Nelsonville News Notes and Local Tidings
Nelsonville notices include a public stenographer advert and sale listings for a 456 acre farm near Bishopville and 90 acres in Dover Township as part of J. A. McKee estate. Stray colts listed by Frank Tedrow. Local social items mention War Savings Stamps, church notes, and sermons by Rev. Arthur M. Mann.
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Bishopville
Morgan County
Dover Township
Athens County
Bailey Run
J. A. McKee
John McKee
Elizabeth Street
Nelsonville
Ohio
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Murphy held at Murphy home
Funeral services were held this afternoon at two o clock at the residence of Mr and Mrs John Murphy on West Franklin Street for Mrs Robert Murphy. Rev Arthur M Mann of the Methodist Episcopal Church conducted the service.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Arthur M. Mann
Germany
John Murphy
West Franklin Street
Robert Murphy
The
Party Honors Miss Beerman at Home
Fairy Smith Mabel Robson Charlotte Hall and Regina Whyte hosted a party at Fairy Smiths home in honor of Miss Anna Beerman of Columbus. The guests enjoyed games music and a late supper with many attendees listed by name.
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Fairy Smith
Mabel Robson
Charlotte Hall
Regina Wwiyten
Anna Beerman
Columbus
Anna Beerpran
Alice Caldwell
Evelyn Hartley
Kathleen Colbert
Redempa Lines
Imelda Smith
Lillian McKee
Regina Whyte
Wilbert Hall
Willette Sweeney
Virgil Brown
Hubert Hall
Clearance Why
Thanks for support at a loved one's sickness and death
The family expresses deep gratitude to neighbors and friends who aided during illness and after the death of their loved one. Special thanks go to the Woodmen Order, Maple Hill miners union, singers Rev Hendershot and Rev Mann, Mr Stout, and all who provided transport or floral tributes.
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Woodmen Order
Miners” Union
Maple Hill Mine
Hendershot
Mann
Stout
George Sibert
D. Sibert
C W B M Elect Officers at Christian Church Meeting
At the regular meeting of the Christian Church C W B M held Thursday July 11 new officers for the coming year were installed. Present were Mrs. Walter Warner vice president Mrs. Viola Kep lar secretary Mrs. Jennie Oakley correspondent secretary and Mrs. Frank Betts treasurer Mrs. Chas Barton. The ceremony was carried on in a very pathetic manner with officers accepting the obligations before them and members pledging assistance and loyalty in work and prayer.
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The
Christian Church
Walter Warner
Viola Keplar
Jennie Oakley
Frank Betts
Chas. Barton
Athens Visit Highlights From Local Social Roundup
Mr and Mrs W M Hick spent Sunday in Athens as guests of Mr and Mrs James Grant. Mrs Down S Grones of Athens visited friends here Friday. Dr Allison Jones of Columbus was in this city Friday on business. Chas Pensyle was a Lancaster business visitor Friday.
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Herman Ruble
Logan
Marie Mooney
Mae Stratton
Athens
Myra Davison
Zanesville
Della Webb
Murray City
W. M. Hick
James Grant
Down S. Grones
Allison Jones
Columbus
Chas, Pensyle
Lancaster
Community drives Sunday entertain for Camp Sherman soldiers
Everyone is urged to help entertain two soldier boys this Sunday. If everyone lends a hand, all the Camp Sherman boys will have a pleasant day. Call Mrs. Chas. Preston with your name and street to volunteer between 6 and 9.
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Chas
Preston
Camp Sherman
Ladies serving at Red Cross HQ this week listed by day
The roster shows volunteers at Red Cross headquarters across five days with names grouped by day and session. Notable attendees include Mesdames Pickett, Mathews, Gibson, West, and Bennet plus several Stevensons and Johnsons across Monday through Thursday sessions.
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Red Cross
Geo. Miller
G. A. Hamm
J. C. Pickett
J. Warner
Jones
Kelly
Shaw
Bertha Barker
Starkey
Stenrod
Ida Rosser
Chas. Bartelis
C. EB. Bennett
E. T. Spray Mills Howe
William Jones
Reeves
Brickles
Hall
Nellie Mathewson
P. M.—Mesdames
Waldo Chute
C. Shaw
Irene Barrows
EB. H. Mathews
FE. C. Dugan
J. M. Sanders
Ruth Powell
Nellie Cox
L. R
Thelma Kortner
Philena Nelson
Mary Williams
R. B. Gibson
Wilbur Cox
W. H. Parks
Chas. Preston
Chas. Hanning
Martha Keys
John West
J. E. Hellyer
Young
Ben Raybould
Arthur West
Sadie Nixon
Sadie Steenrod
Catherine Newman
A. M. Mann
Chas. Tedrow
I. Warner
D. B. Linton
Frank O'Mara
Tom Spencer
Jennie Buckley
W. L. Hutchins
Clarrisa Monks
Jennie Powell
Chas. Monks
Geo. Evans
J. Spencer
C. E. Bennett
Wilson
E. W. Allen
Steenrod
Embezzler James Mann Reimburses Mine Union Funds
James Mann known as Ethel, treasurer of a local mine union, repaid 293.26 plus costs yesterday and the case was dismissed. Von Fouty arrested for speeding. he pleaded not guilty before Mayor Wells and trial is scheduled for Tuesday at six. Fouty linked to a recent horrible accident on Wednesday evening.
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James Mann
Ethel
von Fouty
Wells
Fouty
Army Leaders Being Raised for War Times
Washington dispatch July 13 nominations sent to the Senate list officers advancing to major generals in the line of the army William Crozier Henry Co Sharpe and Brigadier Generals Harry J Rogers Clarence C Williams for four year terms in key staff posts as quartermaster general and chief of ordnance faced with new war duties
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Washington
Senate
William Crozier
Henry Co. Sharpe
Harry J. Rogers
Clarence C. Williams
Captain Roosevelt Seeks Return After Arm Operation
Paris July 13 Captain Archie Roosevelt who was twice wounded by shrapnel last March has undergone nerve adjustment surgery in his left arm and has been transferred to Neuilly hospital. He remains cheerful and resents the prospect of being invalided home.
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Paris
Archie Roosvelt
Neuilly
Escape attempt ends in fatal shooting at Cincinnati workhouse
Arthur Prior, a black inmate, was shot by a guard during an escape attempt at the Cincinnati workhouse and died at the city hospital. The incident occurred late last night and left the facility under investigation.
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Cincinnati
Arthur Prior
City
Work or Fight Order Hollows Baseball Hope and Fears
United Press reports the looming work or fight order may hit major league baseball. Players like Parham of Baltimore and Wheat and Myers of Brooklyn leave to farm or other work as orders spread. Some big leaguers like Leach Minneran Hyatt rejoin, while Boston Braves outfield Kelly Powell Rhye enlist in the navy.
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H. C. Hamilton
United Press
New York
General Crowder
Player Parham
Baltimore
International League
Brooklyn National League
Zach Wheat
Hi Myers
Myers
Tommy Leach
Pittsburg
Joe Minneran
Yankees
Ham Hyatt
Boston
Boston Braves
Uboat Captures Manx King Off Cape Race
A German submarine 300 miles off Cape Race on July 6 captured the Norwegian bark Manx King and ordered its 19 crew to abandon ship. Survivors landed at an Atlantic port on a British steamer and could not tell what happened to the bark. The 1729 gross ton vessel had left a U.S. Atlantic port about two weeks earlier. None reported hearing an explosion.
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Atlantic
Cape Race
United States Atlantic
Navy Reenlistment Brings Hawk Family News
Mr. and Mrs. John Hawk of Athens R D 7 report their son A. R. Hawk has reenlisted in the navy and is at Norfolk awaiting orders. He served four years on the U S Arkansas and may be reached at A. R. Hawk U S 8 Richmond Norfolk Va 6th Regiment 1st Co.
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Navy
John Hawk
Athens R. D
A. R. Hawk
Norfolk
Young Hawk
U. S
Arkansas
Richmond
Two Ohio Boys Held as Prisoners of War
The War Department announced nine additional officers and nine enlisted men of the American expeditionary forces held prisoners in Germany. The list, transmitted by the Spanish ambassador in Berlin, includes Clarence E. Newton of Cincinnati and Frank J. Meyer of Reading as the two Ohio entries.
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Washington
Germany
War Department
Berlin
Berne
Clarence
Newton
Cincinnati
Frank J. Meyer
Reading
Pistol Duel Ends with Bell's Death in Cleveland
A pistol duel between two Cleveland police officers and Floyd Bell ended with Bell killed and Patrolman Cihlar wounded after officers attempted to arrest the suspect. A bullet from Police Sergeant Stanton's revolver killed Bell. The confrontation followed an arrest attempt that precipitated the gunfight.
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Cleveland
Floyd Bell
Bell
Cihlar
Stanton
Ciblar
Two Lancaster Boys Gased In German Attack
Clarence Westenhouser and Charlies Evans Privates in Company L 166th Infantry Rainbow Division were gassed during a German attack on the western front. Relatives report they are in a hospital.
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Lancaster
Clarence Westenhouser
Charlies Evans
One Hundred and Sixty Sixth Infantry
Rainbow Division
Western Front
Naval Committee to sail for Europe for six weeks
Washington July 13 Thirteen members of the House naval committee will sail for Europe to inspect American naval forces abroad. They will be gone six weeks returning in September to help the department plan a constructive program for the next appropriation for the navy.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Europe
Department
Navy
Jury finds Roy Hughes guilty of first degree murder
A Portsmouth jury convicts Roy Hughes of participating in the murder of a local grocer and recommends mercy. Co-defendants Pauline Pannattoni and Wash Baker were previously condemned to death in the electric chair.
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Portsamouth
Roy Hughes
Pauline Pannattoni
Wash Baker
Hughes
Ohio State Instructor Named Assistant Chief Examiner
G F Schlesinger of Ohio State University was named assistant chief examiner for the state civil service commission. The position pays $3000 a year.
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G. F. Schlesinger
Ohio State University
State Civil Service Commission
1831 Treaty Guarantees Belgian Neutrality
The neutrality of Belgium was guaranteed by the 1831 Treaty of London signed November 15. Austria France Russia Great Britain and Prussia were parties. After the German Empire formed it followed Prussia’s pledges but violated the treaty in 1914.
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Belgium
London
Austria
France
Russia
Great Britain
Prussia
German Empire
Moscow revolt suppressed and Czecho-Slovak troops menaced
Washington reports claim the Moscow uprising is quelled by German forces while Czech and Slovak troops face serious danger from Bolshevik and Teuton actions. Russian embassy officials appeal for swift intervention in Siberia as conditions shift toward a perilous new phase affecting Allied prospects.
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Washington
Moscow
Siberia
Russia
Sugar Registration Notice From Ohio Food Department
Ohio residents must register with the Ohio Food Department by next Monday to obtain a sugar certificate. Statements detailing business character and sugar needs must be filed with the sugar division before a certificate is issued. without a certificate no sugar can be purchased.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Food Department
Pershing reports trench raid failure and air victory
General Pershing announces in the Chateau Thierry area a trench raid by the enemy failed under American fire with casualties. He adds that American aviators on Thursday shot down a hostile flyer in the Chicaucourt region.
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Washington
Chateau- Thierry
Pershing
Chicaucourt
Troops in France Reach 1 100 000 General March Says
General March told the Senate military committee that United States forces in France total 1 100 000. He said 331 000 are in the firing line and the rest are training for combat readiness.
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Washington
United States
France
March
Senate Military Committee
General March
Airplanes Shipped to France Surpass 260 by July
More than 260 American airplanes had been shipped to France by July 5, according to March. The figure reflects rapid American support for Allied air power in the early stages of the war.
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France
March
Red Guards Arrive on Murman Coast Surrounded
Copenhagen reports 2000 Bolshevik Red Guards were captured and disarmed after arriving on the Murman coast. They were allowed to return to Moscow.
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Copenhagen
Murman Coast
Moscow
German Reichstag approves new war loan of 15 billion marks
Dispatches report the main committee of the Reichstag adopted a war loan totaling 15 billion marks. Independent Socialists and Polish members abstained. The loan would equal about 3.57 billion dollars at prewar mark value, though marks are not quoted in allied nations.
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Copenhagen
Reichstag
Germany
Bark Trade Shifts to UK Tanneries from Natal Supplies
Imported quantities of South African wattle bark from Natal rose with postwar demand as exports to Germany and Belgium declined. British tanners now utilize the bark more extensively, reshaping the supply chain in the United Kingdom.
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United Kingdom
Natal
Germany
Belgium
United States Adopts Standard Time in 1883
The United States adopted standard time in 1883 after the American Railway Association initiated it. At noon on November 18 that year the telegraphic signals from the Washington Naval Observatory shifted to the new system. No time changes occurred until daylight saving began this year.
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The
United States
American Railway Association
Naval Observatory
Washington
California bounty on mountain hone tied to scalp pay
Twenty six mountain Hons were killed in California's mountain counties in a recent month. The state paid $640 for their scalps. Fourteen males earned $20 each and twelve females earned a $20 bounty, all collected by hunters.
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California
Fragmented Quote Reflects Tension Over Efficiency Payments
The readable fragment hints at a debate over paying for efficient workers and the idea that some people will refuse to give more than required. It implies fiscal or labor cost concerns without detailing the full context or outcome.
Ohio postmasters meet to plan War Stamp sales
Columbus hosts 1000 postmasters for 1918 War Savings drive planning at Ohio War Savings Committee request. John C. Koons and A. M. Dockery attended as assistants to the postmaster general.
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Columbus
Columbia
Ohio
Ohio War Savings Committees
John C. Koons
A. M. Dockery
Lecturer challenges view of God in Britling Sees It Thru
W H Spence spoke at the Chautauqua this morning arguing God is not finite nor omnipotent omnipresent or omniscient. He described a developing God formed by human perception and critiqued Old Testament depictions of divine kingship as earthlyKing ideas.
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W. H. Spence
Chautauqua
God
Mr. Britling
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Clarence Way
Clarence Rardin
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