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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1924

Page

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Heavy Mist Delays U S World Flight Prep From Kirkwall

Lieutenant Smith and five airmen await a weather break as thick fog halts the U S Army fuel flight from Kirkwall to Iceland. Two destroyers guard the route while the cruiser Richmond and Rear Admiral Magruder monitor conditions.

Davis J. Walsh U. S Richmond Houton Bay Scotland United States Army Kirkwall Iceland Lowell M. 8Ith Brough England Iland North Atlantic Hornfjord Reid Billingly Magruder Teeland Tey Smith Erik Nelson

Crash Victims Buried After Sunday Auto Crash

In Tiltonville on July 30 funeral services were held for Mrs Dilmna Antonelle 20 and her 3 month old babe killed in an auto wreck at St Clairsville Sunday. The mother’s husband remains hospitalized with injuries.

Tiltonville Dilmna Antonelle St. Clairsville Yorkville

Commission to Work in London and Paris Conference

The inter allied reparations commission, meeting in Paris since the Versailles treaty, decides to go to London to participate directly in the peace conference. Senator Lodge is slated for an official Western session in London as part of the mission.

Paris Inter-Alled Reparations Commission London Maa

Marriage ends as Boston police strip Queen Annie of title

Queen Annie Butch of a gypsy tribe wed a self styled gypsy king in a broomstick ceremony. Police in Boston declare her single after her husband abused her. The groom retains no claim to the 2500 given by him, funds used to set Annie's father up in business.

Annie Butch Annie Boston Mass

Allies Near Chalks in Reparations Parley Amid Tense Talks

London July 31 Allied reparation conference teetered toward crisis as Committees 1 and 1% debate French safe guard plans for German loan bonds. British and French positions clash over Dawes plan delivery terms while Ramsay MacDonald delays inviting Germany until internal accord is reached.

Luther A. Huston I. N.S London Rman Inter-Allied Reparations Commission Germany Ramsay MacDonald Herriot France Col J. A. Logan Theunis Belgium England

Staten Island Man Kills Housekeeper Then Commits Suicide

Charles Blatt of Tottenville Staten Island shoots housekeeper Mrs Sadie Tarbone at her Tottenville home and then kills himself with a gunshot to the head authorities report the double tragedy occurred today at Mrs Harbone’s residence in Tottenville.

New York Charles Blatt Tottenville Staten Island Mra Sadie Tarbone

Views of alienists welcomed by young slayers in murder trial

In Chicago July 31, Nathan Leopold Jr. and “Dicky” Loeb, who killed Bobby Franks, resist alienist testimony labeling them mentally diseased. They fear a public stigma and seek to defeat the state, while judges and lawyers clash over admissibility of expert evidence in their case.

George R. Holmes I. N State Corp’t Chicago Nathan Leopold Jr Dicky” Loeb Bobby Franks John R. Caverly Els Ilinois Caverly Leopold Loch Crowe Leopoldl Loeb Bam Rosen Ae Paurdes Leopold Udge Cavegly Rosen

Five Men Wounded In Clash Between Klansmen and Foes

In Haverhill Massachusetts on July 31 five men were shot during two violence outbreaks between Ku Klux Klan members and anti Klansmen at the Grove land gathering. The clash involved rifles revolvers rocks and clubs with police making twenty two arrests and seizing weapons. Three seriously wounded men were rushed to Gale Hospital while others suffered injuries.

Haver Hill Mass Ku Klux Lilan Groveland Gale Hospital Clarence Hardy

Davis or Governor Club Meets Friday

The Harry L. Davis for Gov Club plans a Friday 7 30 P M meeting in the Court room. Officers will be elected.

Davis Arrives in New York From Maine Vacation

Democratic presidential candidate John W. Davis reached Grand Central Station at 10 15 am after a Maine vacation lasting twelve days. He prepared the preliminary draft of his acceptance speech aboard the trip.

Two Long Island Railroad Workers Arrested After Sunnyside Wreck

In New York on July 31 two LI Railroad employees faces homicide charges after a Sunnyside yards wreck killed one and injured 40. Locomotive helper James J. Moore and towerman Alfred C Hunt are accused of derailing two cars by throwing a switch before the train cleared. Miss Walburra Buck of Flushing died. Mayor Hyland led the probe as Hunt denied switching the lever.

New York Long Island Railroad Sunnyside Yards Long Island City James J. Moore Alfred ¢. Hunt Moore

Voorhis predicts a woman President despite old men’ s bloc

Albany July 28 In a column Arthur Brisbane reports John R Voorhis the 95 year old longest serving official predicts a woman President within a generation. He argues women would make better leaders though a Vice President may usher it in by 1980. He also critiques “old men’s diseases” and calls for better health and teeth care to avoid early death.

Albany N. Y John R. Voorhis United States Thomas Jefferson Little

Countess Peg Joyce declares divorce plans amid glamor and flags

Count Gustav Morner of Sweden left Long Island to gather thoughts after Peggy Joyce, formerly Peg ley Joyce, ended their brief marriage. Peggy, a five-time spouse with three millionaires, remains optimistic about marriage options and criticizes titles. She praised her ex-husband J Stanley Joyce as the best and independent wealth maker, while dismissing the Countess title.

N. S. Stas New York Gustav Morner Sweden Pegley Joyce Long Island Dan Cupid Peggy J.stanley Joyce Chicago Milionaire Pegary Joyce Miss Joyce

Review of The Coal Industry broadcast on WGY Schenectady

Radio station WGY in Schenectady will air a review of The Coal Industry by A. K. Shurick of Athens. Published by Little, Brown & Co, the book has attracted attention after a recent release.

WGY Schenec Tady A. K., Shurick Athens Little Brown & Co

Runaway team causes injury near Elyria

Robert Mason of West Ridge sustained a fractured hip when his team of horses ran away frightening them and he was brought to the hospital in Elyria for treatment.

Elyria Robert Mason West Ridge

Four Thousand TM Camp Cadets Boarded Trains Home

Four thousand mothers sons brown as berries after their month in the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Knox KY boarded special trains this morning for homes across Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia.

Knox Brown Berrice Citizens Ohio Indiana Kentucky West Virginia

Mail robber shot dead as attempt to seize funds fails

In East Orange New Jersey a mail robbery at the Delaware Lackawanna and Western station ended with a federal clerk Eugene Stack 22 shooting and killing one robber who died on the platform. A second robber escaped in a taxicab.

East Orange N. J Federal Reserve Bank Delaware Lackawanna Westeren Eugene Stack Stacks Vun Black

Kidnapped Child and Suspect Caught by Buffalo Officers

Cleveland dispatch reports Mire Phebe Woods and Dorothy May Blanchard, a five year old, were recovered by Buffalo police after a weekend kidnapping. Mrs Margaret Blanchard refused to prosecute Woods, saying she would forgive if Dorothy is returned safely. the director warned indictments would follow.

Cleveland Buffalo Police Department Phebe Woods Dorothy May Blanchard Cléveland Police Department Margaret Blanchard Mra. Woods Dorothy Mra. Blanchard Barry

Ohio Democrats plan Davis campaign kickoff in Columbus

State leaders aim to open John W. Davis's active campaign in Ohio after primaries with an invitation for him to speak at the August 18 19 Democratic convention in Columbus. Davis would be notified of his nomination in Clarksburg four days earlier. Governor Donahey and State Democratic Chairman Durbin discussed the plan, seeking party harmony before the convention.

Columbus John W. Davis Ohio Davs Davis Clarksburgh W. Va Donahey Durbin

Farm Teachers to Hear Experts at Ohio Conference

In Columbus Ohio the annual conference of Ohio teachers of vocational agriculture opens with addresses by Harry A Caton master for the Ohio Grange A K Berman state supervisor of agricultural education in New York and J B Palmer president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.

Columbus Harry A. Caton Ohio Grange A. K. Berman New York J. B. Palmer Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Ohio Teachers of Vocational Agricult

Logan Youth Missing From West Virginia Home

Columbus police joined the search for Josie Logan an 18 year old Oak Hill West Virginia youth missing for a week since his brother Yerger Logan died after the youth left home Authorities were told of the death as part of the missing case

Columbus Josie Logan Oak Hill W. Va Logan Yerger Logan

Pomeroy Kiwanis hosts visitors to Bend lands tour

A New York Central Lines delegation led by Superintendent A N Lyon toured Bend lands near Pomeroy and Middleport site with 25 men inspecting the Pomroy Bead plant and nearby oil fields. The group met at Hobson with autos, visited Easex mine No 7, Fair Grounds, Run mines, and Settlement oil fields, toured roads near Racine and Apple Grove, and concluded with a banquet at Pyhtias Temple. The visit highlighted county road building plans and potential business ties between Kanawha Michigan and the area.

Pomeroy Thomas Farm Reece Weat Vinitora Pomeroy Field Fair Grounds Eagle Bashan Cme

Watch Out for Benetgs Ores Other Mousemold

A fragment from Washington D C mentions Benetgs ores and a creature named mouse mold in a cryptic note. The text lacks clear event figures or dates but implies a warning context from the nation’s capital.

Benetgs

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