Next Treaty With Canada May Follow Great Lakes Waterway Study
President Harding signals a careful study of the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence waterway and likely treaty talks with Canada as a preliminary step. The administration favors the project and the public largely supports it, aiming to show rival nations can cooperate for mutual gains. In a lighter note, a comic aside features Sankey Spink and Gap Johnson discussing marriage in a small Arkansas town.
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United States
Canada
Harding
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Europe
Genoa
Jonson
Sankey Spink
Yanzaline
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Woman runs for Ohio state senate on bold tax platform
A woman announces a run for the Ohio state senate pledging a platform named bobbed hair and bobbed taxes short skirts for women and short hours for workers. Supporters praise the catchy program while critics warn of longer road taxes and broader road construction.
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Ohio State Senate
Housekeeper Girl Misleads Plumber at Fruit Ranch
Gertrude Willis, twelve, instructed by her mother to tell a plumber the laundry faucets need fixing ends up confusing him at a valley fruit ranch. The plumber asks for tools and the girl playfully reveals the family’s fruit ranch is the actual location, prompting a pause in the repair work.
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Gertrude
Local mentions praise and Mexico recognition note
Poem fragment salutes Alonzo Bing Hiram Lew Sally Beck for traits like honesty and paying checks. A brief political line notes the United States may recognize Mexico soon, the first such recognition since Diaz left power.
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United States
Mexico
Mexco
Diaz
Snake sighting spooks Coopersville resident
Abe Cornflake finds an eight foot black snake in his woodpile and flees to the house. Since then his wife hauls in wood while Abe keeps quiet about the encounter. The item appears in the Coopersville Observer along with jokes and social notes.
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Abe Cornflake
Abe
Coopersville
Plan For A Governed World
Washington April 7 A long article argues for a world governed by international law and regular conferences. It cites Woodrow Wilson and the League of Nations, outlines the American Peace Society proposals, and traces the path from the Articles of Confederation to a modern global legal framework.
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Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
France
League of Nations
United States Senate
Senate
Europe
Arthur Deerin Call
American Peace Society
Advocate of Peace
New Republic
Aleyander Hamilton
Congress
George Washington
United States
The
Thoughtless conduct harms many in Athens daily
A Messenger Watch Dog column urges thoughtfulness after multiple Athens auto incidents and social thoughtlessness. It cites a driver hitting a dog, a shop girl mocked by peers, a father grieving a missing son, and near misses, calling for enforced traffic rules and public moral restraint to spare others pain.
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France
West
Cowper
Athens
Athen
William Jennings Bryan in Florida Senate Prospects
Opinion notes concern over Bryan's predicted Florida Senate win and critiques the editor who winters there instead of staying in the state. The comment reflects political tensions and personal relocation choices.
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William Jennings Bryan
Florida
Questions and Answers Information Service Notice
Public notice about The Athens Messenger Information Bureau with Frederic J. Haskin as Director in Washington D C. It explains no legal medical or financial advice is given and asks readers to mail questions with full name and address and two cents for postage. Replies go to the requester.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
E Bureau
Ocquirer
Question and answer quiz on U S railway lights and Johnson era
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered in 1917 that railroad locomotives must have electric headlights. During Andrew Johnson’s presidency there was no Vice President. Senator Daniel Clark of New Hampshire served as President of the Senate.
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Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Andrew Johnson
Lincoln
Daniel Clark
New Hampshire
Shakespeare
R T.L
Notable Q and A Trivia From an Old Compilation
A series of questions and expert answers cover topics from Malthusian theory and Lowestoft china to the Amazon River, love birds, oratorios in England, and the origin of copper. The entries identify scholars like Thomas Malthus, and reference 1789 flag adoption and Handel's Esther.
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Macbeth
Shakespeare
Thomas R. Malthus
France
Marquis de Lafayette
Lowestoft
Amazon
Pacific Coast
California
England
Opera House
Haymarket
Handel
Cyprus
Home Town Newspapers For Veterans In Hospitals
The American Legion is assembling daily copies of home town newspapers for more than 30,000 World War veterans confined in hospitals across the United States. The aim is to brighten life for these men through reading matter from their communities and past towns.
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Indianapolis
United States
American Legion
Toledo Legion Scandal Ties Jailings to Fund Feeds
The American Legion in Toledo Ohio reportedly caused two dozen people to be jailed to falsely claim funds for sick and wounded veterans. It allegedly obtained release for seven ex-soldiers, found jobs for 1 057 more and conducted 185 military funerals.
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Toledo
American Legion
Ohio
In India Upper Caste Girls Do Not Dance
A provocative assertion discusses social norms on female dance among upper caste communities in India. The claim implies restrictions or stigma affecting girls from these groups, highlighting ongoing debates about gender and tradition in Indian society.
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India
McArthur Weekend Visitors and Residents
McArthur saw visitors Mildred Moore and Mrs Lucy Bierhop and Mrs Joe Huhn from Hamden on Saturday. D D Dowds spent the weekend in Columbus. Carl Cotner and Arthur Ruffner from Columbus visited McArthur to stay with Mrs Perry Gorsuch.
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Lucy Bierhop
Joe Huhn
Hamden
McArthur
D. D. Dowds
Columbus
Carl Cotner
Arthur Ruffner
Perry Gorsuch
Mrs Ruth Williams Hosts So and Sew Club Gathering
Mrs Ruth Williams delighted the So and Sew club with conversation and sewing followed by delicious refreshments served at her home Friday afternoon.
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Ruth Williams
Dodge touring car sold to Alvin Brown in Creola
Donald Collins sold a Dodge touring car to Alvin Brown of Creola. The transaction records a transfer of ownership and identifies the buyer in the Creola community.
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Donald Collins
Alvin Brown
Creola
Logan resident Joé Blick visits Mc Arthur friends
Logan resident Joé Blick spent a weekend with friends in Mc Arthur, sharing time and hospitality during a brief visit.
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Joé Blick
Logan
McArthur
Sereno chapter hosts pot luck supper for families and friends
Members of the Sereno chapter of McArthur entertained their families and many friends with a pot luck supper Friday evening.
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Sereno
McArthur
Ida Lantz Breaks Ankle In Yard Accident
Mrs Ida Lantz broke her ankle when she fell in the yard early Saturday. Dr Cox treated the fracture and she was taken to Wellston for an A Ray examination.
Local ages listed in midcentury social notes
Ralph Remy aged 28 of Ray Ohio Hazel French 17 of Gillespieville Walter Frazee 26 and Bernice Eberts 20 both of Hamden are named in the society notices.
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Ralph Remy
Ray
Ohio
Hazel French
Gillespieville
Walter Frazee
Hamden
Bernice Eberts
Betty Williams Will Admission Application
An application has been filed to admit the will of Betty Williams late of Wilkeville Township to probate. The filing seeks to recognize her testamentary instructions and appoint the executor accordingly.
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Betty Williams
Wilkeville Township
Transfers In Knox Township Land Tracts Record
Louisa Clark transfers 53 acres in Knox township to E. M. and Fa Freeman for one dollar. Ella Freeman transfers 80 acres in Knox township to BE. M. Freeman for one dollar.
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Louisa Clark
E. M
Fa Freeman
Knox Township
Ella Freeman
BE. M. Freeman
Notable Ohio Biographies from Early Years Chronicle
Yesterday's in Ohio notes John Chaney, ex congressman, died at Canal Winchester. Calvin L Noble, pioneer of northwest Ohio, linked to Cleveland spelling change, died at Paulding. Tom L Johnson, four time mayor of Cleveland and reformer, died in Cleveland. Born Mary land in 1790, Trumbull County in 1813, Scott County Ky in 1854.
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James I
England
Ohio
John Chaney
Congress
Canal Winchester
Maryland
Calvin L. Noble
Cleveland
Scott County
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the Hague
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