Thought for Today Prompts Patience and Forbearance
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1925
Page
4
Coal Record Shows 10 400 Tons In 184 Hours By WV Miners
Robert Kirby and William Rice of CGH Mead Coal Co in East Gulf Raleigh county West Virginia produced 10 400 tons of bituminous coal in January across 23 eight hour shifts. Each earned about 22 22 per shift totaling 511 05 for the period while operators paid roughly 5 8 cents per ton. The note links high output to scarce Hocking district work. The piece laments coal flow and regional employment shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kirby
William Rice
CG. H. Mead Coal Company
East Gulf
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Gulf
Hocking
Special Sessions Unworthy Says Speaker
A political column argues special sessions are unnecessary and unfair blaming Congress for inaction while the President has fulfilled duties. It urges Congress to stop politics and focus on enacting laws, noting long regular sessions waste time and could be shortened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Congress
Congress
Buncombe
Child Brides in the United States Urged to Raise Marriage Ages
The Russell Sage Foundation reports more than a quarter of a million American women married before age 16. Most are native whites, not immigrants. Fourteen states set minimums as low as 12 for girls and 14 for boys, with calls to raise ages and tighten safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Russell Sage Foundation
United States
New England
Pacific Coast
New York
America
Ists
Friday Haskins
Kind Words for the Soviets Reported by British Delegation
A British Unionist Trade delegation reports on postwar Soviet Russia praising a loyal army and prison conditions while noting 65 percent production, famine in the Volga region, and Russia seeking oil concessions to win friends abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
London Morning Telegraph
Laborite
Red Army
Notic
Volga
Campaign Against Child Marriages Urged Nationwide
Legislators, educators, churches and welfare groups call for a concerted drive to curb fraudulent licenses and raise the legal minimum marriageable age. An in depth survey of 240 marriages in 31 states shows widespread evasion, with many brides under 16 and some as young as 11, while ages of grooms skew much higher. The report notes regional patterns, immigrant persistence, and the decline of romance amid physical and mental immaturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Emarr
Newark
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Entucky
Louisiana
Virginia
Orida
Maryland
Rhode Island
Enessee
Colorado
Idaho
Maine
Mississippi
Religious affiliations of Supreme Court justices and trivia Qs
A quiz answers list covers Supreme Court justices religions including Taft Uni tarian and Brandeis Jew, plus assorted trivia on piracy flags Zeppelin losses the rifle report Australia Canada West Point World War II, Death Valley measurements and dog terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Taft
van de Vanter
Sanford, Sutherland and Stone
Oliver W. Holmes
Pierce Butler
James McReynolds
Louis Brandeis
the Marine Research Society
Salem
Massachusetts
Roberts
England
London
L. P
Australia
Canada
West Point
W. S
Child marriage persists in British India despite reforms
The article notes ongoing child marriages in western provinces and Bengal despite government efforts. It highlights girls wed young, often as infants, remaining with parents until maturity. The practice spans higher and lower Hindu castes and is rooted in entrenched social norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British India
India
Bengal
Phoenicians Admire Jewish Shipping Dream of Ice Freeing Laws
The article notes Phoenician sailors from the eastern Mediterranean era would marvel at a modern kosher ship of 1925. It imagines ancient seafarers observing a steamship sailing toward England past Gibraltar, with smoke from its funnels near Solomon's Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Brandh
Gibraltar
Atlantic
England
Solomon's Temple
President Arthur Plans Regular Palestine Round Trip
The president intends a bi monthly voyage to Palestine to ease travel to Jerusalem and spur visitor numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Palestine
Jerusalem
Panama Canal defended against fleet with aircraft carriers
R. McGinnis of Panama now in Los Angeles asserts the Panama Canal is safe from army or battleship attack. He adds that an enemy fleet with aircraft carriers could anchor somewhere offshore in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. McGinnis
Panama
Los Angeles
Panama Canal
Exposed Airfleet Gaps Prompt Senate Report
The Congressional committee confirms General Mitchell on the defenseless U S airfleet. Mitchell is demoted to silence further warnings. The Los Angeles Examiner depicts Secretary Weeks as neglecting danger while battleships simulate war games in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Committee
Mitchell
The
Los Angeles Examiner
Weeks
Defense tests and naval threat denial reported
Officers say ships theoretically attacking our coast were destroyed by submarines. Army officers add a San Francisco defense test night before last for city aircraft defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
San Francisco
Airborne test over city with mock bombs and anti aircraft
A single airplane conducted a city test flying at will as four searchlights scanned the sky. Anti aircraft crews of 75 centimeter guns failed to sight the plane while it theoretically dropped bombs enough to destroy half the city.
San Francisco War: Major Pratt Urges Action to Avert Air Attacks
Major J. Pratt led the tests and issued a report warning that San Francisco is exposed to enemy planes. The secretary of war is urged to discipline Pratt and restore order, or the battleship industry remains unsafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. &. Pratt
San Francisco
Secretary of War
Pratt
Chaplin Brings In Money and His Mother to America
The article notes Charlie Chaplin has supplied millions with amusement and spends funds here while his pictures earn abroad and his elderly mother is brought to the United States, highlighting a transfer of wealth and family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Chaplin
Land of the
Old Woman Sought Safe Passage Amid Family Power
A son argues the elderly mother should be allowed to leave and live elsewhere, noting she would not be a public charge as her son earns over a million annually. He says granting her exit would not harm anyone and would let her enjoy her old age.
Van couver Mayor Welcomes Chaplin's Mother for Refuge
The text notes that her presence violates immigration laws and she must leave. The Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, invited Chaplin's mother to take refuge there, allowing her son to see her across the border between pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
British Columbia
Chaplin
Doheny Declines Sell of Oil Firms at 125 Million
Oil men discuss a report that Mr. Doheny plans to sell his oil companies for 125 million dollars. They deem the price large but reasonable and Doheny himself shows no interest in selling to the Standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Doheny
Standard
Mellon Declines 250 Million Oil Offer
The tale says Mr. Mellon was offered 250,900,900 for his oil interests. He considered it but lacked use for that cash amount and refused the offer, with a trusted friend poised to earn a commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mellon
Melon
Kaiser Views Jewels In Dutch Bank Vault
Amsterdam report of a former Kaiser and his wife viewing the German crown jewels stored in a Dutch bank. The wife wishes to wear them while the Kaiser notes he has no authority to remove the treasures from the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Amsterdam
Wilhelm
Hereditary Prints in Norway Distinct Finger Patterns Found
In Christiania Norway Mlle Kristine Bonnevie of the Royal Frederik University says fingerprints are hereditary each family shows a distinctive pattern with minor variations among members. She also suggests a relation between fingerprints of related races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
Norway
Mlle
Kristine Bonnevie
Royal Frederik University of Norway
Radio Listings by Time and Station Across United States
Compiled schedule lists WEAF and dozens of stations with daily programs featuring orchestras, vocalists, talk, and concerts. Highlights include Waldorf Orchestra performances, Francis Moore pianist, Astor and Lincoln High School ensembles, The Texans talk, and multiple city broadcasts from New York Newark Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago and beyond with evening concert programs and church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
WEAF
New York
Waldorf Orchestra
D. J. Williams
Lincoln High School
Fred Turners
Delta
Eperlen Giese Club
Francie Moore
Madelanna Corby
Vincent Lopes
Astor Orchestra
The
Texans
Liederkraus Society
Knecht
Wooding
Murray Hulbert Ross
Weeney
Jane Richmond Bili
Smith
WOR
Newark
the Commanders
Clro
WPG
Atlantic City
Traymore
WIP
Philadelphia
Uncle Wip
Penn-Charter
Lanin
Kan Bonawits
WFI
Philapelpria
Kay Elrac
Poe Davis
Jim Tories
Altoona
Panai
Omer Rr Urge
William Penn
Uncle Kaybee
LeSueur
KDKA
Mayflower Orchestra
Otto Beck
Woy Schensctady
Romane
Orchetra
WAR
Providence
Bstudio
SorNert Sem
Kneembie
Kimba
Brunewick Orchetra
WTAN
Cleveland
Jones
Taurier
Studio Nedant
Igpetite
Windsor Dante Once Orchestra
Havana
Eror
Local Radio Schedule Fragment From Midwestern Stations
Brief OCR fragment lists time slots and station identifiers for WLW CINNATI WGN and others. Indicates orchestral and music programs including Don Remorse Orchestra and various call letters. Reads as a garbled historical radio listings page with no clear story or event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WLW
Tasky
Sunday Radio and Concert Schedule Across Cities
A dense schedule lists church services, concerts, and broadcasts in multiple cities. Highlights include 2:00 P M Sunday hymn sing, 7:00 P M Pennsylvania Orchestra, 9:13 P M Skinner Organ Recital on WNYC New York, and 11:00 A M church services across stations KDKA Pittsburgh WCAP Washington WLW Cincinnati and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwgy
New England
People's Symphony
Courane
Boston
Meebe
Cadman
WEASB
Providence
WEAPB
Worcester
WEAF
We Ex
Detroit
Goldkette
Cenatral
Detroit News
Progr Wear
Cleveland
Spitalny
Franciaci
Wake
Conn
New York
Roxy
Hie
WNYC
Brooklyn Strand Wiz
St. George's
Pennsylvania Orchestra
Orel
Germantown
YNCA
Holy Trinity
Germantown Orchestra
Wze
Atlantic City
Philadelpria
Bethany Sunday School
Kdka
Pittsburge
Westvn Oo
Qreen
Faz
Rodefree
Otto Kaltes
William Penn
WCAP
Washington
Weavers
WERAV
WCCO
MPLS
PAUIL
WLS
Chicago
Apollo Quantet
Nemeroff
Gabriel
Eyw
WCRD
Zion
WRAS
Louisville
Davenport
Symphony Orchestra
Lo Peit
Des Moines
University
Church
Cowper
Besse-Hughes
Wean
Omaba
Po Ane Aero
Pagan Club
KTRG
Orenesta
Barter's Creer
WRAA
Dallas
Gardner
Was
Fort Wworth
St. Paul's Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger
Inquirer
National Rifle Association
Bureau of American Ethnology
Death Valley
Pacific
Rainto Skylarks
Warns
Meee
Balaban-Katz
WHAS
Louiseville
Sylvian
WOC
Senamane
WGNG
Louis Connor
Nee
ST. Louis
St. Louis Symphony
WDAF
Kansas City
School of the Air
Hodek
aArthur Hays
KTS
Hot Springs
Mount Ide
New Arlington
Wiai Dal
Norward
Lge
Denver
Tales Orchestra
Weidne’s
BLES
Leke Arrow Orchestra
Hickman
Estra
Lost Angels
Ber Portland
Colburn Melody Men
Waal
WDBI
Bcrenectady
Weyymphony Orchestra
Aldorf Orchestra
WJZ
Buffalo
Tance
Cincinnati
Gor
Kopp
Pacific Coast Standard Times
KGO
Pestgxe Ee Neta
Line Symphony Orchestra
First Presbyterian Church
RPO
Seiger
Angeles
Xaw
Portland
Council
Coldurn Grehest
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