Republican Convention Calls for Ohio district delegates
The Lith congressional district GOP calls a June 1904 Athens meeting to nominate a congress candidate, select two delegates and two alternates to the national convention in Chicago, and choose a presidential elector for Ohio's 11th district. Delegates are allocated by county votes and include Athens 48, Fairfield 24, and Vinton 17.
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Oho
Chicago
11Th
Ohio
Athens
Myron T. Herrick
Fairfield
Hoching
John Finsterwald
H. B. Peters
A. ©. Sands
T. F. Dye
Geo. T. Drake
MO. P. Phillips
Otto BR. Vollenweider
Congressional Committee
Russia and Japan Open Hostilities Over Korea Manchuria
After protracted talks the two nations clash with Japan attacking Port Arthur at midnight Monday. Russia loses two battleships and a cruiser while contest for Korea and Manchuria remains unresolved. The piece notes Japan gains European sympathy and warns of a potential wider war.
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Russia
Japan
Port Arthur
Midight
Ohio State university tax levy bill sparks debate on future
Phillips got gay but was silenced case shows Athens street life and a drunken incident. Charles Phillips of Chauncey travels to Athens and spends money, then is jailed after a disturbance on Court street. He’s fined 6.90 and silenced by Deputy Sheriff Murphy.
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Ohio State University At
Columbus
General Assembly
Ohio State University
Columbus University
Hamilton County
Lucas County
Oho
Ohio
Cincinnati
Miagi Univer
Charles Phillips
Chauncey
Athens
Phillips
Court Street
Marshal Finsterwald
Logan
Murphy
Deputy Murphy
Bell Telephone seeks franchise in Amesville
Representatives of the Bell Telephone company attended a village council meeting to request a franchise to operate. The council declined the resolution as vague about concessions, noting the town already has a local system run by residents at 15 dollars yearly. The Bell company has poles up to the corporation line and may pursue business despite local opposition.
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Amesville
Bell Telephone Company
Nit
Bell Company
Waterloo Set to Boom as Oil Wells Thrive in County
Development in Waterloo accelerates as multiple wells prove promising. Major effort by Ohio Oil company under Manager Stewart aims to prove petroleum exists. new wells planned on Beverage farm near Marshfield, sewerage farm, Bell, Hewitt, Boden, Hewitt, Young and other properties. Other firms like Findlay Oil, Hudson Owl of Parkersburg, and Morris Harmon Bros with leases in Waterloo-Yorktown target further drilling. Sand reaches over 1100 feet.
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Waterloo
Ohio Oil Company
Standard
Stewart
S. F. Beverage
Marshfield
Bell
H. N. Hewitt
James Boden
Hewitt
Young
Findlay Oil Company
Fred Nice
Cagg
Hudson Owl Company
Parkersburg
W. Va
York Townships
Morris Harmon Bros
Marietta
Death of William Barker Near Zion Church
William Barker dies at his Plains home after a paralysis stroke on Sunday. A respected Athens county farmer, he leaves an aged wife and five children, including sons Charles and A W Barker in Athens. Funeral services set for Friday forenoon at Zion church with interment there.
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William Barker
Zion Church
Plains
Athens County
Dausters
Athens
Charles
A. W. Barker
Questions for Teachers' Examination February 6 1904
Extract lists questions from three subjects: physiology in the afternoon, history and civil government, and alcohol and narcotics. Topics include secretion versus excretion, heat regulation, digestion fluids, lymphatic system, water purification, nervous system, respiration effects, skin regulation, habit and vivisection, synovial membranes, Georgia settlement by Oglethorpe, spoils system objections, Webster Ashburton treaty, Gadsden purchase, Omnibus bill, Resumption, local option in temperance, Alabama claims, Fifty four forty or fight, Clayton Bulwer treaty, alcohol as food, alcohol effects on stomach liver digestion blood, physical results of intoxicants, and narcotics.
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Oglethorpe
Georgia
Gadsden Purchase
Alabama
Deputy Scott Resigns Deputy Auditor Post
Winfield Scott resigns after seven years as deputy auditor with plans to move to Columbus in early April. George W. Earhart named as his successor after two and a half years with Simmons Boot and Shoe Co. of Toledo. Scott’s long service includes roles with Baltimore & Ohio and Kanawha & Michigan railroads and terms on city council and school board.
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Winfield Scott
Scott
George W. Earhart
Simmons Boot and Shoe Company
Toledo
Earhart
Columbus
Olentangy Park
Auditor's Office
Mr. Scott
Athens
Morgan County
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Kanawha & Michigan Railroad
Board of Education
W. F. Scott
E. R. Walker
Board of Public Affairs of
Parker J Boice Dies in Indianapolis
Parker Johnson Boice aged 31, son of Mr and Mrs Augustine Boice, died in Indianapolis of pneumonia. The body returned to Athens for funeral services conducted by Dr M L Haines and Dr G Walton King, with interment in the new cemetery. He was a former Athens county resident and member of the Loyal Legion. The notice also mentions the remains of Mrs Edit Griffin and a Mi o na promotional offer.
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Parker Johnson Boice
Augustine Boice
Indianapolis
Julia Norton
Major Jewett
Major L. M. Jewett
M. L. Haines
First Presbyterian Church of
G. Walton King
Presbyterian Church of
Athens
Howland
Kahlo
John W. Higby
Joseph
Chillicothe
McMasters
Russell Devol
Gambier
Eliza Minear
Beebe
Military Order of the United States Loyal Legion
William P. Johnson
Athens County
Johnson
Athens State Hospital
National Surgical Institute
Edit Griffin
Zanesville
New Cemetery
W. L. Slatz
W. D. Lash
Edith Lash
Emma Griffin
Alice Powell
Montazuma
Ind
Horse Shoers Form Protective Union in Athens
A local unit of the National Horse Shoers Protective Association, No. 417, formed in Athens on Saturday with 13 charter members. Officers include J. W. Oxley president and Silas Hooper vice president. The group aims to secure fair shoeing prices tied to other rising costs and will finalize pricing at the next meeting. Members span Athens Marshfield Mineral and nearby Sand Creek Valley.
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National Horse Shoers Protective Association
Athens
No. 417
J. W. Oxley
Silas Hooper
Joen Brannon
James Reynols
Jerel Sidders
William Brooks
James McDonald
James Jewell
J. H. Crossen
Marshfield
Mineral
Sanday Creek Valley
Mi-o-na Offered On Approval At Local Store
Druggist W H McKee invites Messenger Herald readers to bring a coupon to his shop and obtain a fifty cent box of Mi-o-na on approval. The ad claims Mi-o-na as a unique dyspepsia remedy unlike any medicine or treatment.
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W. H. McKee
W. H
McKee
W.H. McKee
The
Messenger & Herald
Punctual Pupils In January A Primary Honor List
January attendance report lists A primary students with no tardies or absences. Named include Golda Barrows Hazel Bean Marie Carr Blanche Cooper Minnie Conner Helen Courtney Nelle Finsterwald Ella Glass Grace Lamborn Mary Smith and others.
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Golda Barrows
Hazel Bean
Marie Carr
Blanche Cooper
Minnie Conner
Helen Courtney
Nelle Finsterwald
Ella Glass
Grace Lamborn
Mary Smith
Elbert Atkins
Fred Baker
Carl Bell
George Brown
Carman Chareb
Horace Palmer
Wilbur Traglio
Charlie Watkins
John Oliver
Unnamed Individuals Listed in Card of Local Notices
A fragmented snippet lists Otis Boice Lawrence Mayle Ruth Blakeley Goldie Brazier Pearl Barr field Roberta Davidson Hasel Day Fred Meighen Ola Oxley Lucile Semons as names in a local notice. The text provides no event dates locations or actions.
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Otis Boice
Lawrence Mayle
Ruth Blakeley
Goldie Brazier
Pearl Barrfield
Roberta Davidson
Hasel Day
Fred Meighen
Ola Oxley
Lucile Semons
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Athens Messenger and Herald
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Ohio University
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Times Star
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Bell Telephone CO
Physology
Courtrary
Parker J. Boice
E. R. Lash Jr
State Board
Columus
OFIO
W. H. McKee, I Take
Gertrude Atkinson
Amy Blazier
Blendie Briley
Helen Reynolds
Eunice Sweeny
Ralph Baker
Arthur Logan
Millard Thompson
Pearl Steward
Peginner
W. H. Fisher
Spahr
Charles DeMolet
Athens Ohio
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Athens, O
Stetson
Uncle Tom
S Cabin
Leon W. Washburn
Gibson
Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company
Lawrence & Bean
New York
Baltimore
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