Postal Rates Protested by Publishers in Hearings
Washington hearings on the omnibus postal bill race against time to save Coolidge veto of the salary measure. The bill would raise 8,000,000 to fund post office salaries, with big increases for newspapers and magazines in all zones. Publishers mobilize protests as Congress seeks quick action before Christmas recess.
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Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Senate
Houss
Senate Post Office
Harry
New
Amfan
Sennator Sterling
Republican
South Dakota
Postmaster General
Service First Is Speaker's Message at Rotary Meeting
F. W. Bush of The Messenger addressed the Athens Rotary Club at noon in Hotel Berry, stressing that service is the foundation of Rotary and the newspaper's mission. He urged journalists to serve their circulation area first, noting that community service, not mere profit, drives business success and outreach.
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F. W. Bush
The
Messenger
Athens Rotary Club
Hotel Berry
Rotary
Bush
Athens Messenger
Rotary Club
Chicago Robberies Net About 125000 In Loot
Police report a series of holdups across Chicago within hours yielding an estimated 125000 in cash and valuables. Suspects were not immediately identified as investigations continued.
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Chicago
Christmas mistletoe loses charm in Ohio due to modern goods
A Christmas season report notes mistletoe, once common in Ohio homes, is fading from favor. Tealers report that noses, automobiles and over-stuffed davenports have pushed the kissing plant aside, leaving few sales and widespread indifference.
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Ohio
Johnson Announces 12000 Mile Intercity Flight Plan
E A Johnson of Johnson's Flying Service announces a 12000 mile pathfinding air tour around the United States to promote aeronautics. The Driggs Johnson light plane will start in May, stopping at major cities to demonstrate routine landing fields and establish a national airways network from Brooklyn to Oakland with three passengers and freight.
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Dayton
United States
E. A. Johnson
Johnson’s
Flying Service, Inc
Johnson
Driggs-Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Middle West
West
Johnson Airplane and Supply Company
Brooklyn
N. Y
Oakland
Calif
Notables Arrive for Holy Year in Rome
Notables have arrived for the Holy Year celebration in Rome. Prominent visitors include Cardinal Mercier of Belgium Princesses Josephine and Stephanie of Belgium the Duke of Norfolk of England Prince Christopher of Greece Dowager Queen Olga Prince Andrew and his daughters all to occupy Princes boxes.
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Rome
Cardinal Mercier
Josephine
Stephanie
Belgium
Duke of Norfolk
England
Prince Christopher
Greece
Olga
Andrew
Albanian Rebels Enter Tirana and Capture Scutari
Albanian rebels entered the capital Tirana and captured Scutari according to Belgrade dispatches reaching London. The report states rebels moved into Tirana yesterday and secured Scutari as part of the insurgent push.
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London
Tirana
Scutari
Belgrade
Bulgarian Leader Dimitri Stephanoff Kills Bolshevist Professor
In Milan a Bulgarian nationalist Dimitri Stephanoff killed Professor Peter Tchauleff a Bolshevist and Macedonian chief in a small coffee house. The incident adds to tensions in the Slavic nationalist movements during December.
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Rome
Dimitri Stephanoff
Peter Tchauleff
Milan
True Christmas Spirit Makes This Old World a Better Place to Live
Essay argues Christmas spirit underpins true meaning beyond gifts and hustle. Describes adults, children, postal workers, shop clerks, and the poor affected by season, ending that Love and Charity from Nazareth uplift humanity.
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Nazareth
Miners’ Leader Billy Green Returns Home in Coshocton
In Coshocton Ohio on December 23 the Federation of Labor president Billy Green returns to his home country with an escort of miners and two bands meeting him at the Pennsylvania station. His father Hugh Green aged 86 likely cannot greet him due to family Christmas plans. He has six children four boys and two girls with three of the children married.
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Billy
Coshocton, O
Billy” Green
Federation of Labor
Pennsylvania Station
Hugh Green
Green
Ohio to Probe 1935 License Plates for Paint Wash Off
Investigation led by Prof. James R. Withrow of Ohio State University explores whether 1935 Ohio auto license plates have defective black numeral paint that washes away in rain. Pending results, the state Auto Registration department will stop accepting plates from the penitentiary and may recall over 1,000,000 distributed plates for replacement if defects are confirmed.
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James R. Withrow
Chemical Engineering Department
Ohio State University
Donahey
Brown
State Auto Registration Department
Cutler Shooting May End Fatally
Reports from Cutler Ohio indicate Raymond Stevens in near Cutler may die from his gunshot wounds suffered last week. A local man is alleged to have fired the shots, both men are described as negroes. Stevens was hit twice with a .38 revolver, one bullet near the heart. Dr. Howard of Amesville treated him.
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Cutler, CO
Raymond Stevens
Stevens
Howard
Amesville
Storm Hits England as Gales Sweep London
Terrific gales swept England with considerable damage reported and shipping disruptions. Meagre reports from London described widespread impact and unsettled conditions across the country.
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England
London
Conan Doyle Serves as Messenger From Spirit World
The piece portrays Conan Doyle shifting from detective fiction to reporting messages from spirits, specifically conveying information from Lord Northcliffe. In trance talks, Northcliffe is described as striving to help the living, with Doyle as intermediary, suggesting Northcliffe may still be at work among the living.
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Conan Doyle
Lord Northcliffe
Northcliffe
Doyle
Earth
Heneesn
Western coal mines being dusted to cut disasters
Rock Springs Wyoming December 28 The Union Pacific Coal company the largest western coal producer launches a safety program in seventeen Wyoming mines to dust coal dust walls and ceilings with shale dust to prevent gas explosions and reduce injuries. The plan includes a new pulverizing plant a high dusting rate and ongoing maintenance at high cost.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Union Pacific Coal Company
Mississippi River
Union Pacific Company
Wyoming
Frontier
Sublét
Castle Gate
Pioe
United States
Federal Bureau of Mines
Kell
Ford Plants Close For Annual Inventory
Ford Motor company plants at Highland Park River Rouge Northville Phoenix and Nankin will close Wednesday night for the annual inventory. About 125000 men employed. Inventory will take ten days.
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FORD
Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Highland Park
River Rouge
Northville
Phoenix
Nankin
Cars Collide On Athens Corner
A Ford touring car and a Studebaker touring collided at the Mill and College street corner shortly after noon Tuesday. John Glass owns the Ford and Howard McHarg owns the Studebaker. McHarg ascended Mill street hill as the Ford turned from Mill into College. both vehicles sustained damage, but no injuries were reported.
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Studebaker
Mill and
College Streets
John Glass
Ford
Howard McHarg
McHarg
Mill Street
College
Stujtebaker
Congested Mails Delays News Letters From Four Towns
The Messenger could not publish letters from Logan Mc Arthur Hamden and Chauncey due to historic mail congestion. Athens postal staff have worked nights to clear the backlog, but the letters did not arrive at the Athens office in time.
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Messenger
Logan
McArthur
Hamden
Chauncey
Athens
Stores Open Nights Amid Holiday Rush Closings
Stores of the association will close all day Thursday for Christmas observance impacting last minute shoppers. The move follows extended hours to handle the holiday rush.
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Associathon
Thrift Slogan 5 Commended by Life Company Leader
W A Day president of Equitable Life Assurance Society urges thrift through life insurance and savings banks. He notes record business this year and expects 1925 progress. He highlights railroads, farm mortgages, and overseas prosperity as keys to national and local gains.
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W. A. Day
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York
I. N
New York
Tihe
Sam
Postcard From Frank McKay At Winter Resort
A postcard from Frank McKay once with the Messengers ad department sends a brisk, humorous note from a Florida winter retreat. It mentions a sleeping car on a siding near West Finger and a 37 degree night, with a straw hat and Palm Beach suit.
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Frank McKay
Messengers Advertising Department
McKay
Morida
Oho
Miami
West Fingier
Palm Beach
White Christmas predicted as snow spans the nation
The Weather Bureau forecast a White Christmas with cold weather across the United States. Forecaster C. S. Mitchell said snow would cover most of the middle and northern regions from the Plains to the Atlantic coast, starting tonight or Wednesday. The Midwest faced heavy snowfall and drifting roads as Chicago reported warmer temperatures.
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Washington
United States
Weather Bureau
C. S. Mitchell
Atlantic
Chicago
Midwest
Salvation Army postpones Athens Christmas Tree event
The Salvation Army in Athens will not hold the annual tree for needy children this year until New Year's Eve. The delay allows children to attend other holiday events. Officers request merchants and families donate unused toys to aid the children's tree at the Opera House.
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Athens
Salvation Army
Army
Opera House
Oldest Soldier Retires After 60 Years Service
On December 12 Sergt John Van Dusen of the 147th Infantry Cincinnati reached a last day of sixty years continuous service for Uncle Sam. He is named Uncle Sam’s champion soldier in length of service and was retired with honors. Van Dusen is 69 years old.
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John
van >Sen
147Th Infantry
Cincinnati
Uncle Sam
van Dusen Ts
Young Culprit Weeps in Jail Over Christmas in Akron
A 15 year old Cleveland youth, in Akron city jail after robbing North High School, faces Christmas behind bars. He sobs as he recalls meeting Jerry Orlando and being lured into theft to buy clothes. He hopes to return to school and work, while awaiting a hot turkey meal described as jail language for hot owl.
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Akron
Dee
Cleveland
Alexander
North High School
Aledges
Jerry Lala
Lala
Jerry Orlando
Pittsburgh
Orlando
Jerry
Acme
Almanac Sizing Notice Owned by Opera Singer in Elberfield
A small almanac measuring one quarter by one half inch is owned by an opera singer based in Elberfield Germany.
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Elberfield
Germany
Little Jane Hunter’s pig Skeezix steals the show
An 18 month old Washingtonia girl nicknamed Jane bonds with a pet pig named Skeezix who follows her everywhere and even protests when she is put to bed. A photographer captured Jane sharing milk with the pig as Skeezix heads to the sty.
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Little Jane Hunter
Washingtonia
Janse
Skeesix
Jane
Local officers to enforce prohibition in 1925
Federal Prohibition Director Roy A. Haynes says local, state, and federal authorities will share enforcement in 1925 as federal forces target major sources of illegal whiskey. Cooperation with authorities nationwide will push prosecutions, with expectations of cutting illicit supply and reducing unsafe liquor.
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Nrobertp
1. N
Washington
Roy A. Haynea
Haynes
Leg
Cal Authority
United States
Magdeburg Libel Trial Deepens Germany War Claims
In Magdeburg editor Rotharnt faces libel charges for alleging President Ebert treason during the war. The court’s decision favors Ebert's allies seeking vindication, as the article accuses Ebert of involvement in pressuring munitions workers to strike.
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Magdeberg
Germany
Hee
Rotharnt Wae
Wen
Ibeling
Ebert
Fragmentary American Documents Note
A garbled OCR snippet refers to American documents and a declaration involving the United States and its states. It mentions Frederic J. Haskin as director and hints at a publication or address line, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
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Atiny
I Miller
Ae Penden
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