Engagement Announced for Eleano r Louise Christ and Henry H Eccles
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Christ of Buffalo New York announce the engagement of their daughter Eleano r Louise to Henry H Eccles of Athens Ohio The couple plan a wedding on August 5 and will reside in Portsmouth around September 1 Miss Christ is an Ohio University AB graduate last June and held leadership roles in the Women s League Alpha Gamma Delta and Pan Hellenic Council Mr Eccles a Delta Tau Delta member graduated from Ohio University in 1915 and has since been teaching
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Rudolph Christ
Buffalo
N. Y
Eleanore Louise
Henry H. Eccles
Athens
Eccles
Portsmouth
Miss Christ
Ohio University
The
Woman's League
Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity
Pan-Hellenic Council
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Local residents head on travels and career moves
Several town residents embark on trips and career changes. Prospective principal James A. Reading leaves for Rich County West Virginia to handle business. Professors and spouses depart for Chautauqua New York and Baltimore Maryland for study and internship opportunities. Families visit relatives in Pleasantville New Marshfield and Canton while others tour Akron Cleveland Columbus and Cedar Point in motor trips.
Athens county fair aims to recruit horses and attractions
Ath ens county secretary C M Gill heads to Wellston to sign up race horses for next month's Athens county fair speed events. Officials in Columbus compile a million annual county reports while coal seams in Hocking valley are described by old engineers. Summer students flood the union depot, moving luggage as local workers profit from the rush.
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C. M. Gill
Athens County Fair Association
Wellston
Athens County Fair
State House
Columbus
Athens County
Hocking
Nelsonville
Sunday Creek
Bailey Run
Pittsburg
Union Depot
County Farm Agent Joins Wellston Fair Livestock Judging
A. R. Raymond, Athens County Farm Agent, traveled to Wellston today to judge livestock at the ongoing fair. Several local residents joined him in aiding the event. A Court of Honor meeting is set for Friday at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church to review recent Boy Scout tests.
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A. R. Raymond
Wellston
Athens County
Raymond
Court of Honor
First Presbyterian Church
Boy Scouts of Athens
Miller Faces Primary Challenge After Party Nomination
Nathan L. Miller the Republican choice for governor enters a tough primary fight as Francis Hugo and Senator George Thompson announce opposition to the convention ticket. United States Senator James W. Wadsworth Jr. is urged for re-nomination while the convention backs an entire state slate.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Nathan L. Miller
Court of Appeals
Francis M. Hugo
George F. Thompson
Miller
United States
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Body of Doctor Campbell Claimed by Pittsburgh Cousin
The body of Dr H E Campbell once a Pittsburgh physician and later a hotel dishwasher in New York was claimed by his cousin Miss F Lulu Finlay of Pittsburgh. She said she traced his wife and daughter without success. Officials learned the widow is at Port Carling Muskoka Lakes Ontario with her family.
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New York
H. E. Campbell
Pittsburgh
F. Lulu Finlay
Port Carling
Muskoka Lakes
Ontario
Death of Dorothy Robinson in Akron home
Dorothy Robinson 21, wife of Frank C. Robinson, died at 3 a m at the Akron home of his parents on Van Vorhes street. She had suffered dropsy and organic heart trouble since moving from Akron two months ago. Survived by husband, her parents Mr and Mrs Julius Reese, two brothers Julius and Frank, and sister Mildred. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Dorothy Robinson
Frank C. Robinson
C. CC. Robinson
van Vorhes Street
Julius Reese
Julius
Frank
Mildred
Long Island
Brothers in court over knife threat ends with arrest
Fred Lawrence sought his brother Chester’s arrest claiming a knife threat after an engine room dispute. Chester countered that Fred struck him with timber and fled. Chester paid $5 and costs after pleading guilty to the fracas. a new warrant for Fred’s arrest was issued.
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Justice Helwig
Fred Lawrence
Utley
Sharpsburg
Helwig
Chester
Lawrence
Cheater
Fred
Chester Lawrence
Athens
Against Japanese Immigration Rally In Louisville
Congressman King Swope of Danville arrives in Louisville to press immediate action on Japanese immigration. He urges that entry be limited to those able and willing to become loyal Americans and says next Congress will base legislation on the immigration committee report.
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Louisville
United States
King Swope
Danville
Pacific Coast
House Committee On Immigration
Swope
Confirmation of Villa Surrender
Official confirmation of the surrender of Francisco Villa to the new Mexican government was received from the American consul at Piedras Negras. A possible extradition demand for Villa over the Columbus raid in 1916 was not indicated as decided.
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Washington
Francisco Villa
State Department
Piedras Negras
Villa
Columbus, N. Mexico
Simplest Bicycle Vented Device Converts Wheel To Motor
A compact invention mounts a tank and motor on the handlebars to drive the bicycle front wheel turning it into a motorcycle.
All Is Quiet at Dublin Castle
Dublin July 29 officials at Dublin Castle said a 24 hour period passed without any outrage in Ireland for the first time in five years, signaling a possible Sinn Fein and British government truce.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Dublin Castle
Ireland
Movie Star Is After Divorce
Los Angeles July 29 attorneys moved to secure a divorce for Lottie Pickford Rupp from her husband A G Rupp following a divorce complaint filed yesterday. Desertion and non support cited. This is her second attempt after a December suit was dropped.
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Los Angeles
Lottie Pickford Rupp
Mary Pickford
A. G. Rupp
New York
Miss Pickford
Railroad car service questioned by Ohio mines
Columbus reports state inspector to Wheeling Monday to probe alleged railroad discrimination by Pennsylvania Railroad in supplying coal cars to Pittsburg and Cleveland Coal Co. Mines near Wheeling claim only 15 percent supply. inspector notes current service improves to 75 to 80 percent. Also bills Crawford County bonded debt totals 2 890 651 40 with Galion and Bucyrus bonds listed.
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Columbus
L. C. Smith
Public Utilities Commission
Wheeling
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg and Cleveland Coal Co
Smith
John Moore
Ohio
Moore
Bucyrus
Crawford County
A.G. Flickinger
Galions
Thought Bride Thought to Be Wealthy? Lord Clencarty's Disillusion
Lord Clencarty believed his bride was immensely wealthy when he took her as his second wife. The unnamed fourth Marquis of Heusden, involved in various crimes, now awaits further action as details emerge.
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Clencarty
Lord Eosart
Heusden
Gordon Sues for Alimony in Complaint of Cruelty
Elizabeth M Gordon of Gloucester files suit for permanent alimony against her husband John Gordon citing cruelty and separation since 1900 marriage. She claims he owns Hotel Gordon and properties totaling substantial value while she has only 450 in savings. The petition requests permanent alimony. divorce not sought.
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Elizabeth M. Gordon
Glouster
John Gordon
Tony
Gordons
Gordon
Crestline
Columbus
Bergdoll Chase on West Coast
Justice agents searched Puget Sound cities for Grover Bergdoll the alleged wealthy draft evader wanted in Philadelphia They acted on tips from W B Douglas former Minnesota attorney general who reported seeing a man matching Bergdoll on a train bound for the Puget Sound
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Seattle
Wash
Department of Justice
Puget Sound
Grover Bergdoll
Philadelphia
W. B. Douglas
St. Paul
Minnesota
Bergdoll
Kilbane Retains Featherweight Title In Cleveland Bout
Johnny Kilbane defeats Artie Root by decision in ten rounds in Cleveland. Root staggered Kilbane in round four but Kilbane finished strong, winning on points with a payout over ten thousand dollars. Willie Beecher and Hal Delaney draw. Blackie Richards stops Art Strawhacker in four. Harry Kerstein outpoints Young Webb in eight.
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Cleveland
Johnny Kilbane
Artie Root
Root
Kilbane
Willie Beecher
Hal Delaney
Blackie Richards
Dayton Fea
Art Strawhacker
Harry Kerstein
Young Webb
Dayton
Indicted for Murder in Marion Case
David Griffith, father of 16 year old Eva Griffith, was indicted for murder after the July incident in Marion. He told a preliminary hearing the shooting was accidental as Eva allegedly left home.
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Marion
David Griffith
Eva Griffith
Griffith
Attorney Koons To Speak Sunday
The First Christian church continues its Sunday evening Social Service series with Attorney L. A. Koons discussing Law Its Relation to Social Service on August 1 at 7 30 PM. Koons is regarded as a leading civil law authority in southern Ohio and the public is invited.
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First Christian Church
L. A. Koons
Ohio
Conductor Reunites with Long‑lost Brother in San Francisco
George Servais, a street car conductor in San Francisco, told a passenger the weather wasn’t like Arkansas. The passenger proved to be his brother, missing for 31 years, ending a long separation.
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San Francisco
George Servais
Arkansas
Two Silesian Coal Mines Opened in 1778 Remain Active
Two large Silesian coal mines opened in 1778 continue in productive operation. They are among the oldest mines still producing, illustrating long term industrial resilience in the region.
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Chautauqua, N. Y
Leight Monroe Higgins
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
N. J. Wolfe
Leslie Bobo
New Marshfield
William Runton
Sunnyside Drive
Frances Hatch
Akron
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Canton
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Charles Hunter
Sarah Bean
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University Terrace
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Grosvenor Street
A. L. Ogg
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Cedar Point
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Union County
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