George D Selby dies after highway injury
George D Selby aged 81 and leader in Portsmouth business and Ohio anti saloon league died at Sheltering Arms hospital after injuries from a Morrison hill highway crash on November 23. He built Selby Shoe company and led Security National Bank of Portsmouth, with four sons in the business.
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George D. Selby
Portsmouth
Selby Shoe Company
Security National Bank of
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Selby
Morrison Hill
W. L. Roush
Columbus
Roush
Mr. Selby
Baltimore and Ohio
Athens
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanians
Bank liquidation ordered for New Rigel State Bank
Dec 2 in Columbus reports say state banking superintendent H Blair ordered liquidation of the New Rigel State Bank of New Rigel Seneca County after examiners found asset depreciation and a frozen condition.
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Columbus
New Riegel State Bank of
New Riegal
Seneca County
Ohio State Debaters Defeat Indiana Team in Primary Debate
In Columbus last night the Ohio State University girls debate team arguing the affirmative defeated Indiana University contenders on the resolution that direct primaries be abolished. The match showcased sharp points on electoral reform and procedural change.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Indiana University
Oldest Graduate Samuel Williams Reaches 100 in Wyoming
Dr. Samuel Williams, claimed oldest living Ohio Wesleyan alumnus and possibly America's oldest college graduate, celebrated his 100th birthday at home in Wyoming. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in 1848.
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Wyoming
U.P
Samuel Williams
Ohio Wesleyan University
America
Ohio Towns Brace for Floods as Rains Persist
Ohio cities especially along the Ohio river valley face continued flood danger as rivers and creeks stay at high stages. High water covers lowlands, roads flood, and auto traffic is blocked while police and fire crews patrol flooded streets.
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Ohio
Cleveland
U.2
Ohio River
Dover-Massillon
Dover- Millersburg
Zanesville
Dover
Canton
East
Liv
Erpool
Wellsville
Bellaire
Allegheny
East Liverpool
New River
Warren Streets
Move for World Peace Proposed by Chicago Attorney
Chicago attorney Salmon Levinson proposes a global plan to cancel Allied debts and Germany’s reparations, with the United States collecting a sum from Germany to offset Allied losses. Nations would sign 62 year war prohibition treaties and undertake large armament cuts under treaty security.
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Chicago
U.R
Salmon
Levinson
America
United States
Germany
Treasury chief orders end to temperance education in prohibition work
Secretary Mellon reportedly ruled that the prohibition bureau should stop engaging in temperance education and focus only on enforcement of the law. A treasury official said the change takes effect immediately and removes propaganda from prohibition activities.
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Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Mellon
The
Treasury
Prohibition Bureau
Helwig Admits Intentionally Delayed Payment Of Fines
Athens township justice Pearl W. Helwig says he held fines for several months. He explained to a state examiner and Bowen that delaying payments was to ease refunding if needed before final payouts. He stated checks were later drawn to the departments after release.
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Pearl W. Helwig
Athens Township
Helwig
Bowen
Union Leaders Seek Davis Conference On Bituminous Strike
Seven United Mine Workers officials led by President John L. Lewis pressed Secretary of Labor Davis to call a conference between miners and operators in the bituminous fields. A plan to settle strikes in West Virginia Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania fields was discussed with labor conciliators present.
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Washington
U.P
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Davis
Lewis
Philip Murray
West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Coolidge
Hugh L. Kerwin
Labor Department
Murray
Thomas Kennedy
The
United Mine Workers
James Mark
Pensylvania
T. K. Fagin
van A. Gittner
Lee Hall
New Airmail Routes Set to Open December 17
Postmaster General New announced two new airmail routes will begin December 17. The Cincinnati Indianapolis Chicago line will be operated by Embry-Riddle from Cincinnati. The western half of Albany Cleveland from Buffalo to Cleveland will be run by Colonial Western Airways of Boston.
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Washington
U.P
New
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Chicago
Embry-Riddle Company
Albany
Indian Party Bring Four Tribes To First Methodist Church
Students attend the Indian Party at 7 tonight in the parlors of First Methodist Church. A planned program features four tribes led by Chief Heap-Much- Ugly Kenneth Coulter, Chief Squaw Minnehaha Dorothy Handley, Chief Rain-In-The-Face John Undercoffer, and Chief Squaw Nakomis Elizabeth Montague.
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First Methodist Church
Heap- Much-Ugly
Kenneth Coulter
Squaw Minnehaha
Dorothy Handley
Rain-In-The-face
John Undercoffer
Squaw Nakomis
Elizabeth Montague
Widow Sues Over Kiss Value in $25,000 Suit
In Cleveland a widow, Elsie Corday, sues over a kiss she says once from her husband Ellis Corday. She alleges a new Mrs. Corday, Francis Friedland, received the kiss and now the widow seeks $25,000 in damages.
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Cleveland
Elsie Corday
Ohio Manufacturers See Little Winter Labor Shortage
Ohio factory leaders at a state Manufacturers association convention say labor will not suffer through the coming winter. They foresee continued improvement, citing building booms, with Portsmouth and Mansfield factories operating at full or near full capacity and 1928 prospects looking promising despite election year uncertainty.
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Ohio
Columbus
U.R
Ohio Manufacturers’ Association
Portsmouth
Frank M. Baggs
Dayton
John C. Haswell
Dayton Malleable Iron Company
C. A. Dice
College of Commerce
Ohio State University
Security Commission Proposes Five Point Plan at League Meet
Geneva December meeting of the League of Nations preparatory conference discusses a five part program for security and armaments. Drafts include arbitration treaties optional agreements for obligatory arbitration and security promoting measures. Three sub commissions to report. next meeting date pending disarmament panel.
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Henry Woop
United Press Star
Geneva
Security Commission
League of Nations Preparatory Conference
Bureau
Commission
League of Nations
Disarmament Commission
Bus Line Seeks Change in Schedule and Rates
P R McLaughlin operator of the Warkersburg Athens bus line applied to the public utilities commission for authority to alter his time and rate schedule and to substitute certain equipment.
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Columbus
UPR
P. R. McLaughlin
Warkersburg
Athens
Public Utilities Commission
Weather excerpts show nightly cold snap and noon rise
The report notes a night temperature around 1 degree missing the forecast by about 5 degrees. By noon the mercury had risen only 3 degrees. It records temperatures across Thursday and Friday with readings in the 30s and 80s for various times.
Curtis Renominated Senate Majority Leader in Uncontested Caucus
Senator Charles E. Curtis of Kansas was renominated for Senate majority leader with no contest. James E. Watson was renominated as assistant leader as the insurgent bloc gained a seat on the committee on committees. The vote signaled a peace among Republicans and avoided broader infighting.
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James E. Watson
Washington
U.P
Charles FE. Curtis
Republcan
Kansas
Senate
Fos
New Viewpoints on War Causes From Post Revolutions
Fraf Olin D. Morrison of Ohio University spoke at the Athens AAUW meeting at the Woman's Faculty Club. He cited documents from Germany and Russia that reveal new relations among Austria Serbia Russia and Germany influencing World War causes. Mrs H J Jeddeloh reported on the national and international fellowship fund and the local branch voted $100 for Ohio's quota.
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Austria
Serbia
Russia
Germany
Fraf. Olin D. Morrison
Department of History
Ohio University
Athens
Woman's
American Association of University Women
H. J. Jeddeloh
National Organization
Ohio
Police Probe Focuses on Columbus Officials in Kerr Death
The Columbus police chief announced an inquiry into the detention of William Kerr in jail while he was dying. Kerr, a city employee, died after his car crashed into a light pole. Protests greeted Chief French as he pledged that facts will be developed and guilt assigned where it belongs.
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Columbus
U.P
French
Willam Kerr
Kerr
Ten Traffic Law Violators Fined By Mayor Moore
Ten Athens traffic offenders were fined by Mayor Alex M. Moore following arrests made Wednesday. Names include Claude Westfall Jack Lax Mrs Fred Beasley H C King Elbert Bean Guy Durkett Harold Nice G Matthews and Everett Foreman fined 5 dollars each for failure to stop at stop signs and Foreman for reckless driving.
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Athens
Alex M. Moore
State and
Lancaster Streets
Claude Westfall
Jack Lax
Athens Rd
Fred Beasley
H. C. King
Elbert Bean
Mill
College Streets
Guy Durkett
Harold Nice
G. Matthews
State Street
Morris Avenue
Everett Foreman
Clark's Chapel
Foreman
Mill Street
Moore
Carseytown Man Assaulted Appeals To Police
George Douglas of Carseytown says three men beat him near Floyd Hartley’s home in Carseytown around 9 PM. No arrests yet as deputies were not contacted until after the incident. Douglas recently faced a fine in Athens County for biting Hartley’s ear.
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Carseytown
George Douglas
Floyd Hartley
Odi
William Williams
Wayne Wingett
Douglas
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Hartley
Geroux couple held on medical practice charge
Orlan W. Geroux and Hilda Geroux are held on bond in Celina awaiting a December 15 hearing facing charges of practicing medicine without a certificate.
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Celina
Insurgents Send Senator Nye to Represent Them
Republican groups hold a caucus as insurgents bind Nye to represent their faction while others abstain. The event centers on Peace 19 efforts and internal party divisions shaping representation.
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Senator Nye
Republicans Plan Senate Program as Four Independents Bow Out
In Washington the Republican majority of 48 in the Senate met in caucus to set plans for Congress. Four independents skipped the meeting but sent Senator Nye to represent them. Nye was offered a spot on the committee on committees while others expect favorable treatment by rank. The independents cited nonessential nature of the conference.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
LaVollette
Wisconsin
Manufacturers’ Committee
Ladd, Brookhart
Frazier
LaFollette
Merger Talks in Wheeling Coal Regions
Negotiations are underway for a proposed consolidation of 20 bituminous coal companies across Northern West Virginia Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio involving 150 mines. Valley Camp Coal company secretary Ernest C Mobley said the plan would affect about 29000 miners.
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Wheeling
W. Va
U.P
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ernest C. Mobley
Valley Camp Coal Company
Bandits Attack British Steamer Liangten Off Shanghai
Three officers were killed and several passengers wounded when bandits attacked the British steamer Liangten. They seized Captain W. G. Lalor and demanded a ransom of 59000 dollars, as reports from Ichang to the wires today state.
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Shanghai
W. G. Lalor
Ichang
Car collision injures several at Delaware hill
In Columbus on December 2 a local streetcar of the C D M traction company crashed head on at Kingmans Hill in Delaware county injuring several riders as rescue crews responded.
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Columbus
C. D. & M. Traction c Pany
Kingeman's Hill
Delaware County
Presidents of the United States booklet offered by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a new booklet listing all 29 U.S. presidents with official portraits and concise biographies. Prepared by the Washington Information Bureau, the pamphlet covers birth, religion, education, marriages, tenure events, and burial places. Readers are invited to return the attached coupon with payment.
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United States
Washington
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