Warning Unheeded Over Ohio Fiscal Crisis 1925
State Treasurer Harry Day warned Governor Donahey in the 1925 year end report that curbed expenditures and higher revenues were needed to avert a cash balance collapse. He noted a $9.5 million year over year deficit and blamed excess spending, especially by the governor, as the cause. Auditor Tracy later announced the treasury was empty in 1926, validating the warning.
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Harry S. Day
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Day
State of Ohio
Donahey
Treasury
50 Years On The Go Maggie McGurn Medal Photo
A Chicago area feature honors Maggie McGurn for 50 years of daily service fuelled by trains stores and depots. She receives a medal from John G Shedd of Marshall Field Co and says she would rather work than accept a pension while able.
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Maggie McGurn
Miss McGurn
John G. Shedd
Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
Maggie
Washington and Hughes Portray Washington as a Romantic Youth
In a biography, Hughes depicts George Washington as a young man unlucky at cards, love, war, and politics. The father of his country is called a swell from age sixteen, with youthful loves treated with unusual seriousness, reflecting Hughes' interpretation.
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Washington
Hughes
Upert Hughes
George Washington
Portrait of Washington Reflects Human Side
The piece notes that George Washington, long viewed as a near deified figure, was in fact human like the rest of us, sharing common traits and flaws as described by Hughes.
Queen Marie and the Front Page Fashion of Fetishism
Queen Marie addresses Americans in a vivid piece on modern worship of inanimate power and beauty. The text juxtaposes her with figures like Aimee McPherson and Peaches, noting public fascination with celebrity and advertised youth.
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Marie
Will Rogers
Aimee McPherson
Aimee
Peaches
Mackenzie King Denounces Canadian Annexation Talk
Canadian prime minister calls annexation talk foolish and urges close economic ties with the United States. He supports extending free trade to Canada, favoring tariff uniformity and cross border cooperation amid a broader push for freer global commerce endorsed by American financiers.
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MacKenzie King
United States
Canada
J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
Navy Day needs air power not surface strength
The author argues October 27 Navy Day is irrelevant without an air navy. He says surface ships matter little in modern warfare, citing underwater crafts and flying boats as only useful assets. He praises sailors and marksmen but insists flying machines determine wartime effectiveness.
Modern Milk Transportation Displayed in Disaster
After the Florida hurricane, Dr. Herman N. Bundesen led Chicago's relief train sending 6000 gallons of pasteurized milk to Miami. A record shipment from Marshfield, Wisconsin traveled 1500 miles in 101 hours, cooled from 26 to 36 degrees, proving the milk tank car can modernize long distance dairy transport and reduce waste and cost.
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Washington
Dpd. C
Florida
Herman N. Bundesen
Chicago
Miami
Bundesen
Marshfield
Wis
Ohio
Florida City
Flint
Michigan
Detroit Creamery Company
Little Romania in Manhattan Welcomes Queen Marie Visit
In New York's East Side Manhattan quarter called Little Romania Queen Marie visits and may hear folk songs in second story halls. The area centers on Second Avenue near Houston Street with Romanian culture, shops, and cafes run largely by Greeks Hungarians and Germans.
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New York
Manhattan
Romania
Queen Marie
Second Avenue
Houston Street
Bucharest
Little Romania and Danish Cafe Life in New York
The piece notes a cluster of Romanian cultural centers and cafes on Broome Street where diverse residents, including many Jews, maintain homeland ties through literature music and politics. It highlights Queen Marie’s American kinship and details milk transport innovations by the General American Car company with tank cars reducing handling and labor costs in dairy logistics.
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Broome Street
New York
America
Balkans
Romania
Mmany
Marie
Governor Donahue appoints delegates for tax conference
In Columbus Governor Vic Donahhey appoints thirty six delegates to represent Ohio at the annual tax conference in Philadelphia on November 15 under the National Tax Association.
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Columbus
Vic Donahey
Philadelphia
National Tax Association
Athens High Falls to Wellston Club 5 4 in Scrappy Game
A high school basketball game ended with Athens losing 5 to 4 to the Wellston Athletic Club on Wellston’s grounds last Saturday afternoon. The article also notes a burglary near Amesville and various other local items from Athens and surrounding areas.
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Athens High
Wellston Athletic Club
Fewer Marriages and More Divorces
Washington report on 1924 marriage and divorce stats shows 1,178,318 marriages, down 45,606 from 1923, and 170,952 divorces up from 165,096. Director W M Steuart notes prosperity year and varied state laws explain rising divorce amid population growth.
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Charles P. Stewart
Washington
W. M. Stewart
Steuart
Coolidge
Bliss
Paper from Wood Pulp Discovery by Fenerty Led In 1841
Questions and Answers discuss Charles Fenerty who experimented for years and publicized his wood pulp paper discovery in 1841. Also noted are mail transport costs by railways, bee hearing debates, musical chord definitions, and continued use of the guillotine in France.
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Charles Fenerty
Post Office Department
D. A
E. F. Phillips
Bureau of Entomology
France
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Athens Messenger
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dailies
United Press Service
Gina
Fifth Ave
New de 'An Ronert
Wabash Avenue
Chicage
F. W. Bust
Publ
Chas. H. Harris
Sir Walter Raleigh
George W. Was
Arthur Brisbane
Asia
Africa
President Coolidge
Bear It Boys
Frederick J. Haskin
Carnegie
General American Car Company
Wisconsin
Romance OF
Aaron Burr
Burr
Hamam
Hamilton
Weehawken
New Jersey
Hamon
Redner
Braucher
Esquire
United Wal
Ooene
Swartwout
Truxton
Perth Amboy
the Messenger
Calvin Linscott
Amesville
A. L. Johnson
Athens
Bower Brothers
Herald
K. and M. ‘Railway
Sam
Department of Public Speaking
Morehhan
Nevada
South Carolina
Reno
Satibfian
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