Attack on natives feared in two Chinese cities
Reported invasion by Piskets into foreign districts as natives rally in Wuhu sparked by propagandist banners.
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Wuhu
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1927
Page
1
Non-Union Coal Miners in Northern West Virginia Demand Unions
Delguzzo of the United Mine Workers of America says non union miners in the Northern West Virginia panhandle are clamoring to be organized. He notes miners are moving from Ohio union fields to temporary West Virginia work to aid statewide organizing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Ohio
Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia Panhandle
Delguzzo
United Mine Workers of America
Nanking riots prompt call for strong action
American Minister MacMurray sent to the State Department recommendations for strong measures to curb riots and prevent spread to other cities. He said outrages against Americans were worse than first reported with two known cases of attempted sexual assaults on American women. Rear Admiral Hough warned the situation at Wuhu was deteriorating and trouble could flare up at any moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
MacMurray
State Department
Nanking
H. H. Hough
Yangtze River
Tensions Rise Across Hankow Wuhu and Shanghai
United Press report from March 29 notes Hankow and Wuhu as danger points with fears of anti foreign agitation. Cantonese pickets in Hankow attacked concessions, while refugees crowded the Shanghai settlement and many sought refuge on ships as foreign troops kept guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Francis Misselwitz
United Press
Shanghat
Hankow
Wehu
China
Wuhu
Nanking
Shanghai
Fierce Attacks on Foreigners Reported in China
London dispatches say new raids on foreigners are feared as Cantonese forces place large artillery on hills above Wuhu and Lion Hill at Nanking. Guns target American and British warships in the Yangtze River amid mounting tensions in 1930s China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Wuhu
Daily Express
Shanghai
Daily Mail
Lion Hill
Nanking
Yangtze
Frost Hits Ohio Valley Fruit Crops in March Freeze
A March 29 report from Gallipolis notes a damaging freeze across the Ohio valley. Peaches, pears and strawberries suffered the hardest losses, apples less affected, with about half of the peach crop killed. Temperature reached 26 degrees keeping up a third frost in succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio Valley
France to reinforce Shanghai with Annamite battalion
Paris reports France will move a battalion of Annamites from Indo China to Shanghai to reinforce its armed ships and defenses. The Quai d Orsay announced the transfer as part of the Shanghai deployment plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Toy
Shanghai
Quai ~ Orsay
Indo- China
Coolidge weighs Chinese mission force adequacy
The White House announced that President Coolidge is considering whether American forces in China or enroute are sufficient to protect American lives and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
China
White House
China Considers Economic War to Enforce Nationalist Program
Diplomatic circles say China plans an economic war to force powers to accept the Nationalist treaty-equality program. Two-pronged tactics: shift population and commerce away from current ports and a systematic boycott. Hangchow bay touted as possible trade hub. Hong Kong warned of dislocation but no immediate threat to U.S. trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
America
Britain
Japan
France
Shanghai
Hangchow Bay
Hongkong
Canton
Convict Faltin Sentenced to Hang as Death Penalty Returns
William Faltin, condemned for murder, faced a return to the gallows after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled the death sentence valid again. His case crossed periods of insanity, abolition and reinstatement of capital punishment, with no date set for the execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
William Faltin
Carl Petterson
Faltin
State Supreme Court
Beam Crushes Worker During Building Razing
Willis Rose, 23, of Richland Avenue, received a fractured skull when a heavy beam fell during razing work behind the Wesley Lawrence property on East Washington Street near the city jail. He was treated locally then sent to a Columbus hospital with uncertain prognosis as doctors seek to save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Rose
Richland Avenue
Columbus Hospital
Wesley Lawrence
East Washington Street
City
Rose
Daughters of Midas serial opens in the Messenger
Clay Curtis rejects his millionaire father to pursue music but faces hardship. He encounters a supportive woman and a dangerous journey as the thrilling new serial unfolds in the Messenger.
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Clay Curtis
Tom Fred Lee Tom Pays Fine for Speeding en Route to Columbus
Fred Lee Tom of Athens was stopped on the Logan Nelsonville road by Deputy Sheriff L F Hammond and charged with speeding while on his way to broadcast for station WAIU in Columbus. He paid a $5 fine plus costs and resumed his trip to the capital.
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Fred Lee
Tom
Logan
Fred Lee Tom
Athens
Columbus
A. P. Rochester
L. F. Hammond
Logan-Nelsonville
Waiu
Three Ohio Penitentiary Escapees Recaptured
Three tubercular ward inmates escaped Sunday from the Ohio penitentiary by climbing the wall and lowering themselves with sheets. Monte Delauter Findlay Everett Shoemaker Gallipolis and James Scott Newark confessed. Delauter and Shoemaker were recaptured near Mt. Sterling. Delauter is in serious condition from exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio Penitentiary
P. E. Thomas
Monte Delauter
Findlay
Everett Shoemaker
Gallipolis
James Scott
Newark
Delauter
Shoemaker
Mt. Sterling
Mdelauter
Pioneer resident Mary Mullen dies at 87 in Mineral
Mary Mullen 87 a pioneer of Mineral died last night at Athens State hospital where she had been for three years. Widow of Martin Mullen she left twelve children all deceased except one son. Funeral services set for 9 AM Wednesday at St Pauls Catholic Church with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mullen
Mineral
Athens State Hospital
Martin Mullen
Jager’s
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Direct half mill state tax levy heads Ohio tax debate
Ohio lawmakers prepare to vote on the Dodd bill proposing a half mill direct state tax to raise about 7 million dollars for education and building at state universities. The measure would fund free education for youth and aid weak districts with the rest for new construction. A mortgage recording tax bill faces a public hearing after committee action. A separate physical exam requirement for marriage licenses seeks Senate approval to curb subnormal reproduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Senate
House
Martin S. Doda
Toledo
Dodd
E. H. Kreuger
Cleveland
Republican Special Committee
Kreuger
House Taxation Committee
C. Chappelear
Sapiro Describes Cooperative Marketing in Ford Suit
Aaron Sapiro testified in Detroit on March 29 in his million dollar bet suit against Henry Ford. He defined a cooperative marketing association as an organization where farmers unite by commodities to sell products through a central office and include growers within geographic reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
Sapiro
British Evacuate Shanghai After Brief Naval Exchange
March 29 the British consul at Changsha ordered immediate evacuation of all British nationals following a brief engagement between British sailors from H M S Woodcock s and Chinese forces. The move aims to protect civilians as tensions rise in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Changsha
H. M. S. Woodcocks
Gas Well Struck On Capehart Farm Near Town
Southern Ohio Gas company struck a gas well on the Capehart farm above town. The Cow Run gasser is estimated to produce more than 1,500,000 feet per day with unusually high rock pressure for a shallow well. The actual yield may exceed initial driller estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Southern Ohio Gas Company
Capehart
Cow Run
Writ Issued Against Glouster Officer Over Street Paving
An alternative writ of mandamus was issued against Thomas Mavin, village clerk of Glouster, after he refused to sign a paving resolution for Spring street from Main to Fairlawn. Judge L G Worstell ordered return by April 9 in a case brought by Samuel A Parks for the mayor, delaying North Madison street work. Council members listed as Isaac Jones, George W Kenney, Robert Skinner, Arga Pedicord, William A Pride, and Clyde S Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mavin
Glouster
Spring Street
Mavin
L. G. Worstell
Common Pleas Court
State of
Ohio
Samuel A. Parks
Isaac Jones
Main
Fairlawn
Madison Street
Glouster Village
George W. Kenney
Robert Skinner
Arga Pedicord
William A. Pride
Clyde
Williams
Coolidge Plans Wisconsin Vacation Visit
President Coolidge has decided to vacation in Wisconsin. Two White House Secret Service men scout western sites aligned with La Follette strength, aiming to pick a suitable location. An official announcement may follow within days. The choice is driven by easy Washington access and a chance for fishing on his annual trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Coolidge
Wisconsin
Secret Service
White House
West
la Follette
British Forces Add Armor and Artillery to Shanghai
March 29. British armored cars and additional artillery and infantry were ordered to Shanghai as tensions rise in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Suspension Notices Spread as Coal Mines Brace for Shutdown
Indianapolis reports little chance to avert a threatened general suspension of central district bituminous mines on Thursday. The United Mine Workers policy committee met. miners demand Jacksonville wage terms, while operators push wage cuts to compete with nonunion fields. Ohio hopes for open mines fade as Jacksonville-scale talks falter and Mitchell Day looms amid possible non producing Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Stive
United Mine Workers
Orient
Frankfort
Ill
None
Tilinoia
Indiana
Cremit
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Washington
Montana
Lewis
Cleveland
Ohio
Minera
Jacksonville
Pneily
H. Robbins
Youghiogheny & Onis
Craters
Ular
Dictator Domination Of Industry Decried By Coal Spokesman
Cincinnati March 29 Harry L Gandy executive secretary of the National association and coal operators spokesman warned that dictatorship of any industry by a dictator is dangerous He cited halys example and questioned suspending operations in the unionized bituminous coal sector on April 1 saying regulation of production and price would violate anti trust laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.pr
Harry L. Gandy
Na Association
Tossal Coal
Vnous
Haly
Miners Hold Ground in Miami Conference Talks
Neither side shows movement from initial demands after a Miami conference. Hopes for separate district wage deals fade as few unions push regional pacts. Central Pennsylvania did reach a separate agreement, but threats of strikes loom across central competitive fields Thursday, with Iowa locals reporting negotiated deals yet overall uncertainty remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Federal Officers Arrest Another In Cleanup Here
A federal inspector and local officers arrested Orthal Potts of The Plains on prohibition violations in Athens. Potts was jailed awaiting arraignment before Judge L. G. Worstell as part of a five day federal clean up that has produced eight arrests in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
I. P. Tucker
Harry Dalton
Orthal Potts
The
Plains
Potts
L. G. Worstell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Codel
Haven
Nanking University
United States
John E. Williams
Bulletin
Gallia County
Peaches
Yangtze Valley
Arizona
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