Engineer Warns on City Planning Costs in War Rebuilding
An American engineer directing the reconstruction plans for Rheims and aiding Verdun Arras and other French towns argues that lack of city planning has cost U S taxpayers millions. He cites haphazard railroad stations crowded schools with factories, parks that push out housing, long gaps between public buildings, urban decay from commercial neighborhoods and traffic congestion. He says every city can improve through modern zoning for efficiency property values and beauty.
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Rheims
Verdun
Lens
Arras
United States
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The fragmentary text presents a garbled caption-like line with mixed casing and unlikely complete names. No coherent event or entities are readable to form a factual summary. The piece appears as a damaged OCR fragment without a clear news item or identifiable persons.
Local Visitors and Township Meetings Reported
A. D. Morrison, an Athos business visitor, was in town Friday. Mrs. Rebecca McWhorter of Athens State hospital spent the past week with Armstead Mace and wife. Trustees of Columbia township met last Friday, and the board of education met Friday evening hiring a new teacher.
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A. D. Morrison
Rebecca McWhorter
Athens State Hospital
Armstead Mace
Columbia Township
Board of Education of
Immigration Reform Sought by Secretary Davis
Secretary of Labor Davis argues for new immigration laws and a shift to U S authority at points of embarkation. He favors on spot examinations to judge mental moral and general fitness, with those failing barred from leaving. He contends the United States should select its immigrants rather than rely on other governments.
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Davis
Flo
United States
America
Mr. Davis
Advertising Rates and Contacts Notice
Advertising rates available on request at Home or Foreign offices. Obituary and card notices priced nominally. National Advertising Representatives listed as Robert Ward Inc. Located at 601 Fifth Ave New York City and 5 South Wwabasa Avenue Unicago.
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Banke
Robert Ward Inc
Fifth Ave
New York City
Wwabasa Avenue
Unicago
Siamese King Marries Cousin Kindly Ends Royal Harem
The young king Maha Vajiravudh weds his cousin Princess Lakshi Lavan and ends the royal harem saying one wife is enough. The shift signals modernizing reform as the old king had 309 wives and Siamese taxpayers may welcome the change.
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Siam
Maha Vajiravudh
Lakshi Lavan
Maha
Hope in the youngsters to solve world troubles
The author argues that after World War I unrest, new cures fail and lasting solutions depend on the rising generation. While previous generations left messes, children returning to school with fresh energy and clear thinking can tackle big problems and restore civilization.
Tom Sims On A 15060-pound Turtle Capture
A humorous, fragmentary clipping reports Tom Sims noting a record large turtle of 15060 pounds captured and touts it as the catch that eludes every fisherman. The rest strings together opinions and quips about seasons, Nebraska baseball, and social norms without a cohesive event.
Maine voters to choose governor and lawmakers in September
Washington dispatch notes Maine goes to the polls September 11 to elect a governor a U S senator four congressmen and a state legislature.finite campaign pressure from both parties with national implications hinges on Senator Frederick Hale and the Labor vote. Maine politics are cast as a gauge for November with Republicans cited as favorites but Democrats hopeful in a close race.
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Washington, D. C
Maine
Pine Tree
Mane
United States
Deay
Washington
Adams
Republican National Committee
Lwry
Frederick Hale
Hale
Harding
United States Senate
Zachariah Chandler
Michigan
Eugene Hale
Senate
Oakley C. Curtis
Portland
Percival P. Saxter
William R. Pattangall
Baxter
Tfice
Frederick H. Parkhurst
Pattangall
Astorney
Samuel W. Gould
L. D. M. Sweat
Daniel J. McGillicuddy
Ucket
Greenbackers
McGillicuddy
Davs
Cleveland
O'J
Buncombe
Athens Day by Day as Seen by the Messenger
A Messenger Watch Dog sketch traces travel by air and rail, comparing eras from early ships to modern aeroplanes. It notes fares, speeds, and public interest while recalling Detroit and Athens milestones in transport history and a light personal anecdote onboard the railway.
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Athens
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington Island
Lake St. Clair
Buffalo
Ohio
What is body politic and common questions Q&A
A reader quiz outlines the body politic as a voluntary social compact forming government to secure laws, rights, and common good. Includes Q&A items on alloy in US gold money, Rutland England, river deltas, solar system motion, Douglas and Lincoln, Scotland Yard, fingerprint use, and December’s name origin.
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State of
Massachusetts
United States
England
Rutland
Hercules
Stephen A. Douglas
Lincoln
H.C. A. Douglas
Scotland Yard
London
Edward Henry
Home Secretary
Silly Dispute Over Wife’s Silk Hose Sparks Domestic Friction
A man muses on paying his wife, confessing no physical blows yet expressing disgust that she wears three dollar hose. He implies withholding silk stockings to control expenses, revealing strain in their marriage.
Family News and Local Incidents Reported
Carpenter William Turner of Harrisonville and son Charley Turner of Circleville visited William Harmon and his wife on Friday. A daughter was born to Walter Jordan and wife on Thursday August thirty first. Another daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Jessie Gregory recently. EK M Bratton was seriously ill for a time Thursday due to choking.
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William Turner
Harrisonville
Charley Turner
Circleville
William Harmon
Walter Jordan
Jessie Gregory
EK. M. Bratton
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Fred R. Beasley
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Columbus
Columbus Oil Company
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Guthrie Auto Sales
Chauncey Auto Co
Chauncey
Jess Francis
Haydenville
D. R
Pearl Coe
Albany
Buick Co
R. H. Wagner
Buchtel T. McManamy
Jacksonville
Gaston Brothers
Guyasville
W. M. Dixon
New Marshfield
R. H. Hysel
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Mr. Pierce
Stewart
Lige Corrillo
Stewart M. L. Coningham
H. O. McDaniels
Millfield
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