Pennsylvania Beer Fight Shifts in Senatorial Primary
United Press reports confidential polls show a tight Pennsylvanian senatorial primary between Pepper and Vare with Pinchot a distant dry rival. Wet strong in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh may decide the race affecting the national Volstead Act mood. Pepper leads outside the two cities, Pinchot and Vare split remaining counties.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
United Press Association
Washington
Pennsylvania
Chot
Pepper
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pilsudski Seizes Warsaw Amid Government Collapse
Marshal Pilsudski and revolutionary troops occupy Warsaw barracks and key public buildings as government members withdraw to the presidential palace. Peace talks failed, Pilsudski demands resignation of Witos government and a new election, signaling a move toward dictatorship. Thousands of troops, tanks, and planes monitor loyalties as streets fill with marching soldiers and tense crowds.
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United Press
Warsaw
Pilsudski
Wojciechowski
Witos
Poland
George Rezwicki
Twenty-Second Infantry
Twenty-Second
Skorsk
County commissioners seek court approval to buy land appraiser car
The Athens county commissioners applied to the Common Pleas court for authorization to purchase an automobile for the use of the land appraiser.
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Athens County Commissioners
The
Common Pleas Court
Rev Roy E Bowers Named Moderator Of Ohio Conference
The Lakewood Congregational church pastor Roy E Bowers has been chosen moderator as the Ohio Congregational conference closes its annual session in Cleveland. The 1927 meeting is slated for Lorain next May.
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Cleveland
Roy E. Bowers
Lakewood Congregational Church
Ohio Congregational Conference
Lorain
City jail swallows those with unpaid fines
Athens urges payment of city fines by May 15. After 5 p.m. Saturday, those owing fines from offenses since January 1 will be jailed until payment is arranged. If unable to pay, offenders will be put to work on the streets under supervision of the Service Director Romine.
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Athens
Alex M Moore
First May term cases heard in Common Pleas court
First criminal cases for the May term were heard today. John and George Lindi of Modoc face assault and battery charges filed by Alex Ondo. A jury of twelve was selected from local residents including Elza Burch field and Fred R. Baker.
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Common Pleas Court
John
George Lindi
Modoc
Alex Ondo
Elza Burchfield
Athens Township
Fred R. Baker
Alexander
John Henshaw
Trimble
Franz L. Woodworth
Athens
Riley Parker
W. C. Warren
Troy
G. W. Pierce
York
Charles R. Stout
G. W. McHenry
Charles Wyatt
Ames
Orlie Rider
T. J. Davis
Modo
Barbara Lindi
Pearl W. Helwig
Ondo
Margaret
Lindi
George
John Lindi
What is Home Without a Flower Garden
A call to readers to cultivate outdoor spaces as part of making a home. The message emphasizes equal care for gardens and interiors and promotes a free booklet on perennial plants, available with two cents for postage.
Request for return postage by Athens Messenger bureau
Frederico J. Haskin of the Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington DC encloses two stamps for return postage on a free copy of the booklet Grow: ert Arn Val Flowering. Name Street City State.
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Frederico J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Oil Field Developments Spark Knox Township Activity
A new oil field is likely near Albany in Knox township with two wells producing about twenty barrels a day. Shaffer Oil and Gas of Woodsfield drilled on the Dirth farm, and Hooper farm wells were brought in. McArthur company reached 600 feet on Beckley farm as Pure Oil, Watkins Townsend Oil and Gas hold leases and plan drilling.
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Vinton County
Athens County
Albany
Fisher
Knox Township
Hooper Farm
Shaffer Oil and Gas Company
Woodsfield
McArthur
Beckley
Pure Oil Company
Watkins and Townsend Oil and Gas Company
Dirigible Los Angeles Conducts Test Flight Over New Jersey
The naval airship Los Angeles lifted from the Lakehurst mooring at about 11 a.m. for a test flight in the metropolitan area. It is likely to sail over New York before returning to base.
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Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
U.R
Los Angeles
New York
Death ends career of President Dowd of Toledo University
Toledo May 13. President John W Dowd of Toledo University died at his home after a lingering illness He was 79 and had served as president for the last year A former superintendent of Toledo schools he also sat on the board of education Dowd married Ella Kurtz of Athens and leaves a widow a daughter Isabel Stafford four grandchildren and other relatives Funeral services will be held Saturday morning in Toledo
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Toledo
U.P
John W. Dowd
Toledo University
Dowd
Ohio University
Athens
Chillicothe
Troy
Board of Education
Ella Kurtz
Jessie Dowd Stafford
Ohio State University
Columbus
Isabel Stafford
Charles Dowd
George Dowd
West
Professor Dowd
O. D. Dailey
Albany
Publishers Call On President To Ease Newspaper Postal Rates
Nine newspaper publishers met at the White House on May 13 to urge President Coolidge to back lower postal rates for newspapers if postal law revisions occur this session. They argued higher rates have curtailed newspaper mail. Attendees included I. H. Brush East Liverpool Review E P Adler Davenport Times J W Magers St Paul Pioneer J T Dillon Minneapolis Tribune and F W Bush Athens Messenger.
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Washington
White House
President Coolidge
Congress
I. H. Brush
East Liverpool
Ohio
Review
E. P. Adler
Davenport
Iowa
Times
J. W. Magers
St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn
Pioneer
J. T. Dillon
Minneapolis, Minn
Tribune
F. W. Bush
Athens, Ohio
Messenger
Wreck of Aqueduct Section Blamed on Dynamiters
A 200 mile Los Angeles aqueduct section was blown out by dynamiters in the Owens River Valley today. The attack disrupts water supply plans for the city during a critical period.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Los Angeles Aqueduct
Owens River Valley
Britain Faces Unsettled Aftermath of General Strike
Britain wakes to ongoing coal strike affecting over a million miners and a split in trade unionism. Disgruntled miners may withdraw from the trades unions congress as Kingsway hall hosts leaders' discussions on peace terms and fallout. Publishers delay papers until guaranteed editorial freedom.
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Clifford I. Day
United Press
London
Great Britain
Britain
Scotland
Kingsway Hall
Organized Labor
Trades Unions Congress
Newspaper Proprietors Association
Daily and Sunday Press of
Best Features for Thursday Radio Highlights
Thursday features include Gilbert and Sullivan HMS Pinafore on WBAL Baltimore at 11 p.m. Eastern. WEAF New York airs Joseph Knecht Orchestra and a mysterious tenor at 10 p.m. Eastern Daylight. KGO Oakland presents The Arrival of Kitty at 8 p.m. Pacific Standard. KSD St Louis offers a West End Lyric theater program at 9 p.m. Central Standard. CNRM Montreal airs an English American night of international music at 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight.
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WBAL
Baltimore
West End
Lyric Theater
CNRM
Montreal
Hindenburg Names Gessler as New German Chancellor
Berlin May 13 Otto Gessler was appointed by President Von Hindenburg to replace Hans Luther as chancellor of the acting cabinet. Gessler serves as minister of defense and is expected to head efforts to form a new ministry.
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Berlin
U.P
von Hindenburg
Germany
Otto Gessler
Hans Luther
Gessler
Walter Muir Recovering After Appendicitis Operation
Walter Muir son of Mrs. M J Muir of 82 West State street is improving at Sheltering Arms hospital after a serious condition following an appendicitis operation last Friday.
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Walter Muir
M. J. Muir
West State Street
Sheltering Arms
Universities Confront Elopement Issue as Spring Arrives
Northwestern University takes a stern line against eloping seniors John Sproul and Carol Jonson while University of Wisconsin officials seek authority to halt student marriages. Beloit College adds weight to Northwestern view though Madison Regents oppose added restrictions. President Walter Dill Scott argues universities must guard students and notify parents in advance.
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Chicago
Walter Dill Scott
Northwestern University
Northwestern
Madison
Beloit College
Beloit
Wisconsin
Nesbitt Indicted for Second Degree Murder in Wife Slaying
Troy authorities announce Jacob Nesbitt indicted for second degree murder for killing his wife in what prosecutors call a red rage. Special Prosecutor Alva Campbell says trial could start Monday and he expects a conviction. Nesbitt, a former Ohio State student, confessed to the slaying.
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Troy
U.P
Jacob Nesbitt
Alva B. Campbell
Ohio State University
Polish revolt ends as Pilsudski negotiates compromise in Warsaw
Danzig reports a negotiated settlement between President Wojciechowski and reformist leader Pilsudski, ending the Warsaw revolt. Government communique notes complete order in Warsaw and hopes the incident is terminated. Conan Doyle jokes about a medium's happiness, while a specter of unrest lingers.
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Berlin
U.P
Danzig
Wojciechowski
Poland
Pilsudski
Warsaw
Coolidge to sign Watson-Parker bill under protest
President Coolidge will affix his signature to the Watson Parker railroad bill despite opposition. He argues the measure removes the railroad labor board and omits public input, shifting leverage to railroads and unions and leaving the public without a formal hearing. Senator Curtis pushed for a third party provision.
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David Lawrence
the Messenger
Washington
Coolidge
Curtis
Kansas
Senate
Watson-Parker
Railroad Labor Board
Henry Allen
Norge dirigible Norge reaches mainland near Nome
Nome awaits explorers as Amundsen airship Norge reportedly reached the mainland near Port Barrow and proceeds along the coast toward Nome. Radio stations lack direct confirmation and details remain scarce as of press time in Fairbanks Alaska.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Port Barrow
Nome
Ing
Norge Airship Reaches High Arctic Underscores Nome Landing Plan
The Norge dirigible neared the North Pole and headed toward Alaska with Nome described as the intended landing site. Signals from St Paul Alaska relayed updates as Oslo noted steady flight and no land sighted yet in the polar Ice.
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New York
Oslo
Norway
Cordova
Norge
Pole
Nomie
Alaska
Polar
New “Aftenposten
Spitzbergen
Nome
United Press
St. Paul
Pe Amundsen
Ohio State Medical Association Meet To Be Held In Col
In Columbus next to Toledo on May 18 the 1937 sign of the Ohio State Medical Association will be held in Col A Louisiana county in the district where communication is boats has no telephones automobiles.
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Columbus
Toledo
Ohio State
Col
Louisiana
Wide Waters by Captain Dingle Serializes in Messenger
Captain A E Dingle joins Messenger and NEA Service with a sea tale titled Wide Waters. The thrilling fiction will run in thirty six installments starting Tuesday May 18 with daily Sunday appearances and will feature illustrations. This adventure promises romance and life at sea as summer reading.
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Captain Dingle
Messenger
A. E. Dingle
NEA
Wide Waters
the Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Messenger Fiction
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