24 May 1928
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1928
Page
1
In Mather Pennsylvania the Mather collieries mine disaster left 163 dead as 162 bodies were recovered after an explosion Saturday. A rescuer died in hospital, 33 miners listed as missing. 63 escaped unaided, Red Cross checks ongoing to refine totals.
In Yukon West Virginia 17 miners perished in a gas explosion at mine No 1 of Yukon Pocahontas Coal company. The last four bodies were recovered after a shaft fire was put out. Thirteen bodies had been removed earlier. State mine officials opened an investigation and cited a friction spark as the likely ignition.
A meeting of township trustees and clerks in Athens is set for next Monday at 7 pm in the courthouse. Speakers include Harry D. Silver, deputy state auditor from Preble county and former house speaker, who will discuss the Green Law and township road financing. County commissioners are expected to attend to help officers secure road funds.
The Senate campaign committee announced plans to tour Ohio Indiana New York and possibly West Virginia and California after Congress adjourns to boost the campaign.
R R Crislip of Coolville faced multiple arraignments in Athens over liquor law violations. He was fined $20, then $100, plus costs, by local officials and later arrested again by Deputy Wingett after a pursuit. He is to be arraigned again before Justice Porter on intoxication charges.
Eight American women were received at Buckingham Palace for a royal court debut before King George and Queen Mary. They described the ceremony as gorgeous and memorable, with praise for the queen’s graciousness. The embassy asked for no sensational remarks, noting no restriction on expressing views. Participants included Lois Davidson, Helen Hurley, Frances Howard, Clementine Miller, Ruth Draper, Neville Cherardi, Mrs Alton Parker, and Mrs Charles Deere Wiman.
In Portsmouth on May 21, parents and merchants rallied to support Principal R B Higley after the school board refused to rehire him and two teachers Martha Politt and John Quick. They asked for the board’s three Cooper brothers and J C Harris to resign and have hired Chester Fitch to represent the students before Governor Vic Donahey and the state board of education. They also urged Arnold Drew Osborn, hired by the board to replace Higley, to decline the post.
Robert C. Dunn vice president of the Ohio Savings Bank and Trust Co Toledo told the Ohio Bankers Association in Cincinnati that bankers must be economic advisors and local business experts. He said the corner grocer manufacturer auto distributor and day laborer all face shared problems.
May 24 report confirms a duel near the Oxford campus between Graham Eyres- Montell son of a noted member of parliament and Maurice Green student editor. The incident reveals a revival of eighteenth century dueling practices within the area.
Nora Stiff wife of Clarence Stiff drowned while fishing near Pataskala in Licking Creek. Funeral Friday in Murray City with burial at Greenlawn. Her husband Will Green and Clark James recovered her body. she leaves four sisters and three brothers.
The regular meeting of Local No 4267 is scheduled at the L. D. Peston mine north of Chauncey at 1 o clock Friday afternoon. John Lester will preside as president.
Belief of serious mishap surrounds the disappearance of five men after a two week radio silence. Mairbank, Alaska reports Matt Niemenen, a former Kelly Field flyer, arranging a search from Wiseman toward Point Barrow. Noel Wien, P. H. Merrill and three passengers vanished on a planned Wiseman to Point Barrow trip two weeks ago.
Northern railroad representatives gathered in Pittsburgh to resume talks on a 20 cent rate cut for coal shipments from the Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia fields to lake ports. Earlier, clerks from the B and O Pennsylvanian and New York Central drafted a traffic schedule for the Interstate Commerce Commission. B and O reportedly declined to fully align with the plan.
William Lectic of Farrell Pennsylvania reported to police that gypsies promised to tell his fortune and instructed him to place money in a memory bag. He gave them $1,000 less two dollars and later found two $1 bills in the bag while the gypsies moved on to another town.
The Star of Falkland, a windjammer in Alaskan cannery service, was wrecked after severe seas off Seattle. A 315 crew aboard included 275 Chinese and 40 Americans. cutters Unalga and Haida rescued all before abandonment.
In Columbus on May 24 Governor Donahey granted pardons to three liquor law violators housed in work houses for nonpayment of fines. The clemency follows their confinement under the state liquor enforcement actions.
Athens merchants launch a two day Good Will Sale starting Friday May 25 and ending Saturday May 26 with the Athens Messenger publishing a 20 page edition to promote the event. Organizers promise no profit and hope to make four such sales yearly if successful.
William T. Lewis editor of the Lancaster Gazette was jailed on contempt charges after refusing to retract an editorial criticizing a modest fine in a Columbus assault case. He was released two hours later on a writ of habeas corpus and faces a hearing on a permanent writ before Common Pleas Judge Brooks E Shell.
David A. Hoag of Canandaigua New York says he is the original Andy Gump from Sidney Smith’s comic strip and has filed suits against several papers to stop publication arguing the character mimics his facial deformity. Hoag seeks damages of 1 900 000. Smith counters that Andy Gump is the artist’s imagination.
Six fraternities compete in the Goldsberry sing at Lindley hall terrace tonight at 8:45. The fourth annual event awards a silver cup from Dr. Blaine Goldsberry. Entrants Delta Tau Delta Beta Theta Pi Phi Delta Theta Tau Kappa Epsilon Phi Kappa Tau Sigma Pi. Tau Kappa Epsilon is new. Mr. Charles E. Poston Nelsonville, a Ohio University graduate, is the sole judge. Each group performs three selections.
Cleveland the boy John Markham seven suffocated playing in a sand pile he and his brother dug a tunnel in the pile another boy slid down the pile and John was buried near his home May 24 with Stanley eight present the tragedy was reported by authorities.
Fred Roam 22 of Sherwood died after being electrocuted while working on a telephone pole five miles northwest of Findlay.
William Swearingen aged 6 died from burns after slipping into a pail of hot water. The incident occurred as he was learning to walk following a two year illness from infantile paralysis.
A well dressed man about 40 was found dead face down in a storehouse doorway in Cleveland. Police believe he was murdered.
First coal was taken from the Caldwell mine of Cambridge Collieries on Wednesday and today the number of miners at work rose to 100. Several radicals returned to peaceful work while one national guard officer remains postured and no trouble is anticipated. The nearby Belle Valley mine employs a like number, with a expected output of 10 cars daily. Rumors of stolen dynamite and outside explosives have not materialized.
Reports state both the Mid-Hocking mine and Mine No 10 of Sunday Creek Coal were operating this morning with no trouble observed. A march of former employees caused yesterday’s disturbance at Mid-Hocking. Perry county officers were summoned and arrests reported. Mass union meetings are planned this week to address non union expulsions.
A towboat Belfont struck the steamer Cincinnati on the Ohio River near Carrollton Kentucky, killing assistant engineman Homer Johnson of Louisville and injuring Albert Weber of Madison and Arthur Reece of Middletown. The collision damaged the steamer’s superstructure and engine room, with boiler pipes bursting as the Belfont continued on under its own steam.
In Lima on May 24, officials from the Red Cross, Allen county authorities, and the U.S. War Department sought to identify a war veteran buried in Fletcher cemetery. The body, found beside Mrs. J. A. Burgess, may be Jay Burgess, fatally injured April 29 in an auto crash, with measurements matching James St. James of Toronto, listed as a deserter, and with listed relatives including Mrs. Julia Coughner of Hamilton, Ontario.
Bridgeport judges ends private dispute between Edward and wife with thirteen children seeking to convict him of breach of the peace. City Judge William A. Buckley declines involvement, noting no law governs desired family size and warning reporters not to turn the couple into heroes.
In Asuncion two senior diplomats wounded each other in a clash using heavy cavalry sabres under strict conditions. Chilean minister Gonzalo Montt Rivas and Peruvian military attaché Lieut. Col. Federico Recabarren dueled after Recabarren published a La Tribuna article on the Battle of Iquique from the 1879 82 war.
Henry Pontelione, 48, owner of East End Inn, was ambushed and killed by unidentified gunmen near the Erie Railway Station in Cleveland at midnight. Estelle Noon, 34, a waitress at the inn, was wounded but expected to recover. Pontelione was shot twelve times with four bullets in his head and the rest in the chest and abdomen. No motive established beyond possible revenge.
In Landsberg Germany on May 24 eight peasant women were killed and eight injured when a thunderstorm forced them to seek shelter under a tree. Three of the injured were believed to die.
REPORTER: Briefs of cities opposing proposed rate increases by Logan Gas Co. are expected to reach Public Utilities Commission members by next week, according to syndication.
In Washington on May 24 a case tests whether stores must require wives to prove their husbands will pay for purchases. Representative Huddleston of Alabama refused to pay $253 for his wife’s fur coat, claiming a clothing allowance. The appeal centers on a municipal court ruling that excused Huddleston from the bill, prompting furriers and credit men to seek a broader ruling.
At Kings Bay Spitsbergen May 24 an Italian airship circled the North Pole for two hours to confirm the exact spot. General Nobile planned a descent with two crew members for observations but adverse radioed conditions and weather prevented any landing. The Italia deviated ice coated and headed back toward civilization after confirming the pole’s location.
A secret Washington conference outlined a scheme to reorganize Nicaraguan finances with the United States effectively in control. Attendees included W. W. Cumberland, Frank R. McCoy, Secretary Kellogg, and other officials, proposing a $12 million loan and a banking board with dictatorial powers over Nicaragua’s finances.
The guide warns against hot water on milk or fruit stains as it drives the stain deeper. Soap can spread grease stains, while many stains can be removed with a proper remedy. A Washi am Bureau offers advice on eighty eight kinds of stains and charges four cents in coin stamps for return postage.
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