Douglas Secures GOP Nomination On First Ballot
Albert Douglas won the Republican congressional nomination from the old 11th district at Lancaster on the first ballot with 78 votes to 20 for Grosvenor. Athens led 21 votes in the Athens Ross Meigs Hocking Vinton Fairfield tally while Sayre of Athens stayed out. The Athens delegation backed Douglas and the convention moved swiftly despite General Grosvenor’s bid and calls for a primary.
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Douglas
Athens
ROSS
MEIGS
Hocking
Vinton
Fairfield
Joint Debate on Lybarger Bill Draws University Leaders
A crowded hearing before the committee of universities and colleges featured Ohio State president W O Thompson and Miami head Guy Potter Benton arguing for and against converting Ohio University and Miami University into normal schools. The exchange touched on standards, funding, and rivalries among Ohio’s larger universities and smaller colleges.
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House of Representatives
Committee of Universities and Colleges
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Ohio University
Athens
Miami University
Oxford
Miami
Ohio
Thompson
Craig
Lebanon University
Lybarser
Hartridge
Guy Potter Benton
Ampson
Benton
Dr. Benton
Ohio State
J. M .Welch
Alston Ellis
Johns Hopkins
Cornell
Purdue
State Journal
Improving in health at distant health resort
Mr. W. H. Farrell reports a letter from his wife in Denver Colorado saying her health has greatly improved after a month of illness. She notes the climate of the resort began to help and she expects to regain complete health soon.
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W. H. Farrell
Denver
Colo
Ex Sheriff and others cited in Poston horse theft case
Subpoenaed officials including ex Sheriff Murphy and Marshal Finsterwald testified in Madison county about the Poston boys accused of horse stealing. Wakely admitted stealing the horse from a box car and implicated the Postons. The Postons were jailed and later pursued the horse to West Virginia before return. Wakely faces possible additional charges after his grand jury testimony.
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Murphy
Marshal Finsterwald
Webster
Thomas Wakely
Madison County
Poston
London
Wakely
West Virginia
Luhrig
Postons
Appointment of Athens County Estate Administrator
Notice states Charles W. Pierce has been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Joseph W. Pierce late of Athens County Ohio, deceased. Dated February 21, 1906,.
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Joseph W. Pierce
Athens County
Ohio
A. D
Chas. W. Pierce
Appointment of administrator with will annexed
The undersigned appointed and qualified as administrator with will annexed of the estate of James Dean deceased, late of Athens county Ohio. Dated February 16, 1906. Feb 22w3.
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James Dean
Athens County
Ohio
A. D
Witty Ohio Dispatches and Small Town Observations
A collection of humorous vignettes from Athens and nearby areas recounts local quirks. Jokes involve weather, a fire, a brewery, a postal official, and residents reacting to daily life with dry wit and irony.
Teachers of Athens County Institute Schedule
The second quarterly session of the Athens County Teachers Institute will be held in Athens on March 10 at the old chapel. Miss Zella Foster presents History, with discussions led by Miss Jennie Dowd and Miss Grace Moore. Supt. Coultrap and others lead reports on rural schools and county organization.
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Athens County Teachers’ Institute
Athens
Old Chapel
Zella Foster
Jennie Dowd
Glouster
Grace Moore
Albany
Ella Osborne
Augusta Goddard
Amesville
Coultrap
Guy Dinsmore
Stewart
Geo
Loudon
Nelsonville
O. C. Jackson
Alex. Root
Jacksonville
Hydrophobia Feared Plagues Nelsonville Officials
Nelsonville faces ongoing hydrophobia scare as County Commissioners Hill and Biddle travel to consult with Commissioner Wolfe. Chief Warner reports only three bitten by the mad dog: Mr. Hardy who died, a girl named Wright still at home, and a Carbondale man. Local authorities vow precaution and rapid action to prevent further cases.
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Nelsonville
Hill
Biddle
Wolfe
Warner
Hardy
Wright
Chicago
Carbondale
Serenade for Prof John Selby by Juvenile Band
The Juvenile Band serenaded their leader Prof John Selby on his fifty first birthday. They gathered on Selby avenue, played lively music for a half hour, and then departed, leaving the professor grateful for the well wishes and grand serenade.
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John Selby
Mr. Selby
Selby Avenue
Selby
Sacrificed Life to Save Property in Coal Mine
The body of F. Collins, a track layer in a Jefferson county coal mine, arrived in Nelsonville for burial. While at work with a supply truck on the track, a mine motor struck him as he tried to move the truck to clear the motor, sacrificing his life to protect the company’s property. Collins resided at Orbiston.
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Nelsonville
F. Collins
Jefferson County
Collings
Card of Thanks for Mrs. J. W. Pierce
We express sincere thanks to many kind friends for their thoughtful attention and assistance during the illness and after the death of our beloved husband and father. Mrs. J. W. Pierce.
Death from hydrophobia shocks Nelsonville community
Nelsonville residents mourn Joe Hardy who died after hydrophobia contracted from a dog bite in Chicago. He was treated at the Pasteur Institute but died in agony a week after admission. No other cases have appeared, and fears of further infections fade as time passes.
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Nelsonville
Joe Hardy
Chicago
Mr. Hardy
Hardy
Pasteur Institute
Bohemian Girl Presented by Local Talent
The Bohemian Girl a three act opera by Balfe will be staged Monday March 5 using Prof James Pryor McVey as director with a chorus of seventy five mainly music college students. Clarence Roach plays Count Arnheim T N Hoover Thaddeus Flores tine as Drunken guest Mr Forsyth as Devilshoof Effie Pearl Meyers Arline Clara Bancroft Romani queen The opera will be staged by Miss Louise King Walls chair of oratory at the University who brings notable experience to the production.
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Balfe
James Pryor McVey
College of Music
Clarence Roach
Count Arnheim
Presburg
T. N. Hoover
Thaddeus
Florestein
Forsyth
Charles Schaffler
Devilshoof
Gipsies
Effie Pearl Meyers
Arline
Clara Bancroft
Louise King Walls
Deputy Sheriff Lowry Demonstrates Hay Pull Feat
Capt Lowry of Athens County shows strength at the jail barn by hoisting a 150 pound bale stack from the hay mow with a rope and hook. The display, described as good Philippine muscle by some, follows a bale delivery to the county jail.
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Lowry
Athens County
Everyone to His Trade and a Lady’s Rail Time Puzzle
An Athens woman laments a tangled timetable yet admits skill in crochet, proving success lies in knowing how. The note ends with a mention of a hydraulic elevator.
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Athens
Large hydraulic elevator lift arrives for Athens National Bank building
A massive hydraulic lift arrived today for the new Athens National Bank building. The unit weighs several tons, measures about twelve feet in length and nearly three feet in diameter, and will be placed in the basement. It will be a substantial task to position it correctly.
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Athens National Bank
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