Sunday Creek Coal Company Invites Miners To Discuss Wages
Sunday Creek Coal Company invites miners to discuss the situation basis of a five dollar maximum inside wage. Men continue patrolling levees as fear of inundation moves south and two towns lie in the direct path of water in the latest levee break. Relief for the flood sweep centers on dynamiting a levee near New Orleans to protect the city, provoking local opposition and guard deployments.
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Sunday Creek Coal Company
Mississippi
New Orleans
Louisiana
St. Benard Parish
St. Bernard
Plaquemine Parishes
A. H. Simpson
Vicksburg
Mississippi Flood Threat Spurs Massive Efforts Along Levees
Vicksburg Mississippi April 27. An army of 50 000 people fights to save the southland from inundation along the Mississippi as levee patrols seek leaks. Distress pours in from Arkansas and Illinois with Crevices widening to 400 feet near Degognia and Fountain Bluff. Towns Gorham Cora City Galion threaten complete inundation. Typhoid and smallpox vaccines are being sent to Arkansas.
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BE. W. Lewis
Thired
Vicksburg
Miss
Southland
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Illinois
Degognia
Fountain Bluff
Gorham
Cora City
Galion
Quachita
Arkansas River
Ohio University commerce grads interviewed by Mandel Chicago
Graduates from the school of commerce at Ohio University were interviewed in recent days by C. O. Bird of Mandel department store, a major Chicago retailer, to discuss retail merchandising and prospective employment opportunities.
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School of Commerce
Ohio University
C. O. Bird
Mandel Department Store
Chicago
Bird
Motion for new trial in Campbell vs Rotroff argued
The motion for a new trial in the case of John C. Campbell against Fred F. Rotroff was argued by counsel and submitted to the court on Monday. The court approved the sale of property arising from the partition suit of Anna J. Leighty against Delano F. Burleigh and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Campbell
Fred F. Rotroff
Anna J. Leighty
Delano F. Burleigh
Infant Edgar Noss Dies at Two Weeks in McDougall
Edgar Everett Noss two weeks old son of Mr and Mrs John Ross of McDougall died at 1 30 this morning at home. Burial is planned in Buchtel at 10 o clock Thursday morning.
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Edgar Everett Noss
John Ross of
McDougall
Maily
Buchtel
Orning
The Mississippi Flood as a Quiet Menace and Mighty River
Describes in lyrical prose the Mississippi River's flood from a calm, persistent danger. Narrow levees crowd refugees on higher ridges while waters churn with an oily, relentless persistence. The piece contrasts nature's vast, patient force with human vulnerability along the river.
People on Mississippi frontier suffer flood displacement
The passage notes more than 159 000 people in a broad river region who lost lands and homes to the Father of Waters. It describes ravaged homes and possessions drifting like corks, with Mississippi riverside fields and cotton blooms amid seasonal shifts from spring furrows to summer white fires.
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Father of Waters
Cairo
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Cotton Era Ghosts: Antebellum Splendor in Village Life
Scattered across the domain of King Cotton lie small towns with white houses and picket fences. A bank with plate glass fronts, several general stores, and a village forum shape civic life. Behind them stand plantations with white pillars, racing horses and hunting dogs, echoing antebellum days.
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King Cotton
Countryside Submerged as Floodwaters Rise Across Towns
Vast areas lie under water as small towns emerge from muddy flood. Row boats move through inhabited areas while others sit abandoned or occupied by evacuees in tents.
Two Men Fined for Train Riding Pleads Guilty
Louis C. Vernon and Harry Smith were arrested by New York Central detective R. J. Spangler for train riding. They pleaded guilty before Magistrate Pearl W. Helwig and were fined $5 plus costs. Unable to pay, they were jailed to work off the fines at $1.50 a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis C. Vernon
Harry Smith
Pearl W. Helwig
R. J. Spangler
New York Central Railroad
Vernon
Smith
Former U S Senator Beveridge Dies In Indianapolis
Albert J. Beveridge former United States senator from Indiana died at his Indianapolis home this morning after years of heart disease. Born October 6 1862 in Ohio he moved to Indiana and rose to national prominence as an orator attorney and political figure. He authored Invisible Government and Life of John Marshall and chaired the Progressive national convention in 1912 before political decline.
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U. S
Beveridge
Indianapolis
U.P
Albert J. Beveridge
United States
Indiana
Highland County
Ohio
Depauw University
United States Senate
Chicago
Roosevelt
John Marshall
Marshall
A.bert J. Beveridge
Widow Goodwin Lewis, 74, Dies in Columbus Home
Minerva Goodwin Lewis widow of George Lewis died Monday afternoon at her daughter Lenna Cramner’s home in Columbus after moving from California a year ago. Burial is planned in Athens with funeral cortege arriving 11:08 Thursday to West Union Street Cemetery. Surviving children include Ella Joyce Hattie Jennings Amanson Lewis Grace Mills Charles Lewis and Elizabeth Hooper.
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Minerva Goodwin Lewis
George Lewis
Pleasanton
Columbus
Lenna Cramner
California
Athens
West Union Street
Ella Joyce
Hattie Jennings
Amanson Lewis
Los Angeles
Calif
Grace Mills
Charles Lewis
Elizabeth Hooper
Missing real estate man Hoskinson seen in Zanesville
Former Sheriff John Evans and Mrs. Parley Roach reported seeing Charles S. Hoskinson, missing real estate man and church leader, in Zanesville on April 13 and 14, several days after his disappearance from his home.
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Zanesville, O
John ©. Evans
Parley Roach
Charles S. Hoskinson
Zanesville
Flood Refugees Buy $600 Rail Tickets in Two Hours
A letter from C. D. Anthony of Union Furnace describes flood scenes in the South near Tupelo and Cairo. He notes trains shoving debris, tracks under water for miles, and 30 000 homeless as $600 worth of tickets were sold in two hours to evacuees fleeing the rising Ohio River floodwaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Webb
Logan
South
Messenger
C. D. Anthony
Union Furnace
Hocking Valley Railroad
Tupelo
Miss
Cairo
Ohio River
Anthony
State engineers blast cliff slip near Pomeroy to ease traffic
Engineer Wright McCro on and a crew blasted a large cliff slip near the Hocking Valley roundhouse to remove a traffic menace on the Pomeroy to Middleport highway. They expect to topple the mass today, with guards watching for further movement and a possible road closure. Detours include the Rutland cement highway and Bradbury brick road.
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Pomeroy
Wright McCroon
Hocking Valley Roundhouse
Middleport
MccCroba
Rutland Cement
Bradbury Brick Road
State Aid Schools May Issue Back Pay Soon
The twenty five state aid school districts in Athens county may issue back wages to teachers soon under the Jones law. School boards can borrow up to 96 percent of their $2,500,000 state aid allotment from the teachers retirement fund, with full amount possible if needed.
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Athens County
S. R. McVay
McVay
Assault arrest after school quarrel in Stewart
Harold Montgomery of Stewart was arrested on a charge of assault and battery after an early morning quarrel between two school boys. He pleaded guilty and was fined $10 plus costs by Magistrate Pearl W. Helwig. The affidavit by Albert Ogg alleged Montgomery struck him. Constable I. P. Tucker made the arrest.
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Stewart
Harold Montgomery
Pearl W. Helwig
Albert Ogg
Montgomery
I. P. Tucker
Steamers Ready for Mississippi Flood Relief
Government steamers of the Cincinnati district the Iroquois Cayuga Scioto and Ottawa will stay in readiness for Mississippi flood relief work until further orders Major R G Powell U S engineer in charge said today The four steamers are tied up here with stores food coal for a month and blankets for 1000 refugees.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Iroquois
Cayuga
Scioto
Ottawa
Mississippi
R. G. Powell
U. S
Athens county Red Cross relief drive nears goal
Local contributions for Mississippi flood relief by Athens county excluding Nelsonville total $670 toward a $750 target set by the Red Cross. Officials expect the rest to be raised soon by the Red Cross and Athens welfare groups. Names of contributors will be announced later.
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Mississippi
National Red Cross Association
Athens County
Nelsonville
Red Cross
Athens
Miner leader calls for national control of coal industry
Tom Tippett urged national regulation and ownership to end low wages and needless deaths in mining. He condemned operator greed, cited West Virginia non union camps, and accused officials and Mellon of influencing non union fields while praising the union for freeing miners from slavery.
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Tom Tippett
First Methodist Church
Tippet
Hoover
United States
United States Bureau of Mines
Tippett
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Andrew Mellon
Pittsburgh
Glouster Kiwanis Plans For Improved Club Program
Glouster Kiwanis members met at the Methodist church social rooms for an open forum to discuss building a better club. The summer schedule moves meetings to Tuesday evenings. Andrew Chute announced hosting Athens and New Lexington Kiwanis clubs next month. William Levy of Cincinnati praised the local club and its community benefits. Attendance contest leaders were F A Danford’s team over E B Faires’ by about 490 points. losers will host a banquet. Attendance prize went to C E Duncan.
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Glouster
Gist Kiwanis Club
Methodist Church
Andrew Chute
Inter-Club Relations Committee
Athens Kiwanians
Kiwanis Club
New Lexington
William Levy
Cincinnati
F. A. Danford
EB. E. Faires
M. M. LeFavor
C. E. Duncan
Miners Officials Refuse Discussion Over Wage Talks
Colusibus April 27 The Sunlake Creek Coal company invites each of its 1,000 miners in the Hocking valley to a private exchange of views aiming for round table talks to reopen pits. The company proposes a $5 maximum inside wage plus 58 cents a ton for wide loading and 12 cents per ton for wide-breast cutting, promising immediate reopening if agreed.
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Colus Ibus
Sunlay Creek Coal Company
Jacksonville
Unio
Compa
Bapany
Nonunion Mines Lose Money Says Operator
The speaker notes mines that recently went non union report losses and concludes operators cannot afford to drop the union, implying financial strain and the need for collective bargaining.
Red Cross flood relief fund reaches halfway mark
The Red Cross campaign for a 5 million flood relief fund passed the halfway point with 2,546,806 contributions. Eastern states gave 1,705,500, Midwest 606,000, Pacific 135,300.
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Washington
U.2
Red Cross
Midwestern
Pacific
Actress Dorothy Mackaye collapses after husband’s funeral
Dorothy Mackaye the actress is confined to her home after a nervous collapse following her husband Ray Raymonds funeral. Deputy District Attorney Forrest Murray says testimony will show Mackaye and Paul Kelly drank gin in Kellys apartment as Raymond lay dying in hospital from a beating.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy Mackaye
Ray Raymond
Paul Kelly
Forrest Murray
Kelly
Raymond
Large tree causes midday power outage across city
A huge tree felled by strong winds brought down wires of the Hocking Power company near the F. C. Stedman Company Packing house, cutting electric power citywide from 11:45 AM to 1:15 PM. The outage delayed the Messenger’s noon edition.
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Hocking Power Company
F. C. Stedman Company
Messenger
Mexico and United States may reach friendly expropriation deal
Mexico City reports Calles predicting a friendly agreement with the United States over alien land and oil laws following President Coolidge's address at New York. Calles stresses Mexico did not deny compensation rights for expropriated agricultural properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Folger
United Press
Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Caltes
Coolidge
New York
Coolridge
Calles
Bludan's Bight Merry to Broadcast on WSAI
The orchestra Bludan's Bight Merry, with Fred Love as a member, will broadcast from Station WSAI at 10 p.m. on April 28. Fred Love is a resident of Athens.
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Bludan
Fred Love
WSAI
L Athens
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NEA
Memphis
Mississippi Valley
Niagara
Weill
Corona
Hoskinson
Rutland
Drive For Profits
U.S
UNION
Glouster Club
J. WH
Red Cross Campaign For
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