Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Birth
Senecaville welcomes Miss Bessie Thompson of Philadelphia as a guest of friends. Visitors include Mrs. Charles Pollard with Ada Riggs of Athens and Arthur Fuller family from Guysville. Multiple locals travel, visitations occur in Cambridge, Derwent, Scio, and Carlisle. A daughter was born to Otto Moorhead on July 27, 1913. The Loyal Workers of the M. E. School met at R. P. Hale’s home with a Bible character program and recitations, followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Thompson
Philadelphia
Charles Pollard
Ada Riggs
Athens
Arthur Fuller
Guysville
Lura
Elota Unklesbay
Cambridge
A. B. Ferguson
Derwent
F. G. Fowler
Floyd
Scio
Arthur Hinchcliffe
Hiramvidson
Marie Stevens
Mary Stranathan
Hiram Thompson
Carlisle
F. G. Basford
James Basford
Wm. Kyle
Rossetta Brown
Minnie Hart
Wheeling
Otto Moorhead
Earl Ferguson
M. E. School
R. P. Hale
Revere
Vivian Hale
Local social notes from New Concord and Cambridge
New Concord residents Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Law of Otsego visited El mer Law and F. B. Anderson. Mrs. Alva Beeks of Cambridge visited with sister Mrs. Joe Vandivort. Mrs. Messrschmidt and children Darrel Ernest and Geneve visited Cambridge. Mrs. White of Cambridge visits cousin Mrs. Alex McConaughy. Union Services held at First United Presbyterian with Rev. W. F. Rotzker preaching. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Blackstone attended funeral of Daniel Tom in R D 3. Mrs. J. A. Barrett and three children of Cambridge visit sister Mrs. Frank Acheson of R D 4. Mrs. J. J. Forsythe of Columbus called to Bloomfield for the death of sister-in-law Mrs. S. L. Mehaffey. Forsythe returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Carl McPeek and three children, former Oklahoma and Missouri residents, visited Jonathan Dix of R PD 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Law
Otsego
Elmer Law
F. B. Anderson
Alva Beeks
Cambridge
Joe Vandivort
William Messrschmidt
Darrel
Ernest
Geneve
White
Alex. Mcconaughy
First United Presbyterian Church
W. F. Rotzker
J. W. Thompson
F. C. Blackstone
Blackstone
Daniel Tom
J. A. Barrett
Cox Receives Advance Report on Credit Systems
The report outlines credit production and distribution for European farmers, detailing short-time personal credit and long-time land mortgage credit. It notes personal credit facilities are as developed as commercial banking with farmers paying four to five and a half percent interest on short-term loans.
Andrews to Take Vacation From Cambridge Fruit Business
George H. Andrews, who has sold his Cambridge fruit business to Mike Dunn, left today with his wife for a month long visit with relatives and friends in Charleston West Virginia and Pennsylvania. He expects to return and establish a new enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Andrews
Mike Dunn
Charleston
W. Va
Pennsylvania
Mr. Andrews
Cambridge
Miss Marie Kelly Heads to Columbus for Skin Graft Operation
Miss Marie Kelly of East Steuben ville avenue who suffered a right arm injury in an automobile crash at the State Fair in Columbus in 1912 leaves for Columbus to undergo a skin graft operation by Dr. Hoover. She had been under Dr. Hoover’s care at St. Francis hospital since the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Kelly
East Steubenville Avenue
Columbus
Hoover
St. Francis Hospital
Secretary M adoo Says Banks Conspire to Kill Currency
Secretary of the Treasury M Ad o asserts that certain banks are in a conspiracy to destroy the value of currency and undermine financial stability. He warns Congress and the public of covert actions targeting monetary systems.
Governor Cox pondered utilities board appointments
Public Utilities Commission in Columbus will have three members with six thousand dollar salaries. The law takes effect August eighth. Judge Oliver H. Hughes of Highland County is likely to be the sole reappointed member from the current public service commission, while Judge William Dechant of Butler County may join the new body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission
Columbus
Cox
Oliver H. Hughes
Highland County
Public Service Commission
William Dechant
Butler County
Change in Delaware Girls' Home Superintendent in Columbus
The state board of administration accepted Miss Charlotte Dye's resignation as superintendent of the Girls' Industrial home at Delaware and named Mrs. John McNamara of Columbus to replace her. McNamara is the institution's grounds superintendent. his wife briefly held the post before Dye's arrival. The Ohio Good Roads Federation merged with the National Highways Association in Columbus, making W. A. Alsdorf the national northern department manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Board of Administration
Charlotte Dye
Girls’ Industrial Home
Delaware
John McNamara
McNamara
National Highways Association
Ohio Good Roads Federation
W. A. Alsdorf
National Association
Car Crash Kills One Injures Two in Middletown
On the Dayton pike near West Chester a touring car overturned on a small bridge. L M Mc Cain 28 was killed instantly while C J Donlin 32 and James Murphy both of Middletown were injured. Donlin is believed to be fatally hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
L. M. McCain
C. J. Donlin
James Murphy
West Chester
Dayton Pike
Donlin
Akron considers making Buchtel College a municipal university
A charter commission committee in Akron named to study converting Buchtel college into a municipal university has filed a favorable report. Provisions to call a special election will be enacted at once to allow Akron voters to decide the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchtel College
Akron
Committee of Akron
Charter Commission
Severe Storm Strikes Home. Ruth Miller Knocked Unconscious
During a severe electrical storm in Coshocton Ohio lightning struck a tree in front of John Parks home. Ruth Miller standing on the porch was knocked unconscious and then Mr and Mrs Parks were rendered unconscious after entering the house. All are expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coshocton
John Parks
Ruth Miller
Parks
Man Found Hanging in Barn Near Lima Farm
Lima Ohio July 29 Daniel Geenwalt 50 disappeared from his farm east of Lima after marital troubles. His body was found hanging to a rafter in an abandoned barn following an extensive search. Authorities note possible suicide factors in the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Daniel Geenwalt
Automobile strike leaves 70 year old with fractured skull
In Coshocton Ohio on July 29 Lorenzo Lowe age 70 was thrown from a buggy when struck by a car driven by a man then pursued by police. Lowe sustained a fractured skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coshocton
Lorenzo Lowe
Lowe
Threats in Anonymous Note Roil Galion Leader
Carl J. Gugler Progressive leader and city solicitor received an anonymous letter ordering him to leave Galion Ohio at once. The note threatens destruction of his home and shooting if he refuses to obey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galion
Carl J. Gugler
Trolley Worker Dies From High Tension Wire Injury
Akron Ohio July 29 William Lowery thirty a motorman with Northern Ohio Traction was burned by a high tension wire while repairing a trolley pole and died of his injuries at the city hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
William Lowery
Northern Ohio Traction
Lineman Killed at Carnegie Steel Plant
Howard Detscle aged 28 a lineman died instantly after a 55 foot fall while repairing wires at the Carnegie steel plant in Youngstown Ohio. The accident occurred July 29 and authorities reported the fatal impact to his head. Detscle is survived by his wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Howard Detscle
Carnegie Steel
Wilson Withholds Plans Shrouded in City Movement
Dispatch notes Wilson plans withheld as assets move within the city with unclear destination. The report offers sparse context and no stated dates or officials.
Huerta Government Faltering Amid Mexican Crisis
Reports from Paris claim Huerta’s regime is near collapse within 15 days as rebellion grows. In Washington, a White House meeting with Henry Wilson and Secretary Bryan ends with no policy change and hints at possible mediation or U.S. intervention in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Paris
Mexican Constitutionalist Committee
Mexico City
Heorta
Huerta
Washington
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Wilson
White House
Ambassador Wilson
Bryan
Secretary Bryan
Mr. Wilson
United States
State Department
Dixon Improves After Juarez Shooting Incident
Charles B. Dixon Jr an immigration inspector in El Paso is reported improving in a local hospital after being shot by Mexican federal soldiers in Juarez on Saturday Mexican officials say he was running and thus endangered himself and that no execution of the ley fuga occurred All involved including Arthur Walker remain in Juarez jail awaiting further action by authorities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Charles BR. Dixon, Jr
Juarez
Dixon
Juarez Volunteers
Arthur Walker
Mulhall Denounces McDermott Over Expense Accounts
The dispute between Mulhall and Illinois Representative McDermott widens as Mulhall claims no payments passed through to McDermott. He recounts a barside incident in which he alleges McDermott grabbed his rolling bank roll containing $36. Mulhall also swears to giving Isaac McMichael $100, with $50 allegedly received by McDermott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulhall
Representative McDermott
Illinois
McDermott
Fritz Reuter
Isaac McMichael
McMichaels
Coroner Rules Bridge Collapse Caused Child Death
Coroner T. H. Rowles announced after an inquest that Jennie B. Wilson, eight, died when a Salt Fork bridge collapsed trapping her under a loaded lumber wagon near Winterset. Death occurred instantly from the accident on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Rowles
Jennie B. Wilson
Winterset
Salt Fork
Cellars Flooded by Heavy Downpour in New York
A violent electrical storm drenched New York City on July 29 flooding cellars across Manhattan and delaying traffic. Hotels theaters and stores reported 5 to 12 inches of water and a subway excavation reached 10 feet. Three workers narrowly escaped drowning as bolts caused fires in Jamaica Queens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
New York Central
Times Square
Staten Island
Rebels Still Locked Up Short Rations at Sing Sing
Ossining New York July 29 Warden Clancy who has led Sing Sing for under a month keeps 350 striking inmates in continuous confinement. Food is a gill of water and six bread slices daily and the dark cell system is in use. Authorities expect possible release by week end as resistance weakens under harsh conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing Sing
Ossining
N. Y
Clancy
Progressive Republicans Rally Behind La Follette Tariff Plan
Nearly a dozen progressive Republican senators press conferences to perfect a La Follette substitute schedule for the tariff bill led by La Follette and Cummins. They oppose Smoot's woolen tariff plan and seek to sway others and possibly win Democrats from Wilson's free wood policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaFollette
Washington
la Follette
Cummins
Smoot
Wilson
Fire Insurance Adjuster Indicted in Arson Ring Case
Chicago July 29 Joseph Fish a leading public fire insurance adjuster was indicted twelve times by the grand jury probing the so called arson ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph Fish
South Africa Faces Threat of Secret Strike
Johannesburg dispatches say the labor dispute has grown menacing with the Federation of Trades forming a secret strike committee empowered to issue absolutes. Householders stockpile provisions as trade remains stagnant and tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
London
Johannesburg
Federation of Trades
Ten Violent Deaths Reported Over Two Weeks
A two week period records ten violent deaths including railroad and mining accidents. Victims include Joseph Slifko near Byesville, Jennie Beatrice Wilson near Winterset, Earl Thompson in Minnehaha mine, Andrew Krajec of Old Orchard mine, and William W. Hawn near the Glass Plant Addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
South Ninth Street
Joseph Slifko
Byesville
Seneca Creek
Pleasant City
Jennie Beatrice Wilson
Winterset
Salt Fork
Earl Thompson
Minnehaha
National Coal Company
Keenan's Hospital
Andrew Krajec
Old Orchard
John Kristok
Krajec
Guernsey Valley
William W. Hawn
Tharp
Glass Plant
McAdoo Blames New York Banks for Bond Declines
Senator McAdoo accuses banks in New York of depressing the 2 percent bonds by selling pressure and asserts the Treasury Department will protect business interests. He cautions there will be no financial trouble and stresses the department’s role in maintaining prosperity amid large crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fee
Senate
McAdoo
Department
Hockhocking Tribe Meets Weekly at Taylor Block
NPR ED MEN Hockhocking Tribe holds Wednesday evening gatherings in Taylor Block. Visitors welcome for degree work and social fellowship. Shoe sale at De Hart's features women's and children's slippers and pumps priced at $1.00 to $3.00, with selections of pumps sandals and oxfords in various leathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockhocking Tribe
Taylor Block
DeHart's
E.o.d
DeHart’s
Dellart’s
Money 10 Loan On fhat Mortgage Real Estate Security
The Guernsey Building and Loan Co National Hotel Building Cambridge offers a loan on mortgage real estate. This public notice appears in the January 14 issue and outlines lending terms and location of the secured property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Guernsey Building and Loan Co
National Hotel Building
Cambridge
Notice to pay all accounts by August first 1913
On a count of change in the firm all accounts must be paid by August 1st 1913 or they will be left with an attorney for collection Brennan and Wilson. July 28 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brennan & Wilson
Local speakers to address Penticostal Mission crowd
Elder A. B. Cox and his wife from Siloam Springs Ark will speak at the Penticostal Mission corner Seventh street and Wheeling avenue over W. W. Harper's grocery this evening. They are returning from a Maryland camp meeting and will also speak at Der went on Wednesday evening. All are invited to hear these speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Cox
Siloan Springs
Ark
Penticostal Mission
Seventh Street
Wheeling Avenue
W. W
Third Annual Picnic Date Set in Hal Mc Cleary Grove
The Third Annual Picnic will be held August 9 in Hal Mc Cleary's grove near Birmingham. Event details appear in local notices with venue and date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal McCleary
Birmingham
Mrs Hinton and Four Grandchildren Visit Columbus
Mrs. James Hinton together with Denice and Dorothy Hinton Letitia Spencer and Norman Duffey left Tuesday for a short visit in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hinton
Denice and
Dorothy Hinton
Letitia Spencer
Norman Duffey
Columbus
Guernsey Building and Loan Company Bond Notice
Public notice from Guernsey Building and Loan Company listing E A Scott secretary at 833 Wheeling Ave Cambridge Ohio. It states every officer and employee must give a good and sufficient bond for faithful performance of duties. Dated July 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey Building and Loan Company
E. A. Scott
Wheeling Ave
Cambridge
William H. Brown Seeks Republican City Solicitor Nomination
Announcement from William H. Brown of the Third Ward advertising candidacy for City Solicitor in the Republican primary on September 2, 1913. He requests support and notes a six-issue, $2.50 rate for announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Brown
Third Ward
Cambridge Loan and Building Company Highlights Security Policies
The Cambridge Loan and Building Company notes security and income as key factors for investors. It cites first mortgage loans on real estate, proper fire insurance, a wind storm protection policy, and 6 percent on-time deposits. Officials T. R. Deselm, secretary, and a Tyner visit by Booth and Donley are mentioned.
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Senecaville
New Concord
Tere
M’adoo
Ohio
Matron Dye
Bolt
American Press Association
Mary D, Diehl
Greater
United Press Special
Washington, D. C
Charles F. Marvin
Weather Bureau
Willis L. Moore
Marvin
ER. C. Price
Stanleyville
NPR
Cambridge Loan and Building Company
T. R. Deselm
Wiliam Booth
Clarence Donley
Tyner
Carnegie
Siberian
Alaska
Motion Pictures
Arctic
Wild Animal Hunt
North Pole
Colonial Theatre
New York’s
Jack Rose
Cambridge Cleaning & Tailoring Co
Ray F. Mickle
Prop
Nobby
North Seventh Street
Shay Bros
Shay Bros. the Tailors
Union Shop
Court House
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