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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1926
Page
1
New York enter a second day of subway strike as elevated workers join the walkout and I R T operates at about 60 percent. Fewer trains run trains run slowly and routes changed causing congestion as non union crews fill posts and stock rises.
The regular meeting at City Hall will be held tonight at 7 30 with open discussion on fish and trees topics. The session focuses on an informal exchange of ideas.
In Hazard Kentucky on July 6 unidentified assailant shot Mrs Pearl Watts as she stepped from her doorway after being awakened by her barking dog. The shooting occurred from a clump of bushes as she investigated the disturbance.
The steamer Newport was in flames at St. John's dry dock in Portland as reporters observed a fire burning the dock area concurrently. No further details on damage or causes were released.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Sweden visit Zion National Park on a guided tour as part of a newly highlighted national playground. An illustrated Washington Information Bureau booklet offers images of the canyons and mountains and invites readers to follow the tour with a coupon.
Steubenville July 7 Two little girls Dorothy and Ruth Lambing were killed when a car boys planned as a joke rolled down a hill into their home. Four other children were nearby on a porch swing and one escaped injury.
C F Adams a Dayton chemical engineer reports accidental discovery in which mercury salt in an electrical furnace allegedly becomes a yellow powder gold after testing. He also presents a new matter theory arguing atoms are energy and mass units enabling future synthetic metals and water powered energy.
Pere Marquette railway directors formed a special sub committee to study a modified merger plan by the Van Sweringen brothers. The proposal would unite Pere Marquette, Erie, Chesapeake & Ohio, Hocking Valley and Nickel Plate into a single system. Erie directors earlier voted but withheld public announcement while Wall Street anticipated a favorable outcome.
Mrs. Anna Kapp, 29, of South Charleston West Virginia, described as a man by wearing male clothes and claiming she "rolls her own" cigars, was held for investigation after being picked up with two male companions near Bowling Green Ohio while allegedly hoboining.
The submarine S-51, raised after nine months on the ocean floor, nears Hell Gates at daybreak and will be cut open at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to recover bodies of over twenty of the 33 crewmen lost when it collided with the City of Rome last summer.
President and Mrs. Coolidge arrived at White Pine camp in the Adirondacks aboard executive car No. 100 for the official opening of the summer White House. A convoy of cars followed the presidential special train from Gabriels after a 16 hour journey to the camp and the president led a tour with Rob Roy the collie as his guide while Mrs. Coolidge accompanied Miss Prudence Prim.
Captain H. H. Berry took off from Roosevelt Field New York at 9 10 a m in a Sikorsky aircraft bound for Seattle Washington with six crew aboard aiming to set a cross country record.
UK prohibition enforcement chief Andrews oversees a 4000-strong force to dry up the nation, aims to finish by Sept 1, plans talks with Britain to ease U S rum chasers’ reach, and may resign after Europe trip. Heavy rains and winds cause $200000 damage across Ohio centers Columbus Dayton Cincinnati. two injured.
Dr Stork visited their home Tuesday morning and presented the Courters with twin boys weighing five and four pounds. Mr Courter works as a yardmaster in the Hocking Valley railroad yards in Logan Ohio.
Herrin Illinois reports a new wave of violence as Ray Walker and Blackie Arms are arrested amid accusations they lead a terrorizing gang. Mayor McCormick vows to dismantle gang rule with arrests, jail, or street labor for suspects. Attacks increase nightly after rioting earlier in April that killed six. Glenn Young, a former Klan leader, was slain in the unrest.
Columbus July 7 The attorney general claims hold funds tied to state land buys for the new institute for the feeble minded. he seeks a second grand jury after Wayne county jury did not indict. Gov Donahey weighs Crabbe requests as he reviews the Wayne county report.
The regular monthly meeting of K. T. Crossen post No 21 American Legion will be held this evening at the post home 73 South Court street. The meeting is called for 7 30 o'clock.
Messenger reader notes a car with a Just Married sign passing through Cannaville road drawing laughter from onlookers. Two Athens cherry pickers stranded nearby report multiple tire blowouts, fourteen and five respectively, as they mend tires along the road near Parkersburg.
Five hundred members of the Creek Nation council left Muskogee Oklahoma for a new round of legal action over alleged desecration of Indian estates. The tribal leaders denounced attempts to move estates into white hands and condemned graft in estate dealings.
Chauncey July 17. Mrs. Alice Leffler, 86, died Monday evening at her Redtown area home after a paralysis stroke. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 PM, Greenlawn cemetery, Undertaker Stout in charge. She lived in the area most of her life. husband G. W. Leffler preceded her in death. Survived by nine children including Charles Edward William Herman and Fred Leffler, plus fifty grandchildren and twenty five great grandchildren.
A 1926 report from Reno notes a sharp rise in cattle rustling across California Nevada Oregon and nearby states. Rustlers use fast cars rebrand stolen cattle and vanish into the desert aided by two women in the gang while authorities struggle to catch them amid long standing water and grazing disputes.
The De Havilland moth type air craft used by Col. and Mrs. Sempill of London for an 00 mile jaunt features a four cylinder 27 horsepower engine and fuel economy of 20 miles per gallon. Its wings fold for garage storage as shown in the illustration with Col. Sempill and a ape inspecting the landing lane.
The senate primary investigating committee scheduled a July 26 meeting in Chicago to begin its inquiry into the Illinois primary.
Corning, July 7. After six weeks with no rain, the town finally received heavy rainfall on the Fourth. Despite showers elsewhere in Southern Ohio, Corning endured harsh working conditions with overcrowded mines as the holiday passed quietly.
The British government accelerates passage of an eight hour bill amid heavy advertising paid by miners. Special envoy Constantine Brown notes $100000 spent since Saturday on full page ads promoting the act’s benefits. Sir Charles Higham leads propaganda using American methods to sway public opinion and workers toward resuming work under the plan.
London July 7 dispatch reports English aviator Elliott killed in Basra Iraq while flying to link British empire posts. Cause of wounds stated as a bullet from an Arab marksman. accident misreported as burst pipe.
Washington July 7 The senate investigation of graft in the alien property administration during the war may be delayed until fall. Two of the five senators chosen to lead the probe have gone home while others show signs of bolting.
Billy Joe Rowe and John Darnell, both boys from Canaanville, were injured when a Rowe delivery truck overturned after a Lincoln auto from West Virginia attempted to pass and cut in front. Darnell was knocked unconscious. Rowe suffered unspecified injuries. emergency crews and Dr. Wiley treated them at the scene and en route.
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