Rescue of Entire Antinoe Crew After Three Day Sea Trial
United States liner President Roosevelt saved all 24 crew members of the British freighter Antinoe in a three day battle against monstrous Atlantic seas. Two Roosevelt crewmen died and six lifeboats were destroyed. Bremen then saved six men from Laristan before it sank near Halifax while Bre men stood by unable to render aid.
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New York
Atlantic
President Roosevelt
Bremen
United States Line
Roosevelt
Halifax
R. Wurpis
Scythia
Ireland
Olympic
Cherbourg
Miner's Wife Seeks Divorce Over Desertion and Dissipation
Edna MacMannis seeks divorce from Albert Smith in Common Pleas court claiming gross neglect and dissipation after he left her at Bailey Run Ath ens county in December 1923. She asks restoration of her maiden name and alleges lack of food and clothing, with reliance on friends. Defendant, said to work in a mine at Dark Hollow Meigs county, has not returned.
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Albert. Smith
Common Pleas Court
Edna MacMannis
Bailey Run
Athens County
Smith
Dark Hollow
Meigs County
Chiropractor Marshall Held After Dietrich Slaying
Philadelphia January report says David L. Marshall a 45 year old chiropractor confessed killer of Anna May Dietrich 35 is confined in Moyamensing prison hospital. He collapsed after arraignment and is under observation as doctors declare him mentally and physically exhausted. Local officers plan coroner's jury action.
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David I
Anna May Dietrich
Tinney
Marshall
Sacha Svedueail
Aeney Taylor
Philadelphia
David L. Marshall
Mayamensing
Charles Howland
Howland
Millfield Mine No 6 to Close Indefinitely
Mine No 6 at Millfield will close today or tomorrow for an indefinite period. C. H. Horn of Poston Consolidated Coal says operating costs exceed coal price, making continued operation impossible. About two hundred workers are affected after months of part time operation.
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Millfield
C. H. Horn
Poston Consolidated Coal Company
Dunkle Woman Charged With Abandoning Children
Ella Dunkle, arrested in Zanesville by Special Officer Harry Dalton, pleads not guilty to abandoning her three children Mary May eight Carl five and Lee three. Husband Richard Dunkle filed the charge. she posted a $100 bond and says she was treated cruelly and wished to take the children with her.
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Ella Dunkle
Zanesville
Harry Dalton
Pearl Helwig
Richard Dunkle
Dunkle
Mary May
Carl
Lee
Theater Crowd Flee After Stink Bomb Incident
Police investigated a disturbance at the Columbia theater where a small bottle filled with a foul chemical was tossed onto the floor, causing patrons to flee. Chief Herb Parker said clues point to four young men as suspects.
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Columbia
Mavn
Herb Parker
Midwest Faces Severe Cold Wave Across Regions
A powerful Arctic front from Alaska drives temperatures down by 25 to 40 degrees in the Canadian Prairies and Northwest. Chicago reports five below zero with 48 mile winds on Lake Michigan. Pas, Manitoba hits 40 below. Duluth and Fargo also register deep freezes as officials forecast the cold to peak tonight.
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Alaska
Canadian
Northwest
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Pas
Manitoba
Duluth
Minnesota
Fargo
North Dakota
Weather Bureau
Tugboats Beset by Ice Off Muskegon in Severe Gale
Nightlong efforts failed to reach eight men aboard two fishing tugs named Helen and Indian miles offshore from Muskegon as a 50 mile gale worsens. Ice floes crush the vessels while Alabama the ice breaker made several futile attempts to clear a rescue path.
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Muskegon
Mich
Alabama
Dover Man Faces Murder Charge Over Wife's Death
Harvey Haver 41 of New Comerstown was to be arraigned in New Philadelphia on first degree murder after claiming his wife Katharine Haver 41 killed herself and he buried her body in an abandoned cistern on his father’s farm.
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Dover
Katherine Haver
New Comerstown
Harvey Haver
E. N. Fair
New Philadelphia
Farmers Draw Rebate Checks Across Athens Farm Bureau
Rebates are sent to customers who bought feed and fertilizer from the Athens farm bureau during 1925. N E Mills says the cooperative movement drives the rebates, noting US farm coop business reached about 2.5 million dollars last year and the bureau distributed 150045.06 dollars in rebates.
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Athens Farm Bureau
N. E. Mills
Mr. Mills
United States
Farm Bureau
Five Negroes Locked Up After Confessions of Forty-Three Robberies
NEW YORK reported five African American men were jailed following alleged confessions tying them to fifty robberies across four months. Police say the suspects implicated themselves after questioning.
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New York
Farm loan board order shocks Midwest farmers bankers
A federal farm loan board notice to joint stock land banks demands a 20 percent immediate reduction in farm loans, alarming bankers and agricultural leaders who fear forced sales of thousands of small Midwest farms. Washington later said the charge-off was only for real estate and does not end the banks.
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Des Moines
Federal Farm Loan Board
Joint Stock-Land Banks
Middlewest Farm Conference
F. Schee
Chicago Joint Stock-Land Bank
Chicago
Middlewest
Washington
Below Zero Expected in Ohio Frigid Storm Abates
In Columbus at 11 am the temperature was about 2 above zero and officials warned below zero readings may return by Friday morning. A sharp wind intensified the cold as a severe winter storm slowly eased, leaving damaged homes, cut lines, and closed roads while crews kept the National Road open.
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Columbus
Government Weather Bureau
Ohio
Buchtel Men In Court Here
Clarence Rife of Buchtel was fined $100 and costs after pleading guilty to illegal possession of liquor before Justice Pearl Helwig. Spice Smith, also of Buchtel, pleaded not guilty and posted a $200 bond for trial on February 1.
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Clarence Rife
Buchtel
Justice of Peace
Pearl Helwig
Spice Smith
Widow Mary Lush Wins $15,000 in County Suit
Cincinnati news reports Mrs Mary B Lush widow of Dr Frederick Tush dentist killed in an automobile crash November 10 1923 was awarded $15 000 against Hamilton county in common pleas court.
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Cincinnati
Mary B. Lush
Frederick Tush
Hamilton County
Senate approves World Court adherence in 76 to 17 vote
After three years of heated debate Congress narrowly approves American adherence to the World Court. The vote requires a 2 3rds Senate threshold and 49 nations to ratify reservations before full entry, signaling a cautious step into international justice amid divided opinion.
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Washington
America
United States
Harding-Hughes
State Department
Senate
World Court
America Secures Better Debt Terms With Italy
Washington Jan 28 The United States won far better terms in funding its debt with Italy than Great Britain did Secretary of Treasury Mellen said He noted the American settlement covers about 26 percent of the total funded debt while the British Italian agreement covers about 16 percent of the aggregate debt.
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Washington
United States
Italy
Great Britain
Treasury
Mellen
American Debt Commission
Mellon
Prices for Quarts Drop In Early Roman Markets
In ancient Rome, quarts sold for two to three cents, reflecting low prices in early market days. Traders note a steady exchange rate and batch offerings that encouraged consumer purchases.
France and Britain delighted by US entry to World Court
Paris reports Premier Briand and Sir Austen Chamberlain welcomed the U S vote for entry to the World Court and hope it signals American support for the League of Nations. Briand warned against stating broader aims, while discussions touched on Germany's occupation, disarmament, and naval armaments questions.
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France
Great Britain
United States
Paris
League of Nations
Briand
Austen Chamberlain
Sir Austen
Germany
Mitchell leaves army role to pursue private life
Billy Mitchell resigns from the army to become a private citizen and plans a self directed lecture tour. He aims to reform national defense without military constraints, and after touring may take his wife to Africa for hunting. their baby daughter will stay with Mrs. Mitchell's parents.
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William Mitchell
Mitchell
John Hines
White House
Mitchell House
Billy
Africa
Moonshine Plant Case Ties Chelsea Officials to Hooch
Joseph Albert a Chelsea truckman testified in federal court that he operated a moonshine plant in his garage for almost a year under protection. The testimony is part of the trial of Mayor Lawrence I. Quigley and 28 Chelsea residents charged with violations of the national prohibition act.
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Boston
Joseph Albert
Chelsea Truckman
Albert
Lawrence I. Quigley
Chelsea
British Ship Errington Court Adrift in Storm
The British steamer Errington Court bound for New York has drifted since Sunday in a terrific storm off the Azores. Radio to Lloyds reports steering gear is disabled and the first officer was killed in the vessels careening.
Frats Join in Yearly Banquet at Ohio State University
Acacia and Phi Kappa, Masonic and Catholic fraternities at Ohio State University will hold their annual joint banquet at 6 30 p m Saturday in Phi Kappa fraternity house. The event alternates locations with last year in Acacia. Such combined banquets are common at large universities.
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Columbus
Acacia Land Phi Kappa
Ohio State University
Phi Kappa Fraternity House
Acacia Fraternity House
Shot by Bandit in Central Park Skating Crowd
Frank Gasitsch aged 22 was shot after wrestling with a bandit who pointed a gun at him and a female companion as they watched ice skating in Central Park New York on January 28.
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New York
Frank Gasitsch
Central Park
Company L Sees 15 New Recruits for Ohio National Guard
Fifteen recruits have been secured for Company L of the 166th Infantry at the local armory. Major Marks from regimental headquarters in Columbus has spent the week in Athens pushing active recruiting. Despite discharges and absences, the unit has reached its minimum strength of seventy men and will remain intact rather than transfer remaining personnel to Lancaster.
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166Th Infantry
Ohio National Guard
Columbus
Athens
Lancaster
Judge Sayre to Talk Tomorrow on World Court
Judge F. D. Sayre will speak on the World Court at a League of Women Voters meeting in the Junior High School assembly room at 7 30 o clock Friday night. The event is open to the public with Mrs. Simeon Bing discussing World Peace and a follow up open discussion with special music.
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F. D. Sayre
League of Women Voters
League
Simeon Bing
Postponed Country Club Dance Tonight
The country club dance has been postponed due to bad weather and icy streets and roads.
Proposals by Both Sides Rejected in Ongoing Negotiations
Reported in Philadelphia on January 2 the joint negotiations between anthracite miners and operators reached a stalemate as proposals were rejected. John L. Lewis presented a supplemental plan based on E. J. Lynett’s two contract concept for a five year term, while operators’ W. W. Inglis urged a five year absolute term to protect the industry. The miners questioned the negotiating committee’s authority, and both sides claimed they remained faithful to reaching an agreement despite continued divisions.
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Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
Mine Workers’ Union
E. J. Lynett
Lynett
W. W. Inglis
Ratora
Nasaal
Lewis
Samuel D. Warriner
Willliam J. Richards
Second Charge Outcome in Local Court Arraignment
Winegard failed to appear in court as ordered for parking offenses. After a second parking violation, police noted the vehicle and the owner. he paid a $10 fine and proceeded to Gallipolis for an engagement. He was ordered to return to the police court by 9 30 Friday morning for arraignment on both charges.
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Winegard
Berry
Herb Parker
Gallipolis
Saving labor in the kitchen with new devices
The article calculates a housekeeper cooks about 1095 meals yearly and washes 1006 dish sets. It promotes a kitchen cabinet fireless cooker and disk drainers as time and effort savers, noting the devices reduce trips and improve sanitation. It offers an inexpensive booklet with assembly directions and requests two cents for postage.
Frederic J Director of The Athens Messenger
Frederic J. serves as director of The Athens Messenger, guiding editorial strategy and newsroom operations for the local newspaper. He oversees reporting, standards, and community coverage across Athens and surrounding areas.
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