Auto race tragedy near Cambridge claims three lives
Three men died and two were injured in a National Pike auto race nine miles west of Cambridge. The deceased are Thomas Kennedy 47 John Reese 50 and Emmett Smith 27. The injured include Thomas McDonough with a fractured shoulder blade and a passenger, Emde, who escaped with minor injuries. Kennedy and Reese died instantly. Smith died shortly after. Ambulances ferried victims to Cambridge hospitals.
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Cambridge
Theospital
Cambridge New
Thomas Kennedy
John Reese
Emmett Smith
Emde
Thomas McDonough
Zanesville
Secnd
Buick
McDonough
Aderneath
Kennedy
Reese
Smith
Ead
Athens merchants weigh Secrest festival plan for Court street
A meeting of the Athens Retail Merchants Association discussed F C Secrest of Chillicothe proposing a five night four day Fall Festival on Court Street with canopied booths, lighting, contests, pony and dog show, dancing pavilion, and displays. Secretary S M Johnson urged wider consultation before a formal go ahead. The plan envisions street closures, decorative displays, and cooperation of all local businesses to attract patrons from neighboring towns.
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Athens Retail Merchants Association
Chamber of Commerce
F. C. Secrest
Chillicothe
Athens
Secrest
Greenfield
Fostoria
Court Street
Court
Mr. Secrest
Gompers Again Chosen to Lead American Labor Host
Toledo report notes eleven found guilty in the post office conspiracy case with two acquittals. Jury spent the night. trial lasted three weeks. sentences deferred. Defendants include Joe Urbaytis Wanda Urbaytis George Rogers Charles Schulz Walter Foote Harry Thrush Edwin Zellich and others.
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Toledo
John J. Epps
Chicago
Charles Furrier
Joe Urbaytis
Wanda Urbaytis
Joe
George Rogers
Leis
Mike Scholin
Sansone
Charles Schulz
Walter Foote
Harry Thrush
Famous Attorney Is Called Away
John B. Standified, a renowned New York lawyer, died at Islip, Long Island, after a brief illness. The veteran attorney was among the nation's most respected in the field and had a long record of high profile cases.
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New York
John
Islip
Laura Bromwell
New York Police Aviation Service
Parties Involved Have Same Name In Divorce Case
Petestos C Patestides sues Persa Patestides for divorce. They married in 1909 and improper relations with a Patestos M Pates tides is charged alongside a Nick Stevens. The defendant has been absent since 1918. Patestos M Patestides named as co respondent is a first cousin of the plaintiff.
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Petestos C. Patestides
Persa 'Patestides
Patestos M. Patestides
Nick Stevens
Jury Deliberations Continue in McGannon Perjury Trial
In Cleveland Ohio on June 25 the jury in the perjury trial of former city court chief justice William H. McGannon planned to resume deliberations at nine in the morning after four and a half hours without a verdict being reached.
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Cleveland, O
Willim H. McGannon
City Court
Woman seeks return of $55 after goat theft hoax
Florney Lapointe testified she paid Sidney Marion 55 dollars to obtain a goat but was deceived when no animal appeared. She described the matter as her goat being taken and seeks the return of her money from the court.
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New York
Florney Lapointe
Sidney Marion
Five Women Poker Fans Arrested in Indianapolis Break
A policeman responding to a loud transom noise arrested five women in Indianapolis for what appears to be a poker game. The caller’s phrase T'll raise at blue was overheard, triggering the raid.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Big Ice Cream and Cake Supper at The Plains Ball Park
An ice cream and cake supper will be held at The Plains ball park on Saturday evening. Ath ens Ladies Band will provide music. Glouster plays The Plains on Sunday. June 26. June 24, 192?
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the Plains Ball Park
Athens
Glouster
the Plains
Payroll theft in Akron today
Akron Ohio June 25 four armed bandits held up the office manager of the Akron Sand and Gravel Company at Old Forge and robbed him of payroll. Police report $100 taken. All roads out of the city under guard as authorities seek the men who escaped in a large touring car.
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Akron
Akron Sand and Gravel Company
Old Forge
Decatur City Decrees Afternoon Fire Department Sprays
Decatur Indiana locals report the city council ordered the fire department to spray the younger generation for two hours each afternoon, despite the lack of nearby lake or river. The exact method and rationale were not detailed in the report.
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Decatur
Ind
Austrian Money Letter To Messenger Prompts Novel Note
Dr. C Von Scheele of Jacksonville in Vienna writes The Messenger with a quirky item a sample of pre war Austrian currency used as paper. He notes paper is scarce and money worthless for buying writing material yet valuable as a writing surface. The letter mentions two korona notes and plight of food butter flour and sugar.
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C. von Scheele
Jacksonville
Vienna
Austria
New Attack Made Upon the Soldier Bonus
Washington reports unexpected obstacles threaten passage of the veterans' adjusted compensation bill. Senate leaders fear delaying tactics may erode public support as debate centers on funding from interest on foreign loans. President Adams reportedly favors compensation but not a rush. Secretary Mellon’s refinancing plan draws Republican resistance and calls for Treasury authority limits.
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Frazier Edwards
Washington
Senate
McCumber
North Dakota
Borah
Idaho
Mellon
Smooth Utah
Secretary of the Treasury
Admiral Sims treats reprimand as closed incident
Rear Admiral William S. Sims regards the Navy Secretary Denby rebuke over his London jackass speech as closed. Friends say he will not resign, is not bothered, and remains firm on Britain and Sinn Fein while resuming duties at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
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United Press
Washington
William S. Sims
London
Great Britain
Sinn Fein
Admiral Sims
Newport
R. L
Naval War College
Dean Richeson Likely Named Decatur School Superintendent
A Decatur Illinois board of education delegation visited to review Dean J. J. Richeson earlier national service and postgraduate work at Columbia University. Reports from local citizens were favorable and the committee indicated unanimous selection from fifty five applicants for the Decatur public schools superintendency.
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H. M. Owens
R. E. Henry
Board of Education
Public Schools of
Decatur
Ill
J. J. Richeson
Dean Richeson
Columbuia University
Richeson
Fashion Plate Show at Richland Avenue Arena
Athens fashion page describes a six show program between June 20 and 24 at Rich land Avenue near the baseball park with a merry go round and about 50 other attractions. The event promises clean moral refined entertainment for attendees.
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Athens
Richland Avenue
Baseball Park
Dancing at Lamborn's Pavilion with LeFavor Orchestra
A Saturday dance event at Lamborn's pavilion features LeFavor's five piece orchestra. Advertises an evening of dancing with a promise come once and you will come again. Date noted as 6-23-2.
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Lamborn
LeFavor
Kentucky to stage 47 fall racing days at Latonia and Churchill Downs
The Kentucky Racing Commission set 47 fall racing days for the Blue Grass state. Latonia opens September 3 at its track, running 41 days through October 8, while Churchill Downs in Louisville hosts 40 days of racing. Eastport Maine elects its first woman school superintendent.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky Racing Commission
Latonia Race Track
Latonia
Lexington
Louisville
Churchhill Down
Eastport
Maine
United States
Doctors report no heat prostration among Athens residents
A dozen Athens doctors were asked about heat related illnesses this morning and all said nothing more serious than laziness is spreading. Many residents remarked it is too hot to work yet most have resisted sun stroke or prostration and are standing up to the heat.
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Athens
Market Rain Draws Big Crowds at Athens Produce Day
The Athens city market held its third such event this morning with more produce and buyers. Early arrivals formed a dense crowd around eight long tables as Ed Carpenter’s late truck spurred a stampede for fresh goods amid eager thrifty housewives and vendor Okey Hall bustling with activity.
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Athens
Robert L. Woodworth
Woodworth
Ed. Carpenter
Carpenter
Okey Hall
Gompers Re-elected President of AFL in Dramatic Denver Meet
Samuel Gompers, at age 71, defeated John L. Lewis to win a 40th term as AFL president. The convention featured dramatic scenes with packed galleries and cheers as Green and Perkins supported Gompers while Lewis’s camp split. Green cited Lewis’s rise from mine work and criticized the 1919 government injunction against coal miners.
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Organized Labor of America
Lewis
Man
Labor
George Perkins
Cigar-Makers
Perkins
Green
Lewis William Green
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Federation
Wool sacks for Athens County Wool Growers
Wool sacks for members of the Athens County Wool Growers Association are available at the Farm Bureau office.
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Athens County Wool Growers Association
Farm Bureau
Four Burned to Death in Home Fire at Meyer Sandler Residence
A fatal blaze at 1809 East Fairmont Avenue killed two women and two children, with three others severely burned and three more narrowly escaping. The fire destroyed Meyers Sandler home as investigators probe the cause. Women were elected to fill every office in the South Florida Press Association at a recent meeting.
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New York
Meyer Sandler
East Fairmont Avenue
South Florida Press Association
Labor federation braces for Gompers Lewis test at Denver convention
In Denver on June 25 delegates gather for a presidential vote as Samuel Gompers and John L. Lewis contest the AFL leadership. The convention endorses the executive committee’s stance against Bolshevik Russia while voicing sympathy for Russian workers and hoping for a cooperative future. Tensions flare between Gompers and D C Short during a debate over telegraphers union.
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J. L. M’sullivan
Denver
Colo
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gomjers
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Third International
Mittee
Russia
Gompers
D. C. Short
Piel
Unon
Labor leaders clash as Gompers and Clarke vie for AFL
E. J. Manion of the railway telegraphers seconded Lewis against Wm. P. Clarke of the glass workers who backed Gompers. Manion’s address drew delegates to stand on chairs. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes’ request for reinstatement into the AFL was sent to the executive council.
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E. J. Manion
Railway Telegraphers
Lewis
Wm. P. Clarke
The
Glass Workers
Gompers
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Struck by Ball Student Dies in Ohio Fraternity Game
Charles L. Shanteau, 22, died at Jane M. Cage hospital Delaware Ohio from a brain blood clot after being struck on the head by a pitched baseball during an inter fraternity game. He had just graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University on June 15 and was confined in hospital.
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Delaware
Chas. L. Shanteau
Jane M. Cage
Ohio Wesleyan University
Abe Atell Freed as Extradition Hurdle in 1919 Series Fix Charge
Abe Atell, once world featherweight champion, released in New York after Justice Donnelly sustains habeas corpus to resist extradition to Chicago for conspiracy trial. Paas failed to ID Atell as the man linked to the alleged World Series fixing.
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New York
Abe Atell
Justice Donnelly
Supreme Court
Atell
Chicago
Paas
Eighth Man Dies in Spangle Theatre Collapse
John Turner Jr. died yesterday from injuries sustained when a building used as a moving picture theatre in Spangle collapsed, killing seven others. Eight more remain hospitalized.
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John Turner Jr
Spangle
Tram Bull and Coe seeks high court reversal of utilities ruling
The Tram Bull and Coe Company, active in Mehoning and Trambull counties, filed a petition in the Supreme Court asking reversal of a Public Utilities Commission decision that refused authorization for the company to issue 250000 dollars in mortgage bonds and 506000 dollars in common stock to reorganize its indebtedness and capitalization.
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Columbus
Trambull and
Coe 6 6Waters Company
Mehoning
Trambull
Supreme Court
Public Utilities Commission
Harding to Be Made Red Man At White House
Marion Ohio June 25 John K E Byers official representative of the Improved Order of Red Men here today announced that degrees Adoption Warrior and Chief will be conferred upon President Harding at the White House on a date to be named. Harding was elected to membership of the order in California but never received the degrees.
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Marion
John KE. Byers
Harding
White House
Boston Girl Becomes Duchess of Marlborough in Paris
Miss Gladys Deacon of Boston is wed to the Duke of Marlborough in a civil ceremony at the British consulate Paris. The nuptials lasted three minutes as Consul General G H Mack read the rites and witnesses signed the register.
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Duchess OF Marlborough
Paris
Gladys Deacon
Boston
Duke of Marlborough
G. H. Mack
Athens Central Labor Union Meeting Notice
The Athens Central Labor Union calls a meeting at Red Men’s Hall on June 26 at 2 p.m. to elect officers for the coming year and address other business. John Clark, President. Thurman Knox, Secretary.
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Athens Central Labor Union
Red Men‘s Hall
John Clark
Thurman Knox
South’s Corn Bread and Boston Brown Bread Tips
The Agriculture Department publishes a free baking booklet guiding practical pastry making. It claims there is no trick to perfect corn bread or Boston Brown Bread and offers to send a copy to anyone who sends two cents in stamps for return postage.
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South
Boston
Artment of Agriculture
Washington
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Sand Company
Church Down Broadway
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Samuel Gompere
American Federation of Labor Today
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Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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