Bombs Hit Philadelphia Homes of Notables
Explosions wrecked three prominent citizens homes in Quaker City, injuring Mrs. William Gray Knowles, wife of a city court judge. Attacks targeted Justice Robert von Mosch Zisker, Mills, and Trigg, with police guarding other leaders afterward. Anarchist message left near scenes claimed blame.
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Philadelphia
William Gray Knowles
Robert von Moschzisker
State Supreme Court
William B. Mills
Ernest G. Trigg
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Births and gifts for Athens 1919 first baby
Public eyes lock on birthplace as Athens announces 1919’s first baby with a citywide gift list from high chair to a solid gold ring. Local merchants and citizens offer prizes including milk, clothing, and a Majestic Theatre ticket package for the mother and child.
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Athens
Ed White
M. T. Ellis
E. H. Cotton
J. B. Allen
E. R. Lash, Jr
Hutchinson & Stickney
Bethel's
Carpenter Holn
Wheaton & Crooks
Athens Printing Co
Majestic Theatre
Justice Helwig
J. N. Brown
Home Furnishing Co
Beckley & Son
McHenry & Sisler
Zenner & Co
Athens City Decides Against Immediate Time Change
Athens will stay on Central Standard Time tonight after a Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants meeting. Officials may seek railroad support to adopt Eastern Time. B&O and Hocking Valley will remain on Central Standard Time for now, affecting Nelsonville, while K M and other lines pending.
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Athens City
Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants Association
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Hocking Valley
Hocking
Nelsonville
Return of American Expeditionary Forces From Europe
Washington Dec 31 Designation of early convoy of 2 133 officers and 12 024 men of the A E F was sent by the war department team. The units ordered home include the 329th and 339th infantry regiments of the 83rd division 118 officers and 6 882 men 116th engineers and train of the 41st division with 26 officers and 1 600 men and the 56th field artillery coast artillery corps 106 officers and 2 429 men. The rest of the units are composed of aero squadrons averaging four officers and 150 men.
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Washington
War Department
56Th Field Artillery
Coast Artillery Corps
1919 Baby Prize Winners Mentioned in Athens
The stork visited Athens homes with births of Mary Catherine Catheen on December 28, William Edward Hanning on December 26, and Sunday Stout on December 29. Noah Stout's daughter Sunday is among the newborns noted in the local baby contest era.
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Athens
John Catheen
North Cemetery Street
Mary Catherine
William Edward
I.W. Hanning
Richland Avenue
Noah Stout
Sunnyside Prive
Fatal fall on tack claims Nevada Fo gle life
Nevada Fogle, two, died after a fall on a carpet tack in Columbus. The spike penetrated her skull, authorities reported today.
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Columbus
Nevada Fogle
A Loyal Wife Reflects On Her Husband’s Wealth
A wife says her husband’s poverty stems from his genius and his choice of work. She argues he is too bright to prosper in the low kind of business that his neighbor found lucrative.
Bolshevik Force Gains Ground Across Russia
A Moscow wireless dispatch reports Bolshevik forces have captured thirteen towns, four villages, and a key railway section. The German command warned eastern forces not to arm Bolshevik sympathizers, saying such actions violated the armistice and could revive the war.
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London
Moscow
Four Children Die As Gas Fumes Ignite Home Fire
In Huntington West Virginia on December 31 gasoline fumes from a storage tank exploded near Leach in Boyd county killing four children of J A Hollensworth. Stella Hollansworth Run Hollanswortt Hattie Hollansworth and Sam Armstrong perished. Mrs M A Walker is fatally burned. The blaze started when fumes from a loaded rail car reached an open fire on the porch and clothing caught fire.
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Huntington
W. VA
J. A. Hollensworth
Leach
Boyd County
Stella Hollans'worth
Run Hollans Woprttt
Hattie Holans Worth
Sam Armstrong
Apood
M. A. Walker
Hollansworth
Worken
Hurley Plans to Send Goods From Overseas
Paris dispatch reports Edward N. Hurley chairman of the American shipping board outlines a plan to use returning American tonnage in ballast to ship potash for agriculture and large quantities of French English Belgian and Italian products back to the United States.
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Paris
Edward N. Hurley
American Shipping Board
United States
Railroad workers receive additional wage boost
Washington December 31 telegraphers and station agents won another wage increase retroactive to October 1 as directed by McAdoo. The move broadens relief for railroad personnel amid ongoing labor talks and signals fresh government backing for higher pay.
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Washington
McAdoo
New Year Pardon Granted to Life Prisoner
Columbus news records Governor Cox granting a New Year pardon to Adam Kassner who is serving a life sentence for murder in Hamilton County. The action was announced on December 31.
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Columbus
Adam Kassner
Hamilton County
Cox
Ohio Declares Near East Relief Week
Governor Cox designates January 12 to 19 as near east relief week and asks Ohioans to aid Armenians Syrians and Greeks in the near east. Ohio’s fund quota is 1 640 000 toward the 30 000 000 goal.
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Columbus
Cox
Huns Refuse Early Entry to Peace Conference
Paris note says central powers will not be admitted to the peace congress early in negotiations. A French diplomat outlines the program for preliminaries, reported by Midi.
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Paris
Help Needed for Hospital Commissary Couple Hired
A Columbus report notes an S. O. S. call from Niles seeking a man and wife to run a hospital commissary. Within 72 hours the Employment Service placed them, locating them in Alliance for the emergency hospital post.
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Columbus
Niles
U. S. Employment Service
Alliance
Poincare Says Allies Ready for Peace Conference Accord
Paris December 31 President Poincare said France the United States and allies will enter the peace conference in complete accord on the basis for peace. He foresees no trouble in reaching full agreement and expects President Wilson to play a capital role. He suggested a U.S. visit later this year and noted many issues will arise at the conference across Western Europe the Near East Africa and beyond.
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Elyria
Ohio
France
William Graves Sharp
United States
George W. Sharp
Paris
Wilson
Marshal Foch
Poincaire
William Phillip Simms
Europe
Near East
Africa
Founcaire
Merchants predict sharp January trade after holiday rush
Local merchants express gratitude for strong after Christmas shopping and anticipate high January turnover as they plan spring clearance. Jobbers in nearby cities meet with travelers during holidays to map aggressive January selling. Freight service has improved and manufacturers promise prompt shipments, though price movements remain uncertain for 1919.
Money problem of Owl Gitta to be discussed
Columbus officials from Ohio cities over 5000 population will meet in the council chamber next Tuesday called by James E. Barlow, Dayton city manager. The session will cover methods of securing financial relief for cities and other municipal concerns.
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Columbus
Ohio
Council
James E. Barlow
Dayton
New Pass Order Issued At Sherman Camp
Sherman Camp announces a new pass policy. Twenty five percent of enlisted men and officers will receive weekend leaves from Saturday noon to Sunday midnight. Commanders may grant up to ten days in exceptional cases. Written passes must be carried or men on leave will be returned to camp.
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Camp Sherman
Sherman
M. C. Smith
State Alone Writes Workers Policy Under Ohio Law
Ohio Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the workmen's compensation law forbidding employers' liability companies from writing insurance in the state. The ruling clarifies that only state bodies can write workers' compensation policies.
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Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
Liberty bonds slump to new low on exchange sale
New York December 31 Liberty bonds faced heavy selling on the stock exchange with traders attributing the volume to liquidity needs ahead of annual income adjustments. The fourth 41 48 issue fell to 94 a new low record.
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New York
Liberty
Stock Exchange
Senator McKellar backs Wilsons 14 peace principles in Senate
In a December 31 address to the senate Senator McKellar of Tennessee defended President Wilsons 14 peace principles. He said the American people and the allies support their incorporation in the coming peace treaty and warned that opposition by Lodge and Knox could cause incalculable harm.
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Washington
Senate
Lodge
Knox
Pennsylvania
McKellar
Tennessee
Wilson
Wilson Returns to France After Historic London Visit
President Wilson left London for France at 9 30 this morning ending a momentous visit. He will stay in Paris until tomorrow then travel to Rome to meet King Victor Emmanuel and the Pope, returning to Paris early next week. A Buckingham Palace dinner closed the London leg with King George and Queen Mary bidding farewell on the Victoria Station platform.
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Robert J. Bender
London
Wilson
France
Paris
Rome
King Victor Emanuel
Pope Benedict
Methodist College
Ing
Buckingham Palace
George
Queen Mary
Victoria Station
New Years Day Gun Club Shoot At Athens
The Athens Gun Club invites all to a regular New Years Day shoot at Hast Mill Street grounds starting 1 PM. Officials will supply a gun if needed. the event proceeds in all weather with several prizes including a silver loving cup for the top score in the fifty target event. Added handicaps aim to equalize competition among members.
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Athens
Hast Mill Street
Gun Club
Deportation Plan Proposed for Enemy Aliens Interned
Washington reports the Department of Justice will seek congressional authorization to deport most of the 3000 to 4000 enemy aliens now interned in the United States. Legislation would also bar their future reentry, while some inmates not deemed dangerous may remain.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Department of Justice
Department
Eleven Die In Acetylene Tank Explosion in Jersey Town
United Press reports that eleven people are missing and presumed killed after an acetylene tank exploded in the post office building in Lebanon New Jersey. Two men were blown through windows of the structure.
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Jersey Town
United Press
Lebanon
New Jersey
Runaway Pair With Letters From Frost Captured
Two 16 year old boys from Clarksburg West Virginia Davis Taylor and Warder Freeman were picked up by railroad police in Chillicothe Ohio. They carried pocket guns flashlights skeleton keys cartridges and other gear and headed for adventure. Found in their pockets were several letters marked Frost Ohio addressed to a Mrs Hatch of a personal nature. The youths said they found the letters in an empty house at Frost where they lodged for a night.
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Frost Chillicothe
Davis Taylor
Warder Freeman
Clarksburg
W. Va
Land of Adventure
Frost Athens County
Ohio
Miners Meet Called in Canaanville for January 2
A meeting of local United Mine Workers of America members is set for Thursday morning January 2 1919 at ten o clock. The gathering will discuss the suspension of work that has lasted about a month and the current situation facing miners.
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Canaanville
The
United Mine Workers of America
Athens Masonic Encampment to Confer Two Degrees Tonight
Athens Encampment No. 176 holds a special meeting this evening to confer two degrees on candidates. James A. Brown serves as Chief Patriarch and invites all members to attend with refreshments.
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Athens
James A. Brown
Sunnyside Lumber Co Sells Stock to Athens Bardin outfit
Sunnyside Lumber Company on Hocking Street has sold its stock to Athens Lumber Company and Bardin Brothers Company. Messenger secured the terms from B A Headley of the Sunnyside firm, noting fourteen years of successful operation and rising costs. The move consolidates yards and aims to better serve the year's material needs.
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Sunnyside Lumber Company
Hocking Street
Athens Lumber Company
Bardin Brothers Company
B. A. Headley
Sunnyside Lumber
Oldest European alliance falls to war's destruction
London dispatch notes the British Portuguese pact, dating to the 14th century, survived centuries of change but eroded during World War I. Portugal shifted to full allied action, placing its army under British command and diverting forces to the western front and Africa while maintaining a transcontinental role.
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London
Wesern
Portugal
Palestine
Ki Ugal
Lisbon
England
France
Africa
Europe
Port
Germany
Mediterranean
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Rotan
BABY
Russia
ARS. T.R
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Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Hurley
Fifth Avenue
U. S
New York Harbor
Out of Tor
Sunny Side
Aibens Lumber Company
Khove
Suattyside Ber Company
F. BP
Phillipa
Bauyias
Ross
Businexa
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