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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1924
Page
4
A Hopeful Crisis in the Democratic Party
The article argues the Democratic Party faces near-collapse in a history of struggles. It cites Smith and McAdoo clashing over nomination, Davis as nominee out of step with the base, and Bryan denouncing Davis. It predicts Harding’s large victory over Cox, implying electoral fading of the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat Party
Smith
McAdoo
Dog
Mr. Davis
Democratic Party
Judson Armon
W. J. Bryan
Wall Street
Brother Charley
W. J
Harding
Cox
Atlantic
The New Way of Doing It Through Ages of Change
Nicholas M. Bell recalls 1868 nomination at Tammany Hall for Horatio Seymour and compares past travel by ship or stage to modern rapid transit. He notes speed as this generation’s aim while contentment defined older journeys. The piece mentions America’s oldest shoe shop founded by James Benedict in Connecticut in 1762 closing after extensive work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas M. Bell
Tammany Hall
Horatio Seymour
Bell
New York
Salem
Oregon
America
James Benedict
Connecticut
American Museum of Natural History
Washington, D. C
Seventy-seventh Street
Central Park West
New York City
Machines End Hand Craft as Benedicts Fold in New Canaan
The piece notes Benedict's New Canaan footwear business once famed for hand made shoes sold before the Civil War. It laments the rise of machine production, causing layoffs though it boosts living standards by expanding consumer access to countless devices. The author warns progress favors machinery over human labor and slows spiritual progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict
Canaan
Benedicts
Imachinery
Fabian Socialism Arrives in American Politics
The American Socialist Party endorses La Follette candidacy and platform marking a Fabian approach. They had kept to Marxian lines but now favor gradual gains through cooperation and alignment with broader socialist strategy rather than pure independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follette
American Socialist Party
Fabian Society
Married Women Who Work in an Era of Change
Washington dispatch notes a government study showing married women increasingly employed in industry. From 1890 to 1920 the share rose from five to nine percent, with employed women near 2 million in 1920, reflecting growing labor participation and shifting gender roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Ednart
Vincent Millay
Study Shows Rise of Married Women in Workforce
The Department of Labor document notes a broadening of jobs for married women beyond stenography, with large gains in manufacturing and mercantile fields. It highlights a 41 percent rise in married women in mechanical industries and a 68 percent increase in trade work, while domestic service declines 12 percent, reflecting progress toward economic independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Wiley
Gertrude Stein
Department of Labor
Wh.t
Department
Addi
Employed Mothers and Infant Mortality Debated
A Department of Labor report weighs whether mothers in the workforce raise or lower infant mortality and child opportunities. Early data from Manchester New Bedford and Akron show mixed results and emphasize the need for broader studies on poverty health and education to determine if paid work by mothers is a national asset or increases infant mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor
Manchester
New Bedford
Akron
Obregon to Quit Private Life After Term Ends
President Obregon will retire to private life at the end of his term, according to a private dispatch received in San Antonio Texas from Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obregon
San Antonio
Texas
President Obregon
Mexico
Democratic nominating fight stirs wavering voters and wealth ties
The piece weighs how William Jennings Bryan might react to Davis and Parker, and how La Follette reshapes farm protests against railroad rates. It argues farmers should press for higher crop prices while acknowledging Wall Street influence and the nation’s enduring growth.
Answers and Information Service Offer from The Athens Messenger
A reader information offer explains questions can be sent to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington. It notes the bureau provides information not advice on legal medical or financial matters and requests full name address two cents stamps for return postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Tea grows in the United States and related notes
The text outlines attempts to grow tea in Summerville and Texas, noting China and Japan teas remain dominant due to cheaper oriental labor. It also covers other legal and factual Q and A items on museums, earthquakes, presidential qualifications, dependents, evidence versus testimony, copper wiring, teak wood buoyancy, prohibition history, and tenement definitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
C. I G
Department of Agriculture
Summerville
St. C
Texas
China
Japan
Bureau of Standards
W. T
Fire devastates Italian town as students blamed
A large blaze in Mepssina Italy destroyed 220 wooden structures after starting in a high school. Authorities suspect students sparked the protest fire. troops aided firefighters as flames raged for hours. About 1500 residents were left homeless and 36 injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mepssina
Italy
Fragmentary City Notice Raises Property Cost Question
A partial OCR passage discusses a city issue about property costs and potential actions. Readable fragments reference a comparison of costs and implied governance decisions affecting property owners.
Children's Suit Pattern Details and Yardage
Freedom of movement and comfort are promised in a pattern shown here. The suit may be made in linen, kindergarten cloth, seersucker, Indian Head blouse with drill or chambray trousers, pongee, or flannel. Sizes 2, 4, 5 and 8 years. a 4 year size requires 2 1/2 yards of 32 inch material.
Mayor Urges Citywide Weed Cutting Action
Athens residents face prompt weed removal after heavy rains. Mayor L A Koons warns noncompliant property owners the city may cut weeds and bill them under a new state law. The mayor stresses immediate cleanup as weeds ripen seeds for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Koons
Athens
Tis City
Koons
Government buys Liberty Bonds for public debt total
Treasury announces purchases during the last fiscal year of Liberty Bonds with a face value of 295,978,250 at a cost of 294,927,019 toward the public debt. The total public debt in the section is about 1,100,000,060.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rom
Byron
Walsh
J. Pierpoint Morgan
William J. Bryan
Parker
Davis
Dais
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wall
Coolidge
Lon Coolidge
Northwest
New England
Senator la Follette
Congo
Maryland
Indiana
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Burn High School
Messenger Pattern Dept
The
C. D. Shafer Co
ICE
the Messenger Printery Co
Lawhead
Oss Nee
Farmone
Tha Set Hany Co
the Bond & Mortgage Investment Company
Lostro
Athens, Ohio
D. H. Moore
I. D. Poston
H. L. Benton
H. M. Weber
the Security Savings Bank
Thrift
Athens County Savings & Loan Company
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