Political Contest in Ohio Ties To Roosevelt Foraker
Akron dispatch reports Senator Charlie Dick voicing support for colleague Senator Foraker in the upcoming Ohio contest. Dick suggests Roosevelt would lead if the race were now held, but favors Foraker if he becomes president. He plans a trip to Jamestown Exposition via Columbus with officials including Carmi A. Thompson and Walter D. Guilbert. Also notes grand jury indictments on Valentine law with bonds set at 250 each and a fatal wagon accident in Cincinnati killing George Felgenspan.
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Akron
Charlies Dick
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Roosevelt
Jamestown Exposition
Harris
Columbus
Jamestown
Carmi A. Thompson
Walter D. Guilbert
A. B. Critchfield
Grand
Toledo man confesses to Sidney murder plot and robbery
Lima telegraph report says Frank Walker of Toledo and Frank Earl were arrested in Lima. Walker swore that the robbery was planned, Earl shot William Legg in Sidney, then robbed the body. Walker jailed in Lima, Earl sent to Wapakoneta amid fears of violence.
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Lima
Frank Walker
T Ledo
Frank Earl
William Legg
Sidney
Walker
Earl
Legg
Wapakoneta
Rev Dr Leroy Belt Dies at 71 Former ONU President
Kenton Ohio April 23 The Rev Dr Leroy A Belt 71 former president of Ohio Northern university and a leading Methodist Episcopal Church figure died at his home from heart trouble He served as pastor in Kenton Toledo Delaware Marion and other Ohio cities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Belt
Kenton, O
Leroy A. Belt
Ohio Northern University
Methodist Episcopal Church of the United
United Brethren Church Funds Meet in Columbus
The United Brethren church erection board in Columbus held its annual meeting confirming re election of the executive committee. Rev H F Shupe of Dayton delivered the annual address and the treasurer reported a $20 000 building fund balance.
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United Brethren Church Funds
Columbus
The
United Brethren Church
H. F. Shupe
Dayton
the Watchman
Robbers Loot Madison Mercantile Dry Goods Store
Two men robbed the Madison Mercantile Company dry goods store stealing 560 dollars worth of silk. They loaded the haul into Rev. R. R. Starsett’s buggy and fled, abandoning the rig near Painesville after also attempting to break into King's grocery store but fleeing when frightened.
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Madison
Madison Mercantile Company
R. R. Starsett
Painesville
King’s Grocery
Fixed the Bonds Toledo April 23 Judge Morris
Toledo O April 23 Judge Morris action on bonds noted in a brief news item. Authorities confirm bond issue details and potential rulings affecting local finance. The report records a procedural update without further escalation or names of involved parties beyond the judge.
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Toledo, O
Morris
Quarrel Over Drinks Ends in Fatal Shooting
In Youngstown Ohio on April 23 William Price and Tom Whitehead argued over drinks in a liquor store. Price shot Whitehead and fled after threatening the crowd with a revolver but was captured two blocks away.
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Youngstown, O
William Price
Tom Whitehead
Price
Child Dies in Croup Remedy Lamp Accident
Blanchester Ohio April 23 The two year old son of James Hudson died after being scalded by vapor cresol ine used to remove croup. The child toppled a lamp that heated the preparation causing the fatal burn.
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Blanchester
James Hudson
Governor Harris Reappoints State Veterinary Board Members
Columbus April 23 Governor Harris reappointed D. S. White Columbus H. H. McFadden Steubenville and John A Bownecker Columbus to the state board of veterinary examiners.
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Columbus
Harris
State Board of Veterinary Examiners
D. S. White
H. H. McFadden
Steubenville
John A. Bownecker
Will Establish Colonies
Wilbur Glen Voliva, Zion’s general overseer, plans four colonies in distant locations to spread their influence globally. He says the initial move hinges on selling the Zion City lace factory to free capital for selected families to finance the plan.
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Cincinnati
Wilbur Glen Voliva
Zion
Zion City
Aged farmer dies after lamp explosion in Ohio
Marietta Ohio April 232 Cowd D Pierce an aged farmer of Centerville Morgan county died in agony from burns after an oil lamp exploded while he was undressing. His son smothered the flames with a rug but Pierce died from the injuries.
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Marietta
Cowd D. Pierce
Centerville
Morgan County
Pierce
Local Residents Take Short Travels and Family Visits
Beh Peta Wai joins Ris Ren on a relatives visit in Columbus. R J Runnion, with a crushed foot at the ice plant, leaves for Guysville to recover before resuming work. Mr and Mrs C P Zilles return to Cleveland after a two week visit. W Bower and Gene Williams depart for St Louis to buy work mules. Mrs Sarah Bean learns her son E H Bean, ill with appendicitis in Fort Worth, Texas, may be up soon. Miss Maud Thornton visits with G C Thornton and family in Columbus. Florence Gabriel visits with Eber Gabriel in Columbus. George Connett and wife host relatives from Columbus. E Rey Lash Jr hosts cousin Annie Lovell of Marietta.
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R. J. Runnion
Guysville
Sarah Bean
E. H. Bean
Fort Worth
Texas
Local Social Notes From Gallipolis And Nearby
Mrs Claud B Parker of Gallipolis visits her mother Mrs C D Gist and sister Miss Dorothy. Mrs George Reynolds returns from Logan and Columbus. Mr and Mrs Bisco Bean of Albany visit Mrs Parker Henry on Poplar avenue. Miss Bessie Cooley of Coolville visits grandmother Mrs E W Howe on Poplar avenue. Jesse Warren tours Parkersburg on business. Dr and Mrs Frank Lord return from Chillicothe after visiting relatives and wintering in the south.
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Claud B. Parker
Gallipolis
C. D. Gist
Dorothy
George Reynolds
Logan
Columbus
Mrs. Bisco Bean
Albany
Parker Henry
Poplar Avenue
Bessie Cooley
Coolville
E. W. Howe
Frank Lord
Chillicothe
South
Mrs A T Lawhead Heads to Amesville Visit
Mrs A T Lawhead left Monday for a brief visit with relatives in Amesville.
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A. T. Lawhead
Amesville
Local residents undertake visits and travel plans in Columbus region
Mrs John D Gist and her daughter Jean visit Miss Mabel Rorick in Columbus while Isaac Slaughter and Herman Rasmussen depart for Newark to visit Clarence Crippen and view the Sells-Forepaugh circus. Fred and Mrs Pickering head to Columbus then Perry Oklahoma to settle home. Charles Bethel visits Mrs Isiah Tedrow in Nelsonville. Mrs William Francis and daughter Mildred depart for Columbus to see relatives. C B Henderson returns from a two month Mexico west trip, much time in Los Angeles. J J Rasmussen returns to Columbus after visiting parents. Gen C H Grosvenor returns from Pomeroy where he served as counsel. Mayor Gilbert E Day and wife spend Sunday in Albany with Mrs T W Woodyard. Mrs John Blackwood and daughter visit her parents in Lancaster. Esta Mayhugh of Columbus guests Ralph Hooper and family. G G Sewing Circle meets at Mrs Dale on Dean Avenue with refreshments and enjoyment.
Italian stabbed to death at christening in Cleveland
Tom Osa dasia, an Italian resident of the Italian settlement, was stabbed and killed during a christening gathering at friends’ home in Cleveland. The assailant escaped and police have not learned a motive.
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Cleveland, O
Tom Osadasia
Friends
Cleveland Banker Dead
Rome reports Captain Mekes vice president of United Banking and Savings of Cleveland Ohio died after a long fight with diabetes.
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Cleveland
Rome
Mekes
United Banking and Savings Company of
Cleveland, C
Personal mentions fill Athens social notes
Mrs C C Grice and daughter Minnie of Portsmouth visit Mr and Mrs James E Smith. W K Scott hosts Paul Scott of Columbus. Frank Schloss spends week in Columbus. Charles Whipple of Columbus student at Ohio State visits relatives. Lew Kelley of T and freight depot seen in Columbus. Davieses attend funeral of Mrs Charles Sargent in Jerseyville. Squire S R Lowry of Mineral attends to business. Grace Allen of Glouster visits Athens. Zoe Wilson returns to Amesville. Mrs B O Higley returns from Middleport for illness and death of mother. Rev Joseph Lucas of Cutler visits Athens. R C Fulton and Lulu Fulton stay with parents in Columbus. James Swett returns from Columbus trip.
Mrs Martin Walsh and Mrs Conrad Josten Visit Miss Mary Rairdon
Mrs Walsh and Mrs Josten visited Miss Mary Rairdon in Lancaster on Sunday.
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Martin Walsh
Conrad Josten
Mary Rairdon
Lancaster
Albany Guests Dr Nel Brown and John L Carpenter
Dr Nel Brown and John L Carpenter of Albany were hosted by friends in the city on Monday.
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Nel Brown
John L. Carpenter
Albany
City
Hannaes Lustro Finish Samples At Wheaton Store
An advertisement touts Hanna’s Lustro-Finish as the most beautiful floor and woodwork finish currently on the market. It invites readers to view finished samples at H. L. Wheaton’s store.
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HANNA
H. L. Wheaton’'s
Engineer P G Hibbard Visits Local Area
P G Hibbard an engineer for the Canean Coal company was a business visitor in the city on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P G. Hibbard
The
Canean Coal Company
Tonsiline cures sore throat and prevents complications
A Canton Ohio based advertorial promotes Tonsiline as the fast cure for sore throat. The copy warns throat issues threaten overall health and can lead to tonsillitis quinsy diphtheria if untreated. It claims rapid relief with a dose or two and notes sales in 25c and 50c bottles nationwide.
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United States
Tonsiline Co
Canton
Ohio
Knights of the Maccabees hold Ohio district convention in Athens
The Eleventh Ohio District meets in Campbell Hall Athens for a triennial convention to elect delegates to the Grand Camp in Toledo. About 200 knights expected with 37 tents represented and a class of 25 to be initiated this evening.
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Ohio
The
Knights of the Maccabees of the World
Athens
Campbell Hall
Court and
State Streets
Knights of Maccabees of the World
Toledo
Glouster
Nelsonville
Ironton
Zanesville
New Lexington
Marietta
New Matamoras
Warner
Corning
Junction City
Murray City
Chauncey
Lancaster
Logan
Bremen
Crooksville
McArthur
Rushville
Cumberland
Dale
New Salem
Union Furnace
Woodsfield
New Plymouth
Graysville
Shawnee
Blue Rock
Wellston
McConnelsville
Thornvike
Bartlett
Somerset
Vincent
Eagleport
Belpre
Waterford
E. B. Meyers
Columbus
Prisoner in Ohio Train Cell Ends Life After Disturbance
Frank Thompson 41 a civil engineer and division superintendent of the United States geological survey stationed at Granite Reef camp Arizona died by suicide in a Columbus police cell after being removed from a Chicago to Philadelphia train. He had acted peculiarly on the train and a fight with crew members occurred as passengers were terrorized.
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Columbus
Frank Thompson
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Thompson
United States Geological Survey
Granite Reef Camp
Arizona
Logansport
Ind
Death of Mrs Emma Rutherford in Lancaster
News from Athens reports the sudden death of Mrs Emma Rutherford at her Lancaster home on North Columbus Street due to heart failure. Daughter of early resident James Howe, she leaves son H H Scott of Newark, a husband Cyrus Rutherford deceased, siblings in the west, and nephew C H Harris in Athens. Remains to be brought to Athens Thursday morning via Hocking Valley train for interment in New Cemetery family lot.
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Emma Rutherford
Lancaster
Athens
Far West
C. H. Harris
Hocking Valley
New Cemetery
Razing Day Property on College Street Starts
Work began this morning under Mr A E Mason superintendent of construction for the new Methodist Episcopal church. Interior dismantling is under way and will be cleared as rapidly as possible. The old church will remain standing as long as feasible while excavation for the new edifice proceeds.
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College Street
A. E. Mason
New Methodist Episcopal Church
Mayor Johnson Restrained in Cleveland Street Fight
Judge Ford grants a temporary injunction against Mayor Johnson and the Forest City Railway to halt operations on Central and Quincy avenues where the Cleveland Electric Railway franchise expired. The case cites Mayor Johnson's alleged financial interest and names Tom L. Johnson Green and Municipal Traction as defendants.
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Johnson
Cleveland
Ford
Forest City Railway Company
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Central and
Quincy Avenues
Forest City Railway
City of
Tom L. Johnson
A. —~. Green
The
Municipal Traction Company
Supreme Court Allows Filing of Bill in Johnson Case
The Ohio Supreme Court granted Prosecutor Webber of Franklin County permission to file a bill of exceptions in the state against John W. Johnson, state supervisor of printing. Johnson was indicted for allegedly trying to influence the circuit court over the Slater ouster suit by writing a letter attacking Slater. Johnson denied authorship.
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Johnson
Columbus
Supreme Court
Webber
Franklin County
John W. Johnson
Mark Slater
Slater
Evans
Ohio
Groom Weds Miss Shoup in Delayed City Ceremony
Miss Bessie Irene Shoup of Torch and Dr. Paul Engle of Middlebourne W Va were married at the M E parsonage Monday night by Rev Earl Slutz. The excited groom delayed the 8 oclock start after arriving at 7 30 from Torch and forgetting the license at the Probate Court. Officers Mills Van Horn and Janitor Kale obtained the papers and the ceremony proceeded. The couple stayed Monday night and Tuesday in the city.
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Bessie Irene Shoup
Paul Engle
M. E. Parsonage
Earl Slutz
Miss Shoup
Torch
Engle
Middlebourne
W. Va
Mills
van Horn
Kale
Slumber Sweet
Hanna's Green Seal Mixed Paint Ad Claim
The ad promotes The Mixed Paint that puts no paint er in a mix and markets Hanna's Green Seal as a standout coating product with a distinctive branding claim.
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Hanna
Doing Business Again
A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell New York recounts near death from indigestion nervousness and debility. He credits Electric Bitters with a full recovery enabling him to resume doing business daily with ongoing gains. W H McKee promises the medicine as the best tonic on earth and guarantees it, priced 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Chisholm
Treadwell
N. Y
W. H. McKee
KODOL for Dyspepsia Promises Stomach Relief
KODOL clears the stomach and sweetens breath, sold by Cline's Pharmacy under a guarantee relief plan. It adheres to the National Pure Food and Drugs Law and is available through druggists.
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Cline
Windrom praises Vinol tonic for elderly vitality
Mrs. Sarah J. Windrom of Ch cousin of Zachary Taylor and grandniece of Alexander Hamilton, at 76, credits Vinol cod liver preparation with restored appetite, sleep, and activity. She recalls early cod liver oil as greasy and tasting bad, while Vinol is palatable and nourishing to impoverished blood. McKee's Drug Store offers Vinol with a guarantee.
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Sarah J. Windrom
Zachary Taylor
United States
Alexander Hamilton
Vinci
McKee’s Drug Store
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic Promoted for Women Care
An advertisement touts Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as essential for feminine hygiene and arson care, claiming germicidal cleansing deodorizing and healing properties. It notes sale at local druggists with free samples and lists The R Paxton Co Boston Massachusetts as the address.
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R. Paxton Co
Boston
Mass
Death of Fayette Wedge Noted. Coolville Mourns Old Residents
Coolville April 20. The community mourns several long time citizens with the death of Fayette Wedge aged 85 years 21 days. He died March 18 in Coulterville Illinois at his daughter Mrs A C Young's home while wintering there. Wedge moved to Coolville from Washington County in 1837 and was a pillar of public and moral life. He married Emily A Cooley in 1846 and had five children. He is interred beside his wife who died January 19 1904. Other recent deaths include Otto Barth Eva McBride and Rev A M Johnsons aged mother F I Johnson of Hockingport.
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Coolville
Fayette Wedge
Coulterville
Ill
A. C. Young
Amesville
Washington County
Emily A. Cooley
Heman
Abbigail Cooley
Ohio
J. P. Brawley
L. H. Noyes
Rome Township
Spokane
Whitman
Washington
Wedge
Otto Barth
Eva McBride
A. C. Davis
A. EK. Johnson
F. I. Johnson
Hockingport
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup endorsed for bowels
A historical advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as non opiate and bowel moving. It claims conformity to the National Pure Food and Drugs Law and endorsement by mothers, noting children like its taste and availability at Cline's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Cline
First Meeting of Pomeroy District Miners Strike Talks
Operators from Columbus attended the first meeting of the Pomeroy district workers during a miners strike. J W Blower of Hisylvania Coal company and Horace Maynard joined from Columbus. A committee from the United Mine Workers will meet today to pursue an amicable settlement over the Jackson scale and $2.06 per day wage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
J. W. Blower
Hisylvania Coal Company
Horace Maynard
Maynard Bros
Columbus
United Mine Workers
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Buckeye
Kenton
Merchant
George Felgenspan
Quarrel
Babe
Lamp
Beh
Peta Wai
Ris
Ren
Bower
Gene Williams
St. Louis
Miss Maud Thornton
Mrs
G. C. Thornton
Florence Gabriel
Eber Gabriel
George Connett
A. W. Connett
E. Rey Lash, Jr
Annie Lovell
Jesse Warren
Parkersburg
John D. Gist
Jean
Mabel Rorick
Isaac Slaughter
Herman Rasmussen
Newark
Clarence Crippen
Fred Pickering
Charles Pickering
Perry
Oklo
Charles Bethel
Isiah Tedrow
William Francis
Mildred
Mrs. C. B. Henderson
Mexico
West
Los Angeles
J. J. Rasmussen
Martin Rasmussen
C. H. Grosvenor
Gilbert E. Day
T. W. Woodyard
John Blackwood
John McKown
Esta Mayhugh
Ralph Hooper
G. G. Sewing Circle
C. C. Grice
Minnie
Portsmouth
James E. Smith
Frank Schloss
Charles Whipple
Ohio State University
A. J. Davies
Samuel Davies
Jerseyville
Charles Sargent
Squire S. R. Lowry
Mineral
Grace Allen
Zoe Wilson
Ethyl James
B. O. Higley
Middleport
Joseph Lucas
Cutler
R. C. Fulton
Lulu Fulton
James Swett
Rmi
Convention OF Maccabees
Fairbanks
Ohio News
M. E. Church
Illinois
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