Coshocton Fair Highlights Largest Attendance and Exhibits
The Coshocton County Agricultural Society’s fifty first annual fair drew an estimated nineteen to twenty thousand attendees. Visitors enjoyed horse races and the ostrich race, plus side shows, fruit stands, and a strong display of livestock and horticultural entries. Vehicle displays by J R Stewart and Coshocton Vehicle Co plus Burns and Gosser jewelry attracted crowds as the day concluded with a high note on a grand fair year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ared
Cosbocton County
J. R. Stewart
Coshocten
Coshocten Vehicle Company
Messrs. Burns & Gosser
Ffty
Coshocton County Agricultural Society
No. 5 2:24 Trot Purse 250 Hartman Wins
The race lists Will Patch driving Hartman to victory in a 2:24 trot for purses of 250. Fire details show Annie Dudley and Lady Lillian among the top finishers with various times and placements noted from the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Patch
Hartman
Lady Lillian
Annie Dudley
Spelman Jbertena
C. EB. Granger
Mary V R. Noegele
Iine
The Closing Day of the Fifty-fifth Coshocton Fair
The report notes the final day events of Coshocton county agricultural fair activities. It highlights closing ceremonies and any concluding exhibitions or awards reflected in the Agricultural Society's schedule.
Attendance soars at weekend event with large crowds observed
Attendance on Thursday neared 20 000 and Friday closing day drew about 10 000 on the grounds. Purse over 200 dollars highlights the speed ring with runners Black Patchen Frazer Interurban Swisher Sunshine Wyscarver Helen G in various time finishes.
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Black Patchen
Big
Frazer
Interurban
Bim
Swisher
Sunshine
Wyscarver
Helen G
B. m
Blackstone
Purse $200 Race Entries and Times Noted
A fragment lists purse of 200 dollars and multiple entry names with times. Entries include Nellie J and Swisher Black slipper among others with marked times around 2:24.
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Nellie J
J. Swisher
Ports Muay Paten
Miller Rocksey M
M. Mills
American Boy Dominates Heat Lineup At Local Track
Track event details show Arch ie S and American Boy leading early heats while several runners struggle to the back of the pack. Timings range around 2:19 to 2:34 with Track-Slow conditions and officials listed as Starter Armstrong and timer Speck.
Repurth Tlr's Notebook Mixed Local News
Sunday leisure drives and arrests at Price's saloon on Third street. M. W. McNaughton fainted at the fair grandstand but recovered. Sug ar Creek youth jailed after drinking. weddings planned in Baltic and Cambridge street. Mare Annie Dudley sold for 270 to C Ports. Annie Spelman entries noted. Mrs Temple travels to Pikeville for ill mother.
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M. W. McNaughton
Annie Dudley
C. Ports
H. B. Spelman
Death of Madame Friedland in Mittou Russia
Mrs. W C Frew learned of the death of Madame Friedland at her Mittou summer home in Russia after influenza struck her on her return in May. The widow, childless, had planned to return this fall to give lectures for the Russian government and bring a lace exhibit. Friends recall her charming personality and intelligence during visits to the city.
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W.C. Frew
Madame Friedland
Mittou
Lrussia
Russia
Redland
Exciting Experience as buggy mishap injures none
Auditor Lamberson and his daughter Ruth were riding with Cornelia Helen and Helen Matthews when a broken hold-back strap caused the horse to back into the buggy. The horse kicked, demolishing items within reach. All occupants were thrown clear, receiving only a minor chin cut to Mr. Lamberson while the children escaped unharmed.
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Auditor Lamberson
Ruth
Cornelia
Helen
Helen Matthews
Chestnut
For Sale: Ten-Room House on East Chestnut Street
Desirable ten room house on East Chestnut Street, inquire with L. D. Sehots at 13 Detroit &
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East Chestnut Street
L. D. Sehots
Hymens Altar Couples Tie Off Thursday in Coshocton Area
Marriages reported for Thursday include William J Phitlahaum of Manstrela wed to Laura BE Has of Avondale. Jacob Ancis and Eliza Manini of Stark County. Lewis Petry to Lva Dell Smith of Tiverton. John A Mores to Laura KE Catshall of Coshocton. Charles EOeed of Newcomers town to Mamie Mizer of Bakersville. Rev Toland and Rev S A Pinber officiating at multiple local homes. Other matches: Rev Wm EB Hunt joins George W Philabaum with Sophie M Kutscher of Arooddale and Charles F Phila baum with Lillie T Carter of Cushoctun.
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William J Phitlahaum
Manstrela
Laura BE
Has
Avondale
Jacob Ancis
Eliza Manini
Stark County
Dr Toland
Lewis Petry
Lva Dell Smith
Tiverton
John A. Mores
Laura KE. Catshall
Coshocton
Sever
Church of Christ
Charles Eoeed
Newcomerstown
Mamie M. Mizer
Bakersville
S. A. Pinber
Orchard
Wm. EB. Hunt
South Fourth Street
George W Philabaum
Sophie M. Kutscher
Arooddale
Charles F. Philabaum
Lillie T. Carter
Cushoctun
Mayors Court Docket Shows Drunken Driving Assaults and Fines
Frank Tiltchey appeared in the mayor's court for intoxication and fast driving and was fined 869 after pleading for leniency. Adam Potter pleaded guilty to intoxication, assault, and fighting and was fined 25 plus costs. Wm Dooley, accused of loitering at the Mecca hotel, paid 20 plus costs. Hat Callentine faced two assault charges over a cab fare dispute and was fined 25.60 after pleading guilty. Mayor Rinner issued a brief caution afterward.
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Frank Tiltchey
Huth
Adam Potter
Saumpsel
Adam
Wm. Dooley
Mecca Hotel
Callentine
C. C. Klein
Theodore Sonting
Earl
Klein and Sonting
Earr
McCarty
Pennsylvania Company
Rinner
Siberian Experiences and Saskatchewan Galician Plow Team
A To wa traveler describes Siberian frontier life and a Saskatchewan colony of Galicians performing hard field work. He recalls 12 to 15 women hitched two by two to an 18 inch breaking plow, plowing five acres daily through tough ground with calm endurance and practiced efficiency.
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Siberian
Saskatchewan
Baden Grand Duke Fred erick Reigns Longest Among European Rulers
The fifth month in Baden marks the era of Fred erick grand duke, aging 76, who has ruled longer than most monarchs except Austria’s emperor. He became regent after his father’s death in 19%2 due to his elder brother’s incapacity, and after his brother’s 1856 hopeless condition he took the grand duke title and soon wed Kaiser Wilhelm I’s daughter.
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Europe
Frederick
Grand Duke of
Baden
Austria
Ife
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Prussia
County Sunday School Convention Set at West Lafayette
The Coshocton County Sunday School convention will be held in West Lafayette on November 10 and 11. Delegates are urged to attend as the program includes addresses round tables and discussions. The State Tour Party of five specialists will visit to aid county events led by Dr Joseph Clark and others.
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Coshocton County
West Lafayette
State Sunday School Association
Joseph Clark
Timothy
Petroleum VM
Nabby
World
UH. A. Dowling
A. G. Crouse
FRF
Fhich
C Stevenson
Tamothy
Coshucton
Mayor Rioner Courthouse Session Recalls Eight Arrests
In a police court session at city hall Mayor Rioner heard eight arrests from Friday. Harry Dowty, intoxicated at the fair, was fined 1 and costs and sent to prison after a fainting spell at the Park hotel. John Jenkins pleaded guilty to intoxication and denied brass knuckles ownership, fined 3 and costs. Dolph White, now in Dresden, was fined 5 and costs after mishaps including a carriage strike and loss of his watch. A. Smith of Helues county faced intoxication charges and forfeited his watch to secure payment of the fine.
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Rioner
City Hall
Harry Dowty
Jennie Miller
Park Hotel
Canton
Gorman
John Jenkins
Rinver
Jenkins
Dolph White
Helues County
Bishop Moeber calls for prayers during Cincinnati strike
Bishop Moeber of Catum bes issues a statement urging daily prayers after Mass as a strike by wage earners continues. He declares once the strike ends a Te Deum will be sung and Benediction given. The letter argues wages must provide an honest, comfortable living and condemns depriving workers of fair pay.
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Entry Moeber
Catumbes
Cincinnati Diggese
Mrs Crowley Injured After Horseback Fall Near Dana Lewisville
Mrs Crowley age 841, a well known Coshocton resident, fell from her horse Friday afternoon while riding to neighbors after butter. Her injuries are not yet known but believed not serious. Her granddaughter Mrs Joseph Kuntz plans to visit today.
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Crowley
Dana Lewisville
Joseph Kuntz
Coshocton
Cord of Thanks for Kindness During Bereavement
Mrs Martha Andrews and family express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for their kindness during recent times and bereavement.
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Martha Andrews
Ohio's centenary tale of freedom and settlement
Ohio passed from territorial doubts to a free state status as Marietta became the first permanent Northwest settlement. The Ohio Company aided by Rufus Putnam and New England veterans built a thriving frontier, excluding slavery from the region and shaping the republic's course through the 19th century.
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Ohio
Manaseh Cutler
Massachusetts
Continental Congress
Jefferson
Lee
Cutter
Congress
Rufus Putnam
New England
Ohio Company
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio River
Marietta
Marie Antoinette
Joseph Smith
George Fox
Blind street singer Bakody linked to watch theft
A street performer named Prof. Bakody from Youngstown entertained in Mula street districts with a boy helper. After a pause at Pennsylvania Station he allegedly lent a pocket watch to a companion, John Rear, who then stole it and hid behind Warwick's saloon. Rear was arrested on Mickory Street, charged with theft. The watch was recovered and sent toward the Zanesville workhouse.
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Mula Street
Saburday
Bakody
Youngstown
Pennsylvania Station
Bone
Cher Mapel
Warwick
Mickory Street
City Bar
Zanesville
Herad
Twtulthud Brothers
Secant Band
Ping Pong in the Church Promotes Youth Outreach
Rev Edward Reinecke of Wharton Street Presbyterian Church Philadelphia plans weekly ping pong sessions in the Sunday school room to engage younger members. He may participate in games himself to boost religious outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Reinecke
Wharton Street Presbyterian Church
Philadelphe
Arange
Hhereafter
Young 4
Relacke
Sounds Like a Snake Story and Public Sale Notice
A fragmentary notice recounts a bottle thrown into the Muskingum river on January 6 by Orton Tyson of Beverly with a plea to state where found. It notes the bottle was later picked up in the Pacific Ocean by Mr. Roeder of Bloomington on June 10, 1902. A second line offers at public sale on the Plainfield remises 14 miles south on a New Day in October. The sale includes chattel property and a 97 acre farm with 75 acres cleared and a coal mine, two orchards, house and barns, with easy terms.
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Muskingum River
Orton Tyson
Beverly
Pacific Ocean
Mr. Roeder
Bloomington
Obit
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Horne
Dennison
Plainfield
Newday
Malachi Angie
People and visits fill county fair notes in Avondale
A long list of residents and visitors appears around the county fair, with names like Henry N Clark Roy Bucklew and Miss Lessie Boyd noted among travelers home from Washington city Cleveland and Chicago. Local hostings include Mr and Mrs Frank Bachevan Mr and Mrs Joseph Schott Mrs L K Anderson and others visiting Avondale Canal Dover Mohawk and Zanesville.
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Jacob Prous
Baltic
A. Prous
Frank Bachevan
Avondale
W. J. Kingtis
Washington
Jesse Bordenkircher
Plainfield
Dr. Mackey
Millersburg
Joseph Schott
Seat Baltic
Pred Sipp
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AM Departmente
Purse
Almerion
A. B.grove
Maggie V
Brm
Valentine
Blanche K
B. m. Smith
Royalwood
Blks
Lownsley
D. Fagg
Cora Mc
M. Headey
Stark Pointer
Red Dawn
Beard & Otter
Otline
Capt. Lyons
Nata B
N. E.vanetta
Pedlow
Joe Booth
Sherman Kigon
West & Shumak
E . Mollie G
J .D
Jeffries
Blue Bell
R. Clark
Fal Ashby Oi
Hugh Mcore
Toe
Aqseal Fai
Archie S
P. J. Hennan
Thomas
Mike Grady
R. Steen
Anoie Watson
Kim
Pocock
Bashford
Granger
Archie
T. Armstrong
C. BR. Speck
John Shaw
M. A. McConnell
A. H. Thompson
Nicholas
D. M. Ferguson
The
Gray Hardware Company
John Sbrigtey
Roscoe
Sunnday
Dad Bailey
Lennie Wells
Price
Third Street
Mapel
Mast Hudson
Sugar Creek
Besse Jones
Minne Hall
C Shoctow
Cambridge Street
Monford D.custer
Vesta Metzler
A. 8. Metzler
R. M. Temple
Pikeville
Ontaro
Hymen
Cushactow
Gretna Green
Cupid
Coshacton
Hs Honor
George Ross
Markley
Dr. Stacey
John H. Wright
W. A. Clarke
Wilsow Brook
Sunday School Association
West
Lafayette
Moeller
Mikes
Ohio Colonial Company
Coe
Roy Bucklew
Killbuck
Henry N. Clark
Louis
Lessie Boyd
Peter Berkert
Rogersville
R.A. Mlarper
Moan
Who Zinkon
George Zinkon
Will Schlah
Pitterburgh
William Compton
Mary Wilkins
Raud McDonald
Bertie Call
Mt. Sterling
Misa Lotelie Waddell
Willard Trendarson
Delaware
Jamey Munston
Alice Greg
Byesylle
W. A. Drummond
Walnut
Mias Carria Williams
Zapesville
Cambridge Road
E. H. II
Zapes~ville
Dr. Bendure
Ifred A. Smailsteed
Coshacton Vehicle Company
Charles Shaler
Lucile
L. W Sondlex
St Louis
A. CG
Clara Almack
Mohawk
Citizens’ Telephone Company
Susan Ringwenberg
Boure van, Lad
George Roney
Mattie Cox
Frank Wimmer
Washington, Pa
Mr. W. Wimmere
Myrtle Young
Rescue Schools
Columbus
Satan
Lower
Valentine Bahmer
8. A. Pious
Alva Jones
Pittsburg
SM. Waddell
South South
Miles Grace Williams
Bloomfield
Mibs Georgias McWarland
South Third
T. J. O'Neal
Miss Fay
W. H. Walliams
Anl
H. J. Nicodemus
John Beall
Chas. Miller
Marry
Newark
Amos Harvey
Sycamore
Harry Stover
Leroy Stover
South Fourth
Lizzie Wilson
Platefield
T. W. Wheeler
North Fourth
Bettie Bean
Lizzie Factor
Wintfred Callihan
Mlorvehce Lower
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