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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1924

Page

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Senate Hear New Teapot Dome Evidence and Arrivals

Central figures in the Teapot Dome case arrive in Washington as the Senate Public Lands Committee reconvenes to hear Doheny on leases and to consider efforts to nullify Sinclair’s reserves. Debate splits Senate along party lines over resolution versus judicial action.

Senate Teapot Dome N.S Washington Folgard Doheny Senate Public Lands Committee Albert B. Fall Pati Wall Harry F. Sinclair Col J. W. Zevely Karry Sinclair Walsh Montana Coolidge Daugherty California Caraway Department of Justice Europe Havre Sai Caraway

Charcoal plan sparks revival in Hocking County

J C Newland of Webb Summit builds a charcoal operation on a timber tract. The pit will hold 30 to 40 cords and burn for 8 to 12 days producing about 1600 bushels of charcoal. The project draws local interest as younger residents plan visits to witness the pit in action.

Lenine Death Not Halt Red Policies Says Trotzky

Leon Trotzky, war commissar in the Russian cabinet, said Lenine's death is a terrible blow but will not stop Communist policies. He arrived in Tiflis, Georgia, by ill health and received news of Lenine's demise. Trotzky paid tribute to Lenine and warned the road ahead remains long for the world working class.

Tiflis Georgia Leon Trotzky Lenine Trotzky Moscow

Deadlock persists in Britain's rail strike

London January 24 The railway strike deadlock remains unbroken as rail company managers demand enforcement of the wage award for locomotive engineers and firemen by the national wage board. The new labor cabinet seeks an agreement basis while about two hundred thousand workers stay idle and food and coal shortages begin to bite.

Britain Gabinet London National Wage Adjustment Board

Italy’s King Calls Election and Dissolves Parliament

Rome dated January 24 reports King Victor Emmanuel I signed a decree dissolving parliament. A general election is set for April 6 with the new Chamber of Deputies meeting May 724. Owing to the electoral reform law the Mussolini government is assured of a majority in the new chamber.

Rome Victor Emanuel I Chamber of Deputies Mussolini

Ice Bound Hamburg Port Halts Shipping Activity

Hamburg faces an ice bound spell as ships are wedged by thick ice blocks freezing the port and bringing most shipping to a standstill. Crew and port authorities struggle to restore access amid frigid conditions and slow currents.

Hamburg Germany

Russians Pay Last Respects to Lenin in Moscow

Thousands of workers and peasants passed the red dais in Moscow to view the body of Vladimir Lenin resting in state at the Trade Union palace. Snowy streets filled with humanity as troops guarded the scene and the guard of honor changed every ten minutes.

Moscow Nicolai Lenine Russia Trade Union

Senate proposes merchant marine bureau to replace Shipping Board

Senator Walsh of Massachusetts introduced a bill to create a bureau of merchant marine in the commerce department. The bureau would assume duties currently handled by the United States Shipping Board.

Washington Walsh Massachusetts Senate Department of Commerce United States Shipping Board

Marland Oil reports 1923 earnings around 2.34 million

The Marland Oil company posts about 2.34 million dollars net earnings for 1923. The report notes 1.93 million from sales and mentions possible forgotten dividends.

New York Marland Oil Company Marland Mresident

Senate panel to liberalize veterans relief rules

A special Senate committee will ask Congress to liberalize the rules governing the Veterans Bureau. It will propose a comprehensive code enabling free treatment at nearest bureau hospitals and automatic compensation where service connection is reasonably believed, expanding aid for tubercular and shell shocked veterans.

Congress William Kd. Hutchinson Washington America Senate United States Veterans’ Bureau Veterans’ Bureau David A. Reed Penn David J. Walsh Massachusetts Tasker L. Oddie Nevada

Ohio Republicans Endorse Coolidge in Meeting Today

Ohio Republican leaders met at Hotel Deshler in Columbus to formally endorse President Coolidge. Attending were U S Senators Fess and Willis, state central and executive committee members, county chairmen, and women associates and chairs of county committees.

Columbus Coolidge Hotel Deshler Ohio Republican Organization United States Fess Willis State Central Committee

Italian seaman runs amuck on ship near Vancouver

A chief officer and another sailor were killed and five more seamen injured when an Italian crewman, deemed to be insane, attacked aboard the steamship Ran Wilton at the Vancouver waterfront. The remaining crew escaped in a small boat.

Wilton Vancouver B. G

Young coaster killed? fatal injury in Cleveland hills

Cleveland January 24. Arthur Palmer 11 is hospitalized with a fractured skull after a coasting accident last night when his sled collided with another coaster while climbing a hill. His head struck a curb and doctors fear he may die.

Cleveland Arthur Palmer

Gasoline yield to rise from new refinery method

Washington reports the United States Bureau of Standards found an inexpensive refining method to boost gasoline output by 30 percent from a given amount of crude. Officials say the new gas will match better grades in starting and acceleration and could lower prices. Further fuel research could increase yields even more.

Washington America United States Bureau of Standards Bureau For Standards

Liquor Raids Spark Arrests in Athens Area

Police report two liquor raids with multiple arrests and a guilty plea. Hale faced charges of selling and manufacturing after a still and corn liquor were seized near Albany road, three miles from Athens.

Albany Athens Hale Parker Maple Helwig Mayior Mariner Price Issac Huznes Clyde Sharp Koons Sharp Gements

Poultry Bandit Gang Nabbed Near Mansfield

Three members of an Athens county poultry theft ring were captured in Mansfield. The group led by Charlie Hudwell and including Don Durfee and Charles Sharp were taken into custody with Sheriff McKinley and Deputy Cady assisting.

Athens County Athens Pentty Mansfield Charlie Hudwell Don Durfee Charles Sharp Sherif McKinley Cady

Prohibition Case Opens as Grimes Testifies in Tiffin

Eugene Grimes testified for the prosecution in a trial of Adolph Unger and 24 others from Tiffin on charges under the national prohibition law. He described an alleged three way liquor ring with Unger and Sheriff Bare, noting Unger’s receipt of profits and dissatisfaction with amounts. Delegates from Ohio Michigan and Kentucky endorsed Cleveland for the 1925 Associated Advertising Clubs meeting.

Toledo Eugene Grimes Adolph Unger Tiffin Unger Grimes Charles Bare Columbus Ohio Michigan Kentucky Cleveland Associated Advertising Clubs of the World

Unmasked Bandit Robs Gas Stations in Dayton

Dayton police resumed the search for the masked bandit who held up two gas stations last night, netting about 100 dollars. Robberies occurred at two locations with the suspect still at large as authorities review clues and possible links.

Dayton

Man Killed In Deep Underground Dynamite Blast

A dynamite blast four and a half feet underground killed one man and seriously injured three others in Cleveland. A night crew tunneling beneath Broadway and 49th Street alerted police after a worker struck dynamite with a pick. Four crew members escaped unharmed.

Cleveland, O Broadway

Miner Leader Controls Vote Of Followers At UMWA Meet

In Indianapolis John J. Lewis and supporters steered the United Mine Workers convention with little chance for radical rivals. The session saw shifts on recognizing Soviet Russia and Nova Scotia district reinstatement, as opponents prepare to seek officer elections by referendum.

Indianapolis Ind John J. Lewis United Mine Workers of America Russia Nova Scotia Congress Lewis Trades Union Iinternationale

Pastors Hear a Warm Talk in Columbus Meeting

In Columbus on January 24, Alsa Martin Keres editor of the Gospel Liberty in Dayton condemned denominationalism and ministers who reveal littleness of mind. The Ohio Pastors' Association hosts ministers from many Protestant denominations. A Bloomfield New Jersey girl reportedly went crazy upon seeing her suitor, a detail noted though not central.

Columbus Alsa Martin Keres Heald of Gospel Lberty Dayton Ohio Pastors’ Association Bloomfield N. J

Day Leader Reports Grave Charge in Anti-Saloon Case

William H. Anderson, NY Anti-Saloon League leader, stands trial for forgery as prosecutors present four witnesses. The state alleges Anderson used collector O Bertsall Phillips salary to fund his personal account, with $3875 of Phillips' salary moved to an expense line and $4490 shifted on the books.

William H. Anderson Anti-Saloon League of New York New York City William H. Anerson Anderson Anti-Saloon League Charles Whittman O. Bertsall Phillips Phillips William MM. Potter League Acc Ane Deraon Potter Philips

Large Columbus Teacher Fund Receipts Exceed Payouts

Report by State Treasurer Day shows retirements draw small reimbursements, five times collected as paid out, with a fund balance of 15,406,346.80. Since July 1926 teachers aged 70 or disabled receive pensions funded by four percent of annual earnings.

Columbus

Borah introduces Pinchot coal bill in Senate

Washington January 24 The Pinchot coal bill proposing government regulation of the anthracite mining industry was introduced in the Senate this afternoon by Senator William E Borah Republican of Idaho.

Washington Pinchot Senate William E. Borah Idaho

Ohio Tivestock Shippers Set Meeting Dates

February 26 and 27 are the dates for the annual meeting of the Ohio Tivestock Shippers association in Columbus. The announcement comes from F G Kettner of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation who also serves as secretary of the co operative marketing group.

Stock Shippers Meft Columbus Ohio ‘Tivestock Shippers’ Association F. G. Kettner Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Co-Operative Marketing Group

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