Violation of Valentine Act Alleged in Ohio Suit
In Findlay petition by George H. Phelps asks court to enjoin Standard Oil and subsidiaries from doing business in Ohio citing Valentine act violations. Phelps offers $100,000 bond. independents back the move. Judge Duncan overrules quash motions but sustains demurrers from 1907 indictments. trial set for week of May 13. Supreme Court to rule on legal issues. Ohio Supreme Court releases 18 old C S H railroad stockholder liability cases.
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Ohio
Phelps
Duncan
Standard Oil Company
Grand
David
Supreme Court
Columbus
The
Supreme Court of Ohio
Deanville Man Tied for Lunacy Hearing
Tom O'Neil of Deanville was brought to Middleport and tried for lunacy Tuesday afternoon before Probate Judge Lynch. Dr. J. L. Henry examined him and found incoherence but no clear insanity. He was sent back to jail for several days to await developments. Mr and Mrs Bert Schier of Marshall Texas stayed with George R Walker's family.
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Tom O'Neil
Deanville
Middleport
Lynch
J. L. Henry
Dr. Henry
O’neil
Bert Schier
Marshall
Texas
George R. Walker
Ohio homecoming invites Taft and Foraker during state fair week
Columbus officials plan urgent invitations to Senator Joseph B. Foraker and Secretary of War William Howard Taft for the Ohio homecoming during fair week. Committees from the Columbus board of trade and the state board of agriculture will press their attendance, with Vice President Fairbanks and other notable figures also urged to attend.
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Taft
Foraker
Columbus
Joseph B. Foraker
W. H. Taft
Ohio
Columbus Board of Trade
State Board of Agriculture
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Indiana
Elkins and Scott
West Virginia
Thomas Edison
Whitelaw Reid
Complaints Against Army Officer Stir Columbus Election
In Washington Court House Ohio the option vote went against saloons by 161. Wayne B Wheeler state superintendent of the Anti Saloon League says he has received complaints against Lieutenant EB T Reece U S Army in charge of the recruiting station at Washington D H alleging undue activity in the election He will investigate before action.
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Columbus
Washington O. H
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
EB. T. Reece
United States Army
Washington D. H
Reece
Wheeler
Railway settles Cannellville dispute with limited service
The state railroad commission announced that the complaint by Cannelsville citizens against the Zanesville and Western Railway is resolved. The company will run one train each way on Wednesdays and Saturdays between Cannellville and Muskingum Junction. Cannellville, a mining village of about 800 people, previously had no passenger trains on this branch.
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Columbus
Cannelsville
Zanesville & Western Railway Company
State Railroad Commission
Cannellville
Muskingum Junction
Suit over county salary law to be decided by supreme court
Edward T. Hall, a taxpayer, sues John L. Theobald in common pleas court to compel county recorder and staff to pay $4,249.33 into the county treasury for the January 1 to March 31 quarter. Theobald contends the law is unconstitutional and its validity will be finally determined by the supreme court.
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Dayton
Supreme Court
Common Pleas Court
Edward T. Hall
John L. Theobald
Theobald
Confession Said To Tie Shope to Portsmouth Murder
Mrs. Kate Shope allegedly confessed that her husband Frank Shope a brickworker killed Portsmouth town marshal Arthur Rutter at New Boston Saturday night. She was captured at Bloom Switch as Shope fled. a sheriff's posse presses the hills for his capture.
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Portsmouth
Kate Shope
Frank Shope
Arthur Rutter
New Boston
Bloom Switch
Here
Shope
Siblings and accomplices jailed in Coshocton crime
A brother Lawrence Deal and sister Mrs. Alice Henry with two Coshocton county companions were convicted for a crime in Columbus. Henry received three years for enticing a man up an alley while Deal got four years and Castetter and Potter six years each. Mrs. Henry's husband is in the Columbus workhouse. The same issue notes a May 6 hearing by the state railroad commission for Ohio railroads to restore original car service rules.
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Columbus
Coshocton County
Alice Henry
Lawrence Deal
James Castetter
John Potter
Deal
Castetter
Potter
State Railroad Commission
John F. Wilson
Ohio Railroads
No faction controls Republican state committee in Ohio
Walter F. Brown of Toledo, chairman of the Republican state central committee, declares that no faction can control the committee. He says the members are experienced politicians who can think and act for themselves.
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Columbus
Walter F. Brown
Toledo
Republican State Central Committee
Tragedy in Cleveland After Shooting Ends in Suicide
In Cleveland on May 11 John Stephenchik fired five shots at John Vinnek. A stray bullet hit 11 year old Kate Schar wounding her. An enraged crowd chased Stephenchik who then shot himself and died.
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Cleveland
John Stephenchik
John Vinnek
Kate Schar
Stephenchik
Young lumber merchant commits suicide in Norwalk
Norwalk May 1 Andrew Spies a Monroeville lumber merchant formerly of Norwalk killed himself with a revolver in a moment of temporary insanity.
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Norwalk, O
Andrew Spies
Monroeville
Norwalk
Fire destroys National Stove plant in Lorain
A fire of unknown origin wiped out the National Stove company plant in Lorain Ohio on May 1. The loss is pegged at 200000 dollars and insured. The blaze left about 400 workers idle.
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Lorain, O
National Stove Company
Dalton opens new bowling alleys in Campbell building
R A Dalton will open his two regulation length bowling alleys in the basement of the Campbell building at Court and State streets this evening. The room is well lit with many electric lights and has been tested by expert bowlers before the opening.
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R. A. Dalton
Campbell Building
Campbell
Court and
State Streets
Dalton
Narrow Escape With Bucklen’s Amica Salve
Plunk merchant G. W. Cloyd recounts injuring his thumb with a jimson bar four years ago. Doctors urged amputation, but he treated the wound with Bucklen’s Amica Salve and recovered. The note credits W. H. McKee, druggist.
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G. W. Cloyd
Plunk
Bucklen
W. H. McKee
Investigation 10 Taken to Higher Court
Defense says the investigation 10 will be carried to the upper court. The report notes the sight is claimed by the defense as the next legal step in the case.
Leue Case Heard in Cincinnati Below Heading to Common Pleas
Hearing in the Dr. Charles W. Super suit to recover $30 given to Prof. Adolph Leue occurred in Squire Logan's court. Garnished funds proved unavailable, prompting transfer to Common Pleas Court. Leue's attorney proposed stock or cash settlements. Super rejected. The mining stock involved was State Line Mining Co. of Colorado. defendant admitted illness and hospital stay. Final note: case to be thoroughly reviewed in higher court.
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Foster
Common Pleas Court
Charles W. Super
Squire Logan
I. M. Foster
H. H. Haning
Ohio University
Dr. Super
State Line Mining Company of
Colorado
Prof. Leue
Dr. Tausch
Super
Leue
E. J. Jones
Grosvenor, Jones and Worstell
Aged Lady Mary Carpenter Dies at 79 in Athens
Mrs. Mary Carpenter aged 79 died at her son J E Carpenter’s home on Carpenter street Tuesday evening at 7 30. She had lived with her son after the death of her husband Thomas Carpenter and had previously lived in Joy and Athens. Surviving are four sons J E and W A Carpenter of this city S S Carpenter of Gloucester and L F Carpenter of Nelsonville. four daughters are dead. The body goes to Gloucester Thursday noon for funeral services in the M E church with Rev Jackson officiating. Interment will be in the family cemetery at Wrightstown.
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Mary Carpenter
J. E. Carpenter
Carpenter Street
Thomas Carpenter
Joy
Athens
J. E
W. A. Carpenter
S.S. Carpenter
Glouster
L. F. Carpenter
Nelsonville
M. E
Rev. Jackson
Wrightstown
Circular to Kanawha & Michigan stockholders urges minority unity
G D Mackay chairman of the minority committee sends a circular to Kanawha and Michigan Railroad stockholders urging united support at the June annual meeting. He argues the merger delay with Hocking Valley causes minority harm and suggests financing plans be worked out during the delay. Proxies from minority interests should be forwarded promptly.
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Kanawha & Michigan Railroad Company
G. D. Mackay
Hocking Valley Railroad
Mackay
M. E. Prayer Meeting At University Old Chapel
The regular prayer meeting of the M. E. church will be held this evening at 7 o'clock in the Old chapel at the university.
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M. E. Church
University
General Grosvenor Is a Candidate for Commander
Governor Harris and party arrive at 1 30 this afternoon for the Ohio Commandery Loyal Legion annual election dinner. General Grosvenor and Postmaster E R Monfort are candidates for Commander, with two contenders for each other office, as veterans attend the twenty fourth annual dinner at the Linton and toasts are planned.
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Harris
Ohio
The
Loyal Legion
Enquirer
John C. Black
Chas. H. Grosvenor
A. R. Warnock
Grosvenor
E R. Monfort
Linton
Black
Stomach and Liver Tablets claim cures for ailments
For stomach troubles biliousness and constipation try Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. Many remarkable cures have been effected by them. Price 25 cents. Samples free. For sale by W. H. McKee and Kk. R. Lash Athens and Barton Drug Co. Chauncey.
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Chamberlain
W. H. McKee
Kk. R. Lash
Athens
Barton Drug Co
Chauncey
Rome Township High School Commencement May 3
The Rome Township High School commencement will be held Friday evening May 3 at 7 30 in the New Presbyterian church in Guysville. Supt Butcher and friends arranged a strong program featuring music choral and instrumental pieces several orations including The Progress and Advancement of India The Panama Canal its History and Importance The Human Side of Immigration The Beauties of the World About Us and The Spoils System plus a class address by Prof C L Martzolff Ohio University Diplomas will be presented by Rev McKay with a Benediction by Rev Case.
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Rome Township
New Presbyterian Church
Wald
Panama Canal
Harrison M. Bean
Alban Riley
Anna L. Fenwick
Edgar E. Bean
the Advancement of America
Orlie Cray
Cornet
Electric light contract awarded for city plant upgrade
The Athens Ohio Board of Trustees of Public Affairs awarded the electrical supply contract for enlarging and improving the city light plant to Ross Hull Electric of Columbus and The Post Glover Electric of Cincinnati. Total bids run below 4870, with a detailed breakdown supporting the low bids for engine, generator, poles, switchboard, and lamps.
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City
Ross Hull Electric Company
Columbus
Post Glover Electric Company
Cincinnati
McCracken
Board of Trustees of Public Affairs
Athens
Ohio
Post Glover Co
Bell
Westinghouse
Pittsburg
A. C
Adams Bagwell
W. C. McCracken
Pretty wedding at Pleasanton links Tippie Mason pair
Pleasanton May 1 a very pretty wedding united Dr John Wesley Tippie of Columbus and Miss Grace Elizabeth Mason of this village at the bride's home The Rev Wood officiated The bride niece of Dr and Mrs George Howard Mayhugh Otterbein alumna The groom son of Mr and Mrs E Warren Tippie previously Otterbein student and Starling Medical College graduand They will reside in Columbus after Sept 15 and resume friendly greetings from Athens county will follow The State Journal features the marriage with pictorial cuts of the couple
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Pleasanton
John Wesley Tippie
Columbus
Grace Elizabeth Mason
R. D. Mason
Wood
Jerseyville
M. E. Church
George Howard Mayhugh
Westerville
The
State Journal
M C and C Railroad Hearing Held in Columbus Today
The State Railroad Commission and Attorney General Wade Ellis heard ouster proceedings against the M. C. and C. railroad in Columbus. Mine owners contended poor car service. the railroad admitted issues and attributed them to a pending ownership change. The company agreed to furnish 150 cars, with further steps delayed until this promise is fulfilled.
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Columbus
Daily Messenger
State Railroad Commission
Wade Ellis
Drilling for Coal Signals New Mine Near Nelsonville
The Meeker Run Coal company formed by S A McManigal and W J Hamilton drills land near Nelsonville before a new mine opening. The tract shows a high quality coal seam and work may start this summer. The company has leased the land to Maple Hill Coal company.
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Meeker Run Coal Company
A. McManigal
W. J. Hamilton
Nelsonville
Maple Hill Coal Company
Rev Boden Returns From Washington Visit After Local Option Vote
Reverend W. H. Boden arrived this morning after being in Washington D. C. yesterday for the local option election. He attended events related to the ballot question and reported on happenings from the capital.
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W. H. Boden
Washington D. H
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Lima
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Cable
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M. E. Prayer Meeting
Gen. Grosvenor
Scott
Rome
Guysville
Supt. Butcher
Ofriends
School
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Stewart
Landmark
India
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Electric Light
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Post Glover
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