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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1922
Page
2
Athens resident Frank Miller a cement contractor at 9814 Mill St reports relief from severe backache cramps stiffness and dizziness after using Doans Kidney Pills. He says kidney secretions became regular and his overall health improved after purchasing from Cline Pharmacy Co.
The Nelsonville Y M C A board met Monday night, reporting cancelled mortgage debt and repairs completed. Directors favor moving from a hand to mouth system to a real business basis and plan a next year operating expense campaign. Hall of the state Y M C A visited. volleyball games planned. election returns to be viewed tonight. school children and Y business girls will participate.
Grimsby reports a North Sea disaster where a German ship foundered in a gale. Twenty five German sailors died and one survivor, a German crew member, was plucked from the water by a British trawler.
Charleston officials announced that the miners' hospital planned for district 17 will not be built. The site secured months ago will be sold.
On November 7 in Oklahoma City five hundred thousand voters flocked to the polls for a bitter non partisan governor election. Women accounted for about two fifths of the turnout and no Ku Klux Klan activity was reported.
An old advertisement touts Shamrock Stomach Laxative and Liver Tablets as a cure for habitual constipation and stomach trouble. It claims Mr. Hundley was cured and urges readers to start taking Shamrocks tonight to bid farewell to the malady, priced at 5 cents at drug stores.
In Topeka on November 7 voters faced a pivotal election with key issues including taxation and the industrial courts law. Republican candidate W. Y. Morgan backed the industrial court law as campaigning heated over the Ku Klux Klan's role, with estimates of Klan strength ranging from 25,000 to 75,000.
Philadelphia voters opened polls as Gifford Pinchot, once a Roosevelt progressive, appeared set to win the Pennsylvania gubernatorial contest. Republican organization leaders led a strong push to secure a decisive victory for Pinchot and the party slate.
George Morrison of Pleasanton dies at 73 on his home farm after long illness. Funeral at Pleasanton Church Wednesday at 1 pm with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Survived by widow, daughter Miss Ida Morrison, sons Guy Morrison of Athens and Ray Morrison, and daughter Mrs Ora Morrison Arnold who died in 1922. Susan Douglas widow of John Douglas dies at 61 after cancer. funeral Wednesday at 2 pm at the residence and burial in Jeffers cemetery. Survived by children George L. Douglas Waldo Douglas Mrs Anna Jeffers Mrs Mattie Yerger nine grandchildren two great grandchildren brother D B McDonald Columbus and sister Mrs Elizabeth St. Clair Meigs county. Mr Douglas died nine months earlier.
At dawn in Chicago three men in an automobile shot at Republican precinct worker J H Clancy as he left home for the polls in the Eighteenth Ward. Clancy escaped injury. he was threatened if he approached the voting place. Seven policemen and detectives searched ballots for fraud. Illinois votes on light wines and beers ran heavy in the forenoon.
Wednesday marks Red Cross Day at the Athens Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon. Red Cross executives and county social work staff will discuss county activities and answer questions. Short talks by Mrs Sayre James Ginnan Prof Mackinnon and others precede Roll Call fundraising efforts to sustain county programs.
A remark notes the national slogan One hundred per cent membership referenced with dates from November 11 to November 30 indicating a period of emphasis or campaign.
Mia Pat Wallace, wife of a man shot and killed in Fort Worth, is detained at a local hotel and charged with the shooting.
The Supreme Court denied the application of William Bross Lloyd and 17 others to escape comment under Illinois law for alleged seditious utterances. The men were said to be members of the communist labor party.
The allied high commissioners issued an ultimatum to the Turkish Nationalist government in Ankara stating that Allied troops will remain in Constantinople until the Near East peace treaty is signed.
President Harding announced at the White House that a special session of the 67th Congress will convene in Washington on November 20. The decision was disclosed this afternoon.
Washington officials said President Harding will announce a successor to Associate Justice Day on November 20 and will choose based on capability for service. A second vacancy may arise as Assistant Justice Marvin Pitney is expected to retire due to illness after ten years on the bench.
Rainy weather in northern California was expected to suppress voter turnout across the region today
Frank Fe McGee 63 general yard master for the Pennsylvania railroad was killed in a train wreck in Cincinnati Ohio. Four other persons were injured in the crash which occurred today. Local authorities and railroad officials investigated as rescue parties and emergency crews responded to the incident.
The British war office had not confirmed reports that Turkish Nationalists were calling up more troops. It admitted that Turkish forces have been concentrating their armed strength.
Paris November 7 Women suffrage in France doomed as the cabinet refused to back a parliamentary bill granting women the vote.
Voting began at 6 30 am with six precincts across Glouster and Trimble easing tallies for the day. Citizens vote in mayoral offices, stores, and local buildings as mine workers enjoy a holiday while turnout is anticipated to be strong.
Mrs Rose Bresnen born 1855 in Somerset Perry County Ohio died Thursday October 5 1922 aged 67 years 8 months 5 days. She married Cornelius Bresnen in 1876 and had twelve children eight survive. Surviving children include Frank William Neal John Mrs Leo Bradley Mrs Russell Clark Mrs Florence Mitchell and Mrs Fred Lloyd all of Poston. She leaves three brothers and three sisters.
The obituary lists surviving relatives including Mr Henry Kelly and Mr Albert Kelly of Millfield, Mrs Pat Lahey of St Louis, Mrs Emma Kern of Chicago, and Mrs John Harper of Pleasant City, plus eighteen grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It notes the loss of a cherished mother who has gone to Heaven, with a brief, sentimental verse about her adieu.
We thank our many friends and neighbors for kindness in our hour of need for Mr. Walburn undertaker and those who donated their machines. Signed by Mrs. Leo Bradley Mrs. Russell Clark Frank Bresnen and John Bresnen.
Sanford Moore was arrested Sunday night at the Lower Plains by Constable Mariner and Officer Maples after attempting to enter John Pidcock’s residence. He pleaded guilty Monday before Magis trate Helwig, paid a $25 fine and costs, and was released.
The earliest lottery with authentic records dates to Bruges in 1446. The event marks the oldest documented lottery in history and reflects early public betting practices in medieval Europe.
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