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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1926
Page
1
In Columbus on January 18 an Indianapolis liquor dealer claimed police protection for his business from rivals. He said an 80 gallon shipment was seized in transit and hijacked by Columbus men before he could report it. He demanded $400 bond and warned vengeance if not met.
Washington missive notes Senator Cole Blease attacked diplomatic immunity prompting talk of a formal US apology to foreign diplomats. Officials say a statement to the dean of the diplomatic corps could be issued if the government seeks official acknowledgment of the incident. The debate centers on reciprocity and how immunity affects both American and foreign diplomats amid a 18th Amendment context.
London reports large orders for Welsh anthracite coal placed by American firms. The British coal industry may rebound from a slump due to the American strike. Exports in the week ending were 22,000 tons.
John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers told about 4000 miners in Wilkes Barre that the operators, led by Samuel D. Warriner, blocked negotiations. He said arbitration was demanded by the operators but rejected by the miners and charged mismanaged collieries in Panther Creek Valley with prolonging the strike.
John Poppe 69 retired detective lieutenant and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient will be laid to rest tomorrow in Cincinnati. He earned the medal for heroism during a 19th century battle when he carried an wounded officer to safety through Indian lines, later losing a leg after saving passengers on a runaway streetcar. He had been ill for two years.
Arthur Brisbane's Today will appear regularly on Page 4 of the Messenger. The feature will be printed in wider measure and larger type to improve readability for readers who follow the world famous editorial writer.
Kent January 18. Trustees remove Dr J E McGilvery president of Kent Normal school and two other officials. McGilvery, who left for Oxford to arrange student tours, was cited for promoting the European trip without trustees’ consultation. Credits at the college were said to be granted too leniently.
A Sewickley street car careened down a steep grade and toppled 30 feet into the Ohio River at Neville Island near Pittsburgh. Three persons died, twenty two were injured, and several were unaccounted for as rescuers searched the submerged rear section for missing passengers.
Columbus January 18 Attorney Virgil H Mowls of Carroll County informs Governor Donahey he cannot accept the appointment as common pleas judge of Carroll County to succeed the late Judge William Maffett due to a busy legal practice.
France reports progress in 1925 in industry and agriculture as debt talks with the United States resume. A cable from American commercial attache Chester L. Jones notes production ahead of prewar levels and ongoing good industrial activity, affecting terms offered to Caillaux. An ambassadorial visit to Treasury officials is anticipated after credentials are presented.
State Senator James R. Hopley of Bucyrus prepared to appear before the special investigating committee in Columbus. He authored a resolution demanding the investigation into reported communism at Ohio State University and said his stance remains unchanged since its introduction last winter. George W. Rightmire urged his appearance as acting OSU president amid hearings on student drinking and communist activities.
Brussels January 18 Cardinal Mercier, famed Belgian prelate, was reported dying moments after physicians said his condition worsened. Hypodermic injections of camphor were administered to the invalid this morning.
A cheek to cheek dancing remark from the Zanesville Ohio Signal noting that two heads are better than one for flappers.
London reported remarks from Sir Jagadis Bose of Calcutta claiming trees show tender passion and even select objects of affection. He cited a lovesick palm that refused fruit for two seasons until pollen dispersed over its branches.
Maurice Pat Thornton of the miners union was arrested in Pomery after three men William Falin Jesse Muncey and Clyde Tyree faced charges for stealing dynamite Officials say Thornton was active in distributing relief from the international miners union The same day Muncey was sentenced to prison and Osby Martin, alleged connected with the theft, was arrested based on tips from the detained men
Jesse Muncey pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny in a Dark Hollow dynamite theft case and was sentenced by Judge A P Miller to an indeterminate Ohio penitentiary term. An Osby Martin arrest for being an accomplice followed as detectives and deputies tied the plot to a mine war in the Pomeroy Bend district.
Columbus, Jan. 18 Governor Donahey received the Baxter bill from Senate Clerk Cross providing immediate relief for financially distressed municipalities counties school districts and other local taxing units. The act, passed as an emergency measure, awaits the governor's ten day decision to sign veto or let become law.
Laura E. Christy, 48, seven times married and six times widowed, faces intense police questioning in Lisbon on charges linked to the deaths of five men and the poisoning of her seventh husband, Rev. William Christy, 56. She admits giving three doses last Tuesday as doctors weigh her sanity for possible lunacy proceedings.
A 75 barrel a day oil well on the Fisher fields came in on a Townsend Oil and Gas lease at 1149 feet on the Elizabeth Smoot farm. It promises $153.75 daily income with an eighth interest of $19.22 and the Townsend share at $153.75. Drilling has started on a Townsend lease at the Penrod farm with Tom Clark directing the operation.
New York reports the first tourist party bound for Capetown and East Africa will sail tomorrow on the Royal Mail liner Orea. The voyage marks the initial leg of a larger travel program for the region.
Paris January 18 the finance commission of the chamber of deputies completes a program that spares most French citizens from heavy tax hikes but imposes heavier levies on foreigners and American divorce seekers for their French residence required for divorce proceedings under the plan.
Renowned pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski departs Cleveland for Dayton following a sold out performance at Public Hall last night pleasing a large audience.
In Washington on January 18 the Administration and Democrats push to end delay on ratifying the Swanson World Court treaty as Republicans and other party members debate the $365 million tax reduction bill. Irreconcilables vow to resist cloture, promising prolonged sessions and a constant fight against the court and budget measures. The finance committee plans to report the tax bill soon, prompting tense exchanges as court adherents press for limits on debate.
Columbus reports the Conte monwealth Amendment League of Ohio or Ohio Single taxers forming a permanent group. They plan a constitutional amendment to tax the full rental value of land for public use and aim to have a petition ready for the 1988 election ballot.
The notice advertises a free booklet with house floor plans and masterful design by an architect. Send two cents postage to receive the brochure and learn how to plan and finance a future home.
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