Fire damages two frame buildings on High street in Glouster
Fire began shortly after 3 pm in a gas explosion at the general store adjacent to the Carpenter Hardware frame building on High street in Glouster. Harold E. Cherrington won the $50 biannual prize for a poem at Ohio University with Paul Lawrence Dunbar as the title. Junod and company installed a 60 horsepower gas engine in their North Court street flouring mill, kept running day and night due to high business. Ten years ago Dr. Frances M. Hollingshead spoke to Athens mothers at the Presbyterian church. A. E. Whaley of Athens was chosen as Marietta Ice and Storage general manager. Midweek church services continued under the Church Attendance Campaign with large turnout. Henry G. Williams of Athens, former dean of Athens Normal College, was named Republican candidate for state civil service commission.
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High Street
Glouster
Carpenter Hardware Company
Ohio University
Harold E. Cherrington
Paul Lawrence. Dunbar
Junod and Company
North Court Street
A. E. Whaley
Athens
Athens Ice and Storage Company
Marietta
Ics
Henry G. Williams
Athens Normal College
State Civil Service Commission
There Are No Tricks in Simple Faith
A brief devotional notes that faith governs daily life with the idea of walking by belief rather than visible proof. It contrasts Shakespearean clarity with plain faith and emphasizes steadfast trust. It reads as a reflective, churchly musing without reporting any events.
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Shakespeare
Lawmaking buzz sparks barbering commission bill
The Ohio legislature opens with a flurry of proposed laws including a commission to regulate barbering and a state funded barbering college. Critics warn such paternal rules burden taxpayers and curb private enterprise, citing a Hamilton County representative as an overreach. The Akron Beacon Journal urges lawmakers to read Senator Reed on limiting government meddling.
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Hio
Columbus
Hamilton County
United States
Canada
Hamilton
Jim Reed
Egypt
Alcohel
Ohio
Commonwealth
Akron Beacon
Sir Walter Scott Sold English Rights 100 Years Ago
A century ago this month Sir Walter Scott sold the English rights to his eight volume Life of Napoleon. The piece argues that large readerships and big royalties were not unique to the modern era and that authors in the past also reached wide audiences.
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Sir Walter Scott
Life of
Napoleon
McAdoo frames prohibition clash in 1928 Democratic scene
Arthur Brisbane notes McAdoo warns states against breaking prohibition, targeting New York waterways with Governor Smith presiding. He calls any move to modify the Volstead Act an advance toward anarchy backed by old machine forces. The piece signals a brewing political fight.
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McAdoo
New York
Smith
Tweed
Croker
Baruch and Chadbourne Shift to Governor Smith Camp
Cyrus H. K. Curtis's paper notes Baruch and Chadbourne, key McAdoo camp figures in 1924, have moved to Governor Smith's camp and support him now. They bring strong political management know how and are said to deserve front seats on the Smith wagon.
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Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Baruch
Chadbourne
McAdoo
Governor Smith Camp
Governor Smith
Suit Brings Suit Against Lord Gladstone Over Memoir
The author of a vilifying book attacks Lord Gladstone memory and triggers a British legal case. The piece notes public dismay at dragging Gladstone’s name through the mud while recounting late night House of Commons routines and home rule opposition.
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Lord Gladstone
Gladstone
Myth or mirage in Gladstone spy tale emerges
The letter argues a pretty Russian spy in England tried to sway Gladstone and end wars but dismisses the claim as Hollywood-esque. The writer jokes about locating the spy’s younger sisters to spread them across Europe or the Americas.
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Gladstone
England
Hollywood
Europe
Ocean
Last Rites Administered as Fireman Fights Death
Fireman Angelone trapped by bricks and mortar on a bridge of two firemen receives last rites from Father Alexander McCarthy. Angelone asks for water as a bystander leads a spectator to a speakeasy where whisky is procured for the dying man, raising questions about prosecuting the liquor buyer or seller.
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Angelone
New York
Alexander McCarthy
Leisured Women Debate and Roles Across Society
A British columnist cites Lady Rhonda arguing leisured women threaten civilization while praising Eve for staying busy with a sewing machine or typewriter. The piece notes descendants prosper and contends a woman needs twenty five years of study and leisure, then twenty years for childrearing, reserving the rest for leisure to spur male energy. It asserts women should not work but create and inspire dull male workers.
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Rhonda
Eve
Philadelphia Clubwomen Push for Sunday Library Openings
Philadelphia civic women join a movement to extend library hours to Sundays. The push advocates public access to books and services on Sundays, aiming to broaden community learning and cultural resources.
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Philadelphia
Salutes and Ceremonies of the American Army
New army regulations clarify long standing salutes and ceremonies. Civilians now better understand the flag, the national anthem, and “To the Colors.” Mounted personnel halt. vehicle occupants dismount. drivers remain at attention. Indoor rules defined. officers salute selectively. enlistees observe room etiquette. The twenty one gun salute marks Independence Day and state occasions. The annual Memorial Day flag half mast tradition is outlined.
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Washington, PD. G
Army
Marine Corps
Jone
Modern apartment rise threats Chinatown lore in New York
In New York City Chinatown a new apartment block rises near Happy Alley signaling the end of the old district. The piece recalls the area’s rough past with gang wars, joss houses, and rowdy beer shops while noting its Irish roots and the influx of tourists from Times Square.
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New York
Chinatown
Times Square
Underworld
Jack Sirocco
Chinatown Faces Change as New Buildings Rise
Gilbert Swan surveys how immigration shifts reshape Chinatown from Irish and Italian roots to Oriental neighborhoods, noting how modern apartments threaten old alleys. He recalls Happy Alley and Nigger Mike's, Berlin’s start as a singing waiter, and Chinatown’s rise into Broadway with noodle joints, lanterns, and jazz, amid evolving tourist guides.
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America
Mike
Irving Berlin
Berlin
Questions and Answers: Night Radio Reflection Theory
A dialogue explains why radio works better at night. Heaviside and Kennelly proposed a highly conductive atmospheric layer at about 59 or 60 miles altitude that reflects signals at night, while daytime ionization prevents signals from reaching such heights.
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Heaviside and
Kennelly
History of China’s Troubles and Western Domination
Rod ney Dutcher surveys how Western powers gained treaty rights in China through force and bribery. He traces early contacts from Queen Elizabeth to Kanton trading posts, the Opium War era, and a string of unequal treaties that opened ports, ceded Hong Kong, and expanded foreign influence including Port Arthur and Wei-hai-wei.
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Washington
China
Peking
Queen Elizabeth
East India Company
Canton
Lord Macartney
Keen Lung
Lord Amherst
Greece
Japan
Corea
Siam
Annam
Burma
Tibet
England
Nanking
Amoy
Fu-Chau
Ningpo
Shanghai
Britain
Hongkong
Notre Dame Roman Catholic control and non sectarian status
The text states Notre Dame is under Roman Catholic control but non sectarian. It also discusses various questions about diamonds, inheritance for Dinese daughters, and briefly covers Poland’s postwar area and Catholic majority, plus a note on fever thermometer readings and error sources in hot air exposure.
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Notre Dame
United States
Dinese
Open Door policy and Boxer uprising shape China relations in 1900
In 1900 Secretary of State Hay promoted an open door for China amid administrative reforms. The Boxer uprising led to allied occupation of Beijing and other cities. Indemnity was set at 735 million dollars but later reduced to 337.5 million. Chinese students increased study in the U.S. and Britain and many joined the Nationalist movement.
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Hay
China
Peking
United States
America
England
Side Tracks Bill in Senate as Smoot Chairs Finance Panel
Senator Harrison of Mississippi sought a resolution backing tax reduction but the measure was sidetracked today by the election of Senator Smoot of Utah as chairman of the finance committee. Smoot indicated he would establish a Mond agenda.
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Washington
U.R
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate
Smoot
Utah
Ehairman
Finance Committee
Unfon Ecit
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