Local Society and Political Notes From Ottawa
Mrs 8 F Sheibley returns to Ottawa while Miss Heintzleman of Toledo visits. Several residents travel, visit, or return from trips. bond opinion on Hosier questioned but upheld. Highland Center commencement set for June 14 at Mt Calvary church. Local nurse Minnie Voigt graduated in Chicago. New baseball beal lineup and city amateur clubs organize a Sunday holiday schedule. Search for kidnapped Richmond Byers referenced with $200 reward. Ohio Socialist Labor party tickets announced for state offices and boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Township
Mt. Calvary Church
Highland Center
F. H.voigt
Holgate
Kempers
Colts
Steel Works
Reds
Ivys
Sunday Schools in Defiance County Report and Hicksville Convention
The Defiance County Sunday schools report 70 schools with 4582 members and 3937 in attendance. A Hicksville township Sunday school convention was held May 27 with officers elected and state convention at Lima upcoming June 7 8 9.
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Defiance County
Ccccees
Coun
Denkeek Tescarentertaets
H. L. Stock
Hicksville
Amos Farlow
Daniel Kleckner
Irene Hayes
Lima
Treasury
Ayersville High Announces Graduation and Events
Ayersville High will close Friday with six graduates Lawrence Blue Roy Davis Glen Biglow Lou Biglow Pearl VirDen and Grace Rhone. Commencement at the ME church that evening. Baccalaureate at ME church Sunday 10:30 am. Exhibition Thursday evening at the schoolhouse. Epworth League officers named Pearl Davis president Mark Campbell secretary Roy Kleinhein treasurer. Lawrence Blue and Rolla Philip delegates to district convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Blue
Roy Davis
Glen Biglow
Lou Biglow
Pearl VirDen
Grace Rhone
Epworth League
Pearl Davis
Mark Campbell
Roy Kleinhein
Rolla Philip
Auglaize
Schoonover
Oakland M E
Highland Township
Luther Povenmire
Lima
Rev VirDen
Latty
Lafayette
Defiance
Ladies Aid Society
Napoleon
Denis
K Philips
Stewars Gaylord
Van Wert High Falls To Defiance In Key Championship Game
Van Wert High School lost to Defiance 14 to 13 in a pivotal Northwestern Ohio title race, leaving the championship to be decided at Defiance next Thursday. The Van Wert team earlier suffered an off day, while Geo Koch recovered fully from appendicitis and was discharged. Also included are local letters and a community note on hospital bids and public concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Koch
Maplewood Hospital
van Wert
Defiance High School
Northwestern Ohio
Defiance
Republican nominating meeting in Lima names Hun Silas J. Hurrin
The Republican Third Judicial district met in Lima and nominated Hun Silas J. Hurrin of Findlay for judge by acclamation. Hurrin has practiced in Hancock County for seventeen years, building a strong reputation among respected clients. Two years ago he was chosen to present the ticket at Lima.
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Third Judicial District
Lima
Hun
Silas J. Hurrin
Findlay
Hurrin
Hancock County
Local race outcome shifts despite district’s Democratic tilt
In a district that delivered a 16,000 vote Democratic majority, the candidate faced Jude Norris and was defeated by about 4,000. He nevertheless ran ahead of his party ticket in nearly every county.
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Jude Norris
What is Bryan
The piece notes Colonel Bryan claiming he stands where he stood in 1900 and cherishes a four year stay. It contrasts the colonel with the boy from the burning deck poem, saying readers see the boy as a condemned fool.
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Bryan
Cincinnati Enquirer
Eden editor sells Independent to Indiana buyer
J. F. Coss the editor of Eden sells the In dependent to A. S. Powers of Butler Indiana, transferring ownership of the local newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Coss
Eden
Independent
A. S. Powers
Butler, Ind
Democrats nominate J E Hurst in Seventh District
The Democrats of the Seventeenth district nominated J E Hurst of New Philadelphia on the 150th ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hurst
New Philadelphia
Youth killer Carl E Bere executed at state penitentiary
Carl E Bere, a youth under twenty, who murdered a tramp two years earlier, was electrocuted at the penitentiary on Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Bere
S. Munn, Son & Co. Suspends Over Missing Funds
The long established cotton broker S. Munn, Son & Co. suspends operations after the head broker vanishes and a shortage of 125000 dollars is uncovered, signaling a major financial scandal for the company and its creditors.
World’s Fair bans shirt waists for male attendants
World’s Fair management forbids shirt waists for male attendants claiming the rule applies to everyone except Igorrotes who wear little or nothing.
Toledo Banker Gro W. Davis Dies at Home
Gro W. Davis a fifty year Toledo resident and president of the Second National Bank of Toledo died at his home on Thursday. He had guided the bank through decades of local growth and served as a prominent civic figure in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gro. W. Davis
Toledo
Second National Bank
That City
Toledo Man Arrested in Memphis on Forgery Charge
C. W. Wilkinson of Toledo was arrested in Memphis on forgery charges. Three days earlier he had married a California bride who had traveled to join him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Wilkinson
Toledo
Memphis
California
James G Williams Disappears At Union Station Arrives In St Louis Yards
James G Williams aged 72 vanished at Union station in St Louis while awaiting a train to Ohio. He was located wandering the railroad yards the next day and taken to a hospital where he was diagnosed with poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Williams
Ohio
St. Louis
Mob chases John Moss after assault in Findlay
During a nighttime pursuit in Findlay a mob and officers chased John Moss a Black man after he struck M. Luphers and knocked him down a twenty foot embankment injuring him internally. Moss was fired at seven times but escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tourspday
John Moss
Findlay
Moss
M.3. Luphers
Columbus Mother Rescued From Suicide Attempt
Mrs. Evin Evans, a refined Columbus resident, was found attempting to drown herself. She has five children and no bread in the house. The children cried out for food as she said tears overwhelmed her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evin Evans
Columbus
Supreme Court backs Cleveland street railway fare contracts
The Supreme Court ruled that the 4-cent fare ordinance violated contract rights, while the 5-cent fare ordinances of 1885 guiding the railway companies remain binding. The city cannot obtain relief until these franchises expire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Supreme Court
Cleveland Street Railways
Millersburg Graduate Brantly W Gray Records High Achievements
Brantly W. Gray of Millersburg, a current graduate, has achieved an exceptional academic record. He is the son of a local family and stands out among the graduating class for distinguished scholastic performance.
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Brantly W. Gray
Millersburg
Student Walks 7200 Miles to School Each Year
A diligent student from a poor-family background walked five miles daily to attend high school for four years, totaling about 7200 miles with perfect attendance and punctuality.
Attorney General Opinion Strips County Commissioners of Extra Fees
Attorney General Ellis issues an opinion to the state bureau of public accounting holding county commissioners not entitled to any compensation beyond the salary set by the recent legislature. It removes fees for annual boards of equalization turnpike commissioners and ditch work mileage, applying the new salary law to all incumbents statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
State Bureau of Public Accounting
Williamson Pioneer of Hancock County Dies at 85
Joan H Williamson, a pioneer of Hancock County, died Saturday at age 85. He lived in the county 58 years and had not left the area since age 16 except for occasional visits to relatives. This marks the third family death in a week, following Aaron Williamson and Mrs Anna Plotner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan H. Williamson
Hancock County
Aaron Williamson
Anna Plotner
Pittsburg Millionaire Seizes Children In New York Plot
L C Purpis, a Pittsburg multi millionaire, had his wife bound and gagged in the Netherland hotel New York last week. Her two daughters were taken from her by Purpis while hired men climbed a fire escape to enter a window. She followed but could not reach the children as the husband boarded a train west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Purpis
Pittsburg
Postmasters Appointed in Northwestern Ohio
PosTMASTERS in Northwestern Ohio have been appointed to fill resignations and removals. Chester B. Cress succeeds Samuel H. Lellan at Batson Paulding. Frank R. Malcolm succeeds Sylvester S. Townsend at Cooney Williams. Daniel Corey succeeds Myron E. Townsend at Eden Williams. A. V. Shaeffer succeeds Gilbert J. Taylor at Hedges Paulding.
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Ohio
Chester B. Cress
Batson
Paulding County
Samuel H. Lellan
Frank R. Malcolm
Sylvester S. Townsend
Cooney
Williams County
Daniel Corey
Myron E. Townsend
Eden
A. V. Shaeffer
Gilbert J. Taylor
Hedges
Strange Bullet Mystery After Crum Wounded
DanieL Crum, shot two weeks earlier, was X rayed at Tiffin to locate bullets and three were found though only two wounds were visible. One bullet was removed. It is believed a rifle fired three times and two bullets entered the same entry point producing a single wound.
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Daniel Crum
Tiffin
Crum
Toddlers Die After Swallowing Nails in House Play
In Tipton Indiana Dessie Thomson aged 2 and John Thomson aged 4 played house. They mouthed shingle nails and carpet tacks while their father watched. The boy swallowed tacks first and dared his sister to do the same. She also swallowed and died within ten minutes from suffocation as tacks lodged in her windpipe. The boy died hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ind
Dessie
John Thomson
Violin Recital Therapy Aids Hospital Patients
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore champions music care as Christine Brown, a violinist, played for women at the hospital. The experiment yielded remarkable results and has been repeated with similarly positive outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary .A. Livermore
Christine Brown
Woman’s Hospital
Telegraphing Sixteen Messages On One Wire By Tuning System
Dr. Pu pin of Columbia University has developed an alternating current based telegraph system. The apparatus attaches to the generator and emits currents at different frequencies, sending sixteen distinct wave patterns along a single wire. Each of the sixteen receivers is tuned to a specific vibration, enabling simultaneous delivery to multiple destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pupin
Columbia University
Unusual contributions at prohibition state convention
At the close of the prohibition state convention delegates offered peculiar gifts for the state campaign fund. One rural delegate proposed his flock of sheep and offered the executive committee to convert them into funds. Auctioneer Col D L Perry quickly offered to take the flock for cash. Cincinnati dealer J B Martin then offered gala mine property for sale but no purchase followed.
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D L. Perry
Columbus
J. B. Martin
Cincinnati
Wabash Rates for Sunday Round Trips and Select Colonist Returns
The Wabash Railroad offers return tickets to any point for a one fare round trip on Sundays, valid only for that sale date. One way colonist tickets at exceptionally low rates are sold on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to specified western southern and southeastern points.
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Ohio Central Lines
Athens
Moulton Houk
G. P A
Toledo
W A Kehnast Co Announces Evening Hours Through Jan 1 1908
The W A Kehnast Co will stay open every evening from now until January 1 1908. Call in for Clipper two horse plows Malta and Brown machine repairs and parts for McCormick Champion Woods and other machines.
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Malta & Brown
McCormick, Champion, Woods
Man Claims Waverly Heir to 200000 Estate Dispute
A young man calling Waverly as home and using the name W Rees Dobyns arrived at Ironton last week claiming a quarter of Colonel W Rees Dobyns's $200000 estate. He says he is a son, but the widow and children deny him, calling him an adventurer. After being refused admission at the Dobyns home he went to Ironton, hired a lawyer, and proceeded to Cincinnati, causing a stir as Mrs Dobyns asserts her husband was wed only once with two daughters.
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Waverly
W. Rees Dobyns
Ironton
Dobyns
Cincinnati
Music Cure Gains Boston Social Attention
Boston society circles rally behind a so called music cure with hundreds of adherents. Advocates claim music heals many ailments especially nervous disorders. A neuralgia case was reportedly cured in thirty minutes by a minor key musical treatment.
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8. F. Sheibley
Ottawa
Miss Heintzleman
The
City
Lena Bancroft
Wm. Lavis
John Vandenbroek
Marjorie French
Paulding
Elizabeth Kingebury
Lincoln, Neb
John Sohn
Noble Township
Osa McCord
Della Kintigh
Chicago
Mrs
Chas. Kintigh
L. J. Shead
Frank J. Shead
Miss Morman
Deppin
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Mrs W . Myers
Jackson Street
Mrs. Dodge
Miss Hattie Humphrey
Port Edwards
Wis
E. J. Webb
D. F. Openlander
Hubbard
Richmond Byers
Ils Byers
Seeleyville
Terre,Haute
Socialist Labor Party of
John H. T. Juergens
Canton
Supreme Court
William B. Cooper
Somerdale
John R. Frazer
Dayton
Board of Public Works
Nordholt
Hamilton
Robert Meron
Pierce
United States
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Sherwood
Sherwood M. E
Sherwood Christian
M McDonald
Luce
East Mark Union
Etchie
Yours
8. M. Haver
Ayersville
Ohio Prohibitionists
Harold K. Rockhill
Geo. L. Case
Cleveland
W. A. Weaver
East Liverpool
W. J. Kirkendall
Dawkins Mills
J. N. Emerson
Bloomdale
H. F. McLane
Toledo; Rev. N. D. Creamer, Columbus; H. L. Peeke
Sandusky
F. M. Mccartney
James Benjamin
Zanesville
Amos Miller
Bellefontaine
E. J. Meacham
M. J. Firey
Springfield
John Danner
Stark County
Robert Candy
Yours Truly
Express
Zellers
Davis
Miller
Ury
Rigrish
H. P. Miller Produce Company
Defiance Station
New York
Washington
Baltimore
J. I. Montgomery
N Austin
Ill
Martin
Mgr
W. A. Kehnast CO
W. A. Kehnast Company
Clinton Street
Farmer Center
Milford Township
Crary Pit
Farmer Township
Walden Pit
Mark Township
Mason Pit
Delaware Township
Maumee River
J. K. Myers
Myersville
Richland
Sioners
Cloeck
Adams Township
John Coresse
Court House
Stoning Road
Defiance Township
Peter Corrlssel
G. F. Henning
Chas. Behringer
Board of Commissioners
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
DR. Miller
Woodward’s Drug Store
Washington Street
Hollister
Hounstm Deve Company
Madison
J. Freecorn
Maumeeertilizerw
Fred Antener
B. & O. Rates
Austin
Great Lakes
Bowling Green
Granville
Newark
LD Point
ST. Marys
Marietta
Middleport
Gallipolis
Charleston
West Virginia
Gates
Ohio Central
OMLG
Weisenburger & Mery
John W. Slough
Mary A. Parker
George P. Boughton
Ohn W. Slough
Corwin
State of
J.P. Parker
Benjamin B. Kingsbury
Goorg& P. Boughton
R. W. Wortman
Lewis Block
M. J. Walz
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