Athens in focus ten years ago soldiers and unions
APTAIN R R Johnson of Camp Sheridan on a seven day leave in Athens. Draft age men married since May 18 1917 should not be exempt from selective service per General Crowder. First Lt Wheeler S Murray Athens named best commissioned officer in a bomb throwing class. United Mine Workers ratified the Washington agreement granting wage advances to bituminous miners and penalties for contract violations. Rev Otho Williams retained for another year by Christian church members.
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Aptain R. R. Johnson
Camp Sheridan
Montgomery
Alabama
Athens
Crowder
Wheeler S. Murray
Lieut
Marquet
United Mine Workers of America
Washington
Otho Williams
The
Christian Church
Thought for Today on Social and Fraternal Life in Ohio
A column emphasizes the value of social and semi business gatherings among men in Ohio American Legion posts. It argues that lively firesides and club quarters strengthen member bonds amid motor car and radio era distractions and warns against isolation by a man who neglects fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Ohio
Athens
Legion Grows as Young Veterans Embrace Post Home
Leaders of the Athens American Legion post praise rising interest among veterans and the appeal of the post home. They predict the Legion will become as powerful as the Grand Army of the Republic in decades after the Civil War and aim to promote Americanization and safeguard the nation against future wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaders
Athens American Letgion
Grand Army of the Republic
American Legion
Messenger
America
Debate over race betterment and democracy in Battle Creek
A conference in Battle Creek Michigan voices fear that better stock is not reproducing. The piece rebuts the idea, arguing the American system offers equal opportunity and that many great figures came from the so called lower classes.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Battle
Gius
Giuseppe
America
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Ford
Walt B.hitman
John D. Rockefeller
Perfide Albion and English censorship in the stage
A historical critic laments English stage censorship as a relic of the dark ages. He notes that even licensed plays face private influence and inconsistent oversight, contrasting with French attitudes toward national identity and freedom of expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Mreereachain
New York
Lehart Brief Reflects on Rainy Travel Eastward
A short travel note from Lehart Indiana on January 19 describes rainy conditions as the Twentieth Century train bound east passes through Indiana. The piece includes a humorous aside about Chicago crime news and citizens' reactions, framing crime reports as a grim but not tragic topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehart
Ind
Chicago
Indiana
Gangster Guzik Watch as Capone Aid Drops in Florida
In Capone era news, Jack Guzik now rests in Florida while his absence inspires 28 year old Harry Fuller of South Bend Indiana to lead a hijacking crew. They held up and robbed Capone bootleg wagons during the morning.
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Jack Guzik
Scarface
al Capone
Florida
Capone
Harry Fuller
South Bend
Ind
Kidnap Plot Ends in Triple Fatal Ride Gone Wrong
A harsh scheme by Guzik ends tragically as Harry Fuller and two aides are abducted and killed. Fuller and Fasso were dumped at one site, Gaziando at another, with authorities labeling it a fatal consequence of the crime.
Chicago Crime, Prohibition and Road Bonds Highlight City News
The text argues bootlegging profits corrupt police and detectives in Chicago, with a police chief noting over half of his force in bootlegging. It notes Illinois plans $160 million in state bonds plus $33.3 million in county bonds for hard roads, totaling about 6,000 miles of roads, and credits Chicago citizens G. H. Forrest and James P. Bicket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Messrs
G. H. Forrest
James P. Bicket
Capital Punishment Debate Cites Officials on Deterrence
Earnest writers argue against capital punishment asserting hanging or the electric chair fails to deter murderers. Prison superintendents testify these methods may even embolden criminals, making them feel heroic.
California captor faces hanging for grim crime
Two men held a girl school class against their will and fatally harmed girls in a California crime. The suspect, already jailed, posed for a mug shot and read fan mail as alienists study him. The offense occurred over a month ago and includes the state’s capital punishment context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Michigan Killer Faces Life Sentence for Child Murder
In Owosso Michigan Adolph Hotelling an elder of the church killed a young girl. He was imprisoned in Marquette after capture and faces life at hard labor in a system without capital punishment.
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Michigan
Adolph Hotelling
Church of Owosso
Marquette
Lasker Donates Million to Chicago University for Degenerative Disease Study
A D Lasker once head of the shipping board now runs an office in Chicago and with his wife has donated one million dollars to a Chicago university to study the causes nature and prevention of degenerative diseases.
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A. D. Lasker
Shipping Board
Lord and Thomas
Chicago
Chicago University
Life expectancy progress a century apart
Within 300 years the average life has increased from 30 to 60 years, yet a man aged 50 offers only marginally improved odds over a 100 year ago. The statement contrasts historical mortality with modern gains and underscores persistent risks at midlife.
Lasker funds study on human aging and science myths
The text notes Lasker’s money to explore why people deteriorate after fifty and to test fringe ideas once dismissed by doctors. It suggests letting scientists probe proposals once labeled nonsense, comparing to Pasteur’s controversial theories that advanced medical understanding.
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Lasker
Pasteur
Sandino Rebel Leader Said Killed by U S Air Strike
Dispatch from Nicaragua reports Sandino the rebel killed by a bomb from U S air forces. The rebels now see they cannot match United States flying machines, marking a turning point in the Nicaragua conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua
Sandino
United States
Air power urgency emphasized for deterrence
The speaker warns that Europe and Asia surpass the United States in air power and urges building a strong fighting air force rather than a limited force. He cites Sandino as a warning and calls for immediate expansion of military aviation across government branches.
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Congress
Army and Navy Departments
Europe
Asia
Sandino
Nicaragua
Health and Diet Questions Answered by Dr McCoy
Inquiries on health and diet will be answered by Dr Frank McCoy author of The Fast Way to Health. Readers may address questions to this newspaper for response by Dr McCoy through the paper’s care.
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Frank McCoy
McCoy
Understanding Protein and Diet Choices in Early Nutrition
The article traces prehistoric protein sources from roots and eggs to modern knowledge of proteins and diet. It discusses meat versus vegetarian proteins, the limitations of plant proteins, and how cooking improves grain nutrition, with Q and A on anemia, Sally Lunn, and internal baths.
Romance and Rise of New Yorks Early Show Business
By the Way in New York details encounters in Manhattan and the Bowery linking early film and theater figures. Joseph Schenck, Irving Berlin, Sam Harris, Walter Donaldson, Adelaide Hall, William Friedlander and others are profiled as they began their careers in modest local spots. The piece notes the growing demand for girl jazz bands and anecdotal vignettes of New York bohemia and street commerce.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
York
Manhattan Isle
Lower Bowery
New York
Joseph Schenck
Moving Picture
Irving Berlin
Sam Harris
Felst Emporium
Walter Donaldson
Donaldson
Wall Street
Brooklyn
Yea
San Adelaide Hall
Florence Mills
Broadway
Miss Hail
Paris
William Friedlander
Cates
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Manhattan
Jessie James
Mary
Why driving on the right became American practice
Frederick Haskin explains the right side driving custom in early America arose from Dutch and French influences and practical needs of right handed drivers on wagons and schooners. The habit formed before extensive vehicle use and persisted as roads and hilly terrain required controlled braking.
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A. Gould
France
England
America
HK. R. A
Switzerland
Navy
Inteview
Navy Department
Five-letter words hint in this puzzle prompt
Fragmented puzzle text with garbled clues and odd phrases. Contains stray letters and incomplete questions about authors, places, and history. Likely an unfinished crossword item or stray OCR noise from a previous page.
Phi Delta Kappa forms on campus amid campus events
Twenty years ago the Phi Delta Kappa sorority, a new campus group, met with Mrs. Frederick L. Preston while John F. Biddle announced candidacy for commissioner. A $500 reward was offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who murdered Charles Axelson near Millfield in Athens County around December 2, 1907. Mrs. Catherine Wright, living with her son-in-law John Dethrick in Nelsonville, died from cancer. burial was at Union Cemetery.
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Phi Delta Kappa Sorority
Frederick L. Preston
Charles Axelson
Millfield
Athens County
Catherine Wright
John Dethrick
Nelsonville
Union Cemetery
Guessing Still Uncertain in 1932 Party Nominating Scene
Washington political column surveys Democratic and Republican horse trading as 1932 conventions approach. It weighs Smith likely to be nominating force for the Democrats with Moody possibly as running mate, while Hoover and Dawes contend for the Republican button amidst anti Hoover drives and shifting support.
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Hoover
Dawes
Mr. Hoover
Cians
General Dawes
Minde
Mr. Dawes
Mechanical tide predicting machine of brass and stone
The Coast and Geodetic Survey built a 2500 pound tide predicting device about 1910. It measures 11 feet long, 2 feet wide, 6 feet high and computes 37 tidal factors from sun moon earth geometry and harbor shape. It remains in government service for tidal predictions.
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Coast and Geodetic Survey
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J.welgin “Siesen Cea
Rachel
Pollock
London
MR. Lasker’s Million
Arthur Brisbane
Willabelle
Sally Lunn
By the Way
Weehawken
N. J
Broadway Helt
Frederick Haskin
Bonaenta
Brother
Theodore Welt
Univ
Petid
Cat
Bisa
Evolu Ena
Dayton
Tenessee
Zawne
Aswer
Aine
Ray
John F. Biddle
Rodney Dutcher
Ashington
al Smith
Reed
Ritchie
Smith
Kansas City
Houston
Dan Moody
Moody
South
Shakespeare
Virginia
Weldon
Fredericksburg
Colorado
Spain
Austria
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