Society and Local News Highlights from Athens Area
W B Mathews of Columbus campaigned for Governor Ralph D Cole in Athens on Athena Tuesday. Various local residents travel visits and family news include Mollie Burnham Caldwell and J C Robinson. C F Strecker Marietta. Frank M McKay and Lanning family. W H Hart and Lillian in Lancaster. Gertrude Barth Coolville at Chautauqua. Eliza beth Hixson Chauncey. Otto Russell Ashland Ky. Albert Ogle and children in Tippecanoe City. H A Hatch and family. naval trainees Rolland Jones William Moler Jr Wesley Kelley in Norfolk. no U C D Club meeting due to Chautauqua. next July 22 at Mrs Diltz home. George S Pilcher civil service in DC arrived for vacation with Athens family. W V Devitt of Atlanta visiting mother Anna Devitt in Athens. Dr J N Brown guests W A Johnson Cable and Karl Darnell Springield. plans to Parkersburg. wedding of Harry Matheny and Virgie Marsh Nelsonville officiated by Rev C L Strecker in Athens.
France Celebrates Bastille Day Nationwide Festivities
Paris marked Bastille Day July 14 with holiday garb as all of France joined in. Military parades and carnivals filled major cities while cafes and restaurants buzzed with revelers and theatres offered performances.
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Paris
France
Explosion at Glouster brick plant wrecks glass chunks
More than 60 panes shattered when dynamite detonated at the Glouster brick plant’s old building. No deaths reported, heat blamed for the blast. Hisylvania Coal Co. to cover all damages. Also notes Trimble board hires four teachers and the Akon couple Mr and Mrs Quinlan returning after a Trimble visit and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsall
Glouster
Hisylvania Coal Co
Walsh family thanks neighbors after illness and death
The Walsh family expresses gratitude for kindness shown during M. T. Walsh illness and death. The notice also reports family movements and births including Mrs. E J Walker announcing a daughter Vivian Cleo born July 10. Charles Hooper died the same day as birth. many relatives and visitors noted across Columbus Chillicothe Zanesville and Cleveland areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. Walsh
E. J. Walker
Vivian Cleo
County Would Profit Under New School Law
A. E. Wagner argues school funding shifts under a new law favoring state and county aid. He compares Bern Township on the old basis with a proposed system, showing higher total costs and the need to issue bonds, while claiming the new plan would net the county a substantial insurance against local tax burdens.
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Russia
Bern Township
Suffragists plan appeal to Governor Cox and Harding
Suffrage leaders depart for Columbus to present to Gov Cox the suffrage situation in Tennessee and other states. Delegation includes Miss Alice Paul and Miss Sue White and aims to meet the Democratic nominee before Washington talks with President Wilson. They may visit Marion for a demonstration at Senator Harding's home on his acceptance day.
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Washington
Columbus
Ohio
Cox
Neuabase
Alice Pau
National Woman’s Party
Sue White
Tennessee
Wilson
Miss Paul
Marion
Harding
Cox Attacks Harding and Campaign Plans in Victory Speech
In Columbus on July 14 Democratic nominee Cox issued a sharp critique of Senator Harding and the Lodge Penrose Smoot bloc. He vowed a campaign focused on peace with honor and hinted that Harding’s front porch style and Senate “morning sessions” are out of step with the American people.
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Columbus
Harding
Lodge
Cox
Marion
Lodge, Penrose and Smoot
Herding
Senate
Bolsheviks Continue Front-Wide Advance
An official Moscow wireless dispatch dated July 14 reports the Bolsheviks continuing a successful advance along the entire front in the ongoing conflict near London.
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London
Moscow
I O O F Grand Encampment in Fremont Crowd Watches Ceremony
Several thousand gathered at Court House Park in Fremont on Tuesday night for the I O O F grand encampment decoration ceremony and a grand ball. Mayor Day delivered the welcome address. Closing session set for Wednesday with officers listed including Patriarch John P. Lynn and Grand Scribe F C Garnet Dayan. Canton may host next meeting.
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Fremont
Court House Park
Patriarch
John P. L
Lynn
Albert K. Klecker
Mansfield
H. S. Barrows
Cleveland
F. C. Garnet
Dayn
W. J. Eammons
Sidney
Rollo J. Smith
Port Clinton
Fred Hahn
Toledo
Wm. G. Ryan
Dayton
Fred Hummel
Elyria
Frank Garret
George Briel
Newport
Canton
Rub-No-More Washing Powder Promises Clean Hard Water
Advertisement notes Rub-No-More washing powder softens hard water and purifies. Best results achieved when dissolved in warm water. Encourages asking grocers for Rub-No-More and watching for coupons.
Bessemer Well Shows Light Oil After Drilling
The Bessemer Oil Company well reached 3400 feet, yielding a small amount of oil with no gas. arrangements are made to shoot the well this afternoon and move equipment to another lease location. Local sports notes cover Old Timers versus Mine No. 4 and a big Saturday clash with Little Hocking.
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Buchtel
Bessemer Oil Company
Two Dead In Clash With Jugo Slavs at Trieste
At least two Italians were killed and thirty wounded in fighting with Jugo-Slavs in Trieste. Several buildings were burned later including the Jugo-Slav charge d affaires residence. Estimated total property damage put at twenty million lire.
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Rome
Trieste
Two Men Injured When Auto Goes Over Embankment
Delta reports two men Joe Lesner and Fred Kaeofta badly bruised and cut when their car rolled over a ten foot embankment just west of Delta last night. The vehicle overturned three times in the incident.
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Delta
Joe Lesner
Fred Kae Ofta
Diphtheria Fatal to Child in Amesville Tragedy
Maxine Schuler nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Schuler died suddenly Tuesday after a two week diphtheria illness. Her mother is ill at Sharpsburg with the same strain. The Schuler family has also recently lost a baby. In other news a new lime oxy chloride compound quickens cement hardening and improves quality.
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Tolliver
Little Hocking
Ohio River District
Sharpsburg
Mrs. Schuler
Banking Consolidation Hatched Between Trust Co and Liberty Bank
In New York on July 14 officials announced that stockholders of Bankers Trust Company and Liberty National Bank have practically decided on a merger. The combined capital stock stood at $25,000,000 as of June 30.
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New York
Bankers Trust Company
Liberty National Bank
Bankers Trust
Liberty Pie
Robber Hurls Acid During Cleveland Holdup
Robert Dunn, 35, was hospitalized in Cleveland after being forced to drink acid during a July holdup. He battled burns and lost consciousness as assailants robbed him and fled, leaving him in a desperate state.
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Cleveland
Robert Dunn
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. B. Mathews
Athena
Ralph D. Cole
Mollie Burnham
Caldwell
J. C. Robinson
C. F. Strecker
Marietta
Rev. C. L. Strecker
Frank M. McKay
Logan
Raymond R. Lanning
Gertrude Barth
Coolville
Athens
Chautauqua
H. A. Hatch
Otto Russell
Ashland
Kentucky
Russell
Elizabeth Hixson
Chauncey
Albert Ogle
Ralph
June
Elsie Rachel
Tippecanoe City
J. O. Arhood
Murray Hatch
Frost
John Welch
Tranklin Avenue
H. D. Nice
Harold
Loudenville
Mr. Nice
Springfield
Rolland
Robert Jones
William Moler, Jr
Wesley Kelley
Norfolk, Va
Hampton Road
U. C. D. Club
George S. Pilcher
Washington D. C
John K. McCune
Pilcher
W. V. Devitt
Atlanta
Florence
Frances Devitt
Anna Devitt
A. A. Lavelle
Celia Devitt
East Mill Street
Devitt
J. N. Brown
South Congress Street
W. A. Johnson
Cable
Karl Darnell
Springfeld
Albany
Rev
Strecker
Harry ‘Matheny
Virgie Marsh
Nelsonville
C. L. Strecker
M. E
Board of Education
Trimble
John L. Stine
Portsmouth
Sabra Armstrong
Ethel Kell
Anderson
Ind
Royale Bingman
Gertrude Seele
John J. Quinlan
Akron
Margaret Foley
Walsh
Ben Hooper
Fred Hooper
Charles Hooper
Clarendon Avenue
John Summers
Chillicothe
Bernard Noon
Mrs
M. F. Noon
Marshall Summers
Miss Evelyn Summers
Zanesville
Mrs. Newton
Joe Brown Jr
Adena
Brown
A. E. Wagner
REDS
GLINE
Athens, Ohio
Bessemer Well
Husband
Norman H. Davis
Mr. Davis
Tullahoma
Tenn
Davis
Parker Bros
Bank of Athens
Athens Player Rolls and Phonograph Records
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