Labor leaders cautious on Wilson report for strike settlement
Washington December 29 labor leaders weighed President Wilson's industrial commission proposals cautiously. AFL secretary Morrison said any machinery to adjust disputes is good if goodwill exists. Railway clerks chief Forrester questioned regional boards for railroads, favoring separate Washington boards for railroad disputes. Officials of the railroad administration inclined to back the report, supporting one-body consideration of rates and wages. Christmas notices follow with local family visits and community events listed from Athens to Frost and Stewart.
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Washington
Wilson
Industrial Commission
Rank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Ej. J. Forrester
Railway Erks’ Union
Allroad Administration
No More Suffering with Mayr’s Remedy Claim
A testimonial describes severe stomach trouble and despair, claiming Mayr’s Powerful Remedy cured all ailments and restored vitality. It credits the preparation with removing intestinal mucus and inflammation, including appendicitis, and offers a money back guarantee via McKee Drug Co. and other druggists.
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Mayr
McKee Drug Co
Evangelical Meetings and Social at Local Church
Rev Reading's mother and sister attend ongoing meetings at Hollister. Special M F church events planned for February include an evangelistic singer aiding services. Miss Imo Woodgerd visits Albany and Athens. Eva Dutton and Audry Fultz join Woodgerd girls for New Year. Rambo, studying music in Cincinnati, sang at M E church to hearty approval.
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Woodgerd
Imo Woodgerd
Albany
Athens
Eva Dutton
Audry Fultz
Middleport
Ige Rambo
Cincinnati
M. E
Christmas Visitors and Holiday Meals in Lottridge Area
Local families and relatives gathered for holidays with ties to Athens Clarksburg and Cambridge. Names include the Davises Morris Fair Ackley Swartz Kincade Boggs Bentz Woody Allen and Jones with visits from L. H. Allen Autmer Ackley and Emery Jones families. School breaks begin January 5th and William Messenger sold his farm to Mr. Adams.
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Ethel Morris
Iss Nichols
Athens
Oliver Davis
Marvin Fair
T. H. Fair
Daniel Ackley
Autmer
Clarence Swartz
Miss Nichols
Ellsworth Woody
Vip Allen
Coolville
William Messenger
Adams
Emory Jones
Cambridge, O
Ireland Visitors and Local Social Guests Noted
Ireland couple Mr and Mrs Howard Bingman and son Junior were over Sunday guests of W E Bingman. Mr and Mrs A B Rogers visited near Cutler with Mrs Rogers from Wednesday evening to Thursday. Mrs John Gibbs visited with her father S M Bing and Mr and Mrs A F Clark with Mr and Mrs Wesley Frost.
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W. R. Clark
W. FE. Bingman
Wendell Clark
W. S. Bingman
Athens
W. E. Bingman
W. 8. Bingman
Wesley Frost
M. Bingman
Hiram Koot
Timer Cubbison
Ida Cubbison
Howard Bingman and Son
A. BE. Rogers
Rogers
Cutler
John Gibbs
S. M. Bing
A. F. Clark
Glouster Colored News Recaps Christmas Gifts and Church Plans
On December 27 Rev. L. M. Good and his wife received gifts and a purse from their congregation. An impromptu speech praised his leadership, and gratitude was expressed for the church and Glouster. The Sunday school presented William Wright, superintendent, with gifts and re-elected him for the coming year. Community visitors span Glouster and nearby towns as plans begin for a New Year watch service and a home outreach religious campaign led by First Baptist church.
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Glouster
L. M. Good
William Wright
Wright
Fountain Grant
Buchtel
Dudley Mayle
First Baptist Church
Elza Payton
Boxing to Enter Olson Carlson New Year's Eve Match
Boxing will be part of the Olson Carlson bout on New Year’s night. The two young fighters from Olson’s gym class will spar and punch in a clever display. Carlson is described as powerful and skilled, a toss up with Olson as both are evenly matched and always in athletic condition.
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Belgium
Olson
Carlson
40 for the Blood touted as cure-all remedy by J. C. Mendenhall
An advertisement extols Number 40 for the Blood as a remedial option for numerous ailments including eczema neuralgia rheumatism and kidney liver and stomach disorders. Prepared by J. C. Mendenhall of Evansville Indiana and sold by McKee Drug Co.
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U. S
J. C. Mendenhall
Evansville
Ind
McKee Drug Co
Alarm wrist watch with electric awakening device
The device supplies an electric battery to awaken a sleeper at a set time by sending a current through and warming a metal strip on the arm.
Demobilized War Heroes Return from Siam to France
Surviving combatants return home from Siam where they join the demobilized horses and dogs and other mute heroes in resuming civilian life as the war ends.
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Siam
France
Model state constitution takes shape at Cleveland convention
A mock state constitutional convention in Cleveland, with participants from across the nation, nears completion of a model constitution. Charles Evans Hughes serves as president. Julius Rosenwald and Samuel Mather are vice presidents. Frank A. Vanderlip is treasurer. A one house, 74 member legislature is proposed. Hart’s 81 section bill is rejected for length and rigidity.
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Cleveland
Municipal League
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Supreme Court
Julius Rosenwald
Chicago
Samuel Mather
Frank A. Vanderlip
New York
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard University
Watch Night Service at First Methodist Church
At First Methodist Church a watch night service replaces the usual prayer meeting. The 9:30 to 11:30 p m program features four half hour segments with different leaders, short addresses songs testimony and prayer. A social evening precedes the service with a Martzolff Sunday school class program and refreshments. All members and friends are invited.
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First Methodist
Martzolff
Reception by city Presbyterian church New Years Eve
The Presbyterian church will host a New Year’s Eve reception for members and friends from 6:30 to 9:00 PM. Committees are arranging details and the event is anticipated as one of the most pleasant in the society’s history.
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Presbyterian Church
Deed Transfers Home to Kinder Widow in Jacksonville
The message thanks readers of The Messenger and those who aided in settling the claim against the Kinder widow's home at Jacksonville. The deed was recorded yesterday, taxes paid for the year, and the property now belongs to Mrs. Kinder and the babies.
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the Messenger
Kinder
Jacksonville
Two Granges to Hold New Year's Day Meetings
Athens and Trimble granges plan New Year’s Day gatherings with officer installations and dinners. Trimble meets at 10 a.m. in its hall with installation led by Deputy Master William J. Warrener, followed by a social dinner. Athens meets at Jackville school house with a morning meal prepared by the women and installation plus invited speakers in the afternoon.
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Athens
Trimble
William J. Warrener
Ead
Athens Grange
Jackville
The
Grange
Woodrow and the Lamb of Nations: A 1919 Satire
An Athens Colorado writer lampoons Woodrow Wilson and the postwar League of Nations as a troublesome lamb. The poem depicts senators and representatives debating the world body, with political furor and comic peril. The speaker imagines solutions from Santa Claus to Versailles, ending with a sardonic postscript dated December 25 1919.
Public Forum in Glouster on wages and union history
A December 29 1919 public forum in Glouster Ohio features miners and labor observers debating wages and conditions amid calls for public education and union organization. D W Wallace A F L volunteer organizer recalls 19th century strikes and urging firemen and other workers to organize for better pay and rights.
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Glouster
Howdy
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Dog Catcher
United States Senate
Knights of Labor
Logan
Ohio
Logan C. H. W. Va
Hocking County
Great Hocking Valley
United Mine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Manhunt for Tony Cooper After Restaurant Shooting in Canton
Police search for Tony Cooper after he allegedly entered a Canton restaurant at 518 Cherry Street SE and fired several shots into a crowd. Tony Papas was struck in the hip by two bullets. other shots missed. Cooper is at large as authorities investigate the incident and motive.
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Canton
Tony Cooper Ans
Cherry Street
S. E
Tony Papas
Cooperans
Cscadce
Cummins urges shift of state geologist to Public Works
Columbus Ohio December 30 Gaylor C Cummins investigator for the legislative committee on administrative reorganization recommends placing the state geologist under the supervision of the state department of public works.
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Columbus, O
Gaylor C. Cummins
Legislative Committee
State Department of Public Works
Rumor on Denmark Posting Reaches Dr Leach
In New York on December 30 Dr Henry Leach says he has heard no reports about succeeding Norman Hapgood as minister to Denmark despite Copenhagen publications claiming so.
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New York
Henry Leach
Norman Hapgood
Denmark
Copenhagen
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Zanese
Steubenville
Rev. Reading
Lottridge
Ireland
East Africa
Presbyterian
Woodrow’s
Woodrow
League of Nations
Senate
Sammy
Sheepfold
Public Forum
D. W. Wallace
A. F. of L
Sam Sommer
OHIC
Grinnell
Ford
Metune Tire & Accessory Co
S. Court St
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