Life Behind Prison Bars: Vernon Rogers Verdict
Vernon Rogers was found guilty of second degree murder in the fatal 1901 Akron case involving his sweetheart Margaret Hulton. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ohio Penitentiary after the jury rejected first degree murder and the defense did not seek the electric chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clespland
D. Web
Vernon Rogers
Hallen
Akron
Rogers
Oho
Margaret Hulton
Hamilton St
Rich Veins of Splendid Coal at Doylestown Mine
The Wagoner Coal company, recently incorporated in the Sea of Delaware with 50000 in stock, holds 100 acres of coal lands near Doylestown. They have worked six weeks and struck a four to six foot vein of Hue nt Massillon coal. Akron financier J J Wagoner is a principal backer and organization meetings are planned next week. Eight miners are employed now with plans to hire up to 300 when in full operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagoner Coal Company
Sea of Delaware
Doylestown
Massillon
J. J. Wagoner
Akron
Cleveland
FL 8
Landis
Werner Company Annual Meeting Elects Directors Officers
At the annual meeting held at the Hollenden hotel in Cleveland on Thursday the Werner Company elected directors P B Werner J J Sullivan G W Crouse J J County G M Clifford FP B Schenck W H Boothe The board chose officers FP H Werner president and general manager Clifford view president G W Crouse secretary and treasurer J J Sullivan chairman The Works operated daily all year except Sundays and holidays with substantial overtime The company handled thirty two million pounds of freight and express in 1901, a record unmatched by any other twelve firms in the same line on the American continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner Company
Hollenden Hotel
Cleveland
P. B. Werner
J. J. Sullivan
G. W. Crouse
J.J. County
G. M. Clifford
FP. B. Schenck
W. H. Boothe
FP. H. Werner
Clifford
Tate
Resignations Alter B and O Freight Office Roster
Mr W I Mairet long time B and O commercial freight agent in Akron resigns effective March 1 to join Star Driling Machine Co. His successor will A H Warburton, previously soliciting freight agent. Tray V Allen chief clerk also resigns March 1 to join B and B Navigation Co in Cleveland. Edward J Keller son of Rev C Keller is mentioned in connection with Trinity Lutheran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. I. Mairet
B. & O. Railroad
Akron
Star Driling Machine Co
Maket
Ate
Warburton
Tray V. Allen
B. Navigation Co
Cleveland
Glee club selects Thiel college reader in Greenville Ta
A church group has elected a reader for the Glee club at Thiel college in Greenville Ta. The selection is regarded as a notable honor.
New Recruits Planned for Washington's Birthday Meeting
Adjutant Jaeger of the Salvation Army organizes a patriotic gathering tomorrow evening at the armory hall 160 South Main. Knalyn Butts from Cincinnati will conduct sessions Saturday and Sunday. Recruits will be sworn in as the articles of war are read by Ensign Tonge, with testimonies provided.
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Adjutant Jaeger
Salvation Army
Washington
Armory Hall
South Main
Knalyn Butts
Cincinnati
Tonge
Ha- Sigh Butts
Yalta Bulletin Reports Count Polatal’s Weakness
A terse 0 o'clock bulletin from Yalta notes Count Polatal’s temperature is low and his general strength is greatly weakened. The report emphasizes his physical decline and overall frailty.
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Yalta
Crimey
Bob
Polatal
New Launch Joins Ohio Canal Effort Highlighting Labor
A new launch built by the Torler Loco Motive Co joins efforts to revive navigation on the Ohio canal. The vessel, described as one of the finest and largest locally, aims to arrive by the opening of navigation. Mr. Fred W. Work figures in the launch’s promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Work
Ohio Canal
Torler Locomotive Co
Nerve and quick action save fire risk at Akron clay shed
A dangerous thawing of dynamite at Buckeye Sewer Pipe Co in East Akron led to a blaze in a shed used for clothes and lunch buckets. Dynamite sticks thawed by the stove ignited, but workman Charles Boone seized the dynamite and moved it to safety as others held back. Fire caused about $10 in loss to the shed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye Sewer Pipe Co
Akron
Charles Boone
Aid
Republican Club Forms Opposition to Probate Judge
Col G. Sanford said on Friday the new Republican Club opposes Probate Judge Anderson’s plank. He indicated many club members dislike Anderson and that the group plans to nominate county and city candidates. He hinted the event may near as noncombatants release from restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vail T
G. Sanford
Republican Club
Anderson
Ike Anderson
Emily
Disturbances in Spain Reported from Madrid and Barcelona
Dispatches from Madrid and Barcelona, relayed by cables, dispute a sensational claim of a Barcelona suburb battle with heavy casualties. They say 40 killed or wounded was the upper total. Madrid reports improving conditions yet threats persist, with strict measures to safeguard traffic and business. Strikes face few rifles but many revolvers, and house seizures continue against anarchists and revolutionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Madrid
Barceona
Spain
Exchange ‘Telegraph Co
Barcelona
Sad reflections on emigrant parents longing for homeland
In a talk the speaker Kendll laments the sorrow of elderly parents who leave their homeland for America to join children. Disappointment and broken hopes leave them yearning for the old country and its familiar joys.
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Dir
Kendll
Mitherland
America
Saturday Mail Notice From Mansfield Post Office
Saturday's mail notice states carriers will deliver until 9 am for a State Association meeting in Mansfield on February 22. Office warnings must be collected by 10 80 am at the post office. General delivery stamp and carrier windows close at 9 am. Afternoon mail closes at 4 pm and outgoing mails at 8 pm. Notices about money orders and other business to be transacted.
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Te State Association of Letter Carriers
Mansfield
Bbright
Big Meeting At Carpenters Hall Draws Large Attendees
The Carpenters held an open meeting Thursday night with many present. J A Maloy led with a talk on benefits to workers from unionizing and crime’s impact on labor. Forester praised labor unity and spoke against child labor, urging better education for youth. Afterward, several members applied for union admission.
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Mtr
J. A. Maloy
MBI Dt
Forester
Uniom
Sanford Praises DIL Form of Government in Akron
Col H C Sanford expresses unusually good humor after receiving a copy of the DIL recommended for passage. He notes it resembles his own city charter proposal and comments on needed changes to accord with local provisions while speaking to a reporter Friday morning.
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H. C. Sanford
Representation Reese
Akron
Gas fatality tragedy shocks Philadelphia workers
Two young women named Sloe Marie Ro Jubw aged 19 and Linge Klos tener aged 27 were found dead in bed at 2701 Germantown Avenue. They were employed in Jacob Hews’s reatau mint and appears to have been suffocated by gas escaping from a floor register. The roommates were discovered in the morning in their room.
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Philadelphia
Fet
Sloe-Marie Ro Jubw
Linge Klostener
Jacob Hews
Germany Town Ave
Control Of Big Consolidated Rail Tie Up In Cleveland
A February statement from the Bankers' committee of the Everett core syndicate says the Everett Moore holdings of stock in the Cleveland Electric Railway Co have been nearly sold to secure full control. H Andrews, ex president of the Big Consolidated, already holds about 28 percent and must buy roughly 45 000 shares more at about 4 040 000 to gain control. Senators Hanna presides over the Little Consolidated, both lines may consolidate to place street car lines in Cleveland under single management.
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Cleveland, O
Evyereti
Sg Consolidated Steed Railway
Everett-Moore
Cleveland
Elec ‘Tele Railway Co
H. Andrews
Andrews
Big Consolidated
Fire escape orders issued for Akron buildings and blocks
Akron fire officials issue recommendations for multiple properties. Fire escapes required at the Seil Hamilton block Windsor hotel Empire hotel Steinbacher block and others. Owners must install extinguishers and stairway rails and the Goodrich Company to prepare vents for air in its specialty department.
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Morte
Seil Hamilton
Windsor Hotel
Empire Hotel
Steinbacher
East Akron
East Market
Kelly Block
Howard St
Cromline
B. F. Goodrich Co
Aire
Higher Oyster Prices Reported by Dealers
Legal restaurant keepers and dealers received notice of price increases on oysters. A Baltimore wholesaler said Chesapeake navigation is restricted but a few cargoes have passed through, albeit at higher costs. The advances quoted amount to about two cents per gallon.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake
Change of Heart in General Assembly Debate
Special correspondence from Chlymbuy D Ver reports the lower chamber of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly voting Thursday evening to favor electing United States Senators by direct popular vote. The Withington resolution reached a special order at Bwiglock and was the primary call of the debated motion, passing 73 to 2.
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Chlymbuy
United States
Bwiglock
Will Sell Synagogue Key Ceremony At Dedication
The Sons of Peace prepare to dedicate a new synagogue on Boweryst prompt. Ip at 4 p m Sunday invites Biblic Moglash and The brew to attend. A notable feature is the sale of the synagogue key to the highest bidder who will then present it to a young child in robes of white leading the procession and opening the doors to the public.
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Sons of Peace
Boweryst
Biblic
Thia
Fragmentary local note hints at emergency safeguards
Unclear OCR text mentions authorities taking precautions to prevent an outbreak or incident. Names and specifics are garbled, but the tone suggests formal measures and public safety actions in response to an unspecified threat. Further readable context is needed to identify people, places, or organizations involved.
Hiram Man the Winner in Inter Collegiate Oratorical
Hiram College student HL Woodward won first place in the Inter Collegiate oratorical contest held at First M.E. church with Ada Hunt of Denison taking second. Both will represent Ohio in the Interstate contest at St Paul in May. The event drew strong crowds, with Wooster and Union delegations nearby and a post‑contest banquet at Buchtel.
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Woodward
Hiram
Ada Hunt
Denison
Hunt
Ohio
St Paul
Bueltel
Wooster
Scate
Mi Union
Buchte
Alr. H
Adelphie Literary Society
Yale
Declson
Mins Hunt
Potuske
Stonewall Jackson
Miss Thu
Nimen
Sphinx
South
America
Wil
Mey U
Earls
Frank Knotts
Mt. Union
Amerie
Oliver FP. Weaver
Witterberg
Demosthenes
McKinley
Jas. Wallace
Martelle
Buchtel
C. Carlton
Carlton
W. FP. Findley
Tulon
W. F. Pants
Johnson
Mr. Colon
A. J. Ward
Marietia
Mr . Powell
Alka
Europe
Pam
Ming Hiani
Knotts
Weaver
Curioni
Wallace Su
Marietta
J. Planey
Cleveland
Tomney
Shaver
Chew Ttev
Young
Toledoom Thought and Composition
David Steer Jordan
Leland Stanford Walyerskty
Wraper
University of Minas
Laws
University of Pennsylvania
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Margaret Hallen
Togue
Linnell
Mike Hallen
Lakeside Hospital
Lhn
Wagoner Company
W. H. Mairet
The
Star Drilling Machine Co
Edward J. Keller
Rev. C. > Keller
Trinity Lutheran
Count Tolstoi
Fred W
Daniel
Col. Sanford
Telegraph Company
Kendall
Big Consolidated Secured
H. E. Andrews
Big and Little Consolidated
House
Synagogue
Bovilly
Spal
Heb
Hiram Man
Denison University
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