Visitors and Holiday Gatherings Across the County
Mr and Mrs H J Lewis of Pittsburgh and Mr and Mrs T K Lewis of Columbus visit Mrs Johnson. Many locals return home for holidays. relatives from Canton Columbus Alliance Scio and Coshocton seen at homes and events. A marshmallow roast hosts Miss Alta McCuskey Laura Sullivan Grace Overholt Mina Beall and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weer Laraverte
H. J. Lewis
Pittsburg
T. K. Lewis
Columbus
Johnson
Valera Lutz
Alta McCuskey
Hudson
Jean and
Maude Wilson
Canton
Thomas Leggett
George Davis
Alliance
J. Davis
Scio
B. F. Leighninger
Lillian Cairnes
Carroll
Grace Overholt
O. B. Davis
A. T. Beall
J.L. Rogers
Burt
Kankakee
Samuel Moore
Laura Sullivan
Hudson, Ohio
Mina Beall
Mae Miller
Emery McCuskey
Tom Shaw
Ora Davis
George Shaw
Local Notes and Diphtheria Quarantine Update in Wakatomika
Wakatomika reports visits by J W Garrett Jr and family in Conesville while Mary Huff returns from Portage County. Diphtheria outbreaks prompt strict quarantine as George Hardesty’s child fights the illness. Alva Garrett from Newark visits, and Christmas gatherings occur at several homes. Hell Telephone plans to extend lines. N Trego appointed township health officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakatowika
J. W. Garrett, Jr
Conesville
Mary E. Huff
Clinton
Portage County
George Hardesty
Alva Garett
Newark
Justin Wright
Oma Betler
Zanesville
Chalfants
Frank Martin
Roscoe
G_¥ Smith
John McElwee
Milton Masten
Masten
Trego
Holiday vacation closes Orange schools as river ice wins praise
Orange residents close for holiday vacation as canal ice draws admiration from scholars and villagers. An oyster supper on January 1 funds church benevolence invites all. Local visits include Mr and Mrs Ben Fluff in Belmont County and Agnes Draffin in Columbus. Several travelers Sarah Catsball and Zeb Wu visit relatives. church progress noted with eight new members from Rev Kestler meeting at Everal's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouaxce
Ben Fluff
Belmont County
Agnes Draffin
Columbus
Charles Rosier
George Chadwick
Irom
East Liverpool
Kestler
Everal's
TUNNEL HIB a Tissev Hit
Dec 2 Prof E Tredway and niece Miss Etta Sharpless of Pennsylvania spend holidays with friends here. Family reunions held at D McCurdy home on Sunday and at William Sproul home at Christmas. George Anderson and J Workman couples spent Christmas at A M Smith’s. Metts has recovered to return to Newark. Union meeting began on the 26th with a night session planned next Sunday at nine. Minerva Dickerson visiting friends at Newcomerstown. G W Wartel of Tyrone visited here this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tissev
E Tredway
Etta Sharpless
Pennsylvania
D. McCurdy
William Sproul
George Anderson
J. Workman
A. M. Smith's
Metts
Christmas and holiday notes from Keene and surrounding areas
Christmas entertainment at the MK church, a failed Grange picnic at Winding Fork due to bad weather, and multiple holiday visits and gatherings across Keene, Buckeye City, Nellie, Goshen, and surrounding towns. Residents include Leo Ferenbaugh, Thurman Clark, Claude Clark, Mrs. C. F. Cullison, and several Endsley, Finlay, Beall, and Whittemore family members amid school holidays and telephone line developments.
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Guitrogo
Grange
Winding Fork
Leo Ferenbaugh
Buckeye City
Thurman Clark
Zanesville
Claude Clark
Nellie
G. W. Clark
C. F. Cullison
West Bedford
J School
Cephas Coulter
Goshen Church
Martin Clark
Vernon
Local Notes from Spring Mountain and Surrounding Areas
Dec 26 reports residents from Spring Mountain and nearby towns visiting family and traveling to Columbus for business. Epworth League held a social at C W Shannon’s home. Families including Kyberger, McNeal, Ulman, and Law members are noted with visits and relocations. School holiday schedule and Friday M E church service announced.
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McFarland
Ijllen
Akron
E. L. Lybarger
Columbus
Harry
Wickrownapple
Whi
McNeal
Cushr Cen
W. Olman
Nittle
Gale
Ileary Burrel
Warsaw
Warne Clinage
Coshocton
Clinage
Frank Ulman
Horton William
Bissheld
Wiliam
Theodore Kyser
Raseye
M. E
E. H W. Curtis
West Bedford School Vacation and Local News
The West Bedford schools will be closed for a vacation week and resume next Tuesday. Prof H M Shuts plans to attend the state association of county school examiners as Coshocton county delegate. Christmas entertainment Friday night drew a good crowd. credit to Mrs Edwards for the musical portion. Herrod Ralston suffered a broken collar bone after being thrown from a load of hay last week. Miss Anna Brown, teaching at Perrysburg, is at home visiting her parents.
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Keene
Charles
Hugh Endsley
Paulding County
Alice
Nellie Finlay
State University
Frank
Lyda Beall
Columbus
Lizzie Turner
Oberlin
Frank Crawford
Grover Hill
A. H. Houster
New Philadelphia
John J. Endsley
Ida Beall
Oberlin College
Citizens’ Telephone Company
Belle Telephone Company
Cora McConnell
Frank Whittemore
H. M. Shuts
State Association of County School Examiners
Coshocton County
Herrod Ralston
Anna Brown
Perrysburg
Adam~ Mills
Abe Muarphy
Limi
Willeam Murphy
Akros
Ed Blizazard
Mt. Vernon
Flo Tilton
Zanesville
Fly. Tilton
Zanesvile
J. M. Newcome
Cooperdale
Gardener
Georgesville
M. Collins
Ben Collins
Dennison
Hay
Sophia Tilton
Hls. Reamy
Frazersburg
Belle Spurr
Ciara
Eorgal
Old Maids
Christmas greetings and local notes from Avonpass
Avonpass December 24 reports visitors and visits from Berea Canton Pittsburg Elyria and other towns. local social events include church socials and a supper given by John Daugherty. a legal case of forcible detention concluded with a plaintiff verdict. the village boasts 100 candle power street lights and school vacation ongoing.
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Avonpass
John H. Deeds
Eee
M. E
Berea
Libby Turner
Cretia Mizer
Chili
Samuel Boyd
Canton
Lee Addy
Andy Schrock
M. O. Schrock
Pittsburg
Augustus Nichols
Kidder, Mo
Hesket Lockard
Newcomerstown
G. W. Norris
Norris
George BR. Caton
Ap Twinsbore
Elizabeth Wicklepleck
Cushucton
A. C. Murphey
Elyria
Mike Leavengood
Harry Leavengood
Bb. D. Leavengood
Will Lorenz
Ed Miller
Chi
Lester Norman
Jade McCullvegh
AC. Sandies
J. R. Henderson
Charles
Kutcher
John Dunlap
W. AJ. Park
Bl. P. Church
John Daugherty
John Poilabium
Lye Addy
Thomas Hamilton
Fletcher
Ilinois
Allen Weir
Wm. Groves
Justice Park
Fisher
Baltic
Powelson
Coshocton
W. A. Daugherty
Bucyrus
Local notes from Canal Lewisville and surrounding towns
Christmas and holiday updates detail school vacation, visits from relatives, and local gatherings. Residents including Miss Bessie McGill, Miss Luin Reamer, Ed Blizard, and several families are mentioned with Christmas and winter movements across Canal Lewisville, Columbus, Dennison, and Coshocton. An Old Maids Convention is announced for Friday evening.
Christmas Night Meetings and Local Social Errands
Protracted meetings began at the German Methodist church on Christmas night. Residents and visitors report holiday events including a large crowd at the English Lutheran church tree. Locals such as Mrs. Jennie Hagans and son Russel visited Shelbyville guests, while numerous townspeople traveled to see relatives in Shanesville, New Philadelphia, Warsaw, and nearby communities.
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Cal
Jennie Hagans
Son Russel
Shelbyville
Ind
John Hawk
BH. Ehrich
W. O. Renner
Coshoct
J. A. Price
Columbus
New Moscow
C. E. Lorenz
F. A. Fetters
Vieveland
Kate Marshall
Warsaw
Geo. Rust
Peart
CM. Winklepleck
New Philadelphia
Wa. Sead
H. M. Ewing
Chicago
Cultivating Ink Blots A Peculiar Pastime
A feature on growing ink blots on blotting paper as an artistic hobby. It explains using ink, basins, wicks, and tubes to create expanding blot patterns with concentric color rings. Readers are guided through simple setups and variations, noting how different inks and dilutions yield diverse shapes and effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manshotts
Pearson’s Magazine
Discovery of a New Daylight Gas by Springfield Inventors
Springfield men E Niles and L L Wooley announce a new gas that produces daylight and is highly powerful yet cheaply generated. They claim a dozen lights could illuminate New York City and a 3000 candle power lamp would cost about 15 cents per night. Wooley notes his prior work on arc lights and dynamos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Wooley
Record For Locomotives 1899 Output Reaches New High
The Railroad Gazette reports 1899 total locomotive output of 2 473 units, the largest annual total yet. Export engines number 514, about seven percent of the total, with foreign builds slightly down from 554 in the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Gazette
United States
Noranmore Arrives After Tempestuous Atlantic Passage
The Belgian flagged steamer Noranmore reached Norfolk from Liverpool after a severe storm. Captain Richardson reports sighting a derelict bark with 12 crew lost at sea. The Noranmore suffered a stove bow and propeller damage but arrived with no fatalities amid the hurricane. London, Dec. 27, 19XX. In San Jacinto California the earthquake devastation continues with a Saboba reservation tragedy where six squaws were killed and two died later after a dance and heavy alcohol use.
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Norfolk
Johnston Line
Noranmore
Liverpool
Richardson
San Jacinto
Cal
Saboba Indian Reservation
Bath Tub Combine forms Standard Sanitary Mfg Co
Pittsburg December 27 consolidation of sanitary enameling interests creates Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Co to begin business January 1. Lovell Company assigns Boston December 27 sporting goods maker John P Lovell Arms Co assigns liabilities. Globe National Bank holds receiver. Port Jervis defalcations grow to 101987 says bank examiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath-Tub Combine
Pittsburg
Sanitary Enameling
Bath Tub Combination
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company
Middletown
Louis E. Goldsmith
Port Jervis
Judge Morris rules strikers may keep pickets and talk to workers
In Toledo Judge Morris of the common pleas court dissolved a temporary injunction against Bicycle Workers union pickets at the Standard tube and Parkside works. He found no evidence of threats and noted more workers than pickets, so no danger of violence. The ruling will be appealed. Separately, Cincinnati reports coal interests anticipate a February Indianapolis conference where miners seek 20 cents a ton, with operators likely to counter with 10 cents. Berlin says Germany will not pursue the Danish West Indies by purchase or otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Toledo
Common Pleas
Bicycle Workers’ Union
Standard Tube
Parkside
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Boy Scarred by Headache Remedy Firework Accident
Joseph McCullough a messenger boy at Ma Frauenthal's bureau suffered a severe head burn after mistaking a powder sign for headache medicine and grabbing an electric cigar lighter. A S shaped flame ignited gel on his forehead, leaving a blister and a lasting scar he fears will follow him to his grave. He seeks three days’ leave to recover and anticipates questions from friends when he resumes duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
Joe McCollough
Frauenthal
Bureau of Isfermen
Joseph
St. Louisa
McCullough
Claim William James as Father of Railways Gains Support
A Warwickshire man, William James, is now urged to be recognized as the pioneer of railways. He laid out early routes in 1802 and helped found the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1821 2. A committee seeks Westminster Abbey tablet honoring his contributions amid debate with Stephenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephensen
William James
Renteneaara
George Stephenson
Wickshire
Stephenson
James
Lancashire
Manchester
Bolton
Stratford-on-Avyon
Governor Mount to sue Standard Oil in Indiana
Indianapolis December 27 Governor Mount acting for Indiana will file a suit against the Standard Oil Company to test the constitutionality of the Indiana anti trust law. The action aims to challenge key provisions of the act before the state judiciary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Mount
Indiana
Standard Oil Company
Anti-Trust
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