Britain mobilizes as miners strike tests Lloyd George plan
London dispatch reports strikers accepting government offer to reopen talks with mine owners while troops march through parks. Kensington gardens and Hyde Park become armed camps as rail and transport workers weigh united actions, amid red flag riots and shipping disruptions.
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London
Lloyd George
ED. L. Keen
United Press
Great Britain
Kensington Gardens
Hyde Park
Amblers in Cleveland arraigned over pool ticket schemes
Seven men to be arraigned in police court on charges of promoting schemes of chance tied to baseball season. Two raids at midnight seized nearly a million printed pool tickets, including 5000 from a printing shop where presses were active. Police spotted three men sealing serial numbers through a window. Ledgers listed names of major league cities and officials warned to watch for similar pools.
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Cleveland
Scranton Road
State calls 26 civil service exams for varied posts in Ohio
The Ohio State Civil Service Commission announced 26 examinations for late April. Open positions include clerks stenographers book keepers prison guards nurses dentists and more with salaries from 480 to 2600 dollars yearly. A free bulletin with test details and schedules is available by application to the Columbus office.
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State Civil Service Commission
Ohio State University
Department of Health
Experiment Station
Mt. Vernon
Securities Department
State Board of Vocational Education
Columbus
Ohio
France seeks specific Knox pledge to bind United States
Washington reports France demands a precise Knox declaration in the peace treaty to bind the United States to France in any future German attack. Viviani and Rene Viviani push for a clear pledge, warning that a general statement could aid Germany and complicate U S ratification of the Versailles settlement. Irreconcilables promise strong opposition to any Knox provision.
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United Press
Washington
France
United States
Germany
Knox
Senate
Paris
Rene Viviani
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McCormick
Viviani
League of Nations
League
Hughes
United States Senate
Stephen Lauzanne
England
Frace
Lloyd George
Briand
Vivian
Former Emperor Karl to be Prisioner on Return to Bern
Karl, former ruler, returns to Bern to face new Swiss regulations limiting political activity. He must avoid political plotting and inform the government 48 hours before leaving the country. The rules were to be explained to him by military officers at Busch upon arrival.
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Berne
Karl
Switzerland
Busch
Christian Citizenship Institute Holds Local Sessions
Arrangements are complete for the Christian Citizenship Institute at Athens Christian church under local ministers and the National Reform Association. Dr. James McGaw of Pittsburg speaks on Saving the Soul of Uncle Sam, and Rev. Arthur B. Cooper discusses Christian Citizenship.
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Christian Citizenship Institute
Athens Christian Church
National Reform Association
James §. McGaw
Pittsburg
Uncle Sam
Arthur B. Cooper
C. L. Strecker
M. E. Church
R. H. Smith
Natonal Reform Association
James S. McGaw
Institute
A. A. Atkinson
Dr. Cooper
McGaw
Freight wreck blocks traffic at Elifort near South Webster
Five loaded freight cars derailed on the B. and O. main line at Elifort near South Webster Monday night, delaying the No. 54 Athens-bound passenger train by over two and a half hours. Wreckers from Portsmouth and Chillicothe were called and the track was cleared after about four hours.
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Elifort
South Webster
Athens
Portsmouth
Chillicothe
Wheeling City Railway Seeks To Discontinue Service
The City Railway Company of Wheeling says its 14 miles of track lack profit and will petition the state Public Service Commission to discontinue service. Fare data is noted as part of the report.
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Wheeling
W. Va
City Railway Company
State Public Service Commission
Germans Seek Cotton Exports From United States
Secretary Hughes met with Treasury head Mellon and Commerce head Hoover along with Eugene Meyer head of the War Finance Corporation to discuss plans to raise American exports, notably cotton, to Germany.
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Washington
Germany
State Hughes
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Commerce
Hoover
Eugene Myer
War Finance Corporation
Ohio U. champions to hold third banquet at Colonial Inn
Ohio University's conference champion basketball team will receive its third season banquet today. Coaches Finsterwald and Grover will assign the seed for this event, as each banquet was promised during the season if the team captured the championship. The gathering occurs at the Colonial Inn.
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Ohio University
Finsterwald
Grover
Colonial Inn
Spring Paint Job Featured on Poplar Avenue
Among Athens homes newly painted last week is that of Misses Blanche and Maud Howe at 14 Poplar avenue as part of citywide spring cleaning efforts.
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Athens
Misses Blanche
Maud Howe
Poplar Avenue
School Girl Elopes to wed In New York State
Miss Helen Grass 14 and Otis Bennett 20 eloped and were wed at Silver Creek New York. The bride is an eighth grade student.
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Cincinnati
Helen Grass
Otis Bennett
Silver Creek
N. Y
Henderson Chosen Dean at Ohio State University
Dr William E Henderson has been selected as dean of the college of arts philosophy and science at Ohio State University in Columbus. He succeeds the retiring head and will lead the universitys arts and sciences division.
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Henderson
Columbus
William E. Henderson
College of Arts, Philosophy and Science
Ohio State University
Directors Re-elected at Columbus Hocking Valley RR
Directors were re elected at the annual meeting of the Hocking Valley railroad stockholders here last night.
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Columbus
Hocking Valley Railroad
Marriage Licenses Granted in Athens and Jacksonville Areas
Emory McGrath a Athens truck driver and Florence Patterson of Athens were issued a marriage license. Thomas Whittack a Jacksonville miner and Glenna M Palmer of Glouster also received a license.
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Emory
McGrath
Athens
Florence Patterson
Thomas Whittack
Jacksonville
Miner
Glenna M. Palmer
Glouster
Ten Year Booze Case Settled Out of Court
A long running case from 1911 involving Ambrose Gibbs who was charged with furnishing and selling alcohol in Chauncey Ohio ended with a settlement out of court yesterday. The prior $1000 bond was forfeited under the state’s claim. Two other civil cases, Augustus F. Reeves vs Merrit and Worley L Merrit vs Wilbur D Reves, were also settled out of court on Tuesday.
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Ohio
Chauncey
Ambrose Gibbs
Augustus F. Reeves
Milton R. Merrit
Worley L. Merrit
Wilbur D. Reves
Spells and Surgery to Remove Shot in Arm
The article reports an event where Galvani, a dynotist, will operate on Jim Seiple to remove a shot lodged in his left arm from a hunting accident. The operation is to be performed on stage at the Opera House to test the idea that pain depends on belief.
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Galvani
Jim Seiple
Richland Avenue
Seiple
Opera House
Murder Farm Case Unfolds as Manning Testimony Heard
Clyde Manning testified that John Williams and Charley Chisholm drowned eleven enslaved workers on Williams’s Jasper county death farm and that Price died after being left in a car on the river. Federal agents described a stockaded dormitory on the lower plantation tied to peonage probe.
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Williams
Chisholm
Peterson
Preston
Yellow River
Wm. Howard
Manning
Price
Greene F. Johnson
John B. Hutchinson
George W. Brown
Department of Justice Today
Jasper County
Brown
Hyland Williams
Midvale Steel Declares Quarterly Dividend Amid Losses
The Midvale Steel and Ordinance Company passes a fifty cent per share quarterly dividend despite reporting a loss in the first two months of 1921 and indicating uncertainty about future conditions.
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BIG Steel Company
New York
Midvale Steel and Ordinance Company
Mayor's aide Eugene Anderson attacked by Clyde Mansfield
Earl Shine Anderson, a colored garage employee, reported bruises after an incident at police headquarters on Tuesday. Clyde Mansfield pleaded guilty to assault and was fined five dollars and costs, saying he acted after alleging misconduct by Anderson.
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Earl “Shine
Anderson
Clyde Mansfield
Mansfield
Parma School Teacher Murder Case Declared Insane
The county grand jury found the confessed murderer of Parma school teachers insane. Formal reports of the findings are to be submitted to authorities in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Parma
Allen
Sound Strange These Dry Days In Chicago Saloon Scene
Chicago on April 6 reports a return to old style drinking as reform saloons restart, beer flows freely and patrons crowd bars. Drinkers favor personal purchases, and a dispenser boasts he will rob the brewery on the first of each month, offering another stein.
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Chicago
Dick Smith Club
Athens County in the Eastern Time Zone Controversy
The 1919 Interstate Commerce Commission order placed Athens County in Eastern time, but local railroads did not adjust clocks. The boundary runs from Toledo through Columbus to Logan, then along the Hocking Valley. Athens lies between division points on the B&O line and remains on Western time.
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Lota
Athens County
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Ohio
Toledo
Huntington
W. Va
Columbus
Logan
Hocking Valley Railroad
Gallipolis
Parkersburg
Dundas
Athens
Hocking Valley
Warehouse Fire Ravages Zeigler and Co in Cincinnati
A fire at Zeigler and Company wholesale grocers on Logan and Elder streets caused about 25000 dollars in damage. One firefighter was injured as the blaze, of undetermined origin, rekindled after most engines had withdrawn and a second alarm was sounded.
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Cincinnati
Zeigler and Company
Logan and
Elder Streets
Texas Town Hit by Real Twister
Reports reached Fort Worth that a cyclone at Clarendon Texas tore several houses from their foundations. All telephone and telegraph circuits in the area were carried out by the storm making it impossible to learn if there were any deaths or only damage.
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FT. Worth
Texas
United Press
Clarendon
Notable Cincinnati Burglary Targets Feed Store Safely
In Cincinnati Ohio on April 6 yeggmen robbed Barney Bunke’s feed store opposite Engine Company No 21. They placed feed sacks around the safe to muffle the blast from nitroglycerine but the firemen were not disturbed. Only papers of value to the firm were taken.
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Cincinnati
Barney Bunke
Engine Company No. 21
Burglars Enter Cincinnati Home Steal Whiskey
Burglars broke into the Cincinnati home of Joseph Hummel Jr last night and stole a quart of whiskey while leaving a purse with a large sum of money untouched. The article notes the break in occurred at the residence.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Hummel Jr
Seeing America Warren Willard Aggoner Visits
Warren Ohio reports Willard Aggoner age seven, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Aggoner, visiting America during a family trip from their missionary work in India.
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America
Warren
O.—Willard Aggoner
Harry MT. Agsoner
India
Attention Athens Encampment 175 Third Degree Work
The Athens Encampment No 175 plans third degree work on Saturday April 9 with lodge opening at 4 30. A large class is expected and supper will be served. Gooding C P 463 FE 7- confirmation of event details for members.
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Athens
Gooding
C. P
Ohio unemployed return to work as industrial revival begins
Ohio reports show a gradual return to work with thousands still idle. Statisticians say employment improves, with 2,000 fewer job seekers week over week and Cincinnati, Akron, Toledo and farm areas gradually resuming operations.
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Cleveland
Ohio
The
United
Geo. F. Miles
Columbus
Ohio In Commission
Cording
Mage
Cincinnati
Jos Clark
Th Clark
Akron
Foyer
Washington urged to unify soldier relief agency under one head
A proposal to create a single head for all soldier relief agencies directly answerable to the president without cabinet intermediaries was indicated on Tuesday and will be recommended to Congress.
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Washington
Congress
Paint Up Clean Up Free Bulletin From Washington
Instructional notice invites readers to request a free Paint Bulletin for spring cleaning. Mentions dentally related benefits, and asks readers to send stamps and fill coupon with name and address to Frederic J. Haskin, Director, The Athens Messenger Information Bureau, Washington D. C.
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Cos
Washington Intesdmation Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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