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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1924
Page
11
Rescue workers cleared the main tunnel at Utah Fuel Co mine No 2 in Castle Gate Utah identifying 61 of 77 bodies found burned in blasts that trapped 171 miners. Relief funds and investigations loom as survivors' families await aid and answers.
A February 26 assassination attempt was made on Leon Trotzky at the Elresha health resort in Caucasia. Trotzky was punched in the thigh and knee after three shots were fired by a Caucasian Menshevik named Ovarills, and he remains confined to bed under guard.
Lopez Gutierrez former president of Honduras and leader of the government forces in the uprising that brought U S Marines to Honduras has died of natural causes, according to a cable from the American legation in Tegucigalpa.
Daily Mail census in London shows army style mustaches in the lead with Smooth Haven men second and beards third. old cavalry drooping mustaches nearly vanished. In Cleveland Bishop Joseph Schrembs marked his 68th birthday amid local events.
Marion Ohio voters hear an occupational tax measure effective immediately. The council estimates it will raise about 75000 dollars with varied rates for workers employers wholesalers retailers professional men and public utilities. A statewide real estate re appraisment is also planned. The Central Labor Union opposed the tax but no referendum is planned.
A March storm centered off the Virginia Capes swept northward with ice rain and snow. Washington and nearby states saw six inches of snow slush as telegraph lines failed under ice. The Weather Bureau issued storm warnings from Delaware breakwater to Portland Maine and urged shipping precautions.
Franklin County Sheriff Frank L. Holycross will face a hearing before Governor Donahey on April 8 unless the county grand jury indicts him first. The charges from the state prohibition department accuse him of failing to enforce liquor laws, accepting liquor proceeds, selling seized liquor, aiding bootleggers, tipping off raids, and on duty, being repeatedly intoxicated. President Coolidge accepts five speaking invitations over six weeks.
Admiral Hugh Rodman told the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce that the nation should build more light cruisers submarines and sea planes. He spoke March 11 outlining naval expansion aims and strategic needs for future defense.
Real Prince Wolfgang Maurice von Hease son of Princess Margaret of Prussia reached New York recently. He traveled as Wolfgang Wildof an apparent Hapsburg man debuting under an assumed identity.
Colorado Republicans opened their state convention with a unanimous demand that Calvin Coolidge receive the state's 15 votes at the national Republican convention in Cleveland. The gathering aimed to name a national committeeman and select delegates while Colorado has historically sent uninstructed delegates.
Sacramento readers learn California studies tinted road surfaces to reduce eye strain for motorists. Proponents claim red roads through green fields and purple highways beside yellow fields offer pleasing, artistic contrasts.
In Lyons France Mrs John McCormack wife of the Irish American singer and her 15 year old daughter Gwen are hospitalized with cuts and bruises from the Calais Mediterranean express wreck. Both are not seriously hurt and may leave hospital in four or five days. Four people were killed and 20 injured in the disaster. the McCormacks were the only American victims.
Dr. Von Kahr former Bavarian leader and key witness in the treason trial of General Erich Ludendorff Adolf Hitler and eight others denounces nationalist aims as fantastical and disastrous for Germany He warns a march on Berlin would have sparked conflict with France and Poland He was part of the beer hall meeting that organized the putsch but later sided with authorities earning him the nickname the double crosser
Reverend J F Brown of Athens who led Sunday school work in Athens and Hocking counties has accepted the Bartlett M E church pastorate and will move there at once. He is praised for his efficient missionary work and the friends he has gained in his new field of labor.
In Morristown Ohio residents used a wagon turned street barrier after a crash last October. William Brophy of Pittsburg drove through causing mayhem with spilled molasses sticking pedestrians and hindering autos. Emmett Howley filed attachment against the automobile and the sheriff sold it at public auction for 50 dollars after the owner failed to claim the car.
The Muscle Shoals bill clears the House and enters the Senate where opposition forms around Senator Norris Nebraska head of the agriculture committee. Norris seeks to place the bill under federal government control while southern supporters push for a more favorable committee reference to Ford.
Jim Morgan of the Coffey hotel was convicted of petty thefts from his roommate Joe Carloi and hotel management. Police arrested him with a warrant, recovered Carloi’s property, eight towels from the hotel, and Morgan paid a $20 fine plus costs after arraignment before Mayor L A Koons. Both men work on the Canaanville bridge.
A man who said he lost 500 in a card game led to the arraignment of four men in police court on gambling charges in Cleveland on March 11. The tip claimed marked cards were used.
Washington dispatch reports the Daugherty investigation nears a public trial as the Senate committee uncovers possible stock market manipulation by government officials tied to the veteran bureau inquiry. Witness Mortimer is summoned amid secrecy. subpoenas issue for several Republican leaders and Texas oil figures in a broader graft probe.
In London report figures from the Whinemato graph year book show villagers and small town residents attend cinema as often as large city dwellers in England.
Steubenville officials report slow progress securing a jury to try Vinsenzio Caparra charged with first degree murder in the death of Night Lieutenant William Binder of Mingo Junction after his arrest.
A severe earthquake occurred about 200 miles south of Washington this morning with seismograph records hampered by heavy winds. Father Tordorff estimated the tremor began at 6 22 a m and lasted until 7 am with the peak between 6 57 and 7 01 a m.
The piece imagines air fleets dropping explosives and modern weapons decimating Western Europe. It contrasts Western defenses with imagined Asian invaders and muses on a Japanese schoolboy amid London's ruins, reflecting anxieties about global conflict and technological power.
University of Florida Gainesville students nickname their professor Dr Albert Alexander Murphee as Kid Murph and expect him to present William Jennings Bryan for the Democratic nomination at the New York convention, signaling playful support for a presidential bid.
Investigations into private stock dealings of government officials begin with a focus on alleged funds sent to Washington to cover trading losses. The inquiry circle includes Lege Gard Wood Jr.’s claim about his father’s 1920 presidential bid, and a final stage aims to back special counsels Owen Roberts and Atlee Pomerene in recovering naval reserves through the courts.
Cleveland council approved sale of city property to the Van Sweringen interests for the depot on the Square project. The 26 to 5 vote, opposed by independents led by Peter Witt, advances the $60,000,000 enterprise plans.
Washington reports focus on McLean and associates in energy theft and political intrigue as investigators prepare for testimony. Key figures include John Fisher and Hartley with ties to a secret Atlantic City meeting and a $100,000 framed claim. Public testimony poised for further revelation this week.
Scrambled OCR text notes a thief and a cellar fire with smoke in London. It mentions cigarettes and habitual smoking in half finished forms and a band, hinting at a chaotic incident with unreadable details.
A chaotic crash near Burlington Virginia left one man dead and several injured when a Boston Montreal bound train derailed and plunged over a embankment. Saint Albans authorities report one passenger may die from injuries as rescue operations continue.
A fragment indicates a belated advertisement placement decision for a local daily publication. It mentions re-advertising efforts and references to gas or related items, but details are unclear due to damaged text.
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