Building boom visible in Athens and Nelsonville
Athens area sketches a budding building surge focused on school projects. In Nelsonville sanitation gear is added to schools while architect William Mills notes ten school structures designed by him. Athens plans two new schools pending primaries funding with fall work likely to begin. Sigma Pi at Ohio University plans a Park Place home designed by Mills in Mount Vernon style costing about 22,006 dollars.
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Athens County
Nelsonville
Charles DeMolet
Athens Plumbing
William Mills
Athens
City School Board of
Sigma Pi Fraternity
Ohio University
Park Place
Mills
Birthday party held at Deep Hollow home
A birthday party was hosted by Mr and Mrs Blaine Lightner in Deep Hollow for their daughter Lazelle turning eight. The Lightner home was decorated with ferns and daisies and guests enjoyed themselves. Dainty refreshments were served and the afternoon proved very pleasant.
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Frost
Blaine Lightner
Deep Hollow
Lazelle
Lightner
Athens Faces No Current Railroad Tie Up Officials Say
Railroad officials report no immediate stoppage in Athens though shop men plan a strike Saturday while other train workers remain at work.
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Athens
Assassins in London Face Court for Wilson Murder
Two men arraigned for the murder of Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson reveal aliases Reginald Dunn and Joseph O'Sullivan. They name London as home and appear nonchalant as court proceedings begin.
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London
Sir Henry Hughes Wilson
Imperial General Staff
James Connolly
John O’brien
Reginald Dunn
Joseph O'Sullivan
Columbus set for major strike by rail shop crafts
Union leaders in Columbus predict at least 4900 of 4500 Pennsylvan ia railroad shop craft workers will strike at 10 this morning. Strike HQ will be in Hildreth Hall. A bulletin from Master Mechanic T B Farrington and Supt P W Sullivan says no wage reductions are being made on July 1 1922 and any changes will involve prior notice.
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Columbus
Hildreth Hall
Hildreth Avenue
Twentieth Street
Distri
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
T. B. Farrington
P. W. Sullivan
Pennsylvania
United States Railroad Labor Board
Tenor Jabs Baritone in Hand During Opera Duel
In Cincinnati on July 1 Clifford Cunard the tenor playing Sy Balt in Romeo and Juliet jabbed the baritone Mario Valle Mercutio in the hand with a sword during a duel. Juliet bound Valle’s wound with a silk sash and the audience remained unaware until Valle appeared later with a surgeon’s bandage on his hand.
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Cincinnati
Clifford Cunard
Sybalt
Mario Valle
Mercutio
Juliet
Wali
Sunday Visitors Share News With Parks Family
Henry Parks and his mother of Carbon Hill hosted guests including Henry Polland and wife with two daughters, Sophia Pollard, Lilian Young of Salem, Tisha Dilcher and husband with three children, Grace Shaw and infant daughter of Nelsonville, Ruth Parks studying at Athens, and John Dixon of Murray City.
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Henry Parks
Carbon Hill
Henry Polland
Sophia Pollard
Lillian Young
Salem
Tisha Dilcher
Nelsonville
Grace Shaw
Xenia
Ruth Parks
Athens
John Dixon
Murray City
Labor Board Member Quits During Fall Strike
CHICAGO July 1 reports circulated that A. O. Wharton labor representative on the wage board decided to resign. Wharton formerly led the shop crafts unions and was out of sympathy with recent board decisions, though no official statement has been made.
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Chicago
A. O. Wharton
Labor Board
Wharton
First clash in shop crafts strike near Washington
Near Washington the first skirmish between railroad workers and special police occurred at the inter city round house. No injuries were reported though police intervened to quell a near riot as workers expelled the Baltimore & Ohio force. Paraphernalia was destroyed.
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Washington
Shop Crafts Union
Round House
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Weekend visits reach across several towns
Sand Rock and Amesville residents share Sundays with relatives in Chester Hill Beatrice Smith and Helen Quinn visit Virgene Boudinot. Parmiters host Lew Rathburn family and Shive Rathburn from Pennsylvania. Edward McLeod visits Carl Grandstaff in Athens. Thelma Colvin from Marietta stays with N H Colvin family. Glen Robinson and son Jack visit Jess King in Shade. George Brown spends Monday in Belpre with John McClure.
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Tom McClune
Harold
Carl
Chester Hil
Beatrice Smith
Helen Quinn
Amesville
Virgene Boudinot
John Parmiter
Lew Rathburn
Pohattan
Shive Rathburn
Pennsylvania
Edward McLeod
Athens
Carl Grandstaff
Thelma Colvin
Marietta
N. H. Colvin
Glen Robinson
Jack
Shade
Jess King and Family
George Brown
Belpre
John McClure
Hydrangeas in tubs brighten Guysville as lodge decor
Emily Light of Guysville tends three striking hydrangeas in tubs that bloom abundantly. Her floral display at the Masonic Lodge drew admiration from nature lovers. In Athens County, Parkersboro merchants push to shift trade eastward through personal outreach. Trimble's main road is being rebuilt by the State Highway Department to create a solid route from Glouster to the county seat.
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Emily Light
Guysville
Masonic Lodge
Parkersboro
Athens County
Trimble
State Highway Department
Glouster
Graney to Become Des Moines Manager in Western League
July 1. Jack Graney veteran outfielder of the Cleveland Indians will be released by President S. Barnard on receipt of a waiver from remaining clubs in the league to become manager of the Des Moines club in the Western League.
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Cleveland
Jack Graney
Cleveland Indians
S. Barnard
Des Moines
Mexican banditry extends to Tampico oil camps
Consul Shaw at Tampico officially advised the state department that Mexican banditry against American oil camps in the Tampico district is being extended.
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Washington
Tampico
Consul Shaw
State Department
Local Social and Travel Notes From Hocking County
Visitors and trips fill the week with extended calls to Millfield Albany and The Plains. Local residents Mr and Mrs Canter Tate Edgan and Goodfellow travel and host families while relatives arrive for visits including Mrs Wealthy Johnson and Miss Nellie Canter. A miners meeting at Porter's Grove draws good attendance and locals ponder the Watchdog mystery.
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William Canter
Wellston
Charles Tate
Fred Russell
Millfield
Eddie Edgan
Margaret Goodfellow
Buckeye Lake
Wealthy Johnson
Pomeroy
Alfred Cheadle
Belle
Albany
Charles Preston
Athens
Porter’s Grove
Nellie Canter
Clara Gaskins
Marietta Goodman
Frank Gaskin
Clarence Hanley
Henry Hensel
Columbus
John Shust
the Plains
James Rathburn
Margaret
Latirons as Deadly Weapons Judge Decides
In Atlanta Georgia on June 30 Judge F T Shurley told Lon Kinneybrew a negro he faced a five year minimum in the Penitentiary for hitting his wife in the head with a flat iron. Kinneybrew pled guilty to assault with intent to murder. The wife requested leniency but the judge ordered a minimum five years.
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Atlanta
F. T. Shurley
Fulton Superior Court
Lon Kinneybrew
Negyro
Kinneybrew
Shurney
Lynching of three British officers reported in Pettigo siege
London June 30. Three British army officers captured during the Pettigo siege have been lynched after being kidnapped by Irish republicans. The Exchange Telegraph dispatch confirms the killings despite wartime tensions and calls for restraint.
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Lynch
London
Pettigo
Probasco Dies at 66 Noted Cincinnati Lawyer
Harry R. Probasco a 66 year old former United States district attorney and prominent Cincinnati lawyer died Friday night in a sanitarium He was a charter member of the Young Men's Blaine club and longtime public figure in the city
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Probasco
Cincinnati
Harry R. Probasco
United States District Attorney
Young Men's
Blaine Club
Farewell Party Policy Tightened at Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus July 1 Warden Thomas bars departing residents from hearty send offs at term expiration following the skipping out of Eugene Park 22 of Akron a day earlier. The incident alleges a farewell party became too rough for him.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Thomas
Eugene Park
Akron
Marty
Word to the Wise builds in Athens with low prices
The builder states ongoing work in Athens and offers repairs and new houses at very low rates. Notable projects include W. R. Edgar’s bungalow on Maplewood Drive and Geo. A. Coe on Stewart Street, with more in progress on Gros Work. No upfront charges or percentages.
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Athens
W. R. Edgar
Maplewood Drive
Geo. A. Coe
Stewart Street
Pearl Parker
The Young Haning Company Contractors
Local contractor listing for The Young Haning Company with phone numbers 7271 146 and 174 Milis. The fragment notes contractor services and contact details without further context.
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The
Young-Haning Company
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