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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1921
Page
1
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Hundreds of armed villagers and miners clash along the Logan Boone county ridge as spectators fear invasion. Deputy John Gore is reported killed and Major Thompson prepares a war department report while guards brace for possible federal troops.
In Transcaucasia near Tiflis Near East Relief workers report clothing scarcity forces barter with food. An orphanage manager traded 120 garments for sheep and dairy to feed 100 children, while high prices and lack of food limit exchanges across the Caucasus. Armed guards accompany clothing distributions to curb riots.
Columbus reports Lee Hall district president of the United Mine Workers denies that unemployed miners from Eastern Ohio are heading to trouble zones in West Virginia. He also refutes claims that Frank Levinski district No 5 president attended an executive board meeting on mine war action. The denial was confirmed by Levinski.
The Federal Trade Commission charged the Famous Players Lasky Corporation with forming a combination in violation of anti trust laws to break up a movie trust. The complaint also alleges violations of unfair trade practices and cites eleven other corporations and individuals as respondents in the action.
Albany August 31 The state soldier bonus law was declared unconstitutional by the Court of Appeals today in a ruling that challenges the measure’s legality.
Washington reports an informal accord between Secretary Hughes and Baron Shidehara the Japanese ambassador toward a full settlement of the Yap mandate and Pacific cable questions, as learned from authoritative sources.
In Tiffin Ohio the Junior Order of United American Mechanics concluded its annual convention with Tiffin selected as the site for the 1922 gathering. The Newark Aug 31 report notes the selection and the meeting’s close.
Dallas cotton exchange members forecast continued price increases as the cotton crop remains in its poorest condition since 1907.
W W Ackley a coal operator of 19 Park Place was severely injured when his stalled Oldsmobile roadster on the Day Crossing near Millfield was struck by the K and M passenger train No 4. The car was carried about sixty feet and Ackley suffered four fractured ribs and other injuries but internal injuries were not found. Clarence Bumgardner escaped unharmed. An ambulance waited at Athens station after the crash. Ackley had previously parked his car near the L D Poston mine on the closed Glouster Millfield road.
Yesterday in Ohio for August 31 highlights Arthur St Clair the Northwestern Territory governor died at Chestnut Ridge Pennsylvania. Born 1734 in Scotland. 1862 Cincinnati citizens prepared for defence against Kirby Smiths advancing army. 1864 George H Pendleton of Ohio nominated for Vice President on the Democratic ticket. 1881 Roy A Haynes born Hillsboro Ohio National Commissioner of Prohibition.
Berlin faced tense dawn as about a hundred thousand demonstrators gathered with safety police patrolling to prevent clashes. Chancellor Wirth received heavy guard after threats of assassination, while morning activities remained largely peaceful.
Washington reports federal troops are kept ready to move within an hour to West Virginia if miners fail to disperse after the President's proclamation. A regiment at Camp Dix New Jersey and reinforcements at Camp Sherman Ohio stand by with infantry and machine guns as the administration seeks to avoid declaring martial law.
Chicago reports rail unions including trainmen clerks and shop workers voting overwhelmingly against a 12 percent wage cut and preferring to leave service if negotiations fail. Denver shows 100 percent rejection. Chicago St Paul and other midwest cities show about six to one in favor of a strike. secrecy surrounds the outcome for engineers conductors and firemen.
West Virginia officials say the end of the miners' civil war now rests with the miners and the federal government. martial law threats have paused marches into non union territory but fear remains of a quick advance before federal troops arrive. Governor Morgan notes the situation is in the federal government’s hands.
Bel fast Aug 31 Terrific fighting broke out anew in Belfast. Shipyard workers on their way to work were ambushed and shot in York and Queen streets. One man was killed and scores wounded as rifle fire flowed from both sides of the car lines. The military formed an armed cordon around the hottest area. By noon and at lunch the fighting resumed.
Cincinnati August 31 United States government probes the Ku Klux Klan. Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty disclosed he has the Klan under investigation and that the inquiry remains in progress with no opinion given at this stage.
The Athens market will open at 8 am instead of 7 am. Manager Mrs. Robert L. Woodworth announced the change to ease farmers’ early-rising burdens as it stays dark earlier in the morning.
John B. Halsey of Long Bottom was missing since last Friday after separating from his family at the county fair. Relatives, the Jaccobs, notified the Halsey family that he arrived in Delaware, Ohio, last Friday. No further details are available and the reason for his visit remains a mystery.
Help wanted at The Messenger Office seeks a man to drive a truck and handle mail. Apply by calling 876 or 79 for details and appointment.
A Labor Day program at K of P Hall Nelsonville offers afternoon and night dancing with music by a top Hocking Valley dance orchestra. This social event features a premier ensemble and runs on Labor Day.
Local Red Cross appeal prompts Athens women to donate money for flannel and to sew 228 warm baby night dresses. The dresses, finished by volunteers, are displayed in the Home Furnishing Co window and will be shipped to New York Red Cross headquarters this week.
Wu Pei Fu, Chinese republican leader, has captured Yochu with no bloodshed, report from Hankow, China states. The message arrives as local authorities confirm the outcome of the operation without violence.
Dublin reports Belfast carnage and fires as Irish Republican Army mobilization orders go out. British authorities seek to arrest suspects as Sinn Fein strongholds are urged to rally, while peace talks face renewed strain and optimism for no break in negotiations remains uncertain.
Albany Ohio schools will open on September 5 with Superintendent C H Copeland and teachers at all levels including Florence Booth Lenora Saylor Della Webb in the high school and Oda Gillogly Mary Robinett Eleanor Maxwell Sadie Luckett in the grades Maud Knowwll Om listed for Fiat Run school.
An over supply on the local market caused dealers to cut milk prices by 4 to 6 cents on Monday in Zanesville. Reliable information indicates further reductions may follow as the market adjusts. Quart prices fell from 12 to 8 cents and pints from 6 to 5 cents.
In Columbus on August 31 three confessed gamblers testified they paid for protection as the hearing on charges against H. A. Atherton, the suspended Newark mayor, proceeded.
Thomas Strunk of Buckner Illinois confessed today to the slayings seven years ago of Lee Anderson and Verlo Valentine in Arcova Arkansas. The admission follows a lengthy investigation and links Strunk to the Arcova crime scene.
Washington Aug. 31 The navy reports a gasoline explosion burned the navy balloon Dé in her hangar at Rockaway Point New York. No one was killed though the hangar sustained serious damage.
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau offers a free booklet All About Milk by Dr Milton J Rosenau a Harvard authority. Readers can obtain a free copy by mailing a coupon with two cents and providing name and address.
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