Foul Murder Follows Runaway Marriage
Jackson Tennessee February 13 A sensational marriage to Miss Lucy Hudgins a prominent society woman followed by a bigamy charge against Albert Hilderback who wed Thursday He was jailed a man named Robt E McCay from the boarding house fired killing him instantly Samuel Hudgins the bride’s father was taken into custody The license for the elopers is said to have been obtained by McCay
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Jackson
Tenn
Albert Hilderback
Cairo
Lucy Hudgins
Robt. E. McCay
Samuel Hudgins
McCay
Elopers
Demonstrator Sophia Wilson Joins Illinois Canning Force
Miss Sophia Wilson has accepted a position as demonstrator with the Illinois Canning Company and left for Springfield Monday to join Miss Louise Glover and IL J. Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Wilson
Ilinois Canning Company
Springfield
Louise Glover
IL. J. Baker
Women Blacken Faces And Do Highway Robbery
Seattle on February 3 reports Miss Nellie Preston and Emma Butts, prominent socially, arrested for holding up Dr Elizabeth Powell and Mrs Edward George a wealthy widow. They wore masks and male attire, carried chloroform and gags, secured $3000 in jewelry, were recognized and begged forgiveness.
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Seattle
Wash
Nellie Preston
Emma Butts
Elizabeth Powell
Edward George
Beginning of the end in anthracite strike hearings
Philadelphia February 13 The long drawn out hearing of the anthracite strike commission nears its end. When the commission adjourns this afternoon only the review of testimony and a binding three year decision remain to be issued to govern both operators and miners.
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Age
Philadephia
Susan Says Saucy Things of Men
Telegraph dispatch from Rochester New York February 13 reports Susan B Anthony commenting on President Elliot Harvard remarks that Harvard graduates have fewer than two children. Anthony says Harvard men do not always make best fathers and that postponing marriages is influenced by men’s habits rather than study.
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Rochester
N. Y
Elliot
Harvard
Susan B. Anthony
Dresden Marshal Shot By Burglars After Standoff
Dresden reels from a nighttime burglary at Stuller Berry’s grocery where Town Marshal Carter, aided by two citizens, chased intruders who fled after a struggle. Carter sustained a gunshot wound to the arm and was later reported to have a broken rib from a fall at home. The burglars escaped with twenty three cents.
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Dresden
Doughty
Carter
Stuller & Berry’s
Mr. Berry
Coming Home Pastor Returns After Mission Services
A. J Sever, pastor of the Eleventh Street Church of Christ, arrived home Friday from MacArthur where he conducted services for three weeks. He reports notable success with about twenty five accessions to the church there.
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A. J Sever
Eleventh Street Church
Odd Fellows' Temple In Cincinnati Assigned In Insolvency
The Odd Fellows' Temple company owners of the temple at Seventh and Elm streets assigned Friday in the insolvency court. The deed of assignment cites over capitalization as the cause of the failure with capitalization listed at 400000 dollars.
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Odd Fellows' Temple
Cincinnati
Odd Fellows’ Temple Company
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Seventh and Elm Streets
Russia Eyes Balkan War as Bulgaria Turkey Clash Looms
Telegraph reports Vienna note that Russia urges Bulgaria to declare war on Turkey while Turkey advances, promising intervention or annexation of Bulgaria as a reward. The Balkan crisis centers on a predicted Russian help after Turkey’s push.
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Russia
Vienna
Balkan
Bulgaria
Turkey
Coshocton to Get New Opera House on Main Street
Coshocton plans a modern opera house to seat 1200 with one balcony and four boxes. The project, led by T J Hanley and J Callahan, will build on the Hesket property and aims for a brick exterior with a rich interior. foundation expected by April 1 if weather permits.
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Coshocton
Archiend E W. Hart
Columbus
Hart
Hanley
Callahan
Mr. Hanley
Coshocton Library To Close Indefinitely After April 1 1903
Coshocton library trustees vote to close to the public after April 1 1903 due to lack of funds and public opposition to a Carnegie funded library. Meeting notes show unanimous resolution and donor capitulation as Andrew Carnegie’s offer remains unpursued. Beat by local real estate move as Beatles Pope buys the Riehte property at Seventh and Main streets for 2400 dollars.
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Coshocton
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Library Board
Beatles Pope
East Liverpool
Riehte
Venth
Main Streets
Carnegie Library Committee
Pope
Boyd & McConnell
Monthly Report on City Schools Attendance and Punctuality
Superintendent Pratt releases January attendance and punctuality figures. Total enrollment 1420, first primary 244. best attendance Miss Mohler 985, worst 363. Punctuality total 402 tardiness cases, South Lawn 5, Sycamore 7, Bancroft 14, Walnut 21. three rooms accounted for 45 percent of tardiness. Several staff members maintain clean records. overall punctuality shows improvement.
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Pratt
Miss Mohler
Ryan
Sycamore
Chestnut
Walnut
Bancroft
South Lawn
Miss Smith
Mohler
Carnahan
Richer
Laurie
Miss Wagner
Miss McGinnis
Porter Stood Off Reverend A J Sever
Porter befriended Reverend A J Sever of the Eleventh Street Church of Christ and deceived him by borrowing $19 during plans for a marriage, promising repayment when funds arrived. The incident drew remarks on deception toward clergy and widows.
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A. J. Sever
A. J Sever
Eleventh Street Church of Christ
McArthur
Board of Health Creds New Dump Move
City board met at city hall with Stacey Heiman Smith and Foster to review sanitation. Due to disease in past months, rules will be enforced. Mulberry street dumping ground abandoned and rubbish must go to McClain farm. Pond at Orange and Twelfth streets may be declared a nuisance and filled if needed.
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Credrs
New Dump
Board of Health
City Hall
Messrs
Stacey
Heiman
Smith
Foster
Mulberry Street
McClain
Orange
Twelfth Streets
Infant Dead in North Second Street Home
Martha Ann Guilliams aged eleven months and three days died Thursday afternoon at her mother Kate Guilliams home on North Second Street. Interment will be at South Lawn cemetery tomorrow.
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Martha Ann Guullams
Kate Guilliams
North Second Street
South Lawn Cemetery
Black Cat Mistaken for Coons in Local Chase
A group of young men on a coon hunting expedition mistook a black cat for a coon after following barking dogs for miles. They fired several shots and finally brought down the animal, only to discover the misidentification.
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Arrivng
Officials Here Look Over Local Company Property
C. S. Maorse of Toledo master car builder and William Fenwick of an ton general foreman of the Wheeling and Lake Erie visited the city to inspect the company property.
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C. S. Maorse
Toledo
William Fenwick
Anton
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Rocky Mountain Tea touted as greatest complexion restorer
An advertisement claims Rocky Mountain Tea cures a range of skin conditions including mimples, fated complexion, chapped skin, eczema and tetter, promising red rough hands and rapid improvement, credited to C. and Anderson.
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C. &, Anderson
Lincoln Day Banquet Held by Ohio Republican Clubs
In Columbus on February 13 over 200 Republican club members gathered at Hotel Hartman for the eighteenth Lincoln day banquet. Notable speakers included Warren G Harding, Albert Douglas, Myron T Herrick, Wilbur F King, and J Hampton Moore, with officers elected to lead the state league.
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Ohio League Republican
Columbus
Ohio Republican
Hartman
State League of Republican
B Ri Cowan
Cincinnati
Abraham Lincoln
Cowan
Lincoln
Warren G Harding
Marion County
Harding
Hamilton
Clay
Blaine
McKinley
Albert Douglas
Moss County
Ohio
Edward Tiffin
Douglas
Nash
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Werrick
Repubican
Wilbur F
King
J. Hampton Moore
Chicago
National Republican League
Scott Bonham
R. R Nevin
Dayton
G. E B. Hamlin
Toledo
A. J. Riggs
Springfield
B F Wirt
Youngstown
E G. Biddison
Athens
Fred H. Tibbetts
Democratic Barbecue and Lincoln Birthday in Columbus
In Columbus on February 13 a Jefferson Jackson Lincoln League barbecue marked Lincoln's birthday with 2,500 attendees. Hon John J Lewis hosted a reception for Bryan at Park Hotel, Tom Z. Johnson spoke on Local Self-Government, Budd of California praised The Plain People, and Bryan delivered The Test of True Democracy. He warned reformers against party splits, urging Democrats to avoid intra party knives and urging unity.
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Columbus
Jefferson-Jackson-Lincoln League
Mr. Bryan
Park Hotel
C C. Philbrick
John J Lewis
Tom Z. Johnson
Cleveland
Citius
Budd
California
W. R. Hearst
Bryan
Jefferson
Bryan Defends 1900 Platform and Democracy Roots
In Chicago 1296 and Kansas City 1900 he stood firm on his convictions and rejected surrender. He said the 1900 platform was right if he ran on it and dismissed reliance on any alleged Democratic leader drawing inspiration from Wall Street.
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Chicago
Kansan City
Bryan
Wall Stim
Waves in the Harbor Tell of Harry and Ennis Marriage
A humorous tale recounts Harry Young of Bluff and Ennis Sheldon of Spring Mountain who wed after a thwarted rush for a marriage license on a Coshocton journey. He misplaced the license aboard a train, but a brakeman recovered it before the ceremony, and the couple now live happily as newlyweds with no sorrow yet in sight.
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Harry Young
Ennis Sheldon
Harry
Bluff
Spring Mountain
Coshocton
Court House
Fourth Street
More Castle
Roosevelt
Old
Sheriff Hedge
Annual Supper a Grand Success at Armory Hall
The Methodist Protestant church held its annual supper Thursday in Armory hall. More than eight hundred people were served and proceeds topped $200 under Jesse McBane’s management with a busy staff. Varied booths offered popcorn candy aprons ice cream and more while Sunday school classes ran the booths and tables.
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Methodist Protestantehitech
Armory Hall
Jesse McBane
M. V. Bond
Swab
Julan Daines
Carrell
Gleason Adama
Geo Conley
J Milligan
Mra
Charles Cottam
Misa Florence Fisher
Court House Partition Petition In Virginia Township Lands
Harvey Taylor seeks partition of about 150 acres in Virginia township or sale and division of proceeds in common pleas court. Howard Shaw custody case decided with Mrs. Shaw keeping the children and unpaid support set at 250 per week. Probate matters include Martha Askren as administrator of Joseph Askren estate and final accounts for Charles B. Preston guardian of Bessie Miller. Guardianship notices for Mary C. Masten. Marriages and multiple deeds filed in Coshocton and Coneville areas involving E A Marquand trustee to Howard Dawson and transfers among B P Sells, F E Milligan, and George S. Smith to Lucinda Ford.
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Harvey Taylor
Thomas Taylor
J. M Compton
Common Pleas Court
Carl Taylor
Virginia Township
Shaw
Donley
Howard Shaw
Sadie Shaw
Levi Daniel Lower
Monroe Township
Mabel M. King
E.A Marquand
Howard Dawson
Coneaville
B. P. Sells
F. E. Milligan
Coshocton
A. C. Sandies
George S. Smith
Avondale
Lucinda Ford
Dates Announced for UMW Meetings by Sullivan
State Vice President D H Sullivan released meeting dates for United Mine Workers sub districts in several towns. Athens sub district 1 February 28 Cambridge 6 February 26 Zanesville 6 March 2 Massillon 3 March 6 Wheeling 5 March New Philadelphia 5 March 16 Salineville 4 March 19 Fast Palestine 4 March 22 Wellston Jackson county 2 March 26. Meetings aim to discuss internal or deficient work with day labor and tonnage topics to be covered at the international convention.
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Sullivan
United Mine Workers of America
D. H. Sullivan
Athens
Cambridge
Zanesville
Massillon
Wheeling
New Philadelphia
Salineville
Fast Palestine
Elkins Antitrust Bill Passed in House Vote
Washington reports the Elkins antitrust bill likely to pass after a tight rule allowing one hour of debate. Democrats oppose but cannot block the measure. Littlefield and Powers seek to split with a rival bill. Final tally: 241 to 6.
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Age
Washington
House
Elkins Df
Committee On Rules
Littlefield
Maine
Powers
Massachusetts
New Municipal Code Discussed by Dayton Delegates
Joseph McDowell and Allen Homes report on an Ohio municipal code meeting in Dayton. Discussion covered home rule, two mile land option for platting, city supervision of additions, water rents directed to city treasury, and duties of officers under the code.
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Joseph McDowell
Allen Homes
Dayton
League of Ohio
Cty Treasury
McDowell
Emma
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Susan
E. Bell
John Street
Dr. Edwards
C. E. Anderson
Porter
Willie Hearer
Elkins Anti-Trust
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