07 May 1926
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1926
Page
1
The English leaders of industry anticipate a brief general strike and the public feels the impact as mine owners face a widespread walkout. A staff writer notes the upheaval bites workers and businesses alike.
Special Cable reports South Wales miners urge restraint amid a looming general strike. Leaders push for calm, no violence, and continued safety measures as funds run low and a possible national government shift looms.
London May 7. Government acknowledges violence menace from general strike as 75,000 volunteers join police, riots continue in Hull and London. Grocers warn food rationing must begin next week if shortages persist, while Archbishops seek Christian solution to the dispute. Mounted police patrol streets. troops feared if control slips.
Private advices from abroad indicate British industry leaders are optimistic the general strike will collapse. Officials believe negotiations will resume only after the strike ends, with Britain unwilling to parley while the strike continues. The U S expects minimal harm if the stoppage lasts a week, though asks about broader trade disruption.
Columbus May 17 Athens McArthur Rd S R 26 160 J grading 38 miles west of Albany to Vin ton line detour 4? miles earth poor impassable in wet weather Nelsonville Straitsville Rd S R 216 518 B construction 032 mile waterbound macadam starting at Buchtel north detour ½ mile cinders fair but narrow one dangerous crossing Athens Marietta Rd S R 26 1575 beginning at Sharpsburg extending east detour 3 miles methane and earth poor
Three civilian Navy employees drowned when testing the hull of a new airship. Naval authorities conducted an investigation in Philadelphia on May 7 to determine the cause and any contributing factors.
The Dirigible Norge reached Kings Bay Spitzbergen at 6 30 am after departing Vadsoe Norway two days earlier. Captain Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth awaited the ship while Commander Nobile led the flight. Final Arctic plunge preparations will begin immediately.
Augustus B. Nelson aged 28 of near Jackson died yesterday when a tractor wheel reared and fell back on him. Boiling radiator water spilled over him as he and the machine were freed from mud with rails placed underneath.
May 7 Edinburgh reports windows smashed and many injured in last night’s riot. Police on foot and horseback dispersed the disturbance using batons to restore order.
In Hull on May 7 organized gangs roamed the streets forcing buses back to their yards. Authorities pushed to quickly reorganize transport amid grave menace of serious trouble.
The Washington Bureau offers free distribution of a booklet on swimming and life saving prepared by the American Red Cross. It includes instructions for beginners and advanced students and various tests. Send two cents in stamps to cover return postage.
Joseph Gurney Cannon known as Uncle Joe celebrates his ninetieth birthday in Danville Illinois. The veteran Irish American from Illinois rises, dresses, lights his stogie and greets reporters amid town celebrations.
Walter Muir Jr of Ohio University is in serious condition at Sheltering Arms hospital after a 9 50 morning operation for appendicitis. He became suddenly ill and is the son of Mrs M J Muir of 82 West State Street.
James H. McCormick, 69, longtime local insurance agent and oldest in the area, died at his Gallipolis home after a prolonged illness.
London May 7 Trades Union council members expressed anger and discouragement at Eccleston Square press briefing. They refused questions due to overwork. House of Commons actions signaled a firmer government stance and transport revival sparked forebodings among labor leaders.
Saturday’s top five radio features list programs on KGO Oakland WTIC KSD WBZ and WSB with times and show titles including The Mikado Central Standard-Theater program Tufts college program and Skylark hired help.
The Messenger announces a Mother's Day feature honoring seventy eight mothers with pictures and life facts. Three mothers receive special prominence on page one and flowers, eight more are highlighted later. The list spans Hocking valley to Berkeley California, totaling 75 mothers and 518 living children. Readers urged to order extra copies to meet demand.
Mrs E J Cox of Casa Grande Arizona killed herself after shooting her two babies and was poisoned by a rattlesnake bite, according to her husband who found the bodies on returning to the ranch. A note near the mother’s body described the events and the two days of suffering before help arrived.
Texan Texas boasted as a perfect town with modern homes renting for four dollars a month including light gas and water. Levi Smith president of Big Lake Oil Co built miles of streets and schools, provided life policies for workers and limited vice with no police force beyond a night watchman.
Joliet grand juries opened probes into conditions at the Illinois state penitentiary after seven convicts escaped on Wednesday. Three of them remain at large as the deputy warden Peter Klein was killed and access to the warden’s office was gained during the break. The Will county grand jury met in Joliet to examine prison rules of conduct and how the escape was achieved.
Washington reports that Britain is using all BBC facilities for government news during national emergency. With newspaper strikes, government supervised bulletins are broadcast, signaling a new major role for radio in wartime communications and prompting U.S. consideration of government takeover of transmitters.
London amid a general strike shows nearly a million cars and motor lorries pressed into service as buses. Two cylinder Napier engines and Rolls Royces share streets with signs promising lifts while buses display Ladies first as drivers adapt to the disruption.
Miss Mabel Van Dyke of 53 North Cemetery street Athens received the first check from Messenger accident policies. A $70 Federal Life Insurance payment followed her arm breaking accident in Chillicothe when her foot slipped on January 28. She was disabled until March 18 and the policy cost $1 with about a thousand readers joining.
Danish labor unions decided to strike in sympathy with Britain's labor dispute. They prepared strike notices to employers, marking a continental stance as Denmark, a major dairy supplier, faces disruption of butter and egg imports that will affect British breakfasts.
Cincinnati. Lesley Shaw, 21, died when ditch walls collapsed while he worked. Workmen spent three hours freeing his body from the trench. Local authorities investigated the accident and identified the cause as a collapse of unstable bank soil.
Former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty and others were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy to defraud the government linked to the alien property custodian’s office during Thomas M. Miller’s tenure. The charges claim a $391,000 fee was tied to returning German and Swiss assets to their owners, with figures like Jesse Smith and Gaston Means appearing as witnesses in a secrecy-shrouded probe.
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