Dope Ring Motive Tied to Slaying of Film Director Taylor
Detroit reports reveal Harry M. Fields a county jail prisoner claiming a Los Angeles dope gang killed William Desmond Taylor to avenge his efforts to rescue a drug addict actress from their clutches. Fields says he drove four conspirators to Taylor’s bungalow and that a gun was buried after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
William Desmond Taylor
Harry M. Fields
Coffin
Los Angeles
Fields
Taylor
Carl Brooks
Field
Pacific Coast
California
Boulder
Hollywood
Cal
Harry N. Fields
Harry the Chink
Pearson Trial Ends With Assault and Battery Verdict
The Athens county case heard in Nelsonville ends with Barney Pearson found guilty of assault and battery after a three day trial over the December 1 shooting of Abe Six. The defense cites self defense as Six attempted to rob Pearson, while the state sought murder. Pearson is fined 150 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Pearson
Nelsonville
Abe Six
Circle Hill
Pearson
Owen Beebe
Worstell
Athens County
Cntire
Bartels
Supreme Court of Ohio
Supreme Court
Danger of Low Flying Proven: Roma Disaster Link
IN S reports Colonel Guidoni of the Italian embassy says the Roma disaster was caused by a broken control cable as the airship flew too low. He notes if altitude had been higher the ship could have glided and no lives would have been lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roma
Alessandero Guidoni
Guiodini
Italy
Earth
Buffaloes Reach Surplus In Wainwright Park
In Wainwright Alta on February 23 the buffalo herd in the government park exceeds 5000 and may grow beyond the 100000 acre reserve. The Canadian government explores ways to commercialize the surplus animals as the herd becomes the world’s largest.
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International News Service
Wainwright
Alta
Roma disaster board to absolve crew of blame
Newport News Va Feb 23 The army air board of inquiry probing the Roma crash will absolve its officers and crew of all blame. The report to Lieut Col Arthur G Fisher at Langley Field suggests a broken rudder caused the nose dive and crash at Hamp ton Roads. The board notes the crew did all possible to prevent the disaster and could not toss ballast in time.
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Newport News
Army Air Board of Inquiry
Arthur G. Fisher
Army Air Base
Langley Field
Hampton Roads
Nebraskan moonshiner pays steep price for year in bootlegging
Lincoln court heard Frank Markytan gave up a $10,000 yearly boot and shoe business to make moonshine. His one year in bootlegging cost $14,750 in fines, lost taxes, confiscations, and a jail sentence. He transported 45 gallons from Omaha to Lincoln when arrested as officers seized his car and hooch. The judge added sixty days in jail during Thrift Week.
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International News Service
Lincoln
Neb
Frank Markytan
Markytan
Internal Revenue
Omaha
Welcome for Ohio U tournament visitors in Athens
High school basketball teams entering the Ohio University tournament in Athens will hear a welcome address by President B. Bryan at a chapel in the university auditorium Friday morning. About 176 high school players, plus OU students, will be on hand as teams are introduced and the basketball team’s season record is highlighted. The event precedes the tournament kickoff Friday. Storms disrupt wire service across eastern Ohio. The Messenger’s wires report outages from East Liverpool to Marietta with heavy storm activity affecting Athens and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
O. U
Ohio University
B. Bryan
University
Ohio Mount Union
Messenger
Ohio
Ohio Valley
International News Service
Liverpool
Wheeling
Martins Ferry
Marietta
Lake Erie Ice Blocks Sandusky Put-In-Bay Run
High winds blew thick ice across Lake Erie, forcing Captain John Gilbert to abandon opening navigation. The Tourist steamer, used for freight and passengers, could not operate between Sandusky and Put-In-Bay this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky, C
Lake Erie Island
John Gilbert
Sandusky
Put-In-Bay
Brokers suspend New York brokerage firm
The New York Consolidated Stock Exchange announced the suspension of the brokerage firm of 8.8. Ruskay and Company located at 42 Broadway. The move was disclosed on February 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ruskay and Company
Broadway
New York Consolidated Stock Exchange
Y W C A Mothers Clubs Call for Woolen Cloth
All women with woolen and cotton cloth for the Y W C A Girls Mothers Clubs are urged to call Miss Mary Bean at Lindley Hall. She will collect and send after them to have blocks ready before the Saturday afternoon meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. W. C. A. Girls’ Mothers‘ Clubs
Mary Bean
Lindley Hall
Corwin Accepts Whig Nomination for Ohio Governor
Chronology notes a 1840 event where Thomas Corwin accepted the Whig nomination for Ohio governor. A 1856 freshet on the Ohio River caused extensive property damage. In 1898 Governor McKinley and wife placed property with trustees for creditors of a surety. In 1899 Gen Robert Kennedy of Bellefontaine was named by President McKinley to the Insular Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Corwin
Ohio River
Robert P. Kennedy
Bellefontaine
McKinley
Insular Commission
Owners to Deal by States Only
Chicago Feb 23. Rejection of a joint conference to settle wages and avert a coal strike April 1 appeared inevitable. Operators in the central field may seek separate state talks, while John L. Lewis warns such moves would divide and fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Locking Valley
Illinois
Indiana
Indianapolis
National Organization
Frank Farrington
Finois
Standard Railroad
Mine 71 Resumes Operations After Year Idle
Mine No 71 at Bailey Run restarts after a year of idleness with about 85 to 90 workers returning to work today.
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Bailey Run
G A R Meeting Dues Reminder For February
G A R calls attention to a regular meeting on Saturday February 25 at 1 PM. John Kale, P. C. presiding, urges members to pay dues.
Chauncey Pythians Plan Social Session Anniversary
Chauncey Philippine Lodge Knights of Pythias in Chauncey Ohio sets a social program for February 25 to mark the lodge fifty eighth anniversary. Ford C. Hunker G V C will attend and supper will follow for members and their families. All Pythians urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Philippine Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Ford C. Hunker
Order
No Insurance on Burned Furniture in Transit
Household goods of A. W. Fay, an official of a coal company, moved from Cleveland to Bellaire were destroyed by fire while on the public highway. Insurance on goods valued at 5000 dollars was cancelled just before the trip.
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Bellaire
A. W. Fay
Cleveland
Jesse Cochran
Notice to Byers stockholders meeting Friday evening
Important meeting of Robert C. Byers and Imperial Mortgage Co. stockholders at the McKay-Masure Realty Co. office Friday at 7:00 P M. A Columbus representative will be present to explain matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Byers
Imperial Mortgage Co
McKay-Masure Realty Co
Columbus
British Debt to U S May Be Under One Million Bonds
London reports that the portion of the British debt due to the United States to be funded by bonds guaranteed by the American government may fall below 1 million dollars. The total debt to the U S stands at 4.166 billion, with no interest paid to date.
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London
United States
Spring Serenade Sparks Athens Romances
In a mild February evening Athens residents heard a male chorus serenade girls in the dormitories as spring warmth returned. After two sunny days, a cold front gathered Thursday morning, with weathermen warning of a drop in temperatures as a cold spell begins.
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Athens
Southland
Weather Bureau
Kain
Hocking Sunday Creek Traction Adds Bus Route
The Hocking Sunday Creek Traction Company extends service from Athens to the courthouse on Friday mornings using a large motor bus. The route travels Central Avenue Cemetery Street Byard Street Union Street Court Street and the Flatiron Block with connections to all cars. Fares inside city limits remain five cents or seven tickets per quarter with tariff reductions set for March 1 benefiting daily workers.
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Hocking-Sunday Creek Traction Company
Athens
Second Street
Courthouse
E. B. Young
Central Avenue
Cemetery Street
Byard Street
Union Street
Court Street
Young
Akron jewelers form the 14 Karat Club for public trust
F W Chamberlain announced the creation of the 14 Karat Club in Akron. The group, composed of local jewelers, pledges to protect the public and promote square dealing in business.
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Akron
F. W. Chamberlain
Escaped Man From Denver Is Captured in Ohio
Arthur John Lewis 29 of Denver Colorado escaped from an officer en route to Buffalo New York on a murder charge. The pair were aboard a train that stopped at a siding between Sandusky and Port Clinton. Lewis was arrested this morning and is held at the central police station in Sandusky Ohio.
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Sandusky, O
Arthur John Lewis
Denver
Colo
Buffalo
N. Y
Sandusky
Port Clinton
Central Police Station
Summer Weather at Wheeling Sets New High
Wheeling West Virginia officials reported a new high temperature record yesterday as the mercury hit 74 degrees. The Federal Weather Bureau data showed the day’s normal temperature at 33 degrees based on historical records.
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Wheeling
Wheelng
Federal Weather Bureau
New Klan Forms on Ohio River Frontier
In Bridgeport Ohio across the river, a fiery cross flashed on a hillside during the initiation of a new Ku Klux Klan chapter. A fusillade of revolver shots and fireworks preceded the display as the ceremony drew attention in the Wheeling area.
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Ohio
Wheeling
W. Va
Bridgeport
Ku Klux Klan
Rockefeller kin to visit. wedding consent sought
Miss Mathilde McCormick granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller and Harold F. McCormick plans a visit to Ormond Beach to discuss marriage to Swiss riding master Max Oser. Rockefeller has not yet given consent, despite reports he approved in Chicago.
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Daytona
Fla
Mathilde McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Harold F. McCormick
Ormond Beach
McCormick
Max Oser
Chicago
Wealthy Financier's Son Planned to Wed Actress Miss Whiteford
Herman L. Roth, New York attorney, claims Joseph J. Ryan son of Thomas Fortune Ryan planned to marry actress Dorothy Whiteford. Ryan left most of his $100,000 estate to her, Roth seeks $5,000 in fees for arranging a divorce so the marriage could proceed, noting only $1,800 was paid before Ryan's death.
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Dorothy Whiteford
Joseph J. Ryan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Herman L. Roth
New York
Young Ryan
Miss Whiteford
Roth
Ryan
Beasley to Open Ford Agency in Moler Auto Sale Move
A major shift in Athens auto business sees Fred Beasley take over the Moler Auto Sales Co. location at 10 Carpenter Street to open a full Ford agency and service station. Moler moves to the Fagle building at Court and Carpenter, maintaining Chevrolet Oldsmobile and Packard agencies and service. Possession to Beasley on March 1. Moler to open new headquarters at Court and Carpenter.
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Athens
Fred KR. Beasley
Morris Avenue
Carpenter Street
Moler Auto Sales Co
Ford
William Kk. Moler
Fagle
Court and
Carpenter Streets
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Packard
Fred Beasley
Ford Automobiles
Nelsonville
Glouster
Amesville
George Hopkins
West State Street
Bombshell claim shocks Waltham church circle
Boston February reports reveal Mrs Parker C Mosh er a Hyde Park Church leader and Loyal Order of Scottish Clans president is not married to the man she publicly bears but to Elmer R Antcliffe. the disclosure shocks Waltham social circles as rumor swirls about the church community.
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Boston
International News Service
Waltham
Mass
Parker C. Mosher
Hyde Parx
Ladies Auxiliary
Loyal Order of
Elmer R. Antcliffe
Mason Tire reports 1921 tire sales up two million
Akron Ohio February 23 1921 Mason Tire company reports an increase of 2 000 000 in tire sales for the year 1921.
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Akron
Mason Tire Company
Bankruptcy petitions target large firms in New York area
Involuntary petitions in bankruptcy were filed today against two large firms with combined liabilities of about four million dollars and assets of roughly one million six hundred fifty thousand. The board of education urges all persons to segregate assets and the past five years’ effort to do so.
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New York
Wadsworth, O
Erage
Philippine Lodge Members Invited For Saturday Night Event
Memberg 28 Philippine Lodge of P Chauncey and family are invited to their hall on Saturday night February 25 for a good time. Cakes chicken and beef loaf will be gratefully received by committees dated 2 23 2.
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Philippine Lodge
P., Chauncey
Fam
Geese Known to Reach Forty Years of Age
Historical observers note numerous cases of geese living to forty years or more. The longevity figures come from various early reports and animal life records noting extended goose lifespans in captivity and in the wild.
Canned Foods Boost Everyday Meals and Savings
A guide promotes using canned foods to save time and effort in meal prep. It highlights ingenuity beyond simple open and serve and advertises a booklet from The Athens Messenger offering canning ideas with a return postal coupon. The note credits Frederic J. Haskin as director and asks readers to mail two stamps for postage.
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Our
Washington Information Aereau
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger
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P. C
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Byers
Court House
McCormicks
John D
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