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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
3
Terrifying wreck on the Southern Pacific Railway triggers widespread chaos as rescue workers swarm the site. Authorities report casualties and the Shriners organization coordinates relief efforts while investigators probe the incident.
A coast line train wreck near Honda California kills over 80, injures many as the northbound Southern Pacific train derails after a defective switch. Passengers include 145 Shriners from Buffalo and Reading, with victims listed in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo morgues. Rescue efforts, heroic acts, and a long casualty roster follow the disaster.
Enthusiastic meeting in the New Bank building launches the Athens County Poultry Association with R. E. Hall as president and J. P. Blackwood as vice president. Directors include W. C. Hoodlet, Pearl Hill, Dr. Mercer, Dr. Slutz, C. W. Henderson and Edward C. Evans. three more directors to be chosen at the next meeting.
Officer Van Horn pursued Frank Miller along the Riverside river bank after a Sunday riot near the foundry. Frank escaped into brush then surfaced and surrendered. he was fined five dollars and put to 30 days in the workhouse, with Chief Finsterwald present.
Marriage notices list Homer Smith 22 and Melda Cheadle 18 of Kimberley with parental consent. Edwin L. Jackson 26 of Columbus and Mattie North 26 of Nelsonville. Samuel C. Burge 23 and Rosa M. Riley 16 of Deanville with parental consent. John Morrison 20 and Hester Enyart 17 of Buchtel with parental consent.
Allen Turner about 18 was struck in the stomach by a knot hurled from a rip saw at the Athens Lumber Company plant this forenoon. He was unconscious for several minutes, resuscitated, and taken to his West Union street home where he soon recovered with no serious injury.
May term opens with Judge Wood presiding. Docket read and several divorce actions noted. State of Ohio v Reeder and Harkins for second degree murder scheduled for Monday June 3 after court discussion. Jury sessions set. one plea of guilty in abandonment case, bond planned.
A Cincinnati dispatch says ex express robber C E Adams escaped Kanawha County Jail by unlocking a door and sawing a bar. K M detectives pursued him in Athens with word he may reach this city. Adams, small 140 pounds with dark hair, is wanted for the Rayford Depot robbery worth $5000 aboard the Chesapeake and Ohio line.
An advertisement touts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers pills as a remedy for headaches and biliousness. It notes Cline's Pharmacy as the seller and appeals to health and happiness.
Notice to teachers states examinations will be held on the first Saturday of each month unless it is a legal holiday, in which case the following Saturday. Boxwell Examinations occur on the third Saturday in April and on the second Saturday in May. Aaron Grady, Clerk.
The column notes a cure for sore nipples in nursing mothers using Chamberlain's Salve applied after nursing and wiped before the next feeding. It cites trained nurses’ use and lists sellers W H McKee E R Lash Athens and Barton Drug Co Chauncey.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church plans a meeting on Tuesday afternoon May 14 at 2 o'clock at 34 North Congress Street Residence of Mrs J B Clayton. Mrs Jennie McCauley long serving missionary in Japan is expected to attend and speak at the gathering.
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