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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1923

Page

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Final step in treaties near ratification by major powers

Washington, July 12. The United States prepares to exchange ratifications of the four power Pacific treaty and the naval limitations treaty, signed December 18, 1921, with final acceptance by France clearing the way for formalities. The four power pact ends the Anglo Japanese alliance and commits powers to respect insular rights in the Pacific with arbitration for disputes. The naval treaty calls for scrapping 65 capital ships totaling about 1.86 million tons, with the US delivering 30 ships, Britain 23, and Japan 17, many already halted during conference.

H. K. Reynolds Washington State Department France London Great Britain Japan Russia Germany Far East Pacific United States Pacific Ocean Great Britton

Plains Man Held to the Grand Jury

Pat C. Parestides accused Orla Porter of intoxication and threats in Heints court. Porter pled guilty to intoxication and paid a $10 fine, but pleaded not guilty to enticing threats and was bound over to the grand jury. Steven Kachman Jr. faced a minor charge of operating a car without license and was fined $2 plus costs.

Pat C. Parestides Ohio Hotel Orla Porter Plains Heints Porter Steven Kachman, Jr Kachman

Striking Miners Defy John L Lewis in Nova Scotia

Eleven thousand coal miners in Nova Scotia defy John L. Lewis who ordered the strike off last Tuesday. The telegram confirming the defiance arrived at Lewis this afternoon in Atlantic City New Jersey where he is attending a conference.

Atlantic City N. J Nova Scotia John L. Lewis International Union Lewis

Perils of Angling Claim Salem Man at Pine Lake

Daniel Gyrogy aged 45 from Salem drowned accidentally last night while fishing from a boat at Pine Lake near Youngstown Ohio. He was an experienced angler and local authorities investigated the incident.

Youngstown Daniel Gyrogy Salem Pine Lake Here

Prohibition Chief Orders Guarded War Camp Security

Washington July 12 Prohibition Commissioner Haynes directed education directors in all states that the War Department will run military training camps this summer to take extraordinary precautions to guard against rioting and harm to citizens amid wartime tension.

Washington War Department Prohibition Haynes Aol

France Not Alarmed by Threat of Break with England

Paris July 11 Premier Poincare tells the French senate he is not worried by talk of a break with England over debt and reparations. Officials say France holds strategic Ruhr Rhineland leverage and England’s weakness makes a separate accord with Germany unlikely to profit London.

France England Poincare Europe Ing Germany Baldwin

Judge Gary on Union Drive in Steel Industry

New York July 12 Judge Elbert H Gary chairman of United States Steel rejects outside interference as unions push for higher wages eight hour day better conditions and immigration controls. He says unions may organize but must follow laws with open books and records.

I. N.S New York United States Steel Corporation Elbert H. Gary Gary M. C. McCadden Cleveland McCadden Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor

Rainbow Division to Reunite Without Ruth Bush Weber

INDIANAPOLIS Ind On the eve of the Rainbow Division reunion Ruth Bush Weber known as the singing girl of the trenches died of a long illness. She sang before American combat divisions from the front and helped found the American Women's Overseas League. Ruth Bush Weber was 21 when she went to war and later married Purdue student Lt Weber in California last February. The Rainbow Division plans to honor her memory at the July gathering.

Indianapolis Ind Rainbow Division Ruth Bush Ubourh Ruth Charlotte Bush Weber Veterans’ Association Fort Berjarcin Harrison Rainbow American Women’s Overseas League California Webber Weber Purdue University France Ranbow Boughboys

Jury Pool Grows Thin as Trial Looms in Pomeroy

In Pomeroy Ohio on July 12 the court adjourned with 11 tentative jurors and 158 men in panels. The defense and state each hold two challenges left, and more talismen will be added. The trial is expected to resume Friday amid heat and fatigue among participants.

Pomeroy Andrew Dye BW. Hill AL Nelson J. M. Galloway Jacob Dean A. Bh Mebade Portsland Produce Noah Ogdin Salem Township Henry G. Theiss Sutton Township Howard Stout Columbia Township BH. B. Whitesides Long Bottom Walter Hampton G. W. Eastman Bedford Township James A. Turner Colmbia Township Joseph A. Smith Portland George A. Lute Grover Swearingen Columbia

Delawares Mae Stannard Matron Case Before Civil Service

The Delaware Girls Industrial Home matron’s reinstatement case for Mae Stannard was heard by the state civil service commission. Director Harper had dismissed her for inefficiency alleging political motives behind firing the governor’s daughter in law. If the commissioners deadlock, the dismissal stands. Supporters from the State Federation of Women’s Clubs plan to take the case to civil court if the result is unfavorable.

Columbus Mae Sannard Delaware Girls’ Industrial Home State Civil Service Commission Delaware Harper Welfare Department Stannard

Youth held for horse stealing in Lorain County

Elyria Ohio Joe Collier a colored youth is jailed on a horse stealing charge in Lorain County this first such case in years Collier initially stole a bicycle abandoned it for an auto and then allegedly took a horse from Joe Savina authorities report

Elyria, O Joe Collier Collier Joe Savina

Wheat in storage shows rise in U S stocks

The Agriculture Department estimated that wheat in country mills and elevators on July 1 totalled 36,458,000 bushels, up from a preliminary July estimate of 28,756,000 bushels, based on reports from correspondents and agents.

Washington U. S. Department of Agriculture

Experts Warn Public Faces Heavy Suffering From Dollar Wheat

Douglas G. Tinsley reports O F Bradfute of the American Farm Federation warns that a dollar wheat price endangers about 3 million U S wheat farmers. A drop from 1.10 to 1.00 per bushel has cost roughly 80 million in two weeks, risking bankruptcy and mass quitting, with consumers paying higher prices later.

Douglas G. Tinsley I. N Mene United States O. FE. Bradfute American Farm Federation Bureau Mr. Bradfute Chicago Bradfute

New Homes Burn With Heavy Loss

Fire in Cleveland Ohio destroyed two nearly finished houses in the Fast End district and badly damaged a third. The blaze forced two families from their beds, their losses pegged at about 30000 dollars as they had been living in garages while supervising completion.

Cleveland

Two Small Boys Slightly Injured in Athens

Two boys suffered minor injuries in Athens on Thursday after noon incidents. A two year old son of Mr and Mrs Emmett French fell five feet from a porch, wrenching his left arm. Fred Craig five was struck by a taxi after moving into traffic. he suffered a bruised right foot.

Athens Emmett French Richland Avenue Fred Craig Fern Street Wolfe Feed North Court Street Hunter Brown

Manitoba rejects beer and wine sales in hotels vote

Manitoba voters rejected the moderation bill in a yesterday beer and wine election. The proposal to permit liquor in residences while prohibiting public drinking carried by a majority of 40,000 in a total vote of 165,000.

Winnipeg Man Manitoba

England Faces Independent Action Over German Reparations

British Prime Minister Baldwin told the House of Commons England would draft a reply to Germany's reparations note and seek allied approval. If allies refuse, Britain may act alone. He warned France's approach harms peace and warned Germany could face economic chaos and food shortages.

London Great Germany England Baldwin

Marital Troubles End With Knife Wounds in Ohio Home

In East Liverpool, Ohio, Nick Tutterich aged 69, a mill worker, is hospitalized with throat knife wounds after a domestic incident. His wife Anna, 62, is recovering from abdominal injuries after being stabbed with an ice pick.

East Liverpool Nick Tutterich Anna

Meigs County press to speed highway work

Meigs county commissioners asked the state highway director to speed up construction on the Pomeroy Athens route the White Rock Racine road and all highways from Harrisonville Rutland and Pomeroy. The report notes 33 German printing firms produce a daily supply of crude paper marks used as a tax.

Columbus Meigs County Pomeroy Athens White Rock- Racine Harrisonville Rutland Germany

Lima Tea Co. Manager Marries Office Associate

Joseph R. Rickoff 65, manager of the Lima Tea Co., wed Margaret O Connor 34 after years of business association in Lima Ohio. The couple’s romance grew from their professional ties and culminated in marriage here.

Lima, O Joseph R. Rickoff Lima Tea Co Margaret O’conner

Local Girls Implicate Thoughtlessness in Kidnapping Report

In St Marys Ohio two local girls failed to inform their parents of their whereabouts prompting a three county search after reports that they had been kidnapped.

ST. Marys, O

Johns death suit settles for $331 against railroad

In Bucyrus Ohio the $10,900 damage suit filed by Frank M. Johns over the death of Stephen A. Johns against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was settled in common pleas court for $331 by railroad attorneys.

Bucyrus. O Frank M. Johns Pennsylvania Railroad Company Stephen A. Johns

Murder in Cleves Ohio Ends in Hospital Death

In Cincinnati a 58 year old keeper Nathan Hanks died at General hospital from gun shot wounds he suffered after an argument with Ben Walford 36 in Heaven Ohio The shooting followed Hanks accusation that Walford broke a glass Walford fired according to Marshal C W Balser Cleves Ohio long boasting a clean crime record now faces perturbation over the incident.

Cincinnati

Baldwin to speak before Commons on reparations tone

London July 12 the British cabinet approved the tone of Premier Stanley Baldwins forthcoming statement to the House of Commons on reparations. Parliament backs him while seeking allied cooperation to re establish Europe on a sound economic footing. Americans in gallery include Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. The statement responds to Ramsay McDonalds question on labor opposition. Carded on tracks in Columbus Ohio George W White Pleasant Hill farmer was killed when his auto stalled on tracks before an approaching street car.

London House of Commons Stanley Baldwin Britain Europe Reed Smoot Utah Baldwin Ramsay McDonald Columbus George W. White Pleasant Hill

Harding Party In Alaska Aboard U S Henderson

President Harding and party sail toward Seward aboard the Henderson after a Skagway visit. The voyage shows Alaska’s glaciers and open sea as 400 miles of rugged coastline unfold. Rougher passage marks the open-water crossing from land-bordered prior legs.

U.S Henderson Harding Alaska Seward Skagway I Straits Muir Glacier

Missing Edith Stifel Reported In Cincinnati

Cincinnati police headquarters logged a new missing person report today. Edith Stifel, 18, of Mt Healthy Ohio, disappeared after being sent to a grocery yesterday afternoon and failing to reach the store.

Cincinnati Jank Stifel Mt. Healthy Ohio Edith Stifel

Hay Load Vanishes After Police Lantern Is Stolen

In Elyria Ohio police spotted a broken wagon blocked traffic with hay and a lantern. The next morning both the hay load and the lantern had disappeared.

Elyria, O

Hailstorm Hits Moose Jaw Causing Crop Damage

Icicles nearly three inches long fell during a early morning hail storm in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. Crops across the area suffered significant damage as the storm moved through the region with reports of extensive hail impact.

Sask

Rest Room Has Uproven Worth

From 700 to 800 Athens county women visit the woman's rest room in the basement of the court house every month. Margaret Downare, matron of the rooms, estimates the figure and praises the rest rooms as cool clean and convenient. They are open to all visitors provide comfort before and after shopping refuge from bad weather and a waiting room for buses serving travelers.

Athens County Court House Margaret Downare Miss Downare

Akron reports unusually low weekly death toll

Akron officials record only 12 deaths in a week, the lowest in five weeks. The city vital statistics bureau notes theusual weekly average runs 20 to 30 deaths.

Akron, CO City Bureau of Vital Statistics

Rev Charles Hewitt Named Pastor In Martins Ferry

Rev Charles T. Hewitt of St. Albans West Virginia has been called to lead the First Baptist church Martins Ferry Ohio and is expected to accept. He would succeed Dr R B McDanel who died suddenly during a service at his church.

Martins Ferry Charles T. Hewitt St. Albans W. Va First Baptist Church R. B. McDanel

Fire Extinguished at Ohio Collieries Sugar Creek Mine

A fire in No. 210 mine at Sugar Creek started by a fall that caused power lines to short circuit and ignite coal. Forty to sixty men cleared sail and extinguished the blaze by 5 a.m. Thursday, with mine work resuming the next day.

The Ohio Collieries Co Sugar Creek

Mae Stannard Aims To Clean House At Delaware School

In Columbus on July 12 Mrs. Mae Stannard former matron of the Girls Industrial School at Delaware says if vindicated by the Ohio Civil Service Commission she will return to the institution and “clean house” she told the International News Service today.

Columbus Ohio Civil Service Commission Mae _ Stannard Girls’ Industrial School Delaware International News Service Today

Immigrant Youth Accused in Canton Bootlegging Bust

County officials charge 18 year old Mike Salak a recent immigrant with involvement in a Salty or Sov Gare bootlegging operation. He was taken into custody with eight gallons of moonshine liquor in his possession.

Canton, CO Mike Salak

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