Arid Land Fight Yet Juiced By Prohibition Status
Washington reports 33 of 48 states are dry with a mix of statutory and constitutional bans. The article lists current dry states by year of prohibition, notes national prohibition during WWI, and predicts enough states to ratify the constitutional amendment by July 1 1919 to achieve nationwide dryness.
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Washington
Union
S. P
C. P
Maine
Kansas
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
West Virginia
Arizona
Alabama
Virginia
Colorado
Oregon
Iowa
Arkansas
Idaho
South Carolina
Nebraska
South Dakota
Utah
Michigan
Montana
Indiana
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Texas
District of Columbia
Ohio C. P
Wyoming
Florida
Nevada
Congress
United States
Ohio Governor Urges Thanksgiving Day Observance
Governor Cox issues a Thanksgiving proclamation urging all Ohioans to observe November 28 as Thanksgiving Day. He calls for cessation of ordinary labor and prayerful gratitude in homes, public assemblies, and places of worship for continued blessings.
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United Press
Columbus
Cox
Red Cross Plans Peace Time Program
Mrs. August Belmont, of the Women's National Advisory Council, said the American Red Cross will carry on its work after peace is signed. She added that nationalization is among the greatest benefits American boys gained from the war.
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RED Cross
Chicago
American Red Cross
August Belmont
Woman's National Advisory
Belmont
Scout Commissioner's Athens Visit Sparks Major Offer
Scout Commissioner J P Fitch of the Boy Scouts of America visited Supt Morgan in Athens to offer him the post of chief Scout executive at Massillon Ohio with a higher salary. Morgan declined, citing current school needs and staffing. Fitch will return soon to stabilize Athens Scout operations.
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J. P. Fitch
Boy Scouts of America
Ohio
Athens
Supt. Morgan
Fitch
Masilon
Massilon
Morgan
Ens
Athens Cout
Parliament to greet President Wilson in Paris visit
At the opening of Parliament on Thursday it was decided that almost the entire chamber would travel to Paris to welcome President Wilson on his arrival.
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Wilson
Rome
Paris
McAdoo resigns as Treasury and Railway head
Washington nov 23 secretary mead ooo McAdoo resigned as secretary of the treasury and head of the railroad administration with President Wilson accepting the move. He cited exhausting war work and the need to return to private life to support his family amid high living costs. He plans to depart around January 1 and travels for rail inspections before Europe.
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M’adoo
Treasury
Eeeect
Ener
Washington
W. G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Railroad Administration
Wilson
McAdoo
Medoo
Bernard Baruch
Carter
Virginia
Laffinwell
Treasury Post
Baruch
South
Mississippi Valley
Atlanta
Americans Reach German Border as Troops Advance in Europe
American forces press toward Prussian territory as the First and Second Divisions near Luxemburg and a German advance nears the Rhine. General Pershing promises protection of Luxembourg’s government and imminent troop transit with reimbursement for utilities used.
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Rhine
Germany
Pershing
Luxemburg
America
Bist
34Th
Athens County
Coast Artillery
Field Artilley
England
Marsh
Hogs Tossed From Packers as War-Time Food Order
Food Administration orders hogs under 150 pounds thrown out of droves to keep exports and prices steady. Heavy hogs remain at 17.50 per hundred pounds. action extended to December 3 with a Chicago meeting planned between packers and producers.
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Washington
Food Administration
Chicago
Supreme Court Likely To Rule On Election Amendments
The Ohio Supreme Court may hear next week whether the classification amendment conflicts with the mortgage exemption amendment passed at the recent election. Secretary of State Fulton refused to certify the classification amendment as adopted, citing conflict with the higher vote tally for the mortgage exemption amendment. Friends of the classification amendment plan to pursue court action to compel certification.
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Tnited
Columbus
Supreme Court
Fulton
Friends of the
Bavaria Moves Toward Independent Republic Amid Berlin Opposition
Reports from Copenhagen note Bavaria’s growing anti Berlin dictatorship sentiment. Advices indicate Bavaria may form an independent republic, signaling a shift in the region during the occupation period. Luxemburg Prices Rise Under German Occupation. Oxen 800 to 1000 dollars, Milch cows 320 to 472, goats 30 to 40, cigars 20 to 25 cents, haberdashery cards issued as apparel grows scarce.
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Copenhagen
Bavaria
Berlin
Luxemburg
Paris
Pneumatic Shutter Trigger Aids Group Photo
A photographer develops a pneumatic attachment to operate the camera shutter enabling hands free group photography. The device delivers a controlled puff of air to trigger the shutter, easing access for the photographer to position the frame.
Naples Street Railway grants free rides to war cripples
The Naples Street Railway Co. allows war cripples and discharged duty injures to ride street cars for free. The policy limits two mutilated soldiers and one fireman per car at any time.
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Naples
Italy
Naples Street Railway € Co
Cleveland Hog Embargo at Stockyards
Cleveland stock yards imposed an embargo on all hog receipts until next Wednesday at midnight due to heavy hog arrivals that overwhelmed the handling facilities.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Stock Yards
Wilson pledges Schleswig Holstein as wartime peace demand
President Wilson plans to demand the return of Schleswig Holstein to Denmark as part of postwar terms. The stance follows a petition from Danes in Schleswig and Danish descendants in the United States, urging redress for the 1866 German seizure. The letter outlines the administration’s response to the appeal.
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United Press
Washington
Schleswig-Holstein
Denmark
Germany
Wilson
Schleswig
United States
Petain Plans Visit to United States
Marshal Petain, commander in chief of the French armies, will visit America to thank the American Red Cross for its aid in France, according to Red Cross cables.
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Washington
Marshal Petain
America
Red Cross
France
Arkansas Surrender Story Ends With Athens Ties
Athens residents note Captain Louis DeSteigner commanded the U S Arkansas one of five American dreadnoughts that surrendered to the German fleet. He is the brother of Mrs Lena Slattery and uncle of Colonel J R Slattery chief engineer of the Seventh Division. Both Athens natives have long distinguished records in military service.
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Athens
Louis DeSteigner
U. S. Arkansas
de Steigner
Lena Slattery
J. R. Slattery
Seventh Division
Slattery
Sherman Delay Discharge of Soldiers At Camp Sherman
Movement of Ohio’s selected troops to their homes from Camp Sherman was postponed until Monday or Tuesday next week. Orders arriving last night caused the delay and confusion. blank forms must be signed by the men before final discharges can be issued.
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United Press
Sherman
Ohio
Hamilton Industry Trims War Fleet as Workers Laid Off
The American Rolling Mill Ordnance Department announces rapid dismissals as the war ends. All female workers are discharged and male staff depart at about 160 per day.
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Hamilton
American Rolling Mill Ordnance Department
Tokyo Imperial University Adds Chair of Russian
The Imperial University of Tokyo selects a new Russian chair in the College of Literature to study the language and related Russia topics.
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Tokio
Imperial University of Tokyo
Russia
College of Literature
Postal Cable Fight Looms Over Western Union Merger
Clarence Mackey president of the Postal Cable Telegraph Company says a suit against the government is planned if a merger with Western Union is attempted. He declares government takeover of cables would violate the letter and spirit of the law.
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New York
Clarence Mackey
Postal Cable Telegraph Company
Western Union
Postal
Former Athens Man Injured in Machinery Accident
Harvey Burkhead twenty of Columbus suffered severe injuries when his clothing was caught in a stone crusher Tuesday. He dislocated his right shoulder fractured his jaw and three ribs. He was taken to the hospital where doctors fear internal injuries and have little hope of recovery. He is the son of F R Burkhead formerly of Athens who ran a grocery on North Court Street. His mother Mrs Burkhead is seriously ill with influenza.
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Harvey Burkhead
Columbus
F.R. Burkhead
Athens
North Court Street
A misread comma changes church prayer request
A rector misconstrued a Sunday prayer request about a man going to sea and his wife. He announced the line as different without the comma, altering the meaning of the plea at the Episcopal Church.
Lee B Ault Dies by Self-Inflicted Shot in Cincinnati
Lee B Ault, 32, well known clubman and secretary of Ault & Wiborg Company, shot himself at his Cincinnati home citing fear of contracting the flu. The incident occurred early this morning, with friends noting his depression over illness. A European scientist notes a tiny electric oven designed for heating or drying objects on microscope platforms.
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Cincinnati
Lee B Ault
Ault & Wiborg Company
Food Administration to supervise large packers profits
Packing companies with annual sales over 100 million dollars will adopt a new simplified bookkeeping system to aid the Food Administration in closely supervising profits. The measure continues despite the armistice and relief in the food situation.
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Washington
Ita
Food Administration
The Day Coming for Late Kaiser
Paris reports a bar association president calling the former emperor an outlaw to be tried by a free peoples tribunal. London notes hostility to William Hohenzollern and his eldest son after entering Holland with German soldiers pursuing him. The emperor would not reach Berlin safely. the crown prince is under tight guard in Holland.
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Paris
Kaiser Hase
Supreme Tribunal of Free Peoples
Henri Robart
Bar Association
Hohenzollern
London
Germany
Daily Mail
the Hague
William Hohenzollern
Holland
Berlin
Methodist Ministers Review Centenary Mission Plans at Athens
An all day session of the Marietta District Methodist Ministers at First Church Athens discussed Centenary visitors and plans for the Methodist Missions Centenary Celebration. The program emphasized intercession stewardship education and life guiding a 1919 Columbus event and the enlistment of 10 000 members for Christian service.
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Marietta
First Church
Athens
Methodist Church
Columbus
Revere
Linzell
Baroda
India
R.w. H. Neil
T. 8. Brock
van Woert
Packing of the goodies for Camp Sherman base hospital
Work began today gathering and packing nuts apples and corn to be sent to Camp Sherman base hospital for Thanksgiving. Cookies to be collected Monday and donations of other items welcome at the courthouse Ladies' room. Subscriptions for ice cream fund slow. lists at Lash Cline Beckley Josten. donors urged to give at once.
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Camp Sherman
Supt. Morgan
Lash
Lash’s, Cline’s, Beckley’s and Josten
Plan for Private Ownership of Railroads Outlined
New York November 23 A comprehensive plan for returning railroads to private ownership under strict government relations is prepared by the National Association of Owners of Railroad Securities. The plan aims to protect shippers laborers and railroad security holders.
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New York
National Association of Owners of Railroad Securities
Solomon in all his glory would go broke
London reports that Solomon would be broke in England as wine prices soar. Australian wine now costs 1.14 dollars per flagon up from 42 cents and apples rise to 36 cents each, reflecting wartime price shocks.
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Solomon
London
United Press
Solomon's
England
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