Coal Royalty Suit Settled In Courts Here
A major coal royalties case from Carbondale was settled Thursday between Benjamin F Beckler and others and Hocking Mining Company. Forty witnesses attended. the suit sought seven cents per ton on lump coal and royalties on 40 000 tons yearly. Settlement agreed at five thousand dollars. Athens and Columbus attorneys represented the parties.
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Benjamin F. Beckler
Hocking Mining Company
Carbondale
Jerome B. Beckler
John I.’. Becklier
Jacob Sherman
David W. Jones
Richard Jones
A. E. Moore
Mauck
Council For
Athens
Columbus
Japanese Ambassador Ishii Resigns and Retires
Tokyo dispatch reports Viscount Kikujiro Ishii resigns as Japanese ambassador to the United States and retires from public life. Health is given as the sole reason. The government announces the move as Ishii arrives back from the United States and notes no successor has been chosen yet.
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Tokio
Viscount Kikuijio Ishii
United States
Ishii
Bids Sought for Court House Woodwork Repaint Athens County
Athens County Commissioners call for bids to repaint Court House woodwork. Bids due by 12 o'clock July 21 at the Commissioners' office, can be by job or by day, materials supplied by the county. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. 7-10-31.
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Commissioners’ Office
Court House
Athens County Commissioners
Silage juice sparks Colusa debate on prohibition
In Colusa California silo owners push back against prohibition arguing silage juice from ensilaged corn has a strong kick akin to a Dempsey wallop though the taste is poor.
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Colusa
Calif
Silo
New Ship Yaphank Afloat Amid Champagne Farewell
Mrs Lemuel Miller bids farewell as champagne flows for the Yaphank, a newly launched vessel. The scene marks a rare surviving moment amid post launch rites and silent crowds.
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New York
Lemuel Miller
Yaphank, New Ship
Reformers Seek Next Big Change After Prohibition
Three Chicago reformers weigh the next targets after prohibition Abolish the leg Purify the legitimate stage Abolish the cigaret and tobacco Abolish decency in vaudeville theater Decent stage and moral order are urged as the next reform fronts by leaders of Anti-Saloon Cigaret League and Chicago Law and Order League
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Chicago
Ill
Scott McBridge
Illinois Anti-Saloon League
America
Luch Page Gaston
Arthur Burrage Farwell
Chicago Law and Order League
Right Cure for Catarrh Promoted by S.S.S. Remedy
Advertisement urges abandoning sprays and douches for catarrh and instead using S.S.S. to attack germs in the blood. Claims local applications only provide temporary relief and offers a free medical advice reply from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory, Atlanta Georgia.
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S.S.S
S.S. S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Hobson York Read headline stirs Columbus exposition
Captain Richmond P. Hobson the Spanish American War naval hero tops Inter Church Day at the Methodist Centenary exposition in Columbus Ohio. Also promised is the Wayfarer pageant to New York in October with a theater purchase and cast. Saturday features Sergeant Alvin C York and Lieut Commander A C Read as last stunt day attractions.
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Columbus
Richmond P. Hobson
Alabama
Hobson
New York
Alvin C. York
Pall Mall, Tenn
A. C. Read
Atlantic
What Would a Gentleman Do Staged at University Auditorium
Sidney High school students produced a top flight play at the university auditorium last evening under the Department of Public Speaking. Miss Ida M. Hall directed the production and four local vocalists Miss Marzuella Richards Grace Walker Ima Kent and Nina Witten provided musical numbers between acts.
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Sidney High School
University Auditorium
Department of Public Speaking
Sidney
Ida M. Hall
Marzuella Richards
Grace Walker
Ima Kent
Nina Witten
French Chamber Hears Death Penalty Bill for Food Speculators
The French chamber of deputies debated a bill proposing capital punishment for food speculators. A secondary note describes levers moving a broiler inside a gas range to adjust heat.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Centenary Celebration Ends At Columbus Amid Praise
A long tribute from William C. Freeman notes the Centenary Celebration in Columbus closing Sunday July 13 after a week of heat and crowds. He highlights 40 000 daily attendance from June 20, 120 000 on July 4 5 and 8 000 in the Victory Parade, praising unity of North and South Methodist divisions and cross faith support.
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Columbus
Chicago
North Dakota
Union
Toledo
J. E. Crowther
D. W. Griffith
State Fair Ground
America
Bob Jones
Methodist Church
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Athens, Ohio
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Action Biot
Messenger Pattern Dept
E. R. Lash
Cline Pharmacy Co
Taylor & Son
Coolville
Fountain Pharmacy
Nelsonville
F. W. Gibson
Amesville
K. E. Drury
Glouster
Cline’s Pharmacy
Abany
The
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Coco.cola Bottling CO
Alvin York
Commander
Foutch
Putnam
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Henry W. Cotner
Rexall
Drill
Crystal Restaurant
W. Union
Victor
Victrola
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Henry Burr
Joseph C. Smith
Rainbow Division
Arthur Pryor
Conway's Band
Messenger
CCC
William C. Freeman
Paul Block, Inc
Detroit
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