Senator Allison Dies at Dubuque After Sinking Spell
United States Senator W. B. Allison of Iowa died at his Dubuque home following a period of semi unconsciousness and a heart disease driven crisis amid prostatic enlargement and kidney illness. Born 1829 in Perry Ohio, he practiced law in Ohio before moving to Dubuque in 1857 and rising to Congress in 1863 and Senate in 1873, later declining three Treasury offers while guiding Civil War measures and Lincoln’s 1860 nomination.
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Dubuque
United States
W. B. Allison
Fannie Stout
Ashbury Road
Ohio
Senator Allison
Perry
John
Mary Allison
Allegheny College
Pennsylvania
Western Reserveollege
Anna Carter
Wooster
Iowa
Treasury
Ways and Means Committee
Allison
Lincoln
Stanton
Chase
Sumner
Blaine
Edmunds
Sherman
Garfield
Logan
Trumbull
Morton
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Ways and Means
House
Capital Cleaned Up Morally and Physically
Washington authorities wage a three week cleanup of lunch rooms hotels and the red light district near the new municipal building and White House. Proprietors fined or forced to quit. police clear the division after dark and give illegal resorts time to move or leave.
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Washington
National Capital
District of Columbia
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
White House
Red Light
Pilar
Sylvester
District seeks segregation and vice reform in city area
The District government pursues segregation of vice and plans a red light district away from business and residence zones. An Immigration Bureau crusade targets alien women in vice, under orders from Oyster Bay. Several arrests have been made as authorities say some came for immoral purposes with more to be deported.
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Immigration Bureau
Oyster Bay
Chautauqua Opens Season at Stanton Park Auditorium
The Chautauqua season began in Steubenville with a two day program at Stanton Park Auditorium. The Chicago Glee Club performed Saturday and Sunday with vocal numbers instrumental trombone quartets and encores. Fred Emerson Brooks entertained as reader lecturer and poet. Dixon the Hoosier charmed audiences as a versatile performer in sketches and poems.
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Chautauqua
Stanton Park Auditorium
Steubenville
Lyceum
Park
Chicago Glee Club
Fred Emerson Brooks
Brooks
Dixon
In A Trance A Wheeling Boy Faces Strange Sleep
Joseph Hores an eleven year old of Wheeling has been in a trance like state since Saturday a week ago after falling six feet from a tree. He remained unconscious with a deep head wound and required stitches. Doctors report no clear recovery as he endures a prolonged lethargy and intermittent consciousness.
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Joseph Hores
Wheeling
Joseph
Divorce suit and custody dispute filed by Najebi Esa Shalhob
Najebi Esa Shalhob sues S. Shalhob for divorce and custody of a minor. She claims wilful absence for over three years, husband kicked her, excluded her, and installed other women. She alleges gross neglect and failure to provide. attorney P P Lewis. Also suits against Stephen Adkins for $803.80 lien on premises at Mingo Junction. and against A Greenburg for $250 on oil lease contracts in Fox township.
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Najebi
Esa Shalhob
S. Shalhob
Brazil
P. P. Lewis
J. E. Secamehorn
Stephen Adkins
Mingo Junction
McClave & McClave
Jas. H. Moore
S. A. McConnell
A. Greenburg
Fox Township
Legal and court actions in Carroll county and regional notices
Several civil suits and probate matters are listed, including Toledo Computing Scale Co. vs C H Hoffman for 160, Banatski vs Abraham Lavine for 250, and an agreed 500 payment plan. Probate cases include estates of Droye Gosnell Conlan Dougherty Barcus Musi Miller with bonds and appraisals. Rosa Wilson sent to Massillon hospital. divorce case Orange Jackson vs Ida Jackson. Railroad leadership changes noted with Wheeling & Lake Erie appointing a traveling auditor. succession in Steubenville office anticipated.
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Carroll County
Greenberg
Gruber
Toledo Computing Scale Co
C. H. Hoffman
John Banatski
Abraham Lavine
Ours
Ito
Banatski
Mingo Junction
Lavine
W. C. Brown
Wm. Droye
Jos. Gosnell
Geo. Gosnell
Smuthheld Township
Rosa Wilson
Wolf Run
Massillon Hospital
Mary T. Conlan
W. E B. Donaldson
David J. Dougherty
Annie J. Dougherty
Catherine Barcus
Jas. Simpson
Wintersville
Germano Musi
di Nicola Cerri
Martha Miller
W .McD
Miller
Orange Jackson
Ida Maud Jackson
Chester
W. Va
McClare & McClave Attorneys
Eopaul Hl Labenice Freightand
Lawrence
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Wheeling
Mr. Lawrence
Erget
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Steubenville
Oil boom in Mingo with 200 barrels a day barrelling ahead
Greater interest centers on Mingo Jefferson county as three wells on the Follawsbee pool produce up to 200 barrels daily. The Donaldson LeComte No 1 and Melster Co No 5 show strong output while Tague Co No 3 stalls. Holliday's Cove fields add new wells with varied results, total pool output near 2030 barrels daily amid 55 producing wells. A new Manhattan Club oil discovery raises hopes as drilling resumes on Fernwood George farm and Bates duster near the city.
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Mingo
Jefferso County
Ohio
Standard Oil Report
Follawsbee
Manhattan Club
England Farm
Club
Samuel Dunham
George Farm
Fernwood
Bart Wheaton
Bates Farm
East Liverpool Grocers Accused Of Short Weight
Four East Liverpool principal grocerymen have been caught giving short measure and weight. Potatoes sold were consistently found to be from one to three pounds short of the legal weight for a peck.
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East Liverpool
Family Reunion Draws Fifty From Eastern Ohio Counties
The yell family of Columbiana County held a pleasant reunion at J. T. Huscroft's residence west of the city on Friday with about fifty attendees from several Eastern Ohio counties. A lawn dinner and luncheon, a ball game, and horse shoe pitching provided entertainment. Four generations spanned four families.
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Yell
Columbiana County
J. T. Huscroft
Ohio
Two Men Killed in Lafferty Area Rail Incident
Frank Carter and John Smith died Thursday night near Bridge Street on the C L and W division of the B and O Railroad as they traveled from the Providential Coal Company mine near St Clairsville to the Black Oak mine east of Flushing in search of work.
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Frank Carter
John Smith
Lafferty Station
Bridget
Providential Coal Company
St. Clairsville
Black Oak
Flushing
Fainting Girl Rushed From Traction Car to Gill Hospital
Miss Sophia Fogle became ill aboard a traction car bound for Follansbee yesterday afternoon. She fainted in her seat and, after unsuccessful revival attempts, a doctor was summoned and she was transported to Gill hospital for care.
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Miss Sophia Fogle
Follansbee
Gill Hospital
Sheriff Vorkes Opens August With Nine Prisoners
Sheriff Vorkes starts August with nine prisoners including Sam Yeager for cruelty Chas Roberts for horse stealing QO Borham for murder Harry Richards for murder Ellsworth Williams for robbery Jock Wind for Sunday selling John Oschouski for murder Mike and Wish McCort for cutting to kill
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Sheriff Vorkes
Sam Yeager
Chas. Roberts
QO. T. Borham
Harry Richards
Ellsworth Williams
Jock Wind
John Oschouski
Mike and
Wish McCort
Woman Severely Injured After Fall at Home
Mrs. Joseph Commeraux of 607 Ross Street fractured her right thigh when she tripped on a rug yesterday. She was alone, lay injured until neighbors found her at 2 p.m. and summoned aid and a physician.
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Joseph Commeraux
Ross Street
Two Men Killed By Train Near Bridgeport
Two unidentified foreign men were killed west of Bridgeport on Thursday evening after stepping off a train and being struck by an eastbound locomotive. Authorities could not identify the victims.
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Bridgeport
Miners Threaten Strike at Dunn Glen Mine
About 260 miners employed by Morris Poston Coal Company at the Dunn Glen mine on the W L E railroad threaten to strike unless the company agrees to pay the scale price for removing stone.
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Dunn Glen
Morris Poston Coal Company
Arrest of Marion Radatski on attempted assault charge
Constable Maple arrested Marion Radatski at Amsterdam on an affidavit preserved before Squire Blackburn by Rosa Yench. He faces a hearing appointment. J. R. Clark named Postmaster at Bradley. Secretary Thompson reappoints Harry M. Carpenter to Jefferson County Board of Elections.
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Maple
Amsterdam
Marion Radatski
Squire Blackburn
Rosa Yench
Thompson
Harry M. Carpenter
Jefferson County Board of Elections
Reunion of Cole Family Association at Mt Mo riah
The Cole Family Association will hold its annual reunion at Mt Moriah on August 20. Members are advised to prepare for a gathering that celebrates family history and shared memories with activities and a communal meal.
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Cole Family Association
Mt. Moriah
Campaign trail note from General Hellingsworth
General Hellingsworth, a nonpartisan campaigner, has given speeches in multiple counties this week and will attend the Monroe Belmont reunion at Jerusalem on the 25th. He avoids explicit politics in public talks yet supports tariff revision by protection allies, praising American labor and industries.
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Hellingsworth
Monroe County
Monroe-Belmont
Jerusalem
Friends of Protection
Fox Hunters Decide Annual Meet Location
The Tri- State Fox Hunters Association board met at Tunnel Hill east of Dennison and decided to hold this year’s meet there after a heated contest. The Pennsylvania group favored Uniontown, but West Virginia and Ohio supported Tunnel Hill, and won by a small margin.
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Tri- State
Fox Hunters Association
Tunnel Hill
Dennison
Pennsylvania
Uniontown
West Virginia
Ohio
Well at Thomas Nixon farm taps 10 to 15 barrel flow
On Tuesday Eli Castner drilled a 10 to 15 barrel producer at the Thomas Nixon farm, located at the headwaters of Wills Creek, marking a notable development for the local oil operation.
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Eli Castner
Thomas Nixon
Wills Creek
Wreck Disrupts Rail Line Near Brillant Last Evening
A wreck on the Orton and Le Reese line near Brillant yesterday blocked both tracks for a time. One derailed car caused seven others, all loaded with steel, to derail in the incident.
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Ake
ON & le Reese
Brillant
Rough Sledding on Pan Handle TrainInjury
Number 6 Pan Handle passenger train struck a sled at Bowerton Tuesday evening. No one was stated to be at the sled as the mercury hovered around the hundred mark.
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Bowerston
Woman 86 Drowns Self on Tuscarawas River Bank
Nancy Cable, aged 86, despondent over ill health, removed her shoes along the Tuscarawas River between Beach City and Sandyville and jumped into the water. A family search party found the shoes and recovered her body, ending the drowning incident.
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Nancy Cable
Tuscarawas River
Beach City
Sandyville
Roberts Candidacy Backed by Regional Prominent Attorneys
Friends of D L Roberts from Youngstown and T S Gillmer and F S Chryst of Warren visit to discuss Judge Roberts for the Circuit Judgeship to succeed Judge Burroughs. They praise his character and jurist abilities and sought updated views from local lawyers.
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Roberts
D. L. Jackson
Youngstown
T. S. Gillmer
F.S. Chryst
Warren
Judge Roberts
Judge Burroughs
Picnicker Injured on Pennsylvania Excursion Train
Mrs McDermott of North Harrison Street Bellaire suffered a painful accident Monday on the C P excursion train to a picnic at Rock Point park. Resting her hand on an open window sill she was caught when the window descended injuring two fingers.
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McDermott
North Harrison Street
Bellaire
Pennsylvania Company
Rock Point Park
Amputation of Members Following Train Accident
The accident occurred as the train passed Mingo Junction. At Steubenville a physician attended Mrs. Mc Dermott’s injuries and she, though in great pain, joined the Bellaire delegation at Rock Point park.
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Mingo Junction
Steubenville
Mystery of Kassau Disappearance Near Midway Pa
German farmer Kassau has vanished from the Wallace farm near Midway since Saturday night. Bloodhounds tracked a path to the Midway railway station where the handler believes he took a train. Friends consider mental distress or a voluntary return to Germany, while others note poor harvest crops and lack of close ties as possible factors.
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Midway
America
Raseau
Germany
American workers’ standard of living tops English and German rivals
Washington reports from the Bureau of Labor conclude the American worker enjoys a higher standard of living than English or German counterparts. American meals are richer and costlier, yet require smaller wage shares. Families stay larger at home, averaging over five members with three children, and meat consumption is higher.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor
United States
Germany
England
Bureau
Most Northerly American Point
Point Barrow in Alaska is the furthest north in the United States. Travel begins in Seattle and requires a 1,600 mile steamer voyage to Valdez followed by a 2,700 mile sled journey. It is a long trek on American soil.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
Seattle
Valdez
Increasing Life Span Pushes Back Maturity Benchmarks
The text notes a steady rise in life expectancy and a shift in maturity ages. It says mental and physical maturity now occurs later, from five to seven years, and that womanhood once deemed full at twenty five is now considered to occur around thirty or beyond.
Suffragist Plaint: Women’s Work Deserves Acknowledgment
Teresa Billington Grieg argues in Fortnightly Review that women’s work remains undervalued across industry, society, and politics. She contends men see women as destined to serve, not to be recognized or repaid, labeling it a divinely imposed duty.
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Teresa Billington Greig
Fortnightly Review
Early and Late Blight of Potatoes
The piece explains two forms of potato blight early and late, their timing, spread, and impact on vines and tubers. It notes varietal resistance varies, spraying helps control late blight, and reviews seed selection trials from 1903–1905, with W. W. Mammoth as a key test. It also covers spraying methods, frequency, and equipment.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Uncle Sam
W. W. Mammoth
Sir William
Livingston
Pat
W.w.mammoth
Sign of impending farrowing and sow’s milk richness
An important sign before farrowing is milk dropping from the teats a few hours prior, indicating internal nourishment is complete and the body prepares for the new order. Overfeeding or heating food at this time may cause trouble to the sow and her young. sow’s milk is richer than cow’s milk.
Hog Bites and Safety Warnings Highlight Farm Pen Hazards
Fragmentary text notes hazards near farrowing and butchering pens with warnings about hog bites and proper handling. It mentions a person with a serious hand injury and stresses avoiding bother near livestock and gantry areas.
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Gantry
Efficient Poultry Workcuts for Low Labor Costs
A live question guides farmers on maximizing poultry results with minimal labor. It discusses time as money and scarce farm labor, seeking practical methods to improve efficiency in poultry management and production.
Green Food and Grass Substitutes in Weather Note
A brief notice suggests feeding a green food substitute as an alternative to green grass. It notes that when a good substitute is provided, one may not need to supply actual grass, and mentions weather context as a factor influencing this choice.
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Court News
William Green
Florence
Y. & O. Coal Company
Glenn's Run
Martins Ferry
J. R. Clark
Bradley
County
Kassau
Midway, Pa
Ohio Station
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