Swap Party At Richards Home In Tn Society
Mrs. Morgan Richards hosted a large swap party Monday evening at her Lancaster street residence with about 65 guests. The event produced many amusing swapping moments plus other games and late entertainment, followed by light refreshments. Miss Lash hosted a dinner on Mill Street with six covers and guests including Miss Clara Williams, Miss Grace Beverage, Will Lee, Phillips Rose, and Will Cable.
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Richards
Morgan Richards
Lancaster Street
Miss Lash
Mayme Tash
Mill Street
Aix
Clara Williams
Miss Grace Beverage
Will Lee
Phillips Rose
Will Cable
Washington party at Morris Avenue hosted by Miss Fay Johnson
Miss Fay Johnson entertained at her Morris avenue home Monday afternoon with games and a guessing contest that drew much amusement. Miss Gladys Lama won the prize and a three course luncheon followed. The table featured flag decorations and small hatchets as favors.
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Fay Johnson
Washington
Morris Avenue
Gladys Lama
Luncheon Held For Mrs. Cora Dwinell by Chillicothe Guests
Mrs Dwinell hosted a luncheon for Mrs Cora Dwinell of Chillicothe the guest of her daughter Mee Samuel McCune. The six teen covers were set with effective decorations and a list of guests included Mrs Henry Zeaver Mrs T Watson Craig Miss Roe Mrs Charlies H Grosvenor Mrs Louise Leete Mrs Wilson McKee Mrs BE W Chubb Mrs Perry Wood Mrs T Kh Biddle Mrs D H Moore Mrs Charlies H Weeleh and Miss Minnie Dean.
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Dwinell
Lena Slattery
Frank Lagan
Cora Dwinell
Chillicothe
Samuel McCune
Henry Zeaver
T Watson Craig
Miss Roe
Charlies H. Grosvenor
Louise Leete
Wilson McKee
BE. W. Chubb
Perry Wood
T. Kh. Biddle
D. H. Moore
Charlies H Weeleh
Minnie Dean
Washington's Birthday Luncheon At Women's Hall
The Women’s Hall hosts a February 22 luncheon honoring George and Martha Washington with a long guest list, decorative pennants, and a four course menu. Dr and Mrs Mercer entertain the Sunday school class with members and guests enjoying games and elaborate refreshments. The class, formed under the International Sunday School Association, numbers over thirty young men and prizes a Washington souvenir for each departing guest.
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Women's Hall
George
Martha Washington
Missesanley
Spencer
Theobald
Smith
Ale
Greathead
Sweet
Prison
Stahl Jones
Shaddock
Eaton
Aldermann
Boeclner
Greisheimer
Eldridge
Merritt
Lambert
Carr
Donley
Merrit
Ruth Martin
Martin
Hunter
A. Badertscher
W. ©. Stine
Johnston
N. M. Powell
Roland Collinus
P. B. Crabbs
Wiliam Griffiths
W. T. Morgan
W. KR. Merrick
M Kelly
H. &. Tuttle
C. O. Williamson
Paul Bb. Cromer
Mercer
International Sunday School Association
Copelands Host Class Night At Morris Avenue Home
Prof and Mrs C M Copeland entertained Monday night at their Morris Avenue home in honor of the First Methodist church Sunday school class. The event featured games including Who's Who in Athens, solos by Frank R Speck, piano duets by Nell Copeland and Kua Nelson, trombone solos by Harold Stright, and piano accompaniment by Marie Stright. Washington birthday refreshments and class work planning followed, with guests Ena Nelson Marie Stright Rev F M Swinehart and other class members attending.
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C. M. Copeland
Morris Avenue
Profeasor
First Methodist Church
Athens
Frank R. Speck
Nell Copeland
Kua Nelson
Harold St
Washington Day Party at the Gross Home
A Washington Day party was held at the North Congress Street home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gross assisted by Miss Grace Jewell. Guests enjoyed a three-table progressive Pedro, prizes awarded, piano selections, humorous songs, and a three-course luncheon.
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Washington
Gross
C. W. Gross
Grace Jewell
North
Congress Street
Pedro
Mise Hester Swanson
Mra
M. Johnson
Carl Gross
Messrs
8. M. Johnson
W. Groas
Hester Swanson
Mayme Swanson
Grace Jewel
Mesdames
B. L. Horn
D. Lott Allen
L. L. Delisle
Bibbe Johnson
Horn
Sugar Creek Jim Urges Unity in Industrial Strife
Athens Ohio February 22 1909 Sugar Creek Jim denounces personal attacks in a rhymed exhortation to workers. He urges solidarity within unions during the industrial dispute and calls for mutual aid despite transgressions to preserve company harmony and prevent further measures.
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Bugar Creek
Athens
Ohio
Flood warnings issued for Ohio river tributaries in Cincinnati
Weather Bureau issues flood warnings for the Licking and Little Miami rivers along the Ohio in Cincinnati as heavy rain over four hours causes rising water and damage to camp club houses and fences along tributaries.
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Cincinnati
Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Licking River
Ohio
Little Miami River
Sunny South Flooded as Rains Batters Kentucky Region
Storms drenched Kentucky from central Indiana to Tennessee with widespread flooding and rail disruptions. In Louisville a streetcar strike killed Benton Keith, a boy fleeing rain, while grocer Otto Reisert and his helper were injured when a sewer caved in under a horse.
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Ohio River
Louisville
Kentucky
Hain
Indiana
Tennessee
Georgia
Blue Crase
Benton Keith
Otto Reisert
Cyclone tears roofs and barns in Indiana town
A cyclone swept four miles north of Evansville damaging homes of Robert Moffit and Cicero Hornby. The path was about 500 feet wide and a mile long, unroofing houses, demolishing barns, and killing livestock while residents fled into the storm and rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Barna
Center Township
Robert Moffit
Cicero Hornby
Blanchard River Flood Wrecks Findlay Homes
Heavy rainfall in northwestern Ohio triggered the Blanchard river overflow in Findlay, flooding the city core and leaving hundreds homeless as streams surged across the area. Emergency crews respond as damage mounts and residents seek shelter.
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Blanchard River
Findlay
Ohio
Special Train to Athens for Knight for a Day
The K. and M. Railway runs a special Saturday February 27 leaving Corning at 6 30 p m arriving Athens 7 30 p m for the Knight for a Day performance at the Athens Opera House. Return train at 11 p m.
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Corning
Athens
Athens Opera House
Ll P.m
Natives in Northern Territory Eat White Powdery Clay
In the Northern Territory a curious native custom is reported as some groups consume white powdery clay. The article notes the region's status after governance shifted from South Australia to the Commonwealth and implies settlement expansion follows.
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Northern Territory
Australia
South Australia
Commonwealth
Home ownership drive and land offers across states
A North Carolina truck farm scheme offers homes for $75 down with annual farming, plus irrigated lands in Wyoming for investors. Ex cursions twice monthly from Marietta Ohio to destinations south and west. Write John M. Doan, 434 Fifth St Marietta Ohio.
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North Carolina
Wyoming
Marietta
Ohio
John M. Doan
Fifth St
Olio
Local Happenings in Albany This Week
Albany social notes list visitors and residents of nearby towns including Pomeroy Athens Columbus Portsmouth and Nelsonville. Guests include Dr J N Brown Mrs Nee Kern and families with several short visits noted. Mr H T Beatty and others traveled for visits and business before week’s end.
Hockingport Social Notes Highlight Local Guests
Mrs KW A Dutton hosted Grace and Jezzie Tumphrey of Coolville while Jessie Wells, recently ill, shows slow improvement. Ella Munchmeyer and Lewis from Washington DC area visited Mrs Wells. Mary E Parker joined Mrs Zahrandt in New England WV. Fanny Seifreid and Charles returned from Mt Vernon visit. Ethel Stewart stayed with friends in toolville. Mrs Parker and Gladys traveled to Racine WV to visit Elia. Mary A Stone teaching near Marietta and Mrs Squires of Marietta visited Mrs Otto Elliott. Frank Christman and Orville Medley stayed with the former's parents, the Christmans. Holdren boys towed Fred Medley's coal barge to Coolville.
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KW. A. Dutton
Grace
Jezzie Tumphrey
Coolville
Jessie Wells
A. Wells
Ella Munchmeyer
Lewis
Washington
W. Va
Mary E. Parker
Zahrandt
New England
Fanny Seifreid
Charles
Ernest
Mt. Vernon
Ethel Stewart
Atoolville
B&b. K. Parker
Gladys
Racine
Elia
Mary A. Stone
Marietta
Squires
Local Byte: Area Residents Attend Family Visits and Illness Updates
Mrs. Mary Lee visits Athens hosted by brother Lou Rossitter family. Miss Grace Lee returns to Albany from Kansas. Harriett Bobo suffers bronchitis. Miss Georgia Cheadle visits Sugar Grove then returns. Winnifred Smith returns home from visit with Earnest Martin. Funeral in Vale's Mill for Bundy Martin's four year old Marie. Mrs. John Bobo ill. Prof Beatty travels to Wheelersburg to see father. W A Webb family and Alma visit Athens. Faye Cline from Athens visits her parents Everett and family.
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Mary Lee
Athens
Lou Rossitter
Grace Lee
Albany
Kansas
Harriett
Zellman Bobo
Georgia Cheadle
Sugar Grove
Rev
Mrs. Cheadle
Winnifred Smith
Pomeroy
Earnest Martin
Webb
Abe Graft
Ernest Martin
Vale's Mill
Marie
Bundy Martin
John Bobo
Hi. T. Beatty
Wheelersburg
W. A. Webb Ang
Alma
Faye Cline
Everett Cline
County Commissioner William H M Howards Appointment Restored
Clerk Nelson revived the commission of County Commissioner William HM Howard this morning. Howard was appointed earlier in the week to fill the late S B Hill’s vacancy. The commission was issued by the Ohio secretary of state.
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William HM. Howard
Nelson
Mr. Howard
S. B. Hill
Secretary of State of
Ohio
Johnson's Mine Starts in The Plains Ohio
The Johnson Brothers mine began operations today after repairs. A full crew is at work and steady production is expected going forward.
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Johnson's
The
Plains
Ohio
Johnson Brothers
Aldrich Bill Passes Inquiries on Negro Soldiers
Washington action authorizes a court of inquiry to judge reenlistment eligibility for discharged Twenty-fifth Regiment soldiers linked to the Brownsville 1906 incident. The measure, approved by Roosevelt and most Republicans, aims to restore those found not guilty. The Senate also approved fortifications and diplomatic appropriations totaling 8.52 million and 3.65 million respectively.
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Washington
Twenty-fifth Regiment
Brownsville
Tex
Aldrich
Teller
le Dill
Roosevelt
Senator Foraker
Committee On Military Affairs
Court of Inquiry
Senate
Bridegroom Fatally Shot in Lexington Event
A groom named William Throckmorton was shot in the chest at his mother's Oakwoods home in Mieming County during a reception for his marriage. An unknown assailant fled into the night and Throckmorton is expected to die.
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Lexington
William Throckmorton
Oakwoods
Mieming County
Throckmorton
Cooper Continues Testimony In Carmack Murder Case
Nashville report on day seven of the murder trial for Colonel Duncan B. Cooper Robin J. Cooper and John D. Sharp. The aged defendant remains on the stand as cross examination looms amid details of the quarrel leading to Carmack’s death.
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Nashville
Tenn
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin J. Cooper
John D. Sharp
Senator Carmack
Cooper
Carmek
Grandfather attends reopenment of Rasor murder trial
In Medina Ohio on February 24 Grandfather Lee and his son attended the trial reopening. Walter Billman of Wadsworth testified seeing Orie Lee near the weapon site and a girl with matching footprints entered a buggy. John Crile saw Orie Lee with a suitcase earlier. Clyde Harvey presented a revolver purchase map. Penrod testified of a man resembling Rasor in Sterling.
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Medina
Lee
Racor
Orie Lee
Walter Billman
Wadsworth
John Crile
Clyde Harvey
Sterling Village
Rasor
K. E. Penrod
Sterling
Robinson Buried Today
The funeral of Stewart Douglas Robinson, killed by a fall from a window at Hamden dormitory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was held from his parents home. President and Mrs. Roosevelt, their son Kermit, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Rear Admiral and Mrs. W. S. Cowles, and Secretary Loeb attended.
Tailor Finds Roommate Dead in Bathtub in Little Rock
Returning from New York, M. T Welsh discovered his roommate O. W. Brennan dead in the apartment bathtub. Death stated asphyxiation with suicide theory advanced. Brennan formerly from Rochester, New York.
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Little Rock
Ark
New York
M. T Welsh
O. W. Brennan
Brennan
Rochester
N. Y
Car Ferry Milwaukee Goes Aground in Fog
The Milwaukee car ferry of the Milwaukee Car Ferry Co. ran aground in fog near Milwaukee. The vessel lies more than 200 feet from shore but is believed to be out of danger as fire boats attempt to bolster resistance.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Car Ferry Company
Grand Haven
Mich
Natty Russian sult outfit for young girls pattern
The illustration shows a long blouse reaching near the knees with a leather belt and wide sailor collar. Elastic at the knees secures knickerbockers of the same material. Navy serge with soutache braid is shown. other fabrics may be used. For a 6 year old, 1½ yards of 54 inch material are needed, sizes 2 to 6 years. A pattern can be mailed for 10 cents.
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Messenger Pattern Department
Ladies' Shirtwaist No 8304 in six bust sizes
The pattern features box plaits broken by tucks for fullness over the bust and tucked cuff sleeves. Cut in six sizes 32 to 42 inches bust. Requires 3 1/2 yards of 27 inch material for size 36. The Messenger offers a pattern by mail to any address.
Simple negligee pattern features graceful lines
The description praises a pretty negligee with a collared neckline and ribbon beadwork on short sleeves. It notes options for full length sleeves and that washable materials such as French flannel and challies suit the pattern. The pattern uses 3 1/2 yards of 36 inch material for a 6 inch size and can be mailed to readers for 10 cents.
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Tn Society
Miss Johnson
Mrs. Copeland
S. S
Vance
Vance Shoe Co
Wheeling, W. VA
B. M. Covert
F. H. Palmer
O. F. Rowland
R. H. Stright
Erwin Slay
Fh Ridenour
A. BE. Whaley
Clyde M. Dailey
Walter A. Pond
Albert Graf
George A. Coe
W. R. Lenhart
Will Kt. Peelle
Carl Laughlin
J. D. Alspach
W. M. West
A. E. Goble
Merle RK. Crooks
Frank L
Sugar Creek
Hoys
Sunday Creek Company
Roebuck
Oh!100 Central
Norfolk
Mareh St
T. & 0. C. Ticket Office
J. N. Brown
Nee Kern
W. H. Bowers
Arthur Ayres
Lucile. Brewer
Columbus
P. D. Morse
Will Fletcher
M. B. Morse
H. T. Beatty
Portsmouth
Horace Grover
Higley
Rutland
Winifred Smith
O. L. Howard
Callipolis
BE. M. Vorhes
Nelsonville
A. B. Howard
Parkersburg
Howard
Ben Barnes
Albany Bank
Missouri
Stanley
Hockingport
Howell
Howell & Ruth
Jacksonville
Fla
Carmack
Messenger
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