AG NEWS YOUR DAD READ IN THE MESSENGER YEARS
A collage of notes recounts Athens area events from the early days. Topics include the new infirmary in progress, a bid to pave an alley, infantile paralysis in a former village, and the Scioto Valley Traction extension talks. Also mentioned are local officials and education board happenings along with social notices and weddings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Athens Fruit and Produce Company
Little Hocking
Lash
Athens
Scioto Valley Traction Company
Elmus Wilson
Board of Education
A. F. Brown
Ft. Mads
Wilson
Ison
Iowa
Albert Linscott
D. Preston
Nelsonville
F Preston
Mary Connett
New York City
Mansfield
Nellisonville
Belle Center
Spain Mutinies Reflect Twenty Years of Turmoil and War
The piece argues Spain’s army mutinies stem from two decades of Moroccan conflict, martial law since 1909, and political graft. It notes King Alfonso’s mixed popularity, mass disillusionment, and the aristocracy profiting from war while common Spaniards bear the cost. It also comments on airborne mail and post office profitability, contrasting rail and air routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Puz
Spain
Madrid
Barcelona
Cadiz
Bilbao
Alfonso
Morocco
America
Riff
Channel swim sparks talk of traffic rules and equality
The piece predicts strict cross channel sea traffic with one way currents and signals for swimmers headed to the ocean and the United States. It defends Gertrude Ederle and Mrs Corson as symbols of female physical equality and argues the channel swim reflects broader social progress rather than mere spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Channel
Ocean
United States
Gris- Nez
Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude
Carson
Mrs. Corson
Germany gains permanent seat on league council amid global tension
Arthur Brisbane surveys postwar shifts as Germany joins the League of Nations, Spain resigns, and debates over the world court and prohibition surface. He notes energy futures from science, warns against rushing into alliances, and highlights varied global incidents from China to air travel in the Middle East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ermany
League
League Council
Russia
Asia
Western
Europe
Spain
Coolidge
Senate
Grace and
Wisdom
World Court
Giant prehistoric snake-like lizard fossil on display
An exhibit at the National Museum in Washington features a reconstructed skeleton of a giant snake-like lizard found in Western Kansas rocks. Scientists compare it to a sea serpent with dragon-like features, noting its remote dates to the Upper Cretaceous period and past coastal seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Museum
Washington
Kansas
Nathjina
Atlantic
Pacific
Selenes
Gulf of Mealon
Texas
Oklahoma
Kinsigs
Nebraska
Hesond
Itv Rover Dow
Tie
Croft
Marsh
Yule University
Pep Reent
Marie
Burgas
Creviesaus
Imosasiuria
Lerpater
Eastyteen
Dee
Questions and Answers on science and daily life
A fragmented Q and A page covers common dinner fare in America, mammal anatomy, precious stones, cotton uses, ancient geology and fossil reptiles, plus a courtroom death sentence for Clyde Reese Bachelor. The piece blends educational trivia with regional news and a legal outcome.
Broadway freak market boom fuels demand for midgets
Gilbort Swan reports on Broadway selling and hiring of so called freaks as agents face crowded offices and a rising wage squeeze. Demand for lilliputians from midgets to hear are high while supply dwindles, with Europe cables also filling orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Broadway
Tiss
Hungary
Pranants
Greece Abandons Pebble Voting for Paper Ballots
Greece ends a twenty five century practice of voting by urns filled with pebbles. General Condylis and the new government lead the change. Voters drop a pebble into white or black sections to indicate support or opposition, a method to maximize secrecy. Paper ballots will replace the urn system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Condylis
Washington Labor Fears Embasy Site Plot and Britain Link
Washington Central Labor union watches the embassy project amid concerns over land sale to Britain and a London trip with embassy blueprints. A Wardman shovel aroused fears of excavation for the embassy as a committee from the Washington Teading Trades council visits to question officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Central Labor Union
London
Central Labor Union
Itt
Washington Union 1 Jsabor
Central Union
England
Bullé
Reason Found for Dislike of U.S. Law
Premier Atus Solini’s investigation reveals 26 000 reasons for disliking the American immigration law. It notes Europe’s surplus populations seeking entry and cites 20 600 Italians with more than 19 children living in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlomes
Atussolini
Thihan Famies
Andy All
Anthemn
Europe
Italy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rathbone
Misa Lulu
Leopold of
Hooper
Chamber of Commerce
Imbecus
Columb
Fred Wheaton
Nellie Doned
Austria
Elizabeth Walters
Ohio University
Lloyd Datley
The
Wear
Ever Aluminum Company
Cere- Tures
West Virginia
Catletts
Teutons
Burg
Kentucky
Noralna
Pte
Parker
AIR Mail
Postoffice Department
Post Office
Bsic Sevurday
Unday
FW. Bush
Chas. H. Harria Marsetn
Robert G. Ward, Inc
Fifth Ave
New York
South Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Germany
Arthur Brisbane
American Chemical Society
Philadelphia
Volstead
James M. Norris
Association
Messrs
Noel and Heilbach
Department of Agriculture
San Francisco
Young la Follette
Lenroot
Blaine
Wisconsin
Mr. Lenroot
League of Nations
Almatia Bennett
China
Annabelle Lewis
Egypt
India
Cairo
Bagdad
Uncle Sam
Afghanistan
National
Frederick J. Haskin
Charles P. Stewart Ashington
Harry Wardman
Ambassa
Esme Howard
Abyssinia
P. BP
Marple Rept
Wardman
Lnje
Lountry
Ward
Washington Teiding Trades Council
Igher Embassy
U.S
St. Paul
Minn
Jack Larberter
Dellwood Place
Lydia E. [Pinkham
Edison Mazda
Mazda
Walsh
Electric Co
W. B. Drake
C. A. Daugherty
Atilens Logan
McArthur
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