republican was killed and two Free State guards wounded in Bantry amid arrests of Eamonn De Valera in County Clare. Free State authorities move to avert reprisals ahead of the August 27 election and internment is likely. Countess Markiewicz praised De Valera in Dublin while Annie MacSwiney urged peace and unity. Rutledge named deputy president of the Irish Republic. Adherents vow more candidates despite De Valera's arrest.
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Dublin
Bantry
Free State
Eamonn Devalera
County Clara
Devalera
Markiewicz
Patrick Rutledge
Irish Republic
Rutledge
County Mayo
William T. Crosgrave
Dail
Boy Cyclist Injured In Auto Crash At Stop 6
Ernest Romeyn of Elyria was struck by a passing car while riding a bicycle on Grafton road Stop 6. He suffered head and right shoulder injuries plus a knee burn and scratches. He was taken to Memorial Hospital where his condition was reported good. The driver was B W Gillett of Cleveland.
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Ernest Romeyn
RD. No. 1
Elyria
Niy
Grafton Road
Ernest
Memorial Hospital
W. Gillett
East Tretatraet
Cleveland
Romera
Bonus assured days finance chief Tan
Washington Aug 16 Congress will provide a bonus for America's 4,000,000 World War Veterans as soon as it reconvenes. Senator Reed Smoot, Republican of Utah, next chairman of the Senate finance committee, predicted the bill would become law, possibly over a presidential veto. He outlined plans for a general expenditure tax to fund the bonus and urged support from farm and labor groups.
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Washington
Congress
America
Senaor Reed Smoot
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
International
Smoot
Coolidge
Harding
American Legion
Meyer * Ter
Farm and Labor
Divorces Filed by Mrs Carpenter and Mrs Bradshaw
Ganel Carpenter files for divorce from Jour C. Carpenter in this city. Married in 1909 with two children Effie Bradshaw sues Walter Bradshaw born 187? for divorce. She alleges he kept late hours, drank, and failed to support. seeks alimony and custody.
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Ganel Carpenter
Jour C. Carpenter
Effie Brads
Walter Bradshaw
Bs Team
Seven More Truck Men Arrested on Overloaded Freight
Deputy Sheriff Steve Cowie arrested two more truck drivers on the Oberlin Kipton road for overloaded loads. John Forest of Cleveland carried 21 200 pounds and paid a 50 dollar fine plus costs before Justice C D Smiley. Russell Gooden reported 21 100 pounds and was fined 26 dollars and costs by Justice Smiley. Kepner acquitted in Frederick Maryland.
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Steve Cowie
Oberlin-Kipton
John Forest
Cleveland
C. D. Smiley
Oberlin
Russell Gooden
Deadlock Eases as Miners and Operators Seek Strike End
New York August 16 Peace seemed likely as a US coal commission session resumed. John L Lewis and miners’ representatives announced renewed talks with operators after initial acceptance of a more limited checkoff concession, then found objections requiring renewed negotiations to avert a national strike.
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Aon Ae
George Otisqua
Federal Coal Combination
Coolidge
New York
Joan L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
United States Coal Commission
John L. Lewis
Samuel D.e
Pedestrian safety mandate in Ohio traffic code
The Ohio uniform traffic code requires pedestrians to look both ways before crossing and forbids stepping onto public roads except at crossings unless crossings are unreasonably far apart. It also sets motor vehicle speeds at fifteen mph in cities and twenty five mph outside towns and classifies excessive speed as a misdemeanor.
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Ohio
Frea H. Caley
Ohio State Automobile Associaion
Lawful Requirement of Workmen's Act Reopened in Ohio
Aug 16 in Columbus the state supreme court granted a rehearing of the Hannah Fender lawful requirement case from Mahoning county. The rehearing, a win for the Ohio Manufacturers Association, follows the court's June ruling expanding employer liability in personal injury cases under the workmen's compensation act.
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Columbus
State Supreme Court
Hannah Fender
Mahoning County
Marshall
Ohio Manufacturers Association
Ohio Workmen's Compensation Act
Williams Edwards Sues Phelps for 175 Dollars
The Williams Edwards Co. filed suit against M. R. and W. B. Phelps seeking 175 dollars claiming a note was due. The defendants gave a check for the amount, received the note, and destroyed it. The check later bounced due to insufficient funds.
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Williams Edwards Co
M. R
W. B. Phelps
Ohio Banks Reports Show Big Increase in Resources
Ohio’s 748 banks report record savings and strong deposits as of June 30. Resources reached 1.685 billion dollars, deposits 1.457 billion, and savings 672.987 million, with loans totaling 1.076 billion. Capital rose to 102.798 million and government bonds 81.496 million, underscoring healthful conditions in the state’s banking system.
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Columbus
Ohio
Buckeye Commonwealth
State Department of Banks
Scott Jeay
Scott
Seach
Former Wellington Priest Summoned
Rev. Nicholas Horst aged 58 pastor of St. Peter's Catholic Church at Huron for twenty years died last night at St John's Hospital in Cleveland after a yearlong illness of dropsy. He had been a patient at the hospital for three months and was a St Mary's Seminary graduate. Originally stationed at Wellington, he left no relatives. Funeral services will be from his church in Huron with Bishop Samuel A. Stritch of Toledo announcing but no definite date. The body will probably be interred at Sand .
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Nicholas Horst
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Huron
St John’s Hospital
Cleveland
Father Horst
St. Mary's Seminary
Wellington
Haron
Samuel A. Stritch
Toledo
Sand
Secretary plans to choose aliens through consuls
Secretary announces plan to select aliens via consular channels as part of an immigration or diplomatic framework. The wording suggests a formal procedure involving consulates to identify and admit noncitizens, outlining the authority and intended process.
Fires in Oldtown Mystery Baffles Ohio College Scientists
Scientists from Antioch College at Yellow Springs investigate a string of mysterious fires at the Dewine home in Oldtown near Xenia. Twelve incipient blazes in one day, confined to clothing and curtains, erupted July 30 and again this week. The family has fled, a guard remains, and chemists analyze garments to seek a chemical cause.
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Dayton
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Oldtown
Springfield Pike
Xenia
D. A. Dewine
Dewine
Dewine Milling Company
Clyde F. Adams
Austin G. Edison
Austin
Pattereve
Xonis
Agtiocn Secuity
Érus
South Amherst Booze Vender Fined S800
This morning Adolph Hi of South Amherst was fined $6 and costs at the boarding house run by Houlovich after Low Chepel killed Joe Biro in a drunken quarrel. The sheriff searched the house, found fifty gallons of wine, had it analyzed, and he was arrested but unable to pay his fee and was committed to jail.
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Adolph Hi
South Amherst
Houlovich
Lowl Chepel
Joe Biro
Hilt
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John Carpenter
Mepner
Frederick
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U. S. Coal Coion
United Mineworkers
Samuel D. Warriner
George Otis Smith
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Errival
James J. Davis
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