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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1926
Page
4
Canton Murder Exposes National Crime Ring Ties
Robert Small reports from Canton on the Don Mellett case, linking local murder to wider organized crime networks across Akron, Cleveland, Youngstown, Pittsburgh and beyond. He argues crime controls government and press, notes 48 murders in five years, 13 convictions without execution, and limited arrests, as Canton becomes a national symbol in the fight against graft and corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Press
Robert Small
Canton
Don Mellett
America
Akron
Cleveland
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Yegg
Meller
Woman's Work and the Four Hour Day Idea
The article argues that science should shorten women's workdays by applying new findings to housework. It cites Thomas A. Fison on electric power and notes a U S government bulletin recommending moving wash day from Monday to Tuesday to ease laundry duties and allow time for mending and preparing clothes. It urges women to study and apply these insights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Fison
United States
Child Rearing Costs Against Parents in Past Debates
A discussion notes that pricing a child today would require $250 down and ongoing monthly payments for eighteen years, totaling $7 238, illustrating estimated long term costs and the burden on parents.
Rising Child Costs Reflected in Labor Dept Estimates
Statistics cited by the Department of Labor in Washington show the average cost of a child equaling a home price. For a family with five children the value exceeds 36000, with 2500 for food, 3400 for clothing and shelter, 284 for health, 1700 for education, totaling about 9000 per child. Parents are urged to provide a high quality home, schooling and civic environment in the Hocking valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor
Washington
Hocking Valley
French crisis tests loyalty of old regime
In a volatile French political moment the government faces a proposed levy on capital. Citizens fear taxation while deputies push for financial control. The public, though wary, is described as industrious and determined to weather the turmoil. the text notes a government briefly led by Herriot and the general resistance to capital confiscation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herriot
French vitality and aging beauties spark lively contrasts
The passage notes Ninon De Jenclos at seventy two still sought after by younger men, and Madame Desprez of Roubaix at eighty seven setting a new swimming record. It comments on French crowds jeering both Americans and Brits amid debts owed to both powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninon de Jenclos
Madame Desprez
Roubaix
Missing links and ancient beasts recorded in old world accounts
A Swiss scientist in the Philippines reports finding 200 missing links and an aborigine notes a tail like spinal continuation. Marco Polo is cited for tales of men with tails. The Smithsonian reveals a camel bones find in Montana dating to about 1.9 million years ago, larger than typical camels with extra teeth, and a horse skull from a North American site dated ten to fifty thousand years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Marco Polo
Smithsonian Institution
Montana
The
Smithsonian
America
Science governs morals and youth says Sir Alfred Mons
Sir Alfred Mons tells Britain's society of chemical industry that science will control genius morals and sex and also prolong youth. Sex has been put beyond our control. Men s vanity would call for too many boys. What we call morals is a reflection of the times in which we live. Man always trying to seem a little better than he really is improves gradually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Alfred Mons
Britain
Society of Chemical Industry
We Are Barbarians Not Yet Standardized
The speaker compares evolving human genius across ages and species, noting early life moving from water to land and reptiles becoming airborne. They claim future humans will view present minds as primitive, and describe current humanity as barbarians lacking standardization.
Lloyd George warns youth on looming world war
Former British prime minister Lloyd George warns church societies that a most horrible war is inevitable unless the rising generation substitutes organized justice for organized violence. He notes Europe now has larger armies than ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
If War Comes It Will Have To Come Says Gambler
An old gambler remarks that fighting a war costs a nation dearly and urges the country to avoid entanglements. He advocates building flying machines and submarines for self defense and cites the saying to avoid being borrowers or lenders or participants when war arrives.
Ziegfeld Praises Modest Glamor for the American Girl
Florenz Ziegfeld promotes a modern ideal of the American girl as modestly dressed and flourishing. He foresees the decline of the half starved type from dieting and frames it as good news for tired businessmen and for a generation improved by healthier upbringing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florenz Ziegfeld
Government Detectives Redefine The Modern Operative
Washington reports that federal investigators now emphasize legal education over force. The FBI and Secret Service employ highly trained lawyers, with a focus on out-thinking crooks. Prohibition and narcotics units trail in smaller roles while Osage murders show quiet, methodical evidence gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Washington Gloomy Over Debt Outlook
Washington observers warn the war debt crisis in France may never be resolved. Officials fear ongoing tensions with Paris and Britain, with possible shifts if France repudiates its obligations and anger toward the United States grows. The mood favors prolonged strain rather than quick settlement.
Auditions Flood Manhattan As Summer Talent Rush Peaks
In New York July 26 auditions open to all vocalists fiddlers and pianists. Many seek Carnegie Hall Acolian and other venues in a summer talent surge. While some rise many remain hopeful as organizations like the American Concert Singer's League help discover and showcase aspiring performers in radio broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Manhattan
American Concert Singer's League
WMCA
Open Season for Musical Talent at McAlpin Hotel
The National Music League runs weekly auditions June to October for undiscovered talent. A panel juries hopefuls including Myra Calderon, Sylvia Armstrong, Becky Crawford, and others from diverse jobs who seek time for practice. many gain opportunities from the process. Gilbert Swan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlpin Hotel
Myra Calderon
Sylvia Armstrong
Becky Crawford
New York Stadium
National Music League
Gilbert Swan
Questions and Answers from the Postal and Civil Service Quiz
A reader Q A set covers mail transit times to Chile and South America the English Channel crossing records by 1925 government clerks gender split in federal service and how sheet mica is found in pegmatite deposits with mining and cutting details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Texas
Post Office Department
South America
English Channel
Washington
Federal
Athens grocery central delivery discussed at meeting
Athens leaders debated a centralized city delivery system at a grocers’ meeting. The note recalls the Hocking Valley Brick and Texra Cotta Co reorganization at Nelsonville and outlines Labor Day plans by Jack Moore for the U M W A in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Hocking Valley Brick and Texra Cotta Company
Nelsonville
Charles L. Baird
S. A. Hayfield
John C., Baird
Jack Moore
The Buckeye's Distant Investors and CD Offer
Investors are invited to purchase 5 percent from date certificates of deposit covering Ohio and distant U.S. areas. Transactions can be by mail with confidential service and semiannual interest checks. Remittance options include registered mail, drafts, or money orders. Resources exceed 32.6 million and reserves surpass 1.35 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye
Ohio
United States
Buckeyer
Post Office
Definition of pure drinking water by Bureau of Mines
The Bureau of Mines states pure drinking water may be defined as water that does not contain any substance injurious to health. The question notes that all water contains bacteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Mines
Five Husbands, One Survivor: Eva Williams Promises Better Luck
Eva Williams, described as having four prior husbands who were murderers, marries Calvin Williams in Marysville California. Her spouses included Charlie Neff who killed a man and served eight years, Roe Damon who killed two men and died by suicide, Jim Mellarkey held for murder, and Jack Bollinger executed for axe murder. She reflects that her luck may finally turn with husband No. 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Marysville
Cal
Eva Neff-Damon- Mellarkey-Bollinger-Williams
Calvin Williams
Mellarkey
Douglas
Bloomfield
Nev
Jim" Mellarkey
Jack Bollinger
Sacramento
Bollingers
Jack Slough
Alex Summers
Bollinger
Folsom Prison
Williams
Japanese teachers reveal marriage trends in Hammamatau survey
A Hammamatau City education bureau survey shows 70 percent of primary school teachers married after romantic affairs, while 46 percent wed in traditional customs, highlighting changing social patterns in Tokyo era Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Tokyo
Japan
Education Bureau
Hammamatau City
Go-Betweens Arrange Early Japanese Betrothal Ceremonies
In traditional Japan, couples seldom meet before the wedding. A go-between negotiates the arrangement between the families, with the bride and groom not seeing each other until the ceremony.
America Lags in Air Progress as Europe Builds
Washington reports Germany expands civil aviation despite Versailles limits. German air services log over 2.3 million km in 1924 with rising passengers and freight. Regular night flights and rail baggage transfers noted. plans for freight oriented planes amid eased restrictions. India and Middle East air routes eyed. Britain advances dirigible program with two large airships planned for London to Calcutta service slated to begin in 1927 at about 16 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Germany
United States
Department of Commerce
Braul Bowerman
Berlin
Junkers-Luftverkehr
Stockholm
Deutscher Aero-Lloyd
Copenhagen
Bowerman
Federal Railways
Julius G. Lay
Calcutta
India
Lay
England
Dirigible
Rangoom
London
Needle in backbone operation leads to death
In a surgery on D. Evans a needle broke off from the instrument and remained in the spine causing fatal complications. The incident is under investigation and medical staff face scrutiny over the procedure and safety protocols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Evans
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