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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1924

Page

8

Admiral Strauss Spotless After Mud Junket at Teapot Dome

Casper Casper April 17 Rear-Admiral Joseph Strauss and A E Watts toured the Teapot Dome area amid snow and mud with oilmen journalists and camera crews. They inspected equipment including the world’s largest gasoline absorption plant and observed the petroleum industry’s operations. The admiral remained spotless while others returned mud spattered from the storm center of the oil investigation.

Casper Wyo Joseph Strauss Oval Teapot Dome Naval Oil A. E. Watts Mammoth Oil Sinclair Wyoming Admiral Strauss Oid Teapot Dome

State highway signs use yellow and black for visibility

Columbus Ohio reports the highway department has selected yellow and black for state road signs after testing. Boulay notes yellow is most visible next to red, and black provides strong contrast to aid readability.

Columbus Boulay

Crops Tested On Irvin Ort Farm To Improve Sugar Beet Culture

A five and a half acre field at the Irvin Ort farm in South Richland township will be used by state crops and soil specialists to demonstrate improved sugar beet culture. The project runs five years with cost records kept for research purposes.

Defiance Irvin Ort Richland Township

Defense charges a bootlegger plot in Baker trial

Columbus April 17 defense counsel for Lt James W Baker said a bootlegger plot would be a signal victory for local bootleggers as they argued the charge of irregular practices that led to his suspension. They claimed the officer did not expect to escape punishment for admitted irregularities in 1921.

Columbus James W. Baker Baker McCune

Dairy firm official pleads guilty in non support case

John Holloway a Wheeling dairy company official who abandoned his family and fled to the Pacific coast pleaded guilty to non support of his four children now in Bellaire. He received a suspended six month jail sentence and agreed to support the family and cover the cost of bringing him back from Los Angeles.

ST. Clairsville John Holloway Wheeling Dairy Company Pacific Coast Bellaire Los Angeles

Record Flight Aims for Albany by McCook Field Aviators

Dayton two McCook Field aviators race for a new distance record to Albany New York hoping to land around 2 PM if they do not overshoot the mark.

Dayton McCook Field Albany WN. Y

Dr Thacher's Liver & Blood Syrup Promoted Locally

A vintage medical advertisement touts Dr Thacher's Liver & Blood Syrup as a cure for fatigue bad taste and digestive issues. It claims liver cleansing improves blood flow and digestion and promises a refund if unsatisfied. Local retailers listed include McKee Drug Co Gibson Pharmacy Athens and others.

Thacher

French papers map states on Japanese immigration issue

Paris reports indicate the French foreign office revealed a conference between Premier Poincare and Viscount Ishii touched on changes to the Franco Japanese commercial treaty. Newspapers speculated the topic was the American Congress immigration ban and voiced varied international reactions.

Paris Foreign Office Poincare Viscount Ishii American Congress Japan France America

Ohio State Association of Graduate Nurses Concludes Convention

Nurses end sessions in Columbus as officers are elected and multiple business meetings wrap up the annual convention. The program closes with the final banquet at the Athletic Club tonight.

Collumbus Ohlo State Association of Graduate Nurses

Ohio Relays Draw 85 Schools to Columbus Stadium

Eighty five schools with 706 athletes enter the Ohio Relays at Ohio State University Stadium in Columbus. Final contestant lists were set as the enrollment period closed, with the 1060 yard dash drawing the largest field and preliminaries planned for Saturday morning. Western Conference stars sign up for the Pentathlon and Triathlon on a program with selected events.

Columbus Ohio State University

Ohio rail lines hit hard in Bucyrus explanation

A Bucyrus committee sought clarification as to plans to move Toledo and Ohio Central Division shops. L. S. Emery said coal field pay differences pushed cuts and ship cost shifts. Bucyrus wood shops will move to Kenton while local shops stay to build steel cars replacing wooden stock.

Bucyrus New York Central Lines Toledo and Ohio Central Division L. S. Emery Emery West Virginia Ohio Kenton

Stockholders Warned Against Dol lings Scheme

The state warns Dol lings stockholders about John Bushdell not a Dollings stockholder soliciting funds promising services to protect interests in court matters. Attorney General C C Crabbe cites rumors and says Bushnell claims to consolidate stockholder committees, a misrepresentation aimed at securing more money. The issue touches possible mail fraud and false pretenses.

Dollings Organization John Bushdell Not A Dollings R. W Finsterwald C. C. Crabbe Bushnell

Germans Eye Japanese Situation in Press Debate

Berlin reports note the Japanese American immigration crisis dominates German coverage, edging out reparations. Vorwärts, official socialist party organ, says Japan must yield with crashing teeth as it faces aftershocks from last year’s earthquake tidal wave and fire.

Berlin Japan Vorweerts The Socialist Party

Picking on Joan. Bellaire car vanishes again

John Casilio suffers another unexplained automobile disappearance in Bellaire. His car vanished for the third time in a month after earlier joyrider abandonments, with no sign of the vehicle this time.

Joan Bellaire John Casilio

Eggs Fall in Antioch Oh Region Due to Bad Roads

Eggs are selling at 18 cents a dozen in Antioch Ohio, well below the usual 35 cents in eastern Ohio. Poor roads are blamed for the low price, with winter travel by horseback common to Woodsfield, the county seat, six miles away in Monroe County.

Antioch. O Ohio Monroe County Woodsfield

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