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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1926
Page
1
Republicans welcomed the outcome as the party maintained Senate control and secured key votes. Leaders praised the result, noting improved leverage in policy battles and regional gains that bolster their legislative agenda.
President Coolidge and aides say election results show a mid term slump not a disaster. Republicans retain Senate numerically by a slim margin and hold an 38 seat majority in the House, with hopes to block opposition legislation. Wet-dry battles blamed for upsets, including Butler in Massachusetts and Wadsworth in New York.
The American Library Association offers an authoritative list titled One Thousand Useful Books to guide readers in education and culture. The brochure is aimed at laymen and students, with a request to mail name and address and four cents for return postage and handling.
Frederic J. Haskin of The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington forwards a payment note reading four cents in ONE THOUSAND ASHFUL BROOKS. The accompanying text lists Name Street City State.
Logan November 5 Phil A Henderson Democrat defeated incumbent Eugene Wright Republican by eight votes in complete official returns announced Thursday evening. Slight precinct errors trimmed the lead from twelve a recount may be requested in several precincts Wright declined to comment on a possible recount.
Official county tally reports 11,348 votes cast in Athens County this Tuesday, down from 15,?11 in 1925. Sheriff-elect Williams leads J M Cady by 5,105 votes as results list Governor to Secretary of State races and the judicial ticket in a densely detailed county-wide count.
The husband of a deceased choir singer describes Mrs Mills leaving their home amid ongoing illness. A court appearance by the defendant in the Pig Woman case was postponed due to illness.
In a Mills recital a key witness testified while Mrs Hall appeared to break for the first time marking a notable moment in the proceeding. The atmosphere was tense as observers noted the shift in demeanor during the performance and subsequent testimony.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology students clashed in Cambridge with teargas and vandalism as about 500 rioters damaged trains, autos, a Back Bay ballroom, a theatre, and blocked traffic. Six sophomores collapsed from teargas as freshmen looted and painted captives before a late police response.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Hamilton County chairman Fred Schneller launching an inquiry into an underhanded campaign to defeat Republican governor candidate Myers V Cooper. The probe centers on Arthur Nash and a private detective hire aimed at polling protection, amid surprising local GOP defections.
Mills testifies that Mrs. Hall suggested foul play or death after a couple vanished. He recounts meeting Mrs. Hall at the church on Friday and her repeated hints about sickness, elopement, or death while she listened with attention and then showed brief signs of distress.
Mrs Bridget Ferriter Schloss 66 widow of Frank P Schloss died at 11 30 am at the home of her daughter Mrs Frances Lavelle 62 Franklin Ave after a year of dropsy and heart trouble. She leaves two daughters one son and several stepchildren along with two sisters. Funeral plans await announcement as the family requests no flowers.
Canton court hears first degree murder charge against Patrick McDermott for the slaying of Don R. Mellett publisher. Indictment names Jamins McDermott Louis Mazer and Ben Rudner as alleged assassins. McDermott pleads not guilty with calm demeanor.
Negotiations between the government and miners resumed in London to end the seven month coal stoppage. Officials said talks could shift to district agreements on hours and wages rather than a national pact, following preliminary discussions at No 10 Downing Street.
Mansfield Ohio November 5 Willam Fox 19 of Cincinnati sought with $500 reward from state welfare department as the slayer of Urbin Wolgard a guard at the state reformatory Fox identified by pictures as George Trott a trusty who allegedly fired on Wolgard after an attempted delivery of two prisoners at the reform school agency offers reward for arrest of the slayer
Two men were killed and four others seriously injured in a collision between two freight trains near Millersburg. Initial reports say a derailment caused the fatal crash with emergency crews at the scene.
Nelsonville reports Conrad Wein sub district secretary and treasurer of the United Mine Workers suffered a fractured hip after being struck by an automobile while crossing West Washington Street at 1 PM. The driver’s identity is unknown but police expect to identify them. Wein was transported to Columbus Hospital.
In Brooklyn two year old siblings Allen J. Williams and Leopold Klein perished in a blaze that engulfed a vacant lot play shack built by older boys. Fire officials and witnesses noted the structure collapsed as a fireman toppled it to reach the victims.
A severe earthquake centered about 3,000 miles to the south was recorded at Yale Observatory in New Haven at 3 a.m. local time with maximum intensity noted at 3 16.
A Toronto initiative offers a million dollars to the Ontario woman who bears the most children between now and 1935. The estate of late lawyer Charles Vance Millar, valued between 309000 and 2000000 dollars, is left to the province’s woman with the highest nine year birth count following his death.
Miss Edna Ferguson, a national famous scientific cook, will preside at a free cooking school in the Athens high school auditorium on November 9, 10, 11 and 12 at 2 o clock. She will answer home economics questions and share tips on cakes biscuits bridges luncheons and meals from simple cold suppers to elaborate Sunday dinners.
A broad police sweep in Chicago led to the arrest of six men and two women linked to an attempted drugstore robbery this morning. The incident sparked a gun battle between three bandits and nine officers.
The report states no killing frost yet this year and temperatures close to the long term average. The daily high and lows are referenced with 46 yesterday and an average of 47, while November 4 in Ohio records ranged from 21 to 79 in historical extremes. A two day temperature table shows gradual daytime cooling and evening readings across Thursday and Friday.
Ishpeming Michigan Nov 5 The North Lake settlement mourns 51 underground miners as seven bodies are recovered and rescue work continues amid rising water The lone survivor Wilfred Wills 23 escaped after clinging to a shaft ladder and climbing 800 feet of mud and water.
Nelsonville reports a strike in England affects coal imports, but relief is temporary. Van Ho explains cost and value pricing may end state pride and emotional appeals in Ohio mines. He notes wage flexibility in West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee and warns prices rise when open shop and wartime wages fade.
London reports a tentative settlement on the coal strike via council talks and secret conferences among union leaders and parties. While not yet secured, officials say progress toward peace grows as both sides seek a lasting accord amid past failed efforts.
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