Weather Dampens Attendance at Farmers Encampment
Rain kept thousands away as over 200 carloads arrived to view agricultural displays. Ex Governor Pattison and Senator Delamater telegraphed they could not attend. Mrs Rohrer demonstrated catering for ladies while Perseverance Band played a military concert.
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Gretxa
Pattison
Delamater
Rohrer
Perseverance Band
L. L. Polk
National Farmers’ Alliance
Colonel Blinge
Texas
Cruelty to an Imbecile Reported in Canal Township
Dr H M Witherill and H H Culp investigated a case of alleged cruelty to a young man, son of German farmer Henry Young. The imbecile had been chained in a room for 16 years with a belt and ring, barely dressed and filthy, prompting removal to Warren Insane Asylum after a writ.
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Tepecator
Prraskiin
H. M. Witherill
State Board of
Lanacy
H. H. Culp
Venango County
Canal Township
Henry Young
Young Homestead
Young
Witherill
Dr. Witherill
Warren Insane Asylum
Shasainion
Dispute Over a Draw Between County and Government
Colonel W. E. Merrill notified Muskingum County Commissioners that the Secretary of War orders a draw to be placed at the Taylorsville bridge over the Muskingum river. The government demands construction of a new canal span while the county bears the expense of the change.
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Ohio
Optnion
Iepecil Teleghmam
Disrarca
Zanesville
W. E. Merrill
Muskincum County
Secretary of War
Goring
Taylorsville
Muskingum River
Seiemaiena
Feneral
James Hanie sought for bigamy fugitive in Canton
Canton dispatch reports James Hanie a well known local figure left town to avoid arrest. Two young men claim to be his sons and allege a wife and six children live in Pennsylvania, sparking a local stir. An August 20 telegram notes multiple poisonings in Rawson Ohio, with eight victims and some still ill after cheese from a wholesale house.
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Canton
James Hanie
Senna
Banie
Pennsylvania
DistaTon
Findlay
John Farling
Hofler
F. D. Fox
Rawaon
Romenicians
The Erle Adopts the Block System
The Erle road has decided to adopt the block system on the third division of the Nipano from Kent to Galion a distance of 03 miles. Grades are steep and there are great curves. Under this system trains will be operated with safety as only one train will be tied in a block at a time. The block will be about five miles apart.
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Erle
Wakeen
Erle Road
Kent
Galion
Italian Arrest Reported in Yourestown
In Yourestown on August 0 Ferdinand Bervila an Italian was arrested today on a tele graphic dispatch note about a charge or involvement. The report provides a fragmentary glimpse into the case naming an individual and location.
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Dipatch
Yourestown
Ferdinand Bervila
Jefferson Iron Works Fire Debris Removal Nears Completion
Steubenville dispatch notes debris clearing from the Jefferson Iron Works fire should finish by Saturday. The brick works will be moved in to start rebuilding, employing most workers who will run double shifts to speed the reconstruction.
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Steubenville
Jefferson Iron Works
Moton
Poisoner of Cattle Causing Farm Alarm in Titusville
In Little Cooley excitement over poisoned stock. This week alleged enemy poison found in pastures on Tweed Buchanan’s farm. Reports say three cattle dead and several others sick including a brown mare and a four day old colt survived.
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Titusville
Little Cooley
Tweed Buchanan
Robbed Erie traveler in Moyers Lake incident
Robert Vincent a well known Erie traveler swallowed morphine after a robbery at Moyers Lake and lies unconscious in a dangerous condition. He reportedly took 20 grains of the drug in an apparent suicide attempt.
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Caxton
Robert Vincent
Erie
Moyers Lake
Fatal shooting at Portage dance and train collision injures
Jerome Ekelly was fatally shot by James Movinay at a dance near Portage. Comnelius Sullivan was struck by a train in the morning and was badly injured. later, teneane Duanesns has been determined.
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Jerome Ekelly
James Movinay
Portage
Comnelius Sullivan
Held Over to Court in Southside Counterfeit Case
Archibald and Robert McDowell, Southside counterfeiters, faced a hearing before United States Commissioner McCandless. Witnesses identified raised ten dollar bills passed at local shops and a liquor store on Carson Street. Both men were held to await trial with $1,000 bail each, District Attorney Lyon leading prosecution.
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Archibald
Robert McDowell
Southside
United States
McCandless
Victor Dasch
Catherine Dasch
Archibald McDowell
McDowell
Thomas McQuade
William Stewart
Peter Wintzen
Booth Twentyseventh
Picnic
Philip Diehl
Sarah
South Twentieth Streets
Charles Diehl
Hobert McDowell
Arthur Brady
Edward
Robert MM
Ward Brady
P. J. Carrigan
South Twenty-second Street
Thomas Hichardson
Lyon
Messra
City seeks injunction over Squirrel Hill Railway actions
City Attorney Moreland argues in chambers before Judge Magee that the Squirrel Hill Railway Company has no exclusive right to Schenley Place and that street rights are shared. He objects to surface track laying on Joncaire Fralick and Meyer streets, claiming it obstructs traffic.
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Squirrel Bill
Moreland
Squirrel Hill Railway Company
Magee
Schenley P
Joncaire
Fralick
Meyer Streem
McKeesport Streetway Case Heard by Judge Stowe
Judge Stowe heard the McKeesport Streetway Company versus the borough of McKeesport over alleged unlawful interference with rail construction. The suit seeks to restrain borough officials from blocking work after a right of way was granted. defense argues rights expired under street railway law.
Passenger Fennelly mourns as Wood’s Hall wreck toll rises
Oscar Fennelly of Louisville, cashier of Citizens' National Bank, endures a heavy grief after a Boston wreck kills his mother Mrs. Mary E. Fennelly and two daughters Alice and Catherine, while his wife and a 6-year-old daughter Elizabeth are in critical condition. The bodies are held in Boston as the family had joined a G A R excursion.
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Eastern Express
Oscar Fennelly
Citizens’ National Bank
Louisville
Mary E. Fennelly
Alice
Catherine
Wood’s Hall
Boston
Elizabeth
Fennelly
Pennsylvania Railway to Relieve Local Freight Traffic Soon
The Pennsylvania Railway Company expects to move all through freight over Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston tracks within 30 days from Braddock to the Ft Wayne road at Verner station via the Ohio connecting bridge opened Tuesday. General Passenger Agent Pugh and Superintendent F L Sheppard have inspected the connecting tracks, predicting a train every half hour, about 2,000 daily, easing local passenger traffic.
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Pennsylvania Railway Company
Pittsburg
Virginia
Charleston
Braddock
Ft. Wayne Road
Verner Station
Ohio
Pugh
F. L. Sheppard
Trafic
Belmont oil boom fuels wildcat fever in BelmOnt pool
The Belmont Eureka area shows a rush of activity with 40 string rigs across the Virginia and Ohio sides. Wells on the Brown farm and Johnson & Co. No.5 produce up to 832 barrels in 24 hours, spurring new drilling and plans across multiple farms as officials protest railroad right of way and nearby hazards.
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Specul Telepeam
Belmont
W. Va
Virginia
Ohio
Eureka Pools
Eureka
Brown Farm
Railroa
Sar Boyle
Barnsdall
Emery Oil Company
Ohio River Railroad Company
Johnson & Co
Emeryon Company
Taylor Farm
Parkersburg
McCullough
French Creek
Eureka Oil Company
Wheeling
Belmont Pool
Reynolds
Belmont Developments
Castle Oil Co
Brown
Obio
Brown No. L
Eurexa
Eureka Harnsdall & Co
Rees Haommat Farm
EH. Mac
Oil field notes and local notices from Allegheny region
Dense later thirty story of oil leases and farm values near Duncan well. Market movements show Standard brokers selling stocks after a sharp opening, with prices drifting. Local notices include marriages, obituaries, funeral announcements, and residents named in Allegheny and Pitt sburg areas.
Early Season Carpet Deals Point to Best Fall Bargains
Shoppers eyeing carpets now or in the fall can expect better bargaining power as supply and prices shift. Retailers note continued demand and promotions designed to attract buyers.
Bargains on Gents Scarfs and Boys Shirts at Discounted Prices
Large sale listing many items with marked-down prices. Gents scarfs, tecks, and puffs offered from 35c each to 3 for $1. Boys waists and flannel waists reduced from $1.50–$2 to about 1.5s. Trimming counter fabrics 5c–25c a yard. Gutta Percha shields 8c a pair, 75c a dozen. Infants caps 25c, London shirts 75c, fancy percale shirts 75c.
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London
August Programme Offers Forty Custom Made Suits at Half Price
August sale features about forty custom made suits on hand. Garments are described as stylish, featherweight, and comfortable at half original price. Also many coats and vests in mohair and pongee offered at lower prices. More styles promised for merchant tailoring than you will have time to inspect.
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P. S
Danziger's Advance Styles New Fall Cloaks Offer
Danziger's cloak department daily adds new Fall styles with no leftovers from last season. They claim to lead the trade with items bought before a New York cloak strike, allowing lower prices than competitors. Prices include Black Cheviot Blazers $3.99, Broadcloth Jackets $2.74, $4.98, Stockinette Jackets $2.74, Peasant Cloaks $4.98, Astrachan Capes $2.99. New Jersey Waists also on sale Monday.
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New York
Jersey
Linen Bargain Counter Offers Early Imported Table Linens
An early import sale with bargains on linen counters features German table linens at 50 cents to 1.50 per yard, 64 to 72 inch widths, knotted fringe towels, and a wide range of fancy table covers. Leaders and all wool white blankets are highlighted as low-priced values with claims of superior quality.
Bradley Blanket Bargains and Silk Fabrics Deep Discount
Wholesale style sale offers heavy white all wool Bradley blankets at low prices, along with eider down comforts from $4.50 to $30, silk and satin covered comforts, and a large selection of downs and pillows. Black dress goods include 46 inch Silk Warp Henrietta at $1 per yard and 50 inch imported Serge at 10 cents, with no rival seen in the region.
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Bradley
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Duquesne
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Enter Heat and Power Company
Reynoldstown
Stowe Mases Union No. 2
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Welsh Land Company
John B. Lodwick
Youngstown
Randolph County
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Quigley
Jefferson Works
Cat
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ATCHL
Omen
DeDee Ditlers
Litgleton
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Stowe
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August Echweigert
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Charles Moyer
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Cedar Avenue
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Brianchee Lakes
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Greenfield Avenue
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Second Avenue
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Tapestry
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Body
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Fifth Ave
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Cor
Sixth St
Penn Ave
Suzl-P
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Dof Rankin
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Holden
Federal
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Danziger
Blazers
Sixth ST. and
Funda Penn Ave
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N.Y, Hel Iilerreesiek
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Fulton Street
Gum Street
Cliff Street
Um Street
P. C
P. T
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Select Council
Geo. Booth
Geo. L. Holliday
Common Council
E. J. Martin
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Robt
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Ors
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Couneil
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Suhday
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Alberta
Europe
America
City Hall
Duquesne Hotel
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Pitwburg
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N. W. Cor
Tate
Smiles Son
K. Smit
Liberty
Smithfield
Pittaburg
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