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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
1
Grand Rapids reported the recovery today of fifty victims from a Southern mine disaster as efforts continued. The incident prompted calls for better safety and rapid response measures in mining regions.
Ohio State University faculty members suspected of ordering liquor from Darney Horton face possible disclosure to the state board and prohibition officials. Horton, an English instructor, is slated for trial on liquor charges after a raid on his Columbus home yielded a still and liquor. Friends propose a public fund to cover Horton’s fines, while student leaders call the affair a tempest in a teapot amid university drink and propaganda rumors.
More than 50 000 tons of Welsh and Scotch coal head for Boston as British firms push anthracite supply to the New England market. They promise timely delivery and prices slightly below domestic coal after freight. In three weeks roughly 100 000 tons of hard coal arrived at North Atlantic ports from Great Britain and Germany, with similar coke imports.
Lieutenant doctor Samuel W. McEwen, 38, attached to the U S Marine Corps recruiting station, killed himself in his Metropole hotel room with a razor last night. Police say letters indicate he acted after divorcing his wife several months ago.
Three sisters tied the knot together in a single ceremony. They were given away by a brother, with another brother and a third man participating in the proceedings. The event highlighted a family milestone and communal support.
Earl Jones, 20, of Cuyahoga Falls, is under arrest in Akhon for allegedly stealing 4260 dollars from the C. H. Yeager company where he worked as a clerk. He reportedly confessed to sending counterfeit credit slips to the cashier to claim goods were returned and then pocketing the cash.
George Steele of Coalton was found guilty of killing sheriff Fletcher Collins in a deliberate act while Collins pursued him. The jury deliberated six hours and asked for mercy. no appeal or new trial yet filed. Steele faced two counts but was convicted on the officer homicide charge.
Archbishop T. S. McNicholas of Cincinnati urged in Marion that while crime reports tempt youths, the press bears no sole blame for crime stories. He blamed parental neglect and a public taste for sensational crime news for the crime wave, during a St. Marys parish visit.
D Mahon international president of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employer of America denounces the Ku Klux Klan as a religious agency introduced by big business to destroy the unions and urges Detroit carmen to stand by the union in Cleveland on December 11.
The state clemency board announced parole for eighty six inmates from the Mansfield reform facility after its monthly hearing where 150 cases were reviewed. The action follows the board's regular session and reflects its parole decisions for the month.
New York Dec 11 Prospects for price reductions in staple American foods are extremely slight. Industry leaders report firm markets with a slight upward trend. Hog receipts have dropped about 20 percent from 1924, and prices for wheat and milling grades keep flour and bread costs high.
Detroit December 11 the Federal Council of Churches through its executive committee went on record supporting prohibition. It endorsed the administrative report praising the dry law despite criticism from the council's research committee which had stirred controversy earlier in autumn.
Fifty bodies were recovered and rescue efforts continued at Overton coal mine No. 2 near Birmingham. The blast trapped miners in gassed lower levels, with ten missing and others injured. families gathered at an improvised morgue as rescue workers faced dangerous conditions and slow progress.
Washington December 11 The American Congress endorsed today the stand of anthracite operators in their dispute with miners. The resolution said operators offered to submit all matters in controversy to the court without reservation to terms in verse.
In Los Angeles two masked men dressed as police officers flashed fake badges and stole 600 cases of confiscated liquor from a United States customs warehouse today.
Police face conflicting stories as they investigate an attack on Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Berry last night in Columbus. The woman is in serious condition and physicians fear Mr. Berry will likely die.
In Columbus Ohio on December 11 the state utilities commission approved abandonment of the Poston depot project without objection. The ruling follows a period of review and signals a shift in local transit plans for the region. Authority and procedural steps were noted as complete, paving the way for final disposition.
The Hocking Valley railroad seeks to abandon its station at Poston in Athena county effective after thirty days public notice. The action is requested in Contempt proceedings to obtain permission for the closure.
In a case labeled today as a grim tale of crime, Olympia Macri faced murder charges after shooting John Bagnano. The jury acquitted her, and Mrs. Whitney offered shelter for Macri and her newborn. The undertaker arranged a permanent residence for Bagnano.
The president argues that mistaken government activity threatens the nation more than insufficient legislation. He concedes private initiative has value but insists intelligent government action could be vastly more effective.
The article argues for government action in national projects. It notes that private effort could not have built the Panama Canal or created the national post office, and that railroads across the continent required legislation and government support.
Opinion rail against government meddling by Wall Street as undesirable when political power is used for control but praise is given to intelligent independent action free of plutocratic influence. The piece defends honest, informed policy over elitist manipulation.
Commentary notes that the United States may join the world court cautiously, with politicians wary of public opinion from women in the states. The piece casts the move as a timid but strategic entrance into European affairs.
The piece contrasts George Washington and 4 million Americans with today’s leaders backed by 115 million people and vast wealth. It argues the current figures assume America cannot stand alone while Washington trusted self-reliance. The author blames today’s politicians, not the nation, for this view.
The article notes New York’s tendency toward large scale projects and bold plans, signaling continued emphasis on expansive developments and ambitious public works in the nation’s largest city.
Miami crowds push through long lines for mail and telegraph as service frays. Residents describe constant rush at work and play, with high costs and emotional strain. A woman laments soap scarce and a girl cries over her last stocking.
Columbus reports State Prohibition Commissioner McDonald states inspectors seized a book from Professor Horton at Ohio State University. The volume allegedly lists names of persons who ordered Yuletide liquor from Horton. Deputies claim a search warrant was used in the raid.
Comptroller J W McIntosh reports US bank power grows with combined banking assets totaling 60.5 billion to 1924, US stocks abroad totaling 9.67 billion with 8.22 billion held domestically, and a gold stock of 4.546 billion. Hungary and France lead foreign currency totals, while US bank clearings reach 605.299 billion. National banks report loans and investments at 19.106 billion and reserves at 24.571 billion, up over the year.
Cincinnati dated report states Thomas P. Seita a 60 year old traveling salesman deceived two women for years and married both. A letter found by Wife No 3 triggered his arrest after Wife No 2 dated December 31 1916 in Michigan prompted police to arraign him for the grand jury. He kept separate homes in Cincinnati and Lancaster and confessed.
Wil lam J. Rinker alias Vernon Lowry confesses to stealing a registered mail package worth 6200 at Council Bluffs Iowa in August 1919 and $400 from a mail pouch at Charlotte North Carolina on November 1 1925. He is jailed in Parkersburg West Virginia for purse snatching and claims a Brunswick Maryland birthplace and a merchant marine stint. Police check other alleged violations and note a long criminal record across several cities.
Fragmented remarks outline debate over capital needs for growth and expanded housing programs. The text references President Cook, fiscal policy, and demands for greater expenditures while questioning repercussions for business and the economy.
Fragmentary OCR text presents unclear, garbled names and street fragment. No coherent event or people list emerges to justify a clear summary.
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