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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1925

Page

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Osler Theory, Baker Dividend Highlight New York Banking History

In New York June 10 George F Baker a 85 year old head of First National Bank earns 25 percent dividend described as the greatest in New York banking history The Baker bank known on Wall Street as Bakers Bank began small and joined the clearing house only fifty years ago He remains chairman director and major stockholder and notes many retire early risk mortality in American business later remarks at a celebratory dinner.

New York Osler George F. Baker First National Bank Wall Street

Six Graduates Speak on Constitution at Athens High Commencement

More than eleven hundred attended the sixty six annual graduation of Athens Senior High School. Six seniors spoke on constitution topics including articles of confederation, personnel of the convention, compromises, Bill of Rights, and abolition of slavery. Diplomas were presented by Mrs. C. T. Moore.

Athens Senior High School United States Ruth Jones John Klinder Violet Russell Donald Lash Cornelia Holcombe Lowell Robinson Congress Washington Lincoln Ralph Wharton Smuth Jones Thelma Bingman Katherine Moses Jennie Moore Vianna Schmidt

Mae Marsh Ill and Forced Rest in England Return

Solthampton England June 10 Mae Marsh screen star is ill and may be forced to take a year’s rest. She is returning to New York on the Olympic.

Solthampton England Mae Marsh New York

Canal saves auto from street fire in Phoenix

An auto stalled on a Phoenix street suddenly surged into flames. The owner drove it into an irrigation canal to smother the blaze. Firefighters extinguished the flames. another car pulled the vehicle free and the owner left with only minor damage to sight.

Auto Phoenix Ariz

Today Men To Rule Earth's Forces

This 1926 column by Arthur Brisbane debates global power shifts and human capacity to master nature. It cites sunspots as a heat source and atmospheric conditions shaping climate while pondering future tech to transfer heat from tropics to poles and civilizational progress.

Marietta Banker Knows What Dawes Will Say Next

June 10 in Marietta Ohio Vice President Charles Gates Dawes visited for a college reunion. The town’s leading banker W W Mills, a close confidant, reportedly knew in advance Dawes speech plans and helped shape a bold blast at the Congressional inquiry. Mills won’t discuss further.

Marietta Dawes Senate Charles Gates Ohio River Marietta College W. W. Mills

Lewis Defends Jacksonville Scale at Athens County Fair

Thousands of valley miners hear John L. Lewis, UMW president, insist Jacksonville wage scale holds until 1927 while coal prices and market conditions push costs down. He denounces corporate and railway interests and warns against efforts to undermine the scale. Local officers and Civic groups are active in the rally.

Athens County Fair Grounds John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Jacksonville Lewis Lee Hall Robert Marshall Miners’ Union Hocking Valley Hocking

Campaign Against Heart Disease Urged By Doctor

Ohio public health nurses were urged to lead an intensive campaign to cut death toll from heart disease. Dr Haver Emerson of New York told the Columbus convention that public information on causes and prevention can curb heart disease as tuberculosis efforts have reduced deaths. Attending were Miss Amy Cunningham Miss Essa Bliss and Miss Bess Harper of Athens county health department. Heart disease now holds the largest death toll among public health concerns.

Ohio Haver Emerson New York Coumbus Amy Cunningham Essa Bliss Bess Harper Athens County

Seventeen Girls Receiving Letters for Hiking at Athene Senior

Seventeen girls earned hiking certificates at Athene senior high school after a general assembly. Other awards covered scholarship and debate with multiple named students receiving certificates. basketball and track honors were also announced for several students.

Athens

Wheat at Chauncey infirmary farm towers six feet

Rev. V. Ahlbrand displayed a six foot tall wheat stalk from the Chauncey county infirmary farm. He noted nearly twenty acres of this wheat and other crops at the county poor farm are in fine condition.

V. Ahlbrand Chauncey

President Coolidge Special Train Passes Cumberland En Route to Washington

Coolidge's special train moved through Cumberland at 4 AM on the way from Minneapolis to Washington. The president is expected to arrive in the capital at 8 AM.

Cumberland

Raid Destroys Detroit River Liquor Cache

June 10 report says Michigan state police seized and removed rare liquors valued at over 250000 dollars from a dugout cache on the Detroit river's banks in what is described as one of the greatest raids conducted.

Detroit Detroit River Michigan State Police

Local Ford Garage Building Sold in Albany

Albany June 10 M L Cottingham Ford dealer bought the building housing the Ford garage. The seller was E L Martin of Huntington West Virginia who ran a garage there while living in Albany.

Albany Ford M. L.cottingham E. L. Martin Huntington W. Va

Steel orders decline in May at United States Steel

New York June 10 Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation fell by 396 768 tons in the month ended May 31 according to the monthly statement issued by the company today.

New York United States Steel Corporation

Kiwanis District 3 visit to Athens featured by prizes and parade

Prizes for stunts and attendance will be awarded at a banquet after a Kiwanis district convention in Athens. The parade forms at Morris avenue and East street with clubs joining along the route. Stores will close Thursday afternoons this summer. About 60 percent of invited Kiwanis members are expected to attend. Bands from several clubs may perform, and tours will cover Ohio University campus and local factories including F. C. Stedman and J. H. Grayson firms.

Morris Avenue East Street Ohio Athens Kiwanian McBee-bindery Company Cornwell Jewlery South Court ‘Street Oh'o University F. C. Stedman Company J. H. Grayson Company

Juvenile Bureau Probation for Hollister Boy

Robert Bailey of Hollister will be placed on probation after a juvenile bureau report to Probate Judge 8. M. Johnson. The boy, noted for running from home, is described as suffering hypertrophied tonsils and poor parental discipline. He was sent to Columbus to check if a baseball bat injury affected delinquency. Mental age tests ranged from 7 to 11. the impact of the injury was limited. He will remain on probation until age 18.

Robert Bailey HollIster Bureau of Juvenile Research 8. M. Johnson Columbus Bureau

June First Better Malling Week Trial Hears Doubt

A cryptic note questions who set the date for Better Malling Week starting June first. The text hints at uncertainty over responsibilities and possible misattribution of the event’s organizers.

Rash Action Fatal in Cincinnati Teen Suicide

Mary Hester Shannon aged 16 died at Bethesda hospital after shooting herself when her mother scolded her for staying out all night. The incident occurred in Cincinnati on June 10.

Cincinnati Mary Hester Shannon Bethesda Hospital

Cold spell grips Chicago with lingered cool temperatures

Chicago faces a cold spell as of early today with a 56 degree reading, strong winds, and no hot weather in sight. Last week temperatures climbed into the 90s, weather bureau reports indicate.

Chicago Weather Bureau

Professor Treudley Speaks At Ohio Alumni Luncheon

At the Ohio university alumni luncheon Frederick Treudley former philosophy professor spoke as superintendent. Coliscott of Columbus and Mrs. W. F. Copeland addressed guests while Russell D. Tubaugh, senior class president, spoke for graduates. Doctor Bryan discussed his university presidency retirement. Alumni officers named include President George W. Reed and Vice President Carl D. Sheppard.

Ohio Hake Coliscott Columbus W. F. Copeland Russell D. Tubaugh Doctor Bryan Fred Lee Tomsang George W. Reed A. B Urichsville Carl D. Sheppard Iph Akron Clark FE. Williams William H. Fenzel Blaine R. Goldsberry Cal- He King Walls Cincinnati Harry C. Beckley Athens

Court sentences two women to thirty days in jail

Vannie and Genevieve Jackson were each committed to the county jail for thirty days by Probate Judge S. M. Johnson on charges of contributing to the delinquency of their children by conducting a disorderly house. Genevieve's infant son went to neighbors, while Fannie Jackson's four children were sent to Athens county children's home. A feeble minded son was sent to the home for feeble minded in Columbus.

Vannie Genevieve Jackson Goose Run S. M. Johnson Fannie Jackson Genevieve Athens County Columbus

Wells would have attended Scopes trial, friends say

London reports that H G Wells, famed author and evolution defender, would have appeared at the John T. Scopes Tennessee trial if he knew it was real prosecution, viewing it as a stunt. Friends say an invitation from U S evolutionists could have drawn him.

London H. G. Wells John FT. Scopes Tennessee United States America

Mother seeks $5000 in death suit over girl struck by car

Victoria Sauers sues for $5,000 in Common Pleas court claiming her daughter Katella Sauers, a year-old, was killed November 9 after stepping from a parked car into the path of John Dean who she says drove recklessly on the left side of the road at Redtown. The girl died the same day.

Common Pleas Court Victoria Sauers Katella Redtown John Dean Woolley Rowland Dean Estella

University Buys Two Residences for Future Use

Ohio university trustees bought two nearby residences for campus expansion. The Slattery home on South Court Street was acquired for 16000 to be an annex to Lindley hall, 48 by 120 feet. The Dailey residence on University Terrace was purchased for 15006, a 65 by 120 foot frame house, for a proposed new women’s building.

Ohio University Slattery Lindley Hall South Court Street Col. J. Rudolph Slattery Lena Des. Slattery J. T. Dailey University Terrace Lloyd T. Dailey

Death of Baltimore & Ohio Inspector in Union Station Crash

County and railroad officials investigate the death of Bert Johnston 48 a Baltimore & Ohio inspector at Union station killed when his closed auto was demolished by a Pennsylvania train at the Grandview avenue crossing in Columbus June 19.

Columbus Bert Johnson Baltimore & Ohio Union Station Pennsylvania Grandview Avenue

Columbus Dayton air line opens with maiden flight

Columbus officials announced the regular Columbus to Dayton air line will begin this week. The first Rinehart Whelan company plane, a commercial aviators aircraft, was scheduled to arrive from Dayton at 10 a.m. with two passengers aboard.

Columbus Dayton Rinehart-Whelan Company

You Can't Get On Your Feet By Keeping Them On The Desk

A compact desk‑based motto urges action to stand up and move forward. It emphasizes practical steps to overcome inertia and regain mobility in daily tasks. The line serves as a swift nudge toward taking tangible action rather than remaining idle.

Scientist clergyman says science and faith align on Scopes trial

Dr Mason Noble Pierce, pastor and Coolidge adviser, asserts that evolution is the best hypothesis of how God works and that scientific and religious truths are never incompatible. He predicts the Scopes trial will benefit the nation and cites clergy support despite Bryans opposition.

Los Angeles Cal John Thomas Scopes Tennessee Mason Noble Pierce First Congregational Church Washington, D. C Coolidge International News Vice Pierce William J. Bryan Scopes Bryer Doctor Pierce Frank Dyer Mary Mother of Jésus Pasteur Lincoln Woodrow of Bradford Brewster

Athens Countian and Former Chief Convicted In Case

Federal jury in Cleveland finds Russeil Copeland and Warren Barnett guilty on all counts for conspiring with nine others to distribute 22600 gallons of whiskey from the Hayner distillery in 1921 22. Sentencing set for June 20. maximum penalty two years and 10000 dollars fine.

Cleveland Dee Hua E. Hassell Merle B. Copeland Warren E. Barnett Federal District Court National Prohibition Aw Ohio Barnett B. C. Miller Copeland Russeil Hayner Troy Art Drug and Cay Co Cle Westenhaver D. C. Westenhaver Tre William J. Day Afense Supreme Court Two Tren

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