Tragedy on Main Street Claims Ten Year Old Boy
Edwin Ebersbach aged ten died after being struck by a Harmony Creamery auto on Main Street Pomeroy near Kasper's corner. He was riding a wagon and jumped off. the vehicle hurled him against a fence, crushing his skull. Alvin Myer of Gallipolis led the car and was released after a preliminary hearing. The article also notes Louis Brown's son Pete died of pneumonia in a Chicago area army camp, linking to nearby accident fatalities involving Ray Brown and Curtis Howell.
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Edwin Ebersbach
Main Street
Pomeroy
Kasper’s Corner
Adam Ebersbach
Harmony Creamery
Alvin Myer
Gallipolis
Common Pleas
A. P. Mills
Louis Brown
Pete
Chicago
Curtis Howell
Cincinnati
Young Brown
Ray Brown
Kerrs Run
Triplets Die After Influenza Outbreak in Syracuse
Four months after birth, the Winebrenner triplets of Syracuse attracted countywide attention. All three contracted influenza. one died yesterday morning and hope revived for the remaining twins as word circulated on their condition.
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Winebrenner
Frank Winebrenner
Syracuse
Funeral of Joseph Ament at Peace Evangelical
The funeral for Joseph Ament was held at 10 AM at Peace Evangelical church in Pomeroy. Rev Webber conducted the service as the family hurried to Columbus to be with the elderly mother in critical condition.
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Jos. Ament
Joseph Ament
Peace Evangelical Church
Pomeroy
Webber
Columbus
Free mail delivery to start in Pomeroy Feb 1
Postmaster H J Blackmore reports the Post Office Department will establish free mail delivery in Pomeroy on February 1. Residents must provide a suitable front door receptacle as delivery cannot be made to side or rear doors. Two carriers and a substitute begin, with a civil service examination planned to form an eligible list.
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H. J. Blackmore
Postoffice Department
Pomeroy
Athens CAM Fights Home Up Hudson
Morgan returns with ten Athens boys after a ten day trip to Washington and New York City. They viewed the Senate in session and climbed the Washington Monument, heard a Yale Theological School dean sermon, and watched war ships and parades return from Europe amid strong public enthusiasm.
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Morgan
Athens
Washington
New York City
New York
Senate
Washington Monument
Charles B. Brown
Yale Theological School
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Fifth Avenue
Notable naval and political figures tour New York sights
In a grand parade through New York City Secretary of Navy Daniels Secretary of War Baker Admirals Rodman and Mayo and other notables joined. The party toured the Metropolitan Art Gallery viewed winter theater hits and enjoyed Manhattan sights Willis Sands met them Sunday in naval uniform and joined sightseeing.
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Daniels
Baker
Rodman
Mayo
Metropolitan Art Gallery
Manhattan
Willis Sands
New York
Dean's Kidney Pills Prove Curative for Back Pain
Athens resident Mrs. J A Dilts testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved kidney trouble and back pain during cold episodes. She reiterates in 1917 that the remedy still worked years later. Price 60c at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets the pills.
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Athens
Dean
J. A. Dilts
Cemetery St
Mi. Dilts
Foster-Milburn Co., Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Cleanse with Cascarets for a restful night
Promotes a gentle internal cleanse claiming to relieve headaches bilious spells dizziness and stomach sourness. Advertises a 10 cent box from drug stores and notes its candy like taste suitable for children and effective overnight.
1917 US coal output value jumps sharply in Bituminous mines
Washington report from the United States Geological Survey shows bituminous coal output valued at 1 249 272 837 dollars in 1917, up 584 156 760 from 1916. Production rose to 551 790 563 tons with an average value of 2 25 per ton, while 603 143 miners were employed and workdays rose to 248.
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United States Geological Survey
United States
Soldiers arrive from other camps at Camp Sherman
Chillicothe December 26 Eighteen hundred soldiers mostly Ohioans arrived this morning from Camp Jackson South Carolina to be mobilized at Camp Sherman. Other detachments included 125 from Camp Dix 92 from Newport News 35 from Camp Beauregard 32 from Camp Kearny and 40 from Camp Green. The Camp Dix group forms the One Hundred and First Casual Company composed of wounded and convalescent overseas men.
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Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Camp Jackson
S.C
Camp Dix
Newport Newa
Camp Beauregard
Camp Kearney
Camp Green
Clergyman seeks restraining order vs Asbury Park pupils
Rev Marshwell V MecDuffee of Asbury Park files suit in chancery court seeking to restrain city children from using public streets for calisthenics drills and noisy games near his residence, claiming distraction from study and sermons.
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Trenton
N. J
Asbury Park
Marshwell V. MecDuffee
World’s Biggest Whistle Placed At Steel Plant
A 200 foot high whistle, five feet long and one foot diameter, mounted on a Smokestack at Home stead Steel works in Pittsburgh is connected to a three inch steam pipe. It requires 159 pounds of steam to blow and can be heard up to 12 miles away.
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Pittsburgh
Homestead Steel Works
Devilsish German Tricks In War Front Escape Devices
Reports from the British and American fronts describe Hindenburg line collapse and German tactics after retreat. Germans laced dead bodies with grenades to blow up bearers and mined beds in empty towns, while prisoners forced to bury dead and Allied officers faced hidden mines in rooms and weapons.
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Hindenburg
le Cateau
Huns
Sccrely
Grad Dreams Of Early Days At Review On Parade Route
A wartime reminiscence recounts watching the U S Great North Sea Fleet parade along New York streets led by the Arkansas and featuring familiar faces from Athens Ohio and Ohio University in the 1880s. The author recalls old friends, college memory vignettes, and a personal service in the army.
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Review
Father and three sons fight under Pershing in Arizona
Martin Neary of Notice Massachusetts says his three sons serve with General Pershing in France. He himself rode with Pershing on the plains of Arizona during the Indian campaigns where Pershing was a second lieutenant and Neary a sergeant.
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Natice
Mass
Martin Neary
Pershing
France
Plains of
Arizona
Neary
Narrow Gauge Road Will Be Motorized
Caldwell Ohio reports Ohio River and Western division of the Pennsylvania railroad to be converted to standard gauge with new rails laid parallel to existing narrow rails Trolley wires are being erected enabling electric cars to operate on top coal fields in Muskingum Guernsey Noble Monroe and Belmont counties
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Caldwell
Ohio
Ohio River & Western Division
Pennsylvania
Pennsy
Muskingum Guernsey
Noble
Monroe
Belmont
American Guard of Honor Greets Wilson in Brest
President Wilson arrives in Brest as an American guard lines the harbor dock to welcome him. Troops stand in formation along the pier while piles of U S supplies are stacked nearby during the reception at the receiving dock.
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Brest
Guard of Honor
U. S
President Wilson
Washington
France
American Guard of Honor
Wilson
George Washington
Parade Route Changes and Army Class of 87 Involvement
The parade turned west on 23rd Street as Capt. de Steigner returns to the Hudson fleet and a moving picture of Athens events ends abruptly. The entire class of 87 is now in the U S Army, including Captain Chas Higgins.
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de Steigner
Hudson River
Athens
P. S
U. S. Army
Chas. H. Higgins
Dissolution of American Protective League Set
The American Protective League with 250000 members and branches nationwide will dissolve effective February 1. Directors announced the decision after talks with the Department of Justice officials. The league conducted over three million investigations for federal agencies during World War I.
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Washington
The
American Protective League
League
Department of Justice
Marshal General’s Office
State, Navy
Treasury Departments
Food and Fuel Administrations
Alien Property Custodian
Christmas Dispatches From Hockingport
In Hockingport the R F D carrier faced a heavy load of packages as flu struck the mail crew. Postmaster H B Adams and son kept up the busy schedule delivering mail to trains and returning with sacks. Scott Wiley sold his farm to Nestor of West Virginia and will yield possession March first. Belpre guests include Mr and Mrs Ben Tompkins and daughter, and Parkersburg visitors Mr and Mrs Lawrence Cohen and daughter. H E Adams hosted Xmas dinner guests Otho Elliott and Mary E Parker. Charles Hayden visited Ira Conley with his wife. Ira Barrows lost a milk cow recently.
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Belpre
Carl Medley
Lawrence Cohen
Parkersburg
Henry White
H. E. Adams
Otho Elliott
Mary E. Parker
Charles Hayden
Ira Conley
Ira Barrows
Athens Schools Return After Holiday Break
Athens city schools resume next Monday at the usual hour for grades and high school after a week of Christmas vacation. Sept Morgan says there will be no more breaks until January 31 when the first semester ends. The current semester has been disrupted by flu. teachers will push to complete the work by then.
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Athens
Morgan
Troy Grange Plans All Day Meet Jan. 4
COOLVILLE CO Dec 28 Troy Grange will hold an all day meeting on January 4 starting at 10 am with officer installations. A dinner follows with baskets of farm fare including pie and cake. After dinner a social hour with music will precede a lecturer urging attendance to honor peace on earth and good will toward men.
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Coolville
Troy Grange
Sranger
Japanese Delegation Leader Arrives for Welles Conference
Baron Nobuaki Makino head of the Japanese delegation arrives in San Francisco aboard the Tenyo Maru en route to the Welles peace conference. The party includes several high government officials and will depart for New York today.
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San Francisco
Nobuaki Makino
Japan
New York
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Ohio University
deSteiguer
Higgins Brothers
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Ballard
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Tom Dick
Athens County
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Mauck
Kirkendall
Jackson County
T. Bruce White
Dr. Super
Carl Leo Mees
H. T. Suddeth
Columbia
Tom MIX
Fox
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Lawrence Seaman
Mutts and Motors
Tal
E. Majestic Athens Pure Air Theatre
William Fox
Jane
Catherine Lee
Swat the Spy
David Graham Phillips
Opera House
Voluntech
Sa Aeee Hockingport
Athens Schools
Broadway
Rastus
M. E. Church
Morrow
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