Coal Rates Being Challenged By Coal Operators
Coal operators announce petitions against soft coal rates in Ohio and adjacent states. The B and O lowers its rate by five cents per ton to Athens, affecting coal into Athens from western points. Operators plan unified filings before interstate and state commissions, with Pittsburgh and Ohio firms coordinating to challenge rates across central districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zaleski
Athens
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Railroad Commission
Ohio
Pittsburg
New York Coal Company
Hocking Valley
Lubrig On! Company
Baltimore & Ohio South-Western
Ohio C
Cleveland
Central
Chauncey Oil and Gas Co Incorporation Report
Attorney M. Johnson attended the Chauncey incorporation of Chauncey Oil and Gas Co with capital stock of 30000 dollars in 1200 shares of 26 dollars each. Incorporators include Watk ing England Pendergrass Shields and Ray Matheny Howard. The firm leases about 1609 acres near Standard Oil leases in Waterloo township and Chauncey area. Stock sales will start soon and a test well is planned for early summer.
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M. Johnson
Chauncey
Chaunce O & Gas Company
A. EK. Watking
A. H. England
Peter Pendergrass
Charles
Shields
Ray Matheny
BH. ©. Howard
The
Plain
Standard Oil
Waterloo Township
Chauncey and the Plains
Honey Thieves Raid County Hives In Winter
A systematic raid on county beehives by two persons in a horse drawn wagon extracted near a thousand pounds of honey. Bees were sometimes destroyed by the honey theft. Sources seek tips on sale locations and urge reporting to officers.
Messenger Want-Ad Brings Smart Investment Rewards
A Mes senger Want-Ad story shows how a regular reader saved money. A year ago a quarter ad secured a $15 baby carriage for $8, saving $7. This spring the same ad sold it for $6, costing $2 for a year’s use. A 50 cent investment in Messenger Want-Ads saved at least a “V,” proving the column’s value.
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Messenger
Blaze on Mill Street Burns Barn With Minor Damage
Fire crews responded to a Mill Street barn owned by Mrs. Anna Watkins after a roof sparked by a burning brush heap caught fire. Quick action limited damage. Driver Hugh Meighen worries street sweeping delays could cost lives and property, though luck and fast hose response have so far averted major blazes.
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Mill Street
Anna Watkins
Hugh Meighen
Just Taking It Not Stealing A Georgia Tale Of Sambo
A Gallipolia Tribune recounts a antebellum Georgia episode where Sambo admits to taking a shoat but insists it is not theft, arguing the moral difference between stealing and “just taking” as master and slave relations are turned on their head.
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Georgia Darkey
Lincoln
Sambo
Sam
Marie Ridgeley
New Station Opens at Grosvenor Crossing
The freight house and offices at Grosvenor Crossing near the B&O SW and K&M junction are completed and in use. Winter of Coolville is named agent and will handle the expected surge of freight transfers. The former depots still operate with unchanged crews as business grows through the season.
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Grosvenor Crossing
Winter
Coolville
Grosvenor
Death of Mrs Warren Foster in Albany at 81
Mrs Warren Foster died Saturday at her Albany home after a long age related breakdown. Funeral is set for 1 PM Tuesday at the home with interment in Hebbardsville cemetery beside her husband who died about a year ago. She is survived by her sons Joseph Foster of the Athens state hospital William and Thomas Foster and daughters Mary Vorhes of this village Mrs J F Beckler of Athens and Mrs Winn of Rio Grande.
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Warren Foster
Albany
Hebbardsville
Joseph Foster
Athens State Hospital
William and Thomas Foster
Mary Vorhes
This Village
J. F. Beckler
Athens
Winn
Rio Grande
West Virginia Senators Eliminate Reciprocity Clause in Tariff Bill
Ohio coal operators fear loss of eastern trade as West Virginia senators push to block reciprocity with Canada. The bill’s removal would allow Nova Scotian coal into New England, challenging West Virginia’s soft coal monopoly. The duty stands at 50 cents per ton with large annual import and export totals.
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Ohio
Senate
Canada
West Virginia
Nova
West
United States
Railroad Salaries to Be Restored Amid Retrenchment Recovery
Announcement soon from the B and O and B and O South Western cautions a general increase in salaries of officials and a restoration of wages for employees reduced during retrenchment. The New Haven Hartford has already made this restoration. General Passenger Agent O P McCarty reports improving passenger and freight business on the Bh and O S W with healthy growth this month.
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New York
New Haven & Hartford
O. P. McCarty
Black Hand Threatens Columbus Grocer Over Extortion Demand
Henry Kempler of Columbus fears for home after a note signed Black Hand fori ety demands he distribute $1000 to the poor white and colored people near his grocery and to customers of his wife. The deadline is April 20 and authorities are alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Henry Kempler
Cincinnati Man Pleads Guilty to Counterfeiting Molds
William R B Pettus a former Olive Hill Ky schoolteacher pleaded guilty to possessing molds and dies for counterfeit money and admitted making hundreds of dollars of spurious coins. He was held to the federal grand jury by U S Commissioner Adler in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
William RB. Pettus
Olive Hill
United States
Adler
Man Attempts Death by Carbolic Acid at Public Monument
In front of hundreds of pedestrians Edward Myers drank carbolic acid near the McKinley monument on High Street. He is in the city prison hospital in serious condition but is expected to recover. Domestic troubles are noted as the motive.
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Columbus
Edward Myers
McKinley Monument
High Street
City Prison
Car On Traction Line Kills One, Injures Others
Herman Frease died instantly when a Northern Ohio Traction car jumped the track at Lake and Oxford streets. Several passengers were injured in the April incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanton
Herman Frease
Northern Ohio Traction Line
Lake and
Oxford Streets
Death of U.S. Treasury Agent Bainbridge in Paris
A farewell note found among the effects of William HB Bainbridge, a U.S. Treasury confidential agent in Paris, claims he was a victim of a diabolical plot to ruin him and indicates he killed himself. Consular colleagues know nothing about any plot.
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Paris
William HB. Bainbridge
United States Treasury Department
Kachelmacher Reports Oil Venture To Develop Fairfield Perry Athens Lands
L. C. Kachelmacher, president of the Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron Co., returned from New York City where he discussed a new oil company formed by coal interests. The venture aims to thoroughly develop Fairfield Perry and Athens counties with test wells to begin immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No .L. C. Kachelmacher
Columbus & Hocking Coal & Iron Company
New York City
Aldrich Opens Tariff Debate on Payne Bill and Tax Plans
In Washington on April 1, Senator Aldrich opened the Payne tariff bill debate with a statement defending the measure as a revenue source. Democrats counter with calls for an income tax and futures tax, arguing the bill needs reforms to fund government finances. Senate procedure aims for ongoing consideration of amendments after initial speeches, with no sharp party divide on general debate.
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Ness
Payne Aldrich
Til
National Treasury
Aldrich
Urae
Democratc
Committee On Finance
Senate
House
Daniel
Dem
Nelsonville Mayor Targets Bootleggers in Liquor Crackdown
In Nelsonville Ohio on April 19 John Wright and Pearl Nixon were found drunk and held by Mayor Wells who cited Mack Byron as the temperance saloon operator in Puchtel. Byron pleaded guilty to keeping a place for illegal liquor in a dry area and was fined $200 plus costs. Frank Tolliver also faced $200 fines on three charges and was released on bond, while others convicted of furnishing liquor faced $50 fines and costs. The mayor vows further action to curb illegal liquor sales as law and order efforts continue.
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Wells
Mack Byron
Puchtel
John Morgan
Hester Brewing Company
Chief Warner
Frank Tolliver
Zenner Sheffield
Sam Bechtler
Oscar Pond
Common Pleas Court
Ellis Jones
John Jones
Herbert Six
Bob” Price
Thomas Calhoun
Tolliver’s Place
Nelsonville
Ilegal
New Marshfield High to Hold Commencement Exercises
The New Marshfield high school will hold its annual commencement on Tuesday evening May 4. The graduating class includes William Everett Burt George Arthur Gilham Goldie Pay Gilham and Harry Mivin Hawk. The baccalaureate sermon is set for Sunday evening April 95 by Rev H L Cash and Dr E W Chubb of the Ohio University will deliver the class address at the ceremony held in K E P hall with music from the Athens M E B Sunday school orchestra. Superintendent W E Gibbs leads the able conscientious teaching staff.
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Dr. Chubb
University
H. L. Cash
New Marshfield
New Marshfield High School
William Everett Burt
George Arthur Giilham
Goldie Pay Gilham
Harry Mivin Hawk
H. Ly Cash
MP. Shurch
M. EB. Sunday School of
Athens
E. W. Chubb
Obie University
K. Ef P. Hall
Am Able
W. E B. Gibbs
Ohio State Sunday School to mark Golden Convention
The Ohio State Sunday School will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary at the State Sunday School Convention in Springfield on June 8. The event, named the Golden Convention, is expected to draw at least 6 000 workers from across Ohio, with extensive programs planned to reach the Golden Standard of Excellence. Programs will be available after May 1 by applying to the Ohio Sunday School Association in Columbus.
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Ohio
Ohio Sunday School Association
Columbus
Meetings at the Mission Continue After Sunday Service
An all day meeting at the Mission on Sunday drew the congregation's donations totaling 40 dollars for the evangelist David B. Hill. The meetings will be continued throughout the coming week.
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David B. Hill
Costly plan to communicate with Mars proposed
Boston April 1 Professor William Henry Pickering of Harvard says mankind may contact Mars in July by flashing messages when the planet nears Earth to within 35 million miles, or 5 million closer than ever. The plan would cost about ten million dollars and requires a series of mirrors to present a single reflecting surface toward Mars.
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Boston
Mass
Mars
William Henry Pickering
Har
Prof
Pickering
Last Will of the Late Robert Cook Detailed
The hearing on the will of the late Robert Cook, recently probated, was held before Judge Lynch. Mra. Minerva Cook contests a nominal $5 bequest, alleging lack of proper declaration of the will, with Rev. J. Jones mentioned by heirs and final hearing set for April 24 at 1 o clock. William Cook, killed in Columbus by a live wire, had his widow awarded damages from the electric company.
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Robert Cook
Lynch
Belcher
Columbus
Sayre
Athens
Mra
Minerva Cook
William Cook
Cook
J. Jones
Florence Forrest to star in The Arrival of Kitty in Columbus
Florence Forrest, former Athens girl and co star with Hal Johnson, will perform the first three days of the week at the High Street Theater in Columbus. Theater managers across the tour circuit request an early return date for the play this season. The Sunday Dispatch interview cites Mina Forrest, known in Athens as Florence Lash, offering fashion notes on costumes and rotation to maintain fresh looks and comfort on stage.
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Athens
Florence Forrest
Hal Johnson
C. 8. Williams
Kitty
High Street
Columbus
Columbus Dispatch
Mina Forrest
All Athens
Florence Lash
Miss Forrest
Amateur Cue Men Clash In New York Billiard Tournament
The Class A nations amateur billiard championships open at the Liederkranz Club in New York for a week starting tonight. Eligible players must average 7 at 18.2 balk line. Prizes go to the top three, plus special awards for best high run and highest single average.
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New York
Liederkranz Club
OU Pitches Shine In Scrub-Ed Outing On Opening Day
The first OU baseball game of the season ended with a 3 to 0 score in favor of the varsity over the scrubs. Pitchers Wood Kenney and Stanford worked for the varsity while others tried out for the pitching spots. The infield defense and several batters showed form, with the Batteries pairing well and several players displaying bat control in the scrimmage style game.
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Weisenberger
Thomas
Evans
Beckley
Tactbon
Lin
Ley
Jones
Gibson
Starr
Stanford
Wood
Kenney
Pavey
Dickey
Fisher
McWillimme
Sibley
Cramit
Wasley
R. Jones
Tewksbury
Bryan
Huchanan
Affinity Case Returns to Athens After Kidnap Plot
Lizzie Sharp and John Sherman face charges of forgery and adultery following a Saturday arrest by Chief Fineterwald and Officer Gandee. At a preliminary hearing in Athens Mayor Hedges, Sharp's husband Thomas Sharp testified about a 15 year old boy abducted from Crooksville. Both suspects bound over to the grand jury on $100 bonds. Mrs Sharp posted bond for herself. Sherman remained jailed.
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Lizzie Sharp
Forhica
John Sherman
Luhrig
Fineterwald
Ot Cer Gandee
Athens
Hedges
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Luhrig and
NEW York Coal Cos
H. V. Railroads
Chauncey Oil and Gas CO
Plains Men
Meighen
Black Hand Society
Canton
Act
Payne
Sary
Washington
Ceedings
Senator Aldrich
Mayor Wells
John Wright
Pearl Nixon
O.U
Varsity
Scrubs
O. U
Denison
Beere
Fenzel
Luhmrig
Grand Jury
Thomas Sharp
Crooksville
Crookeville
Som
Lubrig
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