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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1923

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Turmoil in Thrace as Lausanne Talks Stir War Fears

Despite a tentative Lausanne agreement Greeks and Turks prepare for possible hostilities in Thrace. Turkish and Greek forces cannot mobilize openly due to the Mudania protocol, spreading confusion as Wrangel departs for Sofia with Russian church dignitaries.

Louise Bryant Constantinople Lausanne Thrace Athens Angora Turkey Wrangel General Wrangel Sofia Red Nikolai Nikolaivitch

National church council opens in Columbus Ohio

The national council of church executives begins in Columbus with Ohio leading states in organized councils. About 22 cities outside Ohio expected to attend. Ohio delegates include Rev. I E Deer Dayton Rev G L Ford Youngstown Rev E I Johnson Athens Rev Asa Mc Daniel Butler and others. The opening session at 2 30 p m will be led by Rev Melcod Smith president of the association and secretary of the Toledo council.

Columbus National Council, Executives of Churches Ohio I. E. Deer Dayton G. L. Ford Youngstown E. I. Johnson Athens Asa McDaniel Butler F. W. Hoffer Delaware R. I. Farmer Jeff C. G. Hazlett Licking V. C. Schwartz Richard L. Frye Stark County Melcod Smith The As Aoelieee Toledo Council

Clara Phillips Sails Toward Native Land After Escape

In New Orleans Clara Phillips, the California hammer murderess, is aboard the Copan bound for New Orleans amid government quarantine checks. She travels with heavy guard from Puerto Cortes after a sensational escape. The Copan’s progress was awaited at the river mouth early today.

New Orleans Clara Phillips California New Los Angeles Riffs Puerto Cortes

Dad known to state students kills himself over rent rise

George Edley, 60, a shoe cobbler nicknamed Dad by Ohio State students, shot himself after learning his rent would rise from 20 to 50 dollars a month for his shop on North High Street near the university. He leaves a widow and three daughters.

Dad Columbus George Edley Ohio State University North High Street

Millican’s Indecent Exposure Case Dismissed Again in Athens Judge Rules Indictment Flawed

Harry Milliron of Athens twice faced indictments for indecent exposure linked to university incidents but both were dismissed for charging errors. The January grand jury failed to specify a public place offense, and the May indictment was suddenly struck after a witness testified. Prosecutor Finsterwald called six witnesses including five university students and a Columbus detective.

Harry Milliron Athens Ohio University Athens County Common Pleas Court Milliran Worstell Millican Finsterwald Helen Coast Clarice McKibben Edna Howell Bessie Godfrey Edith Brook A. M. Smith Columbus Miss McKibben Miss Howell Miss Godfrey Milliron Branson Chambers W. E. Baker Charles H. Andrews A. L. Woolley Arthur Walsh E. K. Parker Earl Butts Charles E. Campbell

Safety Week Ends With Two Deaths in Charleston

Charleston observed Safety Week ending with two fatalities. Ivan Bernard Chandler, 11, drowned in Elk River while swimming. Wayne Bogges, 16, died when an automobile driven by his father plunged over a 10 foot embankment. Funeral arrangements were made today for both victims.

Charleston W. Va Ivan Bernard Chandler Elk River Wayne Bogges

Ohio Farm Bureau Approves Fall Cattle Import Plan

Columbus May 28 The executive committee of the Ohio farm bureau federation approved a plan to bring feeder cattle from western ranges to Ohio feed lots again this fall. Last year 4182 head were moved to Ohio feed lots by the federation and the Ohio Livestock Shippers Association.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Federation Ohio Livestock Bippers’ Association

Amesville Eighth Grade Commencement Planned

Amesville program set for 2 o clock Thursday afternoon with speakers Superintendent Dinamore and Prof. from Ohio University. Music will be performed by seventh and eighth graders from Amesville.

Amesville, O Amesville Ames Bern

French aviatrix sets world altitude record for women

Angeles May 28 Mile Andree Peyre, a French aviatrix, reportedly reached 15 000 feet in about 35 minutes in an Aero Club of Southern California test flight. Officials certified the altitude as the world record for women.

Angeles Calif Andree Peyre The Aero Club of Southern California Miss Peyre

Gasoline blaze kills Mars Gasoline Co. engineer

Bradford Pa May 28 C J Weaver engineer of the Mars Gasoline Co Lewis Run is dead from burns after a fire destroyed the pump house and three tanks holding 76 000 gallons of gasoline The blaze raged all night and a spark from an electric switch is said to have ignited the gas filled air causing a terrible explosion.

Bradford C. J. Weaver Mars Gasoline Co Lewis Run Here

Prohibition Splits Sweden Liberal Party Debate

A Stockholm dispatch reports prohibition is a rising political issue in Sweden. The National Liberal party adopts a prohibition platform splitting the party as a second faction drafts an opposing platform.

Copenhagen Sweden Stokholm National Liberal Party

Moscow Cab Driver Charged With Dozens of Murders

Komarov, a former Moscow cab driver, is jailed on charges of killing 33 people since 1921. Twenty-two bodies were found in sacks. He allegedly lured victims to tea parties at his home and robbed them. He escaped lynching and later confessed, implicating his wife and others.

Moscow Komarov

British Monitor Black Fly Sinks in Euphrates

News from Baghdad reports five British sailors and one Indian drowned when the British monitor Black Fly sank in the Euphrates River.

Euphrates Constantiople Bagdad Euphrates River

Preliminary talks begin for US Turkey treaty of amity

Washington reports that preliminary negotiations are under way to seal a treaty of amity and commercial relations between the United States and Turkey. Joseph C. Grew, the American representative at Lausanne, is authorized to continue conversations after Jamet Pasha, head Turkish delegate, suggested the need for the accord.

Washington United States Turkey State Department Joseph C. Grew Lausanne Jamet Pasha Grew

Dangers in Golf Hit Toledo Attorney in Eye

John Kumler, a prominent Ohio attorney, is hospitalized at Mercy with a serious right eye injury after being struck by a powerful driven golf ball in Toledo. The incident occurred during a golfing round at a local course.

Toledo John Kumler Ohio Mercy Hospital

Russian Bolsheviks Reported to Be Giving Support

Early Monday reports indicate Bolshevik forces or sympathizers in the Whole Valley are receiving outside backing. Details remain scarce as authorities assess the situation and confirm sources.

Ruhr Quiet After Weekend Communist Clashes

Berlin reports twenty killed and over one hundred injured as weekend battles between German reds and police raged in the Ruhr. Self defense forces claim control around Gelsenkirchen and Bochum with arrests and seized French arms. Coal miners rally, half a million idle, total Ruhr strike about 700,000.

Berlin Ruhr Self-Defense Forces Gelsenkirchen Bochum Dortmund City Westphalia Ber Mn

Strike at Sea Reported Near Philippines

The mine sweeper Henderson rushed to aid the drifting transport Merritt about 600 miles north of Olangapo after a 4% strike by the Russian crew. The Merritt, carrying 585 Russians and remnants of Admiral Stark's White Fleet, left Olangapo for the United States three days earlier seeking new homes.

Manila Henderson United States Merritt Olangapo Merrit Admiral Stark Vladivostok

Rained in Detour Town Traffic Through City

Rainy skies did not slow Sunday traffic as hundreds of cars passed through the city from daylight to dark. Despite overcast weather, many motorists roamed the roads surrounding the area. Rain north of Logan affected the detour, reported by those arriving from Columbus Sunday night.

Logan Columbus

Rum Fleet Off Virginia Capes Lands Thousands of Booze

Norfolk reports say the rum fleet outside the Virginia Capes has landed thousands of cases of liquor despite government patrols. Rex D. Sheldon, tied to the La Montagne brothers, remains jailed in $10,000 bail. W. L. Burwell and his wife have traveled to New York to seek funds to bail Sheldon.

Virginia Capes Norfolk Rex. D. Sheldon la Montagne Brothers New York W. L. Burwell Sheldon

Political Parties Split Over 1924 Issues

Washington May 28 There is near certainty of major party splits over international policy in the 1924 campaign. Republicans debate Harding’s court proposal while Democrats face whether to endorse the league of nations in the 1924 platform. McAdoo attends a conference with King signaling possible nomination and a platform avoiding full league commitment.

Washington Harding League of Nations League McAdoos McAdoo William H. King Utah

Bad Stuff Sold to Booze Lovers

Prohibition Commissioner Haynes says most imported liquor sold by bootleggers is adulterated or rectified and only a minor fraction is fit for consumption. He notes that ninety nine percent of whisky and other intoxicants confiscated by raiders are bad liquor.

Washington Prohibition Haynes

Memorial Day services in New Marshfield school grove

Memorial Day observance will be held all day in the school grove in New Marshfield Ohio with speeches and music by the New Marshfield band. Residents of the surrounding country are invited to participate.

New Marshfield, O School Grove New Marshfield

Bandits divide over captives near Paot Zuku

In Paot Zuku Chinese bandits holding 150 foreigners and 100 Chinese have split into two factions. One seeks mediation for releasing foreign captives while the other fires on mediators, causing no injuries. Separately, the H. Tener Lumber plant in Defiance, Ohio burned for about $75 000.

Shanghai Paot Zuku Lin Cheng

Baldwin Leads Tories in Crisis Over Irish Deportation Bill

London May 28 Premier Stanley Baldwin becomes Tory leader as Commons confronts a constitutional crisis. The bill of indemnity seeks to shield Home Secretary Bridgeman and aides from penalties for deporting 110 Irish sympathizers, and would grant wartime powers to imprison without trial, recalling Civil War era fears. Ramsey MacDonald vows to obstruct the measure to its death.

London Stanley Baldwin House of Commons William Clive Bridgeman Ireland England Charles I Ramsey MacDonald Commons

Peasant king to lead the nation in Poland

Warsaw May 28 The Polish cabinet led by Premier Bikorski resigned today and was accepted. Vincent Witos leader of the peasant party was designated to form a new government. He is known as king of the odasanta in Poland.

Warsaw Bikorski Vincent Witos Peasant Party Poland King

First Woman Admitted to Uncle Sam Hospital at Dayton

Miss Evelyn Emme Davis 35 of Los Angeles becomes the first woman to enter a national military home. Her admission to the Pacific branch after approval follows 270000 men admitted since the Civil War and marks a new milestone for military home privileges.

Uncle Sam Dayton Evelyn Emme Davis Los Angeles Pacific Central

De Valera Declares End to Fighting Lament in Dublin

In Dublin on May 28 Eamonn De Valera, head of the Irish republic, announced by letter to the Dublin irregular commandant that defending the republic by force is no longer possible. It marks his first formal admission of defeat and follows weeks earlier calls for a ceasefire and a peace offer to the Free State government.

Dublin Eamonn de Valera Irish Republic de Valera Free State

Dayton Circus Set To Open In Memorial Hall Tonight

Dayton prepares for a major circus event featuring John A. MacReady and Kelly of T-3 fame with a 3 p.m. preliminary show and a public reception. The program includes six members and flying acts at Cook Field. Memorial Hall will host 800 invited guests and about 4000 attendees are expected, with Major General Patrick and General William Mitchell among expected visitors.

Dayton Amerida John A. MacKteady Kelly T-3 Cook Field MacReady Mia Memorial Hall Kettering General Motors Patrick William Mitchell

Tragic Weekend Toll In Cleveland Area Police Report

Three people are dead and three more injured in a series of ties in Cuyahoga County over the weekend. Authorities say the incidents occurred in Cleveland as the city records another violent year.

Cleveland Cuyahoga County

Unidentified bandit killed in Philadelphia duel

Police heard cries and shots in an alley as a hooded gunman with tattooed initials H. N. shot dead in a duel with an officer. Two suspects held up a nearby shop, robbing customers of small change and papers. Czarnofski’s cries were noted by officers.

Philadelphia H. N Polibug Czarnofski

Fire ravages summer resort town destroying hundreds of buildings

Firefighters battled flames in Ste Agathe Quebec with streams of water. The blaze devastated a large southern district of the summer resort, destroying nearly 380 buildings and causing losses around 400000 dollars. The fire started Saturday afternoon and burned until late Sunday, threatening more property.

Ste

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