Local Social and Music Notes From Athens and Columbus
Mr and Mrs Frank X Rauch returned from Columbus where Mrs Rauch sang as soloist with W D Sisson orchestra at a North Methodist church concert The Pythian Sisters plan an initiation Friday evening Mrs C N Mackinnon hosted the Wednesday Bridge club Motor visitors from Nelsonville attended a Queen of Sheba matinee in Stuart Opera House Athens Elks joined a Columbus initiation trip Many local residents travel to visit relatives and attend events across Ohio including musical performances and family notices John Woodworth Wilce Jr welcomed in Columbus as son of Dr and Mrs John Woodworth Wilce Gerald Finney of Ohio University now with Isham Jones orchestra touring the States and recording for Brunswick and Aeolian Vocalion records
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Frank X. Rauch
Columbus
Nelsonville
John Woodworth Wilce Jr
John Woodworth Wilce
Wilce
Minnie Conner
Conner
Athens
Gerald Finney
Phi Delta Theta
Ohio University
Isham Jones
Chicago
Brunswick
Herbert Finney
Phi Delta
Theis Detroit Ritz
Aeolian Vocalion
Hearings on soldiers bonus bill set by Ways and Means
Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee voted 14 to 1 to open hearings next Tuesday on the soldiers' bonus bill. Only opposition to immediate action is said to come from Rep Houghton of New York, newly named American ambassador to Germany.
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Hayward
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Houghton
New York
Germany
Case continued in Newark for Atherton misgovernment case
The case of H A Atherton former Newark mayor indicted for misgovernment was continued until February 6 due to absence of material illness preventing state prep. The hearing will proceed in the common pleas court.
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Newark
H. A. Atherton
Grand
Common Pleas
Local WCTU seeks curfew ordinance in Oberlin
On January 26 Oberlin residents report that members of the Womans Christian Temperance Union urge the city council to pass a curfew ordinance. The request aims to regulate youth hours and improve public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin, O
Our Eyes Our Eyes Review of Eye Trouble Guides
A concise call to consult specialists at the first sign of eye trouble. The piece promises an expert evaluation and clear opinion on visual health and proper care.
Local Social Notes From Harmony Hill Area
Harmony Hill residents recover from the grip and visit neighbors. J C Corgeshall attended a good road meeting in Athens. Milo Foster calls on G K Thorpe. W W Hill and Willard Foster visit. James Carpenter trims for G K Thorpe. Sarah Coggeshall hosts Alice George at supper then attends a parent teacher meeting. R R Houston visits J C Coggeshall. Mr and Mrs Taylor Devore are well for winter. Mrs N and Dalton ill. Little Hocking residents discuss opening a high school next year with several interested.
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Charles Harris
Tippie
J. C. Corgeshall
Athens
Milo Foster
G. K. Thorpe
W. W . Hill
Willard Foster
Foster Home
James Carpenter
Sarah Coggeshall
Veterans Bureau Drives Rehabilitation for World War I Vets
The Veterans Bureau launches a nationwide drive for rehabilitation of fallen World War I veterans. Director Forbes orders searches in hospitals and prisons to find veterans whose war experiences caused distress and led to disarray. Answers aim to restore pre war status, with aid for illness costs from war injuries or experiences.
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International News Service
Washington
U. S
Veterans’ Bureau
Forbes
Teeth Regrow After Knocked Out During Pawnee Hoops
In Pawnee Nebraska on January 26, Raymond Richards a Pawnee high school basketball star had three teeth knocked from his mouth in a game. Remarkably the teeth are growing back.
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International News Service
Pawnee, Neb
Raymond Richards
Pawnee
Richards
Germans to Tax People for War Payments in New Plan
Berlin, Jan. 26. Chancellor Wirth presented new measures to the Reichstag to increase state revenues. A forced loan of 40,000,000,000 paper marks from big business will fund French reconstruction and fulfill the Wiesbaden accord. Direct taxation to be favored. socialists open to sacrificing doctrine for an indemnity moratorium.
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Republic
S. D. Weyer
Berlin
Reichstag
Wirth
Cellor
France
Wisebaden
Insreet
Germany
Civil aviation rules proposed to govern new bureau
The senate commerce committee reported favorably a bill to create a bureau of civil aviation under the commerce department. Sponsored by Senator Wadsworth of New York, it would appoint a commissioner to lead the bureau and set fixed rules for regulation and development. Early action was planned by committee chairman Senator Jones of Washington.
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Washington
Bureau of Civil Aviation
Department of Commerce
Senate Commerce Committee
Wadsworth
Republican
New York
Jones
Richards Makes Unlikely Comeback After Dental Injury
In a gym floor incident Adentis gave first aid and reinserted a tooth, ejecting Richards for the season. After two weeks the tooth remained solid and Richards returned as the top scorer in the high school league.
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Adentis
Richards
Ohio to Acquire 800 Acres of Camp Sherman Lands
The state of Ohio plans to take about 800 acres of Camp Sherman reservation if Congress passes pending legislation. Action in Congress is expected to succeed. The land includes Mt. Logan and the former World War rifle range area. Ohio aims to use the site as a forest nursery and to possess the hills that surround the state seal.
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Washington
Ohio
Camp Sherman
Congress
Mt. Logan
Medina postmaster appointments delayed past expiry
In Medina and surrounding towns LeRoy and Wadsworth the appointment of postmasters is postponed as the terms for these offices expire February 1. The delay affects Medina, LeRoy, and Wadsworth within the same county.
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Medina
LeRoy
Wadsworth
May Dump Good Liquor Into River
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania United States Marshal John F Short seeks a bidder for 200 barrels of whiskey valued at 400000 dollars seized in a raid last spring. The liquor sits in a storage house as charges accrue and a court order may be sought to dump it into the river if no bid is received soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburg
United States
John F. Short
Youth Served at the Second Table Phrase Explained
A retro editorial notes the quip Youth will be served implies youths receive favors at dinner. The line reflects social attitudes of the era about status and service at the second table.
Debutante Corinne Barker Visits Palm Beach Season
Miss Corinne Barker of New York, a debutante, is highlighted among prominent bathers enjoying the early weeks of the season at Palm Beach.
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Corinne Barker
New York
Palm Beach
New Day Chief Named PA Prohibition Director
John T. Davis of Blairsville Pennsylvania has been chosen to succeed William C. McConnell as state prohibition director. Announcement came from the treasury department confirming the resignation and appointment.
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New Day
Washington
John T. Davis
Blairsville
Pennsylvania
William C. McConnell
Treasury Department
Three Dead From Botulism at Cambridge Birthday Dinner
Three are dead one may die and two ill from botulinus poisoning after eating home preserved greens at a birthday dinner held Sunday at the home of Charles W. Tuttle in Cambridge, Ida. The accident occurred forty miles north of Weiser.
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Weiser
Ida
Charles W. Tuttle
Cambridge
Here
Weak Mind to Defense Plea in Poison Case
Testimony on the mental state of Mrs. Elsie Greider Weber 20 on trial for poisoning her parents with poisoned food occupied most of today’s session. The defense argued she was mentally deranged at the time of the alleged poisoning and noted she had since become a mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauseon
Elsie Greider Weber
Local Boy Fatally Shoots Brother in Pine Creek Home
In Portsmouth County on January 26, 7-year-old Willie Hacker took his father's shotgun from the front room while his parents were away. He loaded two shells and fired at his 4-year-old brother, causing a fatal chest wound. Investigating officers await further details.
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Portsmouth
Willie Hacker
Hugh Hacker
Pine Creek
Jailbreak at Break County Jail Sparks Manhunt
Charles Hill and Willie Lofton, both colored, escaped from Break County Jail in Ironton Ohio last night by prying a bar and escaping through a skylight. Lofton is said to be from Ashland Kentucky authorities report.
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Ironton, O
Charles Hill
Willie Lofton
Lofton
Ashland
Proposal for Great Lakes to sea water route in House bill
Representative Reed of New York introduces a bill proposing an all American water route from the Great Lakes to the sea as a substitute for the planned St. Lawrence canal. The measure seeks to secure a domestic shipping corridor to replace international waterway dependence.
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Washington
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Canal
Reed
New York
Arbuckle Case Defense Eyes Close of Evidence
Gavin McNab chief counsel for Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle said the defense would try to close their case this afternoon as the manslaughter trial recessed at noon in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Gavin McNab
Roscoe
Fatty” Arbuckle
Government purchase of liquor urged by Anti-Saloon League official
Dr. Ernest H. Cherrington of Westerville secretary of the league executive committee urges Congress to authorize federal purchase of existing liquor stocks and their legitimate use under the Volstead act. He says this would help curb illicit alcohol by shifting supply through government control.
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Columbus
Congress
Ernest H. Cherrington
Westerville
Anti-Saloon League of America
Cherrington
Lynch ing Bill Defeated in House Vote
Washington January 26 The bid to strike out all provisions of the Dyer anti lynching bill failed in the house by 189 to 100. Representative Sumners Democrat of Texas led the opposition forcing the issue as soon as the bill was considered.
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Washington
House
Sumners
Texas
Farmers Cutting Shipping Costs
The Ohio cooperative livestock shipping firms report record low handling costs in December at 71 cents per hundred, below the 72 cent monthly average from April through December. December also shows a smaller average loss of two cents per hundred, about a tenth of a cent under the prior months' average.
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Ohio Cooperative Livestock Shipping Companies
Women at It Too In Elyria Bail For Booze Fine
In Elyria on January 26, Mrs. Korin failed to pay a $500 fine for making liquor and was jailed. Mrs. Bryski, similarly fined, was released after paying $250 and giving notes for the balance.
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Elyria
Korin
Bryski
Druggist John J Patterson Dies at 68 in St Clairsville
ST. CLAIRSVILLE Jan. 26 John J Patterson 68 a druggist died after a short illness. He belonged to St. Clairsville’s oldest business concern founded by his father Isaac Patterson more than 75 years ago.
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ST. Clairsville
John J. Patterson
Isaac Patterson
Telephones Tapped at Prohibition HQ in New York
Workmen removing the switchboard at Prohibition Director Ralph A. Day’s office found evidence that outsiders, presumed bootleggers, had been tapping the wires and listening to conversations to and from prohibition headquarters for an undetermined period.
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New York
Prohibition
Ralph A. Day
oMce
Oberlin Business Men's Club Elects New President
In Oberlin on January 26 the newly elected officers refused to serve. A second election followed and Henry Pfaff was named president.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Business Men's Club
Henry Pfaff
Dr Johnson writes Rasselas to aid mother’s funeral costs
Dr Johnson authored the novel Rasselas to defray the funeral expenses of his mother, using the work to raise funds for her burial and related costs.
Theatrical Producer Sues for Divorce in New York
Carle E. Carlton, a theatrical producer, sues Edith Day Carlton for divorce in New York. He claims her kisses and embraces during the Irene era were too intense and prolonged. The article notes Misa Day denies the charges and mentions Pat Somerset as a recipient of the caresses.
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Carle E. Carlton
New York
Edith Day Carlton
Irene
1Ton
Pat Somerset
Lord Somerset
Misa Day
Hartwell Farwell Confesses to Murder of Sister’s Suitor
Hartwell Farwell of Milwaukee confesses to killing Philip Housten, burying the body in a haystack, and burning the stack. He alleges his father warned against the sister's marriage and claims he shot Housten to enforce the parental ban.
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Hartwell Farwell
Milwaukee
Philip Housten
Farwell
Hartwell
Housten
Two More Girls Sought to Testify Against Tex Rickard
New York January 26 a children's society seeks two additional schoolgirls as accuser and witness in the Tex Rickard case joining one accuser and three existing witnesses already lined up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
Tex Rickard
Children’s Society
Woman Arrested in Postal Certificate Theft Case
Catherine Ruskow was arrested in Cleveland on January 26 after Postal Inspector John Lamiell charged her with stealing postal certificates valued at 3000 from a Lima, Ohio boarding house and forging the owner’s signature to cash them.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Catherine Ruskow
John Lamiell
Lima, Oils
Icebound Woodrich fleet freights the river escape
A flotilla of steel tugs departed Chicago river harbor to loosen steamships Indiana Illinois and Alabama of Woodrich Transit Co held fast in ice about a mile east of the river mouth.
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International News Service
Chicago
Indiana
Ilinois
Alabama
Woodrich Transit Company
Pershing Gifts Bring Philippine War Implements to Nebraska
In Lincoln Nebraska on January 26 the University of Nebraska received what is described as the finest collection of Philippine war implements ever brought to the United States. The gift from General John J Pershing includes weapons and coats of mail dating before the fifteenth century. Also presented was a collection of Philippine bird skins mounted and placed in the museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Univesity of
Nebraska
John J
Prohibition Agents Fear Poison Tasting Booze in Albany Raid
Prohibition agents who raided an Albany saloon told a United States Commissioner they feared tasting the drink. They said it might be poison and expressed fear for their safety amid the investigation.
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International News Service
Albany
N. Y
United States
Two Brothers operated on for hernia at Mt. Carmel
In Columbus two brothers Fay and Jay Lewton from New Lexington were operated on for hernia in adjoining Mt. Carmel hospital rooms by Dr. C S Hamilton. The doctor said both are recovering and expected to leave soon.
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Columbus
Fay
Jay Lewton
New Lexington
Mt. Carmel Hospital
C.S. Hamilton
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