Ohio University Alumni Plan 3000-Seat Memorial Auditorium
Alumni at Columbus vote to fund a $300,000 memorial auditorium for Ohio University. The plan envisions a 3000-seat, imposing structure to be financed entirely by alumni and friends, with site and opening details to follow. The move marks a new era of alumni support and greater self reliance for the university.
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Deshler Hotel
C. L. Martzolff
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Martzolff
Ohio University
Lines Drawn For Labor Battle In Chicago
Coal miners and railway workers prepare for a decisive conference on February 21 to plan defensive action against wage cuts as the railway labor board moves toward hearings on March 6. A looming coal strike appears likely on April 1 as wage cuts, overtime rules, and the check off are disputed amid rising tensions.
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United States Railway Labor Board
Labor Board of
Pittsburgh vein operators meet in Cleveland today
Operators controlling Belmont Harrison and Jefferson county mines with the largest Ohio payrolls gather in Cleveland to decide wage stance before the April 1 scale expiry. They expect eastern Ohio to follow the Huntington valley in resisting a joint conference and pushing for a substantial cut, warning that current prices force mining to drop or idle the mines.
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Pittsburg
Belmont
Harrison
Jefferson Counties
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
West Virginia
Madame Gadski Sues Opera Body for Half Million
Mrs. Hand Tauscher known as Mme. Gadski sues the Chicago Opera Association for 500000 damages. She charges the group with responsibility for statements involving her husband Captain Tauscher.
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Madame Gadski
OPERA
Hand Tauscher
Mme. Gadski
Chicago Opera Association
Capt. Tauscher
Germzin Guhierte
Knife attack in Buchtel leads to murder charge
Charles Jones 28 wounded Oral Daugherty 31 in a barber shop feud in Buchtel. Daugherty critical, Jones jailed in Athens on a $6000 bond for cutting with intent to kill. If Daugherty dies, Bartels will seek first degree murder. crowd feared lynching after arrest.
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Oral Daugherty
York Township
Buechtel
Daugherty
Buchtel
Jones
Athens
Marshall “Slick” Russell
Helwig
Bartels
ALOOO FLOWEN TO SAVE HODGH
Blood flowed as Deputy McKinley and Constable Mariner raided Herb Stevers home west of Athens finding mash and bottles of hootch. Stevers resisted, injuring the officers. he pleaded not guilty and was held on $2000 bond for trial Friday.
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Herb Stevers
Stevers
Pete McKinley
Mariner
Frank Lowery Place
Athens
McKinley
Cincinnati Food Prices Show Decline From 1920 Levels
W H Albers general manager of a grocery chain reported in Cincinnati that today’s food prices are lower than the May 1920 levels. He cited general market trends and ongoing price adjustments impacting consumers.
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Cincinnati
W.H. Albers
Probers Start A New Drive In Taylor Affair
Los Angeles February 13 The investigation into the William D Taylor murder mystery enters a new phase as District Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine and two chief investigators widen inquiries into Hollywood studios. A secret mission involving a woman and two men and a court reporter was disclosed with Charles A Jones assisting, and officials say new developments may follow.
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Charles E. Hughes
Los Angeles
Hollywood Motion Picture Colony
William D. Taylor
Thomas Lee Woolwine
Great Studio Center
Charles A. Jones
Jones
Robbers Loot Ohio Electric Safe For $700
Toledo police report a break in at the Ohio Electric railway office when ticket agent Carl Wertz forgot to lock the safe during breakfast. The robbers entered and stole $700 in cash from the locked cash box.
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Toledo
Carl Wertz
Ohio Electric Railway
Hog records at Athens State hospital barns
The Athens State hospital reports its hogs on site with last week’s ten year old hogs dressing 422 pounds each and a large hog weighing 9521 pounds live and 762 pounds dressed. Side meat weighed 227 pounds and hams trimmed stood at 75 pounds each.
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Athens State Hospital
Outrages Rage in Belfast District Amid Turmoil
Belfast reports reveal multiple killings and injuries in fresh disturbances. Three deaths in the city and environs within 24 hours, with a dead man found in a field. Officials say British troops are not being sent to guard the Ulster border unless both Belfast and Dublin request it.
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Belfast
Ireland
England
Ulster
Dublin
Coolville Joined To Messenger News Map In Fresh Push
Coolville will be placed on the Messenger News map through a community news gathering system. Residents within five miles are urged to send or phone items to A. B. Saunders at the Coolville Printery or the post office, with items signed for authenticity. The program begins February 16.
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Mayor Deliberates On Leg Show Controversy At Opera House
Mayor Roush weighs the legality and public morality of proposed shows like Listen Irene after a church group resolution condemns similar acts. He calls for further investigation before shaping a stance, while Chief Pearl Roush says officials cannot bar acts censored elsewhere and sees no inherent evil.
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Opera House
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Irene
Pearl Roush
Trial postponed for Lucy Anflick in Athens court
The Lucy Anflick case in the Athens county common pleas court was postponed to February 27 due to the death of John J. Wooley’s mother-in-law. Anflick faces charges of shooting with a weapon. In a separate note, the Miami golf tournament opened in Florida with numerous entrants including F. W. Bush of Athens Ohio.
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Lucy Anflick
Nelsonville
Athens Countty
Miamia
Fla
Miami
F. W. Bush
Athens
Ohio
Failed attempt to kill Hazel Birch reported in Nelsonville
An early fall incident near Nelsonville involved a failed attempt to kill Hazel Birch. No further details on suspects or motive were provided in the readable text.
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Nelsonville
Congressional Tax Clash Over Bonus Financing
Washington reporters describe the Senate debate over financing the soldier bonus. The agricultural bloc proposes reestablishing the excess profits tax to fund initial installments, arguing for $600,000,000 or more, while opponents like Senator Smoot push for a sales tax and criticize the bonus plan’s so called poor man taxes. The dispute highlights a split between bloc supporters and Republicans in Ways and Means and Finance committees.
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Congress
Smoot
Utah
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Senate Finance Committee
Bonds Ready for Delivery Athens Country Club Subscriptions
Bonds of the Athens County club are ready for delivery. Subscribers are asked to call at the rank of Athens and pay their subscriptions at once.
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Athens Country Club
Rank of
Athens
Pius XI Assumes Duties as Supreme Pontiff
Pope Pius XI formally takes the role of supreme pontiff amid vast public homage. Coronation drew sixty thousand inside St Peter's and nearly two hundred thousand along the square. He may challenge Vatican tradition by choosing a city view room and altering the customary papal sleeping quarters.
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Vatican Gardens
Sacred College of Cardinals
Failed bank break-in probed at Wellsburg WV
Officials report an unsuccessful attempt to enter the Wellsburg Bank and Trust Company by unknown persons. The break-in occurred early this morning as thieves tried to cut through a window. Police and investigators are reviewing surveillance and nearby evidence.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Wellsburg Bank and Trust Company
Strokeman Baking becomes part of United Bakeries
Strokeman Baking of Wheeling with plants in Ashland Kentucky and Huntington West Virginia is absorbed by United Bakeries of Buffalo. The move creates a million dollar corporation and was announced today.
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Bigplant
Wheeling
W. Va
Strokeman Baking Company
Ashland
Huntington
United Bakeries Company
Buffalo
Henry Peavey May Hold Key to Taylor Murder Mystery
Los Angeles February report says Henry Peavey servant to slain director William Desmond Taylor may unlock the case. Investigators note his odd reactions at inquests and interrogations and say he will be questioned repeatedly to uncover potential lead. Milkman Harold Freeman supplied details about Peavey fearing for Taylor’s safety.
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Ellis H. Martin
Los Angeles
Henry Peavey
William Desmond Taylor
Peavey
Taylor
Harold Freeman
Adams
Jewelry Loot From Washington Hotel Heist Big Loss
Burglars broke into the safe at the Washington Hotel in St. Louis early today and fled with guests belongings. Loot valued well over 100000 dollars is believed, with Mrs. William Sacks among the heavy losers. A $12000 necklace kept in her room was saved.
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ST. Louis
Washington Hotel
West End
William Sacks
New Haven Hartford Railroad Seeks 31 Million Loan
The New York New Haven and Hartford railroad asks the Interstate Commerce Commission for a government loan of 31 324 000 dollars for ten years.
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Washington
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Vogue Hair Shop Changes Hands Under New Management
Mrs Adrian Lentz and Miss Eva Brooks take over The Vogue Hair Shop with new equipment and full service for existing and future customers.
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VOGUE
Adrian Lentz
Eva Brooks
More Calendars Available After Big Demand
The Washington Information Bureau reports a free calendar demand far exceeding supply. A second large edition is in production and will ship after a brief delay. Readers who already asked but did not receive a reply should not write again. Send questions with two cents for return postage to Frederick J. Haskin, Director, The Messenger Information Bureau, Washington, D C.
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Resa
Frederick J. Kin
Mesenger
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