Notorious Baker Reveals Life of Crime in Trial Claims
James A. Baker, once a famed criminal, details his South Africa service, multiple travels, and alleged false impressions while claiming guilt only for lesser offenses. He implicates Rugan and Clark in a Clarington murder and seeks a new trial aided by influential relatives. Baker vows to disclose his identity if granted another trial.
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Cambridge
James A. Baker
FE. Y. Hutchison
Senecaville
Moundsville
Garden of Eden
Baker
Clarington
Rugan
Young” Clark
Pittsburg
Edward Y. Hutchison
Rogan
Washington
Register
South Africa
Bachestor
Payne
New Orleans
Imperial Wighthorse
Cape Town
Potchestown
Transvaal
Johannesburg
East London
Cape Colony
Salvation Army
H. C. Joyce
Columbus
Harrisburg
Cincinnati
Rev. Frazier
Brotherhood of Men
Queen City Club
Chillicothe
Parkersburg
Benwood
Wheeling
Roney’s Point
Express
Post Office
Horse Found After Vanishing From Stable Near B O Tunnel
A horse owned by Stewart and Turner, missing from a field near their stable on Wednesday night, was found Thursday afternoon in a field near the B and O tunnel. Police investigated after tracks suggested the animal wandered to Wills Creek, possibly drowning or being stolen.
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Stewart & Turner
Wills Creek
Waters dies by his own hand after alimony contempt
Columbus Ohio June 4 Glenn Waters of Westerville killed himself by drinking carbolic acid after being cited to appear for contempt of court for refusal to pay alimony.
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Columbus
Glenn Waters
Westerville
Miner Suffered Broken Back in Hartford Coal Mine
Homer Hill, a young Hartford coal miner, was trapped by a coal and slate fall. He was rescued and transported to Columbus by rail, with a broken back and serious hip and leg injuries, thought likely to be fatal or cause permanent disability.
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Hartford
Homer Hill
Love City
Eastern Ohio
Columbus
Mr. Hill
Hill
Rioters jailed as Paris unrest follows Dreyfus shooting
Paris reports say rioting after the Dreyfus shooting continued overnight with clashes between police and students. Police arrested about 500 as crowds sang the Marseillaise and the Pantheon attack prompted widespread detentions. Major Dreyfus suffered a forearm wound but remains in favorable condition. Gregori, a military writer, fired two shots at Dreyfus and was jailed after the Pantheon ceremonies.
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Paris
Dreyfus
Pantheon
Emile Zola
France
Louis Antheline Gregori
Alfred Dreyfus
Zola
Major Dreyfus
Gregori
Boulanger
Fis
Geo. B. Barr
Martins Ferry
Geo. Davis
North 4Th Street
Trio of Pleasant City Women Shopping in Cambridge
Mrs S Dotts Mrs Emma Secrest and Mrs Minnie Secrest all from Pleasant City were seen shopping in Cambridge today.
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S. Dotts
Emma Secrest
Minnie Secrest
Pleasant City
Cambridge
Cadiz Guest Mrs Warnock Returns Home
Mrs J P Warnock of Cadiz, after visiting the Beverage Johnson family, returned home this morning.
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J. P Warnock
Cadiz
Beverage Johnson
Mrs Jos Jaues and family visit Columbus friends
Mrs Jos Jaues and her son Bryn and Mrs Frank Hawthorne returned last night from a week spent visiting friends in Columbus.
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Jos. Jaues
Bryn
Frank Hawthorne
Columbus
Martins Ferry Pair Visit W L Boten Family
Mr and Mrs Wm McFarland of Martins Ferry arrived this afternoon for a short visit with W L Boten and family while en route to their new home in Kansas.
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Wm McFarland
Martins Ferry
W. L. Boten
Kansas
Miss Flaze McBride Leaves for Fairmont Summer Visit
Miss Flaze McBride, living with Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Ross, departed this morning to spend the summer with her grandmother near Fairmont West Virginia.
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Miss Flaze] McBride
Court House News Marriage Licenses and Divorces
Cora Ferbrache and Sadie McMillan both of Cambridge listed as marrying. Chas Freeman of Byesville and Lettie Morrison of Cambridge. Leota Worley vs Alonzo Worley divorce granted to plaintiff. name restored. Leota Hayman and John Jatyik vs Mars Batyik divorce granted to plaintiff. costs. Rachel Scott vs Robert H Scott divorce granted. name restored. J Kelly vs A C Oliver default judgment for plaintiff 112 dollars. Dollison vs C W Carnes case dismissed. Alice Hauer vs Frank Hauser divorce and alimony. Wells and Carnes attorneys for plaintiff.
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Cora Ferbrache
Sadie McMilen
Cambridge
Chas Freeman
Byesville
Lettie Morrison
Leota Worley
Alonzo Worley
Leota Hayman
John Jatyik
Mars Batyik
Racbel Scott
Robert H. Scott
Rachel C
J. Kelly
A. C. Oliver
Alice Hauer
Frank Hauser
Wells& Carnes Attorneys
Robbery Target Sets Robbery-Awaited Visitor Tale
E. E. Shaw and T. E. Williams of New York City visited Cambridge relatives on East Beatty avenue to learn their London. A telegram warned Williams' house was burglarized Sunday afternoon, with a valuable gold watch rings jewelry and clothing taken while the family was away. They returned to New York Thursday morning after a brief stop in New Castle Pa.
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Shore Cliff Barracks
Foreign Office
America
Tombs
New York
Baker
England
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
New York City
Fast River
Europe
E. E. Shaw
T. E. Williams
Cambridge
Mr. Shaw
Mr. Robert Shaw
East Beatty Avenue
Mr. Williams
Miners and Operators Ratify Coal Scale Accord
The convention adjourned after ratifying the joint scale committee report setting a two year coal production scale for the district. The agreement favors both sides with a rule to continue work at mines during disputes until officials decide or a strike is authorized. Some mines may close, including Detroit mine issues with Cambridge Collieries Co. and resumption date uncertain. Delegates endorsed H F McCulley Ava for Noble County Republican representative and Will C Thompson Byesville Socialist candidate.
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Joint Scale Committee
Guernsey
Detroit
Cambridge Collieries Co
H. F. McCulley
Ava
Noble County
Will C. Thompson
Byesville
Guernsey County
Cambridge Review Board Reorganizes
The Cambridge City Board of Review met Monday afternoon and organized with W. H. H. Bonnell as president. County Auditor Dan R. Wallace serves as secretary and Joseph McGill as clerk. The board adds new member J. E. Sankey.
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Cambridge City
Guernsey County Increases Tax Levy to Support Blind Fund
County commissioners in Guernsey adjust the annual levy up one tenth of a mill to fund the worthy blind. They outline allocations for county services including education indebtedness road and highway damages and several special funds. Contracts for culvert work and road decisions are noted along with prisoner releases and sheep claims totaling about 3200 dollars.
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Guernsey County Commissioners
Childrens Home
John Boughman
John Wilhelm
Culbertson
E. R. Longsworth
A. Thatcher
John Moleski
John Rake
Farry Motte Called to Lancaster by Telegram
Farry Motte of Silver Cliff was summoned to Lancaster this morning by a telegram reporting the illness of his infant child.
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Farry Motte
Silver Cliff
Lancaster
Visitor departs for Dennison from Mrs. Ferguson’s
F B Galbreath, visiting Mrs. Ferguson on South 12th street, left this morning for his home in Dennison.
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F B. Galbreath
Mrs. Ferguson
South 12Th Street
Dennison
Borton and Scott Start Carlisle Property Addition
Joan Borton and C. Scott begin erecting an addition to the rear of the Carlisle property on West Wheeling Avenue, with work underway and permits in place.
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Joan Borton
3. C. Scott
Carlisle
Wheeling Avenue
City Visit Notes From State Fire Marshal Official
H G Deweese chief assistant in the state fire marshal office based in Columbus was in the city on official business today. J W Shively proprietor of the National Hotel tensorial parlors is installing new mirrors and other improvements.
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Washington
Pittsburg
Ohio
Erie
Claringtin
H. G. Deweese
Columbus
J. W. Shively
National Hotel
Fire Marshal Warns After Northern State Business Trip
West Steubenville district Fire Marshal Clarence Nichols issues a safety warning following a business trip to the northern part of the state. He cautions local businesses to review fire prevention measures and ensure compliance with recent guidelines.
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Clarence Nichols
West Steubenville Avenue
Train News by Marietta Division Messenger
James Lovell, the Marietta Division messenger, announces train arrivals at Union station and lists towns and cities served as each train departs.
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Marietta Division
Union Station
James Lovell
Ubersia
Belmont era horse listing readied for Cambridge-Eyesville circuits
Jesse the Belgian Horse aged five and Sunfall No 35647 with pedigree lines and performances are detailed. The entry notes show times 2:29 and connections to Dictator and Hambletonian bloodlines, with forthcoming meet dates from April 17 to July 17 and details of care and insurance caveats.
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Cambridge-Eyesville
Pleasant City
Sunfall
Westfall
Preetender
Salem
Better Pretender
Dictator
Jay Eye
Hambletonian
Sunland Clay
Clay
Alert
Hambletonisn
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Ed. Y. Hutchison
General Hospital
Johannesburge
Rogers
Natal
Imperial Lighthorse
Intelligence Department
Driscoll Scouts
Duncan's Mounted Rifles
Rudepest Road
Orisson
Southhampton
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Japan
Sidney Australia
Secret Service
Frisco
Broadway
Nineteenth Streets
Oakland
Cal
Griffin & Shelley
Dad
Duquesne
Collier’s Weekly
Chicago Copying Company
H. G. Wilson
Wilson
Fuzzy
Bellaire, O
The
Miner
Court House News
Common Pleas
Dollison
C. W. Carnes
Gare
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Swamp-Root
Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Jesse
Pleasant City, Ohio
Kimbolton
Byenville
Rules and Regulations
H. L. Cash
D. W
Worthy Dyson
Kishen
W. C. Moore
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