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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1926
Page
1
ANUCAH Ky Oct 39 A 1000000000 water highway bearing tons of commerce will run from Pittsburgh to the Mississippi once the canalization project is complete. The Ohio river will gain a minimum nine-foot water stage as dams and locks finish, enabling far greater shipping and trade along its thousand-mile trail.
Avalon on Catalina Island blossoms as mining deposits—gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper and more—draw capital under William Wrigley Jr. New mills with 125 ton daily capacity boost output while a larger mill nears completion. Wrigley’s ventures expand transportation and tourism, moving 60,000 visitors in year one to over 406,000 arrivals at Avalon, with hotels, utilities, farms and factories thriving.
Eight locks and dams are ready with one more to finish by Christmas and others by 1928 and 1929. Within five years Ohio River waterborne freight is expected to greatly exceed past records as nine‑foot channels replace seasonal sandbars and shoals, easing summer and winter navigation.
Preparations rise as 140 boats are built in Ohio yards and Cincinnati plans a large water terminal. Pittsburgh area manufacturers plan own barges. Ohio river shipping grew from 11,000,000 tons in 1924 to over 16,000,000 last year, with further gains expected this year. Officials say freight savings could cover canalization project costs.
Charlie Roya, frail and bearded at ninety, recalls a life of adventure as he plans to sail out of Puget Sound toward Alaska. He crossed the Chilkoot at 62, chasing Klondike dreams while noting traffic increases in the north and lingering popularity of the Yukon and western trails.
Senate debate centers on archaic expenses and rituals as Sergeant-At-Arms maintains old standards. Mention of sand blotter and snuff near the vice president’s rostrum highlights tension between tradition and modern governance. Noted quips from former Mississippi senator John Sharp Williams reflect on parliamentary etiquette.
Washington bureau of standards reveals a new timepiece that keeps standard clock measurements with errors under two hundredths of a second per day. The clock uses an invar pendulum and operates in a partial vacuum within a specially built basement room.
The column reports vacant homes in a village with many broken window panes after occupants depart for work. A Wild West rider disrupted traffic in a local scene. Banquet and Masonic temple events in Cincinnati are described, along with a Messenger distribution in Nelsonville and reminiscences of Ed Burke and George Pake in Ohio towns.
The plan envisions a 30 kilometer rail link from Durazzo Albania entering the state at Cincinnati and passing through Coolville Athens Chillicothe Hillsboro to a port. The project, supported by United States law, envisions a labor regime with six day weeks and a railroad number 50 to be used along the road in 1927.
An old analysis notes how royal travel often serves state interests and diplomacy. It cites Queen Marie of Romania and Queen Victoria era ties, recalling John Quincy Adams last words and the dynastic links shaping London Paris politics and U.S.–Romanian relations.
In Peking unskilled laborers earn so little that most men cannot marry. Sidney D. Gambie, a noted social worker, reports workers average about twenty cents U. S. per day, with men preferring shorter hours over higher living standards.
A penniless drift prospector arrives in Seattle in the fall and, living aboard a salvaged boat, procures materials from freighter crews to repair and rebuild his craft. He remains determined to survive, clinging to hope amid harsh odds and the lure of the distant south.
A rugged Adirondack guide recalls entertaining President Calvin Coolidge with stories during a hunting trip at White Pines. The exchange includes a dry joke about a 19 and an 18 pound catch, a whale of a pike, and a light moment where the president laughs after a tall tale. The piece ends with party members preparing for a trip to Saranac armed with kitchen cleavers.
In Tunis at the baths, ten Northern Africa mothers assess potential matches. The mothers discuss marriage prospects with young women reaching marrying age while fathers are mainly involved in negotiating terms and settlements.
Mina Miller Edison, wife of Thomas Edison, is credited with sustaining the inventor's vitality by managing long hours and ensuring rest. The Akron native helped him sleep earlier, guiding him home by 4 30 p.m. in her car, and supported him through a career of relentless work.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls President Coolidge at a camping trip. Bears chased campers to town while dialogue shows the calm, humorous mood of the leader and his entourage. The tale includes Otis the camp caretaker and an amused fishing scene during that season.
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