Beeman Shot After Grocery Burglary Attempt
Guy Beeman, 4, was seriously wounded by gunfire after a burglary attempt at Charlie Whittington’s Whittington grocery on South Marrion Street. Neighbor Noah Purdy fired with a Winchester pump shotgun as Beeman fled with stolen milk, cigars, and candy. Beeman, found at home with multiple wounds, faces burglary charges if he recovers.
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Guy Beeman
Noah Purdy
Vernon
Mercy Hospital
Charlies Whittington
South Marriaon Street
Beeman
Paul. M. Ashbaugh
Whittington
Whittlington
Purdy
Turdy
Teemans
Neenan
McMilroy
French
Beman
Parker
Walker
Aaster
South Gay Street
McCormick
Winchester
Ohio Bell and Ohio State Ask to Consolidate
Washington Sept 1 The Ohio Bell Telephone Co and the Ohio State Telephone Co filed a joint petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking permission to consolidate The new company would be named the Ohio Bell Telephone Co The filing follows an amended transportation act allowing telephone consolidations
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Washington
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Ohio State Telephone Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bandholtz Arrives in Charleston for Governor Conference
Brigadier General Bandholtz representing the war department reached Charleston from Washington and met with Governor Morgen. He remained in conference at 1:30 PM Eastern time and plans were made to take him to Logan on a special train this afternoon.
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Charleston
Bandholtz
War Department
Washington
Morgen
Logan
Sinn Fein replies to Lloyd George on peace proposals
Dublin reports the Irish republican cabinet sent a reply to Prime Minister Lloyd George regarding Britain’s peace proposals. The Sinn Fein publicity department will wait for Lloyd George to receive the reply before issuing a statement. The reply is said to have been redrafted since Belfast riots.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Lloyd-George
Lloyd- George
Scotland
Sinn Fein
Belfast
Report on West Virginia crisis awaited Bandholtz dispatch
White House and War Department officials awaited Brigadier General Bandholtz's report on West Virginia mine disorder to decide on federal troop deployment and martial law. Trains stood ready at Camp Dix and Camp Sherman, while 13 airplanes surveyed the region. A proclamation declaring martial law in Fayette, Kanawha, Logan, Boone, and Mingo counties was prepared, and a third infantry regiment was set to be in readiness at Camp Dix.
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Washington
Harding
West Virginia
White House
War Department
Bandholtz
Army
Weeks
Camp Dix
N. J
Camp Sherman
Langley Ford
Fayette
Kanawha
Logan, Boone and
Mingo
Gas supply shut off from four towns hits Lima area
Medina Gas Co cut gas at 3 am after Lima Gas Co refused 45 cents per 1000 feet. About 15 000 customers in Lima Wapakoneta St Marys and Celina face loss as city council and company failed to agree on pricing. Consumers had paid 50 cents per 1000 feet. company sought 1 dollar.
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Lima, O
Lima Gas Co
Lids
Wapakoneta
St. Marys
Celina
Lima
Medina Gas Co
Council
A Yorks Soldier Bonus Held Illegal
The New York State soldier bonus law was ruled unconstitutional by the Court of Appeals's five-judge majority led by Judge Andrews. The decision cites violation of the state constitution by gifting the state's credit. The 1921 act followed a November referendum approving a $46 million bond issue. Attorney General Newton said the next legislature would seek constitutional revision to fix the provision.
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Albany
New York
Newton
Davis speaks at the Ohio State Fair
Governor Davis addressed a large crowd from the grandstand at the central grounds urging permanent safeguarding, encouragement, and promotion of Ohio agriculture. He highlighted government duties to farmers, the state fair’s value, and the need for more facilities to grow the fair.
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Columbus
Davis
Ohio
Abandon Train in West Virginia
All trains on the Cowl River branch of the C and O railroad from St Albans to Madison and Jeffery have been stopped. Armed bands have patrolled the roads for days and are preventing mail from moving. Residents unable to hire autos reach Madison or Jeffery report roads are blocked and motor cars stopped within five miles of St Albans.
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Asaociatea
ST. Albans
W. Va
Cowl River
St. Albana
Madison
Jeffery
President Harding Addresses Army War College
President Harding told 200 officers at the Army War College opening that armed forces remain necessary while pledging they would not be drawn into military service they cannot enter willingly. He urged understanding to prevent conflicts like West Virginia's coal-field strife and stressed two essentials of civilization: understanding at home and between nations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
Army War College
West Virginia
Nat Hons
Atherton Hearing Ends in Columbus Newark Politician Faces Misconduct Charge
Governor Davis nears decision on Newark Democrat Atherton after a Columbus hearing on charges of in office misconduct. Testimony with self confessed gamblers including Pemberton and White alleges Atherton took protection money for gamblers during his 1917 campaign. Atherton protests innocence and faces didday suspension while aiming for vindication at Newark election in November.
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Columbus
Davis
Herbert A. Atherton
Newark
Pemberton
Atherton
Robert A
Fob) White
People of
Fortune Comes to Mrs Harriet Mitchell Trick Mystery
Attorneys seek Mrs Harriet Mitchell Trick of Mt Vernon who vanished in Columbus after leaving April 1 1900s. under Carrie L Mitchell’s will she would receive little from the estate valued at some amount. Trick described as 59 year old 100 pounds 4 feet 4 inches tall. missing since April after staying at WLCA hotel in Columbus.
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Associated Press
Dayton
Carrie L. Mitchell
Harriet Mitchell Trick
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Miss Mitchell
Misa Mitchell
Trick
W. C. Es
Mt Vernon
Columbus
WLCA
Aries
Quiet Prevails in Logan County Virginia Amid Mountain Conflict
Quiet pervades sections around Logan W Va as deputy sheriffs and volunteers brace for an eastern armed advance. Reinforcements arrive with sixty seven more state policemen joining locals on active duty. Bodies of John Gore Jim Mumsey and John Cavajo recovered from yesterday’s fighting, with casualties in the attacking party unclear. Logan and McDowell forces maintain hot rifle fire on suspected range positions.
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John Gore
Jim Mumsey
John Cavajo
Logan
McDowell
Poisoning at fair leaves most victims home
About 200 Livestock show owners and employees were stricken by ptomaine poisoning at the state fair grounds. Hospitals released all but two by noon. Officials believed luncheon food, probably preserved beets or pickles from an International Livestock Association event, caused the illness. State inspectors collected food samples and sent them for analysis to identify the exact cause.
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Associated Press
Columbus
State Fair Grounds
Yeater
Christ Epaler
Conroy
F. A. Mitchell
International Livestock Association
Former Pastor Boes on Trial at Western Ohio Conference
W. W. Kent formerly pastor of the Observer Park church in Dayton faces trial on conduct unbecoming a minister. The executive session of the Western Ohio conference opened in Bellefontaine, the only case of its kind. Also, the Senate Finance Committee reached a plan to rewrite the House tax bill to consolidate all internal revenue laws into one document.
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Bellefontaine
W. W. Kent
Obster Park
Dayton
Western Ohio
Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington
Senate & Nance
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the Banner
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Chicago
Lafe
William ©. Mason
Ilinois
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Medina Gas Company
City of Lima
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Paris
W. Virginia
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