Vilna Crisis Rumors Rally League Action
Oct 12 report says the League of Nations may intercede in the Vilna dispute between Poland and Lithuania. Lithuanian evidence claims Polish plans to seize Vilna with 20 000 troops in Orany region. Colonel Chardigny to investigate and may urge a truce and ultimatum to General Pilsudski.
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London
League of Nations
Vilna
Poland
Lithuania
League
Zeligowski
Orany
Chardigny
League Commission
Pilsudski
Davis Challenges Donahey on Cleveland Finance Evidence
Newark reports Republican governor candidate Harry L Davis accuse Democrat Vic Donahey of unreliable campaign claims. Davis cites Cleveland financials from 1915 to 1920 showing a three percent increase in operating funds, refutes Donahey’s assertions of surpluses and deficits, and accuses the Donahey camp of deception.
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Newark
Harry L Davis
Vic Donahey
Donahey
Davis
Licking County
Cleveland
Columbus
League of Nations Study Club Meets in Courtroom
The League of Nations Study Club holds its meeting Tuesday at 7 PM in the courtroom. Professor Jefferson will address the gathering and all are invited to attend.
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League of Nations Study Club
Jefferson
Noted Dancer Florence Walton Returns From Europe
Florence Walton renowned dancer arrives back from Europe in a blazing gown and the latest stylish coat. A photo shows her in an equally striking ensemble with dogs by her side as they’ve crossed the ocean sixteen times.
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Florence Walton
Europe
Paris
Miss Walton
Aris
County Roads Great for Autos
Rural residents report heavy motor traffic on dirt roads as the dry season continues. Dusty roads are described as great for automobiling with many backcountry routes now seeing use after little spring and summer travel. Nutting parties were out last Sunday exploring distant hills hoping for frost to drop nuts.
Major Rose to Spend Year in Orient with Rubber Company
Major R Phillips Rose arrives from New York to join his wife at his mother’s home in East State Street. They depart Sunday for Seattle to sail October 27 for the Orient aboard a Japanese liner. Rose, a chemical engineer with United States Rubber, will work in Sumatra linking plantations to the company’s development division. They will base in Medan, with postings in Sumatra from February, visiting Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan, before returning to the United States after about a year.
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Major R. Phillips Rose
New York City
E. T. Rose
East State St
Seattle
Orient
Major Rose
United States Rubber Company
Sumatra
China
Medan
Mrs. Rose
Major
Japan
Hong Kong
Singapore
United States
Frange
Insane Latvian Girl Executions Reported by French Prisoners
French prisoners recaptured from Butirki prison in Moscow describe a 15 year old Lettish beauty as chief executioner for Bolsheviks. She shoots victims in the back of the head after a lottery selects who dies. Guards with bayonets seal the courtyard as the maniac conducts executions.
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United Press
Paris
Maniac
Sinn Fein Attacks Rise as Cork Kidnapping Reports Come In
In Ireland Sinn Fein assaults on police and officials continue with a soldier shot dead near Kanturk Cork and Warden Griffin kidnapped from Cork jail. Police clash with crowds in Belfast and Londonderry as prisoners riot, while Father O Flannigan is arrested after Lloyd George vows stern measures.
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London
Sinn Fein
Warden Griffin
Cork
Kanturk
County Cork
Father O'Flannigan
Irish Republic
Lloyd George
Belfast
Londonderry
Griffin
Sinn ~Fein
Harding Southern Speaking Tour Begins From Marion
Marion October 12 Senator Warren G Harding leaves Marion for a southern campaign tour with night speeches in Chattanooga Louisville Indianapolis and St Louis and day talks along the route A barbecue speech at Jackson Ohio October 20 is announced and New York eastern speeches are reportedly off the trip Advisors fear Elihu Root attendance could complicate views on a league effort Harding states his position against the present league but supports a wartime preventing association.
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Marion
Warren G. Harding
Chattanooga
Tomrrow
Louisville
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Harding
Jackson
Ohio
New York
Madison Square Garden
Elihu Root
League
Des’ Moines
Five Dublin Officers Killed by Sinn Fein Raiders
Five police officers were killed in Dublin today when Sinn Feiners shot two during a raid on a Drumcondra house. One civilian was wounded as the assailants escaped toward Ballindeery amid the pursuit near Phoenix Park.
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Dublin
Drumcondra
Escopr Ballindeery
Sors
Spaded Earth Marks Trail of Searchers for Body
In Norristown Pa on October 12 the hunt for the body of baby Blakely Coughlin centers on the Coughlin home where the mother waits for news. Despite prior hope, Mrs. Coughlin endures mounting strain as searchers dig around Egg Harbor New Jersey hoping for a live child or word of discovery.
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Norristown
Little Blakely Coughlin
Coughlin
N. J
Search for baby Blakeley Coughlin continues in New Jersey
Spades and shovels swing as a search party digs near Egg Harbor for the infant buried four months ago by August Pasquale. Father George H. Coughlin leads the grim procession with state police directing digs at a shack and bungalow colony as directions remain vague and a new lead is sought.
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Egg Harbor
N. J
Blakeley Coughlin
August Pasquale
Pasquale
Lynn G. Adams
Coughlin
Norristown
George H. Coughlin
Pennsylvania State Constabulary
Captain Gearheart
Bungalow Colony
Adams
Bandits Stage Two Hold-Ups In Cleveland
Bandits staged two holdups in Cleveland. Miss William Erb, cashier of a laundry, was robbed on the street of $1,100. A second bandit robbed a restaurant after a revolver duel with cashier Joseph Chapman, who delivered $22 from the cash register.
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Cleveland
William Erb
Joseph Chapman
Chapman
Davis 10 Come to This County
Athens hosts Republican events with candidate Harry L. Davis speaking in Athens at 1 PM on Saturday October 23 and at Glouster at 3 PM. A Republican rally is planned for Nelsonville at 7 PM the same day with a trial candidate expected to attend.
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Athens
Harry L. Davis
Athens County
Davis
Glouster
Nelsonville
Negotiations Continue Over Japanese Immigration Policy
Washington reports say talks at the State Department between the United States and Japan on Japanese immigration and anti alien laws in California progressed toward a settlement. Ambassadors Mar tin and Shidehara pursue a general principles agreement while the U S seeks an absolute ban on Japanese labor immigration.
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A. L. Bradford
United Press
Washington
California
State Department
Roland S. Martin
Tokio
Shidehara
Jan
Japan
United States
Will Question a Lady Friend
In Los Angeles on October 12 officials plan to continue questioning Mrs. J. C. Peete a widow and friend of mine owner J. P. Denton whose body was found hidden in a cellar room. District Attorney Doran may present information to the grand jury instead of further testimony.
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Los Angeles
Cal
J. C. Peete
J. P. Denton
District Attorney
Doran
Pete
Denton
Grand Jury
North Court Street Widening Progress in Athens
The city service department pushes widening of North Court Street from State to Carpenter. Brick has begun to lay and grading nears completion. The broader street is expected to ease heavy daily traffic on the north end of Court Street in Athens.
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North Court Street
State
Carpenter
City Service Department
Athens
Cort Street
Uncle Joe Cannon Injured In Basement Fall
Danville Illinois October 12 Uncle Joe Cannon former speaker of the house of representatives nursed a broken left wrist after slipping on coal while working in his basement He fell and fractured a bone in the wrist
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Danville
Ill
Joe Cannon
House of Representatives
Cannon
Brutal father slain infant and two children by chloroform in Lansing
Earl Roop, a farmer, killed his two other children while his wife lay ill with their six day old baby in a Lansing home. Sheriff Salmis reported the case as an apparent double child murder. A separate note mentions an Illinois inventor proposing a double decked airplane with front and side propellers.
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Lansing
M.dh
Earl Roop
Salmis
Illinois
Rube Marquard Denies Frame-Up After Ticket Scalp Conviction
In Cleveland on October 12 Rube Marquard declared the conviction for ticket scalping a frame up. Manager Robinson said the ruling would not affect his standing with the club and that Marquard had no wrong intent.
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League Park
Cleveland
Rube Marquard
Robinson
Rube
Marquard
Demand for Coal Surges Ahead of Winter
Citizens rush to buy coal as cold weather nears. Dealers report crowds, scarce wagons, and weeks of back orders. An Ohio policy allowing 800 coal cars daily is expected to aid Athens retailers.
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Cnap
Ohio
Athens
Freshmen Seek Repeat Beatdown In Ohio U Clash
Ohio University freshmen prepare to face the varsity at 3 30 PM tomorrow hoping for a repeat 14 to 0 victory from last Wednesday. Vaughn Haines is named captain of the freshies at quarterback while Morgan may miss play due to a broken ankle. The Marshall College game looms after a hard battle with Cincinnati as the Green and White aim for home season debut.
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Ohio University
Vaughn Haines
Columbus West High
Freshies
Morgan
Cincinnati
Marshall College
Marshallites
Man O War Wins Kenilworth Park Mile Race
Man O War defeated Sir Barton over a mile and a quarter at Kenilworth park in Windsor Ontario. Clarence Summer rode the great colt owned by Samuel Riddle before a crowd of 50 000. The purse was 75000 dollars plus a 5000 dollar gold cup all to the winner.
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Windsor
Ont
Man O' War
Sir Barton
Kenilworth Park
Clarence Summer
Samuel Riddle
Markets Resting New York on Columbus Day
New York markets for stocks, produce, and cotton were closed today in observance of Columbus Day. The halt affected major exchanges and commodity trading across the city as banks and financial offices observed the holiday.
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New York
Blackburn Settlement grows into a suburb on hill
The Blackburn settlement at the head of the Blackburn hill on the Athens Albany road becomes densely populated. New homes for Brit Hooper, George McHenry, and Dave Blackburn, plus electric lights and a brick road, make the district a desirable suburb with more houses planned.
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Blackburn
Blackburn Hill
Athens-Albany
Brit Hooper
George McHenry
Dave Blackburn
Carpentier Ready for Inspection Before Bout
New York October 12 Georges Carpentier prepared for inspection and spoke ahead of his boxing bout that night with Battaglia, outlining readiness and tactics for the match.
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New York
Georges Carpentier
Batt
Marquard Fired From League Park Game Postponed
In Cleveland on October 12 Brooklyn Dodgers rally as Ebbetts reveals Rube Marquard is benched for ticket scalping with no Worlds Series withholdings. Dodgers and Indians clash in hot series day. Grimes and Miller duel Coveleskie and ONeill.
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Marquard
League Park
Cleveland
Rube Marquard
Ebbetts
Robins
Brooklyn Dodgers
Indians
Grimes
Miller
Brooklyn
Coveleskie
O'Neill
Gardner
Sheenan
Jamieson
Covey
Johnston
Wamby
Koney
Speaker
Myers
Sewell
W. Johnston
Gardier
Kilduff
Smith
Kheenan
Wild
Griffith
Mitchell
O'Ne
Brooks Filler
Olson
Shennon
Oler
Johnson
Cleve
Wheat
Lamar
Kreuger
FE. Smith
Schmandt
Maumaax
Jonaton
Athens observes Columbus Day amid holiday bustle
The city and university communities joined Columbus Day celebrations while many schoolchildren continued with classes, reflecting a mix of observance and routine in Athens during the 1920s.
Ha Hun War Clip Display Shown In Fragment
The readable fragment mentions Ha Hun War Clip and its display, with minimal context about origin or purpose. No clear events, dates, or parties are fully observable from the text.
Desert claims wife taken by quarrel in quiet court
A terse note in the record states a Desert man asserts his wife is quilty of infidelity and seeks relief. Geszes appears as a minor party in the docket with unclear connections to the main action.
Road Repair Delayed as France Road Deteriorates
Local residents report a shell torn road resembling wartime damage in France with no repairs for years. Officials have not yet addressed the deteriorating condition and motorists face bumpy travel.
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France
Oldest Eastern Ohio minister Geiger dies at 78
Rev Geiger aged 78, claimed as the oldest serving member of the eastern Ohio United Brethren Conference, died at his Logan Ohio home on October 13.
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Digs Logan
Rev. Geiger
Ohio
United Brethren
Take the Spots Out of Your Clothes
A sponsor offers a guidance booklet on stain removal with a toll of methods and safe practices. The notice invites readers to mail a coupon with name and address to Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Athens Messenger Information, Washington D C, for a two cent stamp return of the booklet.
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Athens Messenger Hies Forree Siguran
Shauntat
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information
Rea.shington
D. C
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