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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1923

Page

7

Arrests After Raid on Buchtel Mayor's Office

Dry Officer Nash raided the Buchtel mayor's office the day before election and found 120 bottles of home brew and a beverage manufacture outfit. Mayor Porter Sweazy Marshall Craig Daugherty and City Clerk Will Coakley were charged with possessing intoxicating liquor and posted bond for trial on Nov 30. In Nelsonville, Joe Jones was arrested for selling intoxicants after a marked $5 bill was used. he pleaded guilty and was fined $200 plus costs.

Buchtel Nash Porter Sweazy Marshall Craig Daugherty Will Coakley Johnson Trimble Joe Jones Nelsonville Jones

Sammy Goldman Deported After Board Upholds Ruling

Sammy Goldman a Syracuse schoolboy and son of an American city family lost his fight to overturn a federal medical board decision declaring him feeble minded and ordering his return to Russia Federal Judge Frank Cooper upheld the board and directed the deportation.

Syracuse N. Y Sammy Goldman Fed- 1 Russia Frank Cooper

German Experts Hear Reparations Panel in Paris

Ten German economic experts testified for two hours before the inter allied reparations commission in Paris detailing Germanys industrial and financial strain under Berlin s government. A communiqué will be issued after review of the documents and a reparations committee meeting is set for Tuesday to consider further explanations if needed.

Paris Inter-Allied Reparations Commission Germany Berlin

Poisoned Sleuth May Be Imposter Says Chief Moran

William H. Moran chief of the United States Secret Service ordered an inquiry into J. F. Sullivan who was reported dying in a Pittsburgh hospital and posing as a government operative. Moran said Sullivan had no Secret Service ties and would be investigated for impersonating a federal officer in Pennsylvania or elsewhere.

Washington Willian H. Moran United States Secret Service J. F. Sullivan Pitsburgh Moran Sullivan Secret Service Pennsylvania William J. Burns Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice

Will Not Have Birthday Party In Camden Home

Helen Hamilton, a 13 year old girl in Camden, N J, lies dying of a dilated heart from a past shock. Dr W W Kain ordered isolation in the sick room with only the mother present as the end nears. A landlady evicted the family last week claiming the child was a nuisance. The physician said the girl will likely die in her sleep.

Camden N. J Helen Hamilton W. W. Kain Kain

Governor asks AG to probe Canton police bribery

Governor Donahey asked Attorney General Crabbe to investigate bribery charges in Canton police department led by Safety Director E. E. Curtis. Ten affidavits from Canton citizens including Joseph J. Hilton and Clark W. Metzger allege police misconduct.

Columbus Donahey Atorney Crabbe Canton E. E. Curtis Joseph J. Hilton Clark W. Metzger Canton Police Overnor

France Ready to Act Alone If Threatens

Premier Poincare told the chamber that France would act alone if menaced without seeking allies approval. He cited the Anglo-American pledge never signed as a pact under Versailles and the Annes treaty failed due to Lloyd George's refusal to include a reciprocal military aid clause. Former Premier Briand supported the view that the Cannes talks collapsed over that refusal.

Paris France Poincare Chamber of Deputies Annes Lloyd George England Briand Cannes Mr. Lloyd George

Earthquake Shakes Tokyo Amid Fears of Aftermath

A strong quake hit Tokyo at about 11:30 this morning causing alarm and minor damage to several buildings. Frightened residents and foreigners filled the streets while reports from a Tokolo religious sect heightened fear of a second disaster, though Dr Nakamura of the meteorological bureau said further great quakes are not expected now.

Tokio Central Meteorological Bureau Nakamura Yokohama

Small Texas baby named Mary Rogers weighs one pound

In Austin Texas a 20 day old girl weighing one pound and five inches long is hailed as the smallest baby in Texas. Mother Mary Rogers is 15. grandmother Blanc 28. Doctors say she may live and she is fed by eye dropper with occasional whisky in milk to sustain her.

Austin Tex Texas Mary Rogers

Former prince to face immigration exam in New York

Washington November 23 Prince Felix Loussouyoff once famed as Russia’s richest man will undergo the same immigration examination as other newcomers when he arrives in New York aboard the liner Berengaria officials announced. Despite protests over his admission immigration authorities said nothing could block his entry.

Washington Prince Felix Loussouyoff Russia New York Labor Department Rasputin United States

Canaan High Wins Two Of Three Contests

In Canaanville on Wednesday the Canaan boys defeated The Plains 16 to 10 while the girls fell 13 to 0. The second boys team won 12 to 9 and a December 21 rematch at The Plains is set. Next week Canaan plans an alumni game described as a hot contest.

Canaanville Canaan High School

Cleveland Trust Co. Bandits Foiled in South Side Robbery

Three armed suspects attempted to rob the Cleveland Trust Co. South Side branch this afternoon. Bank employees and police reports say the would be robbers fired several shots but were driven off by staff before逃.

Cleveland,. O South Side Cleveland Trust Co

Underwood Attacks Government In Georgia Speech

Senator Oscar W. Underwood, Alabama candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, denounced the administration as pursuing a do nothing policy before a joint Georgia legislature session in Atlanta. He urged active participation in European diplomacy without deploying an army and urged sending a representative to the reparations conference.

Europe England France Benjamin Franklin

Clarence Crosser on trial in slaying case in Cincinnati

Clarence Crosser 22 of Portsmouth Ohio testified in his own defense in a murder trial here. Crosser denied knowing he was with a gang of holdup men involved in the slaying of Edward McClain, the alleged Little Rock Arkansas bandit, May 8.

Cincinnati Clarence Crosser Portsmouth Ohio Edward McClain Little Rock Ark Crosser

Saxony Labour Strikes Lock Out 6000 Workers

Labor troubles in Dresden Saxony worsened as the state’s largest machinery manufacturing firm locked out 6000 workers due to ongoing strikes.

Dresden Saxony

German Italian Protest Over Coal Shipments Halt

Holland and Italy protested to the French and Belgian occupational authorities over the stoppage of German reparations coal shipments to those nations. The action drew immediate diplomatic exchanges as Germany and Italy voiced objection.

Essen Germany Holland Italy

Nine Hundred Pennsy Shops Workers Laid Off Two Weeks

Nine hundred employees at the Pennsylvania shops in Dennison Ohio are furloughed for a two week layoff. In Cleveland a bakery driver is robbed of 120 dollars by two armed bandits as police pursue suspects.

Cleveland—Bakery

Hunger strike ends for Republican prisoners in Free State jails

Dublin reports all hunger striking Republican prisoners in Free State jails have ended their protest. Sinn Fein HQ recently said about 6,000 Republicans were on hunger strike.

Dublin Free State Sinn Fein

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