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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1925
Page
1
Chicago columnist Roy J. Gibbons reports Ernie Young, famed producer, predicts Miss 1926 will be a flapper with ghastly white complexion, four inches shorter dresses, and a new era of liberty in clothing. The forecast includes style, cosmetics, and accessories reflecting 1920s trends.
Col William Mitchell planned to present testimony accusing high officers of using aviator lives as pawns to justify alleged treasonous administration of aviation. The defense will tie earlier testimony charging the Army with harboring a foreign base near the Panama Canal and the Navy with ignoring defenses improvements. Jury has heard about orders for risky night flights over Camp Dix and other incidents raising concerns of unsoldierly conduct.
Coast Guard units and police dragged the Chicago river near the Michigan Boulevard bridge hoping to locate Martin Durkin the young gunman hunted since October 11 when he killed DOJ operative Edward Shanahan. Government agents from the Department of Justice assisted in the national manhunt and search effort.
Two earthquake shocks were recorded this morning on the seismograph at Regis College in Denver according to Father A W Forestall. The tremors occurred in the early hours and were detected by the college’s seismic equipment. No injuries or damage were reported.
Arthur Brisbane argues the value of labor shapes all values and criticizes the federal trade commission for attempting to force ownership splits in moving pictures and theatres. He questions constitutional fit and compares rents, profits, and property use across industries to defend legitimate business practice.
In Littleton Colorado on November 13 the town recovered from the trial of Dr Harold Elmer Blazer 61 charged with chloroforming and slaying his daughter Hazel Ingrit Blazer. The jury acquitted him of wilful murder with one dissenting juror and District Judge Samuel W Johnson discharged him. Prosecutor Joel Stone lauded the nol pros and Blazer planned to move to Tierra Amarilla New Mexico to work as a foreman in a sawmill for the winter saying if he killed his daughter he had no recollection of it.
James Powers, 19, Notre Dame freshman, died in a South Bend hospital after a scrimmage injury ten days earlier. Powers suffered a broken neck when his head struck the knees of varsity back Joe Preili during a tackling drill. Powers, a Chicago resident, died after two vertebrae in his neck broke.
Edward D Libbey founder of the Owens Bottle company and a leading Toledo philanthropist died at the Secor hotel at 9 o clock this morning.
New contract evidence shows Henry P. Poston of Nelsonville to receive one third of the Nelson estate income plus a $1,000 legacy. It was disclosed as the Nelson will case neared settlement outside court with Poston to obtain one third of the Nelson block on Court Street. Details of division prompted further talks as the jury waited.
Washington reports that H P Davis of Westinghouse envisions a Radio Press Association to coordinate international entertainment broadcasts. A mutual organization would tap short wave networks and republish programs via 200 to 600 meter waves, with broad casters supporting the venture.
Possible armistice between anthracite miners and operators gains hope not from talks with Governor Pinchot but from facing a common foe the bituminous producers. Coal yards in Scranton show the danger to markets, with bituminous coal replacing anthracite. Pittsburgh Coal Co opens Montour No 10 mine under lower scales in multiple counties. Merchants push for settlement to secure at least one payday before Christmas.
Athens county humane officer Rev. V. Ahibrand says many unemployed men avoid work to support their families. Women and children suffer as fathers fail to provide, leading to appeals for aid and possible police action if prosecutions arise.
Nine young women students at Ohio State University fall ill after eating chocolate fudge at a party hosted by Helen McDermott and sister Alice McDermott. Four are law students, one is Pan-Hellenic president. all survived. Candy samples tested by state health lab for poison or foreign substance. Symptoms suggest possible metallic poisoning.
Divers struggle in rough seas and high winds hamper rescue efforts for the missing submarine M-1. A radio from Portsmouth reports the vessel found about three miles from its yesterday last position, with rescue ships fearing the submersible may be lost.
Washington November 19 The secretary of Mrs Margaret Lansdowne testified that Captain Paul Foley navy judge advocate tried to persuade her to give false testimony in the Shenandoah disaster investigation The motion to strike her sensational testimony from the record was denied marking another technical victory for Col William Mitchell as the court martial resumed
A newspaper item invites readers to submit radio questions to the Sunday Messenger Radio Editor. It explains a weekly Q and A column with solutions for radio problems and outlines submission rules: number questions, write on one side, sign with address, initials printed with the question.
Regular service between Berlin and Tokyo to begin next year. The route will cross east Europe and Asia with an estimated five days of travel time.
Weather and superstition mark Friday the thirteenth in November 1925 with gloom rain and a forecast of dire things. The article notes two prior cursed Fridays in February and March and predicts only one more in August of the coming year.
Premier Craig told Orangemen in Belfast that despite praying for peace, Ulster will fight openly against enemies who would take their son. He spoke on the forthcoming boundary report, which allegedly would cede part of Ulster to the Irish Free State while granting Ulster some Free State lands.
The Admiralty announced that all hopes for rescuing the crew of the missing submarine M-1 have been given up. The search, begun after the vessel was last seen yesterday near Devonette, ended with no sign of survivors.
Rough northeast wind and heavy seas hinder rescuers as they renew attempts to reach the sixty eight men trapped in the submarine M-1 after it sank off Start Point on the Devon coast. Mine sweepers divers and hydrophone equipped destroyers patrol the area amid cautious naval optimism. The vessel lies about thirty fathoms deep.
Secretary of State Thad Brown gains another boost for the Republican nomination after Franklin county’s GOP central committee adopted resolutions praising his candidacy and urging him to run. The move follows a similar endorsement by Morrow county Republicans.
Plainfield New Jersey November 18 The Mercantile Express from St Louis to New York collided with the Washington New York Limited in dense fog killing ten people and seriously injuring six others All the dead were men in the Pullman sleeper Muirfield A revised list names M M Astusia of Schenectady NY chairman of General Electric office committee among the dead Engineer Timothy J Carroll was suspended after admitting he missed signals and will not again run a passenger train
Columbus, Nov. 13. Mrs. Emme Barbour, 69, was hospitalized after an accidental gun misfire while handling a shotgun in her home. Doctors amputated her left leg below the knee in an effort to save her life.
Cincinnati November 18. At least one child in a truck crash near West Fork may die from injuries. Two deaths already occurred. others remain in danger as the crash victims are treated.
Officials announce the merger of the departments of American and European history into a single department of history at Ohio State University. Prof. Wilbur H. Siebert is appointed as a research professor of history.
A homing pigeon led investigators to identify a man found unconscious near Shef field in England, providing a crucial link to his identity and background.
Columbus dispatch notes United States Weatherman Alexander yields to critics and forecasts fair weather for all Ohio conference games tomorrow after weeks of rough conditions.
Before his abdication Kaiser Wilhelm stood as the kingdom's largest landowner, reflecting the vast estates under royal control prior to the political upheaval.
London reports Dr Hastings Gilford told the Royal Institute of Public Health that cancer in women is often the penalty of modern life, caused by declining births and later childbearing. He warned changes in women's physique tied to fashion may have physiological costs and urged caution. News from Toronto adds Professor Blair Bell’s injections of dead salts showing early cancer improvements, cited as a potential step toward future treatment.
The Italian debt agreement would have Italy repay 2.042 billion dollars on more liberal terms than any other debtor nation. Congress is expected to approve the settlement despite some opposition about taxpayer costs. Critics warn of effects on the French debt and public finance, while supporters praise generosity and honesty.
A tremor recorded in Washington at 8:08 to 8:06 today was centered about 8,300 miles away in the southerly direction, with the quake noted near Georgetown University. Torndorf provided the distance estimate.
New York dispatch reports Mrs Winifred Valentino former wife of Rudolph Valentino filed for divorce during a photo play shoot. She announced the action to reporters but offered no detailed discussion of the grounds or facts surrounding the separation.
Logan Niacheal cane Dodshon of the Episcopal church will speak this evening and at 10 30 a m and 7 1 p m Sunday. After the evening service at 9 o'clock a parish meeting will be held at the residence of Mrs Amy Wasterling.
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