Lineman Severely Burned On 2200 Volt Pole Accident
H. Mager age 21 of Wheeling W V was badly burned when he fell against a heavily charged 2200 volt wire while repairing a pole in front of the Mingo Junction post office. He hung from the pole for about ten minutes before being rescued by firemen with a rope. He was taken to Gill Hospital in serious condition with life remaining uncertain. He had worked for Bell Telephone Co as an assistant cable splicer and came to Mingo Junction just days earlier.
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H. H. Mager
Wheeling
W. Va
Mingo Junction
Mager
Albaugh
Carnegie Steel Works
Mingo
Gill Hospital
Bell Telephone Company
Mingo Junction Light Company
16 Donts Warn Store Displays Cause Christmas Fires
A December report warns against common display hazards in shops. It cites fire losses from dust proof, enclosed show windows and lists reminders: avoid swinging gas brackets, straw decorations, cotton snow, unglazed bulbs, unventilated displays, exposed wires, and cluttered aisles. An Ohio store incident notes celluloid combs exploding from a lamp two feet away.
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Ohio
Ohio corn crop report shows drop to 82,953,943 bushels
The Ohio board of agriculture December report places the 1916 corn crop at 82,953,943 bushels, over 34 million below 1915. Area planted fell by 260,006 acres and yield averaged 28.4 bushels per acre, lowest since 1893, while wheat condition is four points lower than last month due to drought.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Agriculture
Board of Agriculture
Prepared For Defense Until Universal Military Training Is Demanded
Major-General Hugh L. Scott criticizes the volunteer system as has failed, urging universal military service in youth. He argues national guard training is inadequate and calls for longer, broader preparation to ensure readiness for war, citing border mobilizations and recruitment shortfalls.
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Washington
Hugh L. Scott
Army
National Guard
Scott
Germany
Japan
France
Congress
Regular Army
Pat Edwards Sent to Jail for Disorderly Conduct
Pat Edwards was brought to the county jail today to serve a $10 fine and costs, imposed by Mayor Waggoner of Berghots, for being disorderly and resisting arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Edwards
Waggoner
Berghots
Suit for Divorce Filed by William H Myers
William H Myers a railroad conductor sues Mary Jane Myers for divorce alleging gross neglect of duty including failure to cook meals and keep the home tidy and calling him vile names. He claims ill health requires an operation and climate change with insufficient funds. He also seeks sale of La Belle View property deeded to his wife and equal distribution of proceeds.
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William H. Myers
Mary Jane Myers
la Belle View
Probate and Estate Filings in Local Court
Probate court handles Amanda Clancy will application marked fled while Frank P Blackburn will is probated. Public sale report filed for estate of Joseph Zan canello. Application to probate Wilf Water E Smith filed, status pending.
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Amanda Clancy
Frank P. Blackburn
Joseph Zancanello
E. Smith
Fed
Transfer of Belgian Laborers to Germany Justified as Social Need
Berlin explains that transferring Belgian workers to Germany is not hardship but social necessity due to British embargoes and wartime conditions. It notes 1.56 million Belgians need aid, with many idle. workers in Germany earn higher wages and can send earnings home, with rights to visit families and access to religious services in their language.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Berlin
London
Germany
Belgium
Teir
Coroner Clears Driver in Slavish Boy’s Death
Coroner William G. Herb exonerates Elmer Bird of Mingo Junction after investigation into the death of six year old Andrew Bushlow who was struck by Bird’s automobile on Poplar avenue. Witnesses included Bird and Walter Lohman. Driver’s account says boy darted from behind a truck. no witnesses beyond occupants.
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Andrew Bushlow
Elmer Bird
Mingo Junction
William G. Herb
Bird
Bushlow
Poplar Avenue
Mr. Bird
Walter Lohman
Mingo
Midwest location likely for government armor plant
The naval board reviewing sites for an 11 million dollar armor plant reports on 125 cities but signals coastal or border states are unlikely. A midwestern site with mineral and transport links, distant from invasion routes, is favored, while another board may be named to inspect sites before a final decision.
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Washington
Special Naval Board
Daniels
Middle Western
Missing Man Found Singing on Coal Hill Porch
Roy Clendenning alias Happy Jack, reported missing from Frank Rogers' farm on Coal Hill, was found late last night at the corner of Sixth and Dock streets perched on a porch and singing loudly. Officers Tignan and McCarthy escorted him to the lockup. his shouting disturbed no one.
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Roy Clendenning
Happy Jack
Frank Rogers
Coal Hill
Sixth
Dock Streets
Tignan and McCarthy
Stolen 1916 Reo Touring Car Linked to Negro Theft
A 1916 five passenger Reo touring car was stolen from Kincaid garage on South Third Street. A young Black man employed there is sought in connection with the theft after failing to appear. The car, nearly new, was accessed via the building vent. Police have issued descriptions to nearby towns.
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Reo
Kincaid
South Third Street
Government Spending Projections for 1918 Fiscal Year
Estimates presented to Congress show total federal outlays of 1.2686 billion dollars for 1918, excluding 325.3 million for postal service and 60.7 million for a sinking fund. Major items include the Navy 382.5 million, War 421.4 million, Interior 210.2 million, Agriculture 43.3 million, and Justice 11.6 million, with an overall rise of about 85 million from 1917.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Treasury Department
Legislative
Executive
State Department
Department of Justice
Army
Navy
House Naval Committee
War Department
Panama Canal
Rush of Farmers for Government Mortgage Loans
Officials say over 50 000 farmers have applied for mortgage loans totaling about 150 million dollars, far exceeding the soon to be available funds under the new farm loan system. Most applications come from the south and west. Iowa alone reports 200 banks seeking loans for about 2,000 farmers. Banks will likely announce locations after December 20 and issue bonds to meet borrower demand.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Washington
Farm Loan Board
Iowa
Ohio Women Seek Presidential Suffrage in Ohio
Warren Ohio December issue of the Woman's Suffrage Association announces Ohio’s Opportunity bulletin. It states presidential suffrage is a fact not an experiment and notes 91 electoral votes in states where women voted. It cites Illinois where over 800 000 women voted this year under a 1913 law and argues both major parties support extending suffrage. Ohio Legislature will be asked to grant it.
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Warren
Ohio
Woman’s Suffrage Association
Illinois
United States
Wellsburg Opens New Public Building With Dignitaries
The Wellsburg government and post office moved into a new $60,000 building last evening. About 500 people attended a reception and speech by Hon. J. B. Sommerville of Wheeling, with welcome by postmasters Henry Zillken and W. W. Irwin. Kemp's Imperial orchestra provided music.
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Wellsburg
J. B. Sommerville
Wheeling
Sommerville
Brooke County
Henry Zillken
W. W
Burglary Arrest Report Near Newark Ends in Escape
A man who gave the name George Davis of 151 Market Square Steubenville Ohio was arrested in Newark charged with burglary after being caught breaking into a residence. His accomplice William Mirgin escaped. Davis claimed Mirgin hailed from Iowa but later from Steubenville. Neither man was known to local police and no Davis residence is listed on Market Square.
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George Davis
Market Square
Steubenville
Ohio
Newark
Davis
William Mirgin
Mirgin
Iowa
Pleaded Guilty in Assault Case Before Justice Downer
Auresto Bove pleaded guilty to an assault charge brought by Birgo Marcucci in Justice Downer's Court. He paid a $10 fine plus costs, with the outcome noted in the court record.
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Auresto Bove
Birgo Marcucci
Divorce Suit Over Neglect and Custody Filed
John Koles sues for absolute divorce from Margaret Koles alleging gross neglect of home and children. He claims she keeps company with other men and is often absent at night. The couple married in November 1912 and he seeks custody of the children.
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John Koles
Margaret Koles
Knox seeks divorce over wilful absence after long marriage
Thomas P. Knox applies for divorce from Anna Knox alleging wilful absence for more than three years and total disregard of marital duties. The couple married in December 194.
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Thomas P. Knox
Anna Knox
County Boards May Be Made Count In Recount Push
Secretary of State Hildebrandt directed county election boards to preserve ballots from the November election to allow fraud or error claims to be proven. The move follows affidavits of miscounted ballots and possible precinct irregularities, with a potential Supreme Court recount if evidence warrants.
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Columbus
C. Q. Hildebrandt
Supreme Court
Hildebrandt
Willis
State
Republican Committee
County Election Board
C. S. Hatfield
Woodrow Wilson
State Committee
Hatfield
Fulton
Cleveland
Saloon Keeper Bound Over On Minor Sale Charge
Ed Slattery, local saloon keeper, bound over to the grand jury on $200 bond after pleading not guilty to selling liquor to a minor. Affidavit filed by David Castner, who was arrested in the city building last night for drunken and disorderly conduct, and fined $25 plus costs.
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Slattery
Grand Jury
David Castner
Castner
Wants Accounting in Common Pleas Court
James Anselmetti sues Angelo Zambotti of Dillonvale in Common Pleas Court seeking an accounting of trust property and rents after appointing Zambotti and Alex Jonard as agents in August 1911. He fears Zambotti will encumber or dispose of property and defraud him of his rightful dues if not restrained.
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Common Pleas Court
James Anselmetti
Angelo Zambotti
Dillonvale
Alex Jonard
Two Former Steubenville Men Die in Ohio Accidents
Two former Steubenville residents died Wednesday. Dewey Kinderberger was killed by his own gun during a Marion county hunting trip after accidentally firing while climbing a rail fence. his body was found near Waldo and he will be buried in Marion. Harley Preston, who had moved to Dayton for work, was killed as a railroad victim. arrangements are being made to bring his remains to Steubenville for interment.
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Steubenville
Dewey Kinderberger
Marion County
Ohio
Orps Press Ton
Dayton
O. Kinderberger
Pope Tin Plate
Marion
S. E. Burt
North Third Street
Waldo
Burt
Harley Preston
Charges Agreement Violated In Auto Garage Profit Case
W F Gullette sues George Samson in Common Pleas Court to restrain transfer or encumbrance of his half interest in an auto garage and to recover 1491.66 claimed as his share of profits from car sales. He alleges he provided funds for purchases and was to receive an equal share, but Samson entered a new agreement with R B and Tesse Cohen disposing half the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Gullette
Common Pleas Court
George Samson
R. B. and
Tesse Cohen
Holmes Seeks Divorce From Anna Holmes
Joseph Holmes files for divorce from Anna Holmes alleging wilful absence and gross neglect of duty. The couple married at St. Mary's West Virginia on June 17 1911 and the case was recently dismissed by the court.
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Joseph Holmes
Anna Holmes
St. Mary's
W. Va
Brothers Held for Juvenile Court in Larceny Case
Harold Elliott 13 and Cicero Elliott 14 of Bergholz Ohio were brought to the county jail to await a Juvenile Court hearing on larceny charges. The youths are accused of burglarizing a Bergholz barber shop and also charged with chicken stealing.
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Harold Elliott
Cicero Elliott
Bergholz
Italian Youth Shot Self in Personal Crisis at Home
Angelo Noede of Follansbee West Virginia is reported greatly improved at Ohio Valley Hospital after a Sunday afternoon self inflicted gunshot. The bullet remains in his body, and the attending physician believes recovery is possible. His wife visited him. other troubles beyond domestic worries were cited as prompting the attempt.
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Angelo Noede
Follansbee
W. Va
Ohio Valley Hospital
Noade
Parole Requested by Minnie Trotter for Self and Cord
Minnie Trotter, serving a Canton workhouse sentence with Cord Trotter, asks the mayor to recommend parole after reporting a clean record and a good position awaiting her. She says she wants to begin the New Year free and asserts her past habits are left behind. The mayor has received favorable from the workhouse superintendent but has not decided on the recommendation.
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Minnie Trotter
Cord Trotter
Canton
President Pardons Collier Strike Leaders in West Virginia
President Wilson commuted contempt sentences of Frederick Ledvinka James Oates Hiram Stephens and Fannie Sellens for coal strike disobedience at Col leey W Va. Their punishment expired at once after Justice Department recommendation. Oates returned to Wellsburg jail. others released. Ledvinka a Bridgeport O.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Washington
Wilson
Frederick Ledvinka
James Oates
Hiram Stephens
Fannie Sellens
Phillippe
W. Va
Dayton
Coleyers
Oates
Wellsburg
Supreme Court
West Virgina
Ledevinka
Bridgeport
Justice
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