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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
1
AFL Leaders Sent to Prison in Missouri Ruling
Gompers Mitchell and Morris jailed as judges in Missouri hand down prison terms for union officials. Fines levied against the American Federation of Labor leaders amid oil company leak investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gompers
Mitchell
Morris
American Federation of Labor
Missouri
Contempt case against Buck Stove Co. vs Gompers ends in prison terms
Justice Wright of the District Supreme Court ruled against the Federation of Labor officials in the Buck Stove and Range Co. contempt case. Gompers received twelve months imprisonment, Mitchell nine months, Morrison six months. Pending appeal, they were later released on bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Federal Court of Appeals
Gompers
Mitchell
Missouri Supreme Court Ousts Oil Firms in Missouri
The Missouri supreme court declared Standard Oil Company of Indiana and Republic Oil Company of Missouri illegal in the state and ordered their removal from business. The Waters Pierce-Neut Oil Company was dissolved. Each firm was fined $60,000 as the court found they conspired to fix prices, limit trade, and curb competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Republic Oil Company of
Missouri
Pierce-Neut Oil
Frederick Burnham Found Dead in New York Home
Frederick Burnham former president of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance was found dead in his bed in New York. Police say death by his own action amid ongoing indictment in life insurance scandals. The report notes Burnham faced criminal charges related to the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnham
The
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Jury Unable to Reach Verdict in Yates Rape Case
The jury reported eight to four in favor of acquittal after a prolonged trial. They were discharged at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday with no agreement possible. Judge Wood set bail for Yates at $500, bond which he believes he can furnish, and court adjourned until Wednesday, December 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yates
Cage
Sback
Wood
No Paper Christmas In Daily Messenger Tradition
The Daily Messenger will not publish on Christmas Day as a legal holiday. The decision follows the annual custom, with the Messenger force休 entitled to a break from the daily grind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Daily Messenger
School Christmas Program at Miss Crammer’s School
Miss Bessie Crammer’s school in Jerseyville hosts a seminary Christmas Eve program beginning at 7 30 o clock. The public is cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerseyville
Bessie Crammer
Acadia Coal Company Eyes Eastern Athens County Territory
W K Peters hosted visiting Canad ian figures Hon H R Emerson and Hon J S Lowe representing the Acadia Coal Company. The group owns about 2000 acres of coal land in eastern Athens and southern Washington counties along the B and C S W line. They plan development and preliminary arrangements to begin operations soon, after a shaft exposed an eight foot coal vein near Cook's Crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dia Coal Company
Athens
Washington
Peters
Fts
Cook’s Crossing
Christmas Entertainment From Central Avenue M E Church
Sunday school children of Central Avenue M E Church present a Christmas program in the church on Thursday evening. The program is described as very interesting and instructive and everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Avenue M. E
Ohio Supreme Court Invalidates Dog Tax Lien on Property
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled a dog tax law unconstitutional as a lien on property where a dog is kept. In Sunday Creek Coal Co v Woodworth and Mirick v Scioto County, the court found the provision unconstitutional, noting hundreds of dollars involved and major implications for landlords and tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day
Athens County
Common Pleas
Circuit Courts
Sunday Creek Company
Aliens Population Rise Small in Year Ended Sept 30
Washington reports the foreign population grew by 6 298 in the year ending September 30. Secretary Straus notified President Roosevelt of the figures. Immigration showed 723 112 entrants and 717 814 departures, with some departures by naturalized citizens returning abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Commerce and
Straus
Roosevelt
Bridge Collapse Kills Vincent Man at Point Marion West Virginia
A bridge under construction across the Cheat River at Point Marion collapses sending seven men into the river around 4 pm. J B Gallagher, of Vincent Ohio, unmarried, drowns trapped beneath falsework. Divers recover the body after hours of effort. four workers seriously injured, two unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Gallagher
West Virginia
Cheat River
Point Marton
J. B Gighlagher
Point Marion
Gallagher
Vincent
Ohio
Captain Louis Myrick Weds Miss Olive Wilson in Athens
Captain Louis Myrick of Dubuque Colorado and Miss Olive Wilson a Athens public school teacher wed at the bride’s South Court street home in a quiet ceremony. The couple left by the noon train for a new home across the Rockies visiting Cincinnati St. Louis and Kansas City on their way to Grande Valley Colorado where Myrick farms fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Myrick
Dubeque
Colo
Olive Wilson
South Court Street
Swinehart
M. EB
D. H. Moore
Ella Moore
Rockies
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Kansas City
Athens
Muskingum
Ohio
Rocky Ranges
Colorado
America
Myrick
Glouster Suit Seeks Partition of Stanberry Property
Ira Stanberry files a partition suit against Sarah Kindle and four Stanberry heirs, two acres in Trimble township, seeking a separate share. Simon Holbert pleads guilty to abandoning a minor child. sentence deferred if bond can ensure proper family support. Jury for Yates case ends term as jurors are excused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Stanberry
Ivers and
Danford
Sarah Kindle
John
Fred
Amanda
Hattie Stanberry
William Stanberry
Trimble Township
Simon Holbert
Glouster
Wood
Holbert
L. G. Worstell
Yates
Glouster Man Walter Chase Probated in Lunacy Hearing
Walter Chase of Glouster was brought to Athens and examined in probate court on lunacy charges. The hearing led to his commitment to Athens State Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Walter Chase
Athens
Athens State Hospital
Permits To Wed Reported For Several Couples
The entry lists four couples with ages and residences: Joan Beckwith 23 and Gertie McNabb 18 from Nelsonville. George C. Parks 26 and Lulia L. Riley 23 of Athens. Jas J. Vaughn 22 miner of Gloucester and Florence Pickering 17 of Athena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Beckwith
Miner
Gertie McNabb
Nelsonville
George C. Parks
Athens
Lulia L. Riley
Jas. J. Vaughn
Glouster
Florence Pickering
Athena
Changes in Sunday Creek leadership and Maynard Coal
H H Heiner will retire as first vice president sales of Sunday Creek at year end after being elected president of Maynard Coal. Heiner and Barker will control the Maynard property with J Andrews taking Heiner’s duties and Morgan succeeding him in Detroit. No other sales force or Maynard offices will change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs Heiner and Barker
The
Maynard Coal Company
H. H. Heiner
Sunday Creek Company
Maynard Brothers
J. Andrews
Sunday Creek
Detroit
Heiner
Morgan
Day Creek
Messrs Hefner
Barker
Red Cross Christmas stamps aid tuberculosis fight
A penny stamp supports Red Cross efforts to combat tuberculosis. Designed by Howard Pyle, the stamp bears holly and festive greetings and can be placed on letters and packages. Stamps available at D. Venners store, profit waived for the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Society
Red Cross
London
Howard Pyle
D. Venner
Mines of India Provide Jobs to 152000 Workers
In the early stage of industrial growth the mining sector in India already employs about 152000 people, reflecting rising manpower needs amid expanding domestic production and export demand.
School house fire endangers forty two pupils in Circleville
In Circleville Ohio district school No. 5 caught fire on December 23. With doors and windows barred the fire caused a panic before teacher Luther Compton directed pupils to flee through the blaze. All escaped as the doorway ignited from an overheated register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circleville
Luther Compton
Tobacco trade brisk in Louisville on heavy sale day
Louisville tobacco market shows strong activity as 500 hogsheads are sold. The session marks the heaviest day since the Burley society and American Tobacco company completed a $12,000,000 deal several weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Dee
Burley Society
American Tobacco Company
Four-way pistol duel leaves two dead in Occilla
In Occilla Georgia on December 23 Leonard Smith son of the town police chief Charlie Moore and Virell Moore are dead. Charlie Moore and Chief Smith’s son Leonard are among the deceased. Policeman Cain Walters lies dying from wounds. a four cornered duel left two dead and one dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Occilla
Leonard Smith
Police Smith
Charlie Moore
Virell Moore
Cain Walters
Brick Plant Shutdown Fallout For Athens Workers
The Athens Brick company will shut down for at least a month after a gas engine breakdown that drives drying room fans. One hundred thirty men lose work pending repairs. The accidental failure began when a loose crank-pin caused a massive piston rod to crash, jolting nearby residents with a thunderous din. Continue reading for the plant’s short term loss versus potential longer idle time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
First Entry For Poultry Show By Roach Market
C W Roach proprietor of the Roach market on Union street makes the first entry for the upcoming poultry show He will exhibit his thoroughbred white crested Black Polish birds not shown at the last event The writer viewed Roach yards and notes the birds quality and care The show promises a display of fancy birds from leading cities with Hartman Poultry yards of Columbus in talks to participate Public tenets expect strong competition and hotel accommodations are not provided at this time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Poultry Association
Hartman Poultry Yards
Columbus
Hartman
Bie
Wasiane
Berry
Ad Hi Ants
Indian Lanes 10 Be Thrown Open
Semiofficial reports in Washington announce three Idaho reservations Coeur d Alene Lemhi and Blackfoot will be opened to homesteaders next year Spokane and Yakima may follow within 14 months Allotments will be made to surviving members in trust with titles clarified upon reaching age thresholds to prevent home robberies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash. Dee
Sam
Idaho
Washington, D. C
Coeur d'Alene
Lemhi
Blackfoot
Yakima
Montana Line
Pocatello
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bucks Stove & Range CO
Oth
ERS
Wright
Preme Court
Federation OF Labor OF
Ment
John Mitchell
Morrison
Messenger Special
Jefferson City, Mo
Missouri Supreme Court
New York
Frederick
Surance Scandals
Acadia Coal Company
W .K. Peters
H. R. Emerson
Railways
J. S. Lowe
Amherst, Nova Scotia
Aca
Supreme Court
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Supreme Court of Ohio
Er. C. Woodworth
Ath
Ens County
Henry D. Mirick
Scioto Coun
Pany
Morganton
W. Va
Vincent, Ohio
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Taft
Secretary of State
Lou Myrick
Miss Olive Wilson
Mines of
India
C. W. Roach
Roach Market
Union Street
Roach
Thor
Mr. Roach
Roseh
Fidence
Prike
Uncle Sam
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