Athens County Plans Ten Miles Of Road Construction
Athens County and Meigs County boosters return from Columbus after securing state aid talks for Main Market No. 9 projects. Plans include closing a 1.5 mile gap on the Athens Nelsonville brick road at Floodwood, extending the Athens Jerseyville Pike to the Meigs county line, and rebuilding six miles of the Sunday Creek pike from Chauncey to the Trimble corporation. State funding at least $75,000 with county funds matching for the Pomeroy Athens No. 9 project, plus survey work by state engineers.
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Athens County
Good Roads
Columbus
High Commissioners Advisory Board
Athens
Nelsonville
Floodwood
Jerseyville
Meigs County
Sunday Creek
Chauncey
Trimble Corporation
Main Market Road No. 9
Board of Commissioners
Highway Board
Lasher
Athens-Pomeroy No. 9
Pomeroy-Jackson
Pomeroy-Chester Road
Main Market No. 9
Meigs
Pomeroy-Athens No. 9
Pomeroy Bend
Middleport-Gallia
Porter and Munden
Anderson
Henry Zenner
Burns
Reed
Pickett
Peoples
Hartinger
First Air Mail Route Flight From New York to Chicago
Aviation instructor Leon P. Smith flew a Curtis R4L biplane from Belmont Park to Chicago carrying 200 pounds of mail. This marks the start of a permanent air mail service linking New York and Chicago as part of wider national routes. The flight paused briefly at Bellefont, Pennsylvania before continuing to Cleveland.
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New York
Leon PD. Smith
Belmont Park
Chicago
Smith
Bellefont
Cleveland
Athens County Reaches Quota in Red Cross Roll Call
Athens County joins early Ohio chapters in surpassing the Christmas Roll Call goal with 2.5 times its previous year's membership. H. H. Riddle, state Roll Call manager, notes 169,933 members heard from across 107 Ohio Red Cross chapters.
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Cleveland, O
Red Cross
Ohio
H. H. Riddle
Athens County
Keep Home-Grown Potatoes for Seed Advice
Ohio Experiment Station officials urge farmers to use imported table potatoes now entering state markets rather than home-grown supply for seed. They warn imported tubers may carry diseases that would take years to eradicate, though their culinary quality matches home-grown potatoes.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Germans killed in war total reaches 649000
Berlin reporting a war casualty update states the total number of Germans killed in the conflict is 649000. The figure was announced today and reflects the cumulative fatalities across the war effort.
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Berlin
Bananas Climb in War Times Hit Local Prices
The banana price rises to forty to sixty cents per dozen as wartime shipping disruptions push costs through the supply chain. Traders note earlier prices around twenty cents per dozen before the war, with Kaiser's war and U boat risks blamed for reduced fruit ships and higher retail costs.
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Kaiser
South America
Central America
Europe
Doughnut Pioneer in France Aims Military Sweet Victory
In a World War I dispatch from France dated December 5, Elizabeth Bass of the National Arts Club New York now a Red Triangle canteen worker is described as producing up to 10,000 doughnuts daily with aid. She selected a mammoth iron vat and organized a precise division of labor to keep the fryer busy as doughboys record the output and wonder about home bakers who might rival her.
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France
Germany
Elizabeth Bass
National Arts Club
New York
Red Triangle
Bass
Cafferia
Bond payments due on the morrow
Tomorrow, December 19, is the third payment on Fourth Liberty Bonds. Be at the bank early and settle up like a patriot. Thirty percent has been paid and tomorrow’s payment calls for twenty percent to reach half paid.
French hotel union bars enemy-nation workers for decade
The general syndicate of French hotel men declares a ten year ban on hiring natives of enemy countries as employees or customers. The decision will be shared with allied hotel associations.
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Paris
Delegates Gather for First American Peace Conference
December 18 1919 Paris reports the first conference of the complete American peace delegation will meet at 5 pm at the Crillon hotel with President Wilson in attendance. He will confer with former French foreign minister Gabriel Hanotaux before the session and may motor to the venue despite rain. Cardinal Mercier calls on Wilson urging Vatican representation, while Mrs Wilson tours the shopping district but stays in her car.
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Paris
Wilson
Crillon
Gabriel Hen Otaux
Cardinal Corretli
Pope Benedict
Vatican
Hunger Strike Ends With Death in Chicago Case
Van Skedine, 22, of Hamilton Ontario, ended his hunger strike in Chicago after a year jail term for draft evasion. He refused to eat for 16 days, then again for 14 days, and later died in hospital when his digestive system failed.
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Chicago
van Skedine
Hamilton
Ont
Skedine
I. M. Landis
Made to Hold the Hun in Check Across the Rhine
The Third Army issues a proclamation for the bridgehead area requiring bilingual boundary signs, limits on political gatherings without permission, equal pricing for Americans and Germans, prohibition of German uniforms with badges after Sunday without consent, surrender of firearms and explosives, adequate shelter beds and storage for billeting, and maintenance of main roads by 16 cities within the bridgehead.
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Third Army
German scientist food substitute may be sent home
As armistice neared English papers urged not letting the German scientist return with his secret of a food substitute that could ease famine. Now the proposal suggests sending him home quickly to share the knowledge.
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London
Germany
Chief Gets More Than Mayor In Newark Pay Hike
Newark officials updated salaries with Fire Chief Louis Bausch earning 1740 dollars annually, 240 dollars more than the mayor. Police and firemen received monthly raises of 15 dollars.
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Newark
Louis Bausch
Influenza Ban Repealed By Ashtabula Health Officer
Health Officer A. W. Hopkins told a special city council meeting that the influenza quarantine in Ashtabula would be lifted tomorrow. The ban, in effect since November 27, was declared a failure.
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A. W. Hopkins
Embargo Placed on Fresh Hog Loadings in Chicago
Chicago announces an embargo on all fresh hog loadings due to yard congestion. The measure lasts until the accumulation is cleared, with about 2,000 carloads already in transit or in the yards.
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Chicago
Epidemic Closes Schools in Several Townships
A flu outbreak sweeps southern county townships with Lodi Carthage and Canaan hit hardest. Over 300 pupils out, many teachers sick. district officials cite at least a hundred cases, while northern townships York Trimble and others report revival of activities as illnesses ebb.
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Lodi
Carthage
Canaan
Moore
York
Trimble
Tourist car fire in Ontario kills sixteen at Bonheur
Canadian Pacific Railway officials opened a probe into a Bonheur Ontario tourist car fire that killed sixteen and injured many more. The blaze, started by an overturned spirit lamp in a berth, spread rapidly as panic trapped travelers at the doorway, with nine identified dead so far and no Americans among them.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bonheur
Ontario
Wich
Tamen
Steel industry outlook eyed by Judge Gary in New York
Judge Elbert H. Gary, head of United States Steel Corporation finance committee, predicts a period of amazing prosperity for America. He cites an adjustment after war and calls for moderate price reductions and keeping wages at current high levels as the country shifts to peace production.
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New York
America
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Germany plans loans to fund war demobilization and indemnities
Copenhagen reports Germany is carving a two loan program to finance war costs and postwar needs. One loan aims at indemnities while the other covers demobilization. Large funds are also planned for peace work including employment for discharged soldiers.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Hats Ban Prompts School Board Fraternity Warning
Athens High School faces stricter sanctions as the board warns pupils against forming or joining fraternities or sororities. Superintendent Morgan cites state law fines of 10 to 25 dollars and possible suspension, urging parents and the public to deter such activities.
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Athens High School
Athens Public Schools
Board of Education
Red Cross Praises Athens County Campaign Toward Record
Cleveland headquarters telegraphed praise to Red Cross manager I. M. Foster for an unusual local showing. The wire urged extra workers to help establish a county record, aiming for 13,000 members in a 50,000 population area, a figure seen as a standout in Ohio.
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Cleveland
Athens to Host Christmas Day Wrestling Showdown
Thor Olson faces Perry Schad in CNG Athens for a Christmas Day mat clash at the opera house at 2 30 pm. Schad, now at Camp Taylor after Army service, has gained weight and strength, while Olson, in peak shape from daily gym work, seeks a prior victory over Schad from two years ago at OU Park. Referee candidate Skinner of Glouster is hoped to officiate.
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Athens
Thor Olson
Parry Schad
Opera House
Olson
Schad
O. U. Park
Camp Taylor
Skinner
Glouster
Mann Declares Bid for House Speaker Post
Washington December 18 Republican leader James R. Mann announced he would seek the speaker's chair in the next Congress. He aims to succeed the current speaker and lead House proceedings.
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Mann
Washington
James R. Mann
House
Navy Seeks Large Recruit Drive for Navy
Washington Dec 18 Two hundred thousand men must be recruited for the navy next year to take the place of men demobilized after the war. Captain H Lans ing chief of the Bureau of Navigation asked the house naval affairs committee for 12 000 000 dollars to cover transportation and recruiting expenses.
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Washington
Navy
H. Lansing
Bureau of Navigation
House Naval Affairs Committee
Military Postal Express Service address for overseas mail
When letters to and from men in the A. E. F. go astray, write to Military Postal Express Service, American Expeditionary Force, giving your name and the exact overseas address to which you have been sending mail.
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A. EB. F
Military Postal Express Service
American Expeditionary Force
Sugar price error causes market confusion in town
A typographical error lowered the listed sugar price to about nine cents in Monday’s issue. Grocers report invoices showing wholesalers charging over nine and a half cents for granulated sugar plus handling costs. Brown sugar in New York markets costs more with freight and drayage. supply is tight and shipments are often lost en route, making losses for retailers who must sell below cost.
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New York
Ohio junior pig raiser tops contest with record two pigs
Raymond Ebberts of Covington, Miami County, is named Ohio's champion boy pig raiser by the Ohio State University extension department. He produced two pigs weighing 455 pounds in 104 days at 9.1 cents a pound. Other winners include Fred Grossman for gardening, William Lingo for potato growing, E. C. Roberts for corn growing, Florence Weber for canning, Meto Bunge for poultry raising, and Sarah Freeborn for clothing making.
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Columbus
Raymond Ebberts
Covington
Miami County
Ohio
Yong Cultural Extension Department
Ohio State University
Fred Grossman
South Euclid
William Lingo
Berea
E. C. Roberts
Gaysport
Muskingum County
Florence
Troy Grange December 21 program list
In Coolville Ohio on December 17 the Troy Grange schedules a December 21 program with music and a discussion on saving farmer time next spring. Speakers include W F Kempf E A Gaskins Garrett Nestor Mrs Efe Dunfee and Mrs Ben Davis and Mrs Ed Dunfee provides current events as a surprise community program.
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Coolville
Ohio
Troy Grange
W. F. Kempf
E. A. Gaskins
Garrett Nestor
Efe Dunfee
Ben Davis
Ed Dunfee
Make Way for Tourist Washington In Vosges After War
Villagers in the battle zone plan to preserve fortified positions held by Americans as sights. Plans are under way to build hotels to accommodate tourists visiting the area after the war.
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Washington
Vosges
Health board enacts mask rule and quarantines in Marion
Marion health board orders masks for employees and customers in all business houses and closes saloons churches movies and clubs. Public meetings are forbidden and strict quarantine of patients is imposed with 175 deputies named to enforce the rules.
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Marion
Mlu
Health Board
Ebert Regime Faces Threat From Roman Radicals
Berlin dispatch reports rising radical pressure on the Ebert Haase government. Soldiers outside the Reichstag, led by Karl Liebknecht, forced adjournment of the soldiers council. Major General Scheuch resigns as war minister amid military policy disputes and blamed for German unrest.
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Berlin
Ebert- Haase
Riechstag
Karl Liebnecht
George Lebebour
Richard Tterch
Peoples’ Council
Barth
Scheuch
Germany
Ohio troops to receive hundreds of wounded at Camp Sherman
At Camp Sherman Ohio base hospital prepares to receive several hundred new patients after news of the Leviathan landing in New York with over 8,000 wounded and convalescent soldiers. Captain Herbert Curtis awaits telegraphic clearance as able patients depart for home states.
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Camp Sherman
New York
Ohio
Sherman
Herbert Curtis
Chillicothe
Italy Forms Government Co operatives to Cut Living Costs
Rome reports that Italy will establish government supervised co operatives to supply 350 000 families and 1 500 000 individuals. The move aims to lower prices on food and goods with expected savings of across open market purchases and member pricing. Government cooperatives will profit from favorable results after year end.
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Rome
Italy
Britain Faces Record National Debt As War Aid Report
Britain's national debt stood at 6.875 billion pounds as of September 30, announced by parliamentary secretary to the treasury A. R. C. clinic, Baldwin. The report notes relief stations and eye specialists aiding refugees from the Oise region with American dentists providing medical aid.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Treasury
Oise
Elks Charity Report Shows No Absolute Want Among Poor
A special Elks committee found no actual need among poorer residents in Athe city during the latest survey. They noted prosperity among working people and that no funds were required for the customary Christmas charity hall. The report cites improvement over two years and compares eighty needy families in 1916 to thirty five last Christmas. Four new candidates were inducted into the Elk order, followed by a banquet.
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Athe
The
Elks
Mysteries of the
Elk Order
Happy Again A Alsace Letter From Exiled Brother
Sam Sommer received a postcard written in French from his brother Adolph Sommer of Strassburg now in French hands for the first time since 1871. Adolph noted he could write in French again, recalled Strassburg’s gala reception when the French returned, and mentioned his service in the 1871 Franco Prussian War.
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Sam Sommer
Adolph Sommer
Strassburg
Alsace-Lorraine
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