Open Battle Over Treaty Brews in Senate Feud
The article reports an emerging Senate feud centered on Secretary Hughes and his interpretation of the four power Pacific pact. Republicans oppose his stance on including Japan in the treaty guarantee of territorial integrity, framing it as entangling the United States with the League Covenant. Irreconcilables seek a public confrontation to pressure Hughes and possibly Harding.
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United Press
Washington
Hughes
Japan
United States
Harding
Prohibition Advocate Predicts Dry Turn for Empire
William Pussyfoot Johnson, international prohibition organizer, predicts England and its dominions will go dry, saying Ireland will vote abstinent first. He notes London remains legally dry at times and cites Sinn Fein abstinence in Ireland. Johnson plans a tour starting January 4 in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Chamberlain
United Press
Westerville, O
William ‘‘Pussyfoot” Johnson
United States
Canada
Newfoundland
New Zealand
South Africa
London
Pussyfoot
Ireland
England
Sinn Fenners
Irish Republic
Sinn Fenner
Sinn
Athens Flood Recedes After Crest at 20.9 Feet
Hocking river flood crested near Christmas with water topping 20.9 feet in Athens. Homes on Richland and Woodland avenues flooded, cellars wrecked, gas service disrupted, and athletic field fence damaged. Rail lines north from Athens were halted over the weekend as creeks cleared.
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Hocking
Athens
Richland Avenue
Woodland Avenue
Woods Addition
Richland District
Ohio University
McKinley Avenue
East Union Street
Glouster
Corning
Robber Holds Up Baker In Trimble Home
William Brandenberry the baker faced two gunmen at his Trimble home in Yolouster Ohio. The culprits fled after finding no cash or valuables, leaving a threat to return. Sheriff Parker and Deputy McKinley pursued a dog-trail toward the railroad, suggesting the robbers boarded a train.
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Ylouster
William Brandenberry
Trimble
Bill
Brandenberry
Parker
McKinley
Italy Signs Trade Pact With Russia
Rome reports Italy signed a treaty with Russia to resume commercial relations. Soviet representative M Vorowski and foreign minister Della Toretta affixed signatures, reestablishing trade. An Italian Ukrainian treaty was signed concurrently.
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Henry Wood
United Press
Rome
Italy
Russia
M. Vorowski
Della Toretta
Sandusky Milk Dealer Cuts Prices After New Year
The largest milk dealer in Sandusky announced a post New Year price reduction. After January 1, milk will cost eleven cents per quart and six cents per pint, down from the current thirteen cents per quart and eight cents per pint.
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Sandusky, O
Sandusky
Coaches to Form National Association of Football Mentors
In New York on December 27 an organizing meeting for a national association of football coaches was held. Proposed last year by Major Charles Daly of West Point, the plan was referred to a committee including Daly J W Wilce of Ohio State and John W Heisman of Pennsylvania. The committee reported and the association was expected to organize that night.
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New York
National Association of Football Coaches
Charles Dally
West Point
Daly
J. W. Wilce
Ohio State
John W. Heisman
Pennsylvania
Former Head of G. A. R. Found Dead
Wilhelm Ketcham, former commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, was found dead at his Annapolis home this morning after he failed to come to breakfast. Relatives discovered the body in his bed.
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Annapolis
Wilhelm Ketcham
Grand Army of the Republic
Bus Collision Injures Ten Passengers in Toledo
Ten passengers were shaken and bruised when an automobile bus collided with a heavy automobile truck in Toledo today.
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Toledo
Casualty List of Motor Accidents Hints at Fatalities
Dayton Ohio date line reports police hunt for gray roadster driver who killed Mrs Martha Dull 55 and injured James McCoy with skull fracture. Other crashes claim Charles W Armstrong and Areas killed near Dayton tracks. an unidentified man found on Dixie Highway is critically injured. James Petrosele and family suffer broken leg and injuries when their car overturned.
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Dayton,o
Martha Dull
James McCoy
McCoy
Charles W. Armstrong
Harry
Dayton and Western Tracks
Dixie Highway
James Petrosele
Revival Services At International Holiness Church
Revival services continue at the International Holiness Church at the corner of South Congress and West Washington streets. Evening services are held daily at 7 o clock and all are invited.
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International Holiness Church
Congress
West Washington Streets
World Uses Up Average Of Three Million Needles Daily
Daily global use totals about three million needles across industries and medical settings. Hospitals clinics and manufacturers report steady demand driven by injections vaccination and diagnostic procedures.
Christmas Flood Strikes Athens Hit Merchants
The 1921 Christmas flood crippled Athens causing heavy losses to local merchants and landowners. Most country roads were blocked by high water, reducing pre Christmas shoppers as trains were scarce and inaccessible to many residents.
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Athens
Ohio Teachers' Association Opens Three Day Convention
In Columbus on December 27 the Ohio Teachers’ Association began a three day convention. Dr J J Tigert national commissioner of education and Dr E B Bryan president of Ohio University were slated to speak.
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Columbus
Ohio Teachers’ Association
J. J. Tigert
E. B. Bryan
Ohio University
Christmas Flood Halts Travel in Hocking Valley
Hundreds faced floodwater on Christmas Day as Athens and surrounding towns saw roads like Cananville pike Richland Avenue Nelsonville road and Glouster road submerged. Motor parties were turned back marooned or forced to travel by train with many families staying in distant towns. The season’s holiday plans were disrupted and remembered for years.
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Hocking Valley
Santa Claus
Athens
Canaanville Pike
Richland Avenue
Nelsonville Road
Glouster Road
Athens-Columbus
Troops Ordered to Quell Newport Disturbance
State troops were ordered to swiftly suppress any disturbance after Captain R. W. Hastly was injured by a spike while escorting wives of strikebreakers from the Newport steel mills. The group had gone to the mills to bring clothes and food to relatives employed there.
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Newport
R. W. Hastly
Newport Steel Mills
Christmas Train and Boat Ride Delay at Athens
Christmas travelers in Athens experienced a rare combined train and boat ride as K and M lines could not pass Glouster due to water and washouts. Hocking Valley and B and M operated near schedule with water reaching car steps on Sunday and Monday. travel was threatened by only a few inches more water.
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Athens
Hocking Valley
Waiting to go to the Guillotine Henri Landru faces January execution
Henri Landru known as the bluebeard of Gambais sits in a Paris cell awaiting his January death for the murder of ten wives and a son. He has been gravely ill since trial and guards prevent self harm as he prepares to die.
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Henri Landru
Bluebeard
Gambais
Paris
Landru
Transatlantic Freight War Looms Over Shipping Board Plans
Hamburg American line officials fear three new steamers on the New York Danzig route will trigger a global rate war. They warn the pooling lines and rival European carriers will resist the U S Shipping Board move, risking overall losses and prewar freight-rate declines. In Ohio and surrounding states the Ohio River continues to rise, forcing station abandonments and evacuations.
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United Press
Berlin
United States Shipping Board
Hamburg- American Line
Shipping Board
New York
Haphag-Harriman
Lloyd
Haphag
America
Flood Devastates East Mill Street and County Roads
Floods leave East Mill Street and Richland Avenue sidewalks damaged and roads washed out. Barns, buildings, and bridges suffer losses as county reports indicate widespread flood damage across multiple sections and villages. Local officials plan paving in spring to reduce future flood harm.
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East Mill Street
Fred Beckler
Richland Avenue
Akron man dies from jaw blow in street attack
Emil F. Jung a 41 year old rubber worker died from a fractured skull after a blow to the jaw as he walked along a Akron street Police are seeking the assailant in connection with the assault occurred today December 27 in Akron Ohio
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Akron, CO
Emil F. Jung
Jung
Wrong Again New York Apartment Mixup
On a cold December 27 in New York a man named MaccDarra Lyden attempted to undress in what he believed was his apartment. He discovered the unit was not his and hurried into another apartment shouting Wrong again.
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New York
MaccDarra Lyden
Ohio River Not Near Flood Stage at Martins Ferry
Martins Ferry Ohio river level remained well below flood danger today with a crest of 27.8 feet on Monday and warnings that levels under 36 feet are not considered dangerous.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Central Union Station
Hamilton
Dayton
Wheeling
Evansville
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisville
Martins Ferry
Woman Attacked by Bandit Pair in Dayton
Mrs. Clifford C. Gazelle wife of the Gibbons Hotel coffee shop proprietor was attacked by two bandits near her home in Dayton as her husband parked a car in the garage. One man choked her and the other struck her with a heavy vase. the only loss reported was a cold turkey lunch.
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Dayton, O
Clifford C. Gazelle
Gibbons Hotel
Rare Cats in Egypt Highlight Environmental Shifts
The report notes a decline of cat populations in Egypt due to urbanization and habitat loss while also mentioning cultural practices. It references traditions around wine consumption for Sabbath observance in Jewish communities.
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Egypt
Troy Grange Program for Saturday December 31
Troy Grange No. 905 will meet on December 31 at Coolville Ohio. The program includes singing roll call each member naming a New Year wish for the community discussion on what they can do for the Grange a grab bag with no present over 15 cents and a closing candy prize contest with homemade candy.
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Troy Grange
Coolville
Lost dog found in Cleveland man’s bed
W. D. Lowrie spent the day and evening searching for his dog. The animal was discovered in Lowrie’s bed when he retired for the night.
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Cleveland
W. D. Lowrie
Lowrie
Christmas Birthday Excuse Used in Yonk ers Court
Joe Keenan claimed Christmas was his birthday and that he drank twice his usual amount in celebration. Pat Brogan testified he tended furnaces and found himself offered drinks wherever he went to put in coal.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Joe Keenan
Pat Brogan
New Aerial Route Could Trim Round The World Time
Round the world in 408 hours at a cost of 3500 dollars will soon be possible by linking different aerial routes. The usual land and water journey takes sixty days.
Teens die in double strychnine tragedy after wedding plan
Thomas Brands aged 18 and Matilda Rist 15 died after consuming strychnine in a Paris New Jersey home. They planned to marry after facing poverty, shared a glass of poison on Christmas Eve, and refused parental help. Both died within hours, as stories of their doomed romance emerge. The report also notes French naval deliberations at the Washington conference and political turmoil in Paris surrounding Berthelot’s resignation.
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Passiac
N. J
Thomas Brands
Matilda Rist
Thomas
Matilda
John Rist
Turner
Marty
Matty
Abraham McKlin
Young Brands
Paris
Charles E. Hughes
Washington
Naval Cabinet
France
M. ‘Berthelot
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hughes
Briand
Chamber
Berthelot
Industrial Bank of China
Disabled veterans meet in annual convention
Disabled American Veterans of the World War met in Columbus today for their annual convention. They discussed plans to grow membership and to distribute funds from Forget-Me-Not Day.
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Columbus
Indian uprising in India brings widespread violence and arrests
A cipher cablegram reported in Chicago says 700+ natives shot and 200 killed as British troops quell violence in India. It cites 20,000 arrested, Calcutta as the outbreak center, and notes a boycott of British goods by the Indian National Congress begun last Christmas. Krishna, representative for Indian freedom, warns of 21,000+ sworn members involved.
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Chicago
India
Calcutta
N. Krishna
Indian National Congress
Dr. Krishna
America
Krishna
Ten Hurt In Riots In Packingtown Oklahoma City
Ten men were injured in rioting between strikebreakers and sympathizers in Packingtown Oklahoma City on December 27. One man was likely fatally hurt.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Find the Body of a Druggist in Columbus
Mystery surrounds the death of Charles O. Gallagher a Columbus druggist whose body was found with the head crushed under an interurban car. Police detained J G Elbin who claims he saw two men drag Gallagher from an auto and drive away. The coroner suspects murder and Gallagher was known to carry $300.
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Columbus
Charles O. Gallagher
J. G. Elbin
Galligher
Gallagher
Will Consider Sale of Manse
A meeting of the congregation of the Athens First Presby church will be held on Wednesday, December 28 at 8 30 to act on the sale of the manse and to consider any proposition the board of trustees may offer. It is earnestly desired that a large attendance of members and contributors be present.
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Athens First Presby Church
Board of Trustees
Woman Found Dead With Two Gunshot Wounds In Marion
Mrs. Vern G. Gamble, 36, wife of a Van Wert businessman, was found dead in Marion today with two bullet wounds. She had been living at a sanitarium where she was receiving treatment for mental trouble.
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Marion
Vern G. Gamble
Vanwert
Milk Booklet Offer Promises Free Health Guidance
An Athens Messenger notice urges careful handling of milk to prevent deadly germs and promote infant and adult health. It promotes a free Milk Booklet by signing and mailing a coupon with two cents for postage, listing Frederic J. Haskin and The Athens Messenger as sources.
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Zoe
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