Waterway Project Gains Backing Amid Support Rifts
Rodney Dutcher reports strong support for a great waterway linking Lake Michigan to the Atlantic via the Great Lakes system. Proponents cite new trade routes and industrial benefits while opponents warn of vast costs and mixed regional impact. Professor Haro G. MouMom leads a study doubting economic justification.
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Rodney Dutcher
Messeage
Washington
Bt. Lawrence
New York
St. Louis
Lake Michigan
Developeumt
Suspected arson scheme threatens property and public safety
The article alleges a high risk arson plot by a local figure connected to insurance claims. It cites a pattern of fires last year with more than twenty destructive incidents and urges authorities to use every means to investigate. The subject has a strong community standing but faces scrutiny over a questionable scheme.
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Origis
Mani
Which Course Is the Best for Employment Aid
The piece argues that charity during unemployment weakens character and reliance on state aid, risking a shift in worker morale. It warns that aid may encourage dependence and hamper recovery as industry slows.
Neighborly Ruts and Small Grievances Fray Town Harmony
A reflective note on how petty acts and neglectful habits among neighbors and friends erode community spirit. Poor sidewalks and weed growth symbolize larger tensions, as disputes arise from overlooked duties and careless conduct. If people understood the harm behind gossip and indifference, town life could improve.
We Have Noticed A Shift In Listening Today
The piece argues people pay less attention to others as they focus on their own affairs. It suggests uncertainty causes trouble and urges returning to normal thinking and spending to improve communication. It notes many consider themselves good talkers yet rarely get a chance to speak.
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White
Hackieg Valer
They Say They Say Opinion Piece on Rumor’s Harm
A compact essay argues against the phrase they say in journalism. It warns that unnamed sources ruin reputations and wreck careers and urges reporters to name names and prove facts before publishing.
Thought for Today On God’s Perfect Way
A devotional line reflects on God’s guidance as a buckler. The verse cites II Samuel 22 41 and highlights trust in divine protection and wisdom. It reads like a brief religious meditation suitable for daily readers.
Big Logan Storm and Damages Reported
Storm lashed Logan with high winds and lightning. Two feet of floodwater flooded the Logan Pottery. Thirty sorority girls helped save the Laxesitec summer cottage colony from fire. President Harding canceled congressional tenders plans for recess to back his aviation efforts. Court Street sidewalks faced removals and detractions. Athens County shows art exhibits and prizes as women’s handiwork goes on display. Ohio State Fair warned to expect disruption from a strike.
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Logan
Harding Des
Howse
Orter
Gallipolis Flood Dam Break and Local Industry Notes
Twenty years ago Gallipolis details report the Ghic River Dam B and B failure this morning with unknown losses. Associated Ohio Dailies are in session at Breakers Hotel. Cedar Point Athens Gas and Oil line struck a gas line on Mrs Wildes farm near Fisher. A stock car parade drew cheers. A fine of 300 is cited for water safety transit and debris cleared near the Cline excavation wall propped. D H H Moore and Company promoted investment with semi annual 4 to percent yields.
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Associated Ohio
Breakers Hotel
Cedar Point
Athens Gas and Oil Company
Public Forum Letter on Miners Strike and Violence
A reader writes from Nelsonville criticizing mine picket tactics and government guards. The letter defends miners and condemns shameless women and outsider interference, urging continued picket action until the strike ends.
Coolville Camp Meeting Set to Open August Second
The Coolville Camp Meeting Association schedules a thirty second ano ru si session beginning August 2 with Rev. Arthur M. Maas in charge. Traffic was moved through Allens for columns intended for the Scottish Rite Temple project in Washington, D C. Twenty three flat cars each carried a column weighing 23 tons.
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Coolville Camp Meeting Association
Arthur M. Maas
Traic
Allens
Scottish Rite
Washington, D. C
Progress Poem Seeks Truth Beyond Fairy Tale Glamour
A verse laments old rhymes and Hollywood myths as outdated. The speaker mocks genteel Childs and Mother Goose, urging bold, gritty storytelling about gangsters and riots over sugary lullabies in a critique of modern tastes.
Milgeld Mine Workers Demand Protection and Rights
A reader from Milgeld Mine No 6 speaks of 243 coworkers under Governor White's authority and accuses radical officials and unions of undermining their system. He asserts citizens’ right to self defense and questions why leaders do not stop actions at Hocking and Sunday Creek. He mentions rusting shaker screens at multiple mines as part of labor tensions.
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Milgeld
Sunday Creek Coal Cn
State of
Ohio
Lee Hall
Comenitter
Saving Old Records at the Cemetery
An Athens newspaper column notes the value of preserving graveyard records. It laments poorly kept old statistics and urges civic effort to save cemeteries’ historical information before more data is lost to time and neglect.
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Athenian
How to Walk Correctly and Sit Upright
A self improvement piece outlines simple posture and walking drills. It advises aligning the body against a wall then imagining a pulley lifting the head, stepping out with forward shoulder movement, and using rubber heels to balance weight. It also covers choosing a supportive chair and keeping an erect spine for comfortable seating.
County Health Authorities Remove Dead Animals
County health authorities are responsible for removing dead animals from the highways, the attorney general ruled today to H. G. Southard, state health director.
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Columbus
Bettman
H. G. Southard
Babe Didrikson Averages Record Breaker For Olympics
The article notes Babe Didrikson of Texas breaking world records in javelin and 80 meter hurdles, discussing how women’s events were limited by evolving athletic standards and physiology. It cites changes by the International Amateur Athletic Federation and remarks on body structure affecting women’s capacity.
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Mise Microc Bate
Didrikson
Texas
Amaterdan
Amsterdam
International Amateur Athletic Fetera
Correcting Harmful Myths About Infant Care and Temper
A reader recounts a mother using harsh bindings on a baby and a hot day neglecting clothing while a maid handles care. The piece argues such actions instill fear, ridicule, and an inferiority complex in infants, stressing patient, nonpunitive guidance and supportive play.
Shattering Olympic Marks At Los Angeles Games
The piece notes records and extraordinary feats at the Los Angeles Games running through August 1. It mentions activities like jumping events and athletic demonstrations, highlighting a focus on performance and youthful participation at venues such as Jackson Schoolhouse in Fanwood, N. J.
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Hearst Ranch
San Simeon
Call
Everyooey
Boyhood
Sears
Jackson Schoolhouse
Fanwood
N. 2
World Champion Chuhe Namet Sets Long Jump Mark
The text claims Chuhe Namet of Japan is the world champion for all time with a hop jump of fifty one feet seven inches. It notes the Olympic authorities call the event hop step and jump and suggests bet skip is better.
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Chuhe! Namet
Japan
British walker Green wins fifty thousand meters title
The Briton William Green wins the fifty thousand meters walk in four hours, fifty minutes, ten seconds. Poland's Jan Kusocinski sets a world record by winning the ten thousand meters in thirty minutes, seven seconds. The piece notes faster sprinting than walking and traces competitive drive from ancient tools to modern racing.
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William Green
Great Britain
Jan Kusocinski
Poland
Airplanes Spearhead Time Saving in Global Theater Tours
Arthur Loew, foreign manager for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, will tour theaters by airship and ship, inspecting venues in Australia Singapore China Japan India and South Africa as new theaters prepare to open. Hal Roach’s film company is linked to the venture.
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Arthur Loew
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer
Australia
Hal Roach
Mr. Loew
Singapore
Metro
China
Japan
India
Johannesburg
South Africa
Loew and Ha Roach Inspection Flight Across South America
Loew and Ha Roach flew a 20 day inspection trip from Mexico City visiting Lima Santiago Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro before returning home. The journey included extended stays at each stop and highlights a future shift toward air travel over other long distance methods.
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Loew and
Ha! Roach
South America
Mexico City
Lima
Peru
Santiago
Chile
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
Carnegie Institute Finds Hormone For Milk Production
The Carnegie Institute reports scientists discovered a hormone that triggers milk production. While substitutes for mother's milk exist, none fully replace it, especially in the first six months. The piece notes infant leucocytes’ limited power and suggests future work to scale hormonal production in cows to aid dairies.
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Carnegie Institute
Air power plan urged to shield world from Russia
Hay's article argues for Australia’s large airplane program as essential defense. It stresses that backers must fund the world’s biggest air fleet, warning that neglect would reveal Russian air superiority and invite greater risk.
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Lady Drummond Hay
Russia
Lady Hay Sees Russia Aiming To Surpass French Air Fleet
Lady Hay, famed traveler, after a Moscow visit, believes Russia plans air superiority over France and may use air bombardment against Japan's fleet if Vladivostok is attacked. She notes Russia has two thousand mechanics building planes, though claims of Soviet aviation superiority over the United States may be exaggerated.
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Lady Hay
Moscow
Russia
Japan
Vladivostok
United States
Baron Tinty plans Schallaburg castle as haven for minds
Austrian Baron Karl Ferdinand Tinty announces a project to open Schalla burg on the Danube as a retreat for eminent thinkers. The plan envisions arguing ideas over pipes, away from crowds, to solve world problems and end its ills.
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Karl Ferdinand Tinty
Austria
Schallaburg
Danube
Gradual Reform Through Masses and Scientists
The speaker argues change will happen gradually by men from farms and slums, scientists in laboratories, and the mass power, occasionally vented in dramatic acts like revolutions. Dreadful mistakes occur, but improvement comes in time.
Air Day at Marietta Eyes Regional Plane Demonstration
Air planes from Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania will participate in an air demonstration in Marietta over the weekend including army and navy planes. Governor White and David S Ingalls Republican candidate for governor will attend.
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Marietta
U.R
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Army
Navy
White
David S. Ingalls
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