W C U Essay Contest Winners and Anniversary Snaps
The W C T U conducted an essay contest on Can the United States Afford to do Without Revenue From the Liquor Traffic. High school winners were Catherine Coe first Robert Horn second Paul Hall third. Central school Marian Coe first Mary Cox second Virginia Kircher third. Sunnyside Luciel Boden first Glenn Gillette second Jo Farley third. TWENTY YEARS AGO Home Furnishings offered a three room outfit for 75 dollars. A painting of General Grosvenor hung in the university library. TEN YEARS AGO Miss Bernarda Bryson was in Columbus hospital after a horse bite. Mr and Mrs W B Lawrence hosted Prof and Mrs John Snow. Pearl Helwig 25 and Constance Conant 21 obtained a marriage license.
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United States
Catherine Coe
Robert Horn
Paul Hall
Central School
Marian Coe
Mary Cox
Virginia Kircher
Sunnyside
Luciel
Thought for Today Inspires Calm in Anger’s Wake
A devotional line urges restraint with Eph 6 26 and notes a paradox that anger can mask surprising calm, quoting Bulwer Lytton about a sound rage. The short reflection blends scripture with a wry remark on temperament.
Hocking Valley Miners Respond to Lewis Warning
Hocking valley miners reject John L. Lewis warnings of consolidation and bossed control. They say over development endangers high cost mines and doubt union leadership. veterans claim dues fight back and vow to protect local interests without being swept into a broader collapse.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Hocking Valley
Lewis
Hocking
Mr. Lewis
West Virginia
Kentucky
John Lewis
Union
Hapgood Powers
Tourist season blooms with new roads and hotels in Ohio
Southeastern Ohio gears for a motor tourist boom as the Know Ohio movement attracts visitors. New hotels, garages, and camps rise while old homes are converted for guests. Road improvements to Charleston via Ripley and Pt. Pleasant boost traffic and expectations for regional travel growth.
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Ohio
New England
East
Charleston
Ripley
Pt. Pleasant
Columbus
States Seek Aviation Rules Ahead of Growth
States lag on regulating aircraft within borders risking unsafe flying. Despite federal safety standards for interstate flights, many states lack pilots and ship rules, turning planes into dangerous crates and contributing to aviation fatalities as commercial travel nears wider expansion.
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Tion
Tee State
Hoover nomination chosen by people and not insiders
Arthur Brisbane notes Hoover is a trained engineer, capable organizer, and known to the public. He says Hoover’s nomination comes from the people, with no backroom dark horse or big-men deal. The Stock Exchange has a wild day with 5.25 million shares traded as values, though not hurt, may recover as the public learns to avoid gambles.
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MR. Hoover
High Finance Turns Doubt Into Market Cues
A cautious financial maneuver aimed at undermining Hoover era confidence appears to have succeeded beyond expectations, creating a broader doubt about business prospects and delaying clear market signals.
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High Finance
Hoover
General Dawes Nominated for Vice President
The piece argues Dawes is likely to be nominated, praising the country's leadership under Coolidge and prosperity, while noting it cannot restore lost savings for many and that only experience can win broad support.
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Dawes
Coolidge
Miracle 2 and Hoover Nomination Question at Convention
The text notes a proposed miracle to prevent Hoover's nomination and labels it Miracle No 2, following a prior miracle of Hoover's nomination despite opposition from Wall Street. It frames the convention as unlikely to block Hoover amid skeptical financial interests.
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Hoover
Two Women Fly Atlantic Dream Faces Smothered Interest
The excerpt notes Miss Mabel Bell and Miss Earhart as pioneers in a new Atlantic crossing effort. It suggests public interest waned as the feat was attempted the same day, reflecting shifting attention away from women aviators ten years into the era.
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Mabel Bell
Miss Earhart
Atlantic
Standard Oil Faces War of Rival Giants Abroad
A fragment reports Standard Oil selling gasoline at cut prices in India and inland, provoking opposition from British firms Royal Dutch and Burmah. The clash signals a broader battle as Britain warns against American dominance in world trade, with men of Britain ready to challenge Standard Oil.
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India
Standard Oil
Royal Dutch
Burmah Company
Standard
Russia
Britain
Chang the Chinese war lord dies to a bomb
Japan claims the assassination killed Chang the Chinese war lord. A hurricane devastates areas near Warsaw Poland with houses torn and burned. Samoan natives under New Zealand rule protest to the League of Nations against prohibition. Forty million Americans doubt the protest changes anything.
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Chang
Japan
Poland
Warsaw
New Zealand
League of Nations
Athens Riots Escalate As Soldiers Face Stone Throwing
Riots in Athens intensify with soldiers subjected to stone throwing while political and economic headlines urge attention. Officials report rising unrest amid protests and market volatility.
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Athens
Bargain Day on Wall Street Advises Caution and Purchase
The piece contrasts big investors with small traders as stocks fall amid a market storm. It urges not to gamble and to hold or buy solid stocks when the downturn ends, framing the moment as a bargain hunter’s chance.
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Wall Street
Remarkable age feat threads needle without glasses
An eastern woman aged 118 reportedly threads a needle unaided by glasses. The item notes this extraordinary vision related skill and compares it with a hypothetical 18 year old child capable of similarly precise tasks.
Health and Diet Advice by Dr McCoy
Health and diet guidance from Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. Readers may mail in questions about bladder and kidney disorders with symptoms like back pain frequent urination and blood in the urine. He warns on foods with oxalic acid and highlights when surgery may be avoided by diet.
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Frank McCoy
McCoy
Whiskers and Savings Rule Broadway Chorus Gossip
Broadway gossips say chorus men will wear whiskers in next year’s shows with Paris influence boosting the trend. The piece notes actors’ need to save due to lean seasons and the theatre culture of thrift, while previewing fashion like grege stockings and lavender hose as summer styles.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Paris
Broadway Belt
Broadway
David Belasco
Grege
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin
A Washington Q and A column explains shorthand speed records over 300 words a minute and the toast etiquette where the honored guest remains seated. It notes New York's regulatory term avigation and lists seed blends for shade lawns at the White House and parks.
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State of
New York
White House
United States
California
England
C. E
Met. A
First Baptist Sunday School of
Washington, D. C
Prohibition Debate Shapes Capital Politics
In Washington and Houston prohibition enforcement looms as a political issue at conventions while crime rates surge with a weekend record of 18 hours of liquor-law arrests. The piece notes unemployment among carpenters, calls for shorter workdays, and hints at broader pensions debates as Congress considers old-age programs.
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Kansas City
Houston
Washington
District of Columbia
Scofflaws
Congress
This Date in American History June 14 highlights
Key events on June 14 include 1775 Congress voting to raise an army of 20 000. 1801 Benedict Arnold dies as a traitor. 1900 Hawaii organized as a territory. 1912 beef cattle fetches 8 dollars per hundredweight in Chicago, a record at the time.
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Congress
Benedict Arnold
Chicago
Cross Word Puzzle Nine Letter Words Feature This Puzzle
The puzzle page lists nine letter words with clues across horizontal and vertical entries. It includes terms like Kaolin, fine whetstone, writing fluid and wading bird among others. The oblique text hints at a theme and several numbered items.
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United States
South America
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the Stock Exchange
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By the Way
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Rodney Dutcher Messenger
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Ment
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Senate Campaign Expenses Committee
Miss Willebrandt
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