Postal Salary Increase Bill Expands Athens Mail Rates
Postmaster Harry McKinstry announces a new postal bill adding about 7500 to the Athens post office payroll amid rate changes. Card postage rises to two cents, other third and fourth class rates adjust with a two cent service charge on parcels, and special handling rules apply for rural routes and prepaid parcels. A local quote notes an eagle on the hat is worth ten on the dollar.
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Harry McKinstry
Athens
Senate
McKinstry
Orange Prices and Transport Dreams In 1925
In this 1925 column by Arthur Brisbane the craze for cheap oranges is described with vivid road scenes from California. Wagons selling six dozen oranges for twenty five cents tempt travelers as the era imagines mass orange juice delivery by air and rail to distant homes.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
California
Armed Klansmen Guard Memphis Home After Deputy Shootout
Matt Grantham a Klan figure of Memphis Tennessee was wounded in a gun battle with deputy sheriffs. He is under $1500 bail for carrying weapons and shooting during the incident.
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Matt Grantham
Memphis, Tenn
New York Prohibition Buckner Announces Padlock Campaign
U S District Attorney Buckner says the padlock era starts by the first Monday in April. He outlines plans to close all liquor sale venues with Ralph Merrick and police backing, citing 1000 potential injunction cases already in the district attorney’s office.
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New York
U. S
Emeroy M. Buckner
Ralph Q. Merrick
Merrick
Police Department
Short Wave Linking World Wide by Radio Broadcasts
H P Davis of Westinghouse asserts short wave links hundreds of stations for simultaneous global broadcasting. KDKA signals are already repeated internationally and by KYW and WBZ locally, enabling Pittsburgh originated programs to reach Britain Germany South Africa Australia South America and most of North America. He predicts rapid growth, cheaper operation, and multiple transmission channels as the world widens its radio network.
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Pittsburgh
H. P. Davis
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Davis
KDKA
British Broadcasting Company
Great Britain
South German Broadcasting Association
Stuttgart
Germany
Johannesburg
South Africa
Melbourne Herald
Australia
la Naccion
Buenos Aires
Argentina
South America
KFKX
Hastings
Neb
KIDKA
KYW
Chicago
WRBZ
Springfield
Mass
WBZ
North America
Mr. Davis
Harding's face returns on new postage stamps
Washington March 9 The late President Harding's image will appear again on United States stamps starting April 15 with new postal rates. The 1 1/2 cent stamp features the familiar Harding portrait in light brown, alongside a 1 1/2 cent stamped envelope. New stamps include a 15-cent special delivery in light canary yellow, a 20-cent special delivery with a motor mail wagon before the Washington post office, and a 25-cent special handling stamp for expedited parcel service.
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Washington
Harding
United States
Washington City
Look Where You Are Going
A brief and cautious remark about paying attention to one's path. The phrase hints at patience and guidance amid stagnation, reflecting a moral about careful observation and progress.
Attack Bible Bill A Grim Relic From The Darkest Ages
Columbus March 9 Passage of the Bible bill in the state senate is attacked as a return to torture methods to enforce religion. The Rationalist Society urges the senate to defeat the measure and the governor to veto if necessary. Chief Justice Marshall cites early U S history, warning against false loyalties that threaten republican permanence.
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Columbus
Senate
Rationalist Society of Columbus
Deshler
Carrington T. Marshall
Ohio Supreme Court
Marshall
United States
Republlian
New York Targets Exclusive Nightclubs Under Padlock Law
Attorney Emory Buckner moves to padlock fourteen New York clubs as part of a national protest over liquor law enforcement. He predicts Supreme Court involvement as Buckner’s actions target upscale drinking venues in Manhattan.
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New York
Emory R. Buckner
United States Supreme Court
Buckner
Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Building
Former Athens Attorney Targeted for Federal Post
Columbus dispatches report William B. Bartels 40 Placement road named to be assistant district attorney for the southern district of Ohio. Bartels, Athens county prosecutor for four years, has backing from James A. White and Columbus leaders. Haweth May sworn in as district attorney in Cincinnati will help finalize southern district appointments. John H. Matthews of Gallipolis is eyed for Bartels’ vacated second assistant role.
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Columbus
Washington
D. C
William B. Bartels
Placement Road
Bartels
Athens County
James A. White
Willis
Ciry
Hareth May
Cincinnati
Smith Hickenlooper
Lst
John HM. Matthews
Gallipolis
Dead man at the wheel of motor car runs wild
In Cleveland on March 9 Miss Margaret Oglesby rode with her uncle C L Linehan when the auto swerved as he slumped at the wheel. He died of heart disease and the car crashed into buildings after she awoke him and tried to regain control.
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Cleveland
Margaret Oglesby
Detroit
Weather outlook predicts scattered showers this week
The period ending March 14, 1925, brings unsettled weather with showers in the Ohio valley and Tennessee. Temperatures are expected near or above normal, with Cincinnati's normal highs at 50 and lows at 31 degrees, and an average around 41 degrees.
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Athens
California
Weathr
Washington, D. C
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Cincinnati
Teapot Dome Lease Trial Opens in Wyoming Court
In Cheyenne on March 9, the Teapot Dome case opens as an equity suit alleging Albert B Fall leased to Mam moth Oil run by Harry Sinclair amid bribery and fraud claims. Government and defense teams clash over witness plans as fall returns to testify later in the week.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Teapot Dome
Federal District Court
Wyoming
Albert RB
Harry F. Sinclair
Mammoth Oil Company
Alice Pomerene
Owen J. Roberts
Sinclair
Martin W. Littleton
New York
Pomerene
Tc Miee
Littleton
Liberty
Continental Trading ‘Co., Ltd
Three Rivers Ranch Company
Fall
Trading Company
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Stewart
Blackmer
O'Neil
Osler
Harding
Navy
Interior Department
Sall
E. C. Finney
E. C. Finney, Assistant Secretary of the Interior
T. Blake Kennedy
Klan and anti Klan clash in Niles Ohio
Nine men were arrested after a late night clash between Klan and anti Klan factions in Niles Ohio. The violence included shooting fist fights and clubbing with disturbances reported citywide.
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Niles, O
Curtis named Senate majority leader steering committee
Curtis Kansas named as majority leader and announced a new Senate steering committee and committee on committees as the Republican organization in the Senate took shape.
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Curtis
Washington
Mar
Senate
Kansas
Students identify misidentifications in current events quiz
Marshall College students were shown photographs and a list of statements about England Egypt and other topics. They misidentified Ramaecy MacDonald as Jenin of Russia while failing to correctly name Prince of Wales in a photo set.
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Ramaecy MacDonald
England
Jenin
Russia
Princed
Walica
Radio suspended to save a vessel after collision
The Dutch freighter Aalsum, after colliding with the Shipping Board tanker Dannedaike in heavy fog south of Nantucket, is proceeding to New York under its own power. The tanker was damaged slightly. the Aalsum reported leaking and Captain Huff requested SOS. All North Atlantic radio broadcasts were halted to clear priority signals.
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New York
Shipping Board
Dannedaike
Nantucket
Aalsum
Naval Communications Office
Huff
Aalium
North Atlantic Seaboard
Child marriage rate alarms nation in New York report
The Russell Sage Foundation released a preliminary study showing 667 900 child brides and husbands under sixteen in the United States. Most are native whites. many states allow earlier marriages than work permissions, highlighting public indifference to the issue.
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New York
United States
Russell Sage Foundation
Moving Picture Promotes Safety Week in Athens County
A special film from the Detroit Police department titled Live and Let Live will be shown tonight at the Majestic and Columbia theaters alongside regular showings as part of Safety Week. Placards read Do Not Say Walk in Athens Nelsonville and Glouster as drivers are urged to avoid jay walking and drive carefully under the banner It May Save a Life.
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Majestic
Columbia
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Athens County
Administration drives to expel insurgents from Senate
Washington reports that Democratic leaders moved to ratify the order expelling La Follette and insurgent Republicans from committee chairs and seniority rights. The fight split along party lines with Borah and Norris opposing the purge and Warren's attorney general nomination facing key challenges from Reed Walsh and Borah amid fears for Sherman act enforcement.
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William K. Hutchinson
Washington
Administration
la Follette
Senate
Republiccan
Republican
Wisconsin
Ladd
North Dakota
Brookhart
Iowa
Frazier
Robinson
Arkansas
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
14 Follette
Lardee
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Nebraska
Charles B. Warren
Reed
Mise Souri
Walsh
Warren
Coolidge
Stribling Fit Promises Strong Fight in Pittsburgh Bout
STRIBLING FIT. PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 9. After working out here since last Wednesday, Young Stribling, gin school boy boxer, and his team were unanimous in stating the boxer was in fit condition for his 19 round match here tonight with Harry Fay of Louisville.
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Stribling
Pittsburgh
Harry Fay
Louisville
Etiquette Booklet Reissue Guides Social Conduct Rules
High demand for the etiquette booklet led to a quick sellout. A new supply is available via Washington area address, detailing weddings, street etiquette, dining, hotels and theater manners, funerals, christenings, telephoning, and more. Send two cents with stamps for return postage.
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Drcam
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