Mother Stewart Visits Hicksville WCTU Event
The WCTU session in Hicksville ends with an invitation to Mrs. M Farnsworth home to meet Mother Stewart. The visitor shares tales of crusade days and travels, noting her birth on April 25 1816 and her history as the first woman to win a court case. Leon E Smarer, Deshler High principal, was arrested in Erie Michigan on arson charges.
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Hicksville
M . Farnsworth
Mother Stewart
Farnsworth
Jesus
England
America
Stewart
M M Farnsworth
Legion
Leon E. Smarer
Deshler High School
Erie
Mich
Deshler
Death of a Pioneer in Highland Township
Ieaae Skiver, a longtime pioneer living on the Ottawa pike in Highland township, died at 8 30 Friday morning at age 78. He celebrated his 79th birthday on March 13. Survived by a wife and eight children: Mary E Van Vlerah Regina H Als pach Josephine Austin Emma T Storck Merich 8S George H Calvin A Skiver. Funeral held Sunday at 9 30 am at the home and 10 am at Highland Chapel with interment in Myers cemetery.
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Highland Township
Ottawa Pike
Ieaae Skiver
Mr. Skiver
Mary E van Vlerah
Continental
Regina H Alspach
Oakwood
Josephine Austin
Mississippi
Emma T. Storck
Merich
George H
Calvin
Skiver
Highland Chapel
Myers Cemetery
Social Soiree Honors Mrs Harmon Miller at Deatrick Street Home
Mrs Harmon Miller entertained Friday evening for a small group inside her Deatrick street residence. Guests included Mrs A Hill of Miller City and were treated to gifts from Fanny Crosby who sent a birthday photo and greetings. A Royal Tarlton shawl and a Sir Walter Scott pocketbook were presented in Scotland, with a tablecloth featuring American history. A museum of stones, agate, shells, old monies, delicate china and curios plus a painting of the Stewart home at Springfield decorated the rooms. Refreshments in two courses by Mrs Farnsworth accompanied departures as carriages arrived.
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Fanny Crosby
Scotland
Walter Scott
Stewart
Springfield
Runaway Buggy Crash Injures Boehm Family Near City
A May 4 runaway at the B and O overhead bridge three miles east of town badly injures J N Boehm and wife and his daughter in law Mrs Rohers. Five rode in a two seater buggy when the horse bolted hitting a log and overturning. Mrs Boehm suffers a deep forehead gash and shoulder injury. J N Boehm has a cut above the eye and limb bruising. Mrs Boehm hurt but not seriously. infant unharmed. All were taken to the city for medical care.
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J N Boehm
Rohers
Boehm
Stanley
Mr. Boehm
Paint Shop Wrecked At National Wagon Box Co Yard
A B and O freight backed into the National Wagon Box Co paint shop near the B and O depot, wrecking the end and bulging walls. Two workers, John Rowe and Charley Howe, escaped with minor injuries as cars derailed and painted wagon sides were ruined. The locomotive was positioned near the depot when the impact occurred and the switch into the yard was open, causing the accident.
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National Wagon Box Co
Kansas
the Box Co
John Rowe
Charley Howe
Board to Change Superintendent and Consider New Residence
The board of education plans a change at the next regular meeting. A cottage housing the new superintendent might be built at Wayne and Arabella to improve the east side of the campus while preserving athletic space. The proposal suggests the new arrangement could energize support for the schools.
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Board of Education
Wayne and
Arabella
Tax Levy Determined by School Board
A Wednesday meeting of the board of education set the 9.1 mill tax levy for four funds Tuition Contingent Building Bond and Interest. The cost to run schools for a year runs about 25 000 with 14 000 for salaries. Also reported was a residence fire near Upper Sandusky May 2 with 2 500 loss and 1 000 insurance.
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Board of Education
W Wortman
Lind
Benjamin Williams
Upper Sandusky
Lima man indicted for assault with intent to kill
Frank Sikeks formerly of Lima pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill on William Giber 80 a St. Johns merchant. He was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary by the Auglaize county grand jury indictment.
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Frank Sikeks
Lima
Auglaize County
William Giber 80
St. John’s
Automobile Crash Injures Three at Bellefontaine
Tracy Mathison Mi Ler Hansher and Frank Black were injured in a Thursday Bellefontaine wreck when the car went out of control and overturned on an incline. Hansher suffered a fractured shoulder.
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Ler Hansher
Tracy Mathison
Frank Black
Bellefontaine
Hansher
Baker pleads guilty to bucket shop operation in Marysville
George A. Baker pleaded guilty in the common pleas court at Marysville to operating a bucket shop. He was fined 200 dollars plus the costs. Indictments against Watkins Powell Fred Coonfare A L Vogt and Jacob Swisher of Delaware were nolled.
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George A. Baker
Common Pleas Court
Marysville
Watkins Powell
Fred Coonfare
A L Vogt
Jacob Swisher
Delaware
Urbana banker Spear aims to be a model prisoner
In Ohio penitentiary ten bankers are at clerical work, making easy tasks unlikely for Spear of Urbana. He was allowed to keep his watch, and when $60 in currency vanished from his clothes he asked for a receipt. He plans to be a model prisoner.
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Ohio Penitentiary
Spear
Urbana
Findlay Child Struck By Rooster Then Falls From Window
A two year old in Findlay was attacked by a rooster causing severe spur injuries and two days later fell from a third story window, injuring his left leg which was sprained.
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Findlay
Ape Smokes Cigarette During South Bend Show
A constable served a warrant on the animal show manager in South Bend on Thursday after an ape in the performance smoked a cigarette as part of the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durtye
South Bend
SEE HIT SEE HIS PATIENTS Campaign Warning
A controversial health advisory warns against treatment from a practitioner with alleged assault history. The notice urges patients to verify credentials and seek safer care. Officials emphasize patient safety and urge reporting of any harm.
Man Dies at Bar in Marion After Drinking
Danip Van BusLirk aged 35 collapsed at a Marion saloon while drinking. He had been advised by physicians to abstain from intoxicants. Death attributed to heart failure.
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Danip van BusLirk
Marion
Fire destroys Homer Loveland home near Marysville
A Marysville area farm residence owned by Homer Loveland burned to the ground in the early hours of May 2, consuming the entire contents. His children were rescued in their night clothes after suffering from smoke suffocation.
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Homer Loveland
Marysville
Storm roils Michigan killing several by lightning
The lower peninsula of Michigan was hit by a Thursday storm causing several fatalities from lightning. Near Grand Rapids the herculean hail inflicted nearly $100,000 in damage to greenhouses and peach orchards.
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Michigan
Grand Rapids
Seedless Apple Nursery Planned in Woop County
The Spencer Seedless Apple Co. has formed with $100,000 capital and purchased land at Perrysburg to plant 125,000 apple seedlings, establishing the first seedless nursery in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woop County
Spencer Seedless Apple Co
Perrysburg
Mrs FromkissMAN Suffers Badly Fractured Jaw In Accident
Mrs FromkissMAN of Delaware awoke with a badly fractured jaw. The jaw was completely unlocked at the socket and she says she does not know how the accident occurred.
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Mrs Fromkissman
Delaware
Lawrence Arnold Man In Naked Bicycle Ride Committed
Lawrence Arnold a 45 year old bachelor living near Botking piled clothes in a hut corner and set them afire then rode to Botkins unc clothed. Authorities seized him at Botkins and he was adjudged insane and sent to the asylum.
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Lawrence Arnold
Botking
Botkins
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Brannock Law Challenge
The Ohio Supreme Court sustains the Brannock law after a friendly action by Columbus Mayor Jeffrey. Lower courts upheld the statute, and the court rejects the ward line challenge as a basis to invalidate the law.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Jeffrey
Columbus
Supreme Court
Babe mauled by rats found in buggy at Columbus home
Mrs Wm Jansen of Columbus found her three week old baby covered in blood with bites on hands arms neck face and head after hearing a noise. Doctor counted 70 bites including raw hands neck bites and a bitten lip with the nose nearly chewed away.
Ward & Co. Boycott Sparks Citywide Strike Chain
The Chicago Record-Herald explains the strike began with Ward & Co. quarrel with tailors and spread as teamsters refused deliveries to Ward & Co. Other firms joined, leading to a citywide boycott threat against wholesale dealers, grocers, coal and hardware merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Ward & Co
Teamsters
Chicago
Excursion to Atlanta by B & O in May for NACM event
The B and O plans an excursion on May 14 and 15 with round trip fares one fare plus 25 cents from all west of Pittsburg and Wheeling and Ohio River division. Tickets valid for return to May 20 with possible extension to June 15 by ticket deposit and 50 cent payment. For details contact the nearest B&O agent in Chicago or Austin.
Reservoir bank work underway near St Marys
Arrangements are in progress to complete the reservoir bank left from last fall this work will include driving piling at the bulkhead and other improvements to strengthen and improve appearance. County commissioners seek state permission to use the east bank for a public driveway and once granted will improve the road with stone dressing and build a substantial bridge across the bulkhead.
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St. Marys
Barge Canal Proposed From Cincinnati to New Panama Route
Cincinnati financier Harry B. Probasco foresees a future barge canal linking Cincinnati to Toledo and the Miami canal being widened to support vessels from the Great Lakes to the Ohio River. He cites government interest, prior surveys, and Panama Canal construction as catalysts, predicting operation within ten years for national commerce.
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Cincinnati
Toledo
Great Lakes
Ohio River
New Orleans
Panama Canal
Harry B. Probasco
Mr. Probasco
Ohio
Miami Canal
B.st
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Excursion Tickets Offered by Ohio Central Lines Agencies
Low Rate Excursion Agents of Ohio Central Lines announce greatly reduced excursion tickets for travel to the west southwest and south on selected dates. Travelers are advised to consult OC agents before arranging trips or contact DJ Cargo at 809 Madison Ave Toledo and L P Lewis at Chittenden Hotel Columbus for details.
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Ohio Central Lines
DJ Cargo
D P
Madison Ave
Toledo
L P Lewis
Chittenden Hotel
Columbus
Excursion Tickets Planned for Band O to Savannah
May 13 and 14 Band O will sell excursion tickets from all local stations west of Pittsburg and Wheeling and also Ohio River division at one fare plus 25 cents round trip to Savannah Georgia for the National Convention of the Travelers Protective Association of America. Return good until May 26, may extend to June 15 with deposit of 50 cents. For details contact a B and C ticket agent or B N Austin Chicago.
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Pittsburg
Wheeling
Ohio River Division
Atlanta
National Association of Manufacturers
Bae Sso
Peassaee Danen Cae BF
Austin
General Cago
Band O
Savannah
National Convention
Travelers’ Protective Association of America
Chicago
B& O
West Baden
Ind
American Water Works Association
BN Austin
St. Louis
National Baptist
West Baden Excursion Fare Offered by B and O
The B and O announces a round trip to West Baden Indiana for May 56 6 and 7 priced 25 cents with return to May 16. For details call or visit the nearest B and O ticket agent or BN Austin Chicago general passenger agent.
Notable Women Highlighted In A Patchwork Of Reform And Life
A collage of brief notes profiles women from politics and society. Sarah Bernhardt sleeps five hours a day while Mrs. Hitchcock champions woman suffrage. Anna Walker earns a 20 million dollar fortune plus a mushroom prize. Mother Cabrini founds Columbus hospital in Chicago. Eveline Tilton and Emeline Perrin are believed oldest twins in the U.S. Roosevelt walkers set fashion in Washington as cabinet women follow. A quip on quiet law study contrasts it with music.
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Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Roswell D. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Anna Wrightman Walker
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Columbus Hospital
Chicago
Francis Xavier Cabrini
Order of the
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart
United States
Eveline Tilton
Emeline Perrin
New Hampton
Vernon
Conn
B and O Excursion to Winona Lake Details Announced
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad announces return excursion tickets from all west of Pittsburg and Wheel ing stations for May 15 17 18 19 and 23 with one fare plus 25 cents to Winona Lake Indiana. Tickets valid for return until June 4 for General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in USA. Inquiries at local ticket agents or B N Chicago Illinois.
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B& O
Pittsburg
Wheeling
Ohio River Division
Winona Lake
Ind
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
USA
Austin
Chicago
Ill
Excursion Rates to Canton Set by B&O Railroad
The B and O will sell excursion tickets from all points in Ohio to Canton for one fare plus 25 cents round trip. Tickets good for return to May 29. This event supports the Grand Council of Ohio order 01 United Commercial Travelers of America. For details contact nearest B and O ticket office or A N Austin, general passenger agent, Chicago.
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B&o
Ohio
Canton
Grand Council of Ohio
United Commercial Travelers of America
Austin
Chicago
B and O Announces Round Trip to St Louis May 15 16 7
B and O will sell round trip tickets to St Louis on May 15 16 and 7 with a 25 cent surcharge, good for return until May 27. For more information contact a B and O ticket agent or BN Austin general passenger agent Chicago.
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WCTU
Nat. Box Co
A. J. Mangas
Defiance, Ohio
Jorron Is
Defiance
Crosby House
Napoleon
Wellington Hotel
Paulding
Barnes House
Mahon
Rush Medical College
18Th Street
OHI
Brunersburg
Peter Klintner
North Clinton ST
Defiance Station
New York
Pullman
Washington
Baltimore
Detina
J. J. MO Mery
Martin
Mar. F
Pitts
Toledo Mail & Accom
Atlantic Mail
Fort Wayne
Earl Lind
Aaa
N. Clinton Street
Third Ward
Perry Street
J. Freecom
R. W. Wortman
Lewis Block
R. R. Parcher
Wayne Street
Defiance College
Sherwood High School
Hicksville High School
Boxwell-Patterson
O. P. Bevington
Chas. W. Butler
M. J. Walz
Mer
C. Scherger & Sons
the Express
Obinentra Nas In
Eee
Ewark
Marietta
Athens
Middleport
Gallipolis
Charleston
West Virginia
Gates
Ohio Central
Moulton Houk
G. P.A
David Hill
Standard Oil. Company
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