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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1923

Page

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Britain and U S as potential arbitrator in Ruhr crisis

Reports state Washington informally informed with Britain that the United States might act as arbitrator in the Ruhr crisis. Baldwin's remarks are cited as the source for the interpretation that Britain seeks U S cooperation if France resists. A Brussels dispatch notes discussions on France and Belgium guarantees tied to passive occupation conditions.

Washington V Baldwin Great Britain United States Inier Poincare France Belgium Ruhr Brussels Times Pain Bel Germany

Diplomatic Inquiries About American Views On Ruhr Reparations

Diplomatic circles report Britain was sounding out the United States on the Ruhr reparations dispute. Officials in Washington say the American stance remains firm against any proposal that would modify U S policy toward the Ruhr and stress the “boiled” French attitude as the risk.

Hington London Britain Washington Ruhr France

Not Optimistic Over Reports of Whitfield

Cleveland police and county authorities were not optimistic about reports that John L. Whitney, wanted for the murder of Patrolman Dennis Griffin, had been seen near London Ontario. Reports said police from St Huron Michigan and a woman named Joan claimed to have seen the fugitive in a neighborhood they suspect.

Cleveland Ieland Lny John L. Whitneyro Dennis” Griffi London Ontario St Huron Mich Joan

Brother of Jay Withem Still Not Held in His Account

Prosecuting Attorney Finster told The Messenger that St Wither, brother Meged murderer, is not in jail nor under bond. St Wither was brought to Athens for questioning but not arrested or jailed. he has returned to Sand Ridge and shows no inclination to cooperate with the law. The whereabouts of Jay Withem remain an unsolved problem with conflicting union reports on whether the fugitive has left the country.

Finster Withcase St Wither Athens Cone Sand Ridge Jay Jay Withem

Cleveland Promoter Pleads Guilty In Drug Conspiracy Case

Cleveland promoter Ames Marotta pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to violate narcotics laws. He received nine months in a workhouse and a $1000 fine. His bartender Christers was fined $2000 and ordered to serve ten days in the workhouse. The charges stem from a raid weeks earlier that allegedly found a large quantity of fluor.

Cleveland

City heat sparks rise in Saturday baths in Bellaire

City workers report mid summer heat increases Saturday bath usage in Bellaire. A deputy says the drain on the reserve supply on Saturdays has grown severe, making Saturday as hard to keep the reservoir full as Monday wash day.

Bellaire City Service Department

Linguaglossa Rumored Destroyed by Mount Etna Eruption

An Exchange Telegraph dispatch reported Linguaglossa with 13,009 residents may be wiped out by lava from Mount Etna near Naples. Later messages noted a fifth crater fissure and a lava surge. Troops aided fleeing residents while fascists helped relief. no confirmed deaths yet.

London Rome Naples Lincuaglossa Mount Catania Linguaglossa

Son shoots mother in suicide pact in Washington

Frances G. DeBrodes 70 of New York is killed by her son George DeBrodes in what he called a suicide pact. He was arrested after claiming he intended to kill himself and shot his father as well. police say the gun failed to explode when he tried to kill himself.

Washington Frances G. DeBrodes New York George DeBrodes

Britain Rejects US Dry Ship Pact Approach

London reports a semi official note that Great Britain will not accept Washington’s draft convention on liquor smuggling. The plan allowed US searches of ships within 12 miles and permit foreign ships to bring sealed liquor into US ports. The three mile limit would stay in effect except for suspected smuggling cases. Copies went to France Italy Spain Japan and England.

London Great Britain Pla Washington United States France Italy Spain Japan England

Senator Hopley Injured in Wreck Near Delhi

James R. Hopley a state senator sustained a fractured rib when a car carrying him and Frank L. Hopley overturned near Delhi. The injuries were described as serious but not life threatening.

Yrus James R. Hopley Frank IL. Hopley Dela- Prank L. Hopley

Auto truck strikes street car injuring couple

Warren news reports Glenn Cooley aged 32 is dead after a collision between a automobile truck and a street car in the early hours. Mrs Cooley and Robert Armstrong sustained serious injuries. The Cooleys had recently married and Mrs Cooley was formerly from Boston.

Warren Glenn Cooley Robert Armstrong Cooleys Cooley Boston

British View Stands On International Law Liquor Vessel Search

In London June 18 the Foreign Secretary told the House of Commons the American plan to search suspected liquor smuggling ships within 12 miles of the U.S. coast does not violate international law. The draft would allow foreign ships to enter U.S. ports with sealed liquor. debates included calls to halt mail steamers at Halifax and to enforce a domestic liquor aboard rule. A French liner Paris reportedly sailed with liquor to test the dry ship edict.

I. N.S London United States Ronald McNeill House of Commons McNeill Foreign Office D. G Sommer- Ville Burrow-in-Furness Fy. Stewart Halifax N.S William Davison Paris New York

British attitude not surprising on Hughes proposal

Washington reports London finds unacceptable the idea of extending the three mile limit to twelve miles. International dispatches indicated foreign capitals favored the plan. The state department has received no formal replies and offered no further comment.

Washington London Great Britain Hughes International State Department

RAZED MAN IS FINALLY CAUGHT

Cleveland dispatch reports 49 year old Steve Borsuck seized his family and gunfire and bombs forced police to retreat until tear bombs forced his surrender. He was captured and to face a lunacy test.

Cleveland Steve Borsuck James Golden Borsuck

Defiance College 1923 Graduates Enter Ministry and Mission Work

The Defiance college 1923 graduating class aims to serve humanity. J C Marrett Verne Humphrey John W Ayers and Dennis D Bouman enter the ministry. Harold Denison and Robert Erickmeyer prepare for YMCA work. Miss Angie Crew sails for Japan as missionary. Miss Marguerite Youmans joins Americanization program of the Christian church. Miss Elizabeth Howsare to serve among Indians in Arizona.

Defiance Defance College J.C. Marrett Verne Humphrey John W. Ayers Dennis D. Bouman Harold Denison Robert Erickmeyer Angie Crew Japan Marguerite Youmans Christian Church Elizabeth Howsare Arizona

Miss Baughn Seeks Returning Diamond Ring From Stranger

Columbus police pursue a man named Jack Stone who borrowed Miss Roselyn Baughn's diamond ring valued at 135 dollars and took a second stone with him. The case involves a traveling seller of feminine wear, and both stones are missing.

Columbus Roselyn Baughn Jack Stone Stone Miss Baughn

Reeves Sues Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for Damages

Alfred R. Reeves of Erie Pennsylvania files in Lima common pleas for 51000 damages after a January 24 automobile train wreck on the Dixie Highway. Reeves alleges permanent eye injuries from the closed car collision with the Baltimore and Ohio train.

Lima Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Common Pleas Alfred R. Reeves Erie Reeves Dixie Birthway

Free prisoner to attend funeral in Cleveland

WH Ham H McGannon a former city judge serving a perjury sentence in a penitentiary travels unguarded to Cleveland to attend his brother John A McGannon a dentist funeral. Warden Thomas orders him to return to his mother’s home and back to prison after the burial.

Columbus Whham H. MccGannon Cleveland John A. McGannon Thomas McCgiannon

German Labor Faces Wage Revolt as Reds Rally Unions

Berlin reports labor leaders warning Chancellor Cuno of a sweeping wage adjustment drive pegged to the dollar or gold mark. Rising prices erode savings and morale as sporadic strikes spread, with Reds recruiting among discontented union ranks ahead of a major union summit next Thursday.

Berlin Cunos Cuno Labor Germany Entente Treasuries Doles

Newark Girl Relates Night Encounter With Stranger

Mildred Metcalf told police a strange man invited her to ride in his auto and that she fled to an apartment house when he acted threatening. Police took the girl home after she claimed to fall asleep in the doorway of an Newark apartment.

Newark Mildred Metcalf Polies

Ohio girl sought as two week cotton princess in Texas

A notice seeks an Ohio young lady to serve as a cotton exposition princess in Waco Texas from October 20 to November 4. Governor Pat Neff invites Ohio governor Vic Donahey to name a girl, with a self funded trip and no public funds used. The princess will be entertained by a leading Waco family and eligibility includes any single woman who can attend at her own expense.

Ohio Waco Texas Pat Neff Vic Donahey Statehouse Neff

Skipper of Toonerville Trolley Minds the Babies

Pittsburg notes describe F RB Campbell known as Skipper who drives and conducts the Toonerville Trolley on a South Side run ten hours daily. He directs stops, handles passenger needs, minds the babies, and is cherished by locals for his reliability and rapport with riders.

Pittsburg Toonerville F. RB. Campbell Pennavivantia

Daugherty 19 Being Onight in Stamford Conn

The probate district court will take formal steps to return Draper M. Daugherty to a sanitarium in Stamford Connecticut. He was committed for six months on April 25 after a probate court hearing and fled Sunday morning when an automobile with New York plates picked him up outside the sanitarium.

Stamford Conn Draper M. Daugherty Harry M. Daugherty New York Daugherty

Four Die, Dozens Hurt In Ohio Traffic Toll Rises

June 1 update reports four new injuries in Lakewood with two more deaths in Cuyahoga County raising 1923 fatalities to 62. John Morrison, 82, was killed in Fairview Village after a collision with a Cleveland, Southwestern and Columbus Limited train car. James Phalen, 32, died from injuries after stepping into traffic in Cleveland. Additional occupants in Morrison's car face fatal risk.

Cleveland Lakewood Hospital Cuyahoga County John Morrison Fairview Village James Phalen Morrison Toledo Delphos Loyal Ames Lima Roy Neal van Wert Pennsylvania

Dispute Over Auto Wreck Settled by Sheriff

Sheriff McKinley responded to a dispute at Hoyt McAfee’s home on Lan caster street involving Arllie Newman of Columbus over damages to McAfee’s car after an Oakland struck it. McAfee reported the vehicle was parked legally when hit. Newman agreed to pay $35 to cover repair costs and settlements followed.

McKinley Hoyt McAfee Lancaster Street Arllie Newman Columbus McAfeu McAfee Sherif Newman Oakland

British destroyer seizes Turkish transport near Marmora

A British destroyer captured a Turkish transport in the Marmora sea carrying guns to Thrace. The Turks reportedly have an army in Thrace and Thracian troops were scattered along the Bulgarian frontier after revolutions.

London Sea of Marmoria Thrace Constantinople

Henry Ford denies political ambition for presidency

Maia Springfield reports Henry Ford, in Springfield on June 18, says he will not run for U S president in 1924. He explains he is too occupied with business and has no desire to seek the office. Ford also denies Klan ties and says he never belongs to any organization, masking or not.

Springfield Maia Henry Ford Detroit Ford Massachusetts United States

Two More Car Fatalities Raise City Toll

June 18 in Cincinnati reports two new motor car deaths. Arthur Seaman, 23, deputy marshal of College Park, died at General Hospital after a motorcycle sidecar collision. The car driver fled. identity unconfirmed. Raymond Cl., 28, chemist, died at General Hospital from injuries a week earlier. Both deaths due to fractured skulls.

Gaoneral Hospital

German blockade sealed as Ruhr zones cut off

Berlin reports the Franco Belgian blockade of the Ruhr made absolute today as the entire area is hermetically sealed. The last German railway line between occupied and unoccupied zones was seized by France, barring freight movement and threatening industrial collapse.

Berlin Ruhr Germany

Stabbing Death Wounds Rail Detective Near Steubenville

Fred Dunlap lieutenant of detectives with the Wieling division of the Pennsylvania railroad is mortally wounded at Gill hospital Steubenville after being shot while pursuing car robbers near Collier West Virginia. He was found unconscious between railroad cars and later recalled confronting several men as they robbed a freight car. He lay on the tracks for ten hours before discovery.

Dunlay

No Longer Fear Bulgarian War

London reports Bulgaria is becoming tranquil and fears of a new Balkan war are unfounded. Official advices cited by the foreign office contradict earlier despatches claiming revolutionary forces were suppressing peasant outbreaks in the interior.

London Bulgaria Foreign Office

Foot of a Child Found Near Dump Site Mystery

Northern police probe a grim find at an old dumping ground in Youngstown. A severed human foot, about ten years old, was unearthed after residents followed a dog gnawing at a limb. Doctors confirm human origin, with multiple mounds suggesting a larger body may be buried nearby.

Youngstown

Man Shot on Cedar Avenue Near Death Condition

Cleveland resident Thomas Greece, 27, is hospitalized with four bullet wounds after an unexplained attack on Cedar avenue. He told police an unknown man opened fire without warning.

Cleveland, CO Thomas Greece Cedar Avenue

Mount Etna Threatens Italian Towns As Lava Flows

Frightened residents of Agliglione and Linguagrossa fled as Mount Etna surged this afternoon. Lava poured from four craters in a steady stream nearly half a mile wide and advancing up to 300 yards per hour, destroying all in its path.

Caranta Italy Etna Astiglione Linguagrossa

Minnesota primary tests grain belt mood in Nelson seat race

Washington observers watch Minnesota as 14 candidates seek Nelson’s Senate seat in a divided field including Republicans Democrats and Farmer Labor. Analysts note the outcome could shape 1924 party power with Harding backing speeches and Minnesota’s special election slated for July 16. Governor Preus faces criticism for calling the special election.

Washington Northwest Minnesota Nelson Mariner-Labor Senate Fran's &. Kellowe Harding Hardeing Tne Borah Lec Hollette Et al Jacob Preus

Motor Accident Claims Two Members of Professor Eubanks Family

Cincinnatus Ohio June 18 two members of Professor Harle Eubanks family at the University of Cincinnati were killed in a motor accident near New Palestine Indiana. The dead include his wife Maud Steveng lubanks and their son Edward seven. The woman and boy were crushed when the car overturned while plunging down an embankment after swerving to avoid collision with another vehicle. Professor Eubanks has headed the university's social service department for two years after teaching at the University of Chicago.

Department of Social Service University of Cincinnati University of Chicago

Children’s Exercises at Presbyterian Church Program

A Sunday evening program of children’s exercises will be held at the Presbyterian church in New England on June 24. Everyone is cordially invited to attend and enjoy an interesting program of activities.

Presbyterian Church In New England

Bucyrus Family Again Sets School Record with Triplet Graduates

Three siblings from Bucyrus, Donald and Dorothy Gaa twins and Cordelia Gaa, graduate in the same 1523 high school class. All three have spent their 12 years of schooling together aside from a one year delay for measles and scarlet fever, making a unique family record in the district.

Bucyrus Donald Dorothy Gaa Core Delia Gaa Cordelia

Bohemian Life Persists Amid London Artists

The piece notes Bohemian life survives in London despite claims of its end. It highlights John Flannigan who starved before fame, refused to fill portrait orders, and would not wear a collar or buy a new suit. He remains part of a noted artist group clinging to the old life.

London Bohemia John Flannigan Ita

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