This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 35 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1924
Page
1
In Columbus at the Jackson Day feast, former Governor Cox suggested he may seek the Democratic presidential nomination again if the party agrees with his views on world issues. Governor Donahey announced plans for a second term. A Wilson message of regret was read as speakers including Campbell and Harmon appeared.
About 325 members attended the weekly Chamber of Commerce luncheon at noon. Secretary C H Bryson outlined January programs with Senator J F Atwood slated to speak next week. Rose Moriarty of the Industrial Commission will talk January 23, and Malcolm Jennings of the Ohio Manufacturers' Association speaks January 30. A Red Cross county chapter meeting follows.
The grand jury in session at the courthouse since Monday returned 13 true bills and 15 ignored, with over 50 witnesses examined. Indictments include larceny involving the Hudwells and Durfee, carnal knowledge of an insane woman, forgery, abandonment of child, and multiple charges against several others. A secret indictment was also returned before adjournment.
Miguel Arrieta a Mexican government official was held in Juarez Bay for investigation into the fatal shooting of Louis D. Fenchler a pioneer treasurer of thearez Jockey Club in El Paso Texas Juarez.
Reports reaching the sheriff's office say a gun battle is pending near Calera Alabama between a posse and three black murder suspects, with details still unclear as afternoon progresses.
Conrad Hahn was found along the county line road between Richland and Crawford counties near Crestline by Sheriff Sells and deputies. A preliminary examination found a jug of hard cider and a box of rat poison scattered over cookies and bread. Hahn was turned over to Crestline marshal.
President Obregon travels to the western front to inspect federals who will attack the rebels once arms and munitions bought from the United States arrive. Fighting near Leon has eased, but forces push toward the Jalisco border, signaling a decisive engagement may come.
Columbus January 9. Director of Education Riegel seeks to stop the threatened closing of public schools in Union county by suing Union county auditor Lemuel P Sherman in the state supreme court to compel collection of a three mile school tax levy.
In Washington on January 9 the senate again held A-1 lines and failed to decide a winner on the thirtieth ballot for the chairman of the interstate commerce committee.
The Senate passed a bill authorizing a federal prison for women with an attached industrial farm. The facility would be located in the Hast. region, marking a move to expand federal confinement options for female inmates.
Dr John McKeen Cattell noted editor and psychologist was elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He rose to prominence in 1817 after leaving Columbia University.
Scarlet fever led births and fevers last month in the county with many births reported. The health desk notes a decline in typhoid fever like sickness while births remain numerous across communities.
The Athens County Board of Health reports December saw 46 births and 41 deaths countywide with scarlet fever leading communicable diseases at 15 cases. City counts include 6 each for mumps and chicken pox, while nurses logged 510 calls and 876 cases on their books.
At Medina Ohio the court house flag was found at half mast after the rope tangled causing the display to stay lowered for hours. Residents wondered who had died while officials investigated the delay in notice.
Former Cleveland Mayor Jed Kohler may announce a bid for delegate-at-large to the Republican national convention and could list his wife and himself as presidential choices for the ticket.
Dr. W N Coblentz of the Bureau of Standards predicts Mars will be at peak brightness this summer, drawing astronomers to observatories in the West and Southwest for new heat radiation studies. He plans to observe at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and notes life on Mars is unlikely beyond plant life, due to extreme temperature drops at night.
Two hundred official emblems of the Athens County Automobile Club arrived at club headquarters on Wednesday and will be ready for distribution Thursday. A shipment expected Friday or Saturday will bring total emblems to about 1,600. Officials warn of a rush at the eleventh hour and urge timely tag procurement before the 1923 tag extension expires Friday. Motorcycle tags are available, and 2,200 general 1924 licenses plus 1,200 club members’ tags and 5660 truck plates have already been issued.
In East Palm Beach Florida a large group of alleged outlaws remains barricaded behind a barricade at Fruiter near Selerno. Reports say over 100 officers confront the group with six men already dead.
Columbus January 9 An order from State Director of Education Riegel acting head of the motion picture censorship bureau prohibits exhibition in Ohio of motion pictures in which actresses Mabel Normand or Exma Purviance appear.
Ralph Congreve of near Coolville appeared before Magistrate Hedges on a cruelty to animals charge filed by Humane Officer A C Roach. The accused admitted letting a team of mules starve and was fined 10 dollars plus costs, arranged for payment. Constable Tucker transported him to court.
Washington dispatch reports the 68th Congress split and leaning toward an official investigation by a Reed resolution into lobbying and propaganda efforts by business groups and church federations. The probe targets Mellon tax reductions and world court advocacy, with insurgent Democrats backing broader inquiries.
Dr K Mardis of Ohio University is named by Governor Vic Donahey as the state's delegate to the National Literacy Conference in Washington DC January 11 to 14. The conference, backed by the American Legion and other groups, seeks national cooperation against illiteracy. Mardis notes possible conflict with university duties.
Moscow reports indicate escalating tension as Anglo Indian forces concentrate near the Alsien Dasseg area. The move signals widening hostilities and potential clashes in the region.
Brigadier General Smedley Butler arrives as public safety director and declares war on vice. Night arrests total 21 as booze joints and brothels show rent signs, gamblers flee to Havana, and the Leatherneck turned copper vows ongoing action to purge crime in Philadelphia.
Twin January 9 report states Oberlin is admitted to the Intercollegiate Oratorical Association, making eight schools compete in the annual contest to be held February 15.
Wora Whiston assumes office as mayor of Holloway Ohio, becoming the first woman to hold the post in the area. The historic election marks a milestone for female leadership in local government.
Elmer Reiner 18 and Bellinaki 18 two Canton football and baseball stars were found dead after breaking through thin ice on Meyers Lake. Parents alerted police after 24 hours with no sign of the youths before recovery early today.
George Voit of Columbus was accused of aiding a stranger by purchasing two quarts of moonshine for ten dollars after an undercover setup by prohibition agents. He handed over the liquor to state officers and was arrested. Justice Kuhn fined Voit five hundred dollars and costs.
Ruth Hunter 19 was found dead on the Richville Reed road near Canton last Wednesday night. Louis B. Griffith, president of United Machine & Manufacturing, faced investigators on a suspicion charge and was pressed with questions about the car and route tied to the unidentified body. He denied having the girl in his car and showed little emotion during police grilling.
Defiance Dairy Products Co for Germany shipped half of a 42 000 case order. Destinations include Rouderdam Bermen and Hamburg.
W A Brinzley lost control of his four wheel drive causing the car to swerve and crash. He received a fractured skull and was taken to Hesin Memorial Hospital.
Marion Illinois January 9 Immediate withdrawal of the state militia from Williamson county was forecast today by Glenn Young prohibition agent who supervised recent liquor raids netting 275 arrests and large stocks of wet goods. He said there is no necessity for troops and blamed Sheriff Galligan for seeking national guard aid.
London dispatch says former Greek Premier Eleutherios Venizelos was targeted with poison after his election as president of the national assembly in Athens. The alert cites Carlsbad sources relayed by Athena based newspapers.
Dr G E Robbins Ross County health commissioner warns Vigo and Massieville residents to avoid well water due to surface flood contamination after a cloudburst. Epidemic fever feared if the warning is ignored.
A Creole chef blends old world and frontier inspirations to form a distinctive cuisine famed for flavor and economy. The New Orleans Times Picayune provides a free recipe booklet through this bureau, inviting readers to delight family and guests with its matchless Creole dishes.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.