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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1923

Page

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Passive Resistance in Ruhr Triggers French Dismissal of Note

Paris dispatch reports French officials and papers condemn Germany’s reparation note as absurd and void while urging Britain to press Germany to halt Ruhr passive resistance. France may push negotiations only with British influence, seeking U S detachment on reparations as Ruhr politics loom.

Frank E. Mason Paris Poincare Ruhr Petit Journal Louis Loucher Liberated Regions Brussels Ppertinax Feche de Paris Germany Petit Parisien Matin France Petit Bleu England Great Britain United States America

Horn to Enter Camp Service

Burnice L. Horn of Athens Ohio and Ohio University graduate will serve two months in Constantinople refugee camps. A former YMCA secretary in France and Near East Relief organizer, he faces deadly typhus and smallpox outbreaks as relief workers risk many lives in the Caucasus and Greece operations.

New York Burnice L. Horn Athens Ohio Ohio University American Women's Hospitals Greece Constantinople Horn France Near East Tiflis Alexandropol Russian Caucasus Caucasus Relief Society United States

Wells Hard Climb London

Historian H. G. Wells recalls publisher rejections over the years with pitiless regularity. He notes occasional payments of a guinea, humorously saying he could count the guineas on his fingers.

London H. G. Wells

Soaring Again Washington June 6 Retail Food Costs Rise

Washington reports show the cost of living edged higher in May with nationwide data from 22 cities. Delays in retail price indices indicate food costs increased, reflecting broader inflation across the urban centers.

Washington Aps

Pomeroy and Middleport See Ku Klux Parade Amid Calm

A Pomeroy Ohio crowd watched a Ku Klux Klan parade last night with robed riders and a large flaming cross at Pythian Park. Mayor Sauvage denied orders against the event and urged orderly conduct. The oath taking and public naturalization exercises drew hundreds, boosting county Klan membership to about 1590.

Sauvage Pomeroy Middleport Pythian Park

Prairie Rose staged by New Marshfield P T A

The New Marshfield parent teachers association presents The Prairie Rose a comedy at the K of P Hall on Saturday evening June 8 proceeds to go to the Soldiers Memorial Stand in the school grove. The play has been presented in Albany and New Marshfield with favorable comment as a successful home play.

New Marshfield Parent Teachers Association of K.of P. Hall Albany

Allied views on Germany's new reparations offer

Capitals of allied nations debated Germany's offer with mixed signals. Some notes marked as promising progress while London hesitated. British officials saw potential toward settlement. Brussels would follow any response. Washington reported a coordination effort across counties.

Germany Ruhr London Brussels Belgium Washington

World court idea to curb war urged by Knight

In Cleveland on Memorial Day Charles L. Knight quoted President Harding calling for a world court and a transformed national defense act. He urged repealing conscription and using capital and labor for defense rather than war, proposing male citizens up to age 50 be drafted at soldier wages.

Cleveland Harding Charles L. Knight Exchange Club Europe Knight Congress

England Will Pursue Course Says British View on German Reparations

London June 8 Premier Po incare's position on the German reparations offer reached Britain this afternoon revealing wide divergence with France. Paris demands guarantees controlled by the allies and resents Germany's Ruhr passive resistance. Britain likely to tell Premier toincare that his views differ from the London government.

London Poincare Great Britain France Germany Ruhr

Joint Parley Hoped To Wake Peage In Reparations Talks

London reports indicate Britain may propose ending passive resistance in Ruhr to restart reparations talks with France and Germany. Paris aims to press a firm German course, while British papers back a joint reparations conference and new negotiations within a few days.

David M. Church London Great Britain Berlin Ruhr Germany Britain Lori Curzon Paris The Times Daily Chronicle Daily News

Will of Miss Mary F. Marshall Filed for Probate in Bucyrus

The will of Mary F. Marshall who died May 24 is filed for probate after being kept in a local attorney's safe for two years. Written Jan 3, 1891 by Edward Vollrath the will leaves property to a favorite niece.

Bucyrus, CO Mary F. Marshall Edward Vollrath

Lima City Hall auction offers 150000 by J I Motter

Bids opened for Lima Ohio city hall reached 150000 the high offer from realtor J I Motter who indicated plans to build a 10 story office building on the site if accepted.

City Hall Lima. O Lima J. I.motter

Man Killed by Officer After Moonshine Fears

In Cincinnati a former patrolman terrorized mourners at his grandmother’s death room, gripping a pistol and threatening to shoot, until Police Detective William McCorkhill shot and killed him after a siege by about a dozen officers. Speer, 32, had been dismissed for excessive intoxicants.

Cincinnati Wallace H. Speer Speer William McCorkhill Charles Hartley Hartley McCorkhill

Former Cleveland Trust official indicted for grand larceny

George W. Wilks, a former Cleveland Trust Co official, was indicted on charges of grand larceny for stealing 46 000 from the bank and two customers. Prosecutor Edward C. Stanton said a speedy trial will be sought. Wilks’ attorney A A Cartwright said neither the bank nor bonding company suffered a loss and the shortage was used to help friends and in Wilks' home, not gambling.

Cleveland, O George W. Wilks Cleveland Trust Co Edward C. Stanton Wilks A. A. Cartwright

Insane Killer Held After Patrolman Slaying in Lowellville

Joe Saino, accused of fatally shooting Patrolman Walter Flickinger after menacing Mayor C. J. Zuercher, was captured by a posse and confined in the village jail. The town conducted an all night manhunt, deeming him likely insane.

Lowellville Joe Saino Walter Flickinger C. J. Zuercher

Massillon Ex-Mayor Vongt Reinstatement Suits Heard

In Columbus Governor Donahey moves to reinstate Herbert W. Vongt former Massillon mayor as two reinstatement suits are heard by the state supreme court today.

Columbus. O Herbert W. Vongt Massillon Donahey State Supreme Court

Golson Hanged on Same Gallows as His Father

William Golson, a Black man, was hanged in Jefferson county jail Birmingham today for criminal assault on a white woman. The sentence used the same gallows that executed his father 25 years ago.

Birmingham Ala William Golson Jefferson County Golson

Three Athens Lodges Plan Memorial Day Service

Memorial Day ceremonies for deceased members of three Athens lodges will be held Sunday afternoon at West Union Street Cemetery. The Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias and Red Men will lead members from their halls at 1 pm marching to the cemetery for grave decoration and an program featuring speaking, though a speaker name was not provided.

Athens West Union Street Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias Red Men Jridax

Mildred MacFarlane Defies Bridegroom Superstition

Mildred M. MacFarlane of Bessemer Michigan works as a deputy county clerk and has helped about 200 couples wed by acting as bridesmaid at numerous ceremonies. She jokes that twice a bridemaid means nothing about her own marriage and notes she often provides witnesses at licenses.

Mildred Macfarlane

Athens County Cows Break Butterfat Records In May Tests

Two Athens county cows top butterfat in May tests by Washington County Cow Testing Association. Fifteen cows surpassed 60 pounds butterfat, and over 60 produced more than 40 pounds. Holsteins from John Hope and Julian Gift lead with 84.3 and 73.6 pounds butterfat respectively. Other notable yields include Jersey entries from Parkersburg and Marietta.

Athens County Washington County Athens Morgan Counties Ohio Wood County West Virginia F. L. Scott John Hope Julian Gift Hope B. Tallman Parkersburg Jersey Hans Thomas Lower Salem Henry Schlaubach Stockport Holstein F. T. Dye Marietta

Explosion at moonshine still harms two in Duryea area

A blast at a moonshine whiskey still in Duryea, near Scranton, Pennsylvania, injured Alexander Delinsky, 82, and Joseph Karlow, 26, who were dying at the scene or en route to hospital. Police and investigators reported the accident during the daytime incident.

Moon Scranton Penn Alexander Delinsky Joseph Karlow Duryea

Injury Ends Car Chase at Galion Street Scene

Carl Stein helfer, 20, of Galion was fatally injured in a bicycle crash when his bike collided with a car after a pursuit. Police and emergency crews responded to the June incident on Peete Street.

Ali Galion Carl Steinhelfer

Athens County Announces New Teacher Certification Rules

County Superintendent Guy Dinsmore declares new state and county standards for renewing teaching certificates. Five semester hours of normal school work are required for renewal except for recent college graduates, with credit earned after the last certificate. Existing renewable certificates expiring after September 1 must show five hours per year of validity.

Athens County Guy Dinsmore State Department of Education Athens County Board of School Examiners

Equal rights for women win under British divorce laws

The British divorce bill passed the House of Commons this afternoon establishing equal rights for women and men. Wives may now seek divorce on grounds of their husbands misconduct, expanding prior limits.

London House of Commons

Poincare Demands Immediate Restart of Allied Control in Germany

Premier Poincare informing German envoy that the inter allied control commission will resume duties in Germany forthwith. The note warns against delays and threatens penalties for officials obstructing General Nollet, head of the commission.

Paris Poincare Inter-Allied Council of Ambassadors Interallied Control Commission Germany Berlin General Nollet

Three Cincinnatians Die by Suicide in Separate Methods

In Cincinnati three middle aged men take their own lives by different means. Frank Englert, 64, left notes citing health. William Grethels, 58, confined himself in an asylum fearing mental illness. Dennis Long, 49, a St. Francis Hospital patient, had been despondent about confinement.

Cincinnati St. Francis Hospital Uy In

Price Rise Triggers Cuban Sugar Stock Debate

A rapid price jump in Cuban sugar sparks a debate over market manipulation and stock levels. The survey shows March prices higher while refined sugar prices edged up from February. stocks on hand exceeded 160,000 long tons with overall exports and Cuban ownership cited in official figures.

Robert THOLN Washington Merce Bureau of Public Today Ing Cuba Department of Justica Tions New York Prion Seecotee Tal Jiong

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