Wool growers plan advocacy before Congress on wool tariff
A county meeting of prominent wool growers convened at the court house to organize support for maintaining the import tariff on wool. Plans include hiring counsel to argue before the Ways and Means committee and a one cent per sheep assessment to fund advocacy, with committees named for each township.
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Court House
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
P. G. Moler
Albany
W K. Jeffers
Guysville
R. D. No
Congress
Moler
8. M. Cleaver
Delaware
American and Delaine Merino Record Association
CC H Grosvenor
Washington
Ways and Means
Cleaver
Walker
National
Wool Growers’ Association
Helena
Montana
William Robe
Athens
H. L. Baker
P D. Fagan
John Burson
Ames
John Hixon
Oliver Lovell
John Beasley
Alexander
Perry Coe
Headyard
Irvin Davis
Bern
Burgess Hopkins
Goddard
Carthage
Nef
Mills
Alex Wilson
Lewis Hard
Canaan
Joseph Mulligan
Robert Smith
Harry Robinson
Lodi
William Bobo
Leo Williams
Peter Josten
L. H. Blackwood
Defend St Patrick Wibernians Protest Postcard Caricatures
A large meeting of Catholic societies in Allegheny County protested post cards ridiculing St Patrick and the Irish race. Resolutions were adopted and a committee named to deliver them to card dealers. Boston Congressman Joseph OConnell was among the speakers.
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Wibernians
Ireland
Pittsburg
March
Order of
Iibernians
Allegheny County
Szain
St. Patrick
Joseph O'Connell
Boston
Manila Streetcar Strike Maintains Limited Impact
Manila citizens refuse to join a boycott as streetcar men strike after being declared on March 4. Unions held meetings to organize action but the public continues to ride the cars. a Rolling Mill sheet mill operation started nearby.
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Manila
de Clare
Icon
Permits to Wed Reported for Four Local Couples
Wert Whitlatch, 20, a miner from Marshfield, and Bessie Maude Lowery, 21, of Nelsonville, apply for marriage. Charles White, 22, a miner from Amesville, and Dessie Colom, 18, of Broadwell, also seek a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wert Whitlatch
Marshfield
Bessie Maude Lowery
Charles White
Amesville
Dessie Colom
Broadwell
Sunny Sunday brings crowds and busy streets
The bright spring weather drew large crowds all day Sunday. In the warm afternoon everyone seemed happy as traffic and pedestrians filled town streets and spring hats appeared worn by many.
Athens High Team Suffers Lopsided Losses to Marietta and Parkersburg
Athens High School basketball lost Friday at Marietta 54 to 17 and Saturday at Parkersburg 88 to 17. Schaffier led scorers with seven free throws. Frost starred for Marietta with 12 field goals. Dana Grones and Goldsberry scored for Athens in the second half. Parkersburg was described as stronger, with the team often defeating the local M C A squad.
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Athens
Marietta
Parkersburg
Schaffier
Frost
Dana
Grones
Goldsberry
P. H
Parkersburg High School
Serious charge against husband in Trimble divorce suit
Elizabeth Luther of Trimble charges George Luther with insufficient support cruelty and financial improprieties. She cites abuse of her and her eight year old daughter from a former marriage and seeks alimony pendente lite divorce reasonable alimony and restoration to her maiden name Elizabeth Barrett.
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George Luther
Elizabeth Barrett
Luther
Sugar Creek Man Fined for Drunken Nuisance
James Ogal of Sugar Creek was fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor Hedges after being picked up by Officer Gandee in a drunken stupor around midnight Saturday. The fine was paid.
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James Ogal
Sugar Creek
Hedges
Ogal
Gandee
Alumni Orator Timothy Hogan Chosen for O U Banquet
The Hon. T. S. Hogan of Wellston will deliver the alumni address next commencement week at Ohio University. A former Wellston public schools superintendent and noted criminal lawyer, he was the Democratic candidate for attorney general and graduated from Ohio University in 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. U
Timothy Hogan
T. S. Hogan
Wellston
Ohio University
Hogan
Ohio
Ninth Dividend of 50 Percent Declared by Bremen Company
Lancaster Ohio March 6 The Bremen company directors meet and declare a ninth fifty percent dividend payable March 20. This marks a year of consecutive fifty percent dividends, with plenty of surplus to fund seventy five percent but directors opt for fifty. Avelon company to pay first dividend within sixty days, production near Bremen levels. News includes map by A A Young of oil field, Logan and Melaney wells, and new Ohio Central Oil Company organized with headquarters at Junction City.
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Avelon
Bremen
Gibisonville
Melaney
Howdyshell
Crossenville
Mason Moore
Ohio Central Ol Company
Junction City
Jackson Township
Perry County
Rushville Company
Purvis-Turner Company
Webb Summit 617 and Gas Company of
Logan
Dr Lord Opens New Office in Athens
Dr Frank B Lord has opened a well equipped medical office in the New National Bank building and will practice general medicine. A Chillicotthe native, he graduated from Miami Medical College Cincinnati in 1898 and has since served at Athens State Hospital, earning praise as a diagnostician. He is married to Ellen Wood, daughter of Judge J M Wood, and they reside with the judge at Congress and Washington streets with their one year old child.
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National Bank
Athens
Lord
Chilliccothe
Miami Medical College of
Cincinnati
Athens State Hospital
Lupt. Korick
Dr. Lord
Ellen Wood
J. M. Wood
Congress and
Washington Streets
Recital Postponed for Theo Bald and Spencer
The duettist recital announced weeks ago for next Thursday night has been postponed to sometime in April.
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Theobald and
Spencer
Inauguration Visitors Return From Washington by Train
Extra B and O trains carried notable guests after the inauguration. The B and O line routed the minstrel show Bandoner Land with Williams and Walker from Cincinnati to Philadelphia. Miami Military Institute cadets rode No 3, while Governor Deneen of Illinois and Governors Noel and Hadley were among travelers through Athens on the same line.
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Washington
Williams
Walker
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Miami Military Institute Cadets
Deneen
Illinois
Athens
Noel
Hadley
Execution by fire in Rockwell Texas
A Black man named Andrew Ellis was captured after a gunfight with a posse and tortured to death by burning in the public square witnessed by about 1,000 people. He had been accused of attempted assault on Mrs. Arthur McKinney and reportedly confessed his guilt. His execution occurred after a large crowd from Rockwell and surrounding areas gathered, and he died within nine minutes of the torch.
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Fills
Dallas
Collin
Hunt
Rockwell County
Mills
Trial of Emmet Ewing for Forgery Opens in Court
The trial of Emmet Ewing for forgery began at one o'clock with a juried panel secured quickly. Prosecutor Foster stated the state's case while General Grosvenor said the defense would present its arguments as the trial proceeds. At press time, lead prosecuting witness M. T. Ellis testified.
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Emmet Ewing
Foster
General Grosvenor
M. T. Ellis
Birth announcements list two new arrivals
Mr and Mrs latos DeMolet are the parents of a daughter born Friday March 5. Mr and Mrs Dansones of Cemetery street are the parents of a son born Saturday March 6.
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Lat¢S DeMolet
Maren 5
Dansones
Cemetery Street
Temporary Organization Formed for Hocking and Sunday Creek Traction
Nelsonville weekly reports a temporary organization for a new traction line to be chartered as The Blocking and Sunday Creek Traction Company. Officers elected include President Kk. B. Young and Auditor M. A. Kreig in a push to file a charter and prepare a petition with the secretary of state.
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Hocking and Sunday Creek Traction Company
Nelsonville
HH. Moore
Columbus
Kk. B. Young
M. A. Kreig
Charles Vorhes
J. Gaston Coe
Moore
Blocking
Sunday Creek Traction Company
Young
Kreig
M. A. Kreig Lumber Company
Vorbes
Coe
Eonty
Athens National Bank
Charles Tutt
W. H. Badger
H. C. Moore
Tutt
L. & N. Railway Company
J. B. Foraker
Zanesville
Muskingum
McConnelsville
Greenfield
Convict Husband Sued for Divorce in Common Pleas
Testimony in a divorce suit shows Plesa Starkey filed against William Starkey. She is a city domestic. he is confined in an Ohio penitentiary for a grave offense in Columbus years ago. Prison records identify no other Starkey, but court questioned proof of identification and held case open for more evidence.
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Plesa Starkey
William Starkey
Common Pleas
John Conly
Catherine Haird
Fred Brown
F. M
Rebecca Weller
John & Morris
Russell Engine Company
Ewing
Deneen Seen as Possible Hopkins Successor in Illinois Senate
Springfield rumors swirl that Governor Deneen may be tapped to succeed Senator Hopkins in the Illinois Senate. Persistent talk suggests Deneen could be persuaded, with speculation Taft might support the move, though no source confirms it.
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Illinois
Hopkine
Senate
Springfield
Illinoia
Hopkins
Deneen
Taft
Schoolmasters Conference Set for April at Ohio University
The seventh annual Schoolmasters Conference will be held at Ohio University on Friday and Saturday April 9 and 10. Dr. W L Bryan of Indiana University will conduct the conference and deliver the annual address. Sessions begin 1 30 PM Friday 7 PM Friday and 9 AM Saturday. The program targets progressive teachers and leaders in education with a reception for visiting educators Friday evening. Notable past speakers include Dr Frank McMurry Dr Chas DeGarmo Dr B Roark and Dr Hodge.
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Ohio University
W. L. Bryan
Indiana University
Bee
Bach
Frank McMurry
Chas
DeGarmo
BR. N. Roark
Fr. Hodge
Shortage of Cars in Hocking Valley
The Hocking Valley railway and other lines report a shortage of box cars as coal and building material shipments rise. Box cars are in use for cement brick and paving brick, depleting supplies on lines with heavy brick and brick plant traffic. Railroads fear records may be broken for brick shipments this year.
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Hocking Valley Railway
Hocking Valley
Officers Fight Duel in St Louis Police Sh incident
Police Sergeant Patrick E B Kennedy was shot three times by Patrolman James J Maguire after a dispute near Kennedy’s home. Kennedy was clubbed by Maguire before the firing. Kennedy is gravely wounded and Maguire is under arrest.
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St. Louis
Patrick EB. Kennedy
James J. Maguire
Kennedy
Maguire
Assembly Reopens Amid Budget and Prison Debates
Ohio lawmakers reconvene as House and Senate clash over the 7 million dollar appropriation bill and a penitentiary rebuild. Disputes over jail governance, prisoner housing, and a women's department plan shape the week ahead, with bids and a Woods probe potential seats in balance.
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Gen. Crosvenor
Lee
C. J. McVey
J. T. Dailey
PG. Moler
Waterloo
John Hewitt
William Eliott
Rome
Ed Harper
G. W. Sewell
G . Tedrow
York
Jehe W. Bennett
Trimbie
O. L. Howard
Troy
Isaac Gibbs
Athens High
M. H
Trimble
Elizabeth Luther
A. Koons
B. F. Swope
OLD Bremen Company
Lancaster
Supt
Rorick
Frank BR. Lord
Texas
Nelsonville Traction Line
Starkey
Dor. W. L. Bryan
Assembly
Columbus, O
Sembly
Rension
Harris
House
Senate Finance Committee
Junctary
Adjutant General
Capitol
Supreme
House Alec
Theodore Horstman
Legislative
Doyle
Toledo
Horstman
Women's Department
Manafield Reformatory
Harrie
D. 8
Creamer
Woods Bill
Treadway
Schreiber
Oti
Toledo Partisans
Independent Movement
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