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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1925
Page
1
Washington November 26 leaders clear paths for enactment of a $325 million tax reduction bill in the House. Insurgents vow not to be coerced and may push amendments, while administration backers aim to pass quickly to deter Republicanism tests and finish before March 15 tax returns due.
The piece reports a murder trial in England ending in a death sentence after a four minute hearing. It notes Sam Johnson as the killer of Beatrice Martin and mentions public reactions to postwar crime. The column then surveys varied religious opinions from preachers and rabbis on faith, skepticism, and social order.
Bruce G. Haddon a 58 year old steeple jack 235 at Allis Chalmers Norwood worked on a smoke stack with his 18 year old son swinging ropes when a rope broke at 130 feet he fell striking his skull dying at the Hamilton county morgue.
Washington reports H W Fuller FTC counsel denounced the motion picture industry during the commission’s probe of a conspiracy and monopoly involving Famous Players Lasky and allied interests. He called films depicting law enforcement a farce and questioned youth exposure to Eternal Triangle pictures. Fuller cited Adolph Zukor’s aims to control the industry and cited his effort to retire Mary Pickford.
After three hours of deliberation the jury acquitted 27 year old Dewey Morton of murdering Arthur Boots Henshaw. The defense argued Henshaw’s death stemmed from illness, not Morton’s blows, and Morton admitted shoving Henshaw but denied punching him following a July 9 quarrel near the railroad switch.
A Michigan Central train struck a sedan at Ore Crossing Toledo killing Richard Ward 21 and Francis Willis former city agent and an unidentified girl. A fourth female passenger died later at a hospital while another girl survived. The impact threw the car 100 feet and derailed a freight car.
A girl named Mary Lou died from burns after her dress touched an open gas fire in the Lemon living room. Her grandmother Mrs. Shireman attempted to extinguish the flames then rolled her granddaughter on a rug. Both women died within hours. Mary Lou had lost her voice at age five after diphtheria.
Calendars for 1926 reveal several notable dates. Easter, Memorial Day, and Independence Day fall on Sundays, shifting observed holidays to Mondays. Halloween is on Sunday. Christmas lands on Saturday. New Year starts on Friday. Lincoln's birthday is Friday February 12. Washington's birthday is Monday February 22. All Fools' Day falls on Thursday April 1.
The Rockbridge detour murder case advances as Dr. A K Smith reports the skull shows a two inch fracture above the left eye before the fatal shot. Officials suspect the victim was slugged and the gun placed in his right hand to imply suicide. Prosecutor Wright awaits word from Sheriff Borden with a nationwide alert planned.
Meigs county health workers met at Simpson M E church in Pomeroy to review summer progress and plan next year. Wanda Przyluska of Ohio State University led talks, with demonstrations by Sutton township volunteers and a play on responding to illness or accidents.
Five men were injured when the steamship Fall City battled a severe storm at sea. The crew reported the officers cabin stove damage and hatches torn off after the vessel docked at the foot of Huron Street in Brooklyn.
Gov Miriam A Ferguson urged a special Texas legislature session to investigate highway graft rumors. She said the Klan is attempting to discredit her administration and demanded action following Monday sources.
In a startling incident an unidentified white man rushed into the police squad room and tossed a bomb on the floor but it did not explode. Separately, President Coolidge signed a commutation for Gerald Chapman, the famed Connecticut bandit condemned to hang for the murder of a policeman.
Washington November 25 The War department refused Colonel William Mitchell's request to visit his baby daughter in Detroit during the Thanksgiving recess of his court martial proceedings.
Salvage efforts continue for the river steamer Titan which overturned in the Monongahela River while towing coal barges for Jones and Laughlin Steel Co of Pittsburgh. Loss estimated at $70,000 as of today.
Queen Alexandra’s body lay in state for four hours at Sandringham today before the church closed for removal to London.
Philadelphia officials report that negotiations in the anthracite miners strike are likely to resume between operators and miners. Major W W Inglis, head of the operators scale committee, has been summoned to Harrisburg to confer with Governor Pinchot on the strike late today.
In White Plains New York on November 24, Mrs. George Jones testified that Leonard Kip Rhinelander asked her to keep his marriage to Alice Beatrice Joneas secret after reports labeled her of mixed race. She cried under cross examination and admitted bearing a child named Ethel, though she did not name the father.
A gas well on the Fairview community church lot three and a half miles west of Coolville has produced one million feet of gas daily, enabling the church to hire a full-time minister. The Rev. Mont Ruth of Athens is chosen to lead and will begin a two week protracted meeting starting Saturday November 28.
Damage estimated at 80000 dollars followed a night fire that gutted the pastime theater building in Martins Ferry and sent residents fleeing from adjoining apartments.
Fayne Korndyke, a Holstein cow owned by the Athens state hospital, produced 1088 pounds of butter and 24 777 pounds of milk in a year, achieving top Class B marks. The herd, started from fifteen cows, remains tuberculosis tested with about 82 cows milking daily.
About fifty women attended a follow up meeting on health projects in Athens County led by Wanda Przyluska from the Ohio State University home economics department with county club leader Tom Johnson. Demonstrations covered patient care, bandaging, drowning aid, and artificial respiration followed by a Dutch Ridge drama about applying learned skills. The group discussed second year plans focusing on child care as Miles Koch explained the supporting laws.
Mrs. Lene Penna banker of Thornport sues Perry for breach of promise to marry in April 1928 seeking 60000. Edmund has long been prominent in local politics and business.
Thanksgiving week at the high school featured a chapel program starting at noon. Joe Lord led a dialogue with Miles Mandish, John Patton, John Alden, and Miss Fannie Davidson. Margaret Gor and Charlene Martin read a poem, and the senior male quartet plus the school orchestra performed.
The Ohio utilities commission plans a December 10 hearing on Logan Gas Co. rate increases for 72 towns and districts. A decision on the new rates, proposed for December 18, is expected within two weeks, with possible appeal to the state supreme court by Logan Gas or municipalities contesting the measure.
Washington November 26 The U S government frowns on loans to countries that have not settled war debts to the United States notably France This stance has dampened French credit in world trade as some American exporters demand cash in advance Caillaux’s Paris return without settlement prompted the issue of reassurance that commerce should proceed as before.
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a Cuyahoga County ruling awarding Herbert Hate $10 000 and his brother Harry $6 000 against Louis Kronenberg for injuries from a collision caused by night parked cars without lights.
The names of ten additional jurors for the present term of the Pleas court were drawn and will be available after December 1. Jurors include Z A Court ney from Athens, Love from Canaan township, James from Cangan township, and J W from Athena.
An article by Robert T. Sall notes illicit whiskey flows from bonded stores. It estimates the United States consumes about 2,000,000 gallons yearly, with doctors and druggists selling unregulated red liquor. At current rates the supply could last roughly five years, implying growing per capita consumption.
At a stated communication of Paramuthia Lodge No 31 Masons held Tuesday evening November, officers for the coming term were elected. Names include Fowler as senior warden and Hunter as tyler, with installation and dates to be announced later.
In Jamestown New York Nov a 46 year old man Filip de Vicentus shot his two daughters at their home waking the household. The elder daughter escaped or fled while the younger was reported injured. Police investigations continue as neighbors describe a violent incident within the family.
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