Harding heads south to Texas for two week trip
Marion reports Warren G. Harding packs trunks for a two week Texas tour. The president elect greets visitors as headquarters clear out after election day. A small staff remains in Marion to handle routine matters while a large party accompanies Harding including Dr. C. E. Sawyer and several senators and national committee members.
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Marion
Warren G
Harding
Texas
Washington
C. E. Sawyer
George B. Christian
Senator Harding
Christian
Edw. B. MacLean
Joseph Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Fred C. Hale
Maine
David Elkins
West Virginia
Malcolm Jennings
Columbus
Harry. M. Daugherty
Republican National Committee
Judson C. Williver
Jury Drawn For November Court in Athens
The grand and petit jurors for the November term have been drawn at the Athens court house. Grand jurors report Monday, November 8, and petit jurors report the following Monday. Names include T. P. Coe Alexandria John McLaughlin Troy Fred Finsterwald Lodi C. E. Brandebery Troy Charles Robinson Ames Frank L. Gorham Bern and others.
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Court House
Athens
T. P. Coe
Alexander
John McLaughlin
Troy
Fred Finsterwald
Lodi
C. E. Brandebery
Charles Robinson
Ames
Frank L. Gorham
Bern
D. M. Sawyer
Dover
Church Notice Preaching at South Canaan Baptist
There will be preaching at the South Canaan Baptist church Saturday evening at 7:00 by Rev. H. C. Smith. A special church business meeting follows the sermon. It is especially desired every member to attend.
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South Canaan Baptist Church
H. C. Smith
Versailles Palace Built by Louis XIV Costly Endeavor
The palace at Versailles consumed vast sums, leading Louis XIV to erase or destroy his accounting records to conceal the scale of expenditure.
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Louis XIV
Versailles
Mask dance at Albany Opera House Saturday night
Albany event announces a mask dance at the Albany Opera House on Saturday night with music by Martins band Admission is 50 cents and children attend free.
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Albany Opera House
Martins
Election scorecard shows Harding leads with broad gains
Washington November 5 1920 returns show Warren G Harding with 404 electoral votes and James M Cox 127. Republicans add 10 Senate seats for 59 to 37 Democrats while gaining 41 House seats for 281 to 153 Democrats and 1 Socialist.
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Washington
Warren G. Harding
James M. Cox
Senate
Huter thanks voters of the Tenth District
I M Foster thanks voters of the Tenth Congressional District for a large margin. He notes Republican leader and Harding majorities and expresses continued service to the district as a member of the emergency fleet corporation inquiry panel. The congressional committee resumes hearings in New York City next week until Congress reconvenes. He signs sincerely I M Foster.
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Tenth Congressional
Harding
Congressional
Emergency Fleet Corporation
New York City
Congress
I. M. Foster
Sunnyside PTA Plans Benefit to Buy School Lunches
The Sunnyside parent teacher association organizes a rummage sale and eatables sale at the city building on Saturday to raise funds for nourishing lunches for underweight pupils. The drive aims to lift all Sunnyside School children to a proper nutritional standard.
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Sunnyside
Parent-Teacher Association
Sunnyside School
Black and Tan Police Ambush Kills Seventeen in Ireland
London reports seventeen Black and Tan police killed in an ambush near Mullingar in West Meath with machine guns. Lieut. Hambledon dies near Nenagh on a Tipperary road. Reprisals trigger panic. one civilian slain and fires destroy residences and a creamery.
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London
Mullingar
Meath
Evening Star
Hambledon
Nenagh
Tipperary
Bitter Kentucky senate race called most bitter since Goebel era
In Louisville Kentucky the Beckham Ernst contest for the U S Senate intensified with belated returns from seven Republican counties shifting the race to Ernst by over 24 000 in those counties. Democratic chair John J Grayot alleges 11 000 vote discrepancies and frauds including illegal votes in Harlan county and paid for votes amid intimidation and voter manipulation. Secret service sent to nine mountain counties as Ernst leads by about 8000 on face. Cox holds a 3400 lead.
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Lowisville
Kentucky
J. W. C. Beckham
Richard Ernst
Ernst
Beckham
John J. Grayot
Harlan County
Grayot
Secret Service
Washington
Chesley Searcy
Cox
Rebuilding Noted as US Entente With World Debated
President-elect Warren G. Harding declared the league of nations dead in Marion after winning a sweeping Republican victory. He framed the mandate as a sole mend referendum and pledged to scrap the covenant, signaling a rapid shift in U S foreign policy.
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Marion, O
League of Nations
Warren G. Harding
United States
Marion
Harding
America
Germany
Russia
Mexico
Association of Nations
Harding Sees Public Mourning Over League of Nations
In a post election speech Senator Harding addresses the crowd amid a parade display showing an effigy corpse labeled league of nations. He argues mourners preferred American freedom over a surrender to debt and declares the league deceased.
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League of Nations
Senator Harding
United States
America
League
Harding
Harding Heads Union Men in Capital City
Marion Ohio reports Samuel Gompers noting union labor gains in the election. Washington observers say 15 to 25 new congressmen will hold union cards, signaling a labor friendly House and a push for bipartisan international policy under Senator Harding.
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Harding
Marion, O
Samuel Gompers
Warren G. Harding
The
Typographical Union
Washington
House of Representatives
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Congress
Mrs. Harding Promises Open White House Gates
Marion Ohio reports Mrs Warren G Harding preparing to run the White House as mistress. She jokes she will ban policemen at gates and forbid sheep on the lawn and says the gates will stay open to all visitors. She jokes about her campaign wardrobe and future plans.
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Marion
Navy
Warren G. Harding
White House
Mrs. Harding
Fair Tonight for Greatest K O P Rally in Athens County
Weather promises fair tonight with no temperature change. A large Republican rally in Athens County includes a seven o clock parade from the state armory with strict parking and lineup directions for clubs and delegations, followed by speeches from the courthouse steps.
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Athens County
State Armory
Democratic Turkey Banquet In Honor Of Harding Victory
Sam Courtwright Sweeney & Company plan a Democratic turkey feast tonight to celebrate Harding's election and the parade. Courtwright stresses the bird represents a real Democrat facing a better end than turkeys, to be eaten by Republicans. The firm includes about six members and costs nothing.
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Courtwright
Sam
Sweeney & Company
Harding
The Deal Behind Coal Allocations in 1919 Crisis
Franklin T. Miller testifies that Secretary Tumulty ordered coal allotments during last summer’s crisis. Miller says Tumulty and D. B. Wentz, with a railroad and mine owners’ representative, set allocations later approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission. He claims the scheme helped operators dodge low-price contracts and redirect shipments to higher prices.
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Washington
Wilson
Franklin T. Miller
Senate Reconstruction Committee
Miller
D. B. Wentz
Interstate Commerce Commission
Troop B to Form Honor Guard for Harding Parade
In Columbus Ohio Troop B first Ohio Cavalry the Governors Own will be the guard of honor for President elect Harding in the Washington inauguration parade on March 4 The unit claims a full roster of officers and men under Captain Ran Ww Knauss and will drill twice weekly until March A special train has been arranged to take the troop to Washington.
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Court Street
West Carpenter Street
Harding-Coolidge Club
East Carpenter Street
West State Street
Harding- Coolidge Club
East State Street
Mill Street
State Armory
Washington Street
Cemetery
Union
University Terrace
Park Place
Columbus
First
Ohio Cavalry
Governor’s Own
Harding
Washington
Ran Ww. Knauss
League beaten badly in both Dakotas
In North Dakota the non partisan league suffered major losses with only three victories, including Governor Lynn J. Frazier's third term and US Senator F E Ladd's election. The league likely lost majorities in both state legislative houses. South Dakota elected the Republican ticket over nonpartisan league candidates. Minnesota elected fewer than 22 representatives.
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Fargo
N. D
Nonpartisan League
North Dakota
League
Lynn J. Frazier
F. E. Ladd
United States
J. H. Sinclair
Congress
South Dakota
Minnesota
Ague
Sunday Sermon on Reverence by Dr. Wilcox
Sunday morning service planned by Dr. Wilcox for varsity men and women. Sermon subject is Reverence.
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Wilcox
Wilson Offers Warship and Mayflower for Panama Visit
President Wilson directs Secretary Daniels to place a battleship and the Mayflower at the disposal of president-elect Harding for a proposed visit to the Panama Canal. The telegram expresses the offer and willingness to arrange travel to Hampton Roads for waiting ships.
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Washington
Wilson
Harding
Panama Canal
Daniels
Panama Canal Zone
Hampton Roads
Harding May Accept Offer on Battleship for Panama Trip
In Marion Ohio on November 5, it was believed President-elect Harding would accept an offer from President Wilson of a battleship for the Panama trip. The ship would ease scheduling difficulties and provide an efficient transport option despite no official statement yet.
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Marion
Warren G. Harding
Wilson
Panama
Harding
Court hears nullification suit over alleged 1919 pretend marriage
Sylvia West 16 files through her guardian against Clifford H. Simms in Common Pleas Court seeking to void a marriage ceremony performed in Oakland Maryland on April 22 1919. The petition requests nullification plus $500 in damages for alleged improper marriage. A separate suit by Lucy Swearengin seeks injunctive relief and damages from Don Shafer for alleged trespass and construction encroachment on her York township property including a road across land storage of slate slag rock and dirt and occupancy of barns tenant houses and a corn crib.
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Common Pleas Court
Sylvia West
William West
Clifford H. Simms
Simms
Clifford Simms
City of
Oakland
Lucy Swearengin
Don Shafer
York Township
Shafer
Becaue
Palmer hurried to get in on case as conference set
Attorney general Palmer wired attorneys to come to Was for conference with government officials over the coal case. Federal Judge A S Anderson announced he would look into the attorney general's connection and invited Palmer to attend Monday’s trial conference.
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Palmer
R&t
Nera Almer
Ina
Anderson
Free French vocabulary booklet offered by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau announces a free French vocabulary booklet for soldiers and travelers. Respondents must send two cents for return postage and provide name and address to Frederic J. Haskin in Washington, D. C. Supply is limited and the notice appears once.
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Ourashington — Infora8
United States Marine Corps
France
United States
Wade Oma
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Warren G Harding and the Marion Woman Who Will Be First Lady
Marion O November 5 Warren G Harding president elect born in a small frame house not a log cabin lies quiet in his rise from a modest Ohio town to the nation’s crest. The profile recalls his simple honesty and the Harding marriage as it appears around the family table. Mrs Harding tends plants and keeps a homely routine while Warren tours the yard and door hinges seeking to keep the home spotless.
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Harding
Wilson
Paris
Germany
White House
Senate
Raymond Clapper
Marion, O
Warren G. Harding
United States
Blooming Grove
Here
Chicago
Washinon
Ing
Ohio
Speoch
Warren
Marion Mirror
Hitding
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