Harding to Stand Firm for Old Friend in Cabinet Picks
President-elect Warren G. Harding narrowed cabinet choices to two certainties while faced with opposition. Harry M. Daugherty of Columbus is expected to be attorney general and serve as chief political adviser, with B. Christian Jr. of Marion slated as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Marion, O
Harding
Concores B. Christian, Jr
Marion
Harry M. Daugherty
Columbus
House
Daugherty
Ohio
George Christian
Richard Washburn Child
Christian
Patented ground barriers let cars open roadway gate
Barriers along the sides of a newly patented road gate allow an automobile to trigger the mechanism by passing over them, enabling the gate to open or close without manual operation.
Devil Anse Hatfield’s death ends feud era in West Virginia
Logan West Virginia January 8 The Hatfield clan prepares to honor Devil Anse Hatfield age 81 at his Main Island Creek home. McCoys may attend as time heals feuding, Anse died in bed after a feud career dating to the 1880s. He carried the old feud rifle until death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
W. Va
Hatfield
West Virginia
Logan County
Anse
Anderson Hatfield
Devil Anse
Main Island Creek
McCoy
Kentucky
McCoys
John J. Jackson
Jackson
Jackkson
Youth Kisses in Court Widow Charged in Nott Murder
The state accuses the widow of aiding Wade to kill Nott in the Nott home. Nott was beaten with an iron bar, shot and then hacked with a carving knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
Nott
Danville Woman Enters 41 Day Hunger Strike for Husband
Vermillion county officials and the husband react as Mrs Sadie E Harrington in Danville Illinois endures a 41 day fast to force her husband Ernest Harrington to convert. Doctors report only emaciation and normal pulse as she declines food and medicine while appealing to a pastor to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ill
MacSweeney
John H. Lowman
Vermillion County
Sadie E. Harrington
Harrington
Ernest
Church of God
Fildorado
Ilinois
Southern Ohio Poultry Show Set in Athens This January
The first winter show of the Southern Ohio Poultry Association will be held in Athens at the Sloane Clock from Tuesday January 18 to Saturday January 22. Secretary Ad Graham announced plans are complete and the event will be staged in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Ohio Poultry Association
Athens
Ad Graham
Citizens exam list shows two men to be located
Clerk Thurman L. Morgan announced two men Thomas McCulloch and Konstanty Suhak are eligible for the January 12 1921 citizenship examination but cannot be located to notify them. They are on the list to take the exam and must bring their papers and witnesses. McCulloch served in the American Army during World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McCulloch
Konstanty Suhak
Thurman L. Morgan
Mciulloch
Arrival of Three Lost Pilots Near Mattice
Three American balconists missing after a record North Canadian flight are believed to be within 30 miles of Mattice Ontario. They were last thought to be resting at the camp of John Sutherland, an Indian trapper, offering shelter and a line of traps as they near civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Kelly
United Press
Mattice
Ont
Canada
John Sutherland
Missinaby
Officer and suspect wounded in Dayton gunfight
In Dayton Ohio on January 8 Patrolman Fred H. Phillips and Charles Burton a burly Negro from Chicago were wounded in a gunfight after Burton refused to halt. Phillips suffered two wounds and Burton three bullets were reported. Burton is hospitalized with a chance to recover and police found considerable loot in Burton’s rooms.
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Dayton, O
Charles Burton
Metropolis
Illinois
Fred H. Phillips
Burton
Wheat price to rise 25 cents if tariff bill passes
St Paul banker C J Swenson predicts wheat would gain 25 cents a bushel or more if Congress approves the emergency tariff measure. He argues the move would help farmers and says the 25 cent rise should not materially affect American consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Congress
C. J. Swenson
Swenson
Crowder Opens Inquiry Into Cuban Finances and Politics
Major General Enoch Crowder, on friendly terms with the Cuban government, began Friday a probe into the republics troubled financial and political affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Enoch Crowder
Republic
Last Day for 1921 Auto Tags Warned by Police
Chief Lewis Graham warns Monday is the final day for using 1920 licenses as 1921 tags must be displayed. After Monday any driver without 1921 tags will be arrested, with fines for driving without proper tags. Three warnings have been issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Graham
No-Strike Law Won't Pay This Congress
In Washington on January 8 the Poindexter anti strike bill faces a stalled Senate path with a reconsideration motion pending. Despite past passage, opponents expect to let the measure die with the current Congress on March 3 as no final enactment will occur while the motion remains unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ashington
Senate
Card of Thanks for flowers and support
The family thanks TherK of Plodge the Athens Retail Merchants Association and Mr Paul Shannon for floral offerings Rev Par malee for consoling words and friends for help and sympathy during the illness and death of our husband and father Mrs Lon Chase and Children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Therk. of
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Paul Shannon
Parmalee
Lon Chase
May Take Power Of Mercy from Jurymen of Ohio
Warden Thomas of the Ohio State Penitentiary urged changing statutes to strip juries of the power to recommend mercy in killings of peace officers. He also proposed applying the rule to murders during robberies. He argued juries are reluctant to impose the death penalty, allowing many prisoners to escape conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Phomas
State Penitentiary
Thomas
Wages Rise for Portsmouh Painters and Paperhangers
In Portsmouh on January 8, journeymen painters and paperhangers saw wage gains under a new agreement. They will earn one dollar per hour, up 25 cents from prior rates, bucking the broader wage trend.
Wade murder trial resumes Tuesday in Bridgeport
The trial of Elwood B. Wade on a charge of murdering George B. Nott will be resumed Tuesday after today’s session was canceled.
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Elwood B. Wade
Twentythree
Bridgeport
Conn
George B. Nott
Jan
Men Not Affected By Act In Maritime Lake Work
Columbus January 8 The workmen's compensation act does not apply to workers loading or unloading coal or ore on a lake that is a maritime enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Court actions filed in common pleas court this week
A batch of petitions includes a divorce suit Lena Adams versus Harry Adams filed for cruelty with children listed. a state action against Glen Grimm as father of a child born February 29 1920. Kathryn Haines seeks paternity of a child born November 2 1919. James Goins sues George Ridenour over lumber removal on Goins property in Rome township. a joint estate dispute Isaiah Koon versus multiple Koon defendants over Phillips lots 9 and 10 in Deanville. and tax claims by Isaiah Koon seeking payment of taxes and one fourth share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Lena Adams
Harry Adams
Nelsonville
Grace
Alonzo
Haxel
Doris
Lewis
Glen Grimm
Frances. Porter
Ames Township
Grimm
Kathyrn Haines
York Township
Buddy Wicks
James H. Goins
George Ridenour
Ridenour
Rome Township
Jennings
John Wharf
Wilson Taber
Ben Dailey
Goins
Isaiah Koon
Jed Koon
Clifford Koon
Cleveland Koon
Nora Galloway
Mamie Woods
A. Koon
Phillips
Deanville
Gemmah
Six Perished in Hotel Fire at Royal Hotel England Ark
Six persons were killed and two others probably fatally injured in a fire at the Royal Hotel in England Arkansas. Three more residents were severely burned. Victims include Mr. and Mrs. Mack Rawles, Mrs. Jennie Anderson and her nine year old daughter, a man named Hooker, all of England, and Mrs. A. Hullahan with unknown address.
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England
Ark
Royal Hotel
Mack Rawles
Jennie Anderson
Hooker
A. Hullahan
Logan Pharmacy Robbed in Night
Thieves shattered the Kreig Pharmacy plate glass window with a brick and took about 200 dollars in loot, per proprietor John Kreig. In other notes, a county bird show anticipates 400 to 600 exhibits with entrants from Athens and nearby towns, entries closing January 15 per Secretary Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Pharmacy
Logan, O
Kreig
John Kreig
Mingo County coal strike area eyed for open shop plan
Williamson West Virginia January 8 officers at military headquarters discussed rumors that Congress would push legislation to force open shop operation for all West Virginia industries. Davis Robb urged a delegate meeting of Mingo locals to prepare for the strike situation. The Superior Thacker Coal and Coke Co now reopening Monday under new non union management after a December closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson
W. Va
Mingo County
West Virginia
Davis Robb
United Mine Workers
Mingo
Superior Thacker Coal and Coke Co
Senators Debate Coal Prices and Navy Army Purchases
Washington January 8 Senator Kenyon Iowa said the American people may be robbed on coal as the government did this year. He noted Secretary Baker refused to commandeer coal for the army as Secretary Daniels did for the Navy. The Navy paid about 4. a ton while the Army bought the same coal for 7.12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kenyon
Iowa
Senate
Smooth
Utah
Calder
Coal Investigating Committee
Baker
Army
Daniela
Navy
Court of Claims
Hard Guy Once Arrested Here by Sheriff Parker
A Priday newspaper item recalls W H Griffith escape from Moundsville prison after killing a guard and wounding another. He was previously arrested here in years past by Sheriff Parker and nearly captured by the officer who searched him after a suspicious arrival at the local garage.
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Priday
Moundsville
W. Va
W. H. Griffith
Griffith
Parker
West Virginia
Experiments Show Dried Fish Kept in Electric Heat Drier
Experiments in England indicate that fish dried in electrically heated air can be preserved for years while remaining in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Four Americans Rescued After Four Days in Ice Wilderness
Montreal dispatch relates how Lt Farrell and two colleagues survived four days wandering in frozen forest after balloonist crash. Hudson Bay post clerk A Bradbury says the trio, nearly starved on caribou meat, were met at Moose Factory by locals including an Indian helper Tom Marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfrid. Still
United Press
United States
Canada
Montreal
Moose Factory
A. Bradbury
Hudson Bay
Farrell
Hipton
Kloor
Bradbury
Tom Marks
Pleasant January Week Ahead in Ohio Valley and Tennessee
A calm weather period expected from January 10 to 16 across the Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Generally fair skies and normal temperatures prevail in the Great Lakes region and surrounding areas, with no major storms anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Great Lakes
Election Notice From K O T M Pending Monday
Public notice indicates a forthcoming election event from K O T M dated Monday. Details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text but imply scheduling or ballot consideration. Further readable lines would clarify candidate names locations or deadlines.
Statement by the President will steer Anglo Irish talks
Dublin dispatch says DeValera’s first official address since returning from the United States will set the tone for Sinn Fein unity. Officials delay cites ensuring he speaks for Dail Eireann. Father OFlannagan is named as the Dail Eireann representative. Four policemen were wounded in an ambush near Camlough last night.
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Chas. M. McCannn
United Press
Dublin
Eamonn DeValera
Irish Republic
United States
DeValera
Sinn Fein
Dail Eireann
Father O'Flannagan
London
Cmce
Sinn Fomers A
O’flannagan
Ts Dail Eireann
Camlough
Democratic leaders outline future program in Columbus address
Democratic chairman George White urges a constructive plan beyond mere opposition. He argues the party should work through a policy of statesmanship and engage the broad, active American electorate to counter the standpat elements. The speech emphasizes practical politics over obstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F.ee Cenreratt
United Reas Y UN Colonbus
George Iman
Democratic Sean Committee
Lore
Mr. Said
Rnfei
White
Opera row fuels dispute over Zaza star plans
Mary Garden is said to seek starring in Zaza while the Chicago Opera Company denies responsibility for the withdrawal of Mme. Ganna Waleska the Polish prima donna bride of Alexander Smith Cochrage New York multi millionaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Chicago Opera Company
Mary Garden
Zaza
Mme
Ganna Waleska
Alexander Smith
Cochrage
New York
Gigantic Whiskey Deal Exposed In New York Forevaluation
New York January 7 bootleg rings diverted over one hundred million dollars worth of liquor through forgery and bribery, per the internal revenue bureau special intelligence unit. Bench warrants issued for agents Frederick E. Broadway and D F McManus of the prohibition directors. A 20000 horsepower hydroelectric plant finished in France to power Lyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Special Intelligence Unit
Internal Revenue Bureau
Frederick E. Broadway
D. F. McManus
McQuill
France
Lyon
Former student dies at Byesville home
Grace Coyne of Byesville dies from complications after an influenza attack. A former student of the normal college in 1918-19 she had nearly completed her work and planned to finish the course. She lived with Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bibee and worked as a clerk in the Lyceum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byesville
Grace Coyne
Miss Coyne
Normal College
E. C. Bibee
Farmers' grain trade gains in country elevators report
The Trade Commission reports growing competition between country elevators and commercial facilities as farmers move to bid on grain. Volume 1 outlines elevator operations and suggests further recommendations to Congress across three forthcoming reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Trade Commission
Congress
Ber Ayn
Ate
Funding dispute shapes prohibition enforcement bill
A brief outlines a appropriation split: $200,000 of a $600,000 fund set aside for prohibition efforts with no limit on the remaining $400,000 allocated to general enforcement of laws, fueling ongoing state finances and enforcement priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sator
Newark Rail Layoffs Increase by 160 in Three Weeks
In Newark Ohio the Baltimore and Ohio railroad laid off 160 more men, bringing total layoffs to 760 over three weeks. The workforce has about 1,200 employees in the rail yard area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Ohio
Baltimore and
Raiiro-4
Rar
Free 1921 Calendar For Ever Reader Of Messe
Free 1921 calendars await readers though wartime shortages persist. A Washington Information Bureau offers Leyendecker art calendars printed on light cardboard as a serviceable remedy. Clip the coupon and follow instructions to receive yours while supplies last.
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Messe
Leyendecker
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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the Plains
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