First Graduation at Epworth M E Church Sunday
An 8 oclock service marks Epworth M E church first graduation tied to Sunday School. A class of 21 students taught by James G Clements will receive state and school diplomas after five years of study including three years of normal work. The program features orchestral pieces, readings, an anthem, and two addresses by Rev. A R Rich and Robert M Hainer.
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James G. Clements
Epworth M. W
J .A. Sechler
Lawrence County
S. S
Adam
Mary Parsons
Noah
Hazel Wright
Abraham
Bessie McClure
Jacob
Bessie Sanderson
Joseph
Anna Moore
Moses
C. Coulthard
Paul
Grace Bangall Crill
St. John
Myrtle Gillespie
Evert Grafinger
Helen Allen
A. R. Rich
D. D
Robert M. Hainer
Benediction
Prouty Wins Twelve Mile Walk In Worcester Race
In Worcester Massachusetts Charles N Prouty a 72 year old shoe manufacturer and longtime state senator won a twelve mile walking match from Spencer to Franklin Square Worcester by seven minutes over B Eugene Browning prominent merchant. Browning had insulted Prouty over a cane leading to the challenge earlier this year.
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Worchester
Mass
Charles N. Prouty
Spencer
B. Eugene Browning
Franklin Square
Mr. Prouty
Browning
Big reward for dynamiters in Mahoning County
Mahoning county officials meet in Youngstown to add 1000 dollars to a 13000 dollar reward for the Struthers dynamiters. The American Sheet and Tin Plate Company and county had previously offered the other reward after the John Schaffer building was dynamited last night. No crew has been captured or identified yet.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Mahoning County
Struthers
American Sheet & Tinplate Company
County
John Schaffer
Pat Crowe Tells Story Of Cudahy Kidnaping
Pat Crowe recounts the Cudahy kidnapping in Youngstown after a drunken arrest. He claims he surrendered, earned $25,000, and briefly describes the plan to kidnap the Cudahy boy, his remorse, and his hope to move to Chicago to avoid alcohol. He mentions Billy Sunday and his evangelist phase, pledging to stay sober if released.
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Pat Crowe
Cudahy
Sharon
Young Cudahy
Omaha
Youngstown
Chicago
Crowe
South Africa
Mr. Cudahy
Billy Sunday
Hell
Queer Jap Whales Bound For New York
New York reports Japan will ship six whale skeletons to the American Museum of Natural History via the Suez route. Four skeletons arrive next month, with two more to follow after whales are caught. Roy C. Andrews of the museum arranged with Oriental Whaling for the specimens. The first consignment includes a 78 foot sulphur bottom whale, a 46 foot whale, and two 25 to 27 foot killer whales.
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New York
Japan
Nippon
Suez Canal
American Museum of Natural History
Oriental Whaling Company
Roy C. Andrews
Tokio
Beaver Falls Man Injured Testing Gas Incident
George Feathers of Beaver Falls was badly injured yesterday while experimenting with acetylene gas. He suffered severe lacerations and internal injuries in the accident.
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George Feathers
Beaver Falls
Market Prices Little Changed For Butter And Veggies
Weekly market snapshot shows no change in butter and egg prices. Country butter 25 cents per pound, creamery at 34 cents, eggs 23 cents per dozen, with assorted produce priced per quart, pound, bunch, or bushel including strawberries 10 cents per quart and cucumbers 8 cents each.
Book to Build a New Residence
Charles Book, who lived south of Sheep Hill, will immediately begin erecting a new house after a Tuesday fire that destroyed his previous residence. The blaze spread from a defective flue, and most household effects were lost. Insurance partially covers the loss. The 1910 U.S. census will cost about $14,000,000 to conduct.
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Charles Book
Sheep Hill
United States
Prices in early Cincinnati meat and grain markets
A 19th century journal cited by Moses Guest and revived by Philip Hinkle recalls Cincinnati markets abundant with quality meats and vegetables. Prices ranged from 1 1/2 to 4 cents a pound for beef and pork 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 cents, eggs 4 to 10 cents a dozen, wheat 45 to 50 cents a bushel, and potatoes 25 to 37 cents a bushel. It notes the waterworks were horse operated and mentions a nine to ten foot thick walled steam flour mill on the riverfront with 15,000 bushels capacity, contrasted with Lawrenceburg’s elevator at 500,000 bushels.
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Cincinnati
Moses Guest
Looker & Reynolds
Philip Hinkle
Central Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Lawrenceburg
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Jilted admirers form mourning club in Collinsville
In Collinsville twelve suitors of Hazel Gertrude Eickman unite as a mourning club after her marriage to Arthur Rellihan of Smith Center Kansas. The Lincoln Neb trip and engagement by mail led to parental consent and a rapid ceremony Saturday. The group vows to grieve the loss and reflect on their unrequited attentions.
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Collinsville
Ill
Hazel Gertrude Eickman
Arthur Rellihan
Smith Center
Kan
Rellihan
Southern Illinois
Lincoln
Neb
Chum
Frank Oberg
Mourners’ Club Holds Banquet After Bridal Theft Claim
A dozen mourners formed a “mourners’ club” after a bridegroom’s inter urban car ride to St. Louis. The car was decorated with shoes and banners proclaiming “He came and stole our girl.” They adjourned to a downtown hotel for a banquet called the “mourners’ treat.”
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Rellihan
St. Louis
Veteran Civil War veteran in grief linked illness
Alexander Jackson aged 77 of Brain Pennsylvania lay critically ill after fainting upon learning his twin brother James R Jackson had died at Butler County General Hospital. Doctors say grief worsened his condition, and he is not expected to recover. The report notes he is a Civil War veteran. A separate line mentions that over a quarter of the tobacco used by the Spanish nation originates from the United States.
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Brain
Alexander Jackson
James R. Jackson
Butler County General Hospital
Alexander
James R
James
Patterson Leads Pittsburgh Mission To Serve Colored Community
Rev A M Patterson formerly pastor of Zion churches in the city is pastor in charge of the People's Union mission in East end Pittsburg. The mission, co operated with associated charities, will hold dedicatory services next Sunday followed by a week of special services. The mission occupies a building of eight rooms. The United States is the world’s largest coffee and cocoa consumer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Patterson
Zion
People’s Union
East End
Pittsburg
Associated Charities
United States
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South Mill Street
Fitzhugh Lee
Onida
Empress of Mystery
Rena Ray
Clarionet
Don Roderick
Ohio Amusement Company South Mill Street
Thelma
Love
Megown
F. W. Lange
Scranton
Gotham
the People's Store
Henry Moses
Mgr
Scotch Woolen Mills CO
East
Washington Street
Moss, Mgr
The
Harris
Patterson
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