Midler Moyers and Local Moves Highlight Port Briefs
Helen Beeson left the week to resume duties at Sargent School. J M Caruthers returns after a months San Francisco visit. Mrs Ralph Sayre fled to Highland Pittsburg to prepare a move to Addleport. Sara Dobbs came home from Cattlettsburg Ky. Hiram Stark traveled to Columbus on Wednesday for car specialist treatment.
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Middleport
Helen Beeson
Sargent School
J. M. Caruthers
San Francisco
Ralph Sayre
Highland Pittsburg
Sara Dobbs
Cattlettsburg
Hiram Stark
Columbus
KAUFF PLEADS GUILTY IN MIDDLEPORT ROBBERY
Kauff changed his plea to guilty and confessed to helping rob Joe and ly Barsotti in Middleport about twelve months ago. He was sent to the penitentiary Saturday after being in jail locally. Authorities note Kauff worked in his brother in law’s poor room in Maire and stole about $500. His brother in law reported missing purse, watch and keys found on Kauff after a Hartford arrest a week earlier.
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Kauff
Parl Kauff
Joe
Ly Barsotti
Middleport
Maire
brother-lLi Law
Hartford
Bank case in Racine over Liberty Bonds dispute
The Firet National Bank of Racine sues Mr. Jones for two $50 Liberty Bonds bought with a personal borrowed note he claims never received. The court found against Jones, who owes costs, while the bonds and note were allegedly pinned together when paid off.
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Firet National Bank
Racine
Common Pleas Court
Carver
Jones
Probate Court Records Lunacy Affidavit and Estate Actions
Lunacy affidavit filed against Sarah Lawrence by W H Lawrence of Long Botton R D 4. William Michael appointed administrator of Griff Michael estate. Inventory and appraisement ordered in the estate of Draper L Goff. Also in the estate of Rollin P Skinner.
Death of Frank Entsminger
Frank Entsminger died early Sunday at his parents home on Grave Hill Middleport after a long illness. He was about 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Entsminger. A tuberculosis case is noted in the probate of his health and the family mourns his loss.
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Frank Entsminger
Grave Hill
Middleport
R. B. Entaminger
Clare Jones
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Sell to Restore Complexion
A physician, Dr F M Edwards of Ohio, claims his olive tablets improve liver and bowel function. The remedy, described as a safe substitute for calomel, is said to cleanse the system, cure pale complexions, dull eyes, pimples, and headaches, with nightly use costing 6 or 50 cents.
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F.m.edwards
Dr. Edwards
Steamer St. Louis Leaves for Mississippi Trade
The steamer St. Louis built at Pt. Pleasant yard departed Saturday for St. Louis to operate in the Mississippi river trade. It and its sister craft Cairo are the heaviest steamers launched in the entire Mississippi system. A third boat of the same type is under construction by the Pt. Pleasant company.
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ST. Louis
Pt. Pleasant Boat Yarda
Cairo
Mississippi
Pt. Pleasant Company
Excursion Season Opens On Homer Smith With Big Crowd
The excursion steamer Homer Smith debuted the season in new paint with electric lights and a caliope aboard. It sailed a round trip to Huntington yesterday with a large crowd, and an additional Gallipolis round trip was made Saturday night.
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Homer Smith
Caliope
Huntington
Gallipolis
Benny Kauff Returns After Quarantine Amid Hard Times
Benny Kauff once of the New York Giants and Pomeroy Bend now resides in Lancaster. He has just left quarantine that was placed at his home due to his wife’s diphtheria. The ex ball star faces a run of bad luck.
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Benny Kauff
New York Giants
Pomeroy Bend
Lancaster
Benny
Cruel Husband in Ohio Divorce Suit
Rebecca A. Foley sues John W. Foley assistant hostler at the H. V. round house for divorce and custody alleging threats to kill her and their children. She says she fled to her sister in Longbottom for safety while he earns 140 dollars monthly. they married in Ripley West Virginia on September 7 1900 and have eight children aged 18 years to 16 months.
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Rebecca A. Foley
John W. Foley
H. V. Round House
Foley
Middleport
John Coen
Longbottom
Ripley
W. Va
Ebersbach Brothers Win Low Bid On River Road Contract
Ebersbach Brothers of Pomeroy submitted the lowest bid of 118000 dollars for the river road improvement below Middleport in Columbus bid opening. Their bid was just under Winchell Brothers of Columbus and a Cincinnati firm also bid. The Ebersbachs are new to road building but bring strong engineering and capital assets to the venture.
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Ebersbach Brothers
Pomeroy
Middleport
Columbus
Winchell Brothers
Cincinnati
Ebersbachs
Charles
Theodore
Vigilants at Work Burn House of Illicit Resort Suspect
A house in Bone Hollow, upper Middleport, occupied by George Sid ers and his wife, was set afire Thursday night while unoccupied. The blaze destroyed the house and contents. Believed neighbors targeted the residence to rid the community of a supposed low resort. The owner, Ben Brown, a colored man, had recently vanished to evade arrest on a charge of renting a case for illicit purposes.
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Bone Hollow
Upper
Middleport
George Siders
Ben Brown
Richmond man recalls the sole Union survivor at Ford's Theatre
Harry Hoover of Richmond, Indiana, believes he is the only survivor of the sixteen Union soldiers at Ford's Theatre in Washington in 1865. He was standing near the audience when Lincoln was shot, and recalls the moment as one of the first to witness the event.
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Harry Hoover
Richmond
Tia
Ford’s
Washin
Hoover
Jenes
Dunn reorganization bill would create eight state departments
The Dunn reorganization bill would place most state行政 powers under eight new departments with heads appointed by the governor for term of office matching the governor. Departments include Finance, Commerce, Highways and Public Works, Agriculture, Health, Industrial Relations, Education, and Public Welfare. Existing commissions are retained as quasi judicial bodies.
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Columbus, CO
Dunn
Wood County
Civil Service
Department of Commerce
Banking Department
Public Utilities Commission
Highways and Public Works Department
Department of Public Works
State Building Commission
Board of Administration
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Board of Agriculture
Department of Public Welfare
Ohio Board of Administration
Commission For the Blind
State Board of Charities
Board of Clemency
Department of Finance
State Tax Commission
Canaanville to Host Community Day On April 22
Canaanville O April 11Plans are under way for a Community Day at the Canaanville school Friday April 22 hosted by the local parent teacher association. The all day event features a noon basket dinner and an old fashioned get together with a varied program to engage both young and old. Teachers children and parents from all parts of Canaan township are urged to attend. The event underscores the importance of the Canaanville high school to the township and the role of parental support.
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Canaanville, O
Canaanville School
Canaan Township
Canaanville High School
Auto Toll in Cincinnati Leaves One Dead and Fourteen Hurt
A police and coroner's checkup shows one dead, one dying, and 14 injured from a series of Cincinnati auto crashes yesterday. Landscape artist Louis Moler died when his machine struck a Delta Avenue car. three others with him were injured. Moler's death marks the 23rd Hamilton County auto fatality since January.
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Cincinnati
Louis Moler
Moler
Hamilton County
New York Boxing Commission Plans Ring Side Gambler Ban
The New York state boxing commission will bar known gamblers from ring side seats at future boxing events. A rule to be passed this week will require promoters to receive a list of patrons deemed undesirable by the commission.
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New York
State Boxing Commission
Delegates to Interview Harding Discuss Amnesty
A demonstration in Cleveland on April 11 will select delegates to meet President Harding and urge amnesty for political prisoners. About 1,500 people are expected. Peter Witt and Max Hayes will speak, then two attendees will join delegates from other cities for talks with the President at the White House on April 13.
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Harding
Cleveland
Peter Witt
Traction
Max Hayes
White House
Pistol Vaccine Device and Long Submarine Cable Operated
A new vaccinating pistol injects vaccine tablets under cattle skin via a magazine fed needle. Separately a record long submarine telephone cable now links German and East Prussian ports across about 100 miles.
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Germany
East Prussia
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Elks Vodvil
Opera House
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Blackie Blackburn
ED Monroe
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Real Harmony Singers
McKee’s Drug Store
Idon Evans
Gertrude Diana
Robert Krisas Paul
Richard Walton Tully
Cen Lena
Ohio
Lincoln
Antonio Moreno
Hoot Gibson
Canaan
James Oliver Curwood
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Majestic
Constance Talmadge
Majestic Concert Orchestra
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