Three Arrested in Mineral Murder Case
John Hartley Lottie Woodrum and Anise Woodrum were moved from Mineral to Ath ens and jailed on $1000 bonds after a Tuesday inquest found circumstantial evidence pointing to murder. Coroner Lane led seventeen witnesses who linked a night of drinking to Woodrum’s death with a hatchet found nearby.
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John Hartley
Lottie Woodrum
Anise Woodrum
Athens
Mineral
Woodrum
Lane
Lowry
Hartley
Marshal Clark
Irsrem
Coleman
Marshfield
Athens group returns from European tour
A party of seven Athens residents, including Mrs. Trene Haning of Huntington W Va and Prof. and Mrs. James Pryor McVay with son Camden, plus several other travelers, returned Monday after a summer in Europe. The trip spanned late June to early September, visiting Naples, the Rhine region, Belgium, France, and concluding in England and Scotland.
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Athens
Europe
Tréne Haning
Huntington
W. Va
James Pryor McVay
Camden
E. J. Jones
Roger
L. M. Hogg
John McVey
Italy
Naples
Rhine
Belgium
France
England
Scotland
Bryan Club Meeting Tonight at Grone & Tink’s Bandroom
The Bryan Club holds a meeting this evening at 7:30 in the bandroom behind Grone and Tink's store. Members and all interested individuals are invited to attend.
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Bryan Club
Grone & Tink’s
Roseville Votes Dry By 93 In Muskincum County
Roseville Ohio voted yesterday to go dry by 93 votes. The village near Crooksville in Muskincum county has a population similar to Crooksville and follows a nearby village that also went dry by 160 votes two weeks earlier. An exceptionally large turnout was reported.
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Roseville, O
Roseville
Crooksville
Muskincum County
Inquest Held Over Stabbing Death at Athens State Hospital
Coroner Lane of Nelsonville conducted an inquest Tuesday evening into the stabbing death of John E. Caldwell at Athens State Hospital. The knife by Leyi Adams entered Caldwell’s left breast near the heart. The coroner found no official blame and no one held responsible. The body was taken to Ross County for burial with relatives.
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Lane
Nelsonville
Athens
Mineral
Athens State Hospital
John E. Caldwell
Ross County
Leyi Adams
Ing
Caldwell
Enrollment Surge Reported in Public Schools
Superintendent Skinner notes record enrollment this year with 166 pupils already registered in Wieh school and 617 students in grades, up from 572 last year as numbers are expected to rise in coming weeks.
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Skinner
Wieh
Local option election set for September 29
McArthur Ohio September 8 Judge George F. E. Martin approved the local option petition and ordered an election under the Rose law for September 29. The action establishes the first step toward statewide alcohol policy changes in the area.
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McArthur
George FE. Martin
Warrants Sent by Mail In Bank Embezzlement Case
Wilhelm de Rivey arrested in Cincinnati on embezzling 75000 dollars from three Uniontown banks. Warrants were mailed to Cincinnati by Uniontown authorities. He allegedly acted as a bank clerk and failed to deposit large sums provided by a Hungarian mining operation in Pennsylvania.
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Cincinnati
Wilhelm de Rivey
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Station Agent Held Up at Tiffin B and O Station
Two masked men raided the B and O passenger station in Tiffin Ohio at dawn. They forced agent R H Herrold to open the safe and took 16.25 dollars, leaving a large package of bills untouched. Herrold was ordered to sit on the floor for five minutes under threat of harm.
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Tiffin
R. H. Herrold
Herrold
Massie Clerk Dies of Pneumonia After Home Return
Herschel Massie, a well known young clothing clerk, collapsed and died after reaching his mother’s home in Ironton. He had fallen ill in Huntington on Saturday and died of pneumonia on his way home, uttering only I followed mother home.
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Ironton
Herschel Massie
Massie
Huntington
Socialists Candidate Sued Over Railroad Land Claims
The Big Four Railroad company sues Charles E. Wharton, Socialist candidate for congress, claiming he erected coal sheds on Hardin County land owned by the railroad for the past 40 years.
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Marysville
Big Four Railroad Company
Charles E. Wharton
Econardis
Wharton
Hardin County
Big Four Company
Protests Against County Local Option Election Filed
Athens county electors protest the September 8 1908 petitions for a county local option vote arguing insufficient signatures and improper signer addresses. Judge Wright overruled the motion September 8 1908 and ordered an election for September 29 1908.
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Wright
Athens County
J. M. Wood
YWCA Seeks College Girls for Spare Time Work
The YWCA invites any college girl seeking employment of any sort to report to them. They possess information that could help a student obtain work in spare time.
Wright Makes Two Fine Flights at Fort Myer
Orville Wright flew the aeroplane for over 11 minutes in the first test at Fort Myer and nearly eight minutes in the second. He maintained control throughout, rising to 66 feet with sharp turns. The crowd watched as the aircraft circled the field 13 times before landing within 30 feet of the start.
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Washington, Leyt
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Wright
Successful Applicants From County Teachers Examination
List of names of teachers who passed the county teachers examination in Athens last Saturday. Elementary category includes one year recipients Meda Banfield Lucy Gatchell Minnie Hall Mary Secoy Mabel Voughy. two years recipients Helen Howard Jesse McBroom A H Taylor. five years recipient Bessie Curfman. High School two years J J Wooley. five years Clarence Matheny. eight years F S Coultrap L G Bean E G Gibson.
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Athens
Meda Banfield
Lucy Gatchell
Minnie Hall
Mary Secoy
Mabel Voughy
Helen Howard
Jessie McBroom
A. H. Taylor
Bessie Curfman
J. J. Wooley
Clarence Matheny
Coultrap
L G. Bean
E. G. Gibson
Foreign mining experts visit Athens to inspect U S mines
A party of foreign mining experts and U S officials led by Congressman Douglass arrived in Athens to inspect American mining conditions. They will report with recommendations to ward waste and danger. The visit includes the Canaanville mine and a Columbus banquet with the State Mining Commission.
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Congress
Athens
Albert Douglass
Hillicothe
J. A. Holmer
Government Geological Survey
Victor Watteyne
Belgium
Karl Meissmer
Capt
Arthur Desborough
Ordnance Department
United States
R. F. Chamberlin
Chicago
Eugene Delaney
Pittsburg
John L. Cochran
Washington, D
Geo- Congress
cr@ate
Oblig Commission
Rhison
Columbus
Eete Hommission
Canaanville
Ohio
Terre Haute
Ind
State Mining Commission
George Harrison
G. ©. Weitzel
J. J. Robey
Charles Cassingham
Percy Tetlow
Permits to Wed in Various Towns Revealed
Notices show Joseph Morran 21 and Zena Juniper 16 of Der rick obtaining parental consent to wed. Also listed are Guthrie Garlach 26 and Ida Neilson 21 of Coolville. C E Sweeney 21 of Wellston with Alta McAfoos 72 of Glouster.
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Joseph Morran
Miner
Zena Juniper
Derrick
Guthrie K. Garlach
Engineer
Ida M. Neilson
Coolville
C. E. Sweeney
Undertaker
Wellston
Alta McAfoos
Glouster
Traction survey moves toward New Lexington line
Preliminary surveying began late last week on extending the Southeastern Traction Co line from Crooksville toward New Lexington. Engineers accompanied by Supt H A Bonnet surveyed the proposed branch as Colonel Boone, a key proponent, pushes traction in Athens county with an anticipated line linking New Lexington to Athens.
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Tracion Co
New Lexington
Crooksville
H. A. Bonnet
The
Traction Company
Boone
Athens County
Athens
Ohio Auto Tag Law Strictly Enforced Across State
A formal notice will urge city authorities to enforce the rule requiring two identical license tags on both ends of each automobile. The secretary of state will inform agencies nationwide that the law mandates front and rear tags and warns penalties apply to violators.
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Ohio
Jenethy
Pierce Fined and jailed for abuse incident
William Pierce of Central Avenue was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor Hedges on Tuesday. A six day jail sentence was added for Bill after a Monday night incident in which he abused his family, police officer Mercer detaining him. This is not his first offense.
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William Pierce
Central Avenue
Hedges
Bill
Pierce
Mercer
Dedication of New Masonic Temple Draws Large Delegation
About fifty Knights Templar and Masons plus Eastern Star members left Athens by train for Marietta to attend the dedicatory ceremonies. A street parade in three divisions will precede the temple dedication with grand officials leading the day. A grand banquet for over a thousand will fill two floors of the temple in the evening.
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Knights Templar
L. J Cutter
F. Braser
T. J. Deeren
I. L. Ellis
A. D Follett
IL. Ellis
Masonic Building Committee
Harmar Lodge
No. 390
Morgan J. Mosier
Bremen Oil & Gas Directors Reject High Offer
FABULOUS SUM Pennsylvania parties bid heavily for the holdings and leases of Bremen Oil & Gas. Directors, many Gloucester men, rejected the offer of 1000 dollars per barrel daily production for 1100 barrels totaling 1 100. The fifth well at Purvis farm was drilled last week with oil showing. two more test wells located on Samuel McCandlish and John Ashbaugh farms, each about 800 feet from established wells.
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Pennsylvania
Bremen Oil & Gas Company
Purvis Farm
Missing Marietta Brother Located at Ravenswood
Prother of Marietta T A Battin reports his brother W B Battin, a patient at the State Hospital in Athens, was missing since Sunday after leaving the grounds. Battin located him at Ravenswood West Virginia this morning and plans to bring him back to the hospital.
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Prother
Marietta
Ward Battin
Ravenswood
W. Va
T. A. Battin
Athens
Battin
State Hospital
Mr. Battin
Sycamore Heights
Reedaville
Meigs County
Pittsburg Coal Man Here Inspecting Mines
Leo Gluck of Pittsburg, assistant to M H Taylor president of the Pittsburg Coal Co, visited Columbus yesterday calling on local coal men and inspected New Pittsburg Coal Co mines at Hocking Valley. He said industrial conditions in the Pittsburg district are improving and the coal trade is rising.
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Leo Gluck
Pittsburg
M. H. Taylor
Pittsburg Coal Company
Columbus
Hocking Valley
iPttsburg Coal Company
Big
Pittsburg Company
Gluck
Taft Plans Nationwide Speaking Tour Before Election
Cincinnati Ohio September 9 That William H Taft will make a complete and extensive tour east and west in the United States before the November election may be announced as the personal determination of the candidate. Taft will rely on his Ohio trip record as proof of campaign fitness and physical stamina. He positioned himself as the aggressor in the political fight.
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Cincinnati
William H. Taft
United States
Taft
Ohio
Defy State Inspector Refuses School Attendance
Columbus Ohio September 9 State Building Inspector John H Morgan after the Columbus school board declined to equip city school buildings with fire escapes has refused to permit his three children to attend school He is consulting the attorney general to learn if legal action can force compliance May or Bond have refused to bring action as required by law
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Columbus
Columbus School Board
John H. Morgan
Attorney General's Office
Bond
Six Arrests In Columbus Hotel Death Case
Coroner Murphy's probe into Curtis Westenberger's death at the St. Reis hotel suggests murder, not suicide, though no direct evidence ties anyone to the crime. Westenberger reportedly carried a large sum of money. Six arrests, including hotel owners, have been made.
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Columbus
Murphy
Curtis Westenberger
St. Reis
Westenberger
Great Northern Northwest Forest Fire Threatens Hibbing
Dense smoke blankets the Hibbing area as fires advance toward the Mesaba region. Residents flee with belongings while aid arrives from the Daimia fire department. Grand Marais faces similar danger as winds shift. Schools and businesses closed, evacuation underway with households packing essentials.
Bridge contract awarded and paving progress reported
The county commissioners in quarterly session awarded the Ross Run bridge repair contract to Capital Construction Co of Columbus for 923. Work began with widening of the stream and a new bridge end. Laying of brick on the Albany pike planned to start today with aim to complete before winter travel.
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Capital Construction Company
Columbus
Ross Run
Troy Township
Albany Pike
Colored Odd Fellows Trainset Planned for Eastbound Movement
The Baltimore & Ohio South Western announces preparations to handle a four chair car train plus a sleeper baggage and dining car carrying colored Odd Fellows from the South to the East. The train runs as the second section of No. 4 next Sunday.
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Colored Odd Fellows
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Old World
Bryan
John Caldwell
Liberal League
James Ginnan
Geo. Rosser
Bremen Oil and Gas Company
Far Northwest
Tlers
Duluth
Mffin
Hib
Great Northern
Brooklyn
Hibbing
Daimia Fire Department
Bovey
Grand Marais
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