Athens City Plans Lead Victory Bond Drive For War
Athens business and professional leaders form a countywide committee to sell Victory Loan Bonds to raise funds for the war effort. The drive runs April 21 to May 10 with Athens City carrying the largest quota and events including a trophy train, a Hun war article display, a whippet tank, and a free government film at the opera house.
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Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Athens County
Fred Alderman
Athens County Liberty Loan Committee
Victory Fifth Loan
Nelsonville
Glouster
Athens City
Uncle Sam
Opera House
Sam Johnson
United States
Henry Zenner
Sayre
Johnson
F. W. Bush
Sam
Peace conference to hear labor act report faces small nations’ discontent
Paris April 11 plenary session of the peace conference to receive the committee on international labor legislation report. Small powers resent Big Four dominance, seeking to record objections to rights evasion. League of Nations commission agrees to insert a Monroe Doctrine clause in the covenant. Colonel House prepared amendment. Big Four expected to announce progress on Wilson’s points and armistice terms. A revolving steel barrel tests paving block durability.
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Paris
Committee On International Labor
League of Nations Commission
Col. House
Lne
Wilson
Queen Mary to convene housing and health chiefs in East End
Queen Mary conducted surprise visits to East London slums and voiced shock at overcrowded unsanitary conditions. She summoned leading housing and health authorities to draft immediate improvement plans and pledged action beyond formal reports.
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London
United Press
Queen Mary
Mary
W. J. Lewis
East Side
Bethnal Green
Lewis
Athens Welcomes 136th Field Artillery at Midnight
About fifty men of the 136th field artillery arrived in Athens at midnight, greeted by a band and two thousand citizens. Hon I M Foster and Major Johnson spoke at the courthouse, with handshakes and cheers, amid rain and a spontaneous citywide celebration. Twenty five men arrived at 9:20 pm and more by noon. Plans for a larger event next week were discussed after tonight’s cancellation.
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136Th Field Artillery
I. M. Foster
Major Johnson
Athens
Hilda Johnston Reunites With Brother Elmer in Parade Hug
On April 11 in Cleveland crowds were startled as Hilda Johnston from Steubenville hugged her bronzed hero brother Elmer who had been mourned as dead. The moment revived a family reunion amid the soldiers parade.
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Cleveland
Hilda Johnston
Steubenville
Elmer
Special Carrier Service Provides Evening Delivery in Athens
Regular subscribers who are missed by the carrier may call the Messenger office up to 6 PM for a special carrier to bring a paper by bicycle at no extra charge. Athens routes are organized so every subscriber is served by 6 o'clock. If the paper does not arrive, call the special carrier.
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Athens
Masons Set Special Meeting and Hog Prices Report
Paramathia Lodge F and A M No 25 in St Louis announces a special meeting on Thursday evening. Hog prices at 6:30 show Entered Apprentice high at 20.75 with previous peak 20.55. officials J A Palmer secretary and Roy Hinchman warden noted.
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Masons
Paramathia Lodge
ST. Louis
Gree
Banquet for Co L Boys Rescheduled to Monday
Old Co L veterans arrived last night forcing cancellation of tonight’s banquet and dance. A Monday banquet at First Christian church will honor the battery with short speeches by Mr George Whipple and a large chicken dinner. A dance at the armory will follow for all soldiers in uniform.
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Old Co. L
First Christian Church
Battery of Old Co. L
Battery Boys
George Whipple
Co. L
More Progress at Paris Peace Conference
Washington reports the Paris peace conference has made more progress in the last two days than the prior two weeks. Officials say private advices to the White House indicate American delegates expect a settlement of the major questions shortly.
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Washington
National Railways
Hines
Great Railroad
Railroad Administration
Dini
Rar
Four Brotherhoods
Panger
Cra
White House
Paris
Riot Put Down After Demonstration Sparks Strike
A riot accompanying a 24 hour general strike demonstration in Rome was quickly suppressed by police this afternoon after delays.
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Rome
Telephone Co. explains failed emergency service during wartime crowds
A statement from The Home Telephone Co. describes the 10 PM Thursday bell ringing by the Chamber of Commerce to mobilize patrons for the L soldiers midnight arrival. Operators rushed, system overloaded, 1,000 subscribers stacked for response, with many callers left unanswered or repeatedly informed due to limited switchboard capacity.
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THE
Telephone Co
Co. L
Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Court St
HOME
Hungarian former leaders slated for revolutionary tribunal trial
Zurich Le Journal says Alexander Wekerle former Hungarian premier Count Szurmay former minister Szerenyi and a son of Count Karlogi will be tried and sentenced to death by a revolutionary tribunal. Knights Templar Athens Commandery holds a special conclave tonight at 6 30 p m to confer the Order of The Temple on two companions.
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Paris
Zurich
le Journal
Alexander Wekerle
Count Szurmay
Szerenyi
Count Karlogi
Knights Templar
Athens Commandery
Order of the Temple
F. M. Hutchinson
Jas. A. Palmer
Germany to pay full reparations for war crimes says committee
Paris dispatch reports a war reparations committee finds Germany must pay fully for frightfulness. It calls Kaiser Wilhelm and allies moral criminals, while acknowledging no international high court. Extraditions allowed by nations on local indictments. capital punishment deemed unlikely. Initial payment of 5 million dollars within two years forms part of a broader reparations plan.
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United Parss
Paris
Germany
Committee On
Big Four
France
Belgium
Tirpitz
Lusitania
Permanent Financial Commission
Aftermath Plans Set for German War Reparations
A two year period will see Germany make the first payment while a series of treaties divvies up damage costs, pensions debated, and committees form to establish guarantees and a financial commission. Apportionments are kept secret with Germany to pay full costs including civilian and manpower losses.
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Germany
Financial Commission
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