Four Chesterhill Men Plead Guilty to Rioting
Four young men from Chesterhill Morgan county pleaded guilty in McConnelsville to rioting and disturbing the peace. They were fined the minimum $10 and costs after a night hearing. The case stemmed from tensions following hunting out of season arrests of Glouster miners and a confrontation with Harvey Murphey.
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Amesyville
Chesterhill
Athens County
Morgan County
McConnellville
Harvey Murphey
Will T. Smith
Murphey
William Rowland
Richard Mains
Harvey John
Elwood Hiatt
Howard Pratt
Guy Grand
McConnelsville
MecConnelsville
Court of Common Pleas
Dr Thomas Electric Ointment touted for quick croup relief
A brief claim promotes Dr Thomas Electric Ointment as a miracle cure that stops a baby's croup in minutes when applied immediately. The advertisement conceals medical validation and safety details.
Proposed Deal Fails in Court Over Verity and Putnam Lots
Clayton Starr sues Sarah and Isaac Smith of The Plains and Athens claiming a broken contract tied to a December 28 1908 real estate deal. Starr sought specific performance and damages after tendering a deed and payment on January 12 while the Smiths allegedly refused to deliver deeds and fulfill obligations. Starr runs a store at The Plains and lives in Athens. the Smiths reside at The Plains.
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Clayton Starr
Sarah
Isaac Smith
Athens
L. A. Koons
Smiths
Verity
Putnam & ‘S
Marietta
Navy Midshipman Exam Nominations Open in Ohio
Albert Douglas, U S Representative for Ohio's Eleventh District, invites interested young men to apply for Navy Academy eligibility. Eligible ages range from sixteen to twenty, with the next examination on the third Tuesday in April. Applicants may submit names to be considered as a principal or one of three alternates.
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U. S. Navy
Washington, D. C
Secretary of the
United States Navy
United States Naval Academy
Ohio
Albert Douglas
Farmers Press Quail Protection Shifting Birds to Insectivorous Class
Ohio State Farmers’ Institute backs a new law to remove quail from game status and place them with protected insectivorous birds. The radical stance follows USDA findings that quail diet is 70 to 72 percent insects and that insect damage to crops reaches 128 million dollars yearly, prompting farmers to push lawmakers to block hunting for quail in Ohio.
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Ohio State Farmers’ Institute
Ohio
Board of Trade
Columbus
United States Department of Agriculture
Local Man E T Rose Repeats Honor As Ohio Grand Lodge Representative
E T Rose of Serene Lodge No 475 Athens elected representative to the Grand Lodge of Ohio from District 69 Athens County. He will attend two Grand Lodge meetings starting with the Toledo session in June. This marks a second consecutive honor for Rose, well known among Ohio Odd Fellows.
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E. T. Rose
Serene Lodge No. 475
Athens
Grand Lodge
Rose
C. H. Layman
Columbus
Grand Lodge of Ohio
Grand Lodge of
Toledo
Athens County
Athens Lodge
Local Notes From Troy Township and Nearby
Smith and Dr. Bentz took a business trip to Parkersburg on Monday. Miss Maloy of Marietta visits her aunt Mrs. Cowen. B Chevalier searched for a Columbus sales post for a computing scales firm. Rosco Worthen recovers at home after illness. Congregational church social nets $7.50 for the church. Mrs. Dell Frame wins spelling prize. Bank officers reelected at annual meeting Tuesday January 12. Felix Tanthorey starts as clerk and bookkeeper for P O Smith. News reports the death of Chae Jones a former Troy township resident killed by a sand bank cavern. Several Wells planned to be drilled to the Gordon sand nearby.
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Dell Frame
Felix Tanthorey
P. O. Smith
Chae. Jones
Troy Township
Marriage Licenses Show Few Colored Marriages in Athens County
Athens county probate court reports 470 marriage licenses issued in the year with only five to colored people. In 1907 the number rose slightly. 1906 saw 456 licenses and 471 in the following year. Susie P. Freer, 39, of Nelsonville, was committed to Athens State Hospital after lunacy proceedings. Drs. McVay and Biddle examined her. she had previously been confined for about fourteen years and was discharged as cured.
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Athens County
Susie P. Freer
Nelsonville
Athens
Lynch
Athens State Hospital
Insdne
Fire Danger Lessons In Ohio Schools
Fire Marshal explains Reed law requires weekly fire danger lessons for ages six to fourteen. Distribution to 2600 school clerks via county auditors led to uneven use. 16 lessons issued before Christmas, 24 more prepared for weekly yearlong coverage. Teachers find presentation effective and popular with students. Bills to expand this education to other states are anticipated.
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Ohio
W. 8
Rogers
Social and travel notes from Nelsonville and Columbus
Miss Panty Milligan visits sister in Columbus for weeks. Grace McDonald and Ruby Spencer visit relatives in Columbus and Carbondale respectively. Ed Vorhes and Charles Poston seen in Columbus. A two year old dies from coffee poison at Haydenville. Blanche Chapman visits May Beatty in Columbus. Will and Mrs. Morgan return home after visits. Mrs. F. S. Knox hosts a baby party on Columbus street commemorating Stiari's anniversary.
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Grace McDonald
Columbus
Ulla Davis
Athens
Ed Vorhes
Ruby Spencer
Carbondale
Joshua Spencer
Charles Poston
Lemon
Haydenville
Blanche
Mystery Unveiled in Panama Canal Libel Case
The January reveal names both complainant and defendant in the grand jury inquiry into alleged libelous matter about the Panama Canal purchase. The subpoena targets William J. Dempsey, head of the New York World mailing department, for testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Panama Canal Company
Wil Ham J. Dempsey
New York World
Federal Grand Jury
Presse Publishing Company
the World
Goldman Still in Jail in Riot Conspiracy Case
Emma Goldman and Ben J Reitmann remain in custody in San Francisco on conspiracy to riot charges. Goldmans bail was cut from 4000 to 2000 dollars while Reitmann saw a bail reduction from 4000 to 8000 dollars. District attorney aims to file a test case defining incendiary meetings as a crime.
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Goldman
San Francisco
Eemma Goldman
Ben J. Reitmann
Reitmann
Shively Elected to Senate Today
Indianapolis January 20 Democratic members of both houses voted to elect Benjamin F Shively United States senator from Indiana by joint ballot. The Democratic majority of 16 carried the choice though the Senate Republican majority backed Hemenways prior actions as a courtesy vote. Shively a South Bend lawyer and veteran Indiana politician has served in the Forty eighth fiftieth fifty first and fifty second congresses and sought the governorship in 1896.
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Indianapolis
State Senate
House of Representatives
Benjamin F. Shively
United States
Indiana
Shively
House
Senate
Hemenway
South Bend
Hopkins Lacks Votes In Illinois Senate Election
Springfield N J Jan 26 Senator Albert J Hopkins led the senate general assembly with 26 votes but failed to secure a house majority. The joint assembly will proceed today to elect a US senator. In the separate houses Hopkins 87 Foss 25 Stringer 76 Mason 6 Shurtleff 3.
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Hopkins
Springfield
Albert J. Hopkins
Senate of the General Assembly
United States
Foss
Stringer
Mason
Shurtleff
Smooch Re-elected as U S Senator from Utah
Salt Lake Jan. 20 Reed Smoot an apostle of the Mormon church was reelected to a second term in the United States Senate after a six year term and a contest before the senate committee on elections.
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Smooch
Salt Lake
Jan
Reed Smoot
Mormon Church
United States Senate
Senate Committee On Elections
Governor Chamberlain Wins in Oregon Senate Race
Governor George Chamberlain, a Democrat, defeats influential senators in a bid for United States Senate. Reported from Oregon dated January 20, detailing the political fight and Chamberlain’s path to the victory.
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Chamberlain
George &. Chamberlain
United
Three from New York Die in January Heat Tragedy
A report notes that three people from New York were burned to death in January. The incident details the victims Méria Dias M he mn and others, with sparse readable specifics available from the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Méria Dias
President seeks 10 help for Liberia colonists
President Roosevelt asks Congress to approve a $26 000 appropriation to send a US commission to Liberia. Secretary Root notes the republic’s critical situation with 40 000 to 50 000 educated black colonists struggling to govern amid native resistance and education shortfalls.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Liberia
Root
United States
Monrovia
Republic of Liberia
General Robert E. Lee Birthday Observed in Savannah
In Savannah Georgia on January 20 the day was raw and cloudy with some rain but General Robert E. Lee’s birthday was widely observed. The main event was a parade of all the city’s military units.
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Honor Lee
Savannah
Robert EB. Lee
Taft Advocates Northern Regard for Southern Women at Tubman High
In Augusta Georgia on January 20 President-elect Taft used a lighthearted remark praising northern men who recognize quality in southern young women. He spoke to the Tubman High School for Girls crowd describing a bouquet of bright and charming faces as he delivered the charm and beauty line.
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Augusta
South
Prosperity Hopes Mark National Board of Trade Meeting
Frank D. LaLanne president of the national board of trade opened the thirty ninth annual meeting with a keynote urging renewed business confidence and renewed prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank D. LaLanne
National Board of Trade
The Entomologist Names Bug After Aged Cook
In a playful scene, Professor Filegende Blatter thanks Regina his long serving cook after 25 years by naming a newly discovered bug in her honor. The anecdote highlights loyalty and a taxonomic gesture within a scholarly household.
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Regina
Want Thaw Order Rescinded in Sanity Trial Fight
White Plains N Y Jan 20 Counsel for Harry K Thaw asked Justice Tompkins to rescind the order granting a trial in New York county to determine if he is sane. The order was issued Saturday upon application by Mrs Mary C Thaw his mother. The judge did not allow a jury trial and Thaw sought a jury hearing in Dutchess county.
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White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Tompkins
Thaw
New York County
Mary C. Thaw
Harry
Dutchess County
Campaign Against Moonshiners Reported in South
The United States internal revenue department reports 397 stills destroyed in Alabama Florida and Georgia during six months and about 2900 gallons of whisky seized. Eighty percent of the total stills were in Georgia.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
United States Internal Revenue Department
Robbers Dynamite Bank Safe at Hadar
Robbers dynamited the safe of the Varmers State bank in Hadar Neh on January 20 and escaped with $2000. No crew remains at large.
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Hadar, Neh
Varmers
Hadar
Obituary and scattered early 20th century clerical notes
Cyrus H Baldwin aged 92 former Dayton official dies after a stroke. John J Rockefeller makes another million dollar gift to the University of Chicago. John W Gates and wife bitten by a dog in El Paso Texas fearing rabies. Joshua W a Carolina legislator for twenty years faces peonage charges.
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Cyrus H. Baldwin
Nestor
Dayton
D.) Ber
John J. Rockefeller
University of
Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted by Athens Resident
An Athens citizen Mrs Jennie Mills of Stimpson Ave Athens Ohio endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney and rheumatic pain. She credits relief after using three boxes obtained at Henderson's drug store and urges others to use the product sold nationwide by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Athens
Jennie Mills
Stimpson
Ohio
Lilia
Henderson
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Harmony Hill Local Visitors and River Traffic Reports
Mesers Richard Houston and Guy Crawford made a business trip to Parkersburg Monday. Miss Edith Watson of Parkersburg came home sick with the grip. Miss Angeline McNamee spent the weekend with Miss Susie Linscott. Guy Crawford left on the towboat Henry Brown for Louisville. Towboats tied along the Ohio due to low water. rising river levels allow more travel. Harry Yates of Fillmore visited. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Jones called on William Basom. H. Noland sold cattle to William Pleasant. James Smith visited Harmony Hill school. Richard Houston and a Sand Hill caller were noted. Miss Iva Russell visits sister Mrs. Morrison at Sand Hill.
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Richard Houston
Guy Crawford
Parkersburg
Edith Watson
W. Va
Angeline McNamee
Susie Linscott
Henry Brown
Louisville
Ohio
Harry Yates
Fillmore
C. R. Jones
William Basom
H. Noland
William Pleasant
James Smith
Harmony Hill
Sand Mil
Iva Russell
Myrta Morrison
Sand Hill
Snoring and Sleep Hygiene in Civilization Era
The article notes snoring arises from mouth breathing in modern sleep and warns of impure air and blocked nasal passages harming health. It humorously claims that habitual snorers may face dangers and forecasts universal snoring alongside dental and baldness issues as civilization advances.
The Mental Joy and the Attentive Listen Habit
A New York businessman notes a type of person who cannot grasp remarks unless preceded by listen. He cites a stenographer and a telephone operator who respond only after he says Now, listen. The quote reflects a social quirk reported by New York Press.
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New York
Bondsmen Released In County Shortage Settlement
W G Hickman of Nelsonville may fully repay a 24750 shortage from his county treasurer term after bondsmen released at a recent meeting. Bondsmen, led by W M Kurtz, secured funds in 1906, notes destroyed now, coal lands leases to provide income, and Hickman pledged to cover any remaining loss. Local figures D H Moore Henry O Blenness S N Hobson and Bartlett estate cited among bondsmen.
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W. G. Hickman
Nelsonville
Elmer G. Biddison
Hickman
Lekman
W. M. Kurtz
Mr. Kurtz
Mr. Bartlett
Athens
Mr. Hickman
Ince
D. H. Moore
Henry O’blenness
N. Hobson
Bartlett
Glouster
President Aids Orphans at Macon Home in Ga
The Indus trial and Orphans Home in Macon Ga reports the president has helped hundreds of orphans. The institution touts Electric Bitters as a nine year staple medicine for stomach and liver troubles. It claims to invigorate vital organs purify blood aid digestion and build up weak individuals. McKee's Drug Store sells it for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial and Orphan's Home
Macon
McKee's
Hockingport Social Notices and Local Harbinger
Mrs KB Dutton hosts Laura Preston of Marietta and Miss Mabel Curtis of Belpre for visits. Rev Frank Parkins conducts a protracted meeting at Hockingport. Various residents, including Ettie and Esther Dunfee, visit relatives in Parkersburg and Athena. A school run by Mrs Frank Christman progresses well. A barge carries 8 000 bushels of coal arriving in Hockingport with the river rise.
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KB. A .Dutton
Laura Preston
Marietta
Mabel Curtis
Belpre
Frank Parkins
Stanley Seifreid
Parkeraburg
Mises Bertha Danfee
Ethyl
Parkersburg
Minnie Rogers
Slendershot
J. A. Grif
Mary Dunfee
Esther Dunfee
Ettie Dunfee
David Hays
Athena
Prank Christman
Susie Gunnell
Charles Datton
Vassar
Mich
James
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Ghesterhill
Isaae Smith
State Farmers’ Institute
State of
Coolville
W. S&s
Panty Milligan
Taft
Hockingport
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