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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1921

Page

2

Our Disappearing Wild Plants at Pallas Club Meeting

The Pallas Club discussed the decline of native flora after reading an address from the Botanical Society of Washington and published in Science. The piece warns of indiscriminate picking, urges regulated gathering, and advocates cultivating native wildflowers to preserve species for future generations.

Pallas Club Botanical Society of Washington, D. C Science Artcle New York Times Kunz New York Bird and Tree Club Edgar T. Wherry Research Bureau United States Department of Agriculture Cowles Chicago Wild Flower Preservation Society Bray Syracuse Harshberger University of Pennsylvania

Death toll rises in Irish unrest as eight named on list

Dublin reports four current crown forces members and two ex members killed during weekend disturbances. A woman died for associating with ex-soldiers and a Sinn Fein member added to the death tally, bringing the total to eight.

Dublin Crown Forces Ireland Sinn

Scores Across Baseball Card Showdown

Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh. Brooklyn edged New York 2 0. St. Louis rolled over Chicago 9 to 6. Multiple teams posted decisive results in a busy slate.

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Brooklyn New York St. Louis Chicago

Baseball scores from an expansive 14 inning slate

The American League shows Cleveland 17 over Chicago 3. Boston 4 over Washington 3. Philadelphia 5 over New York 4 in a 14 inning marathon. St. Louis wins 16 to 8 against Stroit in another late slugfest.

Clu Pittsburg Brooklyn New York Chicago Cincinnati Boston Philadelphia St Louis Cleveland Oston Detroit St. Louis Washington Stroit

Perkins seals late win for Athletic over Yankees in 14th

Cy Perkins delivered a key threebagger with two aboard in the 14th and The Athletic edged the New York Yankees 5 to 4. Tommy Griffith blasted a sixth inning homer to propel Brooklyn past the Giants 2 to 0 in the rain.

Cy Perkins Yanks Tommy Griffith Brooklyn Giants George Burns Indians Cleveland White Sox Flack McHenry Cardinals Cubs Pirates Eppa Fixey Reds Duncan Fonza Babe Adams Washington Red Sox Foster Pratt Zachary Leonard Hollings Stewart Browns Tigers

Reckless driving by Harry Wolf endangers dozen in Columbus

A dangerous spree in Columbus yesterday saw Harry Wolf drive recklessly, forcing three cars off the road and overturning them, menacing the lives of about a dozen people.

Columbus Harry Wolf

Elyria Suit Seeks 200000 Disfigurement Damages

Grace L. Meacham of Elyria files a $200000 disfigurement suit against the city of Elyria New York Central Railroad and D W Baird with a June 4 answer deadline.

Elyria City of

Neighbors Vote Requested Over Child’s Block Spotlight

A local notice asks residents to vote on whether to publicly name a child as the best in the block. The appeal urges community input before any formal endorsement or recognition is issued by the neighborhood group.

Ohio U Wins Sixth Straight With Denison and Capital Victories

Ohio University’s baseball team remains undefeated in eight games by sweeping a Granville and Columbus weekend, beating Denison 4 2 behind Bob Loomis and defeating Capital 8 3. Key hits came from Karich Fuller and Allen with multiple doubles and two triples. The box score notes Denison led briefly in the fourth, but Ohio answered with early and late scoring to seal the wins.

Ohio University Granville Columbus Denison Capital Bob Loomis Ohio Marich Karich Allen King Masters Fuller Ahpoae Barnes Earich Wcmnamson Skinner Stockdale Welf Anmams Bernlohr Riner V. Ridenour Wilhelm, If iMenter Schmidt HosIer Wennene Brown Vic Ridenour Mentor Wolf

Parkersburg Beats Athens 11 to 4 in Baseball Showdown

Parkersburg defeated Athens High 11 to 4 as Athenian pitcher E Sharp struggled in the sixth, with Parkersburg scoring five runs. Sharp had earlier held Parkersburg to one hit per inning and struck out seven over five. E Sharp, in left field, made two running catches, while Athens scored in the fourth and ninth to rally for three runs. Parkersburg’s defense supported their pitcher in a tight game that swung late.

Athens High Parkersburg Hi Sharp Parkersburg River E. Sharp Athens

Train strike kills Edward Wolcott and injures wife

Edward Wolcott was killed and his wife seriously injured when their car was struck by a train in Upper Sandusky. Authorities investigated the crash and the condition of the wife was reported as serious.

Upper Sandusky Edward Wolcott

Baldwin Tool Company Head Ends Life By Poison

James G. Baldwin of the Baldwin Tool Company Parkersburg West Virginia took poison and died. This suicide short note follows a possible motive and leaves no immediate family statements. Authorities are investigating circumstances surrounding the death.

James G. Baldwin The Baldwin Tool Company Parkersburg W. Va

Population census of Strassburg Ohio churches

In Strassburg Ohio on May 9 a church canvass counted 1972 worshippers across four churches from a population of 960. The survey reflects turnout in a small community and highlights church attendance patterns.

Church Strassburg

Chicken Hearted Man Seldom Crowing Shocks Local

A quirky local note reports a man famed for avoiding risk or bravado, yet his actions draw attention as neighbors comment on his cautious nature and unusual behavior. Authorities note no harm or legal issue arising from his conduct.

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Chichester H.W. Brooks Athens County D. H. Moore F. L. Alderman L. G. Worstell I. M. Foster J. Halliday Cline the Security Savings Bank C. G. O’bleness Athens, Ohio F. B. Kiltan Asst
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