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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1919
Page
7
Four men were shot at the Timken Roller Bearing plant in Canton Ohio as the steel strike escalated at shift change. Pickets and workers exchanged words before gunfire erupted. guards arrived and the crowd dispersed with no serious injuries reported.
Daily price data across Cincinnati and Pittsburgh markets shows firmer egg prices at Cincinnati, steady live poultry values, and mixed cattle and hog trends. Union Stockyards Illinois reports steady cattle and hogs with pockets of higher lambs, while Cincinnati cattle and calves show strong demand and higher prices. hogs and sheep remain steady with selective gains for lambs.
Toledo Ohio grain market closes with corn at 1.60 for No 3 yellow oats 73 to 74 cents old and 72 to 73 cents new barley No 2 at 1.38 rye No 2 at 1.41 clover seed futures at 29.90 cash and varying months Alsike and Timothy futures listed for multiple months with 1917 1918 1919 cash values and contracts through March.
A satchel with more than 60000 dollars stolen from the Canadian National Railway Ocean Limited mail car was found today in a house near St Pierre. The finder was Peter Bercovich, counsel for Lloyds, who insured the money’s safe delivery. About 10000 dollars remains missing.
Sept 26 Frank P Walsh is summoned to take charge of the constitutional rights struggle of striking workers in East Pittsburg. Governor Sproul backs state police and sheriffs, warning of armed mobs crossing state lines to attack authorities and property. Foster protests the Clairton riot as a police assault on peaceful labor. Unions allied with AFL pledge to uphold free speech and assemble rights while aiding orderly demonstrations.
Dennis E. Metcalf gardener at Rob J. Cooper's home was arrested for murder of the young attorney. Nora Lee Jones the Cooper household cook was also charged with complicity in the crime based on detective Gabriel Hansen's psychoanalytic evidence. A Toledo note adds: internal revenue officers seized a still and two men were arrested for making brandy from grape pulp.
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Six girls were arrested in Cleveland Ohio for showering spoiled eggs and fruit on non union workers walking to the American Cigar Company. The strike involved about 500 workers demanding an eight hour day higher wages and better conditions.
Beginning October 1 1919 Guysville stores will close at 6 P M daily except Saturday Coleman Kimes Chapman Bros announce the new hours The Columbus Dispatch is offered in Athens by carrier at 2 cents daily 7 cents Sunday through J A Slingluff Book News Store as local agent for daily and Sunday editions.
The notice lists per hundredweight prices for various scrap items including rubber boots, tires, tubes, brass, lead, wire, copper, iron, and paper waste. It notes penalties for outdated or damaged items and mentions an age reference of 81 years for a payment detail.
A vintage ad touts Lubricant Carbon Remover to fix carburetor issues causing power loss and overheating. It claims spark plug cleansing proves results and offers 1 can prepaid for $1 with agents sought in Omaha Nebraska.
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