Route 157 Rally Aims At Washington County Highway Link
Mt Hermon scene as about 400 attend a good roads meeting sponsored by the Marietta Chamber of Commerce and Amesville Community Club. Speakers urged starting Route 157 from Athens to Jerseyville by 1923 with Washington County paving ahead, envisioning a link from Athens through Sharpsburg to Marietta and Sugar Creek.
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Amesville
Athens
Jerseyville
Washington County
Sharpsburg Hill
Mt. Hermon
Marietta
Sugar Creek
Sharpsburg
F. H. Gifford
Eugene Davis
State Highway Department
Harvey Smith
Moeyeteed
Hocking
Guvaville
Athens County
Highway Department
C. H. Bryson
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Two men shot in Cleveland strike clash near New York Central shops
William H. Down age 28 and Fritz Forschner age 23, workers at the Collinwood shops, were killed on their way home in what police believe was a mistaken targeting of strikebreakers. Down served ten years, Forschner several years, as Charles Schweitzer and William Johnson were beaten by men said to be strike sympathizers. Union barbers in Elizabeth, New Jersey, suspended work to enforce Sunday closing.
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Cleveland
William H. Down
Fritz Forschner
Collinwood
New York Central
Down
Forschner
Charles Schweitzer
William Johnson
Non-Union Man Beaten and Robbed in St Louis
G C Lovits a West Virginia coal miner appealed for Travelers' Aid after saying he was robbed of 100 dollars in St. Louis and beaten unconscious. He claimed he was sent to St Louis by John Lusch to procure mine workers and that funds arrived by telegram to the address. Lovits returned to West Virginia by train.
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Cincinnati
G. C. Lovits
West Virginia
St. Louis
John Lusch
Charleston
W. Va
Louits
Republicans Name OhioState Central Committee Members
Columbus August meeting to select platform speakers and sub committees for minor details. G O P state central committee to convene August 22 with a new campaign manager and committee. Chairman Montgomery to lead. New faces include Senator Bender Akron Judge Younger Celina and Don Aiken Bel lefontaine. Judge Clark Canton ends ties with state headquarters.
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Columbus
Republican State Central Committee
G. O. P. State Central Committee
Montgomery
Newark
Bender
Cleveland
Congressmat
C.S. Younger
Celina
Don Aiken
Bellefontaine
George H. Clark
Canton
Buehtel Road To Get Winter Patching
County commissioners approved patching of a two mile Nelsonville to Buehtel stretch with bituminous macadam this season. They also authorized improving 500 feet of the Athens Glouster road in Trimble with a bituminous surface, funded by the county and with state highway department equipment.
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Nelsonville
Buehtel
Athens Glouster
State
Joint Service Plan Arranged by Three Athens Churches
During the last three Sundays in August the First Christian, the Presbyterian, and the First Methodist churches in Athens will unite for morning preaching. The arrangement committee lists Totman, Bennett, and Iose with ministers to supply pulpit duties on August 13, 20, and 27 by Rev. Hontnes, Rev. Johnson, and Rev. John Thomas Newell.
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First Christian the Presbyterian
First Methodist
Messrs. Totman
Methodist
Bennett
Christian
Iose
Presbyterian
Hontnes
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Morgan‘town
West Virginia
Presbyterian Church
Johnson
First Christian
Presbyterian First Methodist Church
John Thomas Newell
First Christian Church
Athens
Arrest “Intimate Friend” in Death of Farmer
Cincinnati police and Winchester detectives arrested Scobe Hardman, 28, an intimate friend of farmer Leon Renaker, after a coroner’s jury found Renaker’s death at his Kentucky home to be murder. Walter Renaker, brother of the slain man, swore to the warrant.
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Cincinnati
Winchester
Leon Renaker
Turkey
America
Kentucky
Scobe Hardman
Walter Renaker
Hardman
West Virginia Coal Prices Jump Under Hoover Plan
Unofficial schedule from the Hoover commission raises Kanawha and New River district coal prices at the mine, with nut and slack, mine run, and lump all higher. Officials say costs were too high to profitably operate under old rates and the higher prices may flow to consumers.
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Kanawha
West Virginia
New River District
Vice Commission
Hoover Commission
Railroads to debate Harding armistice offer in secret session
New York Aug 11 Presidents of a majority of the 148 main line railroads meet in New Haven to consider President Harding's second armistice proposal in the rail shopmen strike. they expect a possible agreement with reservations while seniority and return-to-work terms dominate the talks. the unions insist the men only suspended work, not quit.
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New York
Main Line Railroads of America
New Haven
Grand Central
Harding
Rail chief vows to quit over intolerable railroad conditions
President W. G. Bierd of the Chicago and Alton declares in a statement to the Railway Review that railroads are fighting with their backs to the wall and that he will resign as president rather than submit to the conditions.
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Chicago
W. G. Bierd
The
Chicago & Alton
Railway Review
Groesbeck to Meet UMWA Leader on Saginaw Valley Mines
Governor Alex J. Groesbeck was to meet John L. Lewis in Cleveland to discuss state controlled opening of mines in the Saginaw valley. The talks aim to set arrangements for mine operations under state supervision.
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Lansing, Mich
Alex J. Groesbeck
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Cleveland
Saginaw Valley
Has Fine Fruit Crop This Year
Roy Noland owns Cal Robinson farm on Peach Ridge and reports a large fruit crop. An apple display in Carpenter hardware shows four varieties. He expects 800 bushels of Wealthy and other apples, 100 bushels of plums sold, 1000 bushels of pears, and 226 dollars worth of Yellow Transparent apples sold.
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Roy Noland
Cal Robinson
Peach Ridge
Carpenter Hardware
Ohio Democrats face official counts in attorney general race
Columbus August 11 The official count will decide Democratic nominations for attorney general state treasurer and one supreme judge seat. Early returns show McDonald leading for attorney general Hiler ahead for treasurer and Price leading Tarbell for the supreme court nomination Matthews appears certain for the supreme bench. Republican governor tally shows Thompson ahead over Knight with Durand third.
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Columbus
B. F. McDonald
Newark
Hiler
T. D. Price
New Lexington
James W. Tarbel
Georgetown
Stanley Matthews
Cincinnati
Belng
Supreme Court
Ship
Hitler
Deweese
Nein
McDonald
Smith
Young
Williams
Claypool
Seney
Altho Hiler
Matthews
Price
Tarbell
Dunlap
Bodey
Babst
Carmi A. Thompson
Charles L. Knight
C. Homer Durand
Thompson
Knight
Durand
Donahey
Johnson
Duffy
Lord Northcliffe Lingers In Critical Heart Trouble
London Aug 11 Lord Northcliffe noted English publisher remains critically ill with heart trouble and was described as unchanged by official bulletin.
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London
Lord Northcliffe
Irregulars Shell Cork as Free State Pushes Inland
Irregular troops retreating from Cork move toward Kerry as free state forces tighten control. Eamonn de Valera and Erskine Childers presumed with Republican main force. Cork harbor remains closed after destroyer sorties. Casualties are reported light, but damage from explosions and fires may reach about 15 million dollars. Refugees flood from Cork and Queenstown amid fighting and rail vandalism at Howth.
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Cork
Eamonn de Valera
Erskine Childer
Limerick
Cork City
Kerry
Free State
Queenstown
Patrick Street
Republicans
Howth
DANCE In Harvey's Pavilion Chauncey Ohio
Round dancing event at Harvey's Pavilion in Chauncey Ohio on August 12 with music by the Parkers Harmonizers.
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Harvey
Chauncey
Music Parkers Harmonizers
Miners and operators agree on joint scale to end strike
The sub scale committee from Ohio Indiana Illinois and western Pennsylvania along with United Mine Workers officials met at the Hollenden hotel to draft a wage scale and provisions to end a nineteen week coal strike. A fuel shortage loomed as talks progress toward an April 2 1925 effective date and a possible fact finding body to guide future wages. Representatives from both sides and key officials were named as the joint sub committee prepares its report.
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William J. Huske
Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
International Union of the
Varbural Commission
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Toledo
H. Robbins
T. K. Mailer
R. L. Wildermuth
Columbus
W. H. Haskins
Coshocton
W. A. Satterlee
Linton
Ind
Richard Campbell
Springfield
Irk
A. J. Paisley
Lee Hall
W. Savage
Frank Seraease
Harry Fishwick
Joh Hessler
T. J. Roberts
Terre Haute
P. T. Fagan
William Hargest
Pittsburgh
Michael Gallagher
William Green
Walter L. Robinson
Phillip Murray
van A. Bittner
Railway strike breakers hire in Great Britain
London August 11 British newspapers report United States railway companies are recruiting strike breakers in Great Britain amid mounting labor tension.
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London
United States
Durand May Be In Age Again
Columbus August 11 Alleged rusal of Col Carmin Thompson Republican nominee for governor to deny report that Homer C Durand un successful candidate for the G O P gubernatorial nomination was a vote puller to kill wet votes of other candidates is said to be responsible for intimations that Durand may enter the fall campaign as an independent candidate for governor Colonel Thompson and Mr Hynicka silence and fail to deny these falsehoods may lead Durand to go as liberal and independent candidate for governor
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Columbus
Rusal
Carmin Thompson
Homer C. Durand
Coshocton
Durand
Thompson
Hynicka
Seed Wheat to Be Worked Out for This County
The Athens county farm bureau will convene millers and representative farmers to plan securing improved wheat varieties endorsed by the Ohio Millers Association and the Ohio Seed Improvement Association. The meeting is set for Tuesday August 16 at 1 30 in the farm bureau office. A E B Anderson head of the grain marketing department of the Ohio farm federation and W E Hanger crops specialist of the Ohio agricultural college will attend. If plans succeed Athena county farmers will have a plentiful seed wheat supply for fall.
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Athens County Farm Bureau
Ohio Millers’ Association
Ohio Seed Improvement Association
Farm Bureau
A. E B. Anderson
Ohio Farm Federation
W. E Hanger
Ohio Agricultural College
Athena County
Rail strikes paralyze southern California rail service
Western and Southern Pacific crews weigh joining Santa Fe action as guards in yards prompt a train stoppage. Los Angeles at risk of being cut off within 24 hours while Santa Fe lanes already halted at Barstow Needles and Seligman. Firemen and enginemen walkout reported on Salt Lake division Ogden.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Southern Pacifi
Western Pacific
Santa Fe
Brotherhood
Barstow
Needles
Seligman
Ariz
Southern Pacifc
Brotherhoods
Cara
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Salt Lake
Southern Pacific Railroad
Ogden
Athens Girl Opens East Miss Carrie Junod Restaurant
Miss Carrie C Junod daughter of Mr and Mrs George Junod and Ohio university graduate opens a restaurant and cafeteria in Center Square Allentown Pa in the YWCA building After four years as manager of the YWCA cafeteria she starts her own business The new eatery seats 200 at lunch and 22 tables and was opened with a special dinner for guests and public inspection.
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Athens
East
Carrie C. Junod
George Junod
Ohio University
Allentown
Holding Yards With Soldier Forge In West Joliet
In Joliet Illinois on August 11 the big four brotherhood strike against the Elgin Joliet and Eastern railroad faces a stalemate as state troops guard yards and shops. Union demands include moving troops from yards or allowing entry without military checks. Talks continue between railroad officials and union leaders amid cautious optimism fading.
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Joliet
Brotherhood
Elgin, Joliet
Eastern
End of coal strike eyed by officials amid optimism
Washington reports say government observers see the coal strike clearing. Negotiations between John Lewis and central competitive field operators may return most miners to work within a week to ten days, with bituminous and then anthracite peace. Seaborne coal moves feared as lakes strike looms. talks urged to avert transport tie ups.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Cleveland
John Ty Lewis
United Mine Workers
Davis
Anthrace
Spencer
West Virginia
Kentucky
Explosion on liner Adriatic Near Portland Me
A massive explosion occurred on the White Star liner Adriatic about 200 miles east of Portland Maine. The ship had left Liverpool on August 6 bound for New York with about 1500 aboard. Wireless reports said at least five people were killed and many injured with flames rising to the masthead.
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Boston
Masa
Charlestown Navy Yard
David
Portland
Liverpool
New York
Adriatic
Canning Tips Promote Home Preservation This Season
Housekeepers urged to use July fruits and low sugar to make jellies preserves and conserves. The States Relations Service offers a free canning booklet via the Washington Information Bureau with a small return postage.
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Motely
States Relation Service
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Secretary of Commerce
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Daniel O'Connell
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Western Rod Workers
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Maine
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