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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1924

Page

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American round the world flight delayed after Portage Bay landing

Major Frederick L. Martin and mechanic survived a forced landing in Portage Bay aboard the Flagship Seattle during the North Alaska leg. A new motor is rushed from Harbor to Kanatak for repairs before Martin flies to Chignik where the other planes landed safely.

Seward Alaska Portage Bay Seattle Frederick L. Martin Gavlies Kanatak Hull Star Martin Sert Harvey Harbor Martin Chignik Star Chugach Island Cook Inllet Kanatka

British Flyer Begins Cairo Stage of Round-the-World Trip

Squadron Commander A. Stuart MacLaren of the Royal Air Force left Athens for Cairo as part of his world flight attempt. He had arrived from Corfu where his aircraft suffered minor damage after skidding into a lake.

TNO Athens A. Stuart MacLaren Royal Air Force Cairo Corfu

Boy Coaster Dies in Columbus Auto Crash

In Columbus Ohio funeral plans are under way for Russell McCall 12 who died from injuries after being struck by a car several days earlier. The boy was riding in a wagon at the time of the accident.

Columbus Russell McCall

Three Men Freed While Two Were Fined Heavily

Trials for five men arrested last week in Logan Ohio were heard in common pleas court before Judge Pettit. Harry Stobbs convicted of transporting liquor and Thomas Jones pleads guilty to possession. Charles White James Harrison and Robert Leonard not convicted. Mobbs fined 100 dollars plus costs and machine confiscated and sold. Jones fined 200 dollars. Attorney Wright accused officers of coloring testimony. sheriff's office censures the attorney.

Jones Eugene Wright Sheriff’s Office

Public sale set for three army camps worth seven million

Washington April 17 announced a public auction sale of three large army camps that previously cost over seven million dollars to construct. The camps represent a major disposal of wartime facilities by the government.

Washington Costa

Man Regains Voice After Chewing Horseradish Root

Pomeroy Ohio April 17 The tale mirrors Lydia Pinkham lore as George McDade a former Letarter on Vale Street who spoke only in a mouse like squeak for months regains his voice after chewing horseradish root twice in the back yard.

George McDade Vale St Pomeroy Ebersbach

Rutland Rumor Tells Of Large Chemical Plant Bid Backed By GM

A Rutland businessman reports strong interest in a large chemical plant proposed for Rutland with backing from General Motors. Locations on the Barton farm are set, leasing has continued for a year, and Felber Biscuit Co. leadership says construction may start. The Maynard Coal receivers reportedly plan to buy Mine No 4 and add a big power plant, with bids sought to drill three saltwater wells for production.

Pomeroy Rutland General Motors Corporation Barton Felber Biscuit Company

Body of man found in stream near Parkersburg

J M Cox body recovered from the Ohio river at P Parkersburg after five weeks. Former Belleville resident, believed murdered during a drinking boat incident on an island near Parkersburg. Three people held in Parkersburg jail awaiting official examination of the body.

Pomeroy, O J. M. Cox Ohio River Parkersburg Belleville

Francisco Samper Arrested in Cordova Train Robbery Case

Madrid police say Francisco Samper, a reputed criminal, was arrested today on charges of complicity in the Cordova train robbery during which two mail clerks were killed.

Madrid Francisco Samper Cordova

Allies Back Dawes Plan to Aid German Recovery

Paris April 17 The reparations commission voted unanimously to approve all provisions of the Dawes plan and to put it in operation at once. It will notify interested governments and ask Germany to designate representatives on railroad and industrial commissions for the plan’s effective administration. A later meeting will name allied and neutral members.

Paris Dawes Committee Reparations Commission Germany Dawes

Boy Governor's Son Improves After Heart Surgery

Richard Donehey aged 16 son of Governor Donnehy showed marked improvement after a heart pocket infection was drained of a quart of pus in an operation performed yesterday in Columbus.

Columbus Richard Donehey Donnehy

World politics swirl as leaders shift across nations

The King of Denmark asks socialist labor leader T Stauning to form a new cabinet while England’s cabinet includes a labor leader. Mussolini tightens grip in Italy as socialist and union actions are resisted. The text hints at rapid, kaleidoscopic political changes abroad.

Denmark T. Stauning England George Russia Italy

House panel backs Philippine independence plan in 1950 timing

The island affairs committee proposes granting the Philippines self rule and ownership of its government in 1950 with a long term horizon of 26 years. The plan hints at major changes and a future path toward full freedom.

House Committee On Philippines

Note From Japan Promptly To Be Issued On Threat Phrase

Washington April 17. The Japanese government is expected to formally assure the United States that the term grave consequences in Ambassador Hanihara's letter to Secretary Hughes was not a threat. Further correspondence is likely to clear up the phrase and the incident.

George R. Holmes Washington United States Hanihara Hughes Senate Tokio Foreign Office Congress State Hughes State Department Coolidge Far East Secretary of State Japan China

Woman Says She Did It Herself After Wounds

In Canton Ohio on April 17, Mrs Harry Snyder thirty six year old Dover woman gasped I did it my self to neighbors after fearing her husband would be blamed for her fatal injuries. The incident occurred Wednesday evening at the Snyder home and the report notes concerns about personal safety.

Canton Ohio Harry Snyder Dover

Mail Robbery on Great Western Train at South St. Paul

Three daylight bandits in the pres ence of about twenty civilians with a police posse nearby held up two mail clerks on a Great Western train at South St. Paul today and escaped with four mail bags.

ST. Paul Minn Great Western South St. Paul

Women given the job of defending Justice Department

Columbus Ohio April 17 The first woman named as an assistant attorney general Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt will speak on the Justice Department at Merion Club in Columbus Monday night April 21 She will address the Coolidge for President club of the Eighth Congressional District and discuss the department of justice in Washington DC Willebrandt is the first woman appointed to the post.

Columbus Department of Justice Mabel Walker Wilbrandt Washington, D. C Merion

Irish Free State Plans Loan Seek in United States

Reports say the Irish Free State will seek a loan in the United States this month to support financial needs and stabilize the economy amid ongoing economic challenges.

Dublin iIt Irish Free State

Woman Boxer Wins Workers Comp Status in Theatrical Act

Gertrude Davidson of the Sasay Bits theatrical company was ruled by the state industrial commission to be an employee and her boxing scene part of her job. While in Cincinnati a sparring partner fractured her arm, but the show’s owner had insurance and Davidson received compensation after deliberation.

Atate Industrial Commission Gertrude Davidson Sasay Bits” Theatrical Company Cincinnati Davidson

Robbery Gang Hit Rubber Plant Payroll Near Akron

Five bandits in a bluish-green Packard held up the American Hard Rubber Company payroll near Akron delivering $17,600. Police and sheriffs searched Summit Stark Portage and part of Cuyahoga counties without progress hours after the one minute holdup. The car fled toward Atwater. investigators note Ohio and Michigan plates.

Akron Summit Stark Portage Cuyahoga American Hard Rubber Company Money Auto Ohio State Bank Detroit Rubber Company Pat Hutchinson Atwater Ohio Michigan

Daugherty to Speak at Ohio Testimonial Dinner

Former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty will deliver his only Ohio speech before the presidential primaries at a testimonial dinner in Columbus on April 23. Democrats and Republicans on the organizing committee say he will address national questions with little partisan focus and may not speak again before the Republican national convention in Cleveland next June.

Columbus Harry M. Daugherty Ohio Daugherty Buckeye Committee On Arrangements Cleveland Oblo

Call Off Game Forces Cleveland Detroit Match Postponement

A scheduled game between Cleveland and Detroit in Detroit was called off today. No makeup date was announced.

Detroit Cleveland Roit

JapanExclusion Debate Faces Washington War Talk Stalls

Tokico Tanaka, vice minister, denounces US immigration act as unfair and unchristian. He says Japan seeks humanity and justice, while US policy favors state interests. Seiyukai plans combined cabinet criticism ahead of May 12 general election.

Tokio Congress of United States Washington Tokichi Tanaka Foreign Office Baron Uchida Japan Tanaka America League of Nations Kkahaashi Seiyukei Kiyouri

Japanese Deny Recall of Ambassador Hanihara

On April 17 the Japanese foreign office denied that recalling Ambassador Hanihara was likely after the U.S. Congress passed the exclusion measure. It said the ambassador made no blunder in his protest and that his protest was misinterpreted in Washington and across the United States.

Rio Foreign Office Hanihara Congress of United States Washington

Ex-official in Bad. Charleston Man to Serve Eight Years

EX-OFFICIAL IN BAD. Samuel Milton Maynard, a former Inez lawyer and Marion county court clerk, lies in a Charleston jail awaiting federal court action before transfer to Atlanta to begin an eight year sentence for using the mails to defraud.

Charleston W. Va Samuel Milton Maynard Inez and Marion County Atlanta

Bootleg Ring Suspected in Cleveland Chief Bombing

Officials theorize a bootleg ring caused the blast that damaged Police Chief L. J. Round's home in Niles Ohio. A grandchild was cut by flying glass when the device exploded near the cellar window.

Niles L. J. Round

Spanish Airmen Hurt in Getafe Plane Crash

Two Spanish military aviators suffered serious injuries when two planes collided during a Getafe airfield incident today. The crash disrupted the base operations and prompted emergency response crews to the scene.

Madrid Getafe

Romance Ends In Carmel Marriage Of Two Poets

After over two decades of courtship, Clinton Scolard aged 65 and Jessie Belle Rittenhouse aged 63 wed at Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, a pair hailed as two of America's greatest living lyrical poets.

Clinton Scolard Jessie Belle Rittenhouse America Carmel-by-the- Sea California

Missing teacher abducted by Cambridge man in Richland County

A $500 reward was offered by Richland county officials for information leading to the arrest of Albert Hicks 24 of Cambridge Ohio suspected in the abduction of Lois Trimble a rural Richland County teacher. Hicks and Trimble disappeared after leaving the Trimble home in Trimble s Ford on Sunday.

Mansfield Ohio Richland County Albert Hicks Cambridge Lois Trimble Hick Miss Trimble Trimble Galion Hicks

Thaw Defense Refuses to Question Him on Stand

In Philadelphia on April 17 the defense did not cross examine Harry K Thaw when he testified on his own behalf at 11 15 this morning.

Philadelphia Harry K. Thaw

Woman near death from burns in Cleveland home fire

Mrs. Mary Kowalski, 43, was nearly killed when her nightgown caught fire while she tried to extinguish a blaze at her home in Cleveland. She was found unconscious in the yard as firefighters arrived.

Cleveland Mary Kowalski

Rome Fasci chiefs to meet amid disorder fears

A grand council of fascist chiefs in Rome is to convene on Tuesday to consider disciplinary measures against members blamed for public disorders.

Rome

Miss Moriarty outlines workmen's compensation issues

Miss Rosas Moriarty spoke at the Athens Chamber forum on Workmen's compensation and the need for better administration. She urged lawmakers to fund and support a fair system, noting surpluses and inefficiencies harm employers and workers alike and urging legislative action.

Rosas Moriarty State Industrial Coum Athens Chamber Misa Moriarty de la Resuli Cleveland Minsty Moriarty Gia Federation Ot Commerce

Kircher Pleads Not Guilty Then Changes to Guilty in Reckless Driving

Frank Kircher appeared in police court Tuesday and changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on a reckless driving charge. He was fined $10 plus costs. The collision involved a car driven by Floyd at the Court and State streets intersection last Sunday.

Frank Kircher Tueadey 4 Poon Kircher Floyd Court State Streets

Bird Houses And How To Build Them

Bird lovers can obtain a booklet from the Bureau detailing how to build bird houses to protect trees and shrubs. The pamphlet offers complete, inexpensive instructions and asks readers to enclose a two cent stamp for postage.

Collans

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