Charity Bazaar Planned at Athenian Club Dance Hall
The Charity Bazaar will be held in the Athenian Club room on Friday April 13. Mrs Edward Minck leads forty or more young assistants to ensure a grand sale with decorated booths and artistic handiwork. A social committee including Mrs A E Price and others supports the event to benefit Athens charities. Selby’s orchestra will provide music all evening.
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Edward Minck
A. E. Price
F. Grones
J. L. Pickering
John W. Pickett
Ath
Tuesday Club entertains 437 members and guests
The Tuesday Club held a gathering at C. B. Henderson’s Congress street home with about forty eight members and guests. Mrs. W. B. Lawrence introduced Napoleon Bonaparte and Miss M. Ella Moore led the Duke of Wellington discussion. A two course luncheon was served with twelve Athenians as guests from Columbus, including Miss Jane Kurtz and Miss Lena Whitman.
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C. B. Henderson
Congress Street
Napoleon Bonaparte
W. B. Lawrence
Duke of Wellington
M. Ella Moore
Jane Kurtz
Lena Whitman
Columbus
Five Arraigned and Plea Outcomes Reported in Common Pleas Court
The Common Pleas Court opened at 7:30 am with several arraignments. Adams pleaded not guilty to assault and battery and was bond. Johnson pleaded guilty to adultery and received days in the workhouse plus costs. Durfee was fined 25 dollars and costs after pleading for fornication. Delaney pleaded guilty to an assault and battery and was sentenced to 60 days in the Columbus workhouse plus costs. Brown pleaded not guilty and held on 200 dollars bond.
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Ommon Pleas Court
Ession
Oln Adams
Whale County
Joseph Delaney
Columbus
H. Brown
Chita
Miner Missing After Suspected Drowning In Hocking River
Steve Buffalo, a Hungarian miner from Sugar Creek, has been missing since Saturday night. His companion Jack Keefer says Buffalo fell off a railroad trestle while crossing and has not been found despite efforts. Keefer, reportedly intoxicated, did not realize his companion was missing until Monday.
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Steve Buffalo
Sugar Creek
Hocking
Jack Keefer
Athens
Keefer
Buffalo
Buddy
Miners in Wellsville Endorse UMW Action Over Scale
In East Liverpool on April 4 miners from six locals held a mass meeting and endorsed national and district UMW officers. A committee will contact working miners to prevent property destruction and confirm 1903 scale. if not in effect they may quit.
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East Liverpool
Wellsville
United Mine Workers
CLE Install New Officers At Athens Lodge
Athens Lodge B P O E held a meeting in the Cline building. Edward Walker and J B Chappelear were initiated. Charlies L Baird installed officers for the year including L G Worstell Exalted Ruler and J B Rose Treasurer. Trustees are C H Bryson C Josten and George A Kurtz. The order continues rapid growth with many new members pending.
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Athens Lodge
Cline Building
Edward Walker
J. B. Chappelear
Charlies L. Baird
Nelson
Saltness of the Dead Sea Compared to Ocean Water
The Dead Sea in Palestine lies 20 miles east of Jerusalem, about 55 miles long and 10 to 15 miles wide with an average depth of 120 feet. Ocean water has 30 parts salt per 1000, while the Dead Sea has 250 per 1000, making its brine exactly one fourth as salty as common sea water.
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Dead Sea
Palestine
Jerusalem
Deadly seeds used in ancient trials described
The Calabar bean and Madagascar ordeal tree seeds are noted as highly toxic. A single almond-sized seed of the Madagascar variety is said to kill twenty people, while Calabar bean is described as worse than strychnine and used in trials to determine guilt by death.
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Madagascar
Curly Hair Shape Explained By Follicle Form
The passage explains curliness as a constitutional hereditary trait tied to flat follicles. It argues straight hair is cylindrical while curly hair's flat follicle causes a natural spiral shape. Cutting hair does not alter its inherent shape.
Athens County Children's Home elects superintendent and manager
The Athens County Children's Home board meets to reelect Mrs Elza Armstrong as superintendent for one year at 500 dollars and elect Conrad Haar as farm manager at 400 dollars annually. The home, with sixty children, operates thirteen buildings and a farm supplying most food, costing about 80 dollars per inmate yearly and 4000 dollars in total annual expenses. Mrs Armstrong, long-time protector of Dependent Children, has led the institution since her husband’s death, with a focus on training for good citizenship. The current trustees are J D Brown A H Wells Fred W Bush and Curtis W Harris.
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Elza Armstrong
SSS
Armstronge
Lydia M. Armstrong
Meigs County
Ohio
Albany Academy
Athen’s County
J. D. Brown
A. H. Wells
Fred W. Bush
Curtis W. Harris
Hungarian man causes townwide chase and drunken escapade
John Luhta a Hungarian caused chaos riding a stolen horse through streets after leaving Jack Ash ton s saloon. Police pursued him as he rode sidewalks and evaded capture until Marshal Finsterwald and others trapped him near Eli Donaldson s saloon. He faced a five dollar fine plus ten dollars and forty nine cents in costs. Later officers detained L Over holtzer and L E Messenger staffer for drunken disturbance near Star restaurant.
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John Luhta
Jack Ashton
Ford Lauchlin
Officer Port
Marshal Finsterwald
Eli Donaldson
Mayor Day
Lithia
Luhta
Thetar
Wm. Music
George Hand
Calaboose
West Side
Star
John McClain
L. E. Overholtzer
Messenger
Court fines man eight dollars and ninety cents
A court this morning fined a man a total of 8.90 and committed him to jail until the fine and costs were paid. He was released on his promise to pay the amount on April 14.
Age Dinner Proves Popular at Presbyterian Event
Amesville March 30 The annual Age Dinner by the Presbyterian church drew strong social and financial response. Attendees paid according to age and the event netted 135.60 dollars after all had eaten their fill. The dinner was well patronized and enjoyed by all.
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Amesville
Presbyterian Church of
Mrs Roosevelt Hosts Palma Family Aboard Mayflower
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt entertains President Palma's family at sea aboard the government yacht Mayflower near Havana. President Palma and his wife absent due to the president's slight indisposition. Minister Morgan guided the Roosevelt party by automobile to Mariel suburb.
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Roosevelt
Cuba
Havana
Theodore Roosevelt
President Palma
Palms
Morgan
Mariel
Hearst recount bill killed in Albany amid mayoral vote dispute
Albany action effectively ends a measure to allow William Randolph Hearst to seek a recount of New York City mayoral votes from the last election showing George B. McClellan as winner. The bill was sent back to the judiciary committee.
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Albany
N. Y
William Randolph Hearst
New York City
George B. McClellan
Committee On Judiciary
Mrs Nelle Rathbun To Visit Athens For Week
Mrs Nelle Michael Rathbun arrives tonight from Oakland Maryland for a week long visit with Mr and Mrs L G Worstell and friends in Athens. She and her husband plan to relocate to Fairmont West Virginia where Mr Rathbun will become city editor of the Fairmont West Virginian daily.
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Nelle Michael Rathbun
Oakland, Md
Pect
Fairmont
W. Va
Rathbun
Fairmont West Virginian
Dawes Nominated for Forty-Third Ohio Congress Seat
In Marietta Ohio April 4 the Fifteenth Ohio Republican convention nominated Beman Dawes to succeed himself. The gathering was harmonious and presided by Mayor G J McGonigle. Dawes was nominated by S B Dana and the motion for a unanimous renomination was made by a Muskingum county delegate.
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Marietta
Ohio
Beman
Dawes
G. ). McGonigle
MacConnelsville
Dana
Washington County
Muskingum County
Mayor G E Day Extends Welcome to Labor Celebrating Eight Hour Day
Athens Ohio April 4 1996 mayor Gilbert E Day extends a cordial welcome to labor on the miners anniversary celebration marking the adoption of the eight hour system It was the maiden labor celebration in Athens with visitors well treated and unions participating in a holiday like event that showcased labor’s role in industry and community efforts for more gatherings in the future
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Athens
Lessons for Schoolboys and the Hangings Practice
A London Notes excerpt discusses the notion that forefathers used public hangings to educate youth. It cites Sir Walter Scott’s Heart of Midlothian as evidence of the practice and suggests Scott would not have written the passage if it had not happened.
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Walter Scott
Scotland
Heart of Midlothian
Saddietree
Sir Walter
London Notes
Bruiteurs Of Edward Liedle Died Of Pneumonia
Word comes from Edmund Liedle's brothers Charles of Moberly Missouri and Oswald of Greenfield Indiana that they will travel to Athens today to arrange burial details. Liedle, once a sober industrious Atlas worker in Glouster, recently came into German grandmother inheritance and spent it freely. He has strong Wheeling West Virginia connections and may be buried there.
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Charles
Moberly
Oswald
Greenfield
Ind
Atlas
Glouster
Germany
Wheeling
W. Va
Mine workers strike at Luhrig coal mine over 1903 scale
Engineers, firemen and pumpers walked out after Luhrig Coal Co refused the 1903 pay scale, claiming it breaches the Athens convention. Superintendent A J Laverty with nonunion staff will operate pumps and fans to keep the mine ventilated and water-free.
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Luhrig
Luhrig Coal Company
Athens
A. J. Laverty
Death of John Shirkey Claimed by Paralysis
Chauncey April 2 Special The death of John Shirkey 78 occurred Sunday at his brother Frank Shirkey's home paralysis being the cause. The remains will go by K M train to Albany then eight miles to Harkin's chapel Vinton county for services about 4 p m. He had not worked for years and formerly lived in Vinton county. Survived by three brothers.
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Chauncey
John Shirkey
Frank Shirkey
Albany
Harkin’s Chapel
Vinton County
Shirkey
Loafers Spark Local Turmoil Says Burlington Republican
The Burlington Republican argues loafers without business ignite most town quarrels, urging careful investigation as nine of ten local fusses stem from idle individuals intruding into others affairs.
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Burlington
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