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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1921
Page
1
Washington reports Commissioner Haynes criticizes a press claim that August 1921 liquor imports exceeded August 1920. He notes overall beverage liquor imports for medicinal and manufacturing use are under one half of one percent of pre prohibition consumption, and praises efforts to curb surplus through stronger law enforcement.
Chicago October 28 The five big railroad brotherhoods cancel the October 30 strike after a government backed wage policy. Hooper and Lee steer the peace as unions from the trainmen engineers and conductors vote for settlement, the telegraphers join, while the locomotive firemen oppose.
Akron. October 28 John L Henninger 60 vice president of Henninger Plumbers Supply shot to death by two hold up men near his home as he returned from a short walk. Neighbors heard him cry for help and a pistol shot. Two men were arrested as suspects today.
A promotional notice offers a free Childs Health Booklet from the American School Hygiene Association. Readers are urged to mail a coupon with two cents for postage to Frederic J. Haskin in Washington, D. C., asking for a free copy and providing name, age, and address.
President Harding believes the senate's move to raise surtax rates in the revenue revision bill from 32 to 50 percent will hinder efforts to rehabilitate the railroads. He learned of the action after returning to the White House from a southern trip. The presidential train arrived from Atlanta in two hours less than the fastest regular schedule.
United Press dispatch from Moscow reports dire famine in Russia with an estimated 1.5 to 2 million deaths this winter. The article notes relief efforts by Americans, evacuation attempts for city-adjacent children, and a populace oriented to endurance and fatalism amid widespread malnutrition and disease.
London October 28 Lloyd George prepared for a government showdown in the Commons next Monday over the Irish question. Conservative die hards will seek a vote of censure while Labor and Liberal supporters back the government policy of negotiating with Sinn Fein. Ulster MPs are expected to back the government against extremists opposing the talks.
The first woman prosecutor in New York wins the exalted title Angel of the Court of Tears and Sighs. Miss Rothenberg serves as assistant district attorney and opens her career in the night court handling prosecutions of wayward girls.
Newark authorities cracked another alleged bootleg bribery scheme as Prohibition Agent Drake and officers arrested three men and a woman. The men face conspiracy and bribery charges while the woman is held as a witness. Drake says he was offered 386000 to release 400 barrels of alcohol intended for bootleg whiskey.
In Atlanta on October 27 crowds braved a misting rain to greet President Warren G. Harding as his train arrived at 1 30 P M. The welcome stretched through the afternoon with cheering supporters along the route.
Floyd DeLashmutt, once Athens county agent and its first agricultural agent, attended the county agents and extension workers conference at the university in Columbus. He now serves as county agent for Ottawa county.
Cincinnati Oct 27. Mrs James R Hopley former president of Bucyrus Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs charged extravagance by state officials while state institutions suffer from lack of funds at today's session.
Chauncey Ohio hosts a masquerade dance at the K of P Hall on Saturday night October 29th 1921. Information notes the event date set for October 29th with location Chauncey K of P Hall.
Washington October 28 The collapse of a general rail strike and the push in Congress to empower the railway labor board with mandatory decisions mark a path to future labor peace. Expect reduced freight rates on lumber and fruits as the strike call is canceled, with Hoover hailing the board’s victory as a major advance in resolving industrial disputes through government arbitration.
Washington October 28 a tense armed truce held between Cox and McAdoo factions as both sides sought to learn the others plans for the Democratic National Committee meeting in St Louis next Tuesday. Senator Pat Harrison said no action would be taken if the other side refrained. White Cox ally prepared a careful report while Cox supporters pressed for information on Love Woolley and Roper. Governor Cox remained silent and out of party affairs. The railroad strike was called off reducing urgency for the committee meeting.
In Indianapolis on October 28 the United Mine Workers faces a federal injunction suit filed by sixty three West Virginia mining firms seeking to dissolve the union and end the wage deduction system known as the check off. The case centers on union finances and the alleged conspiracy between miners and operators in the central competitive field.
The George Washington liner reached New York just before 11 AM to greet Marshal Foch returning from France. Soon after, the French liner Paris carrying Foch also entered port.
A Packard twin six touring car burned near the Athens County Infirmary on the Athens Nelsonville road. The fire caused by probable ignition started about 7:30 a.m. and left the vehicle a total loss. H. M. Figley, infirmary superintendent, observed smoke as he rode the traction car by the scene.
Toledo headlines report Arthur Harding, a colored man, condemned to death by electric chair for the killing of Patrolman William Kress in Toledo. The conviction follows months after the crime and legal proceedings.
North Dakota voters went to the polls to decide on the non-partisan League in an Oct. 28 election. The outcome and any resulting impact are not provided in the readable text.
In New York on October 28 Father Knickerbocker boasted four aces. Marshall Foch, supreme Allied commander in World War I, General Pershing, commander of the American expeditionary forces, Admiral Beatty, leader of the British battle cruiser squadron at Jutland, and Admiral Rodman, head of American naval forces in European waters during the war, were all featured.
Governor Davis ordered a floral wreath placed on the grave of the unknown American soldier for Armistice Day in Washington. Judge B W Hough of the state supreme court will represent Ohio alongside Col Robert Haubrich, Major Samuel L Johnson, and Sgt Herbert W Flesher as military representatives.
Census Bureau reports that in Ohio 2,300,412 of 5,579,394 residents aged ten and older are gainful workers, making up 39.9 percent of the population.
October 28 report that fifteen hundred soldiers from the 40th infantry now on strike duty in West Virginia will be sent back to Camp Sherman to augment the 108th infantry for maintenance and police protection of the U S veterans bureau property here.
Mrs Eva Welzbacher age 30 was killed and three other Toledo residents were injured when an automobile they rode in was struck by an electric interurban freight car near Toledo. The car was pushed about 600 feet.
A street car rammed a jitney bus in Toledo on Oct 28 injuring seven people. Police and emergency crews responded as investigators began clearing the scene and assessing damage.
The George Washington and the Paris speed toward Long Island Sound for a greeting to Marshal Foch. The George Washington leads, expected to reach quarantine at noon, while the Paris, just behind, completed its fastest crossing in six days since leaving France. Lower Manhattan prepares a grand welcome for the famed French marshall.
General John J. Pehit and Rear Admiral Robert E B, chief of naval operations, are likely to be the principal army and navy advisers to the American delegation at the arms limitation conference, according to sources.
Three thousand men are promised employment as 44 mills in McKeesport resume full time operations on Sunday. The restart comes after weeks of idle production at the McKeesport Tin Plate Company, signaling a major factory reopening and workforce revival.
A tentative Japanese budget outlined on October 28 proposes 500 million dollars for government use with nearly half allotted to army and navy purposes.
Dr Kristine Mann head of the health center for women in New York City under the YWCA says discontent not long hours handicaps workers. She argues many girls suffer unhappiness and distress in their family lives.
Ferdinand Foch marshall of France arrived in New York aboard the Paris and was greeted by cheering crowds along Lower Broadway to City Hall Park as ticker tape showered from brokers’ windows. He was en route to the American Legion convention in Kansas City Missouri.
A three year old boy found in a ramble patch with facial and head injuries will be disfigured for life. He was taken to the hospital by his mother Mrs Grace Sorlman after being hacked by an older boy. Police and physicians report the injuries severe and lasting.
A North Siberian market shows heavy reliance on frozen foods with meat often chopped by axe and milk sold in long sticks, reflecting austere local trade practices and cold climate adaptation.
On October 28 aboard the President Harding special train President Harding learned that the railroad strike set for Sunday had been averted. He expressed pleasure as his three day Southeast tour neared Washington amid a surprise turn in the labor dispute.
Mrs. Mary Davis, 68, widow of John F. Davis, died from burns after an explosion at a toy pistol factory where she worked. Two other women died in the same accident during caps exploding. The family leaves five children. Burial will be in Nelsonville.
The steel hull of a vessel becomes magnetized during hammering and each component develops its own magnetic field that can alter compass readings.
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