Nation wide drive to end the closed shop launches
Chicago November 26 a national campaign against the closed shop opened with the American Press Bureau headquarters. Thomas J Sullivan said the group promotes open shop for better labor relations and that the open shop will replace the closed shop. Sullivan cited widespread chamber of commerce support.
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Chicago
American Press Bureau
American Federation of Labor
Thomas J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Chambers of Commerce
British seize Sinn Fein leaders in Dublin arrests
British forces sweep Dublin arrest Arthur Griffith acts president of the Irish republic John McNeil founder of the Irish volunteers and other Sinn Fein leaders after Sunday killings of 14 British officers. Raids destroy documents as authorities seek to block evidence. Griffith, chief of Dail Eireann, held at 2 AM.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Arthur Griffith
Acts
John McNeil
The
Irish Volunteers
Republican Organization
Sinn
United States Reacts to Mesopotamia Oil Division Controversy
The United States repudiates the Anglo French Mesopotamia oil accord and awaits Europe’s response to Secretary Colby s protest to Britain. The note targets the San Remo agreement and could influence the League of Nations Geneva meeting on mandates and Germany s stance on post war colonies.
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Washington
United States
Mesopotamia
Europe
Colby
Great Britain
League of Nations
Geneva
League
Germany
Lord Curzon
San Remo
France
Well Brings A Double Output
Pure Oil Company strikes a good well on the Stout farm near Greendale Green township. The well initial flow was three barrels per hour with a strong gas showing estimated at one million cubic feet daily. Dick Culbertson, aged 52, died at a Toledo hospital after a throat operation. He was a former telegrapher and local editor for the Vinton County Republican. Funeral held from his North Mulberry street home with interment at Oak Grove cemetery.
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Logan, O
Pure Oil Company
Stout
Greendale
Green Township
Dick Culbertson
Toledo
Logan
Union Furnace
Hocking Valley Railroad
Vinton County Republican
McArthur
H. E. Soules
North Mulberry Street
J. W. Blair
M. E. Church
Oakgrove Cemetery
John Culbertson
Hocking Valley
Motor bandits use live decoys to stage road trap
In Denver criminals employ bound decoy to halt drivers. A victim sees a man tied and ragged on the road and stops, while accomplices rob him. Police report the tactic is being used to stop motorists.
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Denver
O. O. F. Notice for Friday First Degree Class
All members requested to be present Friday night to work class in first degree. H. M. Bennett, noble grand. 11-24-2.
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H. M. Bennett
Noble Grand
Radical Steel Leader Enters a New Field
Chicago on November 26 William C Foster former head of the steel strike resigns as business manager of the New Majority and reveals he has formed the trade union educational league to push the labor movement from craft to industrial base across the movement.
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Chicago
William C. Foster
Foster
Trade Union Educational League
Ohio to Reappraise Real Estate in 61 Counties
The Ohio state tax commission ordered reapprasement of real estate in 61 counties including Athens Gallia Fairfield Hocking Jackson Monroe Morgan Muskingum Noble Perry Ross Vinton and Washington after investigations found assessment values ranged from 46.1 to 94.3 percent of real value. Cities towns and villages showed real estate values between 22 and 161 percent. Reappraisal aims to adjust the grand tax duplicate and ease some communities fiscal strains.
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Columbus
State Tax Commission
Athens
Gallia
Fairfield
Hocking
Jackson
Monroe
Morgan
Muskingum
Noble
Perry
Ross
Vinton
Washington
Thanksgiving Day in Athens a real one
Thanksgiving Day in Athens brought joy as Athens High defeated Columbus' best eleven at Ohio Field. The town celebrated with feeding and hunting, while the championship team received cheers and candy from the grateful crowd.
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Athens
Ohio Field
Athens High
Columbus
Carbondale Post Office Vacancy to Be Filled
The Civil Service Commission announced an examination to be held in Athens Ohio on January 8 1921 to certify candidates for the fourth class postmaster at Carbondale and other local vacancies. The office’s recent compensation was 381 dollars last fiscal year.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Athens
Carbondale
Bomb Explosions Kill Two in Cork Amid Police Search
Two men die in a Cork bomb blast today marking a second explosion in a week. Police cordon the neighborhood as they seek to identify the attackers and trap the perpetrators.
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Cork
Boy Shoots Brother With Father's Shotgun
In Zanesville Ohio a ten year old boy accidentally killed his five year old brother at a home near Frazersburg. He picked up the shotgun left from a hunting trip, pointed it at his brother, and fired not realizing it was loaded.
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Zanesville, O
Logan Priest
Frazersburg
This County
Farmers Hold Grain As Banks Face Lockup In North Dakota
In Fargo North Dakota bankers blamed farmers reluctance to share losses in living cost adjustments for a wave of bank closures. Farmers withholding grain delay loan liquidations risking public funds and bank solvency. F W Cathro director general of the State Bank of North Dakota notes panic is unlikely but grain prices have fallen about 25 percent since two months ago.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
F. W. Cathro
State Bank of North Dakota
Bismark
Cathro
Speakers at First Christian Church Tonight and Saturday
At First Christian Church programs start at 7 pm with Dr. A Y Wilcox speaking tonight. Saturday night features Dr. C L Strecker delivering the address.
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First Christian Church
A. Y. Wilcox
C. L. Strecker
Shooting incident leaves one dead in West Virginia
In Hanna near Parkersburg Ohio River area, George Price shot Ada Price and Charles McDonald and wounded Rachele McDonald and Maggie Wagal on a railroad track. Price then shot himself. All injured were hospitalized with Price and his wife in serious condition. authorities probe motive.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Hanna
Here
George Price
Ada Price
Charles McDonald
Rachéle McDonald
Maggie Wagal
Price
Wagal
County Health Nurse May Resign Shortly
A meeting of Athens County nurse committee was called off due to lack of quorum. Present were Dr. J. M. Higgins, Milton Leighes, and Dr. C. C. Butt. It was believed Miss Munn, the county health nurse, planned to resign for a very good out of state offer.
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Athens County
J. N. Higins
J. M. Higgins
Milton Leighes
C. C. Butt
Munn
Shoe makers cut wholesale prices by ten percent
McElroy Sloan Shoe Co and Brown Shoe Co in St Louis announce wholesale price cuts. McElroy Sloan trims all styles by ten percent. Brown Shoe reduces men's calfskins from 7.50 to 5.60, women’s calfskins from 6 to 4, and workmen’s shoes to 2 from 3.85, allowing lower retail prices.
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ST. Louis
McElroy-Sloan Shoe Co
Brown Shoe Co
Death ends Jake Hamon murder case mystery in Ardmore
Jake L Hamon millionaire oilman and Republican national committeeman died at Hardy Sanitarium Ardmore at 8 18 AM after sustaining a gunshot wound he claimed was an accidental discharge while cleaning a gun A warrant followed for a woman Clara Smith Hamon longtime bookkeeper and secretary linked to shooting Hamon She had not been located Hamon famed for building an oil empire and a town site plans with Ringling Brothers connection involved in a scheme to finance a railroad and town development
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Ardmore
Okla
Jake L. Hamon
Hardy Sanitarium
Hamon
Hannon
Hig
National
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake Hamon
Chicago
Republican Party
Oklahoma
Ringling Brothers
New York
Ringling
Riots at Fifth Avenue Club House After Sinn Fein Protests
In New York the exclusive Union Club on Fifth Avenue faced a police guard after a Sinn Fein mob rioted yesterday. Four men were arrested for malicious mischief and concealed weapons, including William V Hoffman Jr. The crowd clashed with police near St Patrick's Cathedral during a MacSwiney memorial and damaged storefronts and club windows.
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New York
Oxclusive Union Club
Fifth Avenue
Sinn
MacSwiney
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Partition Suit Brot by John Hixon Heir
Peter E. Hixon files in Common Pleas to partition his one eleventh share of the John Hixon estate. Defendants and devisees include Alpha Werner Minnig Morris John G. Hixon Elis Phillips Carrie Kelley Ethel Hixon Emma Hixon William Mingus and minor Julia Mingus. The claim covers nearly 200 acres in three Ames Township tracts.
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Common Pleas Court
Peter E. Hixon
John Hixon
Alpha Werner
Minnig Morris
John G. Hixon
Elis. Phillips
Carrie Kelley
Ethel Hixon
Emma Hixon
William Mingus
Julia Mingus
Peter Hixon
Ames Township
Fire at General Pulverizing plant suspected arson
Fire officials in East Liverpool Ohio suspect arson after a blaze destroyed the General Pulverizing plant on Thursday causing about 40 000 in losses. Police say a man was seen fleeing the scene moments after the fire began.
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East Liverpool
General
Ford bonus to top seven million this year
Edsel Ford announced that Ford Motor Company employees will share a bonus exceeding seven million dollars this year. The payout follows the same basis as last year and reflects strong company profits.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Edsel Ford
Ford
Athens High Triumph Over North High 20 to 0 on Thanksgiving Day
Athens High under Coach Mackie defeated Columbus North High 20 to 0 at Ohio Field in a game featuring Battin Wise Fetch and Dew. The victory capped Athens' stainless season with Husky defense and sharp backfield exploits fueling the win before 2000 fans with final play and triumph noted.
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Columbus City
Mackie
Ohio Field
Athens Hi
Columbus
Hall of Fame
Athens High
A. B. Mackie
Athens
Battin
North
Wise
Fetch
Dew
Bert Karnes
A. H
North High
Nuzum
Bert Barnes
Barnes
Ing
Chard and Murphy
Feth
Wheeler Dew
Shaffer
Gandee
Crow
Sharp
Boline
Steele
East Tech
Cleveland
B. Watts
Cole
Weber
Betcerea
Harter
Jenkins
Pacha
Murphy
MceName
Bob Hess
Stockdale
Oldfield
Cotner
Barnes Dew
Muir
Beard
Jones
Gutherie
Bolin
Hall
Hale
Wilcox
Hughes
Leonhardt
Nelson
Peecher
Watts
Goodrich
Young
Thanksgiving Eve Marriages Fill Probate Court
On the day before Thanksgiving six couples obtained marriage licenses at the probate court. Rev. C L Strecker performed ceremonies for four couples, including Delbert Castle Gaul with Linnie Beam and J W Wolf with Julia Young. Other unions included Robert Forsyth and Minnie Young, Albert Cannon and Mary Parsons, and Clarence Ashcraft with Helen Mansfield. Pearl Helwig officiated one ceremony.
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C. Lloyd Strecker
Delbert Castle Gaul
Farmer
Sumner
Linnie Alwelda Beam
Pratts Fork
Clarence Ashcraft
Guysville
Helen Mansfield
C. L. Strecker
Albert White
Miner
Stewart
Pearl McGilton
Justice of Peace
Pearl Helwig
Perry County’s 106-Year-Old Election Voter
In Corning New York Rendville resident Mrs. Jane Robinson, a 106 year old colored woman, cast her first vote on November 2. She remains remarkably active, doing her own washing and ironing, and attends church regularly in Perry County, Ohio.
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Corning
Perry County
Jane Robinson
Rendville
Cincinnati cleans up criminals amid wave of orders
Cincinnati police launched a city wide purge of criminals and suspicious characters on Thanksgiving. Safety director Charles E. Tudor authorized officers to remove these elements, aligning with orders seen in Detroit Cleveland Chicago and St Louis. Tudor warned many may migrate here as a result.
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Cincinnati
Charles E. Tudor
Tudor
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Akron Wins Pro Football Championship Over Canton Bulldogs
Akron defeats Canton Bulldogs 7 to 0 on a mud soaked field as forward passes carry the victory. The muddy conditions limited ball handling while Akron's offense broke through for the decisive score.
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Akron
Canton Bulldogs
Christmas Seal Sale Campaign Targets Health Programs
Ohio raises $197 063 84 last year with 15 counties exceeding the per capita ten seal goal. Franklin County led with 56 794 98 in sales. Athens ranked third with 891 dollars and 16 3 seals per person. Funds support local health programs and Athens Women’s Federation historically led the effort.
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United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Franklin County
Shelby
Athens
State of
Women's Federation of
Rabbit Hunter Works Inside City Limits
An over-enthusiastic rabbit hunter fired several shots within the city near Franklin Avenue and East State Street. Bullets struck Grosvenor Street homes while residents attempted to contact police headquarters without success.
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Rabbit Hunter
East Side
Corporation Line
Franklin Avenue
East State Street
Grosvenor Street
Free Booklet Teaches Meat Buying And Cooking Tips
The Agriculture Department provides a bulletin on selecting cuts, food value, cooking, preserving flavor, and using every part of meat. Send for a free copy via The Messenger Information Bureau with a two cent stamp and name and address.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington Information Bureau of
the Messenger
Frederic J. Haskin
Dioctor
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington
Meat Bulletin
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Bret
Radical Steel Leader
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Jake Anon
Fifth Avenue Club
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Esse Scott
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