First Step Toward Pen Or Electric Chair Taken By Koons
Isiah Koons of Deanville is held in Athens jail awaiting a August 21 preliminary hearing after being arraigned on murder charges in the Poke Smith case. Prosecutor Foster and Mayor Sharp discussed the case with Galloway, who faced alcohol fines, while witnesses and coroner’s inquest build the path to trial. Koons claims the shooting was an accident citing a cheese knife, with self defense anticipated as his plea.
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Koons
Isiah Koons
Deanville
Poke Smith
Athens
Hocking Valley
Chief Warner
Nelsonville
Webster
Foster
Sharp
Galloway
Smith
Enness
Warner
Koon
Chease
Evdence
Lane
Frank Farrell
Wauseon
Congress
State Board of Commerce
State Grange
Grange
S. 8. Cox
New York
Safford
Nashville
Merrick
Delaware
Trimble
V&ume
O. U
Cc. W. Super
Ohio finally starting on good roads progress noted
Ohio roads improve slowly with local effort rather than a central plan. Expenditures last year reached 5.706 million dollars, with counties like Montgomery and Franklin seeing partial progress, while advocates seek a state spanning road from river to lakes. The piece cites polling on road funding shares and a push to rebuild the National Road.
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Ohio
Ohio River
Lakes
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Franklin
Richland
Ashland
Wayne
Helmes
Summit
Montgomery County
Lucas County
Corporation Line
Toledo
Franklin Ashtabula
Highland
Tuscarawas
Once
Letter to the Editor on Judge Martin Fox case and clemency
A reader defends Judge George E. Martin's handling of the E. C. Fox bribery trial in Meigs county. The letter argues Fox sought a large bribe from Miller and questions editorial misperceptions, urging publication of the full opinion and noting prosecuting attorney Miller’s role.
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E. C. Fox
Bank of Middleport
George E. Martin
Fox
Meigs County
Pomeroy Daily Independent
Funeral of Thomas Smith Held at Chauncey
The murder victim Thomas Smith was buried in Chauncey after services at the Chauncey Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. Earl R. Slutz led the ceremony as friends and relatives accompanied the casket to the cemetery. Authorities noted he died after a failed attempt to reach Columbus for surgery.
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Thomas Smith
Chauncey
Nelsonville
Chauncey Methodist Episcopal Church
Earl R. Slutz
Athens
Reflections on O A centennial and alumni reminiscences
The writer recalls the 1904 centennial of the O A and Home Coming, noting scant attention despite the era. He laments inability to preserve living reminiscences, recounting how old alumni promised but did not provide material as he sought memories while juggling duties as president.
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O. A
United States
Athens
Vermonter Buys $50,000 Notes From Dry Goods Prince
A New York wholesale dry goods merchant would scorn rivals in gentility. A visiting Vermonter, who bought his discounted notes, exposes the man's readiness to dodge payment by showing him $50,000 in notes. The encounter ends with the merchant fleeing to his private office.
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New York City
Brooklyn Eagle
Boy Hunters Weasels in English Countryside 1812
An anecdote from William Henderson's From My Life as an Angler recalls three boys near Merrington to Windlestone being pursued by a pack of about twenty weasels. They outran the animals across fields and hedges, ending with a dash into a nearby village during their strawberry foraging. The incident, dated circa 1812 in northern England, was noted by Forest and Stream.
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William Henderson
London
Merrington
Windlestone
England
Clever Smugglers and a Parrot That Told Tales
Lawrence Perry of the New York Tribune recounts two 1890s smugglers, Harry White and Richard Bergen, who used trunks of watches and cutlery to evade duties. After bergen’s dramatic bomb plot aboard a liner, inspectors uncover no dutiable goods. A French ornithologist and his parrot Poll reveal the tale when the bird talks of being stuffed with diamonds after death.
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United States Treasury Department
Harry White
Richard Bergen
Bergen
White
Treasury Department
England
London
New York
Washington
Sandy Hook
Custom House
Fire Island
Ife
Secret Service
Revenue Cutter
Berren
Europe
France
Paris
America
Havre
Poll
Lawrence Perry
New York Tribune
Before Marriage Words Spark Remembrance in Post
A Houston Post quip contrasts marriage with courtship noting affection shifts from darling to dear and remarks on finances saying your father paid your bills. The witty line reflects social commentary on marital expectations and financial independence.
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Houston Post
First Family Row On Record Sparks Cain Gag
A stray Stories quip ponders who created the first family row on record. The punchline suggests Adam and Eve raised Cain, mocking timeless domestic disputes.
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Adam and Eve
Cain
Seneca Defends Cup Narrowly In Eight Mile Race
In Rochester New York on August 13 the American defender Seneca beat the Canadian challenger Adele in the second race of the Canada’s Cup series. Official finish times were Seneca 2 61 16 and Adele 2 66 56 in a breeze.
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Rochester
N. Y
Seneca
Adele
The Chick In the Egg Explains Early Chick Development
Dr Henry Dwight Chapin explains in North American Review how a minute cell in the eggshell initiates tissue formation and feeding. The chick develops inside the egg for about three weeks, hatches into a self feeding animal, and is started with imperfect organs.
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Henry Dwight Chapin
North American Review
A Tax Scheme That Failed
The piece notes Switzerland’s resistance to income tax and describes how cantons once used donation boxes for voluntary revenue. Citizens contributed in good faith, but collectors found only trousers, leading to the abandonment of voluntary submissions in favor of declared capital and income under official scrutiny.
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Switzerland
Pall Mill Gazette
The Umbrella Prank at a Lecture
A man tries to attract a stranger to poke an intended acquaintance with his umbrella. The target turns out to be a stranger, prompting a tense scene. The prank exposes the onlookers and shifts attention to the lecturer as chaos unfolds.
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Grosvenor
Pomeroy
Martin
Miller
Atteview
Lindsey
Lindsey Anl
A. P. Miller
A. D. Follett
Marietta, O
Coumbus
Columbus Yards
Mound Street
Daily Messenger
Uncle Sam
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