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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1922

Page

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Harding's Bonus Veto Stands Kill Likely in Senate

The House passed the bonus bill over President Harding's veto 258 to 54, but observers expect the Senate to sustain the veto, effectively killing the measure for the current session. The vote confirms House support but signals little chance of enactment before adjournment.

George R. Holmes Washington Harding House of Representatives House Senate Congress

Ohio fuel administrator warns to divert coal if needed

Cleveland report says Ohio mines must supply coal to state consumers or drastic powers will be used. Clarence J. Neal hires Frank H. Baer and Clifford Gildersleeve to run the fair price program with Ernst and Ernst auditing. A plan to revoke the 60 percent of Ohio coal shipped to the northwest is proposed to boost local supply.

Cleveland Ohio Clarence J. Neal Neal Columbus Davis Frank H. Baer Chamber of Commerce Clifford Gildersleeve Chamber Ernst and Ernst

Bonus battle moves through Congress amid veto clash

Washington report says the soldiers bonus faces a veto battle in the House and likely death in the Senate after expected passage to prolong life briefly. American Legion leaders pledge continued fight with new legislation possible in December. Senate opposition centers around 31 of 32 to 33 foes in Washington today.

Washington Congress House Harding Senate White House American Legion Hanford MacNider International News Service Today Fordney-McCumber

Talks Ended With No Wabash Strike Settlement Reached

Conferences between Wabash railroad officials and striking shopmen committee in St. Louis ended without agreement. No settlement was announced as of today.

ST. Louis Wabash Railroad

Globe-Wernicke Co Extends Daily Paper Advertising

The Globe Wernicke Co. expands a national campaign after last season's success across daily papers. Local advertising boosted visibility of sectional bookcases and office devices, aiding dealers and buyers and confirming the value of local newspapers for promoting modern products.

Globe. Wernicke CO Globe-Wernicke Co

Push to advance Bursum pension bill

Ohio lawmakers led by Moore and Foster circulated a 20 member petition in the House committee on invalid pensions urging a favorable report on the Bursum pension bill. The measure would raise Civil War veterans to 72 dollars and widows and nurses to 50 dollars if enacted. House action before adjournment was doubtful.

Washington, D. C Speaks Moore A Foster Ohio Committee On House of Representatives Congress Senate House

Mother Cat Fights Alligator to Save Kittens

In Cincinnati Walnut Hills on a porch at W F Madden five kittens face danger as a five foot alligator drags onto the scene. Snookums the cat leaps onto the reptile and claws its back, mauling the large intruder who retreats to a cellar, nursing wounds.

Cincinnati W. F. Madden Walnut Hills Mrs. Madden

Strikers Demand Full Rights Before Return to Work

Atlanta September 20. Shopmen on the Southern Railway halted settlement by refusing to return unless every striker is restored to full rights. Officials said they will not rehire men believed to have engaged in violence against the road.

Atlanta Southern Railway

Rail strike figure defies court over $250 contempt fine

James E. Shoemaker, a Ports mouth rail worker, told Judge Peck he would not pay the $250 fine for violating a Norfolk & Western restraining order. He said he preferred jail time as a martyr and aimed to serve time in Scioto county jail. He is the second contembe position in the case, while others may pay the fine.

Cincinnati James E. Shoemaker Portsmouth United States Peck Norfolk & Western Railway Scioto County

Burns Prove Fatal in Cincinnati Gas Explosion

Mrs. Margaret Tobias, 38, wife of a traveling salesman, died at a Cincinnati hospital from burns after a gas explosion occurred when she and her roommate Mrs. Ida Anderson, 21, returned to a gas-filled room and struck a match.

Cincinnati Margaret Tobias Ida Anderson

Senate blocks Wadsworth bill to extend embargo

The Wadsworth bill to extend the embargo fixed by the emergency tariff law was blocked in the Senate finance committee by an 8 to 8 tie vote. Senator Smoot of Utah and La Follette of Wisconsin joined six Democrats in opposing the extension.

Washington Senate Finance Committee Smoot Utah LaFollette Wisconsin

Bulgars Revolt Reported as Daneff Assassinated

Belgrade dispatch to the Frankfurter Zeitung reports a peasant uprising in Bulgaria and states former minister Daneff is said to have been assassinated.

Berlin Bulgaria Belgrade Frankfurter Zeitung Daneff

Turks Told to Remain Off of Soil of Europe

Britain warns against Turkish nationalist advance into Thrace and mobilizes forces to defend the Dardanelles with two battalions from England and two from Ireland ready to move to Asia Minor. British fears Grow as pan Moslem sentiment rises in India and Turkish victories are praised.

Europe David M. Church London British Foreign Office Mustapha Kemal Pasha Thrace Harrington Near East Bigha Britain Dardanelles England Ireland Asia Minor Calcutta India

Wolfe Family Reunion at Oregon Ridge Millfield

The descendants of George Wolfe will gather at Mary Wolfe Howard’s residence on Oregon Ridge one mile north of Millfield on Sunday October 1, 1922. The event features a large turnout, social time, and a bounteous dinner with baskets of eatables. coffee will be served. Relatives of Christopher Wolfe are invited. attendees should arrive by 10:20 AM with a basket.

George Wolfe Mary Wolfe Howard Oregon Ridge Millfield Christopher Wolfe George Wolfe

Athens County Farmers Co Op Shipped Livestock to Market

Athens County livestock cooperators affiliated with the Ohio Livestock Shippers Association sent over a million dollars worth of animals to market in August. Athens County marketed livestock added 5 297 30 to the total. Eighty two cooperators shipped five loads totaling 83 144 pounds with a marketing expense of 78 cents per unit.

Ohio Ohio Livestock Shippers Association Athens County

Rally Day at Jerseyville M. E. Church next Sunday

Jerseyville announces Rally Day at the M. E. church on September 24. The all-day meeting begins with Sunday school at 9 30 A M with speakers including Pastor Rev Miller and Dr McGurk of Athens First M. E. church. Community singing by Prof T N Hoover. A basket dinner at noon. Everyone invited.

Jerseyville M. E Miller McGurk Athens First M. E. Church T. N. Hoover Ohio University

Country Club Annual Meeting Held Tuesday

The Athens Country club held its yearly meeting at the club house west of Athens on Tuesday evening. About 70 members dined beforehand and socialized on the porch and lawn. The board of trustees named were A. C. Rossi, Lou Eberle, S. M. Johnson, N. J. Wolfe and John Swanson. The board will meet Thursday evening to select officers for the coming year.

Athens Country Club

D. A. R. Benefit The Wall Flower at Majestic

The Wall Flower benefit show presented by the D A R ran two weeks at the Majestic in Cleveland to raise funds for a patriotic cause.

Majestic For Patriotic Fund Cleveland

Third Annual Meet of Farm Bureau Nears

Preparations are completed for the third annual Athens County Farm Bureau meeting set for Saturday at the Athens county court house starting 9 oclock all day The program in the common pleas court room includes officer reports president remarks and elections followed by talks by H C Ramsower and F L Schoenberger on the Farm Bureau Program and the Community Program of Work

Athens County Farm Bureau Athens County Court House The Farm Bureau Athens County Common Pleas H. P. Dutton Raymond EK. R. Walker Farm Bureau Committees H. C. Ramsower Agricultural Extension Service Ohio State University Farm Bureau Program F. L. Schoenberger Department Ohio Farm Bureau Federation

Sordid tale of deceit in Notre Dame court case

Mrs. Augusta Tiernan testified in Indiana that she deceived her husband Professor John Tiernan of Notre Dame to hide that Harry Poulin was the baby’s father born last November. She described planned deceit and heartbreak as her lover snubbed her and the motive hardened to punish Poulin.

South Bend Ind Augusta Tiernan Harry Poulin John Tiernan Notre Dame University

Harding names Coleman envoy to Estonia Latvia and Lithuania

President Harding named Fred B. Coleman of Minneapolis as United States minister to Estonia Latvia and Lithuania. The appointment expands U S diplomatic posts in the Baltic region.

Washington Harding Fred B. Coleman Minneapolis United States Esthenia Latvia Lithuania

Bathometer Measures Water Depth Beneath Vessels Autonomously

A bathometer records the depth of water beneath ships without the need for sounding. This device provides continuous measurements, improving safety and navigation by directly indicating submerged depth in real time.

Kraus case rattles small town as loans total far exceed known sums

In Pomeroy Ohio, Mrs. George Kraus Sr. allegedly drew hundreds to eighty seven thousand dollar loans on unsecured notes, with totals estimated above two hundred thousand locally. Investigators from Pomeroy and Columbus probe the scheme amid widespread alarm as victims recount losses and the public learns of an esteemed housewife now at the center of scandal.

Pomeroy, O Pomeroy Bend Kraus George Kraus, Sr Columbus Cadwicked Cassie Chadwick Pomeroy

Enemies for a Century Greece and Turkey Clash Dates

For a hundred years Greece and Turkey have been foes. It notes 1822 Greek independence, hard battle and European power intervention 1827-29, and clashes in 1897 1912 and 1919.

Greece Turkey

Draft system to mobilize manpower in future war

The War Department conference on personnel and mobilization endorsed using the World War draft under Major General Crowder if accepted by the general staff. The 26 members cited civilian leadership as key to the draft’s success, saying it earned better confidence and loyalty from draftees than military officers would.

Washington America Crowder War Department Conference On General Staff

Kiwanis Back City Parking Plan Endorsement

Kiwanis Club members endorsed the city council parking plan for machines with a time limit and parallel placement to curbs. The club held its meeting amid constitutional week activities and heard Professor T. N. Hoover of Ohio University discuss the 1787 federal Constitution signing anniversary in Philadelphia.

Kiwanis Club Sits Kiwanis Clubs United States Philadelphia T. N. Hoover Department of History Ohio University

Attention Athens Council No. 15 Meeting Notice

Athens council members are reminded of a stated assembly on Wednesday at 7 P.M. Officers J. R. Morton P. M. and J. A. Palmer are listed in the notice as attendees.

Athens Council No R. F A. M P.M. J R. Morton P. LM J. A. Palmer Ree

San Juan River region in Colombia reveals vast platinum field

A vast platinum deposit has been located around the San Juan River in Colombia, described as the greatest field yet discovered. Geologists outline potential for mining development and regional economic impact.

San Juan River Columbia

Reds Offer To Mediate In Near East Crisis

London reports George Tchitcherin proposes mediation between Britain and Turkey. An Athens rumor mentioned an anti Christian outbreak in Constantinople. Four powers including Curzon Beatty Sforza Nintchitch and Poincare meet at Paris to push toward a Near East peace conference.

Reds Near East London George Tchitcherin People’s Commissar Great Britain Turkey Alex Rothstein Moscow Athens Constantinople Paris

Ministers Take a Stand for Fermented Wine

Lutheran ministers from Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Buffalo and other cities meet in session and record their support for using fermented wine in the sacrament despite Concordian Theological Seminary in St Louis endorsing unleavened wine in the rite.

Cleveland Detroit Pittsburg Buffalo Concordian Theological Seminary St. Louis

Akron man confesses to Barnesville taxi driver murder

Edward H. Long alias Leroy H. McMillen of Akron confessed to killing Charles Conard, a taxi driver whose body was found along a Belmont county highway on September 1 in Ohio.

Ohio Steubenville, O Edward H. Long Leroy H. McMillen Akron Charles Conard Barnesville Conard Belmont County

Cleveland Presbyterians urge action to stop Smyrna massacres

An appeal adopted by the Cleveland Presbytery, representing Presbyterians in northeastern Ohio, was sent to President Harding urging government measures to prevent further massacres of Christians by Turks in Smyrna.

Cleveland Harding

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