Austria to surrender merchant fleet and pay reparations
Bela Kun flees from Budapest to Vienna as the Europa press reports on July 21. The peace terms require Austria to surrender all merchant shipping and a fifth of its river fleet within three months, pay reparations over thirty years, abolish conscription, cut armaments, assume prewar debt shares, and deliver art treasures to invaded cities.
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Bela Kun
Basle
Europa Press
Budapest
Vienna
Paris
St. Germain
Paul Durasta
Austria
Bucharest
Brest Litovsk
Allied Reparations Commission
Italy
Serbia
Romania
Bogus Check Passer May Visit Marietta
Marietta police warned of a suspected bogus check passer from Marietta who may come to town. Officers described the man as about twenty years old who writes checks payable to the signer, revealing a deceptive scheme.
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Marietta
Athens County
New Health Men Named Today by State Board
The state department of health named district health supervisors under the Hughes act, effective Aug. 5. Recipients include C. E. Sween Greenfield P. K. Holmes Delaware Walter S. Bennett Cardington J. A. Frank Columbus C. R. Deeds Lee and Henry E. Mock Cincinnati.
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Columbus
State Department of Health
C. E. Sween Greenfield
P. K. Holmes
Delaware
Walter S. Bennett
Cardington
J. A. Frank
C. R. Deeds
Lee
Henry E. Mock
Cincinnati
Posse Searched for Attackers of 13 Year Old in Greensburg
A posse of armed citizens and state troopers hunted the Laurel Mountains for four men and a boy believed to have assaulted 13 year old Emma Enos near Weavers Mills Greensburg. The girl’s disconnected account described the road attack as the incident drew police response.
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Greensburg
Laurel Mountains
Emma Enos
Weavers Mills
Here
Gas bill delivery change notice from Athens Gas Light & Electric Co
The Athens Gas Light & Electric Co informs natural gas customers that starting with July usage, bills will be delivered by company employees rather than mail carriers. A statement will accompany each bill for careful consideration. Also notes a patented bowling sling with three straps for secure ball carrying.
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THE
Athens Gas Light & Electric CO
Memorial to Rome Beauty originator to be dedicated in Ohio
The Ohio State Horticultural Society will hold its summer meeting at Proctorville, Lawrence County on July 23 to dedicate a memorial to H. N. Gillett for his role in propagating the Rome Beauty apple. The original tree grew from a freak graft and helped establish southern Ohio’s leading commercial apple, Rome Beauty, valued for quality and adaptability.
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Ohio State Horticultural Society
Proctorville
Lawrence County
H. N. Gillett
Rome
Ohio River
Joel Gillett
Ohio
Cleveland to Add Extra Horse Races This August
Cleveland will host an additional week of horse racing after Al Pennock’s proposal to move Youngstown’s August meet to Cranwood on the Lake Erie circuit. The extra racing begins August 21, with Erie wanting the meet but riders favoring Cleveland for expected record attendance.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Sterling Slips at Market Amid Opening Demand
Sterling fell three cents to 4.28 after opening demand in New York as the market touched near its record low. The British milling sector has launched a technical education push to boost worker efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Dempsey to Fight in England in 1920 Early
London reports promoter G. B. Cochran announced last night that Jack Dempsey the world heavyweight champion will fight in England early in 1920. His opponent will be either British champion Joe Breckett or European champion Georges Carpentier.
Troopers Send Hard Tack To Athens Depot On Homebound Run
Soldiers of the 875th casual company distributed hard tack to local people at the Athens depot before boarding trains home to Camp Taylor Kentucky and Camp Sherman Ohio. Red Cross served brick ice cream as relief. One wounded trooper near Croix de Guerre spoke with onlookers.
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Athens
Red Cross Committee
Camp Taylor
Ohio
Buckeye
Sherman
Camp Sherman
World Strike Fails Across Europe Say Norwegian Case Is Exception
Reports from Paris indicate the planned international strike loses bite as governments warn and unions lose control. Norway alone shows potential serious outcome with a general strike after a Saturday shutdown of lights and transit. France Italy Austria Germany Britain reportedly abandon or dilute the movement under public pressure.
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Paris
Russia
Hungary
Norway
Christiania
France
Italy
Austria
Germany
Great Britain
Rome
Vienna
Ford Quizzed Further in Trial Today
In Mount Clemens Michigan on July 21 Henry Ford was to face questions over statements in peace advertisements signed by him. The issue is central to Ford’s libel suit against the Chicago Tribune, with Ford slated to testify around noon after attorneys finish daytime arguments.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Henry Ford
Chicago Tribune
Ford
Tucker
Women skippers to race catboats on Great Lakes
Women skippers will race catboats off the Rocky River mouth next Saturday under the Cleveland Yacht Club auspices. It is billed as the first race of that kind in years on the Great Lakes. Skippers will choose their own crews but cannot select husbands sweethearts or brothers.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Rocky River
Cleveland Yacht Club
Great Lakes
Quiet Restored in England and Labor Tensions
Reports from Pittsburgh and Chicago describe union strike votes and labor actions affecting over 300000 workers. In England at Luton rioting ended as military forces restored order after demonstrators burned the town hall amid pension grievance protests.
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Chicago
Ill
Thomas E. Dempey
Illinois Public Utilities Commission
Luton
Eng
England
London
Czarniki Buys Expensive Jug of Water in Chicago
John Czarniki paid 185 dollars for a jug in Chicago but found the liquid had no kick beyond ordinary water. This underscored consumer concerns over beverage quality and value.
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Chicago
Ills
John Czarniki
Death Follows Daring Feat at Cedar Point
Cleveland Ohio July 21 Harry Weidel 25 automobile tester died after attempting to ring a bell in a hammer blow device at Cedar Point. Despite his wife’s warnings he struck four times the hammer causing the target to jump and the bell to ring then he collapsed from heart disease.
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Cleveland
Harry Weidel
Cedar Point
Weidel
Senate Debate Heats Up Over League Pact
Washington July 21 Senators resume fight over the League of Nations at the capitol and White House. President Wilson counsels with Republicans while Democrats fear 35 senators may oppose ratification without reservations. Hitchcock returns and leadership weighs plans for a broad bipartisan appeal.
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L. C. Martin
United Press
Washington
Capitol
White House
League of Nations
Wilson
Foreign Relations Committee
Hitchcock
Republicans Plan Immediate War on the High Food Costs
United Press reports Senate progress as Republicans demand Congress act to curb living costs. Sen Capper and Sen Kenyon urge action before the next election. A Senate committee begins probe of profiteers in Washington to study food rents clothing and wholesale and retail practices.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Congress
Progressive Se
Unitedress
Capper
Kansas
Kenyon
Iowa
Senate
Kokosing River Floods Hit Knox County Roads and Wheat
Heavy rains caused Kokosing River and nearby streams to overflow in eastern Knox county. Bridges were washed out, highways damaged, a railroad track section ruined, and hundreds of acres of wheat destroyed. County property damage estimated at 150000.
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Mount Vernon
Kokosing
Knox County
President Wilson Suffering Dysentery, Rest in Bed
President Wilson has an attack of dysentery and remains in bed as announced by his physician Dr Cary L Grayson. The doctor says the condition is not serious and hopes he can resume work tomorrow. A note mentions athletes wearing loose woolen trousers over their attire as a resting novelty.
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Washington
Wilson
Cary L. Grayson
Grayson
Cleveland Appeals to Burleson in Telephone Strike
Cleveland common council members traveled to Washington to confer with Postmaster General Burleson on ending the city telephone strike. Reinstatement without discrimination was a key demand as a mass meeting of strikers was to vote on returning to work if the company agrees.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Elk Ball Players Report at O U Field
Notice announces Elk Ball players must report at O U Field at 1 o clock on Thursday July 24. Manager Burnett notes the date and location. A separate item states a factory has been established in South Africa to extract rubber from rubber plant roots and vines.
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O. U. Field
Mgr. Burnett
South Africa
Man and Woman, German Spies for Ten Years, Shot
A Prussian and his female companion living as peasants in a Champagne village were executed after ten years of spying for Germany. They were captured for transmitting information to the German secret service that resulted in the deaths of forty French soldiers.
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Champagne
Newark Carrier Tops State in War Savings Stamp Sales
James G. Cooper of Newark leads Ohio and the nation with War Savings Stamps totaling over $51,000 sold in recent months. The stamp program offers fractions under 1 dollar per stamp, highlighting Cooper as the top mail carrier sales figure among Ohio and U.S. carriers. Other leading Ohio carriers include Flory of Wauseon with $49,330 and Keller of Chillicothe with $44,065, among numerous regional earners listed.
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United States
James G. Cooper
Newark
O} War Savings Committee
Cooper
Flory
Wauseon
E. A
Coshocton
William G. Stewert
Bellefountele
H. G. Gobhart
Miamisburg
J. B. Zanone
Cincinnati
F. P. Zimmerman
Springfild
C. E. Pilkington
Gambier
A. O. Sloane
Athens
East Palestine
A. V. Horn
Plain City
H. Stewart
Chillicothe
F. Longley
BE. Crews
Akron
M. A. Headlee
Columbus
W. C. Kyle
Cadiz
Crowds at Chautauqua On Sunday Draw Big Attendance
Large audiences filled the Chautauqua over the weekend with Miss Elisa beth M Walsh recounting her Red Cross service and views on US health campaigns. The Chocolate Soldier drew the biggest crowd in Athens with lively comedy and fine acting. The Kryl Orchestra performed classical and popular selections followed by Katharine Ridgway reading.
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Chautauqua
Elisabeth M. Walsh
Red Cross
Harvard
United States
Athens
Bernard Shaw
Kryl
Katharine Ridgway
Capone
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Vesta Tilly
Sir Walter de Frece
DOW
Europe
TEL
Town Hall
Pittsburgh
Kokosing River
Burleson
Brazil
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