Accident at Meck & Beach plant injures worker's finger
An assistant on a large cyclinder press at the Meck and Beach plant in Tuesday morning work minutes led to the index finger injury when the press swung and caught the finger. The injured man, already hurt before by a mower, went to Dr Carr's office for treatment and is expected back to work in a few days. His home is on South Sixth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es Saryana Et E Press
C.li Uf
Meck & Beach Company
Trolley line assured from Wheeling to Coshocton
News from Wheeling reports the Bellaire Zanesville and Cincinnati line will be converted to standard electric service extending toward Coshocton. The sale to the Appleyard syndicate brings 25 000 acres of coal land into play with plans of a Zanesville to Coshocton extension under the new company.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Zanesville
Coshocton
Bellaire
Cincinnati
Ohio
Appleyard
Ohio Valley
Ohio River and Western
Col. 5. L. Mooney
Woodsfield, C
Columbus
Springfield
Urbana
Appleyard Syndicate
Felumlee Wins the Burns & Gosser Medal at Gun Club
William Felumlee won the Burns & Gosser medal at the Greater Co sho ct on gun club shoot, hitting 20 of 25 birds amid challenging wind and sun. About fifteen contestants competed, with several close seconds as Schaich led with 22 of 25. The medal is not contested again until the first Friday in April. Also reported, Rev. J R Canavin was consecrated coadjutor bishop of Pittsburg diocese, receiving $5,000 from both the St Pauls congregation and the clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GUN Club
William Felumlee
Burns & Gosser
Greater Coshocton
Felumlee
William Schaich
Pittsburg
J R. T Canagin
Ryan
Phelan
Donahue
St. Paul's Cathedral
Canavin
Two Hundred Girls Escape Fire at Mississippi Female College
Fire destroyed the main building and laundry at Moyridan Mississippi female college. Two hundred girls were inside, all escaped with most losing clothing to their nightwear. Unclaimed letters list at Cosheston post office for week ending February 23, 1902 includes Mrs. Edward Allen and several gentlemen. Claimants should say advertised and provide list date.
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Moyridan
Miss
Mississippi Female College
Cosherton
Edward Allen
Jane Brine
Samuel Daken
Edward Krider
Charles W. Ross
W. BE. Ralls
Bw. McCoy
P.m
Coshocton Piano Factory Shows Early Output Progress
In a Coshocton inquiry this morning, C. S. A. Compton said the first piano from the Boston Piano Co. was shipped to Carbon Hill Ohio and sold for 365 dollars, and the first organ sold last Saturday to Miss Ida McGiffen a teacher in Canad Lewisville for 85 dollars. The Coshocton goods are praised for tone and workmanship. The factory now produces one piano and three organs daily, with plans to double output soon. Also noting a local drug ad for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tablets at C. E. Anderson's store with a 25 cent regular size.
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Coshocton
Chamberlain
C. E. Anderson
Hatchet Wielding Husband Attacks Wife on Water Street
Jake Henry, noted for hatchet displays, caused a drunken melee at his Water Street home. He hurled a hatchet at his wife after she tried to stop him, she escaped to a neighbor’s, police arrested him on Walnut Street and he faces cleansing and reflection.
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Jake Henry
Carrie Nation
Water Street
Jake
City Hall
Decker
Wrinut Street
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praise and Local Movements
A reader extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy praising its long use and effectiveness for coughs colds and croup. Mentions sale by BE Anderson Forbes block and notes hardware convention travel by Henry F. Rey Mr Walker and George M. Gray to Columbus for a Ohio Hardware association meeting. Also advert for Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets at C B Andersons Drug Store offering free samples and claims relief from biliousness headache and constipation.
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J A Moore
North Star
Mich
BE. Anderson
Forbes Block
Henry F. Rey
Mr Walker
Cleveland
George M. Gray
Columbus
Ohio Hardware Association
Gas Line Nears Completion in Roscoe Area
The long awaited natural gas line reaches the edge of the city with trenches nearly finished. Pipe laid to Leltetilley store in Roscoe as workers trench from the forks between the rivers to the city west. Gas expected to burn in Coshocton next week with belt line work and system changes still ahead.
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Roscoe
Leltetilley
Coshocton
Superintendents Elect Officers for National Education Assn
Cincinnati Feb 25 department superintendents of the National Educational association today elected officers. President Henry R. Emerson of Buffalo, vice presidents Edwin B. Cox of Xenia and John W. Abercrombie of Tuscaloosa, Ala, secretary J H. Hineman of Little Rock.
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Cincinnati
National Educational Association
Henry R. Emerson
Buffalo
Edwin B. Cox
Xenia
John W. Abercrombie
Tuscaloosa
Ala
J H. Hineman
Little Rock
Pain Balm Heals Rheumatism Beginnings in Winter of 1898
Mr Wheeler of Northwood N H credits Chamberlain a Pain Balm with curing his rheumatism after a severe winter. He says joints were crippled yet improved from the first application and he has worked steadily since. Advertisement notes Mrs Austin's Pancake Flour and grocery availability in Forbes block.
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R. Wheeler
Northwood
C. BE. Anderson
Forbes Block
Spike Caught Cloths and Sprague Injured on Trestle
Martin J. Sprague fell from the Wal honding trestle Tuesday at 10:20 AM while replacing ties for W. R. Radbone's rebuilding crew. A spike in a protruding log tore his trousers and dragged him along, leaving him with a suspected spinal injury from a twenty foot fall. He was treated by Dr. Carr and transported home on Chestnut Street shortly after, two weeks after his marriage.
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Martin J. Sprague
Walhonding
W. R. Radbone
Sprague
Westle
Anson Sprague
Radbone
Canal Dover Boy Victim of Typhoid Fever Scourge
Typhoid fever worsens in Ithaca and at Cornell University with 14 student deaths and about half the student body remaining on campus. Townspeople report 50 fever cases and 16 deaths as physicians race to treat the outbreak while university leaders acknowledge the grave crisis and consider all drastic measures.
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Canal Dover
Are
Ithaca
Cornell University
James Vinaton
Cornell
Schvinian
Wireless Telegraphy on the Lakes Near Buffalo
Dr. Lee DeForest of New York visited Buffalo to arrange a wireless telegraph station. The initial range will cover the Great Lakes with Cleveland as the nearest relay point. Negotiations are underway with two lake lines to serve vessels this season, with plans for Detroit and Buffalo service later.
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Bufffalo
Lee DeForest
New York
Buffalo
Great Lakes
Cleveland
de . Fearest
Detroit
Daughters of American Revolution Allows Two Presidential Terms
Washington report states the national Daughters of the American Revolution amended its constitution to permit the president to serve two terms regardless of prior service. The change is understood to favor Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of Senator Fairbanks, seeking re election.
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A. R
Age
Washington
National Society of the Daughters of the Amaedean Revolution
Fairbanks
Allen's Foot Powder and Childhood Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Dreamlike remedies for children and teething, promising cures for feverishness and stomach troubles alongside Allen's Foot Powder for chilblains and sweaty feet. A separate brief reports the Cooper Wells Knitting Works in St. Joseph Michigan burned, causing about 300,000 in loss and leaving 360 workers idle.
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Mother Gray
Mother Grave
Children Home
New York
Allen &Olmetead
LeRoy
St. Joseph Mich
Cooper Wells Knitting Works
Fred Lembright Jr Leaves Lang's Bakery for Alliance Post
Changed Jobs reports Fred Lembright Jr, longtime Lang's bakery employee, will depart in a few days to accept a new position in Alliance, marking a transition in local staffing.
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Fred Lembright, Jr
Lang's
Alliance
Fire Destroys Schultze Plant in McKee's Rock
Pittsburg reports the Schultze plant of the American Bridge company at McKee's Rock burned today, destroying its entire works. Loss estimated at 210000 dollars, fully insured. Additionally, a notice mentions Mrs. Austins Pancake Flour and a marriage by a Justice of the Peace between James D Bailey and Miss Adam Davis of Coshocton.
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Pittsburg
Schultze
American Bridge Company
McKeees’ Rock
Justice of the Peace
James D. Bailey
Adam Davis
Coshocton
Squire Wimmer
School Board Elections Varied by Ward System Under New Code
A state inquiry on electing school board members under the new municipal code clarifies that wards determine board numbers in cities and do not alter methods in towns, villages, and townships. In cities with ward systems, current members may hold over while awaiting new legislation.
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Lewis D. Bonebrake
Boards of Education
Board of Education
Citié
General Assembly
Bonebrake
Otty
Engineering feat by Bock in new Wabash tunnel
George J. Bock Jr of this city, son of George J. Bock Sr, belongs to the engineering corps that completed borings for the Wabash tunnel under Greentree hill in Pittsburg. The mile long tunnel was bored from both ends and the center, with a shaft sunk midway. Measurements when gangs met were only three quarters of an inch out of place.
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George J. Bock
Wabash
Greentree Hill
Pittsburg
Wild freight kills two at Kittanning Point
Telegraph report from Altoona dated February 24 says a wild freight on the Pennsylvania road at Kittanning Point ran down a steep grade and struck another train. Flagman J. H. Cox was killed, engineer E. Cooney fatally hurt, and four other trainmen injured.
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Altoona
J. H. Cox
E. Cooney
Kittanning Point
Knighted Barbadian Chief Justice Conrad Reeves Story
Conrad Reeves rose from office boy to Chief Justice of Barbadoes and knight of the British realm. His life inspired Booker T. Washington as a landmark for Black achievement, with praise from British officials and a noted legal career. Reeves faced challenges, argued cases with wit, and was eventually knighted in 1886 after serving as attorney and solicitor general and as a member of the local parliament. His rise remains a celebrated chapter in colonial Black history.
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Conrad ‘Reeves
Booker T. Washington
Reaves
England
Reeves
Barbadoes
Samuel Jackman Prescod
West Indies
House of Assembly of
Middle Temple
Prescod
Commercial Chamber
Charles Packer
Island of
Darhadees
Mr. Reeves
Sir Charles Lees
Earl Granville
Charles Lees
Samuel Lewis
Sierra Leone
West Africa
London
Sir Conrad Doting
Tribute from James Anthony Froude to Sir Conrad Reeves
The English historian Froude praises Sir Conrad Reeves in a printed tribute. He cites cautious views on race and asserts no congenital capacity difference between races. Reeves’ craniological objections are countered, arguing equal potential for distinguished men from both races and noting Reeves’ well earned success.
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Bean
James Anthony Zroude
Conrad Reeves
Africa
Comrad Reeves
Money Lost On Main Street Rewards Offered
Marion Hall a Hickory Street bartender dropped a cash bundle on Main Street in front of the Oak hotel par. The loss includes a $100 Commercial Bank certificate of deposit with about $24 in bills wrapped around it. Hall advertises for return offering a reward and requests information.
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Marion Hall
Oak
Hickory
Main Street
Commercial Bank
Hull
Grip Epidemic Strains New York Hospitals
Telegraph report from New York notes Believue Hospital with 920 patients crowded beyond capacity due to grip. Brooklyn health officials vent and fumigate public buildings including courts and schools. Twelve grip deaths in the week and forty six in February in Brooklyn alarm residents.
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New York
Believue Hospital
Brooklyn
Birds of W. 3 Dom flock on Fourth
North Fourth street residents report a boom of nocturnal birds of wisdom, booby owls, numbering many in August. On Tuesday night two were found perched in a tree and captured by Harry Richards. They were taken to Parkview billiard parlor and later released after attracting attention.
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North Fourth Street
Harry Richards
Parkview
Killed on a Switching Engine at Middletown Junction
Charles Carter of London Ohio and Hershiser of Columbus were fatally injured on a Pennsylvania switching engine at Middletown Junction when they were thrown against a freight car while standing on the foot bar. The incident occurred this morning Feb 25. The Farmers Institute opened at Tiverton Wednesday afternoon and continued Thursday.
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Middletown Junction
Charles Carter
Yorshifer
Pennsylvania
Carter
London
Ohio
Hershiser
Columbus
Farmers’ Institute
Tiverton
Proved sin Case Clarified in Harsh Exchange
The exchange centers on a harsh confrontation where a mother notes worsening behavior from Wilte after a whipping yesterday. Wilte asserts the punishment proved a point, insisting the youth was as bad as possible yesterday and that the mother was wrong.
No Enemies in Sight for Cactus Cal as Gunfights Subside
A cowboy asserts Cactua Cal has no enemies, explaining his habit of ending threats quickly. In other news, the Russian government advances Black Sea trade with a new railway line project near Sarepte and Tsaritsyn, creating a basin and port at Novorossiysk to handle grain, petroleum, fish, and other cargoes from the Volga and Kama regions, with an expected 5,000,000 tons annually.
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Aaid
Cowboy
Sarepte
Tsaritsyn
Volga
Kama
Novorossiysk
Easter novelty items and decorative chicken houses
The New York Times notes Easter pretties are out bright, featuring decorative chicken houses and themed bonbon belles. A yard display includes a small hover and other festive touches, reflecting playful spring decor.
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The
New York Times
Carly
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W. R. Pomerene
Mr. Appleyard
C. B. Anderson
Grug
Mr. Wheeler
Mrs Austin
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Austin
Austins
Akes
Ios Rama
Ahr Ber
Allen
Colt Water
Slepont Wirty S
Weney
Tate & Trust CO
Tatarg, Pa
A. A
Pherrd
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