Guckeye News Notes: Forger Emmett G. Ewing Returns for Trial
Emmett G. Ewing, named in a three year old county indictment for forgery, was brought to Athens and jailed after returning willingly once extradition papers were served. Sheriff H M Webster, who died en route to Vancouver, had planned to supervise Ewing’s transfer. Ewing previously preached locally and studied at Ohio University and Ohio Northern University where he played football.
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Athens
Emmett G. Ewing
Ewing
Ohio University
Ohio Northern University
Propose Home For Firemen
Columbus Ohio October 6 Indications are that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen now in session here will continue deliberations through the week Two propositions under consideration call for a permanent home and a correspondence school for young firemen Both favoring plans include a potential office building costing at least 100000 and officers to be elected this week
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Columbus
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Prominent Citizen Thomas Morrison Dies in Cincinnati
Thomas Morrison a leading railroad and business figure collapses and dies in the Spring Grove Cemetery association office just as a trustees meeting was to begin. He served as president of the cemetery trustees and chaired the upcoming annual meeting. He headed Thomas Morrison & Company meat packers and held roles with Cincinnati Southern Railway and the chamber of commerce.
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Cincinnati
Thomas Morrison
Spring Grove Cemetery Association
Morrison
Thomas Morrison & Company, Meat Packers
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Chamber of Commerce
Telephone Merger Discussed in Cleveland Directors Meet
Directors of the Cuyahoga and United States Telephone companies met in Cleveland to finalize a merger with Citizens Telephone of Columbus and to arrange transfer of properties to a holding company. The plan calls for a lease operation and a practically perpetual arrangement. Stockholders will be asked to approve. The new company will have an authorized capital of 10 million dollars.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga and
United States Telephone Companies
Citizens'Telephone Company of
Columbus
Fatal gas blast in Dayton rooming house kills three
In Dayton Ohio on October 6 a gas explosion in a rooming house run by Mrs Eliza Wagner killed Ray Harshman age 3 and fatally injured Mrs Wagner and her 2 year old daughter Viola. Edward Hilliard and Mrs Della Harshman were seriously injured as the leak caused the blast when a match was struck. The building was badly wrecked.
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Dayton, O
Eliza Wagner
Ray Harshman
Wagner
Viola
Edward Hilliard
Della Harshman
New Superintendent Takes Hold at Athens State Hospital
Athens Ohio October 6 1930 Dr E H Rorick of Fayette becomes superintendent succeeding Dr J T Hanson at the Athens State Hospital Dr and Mrs Rorick join the Hansons at the depot after departure and are warmly greeted by staff and patients who knew them from prior tenure at the institution
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Athens, O
E. H. Rorick
Fayette
J. T. Hanson
Athens State Hospital
Rorick
Hanson
Gallipolis Nr
Mra. Rorick
Man Arrested After Attempting to Kill Wife in Lorain
John Odney was arrested in Lorain Ohio on a charge of trying to kill his wife after shooting at her twice. He showed signs of temporary derangement with a pulse of 132 and a temperature of 101. It was noted he had been wandering the streets before intervention by police.
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Lorain
John Odney
Odney
Independence party files tickets with 10000 and 11000 names
Columbus October 6. The national and state tickets of the Independence party were filed with the secretary of state. Joseph Otte of Cincinnati is the party's candidate for governor and J A McKittrick the candidate for lieutenant governor.
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Columbus
Independence Party
Joseph Otte
Cincinnati
J A McKittrick
Body found along Panhandle tracks in Newark
A young man was found dead beside the Panhandle tracks in Newark on October 6. His pockets were rifled and his clothing showed no identifying marks or clues to his identity.
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Newark
Panhandle
Man Dies of Wounding After Venice Fight
Morgan Howell, 40, of Shandon, dies from a breast wound inflicted in a Venice brawl with Merrill Irwin, 30, of Bunker Hill, who is jailed and charged with first degree murder.
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Hamilton
Morgan Howell
Shandon
Merrill Irwin
Bunker Hill
Venice
Irwin
Postoffice Robbed at Williamstown
Dupkirk Ohio Oct 6 thieves entered the Williamstown postoffice three miles north of here and robbed the premises taking everything but the building.
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Dupkirk, O
Williamstown
Here
Firemen Die As Youngstown Blaze Rages Five Hours
A devastating early morning fire in Youngstown Ohio at S H Knox five and ten cent store claimed the lives of Fire Chief Thomas Reilly Captain Charles Vaughn and Fireman Edward Sweeney. Chief of Police William Lawler was fatally injured with several others seriously hurt as the blaze consumed a three story building and damaged adjacent shops. The fire caused an estimated loss of 200000 with many residents firefighters and police involved in rescues.
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Youngstown
S. H. Knox & Company
Thomas Reilly
Charles Vaughn
Edward Sweeney
William Lawler
John Vaughn
Joseph Cooper
Charles Young
Harry Callahan
David McGraw
Harry Dyer
Walter Huesue
James Dunn
Joseph Tooney
Joseph Benyons
Joe Cooper
David Stambaugh
Butch” McGraw
Walter Smith
Stambaugh-Thompson Company
Suffragists in Columbus Pass Reform on Registration
The Ohio Woman Suffrage association defeated a measure to omit the age requirement for registration after a spirited debate. They adopted resolutions for stronger protections for women and girls, broader eight hour coverage, and joint guardianship for minor children. Pauline Steinem was elected president succeeding Harriet Taylor Upton.
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Columbus, O
Ohio Woman Suffrage Association
Pauline Steinem
Toledo
Harriet Taylor Upton
Warren
Association
Emma S. Olds
Elyria
Carrie Chase Davis
Sandusky
Bertha Coover
London
Sadee K. Izant
Sallie R. McLean
Glendale
Hanly Vindicated in Indiana Bribery Inquiry
Indiana report finds Governor Hanly fully vindicated. Representative Knisely did not accept a bribe. Senator Wickwire scapegoated. Senate adopts resolution of confidence for Wickwire. House report criticizes Knisely for his affidavit. Wickwire had no authority to offer positions for county option votes.
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Hanly
Indianapolis
Ind
Senator Wickwire
Representative Knisely
Knisely
Wickwire
House
Senate
Defense Witness Describes Railroad Rates in Oil Dissolution Case
Henry E. Felton, president of Union Tank Line and Standard Oil traffic chief, testified before Judge Franklin Ferris in Chicago. He compared rates from Whiting to Cairo and Evansville to Detroit and Toledo, noting southern gateways and equal distances yielded similar rates, with Toledo–Chicago rates higher than eastbound charges under ICC rulings.
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Tella
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Franklin Ferris
Oil Company
Henry E. Felton
Union Tank Line
Evansville
Toledo
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hiccups Prove Fatal to Athens Doctor
Athens Ohio October 6 Dr Robert White aged 50 dies after several days of hiccoughs from a persistent attack.
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Athens, O
Robert White
Numerous incidents mark a day in history with deaths and legal acts
A wide array of events is recorded including fatal fires in Detroit and Mt. Olive, drownings, embezzlement sentences, shipwrecks, political moves, plagues, mining deaths, assaults, and proposed laws. Notable items involve James Moss burned in Detroit, John W. Chapman jailed for embezzlement, the Hesleyside wreck, bubonic plague cases in Guayaquil, and a 150th anniversary celebration in Pittsburg.
Ohio county option results push saloon closures nationwide
In Ohio Defiance county gave 24 saloons a lifeline while six counties reported large dry majorities. Union Champaign Madison Logan Pickaway and Wood posted notable margins totaling 165 saloons closed that day, lifting the year to 789 statewide.
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Union
Champaign
Madison
Logan
Pickaway
Wood
Columbus CO
Vets
Defiance County
Temperance
City of
Defiance
Cirys
Union County
Champaign County
Madison County
Logan County
Pickaway County
Wood County
Circleville
Railroads seek fast track in rate injunction case
James R. Gray reports that Attorney General Bonaparte asks to advance the injunction suit filed by 55 western and southwestern railroads to block the Interstate Commerce Commission from cutting stock rates to Chicago St Louis Kansas City and St Joseph. The papers should be sent promptly to Judges Vandeventer Hook and Adams.
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St. Louis
James R. Gray
United States Circuit Court
Bonaparte
Western and Southwestern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Vandeventer, Hook and Adams
Autoist Killed in Wreck Near Edgewater New Jersey
Charles Weisbecker a Harlem wholesale meat dealer was killed in an automobile crash near Edgewater New Jersey. His wife and Mr and Mrs Louis Ungerich and their chauffeur were seriously injured in the same wreck.
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Wreck
New York
Charles Weisbecker
Harlem
Louis Ungerich
Mr. Weisbecker
Edgewater
N. J
Strike Declared Off in Winnipeg Mechanics
Winnipeg officials report the strike of Canadian Pacific railroad mechanics has been officially declared off.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Market Prices Across Regions for Cattle and Hogs
East Buffalo Pittsburg Chicago Cleveland Cincinnati Boston and Toledo note varied cattle and hog prices. Steers calves sheep and lambs and hogs show mixed rates, with prime cattle and heavy hogs commanding the top bids in select markets. dairy cattle and milkers also listed with price ranges.
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East Buffalo
Pittsburg
Chicago
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaine
Kentucky
Aggending Scale Milk Purity Jokes Endorse Fulton
A milk inspector praises Dr. John S. Fulton of Washington as secretary of the international congress of tuberculosis for reducing disease and advancing milk purity. He recalls a Fulton milk story about a city man negotiating price and purity with a farmer, illustrating the push for abov eparity in milk quality.
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John S. Fulton
Washington
International Congress of Tuberculosis
Cincinnati Enquirer
Battle of words between Indomitable and New Hampshire crews
At Quebec two ships, the Indomitable of Britain and the New Hampshire of the United States, hosted sailors who traded boasts about their vessels. The Indomitable gun joke met a swift retort from the New Hampshire man, and the Briton could not reply.
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Quebec
Indomitable
New Hampshire
Great Britain
United States
Prisoner Leads Policeman to Station Tale
A jovial Irish policeman, famed as a champion athlete, recounts a prank involving a troublesome peddler told to go to the station. The suspect obliges, guiding the officer to the station by mistake, provoking amused chatter among detectives and the lieutenant.
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New York Sun
London Woman Paid Healer to Grow Eye in Sock
A London woman told a law court she paid a healer a large sum hoping he would grow a new eye in an empty sock. After eight weeks of rubbing and slapping the back of her head, no eye appeared and she turned to police. The healer faces criminal proceedings.
Size and crime linked in Perrier observations
Dr. Charles Perrier, drawing on French penal institutions, notes criminals are mostly medium height while thieves are small, beggars medium or slightly under, arson and counterfeiting offenders small, and murderers above average. He warns these findings may not apply to underworlds outside France.
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Charles Perrier
Small
Cautious Sperry Opposes International Boxing With Allies
Admiral Sperry refused any international pugilism while his fleet paused in Australian ports. The piece recalls past meetings of American and British sailors as signal fights, noting an old Briton’s view that such bouts show no malice. Sperry’s caution was clear despite the breed remarks.
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Admiral Sperry
Argonatt
Public Sale Notice Near Carey Farm October 15
Public sale at the Mrs J F Stoll farm three miles south of Carey and one mile west of Martin School. October 15 sale starts 10 a m. Items include five horses, nine Durham cattle, eighteen hogs, farm implements, wagon, harness, corn, and more. Nine month credit on sums 5 and over with approved security. under 5 cash. Frank Stoll auctioneer George W Croker, clerk.
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Carey
Martin School
J. F. Stoll
Durham
Rock Island
Fremont
McCox
Mick Blader
Surrey
Pusebys
Death and cleaning services offered by Bert Mitten
Northwestern Ohio reader ante announces Bert Mitten offers embalming and cleaning of goods. He claims to run the best agency in the region for burial and restoration services and invites inquiries by calling.
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Ohio
Bert Mitten
Compromise in Bookstore Over Antony and Cleopatra Sale
A customer offers 50 cents for Antony and Cleopatra. Clerk insists on a full price of one dollar. The exchange ends with a humorous misheard demand about a Harper's Weekly issue.
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Antony
Harper’s A Weekly
A Pocket Symphony Reflects on Piano and Keys
A New York Globe quotation compares a piano to trousers pockets, noting that when the wife searches inside both she often finds only keys and then there is music. The line wittily links everyday objects with creative output.
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New York Globe
Oldest Apple Tree Alleged in Wethersfield Since 1638
The oldest apple tree in the country is said to stand on the Standish place in Wethersfield Massachusetts. It is believed to have been planted in 1638.
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Standish Place
Wethersfield
Mass
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