Dr Jones Supports State Regulation Plan for Utilities
Dr C K Jones of Athens Home Telephone Co argues in Public Utilities Reports that universal state regulation prevents chaos, improves rate cases and public relations, and ensures service while warning against politicized commissions and advocating expert appointed boards. He notes past undervalued rates, stresses gaining capital, and urges cooperation between utilities and regulators to educate the public.
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C. K. Jones
Athens Home Telephone Company
Public Utilities Reports
Dr. Jones
Oan International
Utilities Commissions
Utilities Commission
Jones
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Supreme Court of
Public Utilities and Public Service Commissions
Candlelighting Meets Early Athens Officials Seek Light
An 1883 Athens ordinance notes candlelighting for meetings before kerosene and electric bulbs. Mayors and councilmen adjourned due to lack of quorum and planned another session at J Bartlett’s house on April 20 to discuss lighting.
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Athens
S. Miller
Beardsley
Dana
J. Barlett
Pomeroy Coal Cutter Proves a Modest Hero
Rotoski, a coal cutter at Es sex Mine No 5 on Thomas Fork, is hailed as a war hero though he is ultra modest. He holds merit badges from the United States, England, France, Italy and others, recently earning a new European medal. His feats include shooting down a balloonist with valuable information and singlehandedly capturing a German machine gun nest with 37 prisoners. He also runs cattle on farm land behind Pomeroy and ships a fine shipment to Pittsburgh. the note mentions a change in the per person rate from 3.50 to 7.59 over time.
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Rotoski
Essex
Thomas Fork
United States
England
France
Italy
Pomeroy
Pittsburgh
Joseph
Blind Reporter in Western City States Gains News Edge
Bramwell Peck, a fully blind reporter for the Cache Valley Herald in Logan Utah, covers downtown news by sound and conversation. He walks busy streets, interviews people, and writes stories on a typewriter, relying on hearing for safety and accuracy.
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Peck
Bramwell Peck
Cache Valley
Logan
Utah
Berdaho
RKA
Leslie T May
The
Herald
Foy
Tdaho
Gilda Gray’s Hubby-Manager Plan Fails Amid Civic Tour
A report details Gilda Gray’s failed plan with her husband manager, as they recount leisure days touring Ohio. From Athens to Hockingport and Belpre and Marietta, the journey covers Fort Gower site monuments, the oldest Ohio graveyard, and the Indian mound in Mound Cemetery, noting Revolutionary soldiers buried there and views of river traffic and a park with a cliffside swing.
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Mary
Athens
Ohio
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Lord Dunmore
Point Pleasant
Andrew Lewis
Ft. Gower
Blannerhasett's Island
Belpre
Hock 18
Rock
Marietta
Mound Cemetery
America
United States
Henry Atkinson
Belmont County
History of physical education traced at Ohio University
A detailed two installment essay by Lewis F Rosenlieb traces Ohio Universitys early physical education. It covers football and baseball origins, improvised training sites, early gym facilities, and the shift toward a formal department, noting key figures, facilities, and athletic policy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The piece cites university reports and catalogues, recounting rivalries, gym growth, and the push for dedicated physical training space.
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Ohio University
D Gianque
Doss
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Nett
Boyd Hall
Anich
Ohio University Physical Education
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Ohio
Allhose Dayz
Ale Fhaus Inivesunse
Marietta
Wittenberg
Otterbein
Athletic Association
Charley O'Bieness
Athens Journal
Oho University
Athens
Chillicothe
Ean
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Frank Remsburg
Springfield
West Virginia
Ford
Colgate
Frank Super
Frank Lowry
Frank Batterson
Kid Morris
Ned Gibson
Patsy Caldwell
J. Handel Williams
G. A. Batterson
Fred James
Kohlberger
Pete McClaren
Ralph Chlemish
William
Lourne
Ewing Hall
Missouri Coeds Labeled Grafters by Athletic Director
Columbia Missouri September 22 Miss Missouri University athletic director C I Brewer accuses co eds of grafters and lacking institutional spirit He says coeds do not pay their way and sororities once bought blocks of seats The director adds that boyfriends bear the tax and that such dating harms team morale Sororities respond with indignation
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Missouri University
Brewer
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