Prohibition Party Names Chafin for President and Watkins for VP
Columbus Ohio July 21 Prohibition party convention selects Eugene W Chafin of Chicago for president and Professor Aaron S Watkins of Ada Ohio for vice president by acclamation after ballots. The platform calls for nationwide prohibition and reform measures including direct senatorial elections and a permanent tariff commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene W. Chafin
Aaron 8. Watkins
Eugene W Chafin
Chicago
Aaron 8S. Watkins
Ada, O
Columbus
Prohibition Party
Aaron
Watkins
Ada
Chafin
Daniel R. Sheen
Peoria
New York
Willam B. Palmore
St. Louis
Wheeler
Cranfill
Sheen
Palmore
Tracy
Manierre
O. W. Stewart
G.r.stewart
Scanlon
Dr. Palmore
Iself
Aaron 5. Watkins
Adam
Charles Scanlon
Professor Watkins
Ice
T. B. Demaree
Kentucky
Charles S. Holler
Indiana
Waukesha County
Wis
Wisconsin
Illinois
National
John M Fischer
Massachusetts
National Committee
New England
J. S Coffin
Iowa
Charles Eckhart
Auburn
Ind
Alfred Manierre
Elisha Kent Cain
Pennsylvania
Frank J Sibley
Arizona
George and Helen Hornby
Valentine
Neb
Palmer
Missouri
Carrie Nation
Ohio Prohibitionists Name State Ticket After Heated Convention
In Columbus on July 21 the Ohio Prohibitionists held a stormy convention with a clash between Permanent Chairman E. J Piney and David Marshall of Columbus over a privilege request. The chair rejected Marshall and an appeal failed. The ticket nominated includes Aaron S. Watk ins for governor and E Jay Pinney as United States senator, among others from various Ohio counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
E. J Piney
David Marshall
Marshall
Peake
Aaron S. Watkins
Hardin
John B. Martin
Hamilton
H. J. Haskell
Muskingum
Joseph R. Stratton
Columbiana
J. H Ford
Portage
George S. Hawk
Mahlon Rauch
Wayne
A. L. Alcott
Cuyahoga
Supreme Court
I. B. Miller
Darke
Board of Public Works
Peter F Wolfe
Athens
Abel A Bostwick
Medina
A J Anderson
Warren
R. C Simpson
Lawrence
Henry Prescott
Scioto
United States
E Jay Pinney
Hitchcock Leads Western Republican Campaign Session
In Colorado Springs on July 21 Republican leaders met at the Antlers hotel with Frank Hitchcock presiding. State central chairmen from 16 states and territories discussed conditions and campaign plans while Hitchcock individually conferred with western leaders. An automobile carrying C C Bursum W E Mart and I L Weed stalled on a steep incline and plunged over a precipice, but the occupants escaped unharmed.
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Hitchcock
Colorado Springs
Colo
Frank Hitchcock
National Committee
Antlers Hotel
Territories
Garden of the Gods
C C Bursum
W E Mart
New Mexico
I L. Weed
Alia Dies Cursing In Canyon City
Giuseppe Alia, killer of Father Leo Heinrichs, curses as he is executed in Canyon City Colorado on July 21. He shouts Italian protests and denounces the Roman Catholic clergy while facing the death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alia
Canyon City
Colo
Italy
Giuseppe Alia
Leo Heinrichs
Five foreigners killed by trains in fog at West Seneca yards
During a fog that hung over the Lake Shore railroad yards in West Seneca five laborers, apparently unemployed, were ground to pieces by passing trains. The victims have not yet been identified.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Shore
West Seneca
Lineman Electrocuted in Cleveland Firemen Rescue
Joseph Eddy 25 a lineman for the Cleveland Electric Lighting Company was found suspended on live wires in midair and died when his body was lowered after a fall. He lost balance while working on electric light and telephone lines and his clothing caught fire as a smoke cloud rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Joseph Eddy
Cleveland Electric Luminating Company
Eddy
Two Boys Die in Lightning Near Vandalia
On July 21 in Dayton Ohio Clyde Zar aged 20 and Walter Cowitz 14 were killed by lightning on a Vandalia farm after Zar lay in a barn hayloft and Cowitz leaned against the barn. An elm near the building was struck and the bolt passed through Zar to the hay killing Cowitz. Another boy present escaped injury and the horses on the wet barn floor were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Clyde Zar
Walter Cowitz
Vandalia
Zar
Cowlitz
Cowitz
Gallipolis Firm Fails in U.S. Bankruptcy
Graham Brothers & Company of Gallipolis filed for bankruptcy in a U S court with assets and orchards valued under 20 000 while liabilities exceed double that amount A Gallipolis retiree Joseph Gardner was appointed receiver to reorganize the business after a poor apple crop and market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Columbus
Graham Brothers & Company of
United States
Sate
Joseph Gardner
Free-for-all races open day at Put-In-Bay regatta
The inter lake regatta at Put-In-Bay opened with Toledo boats winning several classes. Naimie took the 16-foot class, Stella II placed second, Zoorah led class A, Cleve won the 21-footers, Cruiser won class B but lost on time allowance to Eleanor, and Hayseed topped all 18-footers from Cleveland. All entrants were Canadian boats besides the Cleveland entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Put-In-Bay
Naimie
Stella II
Zoorah
Cleve
Cruiser
Eleanor
Cleveland
Hayseed
Unions Indorse Socialism In Toledo Labor Congress
The Toledo labor congress with 91 unions and about 8000 members endorsed Socialist candidates for the state legislature and named a nine member campaign committee to work with the Socialist group. The endorsement shifts labor votes away from the independent movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indorse Socialism
Toledo
Toledo Labor Congress
Independent Movement
Woman Suffers Palm Injury in Staircase Fall
At her Hamilton home on July 21, Addie Williams tripped on unusually high heels while descending stairs. She grabbed a sharp projection as she fell, nearly tearing out the palm of her right hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Addie Williams
Murder at Youngstown shocks Ohio crowd
Walter Henry, a Youngstown bartender, was fatally shot by Frank Ward who fled the scene. The pair were driving with women when Ward ordered Henry to pull over. Henry refused and Ward fired twice, killing him instantly.
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Youngstown
Walter Henry
Frank Ward
Ward
Henry
Woman Killed Attempting Cross at Big Four Tracks
Mrs. Jacob Atson died instantly when she drove her buggy onto the Big Four railroad tracks two miles south of Carey Ohio. The horse escaped injury but the buggy was smashed to pieces in the collision on July 21 near Upper Sandusky.
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Upper Sandusky
Jacob Atson
Big Four
Carey
Tragic fall on rail path ends life of Ed ward McGarren
Springfield Ohio July 21 Ed ward McGarren died when he slipped as he tried to board a Detroit Toledo and Ironton engine near Oak Hill on the southern division. The wheels passed over him, killing him instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Edward McGarren
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton
Oak Hil
Aged Recluse Dies. Hidden Gold Bags Vanish
Bellefontaine Ohio July 21 J A Ryser an elderly recluse died recently He had shown a store of gold filling several sacks Since his death the hiding place cannot be found by relatives and heirs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miser
Infant dies after drinking carbolic acid in Ohio
Mount Vernon July 21 The two year old son of R F Mantz president of Mantz Dry Goods Co. swallowed carbolic acid and died minutes after discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt Vernon
R. F Mantz
Mantz Dry Goods Company
Smallest Dwarf in Ohio Dies at 35 Inches Tall
Miss Sadie Roland of Xenia Ohio, reputed to be the smallest dwarf in the state, died of brain fever at her home near Xenia. She was 35 years old, stood 35 inches tall, and weighed 30 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xenia
Sadie Roland
Ohio
Hughes to Open Republican Campaign in Youngstown
Governor Hughes of New York accepts invitation to open the Republican campaign in Youngstown Ohio on September 5. He sent the message from Saranac New York and the plan is announced today.
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Hughes
Youngstown
New York
Saranac
N. Y
Woman Blown From Porch During Storm in Massillon
During a storm in the Tuscarawas valley, Mrs. Clara Smith was blown off the back porch of her Massillon home, suffering a fractured shoulder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Tuscarawas Valley
Clara Smith
First National Congress of Esper Antists in America
A report lists diverse incidents and events from late 19th and early 20th century America including the first national congress of Esper antis in Chautauqua New York, factory resumes in Salem Massachusetts and multiple accidents, crimes, and notable deaths across states. The reel mentions Union county Ohio foreman and a range of criminal, political, and social items with many named places and people.
Death of famed Russian admiral in German resort
Admiral Rojestvensky, commander of the fleet shattered by Togo, died of heart failure at Bad Nauheim, Germany, on July 21. The article recounts his 1904 05 voyage from Libau to Vladivostok, the Battle of Tsushima, Yugoslavian details, and the casualties of both fleets.
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Rojestvensky
Bad Nauheim
Germany
Togo
Sea of Japan
Japan
Baltic
Vladivostok
Librau
Denmark
Dogger Bank
Great Britain
Russia
Paris
Nossi Be
Madagascar
Voolkersam
Far East
Singapore
Anam
Hainam
Nebogatoff
Tsu Shima
Straits of Tsushima
Korea
Kniaz
Premature Shot Kills Two in Webb City Mine
Joplin Missouri July 21 Two men were killed and a third seriously hurt when a shot in the Red Dog mine at Webb City exploded prematurely triggering powder beneath them.
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Joplin
Red Dog
Webb City
East Buffalo and Chicago Markets Summary
Market reports list cattle, sheep, hog prices across East Buffalo Chicago Pittsburg Cleveland Boston and Toledo. Notable figures include steers 5.25 to 7.00, calves 2.00 to 7.25, hogs 5.75 to 7.10, and sheep 3.50 to 8.60 amid varied regional quotes.
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East Buffalo
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Boston
Wovl
Ohio
Pennsylyvannia
Delaine
Kentucky
Indiana
Toledo
Real estate bargains offered in Warren area farms for sale
J A Smith announces agency for Trum bull and Portage co lands with a Warren firm. A revised weekly list of farms for sale is in his office. Prices range from 15 to 125 per acre with expenses refunded to buyers. Call to view the list and find bargains.
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Trumbull and Portage Co
Warren
Real Estate Listings Highlight Cheap Homes and Lots
Advertisements offer a 40 acre tiled area two miles from town at 2.4 million dollars, a South Street house and lot at 400 dollars, a five room house with large lot for 525, a one half block from West Main Street on Quality Hill, and an 87 acre Carey area farm with brick house and red barn. Also notes tornado risk and cheap cyclone insurance and a good house with barn on High Street.
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South St
Quality Hill
West Main Street
Carey
High Street
Inventory of Arms 1623 details a shop of war supplies
An Inventory of Arms from 1623 lists armaments and equipment including a culverin four demiculverins sakirs a miniioon ladles for powder round shot iron powder match long pikes halberds Liackbills crows of iron field oxtrees guns for raising the guns read for shot pickaxes tanned hides twelve longbows twelve arrows cressets lights ropes spades shovels sheepskins London Notes and Queries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Notes
Tom Corwin’s Mouth Joke From Lecture Room Encounter
Tom Corwin quips about an insult as Deacon Smith asks for explanation. Corwin describes opening his mouth in a lecture room and the deacon calls for the window to be closed. The exchange illustrates a humorous clash over decorum in a church or meetinghouse setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Corwin
Deacon Smith
Corwin
Mrs Quiverful asks count of children as Kitty missing
In a London Telegraph quip a servant girl reports Mrs Long’s compliment and a joke about counting children after Kitty fails to return and school closes early. The line lampoons domestic life and a missing child tease.
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Prohibition Party of the
Congress
District of Columbia
Equitable
Permanent Tariff Commission
Post Office Department
Buckeye
America
Chautauqua
Naumkeag
Salem
Mass
Lynden
Samuel Rigdon
Maysville
Annie Bradley
Newark
N. J
S. S. Stewart
Champaign
John Chapman
Winchester
Slanesville
W. Va
Artamus Jean Haynes
New Haven
Long Pond
Harwich
Gates Mills
O. Abraham Salrovitch
First National Bank
Ernest Bloch
Sara
Arkansas River
Muskogee
Okla
Cincinnati
John Tracey
Topeka
Kan
Tsai Tsien
China
Provident Lumber Company
Philadelphia
Sperry
Auckland
New Zealand
Georgia Railroad Commission
Elizabeth
Charles W Hamilton
Allegheny County
Catron
Dayton (O
Mystic Wharf
Catherine Foley
Patrick Foley
J. B Alderhold
Dupont Powder Company
Marylee
Ala
Charles P. Taft
Pop” Anson
Williamstown Collery
Pottsville
Hugh Ryan
Union County
Dog Canyon
Indomitabre
Prince of Wales
Portsmouth Harbor
Rosario Serge
Newcastle Pa
Antonia Bonti
May Hastings
Kendall
Mont
Grover Cleveland
Tennessee
Elsie Krench Vanderbilt
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Europe
Kron
Prinz Wilhelm Thomas D. Jordan
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Hazel Drew
Troy
Western Union Telegraph Company
Hart
Seye
Upper
Sandusky
Stephen J. Hart
A.O Martin
J.D. Ewing
Ewing’s Drug Store
J. A. Smith
Real Estate and Insurance Agency
J. D. Ewing
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