Power firms cut electric rates in Pomeroy Bend territory
The Ohio Power Company gains near monopoly in Meigs county after buying Pomeroy & Middleport Electric. The firm plans lower rates for local towns including Pomeroy Rutland Syracuse Racine and Minersville. Mutual Electric Company of Middleport also cuts tariffs by 25 percent, boosting Pom lighting rates to 90 percent of previous.
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Pomeroy,o
Pomeroy & Middleport Electric Company
Pomeroy Bend
Ohio Power Company
American Gas & Electric Company
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Rutland
Syracuse
Racine
Minersville
Mutual Electric Company
Middleport
Floodwood Company
Ohio
Philo
Zanesville
Albany
Ohio River
Hobson
Pomeroy London
Athens Board of Health Orders Gas Wells Cased Near City Water
The Athens City Board of Health voted to require casing on gas wells near the gravel stratum feeding the city water. No casing may be pulled from dry holes to prevent salt and bromine waters from reaching wells. Dr. J M Higgins warned these salts harm health and stressed added drilling costs are necessary. Isaac Tucker named sanitary police officer to replace the late Nathan W Baker. J W Hatch of the State Board of Health visited, joining Dr Higgins in touring Glouster for a new school site.
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Athens City
Athens City Board of Health
J. M. Higgins
Kellogg Not Recalled or Appointed U S Attorney General
In Paris United States Counsellor Sterling stated Kellogg was not recalled nor appointed U S Attorney General while Ambassador Kellogg was in Paris today. The denial clarifies the American diplomatic stance on the matter.
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London
United States
Kellogg
Paris
Sterling
U. S
Bulgarians plan mass dismissal to balance budget
Sofia reports 20,000 government officials will be dismissed to cut costs and balance the budget, with unmarried women given preference. The move draws press criticism over funding for refugees and debate on foreign nationals in state roles, including Russians.
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Sofia
Jan
International Red Cross
Ohio mayors push school support for municipal relief
Officials from fifty Ohio cities met to back emergency relief for financially troubled schools. The group urged school boards to seek a new levy or short term notes or bonds. The conference named Clayton Townes president and George Hoffman secretary and outlined a legislative program.
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Columbus
Clayton C. Townes
Cleveland
Tiny boy drowns after falling into Hocking River at Logan
Four year old Don Spencer wandered to the icy river edge behind Riverside Flat and fell in. Rescue crews dragged the river with boats and dynamite charges locating the body about a hundred feet downstream. Attempts at resuscitation failed after time in frigid water. The Spencer family lives in Welty addition and the dead child is the son of Virgil and Mrs. Spencer.
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Farbearn
Fred Poling
Nye Still Uses Half Century Old Ice Skates
Chauncey resident George Harvey Nye celebrated his seventy first birthday by skating on Sunday Creek with wooden strap skates he has used for fifty six years. Purchased for six cents from Michael Tedrick, the skates have never needed repairs and may be handed down as relics of 1854.
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Charles S. Bradfield, JR
Chauncey, Jan
George Harvey Nye
Chauncey
Sunday Creek
Nye
Michael Tedrick
Mr. Nye
William W. Nye
Hubert
Old Sunday Creek
Pendergrass Hardware Company
Ohio Falls Oil Co strikes fifty-barrel well in Washington township
Logan Ohio January article reports Ohio Falls Oil Co completed a fifty-barrel well on the Souders base in Washington township. The company holds 120 acres under lease nearby. Surrounding territory is leased by Gordon Rome amid housing issues in the area.
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LOGAN
Ohio Falls Oi Co
Souders
Washington Township
Gordon
Kellogg May Land Place in Cabinet and Quit London
Washington reports the American embassy denied Kellogg will return to the United States soon to become attorney general in the Coolidge cabinet. Kellogg, once a Roosevelt era reformer, is alleged to pursue the top legal post, with others like Warren, Rugg, and Dietrich mentioned as possible successors to Stone.
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Frank
Kellogg
United States
Coolidge
London
Roosevelt
Charles B. Warren
Michigan
Justice Arthur Rugg
Massachusetts
Edge Frank 8. Dietrich
Idaho
Stone
Inauguration Broadcast Planned For Ohio Officials
Columbus January 8 plans set to broadcast by radio the inauguration ceremonies in the House Monday morning for Governor Donahey Secretary of State Brown Attorney General Crabbe State Auditor Tracy State Treasurer Day and Lieutenant Governor elect Charles H Lewis Harpster Republican. The oath will be administered at a joint session as the governor's message is read. State Director of Education Riegel urges schools to hold a half hour study on Monday about official duties terms and elections and to listen to the oath and message broadcast.
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Donahey
Brown
Crabbe
Tracy
Charles H. Lewis
Harpster
Riegel
Epsom Salts Described as Violent for the Stomach
A historical note warns that Epsom salts, though tolerated in the stomach, are a violent poison in the yeing period of health discussions.
Senate weighs Underwood Muscle Shoals bill vote today
The Senate faced a pivotal test on the Underwood Muscle Shoals measure with a 4 PM vote under unanimous consent. The bill would place government operation of the project after private lease attempts fail, with a lease to be consummated by September 1 or government control thereafter.
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Washington
Jan
Underwood Muscle Shoals
Senate
Muscle Shoals
Coolidge
Secretary of War
Norris
Agriculture Committee
Henry Ford
Underwood
True pines seldom are found out side the northern hemisphere
True pines rarely occur outside the northern hemisphere in natural forests and planted stands. The distribution is concentrated in boreal and temperate regions, with most species adapted to cooler climates and higher latitudes.
Tremors Reported Across New England Cities
Earth tremors rattled windows and china in several towns including Humber Lynn and Lawrence with a morning 8 08 a m quake followed by two aftershocks. Andover residents noted dishes jarred and windows besieged by inquiries. No serious explosion reported.
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Boston
China
New Englam
Humber
Lynn
Lawrence
Andover
Southern Ohio coal operators urged to act on freight rates
W D McKinney of the Southern Ohio Coal Exchange calls on coal producers and consumers to unite for freight rate relief. He notes limited action by state and federal bodies and cites recent rate reductions in Akron and other districts, urging Southern Ohio to cooperate against combined competition to secure lower tariffs.
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W. D. McKinney
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Ohio
Crabbe
Donahey
Public Utilities Commission
Wekinsey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oho
Lake
Hocking
Pomeroy
Akron
No. 8
Cambridge
Middle District
Crooksville
Pittsburgh
London Designers Foresee Blue Dominance in Men’s Attire
London designers predict blue as the prevailing color for men’s clothes worldwide by next summer. The forecast includes blue suits scarfs shirts hose and shoes shaping a blue world of attire.
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London
Archbishop Moeller Funeral Adds Cathedral Space
Cincinnati report notes St. Peter's Cathedral Sanctuary expansion to seat hundreds of clergy for Archbishop Henry Moeller's funeral Tuesday morning.
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Cincinnati
St. Peter's Cathedral
Henry Moeller
George Bellows Dies At 42 In New York Hospital
George W. Bellows, 42, renowned American painter, died in a New York hospital from acute appendicitis. A Columbus Ohio native, he is remembered by critics as a leading U S artist and once played baseball for Ohio State University.
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New York
George W. Bellows
United States
Columbus
Ohio
Diamonds Give Off Unpleasant Odor When Powdered
A note on diamonds states they release a disagreeable odor upon reduction to powder, a property linked to their chemical structure and the presence of trace impurities.
Old Gentleman Reaches 106 in Long Life
Arthur Brisbane shares observations on aging and worry, noting an elderly man marked by longevity who claims not to worry and to have always done as he pleased. The piece suggests that avoiding worry may extend life and that choosing meaningful actions matters.
Foreign trade up in 1924 as exports exceed imports
The 1924 foreign trade total reached 8.225 billion dollars, with exports surpassing imports by 15.228 billion over six years. Durand notes export prices held steady while volumes rose about 22 percent, and U S holdings abroad increased notably amid strong demand for foodstuffs and raw materials.
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S. Thornaburgh
I. N.S
Washington
Jan
United States
Department of Commerce
EB. D. Durand
Department
Durand
Rabies Vaccine Advocates Push Dog Vaccination in Ohio
In Columbus on January 8 representatives from a vaccine company spoke at the Ohio State Veterinary Medical Association meeting in Deshler. They urged health boards to require dog vaccination against hydrophobia, claiming the serum will immunize canines.
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Columbus
Ohio State Veterinary Medical Association
Deshler
Ladder saves boys from icy river near Herrold bridge
James Millican of near Herrold bridge used a ladder to rescue two boys who fell through rotten ice on the Hocking River above the bridge during a Margaret's creek skating trip. With his son Earl, Millican pushed a ladder to the scene, enabling the youths to climb out before danger worsened. The rescued pair were named as Potts and Tensberry from The Plains and left for home after the incident.
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James Millican
Herrold Bridge
Hocking
Margaret’s Creek
Milliron
Earl
Potts
Tensberry
Executives Resign From Garford Motor Co
In Lima four Garford Motor Co executives tendered resignation to the company president. Previously vice president Russel M. Kincaid resigned to form a new truck company.
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Lima
Garford Motor Co
Grand Jury Indicts Twelve on Various Charges in January Session
Twelve true bills were returned by the January grand jury after a three day grind. John Eneix of The Plains faces the most serious charge for attempting to kill John Gabriel. Other indicted include Charles Palmer for a third offense, Fred Green for forgery, Harry Buck for obscene language, Dale Keirns for speeding, Jesse Hillen and John Hook for assault on a minor, and James Lantz on a statutory charge. Cecil Reynolds for operating without consent, and Nelsonville defendants faced counts of abandoning a child and auto without consent. Only two suspects remain jailed Lightfoot and Green. Hazel McCray was not indicted.
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Lnill
L.G. Worstell
Hazel McCray
Morgan
Carlos Bean
Worstell
Torch Hill
James Lantz
Trimble
John Eneix
the Plains
John Gabriel
Everett Hickman
Nelsonville
Cecil Reynolds
Lightfoot Jand Green
State Utilities Hearing Opens Over Logan Gas Charge
The State Utilities commission began at 2 15 this afternoon a hearing on protests against Logan Gas company plan to impose a 72 cent service charge. The dispute affects thousands of gas customers in cities across the state.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Logan Gas Company
Woman Jurist Florence Allen to Speak at Athens
Judge Florence Allen of the Ohio Supreme Court will lecture in Ewing Hall Athens Saturday at 7 p m under the Ohio University Women's League. She is described as the country’s best known female jurist and an engaging speaker. Public admission is free.
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Florence Allen
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio University Women's League
Ewing Hall
Allen
General Leonard Wood Expected to Retire in Philippines
Persistent reports say General Leonard Wood, governor general of the Philippines, has signaled to President Coolidge his plan to retire from the post. Officials in Washington would not confirm the reports.
Presidents Breakfast Highlights Law Enforcement Call
At the White House breakfast President Coolidge heard a Citizens Committee for Law Enforcement urge strict obedience to federal law. Judge Elbert H Gary presented the resolution praising enforcement, while John Rockefeller Jr. stressed respect for law among officials and Coolidge approved the remarks. The group aims to push similar resolutions to state governors.
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George Kk. Durno
N.S
Washington
Jan
White House
Coolidge
Vigoro
Citizens Committee
Elbert H
United States Steel Corporation
Breaksfast
Gary
John Rockefeller, Jr
Ifeller
Treata
A Wallace
Trong
New Bby
Barnes
W. F. Cochran
Haltimores
Everit Macy
George A. Lineton
Paul Patrick Henry Call
Fred B. Smith
Citizens’ Committee
al Statoa
Heir to Fortune Amid Hold Up Tangle in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on January 8, 20 year old Leroy Wetherell, claimed heir to a Paris Kentucky estate, was accused by three robbery victims of taking part in a hold up. Police say he is the son of the late J F Wetherell and one third of a large fortune hinges on his age and claim.
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Cincinnati
Leroy
Wetherell
Chetsnazi
Booze Carriers Caught Quickly on the River Bridge
Cincinnati police last night arrested two African American men near the bridge after finding a five gallon whiskey can in their car. They then stopped a second vehicle with two white men and recovered a ten gallon can of liquor, police report.
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Cincinnati
Jan
Kent
Dates as a healthful aid for children and families
The piece argues dates boost a child's sugar needs and energy as a safe food. It notes parents and doctors recognize dates for their strong sweet flavor and health benefits, offering a free 52 ways booklet and a small sample for return.
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