Graduation Day for 1903 Class at Newark Opera House
The class of 1903 at Newark High School held commencement with ten graduates in caps and gowns. Addresses by Edgar Selby and Prof. Nathaniel Butler, plus a valedictory by Estella Almack, highlighted the ceremony. Diplomas were presented as Rev. Kohler gave benediction.
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Opera House
Board of Education
Nathaniel Butler
Newark Auditorium
J. S. Ebersole
Edgar Selby
Vincent Lenhart
Blanche Beale
Chicago University
Estela Almack
Henry W. Gracy
Rene Fic Tey
Willem Burns
Board of Edreation
H. S. Kohler
Miss Beale
Grosvenor
Estella Olive Almack
Eleanor Burns
Rebecca Miller
Grace McAdam
Philippines Hit by Major Hurricane Damages Shipping
A hurricane in the Philippines caused extensive shipping losses. The steamer Resila de Visayas was completely lost with part of the crew saved. Two other vessels were driven ashore and total losses, with crews saved.
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Philippines
Manila
Resila de
Machen faces grand jury true bill in delivery chief case
Washington June 5 The grand jury is expected to report a true bill against A. W. Machen former superintendent of free delivery service this afternoon and will then consider the Groff brothers tied to the Machen case.
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Machen
Washington
A. W. Machen
Free Delivery Service
Groff Brothers
Fruit Trees and Plants for Sale at Almack Corner
Now is the time to order fruit trees grape vines currants gooseberries roses and early strawberry potato. J. W. Almack corner of Walnut and South Lawn phone 129.
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J. W. Almack
Walnut
South Lawn
Gas Pipe Laid from Bazil Miller to Eisner Regulator House
The gas pipe runs underground from the Bazil Miller gag area to the regulator house on the Dowling lot bought by Mr. Eisner, via John Page as agent, for $125. The line will need fittings before town expansion and has already produced a first burn at the regulator house Monday night with several followings. Once pumped, Mr. Eisner expects rapid completion, though some attachments are still awaited.
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Gag
Bazil Miller
Regulator House
Dowling
Mr. Eisner
John Page
Regulitor Howse
Eisner
Dreadful Cyclone Ravages Gainesville Area
Mrs Auines Peen recounts a cyclone that struck Gainesville, Georgia area causing over a hundred deaths and many injuries. The letter describes dark skies, flying debris, collapsed houses, and a damaged electric car barn while救救 rescue teams from Atlanta worked through the night.
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Auines Peen
Wal Carlisle
Gainesville
William
Brown’s
New Holland
Corn Crop Decreasing Across Ohio Study Warns
Ohio Agricultural Bulletin editor C. G. Williams notes corn area exceeds 3.2 million acres and has grown since the 1870s but yields per acre have steadily fallen. From 1890 to 1899 the burn off was 3.24 bushels per acre, linked to livestock industry shifts and soil depletion. Rotation and fertility management recommended. Dr. William Carroll and Dr. Robert Carroll visited Keene for a family illness. C. P. Thompson, a Zanesville laundryman, was in the city.
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Ohio
C. G. Williams
Ohio Agricultural Bulletin
Wooster
The Future of the Ohio Canal Up for Debate
Judge John David Jones argues in Newark on the canal’s future as a ship route from Cleveland to the Muskingum at Zanesville. He notes commission investigations, urban pressure from Zanesville Coshocton Akron and Newark, and risks of partial abandonment if southern interests lag.
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John David Jones
Newark
Cosnocton
Ohio Canal
American Tribune
General Assembly
Zanesville
Coshocton
Akron
Cleveland
Muskingum River
Ohio River
Commission
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Adams and major firms target dry towns claim
The Adams United States and American Express companies are said to request a list of Ohio dry towns from the Anti-Saloon League, claiming instructions not to sell wet goods there. Unclear outcomes and possible lawsuits against known defendants are noted, with mentions of a New York goods house and related parties.
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Adams
United States
American Express
Ohio
Anti-Saloon League
Erie Railroad Emphasizes Dapper Trainmen Etiquette
The Erie Railroad enforces a new standard for conductors and crews to appear neat and well dressed. Trainmen must shine shoes, wear flawless clothes, and maintain creased trousers, with expectations that polite, non abrasive behavior accompanies the look.
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Chicago
Erie Railroad Company
Indiana
Amd
Ohire
Peat
Attachment Issued in Ohio Suit for Fifteen Dollars Fifty Cents
Smith Brown sues Charles Chris in Coshocton County Ohio. Justice B F Baker issues attachment against the defendant for 15.50 on May 22 1903. Dr Guy Love travelled to Minerva on business six days earlier.
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Smith Brown
Charles Chris
B. F. Baker
J. P
Oxford Township
Coshocton County
Ohio
Guy Love
Minerva
Brother James Gamble Dies in Ireland at 73
Word reached Friday of the death of James Gamble in Armagh City Ireland He died May 24 after a short illness from kidney trouble He was a grocer and aged 73 He was a brother of Hugh Samuel and William Gamble of this city and living relatives were noted by name in the message
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James Gamble
Armagh City
Ireland
Hugh
Samuel
William Gamble
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