Lewis Denies Miner Strike, Says Operators At Fault
United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis told reporters in Shamokin Pennsylvania that the union seeks a peaceful wage adjustment and will blame coal operators if a strike occurs. He cited operators’ refusal to confer under the 1919 interstate agreement and warned April 1 expiry could trigger trouble. Hoover’s March strike warning sparked questions among delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Williams
Shamokin
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Miners Convention in Ohio Sees Talks Not Moves
Delegates at the Ohio miners convention in Columbus hear talks on mine safety and the Safety First slogan. A heated debate over amending Article II Section 2 to allow referendum fillings failed 89 to 45 with 188 delegates present. John Wilkeson of the Oklahoma district spoke on the Kansas trouble during the afternoon session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Miners’ Convention
William
Bill
Ryan
Bureau of Mines
Parker
To & For
John Wilkeson
Oklahoma
Kansas
Mystery of big masked man a hoax in Flint
Sixteen year old Hilton Coons claimed a masked assailant bound him in a barn and fired a shot at him from behind a cornstack. Authorities questioned the boy, and he confessed the tale was a fabrication to liven up dull times near Flint. The incident led to renewed caution but no criminal case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Flint
Mich
Hilton Coons
Hilton
Coons
Roads meeting in Guysville draws Athens county men
In Guysville on Saturday at 10 AM a county roads meeting will be held with every township good roads man and trustee expected to attend. A noon dinner and an afternoon program of talks are planned as the event aims to review road conditions in Athens county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome Road
Guysville
Good Roads
Athens County
Lost Cause Loyalty Wrecks Life at Sea
A reflective piece argues that steadfast loyalty to a doomed ideal wrecks lives, likening the sea of life to a field strewn with wrecks caused by dedication to a lost cause.
Prohibition Plan Criticized by Wheeler in Ohio
Attorney Wayne B. Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League denounced Cleveland plans to elect a congress to repeal federal prohibition, calling it reprehensible and infeasible. Ohio miners official George Savage warned that open shop foes may seek gains in Congress and urged caution over possible compulsory union incorporation and damages for illegal strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Wheeler
Wets
International News Service
Columbus
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League of America
Cleveland
William H. Stayton
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Wheeler
Ohio United Mine Workers of America
George Savage
Ohio Miners’ Organization
Congress
Savage
Supreme Court
Massachusetts Hatters
Old Tammany Boss Near Death Today
Dublin reports Richard Croker former leader of Tammany Hall in New York City critically ill at Glencairn Castle with gall stones and age related complications. doctors fear the end is near as the day progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
International News Service
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
New York City
Glencairn Castle
Croker
Pastor Falls Through Floor in Parochial School
Rev. C. H. Von Lintel of St. Anthony’s Catholic church fell through a floor in a new parochial school building in Bridgeport on January 20. He saved himself from a 15 foot drop by grasping joists as carpenters saw him slip, preventing serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
C. H. von Lintel
St. Anthony'’s Catholic Church
Fifi Potter Stillman Denial Connected to Stillman Divorce
In New York on January 20 Mrs. Fifi Potter Stillman has not denied that her son Guy was illegitimate. A F Jenks counsel for James A Stillman argued before the appellate division of the supreme court appealing an order granting Mrs Stillman $7500 additional counsel fees in the divorce action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifi Potter Stillman
Guy
A. F. Jenks
James A. Stillman
Supreme Court
Fragmented note on landholdings and area comparison
The text appears fragmentary noting combined holdings of landowners in the United States and an attempted comparison to Ireland in area. No clear events or concrete details are present to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ireland
Eastern Ohio Freight Rates and Coal Production Debate
Secretary C. H. Bryson of the Chamber of Commerce backs Governor Davis and Mr. Tetlow in seeking freight-rate relief for Ohio coal. He notes past flat increases favored by railroads, urges the Ohio Utilities Commission to correct disparities, and calls for causes of Eastern Ohio's lagging production to be addressed to restore 65 to 75 percent output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Ohio
C. H. Bryson
Chamber of Commerce
Tetlow
Supreme Court of the United States
Public Utilities Commission
West Virginia
Ohio Commission
Eastern
Southern
Ohio farms powered by tractors cited in survey
Labor shortage drives a survey by C. J. West finding 20 400 tractors in Ohio averaging one per farm. Two years earlier the state had 10 469 tractors, some used in construction and related work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
C. J. West
West
Fire Toll Heavy in Columbus Fires
State Fire Marshal Dykeman reports 18 dead and 19 crippled from fires between New Year’s Day and January 16 in Columbus. Four deaths stem from unscreened fires while injuries, including three small children, came from open flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Dykeman
Woman Declares Independence in Self Acknowledged Role
The remark centers on a wife described as having a mind of her own, highlighting her confident assertion of personal autonomy within the marriage.
Fire prevention slogans to curb forest fires in PA
Harrisburg report says every cigarette pack sold in Pennsylvania next spring will carry a forest fire safety slogan. The Department of Forestry requests manufacturers to include information on damage from fires started by careless smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Forestry
Death of Dr. F. P. McVay Athens Leader in Medicine and Fraternal Orders
Dr F P McVay longtime Athens physician and former city councilman died this morning after cerebral embolism with nephritis. Born March 10 1853 in Washington county he practiced in Five Points Meigs county Guysville and Athens since 1891. He married Jesse B Hall July 14 1874 and leaves three children two brothers and numerous fraternal memberships. Funeral arrangements pending.
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F. P. McVay
Athens
Doctor McVay
Washington County
Starling Medical College
Cincinnati Medical College
Five Points
Meigs County
Guysville
McVay
Jesse B. Hall
Kansas
Hattie
R. and
S. M
O. FE. S
Ohio O
FE. E
Aladdin Temple
Meeting Postponed by Athens County Red Cross Committee
The executive committee meeting of the Athens county Red Cross chapter, originally set for Sunday January 22, is postponed to Sunday January 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
War Plans Are Being Made in Union Offices
Organized miners plan a nation wide strike April 1 if wage demands fail. They seek a 5 to 10 percent increase effective April 1, backed by data on starvation wages and limited annual work days. An international UMWA convention in Indianapolis Feb 14 will set war plans with representation from Canada and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. K. Hutchinson
Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Canada
America
West Virginia
Kansas
Ilinois
Alabama
Christmas dinner at Belmont County Jail draws cheers
In St Clairsville Ohio Sheriff R T Lynch hosted a Christmas Day observance at Belmont County jail. Women received candy packages while male prisoners were given cigars as part of the celebration. A rush to the jail for next Christmas is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Py International News Service
ST. Clairsville
Belmont County
R. T. Lynch
Home Baked Sale By Lillie Class at Athens Electric
A home baked sale hosted by the Lillie Class of the Christian church takes place Saturday at Athens Electric. Proceeds support church programs and community outreach. Local residents are invited to attend and purchase homemade treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie
Christian Church
Athens Electric
Many Threshers Ignorant Says Ohio Threshermen Leader
Columbus January 20. W H Newsom president of the National Association of Threshermen told the Ohio Brotherhood of Threshermen convention at the Chittenden hotel that 750 to 1 000 Ohio threshermen are injured annually due to lack of knowledge and caution in operating machines. He urged a safety campaign as 400 threshermen attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
W. H. Newsom
National Association of Threshermen
Ohio Brotherhood of Threshermen
Chittenden
Last Day of Hunting Season Across United States
January marks the final day in which hunters may pursue migratory game birds including ducks geese coots gallinules and Wilson snipe under federal seasons law nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Benedict XV Elected Pope Succeeds Pius X
Benedict XV chosen pope on Sept 3 114 succeeding Pius X and crowned three days later at the Vatican. Born Giacomo Della Chiesa in Genoa November 21 1854, he became archbishop of Bologna December 18 1907 and cardinal May 25 1914. He pursued peace during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict XV
Church of
Pope Benedict XV Lapses Into Coma as Doctors Fear Death
Pope Benedict XV fell unconscious late in the afternoon and is in a coma after a day of heart weakness and lung inflammation. Attending physicians fear death is near as preparations were made while he remained conscious earlier. The report notes 801,961,000 Roman Catholics worldwide and 17,550,009 in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International
Rome
Benedict XV
United States
Pope Benedict Near Death as Pneumonia Deepens
Vatican bulletin reports Pope Benedict XV gravely ill with pneumonia and failing respiration. Doctors administer oxygen and heart stimulants while cardinals, priests, and mourners gather. King Victor Emmanuel II and the queen are notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Benedict
Battistini
Bignini
Marchia Favia
Vatican
Georgi
Victor Emmanuel
Open Wednesdays and Saturdays Home-dressed Meats
Athens City Marketing Association advertises open Wednesdays and Saturdays for home-dressed meats with a notice mentioning days and contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City Marketing Association
Commission Reveals Plans to Reorganize Government Departments
The special congressional commission announced that its plans for reorganizing government departments and bureaus are complete and ready for presentation to President Harding. Chairman Walter F. Brown of Toledo said the recommendations will be laid before the president today or tomorrow and then submitted to the cabinet for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Special Congressional Commission
Harding
Walter F. Brown
Toledo
Brown
Fight over Lewis resignation unfolds at Ohio UMW convention
At Columbus Ohio the Ohio Unit ed Mine Workers state convention is torn by a confrontation over a proposal to force John L. Lewis to resign as president and executive board member and to restore Alexander Howat to office. Delegates circulate pamphlets, debate a special order, and clash between Howat supporters led by James Hoge and opponents led by Frank Bender John Owens and Joseph Smith as they push for loyalty to the union charter and contracts. Leaders predict the resolutions will be defeated after further discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Columbus
John L. Lewis
The
International Organization
Alexander Howat
Kansas District
Lewis
Tryanny
Ohio
United Mine Workers
Bellaire
Howat
Kansas
James Hoge
Frank Bender
John Owens
Pleasant City
Guernsey County
Joseph Smith
Stewartsville
Belmont County
Organization
Masons Hold Special Communication At Para Mathia Lodge No.25
Fri Jan 20 at 6.00 p.m. Master Mason degree slated. W W Lee presides as Worshipful Master with J A Palmer as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
Paramathia Lodge No. 25
W. W. Lee
W. M
J. A. Palmer
Sec’y
The Oldest Game Beating Age Says Vanity Persists
The quote notes that halting age is the oldest game and the least successful, a contest played as long as women chase vanity and men believe they can fool them.
Eight Hundred Useful Books promised by library bureau
An offer from The Athens Messenger Information Bureau invites readers to request a free booklet listing 800 authoritative books across subjects such as business finance and gardening. Readers must mail a coupon with two cents to Frederic J. Haskin in Washington, D. C., supplying name and address clearly.
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American Library Association
Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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Church of Rome
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Anthricite Miners’ Tri District
H. L. McDonald
Chu Chin Chow
Mary Nora Howard Morgan
Nora Howard
Gonuoshi Komai
Kensington
England
Davage
Tammany
Hocking Coal
Miami
Mildred Ellett
Reinald Werrenrath
Fla
UNION
Edward Strutt
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