Harding to be president elect as electors meet today
United Press reports Warren G. Harding officially becomes president elect as electors meet to cast votes. unofficial tally shows 404 of 531 electors pledged. formal counting set for February 9 in Washington. Harding meets with officials and contemplates diplomatic appointments in Asia and Europe.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Marion
Warren G. Harding
United States
Washington
Harding
F. W. Galbraith
American Legion
William G. Sharp
France
Senate
Columbus
Harry L. Davis
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
South America
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Myron T. Herrick
Frank A. Vanderlip
New York
David Jayne Hill
Germany
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
Texas
Raymond Robins
Chicago
Butler
Paris
Vanderlip
Japan
Hill
Great Britain
Creager
Mexico
Robins
Russia
Prices in Those Days Were a Joy to the Pocketbook
A 1849 Athens Messenger issue notes world news and detailed national politics with curious ads. It lists taxes at 1.17 1 2 cents and prices: eggs five to six cents a dozen bacon four to six cents wool 20 to 30 cents whiskey 25 cents butter ten cents corn 33 to 37 cents lard six cents coffee eight to thirteen cents.
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W. B. Golden
Bank of Athens
Athens Messenger
Hocking Valley Gazette
World News
Ambrose Davis
Will B. Golden
J. B. Allen
Lizzie Gould
A. B. Frame
Copeland Visits Class Six During Busy Sunday at Athens
Prof. Copeland returned to the First M. E. Church in Athens for a Sunday school session that drew 1,016 attendees. The report shows 214 men, 272 in the intermediate, 128 in primary, with Class 16 leading at 323 women and Class 6 at 294 men. donations totaled 39.74.
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Athens
M. E
Noss
South’s
Hatch
Porter
Martzolff
Copeland
Patented gates use ground barriers to operate with car
Barriers along the roadway gate extend from one or both sides and let an automobile open or close the gate by driving over them. This design enables vehicle powered action without manual operation.
Delays Spark North Native Anxiety Over Balloonists’ Fate
Washington inquiry seeks Navy details on the three American balloonists lost in Canada and the目的 of their flight. Mattice reports renewed fears as Hinton Farrell and Kloormay, overdue returning from James Bay, face slow progress and harsh midwinter conditions with guides unsure of the trail.
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James R. Kelly
United Press
Washington
King
Utah
Navy Department
Navy
Canada
Senate
Mattice
Ont
James Bay
Missinaby
Hinton
Farrell
Kloor
Moose Factory
George McLeod
Mattite
McLeod
Convicts Dig Tunnel in Ohio State Penitentiary
Four convicts Frank Briggs from Mahoning Floyd De Rondo Lucas Ora Shuff from Darke and Edward Johnson of Stark were placed in solitary confinement after workers found a tunnel dug from a prison shop to a wall as they planned an escape.
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Columbus, O
Frank Briggs
Mahoning
Floyd de Rondo
Lucas
Ora
Race With The Ault Will Start Shortly
Washington reports Harding and Coolidge elected president and vice president for the term starting March 4 1921. Ohio’s new governor assumes office and Harding resigns to let Willis fill the Senate vacancy. Electors will cast votes and messengers relay results. some may arrive by airplane. The joint session on February 9 will canvass and announce the official vote.
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Washington
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Ohio
Harding
Senate
Frank B. Willis
House
Miners and craftsmen to face $1 a day wage cut
In Butte Montana the basic wages of miners and all craftsmen in the copper and other mines are set to drop by one dollar per day starting January 20. Mining companies say the cut is to prevent a total shutdown of mining operations due to the ongoing dispute.
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Butte, Mont
Butte District
Aoe Oe
Inauguration Day Crowds Fill Columbus for Governor Davis
Tens of thousands from across the state gathered in Columbus for the inauguration of Governor-elect Harry L. Davis and state officials at noon. The city wore festive Republican colors with flags and bunting as crowds surged to view the ceremony and meet the new administration. Davis and his family, arriving from Cleveland, moved through headquarters with about 100 friends as trains and highways continued to bring visitors. Indications pointed to the largest crowds in city history.
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Columbus
Harry L. Davis
Republi
Davis
Cleveland
Ohio
Supreme Court
Joe, Tracy
State House
Clarence J. Brown
Rudy Archer
Harvey C. Smith
John G. Price
Baseball Leaders Meet to Close Reconstruction Plans
Chicago January 10. Baseball reconstruction moved forward as major league bosses finalize new working agreements. Presidents Johnson Heydler and Barney Dreyfus pushed the schedule, with opening day slated for April 13. The national association likely to ratify the pact with minor changes.
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Chicago
Johnson and Heydler
Barney Dreyfus
Pittsburg Nationals
National Association
Gas Explosion Stuns Ragland Church Revival
Investigation into a gas blast at Hopewell Methodist Church Ragland near Steubenville during a revival interrupted Rev Bever’s sermon. The blast shook the building as ushers fought fires and congregants fled. no serious injuries reported.
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Steubenville
Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church
Ragland
F. R. Bever
O Dowd to Face Felonious Assault Charge in Brooklyn
Former middleweight champion Mike O'Dowd will appear in Brooklyn court to answer felonious assault charges filed by Patrolman Michael Riley. Police say O'Dowd and two companions beat the officer after a disturbance early yesterday.
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New York
Mike O’dowd
Brooklyn Court
Michael Riley
O'Dowd
Wife Fasts Forty Three Days to Save Husband’s Soul
In Danville Illinois on January 10 United Press reports Sadie Harrington continues a hunger fast to persuade husband Ernie Harrington to join the Church of God and become an evangelist. Despite his insistence she will eat when he joins, she endures spiritual nourishment and nightly care from her mother as doctors note normal vital signs.
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Carl Victor Litle
United Press
Danville
Ill
Ernie Harrington
Sadie Harrington
The
United Press Today
Ernie
Harrington
William Gerety
Tracy loses wife in Columbus death notice
Mrs Amore A Tracy 57 wife of State Auditor elect Joseph T Tracy died at her Columbus home last night from septicemia.
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Tracy
Columbus
Amore A. Tracy
Joseph T. Tracy
Greeks Defeat Turkish Forge at Brusa
Greek forces launched a surprise attack near Smyrnia and defeated a large body of Turkish nationalists at Brusa. Mus tapha Kemel's troops reportedly fell into dis orderly retreat, clearing the route to Brusa, famed for the tombs of Ottoman sultans. Supporters of King Constantine seize on the so called demoralization debate.
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Athens
Brusa
Smyrnia
Mustapha Kemel
Constatine
Ten Commandments for Girls Warn Against Flivver Dates
In Cleveland Ohio on January 10 Reverend H Fritsch of Hough Avenue Congregational Church issued ten commandments for girls. He bans dating men with small cars, smoking and dancing the shimmy, and urges girls to learn to cook a square meal before marriage. He adds not coveting a neighbor’s fur coat not flirting and not making oneself a painted image.
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Cleveland, CO
Rev
H. Fritsch
Hough Avenue Congregational Church
Inaugural Address Budget Spars and Dismissal Plan
Senator Borah proposes a resolution to deny further appropriations for the Harding inaugural address and to refuse use of government buildings for a ball. He cites unemployment, European hunger, national debt, and a large deficit while urging economy despite pledges. Objection by Smoot blocked immediate adoption.
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Washington
Harding
Borah
Iidaho
Smoot
Utah
United States
Europe
Republican Party
Davis Davis Inaugurated Governor Of Ohio
Harry L. Davis of Cleveland was sworn in as Ohio's 49th governor. His inaugural address urged economy home rule taxation stricter pardons road building education and administrative reform while pledging firmer handling of habitual offenders and a restrained use of pardons. He called for more work less talk and collaboration with top minds for policy.
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Columbus
Harry L. Davis
84Th General Assembly
Davis
Cox
Harding
State Highway Fund
Price cuts in eastern territory shake stock market
New York reports another price reduction in the eastern territory, used by bears to drive a broad decline across much of the general list, with fractional declines noted.
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New York
Hatfield Feud Leader Devoured by Mountain Funeral Scene
A large crowd gathers at Devil Anse Hatfield’s grave in West Virginia as the feud leader is laid to rest. His sons Captain Hatfield and Dr. E. R. Hatfield reconcile during the graveside service, and Cap Hatfield seeks baptism as the ceremony ends. The casket is lowered beside Anse Hatfield and his two sons Troy and Elias. Surviving children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren attend the burial.
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Captain Hatfield
E. R. Hatfield
Charleston
Dike” Garrett
Mountaineer
Cap Hatfield
Hatfield
Anse
Troy
Elias
Railroad officials to attend Wednesday chamber lunch
It was announced that a party of B&O railroad officials will be the noon lunch guests of the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. Several high officials will be in the party and the program details will be released later.
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Chamber of Commerce
Notre Dame to Erect Memorial for George Gipp
Notre Dame will raise a memorial for George Gipp the all American football back who died of pneumonia recently. No decision has been made yet on the form of the memorial to be built in South Bend Indiana.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame University
George Gipp
Oothball Back
Buy Now Drive Aims to Lift National Prosperity
A national prosperity drive modeled on Liberty Loan campaigns seeks to persuade consumers that prices have bottomed and that further abstinence harms industry. Backed by wholesalers manufacturers and retailers in clothing textiles and other trades the effort uses color posters and newspaper publicity led by Arthur Freeman from New York to rally public support and curb unemployment.
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National Prosperity Bureau
Liberty Loan
New York
Sfour
America
Arthur Freeman
Benson Martin Accused as Suspicious Character in Oglethorpe
Benson Martin was detained in OMA after police found 685 dollars in cash a Liberty Bond and several pay envelopes with contents intact on him. He was spotted picking up cigar butts in the street leading to the arrest and police noting he had visible means of support.
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Comeaut, O
Benson Martin
Martin
Goldie Canter Victim of Jewelry Robbery Warned by Fortune Teller
Miss Goldie Canter, robbed of jewels valued at 200 dollars after four gunmen bound and gagged her, says a fortune teller warned of a masked man near her. She then rented a safety deposit box to protect her remaining gems.
Ohio county oversubscribes quota for starving children drive
Athens county became the first in Ohio to oversubscribe its contribution to feed starving European children. It sent over $1,000 to New York headquarters, with 15,000 children targeted and $160,000 already granted by Cincinnati war chest. Miami county previously subscribed $10,000 and plans to raise $1,600 more.
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Athens County
Ohio
Europe
New York
William Eugene Jones
Cincinnati War Chest
Miami County
Dublin clashes halt Sinn Fein ambush in city skirmishes
United Press reports heavy police action in Dublin during Sinn Fein raiding attempts. Soldiers repulsed attackers at the barbed wire border of the city as raids and arrests followed, with prisoners including a young girl found with a pistol and others among residences searched.
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Chas.m. M
United Press Staff
Cor
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Frank Aiken
Feiner
Pcos
Oregon Soldiers Bonus Debate Opens biennial Session
Salem Ore Jan 10 Soldiers bonus likely the top bill as the legislature begins its biennial session. The American Department of Oregon would promote a cash bonus of 15 dollars per month for service from 1917 to November 11 with farm or loan options from 400 to 2000 dollars based on length of service.
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Oregon Veterans
Salem
Ore
Oregon
Department of Oregon
Senate Returns Show No Big Change in France
Paris reports small shifts in the French senate from yesterday’s nation-wide elections. The composition remains roughly sixty seats on the left and about the same on the right, indicating little overall change.
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Paris
Pi i Directory Distribution Marks Weather Aid
The Tlenk Company distributed its new 1991 directory last week aided by favorable weather. Patrons who missed the delivery can contact the information department to secure a copy.
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A Tlenk
Information Department
Notice on K O T M Cars and Business
Public notice outlines matters involving K O T M and associated business activities. Details refer to vehicle policy and commercial operations, with emphasis on regulatory compliance and potential implications for stakeholders.
Sinn Fein plotted with Germany to land arms in Ireland
A 59 page White Book released by the government details Sinn Fein contacts with Germany during World War I. It cites messages from Count Von Bernstorff and German officials about plans to land rifles and ammunition in Ireland on Easter Sunday 1916, with mentions of Limerick and Tralee. The British claim all arms shipments were intercepted.
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London
Sinn Fein
Germany
Ireland
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Bernster
Lusitania
John Devoy
Limerick
Berlin
Tralee
Bernstorff
Zimmerman
Loyal Golden Hool Names Grubbs Leader in Hunt Virginia
Organization circles report F. Grubbs of Hunt Virginia has been named president, with Ana of Delans as past president and C. C. Smoot of land Kentucky named vice president in the Loyal Golden Hool.
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Ganization
F. Grubbs
Hunt& Va
Ana of
Delans
C. C. Smoot
Land, Ky
Free 1921 Calendar Offer From Washington Bureau
A dated promotional notice invites readers to obtain a free 1921 calendar illustrated by Leyendecker. It describes colorful art on light cardboard and promises a satisfactory, serviceable product. Readers are urged to cut out a coupon and send name, address, and two stamps to Frederic J. Haskin, The Journal Messenger Information Bureau, Washington, D. C., for a free calendar copy.
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T Department
Leyendecker
Ashington
Petriotiom
Frederic J. Haskin
Aural Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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