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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s patent anti uric acid remedy and elixir for long life and toxin elimination. The column also notes Christmas visits and a family death from typhoid fever, including J. J. Sisler and relatives in Piedmont and Mill Street.
Miss Mary E Fulton visits Bowl Green friends while Mark Dixon of Albany and others celebrate Christmas at relatives homes. Miss Ida Allison and Doris Cullums travel to Mitchell Indiana to visit O. B. ntey. John J. Wright of Tunnelton West Virginia guests of Miss Mary. Clarence Roach and family spend Christmas in Logan with Robert White. Charles Inman of Guysville visits H. O. Townsend. Inman, Ballenger, Sherlock and August among local names noted. A regular White Shrine meeting is reported with officers to attend. Dix Levi Fulton is born December 25 to Mr and Mrs Charles Picker ing.
Mrs. Harvey C. Baker spent Christmas in Columbus with her husband after a Baltimore visit while Prof and Mrs Verne Le Roy and daughter Emma Gene head home to East Lansing from James A. Palmer's home in Columbus. Dr A G Farmer and family and Mrs J K Cuckler were guests of Dr and Mrs M Higgins with Dr Farmer returning to Dayton Sunday. Kenneth Jr. of Beaumont visits his grandparents Mr and Mrs William E Neal in Columbus. Mrs McCaskey formerly Miss May Neal.
Mr. George I Putnam and Dr. Virgene Putnam of Columbus plus Miss Susan Putnam of Cleveland visited Athens for Christmas. The two gentlemen departed for Columbus. Miss Susan planned to stay a few days. Mr and Mrs J A Moore and daughter Miss Virginia of Martins Ferry visited over Christmas in Athens.
The body of Monk Eastman, once a feared gangster, lies in state at New York morgue with no claimants. Police monitor crowds seeking the famed reformed gunman amid fears of old rivals and possible informant suspicions. Eastman reformed, served in World War I, and was killed by five bullets in Union Square.
Teachers principals and superintendents from across Ohio arrive in Columbus for the Ohio State Teachers Association convention. Supt. F P Geiger of East Liverpool will preside at general sessions with many prominent educators addressing events over the three days.
Cardinal Gibbons, ill at the Union Mills home of Robert T. Shriver, showed marked improvement after a restful night. Dr. Charles O'Dovan said if progress continues he will be moved to his North Charles street residence after New Year. he remains confined to bed in Baltimore.
The census bureau reports Toledo Ohio now has 5690 Negro residents making 2.3 percent of a 243164 total population. Ten years earlier 1877 Negro residents accounted for 11 percent. White population rose 42.5 percent and Negro population 203.1 percent, with 126216 males and 117948 females.
A kitchen sink now features a raise and lower mechanism allowing several inches of vertical adjustment. This enables workers of varying heights to perform tasks comfortably, reducing strain and improving efficiency.
Lester K. Robinett of Walker Street paid ten dollars and costs after a Christmas morning court appearance. Wash Cable also fined ten dollars on the same charge, declining to publish his name after betting his wife five that he would not be in court on Christmas Day.
Dispatches report rumors that ex Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany considers leaving his Dutch exile for Corfu. Hol land safety notes say he has no intention to move, while Castle Doorn undergoes extensive alterations and added protection. An addition to the castle suggests more space for family and friends.
Pittsburgh officials tightened security after a public school in Wilkinsburg was burned, beginning a wave of arson panic. Officials feared more attacks by the so called arson ring, with nearly a million dollars in losses already recorded.
Albert Smith, 20, in Greensburg barracks, is accused of plotting a dozen fires in Fayette and Westmoreland counties. A Wilkinsburg blaze, started after floors were soaked with oil, prompted a pursuit but no capture. Damage reached about $150,000 as a patrolman fired at a fleeing suspect.
Cleveland December 27 Judge A J Pearson of the common pleas court argues for repeal of divorce laws. He says denying divorce would reduce crime and social parasites created by divorced parents though some cases merit separation. He warns divorces fuel future cases and urges couples to choose mates more carefully to avoid unhappiness.
A good suggestion for indigestion recommends Chamberlain's Tablets noting ease of use and agreeable effect. The items cost a quarter, offering an inexpensive option for relief.
In Cleveland on December 27 the defense of Judge William H. McGannon attacked the testimony of Mary B. Neely, the star state witness in the Harold Kagy slaying. The defense contends she could not see 800 feet as described and cites a witness placing Neely in East Cleveland when Kagy was shot. McGannon plans to rest his case soon with his own testimony following a prior acquittal in a related Joyce case.
Royal North West Mounted Police enforce the Yukon grub stakes on the Mackenzie River trail toward Fort Norman. Winter approaching halts unfit or underprovisioned prospectors, aiming to preempt a Klondike style toll of tragedy and death on the northern routes.
The men’s chorus of Class Six of the First M. E. Sunday School surprised director William Andrews of 24 Poplar Avenue Friday evening with a fine piano lamp as a gift.
In Scranton on December 27 a local Santa Claus collapsed and died from heart disease after a busy Christmas Eve shift greeting thousands of children. Officials say his heart was too big to live.
Neal Sharp, 60, of Luhrig, traded wagons with George Runyon and then damaged his new vehicle while attempting to trade back without Runyon’s knowledge. He appeared in police court where the affair was settled. Runyon kept his wagon as Sharp agreed to pay five.
Trains arriving and departing Athens were filled to capacity on Monday as holiday guests crowded all seats. Railroads in the region report unusually heavy traffic for the season with overflow standing in aisles.
London reports show Christmas 1919 prices remain near 1918 levels with many items such as dolls houses and dolls' perambulators still out of reach for ordinary citizens. Boots and shoes show the sharpest drop with some goods down by half or more and further declines expected.
Advertises Chamberlain's tablets as a gentle stomach and liver tonic to relieve dullness and constipation. Claims to restore stomach and bowels to a healthy condition and improve digestion with a pleasant effect.
New York police faced a sharp crime surge as Monk Eastman, a fifty year old former gangster with a long police record, was found dead from five gunshot wounds in a subway entrance. A daylight cigar store robbery yielded over $500, with other holdups and burglaries reported in a crowded twenty four hours.
Cancellation of President Iragoyen’s holiday trip fuels rumors of a possible general strike. Workers in the city rally in support of ferry crews and naptha workers amid the uncertainty.
Paul Dumont, who called Cincinnati home, was banished from the city after authorities say he attempted a break in at McKee’s drug store on Court Street. Athens County Sheriff Parker carried out the sentence, kicking Dumont out of town.
In Bucyrus on December 27 charges of bribery and fraud in the previous election were to be tested at the final hearing in common pleas court. Opponents seek to declare the water works bond issue illegal through the court challenge.
Thomas J. Duncan a widely known attorney and former judge of the common pleas court died early today in Columbus at age 76. He served many years on the bench and was respected for his legal career. He leaves a widow and several children.
Dean Inge denounces anti scientific temper amid lecture on Eugenics and Religion. He warns Britain is taxing the best stock to support the worse and predicts a decline of middle class power, with war debt and future political neglect of race improvement. He fears unborn rights votes and a wealth shift as taxation drains the goose that laid the golden eggs.
Army overcoats bought sold and converted into civilian coats. Dyeing available in any color with guarantee. Also buy sell alter and repair other overcoats.
The quotation warns that removing the tax payers would erase the tax base and force the general population to tax themselves. It argues that rulers who command will face fiscal ruin as citizens resist. The tone signals concern over economic decline and social degradation.
Jonesboro Arkansas reported a mob lynching Wade Thomas a Black man accused of killing policeman Elmer Ragland. About five hundred men stormed the jail seized Thomas and executed him by shooting after parading him through the streets.
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