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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1922

Page

2

Teachers Freed in Wheeling Trial Over $1 to $10 Bill

Astor I. Diamond Barbour county teacher faced a federal case charged with raising a one dollar bill to a ten dollar denomination. The jury returned a verdict of freedom after fifteen minutes' deliberation. In Barnesville a line fence dispute led to gunfire as Albert Livezey was shot in the shoulder and Issacher Warfield was jailed. A gas heated towel rack is described as a luxury bath addition.

Wheeling W. Va Barbour County Barnesville Albert Livezey Issacher Warfield

China Civil War Sparks Modern Warfare Across Provinces

An analysis by J. D. Bush outlines the Chinese civil war as the republic faces its greatest outburst since 1912. Leaders Wu, Chang Tso-Lin, Sun Yat Sen, and Tian Chi Jui clash as Wu seizes central revenues, while Chang commands Manchuria and western allies fear external aggression.

J. D. Bush International News Service New York Mar China Republic Canton River Pu Fu Chang Tso Lin Chinese Republic Chang Mukden Peking Sun Yat Sen Canton Tian Chi Jui Yangtser Sun Tuan Shantung Tsao Kun Chihli Republican Army Chang Haun Anfa Tuan Chihui Chang Tso-Lin Manchuria Japan Yuan Shi-Kai Yuan

Rescue Of Imprisoned Daughter In Crestline Farm Shed

Irene Menges, 20, was rescued from an iron shed on her father's Crestline area farm after six years confinement. Sheriff Edward J. Knap penberger and Marshal Charles Crawford led the operation. Jacob P. Menges, the father, is held for investigation. The girl, in a gauze vest, has not spoken. the family cites mental incompetence and prior restriction.

Bucyrus Jacob P. Menges Edward J. Knappenberger Charles Crawford Crestline Irene Menges

Poison Traces Found in Test Show Arsenic Level

Cleveland May 6 Reports from city laboratories indicate chemical tests may reveal as much as one tenth grain of arsenic in the vital organs of a soldier who died a year ago and was exhumed this week under orders of County Prosecutor Edward C.

Cleveland Edward C

Prosectutor Says Widow Indicted on Murder Charge

Stanton states the county grand jury will indict a widow on a murder charge after arsenic was found in the dead man’s stomach. Tests aim to confirm if a sufficient quantity caused death. The widow, the victim’s fifth husband, previously held in the county jail on grand larceny charges. Nellie Hughes of Lakewood recalls losing a gold dollar pin over 25 years ago when Miss Nellie Whitney lived in Pittsfield.

Stanton Elyria Nellie Hughes Lakewood Nellie Whitney Pittsfield E. Campbell

Public school savings reach national lead in deposits

Martins Ferry public schools report leading the nation among 24 states in the share of depositors in the school savings system. Superintendent Russell C. Maston says the data from a New York banking company installing thrift programs nationwide shows local students among top users.

Martins. Ferry Supt Russell C. Maston New York

Radio phone sounds compared to ash and grass

A literary simile equates cigarette ash on carpet to rocks, and grass seeds bursting to a man’s report heard via a new device called the radio phone, highlighting early radio terminology and sensory imagery.

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