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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1922
Page
1
A report from Brooke County West Virginia details a surge of violence affecting residents and local authorities. The city police and county officials investigate the incidents while residents seek safety amid unclear motives and escalating tensions.
Illinois guardsmen from the 130th Infantry machine gun company guard the Chicago and Alton shops at Bloomington living in pup tents. Col. Albert Culbertson commands the troops as state forces arrive amid prior threats.
The maharajah of Rajpipla aged thirty six and ruler of a 200000 citizen principality arrived in New York from India on a pro tour to study economic and financial conditions.
On July 17 1924 stationary firemen and oilers joined shopmen in a nationwide walkout led by Timothy Healy. The strike widens as maintenance of way clerks and freight handlers show strong sentiment and railroads recruit non union workers to fill posts. Local violence is reported but police handle incidents.
A mine war near Cliftonville West Virginia leaves Sheriff H H Duvall dead and more than a dozen casualties as 500 plus marchers clash with non union miners at the J C McKinley operated Ferguson lease. State troops rush to the scene amid fires and gunfire.
The Rev E R Martin superintendent of the upper Pacific coast district of the American Sunday School Union says good roads hurt rural churches as motorists move to cities. He notes thousands of country districts are now unchurched and about 3000 rural school districts in Oregon Washington and Idaho lack Sunday schools.
Scene with insufficient forces to dislodge attackers. Governor Morgan was notified almost immediately after the mine war broke out.
C. W. Kitner, United States Veterans Bureau representative, will visit Athens on Wednesday to help ex service men file applications for compensation hospitalization and vocational training. The window closes August 9 and this will be his final Athens trip. Ex service men should see Mr. Kitner at Attorney M. D. Hughes office in the Cline Building.
Findlay Ohio July 17 The Ohio Oil company announced a 25 percent reduction in the price of central west grades of crude oil.
Pierce Nebraska reports a hail and wind storm on Monday causing about 250000 dollars in damage across a ten mile square district. Crops were destroyed and livestock killed with property damage to several buildings. Local authorities assess the storm's impact and call for relief.
John Petrakis seven month old son of Mr and Mrs Peter Petrakis died when his head wedged between crib bars late yesterday in Youngstown Ohio.
Jeter J. Osca aged 33 of Thompson Street Alliance is dead from alcoholic poisoning. Coroner Hayes and Sheriff Morris conducted the investigation and announced the findings.
Washington July 17. The summer home of Edward B McLaan on the outskirts of the national capital has been selected as the summer White House by President Harding and Mrs. Harding.
Mrs Terrence Hagerman of Chehalis Washington traced a dollar she spent in Lancaster Missouri twenty seven years ago. She had kept that silver dollar and marked her initials on it. Recently a Montesano Washington store returned the same dollar to her, ending a long odd pursuit.
Governor Harry L. Davis named George H. Clark, Canton, Republican state chair, to act as his personal observer at the Cincinnati hearing on the Consolidated Coal Co request for federal troops to guard slack piles near New Straitsville, Perry county. Clark will not represent the governor but will monitor for accurate Commonwealth position and rights of the state.
Special communication of Paramathia Lodge No. 25 F and A M set for Tuesday July 18 at 3 p m. Work in Master Mason degree to be performed by W M W LEE and J A PALMER ec officiating.
A. E. Weekly of Sand Ridge spent a day in Perry County with Sam Gillett and family. Gillett bought a 90 acre farm four miles from New Lexington for 9000 dollars after selling their Strouds Run 235 acre property to Jesse Bennett. The Gillett farm has long housed the Gillette family and Weekly may buy a small Perry County place soon.
Seven feet of floodwater swamps Williamette Massachusetts after two dam breaks. Residents flee at night as houses are torn from foundations and infrastructure torn up. Telegraph operators warn of drownings and lines fail along the Boston & Maine route.
Rev Father Berry announced at Sunday mass that his pastorate at St Pauls ends before September 1 and his successor is not yet chosen. He will join Mt. St. Marys College Emmetsburg Md as professor of Dogmatic and Moral Theology and Hebrew. He has led the parish for nearly five years with growing membership and public spirit.
Cardinal Logue of Ireland issues edict excommunicating all who participate in murders and arson in Ireland. Dispatch from Belfast reports the edict targets killers and arsonists amid unrest.
A brief historical record lists events from July 17. It notes the 1856 steamer Northern Indiana disaster with forty deaths on Lake Erie, the 1862 federal draft quota for Ohio, the 1864 death of Col Dan McCook from wounds at Kenesaw Mountain, and 1867 Senator Benjamin Wade’s opposition to President Johnson’s reconstruction plan.
London reports the League of Nations council opening to consider temporary mixed commission findings on armament limits and mandates. Palestine's mandate fuels Vatican protest over protection of holy places. debated Balkan finance and Austro Hungarian frontier. French and British seek Near East accord to curb renewed conflict in Anatolia.
Service Director Williams announced a temporary water outage this Monday at 5 o'clock for repairs on West Union street related to a street improvement project. The disruption should last about an hour, weather permitting, as workmen proceed with the fixes.
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorizes the Pennsylvania Railroad to acquire control of the Panhandle Railroad’s property and leased lines as of July 17. The move centralizes ownership of the Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis network amid ongoing consolidation in the industry.
Cardinal Mer cier travels to Paris to help raise funds for rebuilding the Louvain library destroyed by German occupancy in Belgium.
Representatives of banks newspapers and business groups in Athens county plan to form an investment service bureau linked to the county farm bureau. A meeting is set in the Chamber of Commerce rooms on Tuesday at 7 pm with H P Dutton urging participation. Ansteatt of the investment department has already presented the plan and received approval.
Washington awaits a coal wage dispute reply from operators as President Harding and Attorney General Daugherty maintain hope for a peaceful settlement. With rail talks centered on the Chicago labor board, government mediation hinges on operator acceptance or rejection of last week’s proposal.
International News Service reports that the Biological Survey’s efforts to exterminate Northwest predatory animals are slowed by trap stealers. Officials warn harsh penalties for offenders, noting trap stealing undermines weeks or months of work and costs livestock owners thousands of dollars annually. Government property theft carries a 5000 dollar fine or up to five years in jail, or both.
Gay MacLaren appears tomorrow at the College Auditorium in two play recreations Governor's Lady and Daley. This is a major attraction of the year. Tickets at McKee's are one dollar for the cycle. The event is sponsored by the Y W C A girls.
Four rivals split the progressive vote allowing Albert W. Jefferies the old guard nomination to unite conservative support. Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock expected to win the Democratic primary after aligning with Charles Bryan ending the Hitchcock Bryan feud. Progressivism is a central issue in both parties as campaigns unfold.
Mrs. W. W. Culp urged forgiveness as Rev. W. W. Culp, the Spring Valley Methodist pastor, returns from Michigan where he was arrested with 18 year old Esther Hughes after eloping. She emphasized the children and asked that he be treated like a father and allowed to come back.
A foreign banking firm J Faur and Brothers on Washington Street was held up soon after opening. About 12 000 dollars in cash was stolen according to a police report filed at headquarters.
A French Red Cross mission departs Dunkerque carrying 5000 tons of relief goods to aid starving Russians in Petrograd. The convoy reflects sustained French humanitarian effort amid the wartime crisis.
The St. Louis Bar Association bans ambulance chasing and unethical solicitation. Members defying the rule risk expulsion after grievance committee review.
William T. Shannon, sales manager at American Sheet and Tin Plate, lost control after a bee sting on North Bend road, plunging his car off an eight foot embankment. His wife was killed in the wreck which crushed her neck and chest. Shannon survived.
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