Funeral services for F. M. Powers Thursday
Funeral services for F. M. Powers will be held at 1 o'clock Thursday at the Jobs Church conducted by Rev. Donley. Burial will be made at Green lawn. Entertained Miss Vesper Shafer of Columbus was guest at a party given by Miss Margaret Rosser Monday evening at her home on Fort street. A delightful social evening followed with an elaborate luncheon at 10. Guests included many from Columbus Athens Luhrig and this city.
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Vesper Shafer
Columbus
Margaret Rosser
Fort Street
Colc
Louise Davidson
Ruth Jones
Helen Ohlinger
Claudine Uhrig
Dora Parks
Esther Vorhes
Lucile Stalter
Ella Crouse
Gretchen Kasler
Catherine Stedam
Mary Lane
Harry Radin
Roy Hawk
Joseph Stedam
Lowell Burnelle
William Lancaster
Harris Wood
William Smith
Willis Hickman
Wilbur Martin
Lee Pritchard
Floyd Rosser
Nelsonville Schools Face Financial Strain and Half a Loaf Aid
1906 to 1918 tax burdens pushed school funding down while prices rose, leaving Nelsonville's schools with deficits. The piece argues for new revenues and cooperation between legislative and executive branches to relieve bankrupt city finances, endorsing the partial relief as "half a loaf" acceptable until fuller aid arrives.
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Ohio
Nelsonville
Berry Powers Arrival Notified By Family
Miss Emma Orn John Ward and Mr and Mrs J S Pritchard learn of the safe arrival at Hoboken N J of their son Berry Mrs Hattie Hunt of Iowa visits along the Ohio river During Red Men notice a special meeting in the Red Men's hall Thursday evening July 30 to arrange the funeral of the late Brother Frank M Powers By order of Frank M Skiver Jr Sachem
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J. S. Pritchard
Hoboken, N. J
Berry
Hattie Hunt
Iowa
Ohio River
Red Men’s Hall
Axa
Brother Frank M. Powers
Frank M. Skiver, JR
Sachem
Dance at K of P hall with four piece orchestra
Nelsonville notices announce a Friday evening dance at the K of P hall with a four piece orchestra and invite all to attend. Other classifieds include a Pocahontas Lawn Fete on Ott Shirley's lot offering home made cake and cream for 15 cents, a high street rental or sale house offer, a widower seeking a housekeeper, and a potato sale at 1.40 per bushel from Frank Tedrow.
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K. of P. Hall
Pocahontas
Ott Shirley's
Poplar Street
East End
High Street
Isaac Warner
Nelsonville
Phonograph Studio Offers Unmatched Bargains Near Depot
Sauter's Phonograph Studio in Nelsonville Ohio advertises out of the ordinary tone volume and wearing quality phonographs at less than cost with big bargains. Only a few left, all new. Act quick.
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Sauter
Phonograph
Depot
Nelsonville
Visitors Return to City and Local Society
A visitor returned to the city with Mrs. Thomas Longstaff and their son from Middleport to visit friends here. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. McManigal of Columbus stayed with Ed. Cooley. Mrs. Eugene Steenrod hosted Mrs. Hattie Hunt of Iowa and Mrs. Longstaff at a six o’clock dinner. The W. C. T. U. group met for a meeting discussing the million dollar fund and arranged the first quarterly payment.
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Thomas Longstaff
Middleport
R. C. McManigal
Columbus
Ed. Cooley
Eugene Steenrod
Hattie Hunt
Iowa
J. M. Hyde
Little Vivian Mae Hough Hosts Fourth Birthday Party
Little Miss Vivian Mae Hough entertained fifteen young friends Monday evening from six to eight with games and a pink and white luncheon. The hostess wore a pink dress and received many pretty gifts. Isaac Hellyer of Altman West Virginia is staying with the family.
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Vivian Mae Hough
Miss Hough
Vivian Mae
Mrs Harrel Feted By Social Sewing Club On Fort Street
Mrs L D Martin entertained the Social Sewing Club last night at her Fort street home honoring Mrs B L Harrel who departs soon for Greensburg Indiana. The group presented Mrs Harrel a sterling silver spoon at a luncheon attended by Mesdames Harrel Kelch Vorhes Mechem Johnson Scott Kinney Hickman Ohlinger Weltzheimer and Mrs James Sharp as guest of the club.
France may mobilize big army if defense treaty fails
Washington July 30. Senate rejection of the French defense treaty could push militarists in Paris to urge the League of Nations to establish a general staff and an international armed force. Opposition senators say Paris views strengthening the league with armed power to enforce its decrees. Hearings on the treaty’s financial aspects begin with Bernard Baruch as the first expert. One senator has drafted 72 amendments, including Irish independence and recognition of Ireland, the Philippines, and Korea as independent nations.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
France
League of Nations
Paris
League
Bernard M. Baruch
Ireland
Philippines
Korea
Britton Matched for Aug 22 Bout with O'Dowd
Welterweight champion Jack Britton and middleweight title holder Mike O'Dowd are signed for an eight round bout at the Newark Sports Men's Club on August 22. O'Dowd will weigh 158 pounds ring side. This marks their fourth meeting, with Britton seeking to regain the middleweight crown by knockout, while O'Dowd cannot win the title in a welterweight bout. O'Dowd begins training at once. Britton rests briefly after a recent fight with Ted Lewis.
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H. C. Hamilton
United Press
New York
Jack Britton
Mike O'Dowd
Newark Sportsmen’s Club
O’dowd
Mike
al McCoy
Jack
Boston
St. Paul
Brooklyn
O'Dowd
Britton
Ted Lewis
Investigation into American Expeditionary Force prison camps
New York July 30. Congress subcommittee led by Royal C. Johnson will again hear testimony on prison camp conditions. More A E F personnel are to testify about Lieut. Hardboiled Smith who admitted using a heavy hand but blamed higher officers.
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New York
Congressional
Royal C. Johnson
Smith
Canada’s New Parliament Rising From Ashes of Old
Parliament Hill limestone bluffs rise 150 feet above the river as a new parliament building nears completion. The central tower reaches 180 feet, with dedication planned by the Prince of Wales during his August visit to Canada and the United States. The cause of the prior destruction remains debated amid efforts to honor reconstruction.
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Parliament Hill
Parliament House
Canada
Prince of Wales
United States
Million Dollar Fire in France Probed by Congress
A congressional subcommittee investigates a reported million dollar fire in Colombey-Les-Belles, France, where over 100 first class planes including Liberty, Salmson, and Spad models were destroyed under orders from higher officers. Witnesses describe the action as useless destruction while photos were banned.
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France
Congress
United Press
New York
N. Y
Congressional
Paul Lockwood
Stamford Conn
Alfred T. Rorar
Scranton Pa
Pursuit Squadron
Lockwood
Rorar
Fred F. Bailey
Manasquan
N. J
Action Against Packers Opens As Justice Dept Preparations
Washington July 30 Action on the federal trade commissions reports charging big packers with controlling meat supply and fixing prices is underway by the Department of Justice. C P Ames is studying the packing situation for Attorney General Palmer and a committee of lawyers assists him. The department may file anti trust suits depending on the committee report expected this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice
C. P. Ames
Palmer
Department
Ames
Ricketts
Ohio
Red Cross Home Service Aids Thousands of Families
A Red Cross report shows 386,673 soldier and sailor families still aided through home service. The service likely contacts over 500,000 families. 58 percent of the section reported. Grants totaling 566,063.75 dollars were issued in one month, with fourteen month relief reaching 6,836,760 dollars drawn from chapter treasuries and dues and war funds.
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Red Cross
Home Service
Strikers Attack Strike Breakers in Cleveland
In Cleveland on July 30 the Central Furnace Company strike breakers were attacked by striking workers with clubs and revolvers. Police arrested several strikers. several minor injuries were reported as the attackers fled while the imported workers offered no resistance.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Central Furnace Company
Appeal Filed Over Damages For Two Heifers in Waterloo
In common pleas court an appeal challenges a judgment in Agnes Gaynor versus William Wilkes. The court had awarded the plaintiff $50 plus $11.13 costs for ownership of two heifers, with judgment issued July 21. Nearby, Athens saw two troop trains pass in three days, includes veterans from several divisions bound for Camp Sherman and Ft. Bliss. A hymn service at First Christian church next Sunday evening invites all.
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Common Pleas Court
Ray E. Burt
Athens
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Russia
First Christian Church
Pottsville Philadelphia Flyer Wreck Kills Engineer
The Pottsville-Philadelphia flyer of the Philadelphia and Reading railway crashed at Linfield near Norris town. Engineer William Leiby was killed and the fireman remained trapped under debris. Several passengers were injured and the fireman’s condition was not known.
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Philadelphia
Pottsville
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Linfield
Norristown
William Leiby
Eight Survivors In Tournament At Seabright
Seabright New Jersey reports eight survivors in the lawn tennis and cricket club singles and four teams remaining in the invitation doubles. In singles, Dickinson Hall Voshel Tilden Beekman Hunter and Alexander advanced. Doubles winners were Beekman Hall, Hunter Kumagae, Voshell Alexander, and Inman Inman with H.
Pershing and March Rank Bill Heads for House Favor
Washington July 30 The house military affairs committee ordered a favorable report on the bill granting permanent general ranks to John J Pershing and Pey ton C March chief of staff Pershing to take precedence over others in seniority approval now moving through the house.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
John J. Pershing
Peyton C. March
Pershing
Sprazisar Funeral to Be Held Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Sprazisar and seven children will be held from Stout's establishment tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock unless relatives are heard from. The note also quotes a reflection on ethics in professions and the disparity of wealth.
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Mary Sprazisar
Stout's Undertaking Establishment
Market Roundup from Pittsburg and Chicago Produce
Cattle receipts light and hogs down with prices across categories. Prime cattle $14.00 to $16.00, veal calves $19.00 to $20.00, prime hogs $22.75 to $23.75. lambs and sheep uneven, butter at 53 to 54 cents, eggs around 39 to 43 cents, cheese about 31 to 32 cents, live poultry 30 cents.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
UNION
Hog and cattle market summaries from Union Stock Yards and Cincinnati
At Union Stock Yards Illinois and Cincinnati markets hog receipts reach 12000 and 4200 respectively with varied gains and price ranges for hogs pigs and roughs. Cattle receipts total 11000 at Union and 900 at Cincinnati with mixed declines and steady calves while sheep and lambs move with strength in Cincinnati and higher butchers and packers prices at Union.
Cincinnati Produce Market Egg and Poultry Prices
Egg prices hold firm with prime firsts at 44 cents a dozen and firsts around 39 to 42 cents. Seconds quoted at 36 cents. Live poultry shows fowls over five pounds at 32 cents and under five pounds around 20 to 26 cents, with duck prices noted.
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Cincinnati
Toledo grain market and farm prices report
Corn No. 8 yellow 2.06 dollars per bushel. Oats standard white 5e, barley No. 2 1.37, rye No. 2 1.64. Clover seed cash 29.50, Oct 99.50, Dec 30.75. Alsike Oct and Dec 26.60. Timothy new cash 5.40, Oct 5.85, Dec 5.90. Butter and creamery 57 cents. Eggs selects 60 cents, candled 46. Hay price unchanged.
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Toledo
Timothy
Better Brisk Cream
Bremen Pumpkin Show to Return This Fall in Bremen
At a public meeting the Bremen citizens set the dates for the annual Bremen Show and Home Coming on July 30 31 and November 1. The event attracts large crowds and features agricultural and other exhibits surpassing many county fairs.
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Bremen
Two Sailors Drown on Sub G-2 Off New London Conn
The submarine G-2, an American undersea craft, reportedly sank off New London Connecticut with two crewmen drowning as a hatch remained open during a submersion. The incident was reported from Magdéak four miles east of here.
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New London
Conn
Magdéak
Here
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