Girl Scout Drive in Athens a Success With Fund Goals
The Athens Girl Scouts begin a citywide house to house canvass to recruit associates and raise funds for headquarters and equipment. A play production named The Wish Ring drew a large audience and proceeds will support local Girl Scout operations. Dr Wilcox spoke at a union church service praising Scout work as Golden Eagle awards were presented for notable service. The Majestic Golden Eagle showcase will depict Scout activities.
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Cap Vaseers
Athens
Allieses
Rein' Commig
Dion
First Christian Church
Wilcox
Narrow Auto Escape From Freight Train Collision
A near disaster occurred in Amesville this morning when a car operated by Wallis Ogg crossed a railroad with a southbound freight train approaching. The driver failed to hear a whistle and barely made the crossing as the train bore down, saving six people from injury or death by a fraction of a second.
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Amesville
Wallis Ogg
Athens
Ark
Palos
Lathrop and Ley
Ogg
Lorain Woman Fatally Struck by Auto Near Cleveland
Mrs. Norman Schwartz, 34, of Lorain was killed last night at Stop 27 Electric Line when struck by a passing automobile while returning from Cleveland with her husband. She died en route to the hospital. Initial investigation indicated no special danger or action by others.
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Lorain
Leveland
Nmn Schwartz
Cleveland
Liptem Aboard Carmania for Cup Race Plans
Sir Thomas Liptem, famed yachtsman, sails from London aboard the Carmania toward America to arrange next year’s cup races. He expects a brief absence and plans to return to England once his business is completed.
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London
Sir Thomas Liptem
America
Carmania
Vingé
England
Missing residents vote on tax levy for year 1900
Fragmentary OCR reads about a tax levy vote or assessment for the year 1900. Mentions a superintendent and a seat list, with unclear place and names. Core sense points to a local fiscal decision affecting a town or county.
Supervisory Update From Ohio Insurance Office
Fragmentary text shows W. H. Tomlinson as superintendent of insurance in Ohio and references to Levy and Dapertine figures. No complete events or actions are readable to confirm specifics.
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Ohio
Rence Dapertine
W.H. Tomlinson
Ins
Memorial Move Seeks Five Million for Roosevelt Memorial
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association appoints Theodore William Boyce Thompson of New York as chair. Col Thompson recently returns from Russia after witnessing distressing events. Ohio is tasked to raise its share of five million dollars with county chairmen urging immediate contributions by week’s end.
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Theodore Roosevelt
America
Theodore William Boyce Tompson
New York
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Col. Thompson
Russia
Ohio
L Caron
Seconces
New Citizens Could Be Put Under a Survey
Washington October 27 Dr Alexander Graham Bell urged an ethnical survey of the United States to inform future immigration policy. He argues immigration affects social and racial fabric and that studying absorption could guide laws to eliminate undesirable ethnic elements while admitting those that raise national character.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Alexander Graham Bell
National Geographic Society
Bell
America
Patrolman Stops Suspects After Heel Wounding Brawl
Cleveland patrolman Peter Vargo halted two men after firing a shot in the heel during a brawl that left one man slashed. The incident occurred early today in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Peter Vargo
Walsh's wife gives birth to triplets in San Francisco
Patrick Walsh fainted upon hearing the hospital message that his wife had triplets. The three newborns weighed a total of 11 1 4 pounds.
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San Fancisco
Patrick Walsh
Dental Cream Claims Gentle Gum friendly Cleanse
An advertisement touts a dental cream as the best choice for cleaning teeth without burning the gums, promising a gentle, effective cleanse for daily oral care.
Athens Faces Confusion as Clocks Back One Hour
A Saturday night in Athens saw clocks on campus, courthouse, and Millikar Street set back an hour causing widespread confusion. Residents and crowds adjusted watches, while the Girl Scout play ended earlier and shoppers opened earlier. Some welcomed standard time, others lamented lost daylight.
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Athens
Millikar Street
Court Street
College Auditorium
Congress
Ohio Awakens and Beats Kenyon 19 to 7 in Homecoming
Ohio University opened strong late in the game against Kenyon College at Gambier, winning 19 to 7 after a sluggish first half. Key plays included a Kenyon punt return for a touchdown, a Barich recovery for a TD, and a blocked punt leading to another score, with injuries to Wade and Kreager impacting the lineup.
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Ohio University
Kenyon College
Gambier
Kenyon
Ohio
Wade
Wesleyan
Delaware
Dutch Schleyer
Galbrach
Itythru
Ambler
Puller
Sim Barich
Farich
Flagley
Fuller
Hagiey
Boyd
Kreager
Vote Yes on Two Referendum Laws and No on Amendments
Voters are urged to support two referendum measures by choosing Yes on both laws while opposing the two amendments. The instructions emphasize voting positions on the ballot items. No further details are provided in the text.
United States Sugar Allocation Debate From the Equalization Board
The United States Equalization Board reports on nine months of 1919 sugar use detailing 3,263,000 long tons consumed domestically, up 22.5 percent from 1918, with projections of a 4,100,000 long ton yearly total and a surplus for late 1919. It notes per capita use and contrasts U S consumption with global production, price levels, and international shortages while arguing moral considerations in sharing limited sugar.
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United States Equalization Board
Louisiana
France
England
Italy
Auto Skids Into Fast Traction Car at Grade Crossing
In Akron Ohio Mrs Helen Wehr of Lorain was killed instantly and her husband Dr L Wehr a dentist was badly injured when their auto was struck by a Cleveland Canton limited at McKnight crossing Springfield Lake near Akron late Sunday night. The car was hurled about thirty feet. Traction officials say the vehicle skidded into the fast train.
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Akron
Helen Wehr
Lorain
L. Wehr
Cleveland-Canton
Police fix mistaken identity in funeral mix up
In Minneapolis police reveal a man killed by an automobile was Charles Johnson, not B. W. Gilmore, after Gilmore called his niece, prompting authorities to halt funeral arrangements and reexamine the case.
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Minneapolis
Minn
B. W. Gilmore
Charles Johnson
Gilmore
Doctor's negligence aids typhoid spread in Ohio case
In Columbus an outbreak linked to a physician who failed to report a typhoid fever case and instructed the family on prevention. Seven additional cases arose in the township and others may have occurred in a city receiving cream from the infected household. The state health department investigation followed a physician’s report of later cases.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Health
Clock alarm via adjustable dial contacts rings bell
An inventor shows that any clock can serve as an alarm by adding adjustable contact points on the dial to trigger an electric bell when the hands reach them. The report notes Germany as a major aerial passenger service with daily expresses linking cities such as Hamburg.
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Germany
Hamburg
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