Washington-Tersely Told Happenings of the World
The final action of the reorganized Federal Trade Commission in Washington addresses publicity rules for complaints against American firms. President Coolidge announces the resignation of James M. Beck as solicitor general. Public health orders require government vaccination after a smallpox scare. Income tax receipts for Q1 1925 total 519,238,821 with a drop from 1924. World cotton crop 1924 estimated 24.7 million bales versus 19.59 million in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
James M. Beck
Coolidge
White House
Department of Agriculture
Union Takes Case to Supreme Court in Ohio
The Ohio supreme court is asked to determine the validity of a closed shop contract in the Cleveland Railway Co. dispute with the Street Car Men's Union. The case centers on arbitration of wage demands and the role of a controversial arbitrator, with prior rulings by Common Pleas and the court of appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
Cleveland Federation of Labor
Common Pleas
Charles F. Close
Upper Sandusky
Holcomb
Close
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Luther Daye
Cleveland
JHE
Red Ball Transit Co
Indiana
Middle West
State Supreme Court
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Commission
Ohio towns report deaths and incidents across the region
A wide roundup covers Theodore Applegate decapitation by a traction car in East Liverpool. Fremont mourns Hillarius Roth a Civil War veteran. A burned Pennsylvania railroad bridge in Circleville disrupts rail service. Marion hosts a lenders convention endorsing a constitutional tax on tangible property. The Ohio State Medical Association holds its seventy ninth annual meeting in Columbus. George Overton is shot in Youngstown during a family quarrel. J W Sherlock found dead in Miami River near Dayton. Jennie Mix, Toledo writer and critic, dies. A Detroit man fined in Toledo for a nightlife incident. Homer Urmston resists a robber, injuring the bandit. Cleveland Credit Men organize to fight fraud with national funds. Celeryville growers oppose Japanese labor in Willard area finding federal remedies through Congress.
Science Honors Woman With National Academy Laurels
Washington reports Florence Rena Sabin of Johns Hopkins is elected to life membership in the National Academy of Sciences, marking the first time a woman receives the society’s laurels in America. Sabin, among twelve Americans honored in 1925, is noted for her blood cell research.
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Science
America
Florence Rena Sabin
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Baltimore
National Academy of Sciences
Washington
Capstal
Sabin
Academy
Neighbor Kills Man Then Surrenders In Ohio Slaying
In Char don Ohio Julius Franleigh 66 is killed by neighbor Joseph Morgan 71 after a dispute. Morgan surrenders to Deputy Homer Ballard while walking toward the jail. Both men were bachelors.
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Cleveland
Julius Franleigh
Joseph Morgan
Chardon
Ohio
Morgan
Homer J. Ballard
Private Air Line Plans Backed by Ford Backers
Three major capital groups in New York, Chicago and Detroit move to fund a private overnight air mail and express service between New York and Chicago with a $1.5 million capitalization. Edsel Ford, Howard Coffin and R B Jackson named among Detroit backers. Marshall Field, Phillip Wrigley and Reed Landis to support Chicago end. Plans foresee 9 am depart from both cities, 6:30 am arrival, and a $2 per pound rate. Henry Ford reportedly refuses partners, may back the venture after testing a Detroit Chicago line.
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New York
Chicago
Detroit
Edsel Ford
Howard Coffin
R. B. Jackson
Hudson Moor Car Company
Marshall Field
Phillip Wrigley
Reed Landis
C. M. Keys
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Trubee Davison
Robert S. Lovect
Southern Pacific Railway
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Clarence Dillon
Dillon, Reed & Co
M. Keys
Centure
Keys
Fords
Henry Ford
Dispatch
Pes Detroit
Edsel
Ford
New York- Chicago
Crazy Man Attacks Driver on Moving Car Fatal on Bridge
In New York a drink addled former British Army officer named William Ashworth attacked William Swenk, a champion rower and swimmer, on a moving car. The car sped onto Central Bridge and crashed through a guard rail into a coal yard below, killing both men.
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New York
William Ashworth
William ©. Swenk
Metropolitan Rowing Club
Swenk
Central Bridge
Harlem River
Sweak
New York Autos Cause Major Fatalities in 1924
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters reports 19000 killed by autos in 1924, including 6700 children and 11888 adults, with about 45000 injured. The figures cover grade crossing crashes and other incidents, totaling 1088 deaths at grade crossings and 5060 injuries there.
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New York
United States
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety
The Sargasso Sea Secrets and Ocean Monsters Explored
A historic account describes the Sargasso Sea as a vast center of floating seaweed in the North Atlantic with legends of monsters. It recounts Columbus battles, seaweed barriers, the Gulf of Mexico sources, and an expedition by Professor Beebe aiming to capture a colossal squid and other remarkable creatures.
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North Atlantic Ocean
Sargasso Sea
Hedotus
Columbus
Sargasso
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic
Beebe
New York
Victoria’s Suez investment and water shares wealth
Queen Victoria, advised by Disraeli, invested in Suez canal stock and later accumulated millions to leave to heirs. She helped own a share in the New River Water company, supplying London. Water shares rose from one pound to vast sums, dwarfing others like the Rothschilds to minor fractions.
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Victoria
Disraeli
Queen Victoria
England
New River Water Company
London
Earthquake Shocks Springfield Squad During Quiet Night
In Springfield police headquarters Patrolman Clark complained as Patrolman Mitchell shook a table. The quarrel paused at a phone call revealing an earthquake was the cause of the table’s tremor.
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Springfield
Clark
Mike
Mitchell
Boston Globe
China’s Bone Trade Expands With Rising Imports
Popular Mechanics Magazine notes that Chinese use of animal bone spans ornaments and fertilizer with a sharp rise in imports. In early 1928 Shanghai imported about 1,500 tons of cow bone valued at over $238,000 mainly for tile game makers.
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Shanghai
Ching
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Sheet Covers Two Acres Tobacco Bed Near Fitzgerald
A large tobacco field spanning two acres on the Siigh farm along the Dixie highway required a single sheet design to cover the entire bed. Owner H. K. Siigh oversees the operation on the two-acre bed.
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Fitzgerald
H. K. Siigh
Bath Spray Keeps Screens Clean With Weekly Baths
The Bath Spray helps maintain screen clarity by applying a weekly bath. It suggests this routine to prevent dulling and keep Purtaing operations smooth, though the text contains unclear phrasing about selling.
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Colorado
Interior Department
Post Office Department
Ethelbert Stewart
Mlinois
Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Sargent
Rict Supreme Court
O'Connor
The
Shipping Board
Congress
Augustus Butler Rowland
San Antonio
Texas
Naval Air Service
President Coolidge
John Marshall
Org. W. Va
Rush L. Eee
Structural Iron Workers of
Bank of England
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Fed Reserve System
Gov
Samuel H. Gidley
United States District Court
Avanta
Ile
Ala
Jonathan L. Bourne
Train
Frances Baker
Oregon
Santa Fe
San Diego
Cal
Philadelphia Association of Credit Men
Philadelphia
Chesterton
Ind
Gary
Josephine Cresidera
Westphalia
Ore
Barber
Idaho
Cooper Wagon and Buggy Company
Dubuque
Iowa
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chicago Corporation Counsel's
Health Department
Britain
Howard
Pennsylvania
Ralph D. Paine
Concord
China
Henry
van Fleet
New York Clipper
Yonkers
N. Y
Emile Daeschner
France
Dawes
Evanston, Ill
Richard Strother McConnell
General Motors Underwriters
Chateau Thierry
Meuse-Argonne
Sofia
Simeon Radeff
M. Radeff
Angola
Ottawa
Tiflis
Sao Paulo
la Guayra
Parno River
Buenos Aires
Rome Tribuna
Athens
Constantinos
Constantinople
Prince of Wales
Cape Town
Repulse
South Africa
Mexico City
Huerta
Jim Larkin
Ireland
Larkin
Irish Worker
Dublin Dispatch
UNION
Ohio State University
Lorain Relief
Baker
State Board of Control
Lorain
National Tube Company
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company
Crabbe
Donahey
Roseville
Joseph Tracy
General Assembly
Buckeye
East Liverpool
Theodore Applegate
Youngstown and Ohio River Traction Company
Fremont
Circleville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Scioto River
Marion
North Central Counties
Ohio State Medical Association
Youngstown
George Overton
Fort Wayne
Joseph Williams
Dayton
J. W. Sherlock
Miami River
Here
Sherlock
Toledo
Jennie Mix
Mix
Toledo Times
Pittsburgh Post
Martin Timar
Ad Kurtzman
Grace Brown
Hamilton
Homer
Urmston
Jack Chenney
George Williams
St. Louis
Cleveland Association of Credit Men
Willard
Celery Growers and Shippers Association of
Celeryville
State Department
Begg
Imperial Valley of California
Martin Moon
Everett Bears Farm
Helen Moore
New New York
Air Line
Crazy Man
Driver
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