Global tension and strikes loom in Europe and Near East
May 17 dispatches report Greece ready to push Turks from Europe if hostilities resume while Russia massing troops on the Caucasus frontier. Britain plans evacuation of Constantinople and France strengthens border defenses in Syria. Belgium faces a general strike. Ruhr crisis unsettled as Germany hints at new reparations offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Constantinople
Greece
Turkey
Russia
Caucasus
Asia
Syria
Angora
Balkan
Europe
Marshal Foch
Lord Savan
Poland
Lausanne
Black Sea
Salonika
Pangalos
Belgium
Brussels
Antwerp
Ruhr
Germany
Tax collection suit seeks back taxes on estate of King
Athens county treasurer Richard P. Imes sues Grant Sewell administrator of Samuel P King estate for 613.32 dollars. The claim alleges taxes and penalties on 3010 dollars for years 1912 through 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Richard P. Imes
Athens County
Grant Sewell
Samuel P King
Carthage Township
Ines
Samuel P. King
Nogrady Men Appeal Drunkenness Convictions in Common Pleas
Dan Nogrady Sr and Dan Nogrady Jr of Dry Dock appealed drunkenness verdicts from Chauncey magistrate Tucker. They face assault and battery charges in common pleas court tied to arrests. E Isk also appeals a Trimble mayor court liquor possession conviction with a $300 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Johnson
Trimble
Suits in Partition Filed in Athens County Court
Two partition actions are in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Anthony Pettiford sues Frank Strickland Ellen Rutherford and Doris Williams seeking a share of inlet No 49 Athens with Pettiford claiming one sixth. Frank and Jess Strickland hold one third each and the others one twelfth. In the second suit John M Warrener sues Sidney K Warrener of Bowling Green Ky and Harrison Warrener minor seeking partition of land in Ames Township inherited from Sara Warrener with each party holding one third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Anthony Pettiford
Frank Strickland
Ellen Rutherford
Doris Williams
Pettiford
Athens
Frank
Jess Strickland
John M. Warrener
Sidney K. Warrener
Bowling Green
Harrison Warrener
Cincinnati
Ames
Sara Warrener
Washington Debutante Cancels Marriage To British Officer
Washington society reels after Miss Nancy Hoyt and Lieutenant F Wiseman Clarke cancel their wedding nine days before the ceremony. Guests waited as the mother announced the postponement due to illness, while the British family sailed to England. Hoyt and Wiseman Clarke families loom large in social and political circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capital Society
Nancy Hoyt
F. Wiseman-Clarke
England
New York
Wiseman-Clark
Hoyt
Miss Hoyt
Taft
Henry M Hoyt
Pennsylvania
Girbs Cleared In Trial Here In Glouster Raid
Two of seven Glouster men arrested weeks ago on dry law charges faced trial in Athens county court. Ambrose Gibbs was found not guilty of keeping a place and dismissed. Sam Meyers was convicted of possessing liquor and selling intoxicants, with a new charge of keeping a place added. he awaits a new-trial motion. Leach and Heck remain to be tried in the raid cases. Leach is at Dayton workhouse after convictions. Heck is charged with keeping a place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Ambrose Gibbs
Sam Meyers
Meyers
Charles Leach
Leach
Dayton
Johnson
Trimble
Fred Heck
Average Man Outshines The Field In Self-Assessment
A reflective note claims the average man shows a better average than peers, suggesting confidence in personal judgment and performance. The statement frames self-perception as superior to others' perceived norms.
Off Day for Lima Auto Insurance Salesmen Ends in Accidents
Three local salesmen Glenn Webb Ray Pugh and Fred Going had minor vehicle mishaps in Lima while out for a drive. Webb bumped a car Pugh skidded into a machine driven by Merle Furman and Going slipped onto the sidewalk narrowly missing pedestrians. Police were notified of the incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Glenn Webb
Ray Pugh
Merle Furman
Fred Gooding
Approves Man to Merge Road Control Again
Washington May 17 The Baltimore and Ohio railroad seeks no expansion yet the Interstate Commerce Commission plans a consolidation with the Reading system Daniel Willard president of B and O said the plan is approved with minor changes and assumes mutual agreement on capital investment among involved companies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore & Ohio and Reading System
Daniel Willard
Commission
Willard
Mrs Fin Cook Stricken With Acute Indigestion
Mrs Fin Cook of the lower Plains suffered an attack of acute indigestion on Wednesday evening during a visit at the Hutchins home. A physician was called, she returned home to rest and is confined to bed, though improved today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains
Fin Cook
Lower Plains
Joe Hutchins
Cook
Athens High Senior Play Opens With Variety Program
At a special convocation Athens high school presented a senior class program to inaugurate the senior play set for Thursday and Friday in Ewing hall auditorium. The cast offered skits in costume plus a six piece orchestra performing jazz and a girls style show. Earlier assemblies featured multilingual sketches by Latin French and Spanish classes under Miss Leach. A history pageant led by Mrs. Price is planned for next Monday. Principal Rupp said assemblies involve all students and enrich scholastic activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High
Ewing Hall
Helen Leach
History
Anna K. Price
Russell Rupp
Rupp
Ithe
West Virginia demands witness Holt in Miller murder case
In Meigs county Ohio the Holt extradition drama unfolds as West Virginia seeks to move key witness Sarvee Holt. Governor Donahey considers a motion to reopen the hearing while prosecutors and defense clash over Holt’s role and bail conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Hartley
Messenger
Pomeroy, O
Miller
Meigs County
West Virginia
Sarvee Holt
Dixie
United States
Donahey
Holt
Foster Peoples
Crow
Davis
Velkin
Dixiettes
Statue Quo
Knight rejects run for office as he denounces taxes
Former Congressman Charles L. Knight of Akron tells the Youngstown Exchange Club there is no office he desires, but vows to continue his fight against destruction of personal liberties. He condemns income tax as the despoiler of states and an invitation to widespread social uplift schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Charles L. Knight
Akron
Exchange Club
Knight
Hotel Berry addition excavation underway
Excavation for the addition to the Hotel Berry building has been in progress for several days. Materials for the project have long been ordered and actual construction will start shortly. Several other buildings in the same city section have recently been added.
American Legion Aids Search for Whitfield in Slay Case
Cleveland reports the American Legion will aid the nationwide hunt for John L. Whitfield, alleged killer of Patrolman Dennis Griffin. Circulars with photos and details of Whitfield and Marie Price will be mailed to legion posts nationwide. $5,000 fund plus $2,350 in rewards are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
American Legion
John L. Whitfield
Dennis Griffin
Jacob W. Gray
Cuyahoga Council of the Legion
Legion Council
Whitfield
Marie Price
Legion
United States
Griffin
Edward C. Stanton
Common Pleas Court
Daylight Saving Votes End Friday in Athens
The May 18 deadline marks the final day to vote on daylight saving in Athens. Ballots are left at the waterworks office in the city building and received by Clerk Romine, then placed in a locked ballot box. The joint committee will count later amid rising public interest and active campaigning by both sides. Only legally eligible Athens residents may vote, five ballot spots are for eligible voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Romine
Joint Committee
the Messenger
Northwestern Player Linked to 1921 Body Discovery
A Chicago teen-aged daughter of a prominent family confessed that a Northwestern football player told her in 1921 that Leighton Mount’s body would be found beneath the pier where his skeleton was later unearthed. She will be confronted with the former player, who is charged with making the revelation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwestern
Leighton Mount
Weather Gossip Over Summer Prospects in State
Old timers claim the current spell spells a cold unfavorable summer for crops. The Weather Bureau counters that weather is weather and expects normal conditions soon, not a consistently cold wet season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Defense tests beer shipping demurs in liquor ring case
In Wheeling West Virginia federal court the government answered the defense plea to abatement in the liquor ring indictments. The case covers a carload beer shipment from Wheeling to Zanesville Ohio disguised as lumber and includes 24 counts. The government cites telephone calls between Wheeling and Zanesville involving John Riley of the Log Cabin Inn Guy Cisco and John Edger of Zanesville who is not yet in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Zanesville
Ohio
John Riley
Log Cabin Inn
Guy Cisco
Riley
John Edger
Europe’s Postwar Peace Fears Grow Across Continent
London May 17 report says Lausanne peace conference wavering and Near East hostilities looming. Statesmen express frank worry over a new crop of crises clouding the future, with the entire European situation described as unhappy and warlike in tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lausanne
Near East
Deans Divorce Suit Alleges Fraud Over Age Claim
Ray Deans seeks a divorce from Frances Deans charging fraud and false representation. He alleges Franceswas married to him while she was 14, not 16, asserting her father concealed her real age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Ray Deans
Frances Deans
Board to plant flower bed spelling B H 8 in front of high school
Barnesville Ohio May 17 the board of education plans a large flower bed in front of the high school. Flowers will form the letters B H 8 signaling the district’s new or commemorative message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnesville
Board of Education
Deportees Returned From Ireland to England on Court Order
About 199 Irish deportees were escorted from Mount Joy prison to a government steamship and sent to Holyhead after court actions by Art O'Brien. Women were moved from Kilmainham prison by motor lorries amid armored escorts. The release followed earlier raids by Scotland Yard and a Commons announcement. Art O'Brien, once Sinn Fein ambassador in London, supports the Irish republican cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel O'Connell
I. N
Dublin
England
Art O’brien
Mount Joy
Holyhead
Wales
Kilmainham
Eamonn de Valera
Sinn Fein
London
House of Commons
Irish Free State
Scotland Yard
Parking complaints halt near city building exit
Fire department officials complain about parking near the city building where the fire truck is kept. Police have halted parking around the building to prevent obstruction of deliveries and dangers to emergency access.
Forest Lightfoot trio pleads guilty to arson for insurance
Forest Lightfoot Capstack and Howard Lashley pleaded guilty to burning Lightfoot's auto to obtain insurance. They received penitentiary terms ranging from one to twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnesville
Forest Lightfoot
Capstack
Howard Lashley
Lightfoot
Booze Smuggling Boosts British Exports Via West Indies
London dispatch reports that American prohibition drives British distilleries to profit from smuggled spirits via the West Indies. Exports to the United States plummet while shipments to the Bahamas and West Indies surge, with estimates U S import via smuggling nearing 1.4 million gallons in 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Church
I. N
London
United States
British Isles
West Indies
Bahamas
McNeill
Great Britain
England
Wales
Scotland
Court Rules Change Stock Purchases Via Personal Notes
Wilmington May 1 Fifty thousand faceman business concerns hold the Delaware Supreme Court decision voiding stock purchases made through personal notes. Experts warn the ruling could trigger thousands of suits to recover funds and may force corporate collapses across Delaware, reshaping investor transactions and corporate finance nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Delaware
Baldwin Answers Question In House Debate
London May 17 Acting Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin answered questions in the House this afternoon amid a tense political debate. The exchanges touched on government policy and current measures facing Parliament as officials urged stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Papena Stanley Baldwin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sword Point
Algians
St. Paul, Minn
Man
Meigs
Mexico
Egypt
Atlantic
Pyramid of the Sun
City Water Works
America
ST. Clairsville
Edward Stark
Hee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!