Oberlin Fake Lynching Prank Draws Book Ad Scoop
An Oberlin prank shows a dummy lynched at night by robed students as a publicity stunt for the 1908 Hi- O- Hi annual. The charade occurred near Talcott hall and Baldwin cartage, ending with a bonfire and a staged body. The junior class elected editors for the annual with Ernest H. Van Fossan as editor in chief and a board including George W. Young, Stanley Morris, and Lawrence J. Sharp.
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Oberlin, O
Oberlin Citzene
Mocb Law
Oberlin
Ernest H. van Fossan
Ober- Tin
George W. Young
Salem
Stanley Morris
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lawrence J. Sharp
Caistorville
Ont
Bessie M. McClure
Newark
Oliver M. Safler
Huntington
Ind
George S. Dickinson
Zanesville
Frederick Smith
Toledo
W. Paul Ferris
Portland
Faith W. Tenney
Jay Kelsey Smith
Isabel C. Bacon
Florence T. Waite
GINGT OF UNHAPPY WIFE NO.W HAUNT HER THIRD HUSBAND
Syracuse reports Mrs. Henrietta Hemmings warned her third husband Charles Hemmings she would haunt him if buried at Onondaga Hill. She died March 14 and was buried beside his first wife. relatives say they will seek reinterment with her second husband Oliver Colburn.
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Gingt
No.w
Syracuse
Onondaga Hill
Henrietta Hemmings
Fairmont
Charles Hemmings
Oliver Colburn
Great Sachem of Red Men to Visit Elyria Meeting
M. Gorham of Mansfield great Sachem of Ohio Improved Order of Red Men will speak in Elyria at Union Hall Cheapsole on Thursday evening April 11. The open meeting invites all interested in fraternal orders to attend and meet the state’s great chief.
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S$. M. Gorham
Mansfield
Ohio
Elyria
Union Hall
Cheapsole
Webber Addresses Non Partisan League on Temperatures
Twenty eight ladies met at Mrs. Summers home to hear Hon. A. R. Webber discuss the temperature situation and advances in the last three verses. Thirteen new members joined the Non Partisan W IT U, with many more expected to join.
Elyria Chamber to Hold Public Hearings on Taxation
The Elyria chamber of commerce forms a special five member committee to host public hearings inviting citizens and interested parties to present views on taxation. The chairman will delegate to the Columbus convention on May 6 to address the tax question.
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Vie Come E
Elyria
Tax Commission
Columbu
Ely
Uncle Sam Spends 3 Years Carrying a Letter 5 Miles
New York April 10 Midvale in Passaic county New Jersey five miles north of Paterson sent July 24 1904 a letter to the Paterson register of vital statistics about burial certificates for twenty excursionists killed in a Greenwood Lake railroad wreck It arrived Saturday afternoon stamped July 23 1904 with no indication of mis mailing The long delay puzzled officials Miss Seeley to demonstrate Chi Namel at Hifners 329 Broad Street Thursday and Friday this week.
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New York
Midvale
Passaic County
New Jersey
Paterson
David Beam
Greenwood Lake
Register of Vital Statistics
Miss Seeley
W. F. Hifner
Broad Street
Oberlin woman burned to death in restaurant fire
Mrs. Ellen Hurd aged 70 died after her dress caught fire from a gasoline stove in her daughter’s restaurant in Oberlin Tuesday. The flames ignited her clothing and she suffocated before help arrived as firefighters fought to control the blaze.
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Berlin. O
Ellen Hurd
Freeman Pember
Hurd
Captain Davenport Opposes Religion on Ship
Washington April 10 Captain Richard G Davenport commander of the battleship Georgia faced a Navy Department rebuke after chaplain Charles M Charlton complained his efforts to hold services were hindered by the captain. Davenport argued conditions were not favorable and coal duties required a Sunday coal. Secretary Metcalf found the captain's explanations satisfactory.
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Washington, D. C
Richard G. Davenport
Georgia
Navy Department
Charles M. Charlton
Davenport
Norfolk
Metcalf
North Eaton district notes advance steam power efforts
April 9 update from North Eaton reports Mrs. Kate Ruder and children visiting Mrs. M. D. Ross at Chippewa Lake, Jerome Hane praising new road scraping, Vern Reisnger’s engine seen as superior to horses, and belief steam power is cheaper. Mary Sumner and daughter Alene from Berea visit town. birth announced for Arthur Carpenter and wife on April 7. Aunt Sarah Crowell improving after illness. office location noted in Elyria Turner block. reporter position offered February 16 entry.
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North Eaton
Kate Ruder
Chippewa Lake
M. D. Ross
Jerome Hane
Vern Reisnger
Mary Sumner
Alene
Berea
Veronity
Arthur Carpenter
Sarah Crowell
Bellew's New Play A Marriage of Illusion at New York stage
The new Bellew drama A Marriage of Illusion adapted from Bigole Ballrow opens in New York with Fanny Ward Amelie Ringhant and Ethel Barrymore in key roles. Bellew portrays an English nobleman driven to debt who plots a marriage of convenience with a Chicago heiress played by Ward. The play is praised for acting but faults lie with adapter J Hardy Maconvers and the plot’s cold arrangement as love enters late. Lexington Race Meet set for April 27 to May 4 following Kentucky track commission dates and a track sale agreement with Blue Grass fair and James B Waggin of New York.
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Ernie Kellew
Fanny Ward
Amelis Ringhant
Ethel Barrygere Sre
Mr Bellew
Lleuson
Bigle Ballrw
Arthur Kennard Coud
Pel
Eolly
Bellew
Nes
J. Hardy Maonvers
Lord Deleatbe Air
Leariy
Jim Forrest
Panny Ward
Chicago
England
Continent
Lord Delecombe
Hin
Lexington
Atton
Kentucky Ractis Commission
Blue Grass Fair
James B. Waggin
New York
Harry Brown
Pittubars
Parole Granted for Willie Solls in Family Murder Case
Gov Hoch approves parole for Willie Solls who has served nearly a year in Kansas penitentiary for killing his father mother brother and sister. The case marks a milestone in a long criminal history and raises questions about parole standards.
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St. Louis
Gav. Beckham
Kentucky
Exodus of Jews Flee Southern Russia Ahead of Easter
Report from Petersburg notes thousands of Jewish families selling assets and preparing to depart the southern provinces in anticipation of anti Jewish attacks during the Russian Easter. Also brief sports update: Nationals defeated the National League team 9 to 1 in a deciding Seven game in St Louis.
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Petersburg
Russia
Nationals
St. Louis
Avrila
Lodz clashes headline and staffing shifts reported
Battles near Lodz left12 dead and 1 wounded among workers with political motives. Charles Beaby of Indiana was appointed to succeed Linn Rodgers as American Consul General, replacing Rodgers who was sent to Havana. both posts carry identical salaries of 8 dollars per year.
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Denby
Rodgers
Charles Beaby
Indiana
Department of State
Linn Rodgers
Ae Mrican
Havana
Frank
Sithoukeh Chic
Snes
Trouble Brewing for Harriman in Commerce Probe
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission has directed E. H. Harriman to appear in a U.S. circuit court or New York state court to answer questions he refused at the recent commission hearing in New York. The move aims to compel testimony in the ongoing proceedings.
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Harriman
Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
E. H. Harriman
United States
New York
Commission
Girl Fatally Burned on Gas Stove at Price Hill
Miss Carrie Evers was killed when her dress caught fire from a gasoline stove on Price Hill. Her brothers Joan and Joseph were badly burned while attempting to rescue her, and Join Evers was not expected to survive.
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Cincinnati
Carrie Evers
Price Hill
Joan
Joseph
Join Evers
Governor pardons Hamilton county burglar in dying condition
Columbus April 10 Governor Harris granted a pardon to William Masse a Hamilton county burglar serving a ten year sentence since 1905. Massie was pardoned due to his dying condition. Broken Hearted Speculator Suicided New York April 10 Samuel B. Van Sielen curb broker six years old shot himself after losses in the Wall Street slump.
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Cleveland
Whelan Lon
Jacob Shaw
Shaw
Hannan
Columbus
New York
Hroken
Wall Street
Samuel B. van Sielen
Flouring Mills Burned in Thornville Fire
Fire destroyed the Park flouring mills at Thornville Perry county last night with losses around 10000 dollars. The blaze is considered incendiary. Also reports note a miners strike threat in Bisbee Arizona and Roosevelt in third term support in Minnesota. A St Louis case says a thief stole 1700 from a bank teller’s cage after forcing wire netting and slipping away.
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Zanesville
Park
Thornville
Perry County
St. Louis
State National Bank
Manager Clark Griffith Bans Player Cigarette Smoking
Clark Griffith of the New York Americans becomes the first manager to refuse to allow players to smoke. The article notes that other teams had allowed cigars or pipes, but cigarettes were banned under his guidance.
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Griffith
Clark Grifith
New York Americans
Western road to lengthen schedules and slow trains
Omaha April 10 reports Witt Run on Blower schedules mean the Western road sets a date for longer schedules and announces all trains will be slowed beginning in June.
Hundley Named United States Judge for Northern Alabama
President Roosevelt appointed Oscar P. Hundley of Huntsville Alabama to be United States judge for the Northern district of Alabama after a lengthy contest amid Republican and Democratic opposition. Secretary Loeb released endorsements accompanying the appointment. A separate Denver case reports O Hara a promoter indicted for mail fraud, arraigned and released on 5000 bond. An investigation of O Hara’s Colorado and Nevada properties found most lacked the values claimed.
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Hundley
Washington
Roosevelt
Oscar P. Hundley
Huntsville
Ala
United States
Alabama
Handley
Pettus
Loeb
Denver
O'Hara
Federal Grand Jury
Pusblo
James Wilkinson
Providence
R. L
O’hara
Colorado
Nevada
Blizzards Tie Up Western Canada Rail Traffic
Western Canada railway conditions worsen with heavy blizzards delaying up to 2000 cars between Emerson and St Vincents. About 1500 cars stalled with livestock and goods, while conditions worsen for travelers and freight across the region.
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St. Paul Ming
Canada
Hed Uy Betwen
Emerson
St. Vineeat
Fire destroys Bricker-Mitham building and nearby structures
A major blaze in Columbus Ohio on April 10 gutted the six story Bricker-Mitham building and adjacent three story structures near High Street and the Dispatch plant. Total loss around $300,000 with the Dispatch Plant suffering about $150,090. some equipment may be repairable.
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Columbus
Bricker-Mitham
High Street
Nous
Hooster
Dispatch
Market report spans New York to Pittsburgh with varied prices
Financial notes from New York on April 10 show money demand requests at 1 4 percent, mercantile paper at 6 6 percent, and a $4 85 45 sterling rate. Grain and live stock markets list mixed figures for flour wheat corn oats hay cattle and hogs across multiple cities with notable lamb, sheep, and veal pricing.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
York
Cholee
Food poisons most diseases by undigested foods
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a true cure for dyspepsia. It claims sedentary lifestyles and irregular meals cause stomach overwork and fermentation. It urges readers to order a free trial, then buy the 60 cent size from local druggists.
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Stuart
FLA. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall Mich
Drugetst’s
The Blade weekly newspaper claims national reach
A Toledo publication markets itself as America s greatest weekly with 185 000 yearly subscribers and nationwide circulation. It promises plain language news for busy readers and a mix of short stories and family content for one dollar annually.
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Toledo Blades
United States
Hus
America
Dalllea
Weekly
Blade
THE
Toledo
Ohlo
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