Miners Rally Against Wage Cuts at Athens Fairgrounds
John L. Lewis, UMWA president, addressed 10 000 miners and citizens in Athens County urging against wage reductions in the Hocking coal field. He condemned operators and chambers of commerce while praising union strength and vowing no backward steps in policy.
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Hocking
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Athens County
Chambers of Commerce
Cvic
Lewis
Hocking Valley
United Mine Workers
Jacksonville
Jim Pritchard
T. R. Biddle
John Hancock
Chamber of Commerce
China
Doctor Biddle
Illinois
Indiana
Wierge
Kiwanis Club of Athens Featured in Special Edition
The Daily Messenger highlights the Kiwanis of Athens with notes on founding history member sketches and the club’s accomplishments. The article praises officers and members for their hard work and good effect in the community.
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Athens
The
Daily Messenger
Kiwanis
Wheat crop ample for domestic needs in country
Washington reports the 1925 wheat crop will be the smallest since 1917 at about 661 million bushels yet enough to meet domestic requirements with little to no exporting. Cold spring damages spring wheat and pests appear in some states but overall weather favors sturdy grain growth. Kiwanis club leaders and alumni note Athens chapter history and notable members while station listings provide evening programming.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Athens
Kiwanis
J. R. Léstre
M. M. Kerr
Toronto
C. E. Stail
N. J. Wolfe
Atlanta
W. Cable
Denver
C T. Moore
W. 8. Berry
Athens High School
Athens Kiwanis Club
Fess Presses France Over War Debts In Speech
Ohio Senator Simeon D. Fess warned in Minneapolis that France must settle its war debts or face economic ruin and loss of credit. He tied France’s position to German unrest and urged action to restore France’s international standing and funding of obligations to America.
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Minneapolis
France
United States
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Fess
Europe
Hindenburg
Germany
Congress
Washington
Coolidge
America
City Kiwanis Club Banquet Draws Tour of Athens
District 3 Kiwanis gathering in the men’s gymnasium at Ohio University draws five to eight hundred expected attendees. District Governor Frye to speak at the 6 pm banquet while a 4 pm band concert and factory tours accompany the daylong program.
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Frye
Coshocton
Marietta
Kiwanis
Athens Country Club
Ohio University
Athens Kiwanian Club
Morris Avenue
East State Street
Athens
Robert Fry
Athens State Hospital
Berry
McBee
Grayson
Kiwanis International
Athens Club
Drug addicts in U S numbered 110000 to 130000
Prohibition Commissioner Roy A Haynes stated in Washington that drug addicts in the United States total between 110000 and 130000. The Harrison narcotic act violations rose with 3354 persons tried in 1922 and 4857 from July 1 1934 to June 1 1925, with convictions climbing from 93 percent in 1922 to 95 percent in 1925. He said big bootlegger operators are making their last stand.
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Washington
United States
Roy A. Haynes
Haynes
Treasury aide blasts 1324 Tax Act and tax exempt securities
Treasury Undersecretary Garrard B. Winston told the National Association of Credit Men that the 1324 tax regime is discriminatory and wasteful and urged a complete revision. He pressed for repeal of the federal inheritance tax and warned that high rates push wealth into unproductive investments, while noting 13 to 15 billion dollars in tax exempt securities.
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Washington
Treasury
Garrard B. Winston
Winston
National Association of Credit Men
Mellon
America
Congress
False ideals menace nation says speaker cites Tennessee
Springfield June 11. Congressman Charles L. K. Akron led Springfield hearers at Wittenberg college in denouncing officialdom for creating false notions of governmental power. He urged citizens to restore rights and criticized recent Ohio school bill and Tennessee ban on teaching evolution. He warned of decline in public virtue and the danger to liberties.
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Springfield
Charles L. K
Akron
Wittenberg College Today
Cha Knight
Ohio
Lernor Donahey
Tennessee
Hope U S Will Join Hunt for Amundsen
Oslo dispatch reports Norwegian friends of Captain Roald Amundsen hope the United States aids in the polar search for the missing Amundsen Ellsworth North Pole flyers. A sea expedition with sledges and hydroplanes may be organized to remain through winter in the Arctic area.
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Oslo
Norway
Roald Amundsen
United States
Amundsen
Tidens
Wilbur
Rescuer Drowns Near Cleveland
In Lake Erie, George Rouge, 21, drowned while attempting to save Mrs. Nona Myers, 27, who was swept by an undertow. Lifeguards rescued Myers as eight to ten foot waves battered the shore.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
George Rouge
Nona Myers
Four Die After Auto Hits Train At Columbus Crossing
In Columbus a Norfolk and Western freight train struck an auto at the Livingston avenue crossing killing Margaret Stevens 20 Roscoe Steinberger 22 Thompson Ellsworth 21 instantly. Ruth Harrel 20 died later at a hospital. The group had just left a dance at Spring Lakes pavilion.
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Columbus
Margaret J. Stevens
Roscoe Lynn Steinberger
Southern
Thompson Ellsworth
London
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Livingston Avenue
Ruth Harre
Spring Lakes
Here
Ruhr Disruption Clouds Over German Industry
Economic and industrial disruption hung over the Ruhr region as 165,000 workers and miners and 890 office employees of a major Ruhr concern faced dismissal on June 15. The wave of layoffs threatened broader harm to Germany's industrial sector and related economies.
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Berlin
Ruhr
Germany
Wealthy evade taxes says Mellon report
Collier's quotes Secretary Mellon hinting that rich avoid income tax via securities and other means. The piece notes the wealthy need no guardian while about ninety million poor need several guardians and calls for government and legislature to act. Page reference requested.
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Mellon
Collier's
Melton
More Men Report for Work at Two Mines in Meigs
Pomeroy June 11 More men are employed at Dark Hollow and Forest Run mines than ever before with 250 reporting for work this morning and a daily output of about 600 tons from the two mines. Stalter Essex mine No 7 on the 60 40 basis shows twenty fewer miners at work as a result of recent union speech.
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Pomeroy
New Pittsburgh Coal Company
Dark Hollow
Forest Run
Stalter-Essex
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Tragedy Strikes as Husband Kills Wife then Dies
Columbus reports a double tragedy as John Tallman, 30, a local painter, shot his estranged wife Olive Tallman, 24, in the home. He then killed himself, hours after Olive obtained a divorce decree for gross neglect. Burial plans were underway.
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Columbus
John Tallman
Olive
Tallman
Fires on U S Ship pampanga near Honan
The American gunboat Pampanga escorting a launch toward Honan was fired on by Chinese troops yesterday night. The Pampanga returned fire with her three pounders and machine guns in the incident referenced from Hong Kong.
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U. S
Hong Kong
Pampanga
Honan
Guards' Vigil Ends Night of Terror in Henrietta
National guardsmen patrolled Henrietta Oklahoma after a night of miner clashes between union and nonunion factions. One man Andrew Meitus is seriously injured. many others believed hurt as rioters took control of the town before troops restored order.
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Henrietta
Okla
Anl Unio
Andrew Meitus
Company E
Okmulgee
Otwnf
Chainless bicycle invention in Liverpool
A Liverpool man unveils a chainless bicycle with pedals moving in a straight up and down motion rather than the usual circular pedal action. The development promises a simpler mechanism and potential shifts in basic bicycle design.
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Liverpool
Eng
Rum Runner Nabbed Off Cape Cod After Five Mile Chase
A motor boat involved in rum running was captured after a five mile pursuit off Cape Cod. Coast Guard patrols opened fire and halted the chase. The vessel carried three hundred cases of alcohol.
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Scituate
Mass
Coast Guard
Cape Cod
Trial of Alleged Forger Opens in Common Pleas Court
The trial of George W., indicted by the May grand jury on four counts of forgery, began in Common Pleas court. Attorneys clashed over points as the jury heard evidence yesterday and was sent out for morning arguments. the case is expected to run, possibly all day. Brown is charged with forging checks from Waterloo towns trustees in payment for a road contract, at $3.60 a day, and endorsement fraud affecting laborers wages.
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George W
Common Pleas Court
Brown
Waterloo
De a Knew De S Ready to Desde Salad
Fragmented text resembles kitchen tips on stockpiling fish and salad dressings. Mentions housekeepers, one year supply, cap dressing, and a prompt to request with two cents postage. Incomplete phrases for a recipe or ad. No clear events or persons.
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Columbia University
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Kiwanis Club
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WEET
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WCCO
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Meigs
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George W. Brown
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