World Series Start Amid Extreme Heat At Polo Grounds
In New York on October 5, the second game of the world series saw the Yankees and Giants endure 85 degree heat as the crowd, heavily pro Yankee, filled Polo Grounds. lineups featured Bancroft, Witt, Groh, Dugan, Frisch, Ruth, Meusel, Pipp, Young, Kelly, Schang, Ward, Snyder, Scott and pitchers Shawkey and Barnes.
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Polo Grounds
New York
Yankees
Giants
Huggins
Shawkey
Manley Llewellyn
Bancroft
Witt
Groh
Dugan
Frisch
Ruth
FE. Meusel
Pipp
Young
R. Meusel
Kelly
Schang
Stengel
Ward
Snyder
Scott
J. Barnes
P. Shawkey
Hildebrand
McCormick
Owens
Klem
Grandstand
E. Meusel
Cunningham
Barnes
Casey Stengel
Meusel
Yankeefs
Jusian
J. Snyder
Frisc
Wall
Giants Edged by Yankees In Long Baseball Tilt
In a detailed ledger of the game, Ruth played for the Yankees and Stengel was briefly out with a charley horse. The Giants and Yankees traded action through six innings with multiple hits, walks, and fielding plays including a standout stop by the Giants’ second baseman and a home run by Ward for New York.
Class Six Had Splendid Year At First Methodist Church
The Copeland Class Six annual report shows 1869 total attendance, 173 average, peak 405 on May 14, and low 104 on August 27. There were 1023 different men in the class, with a core group attending every Sunday through September 30. Named members include N W Baker, J D Cooper, J R Harvey, H A Junod, H T Lee, John McCoy and Fletcher Metcalf.
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First Methodist Church
N. W. Baker
J. D. Cooper
J. R. Harvey
H. A. Junod
H. T. Lee
John McCoy
Fletcher Metcalf
Every Kraus family member arrested in forgery case
POMEROY Ohio October 6 Every member of the Kraus family is under arrest George Kraus Sr and Mrs Susan Kraus charged with embezzlement and forgery George Kraus is held as a witness M A Kraus arrested on forgery charges for a note signed by A V Wadsworth and M A Kraus Goetz case involved three notes totaling 1600 with forgery alleged Bond set at 1000 and posted by M C Hobart of Middleport A receiver was appointed for Susan Kraus property in charge of John McQuigg federal judge Sater Columbus noted bank ties and insolvency concerns
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Pomeroy
Hocking Valley
Reeves
Jocal
Kraus
Sylvester Goetz
A. V. Wadsworth
M. A. Kraus
Wadsworth
Goetz
Justice Barnes
M. C. Hobart
Middleport
Mike
Meigs County Savings and Loan Company
Susan Kraus
Babe
Miss Trainor
Columbus
Mike Kraus
Logan
River
Hocking Valley Railroad
John McQuigg
Pomeroy National Bank
Sater
MecQuigg
L. C. Davis
Miss Irma Stanfield to Attend National Red Cross Convention
Miss Irma Stanfield executive secretary of Athens county Red Cross will travel to Washington D C for the second annual national convention. The event runs Monday through Wednesday and it is likely she will address delegates on her county’s peacetime Red Cross work highlighted by The Courier coverage.
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Irma Stanfield
Athens County Red Cross
Washington D. C
American Red Cross
Miss Stanfield
Athens County
Red Cross
Courier
The
Agreement on terms in East being reached
Final accord between the allies and Turks to avert war in Asia Minor was near. The Greeks resisted surrender of eastern Thrace, while Turks win concession of Thrace to the east. With a neutral zone clear, the danger of Turkish-British clash is easing though Greece may strike. Scutari suggested for the Near East peace conference instead of Venice.
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John Hadley
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Mudania
Thrace
Italy
France
Great Britain
Greece
Madania
Scutari
Venice
Greece mobilizes for war in Thrace under King George II
Athens reports Greece preparing for new war with Turkey in Thrace. King George II issues a proclamation calling for national support and mobilization begins. The Greek revolutionary committee seeks volunteers while Thracian forces reorganize and recruit offices report high demand. General Nider named commander in Thrace with orders to resist Turkish advances and accept temporary allied administration.
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Athens
Greece
George II
Thrace
Greek Revolutionary Committee
Dardanelles
Nider
British Vessel Quits Honolulu Over Prohibition Dry Rule
The Tangaroa, a British auxiliary schooner serving Fanning Island with Honolulu as a base, withdraws to Auckland New Zealand due to stricter enforcement of the prohibition act. Liquor transfers from New Zealand to the Tangaroa in Honolulu are now prohibited, prompting the shift.
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Honolulu
Fanning Island
Auckland
New Zealand
Washington
Itinerant Japanese Dentist Returns to Honolulu Hall of Fame
Napoleon Na kamura, Hawaiian born Japanese, rises in Honolulu’s public memory after a turbulent career. Shipwreck and mutinous voyage, near arrest on a Jim Craw car, swindling by a companion service, and an asylum episode mark a life that ends with a medical degree and return to practice dentistry in Hawaii. He pursued education with $7,000 his father saved, entering Tulane University where opportunities expanded.
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Honolulu
Napoleon
Nakamura
Hall of Fame
Jim Craw
Hawaii
Tulane University
Louisiana
Enenad
Athens Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner Notice
The Athens Chamber of Commerce will host its annual dinner on Wednesday in the assembly room. New officers Fred Alderman and Judge S. M. Johnson will be installed. Secretary Hf Bryson will present the year’s activities and projects. Calvin Brown of Washington D C will be the main speaker.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Fred Alderman
T. W. Craig
S. M. Johnson
Hf. Bryson
Chamber of Commerce
Calvin Brown
Washington, D. C
National Chamber of Commerce
Brown
Giant T-2 Airliner Makes Non-Stop Test Flight to New York
In San Diego on October 5, the army transport monoplane T-2 carried 725 gallons of gasoline and tried to depart Rockwell Field after two circles. It lifted off at 5:36 A M and completed its final circle at 6:07 A M at about 300 feet, with the two pilots waving to 200 spectators.
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San Diego
Calif
Ellis Brothers General Store Burns at Racine
Early today a fire destroyed the Ellis Brothers general store in Racine near Pomeroy. Mrs. Compton heard a muffled explosion by the safe, then flames overtook the building with a loss estimated at 20000 dollars, partly insured, as the Hayward hotel nearby also burned but most contents saved.
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Pomeroy
Ellis Brothers
Racine
Compton
Laura Baker
Hayward
Altho
Burglar Takes $1000 From Beegle Brothers Produce
A burglar or burglars breached the Beegle Brothers Produce Co. in Pomeroy by entering the third floor via an open stairway and elevator cable. A cash box in a desk yielded about $1000 in cash and checks, half cash. the iron safe was untouched. Bloodhounds from Huntington may be brought in to aid the hunt.
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Pomeroy
Beegle Brothers Produce Co
Huntington
Bishop Reece to Confirm Three Classes in One Day
The Right Rev Theodore J Reece will confirm a class at Church of the Good Shepherd Athens at 10 30 am then go to McArthur for an afternoon service and close at 7 30 pm at Episcopal Church Nelsonville The event marks the first time three churches hold confirmations on one day under rector Rev Arthur H Marshall.
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Theodore J. Reece
Southern Ohio
Athens
Church of the Good Shepherd
McArthur
Episcopal Church
Nelsonville
Arthur H. Marshall
Forest Fires Wipe Out Hartleybury Cobalt In Ontario
Ontario forest fires rage in the Timiskaming region killing thirty people and destroying Hartleybury and Cobalt. Affected area covers 2,500 square miles with millions in damages and the Northern Ontario railway line wiped out. Premier Drury heads to the zone on a special train to oversee firefighting efforts.
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Toronto
Province of
Ontario
Timiskaming
Hartleybury
Cobalt
Northern Ontario
Drury
Yankee ship fired on in Near East
An American destroyer was bombarded by Turkish forces while taking refugees at Ayvalik according to a Athens dispatch made public by the Greek delegation. The dispatch was dated yesterday and no confirmation was available from state or navy departments this morning.
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Washington
Aivaly
Athens
State
Navy
Twenty three Rebels Killed in New Attack
Dublin report says twenty three republican irregulars died in battle with Free State troops at Killergien, where the district commander was among the dead. Irregulars are blowing up bridges around Drogheda.
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Dublin
Killergien
Free State
Drogheda
Second Day In World Series Looks Good For Fans
New York on October 6 reports another ideal day for baseball as the second game of the World Series between the Giants and the Yankees is set to be played. The sun is bright, there is no wind, and warmer conditions are expected this afternoon.
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New York
Giants
Yanks
Cholera Epidemic Reported in Tokio Japan
An epidemic of cholera is spreading in Tokio with fifteen deaths reported. Authorities warn residents and quarantine measures may be enacted as the outbreak continues.
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Japan
Tokio
Firemen Battle Luxe Blaze At Doubleday Press
Firemen in formal attire responded to a luxury blaze at the Country Life Press of Doubleday Page & Co in Garden City Long Island. The incident interrupted a social function nearby as alarms sounded and crews fought the fire. Titian the great Italian artist died of the menain at the age of 9?
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New York
Country Life Press
Doubleday, Page & Co
Garden City
Long Island
Titian
Senate delegation fights allied debt relief push in Vienna reports
Washington Oct. 56 The Arkansas Democrat Senator Caraway and colleagues returning from Vienna condemned calls for partial cancellation of Allied war debts. They cited financial sources claiming bankers have already collected 1.7 billion dollars from Britain and France for wartime loans. Senator Heflin of Alabama supported the bankers’ private collections.
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J. Bart Campbell
Washington
France
Congress
Caraway
Democra
Arkansas
Vienna
Hurope
Iis
Curtis
Kansay
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan
Thoas
LB. McAdams
American Bankers’ Association
New York City
United Sta
Mr. Lardent
Wall Street
Turks Break Over At Kandra Near Black Sea
Turkish nationalist cavalry appeared today at Kandra on the Black Sea within the neutral zone east of Constantinople. So far as known here, there are no allied troops at Kandra.
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Constantinople
Kandra
Black Sea
Bedford Farmer Fair Proves the Best in History
The Bedford farmers fair in Bedford Borough was declared the best in the history of the association. More than 2500 people from Athens and Meigs counties attended the final day with exhibits in livestock farm produce fancy work and kitchen products. The floral hall in the church and the Haytown Grange table led with top prizes. Claude Hayes grew the biggest pumpkin and Charles Gillian displayed the finest fruit.
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Burlingham
Bedford
Athens
Meigs
Pomeroy Band
Haytown Grange
Claude Hayes
Charles Gillian
Your Milkman Licensed
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau urges housekeepers to ensure their milk is inspected and kept clean and cold. It notes the average milk journey is 69 miles and offers a free booklet on milk safety by sending a coupon with two cents postage. Frederic J. Haskin directs the program.
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Pomeroy Banker
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New Gale
Dancer
Ellis Island
Isadora Duncan
Serge Yessesin
State Department
Russia
Pomeroy Place
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Near East
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ATH Senate
Bedford Farmer Fair
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
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