Blind Ohio boy becomes town mayor on January first
An Ohio town will install a once-blinded boy as mayor after years of study and public service. He earned top honors in preparatory work, a state university scholarship, and high grades in two colleges, then practiced law with integrity. His rise contrasts with bold, widely known fraud schemes that preyed on investors.
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Ohio
America
Department of Agriculture
South America
Brazil
United States of Brazil
Pan American Union
Cardinal Wolsey
Earl of Northumberland
London
Abbey of
Leicester
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Luke
John
Income Or Profit Diversion From Stocks And Bonds
The article explains the distinction between income investing and speculation. It notes stock dividends may be cut and emphasizes buying bonds or notes for assured income while stock investment carries risk and variability. It cites W Babson on the need for funds in production and transport to drive progress.
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W. Babson
Ponzi Dividends Promise Possible Payout Upgrade
Trustees of Charles Ponzi’s defunct scheme announce a 10 percent dividend to creditors with potential to reach 25 percent. The statement comes as Ponzi enjoys a peaceful retirement while his flavor of fast wealth collapses.
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Charles Ponzi
Boston
Blue Sky
Ponzi
Fingerprint Dept Leads After Dinner Tales
A detective chief hosts a party of women investigators and introduces the fingerprint unit. A motherly guest asks about the children to be fingerprinted, while two Seattle men critique bankers and propose sewer-funded reforms, joking about finance and typhoid.
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Seattle
Spirit séance quip about Washington and a crossing dollar
In a spiritualist seance a performer jokes about summoning George Washington and locating the dollar he allegedly threw across the Potomac River. The quip plays on presidential lore and stage irony.
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Potomac River
Drying Germany and Chinese wisdom in wartime prose
A compact quoted exchange contrasts German hopes to emulate U S dryness with Japanese statesmen in Washington seeking clarity on China's tenets. The piece repeats Lao Tzu maxims and notes Marcel Stienbrugge’s observation that the Japanese understand China better than outsiders.
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Washington
China
Lao Tzu
Marcel Stienbrugge
Architectural Cartoons at St Thomas Church Spark Citywide Curiosity
Frederic J. Hask surveys playful stone carvings in New York and Philadelphia showing modern figures and satire on religious settings. The article cites a dollar sign over St Thomas Church and Morgan money bags, alongside depictions of ships, locomotives, and business men, arguing medieval and modern satire enriches church decoration while reflecting social life.
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Frederic J. Hask
New York
University of Pennsylvania
Woodrow Wilson
Huerta
St. Thomas
Europe
St. Thomas’ Church
Psan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Episcopal Church
Fifth Avenue
Donald Robb
EB. P. Evans
Cathedral of
Amiens
Public Forum Denies Sam Taylor Bootlegging Accusations
In a statement to York township voters and Daily Messenger readers, the editor refutes reports that Sam Taylor was arrested for illicit distilling. He explains Taylor’s past work as a deputy, his refusal to taste moonshine, and asserts the opposition aimed to defeat Taylor’s constable bid. He notes ongoing prohibition enforcement by county officers and deputies, clarifying city officials have no role in their work.
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York Township
Daily Messenger
Sam Taylor
Nelsonville
Citizens Central Bank Company
Justice of the Peace
Justice Court
Paul Parks rises in American music circles with Carnegie Hall debut
Nelsonville native Paul Parks, praised across papers, earned a December 13 debut at Carnegie Hall in a memorial concert for David Bispham. A pianist turned baritone, Parks studied at Ohio Wesleyan, served as a lieutenant in World War I, was wounded in the Argonne, and now is regarded for his humility and golf hobby.
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Paul Parks
Nelsonville
David Bispham
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Bispham
Parks
Abe
Paul
Fitz
Ohio Wesleyan University
College of Liberal Arts
New York
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Crow
France
Eightythird Division
Argonne
Sham
Crow” Parks
W. H. Parks
Peoples Bank Co
Nelsonville Trick Co
Mr. Parks
Ralph
The
Peoples Bank
Lyceum
Columbia University
Ohio University
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Readers are informed that The Athens Messenger offers an information bureau led by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington to answer questions. It cannot give legal medical or financial advice or handle domestic issues, and requests the questioner’s full name address and two cents for return postage.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
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