Grim Russian conditions described by State Department report
The State Department released a stark report based on Italian Metal Workers Federation notes from three months in Soviet Russia. Petrograd, once 2.5 million, now shows only about 10,000 residents. shops closed, trade disrupted, and trains scarce. Neva barges sank, wooden blocks torn up for fuel, and 36 thousand houses destroyed as winter set in.
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International News Service
Washington
Soviet Russia
Colombino
Italian Metal Workers Federation
Russia
Idea Nazionale
Rome
Petrograd
M. Colombino
Neva
Rat
Drin
Two Young Men Held on Heavy Bond in Dark Theft Spree
In Wooster Ohio on February 5 two young men Wayne Lewis aged 20 and Hoy Steele aged 18 were bound over to the grand jury on bonds of 500 and 2,000 respectively. They are charged with malicious destruction of property and confessing to setting fire to a stack owned by George Smith and other depredations during a period described as a reign of terror in Wayne County.
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Ithough Lewis
Steele
Wayne County
First Annual Policemens Inaugural Ball Planned in Lorain
A six member Lorain police committee led by Geo Knapp and others plans Lorain’s first and largest policemens ball at the H and R dance hall on March 5. The event aims to coincide with President Warren G Harding's oath, building community spirit and public morale ahead of the inaugural.
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Policemen’s
H. and R. Dance Hall
Warren G. Harding
Lorain
Plana
Geo. Knapp
Charles B. Wright
P. L. Green
W. A. Murphy
C. C. Smith
F. W. Meister
Weather outlook says snow or rain next week in Ohio Valley
International News Service reports a wintry week ahead with snow or rain likely in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee region and the Great Lakes area. Temperatures near or below normal are forecast as unsettled conditions persist starting Monday.
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International News Service
Washington
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Great Lakes
Pension Fund Grows for Local Police Department
The local police department reports its pension fund rising significantly year over year. Beginning assets on January first stood at 3,503 dollars, with 2,000 dollars in Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps added from treasury money. Total assets now amount to 8,018.33 dollars. no retirements yet, though Captain Meyers is eligible for 50 dollars monthly after 21 years of service, while others injured in duty may draw on the fund.
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Meyers
Penrose backs Yank bonus to build world’s largest plant
In Elyria area a rumored plan for the American Sheet and Tinplate Co to construct near Lorain promises a major mill project. Officials may set a meeting soon to finalize details after land acquisitions and market jitters earlier in the war. The company once indicated a potential 18 million dollar expenditure for the plant’s erection and awaits conditions to normalize before proceeding.
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Sen
Penrose
American Sheet and Tinplate
Elyria
Lorain
American Sheet and Tinplate Co
National Tube Co
Black River
Wingo Miners Unable to Get IU Jurors After Ten Days
Mingo County courtroom in Williamson wrestled with finding a white juror for the Matewan murder case. After ten days, 29 men were examined with none qualified, many excused over capital punishment. 18 tentatively accepted jurors were sent home, and court planned to reconvene Monday as a legislative bill may allow jurors from another county.
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S. D. Weyer
I. N S
Mingo County
Williamson
W. Va
Robert D. Bailey
Seay
West Virginia
Joseph Sanders
Agitators Organize Against Reparations In Berlin
Paris dispatch reports Berlin newspapers note efforts by Hugo Stinnes and Dr. Karl Helfrich to form a reactionary party from pro reform and nationalist groups. The Petit Parisien correspondent cites anti constitutional deputies in the reichstag amid widespread agitation.
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International News Service
Paris
Supreme Council
Berlin
Petit Parisien
Hugo Stinnes
Karl Helfrich
Excelsior
Germany
Police hunt for black check passer in Lorain
Lorain police scoured the negro districts last night seeking a mysterious black suspect who allegedly passed phony checks in the downtown district. Authorities believe arresting him could solve a three month pattern of hundreds of dollars in fake checks. A recent attempt targeted P. J. Schnitzler, Lorain butcher, prompting a citywide search and streetcar surveillance of exits from Lorain.
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Lorain
P. J. Schnitzler
Belfast cut lines aim to isolate city from Ireland
Belfast experienced coordinated action as telephone and telegraph wires were severed in all directions last night. The move sought to hinder circulation of Sir Edward Carson's address to the Ulster association council. however the speech had already been telegraphed prior to the outages.
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International News Service
Belfast
Ireland
Sir Edward Carson
Ulster Antoniat Council
Pera Yestery
Passage of Bill May Be Held Up For Next Session
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania urged increased taxation to fund a cash bonus or other compensation for World War I soldiers. He said the people demand action and an adequate provision for soldiers, widows, and orphans after talks with American Legion officers led by Colonel F. W. Galbraith of Gmeinnau.
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American Legion
J. Bart Campbell
International News Service
Washington
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Senate
Penrose
F. W. Galbraith
Gmeinnau
Nation 1
Notice On Germany After Momentous Speech
The presidents and prime ministers of Germanys states approved the central government stance rejecting any Allied demand as a basis for war indemnity talks. German leaders pledged full support for the governments position. Pages indicate continuing coverage of the British premier Lloyd Georges remarks in Birmingham England.
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Berlin
Germany
World War Cost and Crippling Losses Cited by Lloyd George
Birmingham England February 5 Premier Lloyd George declared the World War cost all nations 260000000000 and ten million dead with many permanently crippled. He said the collapse of trade came with appalling suddenness and every nation is suffering. He criticized Germany for not stabilizing exchanges and pledged to tell the German foreign minister that Germany is making no real effort to pay its way.
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Birmingham
England
Lloyd George
Germany
Simons
London
Brigandage Reported in Durango by Avieta Followers
Dispatches from Mexico report acts of brigandage by followers of the Avieta brothers in Durango. A number of ranch owners were sentenced to death and executed. The item continues in the next page of the same newspaper section.
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Arietta Brothers
EL Paso
Texas
Avieta Brothers
Durango
Mexico
Black Box Game Revived in Lorain Swindle Claim
Pete Piras of 178% Hast 28th Street told Lorain police he was swindled out of 2000 in a hotel room. He and Sam Opris brought the boxed item to Central station and described a stranger in black who lured him into a walk to reveal a supposed value.
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Lorain
Pete Piras
28Th ‘Street
Sam Opris
Central Station
Georgy Knapp
Famine Crisis in China Warns 15 Million at Risk
Washington reports a famine in China reaching a crisis with 15,000,000 people in danger of death without immediate aid. Grain must reach famine areas to provide a scant ration for more than 40,000,000 facing starvation, transportation hurdles complicate relief efforts. Officials note economies in relief distribution and central pooling of funds to minimize overhead.
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Washington
China
State Department
Department
Four Spaniards Killed by Moors in Morocco Clash
Madrid report says Moorish forces attacked a Spanish post at Sheshanan in Morocco last night, killing a corporal and four soldiers. The high commissioner of Spanish Morocco received the report today.
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International News Service
Madrid
Sheshanan
Morocco
Wilson Regime Prepares To Rene
The Wilson administration prepares to close up its books as it goes out of office on March 3. In the final weeks, no actions are planned that would hinder the policies awaited from President-elect Harding and his incoming cabinet toward foreign governments. Continued on page 15.
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George R. Holmes
International News Service
Washington , Feb
Wilson
Harding
Lorain Police Raid Gambling Den Arrests Twelve
Lorain officers raided a gambling den at 2168 East 28th Street arresting Vasel Boyer known as Dago Rose and twelve men on gambling charges. Bond was posted for all. Raid by H B Stapleton I W Meister and George Kirk of the Lorain Police Department.
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Vasel Boyer
Philo- Mena Boyer
Lorain
Patterson Held for Grand Jury in False Pretenses Case
Clarence W. Patterson, 29, tobacco salesman from Philadelphia, pleaded not guilty in Lorain Municipal Court and was bound over to the grand jury on 2090 dollars bond. He allegedly obtained 30000 cigarettes valued at 240 dollars from George Canales by claiming his firm needed them after claiming a run of that brand. Police later determined Patterson sold the cigarettes.
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John M. Harding
Lorain
Clarence W. Patterson
Philadelphia
Patterson
George Canales
Royal Descendant Strangled to Death in Newark
Albert Galla tin Wallace Morris a 65 year old descendant of New Jersey F irst Governor found strangled in his room in Newark a leather belt used as a noose tied to a bed post Morris once wealthy and later a night watchman for the Central Railroad of New Jersey was found dead February 6 and authorities investigated the case as a possible suicide or foul play.
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International News Service
Newark
Albert Gallatin Wallace Morris
New Jersey
Wales
Morris
Central Railroad of
Passengers and Crew Housed After Wrecked Steamer
In San Francisco on February 6, 19 passengers and 34 crew members of the wrecked steamer Klamath remained stranded near Del Mar after waves cut air and land lines. The Curacao reported successful shore arrival from the stricken ship, while army aviators observed the vessel deserted. An auto accident at Tenth Street and Washington Avenue damaged a Ford and a Dolmng Grocery Co truck, injuring the driver.
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San Franciso
Klamath
Ntte
Delmar
Curacao
Hall
Army
Tenth Street
Washington Avenue
Ford
Dolmg Grocery Co
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Treaty OF Versailes
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