No agreement reached as Thaw case stalls jury
New York City April 11 Special Wire to the Daily Messenger. Harry Kendall Thaw's fate rests with twelve jurors who remain split. no verdict by 11 tonight with jurors locked up for the night. Proceedings continue with testimony read and jurors seeking instructions and exhibits.
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New York City
The
Daily Messenger
Harry Kendall Thaw
Justice Fitzgerald
Manhattan
Criminal Courts
Hartridge
Jerome
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Delightfully Entertained at Stunt Party by Mrs Walker
Mrs E R Walker entertained about forty guests at 162 North Congress street Wednesday evening with a Stunt party. Six tables held six stunts and guests solved them. Mrs H V Wilson won first prize and Miss Mae Harris the consolation. Carnations and ferns adorned rooms and a three course luncheon was served. Out of town guests included Mrs Howard of Cleveland Miss Ada Higby of Higby and Mrs T A Jones of Jackson.
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E. R. Walker
North
Congress Street
H. V. Wilson
Mae Harris
Howard
Cleveland
Ada Higby
Higby
T. A. Jones
Jackson
Deal In Sunday Creek Coal Mines Draws Attention
Negotiations over Sunday Creek Coal Company properties continue with no firm outcome. Officials from Pittsburg Coal Company examine Sunday Creek mines in the Hocking district while speculation grows that Morgan interests may move to separate coal from rail operations, with a July 1 1908 deadline for Hocking Valley Railroad divestiture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Pittsburg Coal Company
Sunday Creek
Schludeberg
Taylor
Pittsburg Company
Upstate
W. K. Field
New Pittsburg Coal Company
Columbus
Big Pittsburg Company
Hocking
Sunday Creek Company
Hocking Valley Railroad
Morgan Interests
Miss Julia Norton Hosts Ada Higby as Guest
Miss Julia Norton received Miss Ada Higby of Higby as her guest, sharing social company and conversation in a cordial visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Norton
Ada Higby
Higby
Young Couple Wed in An Elegant City Ceremony
Miss Bertha Gillilan and Mr. Albert Hooper were married Wednesday at 8 pm in the First Presbyterian church parlor. Rev. O B Pershing officiated. The bride wore Paris mousseline and carried roses. maid of honor Alma Boye wore white organdie. Best man Emmett Hooper, groom’s diamond pin given. About thirty guests attended at the Anderson home. Out of town guests included Reuben Gillilan Torch Jennie Anderson Columbus and Mrs J D Raw Marysville. Hooper is chief electrician at the municipal light plant. They plan to live on West State street after a short wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Gillilan
Albert Hooper
O. B. Pershing
First Presbyterian Church
Arthur Anderson
High Street
Paris
Alma Boye
Emmett Hooper
Sylvia Moore
Anderson
Reuben Gillilan
Torch
Jennie Anderson
Columbus
J. D. Raw
Marysville
Gillilan
D. Zenner Company
Hooper
Municipal Light Plant
George Hooper
West State Street
Fireman Falls From Engine Into Creek Near Stewart
Clarence Redkey a B and O fireman had a miraculous escape Tuesday night after slipping from engine 1576 near Stewart. He landed head first into a creek 30 feet below but crawled out with a wrenched back and sprained ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Redkey
Stewart
Redkey
Charles Purdum
Ohio Negro Lands Fat Job in the Navy Department
Washington April 11 A Columbus Ohio colored man Ralph W Tyler was appointed auditor of the treasury for the navy department The appointment follows discussions among officials and senatorial support from Foraker and Dick The post pays 4000 per year and Tyler succeeds William W Brown who moved to a justice department role
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Ohio
Navy Department
Washington
Ralph W. Tyler
Columbus
Treasury
Tyler
Cincinnati
Amor Smith
William W. Brown
Department of Justice
Foraker
Internal Revenue
Toledo
Columbus Dispatch
Auditor of the Treasury
Navy
Longworth backs Taft for Republican nomination
Cincinnati April 11 Congressman Nicholas Longworth returned from Washington and said he favors Secretary Taft as the Republican presidential candidate. He emphasized the view was personal and that Taft would be seen by the public as embodying the Roosevelt administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longworth
Taft
Cincinnati
Nicholas Longworth
Washington
Roosevelt
Real Estate Bargains Offer Low Priced Homes Athens Ohio
McKinstry Parker advertise cheap properties on Morris Avenue State Street and Congress with four to seven room homes priced from 3200 to 5000 dollars. A booklet titled 200 Farm Bargains invites readers to inquire in Athens Ohio.
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McKinstry & Parker
Athens
Ohio
Foraker on Primary Proposal in Ohio and Congressional Race
Canton reports Senator Foraker defends the proposed state primary as premature for national decisions. He says delegates would be chosen later by primaries under existing law. Steubenville notes Harrison County fields three Republican candidates for Congress in the Sixteenth District including Hollingsworth, Hogg, and Scott, with Deacon Ruian also pursuing the nomination.
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Foraker
Canton
State Central Committee
Steubenville
Harrison County
Weems
D. A. Hollingsworth
Charles M. Hogg
R. P. Scott
Ruian
Carroll County
Lodi Man Robbed In Columbus Trip
Albert Shott, formerly of Lodi township and now in Columbus, was knocked unconscious and robbed while returning to his room Monday night. He was taken to a hospital and has been under care. his condition improved slightly but he has not regained consciousness.
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Albert Shott
Lodi Township
Columbus
Shott
Miss Mayme Walsh and Master Rowan Visit Relatives in Glouster
Miss Mayme Walsh and Master Thomas Rowan are visiting relatives in Glouster for a few days, staying at an unnamed local home as they tour the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Walsh
Thomas Rowan
Glouster
County Board of Visitors membership announced
Probate Judge Lynch appoints named persons to one two and three year terms to visit county benevolent and penal institutions. Members include J. M. Parker Nelsonville and Mrs Dixie Bridges Albany for one year. Mrs B Palmer and Mrs Lucy Jones Athens for two years. D. M. Burchfield Athens for three years. Prof. F S Coultrap of this city as sixth member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynch
County Board of Visitors
J. M. Parker
Nelsonville
Dixie Bridges
Albany
H. Palmer
Lucy Jones
Athens
D. M. Burchfield
F. 8S. Coultrap
City
Work of Year Ends Higley Study Circle Sees New Officers
The Higley Study Circle concluded its year with a meeting on April 3 where Mrs. D. R. Richards presented a strong paper on capital punishment arguing for abolition of the death penalty for first degree crimes. Officers for the coming year were elected and members welcomed new entrants.
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Higley
A. M. Lewis
D. R. Richards
George Walker
Andrew Murphy
William Peele
Dent
Millfield
Royal Sprague
Chauncey
Frank Kientz
Glouster
Clare Carpenter
D. J. Evans
B. O. Higley
A. EK. Price
John Finsterwald
8. M. Johnson
Tausch
Hull Foster, Jr
Road Officers Meet to Standardize County Road Work
The annual joint session of county commissioners township trustees and road officials convened in the court room under Prosecutor Foster. About one hundred officers attend to discuss road repair and construction duties and ensure uniformity. Experts from state offices discuss enforcement of old poll tax labor and the duties of trustees and road superintendents.
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Foster
F. Beverage
Wm. Miller
A. B. Peckingpaugh
State Bureau of Public Accounting
EB. M. Fullington
State Auditor’s Office
Peckingpaugh
Columbus
Reward Increased for Drowned Lucius Turner Body
Efforts to locate Lucius Turner, drowned in the flood, continue despite discouraging days. Search parties have scoured the ground four miles below Mechanicsburg and along river banks with nearly a hundred volunteers last week. The reward to recover the body has been raised from 100 to 150 dollars, valid until May 1.
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Lucius Turner
Mechanicsburg
Turner
Palmer buys Nancy Goodspeed farm near White Hall school
James A. Palmer acquired the Nancy Goodspeed farm about 70 acres located south of the Athens State hospital near the old White Hall school house. He plans a rapid transformation including new buildings an orchard and a variety of crops to improve the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Palmer
Nancy Goodspeed
White Hall School House
Athens State Hospital
Mr. Palmer
Charges Filed by Parents Over Incorrigible Daughter
Samuel Smith of Floodwood filed an affidavit with Probate Judge Lynch accusing his 16 year old daughter Mattie of incorrigibility. Mattie, found with Charlie Willie in the woods, was jailed, pled guilty to stealing boots, and was committed to the Girls Industrial School at Delaware after a Nelsonville hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Smith
Flondwood
Lynch
Mattie
Smith
Floodwood
Athens County
Charlie Willie
Nelsonville
Willie
Black Cat
Sharp
Girls’ Industrial School
Delaware
Miss Lulu Poston Guest of Local Hosts
Miss Lulu Poston of Nelsonville is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Poston and Mrs. T. R. Biddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Poston
Nelsonville
C. L. Poston
T. R. Biddle
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Meyer Cohen
Dr. Hamilton
Sunday Creek Coal
Pany
Nicholson
W. H. Nicholson
Highland Park
Youngstown
Newcastle
E. Fandozzi
Struthers
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lowellville
Here
Bryce
Columbus American Association Club
Marty Gessler
Chicago Nationals
Akron
Akron Printinc and Paper Company
Bnkruptcy
Vyapakoneta
A. E. Hotchkiss
St. Mars
Ashtabula
Fred How
Morris Avenue
State Street
Congress
Board OF Visitors
Higley Study Circle
Granger
Mattie Smith
Kimber
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