Frank Munsey passes. famed editor dies at 71
New York publisher Frank Munsey owner of the New York Sun and New York Telegram died at Lenox Hill hospital at 6 30 am after appendicitis and peritonitis. He built a publishing career from humble beginnings, founding Argosy and guiding a modern era of magazines.
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Frank Munsey
New York Sun
New York Telegram
Lenox Hill Hospital
America
Mercer
Maine
Augusta
Telegraph
Colsely
Munsey
Argosy
Horatio Alger, Jr
Coal Shortage Hurts Anthracite Trade and Workers
The anthracite market shrinks as operators and miners lose millions in sales and wages amid failed talks. Substitutes gain ground in New England with 220 thousand tons of briquettes replacing anthracite. Gas use rises as 6 million tons of hard coal are spared and homes install gas heaters.
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J. C. Royle
Consolidated Press
New York
New England
Massachu
Noor Y
Boston
American Sugar’ Refining Company
Philadelphia
Babcock and Wilcox Company
Fuller Lehigh Company
Bailey Meter Company
Oscar H. Fogg
Consolidated Gas Company
New York State
Fogg
Athens merchants to stay open late two nights
Athens merchants will keep stores open Wednesday night until 8 30 and Thursday night as long as there is trade. Major 8 M Johnson, president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce, announced today.
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Athens
8. M. Johnson
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Johnson in Jackson for county farm agents meeting
T. H. Johnson county farm agent traveled to Jackson Tuesday for the Southeastern Ohio county farm agents conference to be held there Tuesday and Wednesday. He will not return to Athens until Monday December 28.
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Johnson
Jackson
T. H. Johnson
Southeastern
Ohio County Farm ‘Gents
Athens
Santa Clauses Mail Grows Heavy At Athens Post Office
Dozens of youngsters in Athens Ohio write to Santa Claus at diverse addresses from Santa Land North Pole to Athens Ohio and even Nelsonville. Many letters arrive without stamps and reveal children’s wish lists with drawings and personal notes. Postmasters follow postal rules to forward letters to local charities or reputable residents for philanthropic use.
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Athens
Santa Claus
Harry McKinstry
Santa Land
North Pole
Ohio
United States
Santa
Nelsonville
United States Post Office
Washington
Donald B. MacMillan
Roald Amundsen
California's 1000 gifted children project and funding
Arthur Brisbane reports on Professor Terman's plan to select California's 1,000 most highly gifted children and raise 5 million dollars for educational facilities. He questions the criteria and notes genius is often unrecognized until adulthood and asks how pioneers like Lincoln Edison or Marconi would be chosen in childhood.
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Terman
California
Lincoln
Edison
Marconi
Discouraging Births and Mediocrity in Early Talk
The remark questions how to identify mediocrity in society and whether wealth or outward appearance signals eugenic judgment. It cites President Lincoln as a reference point for drastic social policy.
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Lincoln
Mrs. Gaver Injured When Buick Skids Over Embankment
Mrs George Gaver co manager at West Union Kroger in Mechanicsburg was seriously injured near the Sunday Creek bridge on the Athens Nelsonville road when her Buick roadster skidded and overturned pinning her under the car. An unknown truck driver aided her and she was taken to a physician in Athens then home to Mechanicsburg.
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George Gaver
Mechanicsburg
Union Street
Kroger
Sunday Creek Bridge
Athens
Nelsonville
A Suggestion for a Messenger Christmas Gift
A playful pitch suggests a friend pay a year's Messenger subscription as a Christmas gift. It touts daily deliveries as a lasting, practical present that never wears out, imagining the recipient thinking gratefully of the thoughtful giver each day.
Athens County Sees 2 Million Boost in Property Valuation
Carthage leads gas and oil development that raises Athens county real estate and personal property values by 2 million dollars. New utilities and buildings lift overall valuation. real estate totals reach 24.98 million and personal property 23.22 million, with Hocking Power, Carthage, and Fisher oil fields driving gains amid a weak economy.
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Athens County
Pete
Fred —. Cornwell
Hocking Power Company
Athens
Carthage
Fisher
Alexander
Nelsonville
Glouster
Lady Nicotine tops 1925 as women drive cigarette boom
Treasury figures show 1925 U S tobacco spending at 1.624 billion dollars with 80 billion cigarettes readied for sale and 7.2 billion cigars smoked. Officials note women provide the bulk of the surge and predict substantial growth into 1926.
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Washington
Nicotine
United States
Treasury
Shenandoah Disaster Heir to Act of God Claim
Naval court of inquiry hears survivors assert the Shenandoah wreck resulted from an act of God. Lieut. Commander Rosendahl defends the dirigible’s equipment and operation, cites witness testimony, and asks for ongoing dirigible experimentation despite criticism of the valve system and past mooring mast failure.
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Naval Court of Inquiry
Rosendahl
Washington
Shenandoah
Comamander
E. Rosendahl
William Mitchell
Zachary Lansdowne
Mitchell
Lansdowne
Lakehurst
Move to Quash 3 Indictments in Pomeroy
A motion to quash indictments against W. M. Falin Clyde Tryce and Jesse Muncey for alleged dynamite theft from a Dark Hollow powder house was filed by their attorneys. Judge A P Miller will hear arguments as the Brookover burglary trial continues in Chester.
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Pomeroy
W. M. Falin
Clyde Tryce
Jesse Muncey
Dark Hollow
I H
A. P. Miller
Sam
General Chang Tso Lin Defeated by Manchurian Troops
Tokia December 22 General Chang Tso Lin military governor of Manchuria was defeated by troops under General Kuo Sung Ling at Hsinminatu according to reports received today.
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Tokio
Chang Tso Lin
Manchuria
Kuo Sung Ling
Hsinminatu
Bre
Coolidge May Remit Pay Clause of Col Billy’s Sentence
President Coolidge prepared to remit the pay denial part of Colonel William Mitchell’s sentence for five years of suspension from the Army Aviation Section. The move follows questions whether the court martial overstepped by depriving Mitchell of pay given his independent wealth and alimony obligations, amid war department considerations.
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Coolidge
Col Billy
Washington
Consolidated Press
William Mitchell
Army
War Department
Mitchell
Colonel Mitchell
Strike Talks Break Down In Scranton Meeting
In Scranton Pennsylvania hopes for a quick end to the 159000 anthracite strike faded as operators canceled a planned joint meeting with striking mine representatives. The United Mine Workers had not yet agreed to the plan, and Governor Pinchot’s proposal drew no immediate national acceptance.
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Oper
Mouere
John IL
United Mine Workers Ot & Ica
Gifford Pincghat
Acc
Bea
Flight to the North Pole expedition plans announced
Detroit aviation figures and the Western Geographical Society back a 1 United States backed voyage headed by Captain George Wilkins to depart from Point Barrow Alaska in March. Edward Evans backs the project as financier and aviation enthusiast. The aim is to reach unclaimed lands at the Pole region and claim them for the United States.
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Detroit
Dec
North Pole
United States
Edward 8. Evans
Detroit Aviation Society
Hastern Geographical Societien
George Wilkins
Point Barrow
Alaska
White Christmas Predicted Across Much of U S
Weather bureau forecasts a white Christmas for most regions outside the sunsy areas. Indications point to snowfall from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachians with colder conditions nationwide. Charles L. Mitchell reports for the national News Service.
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Washington
United
Weather Bureau
Appalachians
Charles L. Mitchell
National News Service
Unknown text fragment about postage and individuals
Fragmentary notes mention return postage stamps and individuals named Athens and Frederic J. Raskin with unclear context.
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