Senators Order Inquiries On Veterans Agencies
Senate at Washington ordered investigations into all government agencies handling former service men and adopted a Walsh resolution to create a committee for the inquiry. The vote was unanimous and John T. Adams of Iowa was named chairman of the Republican National Committee to succeed Will Hays.
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London
William 8. Sims
Senate
Washington
Walsh
Dem
Massachusetts
John T. Adams
Iowa
Republican National Committee
Will H. Hays
Rioting in Belfast Kills Clergyman and Three Men
In York street Belfast a sharp riot between Irish factions left thirteen people shot and three dead. An 80 year old clergyman Very Rev James Finlay was slain after being taken from his door by masked assailants. A postman Malachy Halfpenny a barber William Kerr and a saloon keeper Alexander McBryde were also killed. Bodies were driven to northern fields after execution style shootings.
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Union News Service
Belfast
York Street
King George
Ulster Parliament
James Finlay
Bawnboy
County Cavan
Leighlin
William Kerr
Malachy Halfpenny
Alexander McBvride
Passion Play to Be Revived in Oberammergau 1922
The Oberammergau committee plans 30 performances in 1922 from May 11 to September 24. Cast selection happens next October with Anton Lang likely returning as Christus, while Mary will be played by another actress due to Zwink's marriage. Eighty-two Oberammergau men died in World War I, mainly minor actors and musicians.
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Oberammergau
Germany
Anton Lang
Christus
Ottilie Zwink
Mary
Change in Road Bill Cuts Federal Highway Members
Washington report says the Sendte Roads Committee amended the Townsend road bill reducing Federal Highway Commission members from five to three. Pay for commissioners lowered to 7500 dollars from 10000 and limits set on staff. Democrats oppose route selection by the commission as a state rights issue.
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Washington
Sendte Roads Committee
Federal Highway Commission
Commission
Pittsburg Robbery Suspect Captured During Shootout
Three men were arrested and held for investigation after a gun battle while James Neal, assistant superintendent at Boggs Buhl, and an employee carried morning receipts to a nearby bank on Federal street. John Smith, said to be among four robbers, was captured in the gun fight.
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Pittsburg
James Neal
Boggs & Buhl
Federal Street
John Smith
Neal
Anna Wonnell
Hamilton
Anna Deegan Hogan
Donald Newman
Newman
Hubbard
Youngstown
James
Blanegy
Virgil
Cedarville
Frank Bence
Aker
Columbus
Cream Fried Cake Company
Delia McIinerney
McGannon
John Bird
Tom Glass
John Weisbarber
John Gahler
Norwood
Cincinnati
Herrick
Tiffim
Otto Schroeder
Henry H. Huffman
Summit Station
Franklin County
Leonard Hogue
Miner
George Hogue
Burr
Oak
Athens
Nannie Britt
Cleveland
Britt
Ernest Grover
Ohio
Portsmouth
George Gunnell
Trinity H Episcopal Church
Toledo
Adolph Jonke
Jonke
Alice Armetroth
Elma. Roberts
Wilmington College
Crawford County Christian Endeavor Convention
Rodger Goffrey Af Galton
Hazel A. Osman
Bert Blair
Lima
Fred Graber
Rising Sun
Genoa
Charles Mull
Woodville
Camp Chase
Evelyn Hall
Hancock Fair Company
Orn
W. B. Houck
H. B. Clark
Findlay Trotting Association
Springfield
John D. Barber
Gearhart
State Insurance Department
C. 8. Younger
Celina
Ben H. Talmage
Edison
Byta Anton
Bedafa Wate
Walter Tow
Decker Sentenced to Life for First Degree Murder
In Kosciusko Circuit Court Virgil Decker, 19, was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. The jury reached the verdict on the sixth ballot after less than three hours deliberation.
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Decker
Warsaw
Ind
Virgil Decker
Kosciusko
Leroy Lovett
Legion Charges Profiteering at Ward’s Island Hospital
William F. Deegan of the American Legion charged New York State profiteering in the care of disabled soldiers at Manhattan State Hospital on Ward’s Island. He said the state receives $2 daily for each patient but spends only cents, after leading a Legion inspection as First Vice President of the New York department.
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Legion
New York
New York State
Manhattan State Hospital
Ward's Island
William F. Deegan
American Legion
New York Evening Post
Deegin
Remarkable Missouri cook served 80 years for one family
A Missouri family story claims a cook named Mammy served Mrs. Leslie Marmaduke and her family since 1841, tracing roots to Col. James Crawford in Virginia and Alabama. Born around 1841, Mammy would be about 97, still famed for fried chicken, corn pone and biscuits in the Marmaduke kitchen.
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New York Sun
New York
Missouri
America
Leslie Marmaduke
Waterman Avenue
St. Louis
Clara Ed
Humboldt
Col. Marmaduke
Marmaduke Military Academy
Sweet Springs
John Marmaduke
Crawfords
Virginia
Alabama
South
Marmaduke
Healthy Pulse Guidelines for Heartbeat Rates by Age
The article explains normal pulse rates vary by age from 140 for infants to 60 for seniors. A sustained rate over 70 may signal disease, fever, or inflammation, while a pulse between 60 and 70 is considered healthy. Prolonged over 70 with a cough suggests lung trouble.
How Rainfall Is Recorded
Government rainfall gauges use a two foot high cylinder with an eight inch diameter funnel and a brass inner cylinder. A measuring tube scales rainfall so that one hundredth inch in the funnel equals one tenth inch in the tube, providing a ten to one ratio for measurements.
Cincinnati Markets Galore See Grain Dairy and Livestock Prices
Market report from Cincinnati lists corn futures for several grades with prices around 66 to 68 cents and hay, wheat, butter, eggs, poultry and cattle values. Livestock ranges show steers $7.50 to $8.50, heifers $6 to $8.50, calves from $8 to $10, and hogs around $5 to $8 per hundredweight, with various quality categories noted.
Ohio notes and incidents from Claiborne to Canton
Despondent Eb gert Norris, 45, ends life in Claiborne barn. Thousands parade at Canton for St Paul Catholic church cornerstone. Mayoral bid by Mrs Barrett Irvine in Mingo Junction, first woman candidate in Jefferson county. Various accidents, crimes, and public notices across Ohio including murders, electric chairs, fires, trials, political events, and municipal decisions.
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Egbert Norris
Claiborne
Union County
Canton
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Barrett Irvine
Mingo Junction
Jefferson County
Carl Gutridge
Newark
Columbus
Oscar Ireff
Youngstown
Murray
Thomas Hall
Smyrna
Tuscarawas County
Freeport Fair Grounds
Dieter
Cincinnati
Ladie Clifford Shelton
Coolidge
Davis
President Harding
McKinley
Niles
Findlay
Lucile
Leibert Evans
New Carlisle
Huntertown
Ind
Lima
Deyton
American Red Cross
Ohio
Marion
William Grall
Lorain
Pearl Henry
Adjutant General's Office
Fred Aufderstrasse
Carpenter
Pemberville
Luckey
Perry Hale
Toledo
Harry Myers
Bucyrus
Myers
Catherine Wagener
Father Charles Polichek
Dayton
Cleveland
Hamilton County
Richard Howell
Anthony Skotnicky
Frank H. Gamble
Vaner
Uhrichsville
Main Street
Max Miller
Tiffin
Tonin
Ohio Electric Company
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San Domingo
United States
Mexico
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Weeks
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Western District of
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Harding
Department of Justice
Herman Schwab
Immanuel Church
Dubuque, Ia
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Admiral Sims
Mra
Anna Thomson Dodge
Horace B. Dodge
Durfee
Detroit
Mich
The
Red Cross
Royee Ue
Pueblo
Colo
Ohio Rain Court
Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr
Indianapolis
McKeesport Tin Plate Company
Pittsburgh
Armatrong
David F. Houston
Te Treasury
Wilson
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Cuba
Mario G. Menocal
Europe
Charleston
W. Va
Walter &. Tallahan
Michigan Central Railroad
Hammond
United States Army
Cambrai
Orland A. Somers
Grand Army of the Republic
Kokomo
John W. Buckman
North Atlantic Coast Artillery District
Brookline
Mass
Sydney, Ill
Alvin T. Hert
Kentucky
F. A. Tucker
State Board of Health
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Ella Kewett Brown
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Chicago
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Russia
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Ramon P. DeNegria
North Ireland
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Morocco
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Tokyo Hochi Shimbi
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