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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1907

Page

7

Plans of Defense Outlined by Thaw Counsel

Special to Daily Messenger York January 31 The defense plans to limit the opening by District Attorney Jerome to the core events of the case and eye witness accounts. The defense may argue temporary insanity or present a legal insanity defense possibly asking for a commission to determine current mental state. Jury selection continues with new panel of 100 men and juror six Harry Brearly expresses no prejudice to insanity plea.

York Attorerome Jerome Timony Stanford White Evelyn Stee Rious Talesmen Thaw Harry C. Brearly Harold K. Faire Brearly Henry I. Kleinberger

Curious Will Leaves Poetry and Memories to All

A Chicago lawyer Charles Lounsberry long dead and penniless left a whimsical will from the Cook County asylum. The document distributes intangible bequests like praise to parents and childhood memories to children, poems to elders, and happiness in old age to loved ones, in lieu of property.

Charles Lounsberry Chicago Cook County Dunning J. Charles Lounsberry Burns Shakespeare Detroit News-Tribune

First annual Catholic Foresters ball slated at Assembly Club hall

Personal notes list visitors Henry and Charles Cameron in Chauncey and other social calls. The Catholic Foresters plan their first annual ball at the Assembly Club hall next Thursday evening. Officials report requisition for Frank Weaver wanted in Chicago burglary case.

Chamberlain Cough Remedy Endorsed By Kingston Councilman

Kingston Jamaica West Indies City Council member W O R Fogarty writes that one bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy eased his cough and he plans to obtain another. The product is sold by W H McKee E R Lash Barton Drug Co Chauncer.

W. O'Reilly Fogarty Kingston Jamaica West Indies Chamberlain W. H. McKee E. R. Lash Barton Drug Co Chauncer

Gratitude for Support After Father Edward Warner’s Death

The Warner family expresses thanks to friends for help and sympathy during his illness and after the death of their father Edward Warner. Mrs Edward Warner and Family.

Edward Warner

Cincinnati Banker Freed of Coal Company Fraud Charge

Rudolph Kleybolte, a leading Cincinnati banker, was acquitted of false pretenses and larceny for taking 250 dollars from Luhrig Coal in a 1900 bid between Luhrig and Marmet to supply city water works coal. He testified before the grand jury investigating bid fixing in city coal contracts.

Cincinnati Rudolph Kleybolte Luhrig Coal Company Luhrig Company Marmet Coal Company City Water Works Kleybolte Grand Jury

Ohio Dailies re-elect officers and pick Sandusky for summer

In Columbus on January 31 the Associated Ohio Dailies re elected all old officers. The next summer meeting will be held in Sandusky. Officers named include President John T. Mack Sandusky Vice President G W C Perry Chillicothe Secretary H L Brush East Liverpool Treasurer J P Chew Xenia and an executive committee consisting of J R Alexander Zanesville Frank Harper Mt. Vernon and F M Reitzel Warren.

Columbus Associated Ohio Dailies Sandusky John T. Mack G. W. C. Perry Chillicothe H. L. Brush East Liverpool J. P. Chew Xenia J. R. Alexander Zanesville Frank Harper Mt. Vernon F. M. Reitzel Warren

Death in Ohio Man Dies After Headache Powder Use

Elbert Louis Harrison of Hamilton died at age 30 after taking several headache powders for a headache. He grew worse despite medical help until death occurred. In Paris, the chamber of deputies passed the public meetings bill by a large margin, outlining rules for meetings and organizer liability.

Hamilton Elbert Louis Harrison Harrison Paris Chamber of Deps Utiles France Senate

Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson as a Charismatic Traveler

A writer recalls Stevenson with dark eyes and uncut hair, noting his shabby clothes and animated gesticulation that misled officials into thinking him a starving musician. Continental authorities doubted his passport while France imprisoned him. yet his slender, boyish bearing and magnetic eyes left a vivid impression of perpetual youth and zest for tales and bold deeds.

Robert Levis Stevenson France Stevenson

A Sponge Farm Grows From Cultivated Sponges

A druggist cites Mediterranean sponge farms as lucrative, noting Professor Oscar Schmidt of Syria pioneered cultivating sponges by planting fragments in the sea bed. The method yielded 4,000 sponges worth $1,000 at a $45 cost. He predicts broader cultivation of sea creatures and eventual ownership of the sea by man.

Mediterranean Oscar Schmidt Schmidt St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Webster and the Singers Portrait of Gallantry

Daniel Webster loved music and often urged the wife of a congressman for a song at Willard's hotel. At Jenny Lind performances in Washington he applauded loudly and bowing to the singer then to the lady, drew laughter from the crowd with his playful courtesy.

Jenny Lind

Making a Chef

A culinary expert explains the daunting seven to ten year path to becoming a chef. An apprentice trains under masters in stages from vegetable prep to raw meat and fish studies. He learns cooking methods, sauces, pastries, and souffles before earning wages from $25 to $150 weekly.

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Permits to Wed For Mineral and Nelsonville Couples

Abner Phillips a 41 year old farmer of Mineral and Miss Maggie Dishon 19 of Nelsonville seek marriage. Albert D. Black 34 a Putnam county lumberman and Miss Blanche Turvey 18 of Chauncey also seek nuptials.

Abner Phillips Maggie Dishon Nelsonville Albert D. Black Putnam County Blanche Turvey Chauncey

Mrs Rathburn of Albany Dies of Pneumonia

Mrs. Dave Rathburn of Albany died Tuesday evening from pneumonia. She leaves a husband and two children. The funeral is set for Thursday afternoon at one o'clock at Hebbardsville Church of the P. in Hebbardsville.

Dave Rathburn Albany Hebbardsville Co. P

Talks at Chapel by Attorney General Wade Ellis

Columbus Attorney General Wade Ellis spoke at the chapel exercises to a large student audience and many city residents. He urged education influence and student development in a concise, eloquent address.

Wade Ellis Columbus Alston Ellis Ellis

Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promotion at Cline's Pharmacy

A tissue builder and reconstructor promises to strengthen nerves and muscles with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. The ad claims it builds tissue, drains waste force, and offers tea or tablets for 35 cents at Cline's Pharmacy.

Hollister Cline

Fire Rips Through Glouster Stores After Gas Explosion

Glouster Ohio January 31 Two or three frame buildings on High street caught fire after a gas explosion in a general store adjacent to the Carpenter Hardware company. Gas was shut off about 3 30 p m and it was believed the fire was under control. The Carpenter building front was badly damaged. Full damage to other structures and details unavailable for today.

Glouster High Street Carpenter Hardware Company Carpenter

Coming Way Down East on February 4 at Athens Opera House

Lottie Blair Parker's idyllic play of New England farm life comes to the Athens Opera House on February 4. The production promises sympathy, wholesome fun, and strong human interest across classes. Directed by Joseph Grismer the cast is specially selected for its characters.

Lottie Blair Parker New England Athens Opera House Lfe Parker Joseph Grismer

Neighbors Fooled by King's New Discovery Claim

Mrs Eva Uncapher of Grovertown Stark County Indiana says she was coughing to death and too weak to leave bed before she tried King’s New Discovery. Four one dollar bottles cured her cough and restored health. McKee the druggist offers 50c and 1.00 sizes with a free trial bottle.

Eva Uncapher Grovertown, Stark Co Ind McKee

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