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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
1
Clara Hamon, labeled by many as a seduced country girl, faced jurors in Ardmore as defense lawyers Jimmy Mathers and J. B. Champion argued that rich interests aim to jail her to seize Hamon millions. The trial featured character attacks, testimonies, and emotional pleas from both sides.
Ardmore Oklahoma reports the Clara Smith Hamon murder trial of Jake L Hamon nears verdict as court opens at 9 am Judge Champion to rule on defense argument requirement Prosecutor Freeling demands right to address jurors as defense waived closing remarks The case has run one week with swift testimony alleging Hamon was killed by his paramour and defense arguing self defense after alleged abuse
Secretary of War Weeks announced that the burial of an unknown American soldier will take place at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, the armistice anniversary. Congress authorized the return and burial of an unknown soldier.
In the Sharp murder case Charles Courtney testified that Sharp was a peaceable man before Saturday’s shooting. Witnesses say both men were drunken. a disagreement led to a back and forth with a shotgun firing, killing Frank Courtney. The defense offered many character witnesses. The trial proceeded with jury instructions expected later that afternoon.
In Los Angeles March 17 sensational divorce claims target Marshall A Neilan producer and director for abandoning his wife Gertrude Bambrick Neilan and chasing Blanche Sweet. Testimony includes a mother’s charge that Neilan loved Sweet and left a child with his wife. Settlement awards Mrs Neilan $200 weekly, a car, $50 weekly for son’s education, and $50 000 in property.
Fragmentary OCR note lists names and a schedule fragment for a Friday event on March 18 at 2 o clock with CHAS Cameron JAS A Palmer and others in a commission setting.
Packers employees vote near unanimously for a strike as union delegates plan to press Washington to enforce the Alscher arbitration pact believed still in effect. Dennis Lane and Attorney Redmon Brennan will be empowered to call the strike, with further union actions expected in Washington.
British factories worked at full tilt today to supply Russia as a trade agreement with the Soviets nears full effect. Officials say heightened trade cannot happen instantly but British capitalists expect access to Russia’s mineral and oil resources. President Horne of the board of trade listed propagandists in India Afghanistan and Ireland and demanded their withdrawal. Opinions in newspapers varied on whether the agreement would hold and what it would mean for relations with the Bolsheviks.
Col Theodore Roosevelt Jr. occupies the desk once used by his father in the White House. He previously served as an assistant secretary to the President, drawing attention as he steps into the famous role and location.
Refugees report Soviet authorities plan a major assault on Kronstadt with Trotsky directing massed artillery airplanes and boats for March 20 to 25. The operation aims to seize the island fortress and crush resistance. The specifics include troop movements and air support.
R A Miller testified before a joint legislative committee that an $128 000 Meigs county road contract for Middleport Gallipolis could yield an $80 000 profit. He described plans with L J Byrne Thomas Davis Jacob Reibel to form a company, Byrne to resign and be paid, profits split around 30 000, with sub letting arranged. The Pomeroy and Athens project also faced cancellation and new bids were sought.
Funeral director Ed Walburn announced the purchase of the Newsom Building on South Court Street, recently transferred to C. L. Stout of Nelsonville. Walburn gains immediate possession and plans include a basement pool room and further improvements.
A public dance is planned in Junior Hall for Saturday evening March 19 with admission details listed as 311-2.
Ireland marked St Patrick's Day with three attacks on military lorries in Dublin causing panic among residents. Eight civilians were wounded as soldiers fired back. Despite religious observances, fear of reprisals and clashes persisted while Sinn Fein leaders urged Irish made goods and Gaelic speeches.
Thelma Kime, eight, Canton girl, was killed when James Miller, a Massillon worker, fired on an auto he mistook for a bandit car. The girl died hours after the shooting in Massillon City Hospital. Miller is under arrest.
Cleveland reports an unusual disturbance in common pleas court where a rat is seen beneath Judge Florence E. B. Allen's desk. Bailiff White moves to strike at the intruder as extermination week looms from April 16.
Three men who attempted to hold up the watchman at the Columbia Specialty Company early today were captured.
Attention all Odd Fellows assemble at the hall 8:30 Sunday morning March 20 to attend Sunday School in a body. Every Odd Fellow out be one of the two hundred to be there. All out of town Odd Fellows invited to be with us. P Roze Secy Geo Minameyer N G
After divorcing last December Ernest and Rhea Wilson plan to remarry in Canton.
In Columbus the senate meets to clear calendar items as fourteen bills and resolutions were passed yesterday. The house defeated two tax rule bills while other measures seeking tax reform were debated. Bills sent to the governor for signature include a school truancy measure and a reform to county surveyor terms.
In Detroit Michigan a blast in the rear of a store injured sixteen people. Two men were fatally wounded while 14 sustained injuries. A five gallon can of a sealant or TNT exploded after Felix, the worker, poured contents to the ground and struck a match. Gustav Sonneberg, father of the proprietor, was seriously hurt as a store and two others were damaged.
A street car panic in Cincinnati last night left three people injured after a freight train bore down on a College Hill car stalled at the B&O crossing on Hamilton avenue. George Hagedorn Louis Klumb and Roy Hallahan were cut as they jumped through car windows when the train was flagged down.
In Toledo a butcher says he outwitted a holdup by luring a customer into a freezer bank then triggering the cash register after the suspect entered the cold storage. The ruse left the thief to flash no escape as the bell rang.
Cincinnati police and federal agents raided a cafe expecting 30,000 quarts of whiskey. They found only a few dregs in old bottles and a cache of rasan as officers swept from cellar to garret.
The text cites Avis arguing that enforcing the law would negate troop use, noting detectives were shot in the back except Albert Felts and referencing other alleged atrocities in Mingo County during the debate over conditions and policing.
A fragmented note reports a shortage of orders affecting railroad operations amid unclear details. The fragmentary text hints at system strain and potential disruption to timing and service.
Chicago court actions on indictments against White Sox players for throwing the 1919 World Series to Cincinnati were postponed as Judge Dever weighs dismissal. States attorney Cam says May 2 is possible for trial, with Crowe seeking to reconstruct the case and probe alleged pretrial sessions. statute limits loom for conspiracy charges.
Police reserves averted a near riot as Sir Phillips Gibbs faced hecklers while attempting to speak. Twenty-one people were ejected after chants challenging him and cries of kill him and hang him rose when Gibbs mentioned Lloyd George.
Miss Helen Wilson dies after a jilted suitor shoots her and then shoots himself. Arthur Bauscher, wealthy Freeport florist, dies two hours later.
Nelson Postman, 4, died after a truck struck him at Poplar and Lynn streets marking the county's sixteenth automobile fatality since January 1. Mr Healthy was identified as the driver involved in the incident.
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