Injunction Suit Ends Saloon Battle in West Athens
The Athens Circuit Court suspended a mayor’s finding, then set aside the suspension, forcing five saloons on Dean avenue and West Union street to close. Saloon keepers John Ashton Florence Door Charles McCollister Edward Banks and Charles Myers complied after notice. Judge Wood to rule on the injunction by week’s end. West Athens shows dry conditions for a few days as hearings proceed.
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Jones Residence
Athens
Circuit Court
Messenger
Price
West Athens
John Ashton
Florence Door
Dean Avenue
Charles McCollister
Edward Banks
West Union Street
Road House
Charles Myers
Mayor Day
Florence
Common Pleas Court
Sophia Spurgeon and Thomas Davis Wed at Court House
Miss Sophia Spurgeon and Mr. Thomas Davis married in the Probate Judge Lynch's office at the Court House by Mayor Day. The couple, from Buchtel, where the groom works in mining, began their life together this afternoon.
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Lynch
Court House
Sophia Spurgeon
Thomas Davis
Mayor Day
Buchtel
Cornwell Sells Residence on East Street to Mrs Day
Mrs Charles A Cornwell sold his residence on East Street to Mrs W E Day for 6300 dollars. Cornwell built the house and will occupy one side until next summer.
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Charles A. Cornwell
East Stne Street
W. E. Day
Smuggled Chinks Run Aground After Diligent Search
Federal officers capture the schooner Frolic and arrest 18 men tied to Chinese smuggling along the New England coast. They are held on $1,000 bail each for examination next Wednesday. A suspect claim about direct imports from Newfoundland is disputed.
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Providence
R. L
United States
Frolic
Torch Revenue
New Eng
United States Commiss Cross
Newfoundland
Trustees to Award Dormitory Contract at Ohio University
A special Ohio University board meeting is set for next Thursday at 1 pm to award the contract for the new Ladies Dormitory on the southeast campus corner. Bid totals exceeded the $40 000 estimate, and the project will house nearly one hundred female students.
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U. Trustees
Nelsonville municipal light plant affirmed by circuit court
The Athens County Circuit Court upheld the lower court in two Nelsonville cases, dismissing petitions and refusing injunctions. Judge Walters ruled statutes authorize municipal power for commercial lighting and that the board can enter that field post creation. both rulings to be appealed to the state supreme court.
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Nelsonville
Circuit Court
Walters
Board of Public Service
Feee
Hickman
Supreme Court
Mrs Bentley Hosts Evening For Mrs Condon Of Columbus
Mrs W B Bentley entertained guests Wednesday at Morris Avenue honoring Mrs D C Condon of Columbus. The event featured games a short musical program and a luncheon. Notable attendees included Mrs A Holmes Mrs A Bethel Mrs Martha Wolfe Mrs H G Williams Mrs James Palmer and others.
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W. B. Bentley
Morris Avenue
D. C. Condon
Columbus
Dana
A. Holmes
A. §. Bethel
Martha Wolfe
H. G. Williams
James Palmer
A. E. Moore
J. B. Fulton
F. R. Phillips
C. M. Copeland
A. A. Atkinson
D. M. Burchfield
John Dana
Annette Walker
Amy Wiehr
Clara Wiehr
Pretty Wedding at Bride's Home in Athens
A large wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilkes near Luhrig on Wednesday evening as Herman P. Ober of Cleveland and Miss Mabel Wilkes wed. The ceremony featured Lohengrin’s march, a ring ceremony by Rev. Thomas L. Lowe, and a wedding supper for forty guests. The bride, a respected local teacher and former Hiram College student, and the groom, a Lake Shore railroad signal corps employee and Hiram graduate, will reside at 10830 Massie Avenue in Cleveland. Attendees included Ober family members from Garretsville and Nelsonville, plus many Athens neighbors.
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Charles Wilkes
Luhrig
Herman P. Ober
Cleveland
Mabel Wilkes
Hatch
Elgie Ober
Carrie Barbone
Fred Wilkes
Thomas L. Lowe
Christian Church of Athens
Ober
Signal Corps
Lake Shore Railroad
Hirma College
Massie Avenue
R. H. Ober
Garretsville
I. N. Coleman
R. C. Graham
Nelsonville
G. L. Beckler
Hiram
H. Beckler
Columbus
Pedigo
Marshfield
Athens
Autoic butcher knife and oyster storage innovation at Cotton Bros
A report describes a new automatic butcher knife with “brains” that slices dried beef paper thin and trims ham without bone. Also noted is a shift from ice-filled pails to a sealed white enamel tank with ice packing to keep oysters fresh, signaling more practical small innovations.
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Cotton Bros
Baltimore
Mary Kapiastas and Flora Sabo Wed at City Hall
Miss Mary Kapiastas and Mr Flora Sabo of Goose Run were married by Mayor Day at noon on Wednesday in the City Building office.
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Mary Kapiastas
Flora Sabo
Goose Run
Nationals win second game in championship series
Chicago clash follows Cubs victory as Nationals build lead in second inning. Chance appears at plate amid ovation but fails to hit. Steinfeldt singles drive in runs while Evers mishandles a ball allowing more scoring. Additional runs come on sac and fielder's choice before transfer to page 8.
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Chicago
White Sox
Cubs
Nationals
Captain Chance
Steinfeldt
Tinker
Evers
Isbell
White
Kling
Reusbach
Hofman
Chance
Sullivan
Jim Crow Cars Protested Before Interstate Commission
Representatives of African Americans petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking an investigation into segregated Jim Crow cars used by southern railroads for interstate passengers. The filing, signed by Thomas Oliver and W. D. Johnson of Mississippi and about a dozen others, asks for an order to end racial discrimination.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
South
Thomas Oliver
W. D. Johnson
Mississippi
Negro rights urged in New York address by Villard
Oswald G. Villard told the Afro American council in session here that such men as Hoke Smith John Temple Graves Vardaman and Tillman should not receive service from a colored man and that no Negro should contribute to antinegro newspapers in Georgia. He urged organization for defense and to fight for their rights.
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New York
Hoke Smith
John Temple Graves
Vardaman
Tillman
Oswald G. Villard
Another Famous Supper By The Junior Workers
The Juniors of the Christian church announce a change of date for their supper to Saturday evening at the church from 5 to 7 o clock. Escalloped oysters from Hotel Berry Brand will be served along with the usual first class fare, and the Juniors are known to draw good patronage.
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Christian Church
Dinner Honoring Dayton Pastor Draws 130 Guests
The Dayton News covers Rev. G Walton King hosting a Men’s League dinner at Park Presbyterian Church on Monday evening October eighth. It was the first church event of its kind, with 130 guests, music by the Y M C A orchestra, hymns and speeches by judges and clergymen.
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J. B. Clayton
George Walton King
Dayton
Ohio
Presbyterian Church
Park Presbyterian Church
Dayton News
G. Walton King
Men’s League
John C. Jameison
League
O. B. Brown
J. N. Was Deman
C. L. Leaman
John EB. Viot
W. 8. McConnaghey
J. A. Case
Robert Rochester
Former Athens Young Man Burned in California Power Plant Accident
George A. Hibbard of Athens a graduate of Athens High School and former electrical student at Ohio University, head engineer for Edison Electric Pasadena, was fatally shocked at a Pasadena power house on California Street. He survived the initial blast and was treated by Dr Henry Sherry, then returned home for care.
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Athens
George A. Hibbard
Charles A. Hibbard
California
Mr. Hibbard
Athens High School
Erin
Ohio University
West
Edison Electric Company
Pasadena
Athena
Hibbard
Pasadena Evening Star
California Street
Southern Pacific
George G. Hibbard
Westminster Drive
Hi Body
Henry Sherry
All Aboard For Real Winter Squaw Winter Arrives
Snow fell heavily as Squaw winter arrived with rush and anxiety, echoing pioneer days. The oldest resident debates whether such a large snowfall without frost has occurred before, noting ground stayed white overnight after Wednesday noon snow.
Goins Jackson nuptials solemnized in probate office
Mrs Lucy Jackson and Mr Nim Rod Goins were married at the Probate office Wednesday afternoon. Squire Rose tied the knot in his impressive manner. Mrs Jackson hails from Bartlett, while Mr Goins is an old soldier and a citizen of Athens. They will reside in the city.
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Lucy Jackson
Nimrod Goins
Squire Rose
Jackson
Bartlett
Mr. Goins
Athens
Engagement of Miss Burns and Mr Roan Announced
Miss Margaret Burns of Corn ing will wed J M Roan Jr son of J M Roan manager of the Sunday Creek mines The ceremony will be at St Bernard s church The bride elect a former schoolteacher and Roan a Sunday Creek superintendent are noted in Athens social circles
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Margaret Burns
Thomas Burns
Corning
J. M. Roan
Sunday Creek Company
St. Bernard’s Church
Roan
Columbus
Athens
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the Board of
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H. P. Ober
Sabo—Kapiastas
Athens Church
Mr. J
M. Roan
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