Harding Appeals For Ship Subsidy Before Congress
President Harding addressed a joint session urging urgent passage of the Harding-Lasker ship subsidy bill. He argued the fleet costs taxpayers 54 million dollars yearly, ships rot on wharves, and subsidy would cut costs, boost a self-sustaining merchant marine, and strengthen national pride and defense amid opposition from western lawmakers.
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George R. Holmes
Washington
Harding
Congress
Capitol
House Merchant Marine Committee
House
America
Idle Workmen Threaten the New British Premier
London November 21 by radio hostile unemployment demonstrations were threatened after Premier Andrew Bonar Law refused to receive a deputation from unemployed workers for the second time since Lloyd George. The leaders threatened to march on 10 Downing Street, the premier’s official residence.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
David Lloyd George
Downing Street
Birth Control Conference Opens in Cincinnati Amid Church Push
In Cincinnati the first Ohio conference on birth control faced church opposition and a threatened hotel boycott. Knights of Columbus officials moved a planned December banquet, the hotel refused to cancel housing for the event, and the mayor would have three censors present to shut down anything deemed immoral. Mrs. Margaret Sanger arrived and vowed to appeal to the governor if the meeting was halted.
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Cincinnat
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gibson Hotel
Knights of Columbus
Gibson
K. of C
Margaret Sanger
American Birth Control League
Seek to Force Major Parties to Make Stand
In St. Louis on November 21, Captain W H Slayton leader of the Association Opposed to the Prohibition Amendment said both Republicans and Democrats will be required to declare their stance on prohibition so voters know how to cast ballots regardless of party.
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ST. Louis Mo
W. H. Slayton
Senate Rejects French Woman Suffrage Bill
Paris November 21 The French Senate defeated a bill granting women the vote effectively ending equal suffrage prospects in France.
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Paris
France
Senate
Women Are More Clever by Judge Florence Allen
Judge Florence Allen, first woman criminal court judge and newly elected to the Ohio Supreme Court, offers reasons why women are acquitted in murder cases. She cites juror bias, sympathy ploys, and reliance on circumstantial evidence, noting juries and motives differ from men.
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Florence E. Allen
Criminal Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Cleveland
Judge Allen
Ohio coal prices higher than pre law estimates in federal case
Attorneys for Ohio Collieries and George M. Jones Coal argue in federal court that Ohioans pay 2 to 3 dollars a ton more for coal due to the fuel administration law and the state fuel administrator’s role. The hearing concerns the enforcement of fair prices under the law and the injunction against the state administration.
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Toledo
Athens Commandery to Work in the Temple Evening
Athens Commandery No. 15 K T resumes Work in the Order of the Temple on Wednesday the 22nd at 7 p.m. Commander Chas A Cornwell and James A Palmer Reed preside. 11-20-2.
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Athens Commandery No
K. T
Order of the Temple
Chas. A. Cornwell
James A. Palmer
Ohio coal trade can be supplied now that lake season is over
Ohio coal dealers believe winter fuel supply will improve as lake transport ends. Mines in Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky will ship coal to lake ports for the northwest. Car shipments are rising with over 14 000 cars weekly, totaling about 700 900 tons, though still below the 1920 peak.
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Ohio
Columbus
West Virginia
Kentucky
W. D. McKinney
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Southern Ohio
Regular meeting urged for strong turnout tonight
The notice calls for a regular meeting at 7 30 and asks each team chairman to ensure one of his number is present to achieve a big turnout. Signed Alex Moroe secretary.
Soldier and Sweetheart Die in Mulgrave Road Ambush
A Free State soldier and Madge Daly were killed by the same bullet on Mulgrave Road today. An ambush fired on the soldier, the bullet passing through him into the girl, ending both lives.
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Cork
Free State
Madge Daly
Mulgrave Road
Cabinet rules out Irish troop evacuation at present
The Daily Mail reports that on November 21 the British cabinet announced it is impossible to evacuate troops from Ireland for now, citing strategic or political concerns.
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London
Ireland
Daily Mail
Starving Girl Collapses At Mount Joy In Hunger Strike
Annie Mac Swiney, on hunger strike for five days protesting her sister Mary’s imprisonment, collapsed from starvation and exposure outside Mount Joy jail in Dublin. Friends tended her with water and bandages while Mary, weak from 17 days of self imposed starvation, lay on a hospital cot inside.
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Dublin
Annie MacSwiney
Mount Joy
Mary
Frienda
Mary MacSwinley
Mussolini Suggests Roman Cardinals in Senate
Premier Mussolini during the Lausanne conference proposed admitting Roman Catholic church cardinals to the parliamentary senate. The idea, presented to his cabinet, was disclosed today in Rome.
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Rome
Navy
Mussolini
Two Killed in Dayton in Separate Accidents
Charles Fisher, 53, was fatally struck by an automobile last night in Dayton. the driver fled the scene. Millard Water, 65, was instantly killed when hit by a train at a grade crossing.
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Dayton
Charles Fisher
Millard
Courtney Hill improvement to reopen on Athens Chauncey road
After months closed the Courtney Hill improvement on the Athens Chauncey road will reopen to all traffic Wednesday at 11. A road inspection tour by the Athena County Good Roads Federation and Division Engineer Davis will precede the reopening. The tour includes Marshfield Plains Sunday Creek valley roads and the Chauncey Athens state road. A forum at the chamber of commerce will feature a report on the tour and a round table on road maintenance and highway improvement currently underway.
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Courtney Hill
Athens-Chauncey
Athena County Good Ronda Federation
Davis
Athena Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
At & O'Clock
Chesel History Traced Through Four Millennia
Archaeologists note that Chesel boards have been used for gaming and divination across civilizations for about 4000 years, with fragments unearthed in ancient settlements suggesting long standing cultural significance.
Drawing honors local Civil War veteran and coal wagon ad
Mrs. Joe Hutchina received from Norma Young a drawing of her father Seth Robinson formerly of New Straitaville by Mr Myers the mining engineer The drawing shows Mr Robinson and his team with coal wagon and horse teams advertising his coal at 65 cents a ton The veteran served in the Civil War and was post master at New Straitaville for eight years The coal price now six dollars fifty cents a ton marks a contrast The drawing may appear in an Athens store window.
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the Plains
Joe Hutchina
Norma Young
Seth Robinson
New Strattaville
Myers
Robinson
New Straitaville
Athens
City Council Seeks State Rulings on Vital Matters
At a November meeting the council postponed action awaiting attorney general rulings. Health department needs 1600 dollars to finish the year and cover two months of unpaid salaries. Officials discussed borrowing, courthouse site options, and potential sale of the opera house to fund a new center city building.
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Council
Roger Jones
West State Street
Marietta Avenue
Hughes
Cincinnati
Health Department
State Legal Department
May Avenue
Morris Avenue
Service Department
The
Elks
Women Demand Strict Enforcement of 20 MPH Speed Limit
In Cleveland on November 21, traffic authorities weighed a plea from the Cleveland Federation of Women's Clubs to strictly enforce a 20 mile per hour city and suburb speed limit. Police had previously allowed 25 mph except in congested districts, following a spike in traffic deaths spurred the clubwomen's action.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Federation of Women's Clubs
Trafic
Daugherty impeachment charges to be revived before House
The House Judiciary Committee will reconvene to consider impeachment charges against Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty. Rep Kellar and Rep Woodruff accuse him of abuse of power and failing to pursue fraud cases, with AFL leaders and Democrats backing the efforts. A preliminary investigation is slated for Thursday or next Tuesday.
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Washington
Harry M. Daughterty
Sesson
House
Chaiman Volstead
Minnesota
Iull
Kellar
Woodruff
Michigan
Judiciary Committee
Daugherty
Kellars
Ilegally
Chicago
Ramuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Royal Johnson
South Dakota
Department of Justice and War Department
Hoth
Bond Vote Upheld for Athens High School Plan
The Athens board of education, after canvassing ballots, confirmed a change of one vote from unofficial to official counts on issuing 295000 dollars in bonds to build a new high school and West Side grade school. Final tally Yes 2168, No 1263, Not voting 198, with solicitor instructed to prepare the bond resolution.
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Athens
West Side
Athens Board of Education
M.D. Hughes
Gate
Canned Foods Aid in Quick Serious of Dinners and Entertaining
A guide touts canned foods as time savers for housekeepers and hosts, with recipes to turn canned sea foods, vegetables, and meats into elaborate meals. The Washington Information Bureau offers a free booklet “Recipes for Canned Foods” by sending a coupon with stamps to Frederic J. Haskin, Director.
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Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, DC
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