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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1927

Page

2

Roamer Hired by Steel Kings to Break I W W

Charles Bakcsy, alias Charles Albis, a Hungarian émigré and U S Steel operative, infiltrated the I W W to thwart antiwar plotting. He manipulated Haywood, led Duluth counteractions, supplied evidence, and helped imprison I W W leaders while later serving in U S federal efforts and rail fraud investigations.

United States Steel Corporation New York Cleveland Charles G. Albis Chicago Haywood Bakesy Oklahoma Albis France Duluth I. W.W Captain X W. W Minnesota Russia

Rollins seeks small college ideal with enrollment cap

Dr. Hamilton Holt urges Rollins College Winter Park Florida to cap enrollment at seven hundred to preserve quality. He argues a liberal arts college thrives on strong teaching and individualized attention rather than sheer size, outlining a plan for closer professor student engagement and extended study periods.

Hamilton Holt Rollins Ollins College Winter Park Fla Aegords Halling Aeoding Holt Coleny Rollins College Liberal Arts United States College of Liberal Arts Bolivia Eluba

Pop Patten Defies Winter For Florida Cycling Race

In Tam y Breach Florida 56 year old Pop Patten tackles a 2404 mile ride from Minneapolis to Miami Beach as winter closes in. He ignores frost preferring sunny Florida and travels through seven states in four days by bicycle, finishing well ahead despite the chill.

Tamy Breach Fla Pop” Patten Old King Winter Miami Beach Patten Minneapolis Florida

City church apartment hybrid opens with pastor family in tow

AKRON Jan. 15 An innovation in church edifices combines worship space with housing under one roof. Rev G A Goranson of the Swedish Baptist church supervised construction costing just over 20000 dollars. The main auditorium seats about 300 with a balcony for classrooms and two four room apartments behind the main hall plus similar suites on upper floors. A six car garage provides parking for tenants including the pastor and his family. Income from rentals is expected to cover interest on the loan and reduce principal.

G. A. Goranson Swedish Baptist Church Goranson Aub Akron

Ants build sand road to grain despite birdlime trap

A French scientist observed ants raid a grain bowl. He covered the bowl with a birdlime coated cast, believing it would stop them, but the ants instead carried sand and earth to create a firm highway over the sticky surface, reaching the food.

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Old Fashioned Paris Coachman Still In Vogue

A Paris coachman in a black suit and tall hat rides amid modern taxis at the Grand Palais show. Reporters press him for a story as he defends his horse drawn carriage and recalls old days, noting another cab fare headed to Biarritz.

Paris Grand Palais Agaln Place de la Concorde Biarritz Wey

Signature Values of Shakespeare and Other Signers

William B Shakespeare tops a rarity-and-value chart for autographs. Button Gwinnett, a Declaration signer, ranks second, worth about 22 500 dollars with potential to reach 50 000. Other entries include Thomas Lynch, John Paul Jones, Nathan Hale, and Paul Revere, while Lincoln remains valuable despite volume of writings.

York William B Shakespeare Button Gwinnett George Washington Abraham Lincoln Jerome 'Brooks Shakespeare Brooks London Gwinnett Napoleon Washington England Thomas Lynch Sala Brooks John Paul Jones Nathan Hele Paul Revere Rom Roosevelt Wilson Harsheng Alge Wil

Wild Animals Reported Roaming Meigs Athens Counties

Ohio report describes wild game returning as people move to cities and land reforests. A wild deer was seen in the west part of Meigs County and a second animal tangled in a fence near Dyeville. A panther was also reported in the Dyeville area, with trapping ongoing on the Seldon Dye farm.

Meigs Athens Counties Panther Dyesville J. F. Bowles Exter Ohio Athens County Dye¢sville Herr Ial Harmon Joseph Harmon Seldon Dye Farm

Fascist Emblem Echoes AcrossRome Triumph Anniversary

Fragmented text discusses Fascist emblem meaning a bundle of rods bound by a battle axe, tracing origins from ancient Rome to copying by the United States and even the House of Representatives mace. It references Fasciat, Fasciat militia roles, and names leaders like Duce Mussolini, with garbled anecdotes about dogs, a boy, and distant unrest scenes.

Rome Washington, D.C National Geographic Society United’ States Fas Anton United States House of Representatives Mascolini

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Steel Kings Roamer Priso Harold M. Sims Ortland Ore Bill” Haywood LW. W Charles G. Bakcay Fortune World Rover Big Bill Haywood Bakely Bureau of Oot Intelligence Bakcsy Hungary America United States Coast Guard Cape Horn Department of Justice Railways of America Yale Columbia Rooma King Winter Milami Beach Ee A. Patten Lincoln Hed Woodrow Wilton Harmon Wes Dyesvilla Caleb Mark R Parker Cheney Cheney Sefi Spekeville Jan Bk
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