Ellis address on two crying evils in Bucyrus Ohio
Attorney General Wade H. Ellis spoke in Bucyrus on two evils taxation and inequality of opportunity in corporate enterprise. He urged fairer tax structure, noted Ohio’s under taxed personal property, and urged valuing corporate assets by earning capacity to reduce local taxes while protecting investment. He defended Standard Oil prosecutions as enforcing law without harming capital.
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Bucyrus, O
Vollrath
Wade H. Ellis
Bucyrus Board of Trade
Ellis
Ohio
Mailroads
Steam and Electric
Express
Secretary of State
Ellie
Harris
New
Tax Commission
General Assembly
Aiken
State of
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Trust
Standard Oil Company
America
Fire destroys Lighthouse hotel in St Louis
A morning blaze leveled the Lighthouse hotel run by the Salvation Army in St Louis. The second and third floors burned away. about 500 lodgers were housed. Four people were burned beyond recognition, two later died, and many others were injured, some fatally, with victims unidentified.
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St. Louis
Daily Messenger
Lighthouse Hotel
Salvation Army
New Dormitory for D. U. to Be Modern
Ohio University plans a new women’s dormitory designed by Frank L. Packard. The 145 by 60 foot three story brick building will house 46 bed rooms, baths, closets, and service rooms with electric lighting and central heating. Charles P. Kircher & Co. guarantee completion by September 1, 1907, likely ready for occupancy at the start of the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Frank L. Packard
Charles P. Kircher & Co
Hastings Industrial aims to build Athens canning factory
At the Commercial Club meeting in the new bank building Hastings Industrial of Chicago will present plans to form a local company with capital stock of 8500 to erect and equip a fruit and vegetable canning factory. Congressman Grosvenor will join discussions on securing a government building for Athens.
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Commercial Club
Bank
Hastings Industrial Company
Chicago
Athens
Hastings Company
Grosvenor
Cincinnati Visitors In Athens For Mining Company Talks
A party from Cincinnati led by Mayor Dempsey and including A Cunningham and Henry Burk visited Athens after arriving from Zaleski Monday evening. They discussed legal matters with W E Peters regarding the Luhing Coal Company and inspected the mining plant at Luh rig before returning to Cincinnati via Hotel Berry for supper.
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Dempsey
A. Cunninghame
Henry Burkhold
Cincinnati
Athens
Cunninghame
Luhing Coal Company
Burkhold
W. E. Peters
Zaleski
Athens Brick to Complete Eight Brick Dwellings
Eight brick houses being erected by the Athens Brick company on its land below the plant near completion. They are expected to be ready for occupancy before real cold weather sets in.
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Athens Brick Company
Mrs Putnam Improves After Stroke in Critical Condition
Mrs. George Putnam Sr. of President Street has shown great improvement after a paralytic stroke last week. She remains absolutely helpless, but the family physician calls the change remarkable and hopeful.
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George Putnam, Sr
President Street
Court Adjourns in Common Pleas. Knight and Nickerson Sentenced
Two prisoners were arraigned in Judge Wood's common pleas court. Thomas Knight pleaded guilty to forgery and received one year in the penitentiary. Pearl Nickerson admitted guilt to horse and was ordered to Mansfield reformatory. Court adjourned to December 6 for the Amicon Brothers and Company versus William B. Edgar appeal hearing.
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Common Pleas Court
Wood
Common Pleas
Thomas Knight
Pearl Nickerson
Mansfield Reformatory
Amicon Brothers and Company
William B. Edgar
Elks Memorial Services Sunday December at Athens
In accordance with Elks custom B P O E No 974 Athens will hold memorial services on the first Sunday in December at 2 p.m. in the college auditorium Dr Ellis will deliver the address with college quartet accompaniment and solos by Mrs Jane Ryan DeCamp and Miss Bancroft The event honors the memory of late brother L M Jewett All are invited to attend.
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Athens
Ellis
College
Jane Ryan
Bancroft
L. M. Jewett
Tragedy Strikes Dukeman Family Diptheria Death
Michael Dukeman two year old son of Mr and Mrs Michael Dukeman of Chauncey died yesterday of diphtheria. Burial held today at 1 PM in local Catholic cemetery.
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Michael
Michael Dukeman
Chauncey
New Case of Diphtheria Reported
Another diphtheria case is reported a five year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Milton Kyle of Franklin Avenue. She fell ill Monday and Dr White diagnosed diphtheria. The house was quarantined immediately.
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Milton Kyle
Franklin Avenue
White
Scioto Valley Traction Board Plans Lancaster to Logan Line
Within weeks, the board of directors will meet in Columbus to discuss extending the Scioto Valley Traction line from Lancaster to Logan and eventually to Athens. Preliminary surveys have been completed, with Julian Griggs, engineer in charge, to report.
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Scioto Valley Traction Company
Columbus
Lancaster
Logan
Athens
Julian Griggs
Thanksgiving Sweets Highlight Belle Mead Treats
A brief note from Henderson-Crider Drug Co promotes Belle Mead Sweets as essential for a complete Thanksgiving Day. The message lists the product as deliciously satisfying and encourages purchase on November 28, 1911.
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Belle Mead
Henderson-Crider Drug Co
Miner Pleads Guilty in Threat Case in Lauhrig
Robert Townsend of Lauhrig faced Mayor Day on a charge of threatening to kill William Burnley. Townsend pled guilty, was fined $5 and costs totaling $10.35, paid, and released. Arrest by Chief Finsterwald. affidavit by Burnley. Both men work in Luhrig mines.
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Robert Townsend
Lauhrig
William Burnley
Luhrig
Finsterwald
Burnley
Binkley Visits City On Legal Business
Perry county prosecuting attorney T. B. Binkley, recently named to a post in the secretary of state’s office, was in the city on Wednesday for official matters.
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T. B. Binkley
Perry County
Secretary of State
Campbell Family Heads to Glouster for Thanksgiving
Mr and Mrs John Campbell and their two sons of Coolville paused between trains en route to Glouster to spend Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs James Campbell, the latter couple being the couple's parents.
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John Campbell
Coolville
Glouster
James Campbell
Learn New College Yells at Marietta Campus Meeting
A mass meeting in Ewing Hall drew about three hundred students and townspeople to try new and old yells led by Zeliner. The piece quotes several yells and notes anticipated large turnout from Athens and Parkersburg for upcoming games. another yell session is planned tonight with expectation of a big crowd.
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O. A
Ewing Hall
Zeliner
O. U
Marietta Times
Athens
Parkersburg
Junior Cooking Club Holds Regular Meeting
The Junior Cooking Club met at Mrs. V. C. Loos’s home on South College Street. Guests included Mrs. R. E. Bonifield Mrs. J E B Aumiller Miss Donna Roach and Mrs. Julia Wheeler Dew. An initial contest produced four tied entrants with Mrs. D A Slaughter winning after a drawing. The next meeting will be with Mrs. E C Schioss of East State Street in December.
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V. C. Loos
South College Street
R. E. Bonifield
JE. BE. Aumiller
Donna Roach
Julia Wheeler Dew
D. A. Slaughter
E. C. Schioss
East State Street
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D. U
Queen City
Day
Mrs. Putnam Better
Nelsonville
Frank Burnel
Mayor Sharp
Burnel
L. B. Davis
Cecil
Thomas Evans
Cynthia Evans
Hyde
Pritchard
Wint Kelley
Hill
Butts
Howard Hamen
Wendel
ELKS
The
Order of Elkis
Hip
Eureka
Sis
Varsity
Junior Cooking Club
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