Respect Your Flag At Elks Meeting In Athena
A Flag Day program at the Athena Elks features James I Begg addressing families about patriotism and vigilance. The piece urges reverence for the flag as a symbol of a free government and warns of forces seeking to undermine American principles. It notes a Rome police chief's crackdown on pickpockets to protect the city’s image during tourist season.
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Coufessman
James I. Begg
Ohio
Athens Elks
The
Elks
Seret
America
Supreme Court
Rome
Jazz crime link raised by Chicago police chief and publishers
The Chicago police chief warns national music publishers that jazz may incite crime. The piece notes this is not a new accusation and discusses crime causes, the idea of publishing firms bearing public nuisance liability, and the unlikely success of a crime free city without a practical cure.
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Chicago
Michael Hughes
Windy City
Chicago Jazz
Rome’s police pace outpaces crime with bold curbs
An Italian police chief in Rome sets a novel crime control precedent by declaring bold, unseen restrictions that outpace past moves like New York’s crooks deadline. The piece notes the Rome approach as unpredictable and aggressive in scope.
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Rome
New York
Wall Street
Berlin visit stirs cheers as Bellanca lands in Germany
A quarter of a million Germans watched the Bellanca plane land in Berlin with Chamberlin the pilot and Le Vine aboard. The crowd welcomed them warmly, contrasting with earlier war fears. The piece urges the U.S. to stay out of European quarrels as Balkans tensions rise.
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Chamberlin
Levine
Berlin
Europe
Balkans
Albania
Young Russian czarist assassin in Warsaw shocks Europe
A nine teen year old, Boris Koverko, assassinates M. Wolkoff the Soviet minister to Poland in Warsaw. He claims the killing was to avenge the czar, a charged motive that threatens European stability and angers competing powers.
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Warsaw
M. Wolkoff
Poland
Boris Koverko
Wolkoff
Europe
England and France trade bitter claims over gold and war risk
England accuses France of secretly buying British gold to prop up the franc and threaten global finance. The piece notes mutual deterrence with air fleets capable of destroying major cities within hours, but remarks persistent bitterness between the nations.
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England
France
London
Paris
Lesson from Lindbergh and Chamberlin for defense
The piece urges Americans to heed Lindbergh and Chamberlin and prepare to defend the continent from hostile fliers. It envisions five to ten thousand first-class planes carrying mail and passengers as a strong national investment against air attack.
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Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Credit Drives Prosperity Through Retail Spending
The piece quotes Mr. Hewitt of Baltimore, vice president of the retail credit men's association, stating that 1927 retail purchases reached forty two thousand million dollars with half on credit. It argues that credit spending of twenty one billions sustains prosperity and avoids a downturn.
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Hewitt
Baltimore
Retail Credit Men’s Association
Payne Whitney Will Gifts Large Fortune to Charities and Friends
Payne Whitney of the Whitney family leaves a vast estate possibly over two hundred million with at least thirty to fifty million for useful charities. He also provides half a million to each of three friends, noting the rarity of gifts to friends in rich men's wills and reflecting on his choice of companions.
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Payne Whitney
William C. Whitney
Flora Payne Whitney
Father Escapes Christmas Punishment Faces Father’s Day
The line reads as a wry note that what seemed insufficient punishment at Christmas now exposes the father to the extra torment of Father’s Day, implying lingering family tensions and a grim humor about ongoing discipline.
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Father
Rotary Presents King Albert With Cigar Box
Nonsense lines and fragmented notes mix to recall a Rotarian gifting cigars to King Albert and mentions of nominations being in order.
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Albert
Weekly Menus and Diet Questions in Athens Messenger
Readers receive a week of diet menus emphasizing food combining and balanced meals. Diet questions address a child’s leg weakness and an “acid mouth,” with the columnist urging fasting and dieting regimes and explaining overacid stomachs can be corrected by proper food combinations.
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McCoy
A. R
Before You Pay The Mob Dark Past Of Fake Mobs In New York
In New York a Rector Street shop once advertised riots strikes on ten hours notice. The owner supplied mobs for Broadway productions and films, with a range of ethnic actors and a cut of profits. Hiring of “mobs” evolved into casting by trained specialists led by Herman Thaler in the East Side theater world.
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City
Gilbert Swan
New York
Rector Street
Herman Thaler
East Side
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin
The text answers reader inquiries on language use such as the word thoroughbred applied to a person and why salmon drift tail first after spawning. It explains descriptive phrases add color to language and cites the Bureau of Fisheries on fish orientation in currents.
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Frederick J. Haskin
Bureau of Fisheries
KK. J
Veterans to Mark Spanish War Reunion in Newark
Local Spanish American War veterans planned a reunion in Newark on August 11, 1907. The item notes a 9 to 0 baseball win by Beta Theta Pi over Sigma Alpha Theta. It mentions San Francisco Japanese persecution fears, Athens High School commencement with four speakers, Ohio crop prospects affected by heavy rainfall.
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Newark
Beta Theta Pi
Sigma Alpha Theta
San Francisco
Pershing and Staff in England as Wilson Urges School Sessions
Ten years ago General Pershing and his staff were received in England. President Wilson declared that schools and colleges should continue their sessions despite the war.
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Pershing
England
Wilson
Lindbergh and Coolidge Compared in Washington Banter
In Washington on June 9 humor circles compare Charles A Lindbergh with President Coolidge. A correspondent recalls Lindbergh as a boy and notes a shared modest bearing with Calvin Coolidge Jr. A tale then teller recounts a financier Andrews proposing a payoff and the pair reacting to the joke with disbelief.
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Washington
Capt
Charles A
Slim
Lucky
Flying Fool
Lone Wolf
Lindy
Cheese
Lindbergh
President Coolidge
John Coolidge
Coolidges
Calvin Coolidge, Jr
Prohibition Enforcer General Andrews Faces Bribery Claim
A retired boss enforcer General Lincoln C. Andrews navigates a bribe attempt after taking office. A prominent gentleman called seeking influence, but Andrews paused before deciding how to respond, highlighting the era's tension between law and corruption.
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Lincoln C. Andrews
Andrews
French gymnastics for flexibility and relaxation
French exercises aim to relax each body part and remove tension from joints, followed by energizing slow rhythmic movements to finish. The method emphasizes loosening habitual muscular tension and promoting overall pliancy.
Peril of Photographers at Circus Runway
A vivid anecdote recalls photographers facing danger near an elephant parade as Mrs. Calvin Coolidge arrives. Reporters describe clutching cameras while animals thunder past, some fleeing for cover and others snapping as the beasts charge the ring.
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Calvin Coolidge
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Athens Messenger
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dailies
United Press Service
F. W. Bush
Puor. Cras. Ih
Harris
Rovert E Ward
Iue
Fifte Ave
Wabash Avenue
Milton
Arthur Brisbane
Detroit River
Ambassedor Schurman
Birds of the
Black Hills
Terit
Frank McCoy
By the Way
Bessey
Braucher
WEA Seacher, Inc
Athens Highchool
Ewing Hall
Rodney Dutcher Messenger
Clicquot Club
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