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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1920
Page
1
The state department said additional United States destroyers will be sent to the east coast of Mexico at Americans’ request to reassure citizens of protection. The cruiser Sacramento currently on the Tampico coast is the only US warship in the area.
London reports say Kieff has been captured by Polish troops from Soviet forces with Ukrainian aid. Polish dispatches claim a Bolshevik rout expanded by uprisings in Ukraine and workers pressed into service.
Charles Cross, 27, a mechanic, went on a violent spree in Cleveland yesterday. He shot his wife, her aunt, his landlord, and a pedestrian, then was cornered and fatally wounded by police after two patrol wagons mistakenly ran over a child and an old man. Cross and the landlord are in critical condition. others were not seriously hurt.
Albany invites all residents to a dance at the Opera House on Tuesday evening May 4. Bring friends and join the event by order of the committee.
Muskogee Oklahoma May 3 A devastating tornado leveled Peggs Oklahoma population 250 leaving an estimated 43 dead and about 150 injured. Heavy rain and mud covered bodies. only three buildings remained standing. Communications to the area were badly impaired with no direct contact late today.
Alfred Salsedo a claimed leader in last year’s bombing plot jumped to his death from the 14th floor of the Park Row building in New York. He was 37, a printer, and had been held with co defendants in the Justice Department offices. He left a widow and two children.
Chicago May 3 star witnesses Tony Fusco and Tony Schilde pivotal in the Murphy labor cases were missing. The States Attorney admitted that without their location before trial today the state faces slim chances of securing convictions in the Moss Enright murder investigations.
Columbus May 3 Lack of interest in city gardening will push vegetable prices higher this spring and summer Secretary of Agriculture Shaw declared. He cited a shortage of farm labor reduced acreage and backward weather as factors contributing to the rise.
Mrs. Lillian Arensonia wife of Enrico Arensonia won a $50,000 verdict in her alienation of affections case against Mrs. Jessie McMath Allery of Cleveland Ohio. Allery denied the charge claiming a master pupil relation. The verdict is among the largest in such cases in the New York supreme court.
Henry Wood reports from Paris that the cabinet will meet to discuss a strike by transportation, marine workers, and miners. Government leaders expect the movement to be limited with far fewer railway workers out, while dock and marine staff in several ports joined the walkout.
Kansas City May 3. Fear of a rupture among Republicans edging toward defeat in Missouri next fall spurred state GOP leaders to travel to Kansas City two days before the state convention. Jackson county and fifth district gatherings produced two factions and two delegate slates to the state and national conventions.
Reports from Douglas Arizona on May 3 describe uncertain prospects for civil war after Sonora's secession. Armies are deployed yet casualties remain negligible as negotiators push for settlement. Revolutionary HQ forecast a new government within three months amid revolts in twelve states.
One of two total lunar eclipses in 1920 occurred Sunday evening ending before 9:30. The eclipse began before 6 o'clock with darkness at 7, and the dark shadow faded by midnight though totality ended much earlier.
A $3,000 reward was offered for the arrest and extradition of Jules W. Arnstein and Nicholson Cohen, alleged masterminds behind a $5,000,000 securities theft. The reward was posted by Henry L. Gelderseve of Arnstein and Sauls for the National Surety Company. Renewed hunt activity began this week with tips placing the pair in Cleveland or on a large estate near New York City.
Des Moines Iowa May 3 The longtime stand against compromising on alcohol return was voiced by Methodists at the general conference led by Bishop William F McDowell He warned that evading the eighteenth amendment would lead to anarchy and described the liquor stance as criminal and hypocritical.
J. G. Moorman, a veteran decorator of 151 East Mill Street, completed weeks of work at the F. W. Bush residence on North Hill and at the Ralph P. Jennings home on East Union Street. His refinishing, papering, and water color work pleased both owners.
Washington reports Eben Francis Greenlaw an American and his minor son were killed by Mexican bandits near Palaza in the state of Mexico near Eloro. Greenlaw had long operated in the Mexican lumber trade for a British firm. The American embassy urged Mexico to arrest and punish the killers.
In New Haven on May 3 Alfredo Maligno a 23 year old wood chopper of East Haven was charged with murdering Roberto Fiero 39 a fellow wood chopper. Louis Tarisco who witnessed the incident said Maligno struck Fiero with an axe during a debt dispute and Maligno confessed after capture pointing to the blood stained axe buried on an East Haven farm.
Washington May 3 The Supreme Court will not announce its decision on the constitutional prohibition validity before May 17 after a two week recess. The court made no mention of the dry dispute during the recess.
Cleveland May 3 A strike of street car workers appears imminent with service set to halt tomorrow Officials say wage offers range from 10 to 15 cents an hour while the union demands 90 cents an hour A strike vote will take place tonight and union leaders expect an overwhelming turnout in favor of the workers.
President Wilson approved a transit request by Carranzista officers from Sonora to Mexico City via Arizona and New Mexico. Texas Governor Hobby protested. the group will travel without arms or uniforms, avoiding Texas on return. General Joe Rios and General Manuel Gamon lead the staffs and families.
A compact notice states Monday May 3 with good music and order. Admission is 25 cents. By order committee.
In California on May 3 the Johnson and Hoover camps trade charges as citizens prepare to vote for a preferred Republican standard bearer. Accusations link Johnson to labor and disloyalty to Esch-Cummins while Hoover is cast as Wall Street and a Democratic ally.
Syracuse New York May 3 Settlement of the trolley men's strike was forecast for tomorrow morning. Strikers in Rochester Utica and Syracuse planned united action after meetings and telephone coordination. Owen Lynch president of the Syracuse union believed all men would be back at work by tomorrow.
In Chicago on May 3, six weeks of training under experts followed by a six mile hike and a strict diet reduced figures for twenty fat women and twenty five fat men. They spent Sunday in obstacle races to test progress.
About 18 000 textile workers walked out in New Bedford after Mayor Ashley said wage talks with the manufacturers' association failed. At least 12 mills closed as pickets stood outside while police reserves guarded sites.
Mayor William H. Fitzgerald pressed a last attempt to delay a threatening car strike. With no wage scale agreement, the city scheduled another conference this afternoon as workers prepared a strike vote tonight. Both sides remained deadlocked over the new wage scale and working agreement.
Lumber workers in Virginia Minnesota strike for recognition and an eight hour day. About eight hundred men participate. Mills at Bemidji were closed last night.
Police report stray dogs and cats threaten gardens and poultry as residents push for harsher measures to reduce living expenses in Vincennes Indiana.
Lorain May 3. Several boats burned and a large steamer was slightly damaged when oil on the Black river ignited. Firemen battled a river of flames for many feet, breaking up oil to extinguish the blaze.
Columbus May 3. With two counties left, figures from Secretary of State Smith show William H. Boyd of Cleveland leading Wood delegate at large by 216 votes over Harry M. Daugherty. Jefferson and Ashtabula counties have not reported officially but are unofficially a Boyd plurality.
In Price Utah on May 3 the Republican state convention will choose an uninstructed delegation to the Chicago convention. A resolution to seek national legislation for western land reclamation will be introduced aiming to create a federal credits bureau to let veterans borrow long term money at low rates to reclaim lands and build homes in rural and urban areas.
Ohio reports 147 deaths from fires this year, noted by State Fire Marshall Leonard. Injuries total 208, up from 180 at the same point in 1919, marking a 29 fatality increase from last year.
The bodies of Walter Niewroski 27 and Frank Skarzycke 24 were found in the morgue after a head on crash between an auto owned by Niewroski and an Akron Bedford and Cleveland interurban. Niewroski was on his first ride in the car and both men were thrown clear and killed instantly.
In LeRoy on May 3 Ralph Chase 80 shot his son-in-law Ralph Keenan in a farm dispute over property then killed himself Keenan is hospitalized in Painesville with a shoulder wound A family member and Mrs Keenan were targeted but survived police reports said
The court ruled the North Dakota excise law unconstitutional, nullifying the regulatory framework. The decision affects tax collection and enforcement mechanisms within the state. No further details were provided in the fragment.
Athens Red Cross official Milton Hughes says a War Risk Insurance bureau notice allows ex service men to reinstate lapsed or cancelled policies before July 1 1920 with two monthly premiums and a health statement. Converts to six forms including ordinary life twenty or thirty payment and endowment plans. Ex service men should see Hughes at the Cline building for details.
Supt G F Morgan of the Athens public schools will speak before the Chamber of Commerce at noon on Wednesday. He will address the school situation and future needs, noting a county wide tax funding shortage that must be remedied to keep Athens a top school city in the state.
At Logan the miners convention approved a two year wage agreement effective April 1 1920. The scale follows the New York inter state agreement but the $1.00 daily increase for day men drew dissatisfaction. A resolution requests a joint conference for further day labor price adjustments and lists eleven holidays including May Day no longer observed.
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