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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1920
Page
1
Berlin dispatch reports possible renewal of a general strike following the fall of Chancellor Bauer's cabinet. Bauer’s resignation leaves coalition talks deadlocked amid radical labor opposition and tensions with the Von Kapp insurrectionists.
Officials announce timetable shifts taking effect Sunday March 28 affecting trains 35 37 30 82 and 34 with specific new departure and arrival times Athens and Athena stations listed No. 33 remains at 4 a m unchanged and reformatted schedules apply to most trains.
Town council in Holland prepared for possible mobilization of troops to guard the frontier as German government forces clash near the border. A Wesel district train bearing 70 wounded crossed into the Netherlands amid ongoing fighting. A device to imitate an approaching airplane sound was invented for theater productions.
ST JOHN New Brunswick reports February snowfall of 51.8 inches total for the month plus 2.72 inches of rain, giving 7.90 inches of total precipitation. The record surpasses the 1861 February snowfall high of 51.5 inches, with ten inches of snow equaling one inch of water in the total.
Columbus March 27. The Ohio State Highway Commission offered 13 road construction contracts to state contractors but received only two bids. Contractors cited labor shortages car shortages and high material costs as reasons for not bidding. Highway Commissioner Taylor said the situation is nationwide and projected contractors would soon be ready to handle state work.
Police probe a Brooklyn rooming-house murder of Dr. Vincent Campisi who was stabbed. An unidentified man was strangled. Detectives seek a man described as a dissevel Wildeyed Sicilian near the scene.
Washington March 27 Rep resentative Emerson Ohio today introduced a bill providing for a post office at East Cleveland Ohio the cost not to exceed 500000
In Wellsburg West Virginia on March 27 a cave at the Standard mine No 1 near McKinelysville killed Harold Eboles 27 Wheeling and injured Harry Montgomery 28 Moundsville with three ribs broken and Paul E Parent 35 McKinleysville with a crushed head.
Four labor leaders were jailed after a mass meeting at the labor lyceum in Philadelphia. They faced charges of inciting a riot following protests against the New York Assembly’s attempt to unseat five socialist lawmakers. Among those arrested were Charles Solomon and Royal W France, with others named from the AFL and related groups.
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet forces have taken Novorosiski, the final fortification of General Denikin's White forces in South Russia, signaling the collapse of his anti-bolshevik resistance.
Dover leaders from both factions in the suffrage fight expect a ratification vote by next Wednesday. The Delaware legislature adjourned until Monday with Republican leaders aiming for an early week vote and both sides predicting victory.
Coroner T H Kirk arrived in Steubenville after investigating Frances South 11 found dead near Adena. He ruled death by fractured skull from being kicked and trampling by a heavy heel. Nail marks showed the assault. Jefferson county authorities questioned suspects. three negroes held then released. dozen posses failed to locate the slayer.
Jacob Stauffer aged 60 of 337 McKinley Avenue South Canton committed suicide by hanging in the barn of his sister Mrs David Hinton near Middlebranch yesterday afternoon. Four children live in western states. He had married one month ago to Mrs J A Allabaugh of Canton.
Dublin March 27 Sinn Fein leader James McCarthy of Burles was shot and killed at his home by masked intruders at 1 30 AM Police say the murder appears linked to anti Sinn Fein violence in revenge for a police officer's death in Burle The killings echo the earlier murder of Cork Lord Mayor Thomas MacCurtain in a similar fashion.
Paris reports AU-9 searches for the Lux and Vidauban steamers sunk with 146 passengers traveling from Al ceri a to Marsailles. A tug Milan wireless says wreckage likely from the Lux found. Vidauban, a 1 045 ton steamer registered at Marsailles in 1881. An English scientist develops a photometric color measurement method.
John L. Lewis international president of the United Mine Workers said he arrived in New York to attend the bituminous coal mine operators miners joint scale committee meeting. He expected a satisfactory settlement in a comparatively short time without the necessity of a suspension of work by the men.
Hon. George H. Clark, chairman of the Republican state advisory board, urged strong county organization in a Friday visit. He said one vote lost at the precinct costs Ohio 6000 votes, and called for a county Republican club with frequent meetings to build a unified effort from school districts to the state level for the November election.
School board members and teachers from all townships in Athens county gathered in Ewing Hall to review the new revenue law. Prof. Landsitter of Columbus gave a comprehensive explanation and over 125 officials attended. The session reconvened at 1 PM to discuss teachers salaries and school problems.
In Columbus on March 27 General Leonard Wood's campaign team rejected allegations of lavish expenditures and called the charges the last stand of the old guard. William Procter, Wood's national campaign manager, responded to Senator Borah as he wrapped up Ohio headquarters visits asserting broad public support for an open campaign and vowing accountability for any illegal or corrupt spending.
The census bureau provides 1920 population counts for Lebanon Pennsylvania Norwood Ohio St Bernard Ohio Orangeburg South Carolina Sumter South Carolina Dubois Pennsylvania Belleville New Jersey Hastings Nebraska Grand Island Nebraska Scotts Bluff Nebraska Cedar Falls Illinois Jamestown North Dakota. Increases since 1910 show notable growth in several locations with Belleville and Grand Island among the highest rises.
Chicago reports a surge of political women rallying for presidential candidates. About 1,000,000 women nationwide to stump, with 300,000 women workers helping secure suffrage votes. major organizers plan state precinct captains and district chapters. Notables like Mrs. Marshall Field III listed among speakers as Republicans and Democrats push female oratory and organizing efforts.
In Chicago two bandits burst into a shop and robbed a case last night. As they fled a chef grabbed a skillet and dumped hot grease on the pair. Police pursue the suspects.
Governor Cox, in Columbus on March 27, said public sentiment and state powers will decide if a special legislative session is needed to curb rent profiteers. He will not call one until confidence exists that the state can act effectively and plans to study laws with top legal talent. He believes Cleveland and other home rule cities may already have sufficient power under their charters.
Mrs. Levi Shroyer of Bowling Green, 27, suffers progressive ossification from jaws to hips since 1916 after an operation. Doctors fear the condition may reach the heart and prove fatal as the body slowly turns to stone.
Cleveland March 27 strong forces organize to battle rent profiteering. Gov Cox may call a special legislature session to enact rent control. Civic groups city council and American Legion join to curb rising rents. Eviction cases placed under advisement. 40 000 Legion members urged to fight. Municipal rent board revival eyed to pressure landlords. Zangerele proposes high taxes on homes over 4000 dollars to promote cheaper housing and curb skyscraper construction.
A meeting of elders trustees the treasurer and the financial secretary is called for this evening at seven at the church to discuss church matters.
NORWALK Conn March 27 Connecticut women determined today to press the legislature to convene a special session to ratify the federal suffrage amendment They will appeal to lawmakers to assemble without Governor Holcomb s formal call if he persists in refusing to summon the body after official receipt of the convention action resolution adopted by state representatives Wednesday
Columbus general practitioners announce April 1 minimum rates after finding only eight percent paid income tax. Day calls set at 3 dollars, night calls 5 dollars, telephone advice 1 dollar, plus 1 dollar for each extra threat the doctor surveys during patient calls.
Auburn New York March 27 Michael Delaney Moravias longtime weather prophet for 60 years blames heavy upper air currents on the winter storms. He cites a season filled with social domes and bands as causing musical vibrations to keep air heavy and storms forming.
At midnight a blaze tore through the Stapleton restaurant in Paintsville Ky destroying three adjacent structures. The fire caused an estimated 75000 dollars in damage and left a whole block in ruins with partial insurance coverage.
Ben Macken of Bend operates a novelty alarm clock and breakfast device where a hen lays an egg in bed to wake him each morning. The moving clock is paired with the hen’s routine roosting and egg production for a cheerful start to the day.
Paul Little a 12 year old son of I R Little a Lexington millionaire was held captive for 36 hours and released from a hotel room. Police baffled describe the suspect as elusive with hotel witnesses aiding the description and a statewide watch being kept for him. A Cincinnati detective Car Crim reportedly was seen pursuing a suspect driving west but this could not be confirmed.
Paris reports Allied leaders refused to permit the German government to send 75,000 Reichswehr soldiers into the Rhine provinces to restore order. They asked Germany to allow Entente troops to occupy Frankfurt and Darmstadt as a guarantee of Ruhr troop withdrawal.
From Mayence dispatch a belief spread that a Workmen's army in Westphalia will declare an independent republic in the near future. The report comes amid exchange telegraph dispatches from London.
New York March 27 Mine operators and miners union representatives argued over a sixty percent wage increase claimed as exorbitant. Miners said pay lags 45.7 percent behind bituminous workers while operators counter that year round steadier work in anthracite balances earnings.
Santiago March 26 reports a new Chilean cabinet with Pedro Montenegro as Premier. Other ministers include Industry Matiquais, Finance Concha, War Enrique Ofarzuny, Public Instruction Reguleo Val enzuela, and Foreign Relations En rique Bermudez.
Reported Soviet forces continued offensive along the Polish front with heavy fighting near Novohorod Volhynsk. Riga talks noted between Latvian and Soviet delegates. Berlin dispatch claimed Warsaw government moved to Bromberg, unconfirmed.
The Standard Oil Company of California submitted the only bid for 750,000 barrels of fuel oil at 1.88 to 2.87 per barrel for a July to December period, and also the sole bid for 3,000,000 gallons of gasoline for the navy on the West Coast at market prices with fluctuations.
Springfield dispatch reports Nicholas Ulrich of Marine Illinois confessed to telling fish stories to avoid arrest after boasting of illegal game catches. The game warden reported the tale as contrary to law, and deputies were sent to detain him, but the admission that he lied saved him.
A Berlin dispatch via The Times lists probable ministers for Germany's new cabinet. Chancellor Herman Mueller heads the lineup with Landsberg Brockdorf or Chanteau as Foreign Affairs, Kopp as Interior, Geisberts Vinance as Posts and Telegraphs, Cuno as Vinance, Wirth as Treasury, Haase Justice, Bauer Agriculture, Schmildt Public Works, Silberschmidt Reconstruction, and Gessler Defense. Mueller has agreed to form the cabinet.
Columbus March 17 J P Galvin president of the local Brotherhood of clerks of the N and W railroad has called a meeting tonight to vote finally on striking The members were ordered to strike by EB Lane general chairman at Norfolk but at a Thursday night meeting only a minority voted to strike It is expected the entire membership will attend tonight’s meeting
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