Protestantism Versus Catholicism Stirs Athens Grand Jury Visit
Witnesses waited as ex Romanist King and Boston lecturer Leyden spoke outside the Athens court during a grand jury session. Catholics protested while King and Leyden urged Bible supremacy, sparking clashes with one man’s interruptions. Father Banahan defended Catholicism to calm tensions.
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King
Athens
Kinge
Thomas E. Leyden
Boston
Leyden
John Gleason
Gleason
Foster
Hedges
Nelsonville
Balloon Goes Up at Canton
J H Wade and A H Morgan of Cleveland ascend in their new balloon the Cleveland and expect to remain aloft until this afternoon in Canton Ohio on May 13.
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Canton
J. H. Wade
A. H. Morgan
Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Taft Supports Unemployed Aid and Road Work Plan
President Taft replies to C Jefferson Davis of the Unemployed Protective association in Cincinnati. He expresses sympathy with efforts to create jobs through improved road construction and pledges support within his constitutional remit.
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Taft
Washington
C. Jefferson Davis
Unemployed Protective Association
Cincinnall, O
Sir
Baltimore
Convict Henry Smith Dies in Sawmill Accident
Henry Smith, a convict from Athens county serving time for burglary and larceny, was killed at a Columbus sawmill when the board he was guiding slipped and struck him. The incident occurred in the Baldwin contract sawmill this afternoon.
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Columbus
Ohio
Henry Smith
Athens County
Baldwin
Will of Fred Heisenner Leaves All to Sister Ella Rohrkasz
The last will filed in probate court states sister Ella Rohrkasz receives all property. He has another sister in Bremen Germany and a daughter in Los Angeles.
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Fred Heisener
Ella Rohrkasz
Bremen
Germany
Los Angeles
May Grand Jury Indicts Seven in Local Case Load
The May grand jury reported after four days of review with foreman John Carey. Seven indictments were announced including Charles Male for cutting and wounding and William Milligan for assault and battery. Nearly seventy witnesses were examined in the King case. Mike Szucs who killed Mel Robb was not indicted. Arraignments likely after Prosecutor Foster returns from Altoona.
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John Carey
Tery
Horace Dunfee
Robert Stephenson
Ernest
Lewis King
Nelsonville
The
Grand
King
Mike Szucs
Mel Robb
Doanville
Foster
Altoona
Arbitration Board Adjourns After Brief Meeting
The interstate board of arbitration of six states battling the lake seamen strike adjourned in Chicago and will reconvene in Detroit next Tuesday morning.
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Arbitration Board
Chicago
Interstate Board of Arbitration
Detroit
Youngest Newsboy Delivers For Route In Town
Richard Eugene Ulmer two year old son of Mr and Mrs Ray Ulmer of Central avenue holds the title of youngest news carrier in the United States with a regular route for a weekly magazine His route started with seven subscribers and grew to ten while his father remains a bustling news agent Dick learns the route quickly and is expected to go solo soon and expand his territory as he grows older
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Richard Eugene Ulmer
Ray Ulmer
Central Avenue
United States
Death of Mrs Rice in Stewart
Mrs. Maggie Rice wife of William Rice of Stewart died Wednesday from pneumonia aged 44. She leaves a husband six children father and mother five brothers and one sister and many friends. Funeral Friday at 8 45 AM in the Catholic church with Father Banahan officiating. Interment in the Catholic cemetery.
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Maggie Rice
William Rice
Stewart
Father Banahan
Campbell Cleared of Alleged Assault Charge
The Messenger reported John Campbell of Coolville would face a May grand jury for assault with intent to kill. That listing was incorrect. no such investigation occurred and Campbell has no such charge.
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John Campbell
Coolville
Campbell
Trophies and Teams Set for Ohio University Field Meet
The Ohio University interscholastic track meet will be held next Saturday at the Athletic Field with signups from Greenfield Hillsboro Chillicothe Portsmouth Wellston Jackson Athens Nelsonville Logan Zanesville Marietta and possibly North High Columbus. Prizes include gold medals for first silver for second bronze for third and two silver loving cups for top school and relay champions.
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Ohio University
Greenfield
Hillsboro
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Wellston
Jackson
Athens
Nelsonville
Logan
Zanesville
Marietta
North
Columbus
Millikan & Hickle’s
Ohio Medic
University
One Little Thing Defining Every Inventor's Trouble
A reflective remark attributes every breakthrough to a single missing element. The quote frames how a minor obstacle shapes invention and life, emphasizing the perpetual search for that decisive detail.
Largest bootlegger haul arrests in Steubenville
Steubenville lawmen arrested 27 bootleggers in a single crackdown the largest since the county went dry. The May 13 operation involved city officials targeting illegal liquor with authorities reporting multiple arrests and seizures.
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Steubenville
Starling-Ohio Medics to Play at Athens Friday
The Starling-Ohio Medical College baseball team from Columbus travels to Athens for a 2:30 p m Friday game at the Athletic Field. It is the final spring game, moved up from Saturday to fit the term. Billy Hagan and Doc Gahm will form the Medics' battery as local batters expect a competitive contest.
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Starling-Ohio Medical College
Columbus
Ohio
Athens
Starling-Ohio
Billy” Hagan
Doc” Gahm
O. A
Spring Poetry Ad Pitch Urges Modern Ad Changes
A poem urges advertisers to modernize beyond old methods. It questions unchanged addresses and fading notices, urging bold, visible ads and continuous effort to keep copy alive and reach the world. The speaker calls for action with energetic, direct language.
Reforming health trends reach all ages with cold baths
The note observes that youths pursue cold baths and sleeping outdoors for complexion benefits, while older people adopt similar reforms for health reasons, reflecting a shared interest in these practices across generations.
State aid road plans move forward from Sugar Creek to infirmary
State Highway Commissioner Wonder in Columbus has received maps and profiles for the Sugar Creek to county infirmary road. Athens county will get just over 5 000 dollars in state aid this year for the 2.4 mile stretch. Construction of the 2.4 mile road is projected to take three years under current appropriation.
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Sugar Creek
Columbus
Hibbard
Wonder
Athens County
Infirmary
Sus
Miller Denies Report About Mt Clemens Visit
James A. Miller of Athens Ohio protests a yesterday report placing him in Mt Clemens Michigan. He states he has been at a farm in New Marshfield and signs the letter dated May 12, 1909.
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Mt. Clemens
Mich
New Marshfield
Jas. A. Miller
Athens, O
Court orders note custody in Grosvenor case
In common pleas court this morning Charles H. Grosvenor moved to force examination of a $6500 promissory note alleged to be forged. The note is placed with Clerk Alex Nelson and experts may inspect dates next week. Trial set for May 20 with jurists from Marietta or Waverly presiding. Prosecutor Foster and Attorney B J Jones traveled to Altoona to take depositions.
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Common Pleas Court
Charles H. Grosvenor
J. M. Foster
Grosvenor
Alex Nelson
Foser
Nelson
Wither Judge Jones
Marietta
Middleton
Waverly
Foster
B. J. Jones
Altoona
Observance urged for Flag Day June 14 across nation
Officials and citizens are urged to observe Flag Day on June 14, marking the 192nd anniversary of the Stars and Stripes. The American Flag Association asks governors, mayors, press, patriotic groups, and the public to honor the occasion and celebrate the flag’s symbolism and history.
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United States
Congress
Labor Market Echoes High Wage Demand
The report notes that while demand for workers earning 1.25 dollars daily is weak, there is strong hiring activity for men able to command three, four and a half, or six dollars per day. This reflects wage tier differences in employment prospects.
Taft Foozles Gut Comes Out Victor
President Taft, paired with Walter L. Travis, defeated General Clarence Edwards and F. Oden Horstmann one up at Chevy Chase. Horstmann retired after seven holes with a side injury. Archibald Butt joined as replacement. Taft’s 18th hole drive nearly won the match but his putt lipped the hole.
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Washington
Taft
Chevy Chase Club
Walter L. Travis
Clarence R. Edwards
Insular Bureau
War Department
F. Oden Horstmann
Archibald Butt
White House
Horstmann
Deep Well on Chappelear Farm Proves a Duster
The O. D. Eddy Oil and Gas company drilled a deep well on the Chappelear farm near Malta in Morgan county. Reaching 2,690 feet they struck the Clinton sand but found no oil, making it the deepest oil well sunk in the state aside from geological holes.
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Chappelear Farm
Malta
Morgan County
O. D. Eddy Ol & Gas Company
Clinton
Hockingport Youth Arraigned on Assault for Rape Attempt
Stanley 8 Safreed, 17, of Hockingport, arraigned before Squire Rose on alleged assault with intent to rape on Margaret Jackson, 15. He pleaded not guilty, waived examination, and was bound over on a $500 bond secured by his mother. The alleged incident occurred April 11 amid several young couples out.
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Stanley
Safreed
Hockingport
Squire Rose
Margaret Jackson
J. M. Jackson
Athens
Women Question Pastor Sincerity After Cross Church Marriage
Parish women in a church voice grave doubts about their pastor's sincerity when he weds a woman from another church. The incident sparks whispers of trust and religious loyalty within the congregation.
Dean Crist Law Enforced in Columbus Saloon
In Columbus on May 13 the C. B. and Co V Armond cigar dealers were ejected by a magistrate's court jury from an uptown saloon for allowing shaking the box. The act was ruled a violation of the Dean Crist law.
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Dean-Crist
Columbus
C. B. and Co
Armond
Anderson Loses Suit Over Ouster Bid in Fostoria
In Tiffin on May 13 the quo warranto case to remove Mayor Frank Gebert of Fostoria was dismissed by the circuit court because Ohio was not made a party plaintiff as required by law.
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Anderson
Tiffin
Frank Gebert
Fostoria
Ohio
Munters Killed at Crossing in Canton
Walter Thor ley and Alexis Farmer died instantly when their buggy was struck by an eastbound Pennsylvania train at the Dewver Avenue crossing in Canton on May 13 while returning from a country mushroom hunt.
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Munters
Canton
Walter Thorley
Alexis Farmer
Pennsylvania
Dewver Avenue
Woman Dies After Taking Carbolic Acid in Newark
Clara Cain aged 22 living with Georgia Nixon in Newark’s Tenderloin under the alias Bertha Stewart swallowed carbolic acid and died instantly. Authorities report the incident as a possible suicide in a residence row.
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Newark
Clara Cain
Georgia Nixon
Tenderloin
Bertha Stewart
Mrs George Beasley Dies in Columbus Hospital
Telegram reports the death of Mrs. George Beasley after an operation for tumor in Columbus. She served as matron of the Children's Home and was beloved by many. Her husband and Dr. McVay accompanied her. remains to be brought to Athens this evening. Her death saddens the orphans and city mourns a maternal figure.
Beasley Family Awaits Tumor Operation in Columbus
Mrs. Beasley and family accompanied by Dr. McVay moved to Columbus this morning for a private hospital admission. The anticipated tumor removal is not seen as difficult and relatives express hopeful expectations for a favorable outcome. The illness has been kept private, and news of the hospital trip will concern many friends.
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George E. Beasley
Columbus
McVay
Fragmentary Quote on Pain Expressed as Heartache Motif
A terse line describes how a person mourns emotional hurt as if a heart were cut out by a knife, illustrating raw anguish and the painterly metaphor used in the source text.
Dynamite Blast Kills Twenty at Quarry Near Albany
A premature detonation at the Callanan Road Improvement quarry near Albany, New York, during a six week blast preparation killed at least twenty men including vice president John Hoyt Callanan and others. Explosion toppled rock and scattered bodies over a wide area as 1000 pounds of dynamite detonated.
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Albany
Cananan Road Improvement Company
Sonia Bethlehem
Cty
John Hoyt Callanan
Charles D. Callanan
Leroy McMillan
Callanan Road Improvement Company
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