Amesville Seeks Return of Historic Coon Skin Library
Residents led by Ray E Lash aim to reclaim the old Coon skin library once exposed to Ames history. The Northwest Territory library began with fur drove purchases in 1803 1804 and grew to hundreds of volumes later split between Dover township and current holdings at Marietta College and Ohio University.
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Mesville
Samuel Brown
Boston
John Jacob Astor
Thaddeus M. Harris
Dr. Cutler
Northwest Territory
Western Library Association
Harris
Goldsmith
Playfair
the Spectator
Association
Dover Township
Coonskin
J. H. Glazier
A. W. Glazier
E. H. Brawley
William D. Cutler
Ephraim Cutler
Washington County
Marietta College
Ohio University
Amesville
Black Hills Rock Tower Saves Girls in Indian Legend
AP dispatch from Rapid City South Dakota recounts Devil's Tower in the Black Hills as tied to a Sioux legend. Three maidens flee bears, gods cause the rock to grow, bears claw it leaving fluted ridges, maidens escape using flower rope, Thunder God drums there during storms.
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Apid City
8. D
Black Hills
Devil's Tower
Five Years Toll From Highway Crashes Reported
The American Road Builders Association reports over 100000 deaths and 3000000 injuries in five years of highway accidents. Property damage exceeds 2 billion dollars.
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American Road Builders’ Association
Physicians warn men over fifty on golf fatigue limits
New York doctors say golf is a strenuous mental game for players over 50 and should not involve more than 18 holes in a single day.
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New York
British trader duped by bag of gold in Moscow
A British businessman bought a bag he believed held gold in Moscow but found the contents were iron filings instead after the seller’s misrepresentation. The incident highlights a fraud risk in dubious metal exchanges abroad.
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Moscow
Woman Sets Pace For 80 Men In Seedling Planting
Clorado Springs July 3 Helen Henderson a member of a U S forest service tree planting gang on the Pike National Forest near Colorado Springs leads a crew of about 80 men in planting pine seedlings Five hundred trees per man is the average daily goal She is the first woman in forestry field work and plans to graduate from Colorado College next year Her pace keeps up after long back breaking days as others rest she studies for fall classes.
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Clorado Springs
Colo
Helen Henderson
U. S. Forest Service
Pike National Forest
Colorado Springs
Forestry Service
Colorado College
Miss Henderson
School Board Pays Rental for Property in Chester
Meigs County records reveal Chester district No. 4 directors John Ware Joseph Branch and Marcus Bosworth asked the county for a school site. Commissioners Stephen Strong Major Reed and Benjamin Stout approved a nominal fifty cent yearly rental for fifty years with removal rights if necessary. The Meigs County high school, begun March 5 1840, remained free of rent for school use under County Commissioners Whitmore Reed Columbia Downing and John McQuigg.
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Chester
Meigs
Chester Township
John Ware
Joseph Branch
Marcus Bosworth
Stephen Strong
Major Reed
Benjamin Stout
Meigs County High School
Whitmore Reed
Columbia Downing
John McQuigg
Automobile kills lion near Nairobi colony
An automobile struck and killed a lion ten miles from Nairobi, Kenya Colony, according to local reports. The incident occurred as the animal roamed near the road, prompting caution for travelers in the area.
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Kenya Colony
Here
Dogs Show No Interest in Moving Pictures Says German Study
A German scientist tested various animals on moving pictures. Dogs showed no interest while cats reacted strongly to animal images. Birds and reptiles were misled by screens with limited color and perceived hawks or prey, indicating varied visual responses.
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Berlin
Bozo the fire dog dies after running too far
In Attleboro Mass a fire company dog named Bozo rode on a truck for almost a year. He later began running in front of the engines, and the effort wore down his paws until he died from the injuries.
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Attleboro
Mass
Bozo
First Woman Doctor Breaks Into Medicine 80 Years Ago
New York July 2 80 years ago Elizabeth Blackwell entered Geneva Medical College as a joke to faculty and students who mistook her admission as a hoax. The Century article traces how hard it was for women to enter medicine and notes today thousands study and work in varied roles across the United States.
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New York
Elizabeth Blackwell
Medical College
Geneva
N. Y
Rollin Lynde Hartt
Century Magazine
United States
Hartt
Philadelphia
Medical Association
Ohio church subsidy of thirteen hundred dollars yearly
Ohio pays 1300 dollars per year for church and minister support in two southern districts. Funds come from ministerial land revenues and are prorated by member count over 15 in districts known as the Ohio county purchase and the Symmes purchase. J C Fowler administers the program from 1412 Oak Street.
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HIO
Ohio
Land Department
State Auditor
Ohio County Purchase
Symmes Purchase
State of
J. C. Fowler
Oak Street
Ohio County
Washington, Lawrence, Vinton, Hocking and
Gallia
Athens
Meigs
Hamilton, Butler, Warren
Clarmont
Great
Little Miami Rivers
Cotton in Autos Boosts Cotton Use in Tires
The Association of Cotton Textile Merchants of New York says cotton use in auto manufacturing is rising rapidly. In tires alone 59,000,000 pounds of cotton were used in the first three months of this year.
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Association of Cotton Textile Merchants of
New York
Death Valley Scotty plans record Los Angeles to Chicago train ride
Walter Scott known as Death Valley Scotty seeks a $25,000 sprint on a chartered Santa Fe train from Los Angeles to Chicago. He aims for 38 hours 25 minutes, averaging nearly 60 mph, with potential reporters joining. Scotty prizes excitement between secret prospecting stints in California and Nevada.
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Ae Ee
Oos Angeles
Death Valley
Scotty
Walter Scott
California
Nevada
Egypt
Scott
Los Angeles
Chicago
Land in Chester: jail site to garden in Meigs County
In Chester, Meigs County, a garden now covers the former county jail lot No 42. The jail housed county criminals for about twenty years before Pomfret became county seat, torn down after ruin. The lot sold Oct 26 1866 to Harold Wells for 30 dollars, later owned by John Weber who tends a yearly garden.
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Chester
Meigs County
John Weber
Durance Vile
Poméroy
Harold Wells
Weber
Missionary Mary Frances Kelly Safe in Philippine Islands
Mary Frances Kelly, a well known Athens county missionary in China, writes from Manila on April 15 that she is safe in the Philippines after narrowly escaping Nanking during fighting between Southern and Northern soldiers. She recounts leaving Nanking March 19 with others, fears of looting, and plans to return to serve in China as soon as possible.
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Fter
Nanking
Mary Fees Kelly
Athens County
Nila
Philippine Islands
Miss Kelly
China
Carrie Goodrich
William
Shanghai
Ashland County
Hiram
Former home kept open by children at Letart Falls
One of Meigs county summer resorts is the old W. B. Caldwell home in Letart Falls. Surviving children return each summer, with a local caretaker tending the garden so visiting siblings can relax as in former days. Among the family are Eva Roberts and children, Dr. George Caldwell, Captain William Caldwell, and Minter Caldwell, with daughters Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Mattie Custer, and Carrie.
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Etart Falls
Meigs County
Letart Falls
W. B. Caldwell
Eva Roberts
Parkersburg
George Caldwell
Pomeroy
William Caldwell
Porto Rico
Minter
Huntington
Roberts
Mattie Custer
Carrie
Liberty in danger as critics form best book clubs
John Erskine, author of Helen of Troy and Galahad, says new best book clubs created by literary critics threaten liberty. He warns the move could paradoxically undermine intellectual freedom and extend control over our cultural life, potentially resembling censorship in its reach.
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John Erskine
Columbia
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Black Hills Rock Tower
United States Forest Service
West
Helen
Henderson
Jack of the Gang
School Board
Rifiel
Paysigian
Miss Blackwell
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
Church
Albuquerque
Mary Frances Kelly
Philippines
Amooth
Thiana
South Gate
Anna Moffat
Lyon's
Christ
Kelly
Liberty
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