Defense Speaks Rowland Pleads for Justice From Jury
Rowland pleads for justice while noting he obeyed traffic laws as the defense presents its case to the jury.
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Rowland
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1925
Page
2
Niggemeyer Trial Highlights Jury Argument Over Speed Fatality
The Niggemeyer murder trial shifted to closing pleas with state attorney Bruce Wells urging punishment to protect society and deter danger. Defense lawyer O F Rowland claimed justice for John Niggemeyer, while prosecutor R W Finsterwald stressed the defendant’s unlawful speed on a familiar road and fault in Warner’s parked car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niggemeyer
Bruce Wells
John Niggemeyer
Tom
John
O. F. Rowland
Warner
Rowland
Niggemeyer Bay
Mr. Woolley
Woolley
Pinsterwald
R. W. Finsterwald
Mechanicsberg
Scout Troop 2 to Meet Friday in Athens
Boy Scouts, Troop No. 2 of the late Methodist Episcopal church in Athens will gather Friday night at 7 o'clock for a meeting to reorganize the troop, announced Scoutmaster Roy Dupier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iate Methodist Episcopal Church
Athens
Roy Dupier
New York Hair Trends Eye bobbed Styles Decline
Report notes a shift as women grow out bob hairstyles in New York with hat designers creating gear for unbobbed heads. The hair trade, once steady, strengthens as fashion moves toward longer tresses and a rising demand for new headwear styles.
Patience on a Monument in Bucyrus Divorce Filing
T L Donaldson, 24 years after his wife left home, filed suit for divorce claiming civil neglect. The case noted in Bucyrus dated December 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucyrus
T. L. Donaldson
International radio test week to involve all North American and European stations
Washington reports an international broadcasting test week set for late January. The plan includes every U S Mexico Canada and European outlet participating with staggered fifteen minute slots and five one hour European periods from 11 p m to midnight Eastern time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Mexico
Canada
Europe
Pacific Coast
Employers urged to consider shopping needs of employes
Mayor L A Koons received a appeal from Pauline Smith president of the Ohio Newspaper Women's association urging Athens employers to grant earlier holiday shopping time for women workers. She notes many miss December shopping due to late scheduling and argues early December time off yields better selections as merchants offer holiday wares earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Koons
Pauline Smith
Ohio
Women’s Association
Athens
Miss Smith
Mayor Koons
12000 Workers Attend Philadelphia Public School Classes
More than 12,000 men are attending classes in Philadelphia public schools with the majority in the industrial arts division. The program is built on cooperation between labor unions and employers, focusing on advanced crafts and apprenticeship training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Public Schools
Curry Launches Bills to Overhaul National Defense and Air Policy
Rep Charles R Curry CA Republican fires first salvo in a clash with military policy leaders over aeronautics and national defense. He drafts two bills to replace separate war and navy secretaries with a secretary of national defense and to centralize aviation regulation under the secretary of commerce. The plan opposes the Morrow board findings and Col Mitchell, with President Coolidge expected to back the Morrow report. The House aircraft committee is also set to endorse Mitchell’s views, signaling a major congressional clash next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles R Curry
California
Wm. Mitchell
Morrow
Air Service
Army General Staff
Navy General Board
Coolidge
Curry
Congress
House Aircraft Committee
Mitchell
Morrow Board
Mayor Scheible Caught in Alleged Secret Conclave
Youngstown reports that after sending curtains to the laundry the mayor did not pull down the shades. Reporters allegedly saw Mayor Scheible in secret talks with Clyde Osborne a noted klan figure, exposing a possible impropriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Scheible
Clyde Osborne
Gas Fight Leaders to Meet in Marion Tomorrow
City solicitors and attorneys for thirty five of seventy two Ohio municipalities affected by Logan Gas Co rate hikes plan a Marion conference. The 10 a m meeting at Hotel Harding will coordinate legal action against the rate increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ohio
Logan Gas Company
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Galion
Crestline
Elyria
Bucyrus
Hotel Harding
C. E. Owald
Fortune for Grange Draws Record Gate in New York Debut
New York crowds of over 66 000 packed the venue for Red Grange top billing his home debut to cap a possible 100 000 gate The World’s most famous footballer stood to earn between 30 000 and 40 000 from the single appearance Mike Palm would take over for Dutch Mandrian at end for Chicago Bears as Hendrian nurses broken ribs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Promied Gelis
Red Grange
Fortune
Grange
Mike Palm
Peng @tater
Macndrian
Pittsburgh
Chicago Bears
Hendrian
Ferguson to fill two vacancies on Texas highway board
Austin dispatch reports Governor Miriam A Ferguson planned to fill two quickly vacated highway commission posts at noon. Resignations by Frank V. Lanham and Joe Burkett opened the seats, with Ferguson reportedly choosing from a list of candidates she has considered. An appeal for a special legislative session from cattlemen in Galveston and Brazoria counties drew attention amid hardships from cattle losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Highway Commission
State Highway Department
Frank V. Lanham
Joe Burkett
Galveston
Brazoria
Steve del
Wealthy Youth Trap Jeopardizes Rhinelander Marriage
In White Plains New York on December 3 the trial for annulment over Leonard Kip Rhinelander’s marriage to Alice Jones Rhinelander proceeded. Counsel Isaac Mills argued the bride concealed her negro origin, while Mills claimed Rhinelander was misled by a trap laid by Rhinelander’s wealthy spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Alice Jones Rhinelander
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Isaac N. Mills
Rhinelander
Mills
Conductors May Sell Tickets In Transit
Negotiations underway by large rail and bus carriers to adopt a ticket printing and auditing device carried by conductors. The system would eliminate most ticket offices and sellers, with passengers receiving tickets directly from the conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Secretary Mellon Sees Solid Ground for Business
Treasury Secretary Mellon expresses confidence in current business stability with no signs of inflationary or boom tendencies, arguing that American prosperity rests on solid foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Remorse Over Wife's Death Triggers Man's Suicide Attempt
Richard Wine, 24, of Dayton attempted self harm at Miami Valley hospital after feeling remorse for his wife Mrs. Wine who died Monday after taking poison following a quarrel. The couple had been married three months. He had hoped to end his own life in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Richard Wine
Miami Valley Hospital
Oklahoma City widow argues for late smoking rule
Mrs. Margaret Wheeland, 72, insists it is acceptable for flappers to smoke but only after age fifty and with a pipe rather than cigarettes. She notes she has smoked constantly since she was eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Wheeland
Oklahoma City
Okla
Prohibition Reform Group Attacks Coolidge Over Enforcement
The United Committee on Prohibition Enforcement labels current action a farce and scandal and calls for Secretary Mellon’s removal. Clin ton H Howard drafts the report accusing the White House of failure to zealously enforce the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
United Committee On Prohibition Enforcement
Organisa Tiome
Aewhe
Howard
Mint Flavor Shortage Impacts Christmas Candy Makers
Women who make Christmas candy will slow production this year due to a peppermint crop failure. Peppermint is a major commercial crop grown by farmers in Wisconsin Michigan northern Iowa northern Illinois northern Indiana and northwestern Ohio with hundreds of tons harvested annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iainois
Indiana
Ohio
Spain shifts to civilian cabinet after military rule
Madrid reports that General Primo De Rivera's military directorate yields to a civilian cabinet sworn in at 11 am. The new government, drawn from a pro civil circle, aims to calm discontent, ease Morocco concerns, and tackle the budget with aid for workers. Outbreaks feared if reform delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Primo de Rivera
Primo ‘de Rivera
General de Rivera
King
Alfo
Fat Wall Street Bonuses Signal Market Confidence
A Wall Street tone hints at rising bonuses and continued financial activity. The report notes sustained expectations of rewards tied to performance amid ongoing market optimism and corporate earnings.
Decapitated youth found after missing from home
The body of Hayward Starsley, long missing from his South Point home, was discovered near Sheridan. He had been struck by a railway train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis, CO
Hayward Starsley
South Point
Sheridan
Ohio urged to finish Christmas shopping early
The Ohio health authorities urge shoppers to complete most Christmas buying before the holiday rush. State health director J B Monger notes the plan aims to reduce strain on workers behind counters and in postal and express services by spreading the peak shopping period over a longer time. Merchants have already displayed full Christmas stocks earlier this year to aid this effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
J. M. Higgins
J. B. Monger
State Department
Postal and Express
Pinchot to Decide on Special Session and Coal Strike
Governor Gifford Pinchot planned to decide next week in Harrisburg whether to call a special session of the legislature and how to proceed on ending the anthracite strike. He had not made a firm decision and was weighing the advisability of convening lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Alseo
Fragmentary note hints at purchase and bureau tags
A jumbled line mentions buying and tags related to Jaguery 1 and bureaus. Connections and specifics are unclear due to damaged OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atate Keom
Jaguery 1
Avbld
Wdnatadea
Reading good leads to finding more interesting people
A concise maxim suggests that cultivating reading skills reveals better people than books, implying that attention to literature enhances social discernment and connections with others. The quote emphasizes that reading well expands one’s ability to recognize valuable individuals.
Arthur Grisbanes Consright 1935 by Star Company
European powers sign Locarno treaty to prevent future war pledging mutual aid if Germany attacks France or England while noting if France attacks Germany England will aid Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Grisbans
Consright
Star Company
Germany
France
England
Europe achieves unified bloc with U.S. outside cost burden
The commentary praises Europe's progress toward a united system while noting relief that the United States is not financially liable. It frames the development as hopeful yet requires continued attention to costs and governance.
Forest raid: two gypsies steal horse amid mob pursuit
In Russia two gypsies steal a horse and are seen leading it into a forest. Peasants surround the wood and beat the animal, targeting game they believe is hunted by the noble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Burnings Across Faiths Mentioned In Prose Opening Note
The passage depicts brutal burnings of Jews and Protestants and references historic executions. It critiques religious intolerance by noting past cruelties and cites figures such as Servetus and Sir Thomas More. The text portrays a radical, condemnatory stance against forced religious conformity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servetus
Calvin
Thomas More
England
Fragmentary reflection on historic king and church rule
A fragmented quotation contrasts past kings and church authority with present peasant life. It laments continued barbarism and brutal laws as remnants of older reigns, implying a cycle of oppression that persists in society.
Governor Pinchot Says Cost Burden May Hit Mine Owners
Governor Pinchot comments on rising costs and warns mine owners of potential financial strain as production costs escalate and policy changes loom. He urges prudence for industry stakeholders amid economic uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinchot
Harbor improvement funds sought for Ohio port project
War department plans allotments for harbor work at Harbor Ohio totaling 25000 dollars. The note cites prohibition and regulation debates as context for national liquor policy while mentioning past experiments in China and concerns over drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
War Department
Harbor
aS Meare See ev ts
The readable fragments hint at a local event or notice with unclear names and dates. Despite fragmented text, the item appears to reference a community matter or notice requiring further clarification from the original page.
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