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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1924
Page
2
A terse entry notes a missing Pelican national committer and an order to appear before the committee by March while Ghompeon failed to answer. The fragment hints at a formal obligation and an absence from proceedings.
Belgrade holds Jovo Carug once feared as king of banditti in Slavonia. He boasted seven murders and eight robberies during a notorious career spanning villages between the Danube and the Save. His capture followed a trail of romantic letters to Manda that betrayed plans to raid a farmer near Vinkov.
In Scranton Pennsylvania the Lackawanna river flood breached the Dodge mine and inundated five other large mines, corrupting six operations and leaving 6,000 workers idle. Two miners Simon Jones and Arthur Moran are missing and feared drowned as 200,000 gallons per minute floodwater pours into the mines. Authorities, including Glen Aiden Coal Co officials, race to redirect the river with steam shovels trucks and mules, considering running a freight train into the river to divert the outlet.
Forty people were killed and 80 injured when the Mexico City United States Express collided with a freight train on a downgrade near Bernal in Querétaro. Several Americans were aboard but none among the casualties. All fatalities and injuries occurred in the second and third class cars behind the engine. The express had departed the previous day.
President Coolidge issued an executive order directing all government representatives abroad to cooperate in advancing the United States economic and commercial interests through coordinated efforts and joint action.
Godmothers christened the planes at Sand Point Field Seattle before the second lap of the world flight. Mrs David Whitcomb Mrs Theo Koenig Mrs M F Harmon and Mrs Auwilda Connell led the ceremonies for Lt Erik Nelsons The New Orleans Lt Lowell H Smiths The Chicago and Lt Leigh Wades The Boston with the pilots present.
Turkish poet Yahia Bey of Kirsehir appeals to citizens to stop wearing the fez arguing the tassel is an Ottoman relic. amid debate, Turkish men torn over whether to keep or drop the traditional headwear as a symbol of national identity.
An advance martin scout visited a College street box at E. B. Lash Sr. home on Tuesday April 8 signaling the start of martins' spring return from South America. The scout departed after a brief inspection and will likely be joined by others soon to begin house keeping for the season.
The Athens Rotary club met at Hotel Berry to discuss aiding crippled children of Ohio. T. W. Craig became president, succeeding F. D. Forsythe, who will go to the Toronto Rotary convention. Harry J. Howatt praised Ohio Welfare and the Ohio Society for Crippled Children, stressing local treatment over distant institutions.
Reuben Davis, three term Ashland mayor and two term Ashland County sheriff, died today after a nine month illness. He also held other local offices across Ashland.
Mrs E B McLean wife of the Washington and Cincinnati publisher is shown with the Hope diamond. Legend ties the gem to Rama the Brahman god and a Burmese temple theft. The piece supposedly curses owners with misfortune including deaths and public scandals surrounding the McLean family.
Three divorce petitions filed in common pleas court were postponed from Monday. Nettie Pidcock vs John Pidcock Lenore Summers vs George Summers and Rissa Triplett vs Arthur Triplett had hearings reset with the Triplett trial now set for April 12.
A lighthearted consumer note highlights that inexpensive alarm clocks sometimes fail to go off, underscoring quality concerns and practical tips for shoppers seeking dependable wakeup devices.
The narrative describes Daniel Richards captured by the Ku Klux Klan after Daniel was killed and his body hidden. Authorities pursue Richards across Arkansas and Texas while the Klan hunts to avoid murder charges, with rumors of a vast, costly nationwide search and internal Klan blame tied to Captain J K Skipwith.
International News Service reports on January 15, 1923 as Mrs Anna Richards Garrison denounces the claim as unfounded while insisting her son was foully murdered. Her widow, now remarried, also supports this view amid ongoing inquiries.
Hundreds of miners in Lilly Pennsylvania stayed away from work to attend the funeral of Phillip Conrad a union miner shot during a riot following a Ku Klux Klan ceremony on Saturday night. The event reflects ongoing tension in the area as workers honor a slain colleague.
A promotional notice announces a trial treatment of Rinex available free through select drugstores. Readers are told to request the free package within three days and that the offer is limited. Stores named include Eins Drug Co, Lash, Gem Pharmacy, Nelsonville, and Cleveland based Chiarca Lat raortes Co.
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Washington April 8 Acting on a recommendation from the Interior Secretary and Secretary Wallace the House Public Lands Committee approved a resolution for an investigation into the sale of government lands in the West to the Union Pacific Railroad.
The senate finance committee completed work on the 1924 tax reduction bill and ordered its report to the senate. The measure includes the Mellon tax plan.
The Swedish Railway Administration placed an order for electric locomotives totaling about 2,300,060 dollars. The purchase signals a major upgrade in Sweden's rail fleet and aims to boost efficiency and capacity.
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