Hold-up Details Emerge On Lafayette Road Incident
Laborer John Huff, attacked while carrying money near West Lafayette, evades two assailants and escapes with minor injuries. Huff, walking after a farm job, recalled two men he identified in the dim roadside struggle and later reached the Miller farm with the money roll still in hand. Details suggest ongoing investigation with names not disclosed for now.
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John Huff
Niy
John Richmond
Evansburg
Newcomerstown
Coshoct
Wighisig
Norris
Evans
Huff
Pied
Basil, Miller
West Lafayette
Miller Farm
Butt
Miller
Juff
Lib er Outlook Harms Business Says Dun
Dun and Company reviews say fundamental conditions are unchanged though higher temperatures dampen holiday apparel sales. Labor in building trades shows no improvement and further disruption may occur, but overall outlook remains satisfactory with improving mercantile collections and looming holiday trade.
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Telegraph
Age
New York
R. G
Dun & Company
Review of Trade
Geneon
Lenting
Gas Man Impostor Tries Night Entrance in Coshocton
In Coshocton a smooth impostor dressed as a gas man tried to gain entry at the back door of Mrs. Ernest Higgins on Walnut and Seventh streets around 11:00 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Higgins questioned him, he claimed to read meters, and then fled before police were notified and an officer patrol was placed on watch.
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Coshocton
Rivellingis
Ernest Higgins
Walnut
Smith
Love's Road Probate Hurdle Delays County Weddings
Two couples faced probate delays on Love's Road due to marriage license rules. Hiram Wyatt of Conesville sought to wed Carrie Frost, but she resides in Muskingum County, forcing him to travel to Zanesville to obtain the required license. The second case continues on page four.
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Love’s
Hiram Wyatt
Conesville
Hiram
Carrie Frost
Muskingum County
Coshocton County Inches Behind On Bad Roads
J L Boyd, fresh from Union County, compares road quality noting 500 miles of good roads there and 600 miles of travel with none as poor as Coshocton to Keene. He urges a strong good roads push for the county as most needed. Death comes to Mrs Heenshel in Mt Vernon. W W Morford family to attend funeral.
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Coshocton
J. L. Boyd
Boyd
Union County
Keene
W. W. Morford
Heenshel
Mt. Vernon
The Age to Run Special Legislative Coverage from Columbus
The Age hires a special correspondent to cover the Ohio legislature session in Columbus. Expect daily letters, biweekly summaries, wire alerts for Coshocton and eastern Ohio, and photographs of future leaders. The service begins around December 10 with comprehensive metropolitan reporting.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ager
Tha’ Age
Hity
Age
State House
The
Tate
Cincinnati’ Enquirer
Way
Toledo Blade
Coshocton County
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Four convicts blow gates of pen in escape bid
From Jefferson City four state penitentiary inmates tunnelled and blew the outside steel gate with nitroglycerin, killing three guards or workers and wounding none. The fugitives dashed through the street, fired at pursuers, and used a wagon as shield during a short chase ending near a Pacific railroad depot.
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Jefferson City
Grundy County
Galeman Clay
Pacific Railroad
Orville
K. Laner
Lane
Foraker Confident on Interstate Rate Bill Provisions
Telegraph summary from Washington details Senator Foraker of Ohio explaining ratemaking provisions in the interstate law amendment. He warns against local discrimination and calls for court review limits to avoid broader governmental power.
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Washington
Sendi Committee
Senator Foraker
Oho
Foraker
Jsuch
Santa Claus Letters Reach The Age For Christmas
The Age invites readers to write letters to Santa Claus with carefits and hopes to deliver joy yearly. Families are urged to send notes as part of the Christmas season, promising thoughtful messages and a festive connection through the publication.
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Santa’ Claus
Santa Clare
Preacher Illness Delays Service at West Lafayette Church
The Rev Lemoyhes Welly of West Lafayette was taken ill and could not preach at the M Pighdreh church. Other arrangements were made for Sunday services. Supreme Court readiness noted with Roche Roche and John C Adams representing defendants in the Lee will case. Pomerene & Pomerene are attorneys for M F Lee, the plaintiff.
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Wwe
Lemoyhes
West Lafayetté
M. P
Supreme Court
Roche & Roche
John C. Adams
Lee
Benny
Pomerene
Pt M.’F. Lee
New High School Building is Urged For Greater Coshecton
Governor elect Pattison selects H H McFaddert of Steubenville for the Mansfield Reformatory board. McFaddert previously served on the Mansfield board and declined a prior reappointment.
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Coshecton
Cincinnati
Pattizon
H.H. McFaddert
Steubenville
Ohio Reformatory At
Mansfield
McFadden
Mansfield Reformatory Board
Herrick
Man and wife fatally scorched by tar kettle blast
Manville Ohio November 25 Mr and Mrs James Greely were badly burned when a kettle of boiling tar exploded in their home. They sought exit outdoors as a farmhand rushed inside grabbed the kettle and threw it through a window. The wife was burned severely and is expected to die while the husband suffered severe leg scalds.
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Manville, O
James Greely
Slot Machines Run In By Proprietors Across City
The Age reports free war rooms delivered slot machines by express Sunday and spread them citywide. Officials have not acted to remove them, despite statutes and ordinances, yet proprietors began quietly withdrawing machines after public exposure.
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Age
Free War
Ordinstees
Mio Ote
Fool Bet Was Paid in Canal Dover
A fragmentary local notice from Canal Dover reports a misfired bet and a payment made to settle a dispute. The text is garbled and unreadable in portions, but the core reference indicates a wager settled within the city.
New High School For Coshocton Advocated By Supt Piatt
Supt H B Piatt argues Coshocton needs a modern high school costing 40 000 to 50 000 for long term growth. He cites Chestnut street building as inadequate and presents proposals including additions to South Law School and a new building on the southeastern lot to relieve overcrowding.
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Coshocton
H. 8. Piatt
Dr. Pratt
Chestnut Street
Yelief
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