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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1920
Page
5
A candidate seeks re-election to the state senate representing the ninth fourteenth district, subject to decision by Republican voters of the district. M. B. Archer.
The county health board fights a smallpox outbreak in Dover Township Bailey Run district. Health Commissioner Higgins names Dr Hoodlet deputy in Chauncey as cases spread from Sciotoville. Some miners’ families may be implicated. vaccination is ordered for nearby residents and miners.
Mrs. Juaniita Cook Belle of Columbus contests custody of her daughter Julia Faye Belle. The dispute has spanned Ohio and Missouri with habeas corpus actions in probate and common pleas courts. Judge Phillips ruled the Missouri court’s divorce order governing custody controls the case.
Chicago June 5 Senator Moses of New Hampshire faced sharp critique in open committee session over a statement accusing steam roller tactics in contested district delegate claims. The hearing began by seating D C Cole of Marietta Ga a Wood supporter, while P J Dayar of Adairsville Ga backing Governor Lowden was overruled amid alleged forged call controversy.
Lou J. Beauchamp, a renowned Lyceum and Chautauqua lecturer, died at 69 from a stroke in Melford, Iowa while on the Redpath circuit. His home was Hamilton, Ohio, and his most popular talk “Take the Sunny Side” had been delivered over 5,000 times.
Washington June 5 Senator Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania endorsed Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania for the Republican presidential nomination.
Chicago coverage recalls a near misstep as Hiram Johnson moved to address crowds on Michigan Avenue amid a mistaken cheer for William J. Bryan. Delegates wear Wood signs, Elks messages loom, and a Mayflower car signals Wilson era echoes while memories of 1892 MC Kinley-Harrison clashes surface from Indianapolis. R. H. Todd discusses London preference amid Porto Rico delegations.
Pittsburg livestock market shows steady to mixed movement across cattle hogs and sheep with varied price ranges. Union Stock Yards Illinois notes steady to strong hogs and cattle with specific bids for beeves canners and stockers. Cincinnati reports steady cattle and hogs with notable calf and lamb prices.
Billy hears a Chinaman call Beelee then samples a spilled opium pipe and falls asleep. Cowboys fortify a ranch house as Indians attack. Bullets and arrows fly while five ponies are brought inside for safety. The siege unfolds with chaotic skirmishes and tense retreats.
A young woman laments family shame after an escapade with Cecil. She travels by coach toward Boston to stern relatives on Beacon Street, feeling resentment toward her parents and longing for freedom and worldly experience. Her thoughts shift toward Jack and marriage, fearing disgrace and awaiting further developments.
Corn No 8 cash 2.06 oats No 2 white cash 1.17 1.18 barley No 2 cash 1.60 rye No 2 cash 2.15 alsike not quoted clover seed cash 25.00 Oct 23.85 Dec 22.85 timothy various cash figures 1917 1918 5.40 1919 5.50 Sept 5.82 Oct 6.70 Dec 5.70 March 5.85 butter 66 exes 45c hay 2.80.
Poultry price list shows fowls four percent pounds and over at 32 cents per pound and under four percent at 82 cents. Broilers priced at one percent pounds and over 68 cents. Roosters 17 cents.
The court appointed and qualified an executor for the estate of Mary E Bennney by the Probate Judge of Patil County on the date specified as the sixth day of duck a yo wy Tats 6 5 9.
Butter Creamery 58c. standards 12c. firata 47c and 51 percent. seconds 42c and 46c. dairy tules 35c and 36c. Eggs ordinaries 38c and 39c. Cheese Twins 25c. young American 26c6. Fowls 30c.
A garbled listing shows Liberty 34s and Victory items with scattered prices such as 91.40 85.80 87.10 86.00 95.50. Mentions multiple fourths and second entries and unclear denominations. The text reads like a misOCR of item names and amounts without coherent context.
Rear Admiral Albert G. Winterhalter, a prominent navy officer and former commander of the Asiatic fleet, died at the Naval Hospital in Washington D. C. of pneumonia. Born in Detroit in 1866, he served with the general board of the navy since 1917 until his death.
A market listing notes steady prices for produce with siratn at 39 cents per dozen and Grats at 38 to 39 cents. Ordinary firsts are 37 cents and seconds cost a single cent.
Seven named defendants and others are sued in the Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio for partition of a titled real estate in Nelsonville Athens County. The petition seeks sale and division of the described lot in Postons Addition for equal distribution among plaintiffs and defendants if possible. The case is Cause No 11977 filed May 1 1920 with details of ownership and parcel boundaries.
L Worstell has been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate in Ohio. This notice records the appointment date and authority for the probate proceedings.
Athens County, Ohio notices a sale of real estate in Lot 50 City of Athens. The property lies along Serra Street and adjacent parcels. The sale is conducted by the Athens County Court of Ohio to satisfy claims related to H. A. Vogyene et al. and involves a specified chain of title.
Fragmented OCR text mentions multiple places and sparse facts including Belfast and Greensburg. It references a person named Elisabeth Webb and a fall from a height, plus a farmer James Fagan with a hop and egg operation. The details are unclear and partially garbled.
Fragmentary rail line notes show early departures from Athens with unsettled scores and a daily schedule. Details are incomplete but indicate train counts and times alongside scattered figures.
The notice lists morning and evening departures from Athens with train numbers 43 85 and 37 at 6 00 am 11 05 am and 5 00 pm. It also shows arrivals of trains 30 2 and 24 at 10 10 am 3 45 pm and 8 15 pm.
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