Athens Messenger shows long heritage and affiliations
The Athens Messenger founded 1825 lists Frederick W. Bush as publisher 1896 to 1928 and details publication schedule, print staff, and affiliations. It notes The Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co ownership, Gordon K. Bush as publisher and general manager, Charles H. Harris as managing editor, and memberships with national press associations. It also mentions telegraph and wire services, US and foreign offices, and postal status as second-class matter.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
A Thought for Today and Moses in Egyptian Wisdom
A concise devotional note cites Acts 7 22 showing Moses learned in Egyptian wisdom and powerful in speech and deeds. It adds a Socratic line noting wisdom adorns riches while shadows poverty, offering a brief reflection on virtue and wealth.
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Moses
Socrates
Rural officers urged to curb Bowman gang in Ohio and West Virginia
The piece argues for a state mounted rural police force to combat the Bowmans and organized crime. It urges immediate funding, portable protection for rural districts, and faster highway improvements on Route 31 between Athens and Columbus to handle peak traffic and safety needs.
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Bowman Brothers
West Virginia
Ohio
Bowmans
Athens
Rebuilding Route 31 Aims to Meet Peak Traffic Load
The piece argues Route 31 between Athens and Lancaster and between Lancaster and Columbus is currently inadequate for peak traffic. It notes few segments meet future demand and calls for reconstruction to handle ordinary and peak loads.
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Athens
Lancaster
Columbus
Buy Now: A Buyers Market In Home Purchases And Furnishings
A NYT letter recounts a subway chat where a home buyer believes business has bottomed. Despite a 10 percent wage cut, he plans to purchase a home and furnishings, arguing prices are low, rents high, and building material costs near wartime lows. The piece urges prompt action to lock in value before prices rise.
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New York Times
The Marked Woman and the Harsh Stage of Melodrama
A decades old tale recounts Owen Davis writing The Marked Woman for Al Woods after princes funded costumes from China. Threats from the Allied Tongs forced a hasty closing, showing melodrama can intrude on real Broadway business.
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Woods
Davis
China
Pittsburgh
Ripley recounts Plato's Olive Tree and Sullivan boxing feats
The piece notes Plato's Academy park near Athens with a surviving olive tree cherished for 25 centuries. It highlights John L Sullivan as undefeated under bare knuckle London Prize Ring Rules, including a July 8, 1889 win over Jake Kilrain in Richburg Mississippi and a September 8, 1892 bout with James J. Corbett in New Orleans under Marquis of Queensberry rules. Tomorrow: Fire, Fire, Burn Water.
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Plato
Plato’s Academy
Athens
Eleusis
Pions
Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Richburg
Miss
Corbett
New Orleans
Marquis of Queensbury
John L Sullivan Recalled as Champion of the Ring
Retired figure John L Sullivan is remembered as the defender of the London prize ring rules and the era’s dominant fighter. The piece notes his status as champion and his influence on boxing standards.
Supreme Court Eyes More Boundary Disputes in New Term
The Washington Letter notes the U S Supreme Court's original jurisdiction over interstate conflicts with eighteen cases pending this term. It details Chicago lake water disputes and river boundary changes involving the Great Lakes, Rio Grande, Connecticut River, and states Maine to New Hampshire.
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America
Great Lakes
Chicago
High Court
Mississippi River
Chicago River
Lake Michigan
Maine Canal
Chicago Drainage Canal
Supreme Court
Rio Grande
Texas
New Mexico
Vermont
New Hampshire
Connecticut River
Toads and Truth Beyond Poetic Frames
A compact verse fragment contrasts the toad’s ungraceful form with its pest control role in gardens. It argues that appearance misleads and hints at a broader moral: society ignores underlying truths behind friendly faces, amid notes on Tammany and fleeting wordplay about golf slang.
Campaign visit draws Athens County residents to Jackson
Six hundred Athens County residents attended Senator Harding's campaign speech in Jackson. Capt. Joseph H. Comstock, former Athens High School principal, was named assistant professor of military science at Wisconsin University. A 1909 note recalls a train accident near Upper Sandusky injuring Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Moorman. Ohio University 1909 basketball team proposed raising 3800 through season tickets to fund intercollegiate play.
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Athens County
Jackson
Senator Harding
Joseph H. Comstock
Athens High School
Wisconsin University
J. G. Moorman
Athens
Hocking Valley
Upper Sandusky
Ohio University
Automobile Trip Time Estimate From Page 1
Continued from Page 1 he calculated that by automobile the trip would have taken four hours, dodging in and out, waiting for lights.
Captain Hawks May Make Ocean Flight In Year
A speed above four miles a minute could solve transport by crossing the ocean in about 12 hours. The article notes Captain Hawks as the flying champion and predicts the flight may occur within a year or two.
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Captain Hawks
Vatican hears two Russian priests executed
The Vatican reports via Berlin that two Roman Catholic priests, Monsignor John Roth Dean and Father Jacob Wolff, were executed in Russia. If confirmed, it suggests prayers have not altered Russia’s stance on religion, while time may prove the futility of fighting faith.
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Vatican
Berlin
Russia
John Roth Dean
Jacob Wolff
Moscow executes one and jails seventy four in graft case
Moscow reports the execution of one man and the imprisonment of seventy four others for graft in food and clothing sales. The officials say the cases target speculative pricing and racketeering in essential goods.
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Moscow
Russia
Turkish Merchants Report Stranger Tribe in Mexican Mountains
Turkish merchants traveling in a remote Mexican region discover a tribe living in inaccessible mountains. The tribe speaks an oriental language resembling Arabic and preserves oriental customs with no trace of Mayan civilization. The report suggests a substantial Asian origin for many American populations.
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Mexico
Asia
Haekel On Human Races and Ancestry Hypotheses
Haekel asserted that humans arose in various earth regions from different pithecoid ancestors leading to separate races. He cited an authority claiming Mongolians descended from the orang-utang lineage.
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Haeckel
Boundaries Marked by Rivers Unstable
Water drainage from the Great Lakes caused protests by lake communities. It was declared that leakage, attributed to Chicago, lowered the entire level of the Great Lakes, affecting the water at Sault Ste. Marie.
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Great Lakes
Chicago
Sault Ste
France Cracks Down on Stock Market Riggers
The government of France passes a law against price speculation in food markets and enforces it with hard labor sentences for those boosting food prices, signaling strict action beyond admonition.
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France
Hoover Committee Considers Jobs Plan and Tax Impact
The Hoover committee met to relieve unemployment arguing business profits drive hiring. It notes government spending could create jobs but extra taxes may deter employers and worsen unemployment.
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Hoover
Public Forum Urges Wider Scout Support in Nelsonville
Wilbur D. Mender asks local leaders to broaden backing for Boy and Girl Scouts, Camp Fire, 4-H and other groups. He praises Rotary, American Legion, Eagles Lodge and Retail Merchants for support but urges more citizens and organizations to participate for the youth and future citizens.
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Boy Scout
Nelsonville
Rotary Club
American Legion
Rotary
Legion
Eagles Lodge
Retail Merchants Association
Boy Rangers
Rangers
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire
Wilbur D. Mender
Boy Scouts of America
Ohio
Ohio WCTU to oppose Bulkley in Senate race
The Ohio Women's Christian Temperance Union Executive Board urged members to use every means to defeat Robert J. Bulkley, Democratic candidate for U S Senate, as reported from Youngstown on October 21.
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Bulkley
Youngstown
U.P
Ohio Women's Christian Temperance Union
Robert J. Bulkley
New Court Street Parking Rule Enforces Straight-Into-Curb Stopping
A new regulation on Court Street requires vehicles to park with the wheels straight into the curb. The rule, aimed at improving street clearance and safety, is now in effect across designated parking zones.
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Court Street
Citizens react to first well strike at Commonwealth Petroleum
Athens residents holding stock in Commonwealth Petroleum learned of a major strike in the first well sunk. Lewis Graham, chief of police, underwent an appendicitis operation.
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Athens
Commonwealth Petroleum Company
Lewis Graham
Esmond James Arrested for Carrying Concealed Weapons
Esmond James, a Black man, was arrested on a concealed weapons charge after brass knuckles were found in his possession. Police reported the discovery during a routine check.
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Esmond James
Athens County Humane Society adopts constitution
The Athens County Humane Society newly incorporated by the state adopted its constitution and heard a report on the society's first work.
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Athens County Humane Society
Suit Aims to Block East Street Storm Sewer Assessments
Attorneys for plaintiffs pursue action in Common Pleas Court to prevent collection of assessments funding the East Street storm sewer project. Local officials and the Athens municipality are named in the dispute.
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Athens
East Street
Common Pleas Court
Thalian Dramatics Open First Program at Ewing Hall
The Thalian Dramatic Club of the Oratorical Department at 90 University presented its initial program in the Ewing Hall auditorium.
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Thalian
90 University
Ewing Hall
Wets and Progressives Clash in Tight Campaigns Across States
The capital dispatch notes a sharp split between wets seeking repeal or modification of Prohibition and dry progressives pushing for reforms. Key races in Pennsylvania Colorado Nebraska Montana and Nebraska show cross endorsements and alliances, with Pinchot Hart Jordan and Norris among the figures driving a year of unusual non partisan campaigning and voter uncertainty.
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Washington
Power Trust
Supreme Court
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Nebraska
Walsh
Montana
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Edward P. Costigan
Colorado
John Hemphill
Pinchot
Vare Republican
Hemphill
Vance McCormick
Harrisburg
John A. McSparran
State Federation of Labor
John J. Raskob
Anti-Saloon League
Senator Walsh
Dry
Mie
SUN
Answers to Questions By Frederic J. Haskin Q and A
A Q and A summary notes The Great Pastures run in New York completed its thirty second week and 2611th performance. Pierre S DuPont of Wilmington Del heads the list of heavy life insurance policies at seven million dollars. Bobby Jones won the American amateur in 1924 before his American Open victory. A noise proof house near a busy New York street is possible with similar cost to ordinary homes says Dr. E E Free. Non thoroughbred horses cannot race on a licensed track.
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New York
Bri A
Pierre S. DuPont
Wilmington
Del
Bobby Jones
J. H. T. A. Jones
E. E. Free
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