Community Notes from Mason and Nearby Areas
Alfred Gold and wife visited Athens with friends. Joseph Loomis and family from Pt. Pleasant stayed with Mrs. Henry Fruith. Herman Kelmire left for oil fields. Mollie Brannon visiting relatives in the country. A daughter born to John Elias and wife. Funeral for Peter Knapp held at U B church with burial in I O O F cemetery. Francis Duffy left for Cleveland with Mrs. Gracion. Fulton Gregory of Charleston led services at St. Joseph church. Mrs. Mud Sands and two children visited Harry Oliver’s in Pomeroy. Brooks trial attended by locals in Pomeroy. Newton Manley suffered a stroke at home. Frank Cook and family spent Sunday with Hartford friends.
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Alfred Gold
Athens
Joseph Loomis
Pt. Pleasant
Henry Fruith
Herman Kelmire
Mollie Brannon
John Elias
Peter Knapp
Clifton
U. B
Francis Duffy
Cleveland
Gracion
Fulton Gregory
Charleston
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Mud Sands
Harry Oliver
Pomeroy
Brooks
Newton Manley
Frank Cook
Hartford
Road repairs halted by fuel rail shipping curb
County road work stalled as road metal cannot be shipped due to ICC fuel priority for coal trains. Officials purchased a rock crusher last January to avoid rail delays, but it was never shipped, leaving commissioners blocked until rail relief arrives or shipments resume.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
War Damage Estimates Highlight Need for Postwar Reconstruction
The report notes that the damaged individuals are unable to work and will require millions to restore them to their prewar productivity, underscoring the scale of postwar reconstruction needs.
Paradox of Costs in Debate Over Household Expenses
A critic notes the discrepancy in concern over price increases, mocking a man who defends a coal bill but pays extra for a car and a woman who frets over meat costs while ignoring large piano price climbs.
Bryan's Resurgent Rise Stirs Deepening Political Grief
The piece portrays Bryan as a symbolic figure whose periodic reappearance stirs significant upheaval in politics, with the deeper buried influence of his legacy rising every quadrennium.
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Bryan
Frisco Delegates Tie War Motive to Democrats Safety
Frisco delegates assert the war aimed to make the world safe for the Democrats, arguing the conflict served partisan ends and shaping postwar policy and voter sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Opinions Reprinted on Pittsburg Press and Minneapolis Tribune
Reprinted editorials attack Wilson and party positions. Pittsburg Press labels the Republican convention conservative and questions jailing Debs and striking workers. Minneapolis Tribune accuses Wilson of befogging voters and acting as a dictator over league of nations obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Republican Party
Minneapolis Tribune
Wilson
League of Nations
Senate
Price Rise in Local Laundry Service Riles Reader
A Norfolk letter from a reader in Concord North Carolina reports a colored woman who laundries his clothes has raised her daily rate from 25 to 30 cents after an extra demise in the week’s wash. The writer asks for guidance on how to respond.
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Roy
Concord
N. C
Ole Dale
Jacksonville Revenue Law and School Costs Analyzed
An article discusses how a new revenue law impacts Jacksonville schools. It details required salaries for 15 teachers at about 1200 each, total costs around 20600, and how state county and local levies fund the district. It explains tax implications, including a 3 mill levy and 2.5 mill reduction, yielding 1499 dollars in local funds and 3442 in attendance-based income, with outside funding covering the rest and noting 21 percent of total costs come from outside sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. FE. Wagner University
Supt. Butcher
Logan County
Jacksonville
Stae
Young worker injured by freight train in Chauncey
Cecil Adams about 18 was struck by a freight train in Chauncey yards Sunday noon. His right leg suffered severe injuries with knee cap torn away and lower leg fracture. Dr. Sprague treated him before he was sent to a Columbus hospital for care. George Peck fell from a scaffold while building a house Saturday afternoon and injured his ankle.
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Chauncey
Cecil Adams
Sprague
Columbus
George Peck
Memorial services and local housing projects noted
Fractured text mentions mine housing being erected near Murray Orbiston and Buchtel for miners and families. Rev Gilbert Courtney led a memorial sermon at the Christian Church for the Odd Fellows with graves decorated at the cemetery. Coach and Mrs A P B Mackie Ruth Law of Athens are visiting after a Pennsylvania wedding trip with Ruth Law's parents.
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Murray
Orbiston
Buchtel
Gilbert Courtney
Christian Church
The
Odd Fellows
A. PB. Mackie
Ruth Law
Athens
Pennsylvania
Palmer and Cox Rally Fans in San Francisco
In a hotel rooftop garden Palmer and his wife A. Mitchell Palmer greet supporters for nearly two hours. Singers perform Palmer songs and a playful campaign chant mocks Cox with lines about Ohio delegates and the White House bid.
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San Francisco
A. Mitchel Palmer
Whitcomb
Palmer
White House
Local residents named in Nelsonville legal notice
Cecil Fox of Columbus and Elizabeth M Parker of Gloucester along with Edward R Carter a miner and Edna B Hartmann a telephone operator, all of Nelsonville, appear in the notice.
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Cecil Fox
Columbus
Elizabeth M. Parker
Glouster
Edward R. Carter
Miner
Edna B. Hartmann
Nelsonville
Poles Called For Military Service In Warsaw Dispatch
All able bodied Poles between 25 and 30 have been summoned for military service, according to a Warsaw dispatch. A second item notes a new springless roller shade operated by a cord.
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London
Warsaw
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Ohio
Geographic Loan
Athens Mesenger & Herald Printing Co
Messenger
Dyersburg
R.H Enoch
Cranolene Co
Dept. M
Girard, Kas
Mason, W. VA
Hobert
Fifth Avenue
New York City
South Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Athens Messenger
Athens County
Round Oak Distributors
Nelson Wille
Logan
Cline Pharmacy Co
Keystone State
Golden Gate
White House Steps
Cox
F. G. Stedman CO
U.S
VU. S. Chain
Usco
U. S
Vu.s. Royal Cards
U. S. Tires
Lil
United States
C. E. Norris
O. C
F. H. Gifford
Amesville
O. Martins Garage
Albany
O. Bert Wolfe
O. P. D. Sheets
Coolville
O. Cable Hardware Co
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