Coal Shipping Strategy Proposed To Use Shipping Board Vessels
The government considers using 160 Shipping Board steamers to transport fuel from Europe. President Harding discussed the plan with Chairman Lasker, who argues the fleet could move 600,000 tons of coal monthly and possibly exceed a million tons if needed. Vessels would sail outward ballast laden, with repairs costly but easing Eastern coal shortages.
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Womarine
Washington
Shipping Board
Europe
Harding
Lasker
Lastker
United States
City Cleanliness Gains as War Sparks Civic Pride
A late 1930s style column notes U S cities now ahead of Europe in neatness due to war related campaigns and civic pride. Spitting on public transport is being eliminated and people are urged to curb litter as parks and streets improve. A series of brief items follows including a libel suit victory and odd personal anecdotes.
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Europe
United States
Chicago
South Water Street
West Point
United States Military Academy
Post Office Department
M. D
United
Athens Day by Day as Seen by the Messenger Watch Dog
Athens column recalls illness and old age fears with comic vignettes and reflections on life. The piece blends jokes about local events as Sam Warren Jr at Buckeye Lake and civic notes mix with questions and trivia, from Henry Ford to Betsy Ross.
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Athens
Sam Warren Jr
Sam
Buckeye Lake
Civic progress cited in call for shared responsibility
A call urges stronger civic conscience and warns against discouragement, noting significant advances in cleanliness and order due to public-spirited citizens and collective effort.
Sandwich Island Etiquette and a Cook’s Endearing Dinner
A Boston writer notes Sandwich Islanders call employers by first names and endearments. A Boston couple hire a cook to avoid this, but the cook uses sweetheart and dearie at table. A lazy worker is dismissed and the employer’s character letter becomes a bland report of weekly service.
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Sandwich Island
Boston
John
Mary
Sir
The Poor Millionaire by Frederic J. Haskin
A historical examination of millionaire wealth during and after World War I, tracing the rise and fall of income groups from 1914 to 1920. It details counts of millionaires and super millionaires, their incomes, estate sizes, and tax contributions, highlighting shifts tied to the war and taxation.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Revennue Bureau
Deggabads
United States
Europe
Internal Revenue Bureau
Tota
Ween
New Reader Q A Service From The Athens Messenger
Information Bureau invites readers to send questions with full name address and two cents for return postage. Bureau will answer but will not give legal medical or financial advice. Direct inquiries to Frederic J Haskin Washington DC with plain brief questions.
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Athens Mess
Enger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Early Intercollegiate Rowing Competitions Recorded
The account notes Boston Harbor events in 1844 with an eight oared gig and a dugout canoe as contestants. It also mentions Yale and Harvard crews racing in eight oared barges over a two mile course on Lake Winnipesaukee in 1852.
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Ents
Boston Harbor
Yale
Harvard
Lake Winnipesaukee
Letter Readers Target Reich and Wise in Akron Liquor Case
A letter to Police Judge Lionel S. Pardee from Akron readers concerns Ethel Reich Lillie Reich and Abe Wise of 336 Bartges Street charged with illegal liquor possession. Lillie Reich paid a $100 fine plus costs. The other two charges were withdrawn.
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Skvads
Ledis
Bartges St. de
Reich
Ethel
Lillie
Lionel S. Pardee
Lillie Reich
Abe Wise
Bariges Street
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Marilyn Miller
Jordan
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Fords
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John Ross
Joseph Ashburn
John Claypoole
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Cecil Rhodes
Oxford University
Germany
Josephus
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Joseph Ben Matthias
Apion
P. T. Te
Yale Etude
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Eddie
Athens Book & News
Cline
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Murphy Bros
Goodyear
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