Bootlegger Found Guilty by Mayor in Athens Case
Eddie Banks was found guilty of bootlegging by Mayor Hedges. He was fined $200 and costs. a motion for a new trial was filed. The case featured testimony from many witnesses including Starkey and Roach, with Banks denying involvement and a second sale to be tried Thursday.
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Eddie Banks
Hedges
J. P. Wood, Jr
Banks
Kincade
Starkey
Starkey Orneade
Athens
M. E. Twiss
Harvey Roach
Harry Warden
Will Bower
Ack Grimm
W. A. Mills
White
Columbus
Price
Wood
Mr. White
Nelsonville Man Arrested for Mortgage Goods Sale
Samuel R. Spencer of Nelsonville was arrested by Constable John Bennett for selling goods on which a mortgage existed. He reportedly bought household items worth 43.15 from D. R. Brothers & Co. using a mortgage and later sold them. The hearing is expected to settle out of court.
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Samuel R. Spencer
Nelsonville
John Bennett
D. R. Brothers & Co
Marietta
Died at her home near Jerseyville
Mrs. Catherine Mulligan widow of John Mulligan died at her Jerseyville area home Tuesday night after a month long illness of Brights disease. She was 67 and survived by seven children Joe Ed John Hugh Charles Catherine and Ambrose with Charles and John living in Shelby Iowa. Funeral at St Pauls church Lo o'clock Friday conducted by Fathers Swarts and Mattingly, cortege leaves at 8 30 Friday morning.
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Father Swarts
Buehiel
Father Mattingly
Lancaster
Nelsonville Selects Keenan as City Clerk at First Council Meeting
Nelsonville's new city council met in the city hall to elect Emmett Keenan clerk, appoint Johnson as president pro tem, and assign Kreig, Guiley, and Barrows to the finance committee. Attorney Juniper was retained to represent the city in the Jackson v. Nelsonville case pending in the supreme court. Future meetings set for 7 p.m. October to April and 7:30 p.m. April to October with monthly sessions January 20 anticipated finance report.
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John Lax
Keenan
Barrows
Monk
Johnson
Kreig
Guiley
Jackson
Nelsonville
Juniper
Supreme Court
Finance Committee
Postmasters Ban Liquor Transport on Mail Routes
Washington a proclamation from Postmaster General Meyer bars contractors from transporting intoxicating liquor between points on postal routes while performing mall service. The rule affects future contracts for carrying the malls and aligns with prohibition policies.
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Washington
Meyer
Aged Couple Narrowly Escapes Fire Near Trimble
Near Trimble Ohio last night Mr and Mrs D H Pierce aged couple living alone escaped a kitchen fire that started from a defective flue. The house was destroyed with no possessions saved though some insurance covered the dwelling and contents. The blaze broke out about 830 pm and the roof collapsed soon after as the couple fled into bitter cold.
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Trimble
D. H. Pierce
Donation to O A L Loan Fund from Judge Shiras
Judge Oliver P. Shiras of Dubuque Iowa donated 60 dollars to the O. A. Alum ni Loan Fund. Shiras, long a leading Iowa lawyer, now serves as a northern district judge and is an 1853 Ohio University graduate.
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Dean Chubb
Bhs
O. A
Oliver P. Shiras
Dubuque
Iowa
Shiras
Ohio University
Whitney & Son partner dies by self-inflicted gunshot
Charles W. Whitney of Whitney & Son committed suicide this morning after relatives said he was in poor health. The incident occurred in New York as reported by BY PISTOL ROUTE.
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New York
Charles W. Whitney
Whitney & Son
Crawford Seeks State Textbook Commission
Representative Crawford of Gloucester introduced a proposed state textbook commission bill in the legislature. The measure would create a four member commission with authority to prescribe the textbooks used in all schools under state patronage.
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Crawford
Glouster
Sereno Lodge I O O F Called Meeting for Installing Officers
A notice announces a called Sereno lodge No. 479 I O O F meeting at 7 o clock this evening in the lodge room to install the newly elected officers for the coming year. Arthur Boyles is named N G.
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Sereno Lodge
Arthur Boyles
N. G
Linscott Sues Anti-Saloon League Official Over Damages
In Marietta common pleas court Stacey G. Linscott dropped a $10,000 suit against George M. Fisher superintendent of the Anti Saloon League Marietta district. The case aimed to recover damages for alleged opposition to Linscott’s senatorial bid and slander claims. The court continued the case off the docket due to lack of a precipe.
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Marietta
Stacey G. Linscott
George M. Fisher
Anti Saloon League
Linscott
Athens County
Rev. Fisher
Wirt Files Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor Nomination
Former Senator B. F. Wirt of Youngstown Ohio today announced his bid for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. He holds local labor union and lodge endorsements and will seek endorsement from his home county.
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Youngstown
B. F. Wirt
Bride’s Gift to Groom Highlights Greek Royal Ties
A bride transfers $15,000,000 to her husband as a contingent for a future throne in Greece. The scene shows the bride with the king of Greece, while the bridegroom stands center in the background, illustrating a royal connection and potential queenship.
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Greece
Winter Term Registration Surges At University
The university opens winter term with 382 new registrations on the first days, a figure trending toward surpassing last year’s 465 for the entire term. Winter registrations are typically smaller than fall and spring totals.
Trimble Poultry Yard Plans Show at Trimble and Athens
E Eddy of KB Trimble Poultry Leghorns prepares two pens for the winter show and specials while Athens county fair results fuel interest in Glouster and Trimble. Breeders in the area plan space in the next annual catalog, hoping the Athens book boosts Southern Ohio poultry advancement.
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Trimble
KB. E. Eddy
Eddy
Athens County
Glouster
Athens
Wreck on Southern Railway kills three in Georgia
At Dallas Georgia a Chicago and Florida Limited train wrecked through a trestle late yesterday. Three train men died and over eighty were injured. Several injured are identified as Ohio residents.
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Atlanta
Southern Railway
Chicago & Florida Limited
Dallas
Ohio
Japanese Exclusion Act Discussed by Roosevelt
Representatives Kahn and Hayes of California met with President Roosevelt in Washington on January 8 to discuss the Japanese exclusion act. The president stated he did not relieve in the exclusion law.
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Washington, D. C
Kahn and
Hayes
California
Roosevelt
Senate to Adjourn Until Monday in Joint Resolution
Columbus Ohio residents read that the senate will adopt this afternoon a joint resolution passed by the house last evening to adjourn until next Monday.
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Columbus
Senate
House
Amesville Man Bound Over For Barn Fire At Irate Hearing
Tuesday in Ames court Ira Kittle, Amesville resident tied to barn arson, was bound over to the next court in 500 dollars bail after witnesses testified. Floodwood saloon owners Moody and Glass faced charges for keeping their joint open on Sunday and were bound over on bond after waiving examination. Five West End boys, Carl and Clarence Rainer Rex and Erett Ackley and Will Miller, were found guilty of destroying property with hay stacks damaged on Hope farm. Ackleys paid fines. others jailed pending payments. Six more youths were later arraigned for loitering at local tipples and accused of stealing railcar oil to fuel fires. each fined one dollar plus costs.
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Squire EE. T. Rose
Ira Kittle
Kittle
Amesville
Kittles
Squire Rose
Robert Moody
John Glass
Floodwood
Squire
West End
Carl
Clarence Rainer
Rex
Erett Ackley
Will Miller
Hope Farm
Athens
Ackley
Eight jurors chosen in Thaw trial in New York
The Thaw trial opened slowly with juror selection under way. Several candidates were rejected and Joan H. Holbert was the only one chosen, becoming juror number eight.
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New York
Talesmen
Joan H. Holbert
Jerseyville Board Reorganizes After Monday Meeting
The Jerseyville special school district board met Monday and reorganized. Elected officers include President H. B. Burnon, Clerk J. E. Ruth, and Treasurer L. Cramer.
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Jerseyville Special School District
H. 8. Burnon
J. E. Ruth
L. Cramer
Senate reaches agreement on commissions confirmations
Democratic and Republican leaders of the senate agree to confirm the appointment of Morgan as state inspector of workshops and factories after a two year rejection. Creamer, Finley, and Johnson are also to be confirmed as state fire marshal oil inspector and state printer respectively.
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Columbus
Senate
Daily Markets Pittsburg cattle hogs and sheep quotes
Pittsburg daily market report notes cattle receipts slight with prime and extra at 5.35 and 6.00 for real and common to fair 3.00 to 9.25. hogs receipts 4,000 with prime Yorkers 4.70 to 4.80 and common and roughs 3.50 to 4.35. pigs 4.80 to 4.85. sheep and lambs receipts 700 with good to prime 4.50 to 5.25 and lambs 5.00 to 7.60. Toledo wheat trading cited with 1,011-2.
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Associated Dailies Telegram
Pittsburg
Toledo
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Mason
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Monks
Homer Kreig
Emmett Keenan
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