Polish Army Advances Stir World War I Fronts
A19th century style dispatch reports U S disapproval of Polish advance into Russian territory via Warsaw envoy John C. White. Poles push across a broad center front while Russians gain on extremes as Pilsudski's troops threaten Lemberg and key crossings. Berlin cites slowed center advance and renewed Bolshevik counterattacks amid supply concerns.
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Washington
United Press
John C. White
Warsaw
State Department
United States
White
London
Pilsudski
Lemberg
Cheister
Stryj
Age of
Lember
Bolsheviki
Pio
Virons
Berlin
Poland
Russia
Cox to call roll of donors for 6.0 campaign fund
Dayton reports Gov. Cox plans to name top Republican contributors and present district quotas as proof of a $15,000,000 war chest for Harding victory. He says seven regional quotas exist with Ohio over $500,000, and asserts Will Hays’ denial is not final.
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Herbert W. W4lker
United Press Staff
Dayton
James M. Cox
Republican Campaign Fund
Harding
Will
Hays
Srain
Senate
Chicago
Cox
Reed
Missouri
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Ohio
Will Hays
Athens County Democratic Committee selects officers
The Athens County Democratic Central Committee chose Joseph Richards of Gioister as chairman and Michael Collins Jr. of Athens as secretary at a courthouse meeting. An executive slate named Andrews Glouster as chairman and Frank Lowther of Albany as secretary. The group urged precinct Democrats to form a county Women’s Committee to aid the campaign, pledging full cooperation and active support from speakers for the candidates.
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Democratic Central Committee
Athens County
Joseph Richards
Giotister
Michael Collins Jr
Athény
Andrews Glouster
Frank Lowther
Albany
Democratic Women’s Committee
Coroner seeks identify body with record shoe size
Coroner's office runs ad to identify a morgue body using unusually large footwear. Shoes labeled size 16144 are reported as the largest ever seen by the office, serving as the chief identification clue.
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Coroner's Office
Coroner’s Office
Interurban Traffic Hampered by Clark County Cloudburst
Springfield Ohio reports a cloudburst in northern Clark County washed away over 70 bridges and culverts causing thousands in damage. Interurban and steam line traffic slowed, streetcar service halted after the power house flooded. Ten families near Buck Creek were rescued by police in boats.
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Springfield
Trafic
Clark County
Buck Creek
Y W C A Worker Flees as Reds Advance on Warsaw
In wartime dispatches A Chickering, active in the YWCA in the capital, has fled amid Bolshevik pressure and will not return until the danger subsides. The note cites air raids and siegelike conditions affecting residents and social workers.
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Warsaw
Mem A. Chickering
John Hanson Flees to River as Police Intercept Airborne Vessel
John Hanson planned no move before October 1 but went outdoors for air and found his home a house boat floating on the river. It bumped several liners before a police boat halted its progress and officers moved to arrest the craft and its path.
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New York
John Hanson
Ohio to decide women on Democratic state committee
Columbus on August 23 reports the Democratic state executive committee will likely determine how many women gain representation on the panel at its first meeting this Wednesday. The body is currently made up of men only and the issue centers on expanding participation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Farm Bureau Drive Reaches 300 Members in Athens County
The Athens County Farm Bureau membership drive surpasses 300 as County Farm Agent Raymond reports progress. Rome Township is to be canvassed Monday with Alexander and Lee townships Tuesday, with drive results posted on the bureau thermometer near the courthouse.
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Athens County Farm Bureau
Raymond
Rome Township
Alexander ‘and
Lee
Farm Bureau
Marsh wills large funds for Van Wert children home
George H. Marsh 80 heir to a fortune totaling at least 4.5 million dollars, dies at a Michigan camp while bequest plans a Van Wert county children’s resident school. The will directs most of the estate to a children’s home, with specific gifts to family and associates.
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van Wert
van. Wert
George H. Marsh
Andren
Marsh
Uno
Mich
Lymer
Adge
Two Men Nabbed On Drunk Charge
George Grim and Cree Lewis Harry of Bt Stewart were arrested Saturday night on North Court street by Police Chief Graham for drunkenness. They were arraigned by Mayor Roush and each fined 5 dollars with total costs of 7.30 dollars.
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George Grim
Cree Lewis Harry
Stewart
Graham
North Court’ Street
Roush
Athens Stores Close For county Fair
Athens retail shops will close Thursday afternoon and again Friday afternoon in observance of the Athens county fair. The closures affect multiple business places as the fair continues.
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Athens
Athens County
Sugar market warning from Ohio Fair Price Commission
Secretary Langan of the Ohio Fair Price Commission warned the public not to buy sugar now for immediate use as prices may drop. He cited wholesalers’ load, upcoming beet sugar from refiners, and an unusually good Northwestern Ohio crop, noting cane sugar is being shipped from various sources into the United States.
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Columbus
Public Today
Langan
Ohio Fair Price Commision
Ohio
United States
Quarrel Ends in Murder Near Pine Creek
In St Clairsville Ohio area on August 23 a fight led to the killing of Harry Johnson 26. John Jones 21 is under arrest charged with murder after using a steel wagon tire as the weapon. Johnson was beaten to death at Pine Creek near here.
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ST. Clairsville
Anm
Harry Johnson
Pine Creek
Here
John Jones
Rere Johnson
Campaign funds under Senate inquiry prompt disclosures
National party leaders will testify before the Senate campaign expenditures committee next Monday about party funds. Senator Selden P. Spencer said Governor James M. Cox will be asked to provide information on the Republicans alleged 15 million dollar campaign fund. Cox will not appear before the committee. An executive session preceded the announcement.
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Chicago
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Selden P. Spencer
James M. Cox
Cox
Paign Committee
Spencer
Senate Committee
Kenyon
Strikes In Italy Highlighted By Dancer Over Citizenship
Galli dancer, arriving in New York after visiting Italy, comments on widespread strikes. She plans to apply for American citizenship papers immediately, signaling a fast track to naturalization.
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New York
Italy
Teacher Exam Scheduled For Friday At Athens County
The regular teacher examination for Athens County will be held Friday August 27 at 7 AM in Ewing Hall Ohio University. All applicants for temporary certificates must attend. no one may teach without taking the exam. Law certificate requires thirty weeks normal training or eight years teaching experience. Ohio University students may have papers sent from Athens County. About eight to nine thousand pupils are expected in county schools this fall excluding Nelsonville and Athens city districts.
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Athens, County
Ewing Hall
Ohio University
Athens
Athens County
Nelsonville
Athens City
Allied chiefs urge peace made at once
Paris Aug 23 Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain and Premier Giolitti of Italy urged Poland and Russia to conclude peace immediately based on title terms. Bolshevik forces were urged to accept terms by the allied leaders, while some Polish factions showed varying acceptance.
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Paris
Poland
Warsaw
Red
Solday
Graudens
Bug
Brest-Litovsk
Inere
Lloyd George of Great
Britaeda
Giolitt
Italy
Russia
Titiea
Sumoeesioney
Reoe Baye Ura
Hughes to Visit Marion for Conference with Harding
August 23, 1916. Republican candidate Charles E. Hughes will meet Senator Harding in Marion for a conference announced by Republican headquarters.
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Hughes Marion
Charles E. Hughes
Harding
Eday
Athens County Four Day Fair Opens Tuesday
Athens County gears up for a four day fair featuring cattle poultry and horses, a vaudeville show a freak act and kiddie rides. Over 50 horses enter the races with a 2:30 trot likely in two heats and a largest crowd forecast if weather holds.
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Athens County
Delco Light Company
Fragmentary New York clipping on modern dance morals
A fragmented New York clipping discusses modern dances as moral concerns and references an opposing view. The illegible text mentions the Seadenay and extant poring without clear context or complete phrases.
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New York
Ocia
Ee Apa
Ponzi Bankrupt Petition Denied in U S District Court
Federal Auditor Edwin Pridero testified about books showing debts around seven thousand dollars in the decade old Ponzi case. Daniel V. Methane of Ponzi filed a petition denying insolvency and asking for a jury inquiry, heard today in the United States district court.
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Annie East
Cambridge
Edwin Pridero
Aoahe
Ar Fused
Rena
Daniel V. Methane
Maccabees Hold Special Meeting Tonight
The Maccabees convene this evening at 7 30 at Linton Mechanics Hall with deputy A A Shinn as a featured attendee.
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Maccabees
Linton Cchanics Hall
A. A. Shinn
Wrangie anti-Bolshevik forces score gains in Crimea and Don region
Constantinople reports General Wrangel's anti-Bolshevik troops clear the left bank of the Dnieper east of Kherson. They capture over a thousand prisoners, 34 field guns, and 100 machine guns as offensives advance between the Don and Mantich. Additional detachments land near the Sea of Azov.
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Constantinople
Paris
Genera Wrangie
Crimea
Don
Dnieper
Kherson
Mantitch
Hunger Strikes Draw Attention As Prickers Face Death
London reports rising hunger strikes drawing unusual attention amid grim warnings of death for those involved. The brief dispatch notes escalating distress and government concern over the protest actions.
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London
Mays to Pitch Today at Polo Grounds in Detroit Tigers Case
Mays will start for the Giants at the Polo Grounds today as the team faces the Detroit Tigers in a game linked to the fatal death of Ray de Ban. The incident involved a pitching accident that led to a fatality.
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Polo Grounds
N.Y
Mays
Ray de Baneen
Ab 2
Tigers
Harriman Son Drives New Merger at Sea
Tangorn W Averill Harriman, sixty year old son of the late Edward H Harriman, tops a major maritime consolidation. He leads the American Ship and Commerce Corporation and orchestrates a merger with the Hamburg America line, part of a broader pattern of railroad era family deals.
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W. Averill Harriman
Edward H. Harriman
Harriman
American Ship and Commerce Corporation
Hamburg-Américan
Police seize home liquor operation tied to Walter Finnney case
Police halted preparations for a home liquor business and arrested Walter Finnney of West Union after discovering a house loaded with 19 45 pint containers and equipment indicating manufacture. Officers confiscated the equipment and liquor as part of the crackdown.
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Walter Finnney
Weet Union
Graham End Othe
Sagerald
Fragmentary OCR Notes on State Ballot Interest
A garbled OCR snippet references a state ballot and officials like Smith. The legible elements describe tickets and potential political actions, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear events, dates, or names to form a full news item.
Transfer decision on school districts in Alexander and Athens townships
At a recent meeting officials discussed transferring school responsibility between Alexander township and Athens township west. Superintendent Root announced schools would reopen on Tuesday Sept 7. W B Athens was named county board examiner for two years. No decision yet on county truancy officers due to district ages.
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Alexander
Athens Township
Wes
Root
W. B .l Athens
County Board of Examiners
Candy Heist Reported At The Mole Feed and Poultry
Police report a burglary at The Mole Feed and Poultry Company on Factory Street. An unspecified quantity of candies and other sweet goods were stolen sometime Saturday or Sunday and not discovered until later.
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Feed and Poultry Company
Factory Street
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Onge
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