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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1927
Page
4
A moral excerpt notes riches grow wings and fly away unless wisely managed. Citing Proverbs 23 5 and Leighton the piece warns against sparing wealth without restraint. The reflection urges prudent stewardship to prevent sudden loss and emphasizes temperance.
The Pomeroy Mason Bridge, aided by congressional action and county cooperation, links the Hocking valley with East and Southeast routes. Messenger credits local citizens in Pom eroy and Athens for driving the project, which will connect Nelsonville Logan Chauncey Glouster Pomeroy Middleport and other towns to major national highways, reducing isolation and boosting growth across Ohio river cities as rail, road, and dam developments expand regional trade and population.
The president is to sign a bill creating a Federal Radio Commission to grant licenses fairly and remove lapsed licenses within sixty days. Licenses will be limited to three years and revocable for cause, with free listening and protections against exploitation. The public benefits from orderly, affordable radio access as the industry expands.
APAN agrees to attend the disarmament talks invited by the United States and Britain. France and Italy withhold. A three power naval craft conference is planned with the three leading naval powers taking the first steps. Japan reserves the right not to attend until the army issue is resolved.
The article notes the Geneva conference of 40 nations concluding with American observers, governors and advisers. It argues the Geneva outcome could empower the big three to pursue further armament reform if the result displeases them, positioning Washington to move ahead.
The Union Pacific Gold Coast Limited climbs 6000 feet yesterday afternoon and crosses from Wyoming into Utah through 7000 foot snow covered hills. Colorado, Montana, Idaho, the Dakotas, Oregon, Washington, Nevada neighbor the route as pine capped walls rise beside telephone lines and good roads. Cattle trek in valleys awaiting beef for the East.
The enormous engine, famed as the most powerful high speed locomotive, is required to haul a long Pullman consist up the grade past Sherman, reaching 8 113 feet above sea level.
A 90 plus foot engine weighs 582000 pounds and can reach 100 mph. Automatic stokers may replace human labor, suggesting a future where this big locomotive becomes a curiosity of the past.
The State department warns Americans owning oil lands in Mexico against confiscatory legislation, signaling Washington will defend citizens' investments abroad. The piece reiterates a firm Monroe doctrine stance and suggests Europe should respect American territorial rights while Britain would otherwise act to safeguard its interests.
The speaker asserts that Europe should not seize any American territory yet warns against permitting itself to be cheated or having property confiscated by retroactive laws.
The State department will press for mutual respect of property rights between the United States and Mexico. The piece notes that American concessions obtained fraudulently in Mexico should face consequences, just as fraud would in any context.
A woman asserts in a statement that she has hunted and killed nearly every animal found in Vermont over twenty years. It is unclear if manslaughter charges have been filed or not.
Reports indicate King Alfonso will visit the United States next year amid speculation of diplomatic signaling. Observers note possible propaganda implications in the heightened attention from media and political circles.
The National Geographic Society receives weekly letters and hundreds of applications for new expeditions. People from all walks of life crave exploration from bookkeepers dreaming of Borneo to professionals seeking lifelike adventure. The piece recalls historic explorers like Columbus Balboa Cortez Livingstone Stanley and Peary and notes modern figures MacMillan Rock Griggs Willis and others pursuing unseen frontiers.
A New York City feature describes cabarets where crowds are well dressed and orderly yet hidden drug dealing occurs. Dozens of patrons, including celebrites and socialites, mingle as thefts and robberies punctuate the night.
Washington article notes a prominent periodical questions if officials lie and argues many leaders tell white lies and fibs. It cites multiple mixed explanations from the White House and State Department about Nicaragua and other items.
The passage notes that morale can collapse if a member derails an expedition and explains why National Geographic selects personnel carefully. It advises making personal contacts with scientists likely to become exploration leaders to improve chances of joining such parties.
A collection of Q and A items covering lightning myths about locust trees, blood corpuscle sizes in adults and children, Quartermaster Corps insignia meaning, cattle breed counts, Easter date, and the rise of teacher training institutions. The entries present concise factual responses and historical notes on education development.
In Harrisburg on February 23, Governor John Fisher approved stringent election reform proposals filed in the General Assembly. The bills target practices seen in last May's primaries when three U S Senate contenders spent over 2 million dollars.
Disease sweeps through hundreds of Albanian refugees displaced by the new volcano near Durazzo. The health crisis compounds the travel and shelter crisis as relief efforts mobilize to aid the migrants arriving in nearby areas.
Two men report relief from indigestion gas sourness and bloating using Dr Jackson's Digestive Powder. Mr Shank of Lansing Michigan claims it gives more relief than any medicine and Walter of Rittman Ohio says it does him more good than all prior medicines. The ad promises satisfaction or money back and offers purchase details.
U S Steel Common stock climbed to a new high for the period on the New York Stock Exchange as leading industrials and railroads rose, following the Los Angeles and Salt Lake railway Supreme Court decision announced Monday.
R Q Merrick former New York prohibition administrator testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in impeachment proceedings against Federal Judge Frank Cooper of the Northern District of New York. He is asked about conferences with the jurist on breaking up border rum rings.
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