Court House Docket and Probate Actions Reported
Court Tuesday adjourned for a week as docket entries appear. Cases include Portsmouth Street Railroad v Light Company, mortgage and receiverships with sale confirmations and ten day post entries. Real estate tracts at Cranston in Wheelersburg sold by sheriff with timber value noted. Mary Martino and Mary Seifert seek re admission to Athena asylum. Sheriff Rickey escorted William Henry Deacon to Epileptic asylum. prior escape noted.
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Collings
Portsmouth Street Railroad
Light Company
Lucila Harper
Harry W. Miller
Joseph Hornung
David Armstrong
Rugpall
Vincent & Williams
Frank M. Smith
P. H. Kelley
Armstrong
A. B. Cole
J. O. Cole
D. Armatrong
Portsmouth Veneer Co
Creditora
Cranston
Wheelersburg
Sheriff's Asl
Jacob Cranaton
Athena Ssylum
Mary Martino
Mary Seifert
Infirmary
Sherif Rickey
Gallipolis
William Henry Deacon
Gallia Street
Ohio Commission to Inquire Into Canal Abandonment
The Ohio commission appointed by Gov. Bushnell will meet to report findings on the canal system. Members include D. L. Stepler, Richardson, George Aldrich, Senators Cromley and Williams. They plan to recommend abandoning the Ohio and Erie canal from Portsmouth to Akron and leasing the bed for railway use. Portsmouth could gain a new railroad route if the plan proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apecis
Bushnell
Times Plant Opening Draws 2500 Visitors in Southern Ohio
Crowds of over 2,500 toured the new Times plant on Chillicothe Street from 6:30 pm to after 10 pm. Guests viewed the presses, visited the editor and reporter rooms, and enjoyed music in the new hall. Publishers thanked friends and invited future visits to see how a large paper is made.
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Times
Ohio
Chillicothe Street
Daily Times
Babcock Pony Press
New Hall
the Times
No Action on Seebohm Ordinance Killed Dodger Plan
City council Wednesday night killed Mr Seebohms ordinance regulating dodger distribution, instructed the solicitor to cancel the N W shop lease, and voted to take no further temporary loans. A special meeting was set for next Wednesday to consider the N W question as the water works report was received and other routine items were handled.
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Wedoonaday
Froceed
Pilsger
Obashrman Huber
Law and Claima Committee
Seebohm
Pfleger
Osborn
Finance Committee
Sod
Seabohm
Dillon
Pieger
F. FB. Warner
Thia
Scioto Valley & Ohio River Division
Kenova
Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Barr
Robinson
Columbia
Committee On Law and Plain
Judge Bannon
Oracle
N. & W. Railroad Company
Kunove
Virginia
N. & W. Railway Company
M. & W. Railway Company
Ak ‘Gaid
Huber
Miller
Council
Committee On Law and Claims
H. Leet & Co
Washington
Tenth Street
Offaere
Lincoln
Dodge
Bratt
Light Committee
Court Steets
Mr. Huber
Haber
Gallia
Barsha
Fate of the Ironton Seventeenth Band Draws Close
The Ironton Seventeenth Regiment Band faces dissolution as Pocock is elected to command and the band’s headquarters move to Zanesville. Musical director Mr Bird has resigned and several members seek discharge, signaling the end of a beloved Trenton pride amid wartime changes.
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Ironton Seventeenth Regiment
Ose Ool
Pocock
Zanesville
Bird
Baa
Saventeanth Regiment
Trenton
Ironton Register
Expensive Road Talk Sparks Arrest in Clay Township
In Clay Township Fred Trende argued with neighbor Fritz Kleinecke over a new road. Trende allegedly threatened with a chair or club, leading to his arrest by Squire Cole. Trende says he did nothing wrong and paid 4.80 for his visit.
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Fred Trende
Olay Township
Fritz Kleinecke
Trendé
Kleincke
Squire Cole
Trende
Clay Township
Two Arrests in Englert Abbott Perjury Case Hearings
The preliminary hearing in State v. George Sayers alleging perjury related to the Englert-Abbott case unfolds in Squire Hall. Testimony covers affidavits, exhumation, and claims of murder versus self-inflicted death, with Mayor Glidden, Dr. A L Abbott, Mrs. Englert, Sheriff Rickey, and others detailing actions and motives as the court weighs integrity and evidence. The judge will render a decision likely on Saturday.
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George Saners
Squire Hall
Englert-Abbott
George Englert
George Savera
A. L. Abbott
Englerta
Abbott
George Sanera
Theo. K. Fouk
Frank B. Finney
Glidden
Sawers
Sayers
Harry Bannon
Marshal Schmitt
Mary Englert
George
Mr. Clark
Dr. Abbott
George Clark
Rickey
Sanera
John Getz
Englert
Oity
Cincinnati
Julie Arbogast
Davidson
Doctor Abbott
Gib Stewart
Pnst
Engin Oinsin
Oglert
Harry Bannons
Taaid
Savera
Deitsch
Mr. Bannon
Marshal
Schmitt
Jacob Pfan
Pfan
Lchrader
Sauers
Blade and Times Tax Feud Over Printer Capacity
The Blade criticizes the Times over printing press capacity and costs, arguing the Times exaggerates its efficiency while noting the Blade is taxed for more than half as much and has yet to pay. The exchange hints at rivalry between city newspapers and concerns about reporting accuracy.
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The
Times
Court Street
Tribune
Bright youth asks Santa for a long list of wishes
Early Wednesday a boy with a hopeful face handed to a clerk at Miss Kata Miller's Chillicothe store a letter for Santa Claus. The boy lists wants including a gun and powder, nuts, candy, wooden toys, lantern, bugle, coconut, cakes, rope, boots, football, marbles, fishing gear, clothes for Sunday, skates, a Christmas tree, and a handkerchief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kata Miller
Chillicothe Sires
Santa Claus
Death of Henry Nagle in Carbon Hill Hocking Valley
Death reported from Carbon Hill in the Hocking Valley coal district of Henry Nagle age fifty of that town. He leaves a wife and six children, with a sister Mrs Mary Vollmer of 31 Third Street and other relatives. Nagle formerly lived in Portsmouth. Mrs Vollmer plans to travel to Carbon for the funeral.
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Carbon Hill
Hocking Valley
Henry Nagle
Nagle
Mary Vollmer
Haat Third Street
Portamouth
Leaves
McKinleys Message Foresees Hawaii Annexation and Cuba Policy
President McKinley will dedicate the message to foreign relations and currency. He will urge annexation of Hawaii and propose a non-interference Cuban policy, aligning with Secretary Gage but avoiding detailed methods. reciprocity with Alaska may be urged to aid growing business ties. The Chinese emperor reportedly would rather lose his crown than yield to Germany, and erratic reports from Shanghai note arbitration with Rolland and Belgium, martial law near Siao Chen, and Mrs. Nancy Allison McKinley’s paralysis.
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Trea
Washington, D. C
McKinley
Hawaii
Cuba
Gage
Alaska
Saya
Germany
London
Shanghai
China
Rolland
Belgium
Siao Chen
Dr Prendergast Returns to Face Trial in Cincinnati
Dr. J W Prendergast, who fled last May to escape an indictment for attempted blackmail of the Fraser Tablet company, returned to Cincinnati this morning with resolve to proceed with the legal process. The day’s items also note rioting in Prague, a masked railroad robbery near Keokuk, a postoffice lottery ruling, a Titusville streetcar disaster, a Pittsburg postal robbery, English coastal storms, and a Chicago fire injuring elderly women.
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Dr. Prendergast
Cincinnati
Keokuk
Iowa
Kansas
Bruce
J. W. Prendergast
Fraser Tablet Company
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W. E. Eakins & Son
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Albert H. Kendal
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Buona Vista
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Lyonsville
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Geo. H. Staten
Geo. Wyner
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Grand Juner Guard
Wm. Goltz
J.cheney ,Co
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Transac- Hongwind
Ot « Treax
Kixnan & Marvin
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Col
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Fisher & Streich
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Dolph Reinert
Stan
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D. H. Milling Co
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Monitor
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Rad
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Brooka
Second Street
Booka
Saucers
George Savers
John Schuler
Schuler
Supt
Vickers
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Finney
Supreme Court
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Daehler
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Kelley
Folsom
Sel Boon
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Lehman
Enat
Barber
Haverhill
Vint
Amiles
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Doan
Atohon
Detchon
Waurster Bros
Lts
President McKinley
M'Kinley
Prague
Jows
St. Louis
Peasengers
Postoffice Department
Post-Office Department
Titusville
East
Jack Miller
Chas. Miller
Swishonost Postak Olesk
Pittsburg
C. W. Merritt
Mansfield
Greatline
Dover
Caslata
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Teya
Maeu
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