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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
7
Two antique cars for sale including a 1918 A-1 Buick with 7 passengers and a 1920 Maxwell five passenger model in good condition. Sold by The Athens Buick Co. dated 4 26 7.
An old classified-style notice advertises a taxi service operating from 6 A.M. to 10 P.M. with pickup at Taxicab Court House Station and a contact phone listed as 19. The dates 6-16 to 7-15p suggest a limited run or renewal period.
Baseball and cricket results across American Association and National League show Toledo blanking Indianapolis 4 0 and St Paul routing Kansas City 6 0. Minneapolis tied Milwaukee 1 1 after a 5 4 win and a 1 1 draw. Brooklyn edged New York 7 8 and 3 1 splits. St Louis beat Cleveland 10 8 and Chicago routed Detroit 14 0. New York also beat Philadelphia 10 6 while Boston and Washington split 3 5.
New York July 1 report compares Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth as the greatest players. Ruth challenges Cobb with pitching, fielding, and power potential, batting .345 this season and eyeing 40 to 50 homers, while Cobb’s career marks include a .420 peak in 1912 and 768 stolen bases.
The Hague June 30 report says Poland plans to pull back troops from eastern Galicia amid fear of a Russian Bolshevik invasion. The move underscores heightened tension as allied fronts respond to unfolding Soviet activity.
The international labor office of the League of Nations will move from Genoa to Geneva and begin work about July 15. Delegates in Berne report preparations are underway for the transition and commencement of duties in the new location.
A Mexican armored train carrying Americans was attacked and blown up by bandits in Chihuahua. The rear car occupants defended themselves until reinforcements arrived, the water and armored cars were destroyed, and the engine was moved to Poncho for aid as the journey continued to Jiminez. All Americans were reported safe.
Cattle receipts light and markets mostly lower in Pittsburg with primé and veal calf prices noted. In Cincinnati cattle receipts 900 with slow market, hogs 4500, sheep 6000 and lambs weak to lower, prices listed for each category, with no market on July 5th.
A fragmented price list shows values for grains and cereals including barley and clover seed with cash quotes, Timothy prices for 1917 and 1918, barley, eye, and other seeds, plus Butter, Eggs and Hay quotes. Wheat and corn are referenced with futures or cash figures across several months.
Columbus July 1 For the first time in chiropractic history a practitioner has won an appeal to the United States supreme court on writ of error Luther M Nesmith of Bowling Green was recently convicted in Wood county courts for practicing medicine without a license Chief Justice Nichols of the Ohio supreme court granted the appeal noting thirteen states lack laws to legalize the practice.
Hogs receipts 33000 with market 35c lower. bulk 14.00 to 16.00. butchers 14.25 to 15.75. packing 13.25 to 14.25. night prices 14.00 to 15.90. roughs 12.75. Cattle receipts 10000 with market steady. beeves 15.75 to 16.50. butcher stock 6.60 to 16.50. canners 4.00 to 6.26. stockers 5.76 to 10.75. cows 6.35 to 12.75. calves 11.50 to 13.00. Sheep receipts 28000. market slow. wool lambs 12.50 to 16.00. ewes 6.00 to 10.00.
Samuel Townsend of Hebron died when his auto was struck by a traction car near Nelsonville at 11:30 Wednesday night. Four other occupants were injured. Bryan, brother-in-law of Townsend, travels to Hebron to fetch the body. funeral plans will be announced later.
A traction car from Beaver Valley East Liverpool and Steubenville ran away on a steep grade in East Liverpool. Safety switches failed causing the car to jump the track ripping a side open. Two men, George Bailey and George Boyce both of East Liverpool, were seriously injured. 28 others had minor injuries.
A Chicago market page lists butter creamery at 66 cents per pound, standard butter 50 to 55 cents, fireze 50 to 55 cents, dairy tubs 34 cents, eggs ordinaries 39 to 40 cents, Twins cheese 22 to 23 cents, young American 24 cents, and live poultry at 1 cent per unit.
Fragmented OCR references a Robert C. Bydre Co. and several names with unclear roles under Ohio law. The readable bits include a person sequence and a monetary amount, but the text is largely garbled and uncertain.
In London on July 1 Jim Barnes, the American golfer, exited the British Open at Deal posting 308 after four rounds with a final 78. Walter Hagen finished at 329 and Jim Duncan led at 4:50 with 303 as delays left many scores unclear.
Notice to electors of the Alexander Township School District for a time election in 1920 seeking approval of three additional miles for a project. The electors are notified of the polling place at the township school district location, with the clerk of the board of education in charge and the township officials listed.
Official notice fragment references a legal action and a deadline. Details are unreadable but action, authority, and locality appear. No clear names, dates, or numbers are extractable from the garbled text.
Fragmentary OCR note references custody issues and a date or code string unclear. Elements mention Mina and Cela cases with legal or administrative context but details are illegible.
Fragmentary timetable notes list local and express trains with arrival and departure times. Mentions No 4 and No 12 services, Athens runs, and various local departures across a garbled timetable page.
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