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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
1
Tulsa investigators target new crime wave as pillagers loot burned districts after two days of rioting. General Barnett consolidates recovered negro property for ID and protection while authorities probe secret cult ties and possible mayoral trouble.
A dramatic story centers on Mrs. Andree Emilie Simon White a young French bride seeking to annul her marriage to Rev Bouck White renowned preacher. White allegedly abused her at Marlboro Mountain near Poughkeepsie prompting neighbors to seize him drag him from his house whip him and apply carbolic acid as punishment.
London reports Polish insurgents surrounded a German detachment at Malaplane. 13 Germans killed as six factories burned. Civilians who aided Germans were captured and held as hostages amid property losses and enemy advances.
Chicago June 3 United Press report says Fighting Joe Griffin leads grain traders against bills in Washington and Springfield aimed at curbing Pit operations. Farmers claim speculation harms markets while Griffin argues some speculation aids marketing. Jiffin defends the exchange. The piece notes grain trading began in Civil War times and cites Chicago's rise as the grain center.
Bodies of 68 Ohio soldiers who died in France will arrive in Columbus from New York and will be distributed to their homes in Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia. They are to be sent to communities across the three states for funeral rites and interment.
The Porter peace resolution was reported favorably today by the House Foreign Affairs Committee despite negative votes from all Democratic committee members.
Complete returns show Wilson R. Farrar defeats Senator William M. York for mayor by 329 votes in yesterday's Williamson municipal election. Farrar had solid backing from labor organizations.
Orrin W. Allen 55, grocer, is killed after a hand-to-hand fight with Oscar W. Olsen 32 in Allen's home. Olsen is battered and hospitalized with a broken arm and multiple injuries after the confrontation over a rooming dispute. Police guard Olsen at St Vincent's hospital as injuries are tallied.
Prosecutors in Warsaw Indiana claim a mother and her three sons plotted and executed murder to collect a $24 000 life insurance on Virgil Decker 18 with the defense seeking an insanity plea Virgil tested by both testimony and investigation as the trial unfolds with additional relatives set for next proceedings
The entire student body of Athens High School took a vacation Friday afternoon. Junior and freshman classes joined senior and sophomore classes at a picnic at Wood's bungalow. Most walked out at 11:30. Faculty chaperones supervised the outing.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa charged ship ping board salary lists and expense accounts with graft and urged an immediate investigation. He alleged an assistant earning 7 500 a year is really a chauffeur to the division head and read a record of salaries he called outrageous.
A short quip notes that those who call youth folly may themselves commit the greater folly of aging. The remark frames aging as a paradox of wisdom and error.
Two deputy marshals were badly beaten by a mob of about 150 men on the South Side of Chicago. The assault occurred amid reported unrest and elevated tensions as the captors faced authorities seeking to disperse the crowd.
London reports more than 3,000,000 idle in coal strike with 500,000 cotton workers soon joining. Mill owners threaten factory closures over wage cuts as the world cotton conference opens to address wages. British officials fear the industrial crisis will worsen while miners’ union leaders weigh government and owner terms.
Lloyd George, not the Welsh statesman, faced charges of stealing an automobile in Toledo. After preliminaries, the court instructed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty.
Eleanor Bolin of Athens, recently made notary public, is appointed court stenographer for three years by Judge L. G. Worstell. Two divorce suits filed in common pleas today allege wife left home over three years ago in one case and cruelty by husband in another. Edward F Hill cites wife Susan J Hill leaving after January 1917 marriage. Lenna Campbell seeks divorce from Albert Campbell, alleging repeated cruelty including blows at their Derthick Athens County home and seeks restoration of maiden name Lenna Slay.
Dr George Ormeroid a Warren Ohio dentist reports a mysterious strange power affecting his wife leading to Patsy Pug list 39 being held in county jail on a shooting with intent to kill charge against him at his home last Sunday.
William Flieschman complained of a $20,000 loss in his wife’s jewelry and four stolen tickets to the Dempsey Carpentier fight, vowing vengeance after the burglary.
Washington June 2 Congress moves speedily to address the racial question following the Tulsa riot. Two bills slated for early action aim to curb outbreaks and punish lynching. One measure by Representative Dyer asserts federal power under the fourteenth amendment to protect Black citizens and would punish lynching as murder with federal penalties and fine counties where it occurs.
Rob Tyler and Frank Briggs of Mahoning county were placed in solitary after guards stopped their bid to escape. They had used a ladder from the blacksmith shop and were ready to scale the walls, marking Tyler's third escape attempt.
A new rule requires girls entering the Mass preparatory school next fall to wear skirts at least six inches below the knee, outlining the length standard for female students.
Dayton petitions circulate to call a special election to change the city from a commission manager system to a federal plan. A committee says 100 petitions are ready for signatures and notices have gone to 12,000 members of the tax payers protective association.
Wool Growers association will hold a meeting in Albany on Saturday at 2 o'clock.
James O'Donnell a Toledo salesman who claimed one of the cars seized from a bandit gang presented Chief Roush with a $100 check to share with officers. The Lima bank that cashed it was later notified by Toledo officials that payment had been stopped, canceling the reward.
County Prosecutor Stanton awaited word from Lakewood detectives dispatched to locate Mrs. Daniel Kaber, indicted for murdering her husband Daniel Kaber, wealthy Lakewood publisher. Detectives monitored her movements in an eastern town as bail was sought for her by attorney Francis Poulson, who said she would surrender but a judge denied bail.
Karl Beckley of Chauncey was injured Wednesday morning when a motor hit an open switch at the Hocking Valley mine. He was thrown from the car and wedged against a post, knocked unconscious. An X ray at Cope land and Howe hospital in Athens revealed fractures to the left hip or neck area and right leg below the knee, plus head wounds and numerous bruises.
Everett Harding brothers claims kinship to President Harding while serving a 15 month term at Fort Leavenworth after being found guilty by Judge Landis of impersonating a federal officer with intent to defraud.
Rafel Johnson, Athens safety director, moves today from 168 Congress street to a newly purchased residence at 40 East State street. He has completed extensive improvements and will take up residence there.
The K. T. Crossen American Legion post will hold its meeting at the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, June 7 to elect officers for the coming year. Legion members are urged to attend as discussion will cover preparations to back bonus bills in the legislature and Congress.
Cost Lot Less reports Tom Foley's saloon, opened 30 years ago at a cost of $40,000, closed yesterday without fanfare. Fixtures sold for $100 as the business ended its run.
The South Canaan Baptist Church calls all young people and community members to a planning session Saturday at 7:30 p.m. to organize a young peoples' society during the preaching and Sunday school schedule.
Washington June 3 Republicans and Democrats in the house unite to broaden the Borah disarmament amendment to the naval appropriation bill extending its scope and potential impact. The cross party support signals strong legislative momentum on arms limitation within the defense measure.
Six Sinn Fein gunmen ambushed a police party at Carrowskenny County Cork last night killing a district inspector, a sergeant, and four constables while wounding four others. The attackers, who escaped unhurt, burned the lorry and fled with arms and ammunition.
The senate education and labor committee nearly decided to launch an investigation into the men’s clothing business. Employers and workers in New York pressed to delay action on the Borah resolution for an inquiry.
In New York on June 3 President Sidney Hillman of the United Clothing Workers asserts the union did not obstruct any investigation of the clothing industry and claims the inquiry will not affect the union. He states no effort was made to influence the senatorial committee reviewing the action.
In Knox Indiana Judge Pentecost discharged the jury after 19 hours of deliberation over Cecil Burkett 11 charged with murder of a playmate. Jurors found no verdict and Ma Burkett and seven children witnessed the collapse as the trial ended.
In Knox Indiana twelve weary jurors failed to reach a verdict on Cecil Burkett age 11 charged with the murder of Benny Slavin age 7. The judge ordered further deliberations after a night of heated debate above the county courthouse. Cecil showed no concern in court as he spoke with his mother and remained calm.
James D. Maher, longtime clerk of the United States Supreme Court, died in New York on a June morning. He served as a key administrative officer for decades and was involved in court procedures and records clerical work.
Magistrate Corrigan holds that a police officer cannot lawfully search a man's clothing for liquor. He says "hip frisking" violates the constitution and outlines limits on street searches.
Many students plan to leave today for Columbus to attend the funeral of Vaughn Haines a young Ohio University student who died rescuing girls at Herrold's Mill Wednesday afternoon. The funeral is set for Saturday at 8 30 a m Columbus time at Holy Family Catholic Church at Broad and Skidmore streets tributes to Haines have been received at the university.
Two alleged French anarchists, Charles Calettie and Benjino Dranis, were arrested in Mexico City after being fed by American detectives. They are accused of dynamiting a Cleveland banker. The United States seeks extradition, but the request may be denied due to lack of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Three men named Chag Caletti and another are reported in Mexico City as wanted for involvement in the Sly Fanner payroll holdup on December 31. Bejino Dranis alias Dominic Ben Sino is indicted for first degree murder. Caletti is also sought in connection with the crime.
The Messenger in Washington offers a four color birdseye view map of the Panama Canal as a memorial to the canal's construction. Send two cents in stamps for return postage and fill the coupon with clear writing.
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