Coal Company President Dies
William Edwards, 72, president of the Empire Coal Company at Shawnee, died at his Shawnee home on Walnut Street from pneumonia after an influenza infection five days earlier. He had been active in work until illness and was a member of the Shawnee Lodge of Masons and Odd Fellows and the Methodist Episcopal church.
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New Lexington
William Edwards
Empire Coal Company
Shawnee
Edwards
Walnut Street
Shawnee Lodge of Masons and Odd Fellows
Seventh Death From Flu Reported in Logan Area
Charles Fickel a 65 year old resident died at his home two miles east of Logan on Monday after a week long illness from influenza. He worked at a local clay plant and left behind children Edward John and Harry Fickel of Logan and daughters Mrs Carl Poling and Mrs Dewey Howdyshell of near Logan. This marks the seventh influenza death in the city over the past five days. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Charles Fickel
Logan
Fickel
Edward
John
Harry Fickel
Carl C. Poling
Dewey Howdyshell
Old Hartley Homestead Sold to Standard Oil
County Recorder Dan Struble disclosed that Jennie Hartley and Ida Hartley Everett deeded the Hartley homestead at Depot and Front Streets to Standard Oil. The price was not made public. the purchase is believed to back a new filling station at a highly trafficked city corner.
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Logan
Standard Oil Company
Oener
Hartley
Depot
Front Streets
of County
Dan Struble
Jennie Hartley
Ida Hartley Everett
Bright Dies at 77 After Illness and Fire Rescue
Pierce Bright, 77, retired, died Monday in Logan after months of Bright's disease. A nearby cottage fire a month earlier required neighbor Ross Conrad to rescue him. He leaves a large family and is survived by siblings Peter W. Bright, Frances Vicker, and George W. Bright of Leavenworth.
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Logan
Pierce Bright
Bright
Ross Conrad
Mr. Bright
Peter W. Bright
Frances Vicker
George W. Bright
Leavenworth
Kansas
Funeral for local gardener Edward Bishop held
Funeral services were held in United Brethren Church at 2 PM Tuesday for Edward Bishop a local gardener and produce merchant who died Saturday. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
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Qiogan
United Brethren Church
Edward Bishop
Oak Grove
Partition Decree Issued in Foltz Case in Logan
A partition decree was issued in common pleas court Monday in the case N. E. Foltz versus Grant Foltz and others. Judge Whitcraft presided and named commissioners Joe Hamilton Frank A. Linton and Allen Murphy to oversee the process.
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Logan
Jan. i
Common Pleas Court
N. E. Foltz
Grant Foltz
Whitcraft
Joe Hamilton
Frank A. Linton
Allen Murphy
Financial standings of schools sought emergency aid
Clerks of rural district school boards in Hocking County must file reports on their financial standing for the state department. The data will support an emergency state aid appropriation request. Superintendent Coleman says about 30 000 dollars is needed for county districts to cover year start deficiencies. Blank forms have been sent to local offices.
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Logan
Hocking County
State Department
Coleman
Columbus
Divorces Granted in Common Pleas Court
Bertha Heffey won divorce from Edward Heffey on habitual drunkenness and regains her former name Bertha Crawford. Henry P Kerr’s divorce from Margaret Alice Karr cites willful absence. Kerr loses dower rights with no children involved. Alimony set at 50 dollars. appeal bond 100 dollars.
Delay in Appointment of New Night Policeman
City officials defer the nomination of a new night policeman as Service Director Harvey Linton recovers at home. Linton has the matter under review and an announcement is expected in a few days. Several applicants have been filed for the post.
Mill Robbery Probed After Sunday Night Theft
Deputy Sheriff L F Hammond investigated a mill robbery in Laurelville on Monday after Sheriff W R Lloyd was alerted by Nelson DeLong. Details were not obtained and the officer had not filed a report by late Monday afternoon.
Few Logan rural schools reopen after holiday break
In Green Township Gra ham's school Ellsworth Rheinscheid reported only six of sixteen pupils attended as the district resumes after a ten day vacation. Many rural schools planned to reopen Wednesday while some may close again if influenza lingers.
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Logan
Graham’s
Green Township
Ellsworth Rheinscheid
Funeral services for Mrs Louisa Ellen Mohler at Logan church
Announcement on Monday set funeral for Mrs Louisa Ellen Mohler at Logan United Brethren Church at 1 PM Wednesday. Rev Ernest Seymour, if well enough, to deliver the sermon. Burial planned at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Logan
Louisa Ellen Mohler
Logan United Brethren Church
Ernest Seymour
Oak Grove Cemetery
Association funds prohibition fact finding for 1926
Washington January first The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment says it has appropriated 100000 dollars to continue its fact finding research into prohibition next year.
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Washington
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Puzzle answer chain links Yule to Moss and Loss
A published solution to the Letter Golf puzzle presents a word chain: YULE becomes MUSE, then MUSE again to MUSS, up to MOSS and LOSS, with LOGS as the final link in the sequence.
Judge Whitcraft Holds Court in Gallipolis Assignment
Logan January 1 Judge Harley M Whitcraft traveled to Gallipolis Friday to hear a case on an assignment by Chief Justice Carrington T Marshall This marks his ninth county assignment since joining the local common pleas bench two years ago The case concerns a right of way location based on a 125 year old survey Part of the evidence was heard on the visit with more to come on a return assignment later this month
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Logan
Harley M. Whitcraft
Gallipolis
Carrington T. Marshall
Commer Pleas
Thase
Mistaken for Officer Wounded In Speakeasy Shooting
Daniel Long a 45 year old steel worker was shot through both legs after being mistaken for a prohibition officer outside a reputed speakeasy in Steubenville. Long, who had been drinking with Jesse Rabbits, was wounded when a negro opened fire with two automatics. Doctors say he will be crippled for life but expected to recover barring complications.
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Steubenville
U.P
Daniel Long
Long
Jesse Rabbits
Rabbits
Guy Allen
Fire destroys homes and buildings at Joggins Mines
A large blaze at Joggins Mines near River Herbert wiped out six residences, the post office, the school, a theater, and a shoe store. The fire began in the rear and caused an estimated $100,000 in damage.
Family of Seven Die in New York CO Poisoning
A five member family and the parents Joseph Rin done and wife were found dead in a four room E. Tenth Street apartment in Manhattan from carbon monoxide poisoning. Authorities stated the deaths occurred today.
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New York
Joseph Rindone
E. Tenth Street
Bandits Grab $8000 from New York Delivery Depot
Three armed men robbed the Borden's Farm Product Co. delivery depot in New York hours before a scheduled armored truck pickup. They beat one employee and escaped with $8000 as the others locked in the office watched. The incident occurred shortly before the scheduled bank run.
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New York
Borden's Farm Product Co
Harp er robbed of cash and shotgun in Richland Furnace home
Marion Harper, 81, a farmer living alone at Richland Furnace, was robbed tonight by two men who broke down a door and gagged him. They took $250 in cash and a shotgun but did not locate a larger stash Harper claimed was hidden in the house.
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Jackson, Jan
Marion Harper
Richland Furnace
Harper
Nonstop Flight Attempts Fail From Roosevelt Field
At Roosevelt Field New York two attempts to launch a nonstop flight to France Field Panama ended unsuccessfully for captains Oliver Lebou tilier and Lewis Yancy. They used Mrs Anne U. as passenger aboard the aircraft.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
U.P
Oliver C. Leboutilier
Lewis Yancy
France Field
Panama
Anne U
Stillman’s Bellanca Flies Then Crashes at Mitchell Field
The Bellanca monoplane named North Star failed to leave the runway on its first attempt at Garden City. On the second try Captain Leboutillier lifted off but dumped gasoline and forced a landing at Mitchell Field when the craft failed to gain altitude.
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Stillman
Bellanca
North Star
Garden City
Leboutillier
Mitchell Feld
Two Civil War Vets Die of Influenza
Gallipolis reports Jack Saunders 83 and Robert Caldwell 82 died of influenza at their homes near the city. Both are remembered for Civil War service.
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Gallipolis
Jack Saunders
Robert Caldwell
Operator Killed in Bakery Elevator Accident
Stanley Burroughs, 22, died when his body became caught between an elevator and the shaft wall at the bakery where he worked. The incident occurred on January 1 and is under local investigation.
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Toledo
Stanley Burroughs
Stop That Cough Quick Thoxine Prescription Ad
A sensational medical patent advert promotes Thoxine as a double action cough remedy that soothes irritation and targets internal causes. Claims fast relief with no chloroform or dangerous drugs and offers your money back if not satisfied. Available at Cline's Drug Store and other druggists.
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Cline’s
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Bertha Heffey
Henry P. Kerr
Laurelville
The
D. Zenner Co
Graham's
Mohler
Judge Whitcraft
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Bank of Athens
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Athens
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