Tragedy Aftermath in Gallipolis Burglary Case
Harvey Williams lies buried at Clark's Chapel. John Lyle’s body was handed to Ohio University’s biological department for study. Athens Marshal Finsterwald slowly recovers from fatal wounds after a deadly clash with Williams Lyle and their accomplices. Lamborn, the alleged accomplice, is released. Bob Swett and Weldon Kyle return, wary of further detective work.
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Williams
Clark
Lyle
Ohio University
Lamborn
Gallipolis
Marshal Finsterwald
Harvey Williams
Clark's Chapel
John Lyle
Biological Department
Athens
Second Street
Bob Swett
Weldon Kyle
John Lamborn
Undertaking Establishment
W. A. Hibbard
Washington Street
Samuel Lake
Clark's
Lemuel Lake
Priestly
Kanawha & Michigan
Hessid
Michigan
Coluubus
University
Ohio
Secore
Race of Time With Skill in Simplex Type Setting
A Siessenger and Herald issue celebrates the Simplex Type Setting machine boosting Athens county news production. The device enabled four to five workers to match six manual roles, delivering an eight thousand home circulation story about a Gallipolis tragedy within ninety minutes from press time. Rural routes sped the break and beat rivals to publish a complete account.
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Siessenger & Herald
Athens County
Messenger & Herald
Simplex
Gallipolis
Finsterwald
Rose
Sitenttoes Road
Gallipulis
Fos Chu
Athens
Sinsplex
Milton Sheets Sentenced to Hang for 1890 Somerset Murder
Milton Sheets, captured in Athens by Marshal Pinsterwald and Policeman Burdette, is sentenced to be hanged on March 11 for the 1890 murder of stonemason Augustus Glossner in Somerset County. He escaped prior to a 1900 execution date, wandered through PA, MD, WV, then Ohio, and was recaptured after a nationwide search aided by a circulating photo.
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Milton Sheets
Harry Bell
Athens
Marshal Pinsterwald
Burdette
Somerset County
Agustus Glossner
Sheets
Glossner
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
al Sprouse
West and
Bardette
West End
Thia Zidane Colecntas
Getamatag
Killed in Texas Former Athens Resident L. C. Hawk
L C Hawk a former Athens county resident was killed January 16 near Fort Worth Texas He served as conductor on the Beaver and Fort Worth railway and died after being run over by a train while attempting to board the cars He was forty six buried January 18 at Fort Worth son of W J Hawk living two miles north of Athena.
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L. C. Hawk
Athens County
Ft. Worth
Texas
Ron
Beaver & Ft. Worth Railway
Sas
Fe. Worth
Tera
W. J. Hawk
Athena
Southeastern A C T A to Meet at Lottridge Saturday
A session of the Southeastern Athena county teachers association is set for Lottridge on Saturday February 15. The program lists declamations by Emma Parsons and many others, readings, essays, orations by M E Dinsmore and Grace Reeder, and a debate on whether the United States should confine itself to the American continent with named participants on affirmative and negative sides.
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Athena County Teachers’ Association
Lottridge
Emma
Parsons
Esssy
Emmett Riley
Headieg
Grose Cullums
Reading
KH. Parsons
Lucy Dye
Argus Cole
Engay
Flora Buck
Harry Hartley
Evalyn
Russell
H.hoskinson
Hamy
U. S
American
J. J. Wooley
E. R. Kirkendall
Carl Buck
O. R. Cline
Guy Dinamore
Marvey Shaw
The Four Hundred Dance at Assembly Club Rooms
The younger Ath ony 100 members hosted a Friday night dance in the Assembly Club rooms on Congresa street. About twenty couples attended with music by a Columbus seven-piece orchestra and refreshments by Palmer Wood. Attendees included Mr and Mrs W E Leonard, Mr and Mrs W M Mc Kee, Mrs BE Merwin of Columbus, Miss Bertha Rich of Covington KY, and many others.
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Athony 100
Congresa
Columbus
Palmer Wood
W. E. Leonard
Mra
W. MH. McKee
BE. C. Merwin
Bertha
Jean Rich
Covington
Eky
Josephine Cottrill
Maury Slattery
Cary Nodge
Pansy Tierrold
Ross Mincar
Grace Stickney
Mame Wood
Mary Arncott
Mattu Rorick
Mame O'Bleness
Anna Scott
Elfen Wood
Earl Clayton
Henry Poston
W. K. Scott
L. McCune
F. H. Logan
C. H
Card of Thanks for Mary Friend Assistance
We thank the many friends who kindly assisted us during the long illness and death of our mother. Minet ta Jane Petter.
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Mary Friends
Ory Mother
Minetta Jane Petter
Postoffice Receipts Show Athens Free Delivery Rise
Athens post office celebrates a notable year with free city delivery, two daily runs, and after hours mail access via a special window. Carriers Glade Logan and Frank Dean faced severe weather delivering mail along routes No 3 and No 2, as box collection points expand to 14. Receipts climbed steadily under Postmaster Gift, with annual gains of about 600 dollars during Gift’s four-year term, and a push for addressed street and number labeling to streamline service.
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Athens
Gint
Glade Logan
Frank Dean
Athena
Carriera Logan
Dean
Cartier Logan
Court Street
Carrier Dean
South Bridge
State Hospital
Gist
TSG
Ofice
Totel
Poxt- Imaator
Giut
Addresa
Tisian
Gard Mine Equipages A New Power Plant
Broadwell Feb 8 The Gard mine installs a 55 kilowatt 250 volt dynamo with an automatic engine and a 150 horsepower boiler plant. A Morgan Gardner machine 6 feet deep 44 inches wide makes 103 tons per hour. More equipment will be added to boost output and power the boiler house and heading. Sackett Mine Supply Co Columbus Ohio furnished and installed all equipment.
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Broadwell
Gard
Morgan & Gardiner, Electrical Company
Sackett Mine Supply Co
Columbus
Ohio
Three Nuptial Knots
Mayor Rosa performed the marriages Saturday and six people are happily sailing the matrimonial men. The couples married were Ednard Guthrie and Miss Rosa Ferney both of Jacksonville, Hugo Skrotzkey of Jacksonville and Miss Hannah Hartman of Gloucester, and Lewis North and Miss Emma Woltz of German Ebon.
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Rosa
Ednard Guthrie
Rosa Ferney
Jacksonville
Hugo Skrotzkey
Hannah Hartman
Glouster
Lewis North
Emma Woltz
Gien Ebon
Notice to Contributors on Finsterwald Subscription
A call to all contributors to the Finsterwald subscription to meet in the mayor's office this Thursday evening to determine how the funds shall be disposed of.
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Finsterwald
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure Claim
Local notice offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure sold by druggists. includes testimonials and price. Also mentions a missionary meeting, a new restaurant near depot open day and night, and Beardsley lecture paraphernalia weighing over 3,500 feet.
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Hall
F. J. Chenery & Co
Propa
Toledo
Toleto
O. Hall
Draggista
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Williams and Lyle
Marshal Finsterawld
Marshal Finstremwala
Dauntless
Walliama
Manning
Gallipolla
Ladies’ Mirsionary Society
Preetorian Church
Will Hibbard
W. F. Daykan
Cemeard Sve
Beardsley
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