28 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1923
Page
1
Eleven state governors hold a meeting at IP Today to outline coordinated actions in the event of a strike affecting the state meet. Officials say the talks focus on contingency staffing, event pacing, and public safety.
Aug. 28. Representatives from 11 eastern states discuss coal distribution and price plans as the Bryden proposal is considered. President Coolidge postpones the cabinet meeting amid rising optimism a walkout could proceed and affect policy.
Gov Donahey today reinstated Mayor Reese of Youngstown and removed Police Chief Watkins amid hearings on charges of neglect to enforce liquor laws. The action, effective immediately, follows testimony from both sides and outlines alleged anti vice law enforcement failures.
Mayor John F. Hylan of New York remains very ill at Saratoga Springs. His physician Dr. George F. Comstock said there was no change since yesterday as the mayor was brought from New York and ordered to bed. He has been confined to his room.
In Chicago at the Waken and McCaughlin bonded warehouse ten men held up three guards early today and escaped with 45 barrels of whiskey valued at 150000 dollars.
Henry Albi Long, 67, collapsed and died while teaching a Sunday School class at Olivet Presbyterian Church on Olivet Street. Panic followed as students and adults watched. Officials say death appeared sudden and natural. authorities notified.
Assistant Attorney Augustus T. Seymour told the National Association of Attorneys-General in Minneapolis that the federal government will use all legal tools to protect the public. He urged closer federal state cooperation, denounced gambling in food commodities, and called for breaking up trade associations that fix prices by agreement.
New York August 28. Bituminous coal operators offer to form an emergency organization to distribute soft coal if a strike disrupts anthracite on September 1. John C Brydon president of the National Coal Association outlined the proposal at a conference with federal officials and executives of 11 New England and Atlantic states using anthracite coal.
Rushville high school boys John Crooks and Sage Whitmer traveled through Athens on Tuesday heading toward Ohio River points. In khaki, with light outfits, they left Rushville Monday afternoon and are being picked up by motorists along the route. They plan to visit Pomeroy and may cross the river.
A Mansfield woman hosts a bridge gathering when a hush falls as children descend the stairs with a bedtime message. A tiny but memorable moment unfolds as Willie reports a bedbug, eliciting reverent silence and a gentle family scene.
Washington announces that actual resumption of diplomatic relations with Mexico is being hastened by a series of notes between the two governments. The notes aim to clear up doubtful points in the recognition agreements.
Governor Pinchot meets with anthracite operators and miners in Harrisburg seeking a settlement to avert a Septem ber shutdown. He aims for a small wage increase for miners and a non adoption of the checkoff system, hoping both sides accept arbitration on all eleven issues.
Two sisters died three hours apart from cancer in Pomeroy Ohio on Aug. 28. Mrs. Will C Beahrs of Pomeroy died at Holzer hospital in Gallipolis at 7 30 AM aged 65 5 years wife of a Beahrs. Mrs. Mary Wilson aged 50 wife of Billy Wilson died on their Leading Creek farm at 4 39 PM. She was formerly married to the late Powder Bauer. The double funeral is set for Wednesday at 2 30 PM at the Pomeroy M E F church. Burial will follow in Beech Grove cemetery.
A Madrid despatch reports the Spanish cruiser Espana, which ran aground off Melilla while fighting Rif tribesmen along the Moroccan coast, has been sunk.
A. Welions, 50, and son Nelson, 22, of Steubenville, are in Grant hospital with serious injuries after a car collision 16 miles east of Columbus. Mrs Fellows, their daughter Gladys, son Lawrence, and Miss Nina Vreily were cut and bruised when the car turned over on the return from the state fair. Dan Trice of Pickerington owned the other car involved.
Special meeting of Columbus Golden Post No. 89 on August 29 at 1 30 p m to attend the funeral of Comrade John KF Biddle at the residence of Dr D H Biddle J W Pickering P Cc
John J. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers shifts headquarters from Atlantic City to the Bellevue-Stratford Philadelphia to be nearer the action. He plans to monitor the Pinchot conference in Harrisburg and could travel if developments warrant. A strike headquarters suite is ready, signaling prospects of directing the September 1 strike from Philadelphia.
Wesley McCoy, 18, brother of Denver bank robber Ray McCoy, was picked up by Athens police with weapons including a bowie knife and a .22 revolver. Chief Parker and Mayor Gill lectured him. he promised to reform and was released without charges.
Confident swimmer Carbis Walker of the Madison Golf Lakelands club will attempt the English Channel swim on Thursday. He trained at Dover and messaged friends in Cleveland saying he is sure to succeed.
A party from the Shafer wholesale grocery company of Athens toured the Sears Nichols Co. canning plant in Chillicothe on a Saturday outing mixing business and pleasure. Participants included H. C. Shafer, buyer H. C. Baker, FF. E. Dowler advertising manager, and 19 Shafer salesmen.
John Bradley of Sugar Creek was arrested Sunday by Sheriff McKinley and Officer Mariner for involvement in a drunken Saturday nightclub fight with Harley DeLong. At arraignment before Magistrate Helwig Monday evening, Bradley pleaded guilty and paid a $25 fine plus costs, then released.
Pierce's Restaurant on North Court Street changes hands to Baker and Baird, current operators of a local grocery and meat market. They plan to take possession around October 1 and make no immediate alterations. The sale was arranged via real estate agent W. F. Landis.
Herman B. Vassavant a leading Steubenville Ku Klux Klan member announced his candidacy for mayor in the upcoming November election. The move shifts the city’s local political dynamics and drew immediate attention from residents and rivals.
Ohio editors surveyed by International News Service say Calvin Coolidge will win Ohio support for the 1924 Republican nomination if he shows Cleveland firmness and handles major issues. Johnson is viewed as likely opponent, with Hoover and Dawes also named by some editors.
The Federal Reserve Board released a July August review noting improved trade volume and heavy merchandise sales alongside continued declines in wheat prices. Employment fell about two percent in July due to seasonal cutbacks, with some industries like autos and textiles cutting more workers while others added staff. Carloadings reached record levels in late July and continued into mid August as heavy distribution of raw materials and manufactured goods persisted.
Nellie Blanch Watson, a teacher near Athens, sues Prof B. K. Mardis of Ohio University for 25000 with alleged false rumors damaging her name and reputation. She claims prior advances led to accusations that reduced her job prospects and brought public scandal, aided by a humane officer Roach.
A special Sugar Creek district meeting of all community clubs will be held at the Sugar Creek community house on Wednesday at 7 PM. Executive Secretary Miss Stanfield announced plans for an engaging program and a guest speaker, aiming to outline winter work and activities. all members are urged to attend.
Plucky Breston of the community was seen intoxicated along Sugar Creek road near the schoolhouse. Sheriff McKinley and Officer Mariner took him into custody and he was jailed. He is likely to be arraigned before Magistrate Helwig on Tuesday evening.
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