Athens County Day to feature parade and games
Athens county day at the fair grounds on June 14 promises a monster parade with delegations from York township and many towns, three cash prizes for the top delegations, a basket dinner, secret order drill, a baseball game between the Fats and the Leans, races, and free admission for all. The event also includes a Homecoming day with former Athens residents, funded by George A. Beaton, and reduced rail fares by the Ohio Central Lines.
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York Township
Nelsonville
Kimberly
Deanville
Buchtel
Hocking Valley
George Hoch
Sunday Creek
Athens County
Jacksonville
Trimble
Glouster
Ohio Central
Dover
Ames
Rome
Lee
Lodi
Waterloo
Athens
York City
Beaton
Fair Grounds
St. Louis
Coonskin
Allegheny Mountains
Ohio
Marietta
Hockingport
Hocks River
Batteaus
Ohio University
Columbus Rifles
University Campus
Alexander
Hospital
Pike
Hosital Grounds
Dover Township
Ames Township
State Street
Canaan Township
Sunnyside
Court House Corner
K. of P. Hall
Major Tucker's Noted Career
Major Tucker lived 111 years 11 months 26 days and died in Athens county. Born in New York on June 4 1793 he moved to Ohio, taught school, practiced old school medicine, studied law, and served in the War of 1812 Mexican War and frontier conflicts. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. John Hopkins and his children and relatives mourned his passing.
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Major Tucker
New York
Ohio
Blue Rock Township
Maskingum County
Athens County
New England
Athens
George Washington
Great Britain
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Tucker
John Hopkins
Bertha Cromley
Eva McIntire
Near Athens
Samuel Gillett
Strouds Ran
Melissa Halewell
Chesterhill
Jennie Horton
Fenwick
Canada
Lucetta Dixon
Charles Tucker
Zaleski
Homer Tucker
Jacksonville
Lafayette Tucker
Charleston
W. Va
Light Plant Fuel Test Inconclusive In City Report
A municipal light plant conducted fuel tests to compare gas and coal costs. One test finished and proved unsatisfactory with a second test planned. After about a week using each fuel, costs showed only a slight advantage for one option.
Beaton Proposes Ticket Plan for Athens Homecoming Dinner
A 1904 Athens Ohio letter outlines a controlled ticket plan for a June 15 complimentary dinner. The committee will prioritize former Athens residents, hosting families, university faculty and students, and limited outside visitors, with strict ticket issuance rules and name disclosures to manage seating. The goal is a tasteful, inclusive event within 3000 to 3500 capacity constraints.
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New York City
N. Y
J. B. Allen
Sec’y
Athens
Ohio
Old Town
Program of Exercises for Alumni Banquet and Commencement
D Bonebrake of Columbus and Hon Edwin A Jones of Massillon lead a program of exercises. Alumni banquet scheduled for Friday June 17 at 9 am followed by commencement exercises and a speech by Governor Myron T Herrick. Class reunions at 2 pm.
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D. Bonebrake
Columbus
Ohio
Edwin A. Jones
Massillon
Myron T. Hererick
Thirteen Graduates to Receive Diplomas at Ohio University
The Ohio University commencement week in Athens includes a full schedule from June 12 to 17. Thirteen students, led by Lenora Belle Bishop and Floyd E O Coultrap, will graduate at a ceremony in Ewing Hall on Friday morning. The event caps Homecoming Week with a parade, bands, and various entertainments.
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Ohio University
Ewing Hall
Lenora Belle Bishop
Fiora Terhune Conner
Floyd E. O Coultrap
Adam Griggs Elder
Elza Goodspeed Gibson
William Theodore Heilman
Francis Beardsley Henry
John Edmon McDaniel
Benoni Austin Place
Thomas Maynard Smith
George Spran
Eugene Vivian Tuttle
Chauncey William Waggoner
Wells Geren Marriage Tuesday Evening
A wedding took place Tuesday at 8 o clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 8 D Thompson in West street. Joseph T Wells of Fredonia Kansas wed Emma D Ger of this city in a ceremony performed by Dr W L Slotz of the M E church. The groom, a former chief and longtime merchant, plans retirement after a brief business trip. The bride, well known in Athens county, served as cashier for D Zenner & Company. The couple will reside in Kansas after their return from the trip.
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Joseph T. Wella
Kansas
Emma D. Ger
Middle
Fredonia
Athens County
D. Zenner & Company
Wells
Robbers Hit Charlies Howard Store for Fifty Dollars
The Charlies Howard store was burglarized last night or early today. About fifty dollars in knives clothing and other articles were taken. Entry was through a window. Police in nearby towns were alerted and a bloodhound from Gloucester will help pursue the looters.
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Chauncey
Jane
Charlies Howard
Common Pleas Court Adjourned to July Second
Court adjourned till July with July 2 set for taking up several important cases. Within the past week Eunice Jones guardian et al vs Charles Jones et al in partition. John O Hill A F Linscott and Gabriel South appointed commissioners. report of commissioners confirmed. Crippen v Rose peace warrant action dismissed for want of prosecution at cost.
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Common Pleas Court
Eunice Jones
Guardian
Charles Jones
John O. Hill
A. F. Linscott
Gabriel South
Ohio
Clarence Crippen
John Rose
Art Reception at Ewing Hall Studio
The regular annual art reception will be held in the Ewing Hall studio next Monday afternoon from 8 to 5 o'clock. Everyone is cordially invited.
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Ewing Hall
Navy payroll totals twenty million dollars yearly
The navy allocates a payroll of 20 million dollars per year. This figure reflects annual compensation for personnel across services and ranks, indicating the scale of military staffing costs.
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Navy
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Monster
Yalu
Committee On
Fair Ground
George A. Beaton
New
MR. Beaton
College
Vine
State
Court
Union
Baewe
Alston
University Christian Associations
Geof Walton King
Board of Trustees
Num
Selby
Carlysle
Thomas M. Smith
Dio Possenti
Faust
Albert J. Jones
Flora T. Conner
Deam
Dew
Needham
Mesara
Lenora B. Bishop
Adam G. Go
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