Winnipeg strike crisis risks violence as workers hold firm
Winnipeg is at a standstill as government and city officials warn the general strike will be broken before evening. Postal and fire workers are set to return by noon plus rail and labour leaders say a wider walkout could paralyze twenty dominion cities.
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Robinson
Kt. B. Russell
Metal Workers Union
Winnipeg
Canada
Calgary
Russell
Arthur Meighan
Kidney Pills Provide Relief for Chronic Pain Sufferer
Daisy Bell of Savannah Georgia reports eight years of back pain and limited work ability ended after using Foley Kidney Pills. The ad asserts the pills have helped thousands with kidney or bladder trouble and urges others to try them.
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Daisy Bell
Box
Savannah
Bombing German Cities Considered If Treaty Refused
Paris May 26 The plan to bomb German cities including Berlin as part of the wartime program was understood to have been discussed by General Robertson of Britain and General Liggett of the American army if the Germans refuse to sign the treaty.
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Paris
Berlin
Robertson
Liggett
War Funds to Be Paid Immediately for War Insurance
President Wilson will sign the appropriation bill for war risk insurance and checks for delayed allotments may be sent out immediately. Urgent deficiency appropriations are being sent by special messenger to prevent delays in paying outstanding indebtedness.
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Washington
Wilson
Glass
Children Give Parents Surprise
The Bowen family from BUCHTEL O. gathered at the parental home for a big dinner and reunion to celebrate the birthday of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowen. Relatives present included Steve Bowen and children Starling Woodrow Alice. Ed Davis and children Thomas Cinderella. Charles Bowen and daughter Virginia. Artie James Bowen. Elizabeth Watkins of Murray. Joe Anderson and children John Earl. Walter Bird. Earl Moore. Tillie Bird. and Mary Bowen of Athens.
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Artie
James Bowen
Elizabeth Watkins
Murray
Bowen
Joe Anderson
John
Earl
Walter Bird
Earl Moore
Tillie Bird
Jobs
Mary Bowen
Athens
Air Mail Pilot Killed In Cleveland Fire
Cleveland May 26 Pilot Frank McCusker 23 of New York died after leaping from a DeHavilland plane near Cleveland. The aircraft caught fire shortly after takeoff bound for Chicago and the cause remains undetermined. Superintendent J A Jordan ordered an investigation into the fatal accident.
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Cleveland
J. A. Jordan
Cleveland-Chicago Mail Service
Frank McCusker
New York
McCusker
DeHaviland
Chicago
Food increase approved for German civilians by Allied commission
The inter Allied military commission for food supply in the German occupied left bank zones approves 980 grams per person daily, an 80 gram rise over German rules, or about 2400 extra calories. The plan, funded by Germany, uses German-issued cards and Rotterdam supplies, with 10 percent set aside for army depots. Population in the American zone is 850,000, about 13 percent of total. Distribution begins when Rotterdam shipments arrive.
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Coblenz
Germany
Interallied Military Commission
Interallied Relief Organization
Radio trees as natural antennae for global communications
Maj. Gen. George C. Squier announced at the American Physical Society spring meeting that growing trees can be used as natural antennae for radio telephone and telegraph. A metallic contact and spike in a tree enable dispatches to be sent and received across the earth.
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Washington
American Physical Society
United States Bureau of Standards
George C. Squier
Army
Peace Boom Lets London Dance Halls Multiply
London reports a surge in new dance rooms each day as private houses and public halls compete. An experienced ballet master notes private venues stay open longer and teachers flourish, with young women forming teaching groups earning 20 to 30 dollars weekly.
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London
Eiher
Kensington
Doughnut Drive Led by Wall Street Heiresses
Mrs. Vincent Astor and Mrs. J Borden Hariman two of America's wealthiest women spearheaded a doughnut drive on Wall Street to aid a charitable cause. The effort drew attention from financial district firms and community supporters.
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Vincent Astor
Evangeline Booth
J. Borden Harriman
Steinbauer Divorce Granted In Common Pleas Court
George N. Steinbauer was granted a divorce from Minnie Steinbauer in common pleas court after Mrs. Steinbauer did not contest the case. The judge barred dower rights and cited adultery alleged in Columbus last fall and a threat last March to shoot. The couple had been married about six years and lived in Pomeroy. Shoemaker Re-enters Army After Guilty Plea Walden Shoemaker, a returned soldier accused of burglary and larceny for taking $25 to $20 worth of goods, pleaded guilty. He requested reentry into the army and the court arranged for immediate enlistment, thus avoiding a prison sentence.
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Steinbauer
George N. Steinbauer
Minnie Steinbauer
Common Pleas Court
Miller
Columbus
Pomeroy
Shoemaker
Walden Shoemaker
Middleport
Miners Injured In Essex Mine Falls Rock
Manley Riggs of Middleport was struck by falling slate at the Essex mine on Thomas Fork Friday. He suffered surface injuries to the back with no bones broken and was taken home by ambulance. James KR Pratt, ex-Pomeroy resident and brother of Mrs. George Batey, was killed in a mine accident at Shady Side Ohio, leaving a wife and eight children. Clyde Mills of Syracuse fell twenty five feet at Forest Run mine but escaped with minor injuries in a narrow, potentially serious, outcome.
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Manley Riggs
Middleport
Essex
Thomas Fork
James KR. Pratt
Pomeroy
George Batey
Shady Side
Ohio
Clyde Mills
Syracuse
Forest Run Mine
Owl Leader Assaulted in South Bend
John W. Talbott supreme president of the National Order of Owls was attacked by an unidentified man with a lead pipe in South Bend Indiana. The assault followed a clash between the local Owl nest and the national headquarters and targeted prominent members in The Owl pamphlet.
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John W. Talbott
National Order of Owls
South Bend
Ind
Talbott
Nest of Owls
National
Talboott
Mrs Biggs To Wed After Selling Undertaking Business
Mrs Mayme Biggs who sold her undertaking establishment to Mr Ruel Finsterwald is packing to move to Charleston. The move precedes her upcoming marriage to Mr Bohnert, a former Pomeroyan now in Charleston.
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Biggs
Mayme Biggs
Ruel Finsterwald
Charleston
Bohnert
Pom eroy High Hosts Alumni Reception Amid Strong Turnout
The Pom eroy High annual alumni reception closes the school year with a large turnout including many out of town guests. This year the bars are being let down and all service star boys of P. H. S. are invited.
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Pomeroy High
Service Star Boys
Blue and Gray Reunion at Ravenswood
The long standing Soldiers' Reunion, the Blue and Gray Annual, will be held this fall at Ravenswood. World War Veterans are to be welcomed into the Blue and Gray ranks during the event, which honors the school's dead and recognizes diplomas or their absence.
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Ravenswood
Meigs Mountains
Young And Old Alike Wed at Probate Court
An elderly Rutland couple George B Larkins 70 and Verda Bingham 64 obtained a license to wed. Moments later a younger pair Harley Smith 20 of Reedville and Wilda Newlun 18 of Long Bottom secured a license to marry.
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George B. Larkins
Verda Bingham
Rutland
Harley Smith
Reedsville
Wilda Newlun
Long Bottom
Pomeroy Briefs Roundup of Local Happenings
Judge Peoples purchased O L Bradbury s Wyllis Knight auto. Juniors shone at the Junior Senior banquet held at the armory Thursday evening. Lieut Downie Moore visited relatives en route to Columbus from a southern aviation field. Mrs Join Leach and daughter returned to Columbus Friday after a visit here. Also Mrs C P Kent.
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Pomeroy Briefs
Judge Peoples
O. L. Bradbury
Big Wyllis-Knight
Armory
Downie Moore
Columbus
Southern Aviation
Join Leach
C. P. Kent
Memorial sermon honors Civil War and Spanish War veterans
Dr. A. Y. Wilcox of the First Presbyterian Church delivered the annual memorial sermon to G. A. R. and Spanish-American War veterans Sunday morning. About forty-five Civil War veterans and twenty-five Spanish-American War veterans attended along with many church members. The sermon traced U S freedom from early days to the World War just ended. Plans for next Friday’s memorial day service were announced.
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A. Y. Wilcox
First Presbyterian Church
Liberty
W. R. Iy
Dr. Wilcox
United States
Nightfall fears eased by Foley’s Honey and Tar cure
A mother in Clymer New York describes how Foley’s Honey and Tar warded off croup for her child. The ad cautions that the hoarse cough of croup is a daytime and nighttime fright and promotes the medicine as a preventive and swift remedy.
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Foley
Ben Meyerink
Clymer
N. Y
Troy Grange 70 to Host County Meeting in Coolville
The Athens County Grange plans a two day gathering at Troy Grange Hall Coolville on June 13 and 14. Troy Grange notes its long history with over thirty years of continuous existence while other county granges have reorganized. A large influx of new members is expected and several to receive the Pomona degree as representation from all county granges is hoped.
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Athens County Grange
Troy Grange
Coolville
Pomona
Jailer’s Wife Ends Jailhouse Shootout in Holly Springs
In Holly Springs Mississippi Mrs W R Jeffries wife of the jailer acted after hearing shots and retrieved the jail revolver. She fatally wounded one of two prisoners a negro and forced the other back to his cell where he killed himself with a gunshot. The jailer locked the men in their cells after joining the firefight.
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Holly Springs
Miss
W. R. Jeffries
Jeffries
No Dumping of German Goods Hurts Market Reach
Washington and German hopes of reclaiming American markets faced a setback as the alien property custodian announced that importing German dye chemicals and fertilizers would be prosecuted under the trading with the enemy act for patent infringement. The move blocks potential dumping of Germany's surplus stocks to undercut U S industries and is deemed nationally significant by government officials.
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Washington
Germany
Escaped Deer Returns After Two Months
San Francisco park police report Bahoo the axis deer missing two months returned to his paddock after hopping a seven foot fence. Sergeant McGee says the pet survived unseen, living well as observers wondered how he managed it.
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San Francisco
McGee
The
Park Police
Bahoo
German Term for Tank in War Dispatches
A long German word appears in official dispatches describing a land battle machine. The term schutzengrabenvernichtungsautomobile translates roughly to a machine for suppressing shooting trenches, matching the English tank in purpose.
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Washington
Buckeye State Building & Loan Co. Offers Safe Mortgage Loans
The Buckeye State Building and Loan Co announces conservatism and prompt reporting on loan applications. It pledges 5 percent interest on certificates and other customer favored practices. Assets exceed $17,000,000. Located Rankin Building 22 West Gay Street Columbus Ohio.
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Buckeye State Building & Loan Co
Rankin Bldg
West Gay St
Columbus
O. C
Truck Driver Killed in Cleveland Streetcar Crash
Henry Gardner aged 30 died when his auto truck collided with a street car in Cleveland. Several passengers were injured in the crash.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Henry Gardner
Hank Gowdy Returns to Baseball Amid War Honors
Hank Gowdy the first major leaguer to enlist in the army after America entered the war was slated to play his first game since returning from France. He would face Dick Rudolph as the Boston Braves met the Cincinnati Reds. Mayor Peters planned to present Gowdy with cash and a gold loving cup from local admirers.
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Boston
Mass
Hank Gowdy
America
France
Dick Rudolph
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Peters
Gowdy
Cincinnati woman dies after leap from Metropole Hotel
Miss Lucy Wendland a 67 year old resident of Cincinnati Ohio leaped from a fourth story window at the Metropole hotel in Waco Texas today. She died soon after at a local hospital where she had been staying the past year with her brother R G Wendland hotel proprietor.
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Waco, Tex
Lucy Wendland
Cincinnati
Ohio
Metropole
Wendland
R. G. Wendland
Valley Railroads Restore Crews as War-Tide Jobs Return
Local railroads report gradual recovery in Hocking Valley business with crews returning to work. The Hocking Valley Railway rehired ten of fifteen furloughed freight crews as coal mine activity rises. Athens area shipments run above two thirds of prewar levels. B and O plans to recall section men by June first, with about twenty laid off workers reinstated. Officials foresee improved commerce and broader prosperity for local business.
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Hocking Valley
Hocking
Athens
Johnson
T. W. Shaffer
Italian Tests Show Plowing Cost Savings
Italian tests of plowing with electric motors show costs about one third of horse plowing and two thirds of steam plowing.
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Presbyterian Church
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Columbia
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Athens State Hospital
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Charles Schaeffler
Charles Woodruff
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