Wilson to Keep US Out of War Again Next Year
Washington January 10. President Wilson favors making the league of nations the key issue in the coming election, while A Mitchell Palmer is favored at the White House. Bryan, labeled an outsider by party leaders, may mount a competing effort at San Francisco, with speeches planned across Georgia and the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Hugh Baille
United Press
Washington
League of Nations
Mitchell Palmer
White House
W. J. Bryan
San Francisco
Bryan
Democratic
Georgia
Class Six Orchestra to Debut Tomorrow
The first appearance of the new Class Six orchestra will be Sunday. Conductor Raymond Connett leads members Cyril Oxley cornet William Fenzel piano Robert Lowther violin and Roy Shirley saxophone as part of a revived program to enliven the class period at the First M. E. effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Connett
Mr. Connett
Cyril Oxley
William Fenzel
Robert Lowther
Roy Shirley
M. E
Big Jim Morton Begins Shirt Factory Stay at Ohio Penitentiary
Cleveland bandit Morton, convicted yesterday of robbing the West End Bank, was escorted by five officers to the Ohio penitentiary in Columbus. Warden Thomas said Morton is being institutionalized as he worked five hours in the state prison shirt factory after arrival. A hot water bottle that folds compactly when empty is introduced for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus. O
Big Jim” Morton
Cleveland
Thomas
Ohio Penitentiary
Morton
West End
Columbus
Union Station
Penitentiary
Spirits of the Dead Photographed Backed by Lord Glenconner
Lord Glenconner, visiting in the country with his family, asserts that spirits of the dead can be photographed. He lends his patronage to William Hope of Crewe, the spirit photographer, and heads the Steel Company of Scotland as a leading European magnate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Glenconner
William Hope
Crewe
Steel Company of Scotland
fFenea Oo Nr
Hocking River Subsides After Friday Flooding Near Athens
The Hocking River crested at fifteen feet nine inches near the Casley residence on East Bridge, with backwater covering fields along Richland Avenue. By early morning the river had fallen six inches as cold weather halted further rain. No damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking
Athens
Casley
East Bridge
Richland Avenue
Bulletin on Mine Work Sign Planned by Athens Chamber
A committee of the Chamber of Commerce works with the Athens County Home Telephone Company to establish a nightly bulletin board or electric sign displaying the next day’s mine work orders. The sign aims to aid workers by providing reliable daily car allocations and urgent updates during shortages. An extra operator handles night reporting to morning callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Athens County Home Telephone Company
Republican Party offers prizes for youth platform ideas
Through the Republican National Committee Mr Truxtun Beale offers ten thousand dollars in prizes for best platform suggestions from young Republicans. Contest runs through March 31 1920 with 6000 3000 and 1000 as first second and third prizes. Manuscripts limited to six thousand words must be four typewritten copies signed by a single author and received by March 31 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican National Committee
Truxtun Beale
United States
Persia
Will H. Hays
National Committee
Walker Blaine Beale
Division of Young Voters
Woodward
Washington, D. C
Peace After Five Years as Versailles Pact Goes Live
Europe moves to peace as the Treaty of Versailles becomes effective at 4:11 PM Paris time after ratifications. Delegates from allied nations and Germany sign the protocol on compensation for the Scapa Flow sinking. American Ambassador Wallace may attend. Clemenceau notes the armistice protocol is signed and the treaty in effect.
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United Press
Paris
Versailles
Geramns
Wallace
Clemenceau
Europe
Germany
Hugh Wallace
United States
Washington
Baron Kurt von Leisner
Herr von Simson
Scapa Flow
Nitti
Lloyd George
Fiume
Zara
League of Nations
Adriatic
Italy
Istria
Hotel
Astoria
Volcanic Outbursts Ravage Jalapa Region in Mexico
Reports from Mexico City say fresh eruptions threaten the Jalapa district where earthquakes and volcanic activity have already killed and displaced thousands. Cofre De Perote and San Miguel crater belch smoke and lava as relief work faces deep fissures and detours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph H. Turner
United Press
Mexico City
Mexico
Jalapa
Cofre de Perote
San Miguel
Belch
Divorce Granted to Ray Elliott of Nelsonville
Ray Elliott obtained a decree of divorce from Phyllis Elliott in Nelsonville with Judge Worstell presiding. Adultery cited as grounds. Sam Culp named as corespondent. Elliott, serving overseas, alleged his wife was unfaithful during his absence. they wed in December 1916 and had no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Elliott
Nelsonville
Worstell
Biot
Phyllis Elliott
Sam Culp
Elliott
Harding Boom Grows in Columbus Movement Support
Ohio leaders in the Harding for president campaign say a solid Ohio delegation will back Senator Harding at the Republican national convention and expect strong support from other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Columbus
Ohio
Kansas Inventor Develops Fiber Board Ink Bottle Base
A Kansas inventor creates a fiber board base for ink bottles to prevent upset by movement. The device aims to stabilize bottles on desks or shelves, reducing spills and waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Russians Capture Krasnoyarsk in Major Bolshevik Advance
A Moscow wireless dispatch reports Bolshevik forces seized the town of Krasnoyarsk about 650 miles west of Irkutsk. The Bolsheviks claim 60,000 prisoners from remnants of Admiral Kolchak's first, second and third armies.
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London
Krasnoyarsk
Irkutsk
Kolchak
Moscow
Daily Times Nominates Hi Johnson for Democratic Convention
The Daily Times on its first page proposes Senator Hi Johnson as chairman to the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. The nominated topic for his address is You gotta shake hands with me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martins Ferry
Daily Times Today
Happy Thought
San Francisco
Hi Johnson
Akron Bride Vanishes After Shopping Trip
Cleveland police investigated the disappearance of Mrs. Robert Daniel, a bride of two weeks from Akron. Daniel said his 21 year old wife vanished during a shopping excursion yesterday, and he searched all night before asking police for help.
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Cleveland, O
Robert Daniel
Akron
Daniel
Four Husbands in Seven Years
New York police arrest 23 year old Mrs Edna Leslie on bigamy charges. She reportedly married four men in seven years starting at age 16, with husbands named Hoffman Simmons Faucett and Leslie. She allegedly admitted the marriages but claimed she did not know it was illegal.
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New York
Edna Leslie
Charles Hoffman
Robert Simmons
George Faucett
John Leslie
Hoffman
Ohio Law Requires Licensing for Boarding Homes
On July 15 1919 a new Ohio law requires licensing of all boarding homes for children not related by blood or marriage. The board of state charities now handles supervision licensing and investigations, moving them from the state health department. Licensing applies regardless of children ages or number cared for. Apply to the board of state charities Columbus for a license which carries no fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Board of State Charities
State Department of Health
Board of State Charities
Columbus
Lumber dealers form district group to push lower prices
In Athens on Friday lumber dealers launched a district association aiming to reduce prices within three months. They blame manufacturers for a 120 percent price rise in two years and plan state action, monthly district meetings, and a Dayton meet to adopt a standard order sheet.
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Athens
L. W. Roberts
Athens Lumber Company
Meigs
Hocking
Gallia
Vinton
D. A. Rardin
Rardin Brothers Company
Roberts
Ohio
Frank Bryson
Bryson Lumber Company
Trimble
F. O. Plymale
Gallipolis
R. A. Miller
Miller-Clifton Co
Middlewort
Plymale-Wargoner Co
Bryson Lumber Co
H. F. Kettle
Athens Lumber Co
Glouster
E. C. Hamilton and FE. Short
Supply and Lumber Co
Logan
Warren Lanning
Logan Manufacturing Co
H. H. Parrish
Parrish Co
Coolville
L. V. Roberts
J. C. Rardin
Child Burned in Home Fire Incident
A twenty months old girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Connor, was badly burned on her face and hands at their Athens Amesville pike home. Mrs. Connor left the room briefly. the dress burned away as the child, playing by a coal grate, pulled it over her head and could not remove it. The child is reported to be recovering as well as could be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Connor
Athens-Amesville Pike
Five Socialists Face Assembly Judiciary Committee
Albany leaders rush to ready hearings on the fitness of five socialist members for seats in the assembly. Plans depend on leaders returning to the Capitol tomorrow. The drafting of possible anti socialist legislation remains unsettled as lawyers debate current statutes and evidence of allegiance to Soviet Russia.
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Albany
N. Y
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Assembly
New York
Socialist Party
Russia
Railroad opposed to dropping Hocking station
District Superintendent Gaskill along with Porter and Prosecutor Bartels urged the state public utilities commission to cancel Hocking as a station on the K and M railroad. The commission refused the application noting annual station costs around 800 dollars with 500 dollars in receipts and nearby stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaskill
Orley Porter
Bartels
Hocking
the Plains
State Public Utilities Commission
Athens County
Athens
Hocking Valley
Bakery cash register failure uncovers old checks
Claremore Oklahoma reports a bakery owner noting the cash register malfunction led to discovery of three dated checks from 1908 1912 and 1915. The proprietor called it like finding money as the antiquated checks came to light during the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claremore
Okla
Berger Ousted by House Vote in Washington
Victor J. Berger announced after a conference with Speaker Gillett that he expected to be seated today. The house vote stood 328 to six with no member voting present, marking Berger’s removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Victor J. Berger
Gillett
House
Lam
Canvass Notes Show Tight Race in Local Contests
The article reports canvass efforts led by Chauncey Luna and Christian P. M. with Pastor Gilbert Courtney urging caution. Members were urged to stay home during Sunday canvassing as interest grows in men’s and women’s contests and attendance, with the men slightly ahead last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Luna
Christian
Federal Land Bank rep to be in Athens for loan appraisals
W. T. Cosclana, representative of the Federal Land Bank of Ky., will be in Athens on January 26 to appraise land tied to loan applications. Those seeking loans must have their applications in before the appointed time. For information inquire at The Athens National Bank or Chamber of Commerce rooms.
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Athens
W. T. Cosclana
Federal Land Bank of Ky
Robert L. Wood
Athens National Bank of
C. Bryson
Chamber of Commerce
Labor Train Service Sought for Sunday Creek Miners
Negotiations under way for a labor train for miners in the Sunday Creek valley. A labor committee including S. B. Rhodes John Wykoff and Thurman Knox works with the Chamber of Commerce and Sunday Creek Traction Company to secure a shelter house at Sugar Creek stop for miners who wait in bad weather.
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Sunday Creek Valley
Bryson
Chamber of Commerce
S. 8. Rhodes
John Wykoff
Thurman Knox
Sunday Creek Traction Company
Sugar Creek
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