City and Vicinity News Highlights and Events
A garbled local notice column lists tax penalties due by September 1 1912 and payments to William Pontlethwait Olly Wrong 18 W Hi Day Co agents for W L Douxlue shoes with Kory Kromi branding. It also mentions a stage show opening number 150 Minutes of Comedy and Music and a Lake Pleasant party drive by the It Doesn’t Matter Club led by Dr and Mrs Kib fer and others with a dinner and a rehearsal parents night.
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Knowlton
NuBonn Corset
Nate
Chas. H
South Contuk St
William Pontlethwait
Olly Wrong
W. Hi Day & Co
W. Ly
Mra
Kib Fer
J. R. Graves
el Barlow
ML Bagley
C. H. Amos
Nellie Seaver
Lake Pleasant
Dreamland scene draws crowd at Knowlton’s with 19¢ deal
A dubious report details a Saturday sale offering Gold Dust at 19¢ and a bar pin found at an unknown venue. A tale follows of a fortune teller incident at F B Hunter’s place, a failed abduction attempt, a $40 discovery, and a band moving to Venugoboro where a posse overtook them. The gypsy camp contentions end with the group freed after protests.
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Gyuny Widen
F. B .Hunter
Saogertown
Tan Ani
Hunter
Wis
Jong
Venugoboro
Ah Avico
Mr. Hunter
Blast delays traffic on Broffitford Bridge after powder dump
Around 11 o clock a large blast toppled hundreds of tons of earth and rock onto the main line near Broffitford Bridge on the Suogirtown side. Gil Jowilé Co blasting crews were clearing the site for double tracking work when charges misfired, burying part of the track. After several hours of effort the main line was freed but construction gear remained out of order for longer.
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Broffitford
Suogirtown
Traffe
Gil Jowilé Company
Rexitt
Agg
Extra Feature at Lytle Theater Promises 4 Reels of Salah Drama
A Monday showing at the Lytle theater features four reels of Salah drama titled Shamu O’Brien. The装 show invites patrons to not miss it, with lively promotion suggesting strong audience appeal for the week.
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Lytle Theater
Shamu O'Brien
I Gants
Lyric Theatre Presents Irish Dramas and Market Special
The Lyric Theatre presents an Irish themed program with Florence Lawrence featuring The Shamrock Grows and The Night Squat followed by a market special. A two week run includes a noted display of Luoy Pritt Flour and other goods for Saturday at the meat market, with prices and stamps to watch.
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Florence Lawrence
Amuseum Screen Presents Artie Johnson and Girls
Local listing advertises Extra Fine Pictures at the Amuseum featuring Artie Johnson with fourteen girls in a new reel titled the New Physician Algo. Admission includes Vitagrayh and one other for nine cents and no more.
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Amuseum
Artie Johnson
Algo
Vitagrayh
LaFollette presses Roosevelt on campaign contributions
Senator La Follette calls for full disclosure of Roosevelt campaign financing. He cites a Chicago speech and a LaFollette magazine article urging publicity of contributions, alleging vast sums spent to secure delegates in 1912. He notes Ohio spending and widespread Roosevelt money, urging Roosevelt to explain funding and dealings with trusts.
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LaFollette
Sam
Waubngton
Lay Follette
Roosevelt
The
Theodore Rooseelt
Chicago
Ohio
Roosevelt Campaiga
Recluse Died Wealthy Left Estate Over Seventy Thousand
Indianapolis Arg reports Thomas Nock, long thought poor, died six months ago at his home where he lived five years. Neighbors believed him indigent but after his death a new claimant shows Nock left an estate valued over $70,000.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Nock
Lineman Electrocuted Trimming 22 000 Volt wires in Youngstown
John Davis aged 27, a lineman for Youngstown Consolidated Gas and Electric, died after being strapped to a tree while trimming branches near a 22 000 volt line. Foreman J A Floggert and crew member William Murtig rescued him as hundreds watched the tragedy unfold.
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Youngstown
John Davis
Youngstown Consolidated Gas and Electric Company
Nik
JA. Floggert
Willian Murtig
Woman Savant Dies in Rags At Bath House Gate
Dr. Sarah F L Wells former professor at New York Medical College and Hospital for Women and later San Francisco organizer dies from burns at a public bath house. In her apothecary shop investigators found racks with gowns and rich garments valued around $5,000.
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Medical College
St. Louis
Sarah FL .Wells
New York Medical College
Hospital For Women
San Francisco
Burns
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A. E. Pettit
Florist
E. Main St
Union
Boll
Knowlton's
Fuitials
Owdor
Corry
Walker
North Cent
Lyric Theater
Mev
Stephen Plaingan
Litte Daunter
West Congres
Toray
Siniary
Ted
G, Spencer
Prom
Steen
West Main Street
Usher
Bernstein Bros
Fletcher
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