Speaks Directs Fight Against Fish Poachers
Bellefontaine Ohio January 21 A struggle between game wardens and poachers rages at the Mercer county reservoir Attorney A J Miller of the state fish and game commission reports Peter Rudolph an alleged poacher leader is jailed at St Marys General John C Speaks directs the effort in person armed deputies patrol the lake shores and numerous nets have been confiscated amid fears of further clashes.
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Bellefontaine, O
Mercer County
A. J. Miller
Ohio State Fish and Game Commission
Peter Rudolph
St. Marya
John C
Damage at McCort Home From Melting Snow
Snow weighed cornice shattered sky light flooding lower Main street apartments in Hay block. While family was away a mass of slush entered the home, ruining beds, dining table, sewing table with unfinished waists and dresses, rugs, and other furniture. Damages estimated at about fifty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. McCort
Main Street
Night Rider's Raid Warns Against Harsh Pills
A playful warning about night riders and harsh calomel, croton or aloes pills. The ad promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as gentle and cleansing, claiming relief from colds headaches constipation malaria. Available for 25e at C E Anderson Coshocton and C M Ferguson Roscoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
C. E. Anderson
Coshocton
C. M. Ferguson
Roscoe
Tillman Strikes At The Judiciary
In Washington on January 22 the senate debated federal judge salaries. The body approved raises from 7000 to 9000 for 29 circuit judges and from 6000 to 8000 for 84 district judges. Senator Borah argued against increases and Tillman suggested some judges were on corporate payrolls, provoking clashes over naming specifics.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Committee On Appropriations
Tillman
Local notes from Pearl and surrounding areas
Mrs. Samuel Everhart suffered a paralytic stroke last Thursday night. Dr. Volz attends her. Miss Fidith Everhart visiting her brother in Zanesville. H. M. Ewing spent Friday with parents. George Anney bought Ark Deeds farm home. Deeds plans to move to Colorado. Mrs. Stella Litten of West Bedford visiting sister Mrs. Mary Norman. Mrs. John Olinger and children Carl and Mildred visited Dundee pratt last week. Mrs. L. Ewing seriously ill. Minnie Boyd ill with quinsy. William Everhart to sell chattel property Feb 2 and move to Battle. George Smith family and Mrs. Jane Forney of Canton visiting Lane Everhart. F. R. Klein in West Lafayette on business. Miss Phoebe Zingg and Miss Clara Bender taking music lessons from Miss Corona Daugherty of Fresno.
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Pearl
Samuel Everhart
Dr. Volz
Fidith Everhart
Zanesville
H. M. Ewing
George Anney
Ark Deeds
Deeds
Colorado
Stella Litten
West Bedford
Mary Norman
John Olinger
Carl
Mildred
Dundee
Pratt
Dr. L. Ewing
Minnie Boyd
William Everhart
Battle
George Smith
Jane Forney
Canton
Lane Everhart
F. R. Klein
West Lafayette
Minsea Phoebe Zingg
Clara Bender
Mise Corona Daugherty
Fresno
Dresden National Bank Officers Named
The Dresden National Bank elected last Tuesday W W C Copland as president Dennis Mattingly as vice president John Hornasg as cashier with Leatie Keyes Howard Taylor and P C Motevern serving as directors.
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Dresden National Bank
W. C. Copland
Dennis Mattingly
John Hornasg
Leatie Keyes
Howard Taylor
P. C. Motevern
New President of America's Biggest University
Professor Abbott Lawrence Lowell has been elected president of Harvard to succeed Charles W. Eliot when his resignation takes effect next spring. Lowell, an alumnus of 1877, has a long record in law and government writing including Essays In Government and The Government of England. His family is among New England's oldest lineages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Charles W. Eliot
Boston
Europe
H. Morse Stephens
Colonial Civil Service
America
England
New England
Old Fashioned Fireplace Sparks Home Blaze
Theatre department answered a midnight alarm at a double frame residence owned by Julius Shoemaker two doors south of Walnut on Fourth Street East. An open grate heated to red bricks, igniting woodwork. flames reached the floor before firefighters could stop the fire. Loss not exceeding 27 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Shoemaker
Randles and Lee
Walnut Street
Fourth Street
Mrs Riley of Conesville Dies at Dennison Home
The death of Kisworth Riley of Conesville occurred at her mother’s home in Dennison on a Wednesday evening. Ill with tuberculosis for a year she grew weaker, moved to her mother’s residence, and died at 27. Survived by her husband and two daughters Hennie 12 and Mary 11, who mourn her untimely loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kisworth Riley
Conesville
Dennison
Ter
Hennie
Mary
Newcomerstown Horse Medicine Mistake Sparks Local Rumor
In Newcomerstown on January 21 two young men mistook Dr. Foster’s horse medicine for whiskey. After sampling about a half pint each, a mule of a horses tonic caused quick ill effects. The incident led to a small loot of jugs found later as the pair plotted a vote for local option. A new social club formation and a misquoted theater worker’s vacation note also appear in the town chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcomerstown
Jam
Frank Wolf
Wolf Station
Foster
Coshocton
Mr. Wolf
Pace
Express
Darling
Vogenmus
Resolutions Adopted at the Walhonding Institute
The Walhonding Farmer's Institute adopted several resolutions praising the Hedford Male Quartette for music, thanking local helpers and speakers, and urging adherence to state laws and proper organization. The notes urge representatives to adjust class protections and commend various individuals for lectures and support.
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THE
Walhonding Institute
Walhonding
S.J. Baldwin
Housekeeper
Horiatho Marksey
Stade Banat
Elvita Us Noir Institute
M. A. Almack Chord Bett J. OG. Scote
Atul Gb
Poultry Show Draws From Across Ohio Statewide Interest
The Poultry Pan dher's Association met in Al Renner's barber shop to discuss plans for a February chicken show at Hy Hall. Four hundred catalogs have been mailed, with participants from Ohio and other states expected, and the association will meet next Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Pandher's Association
al Renner
Hy Hall
Ohio
Skelton Found Guilty and Elson Granted Week Respite
In Coshocton County court, Thomas Skelton was found guilty of furnishing whiskey and fined 100 dollars after a police raid on the Anna Murphy house. Price Elson’s trial was postponed to January 29 with a 200 dollar bond. Anna Murphy and Lizale Clark were bound over to juvenile court for contributing to delinquency. Four Clark children testified, drawing an emotional scene as they described events at the house.
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Anna Murphy
Thomas Skelton
Price Elson
Lizale Clark
Donsley
Elson
Clark
Fire injures 16 inmates at Mahoning County Infirmary
A fire at the Mahoning County Infirmary in Canfield Ohio damaged the men's building and left 16 inmates burned, with one believed fatally hurt. Firefighters could not control flames due to wind shifts and weak water pressure. Loss is estimated at 36000 dollars. 245 inmates housed in three sections.
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Canfield
Mahoning County Infirmary
New Coshocton Souvenir Cards Shown by Local Dealers
Local dealers display new Coshocton souvenir cards featuring Main Street view east from Second Street Court House and several country views highlighting regional scenes and landmarks.
Bees in tree yield seventy five pounds honey
Johnny and Herman Bowden found about 75 pounds of honey in a cavity of a fallen oak while cutting rails three miles east of town on J. R. Bowden’s farm last week. The incident was reported by the Adamsville Register.
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Johnny
Herman Bowden
J. R. Bowden
Adamsville Register
Local names listed in faded obituary page
A list of individuals including Mer, Georgia Patterson, Hazel Altman, Dana Metzler, Edith Conkle, Hazel Patterson, Lola Fiilay, Ethel Hoover, Jessie Graham, Leslie Sickel, Bonner Graham, Otto Findlay, Noble Palmer, Walter Lowe, Carl Grahium, Manner Guthrie, Rile Kaser, Grover Williams, Charles Kaser, Joseph Kasey, Gilbert Patterson, Floyd Altman, and George Nichol appears in a faded obituary page. The fragment preserves multiple family and community members, suggesting a memorial or notice section with repeated surnames Patterson Altman and Kaser among others.
Injuries from Slip on Ice Leave Local Man in Critical Condition
Francis Walker aged 78 of near West Bedford slipped on ice in his yard and suffered shock that left him in a critical condition though no single injury was noted. Also reported is the death of Mrs. Jonnie Spangler in Los Angeles after paralysis, aged about seventy, known in Coshocton. A New Home entertainment hosted by Sheriff and Mrs Melrosald drew over sixty guests including Roscoe board members, teachers, pupils and alumni. Charles Getdel traveled to Bolivar and Zoar to inspect canal work where Wheeling & Lake Erie is building a high embankment to support a trestle. Navarre merchants oppose locating Wheeling & Lake Erie shops at Brewster three miles away, fearing negative impact.
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Francis Walker
West Bedford
Mr. Walker
Jonnie Spangler
David Spangler
Los Angeles
Calif
Sherif
Melrosald
Chestnut Street
Roscoe Schools
Charles Getdel
Bolivar
Zoar
Wheeling & Take Erie
Senator Mahaffey Denies Mileage Graft In Senate Row
Report notes Mahaffey refuses to exploit a mileage law as VOUCHER worth 207 dollars remains uncashed. Senate scenes reference Beatty of Wood and a push to funnel funds to a state head fund amid graft suspicions. Text also mentions Rockefeller and John D. aging claims and a January thaw in a clipped, period voice.
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Mehaffey
Beatty
Wood Haa
Mehiifeys
Senate
Taft and Teddy taunt each other amid political chatter
Fragmented OCR scene shows satirical jabs about Taft, Teddy Roosevelt, and party politics interwoven with editorials and Revivalist notes. Mentions of Chicago, Coshocton stores, and Clowville hint at local color and satire of national figures and events.
Oak Grove Social News and Neighbor Visits
Oak Grove notes list Bertha Miller visiting with Mr and Mrs Hf. A Dundee resident and Clara Haak of Baltic were guests at J J Bowen's home. Eighteen Oak Grovettes attended a Pomona meeting. The Craton man is treated for facial skin cancer. Local residents and visitors including Miss Bertha McFarland hosted twenty two youths for an evening.
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Ak Grove
Bertha
Miller
Adam Schnitzer
Dundee
Clara Haak
Baltic
J. J. Bowen
Oak
Community Notes From Conesville Area Meeting Plans Announced
Conesville locals schedule a series of February meetings while reflecting on February tat. David Miller is recovering from appendicitis. Mrs. Mills remains at home with a severe lung condition. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Dayton attended a funeral in Coshocton. Mrs. Ross Hacknay Howard Dawson visited Willow Brook recently. The Ald Society, led by Mrs. B S Abel, will stage a play titled Ord Maida Conven den Jiusth at Lattershal. Elmer and ndsley hosted a dinner last Thursday with guests including the Bodsley and Murrey families, Eadsley family members, and others, praised as fine hosts.
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Connesville
Koev
David Miller
B.S. Abel
Elmer Ndsley
M Mneshall Bodsley
Wim, Murrey
Abram Weathernyax
Murray
Eadsley
Placing Him May Question Washington’s Identity
A post Sunday school exchange shows May asking if George Washington was an Israelite and a youthful brother interjects with a humorous misstatement about Washington and biblical texts. The fragment reflects childlike education and reading habits involving the New Testament and a reference work.
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Papa
May
George Washington
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Speaks
McCort
Doregden Bank Officers
DR. Foster
Weat Lafayette
Weat
E. E. Davis
Wm. T. Shook
Harold B. Mitler
Clifford Shaffer
Rodney Griffin
Vernon Bates
H.C. Clark
Clifford Myser
Ernest Adama
Walter West
Stewart Hagen
Electric Theatre
Howe and
Tleren
Skelton
Kansas
Mell Lowe
Bloomfeld
Walter Lowe
Kansan
Misews
Kia Duncan
Fannie Trace
Mildred Guthrie
Mabel Guthrie
Myrtle Guthrie
Myrtle Patterson
Elma Patterson
Myrtle Pal
Navarre
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Brewater
Stetson
Wiltshire
Phoenix
Vance Shoe CO
Wheeling, W. Va
Mahaffey
Perry Mahaffey
Cemeral Assembly
Conspara Toone
Rockefellers
John D. Whil
Voxy
Cox
Taft
Age
Ruly Sunday
Hades
Chicago
Congress
Teddy
Toledo
Brother Charte
Clowylile
Billy Sunday
Oak Grove
Layland
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