Ohio University Alumni Event Set for New York City
An Ohio University Alumni Association gathering is planned in New York City on Friday August 6 with a six o'clock dinner at Cafe Boulevard. Rose E Herrold secretary will attend. Other items note Mrs Orpha Herrold in Chicago and Mr Jesse White visiting Ington West Virginia.
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Athens
Melvin Ray Clark
Carbondale
Ruth Pollock
Nelsonville
AY. Wilcox
Clark
Carbondale Co
D. VA
Ohio University Alumni Association
New York City
Cafe Boulevard
Rose E. Herrold
Barnard School For Girls
Vacation News From Columbus To Buckeye Lake Trips
Mrs. Jennie O'Dell hosts ten days with daughter Mrs. J. B. Stone and three Belpre children. Miss Kahler leaves for Chautauqua. Miss Bea Sawyer returns home from Pleasantville. Edward Jennings visits Buckeye Lake with the Kircher family. Lashs plan three week western trip. Tompkins attend McConnellsville homecoming. Mary Frances Lawhead to Columbus hospital for appendicitis operation. Beatty and Grover relatives visit Huntington and Portsmouth en route home.
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Jennie O'Dell
Lindley Hall
J. 8. Stone
Belpre
Edward Jennings
Buckeye Lake
C. P. Kircher
Millersport
Mary Frances Lawhead
Columbus Hospital
A. T. Lawhead
Elizabeth Beatty
Maria Grover
Huntington
W. Va
E. W. Grover
Beatty
Portsmouth
St Jacobs Oil advertised relief for rheumatism
An old advertisement promises instant relief from rheumatic pain by rubbing St Jacobs Oil into joints and muscles. It claims the cure is harmless, suitable for sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago, back ache, and sprains, with a history of millions cured over fifty years.
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St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
Allen Leads In Renomination Returns In Kansas
Governor Henry J. Allen and U S Senator Charles Curtis held large leads for renomination on the Republican ticket in Kansas primaries. Labor centers showed some opposition to the Kansas Industrial court backing G B Enon, while rural areas favored Allen by wide margins. Democratic returns were light with unclear strength for governor candidates. former Governor George Hodges nominated for U S senator without opposition.
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Pera
Kans
Henry J. Allen
United States
Charles Curtis
Fidet
Allen
Kansas Industrial Court
G. B. Enon
George Hodges
Stock Exhibits Will Set Record at State Fair
Live stock displays at the seventieth annual State fair are expected to be one fourth larger and more appealing. Attendance should break records as exhibitors from many states submit entries, with notable consignments from Walter L. Yost of Kansas City and F. P. Fox of Indianapolis. Harding and Cox are slated to speak in the Coliseum on dates to be announced. Exhibits must be in place by August 30 at 8 A.M. and livestock entries close August 16.
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Columbus
E. V. Walborn
State Fair Association
The
Fair Association
Walborn
Walter L. Yost
Kansas City
F. P. Fox
Indianapolis
Warren G. Harding
James M. Cox
Ryan sues NYSE governors for one million over Stutz ruling
Allan A. Ryan filed suit for one million dollars against the New York Stock Exchange governors claiming a conspiracy during the Stutz stock controversy. He alleges the board conspired to repudiate Stutz contracts, that the trading suspension was unwarranted, and that his jury expulsion was approved by a fixed jury.
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New York
Allan A. Ryan
New York Stock Exchange
Board of Governors
Sugar Creek Mine Idle as Dispute Persists in Ohio
About 300 workers at Ohio Collieries Company No. 210 Sugar Creek remain idle with no settlement. State and sub-district officials face the dispute after Walter Bobo, secretary of the local union, received a telegram from John Moore of the United Mine Workers ordering a return to work.
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Ohio Collieries Company
Sugar Creek
Walter Bobo
John Moore
United Mine Workers of Ohio
Glouster
Clarence Smith 39 Dies in Pomeroy Ohio
Obituary for Clarence Earl Smith born September 2 1880 Carbon Hill Ohio died July 24 1920 at Pomeroy Ohio aged 39 10 22 with note of surviving wife Lulu Buffington parents Edward and Eva Smith siblings and extended family and a card of thanks from the family for support and flowers.
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Clarence Smith
Clarence Earl
Edward
Eva
Devyd) Smith
Carbon Hill
Ohio
Pomeroy
Lulu Buffington
Roy
Harry
Alice Dawley
Flora Ballard
Sylvia Dicken
Athens
Tennyson
K. of P. Order
Pythian Sisters
Ladies Bible Class
Clarence Mith
Decrease Shown In Commitments Due To Prohibition
Columbus reports show county infirmaries shrinking as temperance laws take effect. Franklin county inmates fell from 464 in 1915 to 212 in June 1920 with 70 percent linked to liquor. Hamilton and Lucas counties also show sizable drops since 1916 and 1915 respectively, credited to saloon abolition.
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Columbus
J. A. Shearer
Shearer
Franklin County Infirmary
Hamilton County
Lucas County Infirmary
Early Athens Revelations and Local Happenings Chronology
A collage of historical notes recalls Judge Cavalry Morris riding early U S rail trials from Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills in 1810, Morse telegraph events in Washington in 1842, and reminiscences by Thomas Ewing about Amesville life in 1871. The piece then shifts to local affairs, including school painting across East Side, county road route talks in Waterloo township, and church and club activities at First Presbyterian, the Athens Elks initiation, Gun Club tournaments in Bremen, a neighbor clash in police court, and an ambulance call to Circle Hill for Cain Connett’s injuries.
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Judge Cavalry Morris
Athens
United States
Baltimore
Judge Ewing
Amesville
Coonskin
St. Domingo
Athens Gun Club
Frank Rauch
Doc Clark
Frank McKay
John Swanson
Bremen
Baughman
Circle Hill
Cain Connett
the Plains
Connett
Ferris Leads Gore for Democratic Senate Nomination
In Oklahoma City on August 4, Scott Ferris of Lawton leading Senator Thomas P. Gore for the Democratic nomination to the United States Senate by more than 20,000 votes as incomplete returns from yesterday's primary come in.
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Oklahoma City
Scott Ferris
Lawton
Oklahoma
Thomas P. Gore
Aged Miner Daniel Baird Hurt In Mine Accident
Daniel Baird, veteran coal miner of the Hocking district, is at his West Union Street home with a fractured rib and painful injuries after a fall at 210 mine on his return to work. He lost an eye months earlier from a coal strike and had just resumed work.
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Daniel Baird
Hocking
Union Street
D’trict
Athens County Moves to Secure Local Road Quarry Supplies
Athens County commissioners travel to Rome township and eastern areas to acquire limestone quarries for a future road building material program. The plan leverages scattered limestone beds under county ownership of crushing and distribution machinery to reduce freight costs once new rates take effect. A quarry crew and year‑round operation are proposed to ensure ample surface material.
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Athens County
Rome Township
Bible Lecture Tonight at Stickland Avenue M Church
C E Putnam, longtime businessman and Bible student now with Moody Bible Institute, speaks tonight on Will Christ Return to Earth at Stickland Avenue M Church. Tomorrow he discusses the time of His return and related scriptural changes. Services begin at 7 30 with all welcome.
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C. E. Putnam
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Stickland Avenue
M. P. Church
Christ
The Best Physic Chamberlain’s Tablets Highlighted
A promotional notice touts Chamberlain's Tablets as pleasant mild laxative. The advertisement claims easy taking, valued quality by users, and a price of a quarter.
Local Social Notes From Concord and Nearby Towns
Concord residents share weekend visits and family gatherings. Grace Sayers leaves Thursday for Magnetic Springs for employment. Families visit relatives near Jacksonville and Bethel. Newton Russell plans to move after purchasing the Campbell farm near Jacksonville. A Sunday gathering at Frank Sa’s features music, photos and refreshments with numerous Sayre Mesecher and Tryon relatives. Adrian Sayre and Ozro Mesecher drove to Glouster Saturday afternoon.
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Grace Sayers
Magnetic Springs
Harry Jenkins
Jacksonville
Anna Meseher
Anita Tryon
Chester Morris
Athens
Mace Meseher
Owen Tryon
Gerald
Bethel
Frank Sa
Alice Sayre
William Mesecher
Raleigh Wolfe
Mary
Anna
Mabel
Alice Mesecher
Garnet Sayre
Grace Sayre
Carl
Adrian
Maynard
Millford Sayre
Verne Wolfe
James
Ozro Mesecher
Gerald Tryon
Harry Bennett
Adrian Sayre
Glouster
A Traveling Man’s Recovery Report on Cholera Morbus
W H Ireland a Louisville Ky traveling salesman recounts a severe cholera morbus attack in summer 1888. He praises Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy noting a fifty cent purchase and a double dose that led to rapid improvement and ready travel.
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W. H. Ireland
Louisville
Wisconsin Man Invents Circular Chart For Vehicle Travel
A Wisconsin man invents a device that records mileage speed and travel time of an automobile over each 24 hour period on a circular chart. The chart provides a compact visual record of daily vehicle activity.
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Wisconsin
Notice to Contractors for Byard Street Improvement Bids
The Director of Public Service in Athens Ohio invites sealed bids by August 14 1920 noon for labor and materials to improve Byard street from Cemetery Suest to unite street including grading draining and brick or block paving per plans and specifications on file Bids must name all parties and include a five hundred dollar bond or certified check as bid guaranty If bids are rejected the check is returned The winning bidder will secure contract execution and performance bonds.
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City of
Athens
State of Ohio
Byard Street
Guaranty
Williams
Batis
Blade Stake Teases Fort Miami Grand Circuit Card
The Blade announces a $3,000 stake for 2:14 trotters on the third day at Fort Miami track Toledo. Nine starters expected with other races including the 2:10 trot and 2:09 pace on the program. The feature tops a brisk program amid local chatter.
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Toledo
Blade
Fort Miami
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