1907 flood devastates Marietta division, drowning seventeen mules
The 1907 flood caused record damage in Marietta with water reaching ten inches in the depot and affecting Reece's restaurant as merchants moved stock. Archer Brothers Stock Food Company suffered heavy losses as water three feet deep flooded their warerooms. Tracks washed away between Marietta and Eastern Ohio Junction.
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Ing
Marietta Division
Reece's
Archer Brothers
Stock Food Company
Marietta
Ohio Junction
Court schedule change noted by Caldwell judge
Clerk FE reports Judge McGinnis is bound at home in Caldwell and may hold court Thursday morning, taking the day’s cases and delaying others to the next term. Dr. Trott and several local residents mentioned, including families of Dr. White, Miss Kerr, and Mr. Hoisington, planned an outing to Grand Lake Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Trott
McGinnis
Caldwell
T. C. White
Mary Kerr
Cambridge
Ernest White
Barnesville
Grand Lake
Mich
Devil Dances No Good There at Methodist Camp Meeting
United Press report from Chicago notes speakers at a large Methodist camp meeting warn against dances like the turkey trot and tango. Rev. H. C. Hart condemns such dances as unfit for heaven, while a white haired man interjects with a firm no.
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Chicago
H. C. Hart
Flood Ravages Zanesville Area as Bridges Vanish
A cloudburst drenches Zanesville Ohio on July 15 with 6.45 inch rainfall. More than twenty bridges across creeks wash away damaging crops and sparking $200 000 to $500 000 in losses. Muskingum river rises 14.6 feet in eight hours as floodwaters recede. Sixty residents marooned returning from Buckeye Lake walk in rain for miles. Railroad traffic stalls for hours.
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Zanesville
Buckeye Lake
Ohio Electric Traction
Black Hand Tunnel
Storm Ravages Wyandot Area Destroys Barns and Crops
A prolonged storm sweeping Wyandot Marion Crawford and Hardin counties caused extensive damage. It destroyed 20 barns with livestock grain and tools lost. Two inch hailstones shattered windows skylights and damaged crops across multiple residences.
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Upper
Sandusky
Wyandot
Marion
Crawford
Hardin
Windstorm Ravages Akron Wheat and Oats Losses
A July storm wrecked thousands of dollars in harvested wheat and oats in Akron Ohio. Telegraph and telephone service were crippled by broken wires and poles, hindering communications across the city.
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Akron
Industrial by-Products Now Made to Yield Large Profit
A. 8. Graham argues by products drive profits in agriculture and industry. He notes meat packers utilize every pig part, including hooves and teeth, and emphasizes value in spare advertising space on fences and barns as a business asset.
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Chicago
Rape for Green Feed on Farms and Its Uses
Rape forage offers a versatile catch crop suitable after wheat rye or potatoes. The biennials provide forage while the dwarfs Essex variety dominates. seed types supply bird food and oils. Sow May to July, 3-5 lb per acre, rows 20 to 80 inches apart, with three to four cultivations.
Made A Good Road From Smithville In Wayne County
An ordinary dirt road in Wayne county Ohio became well maintained thanks to two local property owners a butcher and a farmer. They funded limestone repairs and kept the road in good shape with regular dragging after every rain, showing community spirit and ongoing vigilance.
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Smithville
Wayne County
Chick shipment shows reach of modern distribution
A College of Agriculture representative observed two corrugated pastel boxes at an Ohio express office, each containing day-old chicks destined to Iowa C O B with $18 and charges due. The example illustrates how far present distribution networks extend, delivering live poultry across nearly 1000 miles.
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College of Agriulture
Ohio
Iowa
Moses Called at the Burning Bush and Patience of God
A Sunday School meditation on Moses at Horeb the burning bush and God’s call. The lesson notes Moses’ responses and God’s patience, the divine name I am, and Moses’ objections, with references to Deuteronomy Exodus and Acts. It highlights readiness to hear God in unusual events and the need to rely on divine help.
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Elijah
Ahab
John the Baptist
Moses
Horeb
God
Jesus
Bush
Joshua
Israel
Promised Land
Josh
Isalvili
Pharaoh
Egypt
Aaron
Christ
Meeting of Moses and Aaron After Forty Years Apart
The text outlines how God hardened Pharaoh to humble him yet planned Israel’s deliverance with great spoil. It notes Israel as God’s son and the parallel suffering of the firstborn of Egypt without repentance. It also mentions Moses and Aaron reuniting to relay God’s words after long separation.
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Pharaoh
Israel
Egypt
Moses
Aaron
God
Parcel Post Prank Involving 8 year old Boy
Eight year old James Carroll of New York was found bound to a lamppost by a letter box with parcel post ropes. He told Bicycle Policeman Arthur Hunt that companions forced the stunt as a prank. The boy cried out as the police released him.
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James Carroll
New York
Arthur Hunt
Hunt
Freeman Street
Bryant Avenue
Wreeman Street
Carroll
Plans to reseat Castro in Havana revolt
Rumors persist in Havana of a revolutionary expedition aimed at reseating Castro and striking at Venezuela. Professional revolutionists from the United States and other countries are arriving, with reports of a joint effort with Alabama lumber camps. Lieutenant Colonel Fredericks was reportedly approached to command an artillery corps but denied comment.
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Havana
Cuba
Venezuela
Castro
United States
Alabama
Fredericks
Maxime Gomez
Mr and Mrs Green Headed to Cleveland Today
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Green departed for Cleveland this day signaling a personal travel note.
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Mrs
W. B. Green
Cleveland
Afro American Visits and Socials Highlight Week
Mrs F D Butts and children stayed in the city last week visiting her sister Mrs A Booth. Miss Burke of Charleston is guest of Miss Grace Pinkett. Mrs Ottway Crump hosted a social for Miss Chilton of Rendville. Floyd Howery and Miss Catherine Loggins visited as others moved about town. Miss Mary Brown shows slight improvement after illness. The A M E church ladies held a social and a lawn party raised funds. Miss Irene Chilton returned to Rendville after a week here.
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F. D. Butts
City
A. Booth
Wheeling Avenue
Miss Burke
Charleston
W. V
Grace Pinkett
North 6Th Street
Ottway Crump
Chilton
Rendville
William Hazelwood
South 10Th Street
Floyd Howery
Coshocton
Catherine Loggins
Beckett Avenue
Columbus
Clifford White
James Berry
Henrietta Mine
South 7Th St
Clara Singer
Byesville
Mary Brown
North 2Nd Street
A. M. EB. Chhurch
Miss Williams
Pittsburgh
Gladys Hazelwood
Irene Chilton
Ruth
Joseph James
Madison Avenue
Orpheum Tonight Shows Two Reels A Fair Exchange
A great bill tonight at the Orpheum features the Victor drama A Fair Exchange in two reels and His Weakness Powers The Tarantula Girl a dramatic masterpiece. Don’t miss the big show as audiences enjoy the fine pictures.
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Orpheum
All Curtains Reduced to the Potter-Davis Sale
Shoppers are invited to the Potter-Davis sale featuring reduced curtains across multiple styles and sizes. Discounts apply to living room and bedroom drapes as stock runs low.
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Potter-Davis
Death of Mrs Emma Ford-Frazier in Chicago
Friends in Cambridge report the death of Mrs Emma Ford-Frazier, who passed away in Chicago on Sunday.
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Cambridge
Emma Ford-Frazier
Chicago
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International News Service
Misa Alice Crispell
Herbert Johns
Pretty Mise Crispell
Harvey's Lake
Wilkesbarre
Johns
Miss Crispell
F. H. Hoisington
Dr. Goodhart
Coshoct
United Press Special
Muskingum Valley
A. 8. Graham
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Matt
D. M. Stearns
Kansas City
France
St. Louis
Kansas City Post
Capt. Hopewell
Goodyear
R. H. Upson
William J. Aseman
John Watts
Miss Sophia TI
Rumore
New
Orpheum Tonight
Ray F. Mickle
Prop
Bell
North 7Th St
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