Delegates Discuss Coal Rate Issue At Conference In Columbus
Delegates from the Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce Kiwanis and Rotary meet in Columbus with Athens and Glouster civic groups at the attorney general's office to seek solutions as local business suffers from coal market declines. Local attendees include Dr. W. S. Rhodes C. E. Bennett Julius Fischer W. L. Hudson and Stanley Mechem.
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Nelsonville
Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs of
Columbus
Civic Clubs of
Athens
Glouster
Attorney General's Office
W. S. Rhodes
C. E. Bennett
Julius Fischer
W. L. Hudson
Stanley Mechem
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Federal Bureau of Mines
United States
Lake Erie
Injured Youth Improves After Swimming Accident
Logan July 15. Floyd Coffey of Carbon Hill was injured while swimming near Athens earlier this week. Dr. C. F. Rauch reports no skull or spine fracture on X-ray. Initial spinal concussion caused paralysis in the lower body, but Coffey is improving and paralysis is expected to clear in weeks.
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Logan
Floyd Coffey
Carbon Hill
Athens
C. F. Rauch
Postmasters Meet Tri State Association In Cincinnati
Ohio brief reports the Tri-State Postmasters Association of Ohio Kentucky and Indiana reconvening in Cincinnati to formalize structure and elect officers. A separate item notes 10 year old John Mansur died from burns after playing with matches in Youngstown. In Toledo Roy C. Dague superintendent of the Anti Saloon League district recovers from burns after rubbing alcohol he was heating caught fire.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Tri-State
Postmasters Associaon
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Burns
Youngstown
John Mansur
Toledo
Roy C. Dague
Anti-Saloon League
Dague
Five Husbands Later Eva Williams Weds Again in Cal
The article notes Eva Williams has married a fifth husband Calvin Williams of Marysville California after four prior husbands were murdered. Calvin Williams says he is not superstitious about the tragedy and plans to start anew despite the past.
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Eva Williams
Calvin Williams
Marysville
Calif
British Warbride Tells Queer Tale
In Chicago probate court Judge Horner dismissed the petition of Marie Rengel wife of a Minnesota war veteran after saying the case against Edwin B. Jennings estate appears fraudulent. Rengel claimed Jennings owed her 250000 for saving him from a truck in 1918 and produced a will she said he signed before dying.
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Chicago
U PR
Edwin B. Jennings
Henry Horner
Marie Rengel
Brooten
Horner
Rengel
Jennings
British Packers Say U S Consumers Are Paying for Price War Abroad
Washington reports that British packers accuse American consumers of bearing the costs of an international price war. The Packers and Stockyards Administration will conduct a preliminary investigation led by Dr. F W Mills to verify the charges. American packers deny the claims and no home market impact reports have been received yet.
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U. S
Department of A Triculture
F. W. Mills
Packers’ Administration
Agriculture Department
Open Forum for Athens Messengers Public Opinion
The Athens Messenger invites responsible readers to submit opinion pieces under 500 words. Desired topics should avoid political religious controversy and personal grievances while offering constructive criticism. Writers may sign or initials, but must provide name and address for publication.
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the Messenger
Two Americans Shatter Globe Circling Record in 28 Days
Linton O Wells and Edward S Evans completed a world circumnavigation in 28 days 14 hours, racing across seven continents and using air planes, ships, trains, and cars. They crossed France, Germany, Russia, Siberia, China, Japan, and the United States with no accidents, landing in New York at the Pulitzer Building after departing from Seattle aboard a tug boat to reach the Aquitania liner. The previous record holder, John Henry Mears, took 35 days 21 hours 35 minutes in 1913.
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Tle
Linton O. Wells
Edward
Evans
New York
Pulitzer Building
Europe
France
Germany
Russia
Siberia
China
Japan
United States
Rantoul
Seattle
Mitchell Field
John Henry Mears
Jules Verne
Plane theft reported in Indiana airfield crime
Cincinnati dispatch says bandits stole a Waco Model 9 aircraft from an Richmond Indiana airfield yesterday. Police Chief William Eversman relayed the theft to Embry-Riddle, with motor and serial numbers noted. Authorities nationwide were asked to watch for the aircraft.
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Cincinnati
Richmond
Ind
Embry - Riddle Company
William Eversman
Salt Rates Suspended by ICC on Salt Shipments
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended from July 15 to November 12 any salt tariff increases in carload shipments from Pomeroy Ohio Mason City and Malden West Virginia to Louisville Kentucky and related destinations.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pomeroy
Ohio
Mason City
Malden
W. Va
Louisville
Learn to Swim and Life Saving Booklet Free
Learn to swim regardless of season as drowning risks exist year round. The Washington Bureau offers a free Red Cross booklet with beginner and advanced tests. Send two cents in stamps to receive the copy by return mail.
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Washington
American National Red Cross
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Nelsonville Man Wins $14 Week Injury Award
James Auflick of Nelsonville wins a weekly $14 compensation after a Common Pleas court review of his appeal from the industrial commission. He injured his back March 31, 1923 while pushing a mine car for C Robbins Coal Company, with total compensation at $1,201 before a May 14, 1925 disallowance and appeal.
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James Auflick
Nelsonville
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Elza Burchfield
Fred R. Baker
John Henshaw
E. C. Berry
G. W. Pierce
G. W. McHenry
W. E. Crossen
Atchison G
Common Pleas
Miner Slaying in Neffs Leads to Arrest of Suspect
In Neffs on July 15, 38-year-old miner Steve Hornic was shot and killed after an alleged slanderous remark about Mrs. Pemberton. Harold Pemberton, 24, was arrested shortly after the shooting and charged with Hornic's death.
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Neffs
U.pr
Steve Hornic
Hornic
Harold Pemberton
Pembertton
Twilight Inn Fire Claims Dozens in Tannersville
In the Twilight Inn blaze at Tannersville New York twelve bodies were recovered and eight or nine were unaccounted for as firefighters battled smoldering embers. Harold Flynn and M J Moriarty University of Minnesota students and H Stryker a night watchman died heroically helping guests escape.
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Tannersville
N. Y
U.P
Catskill
Red Cross
Missi NG Red Cross
Harold Flynn
M. J. Moriarty
University of Minnesota
H. 8
Stryker
Flynn and
Moriarty
Twilight Inn
Flynn
Safety Experts Discuss Mishaps at National Conference
Washington July 15. W H Cameron director of the national safety council Chicago outlines accident causes to about 300 safety experts. He cites faster production cheaper output reduced safety attention high labor turnover excess safety education and neglect of safeguarding new equipment. The conference ponders a federal agency to collect and share safety data with industries.
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Washington
U.R
W. H. Cameron
National Safety Council
Chicago
Body of 4-year-old Robert Lee Smith Recovered
The body of Robert Lee Smith aged four who drowned in the Little Muskingum yesterday was recovered in nearby waters. The incident occurred near Marietta with authorities continuing to investigate the accident and its circumstances.
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Marietta
U.P
Robert Lee Smith
Little Muskingum
Doctor and Wife Sought in East Boston Girl Death Case
Police seek arrest warrants for Dr Thomas Walsh and his wife on first degree murder charges in the death of 19 year old state ward Edith Louise Green. A man, James Ford, 21, says he arranged an operation but did not know about body disposal. dismembered remains found near Mattapan cemetery.
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Boston
W.A
Thomas KE. Walsh
Edith Louise Green
State
South End
Walsh
Mattapan
James Vincent Ford
South Boston
Boston Psychopathic Hospital
Miss Mandry
Miss Green
Ford
Truck Plunges Twenty-Foot Embankment In Ohio Valley Crash
A Ford truck owned by William Brady and driven by Robert Rife with James Yates of Buchtel overturned from a twenty foot embankment between Chauncey and Sugar Creek. Rife and Yates were injured and treated by Dr. Walker in Buchtel after a passing motorist rushed them to care. The crash followed claims of being crowded off the road by an Essex sedan whose occupants fled.
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Chauncey
William Brady
Robert Rife
James Yates
Buchtel
Sugar Creek
Rife
Yates
Walker
What Did You See Yesterday Readers Share Moments
The Messenger prints reader anecdotes about everyday sights and oddities. Entries describe muddy splashes from loose bricks by Mills Meat Market, a flag hung improperly on Albany Athens Road, and a startled Athens woman chasing a skunk from a garden.
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Mills Meat Market
Albany-Athens
Elks Name New Leader Charles H Grakelow
Charles H Grakelow of Philadelphia was elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks at the Grand Lodge session in Chicago.
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The
Elks
Charles H. Grakelow
Philadelphia
Order
Grand Lodge
Chicago
Vare Plans Senate Fight Despite Expenditures
William H. Vare, after spending about 800000 on the Pennsylvania Republican senatorial nomination, aims to win in November and press for seating in the Senate. His allies insist voters should decide, while a dozen senators oppose seating him amid probes of his campaign spending. The issue concerns the seat held by Senator Wharton Pepper.
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Washington
William H. Vare
Pennsylvania
Senate
Vare
United Press
Wharton Pepper
Attorney General Crabbe to Testify Before Huron Grand Jury
Norwalk July 15 Attorney General C C Crabbe was to appear before the Huron county grand jury to testify related to graft charges in Ohio state efforts to obtain a site for a new northeastern institution for the feeble minded.
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Norwalk
U.P
C. C. Crabbe
Huron County Grand Jury
Ohio
Mine Owners Seek Perfect Membership in New Association
Leaders of the mine owners plan a Columbus meeting on August 10 to finalize a definite policy and aim for complete membership in the newly formed association.
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Columbus
Athens man named T. R. Biddle chosen to lead Ohio coal talks
In Columbus July 15 the Ohio Coal Association formed to reopen mines with a 100 percent member goal. T. R. Biddle of Athens named to a director slate, aiming for a unified policy for Ohio mines and miners, balancing union and nonunion players for future competition.
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T. R. Biddle
Columbus
Coal Ope of Ohio
Thell House
United Action
Ohio Coal ‘Association, Inc
Ohio
United
United Operators
Funds in the Ohio Treasury Likely to be Exhausted Soon
Ohio officials warned the general revenue balance stood at 1.592 million dollars with funds earmarked for the state aid fund for weakened schools. Expenditures already exceed receipts and the shortfall is expected to continue until November when corporation taxes arrive. The education department may draw about 500 thousand dollars, a quarter of its annual appropriation.
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Ohio
Columbus
U.P
Merlin Brenneman
Joseph T. Tracy
Brenneman
Department of Education
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Athens Messenger
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Crabbe
Thesonville
International Miners’ Union
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George M. Jones
A. A. Augustus
John
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Robezra van Horn
William F. Kitts
W. R. Woodford
W. L. Rot
Tomas K. Maher
E. M
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Cleveland
T.biddle
W. H.coshocton
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John 8. Jones
Mr. Robbins
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G. M. Jones
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Wildermuth
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