The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Company
The Athens Messenger details publishers editors and associations and lists advertising policies and subscription rates. It notes distribution as a weekday afternoon paper with a large Sunday edition and provides mailing rates including yearly and short-term options. It mentions national wire services and locations in Chicago New York and Detroit.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
National Representatives
John W. Cullen
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Fifth Ave
New York
General Motors
Trust
A Thought For Today on Pride and Death
A brief moral note quotes Isaiah and Legouvé about pride and the emptiness left by a leader's death. It reflects on how a single vacancy reveals the insignificance of earthly power and fame.
Rainy day fund keeps Ohio town amid crisis
An Ohio town operates a community plan with a surplus from its community chest that funds civic activities. The system avoids duplication, centralizes efforts, and keeps labor content and productive during the crisis, unlike Jonesville which lacks such a rainy day fund. It urges broad participation, local history marketing, and tourist-marking to sustain progress.
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Ohio
Jonesville
Civic Association
Early Life Details Revealed by Motor Tourists
The article notes increasing insights into this country’s early life due to motor tourists and motor touring, highlighting how travel by car expands understanding beyond past methods. It emphasizes the growing ability to discover regional histories firsthand through accessible journeys.
When a City Went Dry in Detroit After Recall
A Detroit recall election leads to a swift dry spell as police close speakeasies after the murder of radio host Jerry Buckley. Thousands shut doors, gangs respond, and the move tests municipal power to enforce prohibition, revealing links between crime and illegal liquor. The episode offers insight into Detroit politics and urban governance.
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Detroit
Charles Bowles
Jerry Buckley
Buckley
America
Broadway feud ends as Belasco sends flowers to Warfield
New York reports a long running feud between David Warfield and David Belasco. Warfield near death, Belasco reportedly sent a bouquet and extended a reconciliatory gesture. Broadway fear of lasting enmity fades as signs point to renewed civility between the titans.
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New York
Broadway
David Warfield
David Belasco
Eteran
Warfield and Belasco Rift Shocks Theatre Community
Guests recall Warfield and Belasco as close allies once seen as Damon and Pythias of theatre. Rumors of a break in friendship circulated after years of collaboration. Warfield’s daily routine at Lambs Club and pinochle games are noted amid speculation and public curiosity.
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Warfield
Belasco
Damon and Pythias
The
Lamb's Club
Warfield and Belasco Theater Partnership in Early Years
The narrative recalls Warfield rising from penny-arcade life to theater and forming a lasting kinship with Belasco around 1901 with The Auctioneer. They then worked in tandem for years, with Warfield taking roles such as Shylock and challenging Klaw and Erlanger during early expansions and profit struggles.
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Warfield
Belasco
Shylock
Klaw and Erlanger
Broadway Bonds Tested By Famed Theater Feud
The article hints at tension between actors Warfield and Belasco over earnings sharing, noting Hamletian suspicion and unselfish loyalty among theater figures, with the full story not yet told on Broadway.
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Belasco
Warfield
Hindu ascetic image inspires Ripley’s proof
The Hindu head balancer of Ben ares is discussed as an example of Hindu ascetic discipline. The text notes Hindu ingenuity in religious self mortification and references the author’s past drawing in the city.
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Benares
Washington’s Unique Civil Service Population Story
The essay traces Washington D C as a government hub from its constitutional founding to a city populated largely by civil servants. It notes Georgetown’s political maneuvering, Burns’ farm, and the Pan American Union link, then details a population of about 80 000 government workers including Congress members and board appointees, all dependent on federal employment.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Congress
Potomac
Georgetown
Maryland
Annapolis
Trenton
Alexandria
New York
David Burns
Burns
Pan American Union
Andrew Carnegie
van Ness
Abigail Adams
John Adams
Executive Mansion
Civil Service
National Capital
Little Rock
Ark
Canandaigua Run Mirrors Earlier El Toro Club Feat
Six days after a first game he executed a similar rundown from first to home, scoring the lone run. Records of the El Toro Club confirm the same sequence in another appearance, titled Tomorrow: The Yodeling Prodigy.
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Canandaigua
N. Y
el Toro
Chinese bandits ransom demand for missionary aid
Private advices in London report Chinese bandits severed the finger of English missionary Miss Edith Nettleton and sent it to Peiping with a demand for 56009 dollars. No confirmation yet from the Church Missionary Society or the Foreign Office.
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London
U.P
Edith Nettleton
Peiping
Church Missionary Society
Foreign Office
Young Hiker Ransom Biglowe Traverses 34 Miles in One Day
In summer 1919, 11 year old Ransom Biglowe hiked 55 kilometers from Furka Pass over the Rhone Glacier to Meiringen. He completed the trek in 14 hours, demonstrating remarkable endurance for a boy of his age.
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Biglowe
Switzerland
Furka Pass
Rhone Glacier
Meiringen
Charles Siverd Remarkable Base Stealers
Charles Siverd noted for stealing bases while with the El Toro Baseball Club in Rochester New York, achieving a standout early achievement as a base runner.
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Charles Siverd
el Toro
Rochester
N. Y
Recovering From Burns At Brown Home
Marie Chapman a servant at 2 University Terrace is recovering from slight facial burns she received Sunday morning while lighting a gas heater at the residence of Mr and Mrs Louis I Brown
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Marie Chapman
Louis I. Brown
University Terrace
Hoover's endorsement of Reece stirs talk of political risk
Washington observers debate President Hoover's choice to back Tennessee Representative B Carroll Reece in a Republican primary. The move sparks questions about Hoover's political instincts, potential backlash among Congress allies, and the Muscle Shoals issue shaping Reece's fight and Hoover's stance.
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Washington
Hoover
B. Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Reece
White House
Congress
Smith Balters
Simmons
North Carolina
Heflin
Alabama
Norris Muscle Shoals
Senate
Samuel W. Price
Muscle Shoals
Mr. Hoover
Power Trust
House
More Truth Than Poetry by James J. Montague
A short poem narrates a wren’s nesting and re nesting cycle with weariness from caretaking then remarriage. The poet adds a light twist noting sympathy with Brigham Young as the bird repeats mating and song across the season.
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Brigham Young
Eternal Puzzle in Golf Talk Surges from Champs
The piece contrasts Floyd Gilons rapid talk with rivals, noting no one can match his pace. It suggests Bobby Jones is capable of better golf and pokes at last year's fashion trends, describing them as outdated beachwear.
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Say
Warfield
Belasco
Floyd Gilons
Bobby Jones
Magnolia tree name origin tied to Pierre Magnol
The magnolia is named for Pierre Magnol, a French botanist from the early 17th century. The Q&A notes explain the naming, explain lens spacing for stereo photos, and cover various trivia from Gene Arnold’s career to hail damage costs and pantry logic.
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Pierre Magnol
Eastman Kodak Company
Gene Arnold
Newton
Jasper County
Illinois
Chicago Musical College
Montgomery and Stone
Henry W. Savage
Golden West
New Era
Adele
T. P. H. A. Congress
Dublin
Lotka
Genealogy of music giants ends as praise turns cautious
The passage recalls Richard Wagner’s lineage with Cosima Wagner and Franz Liszt as forebears. It notes Siegfried Wagner as a composer and conductor of limited impact, concluding that genius seems to arise by chance rather than training or pedigree.
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Cosima Wagner
Liszt
Siegfried Wagner
Duchess of York at Glamis Castle for thirtieth birthday
The Duchess of York celebrates her thirtieth birthday at Glamis Castle Scotland with Sir Henry Simson the obstetrician in residence and Home Secretary J R Clymer en route to attend a royal birth. The ceremony is to verify a genuine birth, with fingerprints suggested as a test, reflecting conservative British attitudes.
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Duchess of York
George
Glamis Castle
Scotland
Henry Simson
J. R. Clymer
Home Secretary
Earthquake Shakes Italian Cities Melfi and Rio Nero
A new quake struck Italy rattling Melfi and Rio Nero, collapsing buildings and triggering widespread panic as residents sought safety amid aftershocks and tremors across the region.
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Melfi
Rio Nero
Hindu Marchers Beset by Muslims Attack in India
A small band of Mohammedans halted a Hindu procession of about 15,008 people in India and killed several participants. The mob action disrupted the march as authorities investigated the incident.
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India
Mohammedan Mosque Blamed for Hindu Diversion Claim
A colonial era piece accuses a Mohammedan mosque of annoying Mohammedans and says Britain relies on Mohammedans to divert Hindu minds from British misrule. The remark frames religious groups as tools in political strategy amid anti colonial sentiment.
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Britain
Speakeasy Owner Arrested After Two Die in Toy Shop Bar
In New York a disguised speak easy operated as a toy shop where two men drank genuine rye whisky. One man died at the bar and the other collapsed on the sidewalk. Police arrest the speakeasy owner as investigation continues.
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New York
Fifty Greatest Composers Named by Albert Coates
Albert Coates, at Cyrus H. K. Curtis' request, names the fifty greatest composers. He places Bach first and Beethoven second in alphabetical order, notes Bach means brook and should have been ocean, and ranks Wagner third though not by his own list, with the rest barely comparable.
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Albert Coates
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Mr. Coates
Bach
Beethoven
Ocean
Wagner
Jigger Dog Sentenced to Immediate Death in New Jersey
A small dog owned by Mrs Gaulker bit a woman three times. The judge ordered immediate death for the dog. The owner fled the courtroom in a scream and hid the animal, refusing to reveal its whereabouts. The bitten woman remains unsatisfied with the outcome.
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Gaulker
New Jersey
Navy scrap drives clash with costly cruisers plan
A dated editorial contrasts the proposed scrapping of battleships like Utah Wyoming and Florida under the London Naval Treaty with the allocation of around a billion dollars for six inch gun cruisers. It questions the logic of destroying expensive battleships to pursue ships deemed useless in war, calling the policy ridiculous.
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Utah
Wyoming
Florida
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