Athens County election board names six judge clerk slates
The Athens County board of elections filed the list of judges and clerks elected on October 21 for the November 5 election. Each district shows three Republicans followed by three Democrats with presiding judge first and clerks last, including numerous townships such as Athens, Alexander, Ames, Bern, Trimble, Mineral, Canal, Sugar Creek, Glouster, Carbondale, Plains, Marshfield, Albany, Jacksonville, Coolville, Trimble, Buchtel, Monday Creek, Lodi, Green's Run, Troy, Millfield, Rome, and others.
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Athens
E. D. Sayre
H. W. McKinstry
Chas. E. Cameron
W. J. Hastings
F. M. Koons
Thos. Cotton
D. M. Burchfield
W. A. Powell
T. F. Kale
John Marquis
J. F. Druggan
E. Ray Lash
R. D. Williams
As. Downhour
Johnson
R. E. Bonrd
M. Ewers
Guy Graham
J. R. Sands
M. F. Seward
C. H. Horn
J. E. White
Dan Mille
Frank Bellows
C. H. Williams
Hiram Smith
J. G. Hixon
G. Linscott
Amesville
D. J. Hixson
Fred Ellis
W. E. Clark
W. R. Goddard
Geo. Haborn
L. B. McCune
Bern Township
George Totman
T. FE. Dixon
B. B. Armstrong
Geo. Haybrow
Thos. Day
Trim
Wm. Lowry, CO. “Ville
M. M. McCoy
Dalbert
Chas
Osey
Kittenbaugh
McDonald
G. C. Tumble
Petition Circulation Seeks Repeal of Ohio Road District Law
Local voters circulate a petition in Lodi township calling for repeal of Ohio statutes that empower township trustees to divide townships into road districts and appoint supervisors. It also seeks to return road tax collection to the old system under county supervision. The movement plans to spread petitions to other townships.
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Ohio
Wan Lodi
Ohio Alone Boasts Alphabet Through City Initials
The Akron Times-Democrat notes Ohio uniquely has cities starting with every letter A through Z. Cities listed include Ashland Bellevue Cleveland Dayton Elyria Fremont Galion Hamilton Ironton Jackson Kenton Lima Mansfield Norwalk Ottawa Piqua Quaker City Ravenna Steubenville Tiffin Upper Sandusky Vickery Warren Xenia Youngstown Zanesville, illustrating the full alphabet via initial letters.
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Ohio
United States
Ashland
Bellevue
Cleveland
Dayton
Elyria
Fremont
Galion
Hamilton
Ironton
Jackson
Kenton
Lima
Mansfield
Norwalk
Ottawa
Piqua
Quaker City
Ravenna
Steubenville
Tiffin
Upper Sandusky
Vickery
Warren
Xenia
Youngstown
Zanesville
Union
Akron
Marriage license issued in Parkersburg for Goins and Male
On Thursday a marriage license was issued in Parkersburg to Sherman Goins and Ollie May Male, both of Pleasantville, Ohio.
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Parkersburg
Sherman Goins
Ollie May Male
Pleasantville, O
Groom and Bride Consent Figures in Rural Union
Grover B. Gillespie aged 19, a miner from Trimble, and Fannie Meeks aged 20 from Jacksonville are listed with parental consent from the groom’s father.
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Grover B. Gillespie
Miner
Trimble
Fannie Meeks
Jacksonville
Groom
Henderson-Crider Drug Co Sells Belle Mead Sweets
Advertisement notes Belle Mead Sweets offered by Henderson Crider Drug Co with prices 30c per half pound and 60c per pound and hints at greater value. dated 10-30-2.
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Henderson-Crider Drug CO
Murphy Roller Flouring Mill Sale Opens at Guysville
Administrators of J W Murphy will sell the Murphy Roller Flouring Mill at Guysville at public auction on Thursday November 21 1907. The premises are appraised at 6150 dollars and full description appears in the Daily Messenger.
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Murphy Roller
Guysville
J. W. Murphy
Daily Messenger
Woman Named Buck Dies At Home In Guysville
Mrs. James Buck of Guysville died Sunday at her home from cancer. No funeral arrangements have yet been announced.
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Guysville
James Buck
Henderson-Crider Drug Store Hot Chocolate Charm
Last winter we sold a lot of hot chocolate and this winter we are serving more than before. People say you cannot get near as good hot chocolate in Cincinnati or Columbus as here at Henderson-Crider Drug Store.
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Cincinnati
Columbus
Henderson-Crider Drug Store
Roosevelt bear hunt draws sharp critique from William J Long
Stamford, Conn. Dr. William J Long blasts President Roosevelts Louisiana canebrake bear hunt as spectacle and cowardice. He says Roosevelt relied on professional hunters and cameras, while a true hunter goes quietly without guides. Long also mocks Roosevelts bragging and hints at future misrepresentations of bear habits.
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Stamford
Conn
William J. Long
Roosevelt
Louisiaa
Mr. Roosevelt
Dr. Long
Louisiana
Flar
No Agreement Reached in Midwest Coal Conference
Indianapolis dispatch reports a coal conference in which operators and miners from Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania failed to reestablish an interstate agreement. Adjournment was taken to December 14 for another meeting in Indianapolis. Illinois operators propose enlarging the basic wage scale used in the Danville Illinois district.
Debating Union Meets to Contest Roosevelt Nomination
The Debating Union met in Dean Chubb's recitation room with President Alderman presiding. Debaters argued for and against Roosevelt accepting the 1908 Republican nomination, and judges Dra. Bachman, Chubb and Elson ruled 2-1 for the affirmative. The next topic is opposition to the will of the majority as un citizenship.
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Dean Chubb
Alderman
Roosevelt
Paul E. Cramer
Malcolm Douglas
Karl Adams
J. A. Long
George Blower
Oscar Stine
Dra. Bachman
Chubb
Elson
Mesers. Mayes
Bohrer
Misse Lively
Messrs
Hildebrand
Bodisher
Miss Hawk
Earthquake Devastates Karatagh City in Central Asia
The Karatagh city in Central Asia was destroyed by an October 21 quake. Fifteen thousand people were buried in the ruins with the governor and his mother reportedly the only survivors.
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Associated Dailies Telegram
London
Karatagh
Central Asia
Former Om Lady Dead at 75 in Pittsburgh
Mrs. Elizabeth Harper aged 75 died at her daughter’s home in Pittsburgh this morning. Born in Ireland she came to America as a girl and settled in New Concord Ohio where she lived until three years ago. She was mother of the late William R Harper president of the University of Chicago.
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Associated Dailies Telegram
Pitttburg
Elizabeth Harper
William R. Harper
University of Chicago
Pennsylvania Rail Run Clerk Held in Post Office Letter Theft
In Columbus on October 30 Postal Clerk Howard C. Wilemin of Steubenville was seized by Postoffice Inspectors Oldfield Craighead and Scrangon on suspicion of rifling ordinary letters on the Pittsburgh run aboard Pennsylvania train No. 3. He was taken to the Union depot post office for four hours of examination and denied the charges as a further federal investigation and affidavit proceed before United States Commissioner Johnson.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania
Union Depot
Oldfield
Craighead
Scrangon
Howard C. Wilemin
Steubenville
Wilemin
Pittsburg
United States
Johnson
Trains Collide Near Wheeling. One Dead Three Injured
In Elm Grove near Wheeling West Virginia a collision between two traction cars left one person dead and three injured on October 30. The accident disrupted local rail service and prompted emergency responses from city authorities.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Elm Grove
Footpad Robbery Targets St. Louis Reporter Geiger
In St Louis on Monday night Justus Geiger a local newspaper reporter was held up by two footpads They pried out two gold front teeth after finding only a small amount of cash Geiger reportedly has not smiled since the incident highlighting the theft and its aftermath.
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St. Louis
Justus Geiger
Geiger
Tess of the D Urbervilles staged at Atheneum with famed cast
Harrison Grey Fiske presents Tess of the D Urbervilles at the Atheneum Oct 31. The drama blends tragedy with comedy as Tess works on Crick's farm in Wessex. Notable cast includes Mary Lawton Harry Melick Walter J Brooke Hearn Collins and Katherine Livingstone.
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Harrison Grey Fiske
Tess of
Marian
Alec
Tess
Angel
John Darbey Field
Wil
Mary Lawton
Harry Melick
Frank P. Conway
Walter J. Brooke Hearn Collins
Katherine Livingstone
Helen Ormsbee
Frances Wright
Katherine Gobere
Jane Chamberlain
Emma Bolton
Indiana Has Another Horror Railroad Collision Toll Rises
Lahore Indiana October 30 Thirteen were killed and eleven seriously injured in a railroad collision near here today.
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Indiana
Lahore
Ind
Here
Hearing Postponed on Sunday Creek Separation
The Interstate Commerce Commission postponed the hearing on separating Sunday Creek properties from the Hocking Valley system. It was due to injury to Hocking Valley President N Monsarrat. A new date, likely November 11, will be set by the ICC.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Sunday Creek
Hocking Valley
Columbus
N Monsarrat
Hocking Valley Railroad
Local Pairings in Ohio Age Names List
William Harman a 21 year old farmer of Millersport and Dessie Landers aged 1k of Guysville appear with Herbert Bailey 18 stationary engineer and Sylvia Gribbsby 19 of Glouster. Harry Seevers 26 miner of Athens and Bessie Lake 17 of Coolville are also listed.
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William Harman
Millersport
Dessie Landers
Guysville
Herbert 8. Bailey
Sylvia M. Gribbsby
Glouster
Harry G. Seevers
Athens
Bessie J. Lake
Coolville
Glonster Man Arrested for Drunkenness
Jack Phillips of Glonster was arrested last evening by Chief Finsterwald on a drunkenness charge. This morning he received a sentence of five dollars and costs.
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Jack Phillips
Glonster
Finsterwald
State President Declines National Bid. Heads to Indiana Conference
William Green, COSHOCTON born leader, declines national presidency and travels to Indianapolis for a joint coal industry conference. He notes Vice President Lewis as a logical candidate for the national post while stressing the January election and possible wage agreement talks among miners and operators from Ohio Indiana Illinois and Pennsylvania.
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Lewis
Ohio
Green
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Sahamenes
Sit
Family Row Three Deaths in Oklahoma Turmoil
In Tulsa Indian Territory on October 30, H. Stockwell shot and killed W. Campbell and Stockwell’s son, then killed himself. Campbell and Stockwell were brothers in law, with the dispute arising from a family quarrel. Stockwell’s wife sought refuge in the Campbell home.
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Associated Dailies
Tusla
Indian Territory
H. Stockwell
W. Kk. Campbell
Campbell
Italian Nabob Weds Heiress Soon to Be Announced
New York reports the engagement of Catharine Michi, daughter of a Virginia senator, to Prince Lutigi Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Abruzzi and Italian navy admiral. The couple’s wedding plans are expected to be announced soon.
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New York
Catharine Michi the Daugher
Nal Cromaire
West Virginia
Lutigi Amedeo of Savoy
Aosta
Abruzzi
Italy
Money Abundant and Runs Over in Finance Claims
New York reports abundant money with bans on banks ended. Finance leaders say the situation will normalize soon. Dispatches from cities indicate money is readily available, with confidence improving across the country.
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New York
Community supper at Presbyterian church tonight
From 5 to 7 o'clock tomorrow evening the Christian choir will meet in the dining room for a supper priced at 15 cents.
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Aia
Fatal crush on K M road near Addison
B Roush of Cheshire Ohio was fatally crushed yesterday when he was caught between cars on the K M road near Addison Gallia County. He died a few hours later in a local hospital.
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Gallipolis
Roush
K. M
Addison
Cheshire
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F. L. Wolfe
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Lewis Cook
Roy Lamb
R. C. Raine
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Martin
R. EB. Hickman
A. P. Scott
J. I. Pritchard
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A. D. Knight
Wm. Barker
Edward Beard
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Wm. Eaton
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Chas. Johnson
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Geo. M. Keck
Edward Spears
Sugar Creek
Harry Spanding
Ed Brunson
Phil Geyer
A. DT. Jordan
Ed Emrick
John Hevener
Circle Hill
Harry Tipton
Hiram Lock
Fred Shafer
Canaan
Waldo Baird
E. E. Halbert
E. B. Hoskinson
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Franson Sutton
C. E. Love
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Wm. Ball
Chas. Day
George Kyle
J. King
Wm. Dixon
R. E. Calvert
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Jos. Latchon
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Nobel Collins
Lloyd Fought
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James Kelley
Ben Allen
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Wm. Hilton
Lewis Warehime
Carbondale
John Kennard
Fred. Doolittle
Wm. Cox
Harry Beckler
Gunder
Anderson Bentz
A. O. Frame
A. W. McBride
C. H. McKim
J. H. Lantz
J. L. Williams
J. W. Rainey
John J. Penrod
P. H. McKinley
Dana Haskins
Buchtel
Baron Graham
George Rice
Ed Mason
John Swartz
Joe Doerr
Joe Brown
Monday Creek
Geo. H. Statin
Jos. Zarley
John Bartlett
Isaac Day
Geo. Davis
J. Lafollett
Lodi
Dr. Chas
Orr
G. J. Leighty
Riley Butts
Frank Sargent
Geo. Boring
H. T. Mulligan
Green’s Run
Wm. Daniels
Robert Leak
Dick Nutter
George Hartman
Steven Miller
Thomas Williams
Troy
Cyrus Brewster
BE. L. Chapman
Romeo Richardson
P. Mickel
Smith Dunfee
R. M. Griffin
Millfield
Ray Saunders
Geo. Chadwell
Fred Wade
Rome
John Featherstone
A. A. Dodds
O. O. Bryson
A. H. Montgomery
M. L. Ewers
C. E. Kincade
Paris
Lodi Township
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