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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1926
Page
1
The Chief Executive of the United States serves as spokesman on foreign affairs while warning against reckless talk on transatlantic relations in a recent interview. The president stresses measured language to avoid heightening tensions across the Atlantic.
President Coolidge implied the United States speaks for foreign policy not the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair. He warned against hostile and careless remarks by officials while stressing friendly U.S. relations with Britain amid Borah Churchill tensions and a cautious approach to overseas commentary.
Youngstown strike ends as 150 puddlers at A. M. Byers return to work seeking higher wages. Cincinnati notes Rev Xavier Sutton a long time Passionists member dies in the city.
Authorities continued the search for a Negro who pointed a revolver at Ellen Doomjoney and Ear Barrett as they were riding in an automobile near Central City. The incident prompted a manhunt through Newark.
Columbus July 29 The Logan Home Telephone Company is incorporated in Ohio with capital of 300 000 The list of organizers includes R B Longstreth E M Martin H G Hansel Charles G Bower and J G Colre.
A tropical hurricane weakened to a 50 mile gale off South Carolina after sweeping Florida. Heavy rain caused most damage, flooding along the Florida and Georgia coasts including Tybee Island and Savannah. Florida restores communications. two deaths reported amid extensive coastal damage.
A note from A E recounts Frank Cross in a river casting mishap as a fisherman removes his hat in the St Clair river. Another letter describes Lou Jones of Jones Novelty Store tumbling from a canoe on Sand Lake Ontario into fifty feet of water, losing tackle but saving his pipe.
The Bahama hurricane leveled nearly every house in Bimini, destroying two churches and a liquor warehouse. The storm damaged the harbor as ram boats were sunk, and the Zuleita II carried the first authentic report to Miami.
In Miami July 29 a baffling murder case stuns the city with the discovery of Raymond Smith 25 a truck driver found almost nude stuffed in the bottom of a large icebox unloaded at the Basayne Terminal Company warehouse. The body was found this morning by B Allen the warehouse superintendent during unloading.
Mrs. A L Price 45 of Mt Carmel Morgan County died in Indiana Pa after stepping from her car into another vehicle in Blairsville. She traveled with husband and daughter Gladys on a trip to Philadelphia and Virginia. A second daughter Dale Duncan lives in Mountsville and her mother Lewellyn Miller resides in Athens.
The Ohio Anti-Saloon League released its candidate ratings with three levels. The list marks Thad H. Brown and others as unsatisfactory and Harry Day and Donahey as satisfactory in various races, including governor and U S senator Florence Allen rated preferred.
Three men held up the baggage master aboard a Boston and Maine train on the Amesbury branch today and escaped with about 50 000 dollars in cash and valuable mail contents. Police pursue leads as the heist shocks the town of Amesbury Massachusetts.
Pittsburgh police say the Mellett murder probe may indict George Psilias and Mike Contos as accessories before the fact in the Canton editor Don R. Mellett slaying. In Canton, Mellett’s widow and family were guarded after a gas attack. Psilias sought refuge in jail while Contos was arrested in Youngstown.
Chicago July 29 Charles V Barrett opened all details of his Crowe Barrett organization to the Senate primary investigating committee. He waived silence and submitted checks showing $175000 spent for Frank L Smith Republican senatorial nominee and the Crowe Barrett county ticket.
The Rev. J Frank Norgis pastor of the First Baptist church was indicted by the grand jury in criminal district court for the murder of D E Chipps wholesale lumberman. Chipps was slain in the study of the church on July 17 in Fort Worth Texas.
In Kingston England seven women died from septicemia traced to germs carried by one nurse at a local nursing home. The tragedy prompts investigations into care practices and infection control.
Plans for continuing operations of firms destroyed by fire remain unsettled. Sunlight Creamery will serve customers tomorrow morning, while Guthrie & Story and Automotive Battery contemplate rebuilding or closing. Restocking and repairs will be required for the latter, with decisions pending partner’s return from Virginia. The former Guthrie shop was a former blacksmith and wagon works.
Four years after the killings of Rev. Edward W. Hall and singer Eleanor Mills in New Brunswick, the widow of the clergyman is arrested and charged with both murders. She was jailed without bail after arraignment following a dramatic home arrest. The case, once revived, centers on documents and testimony linking the widow to the slayings.
An affidavit alleges a man aided in the murder of Dr. Hall and Mrs. Mills and claims his wife confessed involvement as Dr. Hall's suspected sweetheart and was paid $5,000 to withhold facts. The wife denies the charges.
Belva Singleton, held in Gallia county jail on a bigamy charge, was granted divorces from both husbands in Gallia court on the same day. She claimed her first husband had already obtained a divorce, then wed Fred Singleton in Meigs county, while Chauncey Thrivener had not finalized a divorce. Judge A F Miller released her, finding no intentional wrongdoing.
Mexico City July 29 Attorney General Ortega to confer with President Cal les over a pastoral letter ordering church abandonments under new anti religious laws. Officials weigh possible arrests while troops stay in barracks. Some fear church assigned property to mayoral committees may alter action. Over 12 000 churches affected including 600 in the federal district. Aren't Women Funny Chicago Sued for rent Mrs Clara Rothman seeks court leave to buy a hat before rent.
A morning fire at 3:25 on East State street destroyed two business houses and damaged two nearby homes. Oil explosion in the rear of the Automotive Battery and Electric Co caused injuries to Fireman Clarence Laughlin and Cecil Cooley. Losses include radios, stock, and autos, totaling about 75000 with extensive property damage and several homes evacuated.
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