Governor cuts vetoed university items in Ohio budget
Governor Donahey vetoed eleven appropriation items totaling 1.79 million dollars for state universities and normal schools. Ohio University would gain 160000 for an auditorium, while other campuses receive library and building funds, with Speaker Harry D. Silver saying the items will be passed over the veto.
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Columbus
Donahey
Harry D. Silver
House
Bowling Green Normal
Kent Normal
Ohio University
Ohio State University
T’omerene
Silver
War veterans in Athens county seek federal aid for long delayed claims
The Athena County Red Cross reports a surge in new World War I compensation and disability claims over the last three months. Irma Stanfield notes Red Cross, American Legion and others actively clear up veterans troubles, including widows receiving bonuses and ongoing monthly compensation. many cases involve delayed or lost papers and yearslong medical issues.
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Athena County Red Cross
Red Cross
American Legion
Irma Stanfield
The
Pialg
Athens County
Stanfield
Legion
Brave Night Flights End In Return For Airship B-33 Crew Honored
Pulham England April 17 after a twenty four hour North Sea gale event the runaway airship B 33 returned to base amid praise from Air Marshal Salmond and Major Scott. Lieutenant F N Booth aged 30 led the flight with calm skill while Spencer Keelty the 20 year old Irish wireless operator kept constant contact with shore stations throughout the ordeal.
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Pulham
England
Great Britain
Lowestoft
Scott
America
Booth
Air Ministry
Military rule declared in Bulgaria after cathedral bombing
Sofia reports Bulgaria imposed military rule following a communist bomb attack at Sveti Kral cathedral. Authorities arrested radicals linked to deaths claimed at thirty to a hundred people during funeral services for General Kosta Gherghieff. Gener Yavidoff General Nerzoff and Ambassador Kolougheff named as bombing victims.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Sveti Kral
Gener Yavidoff
Nerzoff
Kolougheff
Kosta Gherghieff
Retail Liquor Council Seeks Beer Tax Cut
The national council of the Retail Liquor Trade calls for lower beer taxes to reduce drink prices and match the decreased purchasing power of workers.
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London
National Council of the Retail Liquor Trade
Baboon Shot After Rampage In Zoo Scene
Today’s noted column recounts a zoo incident where a large baboon killed its ring tailed brother and was shot dead. Arthur Brisbane comments on imperial attitudes and race in a provocative, dated comparison, urging readers to turn to page 4 for more.
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Zoological Gardens
Great Britain
Asia
Athens Railroads See High Trade Stronger Than Similar Towns
In Athens inbound freight and passenger business is two to three times that of comparable cities. Local railroad officials say Athens is a major revenue earner for three railroads serving the city, with 264 people in Athens deriving their living from railroads and express services.
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Athens
Engin
Express Company
Spiking Penny Sparks Court Street Memory
A crowd on North Court Street watches two 14 year olds spike a penny with spinning tops on cement pavement. The scene recalls a decade past when such Court House corner spikes drew large crowds before sidewalk pock marks led to the end of the sport.
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North Court Street
Court House
Athens
Enlistees to Enjoy Camp Knox Program Athens County
Athens county youths enrolling for the Citizen's Military Training camp at Camp Knox Kentucky will enjoy a full schedule of military training plus athletics dancing band concerts and lectures. Excursions to Mammoth Cave Lincoln Memorial Farm and moonlight boat cruises on the Ohio River are planned. Quota of thirty one recruits is nearly filled with limited openings remaining. Community chairmen will share information with candidates across the county.
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Athens County
Camp Knoy
Francis Lavelle
Camp Knox
Mammoth Cave
Lincoln Memorial Farm
Ohio River
Fern Grove
Indiana
Lavelle
Trophies Ready for the States
Washington reports captured German and Austrian war trophies prepared for packing and shipment. Under allocations, governors of each state may secure the collection, which includes war implements from drives by American troops.
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Washington
Governor Donahey Accepts Senate Rejection of Four Appointments
In Columbus on April 17 Governor Donahey will not pursue new picks for the state utilities tax and civil service commissions after the Senate rejected four major appointments. Secretary J A Meckstroth says the action is final and the governor will refrain from comment. Political leaders expect a possible campaign for a third term as the fall actions loom.
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Senate
Columbus
Donahey
State Utilities Commission
J. A. Meckstroth
Utilities, Tax and
Civil Service Commissions
Meckstroth
Utilities Commission
Executive's Keen Ax Falls Heavily on School Appropriations
Governor Donahey cut 160000 from Ohio University Athens budget for a memorial auditorium and reduced totals at Ohio State University by 825000, Bowling Green Normal by 175000, and Kent Normal by 600000. Speaker Silver said the items would be returned to their original form.
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Columbus
Donahey
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio State University
Bowling Green Normal School
Kent Normal School
Ohio University Auditorium Funding Tangle Prompted in Athens
President Bryan was not in Athens and officials would not comment on governor Donashey’s action. Locally there is strong sentiment that the legislature should override the governor to proceed with the alumni memorial auditorium. The university has raised 175,900 dollars, plus a 160,000 state appropriation, to begin work within two years at the Soldiers' monument site.
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Bryan
Ohio University
Athens
Donashey
University
Legislature to Override Governor Veto in Key Ohio Bills
Lawmakers plan to pass 37 vetoed Republican measures tonight including the Brown gasoline tax amid caucus backing and adjournment until March 1 1926. Oil firms may start collecting two cents immediately as directors assess the levy for highway funding. Other vetoed bills include three major tax relief measures and a corporation tax bill with no rate hike.
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Columbus
Donahey
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Terris Mandell May 26 bout planned at Coney Island Stadium
New York April 17 report says Sid Terris and Sammy Mandell are being lined up for a return bout at the light weight limit as the opening attraction at the new Coney Island Stadium on May 26. Eddie Cannonball Martin and Abe Goldstein may also appear on the same bill.
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New York
Sid Terris
Sammy Mandell
Coney Island Stadium
Eddie
Cannonball
Martin
Abe Goldstein
Athens Township Trustee Slated for Aiding Son’s Escape
An affidavit charges Charles S. Moore Athens township trustee and father of A Ray Moore with unlawfully harboring and concealing his son on April 9. The elder Moore allegedly helped Ray escape in a Studebaker after the boy engaged in criminal relations with a girl pupil at Mechanicsburg grade school. Authorities planned to arrest him late today after locating him.
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Charles $. Moore
Athens
Charles 8. Moore
Athens Township
A. Ray Moore
R. W. Finsterwald
P. W. Helwig
Helwig
McKinley
Moore
Mechanicsburg
Charles Moore
Ray
Bomb Explosion Kills 140 in Bulgaria Cathedral
A bomb at Sveti Kral cathedral in Softa Bulgaria killed 140, including six generals, during the funeral for assassinated General Kosta Gheoghieff. Martial law nationwide followed as the director of prisons was slain in the streets and other disorders occurred. Thirty army officers, twenty women, and ten children were among the dead. Travelers were interrogated and citizens aided in maintaining order.
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Softa
Bulgaria
Sveti Kral
Kosta Gheoghieff
New Orleans Airmail Begins Its Long Flight North
New Orleans launched its first airmail to the north at 5 30 this morning. By 9 pm the mail plane is expected to reach Chicago to join the regular trans continental route. Lieutenant R D Knapp of Huxley field Montgomery pilots the DeHavilland 4 B and will be relieved at Montgomery by Captain Duncan with another plane.
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New Orleans
Chicago
R. D. Knapp
Huxley Field
Montgomery
Duncan
Unlucky Days Follow Blosser Family in Columbus
In Logan Ohio on April 17 a report details a string of misfortunes for Walter Blosser's family now in Columbus. George Edward, four, fractured his right arm on April 13, and Mrs. Blosser also fractured an arm on January 15. Mr Blosser, a baggage handler on the Hocking Valley railway, plans to take May thirteenth off work.
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Logan
Walter Blosser
Columbus
George Edward
Hocking Valley Railway
Interstate Commission Fixes Valuation for Rail Lines
The Interstate Commerce Commission set tentative valuations of 3,898,642 dollars for the Wheeling Terminal Railway of West Virginia and 486,222 dollars for the Dayton Union Railway of Ohio.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wheeling Terminal Railway
West Virginia
Dayton Union Railway
Ohio
Fire Sweeps Home Of Ex Grand Dragon Stephenson
Fire, likely arson, swept the Indianapolis home of David C. Stephenson, ex grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, while he was away. Neighbors reported flames leaping from the residence after an explosion and firefighters found kerosene and gasoline near the house with all gas jets open. Stephenson requested police to station a guard at the entrance to deter further attempts.
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Indianapolis
David C. Stephenson
Madge Oberholtzer
Stephenson
Band concert schedule for Saturday night on radio stations
List of stations and programs for Saturday night including WOC WCAP WWWECO WBZ KTHS WGY WTAM and readings, concerts, and special music segments such as Enoch Arden with Strauss setting and Paul Revere anniversary services. Time slots range from early evening to late night across multiple frequencies and programs.
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WOC
C. T—Shrine
WCAP
Tihrine
wWweco
Richard Strauss
WBZ
E. T
Paul Revere
KTHS
C. T
WGY
WTAM
Lake Erie
Wheeler Trial Sees Prosecution Accelerate Oil Land Charges
Promising testimony in federal court in Great Falls alleges Senator Burton Wheeler violated his oath by taking a fee to lobby before the Interior department. U S attorney John L Slattery says an unnamed Washington lawyer will testify Wheeler proposed a two man plan to share millions from Montana oil lands acquired through Interior department permits.
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Great Falls
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Interior Department
John L. Slattery
United States
Washington, D. C
Wheeler
New French Cabinet Forms With Eleven Radical Socialists
Paris April 17. President Doumergue receives a cabinet list from Paul Painleve showing eleven radical socialists, three former premiers, and five former ministers. Finance Minister Joseph Caillaux warns that France faces deplorable finances and demands drastic measures to restore order. He recalls 1906 when finances were worse yet could be reined in. The new ministers will appear before the chamber of deputies on Tuesday.
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Paris
Doumergue
Paul Painleve
Chamber of Deputiies
Chamber of Deputies
Joseph Caillaux
Finance
Kabinet
Poincare
Finance Ministry
Debaters to discuss City Building bond issue in Athens
At the request of many Athens residents Mayor L A Koenig and Judge H T Phillips will meet in a joint discussion of the proposed City Building bond issue at a West Side school this evening. The meeting will start at 7 30 p m and the debaters will present both sides as fully developed to this time.
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Willam Mills
Nelsonville
Athens
East Washington Street
L., A. Koenig
H. T. Phillips
West Side
How to Pack School Lunches Free Booklet
Uncle Sam promotes a free booklet on school lunches highlighting proper foods, preparation tips, rural lunch ideas, and cost control. Readers can request a copy by mailing a coupon with name and address.
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Sam
Lunches booklet return copy request
Frederic J. Haskin of The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington sends two stamps for return copy of the booklet LUNCHES. State.
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Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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