England Says Offer To Ireland Reaches Limit
London reports Lloyd George and Marquis Curzon in parliament declare government has gone to the very limits in terms offered to Ireland. They assert terms are sufficient to purchase peace and goodwill, warning rejection would endanger the crown and imperial unity. Sinn Fein influence looms as Dublin's future hangs on response.
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Keen United Press
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Marquis Curzon
House of Lords
Ireland
German unrest over American peace terms
Berlin reports say the Wirth government could fall if it signs the US draft peace treaty as negotiations continue with Loring Diesel. German leaders call the terms too high and too French colored, arguing reparations exceed Germany’s ability and that the US must share in payments. Vanderlip’s interviews fuel the view that Germany cannot meet Versailles terms.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Berlin
Wirth
United States
Loring Diesel
Germany
American Legion
America
Frank A. Vanderlip
American Sone German Press
Vanderlip
Harding
Colonel House
Athens Country Club house contract bid approved
The Athens County Country Club board accepted Charles P. Kircher’s bid of 21700 for building the clubhouse. Heaton and Boyles submitted higher bids, with Heaton offering a 2000 reduction for not including ornamental beams. The site on a ridge overlooks hills and greens, and the two story frame building will include men and women locker rooms, a main assembly room with a fireplace, kitchen and dining room, and four second floor dormer bedrooms.
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Athens’ Country Club House
The
Country Club
Charles P. Kircher
C. L. Heaton
Arthur F. Boyles
Heaton
George Sargent
Columbus
Athens County Club
Committee On Greens
Athens
Irish rebels prepare for renewed fighting as Dail rejects peace terms
From Dublin Aug 19 Sinn Fein parliament members plan weekend discussions on counter proposals to British terms and a Monday session to draft replies. The Irish Republican Army guards Mansion House during Dail meetings while discipline remains strict under a truce, observers noting wartime seriousness among troopers. The piece likens their resolve to Kentucky mountaineers in feuds.
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Clyde C. Beals
United
Dublin
Irish Republican
Dail Eireann
Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
United States
Kentucky
Estranged Wife Helps Capture Bank Robber in Ohio
Willard Birissie, 26, accused of robbing a Walton Kentucky bank, was captured by deputy sheriffs near Venice Ohio after his estranged wife tipped authorities. She rode with officers and identified him in a car, triggering a brief chase and arrest.
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Cincinnati
Willard Birissie
Walton
Kentucky
Venice
Ohio
Omeers
Local miners vote to restore Henry back wages and charter
The union at mine No. 210 votes to comply with state officials in the Jesse Henry case to regain its charter. Henry, a miner, will receive about $750 back wages after the local had barred him, ending a dispute over politics and union status.
Baptist Church Special Meeting Set for August 20
Special business session announced for Saturday night August 20 at the Baptist church. Three very important matters are to be considered and every member is urged to attend.
Brick Streets Stretch Across Athens County in Endless Miles
Readable estimates claim Athens City streets alone hold over 25 million bricks. If laid end to end at eight and a half inches, that many bricks would span about 3,429 miles across the continent. Adding Ellsworth Nelsonville and other towns, county roads total over 10,000 miles of brick.
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Athens County
Athens
Nelsonville
Health chief backs Athens rat killing drive
Dr. J. M. Higgins Athens county health commissioner lauds City Federation women for a Clean Up rat killing contest. He cites the sewer rat as a disease carrier and urges united effort to rid Athens of rats for the coming winter, proposing it become an annual effort with the health board ready to assist.
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J. M. Higgins
Athens County
The
Women of
Athens
Board of Health
Baby Nearly Puts Robbery on Blink in Fort Mitchell
Four robbers raided the home of John W. Menzies seeking whiskey and locked a nurse and Mrs. Menzies’s sister in a pantry. The infant John W. Menzies Jr., 18 months old, cried loudly, drawing attention and spoiling the burglars’ plan as one robber was sent to soothe him.
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Fort Mitchell
John W. Menzies
Menzie
Sutler’s
John W. Menzies Jr
Eastern Ohio May Secure a New Gas Fuel
Eastern Ohio towns worry-free on gas supply as Daisy Hill mine near Uhrichsville develops a coal gas process. Officials claim 100000 cubic feet of gas per ton of coal, to mix with natural gas, powering a central plant. The plan includes a 200 mile supply radius and atomizing coal to ten times past gas output.
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Uhrichsville, CO
United Press
Ohio
Daisy Hill
Here
All Day Meeting in Guysville M E Church
The Guysville circuit of the M E church will hold an all day meeting and basket dinner at Stewart on Sunday August 21. Everyone is invited.
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Guysville
M. E. Church
Stewart
Children Have Food Enuf For All Their Need
Eda Treat ONeil reports from Reval on 1921 famine relief in Russia. The Soviet government prioritizes child welfare with Volga region efforts, camp colonies near the Neva, and plans to house refugee children in Moscow and Petrograd while rationing strains families. Some see progress in food centers despite scarce supplies.
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Eda Treat O’neil
United Press
Reval
Russia
Famine Relief Commission
Volga
Neva
Moscow
Petrograd
Moving Picture Theatres Reach Seventeen Thousand U S
Report notes about 17,000 moving picture theatres operate across the United States, illustrating the growth of cinema as a nationwide entertainment industry and its widespread audience reach.
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Moving Picture
United States
Fall in rates taken to mean good business
New York AP April 19 business conditions show clearer improvement. The National Bank of Commerce bulletin says increased credit availability and marked declines in money rates over six months are solid evidence that the upturn is founded on improved fundamentals.
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New York
National Bank of Commerce
No Tobacco League to Seek Smoking Ban at Convention
In Warsaw Indiana on August 19 a resolution will be introduced before the national convention of the No Tobacco League asking President Harding to refrain from smoking cigarettes at the gathering in Winona Lake.
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Warsaw
Ind
Harding
No Tobacco League
Winona Lake
Kidnapping Alert Sparks Regional Search for Suspects
In Steubenville on August 19 police report a 15 year old girl abducted. Authorities say two men and the girl may be en route to Cleveland and have asked police in Cleveland and other cities to watch for them.
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Steubenville
Cleveland
Theory in Kennedy Grove Follows Unwritten Law Defense
Los Angeles Aug 19 The Kennedy Obenchain Burch murder case defense will claim John Belton Kennedy was killed by relatives of a man he wronged. Ralph Obenchain, Madalynne Obenchain’s ex husband, dispatches investigators and seeks witnesses to support a theory that an unknown man shot Kennedy in a bungalow mistaking him for his wife or sister.
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Los Angeles
Kennedy-Obenchain Burch
John Belton Kennedy
Ralph Obenchain
Madalynne Obenchain
Arthur C. Burch
Obenchain
Kennedy
Madalynne
Elks Hold First Annual Picnic at Judge Wood’s Bungalow
A large crowd of Elks from Athens and Nelsonville gathered at Judge J. M. Wood's bungalow for their first annual joint picnic. They consumed 250 pounds of chicken, much pop and near beer, and many ham sandwiches while a colored singing orchestra performed. Bills chatted about old times and enjoyed games and an excellent get-together.
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Athens
Nelsonville
J. M. Wood
Card Party Fets House Ransacked In Clifton
Mrs M J Hanson and friends played stealing casino at a yard party in Clifton while a thief stole inside the house. After the game ended the group discovered the residence ransacked and valuables missing.
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Clifton, Ky
M. J. Hanson
State Aid Query From Indiana Triplets Parents
Hammond resident J. C. Wingard writes Governor McCray asking if Indiana state aid exists for families of triplets, noting a need for financial help and seeking clarity on eligibility and programs.
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Indianapolis
J. C. Wingard
Hammond
Ind
McCray
Meat Packers See Early Postwar Recovery in Trade
Thomas E. Wilson of Chicago says the meat packing industry is rapidly returning to a healthy base with substantial gains over pre war levels. He notes rising export trade and supports the packers bill regulating the industry while recalling past losses to maintain production for public obligation.
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Thomas E. Wilson
Chicago
Institute of American Meat Packers
United Press Today
Wilson
Woman Leads Lynch Threat at Barnstable Jail
A mob armed with crowbars axes and hammers surrounded Barnstable jail demanding three men linked to an alleged attack on Miss Helen Butler and her escort. Guards fired into the air and the crowd dispersed after authorities refused surrender.
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Barnstable
Mass
Helen Butler
Cape Cod
Parkersburg Man Dies Under Train at Ohio Capital
Jancis Rake 21 of Parkersburg West Virginia and Richard Park of Newark a brakeman were killed when struck by a freight train. Wilson Rake the brother of one victim was seriously injured in an automobile collision while seeking aid. Rake died after falling beneath the train while attempting to steal a ride to Cleveland.
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Columbus
Jancis Rake
Parkersburg
W. Va
Richard Park
Newark
Wilson Rake
Rake
Cleveland
Enameled Goblet Sells in Paris for 105,000 Francs
A fourteenth century enameled goblet changed hands in Paris selling for 105,000 francs. The sale highlights continued interest in medieval metalwork among European collectors.
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Paris
County Board Names Four Assistant Education Supervisors
Four assistant superintendents of education were chosen under the new state law replacing district superintendents. D O Chappel, Clifford Ruth, Pearly Gaskell, and Florence McIntyre will work under County Superintendent Guy Dinsmoor in Athens County. McIntyre will supervise primary grades by demonstration and planning and arrives in Athens tomorrow evening for a conference.
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County Board of Education
Athens County
D. O. Chappel
Clevelan
Athens
Rcts of Education
Typhoid Has No Chance to Even Start in Athens
Health officer Dr. J. M. Higgine said there have been no new typhoid cases in Athens for several weeks, despite earlier reports of cases at the University and in Athens homes. He urged calm, noting all cases are reported promptly and treated with care.
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Athens
Dhe University
Nowpital
Gale
J. M. Higgine
France Hopes For the Best on Disarmament Conference
Paris reports Marcel Hutin, noted French journalist, says after Washington the world breathes easier. He tells United Press the Harding disarmament conference is taken seriously in France and must mark the date of resumed world security.
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Paris
Washington
Marcel Hutin
United Press Today
Harding
Hutin
Safeguarding the Home Against Fire booklet offered to schools
The article warns that about 1,500 fires occur daily in the United States and could be prevented by care. It promotes a 94 page fire prevention manual for children from the national board of fire underwriters, with Red Cross first aid tips and 90 marginal illustrations. Readers can request a free copy by mail with a two cent stamp, providing name and city.
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North Carolina
Maine
Louisiana
National Board of Fire Underwriters
America
American Red Cross
Washington Information Bureau
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Longsworth
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Lkely
Senator la Follette
Miners’ Union
South Canaan
Hero OF
Vimy Ridge
Canada
General Byng
Duke of Connaught
Moore
City Federation
Dr. Higgins
Baby
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Legion Preserves
William T. Manning
Harold D. Jacobs
New England
France
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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