Nine Die In Harlem Tenement Fire Trapped In Smoke
Nine persons perished in a Harlem tenement blaze. Fire alarm by Harry Starkers. many residents fled windows or jumped to the sidewalk. Firefighters from Hook and Ladder Nos. 28 and 30 rescued scores as flames raced from basement to roof. Chief Kenton suspects wicker baby carriages in the lower hall as the origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlem
Harry Starkers
Hook and Ladder No
Hook and Ladder No. 28
Kenton
Russian government vows new war on Polish forces
Moscow declares it must widen the war into the Polish natural zone after Balakovitch attacks. Warsaw dispatches report fifteen Red divisions massed on the Polish fronts and a feared large-scale assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Moscow
Balakovitch
Warsaw
Jurors Named In Federal Court in Columbus District
Several men from the district are selected to serve as grand and petit jurors in the Federal court in Columbus. Grand jurors include P. G. Ball McConnellsville and others from Athens Gallipolis Logan Zaleski Pomeroy. Petit jurors include Warren Bright Logan Fred Coleman Guysville John D. Gill McArthur Frank B. Kraps McConnellsville and Elmer A. Read Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
P. G. Ball
McConnellsville
Carpenter
Athens
Henry Grube
Gallipolis
George Krinn
Logan
E. F. McKibben
Zaleski
George W
Reuter
Pomeroy
Warren Bright
Fred Coleman
Guysville
John D. Gill
McArthur
Frank B. Kraps
Elmer A. Read
Middleport
Ohio University YWCA candlelit service in Ewing Hall
The Ohio University YWCA held a six thirty Friday evening service in Ewing Hall with officers in special costume and candlelit stage décor. Misses Cramay and Ballinger provided violin and piano music while Dean Irma Voigt read a French legend about modern YWCA work. Town women and Cincinnati YWCA associates observed, as new students lit candles in triad groups.
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Ohio University
Ewing Hall
Association
Katherine Halsey
Henrietta Riley
Cincinnati
Buster the Fox Colored Collie Returns to Nelsonville
The famed collie Buster, once lost after a flood in January, is found safe in Nelsonville. His early years in Bicknell included pulling his young owner Alvin Sweazy in a wagon and leading patriotic processions. George Sweazy, owner, sent Buster to his Nelsonville family, later reuniting after a long journey.
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Nelsonville, CO
Buster
Ohio
Bicknell, Inc
Bicknell
Alvin Sweazy
George Sweazy
L. L. Sweazy
Nelsonville
George
Sand Run
Chauncey
Unemployment due to price maintenance expert says
Washington nov 20 un employment nationwide stems from current price levels says Ethelbert Stewart government price expert and commissioner of the bureau of statistics labor department. He notes mills could run full time if prices were reduced and warns that wholesale cuts take months to filter to retail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph F. Couch
Washington
Ethelbert Stewart
Stewart
Bureau of Statistics
Labor Department
Bridgeport
Morgan Richards
Richards
Athens
Old Johnson Mine
Hocking
E. R. Lash
F. W. Denzy
Margaret Louise
Harriet Jane
Toledo
Ohio completes canvass of Crabbe Act and presidential vote
The Ohio secretary of state canvassed the Crabbe Act and presidential votes on Saturday. Crabbe Act approved by 1 050 045 yes to 773 226 no. Harding led with 1 181 707 to Cox 779 035. State officers and supreme court judges require December canvass, likely December 2, delaying Benson W. Hough’s commission until then. Avery remains on the bench pending official results after the canvass.
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Columbus
Ohio
Crabbe
Secretary of State
Harding
Cox
Supreme Court
Smith
Coleman Avery
Cincinnati
Benson W. Hough
Donahue
Avery
University Terrace double house purchased for social welfare work
Rev. A. H. Hacke student pastor of Ohio University has bought the two unit house at 76 University Terrace in Athens. He will reside on the northern side while Prof. Mackinon and family occupy the southern side for the social welfare project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Hacke
Ohio University
University Terrace
Athens
Prof. Mackinon
New Ohio Incorporations Formed in Columbus Report
New Ohio incorporations listed in Columbus include The Oklahoma Pure Salt Company at Pomeroy with $20,000 capital led by J. McQuigg C. E. Peoples and A. R. Clifton among others and The Federal Creek Coal Company at Nelsonville with $200,000 capital led by D. C. McGill R. M. Garris and Tom Day among others.
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NEW Ohio
Columbus
New
Ohio
Oklahoma Pure Salt Company
Pomeroy
J. McQuigg
C. E. Peoples
A. R. Clifton
Federal Creek Coal Company
Nelsonville
D. C. McGill
R. M. Garris
Tom Day
Red Cross Roll Call Totals Expected From Athens County
Districts in Athens county report early Red Cross roll call progress. Final totals hoped to be submitted to M. D. Hughes by November 25. Guysville district shows strong effort with 47 of 95 members secured by George F. Chesser, an ex service man wounded at Chateau Thierry in 1918.
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Athens County
Red Cross
M. D. Hughes
Guysville
George F. Chesser
Chesser
Chateau Thierry
The
Correction on Syracuse gas well ownership dispute
The Messenger received a telegram from Brocalsa Chemical Company of Pomeroy correcting Friday’s report that the nearby gas well near Syracuse was drilled by Ohio Valley Oil and Refining Company. Brocalsa asserts the Ohio Valley company has no interest and that the well is the sole property of Brocalsa on Brocalsa land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brocalsa
Brocalsa Chemical Company
Pomeroy
Syracuse
Ohio Valley Oil and Refining Company
Ohio Valley
Broscalsa Chemical Company
Europe Would Send Radicals to This Nation
New York authorities unearthed a plot to unload criminals and dangerous radicals in the port of New York. Frederick Wallis, the U S commissioner of immigration, told the National Industrial Council that corrupt European governments and police in at least two nations entered the plan. He urged stricter immigration laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick Wallis
United States Commissioner of Immigration
National Industrial Council
Wallis
Postpone Probe For Whole Week
Hearings on Irish conditions before the American Commission on Ireland have been adjourned to the week after next due to Thanksgiving. Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney widow of Corks late Lord Mayor is expected to testify. Other Irish witnesses and several Americans who recently visited Ireland are also slated to appear.
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Washington
American Commission On Ireland
Muriel MacSwiney
Cork
Ireland
Greek royal family invited back to Greece to reclaim throne
Paris dispatch reports Premier Rhall asked the Greek royal family including Constantine to return to Greece. Parliament is set to convene on November 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
French Foreign Office
Athens
Rhall
Constantine
Greece
Soldiers Can Still Obtain Federal Life Policies
Attorney Milton D. Hughes of Athens county publicizes a government life policy option for ex service men and women. Eligible applicants must complete a health exam and pay two months' premium, with the policy available before July 1, 1921, and Hughes offers to assist at no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton D. Hughes
Athens County
Red Cross
Hughes
Wilber Urged for Secretary of Agriculture by Ohio Farmer Network
The push for George M. Wilber of Marysville Ohio to become Secretary of Agriculture grows after a Chicago address outlining a farmer relief program. Wilber is a lifelong Republican, a Harding ally, and a noted stock raiser and breeder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Stron
George M. Wilber
Marysville
Ohio
Harding
Chicago
Wilber
World League Critic Demands Swift Poland Lithuania Pact
Delegate Rowell of Canada sharply criticized the league council in Geneva, saying it wasted time on secondary issues and must immediately settle the Poland Lithuania territorial dispute. He warned the council risks losing global respect without decisive actions and pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Rowell
Canada
League Council
Poland
Lithuania
Athens Public Schools Head Speaks at Y M C A Meeting
Superintendent C. E. Stailey of Athens Public Schools delivered the address at the Y M C A of Ohio University gathering in the Carnegie Library Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Stailey
Athens Public Schools
Ohio University
Carnegie Library
Child Improves After Pneumonia Threat
Robert William Stailey two year old son of Supt and Mrs C E Stailey of Church street has shown slight improvement after a several day risk of pneumonia.
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Robert William
C. E. Stailey
Church Street
Democratic Party Spends 1.3 Million in Campaign
Albany report shows the Democratic national committee exhausted 1,308,007 dollars in the recent presidential race. Secretary of State’s office released the figures today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Democratic National Committee
Secretary of States Office
Rufus Seeks Wife as Ohio Letter Office Receives Applicant
Rufus Lot, a 56 year old farmer described as a polite southern man, appeared at The Messenger office seeking a wife. He was born in North Carolina, raised in Tennessee, and moved to Ohio about two years ago. He says his name is Lof but white folks spell it Love.
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Rufus Lot
Messenger
Rufus
North Carolina
Tennessee
Ohio
Lof
Statewide rabbit census to guide future game restocking
Open rabbit season prompts county guards to report daily captures from November 15 to 22. Warden Joe Hibbard, confined by illness, seeks calls or letters from hunters to tally rabbits by county and assess supply, demand, and restocking needs for Athens region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hibbard
Hibbard
State Fish and Game Bureau
Athens
Montrose Ave
League of Nations urged to deploy armies for Armenia relief
Belgian diplomat M. LaFontaine called for an international general staff and an immediate league armed force to intervene for Armenia. He argued disarmament is not yet possible and proposed placing member states armies at the league to form a unified international force. His appeal drew applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
M. LaFontaine
Assembly of the League of Nations
LaFontaine
League
la Fontaine
Armenia
LaFontine
Lecture course by Landis Singing Orchestra at Ewing Hall
The Ath ens lecture course presents the Landis Singing Orchestra at Ewing Hall on Monday evening. The program starts promptly at 7 30. The six musicians include four men and two women and each member is a soloist.
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Athens
Landis
Ewing Hall
Government workers fear axe in federal payroll cuts
Washington reports show 691,115 civil servants year 1920 with 90,559 in DC and 600,557 elsewhere. After the war the rise surged. by 1916 totals were 480,325, highlighting pressure in Congress to trim expenditures and staff. Related department tallies list post office shrinking slightly, while war and treasury expand.
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Congress
Cir
District of Columbia
Washington
Post Office Department
Government Department
War Department
Civil Service
Treasury Department
White House
State Department
Department of Justice
Navy Department
Interior Department
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Government Printing Office
Interstate Commerce Commission
Civil Service Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Shipping Board
Railroad Administration
Panama Canal
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Tariff Commission
Council of National Defense
War Trade Board
State and Navy
Inter-Departmental Hygiene Board
Employes Compensation Commission
Bureau of Efficiency
Smithsonian Institute
Lumber jacks drown as boat catches fire on Lake Chesancock
Sixteen lumber jacks were drowned and nearly a score more narrowly escaped death when a motor boat carrying them across Lake Chesancock caught fire. Reports from Lewiston Maine state the accident occurred on the lake with survivors aiding in the emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Maine
Lake Chesancock
Crime Wave in Reconstruction Era Reveals Profiteer Link
United Press reports Profiteers fuel modern crime waves as postwar shifts loosen discipline. Julia Jaffray cites rising violence, fewer arrests for drunkenness, and wartime pay discontent as drivers. She urges prison reform toward humane, constructive systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Blanchard
United Press
New York
Julia K. Jaffray
Committee On Prisons and Prisonee
Miss Jaffray
Woodward Pines and Ada Oaks wed in Maysville ceremony
Walter Pine tobacco buyer married Ada Oaks in Maysville Kentucky with a minister named Wood officiating. A bridesmaid named Laurel and a best man named Birch witnessed the ceremony. The couple then visited the bride’s aunt Mrs. E W Shingle in Hickory North Carolina.
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Maysville
Walter Pine
Ada Oaks
Wood
Laurel
Birch
Hickory
N. C
E. W. Shingle
Tariff Plan Aims at One Billion Dollar Revenue
Washington reports Republicans intend a one billion dollar annual tariff when the new administration takes office. Senator Curtis Kansas Republican whip says a billion from duties is possible, with two billion more from other sources to balance four billion needed annually per Democrats. Curtis cites army downsizing and tax relief as future steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Martin
United Press
Washington
Curtis
Kansas
Senate
Congress
Harding
67Th Congress
Stewart Man Is In Court Here
The Athens humane society has filed non support charges against James Cone in Justice Helwig's court near Stewart for failing to provide for an illegitimate child of Copeland, an inmate of the Athens county infirmary. Trial began Friday and will continue as both sides gather more evidence about the infant, now under a year old. Copeland, married with several other children, is the child's mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Humane Society
James Cone
Stewart
Helwig
Cone
Copeland
Athens County Infirmary
Harding Party Enjoying Trip to Panama Canal Zone
President-elect Harding travels aboard the Parismina for a Caribbean voyage with Mrs. Harding appearing on deck. The liner, making over 18 knots, heads toward Cristobal with calm seas and moderate weather as Harding strolls the deck and chats with passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Parismina
Harding
Panama Canal Zone
Caribbean
Ea Tarding
New Orleans
Yucatan Channel
Cristobal
City Must Have Funds to Keep Wheels Moving
Norwalk Ohio citizens protest a new excise tax ordinance aimed at closing a deficit in city departments. The measure imposes weekly taxes on roller skating rinks ten dollars pool rooms one dollar theatres fifteen dollars and ice cream parlors fifty cents per linear foot of counter or tables. Auto for hire operators face ten dollars yearly and junk dealers fifty dollars yearly. Firemen and policemen have not been paid since October 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Far North buffalo herd found in Mackenzie region
In Edmonton, a Canadian official reports sighting a wild buffalo herd in the Mackenzie river basin. He estimates about 1,000 head with Indian accounts of a second herd of similar size. Canada’s largest bison population remains at Wainwright National Park with 4,335 on January 1, besides Yellowstone’s 90 free animals.
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Edmonton
Alta
Mackenzie River Basin
F. H. Kitto
Matural Resources
Department of the Interior
Mackenzie Country
Canada
National Park
Wainwright
Yellowstone Park
Mackenzie River
Black and Tan Police Blamed For Worst Acts
John Derham an official of Balbriggan testified before the unofficial American commission on Ireland. He described bayoneted deaths and beatings as two Brit armed forces members were shot in a pub brawl on October 20. The inquiry probes British actions in Ireland.
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Washington
Balbriggan
Ireland
Britt
John Derham
Derham
Oswald
Garthege Villard
Newathe
Barbora
Riggan
Murdered Ohio Judge Walter Irvine Known Statewide
Walter A Irvine former probate judge in the county was shot and killed by a crippled bomber in the old Seventh Ohio Infantry. He was known to men in Athens New Lexington Marietta Pomeroy and other southern Ohio towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Irvine
Seventh Ohio Infantry
Athens
Ohio
New Lexington
Marietta
Pomeroy
Irving
Lettuce King Claims Title After Record Season
George J. Ton believes he is head lettuce king after shipping 23 000 crates to eastern markets in the last season. The 75 000 dozen crates equate to about 900 000 lettuce heads grown on 120 acres at the San Isabel forest foothills near Pueblo Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puebla
Colo
George J. Ton
Ton
San Isabel Forest Reservation
Beauty lovers clash with advertising sign raid in Van Cortland Park
A group identified as Azemeateur Bee Klux Klan raided city property in Van Cortland Park last night and destroyed a large advertising sign with fre and axes using automobiles as a takeover tactic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Azemeateur
Bee Klux-Klan
van Cortland Park
Adenoid and Tonsil Removals Success at Athens Clinic
Three patients underwent adenoid and tonsil removal surgeries at Athens Eye Ear Nose and Throat hospital. The individuals were Harry Bumgardner of Nelsonville, Emory Jonas of Glouster, and Frank Hale of Athens. all procedures succeeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Eye
Harry Bumgardner
Nelsonville
Emory Jonas
Glouster
Frank Hale
Athens
Winter Reading That Will Help You
Washington Information Bureau promotes a practical winter reading list from the American Library Association. It outlines two to three books tailored for various professions and asks readers to request the complete 80-title set to guide personal and family reading. Include name and address to receive the list and a free copy of "Eight Hundred U."
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Washington Information Bureau
American Lirary Association
Acc
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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