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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1925
Page
1
A child size red top leather boot pair with a horse image sits in Goldsberry's dept store window in Albany. The boots, found among old stock in a Dexter shop, are labeled antiques and not for sale.
London reports heavy damage and loss of life across Europe as rivers swell in Romania and Hungary. Floods reach France Germany Belgium and the Netherlands with towns submerged and rail traffic disrupted. High winds and ice hamper relief as armies enforce martial law in flooded areas.
Dr Scott of Princeton claims Pithecantropus was a human of low grade. Dr Bunker of MIT finds a substitute for white or egg from beef serum. Harvard reads Mayan calendar claiming Central America had excellent astronomers 600 years before Christ. Fantism says Italy resists arms limitation, citing lessons from the last war.
At Columbus the annual midwinter session of the Ohio Teachers' association ends with an address by Dr. J A McDowell. The council's ethics code is rejected for now and the reform report on normal schools is postponed. The Ohio Schoolmasters' club is to be organized, aiming to raise male teacher pay and require men to teach in higher grades.
Senator Smoot announced Senate finance panel will study Citizens' Commission findings to plug leaks in tax law administration. A joint hearing with the Couzens committee is likely January 5 to address losses from misinterpretation, conflicting rulings, and lax enforcement estimated between one and three billion dollars since 1917.
A large blaze in Lake City Florida destroyed the Hart cotton warehouse. Damage was estimated between 20 000 and 400 000 dollars. Conflicting reports claimed over 200 automobiles stored in the warehouse during the freight embargo were destroyed.
P B Long a 54 year old veteran railroad conductor was fatally injured in Lorain when he slipped while boarding a moving train and was crushed under the wheels in the accident.
New York December 30 delegates at the national collegiate athletic association discuss the status of athletics in education. A resolution condemning professional football is drafted and action to keep college and professional games separate is expected.
Chinese envoy Hsu-Shu-Chang, who toured the United States as a government commissioner, was killed at Langfang. The admitted killer Luchengwu said the act was to avenge his father, executed seven years earlier by Hsu-Shu-Chang.
New York December 30 representatives of operators and miners resumed talks at the Union League club over the Markle peace plan aimed at ending four months of coal miner strikes. Both sides show cautious optimism but remain far apart on arbitration and wage and price issues.
On the journey toward Tien Tsien the envoy proceeds to brief the Chinese president about the mission while observers note a possible focus on spinsterhood as a social theme in the coverage.
The piece notes that in modern society many consider a woman a spinster after age 25 while census figures show 3,315,201 unmarried women in the United States above age 26. It reflects flexible social norms and demographic counts in a December dispatch from Washington.
President Coolidge weighs John W. Davis for the American delegation to the League of Nations Arms conference. Davis, a former Democratic nominee and ex ambassador to Great Britain, would add bipartisan balance alongside other Democrats considered.
Each copy of the London telephone directory contains 1200 pages and weighs four and a half pounds. The fact emphasizes the hefty volume and its size for users needing quick access to listings.
J W Jacoby of Marion, newly elected president of the Ohio association of real estate boards, told members at the annual meeting in Columbus that taxpayers should demand full value for every public dollar and study tax laws. He warned that continued unjust taxes could turn residents into landlords and tenants and hinder home and farm ownership. He urged studying fundamentals and then the laws on assessments levies and tax distribution.
Stockholders and depositors in building and loan associations across Ohio will receive 21 250 000 dollars in interest and dividends in the next few days. The totals come from a statement by James A. Devine secretary of the Ohio Building Association league.
Dayton authorities launch a city-wide clean-up after a drug ring is uncovered and a large cache of morphine cubes cocaine and hypodermic needles found in a local apartment. The coroner reports Harry G. Ramby aged 36 dead from alleged narcotics over-indulgence, with death recent by at least thirty six hours.
Dublin dispatch reports Innisfree Island off Donegal resisting Free State tax levies. James O Donnell obstructed a sheriff’s bailiff by ramming a leaking boat and threatening violence. Islanders defend the boycott claiming no authority justifies taxation on their remote island.
The Messenger announces a new column by former Athens resident Doctor Treadley asking what value neighbors have in others lives. The first piece will run January 3 and explore frank opinions about people we know in the community.
Mrs G D Estes formerly Bess Connett daughter of L W Connett died from injuries after a car and fast train collision near Conway Arkansas. Her husband seriously injured but expected to survive. She leaves parents four brothers and Mary Connett among relatives traveling to Conway. She had taught in Conway after graduating from Ohio University home economics program.
The Cleveland and Western Coal Company announces a consolidated plan to gain control of land and mines in Ohio and nearby states. The action aims to boost production to about 20 million tons and modernize with new docks and centralized processing, including three eastern Ohio mines and a Powhatan facility.
Disorder over Mercier's condition triggers concern as five clans gather since early morning. A cardinal undergoes an examination for stomach trouble, while unrelated items discuss household tips and postal information from Athens to Washington.
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