President Wilson Rest Status Improves, Rest Declared Essential
Washington Oct 6 The President’s condition shows improvement after a night of rest per a bulletin by Dr Grayson Dr Ruffin and Adm Stitt Do not expect further work and full rest will be continued Grayson notes progress but cautions against early return while appetite and spirits improve Attendants guide thoughts to rest and Mrs Wilson remains at bedside reading to him
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Washington
Wilson
Cary Grayson
White House
Grayson
Ruffin
Admiral Stitt
Stitt
Cary T. Grayson
Altho
Wives and Sweethearts Join Steel Strike Picket Lines
Wives and sweethearts of striking steel workers take part in picket duty. Mothers join to support relatives as protests continue around mills. Attrition and personal commitments mingle with the labor action as communities rally behind the cause.
Congress Asked To Relieve Athens Widow Frances Martin
Congressman I M Foster introduced a bill in the house seeking relief for Frances Martin of Athens widow of Peter Leslie Martin who died March 31 1919 from blood poisoning due to infection while serving as an undertaker during the influenza epidemic at Camp Sherman.
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Washington
I. M. Foster
House of Representatives
Frances Martin
Athens
Peter Leslie Martin
Two Cars Collide Near Athens. No Injuries Reported
A head on collision Saturday afternoon just east of Athens involved two Fords. Wayne France of Amesville Athens taxi service and a resident of Buchtel were drivers. No injuries occurred. The report mentions a pocket sized thumb operated fan invention by a Frenchman.
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Athens County
Wayne France
Amesville-Athens
Buchtel
General Uprising Claimed Planned by Negroes in Elaine
Helena Ark Oct 6 Negroes arrested after Elaine riot confessed a plot for a general uprising in Phillips county The seven member committee said a large organization formed with October 6 chosen as the day Guns and ammunition were amassed Plans called for each member to seize a bale of cotton and demand settlement from twenty one land owners If refused the twenty one would be killed signaling a massacre of whites
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Helena
Ark
Elaine
Phillips County
Ing
Committee of Seven
Toledo Opens Roosevelt Memorial Drive with Public Meeting
The Toledo committee announced an intensive Roosevelt Memorial campaign week starting October 2027 with a monster public meeting at the Terminal auditorium. Former Senator Albert Beveridge was suggested to speak, and Hon. Arthur L. Garford outlined the plan while Marshall Sheppey voiced confidence in Toledo meeting its quota.
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Toledo, CO
Toledo Committee
Terminal Auditorium
Albert Beveridge
Indiana
Roosevelt
Toledo
Liberty Loan
Arthur L. Garford
Ohio Roosevelt Memorial Committee
Marshall Sheppey
Rhode Island man invents detachable soap holder for shaving cups
A Rhode Island inventor developed a detachable soap holder that fits shaving cups, emphasizing sanitary advantages and easy cleaning. The device is described as removable and washable, aiming to improve personal grooming hygiene.
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Rhode Island
Census Director Distances Census From Tax Valuation
Washington outlines that the upcoming Fourteenth Decennial Census will not affect tax valuation. Sam L. Rogers warns against confusion between census data and taxation and notes strict penalties for divulging census returns. Enumerators begin January 2, 1920, with city counts rolling in in about two weeks and rural figures in a month.
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Washington
Sam L. Rogers
Rogers
Act of Congress
Census Bureau
Invention links dish washing unit to faucet use
A new dish washing machine attaches to a faucet and cleans dishes in a kitchen sink without a separate dish pan. It allows direct sink use and simplifies washing through integrated flow and rinse cycles.
White Sox and Reds Eye Battle After Rain Rest
Johnny Evers predicts a hard fought game as both teams rest pitchers after rain. He favors Cincinnati with Hod Eller strong to pitch and Moran possibly using Ruether in the fifth game. If Eller and Williams face off, a Sox upset is possible but unlikely against Sallee and Ruether.
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Chicago
Ill
White Sox
Gleason
Moran
Lefty Williams
Reds
Hod Eller
Cincinnati
Speed
Sox
Ruether
Pat
Eller
Williams
Sallee
Britain Ends Great Railway Strike With Concessions
London reports a settlement after Britain's greatest labor walkout as both sides concede points. Wages stay at current levels until Sept 30, 1920 and arrears will be paid by the government. Negotiations reopen later, with minor wage adjustments and preserved face for both parties.
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ED. L. Keen
United Press
London
Britain
Aerame
Morning Post
Steel Mills See Mixed Progress in Pittsburgh Strike
New gains are reported today as second and third week of steel worker strikes show limited change. Braddock crews largely at work while Clairton sees more men and resumption plans. Homestead Rankin show small shifts. Donora plants run under fifty percent capacity as leaders head to Washington for AFL and steel workers meeting.
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Pittsburgh
Braddock
Clairton
Homestead
Rankin Mills
American Steel and Wire Company
Donora
Washington
American Federation of Labor
National Committee of Steel Workers
Martins Ferry man suffers heart attack at Akron church
Karl Koerber aged 37 of 112 Clay Street Martins Ferry Ohio collapsed with a severe heart attack while attending services at a rescue mission in Akron Ohio on Sunday night. Hospital authorities forecast recovery.
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Akron
Karl Koerber
Clay Street
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Laundries Closed as Lockout Prepares for Strike
Huntington West Virginia four laundries shut this morning after employees reported for work. Employers agreed yesterday to lock out to back a potential strike. Workers seek recognition of a newly formed union.
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Huntington
W. VA
Wedding Permits For Ziggafoos Crossen In Athens
Derrell F Ziggafoos age 21 and Magary E Crossen age 19 both of Athens RD 1 are listed for wedding permits. The notice records their names and addresses as part of the nuptial filing.
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Derrell F. Ziggafoos
Magary E. Crossen
Athens
R. D
Near Riot Over Forfeit Becomes Postseason Soccer?
A crowd of 400 demanded refunds at Syracuse ball park after a game was ruled forfeited to New Haven. Cooler heads averted violence as Fisher was moved from pitcher to first base and Bobby Harris pitched for Pomeroy, who won 2 1 in the second game of the Ohio Valley League postseason. The teams are tied and play next Sunday at Syracuse.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse Ball Park
New Haven
Fisher
Bobby Harris
Syracuse
Wemer Free by Jury in Suit Involving Child
Albert Wemner, farmer of Millfield, freed by jury on charges of criminally mistreating 13 year old Nellie Smathers, ward of Athens County Children's Home. Case heard after prior mistrial and prolonged consideration by jurors from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon. The Werner family prominence noted in Dover township.
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Albert Wemner
Millfield
Httle
Nellie Smathers
Athens County Children’s Home
Wemer
Smathers
Five Killed at Grade Crossing in Western Ohio
Bodies of the Cree family and three children from Wyoming Illinois were to be sent home after a grade crossing accident near Springfield Ohio. The Cree family, Mr and Mrs H C Cree and their four year old son two year old son and eight year old daughter died when their car was struck by an Ohio Electric traction car west Donnelleville. The car crew said Cree stopped to let another pass then tried to cross the tracks ahead of the traction car.
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Springfield
Wyoming
Ill
H. C. Cree
R.F. D
Ohio Electric Traction
Mormonism Topic On National Reform Speaker Visit
Mrs. Francis Diefenderfer of the National Reform Association will address the Presbyterian church in Athens Tuesday at seven, discussing political and social aspects of Mormonism and its rising influence. She will also speak at the Women's Missionary meeting at 2:30. Ground plates for sea cables from aircraft are noted as British invention to aid communication.
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Francis Diefenderfer
National Reform Association
Presbyterian Church
Diefenderfer
Athens
Deifenderfer
Reeetas
Isaac Wilson Dies After Gall Bladder Surgery
Chauncey Ohio leading merchant Isaac Wilson, 20 years a local business figure, died in a Columbus hospital after gall stones operation. He leaves wife and five children, with son Louis killed in France last year. Funeral arrangements not yet known.
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Chauncey, O
Isaac Wilson
Chauncey
Columbus
Wilson
Mt. Clemens
Lancaster
Mr. Wilson
Abe
Sol
Max
Lena
Edith
Louis
France
Indiana Guards Restore Order At Gary Steel Plants
In Gary Indiana early today state troops and Indiana militia restored order after strike protests at the Sheet and Tin Plate works. Regular troops were authorized if needed with Adjutant General Smith in command and guards held in reserve at East Chicago.
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Gary
Ind
Indiana
East Chicago
Samaret
Harry
Smith
Baker
State Guard
Sherdian
Gey
Hager Hodges
Gary Works
Dlinois Pany
Am Tia
Indiana State Company
Lowing
Ae Ge
Aso Pales
Steel Company
India
Calumet
Donahey Warns Tax Plan Shifts Burden to Homeowners
Columbus Ohio October 6 State Senator Donahey referred to advocates of a property taxation amendment in a public statement asserting the measure would relieve loan sharks and shylocks from an equal share of costs for operating roads and paying debt. He warned the policy would burden small homeowners and farmers and framed the plan as a tax relief for those who have acquired hidden state resources.
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Columbus
Iny
Itcr Donahey
Publicata
River stage readings for October six in Pittsburgh area
River stages show Point Bridge four and a half feet fall, Herrs Island four and a half feet fall, Davis Island eight and a half feet falling, Beaver Dam eight feet stationary, Parkersburg eleven and a quarter rising, Point Pleasant six and a quarter rising.
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Pittsburg
Point Bridge
Herr’s Island
Davis Island
Beaver Dam
Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
Glouster Oil and Gas Firm Noted in Ohio Notice
In Columbus on Oct 6 an oil and gas entity in Glouster is cited with a $25,000 matter involving F. P. K G. H. Harper and E. F. Carpenter among others in a public notice indicating corporate action or financial proceedings.
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Columbus
Ohio
Glouster Oil and Gaspany
F. P. K G. H. Harper
E. F. Carpenter
Pie Supper and Entertainment at Fairview Schoolhouse
A pie supper and entertainment are planned at Fairview Schoolhouse Lee township on Friday evening October 10 1919. Everyone is urged to attend for a good time. RAFFERTY report. Fire of incendiary origin this morning burned two stores and a dwelling with losses totaling 10000 dollars.
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Fairview Schoolhouse
Lee Township
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