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Bellefontaine Ohio December 11. Judge Benjamin Meck of Bucyrus lost his suit to recover $100 paid to James Fogerty of Bellefontaine during the campaign. Meck sought the Democratic nomination for circuit judge in the district and paid Fogerty, secretary of the Democratic county committee, a May 81 check for the amount.
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Bellefontaine, CO
Benjamin Meck
Bucyrus
Gay
James Fogerty
Bellefontaine
Judge Meck
Fogerty
Democratic County Committee
Health board mulls ban on rummage sales in Columbus
The Columbus Board of Health may ban rummage sales over concerns that old clothing spreads disease. Pending action, the board recommends thorough fumigation of all clothing before sale.
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Columbus, CO
Board of Health
Dream Vision Reunites Family With Missing Son
Mrs. Michael O'Neil of 7 Grand Street reported a striking dream to her son William, revealing the night vision of another son James who was previously employed elsewhere. The family in Glens Falls pondered the dream as a possible sign.
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Glens Falls
Michael O'Neil
Dr Williams Pink Pills Aid Lum bago and Grip Cure
A Madison Indiana woman describes three years of limbo grip related lumbar pain and nerve discomfort. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills her pains eased, stomach improved, and she regained mobility. Pills sold by druggists at 50 cents a box or six for 2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
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Lembago
Williams
Louisa Lockard
W. Main Street
Madison
Ind
Dr. Williams
Tragic Live-Wire Accidents Claim Mother and Son
A mother died after an electrical contact on a live wire. Three hours later she received a telegram reporting her son’s death from a similar live-wire incident while working on a pole in Chateaugay.
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Chateaugay
Mrs Eva Stein Fined for Medical Law Violation in New York
Mrs Eva Stein paid a $500 fine in Special Sessions for violating medical law. Frances Benzory of the New York Medical Society testified that Stein claimed rheumatism and guaranteed a cure. Stein ran an office at 664 East Fifty fifth Street and sold 15 cent prayer sachets.
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New York
Eva Stein
Frances Benzory
New York Medical Society
Portstown man admits double murder in county
Pottsville reports Joseph Christock, who confessed to killing Mrs. Mary Ann Richards two weeks prior, also admits to slaying Mrs. Arthur Morrison of Camboia and a tollgate keeper five years earlier in the same county.
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Pottsville
Penn
Joseph Christock
Mary Ann Richards
Here
Arthur Morrison
Camboia
Bed Folding Trap Fells Civil Engineer in New York
Benjamin Lott, a well to do civil engineer, died after a folding bed closed on him at his New York home. He was asleep when his head became caught, family responders freed him, but the ambulance surgeon said the spinal column was severely injured making recovery impossible.
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New York
Benjamin Lott
Bartenders win $10 by finishing 18 pound roast pig
Olympia witnesses a local wager as Big Bill McGowan and Jack Riley finish an 18 pound roast pig in 59 minutes defeating the clock and leaving only cleaned bones as proof of their feat.
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Olympia
Wash
Bill McGowan
Jack Riley
Man shoots girl then shoots self in Buffalo home
Leo Groski aged 28 forced entry into Helen Furman’s room at 105 Clay Street after she refused to kiss him. He fired four shots from an 82 caliber revolver, grazing the temple and wounding her before turning the weapon on himself, dying from a self-inflicted shot to the temple.
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Buffalo
Leo Groski
Helen Furman
No. 105
Clay Street
Groski
Oldest Odd Fellow Marcellus Smith Dies At 83
In Glenns Falls Marcellus Smith the nation’s oldest Odd Fellow died from injuries after a fall. Funeral plans replace his planned 84th birthday observance as I O O F members prepare. His death occurred yesterday amid birthday preparations in his home community.
Old Lenox Street house number change sparks prayer
Harvey Barnes a retired sea captain aged 80 asked New Haven authorities to renumber his Lenox street home from 318 to 815 claiming the current number has brought five years of misfortune. He cites five family deaths including his wife burned to death and believes the palindrome 318/815 casts a curse on his household.
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New Haven
Lenox Street
Harvey Barnes
Captain Barnes
Cleveland man dies in Toledo poker game crush
William Frawley age 88 of Cleveland collapsed and died at A. W. Besky's saloon in Toledo as he prepared to win the stake in a poker game. Coroner Henziler ruled heart failure due to excitement from the game as the cause.
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Toledo
William Frawley
Cleveland
A. W. Besky
Henziler
Frawley
Fatal double tragedy in Galion as couple dies within days
Mrs. James W. McKibben of Kansas City Missouri died suddenly while visiting relatives near Galion. Her husband, McKibben, arrived for the funeral, attended, and also died Sunday. The two were buried beside each other today.
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Galion, CO
Galion
James W. McKibben
Kansas City
McKibben
Veteran who fought at Lucknow receives pension
Daniel McCole of Bristol Pennsylvania says he earned a silver medal and a shilling-a-day pension from Britain for Bengal Artillery service in the Lucknow mutiny of 1887. A Civil War veteran from the Ninety sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers, he also holds a US pension. He plans to file for back pay.
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Bristol
Penn
Daniel McCole
Lucknow
Bengal Artillery
McCole
Pennsylvania
Fredericksburg
United States
Oldest Odd Fellow Marcellus Smith Dies After Fall
In Glens Falls New York on the eve of his 104th birthday Marcellus Smith the oldest Odd Fellow in the United States was fatally injured after a fall at his Whitehall home. He died today from injuries sustained in the accident with funeral rites to be conducted by the I O O F.
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Glens Falls
N. Y
Marcellus Smith
United States
Smith
Whitehall
Cracks skull as dance misstep floorsboarder stumble
Janatana Gestasgua of Youngstown Ohio planned to retire when a fellow boarder began playing the Blue Danube on a fiddle. Gestasgua’s dancing led to a loss of balance and a fall down stairs leaving him unconscious with a fractured skull.
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Youngstown
Janatana Gestasgua
Janatana
Boston Man Sentenced in Highway Robbery Case
Joseph D. Dickson of Boston received a three month sentence in Superior Court after turning State's evidence in the February highway robbery against George F. Scrogey. Dickson testified leading to William Trent's conviction for the robbery and for the murder of former Alderman William H. Meagher in Pawtucket. Trent is serving a life term. Dickson plead not to the larceny charge as part of the deal.
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Providence
Joseph D. Dickson
Boston
United States
Dickson
William Trent
George F. Scrogey
Trent
William H. Meagher
Pawtucket
Plan Street Underground Opens Romance at Navy Yard Marriage
Cecil J. Rollins an ordinary seaman in the U S Navy wed Miss Alice G Day at her sister’s home in Somerville Mass The couple met during a Portsmouth Navy Yard tour and plan to reside in St Louis where Rollins will study law The ceremony was by Rev A Z Conrad with Doretha Ainsworth as flower girl The couple will tour the West before settling in St Louis Next item discusses a proposed underground street under St George Hill Manhattan by city engineer Nelson P Lewis 800 feet long 16 feet wide for pedestrians only Elevators would service the surface The hill sits 190 feet high
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Somerville
Cecil J. Rollins
United States Navy
Alice G. Day
Charles M. Ainsworth
Josephine Avenue
A. Z. Conrad
Park Street Church
Boston
New Hampshire
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Doretha Ainsworth
West
St. Louis
New York
Dec
St. George Hill
Manhattan Island
Nelson P. Lewis
Board of Estimate
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