Upper Sandusky News Roundup of Local Deaths and Fire
Wyandot county items report the death of Mrs. Emma Failor Kinley in Upper Sandusky and a 93 year old Conrad Shireman dying in McCutcheonville. A Wyandot Clay plant fire nearly wipes out the largest local industry with $100000 loss and 50 workers displaced. Plus local marriages, church changes, and a lightning strike at the Suter home with interior damage and shingles torn from the roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Kinley
Upper Sandusky
Emma Failor
J Joseph Best
Mifflin Township
M. A. Davin
Columbus
Grant Hospital
Wyandot Clay Products Co
Sandusky
Robert L. Hare
Hare
Frank Frederick
Thad Hare
B. F. Houser
Elise Hare
Shirley Hare
Hydraulic Brick Co
Toledo
Board of Elections
Franklin J. Stalter
S. W. Martin
N. F. Kotterman
Fred W. Hetzel
Paul W. Ayers
W. Clark
James Walker
James R. Snyder
Ervin R. Houser
Marshal M. R. Stansberry
Charles H. Robey
Unusual case of seven year old poisoned drink found near city dump
Wilbur Zimmerman age seven on East Hicks street lies recovering from a critical illness after drinking liquid from a bottle found by his uncle Valentine Bessinger near the South Fourth street dump. The uncle drank from it and was unaffected. Wilbur later drank water, became unconscious, and remains semi conscious. Doctors Kenan and Bowman treated him while Sheriff Scheidegger searches for the bottle to identify the poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Zimmerman
Lucy Zimmerman
East Hicks Street
Valentine Bessinger
South Fourth Street
Bessinger
Mary Spessinger
Frederick Kenan
I. N. Bowman
Wilbur
W. W. Scheidegger
Stone Mountain Memorial Coin Receives Southern Support
The South praises Congress for authorizing a special Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar. Priced at one dollar, profits fund the carving of Confederate leaders at Stone Mountain near Atlanta. Editorials hail the act as a high Union moment reflecting patriotism and reconciliation.
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South
Congress
Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Union
Grant
Lee
Appomattox
Rabies Quarantine Reaches Cooper Area
The Bloomville Gazette notes eastern Seneca County remains under mad dog quarantine. A collie on the John Setzler farm near Cooper developed rabies after a bite from a stray dog, marking the sixth affected dog in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca County
Republic
John Vogt
John Setzler
Cooper
Bloomville Gazette
Indicted Ezra Moore Fugitive in 1899 Constable Slaying
Ezra Moore, named in a nolled indictment for the slaying of Constable William L. Smith on November 27, 1899, in the Willard marsh district near Geleryville, has never been captured and the case was mull over by Judge Irving Carpenter in Huron County Court to block reward collection.
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Ezra Moore
Wm. L. Smith
Willard Marsh
Geleryville
Irving Carpenter
Huron County
Court News Guardianship and Estates Calendar Review
Court notes include guardianship of Russell M Williams with funds invested as requested. Guardians Ella Smith and Walter Smith estates involve appraisement and sale orders. will of Ben Huffman probated. letters testamentary issued to Catherine Oesterley. third account filed. estates of C F Barnthouse and Mary E McCaughey see stock sale orders and final accounts.
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Russell M. Williams
Ella Smith
Walter Smith Et al
Wards
Ben. Huffman
Catherine Oesterley
John Courtad
C. F. Barnthouse
Mary E. McCaughey
Bar docket entries filed for Saturday in Judge Close court
Docket shows Mary Hogan versus Burns Hogan heard and taken under advisement. Gladys Heil versus Pearl Scott et al with Carl W Jacoby given leave to file answers and cross petitions instanter. Report of sale approved and confirmed in Adam Miller versus Noah Stone burner. Williams versus Alban et al sale confirmed. deed ordered and distribution of proceeds pending. Thiry versus Unknown Heirs of Alexander Carothers title quieted. costs assessed against plaintiffs. Estate of D R Burns: application filed bond ordered filed and approved letters issued to W dH Wickham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Close
Mary Hogan
Burns Hogan
Gladys Heil
Pearl Scott
Carl W. Jacoby
Adam Miller
Noah Stoneburner
William Williams
Mary Alban
Joseph Thiry
Zetta Thiry
Alexander Carothers
D. R. Burns
W. Dh. Wickham
Ruth E Dunlap Sues for Divorce from Glen H Dunlap
Ruth E Dunlap files for divorce in common pleas court through Carey and Hall. They married December 18 1920 and have no children. She cites neglect and wilful absence and asks restoration to her maiden name Ruth E Barth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth E. Dunlap
Common Pleas Court
Carey & Hall
Glen Harvey Dunlap
Ruth E. Barth
Schuler appeals to common pleas court in Hill case
The case of H B Schuler against Charles Hill has been appealed to the common pleas court from the court of Squire Frank A Teal of Sycamore. Attorney H B Kurtz represents the plaintiff and Attorney F J Stalter the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H B. Schuler
Charles Hill
Common Pleas Court
Squire Frank A Teal
Sycamore
H. B. Kurtz
F. J. Stalter
Tax deadline extended from June 20 to July 20
Tax authorities announced an extension of the payment period from June 20 to July 20. Officials urged taxpayers to file on time and noted the shift applies to all due payments and installments.
Wheat escapes late spring frost in Ohio fields
Wheat plants escaped damage from a sudden temperature drop after a record heat spell. G H Stringfield of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station reports examinations of plots planted from September to October show normal flower development with no injured heads in station plots or nearby Wooster area fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G@ H Stringfield
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
Price of Potatoes Prompt Service Versus Profit
The piece explores how middlemen inflate prices from farm to table. It notes most workers are in manufacturing and distribution, not farming, and argues cutting intermediary steps could lower costs. A shift toward convenience favors higher service costs over price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United’States
Imperial Type Metal Magazine
River Pollution Kills Fish in Sandusky North of Tiffin
The Sandusky River stretch three miles north of Tiffin yielded thousands of dead fish including black bass after a survey by Game Protector A P Wagner. Officials and local sportsmen seek state investigation as remaining fishing season is threatened.
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Sandusky River
Tiffin
A. P. Wagner
Hoover Says Agriculture Builds Towns Better Than Industry
Herbert Hoover asserted that agriculture is a better town builder than industry. He urged Chambers of Commerce nationwide to promote farmer cooperation, arguing towns should partner with farming to foster healthy growth rather than chase factory attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Agriculture as backbone of town progress says Emporia Gazette
The Emporia Gazette argues that small towns should value agriculture over factories. It urges boosters to seek farmer support and view rural welfare as the path to steady growth without smokestacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia Gazette
Eradication of Barberry Nears Complete in Ohio Counties
The speechless picnic is one thing yet to be invented. Eradication of the common barberry, host to black stem rust of wheat, is virtually complete in 69 of Ohio's 88 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Ohio
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