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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1925

Page

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Ohio State poisonings prompt expert scrutiny in two cases

Police and Dr H H Goddard prepare to question two students at Ohio State University in the strychnine poisonings. Nelson Rosenberg of Cleveland and Louis Fish of Canton face investigations while authorities seek the killer.

Columbus Oi H. Goddard Ohio State University Goddard Chester H. Shingle Wingert Student Health Service Wingert Ree Nelson Rosenberg Cleveland Louis Fish Canton College of Pharmacy David I. Paskin Kish Pree Young Fish Iter

Warren's Senate fight over Warren appointment to attorney general

Opposition to Charles B. Warren's nomination grows in the Senate with talk of withdrawal by the President. forecasts say a Senate vote could reject him, amid opposition from Democrats La Follette insurgents and sugar interests.

Washington Charles B. Warren Michigan Senate Capitol Coolidge Warren

Fifteen Die In Turkish Earthslide Near Trebizon

An avalanche near Trebizon on the Black Sea killed fifteen people and destroyed many houses and cattle, with the Turkish port of Constantinople reporting the details today.

Constantinople Trebizon Black Sea

Savage Hound Killed After Rabid Attack Near Middleport

A black and white hound believed rabid attacked 14 year old son of K F Davis below Middleport and then fought a K M section crew near Hobson. The dog was killed by the crew after it bit a man’s gloved hand. Health Officer Jane I Gilliford shipped the head to Columbus for exam. The boy received treatment at Holzer hospital in Gallipolis.

Pomeroy K. F. Davis Middleport Hobson Jane I. Gilliford Columbus Holzer Hospital Gallipolis

Arson Suspect Albert Hart Detained After Fire

Albert Hart, linked to the destruction of a property in Pomeroy by fire, was arrested at his father in law's home in Harrisonville and jailed in the county jail by Deputy Sheriff Tracy.

Pomeroy Albert Hart Harrisonville Tracy

Great liner goes ashore off coast of Great Britain

London February 11 Hundreds of people were in danger as lifeboats and tugs raced to reach a large liner believed to be from South Africa heading to London. Flares burned. crowds watched as rescue efforts continued near Walton on the Naze with boats from Harwich and nearby stations present. A ketch lay ashore at the gathering point.

London Walton-on-the-Naze Heavening News South Africa News Sa Ramsgate Margate Harwich

Greek Leader Urges League Action on Graeco Turkish Crisis

President Michalakopoulos of Greece asks the League of Nations to intervene in the Graeco Turkish complications. Athens announces the Greek note on the expulsion of the Ecumenical Patriarch from Constantinople has been sent to the League.

Geneva League of Nations League Michalakopoulos Greek Council of Ministers Ecumenical Patriarch Constantinople Athens

Bates Sues Railroad Over Son's Death in $2000 Case

Pomeroy Feb 11 The $2000 damage suit of Jesse J Bates against the K M railroad for the death of his son John was called in Common Pleas court this morning. Young Bates was killed two years ago. At the last moment Bates lawyers opted to try the case against the railroad alone J B Linsey railroad contractor was originally named co defendant.

Pomeroy Jesse J. Bates K. & M. Railroad John Young Bates Bates J. B. Linsey

Rembrandt Etchings Found Hidden in Worcestershire Bank

In Eveham Worcestershire a bank vault held 300 Rembrandt etchings owned by John E. Rudge. Estimated value nears 100000 dollars with several pieces in advanced states of completion. Works include Christ Healing the Sick and The Mill, plus lighter titled etchings like Rembrandt with bushy hair.

Rembrandt London Evesham Worcestershire John E. Rudge Christ

Longworth May Land Speakership With Eastern Delegation

Washington February 11. Ohio congressman Nicholas Longworth appears set to win the House speakership for the Sixty-ninth Congress aided by a large Pennsylvania Republican delegation. Madden backers claim enough pledged votes remain to force a Madden victory and expect wavering members can be won. A La Follette faction shift may favor Madden as Longworth advocates expulsion from the party.

Longworth Ohio Washington Nicholas Longworth House Martin B. Madden Illinois Pennsylvania Madden la Follette Sinclair North Dakota

Deputy Will Advise on Filing Income Tax Blanks at Athens Post Office

Will N. Fieck, deputy collector of internal revenue, will assist local taxpayers at the Athens post office from February 10 to March 16 with no cost. Filing requirements target single earners over $1,000 and married couples over $2,500, with exemptions of $1,000 and $2,500 plus $400 per dependent. Tax rates apply in tiers up to six percent, surtax up to forty percent on higher incomes. Returns are due January 1 to March 15, 1925, to the district collector of internal revenue.

N. Fieck Internal Revenue Athens Post Office Fleck Collector of Internal Revenue

Drilling for Oil and Gas Near Athens Waterworks

Oil and gas drilling plans announced for a West State Street field near the F. C. Stedman packing plant. If the first well succeeds, more will follow within thirty days with T. E. Clark as contractor. The site lies close to Athens water wells prompting caution from the City Board of Health on casing to keep salt water from entering gravel aquifers.

West Athens Athens California Signal Hill F. C. Stedman Company West State Street T. E. Clark City Board of Health Stedman West Union Street

Gasoline tax bill passes House in Ohio

Columbus Feb 11 The House approved the Brown gasoline tax bill 97 to 29 without debate and sent it to the Senate. Amendments shifted tax payment to producers and refiners from tank car purchasers, while a county distribution proposal was defeated. Proceeds fund highway construction and maintenance via the Ohio Tax Commission.

Columbus House Senate Ohio Tax Commission

Weather signals rain across Lake region and Atlantic states

The United States Weather Bureau reports a shift from warm weather to likely rain or snow in the lower Lake region and the Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic states. Rain or snow is forecast for Thursday in New England.

Washington Lower Lake Region Ohio Middle Atlantic North Atlantic United States Weather Bureau New England

Reformed Adventists Promised Great Night in 1926

Arthur Brisbane recounts a Friday night spectacle in Hollywood where Mrs. Bowen was to lead the faithful to Heaven and in Long Island a self styled Prophet of Doom planned to guide his survivors upward, amid media furor over prizes and Japan’s yen.

Hollywood

Discriminatory End Times Vision Tags 144000 Brides

The text argues a doomed plan where only 144,000 saved souls rise to the clouds while 1.6 billion others are destroyed. It cites racial diversity among the doomed and calls the idea discriminatory. The reference notes 144,0909 brides postponing meeting the lamb.

Prophet Reidt and Family in Doomsday Belief Sighted

The report centers on the four young followers of Reidt, known as Followers of the Prophet, who fear the world’s end and refuse to ascend in a cloud. Mrs Reidt, wife of the prophet, endures the ordeal with stoicism as the feature notes her resilience amid the apocalyptic claim.

Reidt

Rescue Crews Make Progress In Cave Trapping Case

Floyd Collina, trapped for twelve days in a Kentucky cave at Land Cave, Ky, was cut off from outside contact when a radio test failed this morning. The power plant’s ammeter stayed dark and the light above his head went out, signaling a new phase in efforts to reach him.

Sand Cave rescue probe in Kentucky shifts to findings

Floyd Collins remains near the surface as probing tests and long distance exams resume at Sand Cave Kentucky. Officials including Lt Governor Denhardt vow full effort while witnesses review cave conditions and rescue strategy amid ongoing digging and debate over handling of the case.

Qquiz Kentucky Collins H. Denhardt Floyd Collins Kicker Funkhouser Samuel H. Mattlack Louisville Alex M. Chaney Mattlock

Army flyers Wright and Foster Die in Field Crash

Major Lee O Wright and Lieut Arthur L Foster from Brooks Field crashed near the San Antonio army flying field. The plane ignited and plunged to the ground, killing both pilots today.

San Antonio Texas Lee O. Wright Arthur L. Foster Brooks Field Army Flying Field

Gasoline tax bill faces Senate hurdles after House passage

In Columbus Ohio on February 11 the House passed a two cent gasoline tax bill and a $190000 city Lorain restoration appropriation but Senate passage is not assured. Senate scrutiny looms with hearings expected before any report. Also a $76000 inquiry into Ohio telephone companies by the Attorney General advances, while a Bolton bill to permit Federal farm loan bonds as legal investments awaits first reading in the House.

HOUSE Senate Columbus State Lorain Ohio Bolton Cuyahoga

Demands Fence Around Canaan Burying Ground

Conrad Haar relator on behalf of the state seeks a mandamus in Common Pleas to compel Canaan township trustees Carlos Dorr Nelson Clifford and Grover Holbert to enclose the United Brethren burying ground near Canaanville. He says graves are being desecrated by cattle and stock and cites forty years of public recognition of the site.

Carlos Dorr Nelson Clifford Grover Holbert Canaan Township Common Pleas Court Conrad Haar United Brethren Canaanville Haar State of Ohio

China Withdraws From Opium Conference

China pulled out of the first opium conference in Geneva on February 11 citing failure to set a date for the fifteen year program to reduce opium cultivation.

Geneva China

Claim Shooting Belated Echo of Last Halloween

George E B Carleton of Coolville faced arraignment in Magistrate Helwig’s court on a charge of shooting with intent to kill. Wayne Bardin, a Coolville youth, was struck by shot from Carleton’s shotgun after alleged warnings to visitors on Halloween night 1924. Carleton says the shot was toward the ground to frighten intruders. the pellet struck Bardin as it rebounded off concrete. Carleton pleaded not guilty, waived examination, and posted 500 bond for the next grand jury appearance.

Helwig George EB. Carleton Coolville Wayne Bardin Carleton Rardin

Payroll Robbers Caught After Bold Coal Company Heist

Chicago men Harry Mitchell and William Lewis were held in Uhrichsville and charged with robbing J A Waisner payroll chief of Pocock Coal Co of $9851 in broad daylight. They fled with $9800 cash and $10 000 in securities before being captured eight hours later by farmer Roy Misser. Preliminary hearing set and bail likely denied.

Canton Harry Mitchell William Lewis Chicago Uhrichsville J. A. Waisner Pocock Coal Co Urichsville Mitchell Lewis Roy Miseer Pocock Company

One killed and three hurt in Pelletier African expedition crash

Paris report says one person died and three were seriously injured today when one of the Pelletier expedition airplanes crashed. The incident occurred during preparations near Paris. Further details on victims and cause were not immediately available.

Paris Pelletiera African Expedition

Rail plan to ease congestion by building new line to Columbus

Freight movement in Ohio faces bottlenecks as the Van Sweringen interests seek permission to build up to sixty miles of double track between Gregg and Valley Crossing to connect with the Hocking Valley line. The C and O would move about six hundred cars daily under agreement with the Norfolk and Western. Construction, estimated at ten million dollars, would create a major new link for coal and freight from West Virginia and Kentucky into Columbus, improving transit from Gregg to Valley Crossing.

Columbus van Sweringen Norfolk Western Colibus Waverly Chesspeake Land Ohio Win’ Swerkagen Interstate Commerce Com Gregg, Pty Valley Crossing Hocking Val Norfolk and Western West Viginia Kentucky

Fated Accident Ends in Tragic Streetcar Collision

A man who seemed fated to die due to an earlier assault was knocked down by a streetcar last night. He was resuscitated at the scene but later died after being dragged along the tracks into the morning, sparking an investigation.

Diplomat In Prague Shot During Communist Protest

Ernest Power, secretary of the United States consulate in Prague, was wounded when a bullet struck him during a Communist demonstration against high prices. One woman was killed and another was injured. Police guarded the area to prevent further unrest.

Prague Ceecho Slovakia Ernest Power United States

Fragmentary notice on school poetry book distribution

A damaged clipping mentions poetry booklets for students with no cost, offering copies to teachers. It lacks clear details on source, date, or issuing organization.

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