Almost a Century Old Soldier of Napoleon Dies in Alliance
The oldest man in Stark county, Joseph Akins, age about 99, died after a long illness. Born September 5 1792 in Bellford France he enlisted with Napoleons army at 16 and later settled in America. He leaves a son Philip Akins Sr of Alliance. The report notes his fame as a surviving Napoleonic veteran.
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Joseph Akins
Bellford
France
Austerlitz
Napoleon
Russia
Akins
Annual Meeting of Allegheny County Prison Society Held
The Allegheny County Prison Society convened at the Y M C A parlor with officers reelected including Treasurer Rev J L Millican and Secretary James D Campbell. Committees on Jail Penitentiary Workhouse and Central Station were formed and the group discussed a National Prison Reform Association invitation.
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Allegheny County Prison Society
Y.M.C. A
J. L Millican
James D. Campbell
B.C. Miller
J. L. Milligan
E. R. Danehoo
A Cameron
J. BR. Reed
W. Neely
M. v
J Robert Mann
Charlies E Locke
S. L. Fallwood
J. D. Carlisio
ER. P. Cowan
D. D
C. N. Rose
Donne
D. Carlisle
L.ulwood
C. L. Rose
J. W. Neely
M.D
Central Station
R. C. Miller
Robert Marshall
National Prison Reform Association
Memoirs of a Soldier: Napoleon Era Veteran Passes Away
Joseph Akins, once a French army officer under Napoleon, emigrated to America with wife Mary Mullen. He later settled in Canton and Stark County before moving to Alliance where he lived two years. He died recently, survived by one grandchild. memories of Napoleonic battles haunted his final days.
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Moscow
America
Napoleon
Senate
Akins
Napeleon
Joseph Akins
Mary Mullen
Alliance
M&m
Lance
Serenaders' Serenade Ends in Sudden Death in Mountain Border
A serenade for Jesse Knox Jr and his bride in Wyatton township turned fatal when a stray bullet struck 13 year old Sylvanus Thomas of Gibbons Ginde in the back of the head. The ball penetrated the skull and caused instant death, after striking a falter in a building and glancing downward.
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Txrosrows
Wyatton
Jesse Knox, Jr
Sylvanus Thomas
Gibbons Ginde
Thomas
New Castle Lad Dies After Spine Injury Accident
James J. Lowery aged about 15 died in New Castle at an early hour from injuries suffered weeks earlier when another boy jumped onto him while sliding down a hill. He fell and bled from ears and mouth as doctors warned they had damaged his spine.
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Ertclal Tel
Jan. K
James J. Lowery
Jie Wes
Bill
Lowery
Prisoners Held After Mail Robbery In West Virginia
A boy and his father Ellis Williams were arrested in connection with robbing a mail route between here and Stout's Mills. The boy says his father took the sacks and tore open the envelopes. The two are jailed with another son under a pending hearing to be held at Parkersburg or Clarksburg.
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J BuaxTos
W. Va
Here
Stout's
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Union League Club elects wet Vice President in spirited vote
The Union League Club annual election sparked a dry vs wet split. George Iimson defeated J. Alex Hardy for Vice President, giving anti prohibitionists a board majority and signaling immediate policy change. Other officers named Frank Stewart president and J. B. Lyons second vice president. Albert Menjos to become caterer after leaving the Duquesne Hotel.
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Union League Club
George Iimson
J. Alex. Hardy
Frank Stewart
J. BR. Lyons
H. C. King
J. F. Wheeler
George C. Morrow
J. A. Hardy
Albert Menjos
Duquesne Hotel
Hood’s Sarsaparilla Promoted for Blood Troubles
An advertisement extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a cure for severe skin diseases and blood disorders including scrofula and salt rheum. It cites testimonials from A. R Ke and Parkerabuzz in West Virginia, claiming neck lumps abated after use.
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Hood
A. R KE. L&y. Parkerabuzz
W. Va
Tanners Gather for Harness Leather Meeting at Monon Gahela House
Representatives from harness leather tanners meet at the Monon Gahela House with about five delegates from across the country. J Dawson Callery of the city denies plans for a merger like an edge tool combination. The group aims to adopt rules on gelling and discuss prices, though officials say no press information will be released.
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Mall
Times
Des Moines
Martha Haber
Polk City
John Wesley
Epworth
England
Twenty-sixth Street
Chamberlain
Stedman
C. H. McCauley
Crawford
Monongahela House
J. Dawson Callery
Callery
Willets Now In Tennessee Jail Amid Spiritualist Controversy
A telegram from Nashville police chief W C Davis prompted agent O'Brien of the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society to confirm that Willets the spiritualist is not wanted in Nashville. The item notes Willets accused of inducing suffering by urging faith healing over physicians, and mentions ongoing local sale promotions and a lengthy list of marriage licenses and obituaries in the period.
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Agent O'Brien
Western Pennsylvania Humane Society
W. C. Davis
Nashville
Tenn
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