Athens Chamber Hopes for Major Industry Welcome
A St Louis chemical firm scouted Athens for a large branch plant with a $400000 investment and 150 workers. The chamber arranged options on three farms and showroom homes, and promised bottom land for the site. Officials never returned, and Cincinnati papers offered no word on the factory decision.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Altho
St. Louis
Clarksburg
W. Va
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Wall
Brouwer
Snow
Elder
Canaanville Pike
Goodwin
Cincinnati
Theompany
Cincinna
Railroad Shopmen Reject Four-Cent Wage Increase Offer
The railroad shopmen voted 345000 to 25000 to reject President Wilson's four cent per hour raise. They left strike action to national officers and will await government actions to lower living costs. President M F Ryan said no immediate strike, seeking progress within ninety days.
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Washington
Wilson
Railway Department
American Federation of Labor
M. F. Ryan
Shopmen’s Union
Railroad workers oppose Cummins bill in Cleveland
In Cleveland on September 4 organized railroad unions protested the Cummins bill to regulate and return railroads to private ownership. Tim othy Shea of the Brotherhood of Railway Firemen and Enginemen said the group opposes the measure while Warren Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers tied their stance to the Plumb plan. They warned compulsory arbitration would be compulsory work and vowed to resist losing their economic leverage.
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Cleveland
Cummins
Timothy Shea
The
Brotherhood of Railway Firemen
Brotherhood
Washington
Warren
Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Ice price cut trims twenty percent in Toledo
Local report notes a twenty percent reduction in ice prices in Toledo, signaling lower costs for households and businesses. The move follows pricing adjustments across regional vendors and impacts daily commerce.
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Toledo
First wartime prohibition violators jailed in Columbus
The first war time prohibition act violation in Columbus reached federal court. William B. Hopkins John Gillivan and Tony Siconolfi received sixty day jail terms and $75 fines after a twenty minute hearing. Judges Sater and DA Bolin vowed swift action and maximum penalties for violators.
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Columbus
Sater
William B. Hopkins
John Gillivan
Tony Siconolfi
Bolin
Desperate Desertion Fails to Break Letta Darling
Akron Ohio woman Letta Darling aged 22 hanged herself today after her husband deserted her Tuesday. Police report despondency led to the act. Sister Mrs. A Huber of Sheffield Pennsylvania has been notified.
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Akron
Letta Darling
A. Huber
Sheffield
Dickson Divorce Case Proceeds Amid Custody Fight
The Dickson divorce trial continued with testimony about cruelty by Arthur C Dickson and the wife's farm life duties. Witnesses debated child custody and whether a local physician should testify about Mrs Dickson's health as the grand jury investigated until the afternoon. The case resumes Saturday at 1 PM.
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Dickson
Arthur C. Dickson
Peace Treaty Nears Completion in Senate Action
The Republican majority of the senate foreign relations committee has nearly finished work on the peace treaty. Reservations and amendments have been agreed upon, with formal sessions and votes to follow. The Democratic minority and Senator McCumber plan a minority report possibly seeking unqualified ratification. President Wilson's Columbus speech dominates attention.
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United Press
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Sbedge
McCumber
Wilson
Columbus
Liberty Sparks Court Note in St Paul
George Liberty fought abroad for liberty. Gust Coosas borrowed Mrs. Liberty's ring and paid a $5 fine to gain his liberty.
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Liberty
ST Paul
Minn
George Liberty
Gust Coosas
Mrs. Liberty
Coosas
Wages of Sin Doubled Fines Hit Evanstown
Justices in Evanstown Illinois announce fines for misdemeanors will be doubled starting Friday raising the cost of minor crimes and altering local penalties for offenses.
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Evanstown
Mammoth plane damaged in Syracuse landing miscue
Alfred W. Lawson's large airplane with nine passengers en route from Chicago to New York sank during landing in Syracuse. No injuries were reported but repair will take at least a week. Pilot Charles Cox of Chicago guided the craft until a nose dive caused the crash.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Alfred W. Lawson
Chicago
New York
Chas. Cox
Akron Civil War veteran and canal foreman dies from car collision
Captain Thomas Sullivan 83 a Civil War veteran and former state canal foreman died from injuries suffered five weeks earlier when struck by a car Canton reports water supply cut off for 500 homes due to unpaid bills causing shutoff by water authority
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Akron
Thomas Sullivan
Canton
Athens County Dry Federation names executive committee
The Athens County Dry Federation selected an executive committee to lead a campaign against wet interests. Members include Judge L. G. Worstell Dr. Stanley W Hudson W L Hudson Virgil Yaw and Hert Watkins The group will convene tonight to name a campaign manager and may launch a real drive if a manager is chosen.
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Athens County Dry Federation
L. G. Worstell
Dr. Stanley
Albany
W. L. Hudson
Nelsonville
Virgil Yaw
Glouster
Hert Watkins
Chauncey
Athens
Three Weeks of High Stakes Debates in 1920 Race
President Wilson travels to Columbus to urge ratification of the treaty as Republicans monitor the debate from Capitol Hill. The cost of living and railway labor truce margins dominate attention amid the looming October 5 round table with capital and labor.
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Fred 8. Ferguson
United Press
Washington
Sept
Lincoln
Douglas
Wilson
Columbus
Ohio
Capitol Hill
Justice Department
Round Table
Laundry gains new operating force as strike ends
W. S. Southerton of the Athens Steam Laundry announces a full operating force has been secured and work is proceeding as usual. He says he cleaned house at the plant but will not disclose wages. Striking workers quit over pay, requesting $1.50 instead of $1 per day.
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W. S. Southerton
Athens Steam.Laundry
Sugar shortage relief unlikely this year say officials
Washington reports little hope of relief from the sugar shortage for some time. Officials of the sugar equalization board notified Senator Hitchcock in response to a request for information.
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Washington
Sugar Equalization Board
Hitchcock
Federal action urged to curb potential revolution
Washington plans for a federal industrial conference next month move to a joint session review. Senator Poindexter defends federal measures against revolutionary propaganda, urging government action to protect property owners unaware of rising dangers. Edgar Gengenbach cites opposition to federal involvement.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
House
Senate Labor Committees
Poindexter-Kelly
Poindexter
United States
Edgar Gengenbach
St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce
Wilson urges ratification of world peace treaty in Columbus
President Wilson appeals for ratification of the peace treaty and the league of nations in Memorial Hall Columbus Ohio. He argues the treaty ends abuses from colonial mandates and ends criminal traffic while promising justice and lasting peace. He predicts no further war if the treaty is accepted.
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Hugh Baillie
United Press
Memorial Hall
Columbus, CO
League of Nations
United States
Wilson
People of Columbus
League
Europe
Washington
Shantung
Columbus
Indianapolis
Karb
Campbell
Germany
Med Memorial Hall
Congress
Questions for Wilson on world league and peace policy
The Republican state advisory committee asks President Wilson to address issues on the proposed world league of powers. They seek his views on the legal basis of the league, US role for peace, regional understandings, voting power, and possible consequences for Britain Ireland India Canada and Ireland.
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Columbus
Republican State Advisory Committee
Wilson
League of the Great Powers
United States
Shantung
Japan
Great Britain
England
Ireland
World League
Your
League
India
Canada
Fulton Grocery Company Peaches Delayed Arrival
Northern Ohio peaches car failed to arrive today and is expected Friday. Reverend C. W. Recard of First Congregations Church suffers a nervous breakdown and will leave the pulpit for a year. Canton reports a boosted milk supply due to a contest between shippers and buyers in Cleveland.
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Canton
C. W. Recard
First Congregations
Canton City
Cleveland
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