Abduction Case Beats to Head Off Suitor in Pomeroy
William Wallace a pipe line worker for Ohio Fuel & Supply Co with offices in Pomeroy and Chester home reports his 15 year old daughter Mabel abducted by Ray Smalley 24 of Bashan. Wallace followed the pair toward Newark after Smalley reportedly coaxed the girl to run away, authorities alerted and Wallace seeks to prevent the marriage due to youth and his low regard for Smalley.
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William Wallace
Ohio Fuel & Supply Co
Pomeroy
Chester
Wallace
Mabel
Ray Smalley
Bashan
Twain
Smalley
Newark
Special Meeting Called by Camp Gerber Spanish American Vets
Adjutant L N Gerber of Camp Gerber No 88 Spanish American War Veterans of Middleport issues notice of a special meeting at the hall at 1 30 PM on May 25. All members urged to attend and local veterans not in the camp are welcome to join.
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L. N. Gerber
Camp
Gerber
Middleport
Mason man dies from Elias mine accident at 58
Harry Mills of Mason died yesterday from injuries suffered in an Elias mine accident near the village. He was 58, resided alone, and funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 30 PM at the home of his brother in law Frank Bauer.
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Harry Mills
Mason
Elias
Frank Bauer
Pomeroy Mail Carrier Steps Down for Better Job
Alban Fick resigns from his Pomeroy mail route to pursue a job in Columbus. Fred Rosenbaum succeeds him as the new mail carrier for the route.
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Pomeroy
Alban Fick
Columbus
Fred Rosenbaum
Meigs County Red Cross completes sewing drive
May 15 marked the deadline set by Cleveland Red Cross Headquarters for all sewing. The Meigs County Chapter auxiliaries, led by the Women’s Work Committee, completed and shipped 4345 articles from December to May including 316 sweaters 90 mufflers 488 hospital bed shirts 725 girl drawers 400 petticoats 463 hand towels 325 bath towels and more.
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Cleveland Red Cross
Red Cross
Meigs County
Womans Work Committee
Memorial Day Exercises At Pomeroy In Doubt
The G A R veterans who led local memorials are aging and unable to organize the events. Still, 350 soldiers graves will be flagged, and if a program is held, other agencies may must step in to participate. It would be improper to omit the traditional observance this year.
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Pomeroy
Hartford House to Become Company Hotel?
The Hartford House across the river has operated for eighty years as a lodging for the weary and hungry. The M C C Co has offered the lodge owner a higher rent to convert the building into living quarters for company employees, leaving the town with no hotel or suitable replacement.
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Hartford House
Hartford
K. of P
Brick Veneering Finished At Rutland M E Church Progress
Brick veneering on the original portion of the Rutland M E church is done and interior changes continue. The north extension will be separated by folding doors into classrooms while main rooms can be opened to form a 350 seat combined area.
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M. EF
Rutland
Fishermen Benton and Roy Plead Guilty to Assault on Wrestler
Benton and Roy Fish pleaded guilty to assault and battery against wrestler Bull Montana in court on Easter Sunday. They were fined ten dollars and costs each with a fifteen day jail sentence suspended during good behavior.
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Benton
Roy Fish
Bull Montana
Indicted for Non Support of Minor Children
E. M. Rodebauch once a prominent granger from near Tuppers Plains was brought from Wheeling by Sheriff Hartenbach to answer an indictment for non support of his minor children. Mrs. Rodebaugh filed for divorce.
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E. M. Rodebauch
Tuppers Plains
Wheeling
Hartenbach
Lady Paget Dies in Paris Hotel Ritz Circle
Lady Paget formerly Miss Mary Stevens of New York died at the Hotel Ritz in Paris last night. The announcement from Paris stated her death came after a long illness.
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Paris
United Press
West Prussia Proclaimed Under Siege Amid Cession
A state of siege is declared in West Prussia as parts of the region are ceded to Poland under the German treaty. The dispatch from Berlin today notes the tense situation during the postwar settlement.
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Berne
United Press
West Prussia
Berlin
Poland
Geren
German Captain Hides Four Years in New Guinea Jungle
Konrad Detzler, a German army engineer and captain, lived in the New Guinea bush for over four years after fleeing at the war’s start. Surviving on yams and game, he avoided searchers until word of the armistice reached Papuans, who notified him to surrender. He is now in an Australian internment camp, wearing a German uniform.
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Konrad Detzler
New Guinea
Australia
Detzler
South Sea
Kaiser Wilhelmland
Papua
British New Guinea
Mismis
Misnis
How Depth Bomb Started
Rear Admiral William S Sims recalls the origin of the depth bomb also called a h can as a key advance in antisubmarine warfare. Admiral Madden proposed the idea aboard a cruiser after a submarine submerged during chase and Jellicoe later approved the plan leading to 800 pound trinitrotoluene depth charges.
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New York
William 8. Sims
Sir Charles Edward Madden
Jellicoe
Sims
Madden
Admiral Madden
O. Henry Sketches Destroyed in Austin Land Office
In Austin, workers tear down the old capitol grounds land office building where sketches by O. Henry, then Sidney Porter, were displayed. The future author once clerked at the statehouse and published The Rolling Stone in adolescence. Observers note his early talent as a storyteller.
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Austin
Tex
Capitol Grounds
O. Henry
Statehouse
The
Rolling Stone
Sidney Porter
Hohenzollern Heir Seeks U S Asylum After War
Former Prince Joachim youngest son of the German emperor arrives from Berlin in Geneva and plans to stay in Switzerland until postwar settlement. The Hohenzollerns have purchased a large estate near Lugano and intend exile there after peace.
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Geneva
Joachim
America
Berlin
Switzerland
Lugano
Waited Forty Years for Son's Return in Berwick
In Berwick Pennsylvania a mother who hoped to see her son Lawrence Bord return since he left for Seattle in 1879 lived to eighty six and witnessed his long awaited visit after forty years.
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Berwick
Lawrence Bord
Seattle
Wash
Michigan Infantry Front Line Against Bolsheviks in Archangel
Report from Lieut H M Wyckoff of the American Red Cross describes Michigan infantry defending the Tourgas sector with French troops, high morale, and heavy winter conditions. He notes graves behind Bolshevik lines, sled transport for wounded, and about 200 American deaths from influenza or wounds across fronts. Ambassador Francis bought and dedicated a section of the Lutheran cemetery at Archangel.
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London
Michigan
Tourgas
Archangel
H. M. Wyckoff
American Red Cross
Wyckoff
North Russia
South
Camp Custer
Wisconsin
Dvina
Vega
Vologda
Red Cross
O. Henry
Roger Lewis
American Press Association
Petrograd
Francis
Local Notes On Farmers Buyers Visitors In Coolville
Coolville residents report John McLaughlin sold his farm to M C Hayes. Visitors include Mrs C E Walters and daughter Mary Francis of Huntington W Va at J M Starkey’s home. Several other locals host relatives and travel to events in Athens Beverly Arkersburg Clarksburg and Washington DC with renovations and upcoming visits.
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John McLaughlin
M. C. Hayes
C. E. Walters
Mary Francis
Huntington
W. Va
J. M. Starkey
Francis Tidd
Arkersburg
J. FE. Hartnell
J. H. Cline
Athens
W. %. Hartnel
Mary Louise
Beverly
Susan Avers
Cushing Okla
K. K. Ayers
W. BE. Daugherty
Torch
Daugherty
Billa Walden
Amos Place
Hazel Larsen
Mr. Place
Homera Marion
Francis Oaks
Marietta
Cora Taylor
F.C. Taylor
Clarksburg
B. L. Pilcher
D. H. Russell
Albany
Martha Ayers
A. C. Davis
Laura Gunder
C. EB. White
W. E. Baker
Clyde K. Creesy
Washington, D. C
University coeds clash as freshmen and sophomores fight
In Philadelphia on May 21 University of Pennsylvania students staged a pant ripping dispute between Freshmen and Sophomores. The event unfolded as advertised prompting the indignant coeds to leave the scene.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Alkali in Shampoos Bad For Washing Hair
An old guidance notes shampoos with high alkali can dry and brittleness hair. It recommends Malsifie cocoanut oil shampoo as pur and greaseless. It says a small amount helps lather cleanse thoroughly rinse easily and leave hair soft fluffy and easy to handle.
Local Socials and church events highlight weekend
Guests from Glouster Columbia and Athens visited nearby families including Mr. and Mrs. Leu McDonald and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Summers. A baby girl was born May 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Poston. An ice cream supper is planned at the M. E. Church on May 31 after a Presbyterian Church event described as a success.
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Chas. Faires
Wayne
Glouster
Herb Faires
Columbia
Leu McDonald
Jimmie Summers
Charles Wilson
Stewart
Ray Marquis
Near Canaanville
Lew Poston
Famly
Mary Davis
Athens
Edward Poston
Dan Tippie
Sugar Creek
Jess Baker
Barney Wyatt
Lena Gould
Georgia Poston
Presbyterian Church
M. E
Pupils Recital at Music Hall Thursday Afternoon
The School of Music pupils will perform in violin voice and piano selections at Music Hall tomorrow at 4 o clock. Everyone is invited to attend. A recently patented bumper for automobiles also serves as a shock absorber and is claimed to prevent a car overturning if a wheel is lost.
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School of Music
Music Hall
Soldier's bitter homecoming rails at town morals
A Ohio soldier returning from France writes to the Public Health Service to denounce his hometown as morally rotten. The Ohio Department of Health cites the letter as evidence of venereal disease risk and offers free educational materials, clinics, and state aid. The state awaits a federal matching grant, with $50,000 already received and $25,000 for next year plus $25,000 from the federal government.
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Columbus
France
Ohio
Belgium
United States Public Health Service
Ohio State Department of Health
Ohio Bureau of Venereal Diseases
Health Department
State Department of Health
Jerseyville Circles Centenary Campaign Momentum
The Jerseyville Centenary Campaign gains traction as Rev. L. F. Miller thanks supporters. A Lodi township saying hints that Jerseyville’s effort may predict broader adoption, with the Jerseyville Circuit seen as a local barometer for wider action.
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Jerseyville
L. F. Miller
Lodi Township
Lodi
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