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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1923

Page

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Embezzlement Charge Hits Springfield Bank

Dr D K Gottwald home, Penfield charged with embezzling about 600000 from the Springfield National Bank. Penfield denied guilt and a preliminary hearing is set for March 20. A bank receiver may be named after further examination of the shortage.

Springfield D. K. Gotwald A. H. Penfield Springfeid National Bank Penfield United States Johnson Springfield National Bank

French and British Forces in Ruhr Tension Deepens

A year of long distance courtship ends in marriage for Elsie Bergson of Marshall Texas and Archie Marshak of Chicago. The notice hints at tensions between French and British forces in the Ruhr region beneath the surface while reporting on a social wedding between two prominent individuals.

Ruhr Elsie Bergson Marshall Tex Archie Marshak Chicago

Missing man James Rowan presumed dead after river search

The body of James Rowan, 24, long missing since Tuesday night, was not recovered but his clothes and items were found along the Hocking river near Morris avenue. Police and rescue teams, aided by locals, searched from Athens to Guysville using boats and grappling gear. investigators suspect suicide amid personal crisis, with a timeline placing his last sighting Wednesday morning near the brick plant yard.

James Howan Hocking James Rowan Parker Small Creek Athens Guysville Elks and Entelets of Columbus Rowan D. A. Rardin Morris Avenue Rardin Lumber Yard Kiet Parker Fred South Alown Canaanville Josten Char Syspermatic Ellis Ed Mahaffey Columbus John Stowan Grosvend Street TL & Ash Ohio University Rowa

Britain to Deliver 62 Bonds to U S for 4.6 Million Debt

March 9 Great Britain will send sixty two separate bonds to the United States to cover a 4.6 million indebtedness. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon announced after a meeting of the American debt funding commission. One bond to be paid each year until the debt is extinguished under the treaty terms. The payment contract will be cabled tomorrow afternoon.

Washington Great Britain United States

Reform bureau targets Hays and film industry

The international reform bureau led by the late Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts has shifted its focus to Will H. Hays and the motion picture producers and distributors of America. Dr. Robert Watson, bureau president, told Hays that there is no hope for improvement in the movie industry under Hays or the organization he leads.

Washington Mar International Reform Bureau Wilbur F. Crafts Will H. Hays Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Robert Watson Hays Thau Hays

Police Question Suspect in Girl’s Murder Near Vancouver

Edward Whitfield, 20, is grilled by police in connection with the suspected murder of Anna Nosko, an 11 year old girl whose body was found on a hillside at Battleground, a village about 14 miles north of Vancouver. Local authorities pursue leads and await further developments in the case.

Vancouver Wash Edward Whitfield Anna Nosko Battleground

Isadora Duncan Loses American Citizenship Officials Say

Isadora Duncan, the dancer known for venting against American institutions, is no longer an American citizen. An official labor board statement says she acquired Russian citizenship upon marrying Serge Essenine on April 1, 1922, and may face difficulty renewing U.S. citizenship.

Washington Isadora Duncan America Labor Davis Altho Labor Board Department

Standstill on British Diplomatic Row Over New Castle Consulate

The United States insists Britain must make amends before reopening the New Castle on Tyne consulate. Secretary Hughes and Britain's embassy released notes clarifying the dispute over the cancellation of Consul Fred C. Slater and Vice-Consul Russell M. Brooks. Washington demands satisfaction and vows no retreat from the original stance.

Washington Mar United States Great Britain New Castle-on-Tyne Hughes Fred C. Slater Russell M. Brooks England State Department British Foreign Office

Williams couple fined for liquor possession in Bishopville

George Williams and Amanda Williams of near Bishopville were found guilty of possessing intoxicating liquor by Magistrate Helwig. Each received a fine of 809 dollars plus costs after being arrested February 23 when two five gallon jugs of corn liquor were found buried in their cellar. Both claimed the whiskey was bought before Prohibition from "Red" Green, now deceased. They gave notice of appeal after sentencing.

Helwig George Williams Amanda Williams Bishopville Williams

French Troops Occupy Crenenberg Munster Area

French troops moved into Crenenberg in the Munster region today. German police in Witten and Horst-Emscher were disarmed and ordered to leave the towns.

Mayence Crenenbergm Munster Witten Horst-Emscher

NEESONVILLE: LOSING COLUMBUS Mar 9

NEESONVILLE reports a loss in Columbus with a brief score note showing Bellevue and Nelsquille involved in the outcome.

Neesonville Columbus Uellevue

Chinese courier to present revised twenty demands in Tokyo

A Chinese courier is due in Tokio next week to present to the Japanese foreign office a document demanding abrogation or revision of the twenty demands. The Rich-Liaotung peninsula interests and Port Arthur are cited as in treaty involvement, with Japan long promised she would fight for them.

Tokio

Doctor Performs Operation Amid Hospital Fire

Dr. A. Johnson continued a serious operation on a hospital roof in Lincoln Kansas as flames raged below. The fire was quenched before completion and the operation was successful with the patient living.

Lincoln Kas A. ©. Johnson

Cleveland Woman Admits Shooting Husband at Hotel

Mrs. Minnie Redwine 85 is jailed on a charge of shooting her husband Gilbert Redwine 45 at the Tinndale Hotel in Cleveland suburbs. Police say she calmly confessed after claiming he broke into her bedroom, struck her, and she fired after grabbing a revolver. He lies dying at City Hospital.

Cleveland, D Minnie Redwine Gilbert D. Redwine City Hospital Tinndale Hotel Cleveland Gilbert

Postal Revenues Grow Across Ten Cities

Washington March 9 Postal receipts, seen as a gauge of business, rose in February more than 20 percent from a year earlier in ten leading industrial cities, the Post Office Department announced. The gain signals improving demand and economic activity nationwide.

Washington Post Office Department

Defiance College President Addresses Sin Responsibility

Dr. Frank G. Coffin of Palmer College told Defiance College audience that every man must accept responsibility for his sins not blame Adam or heredity. He said Adam ignorance and inheritance have no bearing on the present and that sin is deviation from God’s course.

Defiance Mar Adam Frank G. Coffin Palmer College Defiance College

Good Feelings Vanish as British French Tension Surges

International News Service reports cooling wartime harmony between Britain and France after Cologne bridgehead tensions. British forces resist French pressure over railways in the Rhineland while French moves threaten a buffer state if evacuation proceeds. General Godley negotiates with French rail chief Payot amid strikes warnings.

John Hull Cologne John Bull International Ruhr Rhine France Great Britain Europe Godley Payot de Goutte Rhineland

Street Car Wreck Delays Traffic in Elyria

Passengers on a city street car were terrified when a large truck struck the car head on. The impact sent both vehicles into a pile of lumber from the Elyria Construction Co. No injuries were reported and traffic was delayed for an hour.

Elyria Mar Elyria Construction Co

Capital Filling Station Bandits Steal Receipts

Two well dressed young men held up a Moore Oil company collector in Columbus and escaped with 700 to 800 dollars in days receipts from multiple stations and a car. Police pursued but found no trace.

Capital Filling Station Columbus Mar Callahan Moore OU Company Owllahans

Harding Luck In Present Trip Sticks With The Chief

Vero Florida March 9 Favor ed by wind and weather President Harding today completed considerably more than half of his leisurely journey down the picturesque east coast of Florida. Thus far the presidential cruise has been the most successful and satisfactory ever undertaken. Harding tuck which became famous during the campaign of 1920 because it never rained on a front porch pilimage has apparently taken up permanent abode on the houseboat Pioneer.

Vero Florida Harding Ing Tuck

Bride Gave Secret When She Bought Real Estate

In Lima on March 9 a secret marriage between Ray Danner of Lima and Miss Jessie Long of Delphos was revealed when she bought the Krieft and Ricker building in Delphos. She asked if she must sign her real name, and, after verification, revealed she had been married since last November.

Lima Ray Danner Jessie Long Delphos Krieft and Ricker

Remington Co Selects Athens for a Center

The Remington Cash Register Co., a subsidiary of Remington Arms Co, chooses Athens as the headquarters for southern Ohio. A display room and offices will be at 25 North Court Street. W. O. Burch, formerly of Columbus, moves to Athens to manage the local agency and southern Ohio territory.

Remington Cash Register Co Remington Arms Co Athens Southern Ohio North Court Street W. O. Burch Columbus Ohio

Dillon autos sent to Kobe after ad in American paper

A shipment of Dillon auto tens left the Bridgeport office bound for Kobe Japan. Officials believe the order resulted from an advertisement placed in an American newspaper.

Bridgeport, O Dillon Auto Kobe Japan

Backers Bust in Queen Git Backers Bust in Queen Git

Financial circles in Cincinnati were shocked by swift moves in the Bea zell and Chatfield brokerage matter. Junior partner William H. Chatfield Jr a former Ohio state senator and Republican lieutenant governor hopeful, saw the ticker halt and quotes cease amid an exchange ordered stoppage.

Cincinnati Mar Beazell & Chatfield William H. Chatfield Ohio New York New York Stock Exchange

Mrs Martzolff to Teach at First Methodist Church

Mrs Martzolff will teach the Martzolff class at the First Methodist church Sunday morning and Miss Helen Laverty will sing. Since the death of Dr. Martzolff several months ago, Mrs Martzollff has taught this class but a few times.

Explosion on Coventry Kills Two on Warship

Two sailors were killed and two more seriously injured in an explosion aboard the British warship Coventry off Gibraltar. The cause remained undetermined as investigators began assessing the incident today.

Gibraltar Mar Coventry

New Graetia Ended With City Scandal?

Columbus filing station bandits watched a salesman’s car and stole 16 coupon books worth 16 dollars each from B W Miller. A negro tried to cash one, fled after being warned to wait, and police seek the remaining 15 books and suspect.

Columbus Mar Pratt Columbuas B. W. Miller

Harden Doctor J W Clark Retires From Practice

Dr J W Clark of Harden announces retirement from all professional activity due to ill health effective after consultations with specialists in Chillicothe and Columbus. He had planned to move to Oak Hill to resume his practice where he had worked in earlier years.

Harden J. W. Clark Oak Hill Chillicothe Columbus

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