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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1921
Page
8
Thorne aged 82 former portmaster of Saxon and noted Republican wheelhorse in the eastern county is at Holzer hospital in Gallipolis for bladder trouble operation. Outcomes feared by friends.
Probate Judge Carleton's annual report to the Secretary of State shows that in the year three men and nine women were committed to the Athens State hospital all white. One white person was committed to C. H. E. at Gallipolis. An 11 year old boy and a 14 year old girl were sent to the industrial school. Seventy estates were administered forty five wills admitted to probate and two hundred and thirty two marriage licenses issued nine of which were colored couples.
Warren W. Miller age 22 of Cheshire and Miss Charlotte Swisher age 18 of Middleport pledged their troth Saturday afternoon with Justice Martin presiding.
Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Ford join Mrs. Schwegman Mrs. J. Q. Rice and Mrs. Anna Geary as participants at the Granville Baptist summer assembly.
Captain Jividen of the Pomeroy-Mason ferry and his wife and two daughters suffered injuries when their car rolled off a detour after a passing man cut in near Buffalo. They had traveled about 1800 miles through Gettysburg Washington Niagara Falls and Canada before the crash. The wife and children had minor injuries. Jividen sustained cuts to his arm and shoulder. The wrecked car went to Cleveland for repair, and the family returned home by rail last Friday.
Emmett Peoples and family returned from a 2200 mile journey in a Henry car starting near Clay Center Nebraska and ending at Yellowstone Park. The trip took about a month and doubled their initial $400 budget due to gunburns and travel costs.
A petition signed by 219 Rutland Township voters asks the board of elections to change the west end polling place from Rutland Village to Langsville with a slight proposed adjustment in lines. No action has been taken yet.
Word reached here Saturday of the death of C. F. Vore in Nelsonville that morning. Friends he made while in business here heard the news with much regret.
The Meigs County Chautauqua opened strongly with over 500 season tickets sold, a new record for the organization. The Sholle Family Orchestra opened Saturday, performing again Sunday, while Dr. S Parks Cadman delivered a powerful lecture to a capacity crowd on Contest Day.
An Indianapolis native and former Mason City player who joined Cincinnati in 1902 is visiting Bend. He had his career cut short in 1903 when a pistol shooting during a post office raid ended his rise to stardom.
Paris reports the Lloyd George Northcliffe verbal clash likened to the Dempsey Carpentier bout. Lloyd George seen as Carpentier with quick footwork while Northcliffe resembles Dempsey with a heavy punch. Commentators say Northcliffe won the first round by securing a White House reception. Lloyd George delivered a strong right in the second.
Thames England July 30 The allies will meet in a few days to settle the Silesian question Premier Lloyd George said at the unveiling of a memorial in Thames. He urged plain speaking and said Britain seeks peace and understands France immediate interests after war taught the value of peace.
The article notes that jitamines are unfamiliar but easy to add by ensuring milk and green vegetables appear in daily meals. It emphasizes simple dietary steps to boost nutrient intake through common foods.
Republican observers in Washington say the honeymoon is over as Harding shifts patronage to John T. Adams and moves to tackle major tasks. Disarmament talks, foreign debt refunding, Pacific settlement, wartime conclusions with Germany, railroads, tax and tariff revisions, Shipping Board reorganization, and government department reshuffles are among the irons in the fire.
World featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane agreed to meet Danny Frush of Baltimore in a 12 round title bout at Dunn Field in Cleveland on September 19. The $60,000 purse first reflects a record prize for a light weight title fight under the heavyweight limit. Kilbane will earn half of the gate with a $2,500 training advance to Frush. Harris must finalize Frush's side while Kilbane's signing remains contingent on the boxing commission approval.
Pasadena July 30 plans for a second great stadium in California move forward after the tournament of roses stadium land purchase. A ten acre deed is in possession following negotiations with Henry Shlaud of this city. Additional land buys and condemnation actions are under way with surveys for boulevards to the site already begun.
Official 1921 1926 comparisons reveal imports fell 43 percent and exports 25 percent with crude materials and foodstuffs most affected. Emergency tariff cut imports May 27 through June, while exports of crude materials and foods shifted amid Germany's purchases and domestic demand. The report notes a favorable overall balance and seeks stronger protectionist policy.
A Republican Publicity Association statement from Washington argues three policy lines to aid American labor. It supports immigration restriction, a tariff on cheap foreign goods, and boosting export trade to raise wages and living standards for workers. It cites Americanization of immigrants and a balanced import duty, with export-promoting steps such as trade reps abroad and a merchant marine to widen markets. The piece ends with a note on wartime unemployment and a historic aside about the Tower of London walls.
Stanford University moves ahead with a stadium project expected to be the largest in the West and among the largest in the nation. Subscriptions from alumni and friends are rushing in as construction progresses, with Pasadena's stadium a close rival for capacity and cutting edge facilities.
Ott F. Grether of Fairlawn Ohio praises Tanilac after a year of better health. He details relief from stomach issues headaches and kidney pain with restored appetite sleep and energy. His wife and children also benefited and he plans to continue using Tanilac as a tonic.
In Chicago a question arises if a legally executed person revived after hanging could be prosecuted for crimes or protected by law. Jurists like Judge Hugo Friend and Judge David Brothers debate whether revived individuals retain rights or remain wholly outside legal protection after execution and brief revival.
State Attorney Lioy Heth argued a complicatio could free the man who might walk from the morgue untouchable by law yet unable to marry. Judge Harry Fisher cited an old theory that a rope fulfilled the law, but modern law holds the man either dead or alive.
A teacher assigns a boy to sit beside a girl as punishment, drawing questions about fairness and modern views on discipline in a school setting. The incident prompts discussion on appropriate classroom management and gender dynamics among students and staff.
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