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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1920

Page

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Harding Warns Against Meddling in European Affairs

Warren Harding denounces hyphenated citizenship and meddling in Europe and Asia as a bad policy that harms American unity. Delegations from Cleveland Chicago and New York accompany the Southeastern trip schedule outlining stops in Baltimore Wheeling Huntington Ashland and Marion.

Raymond Clapper United Press Correspor J. Marion America Warren Harding Harding Europe Asia Africa Russia Buland Balkan States Fiume Senate Cleveland Chicago New York Marion Baltimore Columbus Pennsylvania Railroad Baltimoore Wheeling Wva Huntington W. Va Ashland

Women of Ohio Are Very Active in Politics

Walter Rogers director of Harding-Coolidge clubs in Ohio praises Athens county women for political activity and organization. He plans to publicize their efforts nationally and notes his Ohio University background as context for support.

Women of Ohio Athens County Walter Rogers Harding-Coolidge J. P. Wood Rogers Republican Executive Committee Columbus Ohio University

Accidents Theme in Coolidge Convention Speech

Governor Calvin Coolidge addressed the Massachusetts Republican State Convention describing the Democratic administration as a chapter of accidents. He traced the so called accidents to Wilson’s 1908 Baltimore nomination and asserted eight years of decline in U S standing abroad amid high living costs and difficulties at home.

Boston Calvin Coolidge Massachusetts National Democratic Administration Wilson Baltimore America

Boy Run Over by Truck In Akron

Ten year old Louis Lenine of 726 Moon Street was struck by a truck last night. He was taken to People's Hospital where doctors fear he may not recover.

Akron Louis Lenine Moon Street People’s Hospital

Marriage Licenses Issued to Swartz Annon Hayman Bennett

Isarel Swartz 63 of Guysville and Lillie Annon 40 of Guysville were issued a license at home. J Lester Hayman 24 of Morgantown and Alice Lucille Bennett 22 of Athens were issued a license at home. Rev. A J Wilcox officiated.

Isarel Swartz Guysville Farmer Lillie Annon J. Lester Hayman Morgantown Alice Lucille Bennett Athens A. J. Wilcox

Call For Flats Washington Coal Priority Car Order

The Interstate Commerce Commission extended its coal priority order to guarantee empty railroad cars for winter fuel. The extension lasts indefinitely due to the anthracite strike reducing output and driving up demand for bituminous coal. Anthracite production last week dropped to about 500000 tons from a normal weekly 1108000 tons.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Commission

J-L all metal plane shown weak in fuel system

Acting Director White reports defects in the gasoline feed of the J-L monoplane used by the air mail service. The German made fast aircraft was involved in two fatal accidents, one near Morristown New Jersey and another near Toledo. The air mail service continues to rely on the J-L for trans continental routes.

Washington Air Mail White Air Mail Service Toledo Morristown N. J Postal Army Air Service

Bottle Message Found at Sea Tells of Hepigon Shelling

A bottle message found near New York recounts the sinking of the vessel Hepigon off Norfolk on July 14, 1915, by two German raiders. The note says 47 crew were killed when boilers exploded after the attack. Lloyds register lists no Hepigon for that year.

New York Norfolk Lloyds Register

Polish peace delegates arrive in Riga amid mediation talks

Polish peace delegates have arrived in Riga to meet the Russian commission. Dispatches say Poland has accepted Latvia as mediator in the Polish Lithuanian conflict. Military conflict between the two countries is reported to have subsided.

London Riga Poland Latvia

Millerand Favored as French Presidency Prospect

Paris Sept 18 Senators Chas Jonnart and Raoul Peret are seen as leading presidential possibilities to succeed Paul Deschanel. Premier Millerand remains the general favorite to win the office if he consents to be named, though he has declined to be nominated.

Paris Chas, Jonnart Raoul Peret Paul Deschanel Millerand

Jilted Bride Beats Groom After Church Altar Breakup

Miss Mahala Harrison, 24, hunted Carl Swanson in McKeesport as payback for jilting her at the altar. She battered him with fists. Swanson returned home bruised and resumed work as a telephone operator. Friends saw no excuse for his moonlit church appearance.

Mckeesport Mahala Harrison Carl Swanson Miss Harrison Swanson

Kindergarten Hours Delayed in Central Building Rooms

Parents are asked not to send children to the Central building kindergarten until Wednesday afternoon due to wet paint and varnish on the floor. The East Side kindergarten will open and accept pupils on Monday morning.

Voting precincts expanded in Athens city and county

The election board announced four new city precincts in Athens by subdividing existing precincts. Precinct 2 Ward 1 splits into two, Ward 3 gains two, and in the fourth ward both precincts 1 and 2 are divided. Eighteen new county precincts are also created due to many new voters. Boundaries will be fixed by late next week.

Athens City Athens County Election Board

Ohio University dormitory meals impress boarding students

Regular four course dinners cost four dollars a week for Ohio University dormitory girls. Twenty one meals a week are served, and the meals are balanced for college appetites. Upperclassmen warn freshmen that steady eating may add weight.

Ohio University

Hughes Attacks Article X as War Catalyst in N J Speech

Former presidential candidate Charles E Hughes railed against the League of Nations covenant in Trenton addressing the New Jersey state convention. He called Article X a mischief maker and argued it imposes immediate obligations that could commit the United States to war without congressional approval. He urged reservations like those used by Wilson to safeguard America’s interests.

Trenton N. J League of Nations Hughes League America Congress Wilson

Ruth Phillips to Lead Athens High School Domestic Science

Miss Ruth Phillips of Cleveland arrives to head the domestic science department at Athens high school. She will begin classes as soon as laboratory work is completed at the school.

Ruth Phillips Cleveland University of Illinois Athens Athens High School

Fischer warned friends on Wall Street talked of revolution

Edward P. Fischer who warned friends to look out for danger in Wall Street on September 15 was confined twice in an asylum in White Plains. Dr. William Russell said Fischer had been treated. J R de la Torqueno claimed Fischer, a college friend, spoke of a social revolution and said Fischer was just plain nut.

White Plains N. Y Edward P. Fischer Wall Street William Russell J. R. de la Torqueno Fischer

Threat Circulated Warns of Fall Invasion of Centralia

A circular warns that radicals would invade Centralia around October 15 to retaliate for the raid on the I W W hall on Armistice Day. The notice was received by a local newspaper in Centralia Washington.

Centralia Wash I. W. W. Hall

Bomb Outrage Probe Deepens As Pamphlets Surface

Federal and New York authorities intensify the Wall Street bombing probe after pamphlets claim anarchist fighters did the 1919 attack. Attorney General Palmer and Francis Garvan lead inquiries while a Kingston blacksmith aids locating the wagon driver. Edward Fischer remains a jailed figure as the grand jury eyes possible clues.

New York Wall Street Palmer Francis P. Garvan William F. Flinn Justice Department Cedar and Broad Streets Palmer and Flynn Broad and Wall Streets Hamilton Ontario Fischer

Congress Failure Shaped Explosive Regulation Says Munroe

Dr. Charles E. Munroe, smokeless powder inventor and Bureau of Mines official, criticized Congress for not funding explosives regulation. He warned that explosives are readily obtainable and that lax controls enable bomb outrages.

Washington Chas. E. Munroe Bureau of Mines Congress Munroe

Man and Ape Share 300 Structural Features Say Scientist

Dr W Saleeby of London, credited with inventing the steel helmet, notes man and ape share 300 structural features. He will speak at the International Congress Against Alcoholism in Washington from September 21 to 26.

W. Saleeby London America Washington

Lowden Men Have Good Lead

In Chicago and statewide returns from the Wednesday state primary show John G. Oglesby leading Len Small by about 3000 votes with most downstate precincts reported. The senatorial race favors William B. McKinley over Frank L. Smith by about 16,000 votes on the Lowden ticket.

Chicago John G. Oglesby Len Small Oglesby Small William B. McKinley Lowdon Frank L. Smith Thompson

Monarchist Plot Hinted In Bavaria Riots

Berlin reports that Bavarian socialist leaders are suspected of planning to proclaim Prince Rupprecht king on September 25 in connection with Munich Citizens Guard shooting contests. Vorwaerts notes French press reports that France objects to nothing about the guard.

Berlin Bavaria Rupprecht Citizens Guard Munich Vorwaerts France

Polish Troops Advance Northeast of Kovel Take Kamieny

Polish communique says forces pushed northeast of Kovel and occupied Kamieny and Kaspirszi taking 1,000 prisoners. Lutsk also reported as occupied in the same dispatch.

Warsaw Kovel Kamieny Kaspirszi Lutsk

Ten Million Libel Suits Open Against Chicago Papers

Municipal suits for 10 million dollars each were filed against the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Daily News, among the largest libel claims. The city of Chicago seeks redress over alleged statements that the city was broke and unable to pay its bills, marking a historic municipal action against newspapers.

Chicago Chicago Tribune Chicago Daily News

Labor to Have Voice in Work in Italy

Rome, Sept. 18. President Giolitti resumes duties amid a plan to appoint a commission to draft laws giving labor a voice in industrial management. Employers resist the plan yet prefer it to striking disruptions. The press shows cautious approval as discussions continue on the control bill.

Camillo Cianferro United Press Rome Giollitton Ers Confederation of Labor Besseves

Food prices fall sharply in August wholesale report

Washington reports August wholesale prices declined over 12 percent with an overall 4.5 percent drop for the month. Fur products fell six percent cloth and clothing down 5.84 percent and small declines noted in chemical drugs and miscellaneous commodities. Increases appeared in fuel and lighting materials and metal house furnishing goods. A release is expected next week.

Washington Bureau of Labor Status Telah Deeyat

Beaucou p Happy Homecoming of Athens Guard Troops

Over one hundred Athens boys with the Ohio National Guard arrived home last night at 12 16 tired but happy to be home again. They longed to sit at mother's table for a square meal away from corn meal and hardtack. The men looked tanned and in good health after days of sunlit drilling and shared many novel experiences from their service.

Athens Ohio National Guard

Report Boat Is Lost at Sea

Nippo Dempo reports unconfirmed news that the U S shipping board steamer Heffron carrying 1,350 Czecho-Slovaks from Vladivostok sank near Hong Kong. The Heffron, a 5086 ton steel steamer, left Yokohama for Vladivostok on August 16 after sailing from San Francisco to Yokohama on June 19.

Tokio Japan Nippo Dempo United States Shipping Board Hefffron Vladivostok Hong Kong Heffron Yokohama San Francisco

White House hosts birthday spread after campus reception

Girls living at the Pear Street sub dormitory of Ohio University were hostesses at a spread after the Y M C A reception Friday evening honoring Miss Clara Houck who celebrated her twentieth birthday.

White House Pear Street Ohio University Clara Houck

Jack Johnson to Begin Year and a Day Mann Act Sentence

Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson will be taken to Leavenworth tonight to begin a sentence of one year and one day for Mann Act violation. He has been confined at Glencoe Illinois jail since surrendering to U S authorities.

Jack Chicago Jack Johnson Leavenworth Johnson Glencoe Illinois United States

Harding Reevaluates Haiti Mission as Troop Withdrawal Debated

Washington reports a possible pullout of American forces from Haiti and San Domingo with no fixed date. Officials cite unsettled conditions from weak electoral laws now under revision. Secretary Daniels released a statement responding to Senator Harding’s criticisms of the occupation.

Harding Haiti Washington San Domingo State Department Daniels

Hunger Strike Leader MacSwiney Near Death In Hunger Strike

In London on September 18 Sinn Fein says Terrence MacSwiney suffered a sleepless night and extreme exhaustion on the thirty seventh day of his hunger strike. Mary MacSwiney reports his worsening condition after visiting Brixton prison while physicians note his remarkable vitality. Fears arise that the government may deny burial in Cork to avoid a large public funeral.

London Terrence MacSwiney Sinn Fein Mary MacSwiney Brixton Prison Husband MacSwiney Cork

Dalton's Academy Beginners Class Tuesday

A beginners class at Dalton's Academy is scheduled for Tuesday at 6 PM. The notice lists no further details about instructors or location beyond the time.

Dalton’s Academy

Also Mentioned on This Page

Fireman Hollander Mark Booth Booth Salvador Central America Mexico O Alvador Boy U. S William J. Flynn Department of Justice Howard P. Fischer Yon Kingston C. W. Saleeby Lowden City of Chicago Ace Beaucoup Lord Mayor MacSwiney Wood & Johnson Dessie Brooks Edward C. Russ Pleasanton Herbert Dusker Russ Edward Russ Herbert D. Russ Charles Alderman Franklin T. Alderman Common Pleas Court Glouster Alderman
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