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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1922

Page

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Strike Crisis as Rail Shopmen Return Date Misses Target

Chicago July 10. Railroads set a time limit for strikers to resume work, but early reports say few union workers returned. National guard and deputy marshals mobilized in six states amid fears of violence at Aurora and Bloomington shops. Union leaders made no move toward settlement as trains largely kept running.

Chicago National Guard United States Marshalls Clinton Ill Parsons Kaw Sheriff Person Aurora Ilis Chicago, Burlington & Quincy United States Robert R. Levy George A. Carpenter Burlington Bloomington Chicago & Alton Railway Jake Morrison Fred E. Sterling United States Railway Labor Board

Four Die as Interurban Cars Hit Picnic Group Near Cleveland

Olga Vadaczsz, 29, fights for life in Lakewood Hospital after a fall from a trestle into a 40 foot gully following being struck by two Lake Shore Electric interurban cars near Stop 24 east of Cleveland. Her sister among four dead, others injured. A Hungarian Sokol picnic had been held at Stop 22 before the tragedy.

Cleveland Olga Vadacsz Lakewood Hospital Lake Shore Stop 24 Ver Sokol Ily

Harding Proposes Coal Settlement With Commission Plan

President Harding addressed coal miners and operators outlining a plan to resume production. The proposal calls for a return to the 1922 wage scale until Aug 10, creation of a nine member coal commission, and a possible temporary wage scale within 30 days. If no report by Aug 10, the 1922 scale would continue until a new one is ready.

Congress

Cabinet in Peril as Reichstag Opposes Defense Bill

Berlin July 10 A double peril threatens Chancellor Wirths cabinet violent opposition in the Reichstag to the defense of the republic bill and pessimism over Germanys request to the inter allied reparations committee for a two year moratorium on cash indemnity payments The defense bill aimed at monarchists will be called up in the Reichstag this afternoon with conservatives from Bavaria signaling a hard fight.

Berlin Wirth Reichstag Germany Judiciary Bavaria

Death Belatedly Comes to Aced Mother-in-Law

Akron Ohio July inquest to determine cause of death of Mrs Teressa Engeler 88 struck with hatchet by son in law Alois Boeglin 72. Engeler had been in hospital two months after the March assault. Boeglin in county jail on assault with intent to kill charge.

Akron C. H. Kent Teressa Engeler Cuyahoga Falls Boeglin

Russian Princess Seeks Citizenship in United States

Princess Elizabeh Tschernitcheff travels from Washington to New York as she applies for American citizenship claiming her vast Russian estates were seized by the Soviets. She frames the move as a heroic act rather than a trend.

Elizabeh Tschernitcheff New York Washington Russia

Paris fashions much changed new york

Dancer Irene Castle Tremaine arrives in New York aboard the Berengaria and notes European styles favor ears over legs. She says American women in Europe wearing short dresses soon find themselves out of fashion and that earrings are regaining popularity.

New York Paris Irene Castle Tremaine Europe Mrs. Tremaine

Ohio university mourns death of Dean W. W. McIntire

W. W. McIntire dean of the normal college died in Norwood Ohio from enlargement of the heart muscles and complications. President E B Bryan praised his industry honesty fearlessness and generosity. Funeral will be in Norwood with interment in Spring Grove Cincinnati. McIntire born Wooster July 13 1869 taught school and rose to be Norwood High principal before becoming dean in 1920.

Ohio University W. W. McIntire The Normal College Norwood Ohio Dean MelIntire E. B. Bryan Dean McIntire University May Harris Frank B. Dilley Bryan Spring Grove Cincinnati Wooster Warren Wallace McelIntire McIntire University of Wooster John Church Company American Book Company Norwood High School Ath

Chicago Alderman Denies Affair Linked to Tragic Suicide Attempt

Miss Jossom Taylor, 22, ingested bichloride of mercury tablets in her apartment after claiming an unhappy love affair with Alderman Joan Toman. Doctors report she is critically ill as Toman calls the allegations a political frame up and says he does not know the girl. The alderman planned to leave for Europe and mentioned taking his wife for political reasons.

Chicago Jossom Taylor Joan Toman Europe Toman

Pastors Attend Special School for Town and Country Clergy

Athens and surrounding counties are well represented at Delaware in a school for town and country pastors. Rev H A Sheldon of Jacksonville and several Ohio and Marietta district ministers participate as part of one of 21 schools run by the Methodist Episcopal board of home missions for pastor training. Courses cover religious education economics sociology public health and more.

Athens Delaware H. A. Sheldon Jacksonville E. N. Dabritz Chauncey A. Donnally Joba C. W. Harrison Rutland M. L. Woodard Bartlett L. O. Lineberger Oakland C. H. Eichinger Waterford William Alexander Vinton James McKibben Fred O. Weed Marietta Board of Home Missions The Methodist Episcopal Church Ohio

Jury Not Called Lorain County Grand Jury Fall

Elyria July 10 due to a small number of inmates in the county jail the Lorain county grand jury will not be convened until fall.

Elyria Lorain County Grand Jury

Scott Credited With Quick Waverley Writing

The author Scott is said to have written the novel Waverley in under six weeks, a feat noted by contemporaries and later biographers.

Scott

Federal Judge Issues Temporary Injunction in Mine Strikes

A federal judge issued a temporary injunction ordering striking coal miners to stop interfering with employees and trespassing on Wayne Coal Company properties near New Straitsville, effective immediately. Witnesses testified that strikers used threatening methods to intimidate workers.

Columbus Sater Wayne Coal Company New Straitsville

Let's Get Together at Athens Chautauqua

Charles G. Jordan urged city and country cooperation at the Athens Chautauqua. The Pennsylvania legislator and farmer said farmers must organize to compete with urban interests and address rising living costs tied to rural decline. He stressed centralizing schools and churches, road issues, and discriminatory policies driving rural depopulation.

Charles G. Jordan Athens Chautauqua Jordan Pennsylvania

Change in Time at Redpath Chautauqua Evening Session

The evening session moves to 7 30 o'clock replacing 8 as announced. On Monday Montaville Flowers lectures on America Looking Ahead and the Misses Keller present a musical program.

Montaville Flowers America Keller Ratto Metropolitan Orchestra Victor Herbert Mademoisselle John B. Ratto Mr. Ratto Athens M. E. Chatley Merwin Reed Radcliffe George W. Mead Russia Keighley Broadway Players Misses Keller

Athens Churches Protest Gambling at Elk Fun Fest

The Metropolitan Orchestra performed in the afternoon and evening while the Keighley Broadway Players and local performers offered musical and dramatic pieces. Clergymen condemned raffles and fortune wheels as concealed gambling, urging Athens to reject such practices and uphold Christian standards.

Athens Messenger A. Y. Wilcox First Presbyterian Church Elks Wilcox The Elk's Lodge

Elks Convene in Atlantic City Amid Brass Band Welcome

Atlantic City hosts the fifty eighth annual B P O E convention as hundreds of delegates and visitors arrive by special trains at Philadelphia area stations amid brass band blare and festive bustle.

ELKS Atlantic City N. J Pennsylvania Philadelphia Reading

Ohio County Formations and Notable Deaths Across Eras

A retrospective timeline notes Adams County formed by Governor St Clair in 1797 named for John Adams, Trumbull County proclaimed in 1800 with War ren as seat, physician John Locke’s death in 1856 at Fryeburg Maine, Frank Bear a longtime congressman dying in Toledo, born Mt. Vernon December 25, 1840, and the 1901 Democratic State convention in Columbus nominating James Kilbourne for governor.

Adams County St. Clair John Adams Trumbull County Warren John Locke Cincinnati Fryeburg Maine Frank Bearlong Congress Toledo Mt. Vernon Columbus James Kilbourne

President Dwight H. Harding Seeks Arbitration in Miners Dispute

President Harding demanded an immediate return to work under the old wage scale or seizure of mines to protect the public. The plan calls for an 11 member arbitration commission with three miners, three operators, and five chosen by the president, to rule within a trial period ending August 10.

Washington Harding Arbitration Commission John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Alfred M. Fog

Government to Clarify Rail Strike Policy

Attorney General Daugherty said a formal Justice Department statement on the railroad shopmen strike policy was expected within 24 hours. He made the remark before departing for a White House conference with President Harding.

Washington Department of Justice Daugherty Harding White House

Sutton Named Matron at State King's Daughters Home

Mrs. Delia Bush Sutton of Delaware is appointed matron of the State King's Daughters Home in Bucyrus, succeeding Mrs. A V Sharp who resigned to move to Oxford where her son Lloyd attends school.

Bucyrus Delia Bush Sutton Delaware King’s Daughters A. V. Sharp Oxford Lloyd

Sugar Creek Stars Withdraw From League Play

After the Mill Street playground schedule was set, the Sugar Creek Stars were found unable to participate. An Athens team will be substituted if possible. Remaining games proceed as scheduled, with further announcements on the Sugar Creek replacement to follow.

Mill Street Sugar Creek Stars Athens

Irish Rebels Fail to Halt Free State Advance Amid Dublin Tensions

Free state troops pressed southward through Ireland as irregulars retreated from positions in Cork and other towns. Rebels claim strength in the south west, while powers guard Brugah's funeral in Dublin. De Valera reportedly leaves Wicklow for Dublin outskirts amid funeral unrest and railway sabotage near Dunfalk.

Dublin Free State Ireland Cork Limerick Kilkenney Thurles Maryborough Nenagh Shannon Bridge Sligo Irish Provisional Government Cathal Brugah Mamonn de Valera Brugah Hamonn de Valera Wicklow

Violence Flare in Buffalo Streetcar Tieup

After a week long stoppage the International Railway used non union crews in Buffalo New York leading to rapid violence. Two streetcars were stoned and one derailed by a misapplied switch. Police guard the system with shotguns as governors call for state troops if needed.

Buffalo N. Y International Railway Company Miller

Famous athlete to enter ministry in Oxford Maine

Ray Baker, renowned runner and holder of the state and New England two mile records, will become pastor of the Congregational Church in Oxford Maine. He plans to run an exhibition two miles at Belfast and stay in shape for the 1923 Los Angeles track meet against top American and European rivals.

Lewiston Ray Baker New England Bates College Congregational Church Oxford Belfast Los Angeles Cal America Europe

Information Bureau in Washington Offers Free Help

This newspaper announces a free Information Bureau in Washington for readers to ask questions. Director Frederic J. Haskin invites letters with two cents for return postage, promising reliable government resource answers.

Washington Frederic J. Haskin Athens Messenger Information Bureau Washington, D. C

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