Ohio Legislature Faces Battles Over Language Bill and Prison Reform
Amid moves in the Ohio House over the Cumings language bill and a push for private parochial German instruction, Republicans gird for a fresh clash with Governor Cox. Budget talks include a $12,600 request to fund German studies at Ohio State University while statehouse employees threaten strikes over pay. Prison reform advocates urge defeat of an amendment allowing minimum indeterminate sentences, arguing it would set Ohio back 25 years.
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Drys
I. and R
Ohio
Cox
Cumings
Coz
Ohio State University
Statehouse
Friends of Prison Reform
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Senate
Ake
Stark County
Ohio Clemency Board
Thomas
Ohio Penitentiary
Pink Pills claim to restore appetite and strength
An advertisement recounts how Dr Williams Pink Pills rebuild blood and nerves to ease stomach trouble and improve appetite. A Poughkeepsie man says pills restored his strength, reduced dizzy spells, and allowed hearty eating. Books on nervous diseases and eating habits offered free by mail order from Schenectady company.
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F. J. Knapp
Main Street
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Rainbow division farewell in Belgium signals April homeward move
In Coblenz Mar 17 General Pershing received a farewell message to the Rainbow division. Flagler led 15 000 troops past their commander as the unit prepares to depart via Antwerp in the first week of April. Corporal Sloney Manning of Alabama earned the Medal of Honor and Brigadier General Arthur received the Distinguished Service Cross. The War Department lists multiple units assigned to early convoy and high speed wireless tests report over 145 words per minute.
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Rainbow Boys Haokvisip
Coblenz
Mar
Pershing
Rainbow
Bemagne
Belgium
Flagler
Antwerp
81Oney Manning
Alabama
Arthur
Athens Community Renovation Financed by Grange and Merchants
The ladies rest room at Athens is closed for complete renovation funded by the county grange and local merchants. The grange contributes twenty dollars while merchants supply the remaining furnishings. Also reported: Athens Troop One won a Boy Scout basketball tournament 17 to 1 over Chillicothe Troop One. Troop Two upset Athens Troop Two. Athens Hi Alumni defeated Athens Hi 30 to 22. Cadomene Tablets advertised as a health tonic with testimonials from J. W. Biggs and F. W. Barbeau.
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County Grange
Merchants of
Athens
Grange
Chillicothe
Athens Hi
Grover
Raymond Davis
Hap Nye
Sim Barich
Red Richardson
Old Boys
Davy
J. W. Biggs
KR. R. No. 3
Fort Worth
Tex
F. W. Barbeau
Inca Street
Denver
Colo
Adv
Armitage Pleads Guilty to Assault Before Mayor
Ralph Armitage faced Mayor Woodworth on a Saturday for assault and striking Fred Fortney. He pleaded guilty and received a $50 fine plus costs, which he paid. Armitage has appeared before the mayor on several prior occasions.
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Ralph Armitage
Woodworth
Fred Fortney
Armitage
Navy yard castings seen in Ohio origin train
A Sunday morning B&O freight moved flat cars loaded with large naval castings destined for Washington navy yards. Two pieces from a northern Ohio steel plant were so vast they filled an entire flat car, described as the largest single steel pieces seen locally. They are believed to be parts of giant lathes for boring monster guns.
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B& O
United States Navy Yards
Washington
Ohio
Navy Yards
Early planting sweetens Athens garden outlook
Amid mixed opinions some Athens gardeners begin early sowing with potato and pea crops likely within two weeks. N. W. Baker recalls having early potatoes and peas for Decoration Day dinner on May 30 as warm Sunday weather nudges planting.
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Athens
N. W. Baker
Moncton Attorneys Visit Beebe Coal Lands in Athens
James Friel and Henry R. Hmerson of Moncton New Brunswick are in Athens to inspect Acadia Coal Company lands near Beebe. They are heavy stockholders and are accompanied by W. E. Peters and Jacob Sherman. Emerson Sr. once served in Canadian Parliament and as railway minister, died 1914. his son fought in the war starting 1915.
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James Friel
Henry R. Hmerson
Moncton
New Brunswick
Athens
Beebe
Acadia Coal Company
Canada
W. E. Peters
Jacob Sherman
Attorney Friel
Mr. Emerson
Henry R. Emerson
Henry R. Emerson Sr
Canadian Parliment
Aths to Form Two Basketball Leagues Under Coach Rupp
Two leagues start in Athens schools with Coach Rupp in charge. Three grade schools and Troop Two Boy Scouts join one league while four high school classes field teams. Double headers planned on separate evenings to crown the best teams, with two grade teams and two class teams competing each night.
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Athens
Rupp
Boy Scouts
Asama Yama Volcano Erupts Near Tokyo
A volcanic eruption of Asama Yama on Honshu, ninety miles northwest of Tokyo, sent lava rocks up to three inches thick over nearby towns. Flames rose hundreds of feet, smoke darkened a wide area, and crops suffered heavy damage in Kapasawa. No fatalities reported.
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Tokyo
Asama Yama
Hondo Island
Kapasawa
Golden Egg Week Mobilizes Ohio Baptists for Fund Drive
Ohio Baptist churches launch Golden Egg Week to donate eggs from church roasts for a $425000 reconstruction fund. The event offers a golden egg to the top church by total eggs and another for the highest average per member. Ohio totals show 12,485,338 hens producing 72 million dozen eggs yearly, with Baptists owning about one sixtieth.
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Columbus
Ohio
Chronic Constipation and Gentle Laxatives
The article warns that frequent use of strong cathartics and mineral waters can cause chronic constipation by depleting water from the body. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild laxative tonic that yields gentle bowel movement without triggering further constipation.
Vinol Enriches Blood Says Bradford Reader
Bradford, Pa says Vinol enriched blood and rapidly improved a rash and rundown condition after other medicines failed. The testimonial cites beef iron and cod liver peptones as key ingredients and notes McKee Drug Co. and druggists everywhere. Saxol Salve offered with money back if it fails.
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Bradford
Rose Lasky
Vinci
McKee Drug Co
P. S
Tree Bark Utilized In Scuadar For Blanketa Use
The report notes that the inner bark of a tree serves as the primary material in Scuadar blanketa after minimal cleaning. No further preparation is required.
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Federal Tires
Lostro
Accessory and Tire Store
TATE
Indus
Fen
A. C. McKee
Clemency Board
Clark
House Judiciary Committee
Opie
The
War Department
82Nd Division
U. S. Army
Post AM
Competi
F. J. Beasley Milling Co
Japan
Cadomene
D. Zenner Co
Union Street Grocery
Chase & Reading Moters
Messrs
Walter Chase and
W. A. Reading
ROACH
W. Union Street
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