Alleged minister defrauds widow in Ohio case
Jeter J. Van Etten, a man posing as a missionary, was arrested in Toledo for defrauding widow Mrs. Julia A. Homer of her property. He posed as a clergyman, received a deed of the $4,000 home, mortgaged it for $2,000, then vanished, with officers alleging other frauds in Ravenna and nearby towns.
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Key Ruling Shapes Gas Industry Dispute in Wheeling
Judge Paull in the Circuit Court sided with Wheeling Natural Gas Company in a $590,000 dispute with Wheeling Iron and Nail Reer over gas supply controls. The ruling denied injunctions and damages, upholding the companys right to regulate gas use amid shortages.
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Storm Ravages County With Fire, Flood and Loss
A severe storm swept southwest county with winds uprooting houses and barns and blowing down fences. Bascomb and Berwick suffered heavy damage while crops suffered. A lightning strike ignited an oil well near Norway, destroying a full tank, and a church in Rouseville burned with about 2000 dollars in losses.
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Odd Fellows Conclave to Open in York With Broad Attendance
The Grand Encampment of the Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania gathers in York tomorrow. Past Chief Patriarchs from 203 subordinate camps will attend as the current officers’ term lasts until the final annual election results. A lengthy session is anticipated with proposals and discussions set to unfold.
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Minority United Brethren Conference adjourns after session
The minority conference of the United Brethren Church closed its session with religious services at the Opera House. Delegates head home as the next conference time and place were set by the Board of Bishops. A 12 member board was elected on incorporation. Floyd named secretary. Wright and Dillon chosen to edit the new discipline. The majority conference is expected to close Tuesday.
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Notorious Fire Creek Gang Busted In West Virginia
Eureka detectives in Fay ette county Charleston report a mixed race gang of thieves and arsonists tied to the Fire Creek Coal and Coke Company. The group allegedly looted a company storehouse and burned the Dram house and other buildings in January and March before several members were captured after multi county purs uits.
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Fayette County
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Suicide by arsenic shocks Vanlee village
May 19. A sensational suicide occurred in Vanlee as John Bogard, 24, arsenic poisoning after learning Lola Beck, his fiancée, pursued another man. Bogard threatened self harm if she persisted and died after the Friday revelation. He was well-to-do and popular.
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Ten More Saved From Foundered Steamer Alaskan
Portland Oregon May 19 ten crew members of the foundered steamer Alaskan have reached shore at Florence near the Sinslaw river in Lane county after swimming to shore from Cape Perpetua. One man drowned after two nights and three days at sea. Survivors suffered from salt water intake and limited food of six cans of peaches. The names of the ten survivors are E T Caresson M Keleber James oe coal pene Mike McLain Edward Sharp es coaler Harry Johnson Jack or G H Ross coal passer Edward Wenale Ed Burns and J Murray.
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Besowny Wife Granted Absolute Divorce After Elopement
William L. Pfeiffer secured an absolute divorce from Adelina Pfeiffer who left five years ago amid peculiar circumstances. Once a German society belle and daughter of Henry J. Miesaner, she pursued theater, eloped with Plato, and lived in New Orleans and Chicago before becoming a dance girl and refusing to return home.
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Ada
Hornung
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Miracle escape as eleven cars roll over man
George W. Coon, 250 pounds, 5 feet 6 inches, a former policeman now in the Erie Railway yard, was run over by 11 loaded cars on a downgrade. He remained conscious, suffered facial cuts and back injuries, but no bones were broken and he is recovering. He was found 50 feet from where he fell.
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Newsume
George W. Coon
Erie
Indiana coal mine delegates reject wage cut plan
Delegates from 15 major black coal mines in Indiana, representing over 2000 votes, convened to reject operators demand for a 20 cent wage reduction and vote to strike by two thirds. Production has been largely halted since May 1 as last year’s scale expired. Monday selections will be drawn from mines for a strike expected to last into fall, amid market disruption from gas and fuel oil, plus competition from Illinois Ohio and Pennsylvania operators. Rosenbaum & Co. display hats and shops for comparison.
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Tiny sail boat La Libertad sails to distant shores
New York May 19 reporter visits Captain Slocum and family aboard the tiny La Libertad anchored near the Barge Office. Mrs Slocum describes the voyage from Paranigua wreck to Brazil built craft, life at sea, and mix of loneliness and wonder. The family includes Captain Slocum, Victor and Garfield. They sailed after leaving Rio.
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Sanford's Radical Cure for Catarrh Promises Instant Relief
The advertisement touts a three product kit for catarrh and influenza symptoms. It claims instant relief from watery eyes and nose, throat inflammation, coughing, and head congestion with the Radical Cure and Tarrhal Solvent, sold together by Potter Cave and Chemical Company in Boston for $1. It emphasizes safety and rapid onset, promising cure from first application.
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