Women candidates lead county and state primary filings
Thirty seven candidates filed petitions for Republican and Democratic primaries in Athens County. Democrats field a partial ticket with bids for sheriff recorder and other posts. two women seek county recorder nominations on opposing tickets. The first to file was J W Sands for surveyor and the last George W Mason for auditor.
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J. B. Allen
County Board of Elections
Athens
Elizabeth McGrath
Luella T. Day
J. W. Sands
George W. Mason
Ter
T. L. Morgan
James A. Jones
Charles B. Wood
Alexander Township
P. H. McKinley
John Pearson
Nelsonville
Frank Biddle
William N. Fleck
Fred Cornwell
Pearl W. Helwig
J. A. Fuller
Andrew Murphy
F. Faries
J. W. Wade
Buchtel
Lewis Sanders
Trimble
Athens County
James Sharp
Israel M. Blauser
Lancaster
John B. Shepard
Thomas “Tat” Parfitt
William Williams
Central Committee
Playgrounds Open for Athens Children This Monday
Athens to open three city playgrounds at 2 PM Monday for summer activities. Central school East Side School and Mill Street grounds will host supervision by Miss Florence Carr Miss Marzuella Richards and Harold Wise with existing equipment for daily weekday play.
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Athens
Central School
East Side
Mill Street
Florence Carr
Marzuella Richards
Harold Wise
Federal mine control urged if coal strike end fails
Ohio Republican Senate hopeful Simeon D. Fess warned in The Messenger that coal operators refusing to bargain could trigger government ownership or oversight of coal mines. He argued coal is essential to national life and that continued mine stoppage would threaten public welfare and American values. He dismissed any change in his primary prospects.
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Simeon D. Fess
United States
Ohio
Messenger
Fess
Ing
Hon
Miners Strike Threatens Health in Ohio Counties
A state health official warned that a nationwide coal strike past July 1 could worsen conditions in Athens Perry Hocking and Guernsey counties. Relief work is organized with little current suffering though maternity care and underweight children remain concerns amid unemployment. A nurse has been placed at Murray City to aid acute needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Athens
Perry
Hocking
Guernsey
State Health Department
Ohio
State Department of Health
Murray City
Alumni Varsity Ohio University Baseball Closes Season
The Alumni-Varsity Ohio game set for Monday ends the season. The Ohio graduates return intact, a lineup nearly the same as the conference champions two years ago, promising an interesting clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Ohio
Search for Zack King After Fatal Park Rayburn Shooting
A posse of nearly one hundred persons hunts Zack King after he shot and killed Park Rayburn and wounded Rayburn’s wife earlier today in Dallas Texas.
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Dallas
Tex
Zack King
Park Rayburn
Rayburn
Cloudburst Wrecks Tracks Delays B. and O. Traffic
A north and east county cloudburst near Muskingum Cloudburst, Ohio washed out tracks on the Pennsylvania, Wheeling and Lake Erie, and B and O lines between here and Dresden, delaying B and O trains five hours. One mile of Wheeling and Lake Erie track was washed out forcing a detour via the C M V into Zanesville.
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Muskingum
Zanesville
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Here
Dresden
City
Erie
Pomeroy vs Chauncey to headline Chauncey ball park clash
Pomeroy faces Chauncey in a Sunday afternoon game at Chauncey ball park at 2 30 o clock. Fans anticipate a headline attraction as both teams seek a win on the field.
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Pomeroy Vs
Chauncey
Chauncey Ball Park
Synod gathering and notable Ohio events across years
From Wooster in 1879 delegates gathered for the General Synod of the Lutheran Church to the 1895 Sidney train wreck that killed three tramps. The 1901 McKinley announcement refused a third term, and 1903 Roosevelt attended Ruth Hanna and Joseph Medill McCormick’s Cleveland wedding.
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Wooster
General Synod of the Lutheran Church
Sidney
McKinley
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Ruth Hanna
Joseph Medill McCormick
Keep Teddom in Labor Harmony at AFL Convention
Labor leaders strive to keep the American Federation of Labor meeting peaceful as a contentious resolution on foreign affairs and freeing wartime political prisoners tests unity. The clash centers on carpenters and the buildings trades department and the risk of a radical move to back Lenine and release prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor Convention
Carpenters
Buildings Trades Department
Federation
Lenine
Russia
United States
Nebraska Republican Introduces Campaign Spending Limit Bill
Representative Andrews of Nebraska, a member of the house elections committee, introduced a bill to limit campaign expenditures of congressional candidates in general or special elections. The move aims to satisfy Republican leaders in both chambers of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate to press price fixing probe on coal market
The Senate labor committee will continue its inquiry into soft coal price fixing unless Secretary Hoover proves he can secure price reductions or halt increases. Attorney General Daugherty would be asked to pursue indictments for profiteering if evidence supports charges. Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, after a talk with Senator Borah of Idaho, announced the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Daugherty
Walsh
Massachusetts
Borah
Idaho
Meeting Date Change for Miners and Operators
Hazelton June 10. The miners and operators meeting in New York has been moved from June 16 to June 14, as announced locally today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelton
New York
OY OFFICER SOUGHT BY MOB
A mob of over a hundred armed Black residents from Keystone surged to North Fork at 9 pm seeking prohibition officers who shot and killed George Stewart of Graham while attempting to escape after arrest. Keystone officers led by Mayor Murphy faced them. reinforcements from Welch cooled the scene and the mob dispersed after learning officers had returned.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Keystone
North Fork
Prohibition
George Stewart
Graham
Murphy
Welch
Athens High School class of 1922 graduates 62
Sixty two Athens students formed the graduating class of 1922 and received diplomas at a crowded First M. E. Church commencement. Congressman Simeon D. Fess urged continued education and national loyalty as the orchestra and glee clubs performed.
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America
Simeon D. Fess
Antioch College
United States
Ohio
Athens High School
Uates
M. E. Church
Fess
Congressman Fess
Roya Ty
Athens
Daniel McGurk
M. E
Arthur Cameron
Russell H. Rupp
Baccalaureate Evokes Evening Service at First Methodist
No morning service at First Methodist due to university Baccalaureate. At 7 30 Dr McGurk will preach on To day, An Appreciation and A Prophecy. The service lasts fifty minutes. A special invitation extends to students spending their last Sunday evening in town.
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First Methodist Church
Conviction of Chicago Janitors Union Officials
William Quesse president and nine other flat janitors union officers face prison terms from one to five years after a jury found them guilty of conspiracy to extort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International News Service
William PF. Quesse
Flat Janitors’ Union
Crawford County Farmers Mutual Insurance meeting today
The Crawford County Farmers Mutual Insurance Company marks its forty five year history on the anniversary and will hold its annual meeting here today. The company carries risk of 29,843,150 as of this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Company
Bucyrus
Une
Crawford County Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Wage Board in Goal Situation Now Proposed
Washington June 10 Cre ation of a federal mine labor board by congress to arbitrate all disputes in the coal fields loomed as a solution to the United Mine Workers strike. Administration leaders backed compulsory arbitration while President Harding opposed temporary seizure of mines. The proposed mine labor board would follow the wartime and railroad boards as a model and could be created by act of Congress. Delegations of retailers sought Hoover's revision of price regulations and planned to press Congress if denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Chisholm
Washington
Federal Mine Labor Board
Congress
United Mine Workers
Harding
Hoover
Mine Labor Board
Senate
War Labor Board
Railroad Labor Board
Department of Commerce
Ohio Bell seeks permission to issue 4 million in notes
A hearing is planned for June 21 by the state utilities commission on Ohio Bell Telephone company’s application to issue and sell 4 000 000 dollars of 6 percent demand notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Republicans aim 500000 for fall campaign fund
Washington June 10 Republican financial directors tentatively pledged about 500000 for the autumn campaign to win a new House and one third of the Senate. A 340000 deficit from the 1920 presidential race may ride until after the congressional contest. The goal reflects hopes of surplus to further reduce the debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Holmes
I. N.S
Washington
Republican National Organization
United States Senate
House
Senate
Earl Christman Struck by Lightning at Hazlett Farm
Earl Christman aged 30, son in law of C W Hazlett Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Wellston Ohio, was instantly killed Friday afternoon by a bolt of lightning on the Hazlett dairy farm near Wellston. He had gone to fetch cows when the storm struck while he stood in an open field. He is survived by his wife and child who lived with him on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazlett Farm
Traveling Men Finding Conditions Improved
In Columbus on June 10 the Supreme Secretary Walter Murphy told about 2000 traveling men at the Ohio United Commercial Travelers annual grand council session that business conditions are improving. He reported 107000 national members, with 12000 in Ohio, and noted committee reports are on the day’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Walter Murphy
Grand Council of Ohio United Commercial Travelers
Knights of the Road
Ohio
Murphy
Williams Last to Enter Governor Race in Ohio
Daniel Webster Williams, last in the Republican field for Ohio governor, tells IN S the cost of living is the paramount issue for about 75 percent of people. He notes his background in the Ohio Senate under Governor Harmon, chairing a committee on living costs and supporting laws on cold storage, plus service as consul to Cardiff and as editor of the Jackson Standard Journal in southern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Daniel Webster Williams
Nation
International News Service Today
Tom
Williams
Ohio Senate
Harmon
Cardiff
Wales
Roosevelt
Jackson Standard Journal
Ohio
Death Comes to Commodore Perry
G W C Perry 63 superintendent of the state board of pardons and paroles died last evening at a Columbus hospital after an operation to relieve an ear infection. His body was moved to Chillicothe for funeral services Monday at the Elks home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
G. W. C. Perry
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Chillicothe
Elks’ Home
Princess Miskela Sought After Fatal Charm Suspect in Europe
European police hunt the beautiful Princess Miskela linked to a string of wealthy victims. The latest case involves Ives Deforee De Bellefuille of Montreal whose body was exhumed for strychnine testing.
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Madrid
Europe
Miskela
Fove
Ives Deforee de Belle Fuille
Montreal
Canada
Record Ohio pre primary sets candidate entries
Columbus June 10 65 political candidates filed for state offices as the time limit expired. If no withdrawals occur the August primary will have 36 Republicans and 29 Democrats. Notable names include A P Sandles governor candidate and J J Lentz U S senator candidate among others with varied political backgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
A. P. Sandles
Ottawa
J. J. Lentz
United States
Alexander R. Hawthorne
Troy
Stanley Matthews
Cincinnati
John H. Newman
Stanley McCall
Portsmouth
Sandles
Lentz
American Insurance Union
Newman
McCall
Storm Damage Report from Muskingum County
The article notes serious storm damage in Muskingum County and mentions a June 10 dispatch. It reports the US Court of Appeals closing its June session affirming the sentence of Ben Rudner and associates of Cleveland with penitentiary time or jail and heavy fines for violation of the national prohibition law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Ben Rudner
Fuller files for Athens County auditor nomination
Fuller, former commercial manager of the Athens County Home Telephone Co., has filed for the Republican nomination for county auditor. He resigned from the telephone company to devote full time to the campaign and is active in local Republican and Elks gatherings in Athens. In Chicago, Will Hays predicts a cleaner, more American film industry this summer as studios vow to reduce objectionable content and actors monitor their conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. “Si? Fuller
Athens County Home Telephone Co
Athens County
Fuller
Athens
Ohio University
Bell Tee Phone Co
Meade Commercial
James L. Kilgarten
Chicago
H. Hays
Landis
Hays
British Agree With Griffith Draft for Irish Free State
London June 10 British signatories accepted Arthur Griffiths proposed constitution for the Irish free state. The draft was amended to remove DeValera’s resisted clauses and aims toward Ireland having status similar to other British dominions with a British governor general whose powers would be limited.
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I. N
London
Arthur Griffith
Irish Free State
Eamonn DeValera
Griffith
Dail Eireann
Ireland
Canada
Proper Rabies Handling For Dog Bites Warned By Health Dept
State Health Department advises careful rabies handling after dog bites. Isolation of suspected dogs for a week to ten days, then head removal and cold packing to the lab if needed. Prompt wound cauterization and immediate Pasteur treatment if rabies is suspected. Rabies incidence is not tied to hot weather or dog days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Health
J. M. Higgins
Department of Health
Department
Pasteur
Knight Fairs a Cleanup for State Offices
Columbus June 10. Congressman L Knight, a Republican candidate for Ohio governor, pledges genuine housecleaning in state government, abolishing most state boards and commissions, and a new labor court to settle wage and contract disputes. He also vows stricter enforcement of dry laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Progressive
State Utilities Commission
L Knight
Akre
Ohio
Knight
Leas
Rickenbacker Forced to Land in Iowa Clover Field
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, famed American ace, and his crew were forced to land in a clover field near Dexter Iowa yesterday after engine trouble damaged their plane. They awaited replacement parts to repair the craft.
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Dexter
Iowa
Eddie Rickenbacker
norMi
Rickenbacker
Lenine Health Rumors Clarified Amid Uncertain Reports
London June 10 reports on Nicolai Lenine's health remained unsettled but the morning chatter about his death was not confirmed by officials. The day saw conflicting accounts, yet there is belief the death rumor is false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nicolai Lenine
Free Government Booklet on Vegetable Preparation
A 48 page free booklet titled Preparation of Vegetables offers diverse serving methods for modern kitchens. The Washington Information Bureau will mail a copy to readers who send a coupon with two cents for postage, requesting the free government publication. Frederic J. Haskin directs the Information Bureau.
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States
Washington Information Bureau
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Health Board
By Warren W. Wheaton
West Virginia
Atheng Hig
Price
MR. Hoover
Ying
Bolt
Earl Christman
Wellston
Jackson Co
By Willim J. Huske
Commodore Perry
Muskingum County
Cantidateh
Filmdom
de Valera
By David M. Church
Board of Health
Akron
Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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