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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1925

Page

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Wheeler Defense Probes Alleged Oil Suit Fee Offer

Federal court in Fallon Falls Montana hears defense attack on government witness George Hayes as Senator Burton Wheeler faces charges of misusing office. Hayes testified he was offered half of Wheeler’s fees for representing Campbell before the Interior Department. The trial resumes with four East witnesses and may not end before mid next week.

Ineat Falls Mont Burton K. Wheeler Montana Wheeler George B. Hayes New York Hayes Interior Department Gordon Campbell Edwin S. Booth Sotich Ephone Booth Washington Campbell

American stance on Soviet Russia unchanged after Hughes retirement

The White House announced that the United States will not change its policy toward recognizing Soviet Russia despite Former Secretary of State Hughes's retirement. President Coolidge instructed all U S envoys to maintain the current position and approach in dealing with Soviet Russia.

Washington Russia Hughes White House United States Coolidge

Dawes Family Mourns Aunt Arietta Dawes

Mrs. Frances Dawes, 84, aunt of WW president Charles G. Dawes, died today in Arienta. Cause listed as infirmities. The General and Mrs Dawes expected to attend the funeral here this afternoon.

Dawes Arietta Rances Dawes Charles G. Dawes

Brother and son executed in Raleigh electric chair

Arthur Brisbane sketches a grim vignette as the angel Gabriel notes two English and Raleigh parallels. He recounts C. W. Stewart, 51, and his son Elmer, 23, being executed one after the other in the same electric chair, with the father silent and the son calmly telling executors to take their time.

Gabriel Westminster Abbey Pitt England Gabril Raleigh N. C C. W. Stewart Elmer Tim

Russian Soldier Survives Eight Years Buried in Cellar

In Vienna on April 22 workers uncover a Russian soldier entombed in a ruined Vilna food depot cellar since 1917 when czarist troops blew it up. Found alive but filthy with hair to his waist, he survived on moldy food until dying three days after rescue without speaking a word.

Vienna Vilna

Jugo Slavia Denies Bulgars Invasion Plans

Belgrade April 22 The Jugo Slavic government issued a statement denying any invasion intent toward Bulgaria. It pledges a peaceful policy while refuting Vienna rumors that Bulgarian revolts aim to provoke civil war for a Romanian or Jugo Slavic conquest.

Jugo-Slav Bulgaria Jugo-Slavia Vienna Bucharest Ferdciiana Marie Romania Boris Sofia Moscow Travestia Communist Internationale

Heavy Rain Blamed for Boudinot Home Collapse

Investigation of the Boudinot home on Lose Avenue shows Sunday rain undermined the foundation wall causing the brick dwelling to topple early Monday. Owner Herbert J. Brooks says wall was intact. deluge loosened soil beneath. Home to be remodeled with safety measures. Rose Darnell, severely injured, recovering at home in Canaanville.

Boudinot Lose Avenue Herbert J. Brooks Brooks Rose Darnell Canaanville

Attempt to Solve Love Tangles Ends Life for Farmer

Norman Thorne, a wealthy young farmer, was hanged in the Wadsworth Prison courtyard after being found guilty of murdering Elsie Cameron, a 21 year old London typist, to free himself to wed Grace Caldicott. The trial revealed he cut up the body burned portions and buried the rest at his Crowborough home near Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's estate. He had promised Elsie Cameron would be his wife but sought Grace Caldicott instead.

Wadsworth London Norman Thorne Elsie Cameron Grace Caldicott Thorne Crowborough Arthur Conan Doyle

Rome marks 2678th birthday with Forum excavations

Rome observes its 2678th founding anniversary as Forum excavations reveal parts of the Temple of Mars Ultor and the northern stylobate bath. The Rhodes Knights house north of the temple is uncovered, dating to the 13th and 15th centuries, with plans to restore its loggia and interiors.

Rome Forum Excavations Augustus Bath Rhodes Knights

Rail merger routes West Virginia coal through Columbus Ohio

Directors of the Norfolk and Western and Virginian Railroads approve a lease to unite the properties for future operation. Columbus becomes the hub for West Virginia coal shipments to the lakes, with potential expansion of the Pennsylvania line to handle increased traffic. Combined assets are about 550 million dollars.

West Virginia Ohio Norfolk and Western Virginia Buckeye Great Lakes Hocking Valley Columbus Virginian van Sweringen Lakes Interstate Commercce Commission Pennsylvania Sandusky Toledo Associated Press New York

Harrison must serve three years in Ohio prison

Dwight Harrison former officer of the R L Dollings company that collapsed with a 7009000 loss to investors must serve three years in the Ohio penitentiary the supreme court ruled yesterday Harrison vice president secretary and general counsel was indicted with William G Benham after the company went into receivership formed by false representations in stock sales and was convicted in December 1928 sentence three to five years in state prison pending further appeals to the U S circuit court

Columbus Dwight Harrison R. L. Dollings Company Ohio Supreme Court Harrison R. L. Collings Company William G. Benham Compa compa went into a receivership in July. The indictments covered num@l Ee Eee Camarte

Radios Popular on Ohio Farms

On Ohio farms radios have doubled in a year says J C West statistician for the state crop reporting service. Data show an average of one radio per eight farms, with Central Western and Northern Ohio reporting the highest penetration levels.

Columbus Ohio J. C. West Gby West

Col John Coolidge Heads to Boston for Medical Observation

Plymouth Vermont reports Colonel John Coolidge father of President Coolidge will travel to Boston for medical observation for an ailment believed kidney related.

Plymouth John Coolidge Coolidge Boston

Senior High Student Walks 5000 Miles to School

Lil DAYS COOLVN Miss Wilm of the senior high school near Bethel Ridge has walked seven miles daily for four years to attend classes, missing only three days last year. Her total walking distance amounts to about 5,000 miles, comparable to a round trip to San Francisco. Her grades are excellent and her health strong.

Coolvn Wilm Bethel Ridge San Francisco Heu Coolville Ili

Whisky distribution probes target Columbus after grand jury summons

Thirteen Columbus residents were served subpoenas to testify before a Cleveland federal grand jury investigating illicit whisky movement from government inventories. Federal officials and state aides, including Port­erfield and Herschberger, also summoned, with witnesses from the Columbus Physicians and Druggists Co. and others tied to distribution networks.

Columbus Cleveland Federal Grand Jury Grand Jury Porterfield Fuil Grand W. K. Hershberger Division of Securities State Department of ‘Commerce Tiffin Gilmore Columbus Physicians and Druggists' Cie Y Company W. Rich Street Jane Con Abe Ungerleider Linterstate Ger Y. Ungerst Hayner Leider Hayne

Communists Backed Plot Seen Behind Bulgarian Bomb Blast

SOTA April 22 report says Bulgarian government asserts cathedral explosion was the opening move in a plan to overthrow the government. Provisional Soviet regime dates were set, leaders named, and many suspects arrested for collaboration with communist groups in Serbia and Czecho-Slovakia.

Sota Serbia Czecho-Slovakia Koloroff Dimitroff Todoroff Oboff

Arctic explorers plan amphibian flight to new Arctic land

US Navy pilots join Donald MacMillan on an amphibian air search for Arctica, a possibly hidden land in the Arctic Circle. The two planes, carrying a crew of three, will depart Boston or Wiscasset, head to Etah, Greenland, then to Axel Heiberg Land for an air base. Byrd commands and the National Geographic Society backs the expedition.

Washington Arctic Circle Donald I. MacMillan Navy Com Rt. Bk. Byrd Navy Bureau of Aeronautics National Geographic Society Loolidge MacMillan Wilbur Boston Mass Wiscasset Etah Greenland Byrd Axel Point Barrow Alaska Peary Axel Heiberg

Federal officials hunt higher ups in Troy whiskey leak

Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt assistant US attorney general and Oliver Pagan indict ment expert join the second special federal grand jury in Cleveland to probe liquor leakage from the Hayner distillery at Troy. Twelve witnesses expected including Abe Unegerleider whose testimony helped drive initial indictments of 100 people. The panel seeks the brains behind diverted bonded liquor to bootlegging channels.

Cleveland Mabel Walker Willebrandt United States Attorney General Oliver Pagan Federal Grand Hayner Troy Willebrandt St. Louis Pagan Washington Ohio Abe Unegerleider

Evening Pick Concerts for Older Listeners

WBAP at 7 30 features old time songs and southern melodies. WEMC at 8 15 presents the Tim String trio concert.

WBAP WEMC C. Tim

Property Sale Ordered to Satisfy Debts Against McLaughlin

Common Pleas Judge L G Worstell ruled that Peter McLaughlin fraudulently moved property to relatives to evade judgments. Eugene Tennihall and Hazel Hickman had won $356 and $2,400 respectively but could not collect while title stayed with relatives. The court voided the sale contract and ordered sheriff sale to satisfy the judgments and costs.

Peter McLaughlin Common Pleas L. G. Worstell McLaughlin Hyde & Armstrong Nelsonville Eugene Tennihall Hazel Hickman Common Pleas Court Tennihall

Presbyterian Men to Hear Judge Sayre

The Presbyterian Brotherhood and guests will host Judge E. D. Sayre at the final meeting of the series tomorrow evening. He will discuss a topic of present day interest and a dinner will be served promptly at 6 o'clock.

Presbyterian Brotherhood E. D. Sayre

Guardian Appointed for Medina Poisoner Martha Wise

Arthur P D Aylard manager of Medina Telephone Co is named guardian for Martha Wise accused poisoner of fourteen including her mother niece and guardian. Wise had deposited 1899 dollars in a Medina bank after engaging attorney Joseph Prit t of Cleveland. The fragment ends with a street scene remark about Coolidge and dice.

Medina Arthur PD. Aylard Medina Telephone Company Martha Wise Merton G. Is Joseph Pritt Cleveland

Two Men Arrested for Owning Moonshine Still

Millyfield, April 22. Charles Tylen and Grant Pyatt were arrested on possession of a still for making moonshine whiskey and arraigned before Magistrate L W Sanders. Tylen, reported as prominent in the Ku Klux Klan, pleaded guilty and was fined 100 plus costs and remanded. Pyatt also pleaded guilty and received a similar sentence.

Millyfield Charles Tylen Grant Pyatt L. W. Sanders Tylen Failty Pyatt

Crown Prince Leopold sails for Congo voyage

Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium departed for the Congo today with King Albert Queen Elizabeth and Princess Maria Jose at the pier to bid him farewell. The royal party watched as the prince set sail on the voyage to Africa.

Antwerp Leopold Belgium Congo Albert Elizabeth Maria Jose Plier

Kiwanis Meet Builds Twilight League Support

Kiwanis club discussed the Twilight or Industrial league and pledged full backing for league activities. Opening game is planned mid June on a Thursday afternoon to allow large attendance after banks close. Last year a Kiwanis cup went to the winner.

Kiwanis Club Kiwanis Kiwanis Clubs Robert Epps Kiwanis Orchestra Anderson, Haskins and Galligher Don Coe C. F. Babcock Columbus David Thompson Chicago

Firemen Rise From Raid When Moonshine Bottle Ignites Stove

Enforcement officers aided by neighbors raided a house and a woman hurled moonshine onto a stove causing a fire that spread to the woodwork. Firemen extinguished the blaze and saved the home.

Lafferty Dlary Enforcement

Attempted Rescue Fails as Raifuku Maru Sinks Off Nova Scotia

Coast Guard reports all 38 to 45 crew members aboard Japanese steamer Raifuku Maru perished when it sank in heavy seas off Nova Scotia. Cutter Tampa searched the area with other vessels but found no survivors.

Washington Nova Scotia Coast Guard United States Tampa Halifax Tam Raifuku Attie eRandei

Torso Reveals Cruel Murder in Chicago

Autopsy shows a young woman's torso found in a catch basin near Budiong golf course, with head arms and legs removed and vital organs exposed through a slash in the side, marking one of Chicago's most diabolical crimes.

Chicago Budiong

Painleve Blocks Herriot's Election In Chamber

Paris reports opposition to Premier Painleve halted the selection of Edouard Herriot as president of the Chamber. The chamber held a one hour vote with Herriot expected to win without a card, but opposition deputies refused to participate in the vote.

Paris Premier Painteve Chamber of Depostlesa Edouard Herriot J Mier Hershot Deput Voth

Door for the Devil in Cornwall Church Discovered

In a chapel near Cornwall England a medieval minter placed a small door near the altar to let the devil escape when parishioners renounced him and his works.

Cornwall Eng

The Age Question Faces Name in Report

A fragment discusses age as a factor in determining an identity. The brief notes uncertainty about whether the person is older, with no further context or verification provided.

Government booklet on Good Proportions in the Diet

The Government booklet Good Proportions in the Diet covers food selection, adequacy, wholesomeness, attractiveness and cost. It explains needed foods, portions, amounts, and suggests menus for well balanced meals for households. Fill out the coupon and send two stamps for return.

Request for booklet on good portions in the diet

Frederic J. Haskin of The Athens Messenger Information Bureau encloses two cont a stamps to return a copy of the booklet Good Portions in the Diet. Name Street City State.

Frederic J. Haskin The Athens Messenger Information Bureau Washington, D. C

Also Mentioned on This Page

ETANT WN Defense ENY RED Russia Arthur Brisbane Star Company Belgrade Dwivtit Iarrison Dollings Company U. S. Circuit Cour Atlanta Appeals Colonel Coolidge, III Lil Cook Cleveland Court Merle B. Cope- Athens North Pole George C. Fishe Eae U.dbha Ky. Ralph Baobin Wiitten HE Macmillan Arctic Donald F. Macmillan H K. E, “Yrd Federal Legal Department Worstell Presbyterian U. S Painleve Herriot
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