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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1923

Page

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German cabinet faces rejection and possible dissolution

Berlin reports say Dr. Heinrich Albert’s new cabinet may be dismissed by the Reichstag. President Ebert vows to dissolve parliament if rejected, with Von Brockdorff-Rantzau named as possible foreign minister. Albert expected to lead a nonpartisan administration amid earlier war roles. Herr von Kardorff and Herr Jarres had been courted to form the government beforehand.

D. Weyer Berlin Heinrich Albert Willy Reichstag Ebert Albert von Brockdorf Rentzau Paris Dr Albert United States New York Stresemann Herr von Kardorff Herr Jarres

Explosive Chase From Ohio Coal Mine Night Thriller

Prosecuting Attorney Russell Winsterwald and “Peck” Beverage of Athens survive a nerve racking 20 mile pursuit by prohibition officers after a Columbus football trip. An initial mistaken highway robbery scare ends when both parties realize the others were lawmen and the chase ends near Circle Hill after car swap.

Russell Winsterwald Peck Athens Columbus Prohibition Iaa Buick Ford Logan Nash Sines Finsterwald and Beverage Nelsonville Buick Circle Hill Beverage Finsterwald Feck

Gas mine explosion at Orient injures and traps workers

Reports from Orient Illinois outline a deadly gas explosion at Mine No 1 of the Chicago Wilmington and Franklin Coal Co. near Orient seven miles southwest of Benton. Two women died and eight were injured initially, with later updates showing many rescued and officials enforcing censorship.

Renton Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Orient West Frankfort Ills Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co Orient, Hill Coal Company International News Service Benton

Young Pinchot Wins Nun Role in Broadway Miracle

17 year old Samond Pinchot without acting experience accepts a featured nun role in Max Reinhardt stage production of the Miracle. The offered part comes after Reinhardt observed her on a ship en route to America.

York Samond Pinchot Minturn Pinchot Amos Pinchot Gifford Pinchot Pennsylvania Miss Pinchot Max Reinhardt Maria Carmi Natchabelli Diana Manners Reinhardt America

Lexington clock strikes stopped to spare sleepers

In Lexington Kentucky the town has halted the clocks from striking to avoid waking residents. Officials say the chimes may sound only during church hours to respect sleep.

Lexington

Flood Wood constable Finn in intoxication case at Deanville dance

William Finn a Floodwood citizen and York Township constable was detained by Sheriff McKinley and Deputy Cady at a Deanville dance hall late Saturday night on a charge of intoxication. Allegations say he staged a one man Wild Wear act tickling male dancers with a revolver muzzle and used weapon to secure partners. Finn pleaded not guilty at Magister Helwig’s court and trial was scheduled for Friday November 30 with bail set at 200 dollars.

Iliam Finn Floodwood York Township Deanville McKinley Cady Hastile Finn Helwig

Fatal burn tragedy in Shadyside from gasoline can explosion

Rade Stanovich died after a gasoline can he used to clean his automobile exploded in Shadyside. He was hospitalized in Bellaire before succumbing to injuries.

Shadyside Rade Stanovich Bellaire

Defiance Plans Farm Institute Meetings Across County

State Supervisor C B F Allen met with officers of four independent and four state aid institutes in Defiance County to outline plans for the upcoming meetings.

Defiance B. F. Allen Defiance County

It Takes Capital To Farm Now

A Medina County dairy study from Ohio State University extension economists shows farms investing about 5900 dollars in working capital for an average 140 acres. That amounts to roughly 43 dollars per acre, a level comparable to the price of farmland thirty years ago.

Ohio State University Rural Economics Department The College of Agriculture Medina County

Subpoena Issued for Siebold in Railroad Consolidation Hearings

The interstate commerce commission ordered E G Siebold secretary to Henry Ford and VP of Ward's railroad to attend its hearings on railroad consolidation. The U S marshal for the District of Columbia searched for Siebold for several days without success as the commission met briefly this morning.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission United States District of Columbia E. G. Siebold Henry Ford Ward Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Siebold lLiebold

Dollings Buyers to Decide Stand in Ohio Meeting

Columbus Nov 26 A decision on the organization’s stance toward opposing the Rings Co will be made Tuesday at a meeting of the Stockholders Protective Association of Ohio. The group consists of Dollings securities owners with stockholders from across the state expected to attend.

Columbus the Rings Co Stockholders’ Protective Association of Ohio Dollings Enterprises

Wild Spending In Cleveland Cases Arrest Of New Yorker

Barlow M. Diamond of Brooklyn was arrested at Hotel Statler by New York homicide detectives and Cleveland officers on a fugitive from justice charge related to a Brooklyn bank messengers murder. He was to be extradited to New York after brief detention and rapid transfer to a Buffalo train.

Cleveland Cleveland, O Barlow M. Diamond Brooklyn New York Hotel Statler Thomas Martin Stephen Donohue Diamond William S.S. Barlow William H. McLaughlin 55Th Street Utrecht Avenue Buffalo

Birthday joy as 13th birthday comes for Helen Hamilton

Camden New Jersey November 26 The prayer of Helen Hamilton for life to reach her thirteenth birthday is answered The incurable heart ailment still looms but she enjoys the day propped in bed with gifts from distant cities piled around her The Philadelphia heart specialist predicted a hopeful cure and years of life.

Camden N. J Helen Hamilton Helen Philadelphia

Black Shirt Worn by Spanish King in Fascist Gesture

Naples, Nov 26 King Alfonso of Spain arrived home from Italy and agreed to review a fascist parade of 10,000 as he becomes the first king to wear the black shirt insignia following a state visit to Italy. The royal party was welcomed by the Duke of Aosta.

Naples Alphonso Spain Italy Aosta Alfonso

County tax books opened for December 1923 collection

County Treasurer R. P. Innes opened the tax books for December 1923 taxes on Monday. All taxes must be paid by January 20 with a push to pay early to avoid a last minute rush.

R. P. Innes

New England Isolated by Heavy Snowfall

Central and western Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and northern New York were largely cut off as heavy snow contained highways and halted telephone lines. About a foot blanketed the Mohawk trail and drifts reached ten feet in some areas with hundreds of cars stranded.

Boston Mass Massachusetts Connecticut Vermont New York

Printer Woode Worth Named Superintendent at Mansfield Reformatory

R. P. Woode Worth of Ashland has been chosen to oversee the printing plant at the State Reformatory in Mansfield. The appointment places Worth in charge of all printing operations and related duties at the facility.

Ashland, O R. P. Woodeworth State Reformatory Mansfield

Old World Fights Back To America Causes Outrage

Philadelphia police conclude the bombing of Spanish and Italian consulates in the city was driven by old world factional hatred imported by immigrants. Authorities say the Third Internationale is behind the attacks as a challenge to Mussolini and Rivera governments in Spain and Italy.

Philadelphia Agenta Department of Justice Mussolini Rivera Spain Italy

Fire damages Haller Baking Co. plant in Akron

A blaze caused by an overheated oven on the second floor of the Haller Baking Co. plant in Akron Sunday inflicted about 60,000 dollars in damage. It is the second fire from the same cause in this building.

Akron. O Haller Baking Co

Allied Ghiens Making Deals In Ruhr Crisis

Negotiations between German industrialists and the Franco Belgian economic commission restart to cut Ruhr deliveries and ease labor unrest. Allied chiefs press for coal iron and steel magnates to sign final agreements as unemployment and hunger threaten unrest. a key obstacle remains the German demand to credit Ruhr deliveries to reparations.

Dusseldorf Ruhr

Foster Seeks Broad Tax Cuts to Aid Veterans

Washington report notes Ohio Congressman I M Foster will push the largest possible tax reduction while preserving veteran benefits from Civil Spanish and world wars. He plans a bill to fix issues from the supreme court child labor ruling as Congress prepares a six month session in December with Longworth backed for floor leader.

Washington I. M. Foster Ohio Supreme Court Foster Congress Longworth Cincinnati

Mine Rescue Train Evacuates After Herrin Explosion

In Herrin Illinois a gas explosion trapped workers. Five men were reportedly rescued with heavy burns and about sixty others were in the affected area as the rescue train departed.

Herrin Ill

Rum Schooner Tomaka Seizure Sparks Three Mile Debate

Officials believe the British register schooner Tomaka seized off the New Jersey coast by U S customs may be American owned. The incident raises questions over the three mile limit in pursuit and capture of a vessel.

Washington Tomaka New Jersey

Nine Die In Confluent House Fire Killing Nine People

A fatal blaze at the home of Samuel Rosso near Confluence Pennsylvania killed nine people. Firefighters recovered bodies and continued search of the ruins for additional victims.

Confluence Samuel Rosso

Fight to Cut Tax on Alcohol Used in Medicine

Washington reports a congressional battle over reducing or removing the tax on industrial alcohol used in pharmaceuticals. Drug manufacturers push to end the tax on alcohol for medicinal preparations, arguing the levy harms patients and hampers medicine production while the Treasury plans to shift taxes among various items.

Washington Congress

United States and Norway Renew Five-Year Arbitration Pact

The United States and Norway renewed for five years their treaty of arbitration directing international disputes to the court of arbitration at The Hague.

Washington United States Norway Court of Arbitration the Hague

Army to Open School of Business for Officers

Secretary of War Weeks approved a plan proposed by Assistant Secretary Davis to establish a business school for army officers, announced today in Washington. The initiative aims to enhance officer training and administrative skills within the military.

Washington War Weeks Dwight FF. Davis Army

Arkansas Senator Signals Battle Over Mellon Tax Plan

Senator Joe Robinson of Arkansas said the Democrats of the 68th congress will not accept the Mellon tax reduction program if it harms the soldiers' bonus. He warned the plan faces opposition within the Democratic ranks and stressed veteran benefits as a key issue.

Washington Joe Robinson Arkansas Senate 68Th Congress

Ohio official urges swift state office building construction

Columbus Ohio Herman J Witter director of industrial relations asks Governor Donahey to press the state building commission to move quickly on erecting the new state office building.

Columbus Herman J. Witter Industrial Relations of Ohio Donahey State Building Commission

Canaanville Coal Mine to Close Indefinitely

It was announced Monday afternoon that the Canaan Coal company mine, employing 300 men, would close for an indefinite period due to low coal prices. The mine will not reopen until conditions improve.

Canaanville Down Canaan Coal Company

Resignation Accepted of Columbus Pastor to Beloit College

The First Congregational Church of Columbus officially accepted the resignation of Rev. Irving Maurer on Sunday. He is to become president of Beloit College in Beloit Wisconsin.

Columbus Irving Maurer First Congregational Church Beloit College Beloit Wis

Burglar Chases Stein Family From Cincinnati Home

Mr and Mrs John Stein were awoken by a burglar who locked the doors looted the house and fled before police arrived in Cincinnati last night.

Cincinnati John Stein

Ruth Neely France Elected OH Newspaper Women’s Leader

Ruth Neely France of Cincinnati has been elected president of the Ohio Newspaper Women's Association, indicating a leadership change within the state’s journalism community.

Cincinnati Ruth Neely France Ohio Women's Association

Rail tragedy claims two lives near Sharonville

In Cincinnati Ohio a motor bus was hit by a train killing Fred Rahe aged 58 of Sharonville and Mc Clellan Grinch a 20 year old farmer from West Middleton. Hamilton county auto fatalities for 1923 rise to 120.

Cincinnati Fred Rahe Sharonville Marshal McClellan Grinch West Middletown Hamilton County

Proposals for US Canada treaty to halt liquor smuggling

The treasury department outlined the U S plan for a Canada liquor treaty to end smuggling by land and sea. The agenda for the United States Canada conference to open in Ottawa tomorrow includes provisions for extradition of violators and ship clearance regulations.

Washington Canada Treasury Department Ottawa

Women Candidates Weigh In On December 6 General Election

Nov 26 London heavy fog as candidates file for the December 6 general election. About 1282 seek seats in the House of Commons but 615 are to be filled. Women ride the wave with contenders including the Countess of Warwek on the Labour ticket. Tory Major Astor and Nationalist T O'Connor have no opposition.

London Weath House of Commons Comtessa of Warwek England Major Astor T. O'Connor

Great Blizzard Hits Eastern and Northern New York

A severe snowstorm swept eastern and northern New York causing telegraph and telephone outages streetcar disruption and impaired train service. Ten inches fell in the east with drifts up to ten feet. two deaths and many accidents were blamed on the storm including a man struck by a train and another killed shielding himself with an umbrella.

Albany N. Y New York Catskills Helderbergs Adirondack Mountains Joseph Clarence Hoffmans New York Central Abraham Masters

Leviathan Sets Trans Atlantic Speed Record

The American liner Leviathan arrived from Southampton and Cherbourg lowering the trans Atlantic record to five days seven hours and twenty minutes, beating the Mauretania’s mark by 13 minutes on the 3,078 mile crossing.

New York Southampton Cherbourg

Young football player dies from school game injuries

John J. Kelly aged 13 died at a Toledo hospital from a fractured skull suffered when he was tackled hard in a school football game last Thursday. The incident occurred during a game at the school, with Kelly sustaining the fatal injuries.

Toledo, CO John J. Kelly Kelly

Police Probe Death of Freeman Tracy on University Campus

Chicago police seek clues in the death of Freeman Louis Tracy a 23 year old technician earning 600 dollars a month shot in a speeding car on the University of Chicago campus. Investigators pursue romance links with married women and a clergy man s daughter while a labor dispute note is reviewed and a secret Evanston meeting is hinted.

Chicago Freeman Louis Tracy University of Chicago Tracy Evanston

Sheriff Jails Father on Non-Support Charge

Sheriff Reeves arrested Walter Burgess of Middleport and jailed him awaiting trial for abandoning his children. Burgess was indicted by the last grand jury but had evaded law enforcement until now.

Reeves Walter Burgess Middleport

Cuyahoga County Motor Toll Rises with Weekend Deaths

Two more deaths in Cuyahoga County automobile accidents over the weekend lift the 1925 toll to 189. Harry Linkenstein, 27, killed in a crash while driving without lights. Robert Jenkins, four years old, struck by a car in Lakewood. several others injured in Sunday incidents across Greater Cleveland.

Cuyahoga County Cleveland Harry Linkenstein Robert Jenkins Lakewood Greater

Use of Wheat Being Abused and Discriminated Against

The Department of Agriculture says U S wheat consumption is limited by postwar bread habits. It urges return to prewar use and feeding low grade wheat to livestock to reduce the surplus harming farmers. Bread price disparities with wheat cost cited as evidence of imbalanced farm prices.

Washington Department of Agriculture Dena Department Minneapolis

Weather bulletin promises a colder week ahead

The United States Weather Bureau foresees showers at week start and end with a markedly colder trend in the Ohio Valley. In Cincinnati the normal highs reach 47 and lows 30, while the mean is 38, signaling a shift to overcoats and mufflers as the week of December 1 unfolds.

Athens United States Weather Bureau Washington Ohio Valley Tennessee Cincinnati

FOR LADIES ONLY Hero sewing manual for women

This booklet is an authoritative sewing manual for women and girls. It covers hand and machine stitches, pattern cutting, and making garments from rompers to dresses and kiddies wear. It promises easy instructions with illustrations and urges readers to mail two cents or return postage for a copy.

Sayoms

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