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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1923
Page
1
Lausanne reports indicate no official ratification to Ismet Pasha, with Turkey and France not ruling out separate treaties. Turkish, French positions clash with Greek and Russian delegations, while American observers push to salvage the situation and deter renewed hostilities.
Ohio prison conditions will be discussed at a three day conference in Oberlin February 15 to 17. Experts including Thomas Mott Osborne Dr George Kirchway Kate Richards O Hara and Hastings Hart will speak on improving penal administration and public opinion to advance justice.
President Harding, after Congress prepares for a long summer recess, plans to tour key circles ignored during the 1920 campaign. He has rarely traveled since taking office, delivering few speeches outside Washington.
Rome February 5 engagement announced for Princess Jolanda eldest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Elena to Count Galvini Bergelo an army captain. Earlier reports linked the princess with the Prince of Wales as a possible match.
Judge Worstell in Athens county common pleas court acquits Jed R. Baker county surveyor of charges of incapacity misconduct in office and neglect of duty. The lengthy decision cites force account work and road project controversies while urging clearer records and defined authority, noting much of the dispute stemmed from others’ errors and broader county road management issues.
Athens Feb 5 Greek army commanders in western Thrace were ordered to guard against Turkish attacks as Lausanne peace talks collapse. Greece has about 70 000 soldiers against roughly 150 000 Turks. Turkish forces in Thrace are reinforced with Russian technicians and artillery from Odessa. some believe Turkey may bluff and not start war unless Europe destabilizes.
Letters from all parts of the United States pour into the president's office at Ohio University asking about entrance requirements and conditions. The correspondence shows the wide spread fame and national recognition Ohio is receiving.
Columbus reports legislative leaders plan to wind up the session in March and pass only a few new laws. The joint sifting committee will pick bills for the calendar while the House Finance Committee begins the two year budget work after visits to state institutions. A special joint committee’s report on gasoline tax laws is awaited after trips to Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Washington reports that the United States will press ahead with negotiations for a treaty of amity and commerce with Turkey despite Lausanne conference collapse. Officials say the U S position is largely unaffected by the Near East crisis and not at war with Turkey.
The temperance board of the Methodist Episcopal church proposes naval action off the Atlantic coast to torpedo rum smugglers and use 16 inch guns to push the whiskey fleet out to sea. William J. Bryan endorsed the plan and urged excluding foreign ships carrying liquor from American harbors under any circumstances.
Mrs John Munley died from furnace gas fumes in her Pittston home. Husband John Munley is critically ill with slight hope for recovery. Two daughters Agnes and Catherine, a schoolteacher, were overcome. Agnes rushed to Pittston hospital, Catherine also seriously ill. The odor was noticed by Mr Munley who called a neighbor. Dr F J Conlon and Mrs John Kehoe were affected and treated.
News from February reports German casualties amid French actions in the Rhineland. Nine deaths allegedly from Ingelheim rioting near a derailed train. a German schoolgirl killed near Dusseldorf, with a French corporal blamed and court martial planned. French extend occupation to Kehl Offenburg Appenweier amid further shootings and machine-gun fire in Possen and Oberhausen.
Wheeling scene reports Mike Koelison of Herrick Ohio died in a local hospital at 3 40 this morning from gun shot wounds to the head after a quarrel with a Jefferson county coal miner. Police investigate the incident.
in Wellsburg West Virginia on February 5 Police Chief James Watkins resigns after refusing mayor's order to feed jail prisoners bread and water. The move comes amid local dispute over jail conditions and municipal authority.
Court officials report Charlies Ciallella of Avella Pennsylvania shows insanity symptoms after a ten year sentence on conspiracy charges tied to the Cliftonville mine battle last summer. His delusion centers on being poisoned. Mike Homich, who became demented from confinement, was moved from Wheeling to the Weston state asylum.
San Diego report says Chester Carleton, described as a Black man, fatally injured George Monteverde of the Tia Juana police six hours after attacking him. Carleton died in the city jail amid border reports. authorities planned to burn his body. The account portrays a border-city fatal confrontation and immediate death.
President W. Thompson and professors Crestline Dr L C Hesse rn and Dr Volimmer will represent Ohio State University at the world conference of Presbyterians in Toronto on February 14 15.
French military authorities proposed 100000 paper marks in damages to the German schoolgirl's parents after she was killed near the railway station by a French soldier. The commandant called the act carelessness and said the soldier would be tried.
The body of John C. Oswald, a 21 year old Brown University freshman from Toledo Ohio, was found on the campus in Providence Rhode Island today. Police believe he accidentally fell from a fourth floor dormitory window while a formal investigation continues.
In Defiance on February 6 hundreds of residents gather signatures for petitions opposing the plan to abandon the Miami and Erie canal between Mauvise and Grand Rapids, as introduced by Senator Farnsworth in the Ohio Legislature.
The United States weather bureau reports broken cold weather across the northwest and west with only a few spots still very cold. A warmer spell is expected to yield snow in coming days after record lows including White River Ontario at 60 degrees below zero.
Honolulu reports indicate five tidal waves Saturday caused extensive damage across Maui and Oahu. Deaths centered on Molokai with 12 believed dead. Maui suffered the heaviest losses and Kahului harbor damage runs into millions. Governor Farrington and companions returned safely from a fishing trip.
The Morse war fraud case begins in Washington with William G. McAdoo and other wartime officials set to testify in defense. Charles W Morse, a Virginia Shipbuilding Corp figure, faces charges of defrauding the government of about 10 million dollars in ship construction and misusing material and proceeds.
Theodore Torok, 14, of Martins Ferry Ohio, sues for 10000 damages alleging a Wheeling Terminal railroad employee failed to halt a train at a crossing, causing him to be run over while coasting on a sled.
William Beatty 72 longtime grand keeper of records and seals for the Knights of Pythias grand lodge of Ohio died suddenly at his Toledo home after a brief pneumonia illness. He had served as a state officer for 32 years with offices in Toledo.
Lorenz Hforn, 83, pioneer businessman and Civil War veteran, longtime charter member of the Odd Fellows, died in Amherst on February 5. The local figure was celebrated for his service and community leadership.
Senator Gooding of Idaho introduced a bill in Congress to form a $300,000,6000 federal wheat stabilization corporation with a basic price of 1.75 dollars per bushel for No 1 northern red wheat. The plan includes a three year embargo on imports and authorizes open market cash purchases.
Debatable warnings of war loom as Greece and Turkey resume troop preparations after Lausanne break down. Britain massed in Turkish ports faces pressure from Ismet Pasha and potential separate Turkish pact with France, while London waits for Curzon’s Lausanne return and Parliament reconvening.
Paris reports immediate resumption of war between Turkey and Greece was predicted by the Mafin. Official opinion splits on Near East outcomes. Hope exists that pressure will force Turkey to reopen peace talks with Greece and the allies as Russia urges Turkey toward defiance and a Moscow Angora alliance.
The Ohio Miners convention will be held February 12 in Yorkville, postponed from January because of trials involving Western Ohio miners.
Franklin B. Scott of Nevada has been honorably discharged from the Eighth Cavalry at Fort Bliss Texas with the rank of first sergeant after thirty years of continuous service in the United States Army.
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