District Attorney Faces Testimony Over Equitable Stock Swap
Jerome may take action after committee inquiry into the Equitable Life affair. Thomas F. Ryan refused to answer Harriman's alleged pressure to share control, citing attorney guidance. Ryan described tense relations and justified his $2,600,000 purchase for 602 shares to avert a feared financial panic and possible receivership.
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New York
Jerome
Imsurance
No Institute
Thomas F. Ryan
Stack
The
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Ryan
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Harriman
Equitable Society
Equitable Society, With Mr.Harriman
Armstrong
Mr. Ryan
James H. Hyde
Library Opens Sundays for Adults
Librarian Love announces Carnegie Library open Sundays for adults on Sundays from two to five in the afternoon. A cordial invitation is extended to all adult readers to visit and enjoy library services.
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Labrarian
Carnegie
State Bowling League Aims Intercity Play In Coshocton
Manager Hildebrand of the Star Bowling Club received an invitation to Newark to meet managers from several cities including Zanesville and Mt. Vernon to discuss forming an intercity bowling league. Hildebrand will visit Newark to arrange games, split between Newark and Star alleys, with a purse for the highest pins in the series. Coshocton agrees to take on the Newark proposed series.
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Hildebrand
Star Bowling ‘Club
Newark
Zanesville
Mt. Vernon
Club
Holiday trade brisk amid mixed seasonal signals
Bradstreet reports Holiday trade started early and may set records, with seasonable roads showing fluctuations due to weather. Wholesale activity quietens as stock-taking nears, while spring sales look hopeful. Iron and steel and building sectors stay active. textiles remain strong. cotton prices spark concern for future business. Wool weak but markets firm overall. clothing lines buoyant. Rail traffic remains heavy with November receipts likely up about nine percent from last year.
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New York
Bradstreet
Steam mistaken for smoke triggers home boiler leak
Fire alarm at the Chestnut Street residence of John Lorenz was set off by steam from a hot water system. The old gravity boiler basement leak caused 6 to 8 inches of water. damage estimated at 10 to 12 dollars. No one was home when the failure occurred and the city gravity system had been connected to the old boiler.
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John Lorenz
Chestnut Street
Lorenz
Gilbert
George
Delegates Named to State Good Roads Convention
At a meeting in G W Cassingham's office, President Hanley and the Good Roads committee selected delegates and alternates for the upcoming state convention. Delegates include Mercer Perry Township S B Elder Jefferson W L Robinson Franklin Charles Slaughter Virginia Jos A Finlay Clark C G Porter Millcreek W F Y Park White Eyes R A McClure Lafayette Jos Porteus Tuscarawas T J Hanley Coshocton. Alternates include Henry Speckman Perry J Orr Bedford George Lutz Franklin George McCoy Virginia Marshal Endsley Clark H F Boyd Keene J M Henderson White Eyes S A Stowe Lafayette Spencer Howe Washington D C Miskimens Linton.
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Hanley
The
Good Roads. Association
G. W. Cassingham
Mercer
Pery Township
S. B. Elder
Jefferson
Franklin Charles Slaughter
Virginia
Finlay
Clark
CG. C. Porter
Millcreek
W. FY. Park
White
R. A. McClure
Lafayette
Jos. Porteus
Tuscarawas
T. J. Hanley
Coshocton
Henry Speckman
Perry J. T. Orr
Bedford
George Lutz
Franklin George McCoy
Marshal Endsley
Clark H. F. Boyd
Keene
J. M. Henderson
White Eyes
S. A. Stowe
Spencer Howe
Washington D. C
Shots Fired on Fourth St Shake South Fourth Street
Residents reported several gunshots on South Fourth Street Friday around six pm. No arrests were made. a dog was said to be hit though evidence of injury was unclear. Local social notes mention visitors and ongoing trial attendance in nearby Coshocton and Columbus areas.
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South Fourth Street
The Christmas Age special edition for Coshocton
The Christmas Age issue, issued Tuesday December 19, will be a large multi page paper with two four color illuminated covers. It features a Three Wise Men scene and aims to be a Christian home worthy souvenir. Edition limited to 2500 copies with ads space in high demand.
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The
Age
Coshocton
Good Old Town
Guard John Osler Returns From McKinley Tomb Duty
John Osler a private in Company K 4th regiment of the regular army arrived at his home Friday on a thirty day furlough. He is the guest of his mother Mrs. Everhart on North Second street. His regiment is stationed at Fort Thomas Kentucky but he has been detailed to guard the McKinley tomb at Canton for several weeks. He joined the army five years ago and has seen service in the Philippines. This is his first visit home in seven years.
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M. H. Pigman
West Carlisle
Frank Berry
South Seventh Street
Grace Pigman
Fresno
William Graham
Coshocton County
A. G. Lake
BE. E. Ferrell
Hall Avenue
Zanesville
Columbus
Don Shaw
Beech
Florian
John Osler
Regular Army
Everhart
North Second Street
Osler
Ft. Thomas
McKinley
Canton
Philippines
Mrs. Compton Dies at Portland Home on Thanksgiving Day
The death of Mrs. James Compton occurred Thanksgiving morning at her Portland Oregon home. She was 54 and formerly Nancy J. McConnell of Washington township Coshocton County. Husband James Compton, a former Coshocton druggist, moved to Portland seventeen years ago and became a business and social leader. A post mortem revealed internal cancer. The community mourns her loss. she was described as a Christian, loving and kind.
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James ¥.Compton
Portland
Ore
Lost Six Rings After Saturday Noon on Main Street
Mrs. Drusilla Snoots dropped a purse containing six valuable rings on Main Street Saturday afternoon. A stranger woman picked them up in front of Mike Mecurio's store, and Mr. Mecurio witnessed the incident. Snoots has placed an advertisement in today's Want column seeking recovery.
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Drusilla Snoots
Main Street
Mike Mecurio
Labor committee meeting discusses child labor laws
At the Willard hotel the annual meeting of the national labor committee drew publicists and officials from national and state governments. John Graham Brooks of Cambridge urged that releasing children aged 11 or 12 from school to work wastes their potential and harms their future, while Florence Kelley contrasted U S progress with England Germany and France and noted Russia's lag in protecting children.
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Washington
Dec
Nationa Labor Committee
Willard Hotel
John Graham Brooks
Cambridge
Mass
Florence Kelly
England
Germany
France
United States
Russia
Ellsworth Lee Shot In Canton Street Ambush
A Canton street shooting report claims a colored man named Ellsworth Lee was shot by a white man Friday after wronging him. A traveling informant from Canton says the white woman was present. Lee, once based in this city, may have been the target. verification was not available at press time.
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Canton
Lee
Leee
Coshocton
Ellsworth Leee
McConnell and Overholt
Joe Woods
Grand Jury Fails to Indict Lawson and Barron
The grand jury did not indict journalist Lawson or editor Barron on criminal charges connected to a magazine article. Telegraph reports from Paris describe no indictments issued against either man.
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Grand Jury
Lawson
Barron
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J . Cudgel
Ellsworth Lee
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