Pocketbook theft and multiple tragedies hit locals
Mike Kerisz of Brooke County fell for a pocketbook scam at Union Station after spotting a $150 roll. Jadeski and an accomplice alleged the theft, Kerisz robbed. Jadeski jailed. Also, Nellie Snyder Hinshaw died at Carson's, heart trouble and typhoid fever noted, with a Lisbon burial planned. Italian Dominic Pasaloti stabbed to death in a shack amid a quarrel. Thorne stabbed on a Weirton train. Bert Agnew shot in a domestic dispute. Kenneth Thomas poisoned in his cup by a family member, recovering after treatment.
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Mike Kerisz
Brooke County
Pittsburg
Kerisz
Union Station
Russia
A. Jadessi
Kertsz
Jadeski
Nellie Snyder
Carson
Market Street
Sorie
Foster
Hinshaw
Nellie Hinshaw
Lisbon
Dominic Pasal‘oti
Elis
Pusaleri
Weirton
Chance
Thorne
Halton
East Liverpool Hospital
Bert Agnew
Agnew
Kenneth Thomas
New Sheet and Tin Peg Co to Build in Medill Farm Area
The newly organized sheet and tin peg company, with President Isaac M. Scott and LaBelle Iron Works men as stockholders, bought forty six acres of the William M. Medill farm in Jefferson county. The plant will be east of the C and P railroad and south of the Medill homestead, with foundations bid and site work to start within ten days. Scott is expected to resign as LaBelle president around October 1 to become general manager of the new mill. Other bids and potential sites in Warwood West Virginia and East Liverpool are noted, while Tiltonville prospects hinge on the plant location.
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Sheet and Tin Peg Company
Presidentsaac M. Scott
LaBelle Iron Works
William M. Medill
Jefferson County
W. L. Medill
Medill
Steubenville
Herald-Star
Scott
LaBelle
Warwood
W. Va
East Liverpool
Mingo Junction
Martins Ferry
Moore
Tiltonville
the Times
Tittonville
Bethany College Receives Carle Bequest
Bethany College learned yesterday it will gain control of William B R Carle's estate in Texas worth about 60000 held in trust for five years for Bethany. The wealthy Brooke County resident died at Wapello Illinois about a week ago and was buried in Brooke Cemetery in a mausoleum.
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Bethany College
William BR. Carle
Brooke County
Carle
Tiesworth
Bethany
Wapello Til
Brooke Cemetery
Falls Grant County Tragic Train or Pedestrian Hit
John Smith, 40, hospitalized at Gill with serious cuts and bruises to head and neck after being found alone near daytime on C and PPRR tracks and Dead Man's Crossing. Authorities note possible injuries from a vehicle or train. police await talon tests and medical reports to determine cause and timing.
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John Smith
Gill Hospital
Smith
C.& Ppr R
PF O
Local Tow n Deaths Prompt Calls For Action
Fragmentary text reports a series of routine and tragic events in Weirton including shootings and a possible deadly incident on a Saturday. The fragment hints at multiple deaths and concerns within the town, but details are unreadable and names or places are unclear.
Soapsuds alley residents face thefts and turkey heists
Police rounded up six men and two women after a Saturday night raid following the disappearance of eight turkeys from Pleasant Hill farm. Feathers and meat were found in lockers beside reports of drinking and disorder in the lockup. W M Steitz was arrested for throwing glass on the street. Auto thieves burglarized W W Welch’s garage on North Bank Alley stealing an automobile, wrenches and two revolvers. The car was abandoned at Washington street after the thieves, unable to siphon gasoline, fled toward the river.
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Soapsuds Alley
Pleasant Hill
Fockup & Belam
Wm. Steitz
W .W. Welch
Thomas Johnson
North Bank Alley
Washington Street
Thieves Plague City with Night Raids on Livestock and Goods
City and outlying districts suffer nightly thefts from cellars chicken houses and barns. Thieves carry off fowls and meat plus a live pig weighing about 238 pounds, with families reporting numerous robberies. Citizens urge vigilance and defend property with shotguns and revolvers as authorities seek to curb the spate of thefts.
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Alikaupa
Irkanna
Former dispatcher released after three nights in jail
Harry Bans formerly with TriState Medic and Railway, jailed for three nights on charges of stealing company streetcar tickets valued at 125 dollars. He was released at 0:30 a.m. on a weekday after Toronto friends arranged a bond of 800. No further arrests in the ticket scandal followed.
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Harry Bans
TriState Medic & Railway
Sipany
Liver
Toronto Friends Aving
No further grand jury action in TriState Railway case noted
Mixed local news item reports no immediate developments in the TriState Railway and Electric Company investigation. W R W Griffin says no further grand jury tests will occur now and awaits potential action. mentions possible future disclosures about others implicated. Also notes a multi-day strike over wages, then a 12 percent raise to $1.80 a day and resumption of work, plus local political planning by the Sixteenth District Ballot Committee, with progressive tickets in Harrison County and delegate discussions for state convention.
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Avill
TriState Raiway and Electric Company
W. R. W. Griffin
Harrison County
Tragic Train Death Reported in Canton Ohio
Friends of Marl Seleya Bridgeport learned he was struck by a train and killed in Canton Ohio last Sunday. His brother Harry, manager of Bridgeport ball team, departed yesterday to mourn the loss and assist in arrangements.
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Marl
Seleya Bridgeport
Norning
Canton
Ohio
Harry
Bridgeport
Woman Seriously Injured After Fall From Step Ladder
A woman who fell from a top step ladder was initially thought uninjured but woke in the morning with intense pain. A physician reported her condition very serious and she will be laid up for some time.
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Ely
Eatiny
Death of Mrs. Gelb Goodfriend at Mingo Junction
Mrs Gelb Goodfriend died at her home on Commercial Street Mingo Junction after a week of illness including indigestion and pneumonia. Born in Austro Hungary she lived in Mingo Junction twenty years and leaves husband David and five children Maurice Sammel Isaac Louis Sidney and Esther along with several brothers and sisters. She was a member of B Nai Israel Synagogue and known for devotion to family and charitable acts.
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David Goodfriend
Mingo Junction
Gell
Austro-Himgary
Goodfriend
Maurice, Sammel
Isaac Louis
Sidney
Esther
Max Gelb
Mingo Tanction
David Gelb
Pittsburg
Lerate Gelb
Furope
James Speiver
Obituary: Mrs. Nancy J. Robertshaw Passes at 94
Mrs. Nancy J. Robertshaw of Martins Ferry died Friday morning August 11 at 6:15. She was aged 94 and widow of Robertshaw. She was a sister of Mrs. Robert Love of Steubenville. Survived by two sons, fine and George.
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Robertshaw
Nancy J. Robertshaw
Marts Ferry
Weleck
Robert Love Af
Probate court notices of multiple estates listed
Probate court entries show Wa Cole Sr and Viela Cole appointed administrators with will annexed and bond set. Eliza J Hayes appointed executor with bond. J Ritheart named administrator with bond. James Stone estate decedent with appraisal and widow’s answer filed. order to sell real estate at private sale. Filen C Staanen estate continued on will testimony. Eugene Webb estate final account filed. William Woods estate noted.
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Wa. Cole
Viela. Cole
Et al
Robert B. Hayes
Eliza J. Hayes
Frederick Koehnlein
Ritheart
James Stone
Wiew
Onder
Filen C. Staanen
Eugene Webb
Wm. Woods
W. C
Estate actions and appointments across multiple cases
Brown appointed administrator de bonis non in the Giovan Battiola Ansel estate and N Cerri named administrator. pend $1. to be settled. Authority granted to call in kind in the Samuel Rothacker estate. In the Alex Lomg estate final action noted. Henry Floto will probate application in Ohio against Helen Lesley and others. J R Winn final accounting. Vaughn estate seeks administrator appointment. Margaret Berry distributive account filed.
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Chlek
Benjamin F. Vaughn
Margaret Berry
Street Cries to Be Preserved in Paris Museum
Paris schoolmaster M. Ponge records street cries with a gramophone to build a speech museum for future generations. He lingers in busy quarters to coax cries like Milk and muffin man to sing or ring bells into his receiver, collecting many well known calls.
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M. Ponge
Paris
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