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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1925
Page
1
The American navy opposes abolishing submarines and President Coolidge backs the navy view. The United States will not take leadership in a ban and questions the desirability of annihilating a legitimate weapon. The navy long studied submarines and warned against overreaction to their use.
Harrison W. Noel, a twenty year old sub normal youth, escaped an asylum and killed a taxi driver and a girl. His lawyer argued insanity by divine affliction. The jury found him sane enough for the electric chair, a decision fate may overturn.
Jaroslav Heyrovsky and Professor Dolejsek report the discovery of a micro element they name dvimagan. The text notes the universe from the oyster egg to Aldebaran is built from fewer than one hundred substances, with some missing.
The passage asserts Dvimagan will endure millions of years beyond vanished languages and says knowledge is international, independent of race. It claims six top minds in math and astronomy were born into six different races: Copernicus Pole, Tycho Brahe Danish-Swedish, Kepler German, Galileo Italian, Descartes French, Newton British.
A moron escaped from the lunatic asylum and is sentenced to death. Platt May, a Ute Indian, is acquitted of murder. The Indian’s wife died when their baby was seventeen days old and pneumonia struck the child. The Indian tied the bodies of his wife and child and buried them in the same grave, the baby alive.
Col John C Coolidge eighty year old father of President Calvin Coolidge, fought for life in his Plymouth Notch home. He passed a comfortable night, heart block persists, nourishment failure weakens him. President Coolidge stays in telephone contact, possible travel by special train if condition worsens. Deputy Angus MacCaulay serves as bodyguard and keeps him secluded.
At a state assembly held November 18 in the Masonic temple officers for the upcoming year were elected by Athens Council No 15 Royal and Select Master Masons. Installed officers will be announced at a special convocation on December 3 at 7 PM.
Athens county ministers met at the First Methodist church to discuss a district wide interdenominational evangelization program starting the first week in March with Easter as its climax. Bishop Theodore S. Henderson leads the plan with Ohio Council of Churches backing the effort. George W. Orcutt explained the program to the ministers while W. H. Thompson of the council emphasized interdenominational significance.
Logan November 19 Brighter employment prospects in the New Straitsville coal field as Essex mine No 2 reopens after months idle and begins loading coal, with about 200 workers. Gem mine preparing to resume with roughly 50 workers. Essex No 3 delivering about 600 tons daily, Gem around 200 tons. Reopening delayed by owners’ interests in Pomeroy mines, now settled. Orders ample to sustain work for some time.
Dr. George S. Lackland urges coal operators to limit output or government takeover to stabilize wages and provide year round employment. He cites seasonal mining, high wages in winter, and poor health conditions, with miners' housing and civic control tied to company ownership. He faults United Mine Workers for poor public persuasion and failed negotiations with the locomotive engineers union.
Cincinnati November 19 plans were under way to raise the steamship Greenwood which sank after a collision with the Chris Greene in the Ohio river Tuesday night. River men believed only the new boilers were worth salvaging. This marked the third sinking of the Greenwood since its 1899 construction.
The Ohio University audience packed the Men’s gymnasium for tenor Lambert Murphy’s recital, the third in the music and lecture course. He opened with Hafidel’s Waft her Angels through the Skies, then impressed with Wolf’s Fussreise Wenn du Zu den Blumen gehst and Er ist s. French selections followed, notably Mandoline and Griselidis Aria, showing his tonal contrast. The program included Chewauchee cos sague, Roses of Picardy, Cadman There is no Death, and encore items Absent Sylvia When Roses Bloom. Murphy performs a free concert at Ewing auditorium this afternoon while visiting Athens with Prof Thomas Hoover.
County workers began repairs on the base of the soldiers statue at the Ohio University campus. Work started Monday and is to finish by week’s end under the foreman’s plan. The monument honors county soldiers and needed immediate reinforcement due to crumbling concrete and foot-stone resetting.
New York police report stepped up closures of illegal bootleg joints as part of a broader crackdown. Officials say raids target unlawful drinking establishments amid rising enforcement efforts downtown and in boroughs.
An eastbound Pennsylvania train derailed at Walbridge near Toledo early today. No injuries were reported and traffic remained uninterrupted, according to the train masters office.
A motorist in Texas struck the police chief and caused a disturbance, prompting emergency response and a police inquiry into the incident and its fallout.
F. W. Bush editor of the Athens Messenger will address the Higley Class of the First Christian Church in Athens. The meeting at 6 30 tonight will be in the church social rooms with a dinner to follow, tickets nearly sold out. The program topic is The Philosophy of Jesus in Business.
Toledo police chase the “Club Killer” who attacked Miss Freda Drahein on Tecumseh street after another fatal club assault earlier in the week. She lies near death at Mercy hospital with a fractured skull and deep scalp wounds. Authorities search hospital records for released mental patients to identify a suspect.
Nov 19 in Washington the Interstate Commerce Commission opened a probe into freight rates for bituminous coal from West Virginia Virginia and Pennsylvania into the northern states as a coal shortage looms amid an anthracite strike. Harrisburg official William D B Ainey protested against rate cuts that would allow WV operators to underbid Pennsylvania in New England trade.
Governor Pinchot pushes tighter supervision of alcohol and cereal beverage plants while industrial alcohol manufacturers urge changes to banning manufacturing permits and shift to a licensing system. Treasury officials defend the policy as lawful, with court fights anticipated and enforcement likely across districts.
The Treasury notes large diversions of non beverage alcohol into bootleg channels. Officials urge strict inspection to address the situation as denatured industrial alcohol is said to be converted into a deadly poison.
Captain Paul Foley testified in his own defense before the Shenandoah court of inquiry and denied attempting to sway the testimony of Mrs. Margaret Ross Lansdowne, widow of the dirigible commander.
William Mitchell the aviation controversy figure will testify in his own defense before a jury of generals in a court martial, likely tomorrow in Washington.
Senator Beranger told the American club that negotiations with the United States will restart within months and lead to a settlement.
Berlin officials report Germany is virtually assured to sign the Locarno pacts after a cabinet and premiers meeting. The development follows high level talks and signals a shift toward treaty commitments.
Hanover New Brunswick November 19. The Dartmouth athletic commission declines the Pasadena Tournament of Roses committee invitation to play the University of Washington on New Year’s day.
Mechanicsburg schools PTA meeting moves to next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock with Dr. B H Bing as the speaker. The session had been set for Friday and was postponed.
Reports on Don Millikan son of Mr and Mrs GC C Millikan describe his condition four weeks after a Columbus accident. A leg injury causes gradual improvement but cautions say full recovery may take a year or longer if current symptoms persist.
Chicago State's Attorney Crowe said an arrest was expected soon in the chloroform death of six week old baby in the Belmont hotel. Detectives sought a woman who bought gauze nearby days earlier. The infant's parents, Mr and Mrs John R R Allen, had been married nine years and faced shock as investigators pursued leads.
Exhibitors at the third annual fruit and vegetable show in the Athens National bank banking rooms prepare trays of apples pears quinces corn wheat and pump kin for judging starting at 1 pm This event features baked goods cakes with colored icing bread and cookies The Smith Hughes departments of Albany High School and New Marshfield High School display apples oats corn wheat and pumpkins Also on view are apples afflicted by disease Apples lead in entries followed by corn and pumpkins
Leonard Kip Rhinelander testified in supreme court that he was not shocked by his father-in-law George Jones’s race when he first saw him, as he seeks to annul his marriage to Alice Jones claiming she deceived him by posing as white. The courtroom erupted in laughter as he added his perception of Jones’s darker appearance.
Robert Kerr, 20, of Nites, remains in critical condition after an automobile accident in Youngstown. Both legs were severed in the crash.
The Lenape burned off the Delaware coast with 368 aboard. Survivors praised Captain Devereux for rescue efforts. Sixty five passengers reached New York by special train from Lewes. others went to Jacksonville and Florida. Loss valued at 8 million to 62.9 million and one swimmer drowned. ten injured from burns or cuts during rescue. Thick smoke filled the holds as crew battled the flames.
The Carnegie medal, left by Elizabeth of Athens for her son Robert, reemerges with notes on deeds during the 1907 flood. Edward Swett, known as Red, received the medal posthumously after drowning. Mrs Swett’s will divides money and property among her children, with Robert receiving all listed assets.
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