Pomeroy Bend Shocks Town as I W W Agent Is Arrested
In Pomeroy last fall Jack Mamaux an active I W W agent was arrested by Sheriff Hartenbach and jailed for federal court charges. Judge Sater sentenced him to two and a half years in a federal prison at Atlanta starting the day of sentencing. He had sabotaged railroad yards in Ohio and around Pittsburgh and sought aid from Socialist leaders to defend himself. Mamaux was born to French parents in Sweden and came to the United States as a child.
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Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy
Jack Mamaux
L W. W
Schriff Hartenbach
Columbus
Sater
Atlanta
West
Ohio
Pittsburg
Sweden
WEDS ARMY OFFICER
The past week Miss Terega, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Caruthers, formerly of Middleport now of Columbus, married Col. Frederick Townsend. The bride, Ohio University graduate, was one of Middleport's most talented daughters. Townsend, now in the service, is stationed at Camp Knox, Kentucky, and was a physician before joining the army. He has a home in California to which he will take his bride after discharge.
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Terega
J. M. Caruthers
Middleport
Columbus
Frederick Townsend
Ohio University
Athens
Col. Townsend
Camp Knox
California
Mrs. Brewer Granted Divorce in Common Pleas Court
Ora Brewer received a divorce from Henry Brewer in Common Pleas Court on Saturday. Henry Brewer is imprisoned for non support. Ora Brewer works as a governess at the Meigs County Children's Home where she cares for three of her ten residents.
Court Recesses in Common Pleas Proceedings
The Common Pleas Court has recessed hearings in ongoing civil matters. Proceedings paused as judges review filings and reschedule sessions. Parties await further court order and updated calendars.
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Common Pleas Court
Court Adjourns To September 1 For Vacation
A recess is set until September 1 as Judge Miller is on vacation in Michigan and will not return until August 18. The next term of court begins September 22.
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Miller
Michigan
Bell Hoisting Tragedy Hits Bradbury Child
Saturday evening at Bradbury a group from a Christian Church raised a new bell. A tool pole toppled and struck 4 year old Gerald Gilmore who sat on a nearby auto running board. He died instantly. The Gilmore family attended, and the auto was badly damaged. Funeral services were held that afternoon at the church.
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Christian Church
Bradbury
Gerald Gilmore
Sheridan Gilmore
Judge rules on pool voting in P M Telephone case
Judge Miller decides that pooling stock for voting is lawful but allows any stockholder to withdraw and vote freely. Lyons and Wink bought 700 shares from G Wildermuth Brewing estate and faced a temporary injunction on voting. Court orders issuance of stock certificates and enjoins trustees from voting Lyons and Wink stock. Lyons gains control and a reorganization is expected.
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Miller
Messrs. Lyons
Wink
P. & M. Telephone Co
G. Wildermuth Brewing Co
Lyons and
Lyons
Popular Pastor Marries Edith Chapman in Middleport
Rev. B. H. Morris former pastor of Middleport and Pomeroy Churches of Christ and Miss Edith Chapman now of Parkersburg united in marriage in Middleport on July 22. They will reside at home after August 1 in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio.
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B. H. Morris
Middleport and
Pomeroy
Morris Appointed New Pastor at Local Church
Reverend Morris now serves as pastor at a new church, taking on duties in the local community and guiding the congregation through ongoing programs and services.
Pomeroy Methodist Sunday School Little League Standings
The Sunday school league reports team results from Sunday contests among ten teams. Team 5 leads with 212 points, while the nearest follower has 129. The order of Sunday wins followed a 5 7 6 3 9 10 4 1 2 sequence.
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Pomeroy Methodist Sunday School
No. 5
Died in Ft Wayne Former West Columbia Resident
Ben Billingsley dies in Ft Wayne Indiana after a stroke of apoplexy, widow Ella Barrett of Middleport. J. P. Booth of Middleport relays the death notice. The Priode Livery transfer to Julius Keehue, brother of Councilman C H Keehue, is reported. The Priode family ran a long established livery business in Pomeroy.
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FT. Wayne
Ben Billingsley
West Columbia
Ind
J. P. Booth
Middleport
Ella Barrett
H. C. Priode
Priode Livery and Transfer Co
Julius Keehue
C. H. Keehue
Briode
Pomeroy
American Legion to Hold Meeting in Columbus Ohio
The American Legion of Ohio will hold its annual convention in Columbus on October 8 and 9 with at least 75 000 members expected and one delegate per 100 members. Delegates to the National convention in Minneapolis in November will be named at the Columbus meeting.
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American Legion
Columbus
Ohio
American Legion of Ohio
Col. C. R. Wilson
Minneapolis
Freckle Lotion From Lemons and Orchard White
Recipe style advertisement describes squeezing lemon juice into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. It claims results of fading freckles and whitening skin with daily massage and asserts safety and low cost.
Brooklyn Merchants Shipbuilding Club Heads to Scandanavia
Eleven of Brooklyn and Merchants Shipbuilding football club of Harri man Penn prepare for a dozen games in Scandanavia with a potential six game Brazil tour. The party lists diverse personnel including Tintle and Duncan as goalkeepers and Stark among the forwards with Cahill as manager and Viborg as traffic manager. Norman E. Brooks and Gerald L. Patterson join an Australian pairing in the national doubles at Boston Longwood the week of August 11.
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Eleven
Brooklyn
Merchants’ Shipbuilding Football Club
Harriman
Penn
Scandinavia
Brazil
George Z. Tintle
Harrison
N. J
William Duncan
Bethlehem
James M. Robertson
New York City
Samuel S. Fletcher
John Ferguson
James Wilson
Albert Blakey
Philadelphia
Frederick W. Pepper
James Campbell
Thomas E. Murray
John J. Heminsley
David R. Brown
Kearny
Harry J. Ratican
St. Louis
William Forest
George McKelvey
Thomas C. T. Fleming
Archie Stark
Paterson
Thomas W. Cahill
United States Football Association
William Sheridan
Bethlehem Steel Company
Lehigh
Axel Lune Stearn
Stockholm
New Dorp
S. I
Earnest J. Viborg
Norman E. Brooks
Gerald L. Patterson
Randolph Lycett
R. W. Thomas
Longwood Cricket Club
Boston
United States
Wilson Changes Mind on French Treaty Submission
President Wilson plans to submit the French defense treaty to the Senate within days, aiming to avert a Republican revolt that could delay Versailles ratification. Lodge and Brandegee discussed halting work on the peace treaty until the French pact is presented, while Democrats push for immediate ratification to show urgency to France. The Foreign Relations Committee has finished reading the treaty and addressed Colombia's treaty payment. Farmers’ groups prepare treaty questions and a digest of main provisions for broad distribution.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Capitol
Lodge
Bradagee
Foreign Relations Committee
Brandagee
France
United States
Chamber of Deputies
League of Nations
Columbia
Panama Canal
Colombia
Middle West
West
National Farm Organization
Strauss Pledges Fortune to Help Jews in Palestine
Nathan Strauss, noted philanthropist to Jewish communities, says he is ready to devote his entire fortune to establish Jews in Palestine and hints he would be the first mayor of his people there.
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Nathan Strauss
Palestine
Coolville Camp Meeting Draws Large Attendance
A strong turnout filled Coolville Camp Meeting with Dr. James B. Naylor of Malta delivering two lectures. The Coolville band provided music and the Red Cross Nurse spoke enthusiastically to the crowd. Upcoming services are planned with Rev. Wm. T. Robinson to preach next Sunday at Union Mission Parkersburg.
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Coolville
James B. Naylor
Malta
Wm. T. Robinson
Union Mission
Parkersburg
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