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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1926
Page
1
Lieutenant Governor discusses taxation concerns at a joint Kiwanis Rotary meeting. Attendees heard about pressuring industry and public policy impacts, with emphasis on tax policy as a danger to local commerce.
Lieutenant Governor Charles H. Lewis warned at Hotel Berry that Ohio's 2 percent tax on money, stocks, and bonds would drive industry from the state if not reduced. He urged public interest in the legislative committee’s tax findings and warned about shifting into tangible property classifications.
In West Palm Beach on February 16 Count Ludwig Salm Von Hoogs traeten secured a ruling allowing him to spend time alone with his son during visits, resolving a custody contention.
Elizabeth Schweeder, 17, of St Bernard, disappeared after being seen in Cincinnati Saturday. A phone call from a man claiming to be Doctor Howell warned of her location at Cheviot as Curtis Schweeder heard her sob and a struggle on the line before the connection cut. Police were alerted as family fears grown since Sunday evening.
A white man about sixty years old died at Miami Valley hospital after being struck by automobile driven by Stuart T. Roth at midnight in Dayton. He wore clothes marked with the initials D. F and had six dollars in his pockets.
At the February meeting Athens city council reviewed plans to abandon part of the North Lancaster street corporation line for state takeover and safer traffic. A committee will negotiate with property owners at Wolfe James corner over safety improvements and potential land removals. Other topics included sidewalk repairs, storm sewer plats, and a protest of an assessment on Marietta avenue property.
Weather driven rise from last week snow and weekend rain sent the Hocking river to flood stage overnight. Mrs N France at the East bridge government station notes the river peaked at 16 feet then began to fall. Water covered fields around Athens and blocked roads near Canaanville Guysville and the Athens Albany highway.
Twenty four sailors from the trawlers Car digan Castle and Tenby Castle were drowned in a storm off the Galway coast, authorities reported from London. The loss marks a severe maritime disaster with crews from two vessels unnamed in further detail.
Franklin county sheriff recovered all checks from the Preston robbery last Sunday. The bundle totaled about $800 and was found in an abandoned Columbus area bag discovered by children. The bag held only the checks, with no additional evidence.
Athens hosts the second annual auto show opening tomorrow at the armory with nine local dealers displaying new models. Daily exhibitions run each afternoon and evening through Saturday, featuring Pink Cavet's orchestra a soloist harpist and a comedian as attractions.
Columbus group of Eagles plans to supply free shoes and stockings to children of needy widows, with a committee organizing distribution and fundraising to support the program.
In Tia Juana, Judge Sam Arias faces a noon Wednesday decision on whether seven men accused in the death or assault of the Thomas Peteet family will receive a new hearing or be executed by firing squad. Mexican officials tightened security as authorities closed saloons and sent about a hundred girls across the border amid a cleanup of the border town.
The Messenger corrects earlier report stating William Woods was the city constable. Mayor C D Williams confirms William Woods is not the constable and that his brother Harry Woods holds the position in Jacksonville.
Akron Beacon Journal recounts a brief fable where a joke about youth ends with a snowball striking a man behind the ear, highlighting playful mischief in a wintry scene.
In Berlin Dr Joseph Schumacher reported showing microscopic photos of a supposed cancer germ, isolated by a new method. He says the germ concentrates in uninfected tissue near cancer boils and resembles a sausage shaped form, with some instances showing a capital S.
An article notes a proposed inquiry into the Anti-Saloon League and claims it would reveal pay differences between senators and House members. It asserts league supporters receive 200 dollars a day for active work while ordinary congressmen earn 100 to 150 dollars daily.
Washington February 16 secrecy marked House and Senate tax conferees as they work to cut the tax burden. Rep Green Iowa urged withholding news until a full agreement, aiming to finish by March 1. Officials say announcing decisions would flood Congress with appeals from those affected by restoring 100 million dollars of taxes repealed by the Senate.
More than 600 delegates from three districts of the United Mine Workers of America gathered in Scranton to study the scale committee report. The agreement with operators in Philadelphia Friday ends the strike and ratification would immediate reopen mines.
Akron Beacon Journal notes that earlier generations valued walking as a key to long life, reflecting on health ideas from the era.
Reno Nevada February 16. Mining interests and stockmen protest yielding public lands for rabbit brush exploitation until its commercial merits are proven. University of Nevada tests show rubber content of 3 to 10 percent with potential for 10 to 15 percent in selective cultivation, though not guaranteed. Development could turn barren lands into valuable fields, offsetting grazing and mining objections.
F G Stephenson president of the Wells ton Iron Furnace company and operating receiver of Crown Pipe and Foundry was arraigned before Mayor Roscoe Kern on illegal possession of liquor. He pleaded not guilty and posted a $1,000 bond after agents raided his Oak Hill home and seized about a half pint of liquor.
Feb 16 London reports a plot to kill Deputy Vaszonyi of the Opposition party was foiled in Budapest. Authorities say the plan involved a planned bombing and an insider tip led to arrests. The incident heightens security concerns across the region.
L. L. Deissle, former manager at Lostro Auto Sales, resigns to become Moler Auto Sales manager of sales. He brings eight years of motor car experience from Athens. Moler distributes Studebaker and Chevrolet and is a pioneer auto company in the region.
In Pomeroy a delay in trials for Maurice Thornton Clifford Smith Dave Fowler and Osby Martin tied to counsel Timothy Hogan’s illness. Lawyers seek continuance. trials likely not this month and may push to mid March. UMW seeks injunction hearing postponement to October. case on docket restricts February term. Judge Miller had barred large picket lines. union appeals hoping for reversal.
Washington February 16. The Bureau of Railway Economics reports record freight traffic for December last year by Class 1 railroads totaling 37,868,884,000 net ton miles. This is up 2,863,136,000 net ton miles or 8.2 percent from December 1924.
W B Lawrence of the drive committee says canvassing teams must submit their money and reports before any result can be released. Office workers are compiling returns and ten teams have not yet sent in their totals. A final report is hoped within a day or two.
A massive blaze at the Equitable Life Assurance building in Manhattan injures seven and a worker. Fire alarms summon all city apparatus as flames devastate upper floors. Four men trapped on a roof are rescued by firefighters using ladders, hailed as a historic emergency. Authorities cite a probable short circuit as the cause. damage totals remain uncertain.
Lawren Hawthorne, alleged notorious thief, was arrested in San Francisco after a wild chase. He leaped through a third floor window but was seized despite the escape attempt.
Washington reports American trade with Latin American nations crossed the two billion dollar mark in 1925, setting new records. Department of Commerce announced the milestone, highlighting strong commerce and growing ties across the region.
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