Orr Felt and Blanket Co Builds New South Main Facility
The Orr Felt and Blanket Co on South Main reports rapid progress as the foundation and first story framing advance. The Princess theater adds a Benz organ for movie music, pleasing fans, with Fred Statt noted for performances. Plumbers in Piqua show slack activity, six teen registered, about six active in business. The Western Union Telegraph Co buys two and a half million Liberty Bonds in its name plus employee bonds. The seventh Ohio district must secure twenty thousand five hundred fourteen dollars, with two hundred dollars already subscribed locally in 24 hours. Company C rapidly enlisting men, uniforms scarce, recruits awaiting equipment. A patriotic union service is set for Sunday at 7 30 PM at the Presbyterian church, with Liberty Loan and Red Cross involvement and a broader church invitation. G A R meeting slated Thursday at 7 30 PM at the G A R hall. attendance urged.
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Western Union Telegraph Co
Ohio
Preston Huggard Dies Wednesday in Piqua
Preston Montgomery Huggard, born July 6 1833 in Rockbridge VA, died Wednesday at ten in the morning at his son Fred Huggard’s home 1022 West Greene Street. He long served as janitor at the old high school in Piqua and was a deacon of the First United Church. Survived by his wife Margaret and son Fred, with funeral expected Friday. Mrs Huggard is critically ill in Memorial hospital.
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Pigqua
Preston Montgomery Huggard
Fred Huggard
West
Greene Street
Mr. Huggard
Rockbridge County
Margaret Huggard
Memorial Hospital
Piqua
Mr. Hugsard
Mr. Hugeard
Pigna
Hugeard
K. of BP
Colored Order of Masons
Fred Tmisgard
Bail Refused for Danny Shea in Indianapolis Murder Case
A mixed Ohio and Indiana scene unfolds as Danny Shea formerly of Troy is denied bail on a second degree murder charge in Indianapolis. The Milwaukee Association baseball club former manager allegedly shot a waiter over a sugar bowl dispute while accompanied by a woman. other notes record draft exemptions, railroad thefts, and local police actions including registration drives and penalties.
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Danny Shea
Troy
Iidianapolis
Shea
Milwaukee Association
Ewell
Indianapolis
Donald Burns Returns Home From San Antonio Visit
Donald Burns, son of John Burns of 810 Park Avenue, returned Tuesday night from San Antonio Texas where he had gone Thanksgiving Day with Leonard Jones. He worked for the American District Telegraph company, was promoted to night manager, then moved to the auditing office of the San Antonio Arzontil Gulf railroad. Now visiting, he has not decided his next move, plans to stay around Piqua for a while.
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Donald Burns
John Burns
Park Avenue
San Antonio
Texas
Burns
Piqua
Leonard Jones
American District Telegraph Company
San Antonio, Argontil Gulf Railroad
Sked
Sometimes Best to Forget Deeds That Merit No Excuse
A reflective line from Charles Wagner questions whether certain injuries deserve lasting memory or pardon. The author ponders if some wrongs should simply fall away and not haunt conscience or memory. The passage emphasizes mercy versus justice in bearing past harms.
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Charles Wagner
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Theda Bara
Likeny
Ford Educational
George Walsh
Geo
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Douglas Tuirbiands
Rosemary Mheby
Harry Meyers
Harold Lockwood
May Allison
Orr Felt and Blanket Co
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Princess Theater
Fred Statt
Presbyterian Church
Liberty Loan
G. A. R. Hall
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Preston Huggard
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Gullings
Albert Clark
Ohio Penitentiary
Harvey Hake
Covington
Tie
Aviation News
Fairfield
Dayton
Atlantic
Middlewest
E. A. Deeds
Federal Aircraft Board
C. B. Edgar
War Department
Detroit
Mich
Champaign
Ill
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Joe Barnett
Barher Universal
Thompson
Common Pleas Court
Fudge
Walter D. Jones
C.H
Tray
Arcanum
Munithenk
Fiscari
Painter Creek Pike
Mi Day Nip S
Squire Indy
Molloy
Truth
MIL
Beckett Bros
Beckerter
Ryton
Eushion
Conroy’s Shoe Store
Philbrook
Rome
Hin
Tholbrook
May
Phillbrook
Tomtust
Clara Ubavner
Main St
Patien
Thores
Nefh & Stelzer
Akmaster
Pirest
Ratcliff
T. Chatter
Wife
Mai
Chom
Brother
the American Fixture & Mfg. CO
Stanton
Orr-Plesh
Raney
SS. Weir Mitchell
Home Library of Medicine
Mili
Pere
Bailey’s Dairy
Harry
Newt
Hemagedy
May’s Opera House
H. W. Kress
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