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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1925

Page

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Anti-Saloon League plans new dry campaign after discussion

World League Against Alcoholism general secretary Ernest H. Cherrington reports Prohibition is a substantial success. He notes the 18th amendment was ratified by 46 of 48 states and explains repeal would require the same process as enactment while Volstead law could be changed by Congress.

Anti-Saloon League Ernest H. Cherrington The World League Against Alcoholism Chicago United States Congress Owever United States Senate United States Congress

Devoted Father to Offer Plea in Loss of Memory Defense

Dr. Harold E. Blazer on trial for alleged chloroforming of his 33 year old mentally challenged daughter Hazel prepares to testify in his own defense. Attorneys plan to call alienists from Denver including Cyrus Pershing and D E Phillips to support a temporary insanity claim while prosecution may call Delehanty and Moleen.

Littleton Colo Arapahoe Harold E. Blazer Hazel Lewis D. Mowrey Mowrey Edward Delehanty George A. Moleen Denver West Delehanty Moleen H. W. Spangler

Another Cold Snap Hits Amesville Area

The sharp frost sent Amesville temperatures to 17 above zero last night. Officials say the cold was expected and caused no damage to crops or property.

Amesville F. W. Gibson

Freeman Child Found Burrowed in Straw At Farm Outbuilding

County officials found Harold Freeman two and a half years old naked and burrowing in straw inside a small unheated ten by ten foot outbuilding near Ba N. They warmed and fed him then arrested his parents James and Mrs. Freeman. She said she had locked him inside three months earlier to stop his annoyance.

Harold Freeman Ba N James Freeman

Mitchell Faces Gigantic Task Ahead

The passage charges incompetency and negligent, almost treasonous administration by the Navy and War departments. It claims that a critical opinion was well founded and true as a fact, asserting certainty in the forthcoming proof.

National Defense Navy War Departments

Reid on Defense Washington Trial Opens to Probe Aviation

The trial resumes as Congressman Reid announces a defense plan led by Col. William Mitchell’s counsel to reveal alleged mismanagement by the War and Navy departments in aviation. Reid vows direct evidence to expose faults after the N-9 Pacific crash and a September 5 statement by Mitchell.

Frank R. Reid Illinois Mitchell Reid Navy Departments Pacific Honolulu

1928 Nomination Fight Predicted Between Hoover and Dawes

James Hamilton Lewis argues in favor of honoring the two term tradition and asserts the 1928 Republican nomination will be between Secretary Hoover and Vice President Dawes. He stresses Washingtons precedent remains intact despite calls for change.

James Hamilton Lewis Hoover Dawes Washington

Coolidge Likely to Win 1928 Nomination and Election

The speaker argues Mr. Lewis is wrong on two points. There is no two term tradition and Coolidge has won one election by the people. The real test is the election, not a president’s death, and Coolidge’s nomination and election look certain barring bad times before 1928.

Lewis Coolidge America

Ohio candidate eyed by Democrats in Lewis forecast

Hamilton Lewis of Illinois predicts Democrats will nominate a candidate from Ohio and that Governor Smith will not be a serious contender. He admits limited knowledge of Governor Smith and the plans his allies have carefully perfected.

Hamilton Lewis Ohio Smith Tllinois

Red Men Meet in Charlestown Lodge Gathering

Supreme Lodge officers from several states attend a local Red Men meeting in Charlestown West Virginia where twenty lodges from neighboring states participate and members of the order take part.

Charlestown W. Va Supreme Lodge Red Men

Painleve Hopes for Right Support in French Cabinet Crisis

Paris, Nov. 9. Premier Painleve seeks backing from the Right as Left deputies reject his financial program. If the plan falls, Right may face a capital levy issue and Painleve’s cabinet prospects grow dubious though he argues the finance committee vote was not decisive due to limited attendance.

Paris M. Painleve Deputies Chamber of Deputies Painleve Chamber

Moving pictures compress hours into minutes of film

Will Hays notes eight hours of film work by actors and directors yield about three quarters of a minute of display. A forthcoming major picture used a sixty five acre set costing $300000 and produced only six minutes of on screen entertainment.

Will Hays

Not new yet Montesquieu and Darwin long studies

The text notes Montesquieu spent over twenty years on The Spirit of Laws and Darwin thirty years researching earthworms and their role in soil fertility, inviting readers to page four for details.

Montesquieu Darwin

Miner Killed as Motor Jumped Track at Santoy Mine

New Lexington Nov 9 Henry Snider 55 of McCluney dies in a Sunday Creek mine accident at Santoy when a motor jumped the track. B H Showers 36 of Santoy is fatally injured, condition reported as serious.

New Lexington Henry Snider McCluney B. H. Showers Santoy Sunday Creek

Prohibition Convention Debates Enforcements and Politics

Delegates at the Anti-Saloon League convention debate enforcement of liquor laws and a new campaign with a targeted 1 260 000 dollar fund. Former Governor Neff presses for army and navy use, while Governor Pinchot accuses leaders of conspiring with criminals.

Thieves Raid West Side Clothing and Jewelry Shop

Thieves shattered the front door of the West Side Clothing and Jewelry company in Dayton and rifled display cases taking rings necklaces and other jewelry valued around 3000 dollars last night.

Dayton West Side Clothing and Jewelry Company

Traffic wrecks claim twelve lives in Ohio weekend

Twelve people died in Ohio traffic accidents over the weekend, including seven in Cleveland and individuals in Warren Toledo Zanesville Dayton and Columbus. A new campaign against reckless and drunken driving was launched as winter conditions worsened hazards.

Cleveland Ohio Warren Toledo Zanesville Dayton Columbus

Tax Bill Deliberations Resume In House Ways Panel

Washington analysts report the Ways and Means Committee resumed work on proposed federal tax rates with a goal to pass a new tax bill before Christmas. Sub committees study income, estate, and excise taxes including tobacco and autos. administration reforms follow. It is unlikely the flat 6 percent auto tax will be fully repealed, though cuts are expected.

Washington House Ways and Means

Bank Teller Shoots Himself at Salem National Bank

Graham Rich a 25 year old teller at Salem National Bank shot himself shortly after the bank opened today. He was found dead on the floor with a bullet wound to the temple. Rich had suffered a nervous breakdown two months earlier and had disappeared before being located in Rutland Vermont.

Salem N. Y Graham Rich Salem National Bank Emple Rich Rutland

MinersHard Hit by Coal Shortage in Anthracite Belt

A report from Pottsville Pennsylvanias anthracite region explains how the coal strike hurts miners and local families. It notes the belt bears the brunt as coal moves to distant markets, sparking bankruptcies and petty theft, with miners' households relying on thrift and wage supplements to survive the winter.

International News Service Pottsville New England States Mid-West Pennsylvania Seve

Farmer uncovers oil leaking into Caldwell home basement

A Caldwell farmer heard a gurgling from his basement and found Pennsylvania crude oil seeping into the concrete cellar. An abandoned well under the Leisure house had leaked due to poor plugging. he installed pipes to vent gas and planned to revive the well.

Leisure Pennsylvania Iworth Leisure House

Soldier Refuses to Rise Killed by Corporal in Barracks

Private John Ban, 20, of the Marines, refused to get up on a Sunday morning in a barracks. An argument with a guard corporal led to blows and the corporal fired his service revolver, killing Ban. The corporal, Kulick, was under arrest as a naval board investigated the incident.

John Ban Corporal Ban Naval Hospital Kulick

Hoover Leads Conference on Public Interest in Radio Policy

Washington delegates at the fourth annual radio conference debated federal traffic regulation power and service areas to serve the public interest. Hoover urged local responsibility and a national framework guiding licensing while maintaining public interest as the guiding standard.

Washington Amaretoa United States Radio Hoover Ient

Tragic Deaths Reported In New York City Incidents

New York dispatch reports two deaths today. Kitchenmelster, 67, died in hospital after a fall from his Central Park West apartment. An unidentified man, about 30, leaped in front of a subway train and died at the scene.

New York Kitchenmelster Central Park West

Greece owes the United States large debt figures laid out

The Greek debt to the United States totals about $18,000,000 with an original principal of $16,000,000 advanced by the Treasury. Accrued interest is reported at roughly $3,000,000 and no payments on the debt have been made to date.

United States United Treasury

Make Your Clothes Last Longer With Home Stain Remedies

A fragment lists tips for prolonging fabric life and removing stains. It mentions a free guide and asks readers to send stamps to cover postage. Names appear as J. Haskin and The Athens Information Bureau.

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MERCY Paes Pant Aginst Eginone & Ee Enigema Michael F. Dacey Kiwanis Club Salineville Blazer Blager Flapper Army Col. Wm. Mitchell Arthur Brisbane Star Company Anti-Saloon League of America League Pat Neff Texas World League Against Alcohol Ualeet Pinchot Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon Commission of Internal Revenue David Blair United States Prohibition Roy B. Haynes Weather Bureau ST. Louis John A. McGeoch Dexter University of Tittnore Hia Scott Gabler Clay” Company Dayton, C ROB Jewelry Store Buddy Farmer Caldwell Rockefeller Prederte J. Haskin the Athen I Information
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