Ohio bridge graft probe widens across counties
Ohio taxpayers may face a broad graft investigation into bridge contracts as 98 suits seek 1.5 million dollars from bridge firms. Grand juries will probe officials and firms, with steps to oust American Bridge Co and revoke charters. A Fulton county contract was deemed outrageous, while in Lima a dog bite hydrophobia death and in Napoleon August Braundel, 1849 birth, dies leaving a widow and six children.
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Ohio
Treasuries
American Bridge Company
Fulton County
Oil men injured in Carey nitroglycerin blast
Joshua Bailey and Warren Kendall of Wapakoneta were badly injured in a premature nitroglycerin explosion near Carey Illinois on Tuesday with no hopes of recovery.
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Joshua Bailey
Warren Kendall
Wapakoneta
Carey, Ill
Mansfield Postmaster Bell Indicted Over $8000 Shortage
Attorney Herbert E Bell longtime Mansfield postmaster and former Cleveland administration appointee was indicted by the grand jury on charges he misappropriated about $8000 from the Mansfield I O O F lodge accounts.
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Herbert E Bell
Mansfield
Cleveland
Grand Jury
Mansfield I O OF
Lodge
Lima mill worker injured in engine accident
Harry Bradford of Riverside Mills at Lima was hurled by an engine fly wheel Tuesday as his clothing tore loose and he was spun around the machinery. He sustained multiple fractures to his legs and arms.
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Harry Bradford
Lima
Riverside Mills
Smooth fellows push advertising card fraud at local grocer
ToLepo and Lima offered a cheap advertising plan promising 500 cards for $5 that would entitle buyers to a 16x20 portrait from a Buffalo firm after $6 of goods. Cards were to be redeemed at a local art store, but fraud came to light when customers presented them and the store admitted no knowledge of the deal.
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ToLepo
Lima
Buffalo
Toledo woman gives skin to save boy dies
Mrs. Cora Sampson of Toledo allowed thirty six square inches of skin to be removed from her lower limbs to save Johnny Redvarsky who had suffered severe burns. The boy died at the hospital, though she later recovered and said she would do it again to save a life.
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Cora Sampson
Toledo
Johnny Redvarsky
Holday Presents Across Family Generations
A brief notice highlights holiday gifts for the young man the boy father the small girl the young lady mother grandfather and dear old grand ma as part of a community gift guide from Tue Mover Crorawe House.
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Holday
Fire devastates Chicago enamel sign factory
A Tuesday night blaze at the Charles W Xchonk enamel sign factory in Chicago panicked about two hundred workers on upper floors and killed a fire lieutenant when walls collapsed. Loss estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Charles W Xchonk
Chicago
Low rate excursions to summer resorts via Ohio Central Lines
Advertises low rate excursions to summer and pleasure resorts via the Ohio Central Lines. Encourages contacting agents for train times, boat connections, and full particulars.
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Ohio Central Lines
Secret Out in County Graft Probe Reopens Court
Judge Ogan replaces Donnelly on the common pleas bench in Napoleon. The grand jury will reconvene to continue its scrutiny of petty graft in the county, including alleged irregularities in bridge contracts and county supply purchases. The board will fill vacancies created by the removal of infirmary directors Eickhoff and Speiss amid intense interest and many applicants. Prosecutors deny leaking the report. jurors are said to be blameless.
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Ogan
Donnelly
Common Pleas
Napoleon
Eickhoff
Speiss
James P Conway
Ragan
Fire Narrowly Ends in House Destruction at Local Home
News notes report J. Moore’s severe illness, Clara Rees confined at home, and a series of community events. A fire at Jas Moore’s house started by chimney sparks caused siding damage but was stopped by prompt action. Also listed are local visits, Christmas plans, a major New York railroad crash with one dead, 40 injured, and various local trades and holiday happenings.
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J T Miller
Defiance
Jas. Moore
Clara Rees
Dr. Welty
Hicksville
Cheir
Chris Fox
Thomas Karr
Ja’. Moore
RA Fitzcharles
Edgerton
John Greenwalt
J.D McKee
Grand Central Depot
New York
J W Knap
New Rochelle
Defiance Man Died At Home After Pneumonia
Farland Page Corbett died Monday at 4 45 P M at his home 855 Washington street Defiance after a week illness from pneumonia He was 56 a long time resident and a Baptist supporter He leaves a wife Alta Neff married 1887 a daughter aged 17 a son dead two brothers and two sisters Funeral services were held at 1 30 and 2 00 P M Thursday at his residence and First Baptist church Rev A B Murphy officiated Interment was in Riverside cemetery
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Clara Nadine Beattie
New Bethel
Leatherman
Ney
Perry Diamond
Defiance
E M Koeppe
Little Rock
Ark
J S Moon
Emery Welker
Elwood Donze
John Wieland
Sol
Andres
BF Bostator
Frank Brown
Orrie Marsh
Napoleon
Dan Moog
Sherwood
Koeppe
Toledo
Elsworth Balan
John Pollock
Lehman
Ney Lodge
Kk of P
Lee Nicely
J S Chamberlin
Cl Doud
Gauvey
Chas. Stailey, Jr
TE Spitler
P M Lehman
Sell
C FE Geller
Chas. Stailey
Ny Telephone Company
J W Doud
George Campbell
Lowell Sellers
Center Township
Farland Page Corbett
Washinington Street
Mr. Corbett
The
Baptist Church
Alta Neff
Defiance Machine Works
National Union
First Baptist Church
A B Murphy
Riverside Cemetery
Woman nearly crushed as purse with $160 saved by B&O worker
At 12 23 pm Thursday a woman tossing her purse into a baggage car fell between the smoker and baggage cars as a west bound B and O train moved. Ed Murphy, a baggage man, pulled her free just before wheels would have crushed her. The purse held $160 and was intended to aid catching the train. Railroad men will arrange return of the money on the next train.
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Ed Murphy
Murphy
Secured Endorsement for Railways Commissioner
Geo Dolph and J M Elder, well known Chicago Division conductors of the B and O, visited Napoleon to secure Hon. D D Donovan's endorsement for E A Budd as railways commissioner under Governor Patton. Budd runs on the Pittsburg division from Chicago Junction and is a prominent B and O figure. If the current officeholder leaves, B and O men hope to win the position.
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Geo. Dolph
J M Elder
Chicago
City
Wm. Kirtley, Jr
Crosby
Messrs. Dolph
Elder
Napoleon
D D Donovan
E A Badd
J M Pattison
Mr. Budd
Pittsburg
Chicago Junction
Laughs Insane Drives Farmer to Toledo Hospital for the Insane
Lima dispatch reports Jacob Heffner 43, once a farmer, repeatedly laughed during probate court proceedings. He laughed at the physician, the court, relatives, and himself, then was committed to Toledo Hospital for the insane after being taken in Saturday.
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Lima
Sam
Comic Sheet Fame
Jacob Heffner
Heffner
Toledo
Card of Thanks for Joseph Ambs’s illness and death
We thank friends and neighbors for assistance during the illness and death of Joseph Ambs and for floral offerings sent. From Mrs. Marcarer Ups and Family.
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Joseph Ambs
Marcarer
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