Despondent coal miner’s suicide and other deaths reported
John Goinski a foreign miner at Rush Run No 1 shot himself on Thursday afternoon amid despondency over unemployment and alleged abuse by his wife and mine boss. Michael Bontani died in No 9 Bradley mine by a slate fall. Benjamin Neininger, formerly of the Imperial Glass Works, shot himself and died at home. Coroner to hold inquests.
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John Goinski
Rush Run Mine No. 1
Goinski
Imperial Glass Works
Bellaire
A. W. Gruber
Bridgeport
Imperial Glass Company
Annual Reunion Of John Atkinson Descendants
The annual reunion of John Atkinson descendants met at Mahan's Grove in West Virginia on Thursday with a large basket dinner and supper. Attendees came from several states and speakers included Rev Fred Gordon Braddock Rev Alan Gordon Pittsburg James Archer Middle Ferry and Rev G B Smith Steubenville. Officers elected were President Lewis Wells Steubenville Vice President Thos Swaney New Cumberland Secretary Ross Marsh Wellsburg and Treasurer Oliver Atkinson Colliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Atkinson
Brooke County
Mahan’s Grove
W. Va
Tully
Fred Gordon
Braddock
Alan Gordon
Pittsburg
James Archer
Middle Ferry
G. B Smith
Steubenville
Lewis Wells
Thos. Swaney
New Cumberland
Ross Marsh
Wellsburg
Oliver Atkinson
Colliers
More Names Added to the Roll of Republican Chi
The fifth meeting of the Republican Club of Jefferson County was held in the court room. Beginning next week meetings will be held Saturday evenings. President D. J. Sinclair called the meeting to order and after minutes were read, 172 new members from Toronto were enrolled. Sinclair said the committee to locate a wife was to report within ten days.
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George Bower
Bryan
Taft
C. D. Simeral
McCullough
James Lavery
Polk
South
W. R. Alban
Henry Gregg
Entley Jones
West Virginia
Slam Kerr
Chas. Bishop
Wessy” Ferguson
Republican Club
Jefferson County
Court Room
D. J. Sinclair
Toronto
Sinclair
Wiet
Two Wells Struck in Holliday's Cove Field Operations
Ferguson & Co completed No. 9 on the David Hindman farm and found a two barrell producer. MekKkim Oil Co completed No. 9 on the N. and C. Meim farm with a six barrel producer. L. Nickle & Co drilled on the M. Morton farm through the Berea grit, yielding a duster. Holliday's Cove pool production shows a slight rise to about 2 1 60 barrels daily. Brooke county Follanshee pool production rises to 2,485 barrels with 88 producing wells averaging just over 42 barrels per well.
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Holliday’s Cove
Ferguson & Co
David Hindman
MekKkim Oil Company
Kag
N. and C
M. Morton
Berea
Follanshee Pool
Brooke County
Reunion Sketch of the Ninety-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry
The Ninety-eighth O V I held its annual reunion at Tippecanoe Harrison county on August 20. The regiment organized at Camp Mingo in August 1862 with ten Belmont Jefferson Harrison Carroll counties contributing 1010 men. They left Camp Mingo August 23 1862 crossed into Covington Kentucky and moved by rail to Lexington where forces were marshaling for the looming conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tippecanoe
Harrison County
Camp Mingo
Mingo Junction
Belmont County
Jefferson County
Carroll County
Tuscarawas County
Dennison
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Covington
Lexington
Ninety eighth O. V. L. reunion held at Freeport
Ninety eighth O. V. L. reunion attendees met in Freeport Harrison county for a morning business meeting with eighty seven members registering and receiving green silk ribbon badges bearing a portrait of Capt. John A. Norris. Officers for the next year were elected and a grand outdoor dinner followed. An eloquent welcome address was given by Rev H R Edwards and responses and speeches by local clergy and members concluded the program.
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Freeport
Harrison County
Tippecanoe
John A. Norris
Co. C
Resaca
M. E. V. Webster
St. Louis
Wm. H. Buchanan
Sherrodsville
W. H. Smythe
Carrolltown
Otis M. Keesey
Arroyo
Cal
Capt. F. McCullough
L Ine
Dayton
Simon Peter
Oakland
W. T. Hargrave
Jas. P. Quigley
Cadiz
Towin
Robi. B. Moore
Belmont County
Albert Brown
Carroll
J. B
van Fossen
Harrison
Albert Quigley
Jefferson
W. F. Ridgley
Tuscarawas
Romig
Thos. P. Carver
Thos. FE. Hall
B. N. Lindsay
Steubenville
John McCoy
Cross ‘Yeek
H R. Edwards
M. E
Hes. John [. Wilson
Co. UH. Stocking
W. H. Rice
Erasmus Wilson
James Moore
J. C. Patterson
Death by suicide shocks Martins Ferry community
The body of David J Williams, a Martins Ferry resident, was found in bushes by the river. Officials report he drank carbolic acid in a self inflicted death after ill health. He was about 48 and survived by a widow, two sons, two daughters, three sisters, and a brother. Carried extra note of prior police service and mill work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Williams
Martins Ferry
Isaac Newland
Aetna-Standard
David John Williams
George
Charles
Margaret
R.T. Ong
Smithfield
David James
Charles Edwards
Ella Cloges
Ironton
Ohio
Wiliam Williams
Muncie
Indiana
Dam No 9 13 18 26 progress on river locks
Low river conditions enable rapid work on Dam No 9 below Wells ville No 11 Brillant and other locks downstream with Dam No 13 nearing completion and the final cofferdam section finished. Nos 18 and 26 also close to finish with boiler bids for No 18 to be opened Monday and keeper homes bids set for September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville No
Brillant
Alstetter
Man Arrested for Freight Car Burglary in Panhandle Case
A man was arrested at Colliers yesterday for breaking into a Panhandle freight car and stealing china. He had recently married and needed the dishes for his household.
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Colliers
Delegates Chosen for Circuit Judicial Convention
Delegates and alternates selected to attend the Circuit Judicial Convention at Chardon on August 27 to nominate a successor to Judge J. B. Burrows, who plans to retire. The list includes John McClare, A. C. Lewis, D. J. Sinclair, E. E. Erskine, Norval White, P. A. Gavin, Fletcher, and Finley. alternates listed similarly. Major candidates named: Metcalf of Chardon, Roberts of Warren, Kowatz of Youngstown.
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Court Row
John McClare
Chardon
J. B. Burrows
Messrs. Metcalf
Roberts
P. A. Gavin
I Flecher
FE. L Finley
Harry Griffith
C.D. Williams
Oliver Bucey
J. M. McCullough
George Ridgley
John M. Porter
A. C. Johnston
A. C. Jones
Comprehensive School Grammar and Pedagogy Drill
A dense list of questions covering grammar as art and science, principal parts of verbs, sentence parsing, capitalization, verb moods and tenses, pedagogy and psychology definitions, classroom attention devices, reading interest strategies, and a broad set of arithmetic, orthography, geography, literature, physiology, and general education tasks. The item reads as a broad exam or study guide for grammar, language arts, and related subjects.
General trade rebound urged after 1907 crisis
The Commercial National Bank of Chicago sums up that stocks are depleted across production to retail. With harvest movement and farmer prosperity, replenishment is expected to raise fall trade and likely sustain activity into 1909, though not a boom. Bank clearings rise in grain regions while rail earnings fall but may improve in the second half.
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Geneva
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
United States
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Fe. Worth
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George P. Webster
F. W. McCauley
F. W. McCauley, Qauartermaster of the Regiment, Who Was With Col. Webster
Franklin
Enero Chicamauga
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Okout Mountain
Knoxville
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Kenesaw Mountain
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Peach Tree Creek
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Rollanshee
Ninety-eighth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Circuit Judicial Convention
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Tennyson
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