Harmon Nominated as Democratic Governor Candidate
The Democratic state convention convened at 10 30 A M adopting a platform endorsing home rule initiative referendum franchise tax child labor eight hour day employers liability good roads and liberal canals funding. The delegation is instructed to vote for Bryan. Nomination speeches for Alice Pomerene Judson Harmon and others followed with first ballot Harmon leading 463 to 381. The session adjourned for 1 30 after Sherwood's withdrawal and new candidate talks.
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Ohio River
Pittsburg
Cairo
Bryan
Associated Dailies
Columbus
W. Moore
Paul Hines
William A. Taylor
Committee On Permanent Organization
Ben Scheiderfeld
Committee On Resolutions
Grover Cleveland
Moore
Cuyahoga County
Tom L. Johnson
Alice Pomerene
Canton
Alfred M. Cohn
Cincinnati
Judson Harmon
John J. Malloy
Pomerone
George W. Hull
Lucas County
Isaac Sherwood
Sherwood
Hull
Kk. L. Starr
Willams County
A.P. Sandie
Harmon
Pomerene
Sandies
Sandles
Schmidt
Cuyahoga
John Bolen
Lucas
Arnold
Marion
Death of Miss Wilson in Columbus typhoid case
Cora May Wilson 21, daughter of O. B. Wilson, died at her Columbus home Monday of typhoid fever. Remains brought to Athens for Jerseyville funeral this afternoon at 2 o clock from the M K church conducted by Rev. Alkire. Interment in the church cemetery. Parents formerly resided in Lodi township.
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Cora May Wilson
O. B. Wilson
Columbus
Athens
Jerseyville
M. K
Alkire
Church
Lodi Township
Harmon Nominated for Ohio Governor by Democrats
Judson Harmon of Cincinnati has just been nominated for governor by the Democratic state convention. The announcement comes from Columbus and signals the party’s choice for the upcoming race.
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Associated Dailies Telegram
Columbus
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
Death at Lysander Claims Mrs. Matilda Hall at 72
Mrs. Matilda Hall aged 72 dies at her home near Lysander on Tuesday night at 9 o’clock from cancer. Funeral services set for Friday at 1 o’clock at Clark’s chapel.
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Matilda Hall
Lysander
Clark's Chapel
M. E. Conference Opens in Baltimore with 800 Delegates
The general Methodist Episcopal conference opened in Baltimore today with about 800 delegates from around the world. Bishop Walden called the sessions to order and said the meetings will run for a month.
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Associated Dailies Telegram
Baltimore
General Methodist Episcopal Conference
Walden
Robbers Loot Nevada Postoffice in May Theft
Upper Sandusky Ohio May 6 Burglars looted the Nevada postoffice last night securing nearly 100 dollars in stamps and money.
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Associated Telegram
Upper Sandusky, C
Nevada Postoffice
Former Resident Mrs Richard Gundry Dies in Maryland
Edith Gundry reported the death of her mother Mrs Richard Gundry at Catonsville Maryland. Mrs Gundry helped her husband Dr Grosvenor Gundry run the Athens State Hospital for the Insane and later worked in Maryland hospitals. She is mourned by Athenians and friends who recall her years of care for the unfortunate.
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Grosvenor
Edith Gundry
Richard Gundry
Catonsville
Gundry
Ohio
Maryland State Hospital
Graveyard for Victims at Mrs Gunness Farm
Laporte Ind May 6 Three more graves believed to hold bodies of murdered victims were found this morning on Mrs Bella Gunness place as police dig for the remains. Authorities say she and her children were likely murdered before a fatal fire incinerated their home. Ray Lamphere, a former servant, is believed to hold key information.
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Associated Dailies
Laporte
Imd
Piher
Convention Has Center of Stage in Ohio Democratic Fight
Columbus May 6 The Ohio Democratic convention opens Tuesday evening at Goodale auditorium with Hon. E. H. Moore as temporary chairman and district organization announced. Wednesday will decide a state ticket from governor to board of public works, with Harmon seen as likely governor, backed by anti Johnson forces. Pomerene also claims Johnson strength. The party machinery may shift under Pattison wing leadership, as Tom L. Johnson canvasses counties amid factional clashes.
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Columbus
77Th General Assembly
Goodale Street
E. Hi. Moore
Loungstown
Board of Public Works
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
James M. Williams
Cleveland
Atlee Pomerene
Canton
Harmon
Pomerene
Johnson
Pattison
Harvey Garber
W. L. Finley
Garber
Tom L. Johnson
State budget blocks new capitol and housing for homeless
The legislature defeats plans for a new state house and local property purchases in this city, opting to continue paying rent each year. It also passes the Howe bill to appoint a governor led commission to locate a new state prison within 25 miles of Columbus, with an estimated cost of at least 3 million dollars, reflecting a consensus that a new penitentiary is badly needed.
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Columbus
Cincinnati and Cleveland probe committees funded by assembly
The assembly appropriated $35,600 for each committee to study Cincinnati and Cleveland city affairs. The Cincinnati panel is bi partisan while the Cleveland panel is not yet named. Both must conclude by August 15 unless halted by legal actions, and an effort is expected to be made.
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
Assembly
Five Years in Pen for Coshocton Man If He Drinks Beer
Coshocton Ohio May 6 Chas Houston faces a five year penitentiary term if he drinks beer with anyone Judge B M Nicholas would hear of it Houston pleaded guilty to robbing Presley Sigman of 160 dollars while both were intoxicated He asked for mercy claiming ignorance of his deeds and was told to prove his worth.
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Coshocton
Houston
Nicholas
Presley Sigman
Perry County Progress in Politics and Industry
In New Lexington on May 6 special correspondent notes Perry county returns from Athens county business travel. Oil and gas excitement at Junction City grows with new fields revived at Corning and testing firms forming in Bear Run Crooksville and Roseville. Coal mines reopen and potteries in Crooksville run overtime as county development continues. Democratic scene favors Mugh Gormley for state senator and Peoples for congressman depending on convention outcomes.
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James Pritchard
Hemlock
Republican County Committee
Columbus
Junction City
Athens County
Bear Run
Crookeville
Roseville
Crooksville
Robert M. Small
Mugh Gormley
Glouster
Perry County
Gormley
Peoples
Pomeroy
Matheny Secures Honorary Clark College Post
William Alderman Matheny of Ohio University Class of 1908 has been named assistant in biology at Clark College Worcester Massachusetts. He also receives Junior Fellowship for 1908 09 to work with Dr C F Pledge and head botany instruction while pursuing research in nature study and dynamic botany.
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Clark College
Worcester, Mass
Ohio University
William Alderman Matheny
Worcester
Massachusetts
Clark University
Matheny
C. F Plledge
W. F. Mercer
Hodge
Athens
W. F. Copeland
Copeland
State Normal College
Flood danger ends as Hocking Valley floods ease
Water levels in the Hocking River rose to a peak around 4 am then leveled off with no further rise expected. Gardens and fields in the valley suffered extensive inundation including the asylums and Joe Higgins property, with Logan and Nelsonville reporting similar damage. Rural routes 6 8 9 were halted, and route 4 reached only half of its trip.
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Athens
Asylum
Joe Higgins
Wolfe Street
Mill Street
Logan
Nelsonville
Ell is Hall Adds Wing and Gymnasium to Campus
The Ohio general assembly funding totals 89 500 dollars to complete Ellis hall and build a gymnasium. Ewing hall bonds receive five thousand dollars while interest on bonds totals fifteen hundred dollars. South wing Ellis hall gets thirty five thousand dollars and Hoyd hall adds six thousand dollars. A campus gymnasium is funded at thirty five thousand dollars and seven thousand dollars funds heating plant connections.
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Ohio General Assembly
Ellis Hall
Ewing Hall
Hoyd Hall
Eva May Raw to Begin Missionary Work in China
Miss Eva May Raw daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Raw of Marysville formerly of Athens has received an appointment from the board of foreign missions of the Christian church to enter missionary work at Nankin China She will sail in September.
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Eva May Raw
J. D. Raw
Marysville
Athens
Board of Foreign Missions of the Christian Church
Nankin
China
Car Thieves Torture Victim Dies in Fire
Charles Keating was imprisoned in a box car by highwaymen who locked him inside and set the car on fire. He died from the torture today near Bellefontaine Ohio after the attack earlier in the day.
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Associated Dailies
A. Bellefontaine, O
Charles Keating
White's Secretary in Jail for Assault Sentence
Linsay Watson, 54, former secretary to Stanford White, jailed one year in Washington for assaulting a seven year old girl after the Thaw murder case.
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Associated Callican
Washington, D. C
Linsay Watson
Stanford White
Harry K. Thaw
Funeral for Charles McColister Thursday
The funeral of Charles McColister, who died at his mother in law Mrs Lewis home near Nelsonville Tuesday morning, will be held from the Lewis residence Thursday afternoon at 1 oclock. Interment will be made at Greenlawn.
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Charles McCollister
Lewis
Nelsonville
Greenlawn
Train Rider Wore Diamonds Arrested for Train Riding
H Swain wearing diamonds and jewelry was jailed in Parkersburg W Va after being found riding a through train in the baggage area He carried a gold watch six dollars cash and express receipts for valuable goods from Washington to Athens Ohio A county court fined him twenty five dollars and twenty five days in jail and he sought to settle to continue westward.
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Swain
Washington
Athens
Ohio
Squire Ruttencutter
County Demands Payment of Tax From Bootlegging Case
Edward Banks seeks injunction to stop Athens County Treasurer from levying on his goods for a liquor tax of 398.34 plus 79.67 penalty assessed Jan 1 1908. Banks denies involvement in liquor business and asks for a temporary restraining order and a perpetual injunction. Hearing set for May 7 at 9 am.
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Lewis & Sayre
J. P. Wood
Edward Banks
Erwin
Weedworth
Athens County
Banks
Common Pleas Court
County Treas
Chamt
Mendelssohn Elijah Presented by Local Presbyterian Choir
The Presbyterian church choir will perform Mendelssohn Elijah at evening services next Sunday. Soprano Ida Bowser alto Hazel Krapps bass Frank Gurtz and tenor Charles Whitcomb will sing solo parts. Renowned renditions led by Prof. James Pryor McVey attract large audiences.
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Mendelssohn
Elijah
Presbyterian Church Choir
Ida Bowser
Hazel Krapps
Frank Gurtz
Charles Whitcomb
James Pryor McVey
Troops Leave Columbus to Aid Tobacco Growers Guards
Fifty members of Troop B of the Columbus crack cavalry left on a special train for Ripley to aid civil authorities in protecting tobacco growers from depredations by night-riders.
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Columbus
Columbus Crack Cavalry Organization
Ripley
Nelsonville Faces Legal Battle Over Utility Poles
Nelsonville weighs a move to hire special counsel to sue the Nelsonville Electric Light Co over street poles and wires. If approved, the action could force removal or lead to court battles to determine if the franchise has expired and whether the company may continue occupying city streets.
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Nelsonville
Ville Eleetric Light Company
Nelsonville Comany
Black horse stolen from Langsville estate barn
A black driving horse belonging to the William H. Stevens estate at Langsville was stolen from the Stevens barn Tuesday night. No clues to the thief have been found.
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Albany, O
Wiliam H. Stevens
Langsville
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