Fisher Kills Wife After Custody Dispute in Columbus
Walter Fisher 37 shot his wife Margaret Fisher during a custody dispute at 1110 Cleveland Avenue Columbus. He fled, later killed himself in Columbus city jail after concealing poison in his clothing. wife wounded and hospitalized. Fisher and wife former Lancaster residents and factory workers. funeral held in Elmwood Cemetery.
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Walter Fisher
Lancaster
Columbus city
Margaret Alberta Fisher
W. ost. Ewing
Cleveland anvenue
Columbus
Winter Work in French Soldier Homes A Red Cross Effort
William Allen Winter returning from France says combat in the American Army likely waits until spring. He emphasizes winter relief work for French soldiers and their families, led by the Red Cross, to ease conditions in homes of those in winter quarters near the front.
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Grayson Mo P. Murphy
Red Cross
Pershing
General Petain
France
William Allen Winter
America
Pranece
Fire damages garage as gasoline ignites near lantern
Benny Berens was drawing gasoline from a Ford tank in his Perry street garage when a lantern three feet away ignited the fumes. The blaze damaged the Ford, a Maxwell touring car, and the interior of the garage. Berens burned his right hand and will miss work for days. Firefighters contained the flames. no insurance on the cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Berens
Bennie Berens
tie Ford automobile
Perry street
Mr. Gerens
Mr. Beren
Ford
Fred Durham
Levens
Joe Nicholas
jim
Axline
Osteopathic Society Organized in Fairfield County
Fairfield County osteopathic physicians met Monday evening to form an osteopathic society. The group aims to promote the profession and inform the public about osteopathy. Dr Byron LaRue was elected president and Dr R P Baker secretary and treasurer. A committee including Drs Baker, C M LaRue and Alice G Malone will draft the constitution and by laws.
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Osteopathic physicians of
Fairfield county
osteopathic society
Byron LaRue
R. P. Baker
Postmaster Purchases Lot on East King Avenue
Postmaster B F Price purchased a lot on East King avenue from Mrs Ada Sifford. He plans to erect a bungalow on the site in the spring.
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B. FF Price
East King avenue
Ada Sifford
Passes Away of the Late Samuel Swope
Funeral details for Samuel Swope widow of the late Samuel Swope former Lancaster resident who died two years ago in Toledo are announced. Relatives in Lancaster expect to attend the Toledo services and note his brother Felix Swope served in the 90th Ohio Regiment.
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Samuel Swope
Lancaster
Felix Fwape
Northrangstreet
Toledo
Felix Swope
90th Ohio Regiment
Federal bread price cuts prompt nationwide license rule
President Wilson issues a proclamation requiring all bakeries and bread manufacturers to obtain licenses by December 10. The food administration plans standardization, lower loaf prices to seven or eight cents, reduce loaf sizes, and cut sugar content in flour, affecting city bakers and large producers alike.
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United States
Wilson
food administration
floover
food conservation administration
atrail
Aged Lady Mrs McLanglin Dies in Pleasantville
Mrs Sarah A McLanglin aged 2 years died this morning at her Pleasantville home. Funeral services will be at 1 30 PM Saturday at the residence with Rev L L Paole officiating. Burial will be in West Rushville cemetery.
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Pleasantville
West Rushville
Sarah A. McLanglin
L. L Paole
Ohio soldiers election costs reported by state officials
The state emergency board set aside 25 000 for special elections at Fort Benjamin Harrison and Camm with counties yet to report. Secretary of State Fulton said expenses total 7013 as the statewide tally nears completion.
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Ghia
fort Benjamin Harrison
Camm
Sheridan
Sherman
state emergency board
Fulton
Graham and Beck Attend Adult Bible Class Convention
Mrs J L Graham and Mr Etta Beck attend the Adult Bible Class convention in Cincinnati this week.
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J. L. Graham
Etta Beck
Cincinnati
Venire Drawn for Holder Dynamiting Case in Big Walnut
A venire drawn by Clerk J H Tobias selects jurors to hear State of Ohio versus John Holder of Liberty township for the alleged dynamiting of fish in Big Walnut creek on May 27 1917 before Justice C W Parido. Jurors include residents of Lancaster Violet Rushcreek Amanda Pleasant Berne Madison and other townships. The trial is set for Monday November 19 at 10 a m.
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Tury
Big Walnut Creek
Justice's Court
J. H. Tobias
State of
Ohio
John Holder
Liberty township
C. W. Parido
Venice
John Kitbarger
Lancaster
Glen Brown
L. BE. Martin
Twelve Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity Members in Service Flags Displayed
The Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity on North Columbus Street honors twelve members serving the country. Two service flags with six stars each hang in their windows, listing Lieutenants Leon Miesse Frank DeLaney Earl Carr Jack Emde, Sergeant Edward Alten Ralph Miesse Wilbur Wolke Garret Creed Howard Wilson, Corporals Howard Carmen Fred Rissler and Private Clarence Creighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity
Columbus street
Phi Sigs
Leon Miesse
Frank DeLaney
Earl Carr
Jack Emde
Edward Alten
Ralph Miesse
Wilbur Wolke
Garret Creed
Howard Wilson
Howard Carmen
Fred Rissler
Clarence Creighton
Aged Justice John J Lane Dies After Brief Illness
John J Lane aged 84 longtime Lancaster justice of the peace died at five this morning at his daughter Mrs Fred Chenders home on Wilson Avenue after paralysis two weeks earlier Burial set for Roseville Sunday morning He is survived by his wife a son Will Lane Kirby Wyoming and two daughters Marie Melick Houston and Mrs Chenders He had served as Squire marshal and freight conductor on the Hawkins Valley and Pennsylvania railroads.
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John J. Lane
Will Lane
Kirby
Wyoming
Marie Melick
Houston
Texas
Chenders
Roseville
Squire Luang
Squire
Hovking Valley
Pennsylvania
Fifty Fifty Friday Night for YMCA Benefit at Armory Rink
Manager Ackerman of Suherman Memorial Armory Skating Rink pledges to donate 50 percent of Friday night receipts to the YMCA fund. The plan invites parents to observe where their children spend evenings as a large crowd is expected to boost the fundraiser.
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Ackerman
Suherman Memorial Armory
Y. M.C. A. fund
YMC. A
Trial date vacated for Ais Lindsay case
The trial date for Ais Lindsay on aiding his brother Hubert Lindsay to escape from the city prison was vacated today and will be set for a future date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ais Lindsay
Hubert Lindsay
Representation Rests with Miller for Snider Arson Case
Represented defendant. Attorney Charles F. Miller returned from Richmond Indiana where he had been four days handling the interests of James Snider arrested in Lancaster days ago and taken to Richmond on the charge of arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Miller
Richmond
Ind
James Snider
Lancaster
Aviator Candidate Rejected Over Defective Eyesight
Paul Oberdorfer returns from Parkersburg West Virginia after the final aviation construction physical and is rejected by the naval service due to defective eyesight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Oberdorfer
Parkersburg
W. Va
naval service
Interstate Commerce Group Files Valuation Detail
A ten man I C C valuation team and one work car arrived in Putnam Valley to conduct a week long detailed appraisal of H V property for the federal government.
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Hocking Valley Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pultntat
Bodine Valley
H. V
Uncle Sam
Death of Prominent Rushcreek Farmer Wim C McCandish
Wim C McCandish a leading Rushcreek township farmer near Bremen Ohio dies at 66 after heart trouble. He leaves a wife three daughters and one son. Funeral set for Bremen Presbyterian Church Saturday at 1 p.m. He served as a director of the Bremen Bank.
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Bremen
Ohio
Wim. C. McCandish
Rushcreek township
Presbyterian
Satur
Bremien Bank
Red Cross Knitters Mobilize at Armory for Khaki Needs
In the Armory, Red Cross knitting headquarters operates daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Volunteers urged to bring knitting and join Thursday afternoons, producing woolen items for soldiers. Experienced knitters wanted to tackle helmets and harder projects. yarn is scarce and must be used efficiently.
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Red Cross
Armory
Circleville Rivalry Game Set With Lancaster Friday
Circleville and Lancaster will meet tomorrow in a long standing football rivalry. Coach McClure and his squad have been practicing after a week of hard drills in preparation for Fridays showdown.
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bettween Circleville
Lancaster
Tin ie
cal
cies
McClure
Pridas seridiran Watlte
Man Pleads Guilty in Grand Larceny Case at Lancaster Leather
Russell Singleton aged 79 pleaded guilty to grand larceny in common pleas court Thursday. He was sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory by Judge Reeves for stealing brass and other property from Lancaster Leather Co. James Woodrow Mills remains ill at home with his parents in North Napteatrect.
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Russell Singleton
common piers court
Mansfield Reformatory
Reeves
Lancaster Leather Co
James Woodrow Mills
Jas Mills
North Napteatrect
Force Passage of the Piave Battles Raged On
Italian forces hold the Piave line from the Adriatic to Feltre as Teutonic allies attempt crossings at Grisolera and Quero Fenere. British and French reinforcements are days away. Turkish operations along the Tigris and in Palestine press on with gains and losses for both sides. A British torpedo boat destroyer and a small monitor were sunk by a submarine with 33 missing.
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London
Piave
Adriatic sea
Feltre
Lake Garda
Grisolera
sore
Venice
Zensou
Quero
Fenere
Tully
Tezzi
Truck Train Organized for Overseas Service in France
In Chillicothe Ohio Navy reports the Four Hundred and Eighth motor supply train is organized with 663 men transferred from Camp Sherman. Most recruits are Ohio men. the unit expects overseas duty soon. Separately, preparations continue to send the 332nd Infantry Regiment to Camp Perry for target practice.
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France
Chillicothe
O. Navy
Camp Sherman
Vamp Sherman
Olle mien
Perry
City Gas Well Producing 980000 Cubic Feet Daily
Mayor Repass announced the Messbarger lease gas well connected to city mains is yielding 980000 cubic feet of gas per day. The rapid progress comes after drilling last week and rapid hookup to the distribution system.
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Repass
Thureday
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Minnie Ponnelly
Edna Snyder
Beryl Hunter
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c. Heyman
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Miss Short
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Miss Mary Kern
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AGED JUSTICE
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Wilson Avenue
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