Athens Plans Modern High School With New Building
Athens school board seeks a new high school on the existing grounds with auditorium and gymnasium. Architect W B Ittner of St Louis to advise on design and cost via bond issue. West Side school expansion discussed. Miss Bridgman offered teaching post pending her acceptance.
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Athens
Board of Education
Board of Edeation
eThe Board of Education
W. B. Ittner
St. Louis
Ittner
Central High School
Columbus
L. J. Addicott
Hill School
Seuew
West
Jazz Seen as National Emblem, Says Musician
New York May 27 A noted musician Willem Van De Wall declares jazz is rapidly becoming Americas national anthem. He warns jazz promotes vice and crime and urges a musical housecleaning from composer to consumer while linking its influence to delinquency and insanity.
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New York
America
Willem van de Wall
van de Wall
Harding May Nominate Secretary Christian Governor of Puerto Rico
President Harding weighs appointing his private secretary George H. Christian Jr as governor of Puerto Rico to succeed I Mont Reilly of Kansas City, per persistent rumors in official circles.
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Harding
George H. Christian, Jr
Port Ried
I. Mont Reilly
Kansas City
Blizzard treason case looms in West Virginia trial
In Charles Town West Virginia a 12 man jury faces William Blizzard charged with treason tied to the Logan county armed march last summer. The verdict will affect 24 related treason indictments against United Mine Workers officials and may determine future trials depending on Blizzard’s outcome.
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Warren W. Wheaton
I. N.S
Charles Town
W. Va
John Brown
William Blizzard
West Virginia
Logan County
Bilesard
United Mine Workers of America
Blizgard
France Likely to Skip The Hague Conference
Paris May 27 The first setback for Lloyd George at The Hague conference came as France appears certain not to participate Premier Poincare sought Washington’s lead and urged the cabinet to follow the United States in refraining from attendance.
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Frank E. Mason
Paris
Lloyd George
Hague
France
Poincare
Washington
United States
Dance at Chauncey Hall Tuesday Night
A social dance event at Chauncey on Tuesday night May 30 hosted by the K of P hall. Tickets and details available at the venue for attendees.
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Chauncey
K. of P. Hall
Dynamiters Terrorize Fayette County Miners
State police and deputies flood Fayette county as a reign of terror strikes the southern end. A suspected organized dynamiting ring targets nonunion miners, following a large theft of dynamite from the Deyermann Coal Company magazine. Homes in Fairchance and nearby areas were damaged by blasts amid threatening letters.
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Uniontown
Fayette County
Deyermann Coal Company
George W. Hibbs
Dennis Artin
Fairchance
Roscoe Hileman
Presbyterians Merge Memorial Service With Hebbardsville
Memorial services at the Presbyterian church here will be canceled on Sunday as the congregation unites with the Hebbardsville church for joint services.
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Hebbardsville
Albany
Presbyterian Church
Hebbardsville Church
O U Masonic Club Dance At Armory
O U Masonic Club hosts a Monday evening dance at the Armory for members and townspeople. Admission is 1.50 dollars per couple with good music provided.
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Armory
Harding to sail aboard the Mayflower for a presidential cruise
President Harding plans to depart Washington this afternoon with friends for a cruise on the Mayflower. White House officials offered no further details about the trip.
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Washington
Harding
White House
Twain's Daughter Sails for Europe to Rotterdam
Mrs. Ossip Gabrilowitsch wife of the Detroit Symphony conductor and daughter of Mark Twain has sailed for Rotterdam aboard the S S Nieuw Amsterdam.
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Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Mark Twain
Rotterdam
S. S. Nieuw
Fast Transatlantic Food Shipment Sets Record
Foodstuffs shipped from Chicago last Friday were sold in London today. The White Star liner Majestic docked at Southampton at 3 am after leaving New York on Saturday, carrying Chicago to New York freight. Provisions were unloaded and rushed to London by a second special train and sold immediately, marking the fastest such shipment on record.
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London
Chicago
Majestic
New York
Reces
England
Southampton
Fire and unrest devastate Belfast area with deaths
In Belfast a wave of incendiary fires and street fighting injured several, destroying factories schools theatres and dwellings. A large mine was found under a theatre. A 10 year old girl was killed at Ballymacarrett amid clashes involving a constable and armed gangs.
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Belfast
Special Constabulary
Ballymacarrett
Wedding present sent to King Alexander of Serbia
A group of prominent Serbians in St. Clairsville sent a hand carved cake stand as a wedding present to King Alexander of Serbia. The king's wedding is planned for June, and several donors are personal friends of the ruler.
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ST Lubenville
Alexander
Serbia
Alumni Urges Organized Ohio University Alumni Association
An earnest plea argues that alumni engagement is vital for Ohio University. It urges founding an Alumni Memorial Auditorium and forming a cooperative alumni group to advise and aid the institution, urging widespread support and a subscription drive.
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Ohio University
Alms& Mater
Friends of
Friends of Education
O. U’s
Friends of the Ohio University
The Plains High Stages a Splendid Performance
An appreciative audience watched the senior class play Civil Service at the high school auditorium Friday evening. It was probably the best production of the kind in years. The cast included Lela Coon, Elmer Buhler, James Moore, Hershel Darnell, Paul Fisk, Anna Jetlison, Maude Thorne, Irene Gabriel, Marie Davies, and Mildred Davis.
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Plains High
Plains
Civil Service
Lela Coon
Elmer Buhler
James Moore
Hershel Darnell
Paul Fisk
Anna Jetlison
Maude Thorne
Irene Gabriel
Marie Davies
Mildred Davis
Akron man sentenced for narcotic act violation
William Ray of Akron was found guilty in federal court of violating the federal narcotic act and was sentenced by Judge D. D. Westenhover to three years in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta.
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Cleveland
William Ray
Akron
DD. C. Westenhaver
Atlanta
Flag Etiquette Rules for Memorial Day Decorations
The K. T. Crossen Post urges Athens residents to decorate with flags on Memorial Day May 30 and publicizes proper display rules. Guidance covers horizontal and vertical hanging, no draping below platforms, avoiding decorative shapes, and respect in parades and half mast procedures. Also lists don’ts for flag handling and civilian norms of honor.
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K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Athens
Second Crash Comes in an Austrian War Plant
London reports a second major munitions explosion in Austria within 48 hours. Four killed and over 40 wounded at Lerchenfield depot after a munitions blast. Thursday’s Blumau dynamite factory blast left scores dead and hundreds injured.
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London
Austria
Lerchenfield
Blumau
Heat wave blamed for munitions plant explosions
Paris May 27 French scientists attributed the explosions in munitions plants and stores to spontaneous combustion caused by the record heat wave sweeping central Europe.
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Paris
Europe
Logan County Sheriff Don Chafin to Retire from Public Life
Don Chafin, longtime Logan county sheriff, announced he will retire at the end of his term in 1924 and focus on coal mine operations and private business. He is reportedly worth over a million dollars and testified in the Bligaard treason trial that coal operators funded deputy hiring. He rose from poor beginnings to county offices and politics, including sheriff.
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Logan
W. Va
Don Chafin
Logan County
Chaffin
Charles Town
Chafin
United Mine Workers
Congress
Don
Marshall College
Huntington
Dublin Street Battle Leaves Soldier and Civilians Dead
In Dublin on May 27 a street clash between gunmen and English troops left one soldier dead. Two soldiers were attacked. a woman and child were wounded as police intervened during the ensuing battle amid talks in London between Irish free state representatives and the English government.
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Dublin
Wife charged with murder released on bond in Kent
Margaret Carlisle, held on a first degree murder charge for shooting her husband as he slept, was released on $16 000 bond after a preliminary hearing before Justice Campbell in Kent. Carlisle, a former Portage County sheriff, will appear before the October grand jury.
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Kent
Ohio
Margaret Carlisle
Justice of the Peace
Campbell
Carlisle
Portage County
Crane to Return Home From Syria Clash Report
Charles R. Crane former American minister to China announced he will leave for home in June after reports of clashes with French military authorities in Syria.
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Paris
Charles R. Crane
China
Syria
Prisoner Returns After Escape With Partner
George K. Devine aged 41 explains simply that he felt he should return to the state prison after escaping with Otto Bierman on Monday.
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Waypun, Wils
George K. Devine
Otto Bierman
Excess baggage cut loose by the dealer today
At the Advertising Association convention in Cleveland Henry Ford’s lesson on targeting the served class guides a push to cut excess baggage in production and retail. Executives urge reducing labor costs and eliminating unnecessary varieties to speed turnover and lower costs.
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Cleveland
Henry Ford
John Deer Wagon Works
Foster to defend Jones in Athens court Monday
Admirers of Congressman M. Foster will see him in Athens county common pleas court Monday defending Charles M. Jones of Buechtel. Jones faces four counts for cutting and stabbing Oral Daugherty, Dover township trustee, in February. Foster joins John J. Woolley A. B. Wells and F. Rowland in the defense. Prosecuting Attorney Bartels prosecutes with Jones free on a $4000 bond.
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M. Foster
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Charles M. Jones
Buechtel
Oral Daugherty
Dover Township
Foster
Jones
John J. Woolley
A. B. Wells
F. Rowland
Bartels
I. M. Foster Sought As Memorial Day Orator
Congressman I. M. Foster returns to Athens to speak at Memorial Day observances. He will address a large crowd in Hebbardsville on Sunday and on Tuesday he will deliver three addresses in Gallia county. At 10 o clock he speaks at Gallipolis, then Cheshire, with a final ovation at Kyger at 2 PM.
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I. M. Foster
Athens
Washinton
Hebbardsville
Gallia
Gallipolis
Cheshire
Kyger
Weather forecast for Ohio Valley next week issued
The Weather Bureau issued a forecast for next week covering the Ohio Valley. It predicts generally fair weather and moderate temperatures across the region.
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Washington
Weather Bureau Today
Ohio Valley
Woodruff Johnson Warcraft Probe Blocked Again
In Washington on May 27 the Woodruff Johnson resolution for a Warcraft investigation was blocked again in the house by Speaker Gillett.
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Washington
Woodruff Johnson
House
Gillett
Holyoke Student Crowned Best Looking in Cap and Gown
Miss Eleanor M. Moore of Mount Holyoke College was voted by her classmates as the best looking in cap and gown in a campus beauty contest. She is part of the senior class.
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Eleanor M. Moore
Mount Holyoke College
Poppy Sale Opens in Athens by City Federations
Annual Athens fundraiser by City Federation clubs sells Flanders poppies to honor fallen soldiers in France. Proceeds support Americanization work in the county rather than war orphans, with sales running through Memorial Day to memorialize the boys who sacrificed in France.
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Athens
Flanders
France
War Orphans of
Hints on Health for the Children
A health guidance item from Frederic J. Haskin, Director of the Athens Messenger Information Bureau, offers tips for parents to fill out coupons with clear name and address details. The guidance emphasizes accuracy and legibility in public notices or health program forms.
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Washington Information Bureau
Witteh
American School Hygiene Association
American Red Cross
Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D
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