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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
1
Berlin reports indicate progress in restoring order across Germany with governments agreeing to disarm Berlin troops tied to the Kapp revolt. Ludwig Erich Ludendorff faces arrest pressure while Reichstag sessions are postponed. Economic disruption includes crippled rail, mining neglect, and delayed potash contracts. Some Americans seek temporary papers as passports lapse.
Prices for sporting goods rise across the board in 1920s era market notes. Hiking shoes jump 10 to 12 dollars, up about twenty percent, while athletic underwear and swimsuits follow the upward trend. Men keep baggy swimsuits but women’s suits lose color and gain minimal design, with accessories priced higher.
The Anti saloon league in Westerville reaffirmed support for dry presidential candidates and pledged active efforts to elect non wet nominees. It said it would back any dry candidate against a wet rival regardless of party and pursue third party options if a wet runs on either major ticket.
The Western Comet bound Havre to New York was 200 miles from the Island in tow of the Nesca, a 2256 ton shipping board vessel. No distress message was received. Attending events include a G A R regular meeting on March 27 and a Red Men's Hall benefit for orphans on March 25.
Four years hence will see the completion of a Hudson River tunnel, the greatest under-river highway project. It would cost 28,669,000 and charge 41 cents for motor cars and 25 cents for horse-drawn vehicles, with revenue to repay in 11 years. Twin tubes 8500 feet long would run from Canal Street in Manhattan to 12th Street in Jersey City.
New York March 26 Major Leonard Woods headquarters denied Borah charge that funds were used to secure the Republican nomination for Wood An investigation of expenditures would be welcomed Edward H Doehey oil magnate reportedly sent a telegram saying he had not contributed to Wood’s candidacy
Dublin report states Alan Bell magistrate at Dublin Castle was killed outside Masonic school while on assignment to probe the Seinn Fein loan. In Washington Senator Nelson of Minnesota introduced a resolution seeking an amendment to the court ruling on stock dividends taxation.
Mrs Edmund Sphinx found her infant daughter dead after the child became wedged between two chair rods and hanged herself in a rocking chair at their Zanesville home. The tragedy occurred last night during a brief upstairs errand.
A Washington dispatch reports mounting Democratic discontent as Wilson remains silent on a third term. House leaders press for a clear position while Humphrey's demand to announce non run gains support from many, though Poul, Carroway, and Fisher split on the issue.
In Dover on March 26 suffragists claimed the first victory in the ratification fight as they blocked attempts to force a vote on the woman's suffrage amendment in the Delaware legislature. Leaders warned a vote today would have failed, and they aim to secure enough votes before Monday when the measure returns. Governor Townsend expressed continued confidence that suffrage will prevail.
Police at dawn spotted men around Tony Call's grocery and a taxi with seven moist empty gallon cans inside smelling of raisin wine. Five men were taken for questioning by federal authorities.
Zodac Pyles fire boss at New York mine No. 26 New Floodwood was seriously burned on his face neck and hands when his lamp ignited a gas pocket during an early morning inspection. The blast caused no damage to the mine.
A crowd gathered in Adena as a murder suspect in Frances South 11 was held after the body was found. Seven more suspects were prepared for transport to Steubenville amid armed guard and lynching fears. Local officials and miners vowed to pursue justice as searches continued across surrounding hills.
The Bauer cabinet formed yesterday resigns today as majority socialists urge President Ebert to appoint Hermann Muller to form a new government. Mueller, formerly foreign affairs minister, is set to lead a fresh cabinet in Berlin.
A note urges attendees to join the rehearsal this evening at 7 oclock sharp. Signed by G E Weller and T 1 M.
Fire last night leveled the Home for Kentucky Confederate Veterans in Pewee Valley. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 75000 dollars and left the property ruined.
A massive blaze in the Molson brewery warehouse in Montreal destroyed large quantities of grain shellac and tobacco. Damage was estimated at 1 million dollars as the building burned to the ground yesterday.
Akron report reads Sam Johnson a Black man and his dog were found by Clerk Woodbridge at a marriage license bureau. Johnson said I want a license and noted this as a first in Summit County.
United Press reports a new anti league political movement is considering a third party banner. They want Senator Borah to accept the nomination but he says he is not a candidate while Senator Johnson is in the running for the anti league camp. Chicago Boston and New York host the organizers and backers span many states and cities.
The Miners' Federation at London on March 26 agreed to restart negotiations with the government to settle demands for higher wages.
Sheriff Dodge reports four negroes arrested at Sherodsville are confined in the local jail and will not be moved to Steubenville until Saturday. He says no violence occurred and doubts they are the guilty parties, though they remain under strong guard.
Four delegates from towns in Rhenish Westphalia arrived at The Hague to negotiate with the Dutch government for food supplies. They said the West German insurrection was a workmen protest for reforms, including nationalization, not a Spartacist attempt at a Soviet government.
A second game in a series is scheduled at the Ohio University gymnasium tonight at 7 30 with admission set at three.
At 10 30 p m on Greenwood Avenue a city car on the Ohio Electric line ran away and rammed the Pioneer apartment building at Main street causing the death of Mrs Riley Perry 35. Injuries included Fred Degelman a six year old child named McClelland Jasper Davis Motorman and a one year old baby of the deceased.
Paul Little twelve, son of oilman ER Little, was found unharmed in room 651 of the Phoenix hotel Lexington after a two day kidnapping. He telephoned to summon help and identified one kidnapper escaping in an elevator. The abductors remain at large. A $25,000 ransom was left in a garbage can but untouched.
Lexington Ky March 26 Paul Little 12 son of E R Little a Lexington millionaire told his admiring boy friends today the tale of his kidnapping. He described 36 hours as a prisoner in a Phoenix hotel bathroom and how he led the men chasing a supposed package to deliver before escaping upstairs.
John Guarino was burned to death when his house caught fire during whiskey production. His body lay on the third floor near two coffee urns connected to pipes and barrels. His brother Joseph Guarino was arrested on suspicion of violating the prohibition law.
Detroit announces launch of the first American commercial airplane passenger service on May 1 between Detroit and Cleveland. The line plans to extend to Buffalo and Toronto later, operated by a local company led by former Lieutenant Thomas F. Dunn.
Andrew Bonar Law announced in the house of commons that Allan Bell was shot and killed in Dublin. Four men halted a tramcar carrying Bell toward Dublin Castle, dragged him into the street and opened fire.
A pistol bullet shattered a window in the Virginia Supreme Courtroom during session in Richmond. No injuries occur but Clerk H Steward Jones narrowly escaped falling glass. Earlier a bullet hit the office of B O James, secretary of the commonwealth.
In Columbus March 26 campaign heads for Senator Harding and General Wood claimed strong advantages for their candidates. Wood manager William Cooper Procter met with Ohio Manager John Price and predicted Wood would enter the national convention with enough delegates to nominate him on the first ballot. Harding teams reported broad strength in eastern and western states and projected Ohio districts voting 2 to 1 to 10 to 1 in the April primary, citing a county poll showing overwhelming Harding support statewide.
President Wilson will tell Congress in response to the Kahn resolution that American troops on the Rhine will not take part in any offensive into Germany to quell internal strife. He is believed to argue Germany must resolve the Kapp revolt and worker upheavals on its own, noting troops stay under armistice terms.
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