Saloon Permit Granted After Fifteen Years In Vanlue
The Seidents of Vanlue have finally obtained a permit to establish a saloon after 15 years of hosting drinking places in the town. In other news The Acetylene General and Manufacturing Co of Wapako secured a contract to manufacture 20 000 mail jaxes for a Philadelphia firm. A mine explosion at Leanora shaft near Dubois Pennsylvania on Thursday night killed twelve men and left another with multiple injuries. The cause remains a mystery.
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of Vanlue
Toa Brewing Ifm
Acetylene General ‘Andanufacturing Co
Wapako
Philadelphia
Leanora Shaft
Dubois
Toledo family dies from coal gas leak at home
Marcarer Barry aged 74 and her son Wm Barry aged 4 were asphyxiated by coal gas from a stove in their Toledo home. Anoth er son escaped by spending the night with a friend, saving his life.
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Marcarer Barry
Wm. Barry
Toledo
Unconscious After Taking Sample Powders
A Columbus youth, son of Herbert Spratley, fell unconscious after using several powder samples left at the home. A physician treated him and restored consciousness after several hours.
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Herbert Spratley
Columbus
Ville attorney seeks Democratic nominate for state senator
A Billing sly, a young attorney from Versailles, is announced as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for state senator. Judge E Hosking of Sidney is also mentioned as a potential candidate but has not announced yet.
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T A Billingsly
Versailles
E . Hosking
Sidney
Heirs of Sir Francis Drake Appoint Estate Heir Butler
Mrs. Jay Yost of Bucyrus along with other heirs has sent an attorney to England to pursue a claim. The matter is near a showing and division, with the estate valued in the millions of dollars.
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Jay Yost
Bucyrus
Sir Francis Drake
England
Ferris Wheel to be wrecked after exposition service
The famous Ferris wheel, once centerpiece at Chicago's 1893 Midway and later a summer garden attraction, is slated for demolition by dynamite ending its long history. It toured St. Louis after its Chicago years, marking its final chapter in another expositions era.
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Midway
Chicago
St. Louis
Pioneer Citizen Thomas Barrington Dies at 83
Thomas Barrington Sr a pioneer citizen of St Marys and 50 year prominent business figure died April 26 at his daughter Mrs Z B Campbell home in Oxford Ohio at age 83 He located in St Marys in 1846 and helped build the locks on the Miami and Erie canal during its early days.
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Thomas Barrington
St. Marys
Z B Campbell
Oxford
Mr. Barrington
St Marys
Lake Shore Conductor Killed in Cleveland Yard
Joan Noston a Lake Shore railroad conductor living at Air Line Junction was killed in the yards of Cleveland Thursday. He worked on a wrecking train and while making up a train fell beneath moving wheels in a horrible mangling incident.
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Joan Noston
Lake Shore
Air Line Junction
Cleveland
Toledo Board Bans Married Women as Teachers
The Toledo board of education rules that next year no married women may be employed as teachers. If a teacher marries she must leave the service and those already married will not be reemployed.
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Toledo
Defiance College
Sherwood High School
Hicksville High School
Boxwell-Patterson
Defiance
Hicksville
Horticulturist Burbank Produces Colorchanging Carnation
LuTHER BurBank of San Francisco created a carnation that changes color over three days. It starts white, becomes pink, then deep red, staying until fading. Burbank plans to reproduce the strain despite past failures by others.
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Luther BurBank
San Francisco
Burbank
Pioneer Andrew Pog Dies at 90 in Roundhead Home
Roundhead mourns Andrew Pog longtime Hardin county pioneer died at his residence aged 90 Officials note Pog’s long service in local affairs and farming communities his death marks the passing of a respected elder of Roundhead and Hardin county
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Andrew Pog
Hardin County
Roundhead
Oberlin Judge Joann Steele Dies at 70
Judge Joann W. Steele died at his Oberlin home on Thursday at age 70. A Civil War veteran and prominent local citizen, he was widely respected.
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Joann W. Steele
Oberlin
Deshler Man 84 Ends His Life By Self Inflicted Wound
JostaH MiLuLEeR of Deshler aged 84 committed suicide on the 25th by cutting his throat with a butcher knife after two years of illness.
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Jostah Miluleer
Deshler
Fremont Resident James M Bownanp Dies at 70 Year Stay
James M Bownanp a longtime Fremont and Sandusky county resident died at his home in Fremont on the 26th He was an intimate friend of ex President Rutherford B Hayes and a notable figure in local history.
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James M Bownanp
Fremont
Sandusky County
R B Hayes
Protest Over Pressed Brick in Government Building
Finpuay residents loudly oppose common brick in a government building. A petition with thousands of signatures urges changed specifications to pressed brick. The petition will be forwarded to Congressman Cole in Washington. A mass meeting is scheduled for this evening to act on the issue.
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Finpuay
Piace
Congressman Cole
Washington
Treasure of Rio Haunts Shipboard Robbery Remembered
A seafaring tale recounts a Rio de Janeiro harbor wake where a crew's gold voyage ends with a ship seized by thieves. The narrator chases the treasure, identifies five robbers, and helps recover the goods, then returns to New York with a $20 000 salvage award in hand. The piece closes with a memory anecdote about thread as a memory aid.
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Rio de Janeiro
New York
Rio
Elliot Walker
Lima man killed in railway yard accident
RS McGrievy of Lima was operating a "pony" in the Big Four yards to Springfield when a push rail brushed him from the pilot. The rail caught on a target, severing his left leg and fracturing his skull. he died from the injuries.
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RS McGrievy
Lima
Springfield
Springfield woman takes strychnine after dinner remark
Mrs Barbara Warren of Springfield cooked dinner for her husband on Thursday and said it would be the last meal she would ever get for him. He believed she was joking, but she later took strychnine and died early in the evening.
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Barbara Warren
Springfield
Rev Davie W Morrett Plans Retirement From Ministry
Rev Davie W Morrett one of 21 clergymen who revised the Westminster Confession of Faith and 34 year pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne announced on Thursday that he would soon tender his resignation and retire from the ministry.
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Davie W. Morrett
First Presbyterian Church
Ft. Wayne
School teacher fined for providing beer to boy
G. W. White and S. D. Cremman faced charges after giving beer to White's ten year old son. The boy became intoxicated and was taken to the Lima police station. Cremman, a teacher, faced potential further discipline and district school losses.
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G. W. White
S. D. Cremman
White
Lima
Cremman
General Fitzaven Lee Dies in Washington at 68
General Fitzaven Lee of Virginia died in Washington DC at 11 20 pm Friday from an apoplexy attack he suffered that morning on a train. He was 68 and a veteran of the Mexican Civil and Spanish wars.
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Fitzaven Lee
Virginia
Washington, DC
Railman James Garvin Injured in Marion Yard Accident
James Garvin a Hocking Valley brakeman is severely injured after being run over by cars in Marion yards on Thursday. Doctors fear he will not survive. His wife in Upper Sandusky has not yet been told.
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James Garvin
Hocking Valley
Upper
Sandusky
Marion Yards
Meningitis Added to Reportable Diseases List
State Board of Health votes unanimously to require reporting of cerebro spinal meningitis while avoiding comment on contagiousness. In Marysville a kiln arch failure at Sphae's pressed brick works killed one worker and injured several others as 14,000 bricks fell.
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State Board of Health
Sphae
Marysville
Wm Kirk
Jacob Boone
Thomas Hull
W E Elrod
Robert Wallingford
Louis Baum
Reckless Hour Ends in Midnight Promise Between Lovers
A distraught Darby confronts Gladys in a late night car ride as he pleads to undo their parting. She admits love but plans to break her engagement to Estevan, while Darby contemplates giving away wealth to win her back. They turn toward the home as midnight bells chime.
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Manchuria
Gladys
Victoria
Darby Thornton
Darby
Job
Turkey
Whitney Place
Rosemead
Death
Manchuria Scheme Returns to Haunt Love Across Broadway
Gladys and Darby Thornton meet again by a carriage on Broadway after a theater outing. She admits complicated loyalties to a marriage prospect while Thornton presses her to acknowledge past love as echoes of Manchuria and Estevan surface.
Aunt Jane Declines Elevators in Store Walkabout
The long haired New Jersey visitor guides a shopping trip through city department stores where she refuses to use the elevator saying stairs are needed for emergencies. She argues most shoppers use elevators and many cannot locate stairs, stressing survival priorities. The anecdote, cited from New York Press, highlights a self reliant stance.
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New Jersey
Aunt Jane
New York Press
Short Stories of Plants and Ports in News
Ebony thriving in California and Mexican trees tested in Butte County. Caronia funnels enormous enough for two locomotives to pass side by side. International Anticigarette League expands with 6000 members, growing 300 weekly. Lewis and Clark exposition includes a shallow 200 acre lake with diverse fish.
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California
Mexico
Butte County
Caronia
Boldness of Thorpe in a Paradise Ride
Thorpe, riding with a girl in a park phaeton, pleads to wed Nan and enter paradise along the road. She tests his plans with quiet humor as they steer toward an undecided destination amid autumn colors and playful banter.
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T. C. McClure
Thorpe
George
Claude Duval
Haskins
Terre
Paradise
Nan
T. Blair Eaton
Hawaiian letter asks governor to block crown lands transfer
A long Hawaiian name letter to Governor Carter asks him to withhold crown lands from Lilikau lani and to keep Kamehameha lands in trust for Kaanaanamokaueahaikaika waikamookahi Keamokahalepohai. The piece notes distrust of law and compares laurels to fresh-cut powers.
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Hawaii
Carter
Territory
Lilikaulani
United States Congress
Kamehameha
Atchison Globe
Excursion Rates to St Louis From West Stations
The B and O will sell excursion tickets from all local stations west of Pittsburg and Wheeling and Ohio River division to St Louis for one fare plus 25 cents round trip. Good for return until May 27 for National Baptist Anniversary. For details contact a B and O ticket agent or BN Austin, Chicago.
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B& O
Pittsburg
Wheeling
Ohio River Division
St. Louis
National Baptist
BN Austin
Chicago
West Baden
Ind
American Water Works Association
B N Austin
Ill
B&o
Ohio
Canton
Grand Council of Ohio
United Commercial Travelers of America
Austin
Excursion to West Baden May 5 6 7 by B and O
The B and O offers a round trip to West Baden Indiana for 25 cents extra for the American Water Works association event. Return valid until May 16. For details contact a B and O ticket agent or B N Austin Chicago general passenger agent.
Excursion to Atlanta via B and O Offered May 14–15
The Baltimore and Ohio announces an excursion sale from all local stations west of Pittsburg and Wheeling, including the Ohio River division, at one fare plus 25 cents for a round trip to Atlanta. Tickets valid for return until May 20 with possible extension to June 15 after deposit with a special agent and 5 cent payment. For details contact a B and O ticket agent or B F Cago.
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Pittsburg
Wheeling
Ohio River Division
Atlanta
Gaccount National Association of Manufacturers
B F Austin
Chicago
Jewelry fashions and a proposed Jefferson state name
Jewelers' Circular Weekly notes mother-of-pearl fans with silver or gold filigree and plain gold sleeve links with ruby or sapphire centers. It highlights new gold bead collars in German “new art” style using chrysoprase and pearls. It adds a suggestion to name a new state Jefferson to honor the Lousiana Purchase financier.
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Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson
Mississippi
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Audrey
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Pete Dailey
Dorothy Russell
Fair Lillian
Shubert
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Minn
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Joseph C. Smith
Arthur Conquest
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Klaw & Erlanger
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West Virginia
Ohio Central
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Toled
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the Express
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R. W. Wortman
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R. R. Parcher
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Sapa Eacreenat
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Toledo Mail & Accom
Atlantic Mail
Fast
Fort Wayne
Ohio Central Lines
DJ Cargo
Madison Ave
L P Lewis
Chittenden
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Defiance County
Defiance Township
G. F. Henning Chas. Behringer
C. Welker
Board of Commissioners
David Hill
Standard Oil Company
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