Plow dispute ends with shooting near Storys Run
Phelex Lee fatally wounds William Cundiff in a quarrel over a broken plow two miles beyond the Meigs county line. Cundiff is at Gallipolis hospital in critical condition. Lee is jailed in Gallia County. Lee says he fired after Cundiff struck him and his wife and aimed at a boy during the dispute.
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Pomeroy
William Cundiff
Phelix Lee
Storys Run
Meigs County
Cundiff
Gallipolis
Lee
Galli
Hosal
Hostile border clashes reported between Russian and Polish troops
The foreign office says Russian units crossed into Polish territory July 8 and attacked Polish forces. Polish troops pushed the Russians back, with further attacks reported as authorities round up Russians along a wide border area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roaw
Poland
Foreign Office
Turtle and hare parable echoes in modern effort
In this 1925 column Arthur Brisbane links the fable of the turtle and hare to contemporary work habits and ambition. He argues that midsummer sloth favors the turtle and that diligent effort, though harsh, leads to October success, referencing science and evolution debates about chance and struggle for existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Succes
Bernard
Darwin
Earth
Evolution of walking upright and human origins
The article argues that upright stance is not learned from apelike ancestors but inborn and developed through time and evolution, likening it to how a baby learns to walk. It notes modern thinkers question the traditional Darwinist shibboleths and invites readers to Page 4 for more.
Ohio utilities panel resumes hearing on Logan Gas rate hike
The state utilities commission resumed hearings on the Logan Gas Companys proposed 7 12 cent monthly increase affecting 81 communities. Ohio cities led by Mouser Hughes Miller My ers Huffman challenge the companys valuations arguing the tax commission reports and corrected pipe line values, with revised total valuation rising to 34 801 791 and an Ohio share of 33 520 841.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Logan Gas Company
Ohio
Grant E. Mouser, Jr
Marion
M. D. Hughes
Athens
J. W. Miller
Bucyrus
D. W. Myers
Elyria
Huffman
Ashland
State Tax Commission
Commission
Mother Sentenced for Abandoning 9-Year-Old Daughter
Elizabeth Dixon was sent to the Marysville state reformatory for women after arraignment on abandoning her 9-year-old daughter Dorothy Beatrice at the Palmer House. The child is in the custody of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bolen. No charge filed against the stepfather William Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Dixon
State Reformatory For Women
Marysville
S. M. Johnson
Dorothy Beatrice
Palmer House
Edward Bolen
William Dixon
Dixon
Pearl McClain
Richland Avenue
McClain
British Foreign Minister Denies Break With Russia
In London on July 8 Foreign Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons there is no proposal under consideration to sever diplomatic relations with Russia. The denial came after Labour MPs heckled him over reports he might break with Russia and sought precise status details.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Russia
Labor
Offense Honest: Liberty’s Bedrock Is Tolerance Says Darrow
The essay argues that true liberty rests on tolerance and open-minded debate. Clarence Darrow emphasizes resisting coercion and valuing free expression as foundational American principle.
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America
Darrow
Darrow decries evolution trial as rights menace at Dayton
Clarence G Darrow speaks from his Chicago office about the Scopes case and the fear that the trial will trigger crusades across faiths. He warns that enforcing one creed risks ending liberties for all as emotions run high and supporters cite danger to free belief.
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Chicago
Clarence G& Darrow
Dayton, Tenn
America
Liberty hinges on tolerance in Scopes trial view
The quotation argues that liberty rests on tolerance allowing others to live as they choose, opposing intolerance which seeks to force conformity. It notes that nothing better expresses intolerance than the law governing the Scopes trial.
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America
Scopes
Not Long Now Pomeroy Car Sign Aims At Mine
A July 8 scene in Pomeroy shows a battered Tin Lizzie with a sign reading One more payment and She's Mine. The driver appears cheerful as the Ford limps through town in a local street tableau.
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Pomeroy
Lizzie
Athens Citizens Must Cut Weeds
Athens council approved an anti weed ordinance after August 6 to fine owners tenants and agents five to nineteen dollars for first offenses and ten to twenty five dollars for subsequent offenses. A five day warning will precede court action and the mayor will hear cases. The move aims to curb city mosquitoes thought to arise from overgrown lots.
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Athens
Koons
Ohio
State Nurse Arrives to Aid Athens County Health Office
Dr J M Higgins announced this morning that Miss Gertrude Bush a state instruction nurse is here working with the Athens county health office for a few days to assist in duties.
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Gertrude Bush
Athens County Health Office
J. M. Higgins
Our Apology to Our Readers
The Daily Messenger explains it missed its Tuesday edition after moving to a new building. Crews labored from Saturday night through Tuesday, delaying delivery as the old press was removed and reassembled. The paper thanks readers and advertisers for their patience and support.
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Daily Messenger
Messenger
Scopes Says Constitution Should Guide Case in Tennessee
In Dayton Tennessee July 8 John T Scopes argues the anti evolution trial hinges on constitutional grounds He warns that defeat by evolutionists could trigger religious political and economic pressure to restrict public school curriculums He contends the law violates religious freedom and property rights and aims to protect public schools from religious encroachment.
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Scopes
William K. Hutchinson
Dayton
Tenn
Tennessee
John Thomas Scopes
International News Service
William Jennings Bryan
Rowgb
Indictment Against Scopes in Rhea County Tennessee
Grand jurors accuse John Thomas Scopes of teaching in Rhea county public schools on April 24, 1925 that man descended from animals, opposing biblical creation as taught, violating state statutes and disturbing the peace.
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State of Tennesse
Rhea County
Tennessee
Rhea
John Thomas Scopes
Right to Worship Free From Bible or Christianity Claims
A Tennessee official states the state constitution and the American Declaration of Independence secure each citizen’s right to worship God according to conscience, but this constitutional right does not involve the Bible or Christianity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
County Nurse Victim in Auto Accident
Miss Anne Morgan, Athens county public health nurse, suffered a compound fracture of the right arm when her Ford coupe collided at a crossroad with a Dalton family vehicle driven by his son. The Dalton boy and two companions were uninjured. juvenile court action for reckless driving is reported.
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Anne Morgan
Athens County
Courtney Hill
R. A. Dalton
Dalton
County Board of Health
E. G. Pedigo
J. M. Higgins
Colonial
Murray City
Traffic toll rises in Cleveland in 1925
Cleveland reports 119 traffic deaths so far this year up from 69 in 1924. Three fatalities are noted: Mrs. Elizabeth McLean, 72, killed in a street car crash. William Schultz, 27, who died after a motorcycle street car collision. and John Wingeleth, struck by a motorist who did not stop.
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Cleveland
Elizabeth McLean
William Schultz
John Wingeleth
Townships Seek Green Law Road Aid From State
County commissioners and township trustees discussed securing Green Law road appropriations. Each eligible township would receive 269.22 dollars from state aid of 350,900 dollars, with equal county and township additions, regardless of drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Auditor of State
Young solicitors arrive in Athens to seek subscriptions
Four Case School of Applied Sciences students from Cleveland visit Athens this week soliciting subscriptions for the Pictorial Review. If 550 subscriptions are secured this summer, they win a year of tuition and expenses. The team is led by J. W. Blenker with E. B. Bossart Norman Corner and R. M. Cutberry, staying at the Beta Theta Pi house.
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Case School of Applied Sciences
Cleveland
Athens
Pictorial Review
J. W. Blenker
E. B. Bossart
Norman Corner
R. M. Cutberry
Beta Theta Pi
Koons Hints Veto Over East State Street Paving Plan
Athens council advances a brick on concrete East State street repaving project from North Court to Park Avenue. Mayor Koons hints a veto while Roger Jones defends the need, noting gas tax funds next year could enable paving with six council members supporting the measure.
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Koons
Roger Jones
Council Council
East State Street
North Court Street
Park Avenue
Lancaster Street
Courtney Hill
Jfoyriders
Speeders
Jones
H. Rowland
Carl Beasley
West Virginia
Ohio
Water Off Thursday In Hudson Addition
Water in the Hudson addition east of May avenue will be shut off tomorrow from 7 to 11 in the morning, announces G. M. Romine city service director.
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Hudson Addition
May Avenue
G. M. Romine
Work in Ohio Slumps in June
Ohio employment data show 61,076 seeking work in June 1925, with 20,369 placed at state city offices. June saw 6,991 more applicants and 2,559 fewer placements than May, as men and women each added about 3,000 job seekers. In farming, 285 men sought work with 229 placements, while overall applications rose and placements grew for farm labor.
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Columbus
Ohio
Herman R. Witter
Two Workmen Hurt In Scaffold Fall At Super Building
A corner scaffold on the fourth floor broke yesterday in the Super building causing two workmen named Lane and Love to plunge fifteen feet. Love suffered cuts in four places and Lane sustained a cut on the right leg. Both expect to return to work in a few days.
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Super
Lane
Love
Miners and Business Men Meet On Coal Marketing
The Business Men's committee met with miners on Monday to discuss coal industry questions. A sub committee will study marketing the top coal in parts of the county. A plan to appeal freight rates to the Interstate Commerce Commission was urged for southern Ohio coal.
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Business Men's Committee
C. H. Bryson
Bryson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Ohio
North
Northwest
North Hill sanitary sewer to be built with 59 percent assess
City council decided residents will be assessed 59 percent of the North Hill sanitary sewer project cost. City engineer Dan Davis reported on a proposed combined storm and sanitary sewer. Dr. W L Gard said the committee favors a storm sewer with added assessment or building next year. Council agreed the public benefit justifies sanitary sewer and aldermen will pay half the cost. A committee was appointed to decide the storm sewer plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Hill
Dan Davis
W. L. Gard
Citizens appoint Marion residents to campus memorial commission
Governor Donahety named three Marion citizens to direct construction of the Campus Martius Memorial building with a $35,000 fund from the Creighton act passed by the 1925 Ohio legislature. The act becomes effective next Friday.
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Columbus
Donahety
Marietta
Ohio
Mellon Plan Sparks Early Drive to Sell Tax Cuts
President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon launch a broad public education campaign to promote lower top income tax rates. They favor a surtax as low as 19 percent, arguing cuts boost prosperity and jobs, while predicting a partisan fight similar to last year. The plan aims to avoid past misunderstandings and win support for lighter capital taxes.
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George E. Durno
Swampscott
Maas
Edule Cata
Coolidge
White House
Treasury
Mellon
Opensideit
Congress
Riegel to Be Here Four Friday for Education Meet
Vernon M. Riegel state director of education will be in Athens Friday to meet county city village and school board clerks. The afternoon session in the Athens Chamber of Commerce rooms includes a short address by Riegel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon M. Riegel
Columbus
Athens
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Riegel
Akron Girl Found After March Quest Ends in Cleveland
Gladys Kreitsburg, 15, of Akron, missing since March, was located by police at Hotel 81 in Cleveland. She returned home with no guardian present, and her $79 hotel bill was paid by relatives.
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Cleveland
Gladys Kreitsburg
Akron
Glad
Fight the Fly Mid-Summer Control Call to Action
A wartime or public health style notice urges immediate action against flies. It explains that a new generation arises every 11 to 14 days and an individual fly lays about 120 eggs, underscoring the need for every community and person to unite in control efforts. A free information pamphlet is offered with a coupon and two cents for return postage.
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Harry Rice
Amy
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Star Company
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Save Evolution Case
Jack Lait
East State
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Tapanastan
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