Paroled Toronto Man After Mercy Plea in Ohio Murder
Judge Carl H. Smith suspended a twenty year sentence for Manslaughter to parole the Toronto citizen Merkle. Physicians, wife, and 56 citizens supported mercy while Tim O Brien protested. Merkle sobbed with his family as he returned home for Thanksgiving.
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Red
Toronto
Nhly
Ohio
Frank O’brien
Common Pleas
Carl H. Smith
Merkle
Belif
Smith
Tim O’brien
Mannington
W. Va
Common Pleas Court
Bergholz Girl Implicates Doctor In Operation Ordeal
Stella Hale an 18 year old Bergholz woman accuses Hanoverton physician Dr J B McHenry and Lisbon bricklayer Waipsinger of taking her to Hanover to operate, police arrest both. Hale in Alliance Hospital after a second operation to save her life. doctor bonds set at 2000 while Waipsinger held on 1000.
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Stella Hale
Bergholz
Alliance
J. B. McHenry
Hanoverton
J. W. Wiusinger
Lisbon
Ohio
Au Whipsinger
Waipsinger
Hanover
McHenry
Allianee
Bethany College Classes Pause Amid Freshmen Upperclass Feud
All classes at Bethany College joined Friday meeting to end a dispute between freshmen and upperclassmen. Unable to reach a final agreement, the factions suspend sessions until next Thursday for a joint vote. Faculty push for resolution, while upperclassmen resist, with executive action possible for instigators. President Crambler away in Pittsburgh with trustees.
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Bethany College
Crambler
Pittsburgh
Board of Trustees
Ohio to launch statewide wet and dry campaign in 1917
J A White head of the Ohio Anti-Saloon League announces a statewide campaign on the wet and dry issue for 1917 backed by trustees and county chairmen. Voters will decide at a future referendum with the state dry convention in Columbus January 16 17 and 18 to determine amendment details.
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Ohio
J. A. White
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
White
State Anti-Saloon League
Dity
Ohio Anti- Saloon League
Columbus
Death in Colliery Harpersville Mine Tragedy Claims John Imvaleski
John Imvaleski aged 22 was instantly killed by a fall of stone at the Jefferson Coal Company mine in Harpersville. Coroner W G Herb conducted the inquest. Employed two months and married six months, he was at work when a bar pried loose coal and a ton of rock toppled, burying him.
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John Imvaleski
Jefferson Coal Company
Harpersville
W. G. Herb
Imvaleski
Statewide Prohibition Fight Planned in Ohio
The Anti-Saloon League will launch a statewide effort to push prohibition in Ohio next fall. J. A. White, state superintendent, announced the plan to submit a constitutional amendment for voter consideration next November.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Columbus
Anti-Saloon League
Ohio
J. A. White
Post Office Robbery Suspects Nabbed in Wheeling Raid
Federal county and city officers raided a Benwood speakeasy on Sunday, uncovering a major gang linked to the Dillonvale post office burglary. Officers seized thousands of dollars in loot including postage stamps, jewelry, burglary tools, dynamite caps, gambling paraphernalia, and intoxicants. Arrestees named Benson Soup Groves James Smith Edward Southeran J Becker and Leonard Geoghlein are held for a hearing Pending further investigation.
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Dillonvale
Wheeling
Benwood
Benson (Soup) Groves
James Smith
Edward Southeran
J. Becker
Leonard Geoghlein
Ohio Valley
Recount Law and Priest Tarr Case Decided by Court
Republican leaders weigh a statewide recount of Governor votes under the Cromley act of 1915 requiring a prima facie case of fraud or error. The Tarr versus Priest ruling clarifies ballots should not serve as original evidence for discovering errors, and Cromley’s reform aimed to curb frivolous challenges while ensuring a fair inquiry.
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Franklin
Lucas
Fellinger
Supreme Court
Tarr
Priest
Jefferson County
Common Pleas Court
Appellate Court
Court of Appeals
Legislative Committee
Franklin County
L. Tate Cromley
Funeral of Emperor Francis Joseph at Vienna Cathedral
A Vienna dispatch reports the funeral procession leaving Hofburg chapel at 2 p.m. for St Stephen's Cathedral. Emperor Charles joined the royal family at the cathedral as emperors and archdukes observed, with Cardinal Piffl presiding, and the coffin later placed in the Capuchin crypt.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Berne
Hofburg
St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Chaales
Bulgaria
Bavaia
Saxony
Wurtemberg
Cardinal Piffl
Achbishop
Charles
Trades and Labor Assembly Eyes Labor HQ in City
The Jefferson County Trades and Labor Assembly moved to establish permanent labor headquarters by leasing a suitable building for locals and committees. A committee will assess support from locals and seek a lease. They set December 27 for the annual trades and labor banquet and opposed buying an automobile for Fire Chief Martin amid the city’s finances.
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Jefferson County Trades and Labor Assembly
Martin
Fire Destroys Ohio Valley Brick Works in Toronto
A Wednesday blaze at the Ohio Valley brick works, owned by American Sewer Pipe, gutted the plant and damaged machinery. Estimated losses run from 50,000 to 60,000 dollars with 50 to 75 workers left jobless. Fire originated in the boiler room, and the isolated location hindered firefighting. Insurance partly covered the loss. rebuilding undecided.
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Toronto
Ohio Valley Brick Works
American Sewer Pipe Company
Ohio Valley
Frank Myers
Wether
Toronto Fire Department
Housewives boycott butter and eggs to cut prices
Two hundred housewives in Toledo began a 30 day boycott on butter and eggs. Eleven members pledged to refrain longer if needed. Mayor Milroy asked to help push a city council plan for a municipal store. They also started baking their own bread to lower bakery costs.
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Associated Press
Menta-Sta- Toledo
Housewives’ League
Charles M. Milroy
Terrible beating of color Ed laborer shocks Campbell
Harvey White a 29 year old colored laborer is in a precarious condition at Gill Hospital after a sharpened stone attack by a cook at the Koppers Company camp near the La Belle coke ovens. White’s skull is fractured and one eye destroyed with another damaged in the assault. The cook fled toward the city, eluding a crowd and gun threat. Brooke county deputies assist local police in pursuit as two suspects are rounded up for questioning. White recently arrived with a gang of southern laborers and may lose sight in one or both eyes if he survives.
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Harvey White
Gill Hospital
Koppers Company
New la Belle
White
Market Street
Curtis and Applegate
Brooke County
Cook
Cairo
Ilinois
Cario
West Virginia
Jealousy drives Follansbee man to shoot himself
Angelo Noade of Follansbee, 23, in critical condition at Ohio Valley hospital after a self inflicted gunshot wound to the left breast during a Sunday forenoon domestic quarrel. His wife, an American, reportedly told him she did not love him, and he fired a revolver at close range in their Neade home. He is said to be improving but the bullet may have lodged in the lung and could prove fatal.
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Angelo Noade
Follansbee
Fies
Ohio Valley Hospital
Noade
Italion
Neade
N Nade
Friends
Naade
Looters Hit Pennna Station at Mingo Junction
A Friday night break in at the Pennsylvania station in Mingo Junction saw thieves smash vending and weighing machines and attempt to crack the heavy safe with a sledge. Entry was via a window. Melvin Koon, baggage master, alerted police as railroad detectives joined local authorities to pursue slight clues. Only pennies were found. no tickets missing.
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Mingo Junction
Pennsylvania
Mingo
Melvin Koon
Uniform Boiler Code Conference Opens in Washington
Washington December 2 The American Uniform Boiler Law Society will hold a three day conference starting December 4 to draft national boiler legislation. Delegates from 34 states and experts will discuss standardization, safety, and inspection as key steps toward uniform boiler specifications. Notables include J C Callery T J Duffy Edward N Hurley and Taft may deliver closing remarks.
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Washington
American Uniform Boiler Law Society
Wilson
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Massachusetts
California
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
Minnesota
Montana
J. C Callery
Division of
The
Industrial Commission
T. J. Duffy
Edward N. Hurley
Federal Trades Commission
R. F. Hutton
Columbia University
John C. McCabe
Detroit
Henry Hess
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Thomas E. Durban
Erie
American Uniform Boiler Society
W. H. Taft
Man Seriously Hurt In Riverside Street Assault
John Egger, a local citizen, was attacked at the corner of Sixth and Adams streets on Saturday night. A roigner struck him with a beer bottle, leaving several scalp lacerations. he was taken to the city prison for care. A suspect escaped, chased by Officer Gregory after an argument escalated into violence. In a separate incident, Phoebe Crozzo, an Italian, appeared Sunday night with multiple head and body wounds from an assault on the West Virginia side of the river. he reported being beaten by three men and robbed of $25, and was treated by the city physician.
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John Egger
Sixth
Adams Streets
Roigner
Becer
A.bulace
Gregory
Adame Street
Pleasant Heights
Phoebe Crozzo
Market Street
Lato
West Virginia
Crozzo
Pittsburgh hotel owner fatally hurt in street car accident
John Newell, a prominent Pittsburgh hotel owner, was struck by an automobile yesterday as he alighted from a street car. He suffered two broken legs a punctured rib and a possible lung injury. Doctors report his condition is critical.
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Perha
Pittsburgh
John Newell
Riverside Furnace in North End Suspends Operations
Carnegie Steel Company officials announced the Riverside furnace will suspend operations today due to coke shortages. About 130 to 150 men are laid off, with the shutdown likely permanent. the plant has run steadily since March amid overstocked orders and dwindling coke supply. Operations at the Mingo Junction plant are not affected.
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Carnegie Steel Company
Riverside Furenace
Riverside
Mingo Junction
Daugherty urges Ohio Republicans toward prohibition
Columbus reports Harry M. Daugherty former GOP state committee chair and 1917 U S Senate candidate advocates party backing for a state wide prohibition amendment in 1917. He says liquor questions should stay out of politics but supports the amendment’s passage and predicts a GOP majority for prohibition. He warns liquor interests may seek to control parties and political figures.
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Columbus
Anti-Saloon League
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
Republican State Legislative Committee
Daugherty
Ohio
Senator Rose of Ohio Dies at 74 in Coal Run
Matiella reports former state senator TR Rose died of pneumonia at Coal Run home yesterday aged 74. Rose authored the Rose county option law repealed in 1914 after five years in effect. He served as presidential elector for the Fifteenth district during Harrison’s 1889 victory and sat four years on the Ohio Penitentiary board under Governor Bushnell.
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Matiella
TR Rose
State Senate
Coal Run
Rose
Benjamin Harrison
Ohio Penitentiary
Bushnell
Trustees Seek Mortgage for Dillonvale Church Renovation
Trustees of the Methodist Protestant Church at Dillonvale Ohio filed in Common Pleas Court for permission to encumber church real estate with a mortgage to raise funds for reconstruction and remodeling of the church building.
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Methodist Protestant Church
Dillonvale
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
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