Logan Officials Deny Rumors at the State House
Logan Gas company officials deny state house rumors that their demand for an early and final hearing on rate increases aims to influence a friendly commission. Hearings resume January 12 18 and 14 and run through February 2 3 and 4. Twenty-one municipalities protest the rise and charge haste before evidence is complete while governor appointments to the commission loom and may delay a final decision for months.
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Columbus
Logan Gas Company
State House
Commion
Ohio
Donahey
Frank Maullar
Maullar
George T. Poor
Senate
Marshall
N Gate Company
H.ee Teen Heta
Et Donaliy
Utilities Commission
Logan Company
State Commission
Advertising Expert to Speak at Athens Civic Clubs
Sherman Perry assistant director of publicity at the American Rolling Mills company will speak in Athens Monday and Tuesday to the Athens Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and to students of Ohio University. He will address Rotary at noon and Kiwanians at 6 30 PM Tuesday with the topic Incidents in Industry. He will also give three talks to students and faculty and speak on Letter Writing as a Factor in Marketing at 8 30 PM Monday in Ewing hall. Building consumer acceptance to national advertising will be the general topic at the commerce club meeting at 7 30 PM Tuesday in the Fine Arts building. business men are invited.
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Athens Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
School of Commerce
Ohio University
Sherman Perry
American Rolling Mills Company
Athens
Perry
Rotary Organization
Kiwanians
Ewing Hall
Commerce Club
Fine Arts
Picture Story of 1926 to Appear in Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger will publish a year in review in picture form beginning today on page four. Titled The World’s Romance of 1926 it covers triumphs disasters and major events with a months by month sequence and will guide readers through the year’s global narrative and its impact on 1927.
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Athens Messenger
Athens 4-H Steers Take Third in State Contest
Three Athens county 4-H members Clarence Ward Amesville George King Amesville and Erma Ward Amesville placed third with three steers at the second annual Junyter Livestock Show in Cleveland. Wyat Gibbons Washington Indiana sold a grand champion Angus steer for 3765 per pound. The event featured 170 steers and was supported by Union Stockyards Cleveland with local Cleveland businesspeople hosting. George King led 200 in stock judging and Everett Ball Athens took fourth in a hog calling contest.
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Athens County
Cleveland
Clarence Ward
Amesville
George King
Asmesville
Erma Ward
Angus
Wyat Gibbons
Washington
Ind
Union Stockyard
Gale Easier
Paul Mansfield
Athens
Everett Ball
Claire Ball
Emerson Ball
Ohio Farmers
Hocking Power seeks Oak Hill plant purchase
The Hocking Power company of Athens Ohio petitions the public utilities commission for authority to buy the Oak Hill power and light plant from David D Davis for 20000 dollars. The deal aims to extend electric service to Oak Hill and surrounding towns in southeastern Ohio.
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Columbus
Hocking Power Company
Athens
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
David D. Davis
Oak Hill
All Dressed Up as City Erects Large Christmas Trees
Two large Christmas trees have been erected in the business district this morning while a community tree decorates the cover of the area. The sight brings festive spirit to shoppers and residents.
Three to Die at Sing Sing for Grocery Hold-Up
Three Brooklyn gunmen William Barryouck Casimer Barryouck and John Maxwell were electrocuted at Sing Sing for the February Brooklyn grocery hold-up murder of Mary Letsch. The execution ends a high profile case as justice is served.
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Ossining
N. Bis Dee
U.R
Sing Sins
William and
Casimer Barryouck
John Maxwell
Brooklyn
Mary Letsch
Republican Senate Leaders Move to Quell Rising Agitation
Washington December 10 The Republican Senate leaders plan to sidetrack two Dill resolutions to bar Senators elect Ware and Smith from credentials and send them to the judiciary committee for an indefinite postponement Curtis the floor leader announced. They also urged Allen Moore Smith's campaign manager to advise Smith not to fill the late Senator McKinley’s unexpired term.
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Washington
U.R
Congress
Senate
Curtis
Ware
Pennsylvania
Smith
Illinois
Judiciary Committee
Allen
Moore
McKinley
Death by Own Action of Theresa Ehling Aged 14
Theresa Ehling 14 drank poison at home and died. She left a brief note saying goodbye and had been absent from school, prompting a warning about juvenile court. Coroner notes she is the youngest suicide he has seen in six years. Her mother Margaret Ehling was in hospital with heart disease.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Theresa Ehling
Margaret Ehling
D. C
Handley
Theresa
Board of Education
Jury Awards Miss Caldwell $60,000 in Pittsburgh Suit
A federal jury in Pittsburgh awarded New York show girl Miss Anne Caldwell $60,000 against John W. Hubbard. The panel found he promised to marry Caldwell and broke the engagement without justification.
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Pittsburgh
U.R
Anne Caldwell
New York
John W. Hubbard
Bee Draws Damages Verdict In Hartford Truck Case
In Hartford Frank Bloomfield lost his damage claim against Travelers Insurance and Coca Cola Bottling after a bee entered through the front windshield. The Compensation Commissioner ruled the insect was not attracted by syrup and had merely happened along.
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Hartford
Conn
Den
United Press
Frank Bloomfield
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Coca Cola Bottling Works
Noonan
Bloomfield
Mexican arms ships head for Nicaragua port as war clouds loom
Official concern rose as reports said Mexican ships carrying munitions for Nicaraguan rebels were en route to Puerto Cabezas where the US gunboat Tulsa is stationed. Diaz regime claims anti Mexico propaganda while Congress debates strength and defense options amid looming tensions.
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Washington
Wetness of Smith Sparks Church Opposition
Dr. Clarence True Wilson, secretary of the Methodist Episcopal Board on Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals, stated that opposition to Governor Al Smith’s presidential candidacy stems from his stance on Prohibition not his faith. He affirmed support for a candidate loyal to the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act regardless of religion.
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Washington
United Press
al Smith
Board of Temperance
Prohibition
Methodist Episcopal Church
Clarence True Wilson
Wilson
Call for United Action to End Coal Trade Evils
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis urged a united effort by the bituminous coal industry to curb strikes, overproduction, and cutthroat competition. He proposed a conference of coal districts to align economics, create a unified labor program, and ensure a steady coal supply at fair prices and wages. He urged ignoring controversial issues and pooling interests for the public good.
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Washington
James J. Davis
Davis
Elf
United States
McPherson Riddle Soon Answered Officials Say
Los Angeles officials say the McPherson abduction case hinges on identifying a "Miss X" who shared a Carmel-by-the-Sea cottage with Ormiston during the disappearance last summer. Ormiston, held for questioning, is a principal figure in the case against Aimee Semple McPherson and her mother.
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Los Angeles
U.R
Aimee Semple McPherson
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Miseradio
Evangsis Angelus
Temple
M Phe
Mrs. McPherson
Miss X
Carmel-by-the- Sea
Ormiston
Mystery surrounds Kenneth G. Ormiston arrival in Chicago
Chicago authorities report Kenneth G. Ormiston still missing as of today despite expected arrival from Harrisburg Pennsylvania last night where he was taken into custody yesterday.
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Chicago
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Harrisburg
Pai
Doheny Testifies He Entered Deals To Save Country
U R E L Doheny testified at the oil conspiracy trial that he entered Pearl Harbor Elk Hills contract negotiations to save the country from invasion. He described Admiral Robison's report of Japan mobilizing its fleet and said he resolved to bid to supply oil to the fleet.
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Doheny
Washington
U.R. E
Robison
Dawes and Chamberlain Win Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo announcer says Vice President Charles G. Dawes of the United States and Sir Austen Chamberlain receive the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize. The prize, about $25,000, will be split between them, with Dawes cited for the Dawes plan aiding Germany’s economic reorganization. Roosevelt Root and Wilson are noted as prior American laureates.
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Oslo
Norway
U.R
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Austen Chamberlain
Coal export restrictions to end Sunday midnight
London dispatch reports that remaining coal export restrictions will be lifted at Sunday midnight. The official wireless says one hundred thousand more miners are at work, signaling increased production and a shift in wartime coal policy.
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London
Murphey Insurance Pioneer Dies After Long Illness
Oliver B. Murphey 74 a well known Southern Ohio insurance man died at his East State street home in Athens after months of illness. He helped found O. B. Murphey & Ben and later ran the firm with his son Frank R. Murphey until retirement five years ago. Survived by widow and children Clarence, Mrs. Green, Dr. Murphey, Frank, and Mrs. Crooks with several grandchildren. Funeral set for First Methodist Church Athens with burial in Hebbardsville.
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Oliver B. Murphey
East State Street
Athens
Ohio
Pleasanton
Mr. Murphey
Amos C
Martha Baker Murphey
Jerseyville
Atwood Institute
Albany
Arretta Logan
Henry Logan
Entil
Menenet Cnnnar
H. Gok
Murphey
Frank R. Murphey
Athens County
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
McKinstry
H. A. Green
Portsmouth
E. L. Murphey
Corning
F. Stanley Crooks
Columbus
Franklin C. Murphey
Richard RK. Murphey
Jackson
Misa Helen Murphey
Eugene Murphey
Herbert
Martha
Mary Green
Portermouth
Coal Mine Disaster Death Toll Reportedly Rises
Early reports indicate a mine disaster near Princeton with seventy one men believed entombed. Rescue squads work toward the mine site as two additional bodies are recovered and casualties are awaited at Princeton Hospital and another facility in Woeville.
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Peter
Third Venire Block Added in McDermott Trial Effort
Canton December report states a third special venire was summoned to seat a jury for Pat McDermott in the Don R. Mellett case. Defense counsel E L Mills again seeks delay while Judge E W Dient overrules venue challenges amid affidavits alleging prejudice and a confrontation with prosecutor C B McClintock in Nanty Glo Pa.
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Canton
Pat McDermott
Don
R. Mellett
E.L. Mills
E. W. Dient
Stark County
Tom McDermott
C. B. McClintock
McDermotts
McClintock
Nanty-Glo
Senator Tyson Exposed Over Primary Spending Claims
Knoxville attorney John R. Neal presented a demand to Senator Ernst of the Senate privileges and elections committee calling for an investigation into Tyson Tennessee Democrat spending in the 1924 primary. Neal asserts Tyson used about 1.6 million dollars to win the nomination and alleges a slush fund supported the effort.
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Washington
Tyson
Tennessee
Ernst
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
John R. Neal
Knoxville
Neal
Cost Factors Are As Important as Farm Legislation
Murray D. Lincoln of the Ohio Farm Bureau federation says relief legislation alone cannot lift agriculture from its downturn. A federation survey found cost factors and selling prices both crucial to farmers' economic return. Lincoln announces a statewide series of meetings to present the findings and unite farmers behind a program of action.
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Columbus
Murray D. Lincolm
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Lincoln
Ohio
Cornwell Returns From Meeting Of County Auditors
County Auditor Fred Cornwell returned from Columbus where he attended a meeting of Ohio auditors. He said most counties are delayed in preparing tax duplicates for the next year. Athens county officials will not be ready to start tax collection until at least February 1. Appraiser returns are on file and being checked. the county treasurer will not receive the duplicate until reappraisal is completed and final figures are made.
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Fred Cornwell
Columbus
Ohio
Cornwell
Athens County
Widow Ordered to Pay Widow for Jealousy Allegation
In Cleveland on December 10 a Common Pleas jury ruled Mrs. Sadie Rose must pay Mrs. Grace Ansell $22,500 for alleged injury to her husband’s affections. The case centered on claims of marital betrayal and resulting damages.
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Cleveland
Sadie Rose
Grace Ansell
Common Pleas
Hospital Superintendents Discharged Amid Turmoil
Detroit police report show hospital officials dismissed after student misconduct and smoking incidents tied to a $10,000,000 facility. Authorities indicate contentious leadership changes followed, with hospital executives cited in internal reviews and disciplinary actions.
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Detroit
Det
L_s
Pital
Ford
Bae
W. 1
Genie
Katherine G. Taale
Weather Record Note From A Winter Day In History
Nine years ago today a wave brought temperem eight below sete and eel thic date ever knows. From yesterday till today the temperature varied more than one-fourth of a degree remaining at forty degrees. The warmest day for ten years was in 1897 when the temperature rose to 64.
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Sete
Henry West Seriously Hurt In Sugar Creek Accident
The report states Henry West, 61, sustained injuries to both legs while hauling coal at Sugar Creek. He received medical treatment after the collision. the fracture affected the left leg and upper body as reported by local authorities.
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Sugar Creek
Moral West
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