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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1923

Page

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Farm relief clash clouds plan for wheat farmers

Democratic and Republican farm bloc members unite to oppose the Coolidge plan for cooperative marketing as Congress nears new sessions. Senator Fletcher argues against national co operatives while supporting tariff protections, warning farmers face inherent market pressures.

William K. Hutchinson Washington Wheat Belt Congress Duncan A. Fletcher Florida Coolidge Edwin P. Ladd North Dakota Farm Bloc Deocrats Farmers’ Associations Tarif Fletcher

Divorce suit details a witness in Stokes case

W E D Stokes 73, accused of infidelity, testified in New York court that he met his wife Helen Elwood Stokes at Wallace's Fifth Avenue apartment. Horace G Knowles, ex diplomat, swore he saw the tainted scene, while fourteen other witnesses backed the couple’s private life testimony.

New York Trump W. E. D. Stokes Helen Elwood Stokes Horace G. Knowles United States Rou- Mania Bolivia Peru Wallace Aveue

Wood Backed by U S Officials in Philippine Rule

Washington announces the United States government stands behind Governor-General Leonard Wood in his administration of the Philippines. Secretary of War Weeks releases a communication praising Wood and stating he did not misuse the powers of the governor-general.

Washington United States Eonard Wood Philippines Wood

American Legion Debates Anti Klan Resolution

The fifth annual American Legion convention in San Francisco faces a stormy session as the resolutions committee denounces any organization defending the constitution while urging equal rights under law. The report condemns groups fostering racial or religious strife and taking law into their own hands as un American and a menace to liberties.

Copeland C. Burg I. N San Francisco Resolutions Committee Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Klan American Legion Thomas W. Miller Knights

Dry Issue Splits Up Meeting of Governors

Prohibition divides the governors conference as dry and liberal factions clash over enforcement of the liquor law. Governor Pinchot accuses federal methods of fueling illicit traffic while Governor Parker argues prohibition will dominate 1924 campaigns and supports stricter cooperation to stamp out bootlegging.

Kenneth W. Clark West Baden Ind Law and Order Coolidge White House Pinchot Pennsylvania America Prohibition Unit Washington Governor Parker Louisana Parker Hyde Missouri Silver New Jersey Citizenship Conference Republican Party

Ohio to Hold 32 Conferences on International Relations

An Ohio program to boost public support for greater American involvement in world affairs begins Monday with 32 regional conferences. Organized by the Ohio Council of Churches and others, the series will feature Everett Colby Corwood Eddy and Hamilton Holt. Colby speaks in Akron Oct 29 and Canton Oct 30, with Newark, Zanesville, Marietta, and Athens visits over the following days.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Council of Churches Everett Colby Corwood Eddy International Y. M. C. A Hamilton Holt The Independent Colby Akron Canton Dr. Eddy Newark Zanesville Marietta Athens

Fire destroys farm home of B A Storrow at Wellington

The newly built farm home of B A Storrow in Wellington burned, with a loss estimated between nine and ten thousand dollars. Wellington fire department responded to the alarm but could not save the structure.

Wellington B. A. Storrow Wellington Fire Department

Silo machine blow pipe injures Sterling Mills

Sterling Mills of North Olmstead is hospitalized in Memorial Hospital with a fractured skull after a blower pipe on a silo filling machine came off and struck him in the head.

Elyria Sterling Mills North Olmestead Memorial Hospital

Boone County farmers mine river coal on sand bar

Low Ohio river stages leave a sand bar at North Bend across the river from Kentucky. Farmers in Boone County using plows scoop coal washed from sunken barges and buried in sand two feet deep to stockpile for winter. Schools in the area are supplied as well.

Cincinnati, .C Cincinnati Ohio Boone County Kentucky North Bend

New Bus Law Creates State Utilities Department Head

Attorney Herman A. Schafer of Bridgeport was named head of the new bus department in the Ohio state utilities commission by State Commerce Director Locher. The $3,000 yearly salary is provisional pending civil service examination.

Columbus Herman A. Schafer Bridgeport State Utilities Commission Locher

French cabinet backs Premier Poinecare's rejection

Paris reports the cabinet meeting under President Millerand approved Premier Poinecare's action rejecting yesterday's German charge d'affaires Von Hoesch's suggestions. The unanimous decision marks a firm stance in the ongoing diplomatic exchanges with Germany.

Paris Millerand Poinecare Herr von Hoesch

Monster Karnival and School Day in Harrisonville

Harrisonville hosts a full day festival on Saturday October 20 with more than twenty schools from Coolville Wilkesville Rutland Albany Chester Dyesville Tuppers Plains Middleport Syracuse and others. Events start at 9:00 a.m. include basketball football races and displays with premiums balloons noon lunch music speeches and a final Syracuse versus Jerseyville basketball game. A ten dollar prize rewards the district earning the most premiums across contests and displays.

Coolville Wilkesville Rutland Albany Chester Dyesville Tuppers Plains Middleport Syracuse Jerseyville

Love and conflict in a Deanville triangle ends in assault charge

In Deanville, Ida Gloeckner is charged with assault and threats by Mahala Van Sickle after weeks of dispute over an elderly suitor. Constable Durfee escorted Gloeckner to appear before Magistrate Helwig, where she pleaded not guilty and was released on her own recognizance awaiting further hearing.

Deanville Durfee Ida Gloeckner Mahala van Sickle

Bus Plunge Kills Fifteen in Moroccan Ravine

Fifteen people were killed and eleven injured when a motor bus carrying 35 passengers plunged into a mountain ravine near Casa Blanca Morocco today.

Casa Blanca Morocco

Marriages Create A Family Puzzle In Newport

In Cincinnati on October 18, Thomas Morris and William Morris married Gertrude Winsor and her daughter Hazel in separate ceremonies officiated by Magistrate Theodore Battesman. The double weddings weave intertwined in law and relation, leaving relatives to untangle a complex set of aunt, mother, sister, and grandmother roles.

Cincinnati Newport Ponder Thomas Morris Galena Gertrude Winsor William Morris Hazel Morris William

Kidnapping suspect aborts auto theft in Canton

In Canton Ohio on October 18 a man who stole an Oakland automobile with Dorothy Martin fled to the countryside after a three hour chase. Police search the area for the kidnapper and auto thief described by the girl as a large man not her mother.

Canton, O the K Oakland Dorothy Martin G. E. Martin Dorothy

Lloyd George urges full restoration of Europe in Chicago speech

In Chicago David Lloyd George addressed 10,600 listeners urging moderation toward Germany and reparations that fund Europe’s economic restoration. He warned against bayonet audits and pressed Britain’s stance on reparations within a tempered, business-minded plan.

Chicago David Lloyd George Abraham Lincoln Springfield Tll St. Louis Germany America International Britain England Europe France

Donahey Looks for Light on Prohibition at Washington

Governor A V Donahey of Ohio said President Coolidge will likely set the keynote on prohibition enforcement at the Washington conference. He added that regardless of enforcement impact, the president's stance on prohibition will be clarified.

Wheeling W. Va Coolidge Washington A. V. Donahey Ohio National

Officials Promise Arrests After Pearlce Home Bombing Protest

Jefferson county officials in Steubenville Ohio say arrests are expected this week after residents of Smithfield protested to Governor Donahey over the bombing of Marshal Charles Pearce's home. Prosecuting Attorney E P Pearce and Sheriff Edward Lucas call the protest uncalled for and claim they have important information guiding the investigation.

Steubenville Jefferson County Donahey Southfield Charles Pearce E.&. Pearce Edward Lucas Smithfield Marshal Pearce

Odd Answers Mark Naturalization Exam at St Clairsville

Edward Benson, a government naturalization officer, heard a string of odd responses during an exam in St Clairsville. An applicant blamed Democrats for laws in Washington, another claimed too many people run the country, a man said he could not read English, and a wife could not assist him. One respondent called Ohio’s governor a “Vice Donahey” in reply to who governs.

Edward Benson St. Clairsville Washington Jim Ohio Donahey

Lorain County Reports 33 Miles New Paving 25 Repaired

Lorain county commissioners say 33 miles of new paving and 25 miles of roads were paved or repaired this year across Lorain county. The count reflects a banner year for road improvements in the area.

Elyria, O Lorain County

Ford attacked over war plants sale to Alabama Power

Senator George W. Norris condemned Henry Ford for his attacks on Secretary of War Weeks and his criticism of the sale of the Gor gas steam plant near the Muscle Shoals water power project to Alabama Power Co. Norris called Ford's remarks unfair unjust and selfish in today’s statement.

Washington War Department Gorgas Government Water Muscle Shoals Ala Alabama Power Co George W. Norris Nebraska Senate Agricultural Committee Henry Ford War Weeks Norris Ford

Fear of Coal Strikes Ties Up Martins Ferry Glass Factory

Fear of strikes in the coal industry and fuel shortages lead a Martins Ferry glass factory to install off burners. The plant sits in a coal field and its coal supplier was a former mine owner, underscoring unstable conditions.

Yorkville Martins Ferry

Community chest seeks $5,000 for next year

Oberlin, Colorado community campaign requests five thousand dollars for the coming year with two thousand earmarked for the hospital and one thousand six hundred for a visiting nurse.

Oberlin, CO Community Chest

German Crisis Deepens as France Rejects Proposals

Berlin dispatch reports ominous clouds over Germany amid harsh reactions from France and Belgium to the government. Red terror spreads in Saxony as Reichswehr moves in, with open rifts between Saxony and Berlin and ten dead with many wounded.

1. N.S Berlin Germany France Belgium Giana Ruhr Saxony Reichswehr Dresden Mannheim

New U N at their New U N at their Old World

Washington reports a pending US note to debtor nations about seven billion dollars of American debt and a planned communication urging settlement proposals. The note is described as a diplomatic instrument and a business style dun.

Washington United States

Woman shoots self after family dispute in Wheeling

Mrs. Mary Moore, at her Wheeling home, shot herself through the heart after a Sunday quarrel over an automobile ride. She left a note to her husband Samuel McOray and son Harry of Maynard Ohio saying goodbye and God bless you.

Wheeling W. Va Mary Moore Samuel Mcoray Harry Maynard Ohio

Athens completes city street paving projects

With all but one paving contract finished this year Athens has completed East Union Street from University Terrace to Stewart Street by Mariner Sams and Watt Street and Arden Place by Fred Beckler. Stewart Street remains to be completed while Lancaster Street repairs between West State and Carpenter near the high school proceed.

Athens East Union Street University Terrace Stewart Street Mariner Sams Watt Street Arden Place Fred Beckler R. D. Williams Lancaster Street West State Carpenter Streets

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