Frazier Bound Over After Grand Jury Hearing
In Nelsonville a preliminary hearing found sufficient evidence to bind John Frazier over to the grand jury on a manslaughter charge. He was held on a $1,000 bond after Ira Donley was shot and killed following a confrontation on a Kimberley store porch. Witnesses testified Frazier was intoxicated and shot Donley as Donley advanced with a cane. Frazier claimed self-defense after Donley threatened him.
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Nelsonville
John Frazier
Sharp
Kimberley
Frasier
Ira Donley
Frazier
T. L. Morgan
Israel M. Foster
Athens
Ohio
Scott
Isaac Six
Donley
Dowlson
Buddy
Antitrust Case to Oust Hocking Valley From Ohio
Final testimony has been taken in Wade H. Ellis's suit to oust the Hocking Valley railroad from Ohio business. Judges will keep the term open to hear arguments before January as the defense leans on points of law. Witnesses included J. M. Ferris and several railroad attorneys.
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Hocking Valley Railroad
Ohio
Columbus
Wade H. Ellis
J. M. Ferris
Toledo and Ohio Central
John H. Doyle
C. T. Lewis
James H. Hoyt
Johnson Coal Company
New York Coal Company
Toledo and
Ohio Central
Hocking Valley
Toledo
Ohio River
Circuit Court
Former resident receives honor from Southern California Homeopathic Society
Dr J B Hunt, formerly of Athens, now Santa Monica, was elected president at the society’s sixteenth annual meeting in a Westminster Hotel parlor. About forty delegates attended as officers were reelected and papers were read by several Los Angeles and Pasadena physicians. A Spanish dinner at Casa Verdugo capped the session.
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Los Angeles Examiner
Athens
J. 8. Hunt
Santa Monica
Southern California Homeopathic Medical Society
Westminster Hotel
E. P. Kellogg
Los Angeles
Helen Woodruff
Los
Willella Waffle
Santa Anna
T. Krudop
Casa Verdugo
Goose Run Resident Charged With Assault
Minnie Smart appeared before Squire Rose on Friday charged with assault and battery. She pleaded not guilty and was bound over to court in a $200 bond. The case stems from a Goose Run quarrel over right of way on Smart property, with Wisy Joseph as the complainant.
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Minnie Smart
Squire Rose
the Messenger
Wisy Joseph
Goose Run
Joseph
Teacher Examinations Schedule For Upcoming Months
Notice from Aaron Grady Clerk explains that teachers will take examinations on the first Saturday of each month unless a holiday shifts it to the following Saturday. The Boxwell Examinations occur on the third Saturday in April and the second Saturday in May.
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Boxwell
Aaron Grady
Guardian Appointment Denied for James McHare
Probate court heard Mrs. Mary Cotton seek guardianship for James McHare age 75. Cotton a Marshfield niece argued mental incompetence. McHare contested with witnesses and defense by Koons. Judge Lynch dismissed the application finding no basis for guardianship.
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Mary Cotton
James McHare
Marshfield
Cotton
McHareg
Lewis
McHarg
Koons
Lynch
McHare
Railroads to Stop Round Trip Tickets Below Three Cents
West of Pittsburgh lines announce after November 1 no round-trip tickets in areas with rate under three cents per mile. The move targets the Ohio two-cent law and may signal widespread discontinuation of round trips. Pennsylvania lines may follow as losses on such tickets are noted.
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Pittsburg
Ohio
Pennsylvania Lines
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Kentucky
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Florida
Galesonville
Key West
Jacksonville
Florida East Coast Way
Republicans Hold Rally in Jerseyville Night
The Jerseyville Republican meeting drew a lively crowd despite dark roads. Hon. J. M. Foster argued Roosevelt aims for a Republican Congress, with musical interludes by the Lightning Trio of Scott Bell and Scott. Hon. J. P. Wood followed with humor and support, the event ending after two hours with more songs.
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Charles Bell
George Scott
J. M Foster
Roosevelt
Hifi
J. P. Wood
Mr. Wood
Chas. Bell
Wood
F. W. Bush
Stewart
Lady Miller Dies After Race Track Fame at Athens Fair
Lady Miller a sorrel pacing mare belonging to Spencer and Somerville Racine Ohio died Friday night at the fair grounds after sudden lung fever illness. She set a track record at the last fair in 2 12 and held state fair records for years with a best mile of 2 10 1 4. Charles Roush of Athens drove her at fairs and race meets statewide. Permit was requested from the Board of Health to bury her on the fair grounds.
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Daily Messenger
Charles Roush
Athens
Board of Health
Application for Commutation for Elias Thompson
Notice that at the next Ohio State Board of Pardons meeting an application will be made for the commutation of Elias Thompson convicted in Athens County in May 1905 for burglary and sentenced to five years in the Ohio Penitentiary. Signed Elias Thompson. 10-19-13-w.
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Ohio State Board of Pardons
Elias Thompson
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Promoted as Nutritious Food
An advertisement extols beer as a strengthening nutritious food. It cites Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer's malt and hops, claims health benefits for the sick and well, and emphasizes purity and the eight day malt process at the Milwaukee brewery. It urges drinking with meals to aid digestion and appetite.
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Milwaukee
Grosvenor Estimates Next House Composition
Representative Grosvenor releases his biennial forecast showing 42 doubtful districts. He argues Republicans should win 10 of these and may gain over 32 districts won by Democrats in 1904, yielding an apparent Republican majority near 50 with Roosevelt support behind Speaker Cannon.
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Grosvenor
House of Representatives
Cannon
Harper of Bates county seeks presiding judge post
R P F Harper a native Athens countian and brother of George H Harper of Butler is the Republican candidate for presiding judge of Bates county. Born in 1841 in Athens county he served in Co F 1st Colorado during the Civil War and Mexico, returning to Bates county in 1868 to farm a 240 acre property regarded among the township’s best.
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Bates County Record
Butler
R. P F. Harper
Athens
George H. Harper
Bates County
Mr. Harper
Athens County
St. Joseph
Pike’s Peak
Denver
Co. F
Colorado
Mexico
Olive Young
Ramon's Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets Advertisement
Ramon’s Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets claim a cure for sick headache dizziness pains in the side and biliousness. The ad cites WW H. McKee as the leading druggist guaranteeing a cure or refund, with a full treatment priced at 25 cents.
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Ramon
WW. H. McKee
Funeral for Ira Donley Held in Kimberley
The funeral for Ira Donley, victim of the Kimberley shooting scrape, was conducted at the family home in Kimberley with Rev. Howard officiating. Interment followed at Chauncey cemetery after the body arrived this morning from Guernsey County. News item also notes a price reduction at Astral Light Studio in Campbell Block.
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Nelsonville
Ira Donley
Kimberley
Rev
Howard
Chauncey
Donley
Guernsey County
Astral Light Studio
Campbell Block
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R. C. M. Hastings
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Guardian
Beverly Nursery
W. T. Mitchell & Son
Beverly
Jerseyville
LADY
Fair Grounds
Hammar
St. Tonis
Nye Lumber Co
R. M. Laird & CO
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Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer
R. F. Harper
Kimberly
Queen & Crescent
Southern Railway
Cincinnati
Chas. W. Zell
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Dawn
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Breese Brothers Company
West Second Street
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