Catholic Prelate Declares Union Never Existed
A Vatican official from the Sacred Rota asserts that the union in question did not exist, dismissing claims and stating official church records show no civil or sacramental bond.
19 Nov 1926
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1926
Page
1
A Vatican official from the Sacred Rota asserts that the union in question did not exist, dismissing claims and stating official church records show no civil or sacramental bond.
Vatican Rota official says Consuelo Vanderbilt consent to wed Duke of Marlborough was invalid and never produced a true marriage. The prelate notes the church treats annulments as declarations, not releases, and asserts no real marriage existed even from the start amid accusations by Consuelo's mother.
A gray 1926 Nash five passenger sedan owned by Seth Lewis of Athens was taken about 11 p.m. Wednesday from in front of the Phi Delta Theta house on West Mulberry Street. Police had found no trace by noon today. The car bears Ohio license 87 640 and may have had substituted tags 106 470. A reward is offered for its return.
The noon meal is a key school issue. The booklet explains cost saving, bread quality, food cleanliness, home noon meals, basket lunches, packing lunches, school prepared meals, sample menus, and recipes. Send four cents for return postage and handling.
Mrs Jane Gibson cried I’ve told the truth so help me God as she was placed on a stretcher after testimony in the Hall Mills trial She lifted her head toward the defendants and said And you know it The jury was out of the room then and she was carried from the courtroom by hospital attendants
Ohio coal operators told the Ohio Chamber of Commerce that most mining work is common labor and should be paid at rates similar to other industries. They argued proper freight rates would prevent mine or miner surplus and noted Ohio's annual coal use and production figures. Shrike relief for miners’ families was discontinued per Lee Hall, union leader, who said most miners now have steady work under the union scale and relief averaged $5 to $6 weekly during the strike.
In Somerville New Jersey on November 19 the state finished presenting its case against Mrs Frances Stevens Hall and the Stevens brothers Willie and Henry charged with the murder of Reverend Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs Eleanor Mills. The court room session ended as the state rested at 1 55 p m.
In Columbus on April 18 a private ceremony joined Zelma Sheley and Oliver Tracey. Zelma, daughter of Thurman and Mrs. Sheley, plans to graduate from Ohio State and work in home economics. Tracey, son of Mr. and Mrs. FE Tracey, will pursue medical studies at Ohio University Athens.
Just 74 Logan November 19. Seventy four years do not hinder John Messbarger a Marion township farmer. This fall he helped cut and husk 600 shocks of corn and maintained his share of the work while doing so. Messbarger lives in the northwest corner of Marion township and owns a highly productive hill farm in the county.
Michigan state police seized an aircraft at Ford airport Detroit containing a cargo of alleged bootleg liquor and arrested Ralph Spence identified as the plane’s pilot.
Queen Marie begins her journey from Europe toward New York and Romania. She urges rapid passage to Bucharest to avert potential demonstrations against the regime if King Ferdinand dies. Her messages emphasize concern over the king's serious condition and the need to protect political stability.
In Dundas and McArthur Ohio areas police pursue a homicide case tied to Mrs. Will Stout. Deputy Sheriff Meigs county Tracy bloodhounds aided in trailing from a wagon to the crime scene. Arthur Stout, 36, is held on first degree murder charges amid an inquest planned by a Vinton county coroner.
In Batavia on November 19 a jury found John Weber guilty of murdering his 18 month old daughter. Weber shot at his wife after poisoning himself to attempt suicide. Weber’s wife testified he was mentally unstable from drink but described him as normally good to the family.
Frances Kowalkowski, mother of nine, is free from Cook County jail on a short respite awaiting the birth of her tenth child. She is charged with poisoning her husband for alleged mistreatment prior to his death.
The Post Office Department said air mail service on the Cleveland Cincinnati Louisville route via Akron Columbus and Dayton may not start until next summer. Contracts cover daily double flights but service awaits lighted airways with beacons every fifteen miles from Cleveland to Louisville.
Officials learn early this morning that Queen Marie of Romania would briefly visit Athens at 2 PM on a royal train. Thousands, including 2 500 students and citizens, assembled while crews from Cincinnati to New York inspected tracks and guarded crossings for the arrival.
John Richard Trausch, 13, dies in Fostoria after injuries from a football game ten days earlier. Doctors say the boy’s absence of disclosure to parents about the injury worsened his condition and he feared being barred from playing football.
In Waukegan Illinois six years after a vicious rooster maimed four year old Lenora Kingsley, Emil E Weinecke was ordered to pay her father 1250 for the loss of her eye. Earlier a jury awarded 21 damages and the case sought 20000 in a separate action.
The first cold wave blankets the Midwest with up to eight inches of snow and gale winds. Weather forecasts show continued cold and flurries. Roads and streetcar lines are blocked from Minnesota to Missouri. air mail service delayed. two hunters survive after three days lost in the cold.
Chicago dispatch notes fashion guidance stating a woman's skirt should fall two fingers below the knee, a rule cited as standard length advice. The brief adds the measurement colloquially tied to modesty norms of the period.
Steubenville reports police believe the 51 year old physician and surgeon Dr Diego Delfino was killed by a man described as connected to the Blackhand. Delfino’s body was found in his car on Bates bridge after he left home with a young man who claimed an injured arm. The housekeeper recalled Delfino warning his children that the Blackhanders would kill him.
Hazelton Pa Nov 19 The work of sinking a shaft seventy five feet through slate and rock began to reach the six miners entombed since Tuesday in a mountain cave rescue effort United Press reports the effort started today
Columbus Nov 19 The eighty seventh Ohio General Assembly convenes January 3 and must tackle state finances with added revenues for highway education and institutional cuts. Taxation reform and enforcement, new elections code, penal system reforms, and highway financing will dominate. Senate confirms Governor Donahey appointments. Republican senators-elect caucus December 14. House organization December 16.
Great Britain's 1,000,000 miners rejected a cost proposal after a lengthy dispute. The conference discussed three options: leave the matter to individual settlements, authorize actions by the miners, or a district-to-ignore plan. The vote returns to work, ending weeks of stoppage and prompting renewed talks.
Jaan Barnett, named by a New York report as the world’s richest Indian, says he is tired and seeks relief from constant attention and pressures. The notice notes his wealth and status amid media interest.
Fragmentary text shows two hour period with temperatures noted as 48 and related times. No clear event or location given.
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