Two More Die As Londonderry Fighting Escalates
Belfast reports June 24 that two more people were killed in Londonderry as clashes between unionists and nationalists intensify. A woman named Mills died at her doorway and William Rankin was fatally wounded while tending his horses as troops arrive to quell the fighting and guard gas and water supplies.
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Belfast
Londonderry
Mills
William Rankin
Sinn Fein
London
Hamar Greenwood
Ireland
Ulster Volunteers
Wwe
Bishop, Cross
Bond
Ohio Democrats Injured in Salt Lake City Car Wreck
Six members of the Ohio delegation to the Democratic National Convention sustained cuts and bruises when an electric car returning from Saltair resort wrecked near Salt Lake City. Miss Aileen Simmons of Sydney, Ohio was the most seriously hurt, removed to a special train. Twenty Ohio passengers were aboard.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Ohio
San Francisco
Saltair Resort
Aileen Simmons
Sydney
Balt Lake
Oil stock fraud indictments hit national scale
A federal grand jury indicted four oil companies ten brokerage houses and about fifty individuals for using the mails to defraud inventors of millions. The crackdown follows a long investigation by post office inspectors led by Jerome Simmons and Henry B Kelly with connections in Chicago and other cities.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
Scalaj
Chicago
Post Office
United States District
Jerome Simmons
Henry B. Kelly
Charles United Oil and Gas Company
Kansas
Oklahoma
Howard B. Mayhew
Claireban
Schwab
Willamson
Louisville
Four Distillers Sentenced After Ridgeville Raid
Sheriff Packus and a posse raided an illicit still in Ridgeville township. Gust Speas John Rouris Thomagy Angelo and Gus Pursaklay pleaded guilty and received 500 dollars each plus costs. The wife of John Rouria paid his release, and the men planned to raise funds to bail out their companions. They operated the still on the old Gilder farm.
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Packus
Ridgeville Township
Lorain County
Gust Speas
John Rouris
Thomagy
Angelo
Gus Pursaklay
Justice Chamberlain
John Rouria
Suffrage Move Taken Up in Tennessee
Washington reports assistant attorney general Frierson urged Governor Roberts to let Tennessee ratify the federal suffrage amendment without a popular vote. Nashville notes Governor Roberts planned a special legislative session after a telegram from President Wilson urged action. He avoided committing on constitutionality if the amendment passes.
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Washington
Frierson
Roberts
Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Roberta
Wilson
Greek Troops Open Offensive Against Turkish Forces
Smyrna Asia Minor June 14 The Greek army reports the start of an offensive against forces of Mustafa Kemal Pasha nationalist leader, according to an official statement from Greek army headquarters today.
Time Difference Traps Governor Cox in Late Night Call
Governor Cox phones his campaign manager Ed Moore in San Francisco while in Columbus. The night call reveals a mix up about time zones as Cox asks how things are going and Moore complains about being woken from sleep. The exchange highlights the awkward cross coast timing in the campaign.
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Columbus
Soix
San Francisco
Ed Moore
Moore
Three Businesses Looted in Hopedale Robbery
Cadiz June 24 police searched for robbers who looted three businesses in Hopedale near here early yesterday. They blew open the Hines store safe took merchandise from the Wabash station and robbed the Pinch restaurant vault and cash register.
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Cadiz
Ohio
Hopedale
Hines
Wabash
Pinch
Grumbling taxpayers pay penalties after late tax warning
County treasurer warned tax due dates would extend but many residents ignored the notice and paid penalties. Rural residents faced more penalties than city dwellers. Andrew Vas 61 of 512 West River Street died after a three week illness at Memorial hospital. He leaves a wife and three children in Hungary. Funeral held at Friday funeral parlors led by Rev. Kalasay. Lightning halted Toledo streetcars for about 90 minutes from 6:39 to 8:00 a. m. causing a delayed start to business.
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Andrew
Andrew Vas
West River Street
Memorial Hospital
Hungary
Kalasay
Carter Glass and Tammany Leader Arrive at Frisco
In San Francisco Carter Glass of Virginia and Tammany Hall chief Charles F Murphy arrived amid Democratic convention jitters. They privately discussed platform aims amid debates on prohibition with Murphy silent on anti prohibition moves and French Lick conference plans.
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Carter Glass
Tammany Leader
Frisco
San Francisco
Llso
Virginia
Washington
Wilson
Charles F Murphy
New York
Tammany Hall
French Lick
Ind
Murphy
Tammany
Fay
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Coal unions press for $6 a day minimum at hearings
Phillip Murray of the United Mine Workers told the federal anthracite coal commission in Scranton that profits from the coal monopoly hurt workers and the public. He urged a $6 daily minimum, a $1 raise for above minimum workers, 31 percent contract-rate increases, eight hour day for longer shifts, standard pay rates, and formal UMWA recognition. He said miners stayed at work since March to avoid public hardship and would prove profiteering, not wage hikes, drove price increases.
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Scranton
Phillip Murray
United Mine Workers of America
Federal
Anthracite Coal Commission
Pennsyivania
Murray
United Mine Workers
Ohio Youth Wealth Report Details State Per Capita Figures
Columbus reports per capita wealth for Ohio youth at 6786 dollars based on enrollment 10008 dollars per capita from net pupil enrollment Lake County highest at 11274 Jackson lowest at 2388 Hancock highest enrollment 15251 Adams lowest 3182 Property tax values show 152 percent of property on tax duplicates under 55 percent value 428 percent under 75 percent and 31 percent between 95 and 100 percent Median valuation 75 percent with poorer counties showing higher valuations.
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Columbus
Ohio
F. C. Landistiel
Lake County
Jackson County
Hancock County
Adams
Automobile clubs to place road signs in Lorain County
The Lorain County Automobile Club ordered handsome road signs for key city corners and danger signs across the county. The Cleveland Automobile Club operates a large truck today to place signs on main market roads guiding motorists to nearly any point.
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Lorain County Automobile Club
Cleveland Automobile Club
President Wilson Denied Address to Dem Convention
Reports that President Wilson would address the democratic national convention by long distance telephone were denied today at the White House. The San Francisco claim was disputed as unfounded.
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Washington
San Francisco
Wilson
White House
Red Cross urges ex soldiers reinstate war risk insurance
The local Red Cross service department at the Masonic Temple calls on former soldiers and sailors whose war risk insurance has lapsed to reinstate before July 1. Discharged since January 1, 1919 can reinstate by paying two monthly premiums and stating health as at demobilization. After July 1 reinstatement may be harder, may require medical exam. Veterans may reinstate, convert to term or any ordinary life policy, or seek more information at the Red Cross headquarters.
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Service Department
Red Cross
Masonic Temple
Local Probate Clerk Records 1000th Marriage License
The probate court issued a marriage license to Miss Hertha Hazzaima Broadway of Lorain and Immanual Fanstemacher of Lorain. The license was penned Tuesday evening by clerk Miss Wazzard, marking the thousandth permit she had issued. The couple married the previous evening.
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Mcenge
Hertha Hazzaima
Broadway
Lorain
Fox
Lhengs Luieau
Miss Wazzard
Green Line Speed Question Resolved by Officials
Lorain city council demanded the Green Line cars curb speed on Reid Avenue. Councilman Thomas Peebles claimed cars were moving at fifty miles per hour, but company officials insisted the Lorain division limits are forty miles per hour and exceeding that would risk derailing the cars.
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City E Council
Lorain
Reid Ave
Thomas Peebles
Reid
Taxes Total Near One Million Dollars
County Treasurer Baker reported June tax collection was near average though not extended to July 10. By Wednesday evening 904,750.21 had arrived at the office and mail checks were not yet opened. The tax duplicate asks for about 1,150,000. January taxes totaled 1,400,000. The difference reflects many paying the full year in January and only half in June.
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Baker
Elyria Gas Crisis Deepens as Mayor Seeks Franchise Change
Mayor Asaph R. Jones attacked Elyria Citizens Gas and Electric Co promising service and urged the council to act. He said the company has failed to fulfill franchise obligations and warned that rate increases won’t guarantee better supply. The eight year franchise controversy includes calls to extend mains and address minimum pressure while debating an emergency clause and referendum rights.
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Otto Mischka
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin
Amherst
Wellington
Jones
Bas
Hlyrin
Aiznt
Emarsaay Claus
State Utilities Commission
Trg
Ev Cechite
Bank Official Sentenced After Savings Bank Case
Bruce R Campbell former secretary and treasurer of Strithers Savings and Banking Company was sentenced to up to 30 years in the state penitentiary and fined 310000 after pleading guilty to one of 14 indictments charging him with a banking department offense in Youngstown.
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Youngstown
Bruce R Campbell
Strithers Savings and Banking Company
Wit
Ard
Jenkinshire
Campbll
Depar Gsmd
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Uoed
Ternessee
Cox
Toledo
Convention City
U.S
Thomas Harrison
U S. Naval Observatory
Uncle Sam
Harrison
Automobile Club
DEM
Elyria Grant
Connel
Pablic
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