German chancellor denounces Allied reparations terms as invasion of sovereignty
In the Reichstag speech Germany’s chancellor criticizes Allied demands for financial guardianship, calling them incompatible with democracy and self determination. He questions the charity of “spirit of democracy” and notes Germany’s need for guardianship amid wartime and postwar financial woes. The piece also reflects on a coal strike with public indifference and uncertain settlement timelines.
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Germany
Wirth
Bing
Reichstag
Stage Censorship Now for Stage Censorship
The article discusses ongoing censorship debates and stage scrutiny, outlining arguments for limiting expressions and enforcing guidelines. It notes public concern over content eligibility, with officials weighing policy changes and potential cultural impact.
Censorship Fight Shapes New Jury Plan for Plays
New York theater bosses push a public jury system to judge stage productions instead of a state censorship board hoping to appease reformers. Preachers clash with producers over morality while figures like Dr Straton and William A Brady mix theater with religion in the censorship battle.
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Frederic J. Haskin
New York City
New York
Albany
Amer
Hardiel
Amerall
Cans
Isaiah
Edas
Ember
Shippf
Lars
Jand
William A. Brady
John Roach Straton
Straton
Red Light
White Light
Taylor
Preson
Brady
Catholic Actors’ ‘Guild
Actors Religious Guild
Dr. Straton
Lillian Gish
Miss Gish
David Wark Griffith
Dorothy
Orothy
Hollywood
Athens day by day diary of terms and troubles in Athens
The Athens diary notes a pleasant river stroll with dew washing and birdsong, a sheriff searching for a drowned woman, and social visits. The writer discusses politics with Pete McKinley and Fred Kempton, a visit to a book stall, a theater showing The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and a costly dinner courtesy of Peck Beverage. He contemplates Carbondale travel, criticizes local officials, and jokes about horse and street conditions on Trimble.
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Athens
Samuel Pepys
Hocking
Pete McKinley
Fred Kempton
Miss Walker
Wm. J. Warrener
Methodist Church
Chas. Bethel
Majestic
Sheriff Parker
Judge Phillips
Peck Beverage
Belle Hoppe and the Lively List of Misnomers
A clipped humor item recalls Belle Hoppe nicknamed dumbbell and jokes that she mistakes Loves of Pharaoh for a gambling game while wider mockery targets figures like Trotzky Carroll Root Lodge and Burns Mantle. The piece ends with a quip about weather via wireless after a minor crime note about a taxi theft.
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Roy
Belle Hoppe
Pharaoh
Trotzky
Earl Carroll
Lily Cup
Elihu Root
Lloyd George
By George
Cabot Lodge
Burns Mantle
Bill Netch
Watchman sought at New York Institution for the Deaf
Local want ad seeks a night watchman and caretaker for boys aged 40 to 50 at the New York Institution for the Deaf. References required. Frank Westmeath to be interviewed for the position after submitting credentials.
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New York Institution For the
Frank
Bus Line Owner Sees Valley Dead as He Travels
Farl Johnson, owner of the Gloucester bus line, reports the Hocking Valley is the deadest he has known. He says his Lancaster to Gloucester trip, leaving Lancaster at 4 AM and arriving at 5 AM, passed through Logan and Nelsonville and other smaller places without seeing a single horseman.
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Farl Johnson
Glouster
Hocking Valley
Lancaster
Logan
Nelsonville
Peck Bev Er Wedding Congratulations
Peck Bev celebrates marriage with a space dedication and warm congratulations. Acknowledgment notes the couple’s union and extends best wishes from the community.
Questions and Answers: Information Bureau Notice
The Athens Messenger advertises an information bureau run by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington. It offers to answer questions sent with full name address and two cents for return postage, noting it does not give legal medical or financial advice or resolve domestic troubles.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Poincare Wins Confidence Vote On Foreign Policy
The chamber of deputies backed Premier Poincare with a 484 to 0 vote in favor of his foreign policy. This decisive result preserves his leadership during a tense period of international issues.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies Today
Poincare
US public debt drops in March by 334 million
The Treasury Department announced a $334,051,296 reduction in the U S public debt for March. The decrease was achieved through quarterly income tax payments.
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Washington
International News Service
United States
Treasury Department
Snow weight per cubic foot and building snow load rules
An engineering manual states fresh snow weighs 5 to 12 pounds per cubic foot depending on humidity, moistened snow 15 to 50 pounds, and a minimum horizontal snow load of 25 pounds per square foot for slopes up to 20 degrees. Load adjusts by one pound per degree up to 45 degrees. above 45 degrees, no snow load is assumed. Sever climates may require higher allowances.
Togo games of chance and Armament opinions explored
A collage of Q and A snippets covers a four sided totum take all stakes game, public letters to Armament delegates with 43 500 000 messages, tonnage calculation as L x W x D x 0 75 over 100, age of a giant tortoise, Civil War veteran deaths rising, hot water vs cold water freezing, La Traviata meaning wanderer, first government coal mine inspections in 1870, and aluminum as the most abundant metal.
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New Republic
Washington
New York Zoo
Grand Army of the Republic
G. Mcc
Wanderer
Pennsylvania
Food Quantities for Growing Children and Adults
The text states that the amount of food required for a well grown child over thirteen mirrors what a lightly occupied adult needs. It implies similar dietary needs between a mature adolescent and a sedentary adult.
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Osu
Mel Way
Robert E. Ward
Fifth Avenue
South Wabash Avenue
Chicago
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Sovciety
Carbondale
L. R. Gooding
I P. Cornell
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Snm Ras
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Westeem
Peck
Lamar
Nordern
Northwestern Yeast Co
Lis
Peggy
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