Former Ohioan Oberlin Kills Self in Miami Florida
Adam W. Oberlin deputy U S marshal for southeast Florida was found dead in the Everglades after relatives cited financial worries as the motive. A Canton native and former Ohio senator, he vanished from public view after a career in law enforcement and politics.
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Miami
Fla
Adam W. Oberlin
United States
Florida
Everglades
Oberlin
Canton
Ohio Senate
Jazz Denounced by Dance Master at Purity Conference
Chicago on December 23 The International purity conference denounced movies jazz dancing and cigarettes as threats to public morals. W F Fleming of the National Reform Association spoke on The Menace of the Movies and J Louis Guyon a Chicago dancing master described experiments in his academy showing how jazz music demoralizes the young.
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Chicago
Jaz
Fleming
National Reform Association
Delor Gates
J. Louis Guyon
Guyon
Bible printed in 1634 displayed in Cleveland
Arthur Lowers of Cleveland showed a 1634 Bible to Knights Templars of Ohio at a local conclave. The title cites Printed by Robert Barker and the assignees of John Bill in 1634. The old English type, scattered names, an unreadable will on the first fly leaf, and attached engravings mark the edition. The Bible was handed down in Lowers’ family.
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Cleveland
Arthur Lowers
Knights Templars
Ohio
Robert Barker
John Bill
Lowers
Tae Bers
Bank in Italy Closes Doors by Court Decree
In Rome on December 20 Banco di Disconto closed its doors after the government announced a modified moratorium allowing suspension of payments by court decree. The bank, citing the measure, halted payments pending court proceedings.
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Italy
Tha
Rome
Banco 1 Disconto
States aid in lowering prices to aid public
Attorney General Daugherty said the Justice Department will rely on state attorneys general to publish a table showing the cost of necessities in various localities compared with production costs. The aim is to expose wide price margins for food fuel shoes and clothing to inform the public.
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Associated Prem
Washington
Dov
Justice Department
Daugherty
Toledo Firm IO Highest Bidder
The Stacy and Braun Co of Toledo bid the highest premium for the $20,000,000 soldiers bonus bonds, submitting a premium of $353,000 at the state sinking fund bid opening. Officials noted that bidding on the entire issue shows a higher premium unlikely, suggesting the Toledo firm may win the award.
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Columbus
Stacy & Braun Co
Toledo
Health conditions in city report diphtheria quarantine
The regular monthly board of health meeting did not achieve a quorum. Mt Vernon health outlook is excellent with only one quarantined home for diphtheria. Four recent diphtheria cases have recovered and have had their cards removed, except one.
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Board of Health
Mt. Vernon
Ang
Meat prices to be probed in Tiffin by new year
Mayor elect Adolph Unger announced that an investigation into meat prices will begin at the start of the year. He said the probe will later extend to prices of other necessities.
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Adolph Unger
Toledo Priest Dies After Pneumonia Illness
Rev. Andrew J. Buplicki 62 pastor of St Anthony's Catholic church in Toledo died today of pneumonia after serving twenty years in the parish He was ordained in Cleveland and officiated seven years in Berea Authorities note his lengthy service and cause of death as announced.
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Toledo
Andrew J. Buplicki
St Anthony's Catholic Church
Hero
Cleveland
Berea
Christmas Liquor Fatal to Six in New York
Federal prohibition agents returning from Washington warned of a dry New Year in New York after six deaths linked to Christmas liquor and another in critical condition. They noted most drinking occurred at home and pledged action against Broadway cafes and other venues, with over twenty arrests reported in the past 24 hours in Washington and Brooklyn.
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New York
Washington
Broadway
Brooklyn
Trips Abroad for Ohio Church Workers
Ohio church workers were urged to contact Rev. B F Lamb before leaving to arrange contact with Protestant leaders in Europe for spiritual fellowship. The request follows a national conference urging journeys be coordinated with European Protestant leadership, with the Federation aiming to facilitate such contacts through Federal Council channels. Newark shop notes report 76 men laid off as back shop closes due to declining business.
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Columbus
Ohio
B. F. Lamb
Ohio Federation of Churches
Europe
Federal Council of Churches
Commission
Lamb
Deavor
Federal Council
Judge Is Too Long On Bench In Akron Case
The Akron police court faces hundreds of retired cases as a legal question looms over Judge Frank Marah. Attorney Paul Lay Bourne notes the law limits municipal judges to six months per year on the criminal bench, with a decision reserved until January 3.
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Associated Press
Akron
Frank Marah
Paul Lay Bourne
Maries
Marsh
German Charge Arrives as German Consulate Reopens
The Nieuw Amsterdam docked in New York with Karl Lang the German chargé d affaires and consular agents heading for western cities. Swiss guards cleaned the old imperial consulate space on Broadway as safes and desks stamped imperial German consulate were moved to new quarters. A prior war rumor about U S secret service tampering with the safes was denied.
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New York
Germany
Washington
Nieuw Amsterdam
Karl Lang
Lower Broadway
Secret Service
White Russian forces seize Khabarsk in Far East action
Washington dispatches report that the White Russian government troops have captured the city of Khabarovsk. The Chita provisional government evacuated the town on December 12, according to State Department sources via Tokyo.
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Washington
Vladivostok
Khabarovsk
State Department
Toklo
Chita
Senator Calder Predicts Ratification With Reservations
In Schenectady on December 22, Senator Calder told a Rotary Club audience that the four power Pacific treaty likely will be ratified with possible reservations. He urged restraint on new taxes, pressed debt adjustments with foreign nations, and warned reducing annual government outlays below 3.5 billion dollars would be a gigantic task until war debt is liquidated.
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Schenectady
N. Y
United States Senate
Pacific
Calder
Rotary Club
Congress
Howard
Toledo City of Bus Transportation
Toledo becomes a city of bus transportation as jitneys multiply after a July ordinance requiring licenses and a 10 000 bond. From 35 to over 80 buses operate on established routes with six interurban lines offering half hourly service to many villages within 35 miles. Officials estimate more than 200000 riders monthly within the city.
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Toledo
Minister Salaries Rise in Ohio Methodist Churches
Associated Press reports better salaries for Ohio Methodist ministers with two conferences releasing fiscal year figures. Ohio Conference spending on ministerial support reached 420000 dollars, up 54000 from 1920, West Ohio Conference spent 693000 dollars, up 72000, indicating higher average pay rather than more ministers. Northeast Ohio figures are awaited.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
West Ohio
B. Johnson
Northeast Ohio
Forced into marriage at the point of a gun in Toledo
Lillian B. Backus of Toledo seeks divorce from Lloyd E. Backus of Bay City Michigan claiming he abducted her in Detroit, locked her in a room, and threatened her life if she did not marry him. Judge Milroy has issued an injunction to protect her, with the case set for the April term.
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Toledo
Lillian B. Backus
Lloyd E. Backus
Bay City
Mich
Detroit
Ifate
Hackus
Common Pleas
Milroy
Backus
Bandits kill two bank officials at Pearl River bank
Four bandits shot and killed First National Bank officials James B. Moore and Siegfried Butz during lunch hour in Pearl River New York. They escaped in an auto after wounding railroad guard Otto Miller who was hospitalized. It was unclear if any loot was taken.
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Associated Press
Pearl River
N. Y
James B. Moore
Siegfried Butz
First National Bank
Moore
Bute
Otto Miller
Hold-O
Submarine Warfare Rules Debate Divides Nations
In Washington on December 29, American delegates urged adoption of the Root resolution to regulate submarine warfare against merchant ships, gaining Britain’s support while French Japanese and Italian delegates favored sending the issue to a commission of experts. Action was postponed for further discussion in the afternoon session. Nashville publisher Charles K. Morrow dies after extended illness.
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Associated Press
The
Banner
Washington
Great Britain
Man 79 to wed in New York on Dec 28
Harry Spencer aged 79 of Glenford and Mrs. Sarah Spletz aged 58 obtained a license to marry at the local probate court. Cleveland tennis star Bobby Esh, out due to illness last season, says she will return to the courts this summer after winning the Michigan and Western women’s titles in 1920.
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New York
Harry Spencer
Glenford
Sarah Spletz
Cleveland
Bobby” Esh
Michigan
Trial date fixed for January in Small embezzlement case
Judge Claire C Edwards of Lake County Circuit Court upheld an indictment charging Governor Len Small with embezzlement of state funds and nine counts in a conspiracy and confidence game involving $2,000,000. Trial ordered January 9 on the $500,000 embezzlement count.
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Waukegan
Ill
Claire C. Edwards
Circuit Court of
Lake County
Len Small
Fred E. Sterling
Vernon Curtin
Grand Park
Edwards
Curtis
Sterling
Small
Grant Park Bank
Grant Park
Chicago
Burglar Breaks Into East Street Home Near Por Line
Carl Horlacher of No 7 East Street reported to Chief Parker that his home was entered during the night. A broken kitchen window indicated entry. Missing were two sets of underwear, coffee, and sugar. no other items appear to be gone. The house had been disturbed with a kitchen wall hanging mentioned.
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Carl Horlacher
East Street
Porline
Parker
Horlacher
Condition of Wheat Sown Fall 1921 Compared to 1920
Washington reports that 44,395,000 acres were sown to winter wheat this fall, reflecting a percentage decrease from the fall of 1920. The condition of winter wheat on December 1 stood at 76 percent, compared with 87.9 percent a year ago.
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Associated Proas
Washington
Arma
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Montana
American Legion
Newark
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Nashville, Tenn
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Tennessee Publishing Co
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