Dollar value forces Europe to seek long term payments
In Cleveland on November 15, an inter allied business mission says American dollars are too strong for Europe to trade except on long term terms. The mission of eightty business leaders from England France Belgium and Italy warns against inflation and urges dollar stabilization as they tour Akron rubber plants before heading to Buffalo.
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Cleveland
Europe
United States
Inter-Allied Business Mission
England
France
Belgium
Italy
Atlantic City
Akron
Buffalo
Local notes from Court Street and area visits
Twenty years ago residents bustle with social moves and travel. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bryson take rooms with Dr. Higgins on Court street. Mrs. G. D. Read visits daughter Grace at Ladies Hall. George Dyson, deputy revenue collector, comes to vote. George Falloon heads to Adrian Missouri to tend farm interests. E. B. Clark returns from two weeks south on business.
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C. H. Bryson
G. D. Read of
Zaleski
Miss Grace
Ladies Hall
George Dyson
Columbus
George Falloon
Adrian
Missouri
E. B. Clark
Roscoe Worthen Dies at 75 in Meigs County Ohio
Roscoe Worthen born January 5 1844 in Chester township Meigs County Ohio died November 4 1919. He married Emily Peoples on February 20 1868. they had no children and lived fifty one years nine months together. He served in Civil War era units with Sherman’s march and leaves many old comrades.
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Roscoe Worthen
Charles
Phoebe Hugg Worthen
Chester Township
Meigs County
Ohio
Roscoe
Alvira Frost
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Adaline Foster
Tuppers Plains
Clara Lewis
Keno
Caroline McMains
Vincent
Washington
Maud Harvey
Youngstown
Charles Worthen
Frank
Sherman
Co. C. 63 Regiment
Elias Wilson
Torch
James Hawley
Long Bottom
Andy Rose
Portland
Wayne Cowdery
Reedsyville
William Gyer
Jacob Drumm
Marietta
George
Emily Peoples
Robert
Nancy Cox Peoples
Alonzo
Sarah Williams
Hockingport
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Emily Worthen
Mrs. Emily Worthen of Coolville thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during her husband’s sickness and death and for the floral offerings and to the soloist and accompanist.
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Emily Worthen
Coolville
Ohio Briefs: Death and Accident Across Counties
Newark wife and life resident Sarah McQueen, 95, dies after a serious illness. Columbus farewell supper draws six hundred. choir of sixty sings Welsh songs at the Presbyterian church sold. Newark man A. G. Gregg killed when his automobile crashes head on into a street car.
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Ohio
Newark
Sarah McQueen
Columbus
Presbyterian Church
A. G. Gregg
A Dainty House or Porch Dress Pattern Notice
Pattern details describe fabrics linen gingham seersucker drill lawn dimity serge gabardine for a house or porch dress. Pattern cuts seven sizes from bust 34 to 46 and requires 6% yards for size 38. illustration mailed for 10 cents or stamp payment.
Oberlin Faces Case In Crucial Ohio Conference Battle
Oberlin and Case meet in Cleveland as the conference title is decided. Wooster and Oberlin stand unbeaten but Case presents a strong challenge to the favored Oberlin in a clash that could upset expectations.
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Cleveland
Oberlin
Case
Wooster
Brutal murder probe after party in Cleveland
Nine men were arrested in Cleveland in connection with the murder of Nazzario Ciavarello. The victim was stabbed ten times and found in an alley. a teen witness saw two men flee and a third on the ground. A large home made knife lay beside the body. Police link the suspects to a party earlier that evening and a quarrel with the dead man.
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Cleveland
Nazzario Ciavarello
Lawrence Chapel Ladies Aid Meet at Frost
The Lawrence Chapel Ladies Aid gathered at the home of Mrs. Allen on Thursday. Members enjoyed a decorated dining room and a noon dinner served to ten named attendees. An afternoon business session followed, and the next meeting will be at Mrs. Wallace Kincade’s home in Coolville. The Reedville circuit quarterly meeting is set for Sunday November 23 at Lawrence Chapel.
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Wallace Kincade
Coolville
Reedville
Lawrence Chapel
Murder witness notes changing thug tactics in NYC
A New York murder witness says hired thugs no longer beat victims. They instead confront them and “make up” with court plaster and bandages, signaling a shift in intimidation methods.
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New York
Paris Snow Clamps City Amid Coal Shortage Strikes
Paris endures heaviest snowfall in years and severe cold with coal shortages causing hardship for the poor. Rumors of Bolshevik outbreaks surround Sunday parliamentary elections as tensions rise.
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Paris
Hawaiians at Opera House to Open Week
Opera House hosts The Hawaiians on Monday and Tuesday November 17 and 18 with a 20 to 30 cent admission including war tax. Next, Captain and The Kids musical show arrives Wednesday November 19 featuring 30 performers. Turkey raffles are banned per Mayor Williams doctrine. hunting licenses rise with rabbit season opening. farmers restrict hunting on their lands. local residents visit relatives in Canaanville and New Straitsville while others travel from Columbus for family visits.
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Opera House
Captain and the
G. C. Fawcett
Holdup Suspects Eli Fuller and John Beel Nabbed
Police report the arrest of Eli Fuller and John Beel, two suspects tied to a Canton holdup incident. Details indicate quick collaborative action by local authorities and a prompt capture.
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Ora O
Canton
Eli Fuller
John Beel
Real Americans Only Wanted in This Country Now
In Canton Ohio on November 15 Judge Robert H. Day tested 63 citizenship applicants. Five of twelve examined were given final papers, seven were rejected, reflecting a stricter Americanism push led by the American Legion. Rejections cited lack of understanding of American government. Applicants were asked about their regard for institutions and anti-anarchy principles. A new electrically operated ironing machine moves a flat iron over a board guided by a hand lever.
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Canton
Robert H. Day
American Legion
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Big Ohio
Ladies’ Aid
Glouster News
Marshal Hooks
Williams
Hoyt Stephenson
Pauline
Isaac Price
Canaanville
Merl Weymuller
New Straitsville
Frank Dunnett
William Dunnett
Catherine Daugherty
Chillicothe
Wm. Perdue
Norris
C. E.norr
Carpenter
Margolin
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