Ed Wilson Elected President of Public Safety Board
The public safety board organized at B. L. Shaw store with Edward Wilson as President and Ben L. Shaw as Secretary. Members include P. P. DeHart and Dr. Jesse McClain. They will oversee police and fire systems and plan changes, with stationery and rule books being printed in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Safety
B. L. Shaw
Edward Wilson
Ben L. Shaw
P. P. DeHart
Jesse McClain
Columbus
Prof Knott Not to Return to Coshocton School
Coshocton educators lose Prof Knott who resigns to take the English chair at Peoria Illinois Inch School for a salary of 1200 dollars. Several applicants are vying for theCoshocton vacancy with a decision not expected for one to two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coshocton
Prof
Knott
Peoria
New Saloon Planned on North Second Street
Messrs William Ramser and Jake Wright have leased the former Henry Clark buggy and wagon store room on North Second Street and will open a saloon at once. Ramser formerly distilled at Siegrist's distillery and Wright has worked as an expressman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ramser
Jake Wright
North Second Street
Henry Clark
Mr. Ramser
Siegrist’s Distillery
Mr. Wright
Lamma Taking Reading By Storm In Quicksteps Pitching
Ona Lamma, once a Coshocton lad, shines with Reading Pa Quicksteps. A Reading Eagle letter calls him the towns most popular man and notes he is pitching the best ball outside the big leagues. In a recent Schuylkill game he fanned fourteen and held opponents to three hits on the scratch order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ona “Pil” Lamma
Coshocton
Reading
Quicksteps
Reading Eagle
Lamma
Schuylkill
The
Eagle
Old Lincoln funeral train car in Peru preserved as paint shop relic
In Peru Indiana a dismantled Lake Erie & Western car sits in the yards repurposed as a paint shop and storehouse. The old sleeping car, once part of President Lincoln s funeral train, bears B & O No 1 initials and dates back forty two years. It later passed through Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania lines before joining the L E&W fleet.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Lake Erie & Western Railway
Peru
Lincoln
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania Company
Indianapolis
Peru & Chicago
Lake Erie & Western
Zanesville Unions To Decide Labor Day Plans
The Trades Council will decide where Zanesville artisans will celebrate Labor Day bidding from Coshocton Alliance Canton and Massillon. Coshocton leads now with Massillon promising next year, while Canton and Alliance prefer a circuit with Zanesville. A large turnout is anticipated.
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Trades Council
Zanesville
Coshocton
Alliance
Canton
Massillon
Alliance Desim
Five Dollar Bill Drives Boy From Home
Jim Pash, son of Joe Pash, runs away with a five dollar bill after selling a bicycle for five dollars to Willam Ramser's son. The 12 year old heads toward Massillon, hoping to join another Italian holdover. His uncle Mike McCue and county commissioner Loury Fisher plan to retrieve him. James Stipes witnesses their arrival as they are initiated into the Big Four at the depot and ride to see the Falls.
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Jim Pash
Joe Pash
Willam Ramser
Massillon
Pash
Mike McCue
James Stipes
Loury Fisher
Order of the Big Four
Council Adopts Police Lt Office and Local Improvements
Wheeling depot remains secure as fourth street paving is approved, contracts ordered, and bonds sold to local banks. East Main street improvement progresses. Library site dispute ends with motion to reconsider defeated and matter settled. Gas meter final action completed.
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Ehort
Wheeling
East Main
Wisenburg
Rodgers
Main Street
City Council Hears Paving Plan as Fourth Street Bonds Bid Time
At Thursday’s meeting the council debated the Fourth street paving project with Walter Eckert and Mrs. Dent among property owners pledging to cover their shares. The bonds were sold to two local banks after agreement on payment terms, with the project set to start once contracts are awarded. The session also addressed Walnut Street condemnation and an ordinance creating a lieutenant of police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Street
Board of Public Service
Weisner
Wimmer
Shaw, Tish and Hutchinson
Boards of Public Service
Smith
Fisher
Hosselt
Schatch Alley
Wisenburg
McCurdy
Dent
Board of Public Safety
Ries
Hahn
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Walnut Street
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Souta
Caesar
Wheeler
Dr. McCurdy
Pharion
Craig
Denzer
Rue
North Fourth Street
South Fourth Street
Engineer Fisher
Timmons
Council Hs
Bennett
Roche
Euclid
Coshocton
Meter installation dispute over billing responsibility
The irregular wording notes that meter installation was billed as a standard plumber’s charge and not funded by the company, since the contract does not specify company payment for meter setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plunher
Leighninger Pardon Petition Filed For Howard Leighninger
The surrender of Leighninger seeks a pardon for shooting Tom Calhoun during a debating society dispute. Filed by Bert Leighuinger the brother of the inmate and supported by several influential allies. Hearing set for August 10 before the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Leighninger
Tom Calhoun
Bert Leighuinger
Railway Wrecks
The Interstate commission report for the quarter ending March 31 shows 200 killed and 2834 injured in train accidents. Including workers and passengers, total casualties reach 827 killed and 11481 injured with 1650 collisions and 1181 derailments causing 2,491,046 damage to cars engines and roadways.
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Washington
Interstate Commission
United States
Lost purse found after ad in cheap want column
Mrs. L. Be. Dent dropped her purse Tuesday evening on the way home from downtown containing $9.50. She notified The Age, and a friend called with the purse found intact before the ad appeared, illustrating the immediate effect of placing an ad.
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Columa
Warsaw Road
Roscoe
C. E. Bannon
Ransom Dry Goods Co
Chili
O. Newhouse
D. Lower
Hakersville
R. H. Tredawy
Ohio
M. KE. Brillbart
Spring Mountain
Timothy
Wm. H. Stover
Blissfield
Jacob Labna
Otsego Road
Homer Turner
Keene
Avondale
Hugh Leavengood
W. E. Kaser
Jackson Township
K. Wheeler
New Guilford
Citizens
ED Wilson
Prof. Knott
the Age
Lad
W. A. Smith
Park Cash Grocery
Banguo
Banquo
S. H. Nicholas
Mr. Nicholas
Adam Schlgich
Banquo's
Nicholas
Rodgera
Council
Crawford
Pomerene
Leighninger
Scio College
Scio, O
Cedar Point
Coney Island
West
Sandusky Bay
Ist
Warsaw
Nellie
Walhonding
Lake Erie
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