Independent Fair Board Ticket Faces Strong Opposition
A Butler county agricultural society election centers on five directors up for re-election while a so called independent slate forms led by Billy Shafer. Henry McCabe and Harry Murphy deny involvement and refuse candidacy, leaving the regular slate led by William A Beard and others assured of re election amid strong county support.
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Butler County Agricultural Society
Billy Shafer
Shafer
Pers
Henry McCabe
Middletown
W. H. Compton
Lemon Township
Harry Murphy
Liberty Township
Hugh C. Mitchell
Fairfield Township
Leonard Hornung
Ross Township
William A. Beard
Oxford
Clark Brown
Ross
Charles K. McCreary
Monroe
Mark Thomas
J. S. Miller
Hamilton
Frank James Retires To Farm In Oklahoma
Kansas City reports Frank James former outlaw visiting his nephew Jesse James Jr. planning to move to a 160 acre Oklahoma farm for retirement. He debunks rumors that Quantrill survived, recounting Quantrill’s death after being wounded on the battlefield.
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Kansas City
Frank James
Jesse James
Oklahoma
Quantre
Quantrell
Democratic Ticket Named in Cincinnati Candidates
Cincinnati Democrats announce fall ticket led by Mayor Edward J. Dempsey and Vice Mayor Frank L. Pfaff. Ernst G. Diehl and four others seek council at large. several nominees withdraw including Pfaff from vice mayor and Culkins from auditor.
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Cincinnati
Democrats of
Edward J. Dempsey
Frank L. Pfaff
Ernst G. Diehl
Anthony B. Dunlap
Alfred G. Allen
William J. Byrth
Stanley W. Merrell
John J. Molloy
Joseph H.schenke
Board of Public Service
Nicholas J. Hoban
John M. Eilers
Albert D. Wells
Joseph S. Neave
J. J. Radel
Superior Court
Max B. May
Frank M. Gor
Wallace Bureh
William C. Culkins
Jacob Weller
Board of Education
Louis Schwab
Ernst Diehl
State Wins in Murphy vs Shepherd on Canal Mule Rights
The Ohio Supreme Court granted a motion to dispense with the printed record in Murphy vs Shepherd et al. receivers. The case arises from the state's effort to remove the so called electric mule property from the canal between Dayton and Cincinnati. The decision favors the state as it seeks an early ruling on the mule's status and rights on the canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Supreme Court
M. E. Murphy
W. C. Shepherd
Dayton
Cincinnati
City Council approves paving loan ordinances and notices
City council last night passed three loan ordinances to fund paving on North B Street Maple Avenue and South Second Street with 6 percent notes payable by Jan 1 1908. The Anderson Shaffer company seeks an agreement over a partial South F Street building. Public service orders require lights once the electric plant is ready.
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William N. Andrews
South Second
North B Streets
Maple Avenue
Connaughton
North B Street
South Second Street
Finance Committee of Council
Anderson-Shaffer Company
South F Street
C. H. & I. Railway
Board of Public Service
Butler County Democrat Seen As Best Advertising Medium
The Democrat is described as the top advertising channel in Butler County, cited as the most effective platform for reaching local readers and businesses.
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Democrat
Butler County
Mayor Thomas Report on September Finances
Mayor Thomas reports September collections of fines and licenses totaling £205.75. Claims totaling £275.83 were recorded, indicating a deficit for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Chocolates To Cost More As Cocoa Shortage Grows
Local confectioners warn prices for candy will rise due to a cocoa shortage. They blame the tropics native growers for failing to expand plantations, noting it will take years for new trees to bear fruit and shortages will persist despite higher prices.
City board passes street and utility paving measures
The board of public service adopts paving plans for Sycamore alley and Cottage street and extends water mains on Ross avenue and nearby streets. An arc light is ordered at G street and the railroad. An electric sign permit is granted on North Third street. Bagby street is named for a southwest highway. The board also contracts for water mains and coal for city plants.
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Holbrook
Board of Public Service
Second Ward
Rohl
Ross Avenue
Wilson
G. G .Giames
North Third Street
Grevey
Monument Avenue
H. & I. Railroad
Sycamore Alley
Cottage Street
Ruhl
G Street
H. & L. Railroad
Franklin Streets
Franklin Street
Cleveland
Fast Avenues
Last Court Proceeding In Eddy Suit In New Hampshire
In Concord on October 2 Judge Chamberlain heard the plaintiffs motion to dismiss the equity suit against Mary Baker Eddy brought by George W. Glover and others as next friends. The court discussed costs and masters fees as part of the proceedings.
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Concord
N. H
Mary Baker G. Eddy
George W. Glover
Christian Science Leader
Robert N. Chamberlain
Merrimack County
Contests edge will of Count John A Creighton
Seven relatives unnamed in the Creighton will begin a legal fight to break the will. The action could delay distribution of about six million dollars left to St Josephs Hospital and Creighton University as part of an estate totaling eight million dollars with eighty percent earmarked for education and charity.
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Omaha, Neb
John A. Creighton
St. Joseph's Hospital
Creighton University
Two Men Burned In Boiling Juice Accident At Seattle Plant
At the Pacific Coast Shop company plant in Seattle Joe King was badly burned after a scuffle with Art Mills led to both men tumbling into a vat of boiling fruit juice. Mills escaped by grabbing the vat edge. King faced severe injuries and likely fatal burns. Co workers Lee Matheny and others acted quickly to pull King out. Matheny sustained arm burns in the attempt.
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Seattle
Wash
Joe King
Art Mills
Pacific Coast Shop Company
King
Mills
Lee Matheny
Matheny
Mustache Cut Sparks Suit in Tarnetown Baker Feud
August Hochbein a Tarnetown baker sues Albert Einstorm Charles Rossell and Otto Lippert for malicious mischief after they cut off his mustache, a 30 year hallmark, at his home last Sunday.
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Pittsburg
August Hochbein
Tarentum
Albert Einstorm
Charles Rossell
Otto Lippert
Hoechbein
The Democrat as Hamilton News Leader
In Hamilton, The Democrat stands as the prominent news outlet guiding local coverage and serving as a primary source for community information and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Mae Wood Seeks Absolute Divorce From Senator Platt
Mae Catherine Wood, a former government clerk, sues United States Senator Thomas C Platt for absolute divorce in New York Supreme Court alleging marriage in 1901 at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Plaintiff’s attorney calls the case Platt against Platt to frame an issue. defense seeks private hearing. justice Seabury reserves decision.
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New York
Mae Catherine Wood
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Supreme Court
Fifth Avenue
J. D. Lee
John B. Stanehfield
Senator Platt
Platt
Miss Wood
Justice Seabury
Services at St. Mary's Conclude Forty Hours Devotion
The forty hours devotion at St. Mary's church ended at 7 30 last night. Services included the singing of the litany of the saints and the closing period was spent in benedictions.
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St. Mary's Church
China Declares Constitutional Monarchy in Peking Decree
A special dispatch from Peking reports the dowager empress issued a decree declaring China to be a constitutional monarchy, outlining a new framework for the government and political reform. The move signals a major shift in imperial authority and governance amid regional upheaval.
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London
Peking
China
Home From Panama Visit of Canal Worker Harry Lewis
Harry D. Lewis, who has spent the last two years with the Panama Canal Service, is home on a visit with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry D. Lewis
Panama Canal
Has The Fiend Been Caught
Dayton Ohio dispatch reports Layton Hines alias Hike Hines in county jail as a prime suspect in the Death Lane murder of Anna Markowitz and the wounding of Abe Cohen. Authorities link him to the Dana Gilman case from November. Hines, a laborer, was arrested after sheriff, deputies and the coroner followed up on the case.
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Anna Markowitz
Bees
Schuster
Hines
Tintown
Negeo Settlement
Shuler Dies in Millville After Long Life
Adam Shuler a respected Millville resident died at 7 30 p m Tuesday aged 72 after a life in which he ran a wagon shop and blacksmith business born in Germany he came to America over fifty years ago He leaves one daughter Miss Anna Shuler and two stepsons one in Millville and Joseph Fisher in Hamilton with his German Reformed Church ties noted.
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Adam Shuler
Mr. Shuler
Germany
America
Millville
Anna Shuler
Joseph Fisher
Ludlow Street
Hamilton
Royal and Select Masters elect new grand officers
In Columbus last night the grand council of Royal and Select Master Masons chose officers led by Milton B. Dickerson as grand master and Warren J. Baker as deputy. other appointees included Edward H. Archer past grand master and Nelson Williams as committee chair. The grand chapter met today in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
Grand Council
Royal and Select Master Masons
Edward H. Archer
Milton B. Dickerson
Marion
Warren J. Baker
Toledo
Reobert V. Hampson
Salem
William E. Evans
Chillicothe
Rev. V. P. Brown
Dayton
Charles H. Geissen
Cleveland
RL Oppenheimer
Pomeroy
Guard
Hugh V. Olney
van Wert
Lewis P. Schaus
Newark
John H. Bartram
Grand Sentinel
Nelson Williams
Hamilton
Grand c
Gas Delivers In Cincinnati District One Supply
District 1 in Cincinnati received natural gas yesterday as Union Gas and Electric reported everything in first class condition. The district covers Avondale north of Blair Avenue, parts of Walnut Hills Norwood Hyde Park Bond Hill Hartwell Carthage and St Bernard.
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Cincinnati, O
District 1
Union Gas and Electric Company
Cincinnati
Avondale
Blair Avenue
Walnut Hilla
Norwood
Hyde Park
Bond Hill
Hartwell
Carthage
St. Bernard
Cow chained by tail starves in woods for five weeks
In Calumet Michigan a cow owned by Joseph Blake of Greenland became entangled in a tree cleft and survived five weeks on bark and waterless grazing. A passerby startled the tied animal, which lunged and snapped off its tail before fleeing. The man sheltered on a woodpile for about fifteen minutes. The cow wandered off seeking food and was later found recovering under care.
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Calumet
Mich
Joseph Blake
Greenland
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Fair Board Ticket
Ernie Diehl
Communications
Tropics
Frank D. Kellogg
John G. Milburn
Standard Oil
Franklin Ferris
St. Louis
Standard Oil Company
Oil Trust
Hanover Street
Hanover Alley
Bagby Street
Eddy Case
Creighton
Mae Wood
ST. Mary's
Panama
Layton Hines
Hike Hines
Lieve
Abe Cohen
Indianapolis
Dana
Gilman
Him
A. Shuler
Wagon Shop
Democrat-San
Millville, O
Masons of Ohio
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