Athens Telephone Upgrade Promises Superior Local Service
Athens County Home Telephone company advances a major upgrade with conduit laid along Court Street and new offices in the Dorr building. J D Love leads the project aiming for completion in six weeks to two months, featuring a central energy system, a large switchboard and private suburban service on eight party lines.
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Court Street
Campbell's Corner
Park Place
Walberry Street
Love
Mt. Vernon
Eaton
Athens
Anothr
Home Telephone Company
Ohio
Martzolff Plans Ten Day State Speaking Tour
Prof Martzolff begins a ten days trip delivering eight addresses at high school commencements. The schedule includes Powell Franklin county Friday Bradenburg Knox county Saturday New Castle Coshocton county Tuesday Belmont Wednesday Roseville Thursday Glouster Friday Stafford Monroe county Saturday Albany.
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Martzolff
Powell
Franklin County
Bradenburg
Knox County
New Castle
Coshocton County
Belmont
Roseville
Glouster
Stafford
Monroe County
Albany
Hunted Out of Season on the River
H N Koons and Roe Zeuner shot ducks believed to be in season but were caught after Wednesday by Warden Hibbard. They pleaded guilty before Justice Rose, learning Tuesday was last day of season. Each was fined five dollars and costs, promptly paid.
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H. N. Koons
Roe Zeuner
Hibbard
Justice Rose
Secretary Percy Resigns From Nelsonville YMCA Post
John G. Percy of Athens resigns as secretary of the Nelsonville YMCA and eastern Ohio state committee to join the Cleveland association under Mgr. R. B. Lewis. He led Nelsonville since 1908, leaving a 250-member group and a Woman's auxiliary above 100, with Field Day funds totaling 816.49 from auxiliary efforts and 464 from local subscriptions.
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Mgr. R. B. Lewis
Ohio
Perey
Cleveland
Newark
East
Athens
Percy
Nelsonville
J. M. Hyde
Harry Hinman
Mayor Delays Ruling in Nelsonville Temperance Case
Nelsonville Ohio April 22 A batch of temperance beer cases came before Mayor Wells. Rh Graham Weldman agent faced two charges for keeping a place and selling to Felix Patton. Trial lasted one day with decision postponed to next Monday. Five more cases continued to May 21 as authorities push to curb near beer traffic.
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Nelsonville
Wells
Felix Patton
Sion
Common Pleas Court
O. W H. Wright
Logan
Walter C. Taylor
Cincinnati
Fred Scott
Keenan
Jack Ashton
KE T Spray
William Rosser
Peter Humm
Charles McVickera
Weideman Company
Local couples listed in cross-county marriage notice
Sarnest Swindel a 26 year old miner and Edith Davidson a 26 of Jacksonville. A W McBride 3, liveryman and Cora A Davin 21 of Coolville. John K Pennybaker 26 bricklayer and Catherine V Quinlan 23 of Athens. Cyrus Manson Martin 22 carpenter and Bessie Hall clerk of Nelsonville.
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Sarnest Swindel
Miner
Edith Davidson
Jacksonville
A. W. McBride
Cora A. Davin
Coolville
John K. Pennybaker
Bricklaver
Catherine V. Quinlan
Athens
Cyrus Manson Martin
Carpenter
Bessie [Lall
Nelsonville
Eight Die In Storm Rips Cleveland And Ohio
A deadly tornado struck Cleveland and northern Ohio on April 22 killing eight people in the city and injuring seven fatally with more than 50 seriously hurt. Homes lost roofs, utilities failed, and $1,000,000 in damage was reported as schools and churches suffered and debris swept through streets.
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Cleveland
Ohio
State Board Would Care for Children
The state board of health proposes state care for all abandoned children and urges creation of an antitoxin plant for rapid diphtheria treatment. The board plans to seek authorization to establish its own plant and reports progress on stream pollution under the Bense act, noting 2,173 cases and eight deaths, indicating a mild year.
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State Board of Health
It Costs to Slap Cliff
William Burnley of Lubrig was arraigned before Mayor Helges on an assault and battery charge brought by Cie Van Meter who says Burnley slapped him. Burnley was fined five dollars and costs.
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Cliff
William Burnley
Lubrig
Helges
Cie van Meter
van Meter
Burnley
Plan to blow up Niagara ice gorge to avert flood
In Lewiston New York on April 22 engineers Henry A Kenuze and Charles A Tuttle recommended dynamite to break the Niagara River ice jam feared to erase acres along the upper river banks. Two carloads of dynamite were sent to Youngstown and blasting began this morning to avert sudden flood.
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Lewiston
N. Y
Niagara River
Queenston
Lake Ontario
Henry A. Kenuze
Public Works
Charles A. Tuttle
Youngstown
Mrs Ben Fauser Visits Uhrecheville with Hart Family
Mrs Ben Fauser and her young daughter travel to Uhrecheville for a visit together with Mr and Mrs George Hart.
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Ben Fauser
Uhrecheville
George Hart
Temperance beer trials bog down county court docket
Ten county court cases heard Wednesday afternoon included Graham and Rosser's arrest for selling temperance beer with excess alcohol. Judge Wood warned more similar cases could prompt a special session. Leona Ayers sues Grover Ayers for divorce citing extreme cruelty and asks to restore her maiden name Leona Crippen. no children are involved.
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Common Pleas Court
R. C. Graham
George Rosser
Nelsonvile
O. W. H. Wright
Walter C. Taylor
Graham
Rosser
Wells
Nelsonville
Die
Wood
Leona Ayers
Grover Ayers
L. A. Koons
Athens
Ex Senator Riley Legally Separates From Wife in Ohio
Marietta Ohio April 2 Del John H Riley aged 48 ex state senator and his wife Georgia Riley aged 20 who were married two years ago concluded a legal separation today. Terms not made public. Mrs Riley seriously ill will travel to New York with friends and seek a divorce when recovered. Colonel Riley served with Camp C A Cable as state senator from this senatorial district.
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Marietta
John H. Riley
G . Press
Georgia Riley
Riley
Camp
A. Cable
Former patient committed again over religious matters
Isaac Vaughen of Glouster was probated and committed to the state hospital after a hearing before Probate Judge Lynch and doctors E. Koons and C. McDougall. Vaughen had been committed previously, released as cured, but lately became deranged by religious concerns and disruptive. He preached on a rain-barrel and prayed publicly.
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Isaac Vaughen
Glouster
State Hospital
Lynch
E. 8. Koons
C. 8. McDougall
Vaughen
Koons
Athens
Coal shipments to Upper Lake docks begin next week
The Sun day Creek company will ship 30 000 to 40 000 tons to the upper lake docks from the Flocking valley via the Toledo docks. Hocking Valley will handle the tonnage boost, with limited shipments from the district to come until May. A 1 000 tons per hour loader at Toledo & Ohio Central is nearly ready enabling faster coal loading.
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Toledo
Sunday Creek Company
Upper Lake
Hocking Valley
Hocking
Toledo & Ohio Central
R OC
Messenger ads turn sales into real results for Cline’s Pharmacy
The Athens Daily Messenger notes Cline's Pharmacy consistently yields results as a persistent advertiser. Yesterday a reader order came for a 5 cent box of face cream mailed to Montgomery Alabama, following an ad in the Messenger columns.
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Messenger
Cline
Mersenger
Cline’s
Montgomery
Ala
Athens
Megaenger
Huge Mine Fire Ravages Job's Mine No. 2
DD H Williams reports from Brush Fork that Job's Mine No. 2 in the Sun day Creek district is the largest and most serious mine fire in history. A large force led by N D Monsarrat seals walls to smother the blaze, with a new vent fan ready to aid, as about 100000 square feet burn.
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DD. H. Williams
Sunday Creek
Sunday Creek Company
Athens
Brush Fork
Job
Templeetee
United States
Fret
N. D. Monsarrat
Williams
Suffrage Club Collecting Literature for Girls Industrial Home
The Athens Woman's Suffrage Club answers the state appeal and collects books magazines newspapers Bibles and Testaments for the Girls Industrial School at Delaware. They urge heads of households to gather literature and notify Mrs Hobson or leave it at the Hobson home on West State Street for a prompt shipment.
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Delaware
Athens Woman's Suffrage Club
Athens
N. Hobson
Hobson
West State Street
Forest Fires Rage in Scioto County Hills
Forest fires sweep Cary and Siab runs in Scioto county burning woods and threatening farms. Farmers work to save homes as nightfall lights the hills with a brilliant glow.
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Hamden Junction
Cary
Siab
Scioto County
New State Greenhouse Contract Awarded
Contractor J. F. Robbins has secured the contract for a fine new greenhouse on the State hospital grounds. The 150 by 28 foot structure will replace the present hothouse, which will be torn down. Work will begin at once.
Insane Son Named Executor of Toledo Estate
Bryan Ohio April 22 eight other heirs seek to set aside the will of David DeGrott who left all property to a son confined in an asylum at Toledo and named him executor of the estate.
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Bryan, O
David DeGrott
Toledo
Tenement Fire In Cincinnati Injures Four People
A blaze in a crowded Cincinnati tenement shortly after midnight caused serious injuries to four residents, with one possibly fatally burned, as authorities investigate the fast spreading flames.
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Cincinnati
Trial of George K. E. Tredway for 1908 Pittsburg murder
Jury selected in Pittsburg to try George K. E. Tredway on the murder of John C. Barrows on the steamboat W. T. Smoot at Fifth street foot. Prosecution seeks first degree verdict. defense notes circumstantial evidence and calls witnesses from the Smoot crew and nearby residents.
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Pittsburg
George KE. Tredway
John C. Barrows
W. T. Smoot
Fifth Street
Tredway
Commonwealth
William D. Grimes
Waldo P. Hreedon
John A. Evans
Robert T. McElroy
Harry H. Rowland
the Commonwealth
Barrows
Allegheny
Tredwry
Tenderloin
Eine
Avenue
Ehmer Hartwell
Rockingport
Cawtrey
Parkhernburg
la Aleo
Debate On Bill Progress And Cummins Income Tax Plan
Washington reports progress as a bill is read paragraph by paragraph with amendments. Senator Cummins proposes a graduated income tax aiming for 40 million revenue, exempting the first 5,000 and applying rates from 2 percent to 6 percent across income brackets.
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Zete
Cummins
Thomas C. Dawson
Chile
Bailey
Lad Entombed Rescued Unhurt At Lewis Mine
Wiley Angel was entombed in the Lewis mine at Angel, Gallia County, after a cavern collapsed forenoon. Rescuers freed him after six hours of hard work. he escaped injury and remained in good spirits when reached.
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Lad
Gallipolis
Wiley Angel
Lewis
Angel the
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Worstell Build
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John G. Percy
Cleveland Associa
Weideman
The
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Mah Company
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Ashtabula
Jasper Cromwell
Cleveland Furnace Company
Olive Phalen
Wade Park
Joseph Vessla
Cleveland Frog
Louis Petro
Joseph Slazek
John Niebalski
Charles Trautman
Fred Geigie
Woodlawn
St. Stanislaus Church
East Sixty-fifth Street
Forman Avenue
Niagara
John Riley
Toledo Docks
Vailey
Suffrage Club
John Barrows
Hockingport
Washington
Apretka Cana
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