Council Debates Tax Relief and Fire Police Pay
City leaders consider certificates or a small tax levy increase to fund backlogged police and firemen who have not been paid since July 15. Ordinances on leasing city space, raising a fund secretary salary, issuing $14,000 in indebtedness, approving Simmons & Foster subdivision, and paving Henry and Lawson avenues proceed. Neighbors complain about weeds on vacant lots and rough street conditions. officials pledge action and address street car paving and water drainage issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zink
Simmons & Foster
Henry Avenue
Lawson Avenue
Zimmerman
Ridge
Lawson Avenues
Borden
South Bend Boulevard
Service Department
Westalleyim Reserve
Washington Streets
Court
Bell ‘Telephone Company
Campbell
Spring Avenue
Numerous Personal Visits Reported Across Cities
A wide list of residents are noted visiting relatives and friends in Pittsburg, Columbus, Cleveland, Akron, and other cities. Travelers include Miss Marie Ellis, Mrs. M. Levinson, Morris Deitz, Mrs. Chas Steen, E. Stanton Pearce, Miss Mildred Rector, Miss Marie Callahan, J E Steady, Miss Ruth Bates, Ray Bernholts, Jno Beiswanger, Mrs. T D Beckett, and many more, with returns and trips linked to family, business, and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Ellis
Tiltonville
M. Levinson
Pittsburg
Morris Deitz
Scranton
E. Cunningham
Chas. Steen and Son
Clarksburg
E. Stanton Pearce
Buffalo
New York
James Blinn
Mildred Rector
W. V
Anna Jole
Anna Miles
Frank
Harry Lowe
Kansas City
Marie Callahan
Marie Dickson
J. E. Steady
Washington City
A. J. Guy
Ruth Bates
Columbus
Ray Bernholts
W. P. Bates
Jno. Beiswanger
Gill Bros. Co
T. D. Beckett
The
Cove
George Lintz
J. C. Reese
Annapolis
Vernon Welch
Thomas
Howard McDonald
Bride
C. C. White
Mary Welday
Richmond
E. M. Geary
M. White
Margaret Stewart
Washington, Pa
Chester Gray
Hornell
A Y
I. W. Gray
P. D. Manchee
Newark
N. J
C. H. Blumenauer
L. E. Ellis
East
Ohio State Air
Blodwin Thomas
Warwood
Steubenville
Flo. Turner
Ida Lentz
Buckeye Lake
Joseph Lewis
Stanton Park
Mary Martin
Minnie Bertram
West Penn Hospital
Armond Webster
St Louis
Wm. Jordan
South Street
George Brewer
Toledo
Ohio
Mary Wylie Hammond
Helen Vick
Owensboro
Jos. Greenberg
Strenkow
Atlantic City
J. D. Mossgrove
Nashport
George Mossgrove
Euclid Avenue
J. C. Ward
Cameron
W. Va
Mrs. Parker
North Sixth Street
R. M. Barton
Adena
H. M. Vogler
North Fourth Street
Edw
Harold and Children
Ella Powers
South Eighth Street
James Bates
Akron
Ernestina Apitzsch
Rhinehold Apitzsch
the Cove
Francs Day Tas
Clay Hansel
Moses Tydvil Thomas
Salome Morgan
Martins Ferry
Frank Foley
Wilson Avenue
S. W. Baillie
Mingo
Baillie
G. H. Bickerstaff
Oliver Swords
Canton
Roy James
Frank McMillen
Niagara
W. S Fiscus
Apollo
Howard Cooper
Philadelphia
H. W. Cooper
Wm. Bullock
T. E. Kirk
B. E. Glasner
R. Farley
Chicago
William Dean
Elm Grove
Eliza Cranmer
Columbia
Walter Mosier
Covington, Ky
L. C Hill
Oliver S. Williams
Pennsylania
W. A. Warden
G. W. Morrow
J. A. Shuck
A. McNeil
Cleveland
H. A. Mervis
Isabelle
Youngstown
Eva Fiscus
Marie Dag
How Forester
Chester
A. Verne Westlake
Upland
Ind
G. P. Rowland
Chautauqua
Coraopolis
Martin Wood
Macon
Nice
Harry M. Carpenter
G. S. Waters
Fresno
Cal
Mary E. Davvis
Merlin Stonebraker
Marion, O
Fannie Welday Gilkinson Dies After Runaway Crash Near Reed's Mills
Obituary for Fannie Welday Gilkinson, born 1869 near Bloomingdale, who died August 22, 1916 after a runaway accident near Reed's Mills. She married Elmer J. Gilkinson in 1899, was active in Bloomingdale and Wintersville groups, and was mourned by husband, mother, sister Adda Thompson, and brother George Welday. Funeral held August 23 at home and M E Church with strong local church and Grange ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Gilkinson
Reed's Mills Station
Gill Hospital
Steubenville
Fannie Welday Gilkinson
David and
Elizabeth Underwood Welday
Bloomingdale
Elmer J. Gilkinson
Reed’s Mills
Gilkinson
Jefferson County
Bloomingdale M. EB
Two Ridges
M. E
Twinem
Charles Simpson
Henry A. Welday
Newell
W. Va
Weydick
M. E. Church
Wintersville
Fred Jones
Yorkville
Carrig Jones
W. B. Gorsuch
E. O. Lucas
Jesus
Wintersville Grange
Emma Hervey
Mrs McDowell Visits Steubenville From Pittsburg
Mrs Johanna E McDowell wife of Dr Louis McDowell of Pittsburg has been visiting Steubenville since Sunday with Mr and Mrs Albert Bickerstaff nee Augusta Oberg of Wilson Avenue and will return home tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna E. McDowell
Louis McDowell
Pittsburg
Steubenville
Albert Bickerstaff
Augusta Oberg
Wilson Avenue
In Memoriam John A Cunningham Funeral Held In Amsterdam
Funeral services for John A Cunningham were held at his Main Street home in Amsterdam on Sunday morning August 20. Rev H Stewart of the Amsterdam M E church delivered the address with a large local turnout. The M E church choir provided music and numerous floral tributes adorned the bronze casket. He was born October 19 1873, died August 18 1916 at age 42 years 4 months, last of the Cunningham line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Cunningham
Cunningham
Main Street
Amsterdam
H Stewart
Patrick and
Elfen Cunningham
Last of a family of five passes to eternal rest
The town mourns as the last of a once prominent family, origin from Ireland in 1851, dies leaving vast local business interests including leadership of the Peoples Banking Company of Amsterdam. Church tributes note his conversion, and district officials praise the deceased’s lengthy community contributions. A $2500 gift enables future parsonage purchase for the church station. Hortense Klein visits Alliance. local teachers attend Smithfield Institute. Rev. H W Stewart and family attend State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hisse
Egal
Ireland
Peoples Banking Company of
Amsterdam
M. E
T. H. Taylor
Smith
Steubenville
M. F. Church
Harry W. Stewart
John A.cunningham
Hortense Klein
Ben Klein
Alliance
Smithfield
E. M. Lloyd
Bessie Watt
Jennie Patrick
H. W. Stewart
Eastern Ohio Patents List From Wheeling Patent Office
Eastern Ohio inventors receive recent patent grants as reported by H. E. Dunlap. Names include L. J. Bongar Akron conveyor of cores O A Camp Barberton water glass frame Michael Crap Pleasant City combined crosstie and railchair D D Dull Youngstown driving mechanism for washing machines J F Flaherty assigner Timber Roller Bearing Co Canton machine for feeding tapered tools William Holmes Belpre combination tool J C Lauritzen Akron separable care for making pneumatic tire casings Ray Thompson Sebring jailchair J A Wentz Canton signaling device A K Whitmar assignor of 1 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Ohio
H. E. Dunlap
Wheeling
W. Va
L. J. Bongar
Akron
O. A. Camp
Barberton
Michael Crap
Pleasant City
D. D. Dull
Youngstown
J. F. Flaherty
Timber Roller Bearing Co
Canton
William Holmes
Belpre
J. C. Lauritzen
Ray Thompson
Sebring
J. A. Wentz
A. K. Whitmar
Design for Covered Dish by The Oxford Pottery Co.
To W. W. Hoencke of Canton the bail bearing is assigned by C. E Major as assigner to The Oxford Pottery Co. of Cambridge for a design relating to a covered dish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Hoencke
Canton
Bailbearing
C. E- Major
Oxford Pottery Co
Cambridge
Couple Arrested on Adultery Charge in West Market Camp
Robert Thomas and Stella Henderson were arrested at a West Market Street camp by Officer Vorhees on adultery charges. They were committed to jail to await a hearing in Squire Lawler's Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Thomas
Stella Henderson
West Market Street
Vorhees
Squire Lawler
Zornes Arrested For Enticement In Wellsburg Case
In Federal Court Earl Zornes married, arrested for enticing Carrie Llewellyn of Wellsburg to go with him to Newark Ohio, was taken to Wheeling for a hearing before CT S Commissioner G E Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Zornes
Carrie Llewellyn
Wellsburg
W. Va
Newark
Ohio
Wheeling
CT. S
G. E. Boyd
Disorderly House Raid Arrests Reported in Wellsburg
Ella Smith Henry Jones John Williams and Tom Adams all colored were arrested in a raid on a disorderly house at Wellsburg Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Smith
Henry Jones
John Williams
Tom Adams
Wellsburg
William Campbell Suffers Heavy Shoulder Fracture
Got Hard Fall, William Campbell of 1001 MecKin ley avenue fell down stairs last Saturday and was taken to a hospital where an operation was successfully performed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Campbell
MecKinley Avenue
May Recover John Novak Run Down by Train at Night
John Novak of Piney Fork a Wheeling and Lake Erie train victim was run down Saturday night while asleep on the tracks. He remains at Martins Ferry hospital with both legs lost and is expected to recover, according to latest reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Novak
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Martins Ferry
Novak
Marriage Licenses Listed for Steubenville and Nearby
John Fabriano 29 and Mary Tamburro 28 of Steubenville. Michael Radovin 23 and Melvin Carter 18 of Wolf Run. Anthoni Graboski 22 and Martha Martin 16 of Adena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fabriano
Mary Tamburro
Steubenville
Michael Radovin
Melvin Carter
Wolf Run
Anthoni Graboski
Martha Martin
Adena
First Frost Reaches Salem County Lowlands
Residents of Salem County report the first frost of the season in the lowlands this morning, enough to write one's name in the frost as the chill settles in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Long Ambulance Trip To Rogers For Cen nis Remains
Lindsey’s motor ambulance traveled to Rogers Ohio to recover the body of Patrick Cenis a sewer pipe maker and bring the remains to his former home in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsey
Rogers
Ohio
Patrick Cennis
Toronto
Beard Sues Paisleys in Common Pleas for 98.52
Mary Beard files a suit in Common Pleas Court against James and Rebecca Paisley seeking judgment for 98.52 unpaid on a promissory note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Beard
Common Pleas Court
James
Rebecca Paisley
Somme battles and Romanian actions reported abroad
Berlin reports German troops repulsed British attacks from Villerst to Pozieres and Guillemont Maurepas line. Bucharest bombarded by Zeppelin and aeroplane, while Romanians with Russians capture Carpathian passes and advance into Hungarian territory. German force failed to advance near Guillemont. Russians bombard Rustchuk and Orsova per Amsterdam dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Somme
Fromvillers
Pozieres
Guilamont
Maurepas
Bucharest
Rumania
London
Carpathians
Guillemont
War Office
Amsterdam
Danube
Rustchuk
Bulgaria
Orsova
Hungary
Artificial mother of pearl produced by muscovite and gelatin
Paris inventors describe an artificial pearl made from muscovite or common mica and gelatin layers. Pellicles are alternately superposed, heated and briefly treated in methyl aldehyde. Titanium chloride treatment and strong heating may be used, with fish or micaceous scales added to the gelatin layers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Notice of Appointment in Warren Dew Estate
Estate of Joseph G. Warren in Jefferson County Ohio appoints Robert A. Warren as Executor after qualification. The probate judge John G. Relknap set August 26, 1916 as the appointment date. Aug 30 3tw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Warren
Dew
Robert A. Warren
Jefferson County
Ohio
A. Dy
Tohn G. Relknap
Said County
Appointment of administratrix for Stephen Cobert estate
Estate of Stephen Cobert in Jefferson County Ohio appoints Mrs Stephen Cobert as administratrix. Probate judge John G Belknap dated August 26 1916. Attorney John D Gardner listed. August 30 3tw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Cobert
Jefferson County
Ohio
John G. Belknap
Said County
John D. Gardner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robt. Oblinger
Reading, Pa
Harry Gardner
A. Wyeth
Monongahela City
J. N. Teeters
W. M. Davis
Mary A. Sharp
A. B. Sharp
Thomas Walker
A. E Abrahams
Charles Maple
Center Chapel
James H. Blinn
Allegheny
A. L. Sutherland
Jos. Robinson
Harry Gerke
G. C. Benker
James Weatherson
Miss Bean
Samuel Carey
E. C. Bickse
Mr. Bickie
Ella Sullivan
Mame Herman
Washington, D. C
Lizzie Clifford
J. H. Galbraith
Knoxville Pike
Bert Meyer
Hannah Pearson
Paul Lippman
Elizabeth Meyer
Ruth Lippman
Hilda
Helen Pearson
Joseph O'Neil
Mary Alice
Oswego
N. Y
Patrick Quinn
Lincoln Avenue
Don Fulmer
Arby
John Palmer
Bellview
Mr. Fulmer
H. W. Ferguson
F. D. Ferguson
Mary Arabel
Holy Name Church
A. J. Weigand
Sophia O’brien
South Third Street
Johnstown
Follawsbee Mill
Lillian Duval
Ray Mayers
Emma Oldham
Slack Street
Johnston Miller
Willowbrook Farm
John C. Dalston
Baby
W. B. Dickson
Joseph O'Neill
Mary Adlice
P. A. Hawkins
Cedar Point
Bessie
C. H. Smith
W. W. der Weit
Parkersburg
United Woolen Mills Co
Miss Bridges
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Rev. W. Carhart
Presbyterian Church
Unionport
Monmouth County
Goff Z
Bethany
Robert W. Flack
Springfield
Robert H. Davis
Laila Graham
J. C. Dorsey
Birmingham
Theodore Smith
H. B. Huntsman
M. L. Stephens
North Third Street
Wm. L. Stephens
Myrtle Stevenson
Nunker
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