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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1922
Page
1
Governor Davis urged swift enactment of laws to fix fair coal prices and ensure supply. He proposed a state fuel administrator with power to compel costs, seize mines if needed, and reimburse owners from fuel sales, with appeals allowed in court.
Washington reports that after settling tariff issues in the Republican bill, administration leaders push soldier bonus legislation toward final passage within ten days. Conference on Wednesday will reconcile differences, with the McNary amendment expected to die and the Simons amendment favored to finance the bonus from foreign debt payments.
Athens reports a new cabinet led by M. Triantafyllakes pledges reform after oath. Crown prince arrives as rumors swirl of King Constantine abdication and Venizelos return. Typhus hits refugees at Smyrna. relief workers warn of exhausted supplies and blocked roads amid acute misery.
Five district caucuses met Monday as the fourth annual convention of the American Legion of Ohio began at Memorial hall. The session opened at 11 A M with delegates gathering to set the agenda and discuss policy.
Mrs. Margaret Chilton Fitzgerald of Artel Rector New York filed two months ago in insolvency court here for divorce from William S Fitzgerald former mayor of Cleveland alleging gross neglect of duty seeking permanent alimony and custody of their two year old son the suit became known today.
The senate judiciary committee backed a measure to bar all threatening letters from the mails. It targets blackmail and black hand letters with a maximum fine of 3000 dollars and two years imprisonment for violations.
In Washington on September 11 Representative Oscar F. Keller charged that Attorney General Daugherty abridged free speech and failed to prosecute after evidence was presented. Mondell’s motion to refer the charges to the judiciary committee passed by viva voce vote. Volstead of Minnesota chairs the committee.
A Knights of Pythias banquet occurred Tuesday evening with supper served at 7 PM and refreshments noted.
Dublin reports weekend clashes leave six dead and many wounded after attacks by Eamonn De Valera supporters. Irregulars threaten a reign of terror while the new cabinet and Dail Eireann prepare to meet to decide on a peace restoration and constitutional ratification.
Mrs Lola Andrews an important witness in the Sacco Vanzetti murder and gasoline factory robbery trial repudiates her prior testimony in an affidavit filed in Boston Massachusetts today.
Allied consular officials meet with Mustapha Kemal Pasha in Casha to arrange terms for formal Turkish occupation of Smyrna. London reports Greek army withdrawing from Thrace as secret diplomacy is urged to avert future massacres and resolve Near East tensions.
Fighting between Turkish Mohammedans and Christians outside Constantinople's Pera killed several people. Pera is a suburb of the city.
Megadore bank officials in Akron announce $10,000 said to be in vaults at end of business September 2 is missing after vault doors drilled open. A nationwide hunt is on for Daniel White, 22, assistant bank cashier, who has been missing since Labor Day.
A social quip notes that the husband is seen as the hard worker while the wife is labeled a shirker in some homes. The remark reflects gendered expectations and household labor division.
Washington report says an unprecedented rail congestion before winter could wipe out the extra 2 billion in farmers wealth from bumper crops. Broken equipment and limited rail capacity threaten shipment of vast farm surpluses, with possible government aid from the War Finance Corporation to ease storage and export needs.
Report from Calaveras County notes estimates range five to nine days more to free 47 men trapped in the Argonaut gold mine as crews reach 141 feet into rock at Kennedy mine. Observers say miners likely alive after the fifteenth day with progress slow on the 3600-foot level and 75 feet of barrier rock awaiting removal.
Police probe after a girl about 11 is found dead with a crushed head in the Missouri river at Napoleon, the second such body in a week. Tony Nello, 47, is jailed in Kansas City Kansas after the second discovery as his daughters Ellene and Florentine, ages 11 and 12, remain missing.
The notice invites residents to a social dance at Harvey's Pavilion in Chauncey on Tuesday evening September 12. Local organizers promote a lively event with music and dancing for community members.
Washington reports Mrs. Warren G Harding, wife of the president, remains precarious but improved after three days near death. A White House bulletin cites lower temperature, steadier pulse, less restlessness, and delayed kidney surgery as conditions trend toward stabilization.
Washington reports Mrs Warren G Harding wife of the president improving slightly at the White House after several days of serious illness.
Washington on September 11 reports the White House physicians aiding Mrs. Harding. The list includes Dr. Charles Mayo of Rochester Minnesota a renowned Mayo brother physician Dr. C E Sawyer longtime Harding family doctor in Marion Dr Carl W Sawyer of Marion Dr George T Yarding Jr of Columbus president’s brother Dr Joel T Boone naval surgeon on the Mayflower and Dr John Finney famed Johns Hopkins surgeon Baltimore.
Attendants report Mrs Harding remains in critical condition. Surgeons delaying operation to drain kidney poisons amid weakened state. Prayers offered in Washington churches and messages of support pour into the White House while Secretary Weeks notes a stabilizing temperature.
Lieut Belvin W. Maynard known as the Flying Parson is buried in Sampson County North Carolina after a service attended by about three thousand people from across the nation. He was killed at Rutland, Vermont, and interred on a knoll near his ancestral home with a large floral offering from the Rutland post.
A skunk named Pole Cat travels Athens Court street in a mock trial of ambition. Spectators watch as youths and townspeople chase the odoriferous animal through storefronts and steps before Eddie Roach clears the animal away with a broom. The creature is killed by bricks, leaving a lingering odor.
Thelma Butler, a 17 year old African American girl, was shot and killed in Cincinnati as she shielded her black escort from a white man identified as Fred Barton, 47. Both she and her escort said they had never seen the shooter before.
In Cincinnati the Wyoming village escaped a speed fine when J Appel of Norwood proved his car could not reach 60 mph. The driver offered to pay the fine if the mayor would promote a plan to recover 50 per hour from the car, but the mayor’s chauffeur failed to reach the target and Appel was released.
The piece notes that many American family trees have origins linked to grafting practices started in the period following World War I, highlighting a trend that shaped lineage research and horticultural interest across the United States.
Ohio lawmakers in a special session plan to create a state fuel administrator and ensure fair coal pricing from mines to consumers. The bills, drafted under Attorney General Price, aim to curb profiteering and promote equitable distribution across the state, with Whittmore and Crabbe leading Republican floor actions.
In Chicago federal court Judge James H. Wilkerson to hear the motion to make permanent the injunction against striking railroad workers. Attorney General Harry J. Daugherty leads strong government case with extensive evidence to show violence and sabotage by strikers. Richberg for the shopcraft unions asserts conduct not part of the campaign and disputes violence claims.
County Commissioners Andrew Murphy and John Hawk met with state highway director Leon C. Herrick in Columbus to review the 1923 road program for Athens County. Details of proposed projects were not specified but focus the discussion on improving the Athens Parkersburg road from Coolville to the Washington county line and paving the Athens Pomeroy road from Jerseyville to Athens as connecting links between major routes.
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