Grief Letters From Italian Widow Stir Doctor on Pennsylvania Death
Coroner Marshall receives two messages from Pechma Italy regarding Diodoro Ruggeri killed near a Pennsylvania rail hub. The widow Concetta Ruggeri begs aid for herself and her son, asking if any money was left with the deceased and urging action against the railroad company. A mayoral letter and a friend translating provide support for pursuing relief via legal channels.
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Pestoina
Italy
Diodoro Ruggeri
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mike McCue
Pescina
Doctor
Pennsylvania Company
Diodore Ruggeri
Concetta Ruggeri
P. S
Concetta Shaboli
F Marshall
Ohio
Coshocton
Ciovanant Lambenetto
Pechma
Irajan
Long Right Of Way Fight Ends In Ohio Case
In Knox county the right of way dispute along a highway between two farms owned by a local group in Cincinnati ended in compromise. The Coshocton Gas Company secured access after protracted hearings, with two blocked parcels now cleared. Silva Goodin returns to work at the Hissong Candy Kitchen in Jackson township and William Langdon becomes a leverman at the W. W. tower in Frazersburg assisting Ed McCullough.
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Coshocton Grass Company
Knox County
Porkopolis
Afiss Silva Goodin
Hissong
Jackson Township
Wiliam Langon
Frazersburg
Leverman
W. W
Ed McCullough
First Piano Shipped From Boston Factory To Washington Pa
The first piano from the new Boston Piano factory was shipped Tuesday to Jacob Sheaffey of the Washington Music Company in Washington Pa. It is a $450 quality instrument with a Hungarian ash case. About fifteen pianos are being polished and one hundred cases on the floor. Twenty five organ cases are in process. The company capacity is thirty pianos and seventy five organs monthly, with the workforce steadily increasing.
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Boston
Jacob Sheaffey
Washington Music Company
Washington, Pa
Coshocton Boy Won Fame At South Carolina Skirmish
John D. Elson of Coshocton, aged veteran, rode with Union scouts in 1868 at Aiken and Sister's Ferry. When Chief Griffin was fatally shot, Elson saved him by leaping into the river, towing Griffin’s body to safety, then aiding recovery across the river. The tale, recounted by Iain E. Allison, highlights Elson’s bravery and lasting Union loyalty. Carrie Compton moves her milliners store to rooms in the Gray building.
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Coshocton
John D. Elson
Locust Street
Iain E. H. Allison
Tenth Ohio Cavalry
Allison
U. S
Orough
Hilson
Griffin
Elson
South
Floyd
Jeff Davis
Kilvarrick
Aiken
South Carolina
Hood
Esson
Billy Cornea
Ake
Nea Mare
Iehel
Will Mave
Carrie Compton
Miiliners
Gray Building
J. R . Robertson
Mayor Rinner Orders Removal of Gambling Devices Citywide
Chief Mapel, acting on Mayor Rinner's edict, warns saloon, restaurant, drug store and other business proprietors to remove slot machines immediately or face fines. The ordinance defines playing games of chance for money or displaying gaming devices as a misdemeanor with fines from five to thirty dollars at the mayor's discretion.
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Mapel
Rinner
Pope Gosser China Company Formed Officers Elected
Judge C B Hunt returns from New Jersey after filing a charter and organizing Pope Gosser China Company. Directors include T Bentley H B Pope John M Pope C F Risser C B Hunt and S M Williams. Officers: Hendy Pope president H B Pope vice president C F Gosser secretary treasurer. Authorized stock 125000 with 100000 subscribed and plans for a larger future than current contract.
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C. B. Hunt
New Jersey
Pope-Gosser China Company
T. Bentey
H. B. Pope
John M. Pope
C. Frisser
River on Rampage claims Cincinnati waterfront fleet
Telegraph dispatch from Cincinnati reports heavy Ohio River flooding Tuesday morning. The Wall line fleet, moored upriver, broke apart and capsized. Dozens of barges sank or scattered along the riverbank. Damage estimated near 600.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Cal
T. 3
Wall, Cinnati
Ge Hord Oil and Gas Company Formed in Ohio
The Ge Hord Oil and Gas company incorporation papers were filed by attorney Wheeler. Inventors include D Schott TL Wheeler and a list of West Bedford locals. Capitalization is $11,000 with 1000 shares. A meeting at Dr Litten's West Bedford office Wednesday at 6 will elect officers and finalize organization. The firm plans leasing land in Pike and Perry townships and to begin drilling wells soon.
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Ge Hord Oi and Gas Company
Wheeler
D. Sehott
Af Coshocton
Leonilas Jones
O. D. Almack
Matthew McParland
Joe1 Ralston
FM Vimach
Rol McPaddon
W. BR
Litten
4. C Ramsey
GS Way
G S. Gaul
Johan Mets
W. &. Underwood
West Bedford and Vicinity
Dr. Litten
West Bedford
Cleet
Pike
Perry
Attractive Show Window at J. B. Callahan Furniture
Byesville bowlers visit to face a local team on Tuesday evening December 23. The local lineup features Fred Abbott, William Seward, Henry Carnes, Burt English and Edward Arnold.
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J. B. Callahan
Byesville
Fred. Abbott
William Seward
Henry Carnes
Burt English
Edward Arnold
Premium Manufacturing Stockholders Vote to Raise Capital
Stockholders met last evening to approve increasing capital stock from ten thousand to twenty thousand dollars, a move aimed at expanding operations and funding anticipated growth. The resolution passed amid routine procedural votes with no reported opposition.
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Premium Manufacturing Company
Cattle Shipment Delights James Moore From Western Market
James Moore the stock dealer has received a fine consignment of cattle from the western market. The 1902 agricultural return for Great Britain shows crops and grass covering 32,387,763 acres, a decrease of 29,480 from 1901.
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James Moore
Great Britain
Farewell to Tom Reed and a Fatal Explosion News
An obituary-poem bids farewell to Speaker Tom Reed, praising his strength and leadership amid controversy. A Fort Lee gas tank explosion kills five children and injures the mother, with fire and collapse damaging the home and adjoining cottage. Dr Adolf Lorenz reports quick hip dislocations reduction in New York clinic.
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Fort Lee
N. J
John Pugivhi
New York
Adolf Loren
Vienna
Polyclinic Medical College
Lorenz
Signa of the Senaxon heralds a Christmas pageant
The Washington Star describes Christmas as foreseen in crowded stores where fowls grow plentiful and prices shrink. Shoppers sense a public herald in a grand display as holiday preparations rise while budgets dwindle. The scene blends festive commerce with the vanishing size of wallets.
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Washington Star
Dr Miles Free Complete Treatment Offer
Dr Miles offers $2.50 worth of his complete treatment free to readers. The system combines a curative elixir tonic tablets laxative and sometimes a blister, backed by twenty five years of experience and numerous testimonials. Readers may request the $250 worth of treatment adapted to their case by writing Dr Franklin Miles at 263 in 218 State Street Chicago Illinois.
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Miles
WA Warrent
Jamestown N
Julius Keister
Michigan Aveenue
Chicago
R Trimmer
Green Spring
Franklin Miles
State Street
Chicara
Coshocton Age
Prohibition Push Grows in Capitol Canteen Debate
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt’s push to curb verbose official reports, with Asher C. Hinds blaming modern typewritten submissions. Prohibition gains in the Capitol as sentiment to end liquor sales there strengthens, while Senator Quay monitors statehood actions and the Capitol’s restored echoing halls draw visitors.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas B. Reed
Asher C. Hinds
Reed
Navy
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Borny
Capitol
House
Congress
Quay
Senate Chamber
Senate
Echoes and whispers charm visitors at historic hall
The old ball for the House of Representatives now houses statues from states choosing representation. Tourists seek the echoes and whispering stones across the hall, though recent improvements dimmed some effects. Arthur W. Dunn notes the wonder remains for visitors.
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House of Representatives
Arthur W. Dunn
Great Word Building Contest From a Turquoise Inlaid Coin
A New York Telegraph item invites entrants to form as many words as possible from the letters BCDE RSH wails woUOM NOPQRSTUVWAY using only those letters. Winners receive prizes such as a porterhouse steak inlaid with turquoises, an elastic glass bottle, or medicated pastry. each guess requires a coupon from a 4 percent government bond.
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New York Telegraph
Timekeeper found on Great Sangir in Celebes voyage
A naturalist visiting Great Sangir in the Celebes discovers a curious time recorder at two rajah homes. Two bottles tied in a frame hold black sand that runs between them in half an hour. Notched sticks on a string, a hook, and a gong mark and announce the time.
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Great Sangir
Indian Ocean
Celebes
Spice Islands
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