Venezuela and Holland War Sparks Caribbean Crisis
Venezuela declares war on Holland after blockade and seizure of ships as Castro’s government fights riots and seeks refuge. Reports from Caracas vary on martial law and Castro’s fate while The Hague signals hope for a quick agreement once Castro is toppled.
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Washington
Venezuela
Holland
State Department
United States
Caracas
Castro
The
Hague
Widow testifies in Annis murder case as defense cites witness removal
In Flushing on December 17 the widow of W. E. Annis testified about his hospital death from a gunshot. Doctors attributed hemorrhages and shock to a bullet wound. The defense accuses the prosecutor of ordering witness Boatman Lanning out of state, a claim the prosecution denies, as heated arguments continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
L. 1
W. E. Annis
Hains
Annis
Boatman Lanning
House Calls On Fear Of Investigation Insinuation
Washington report on the President's annual message, agreed by the House committee, asks the President to provide information underlying an insinuation that House members feared investigation by the secret service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Committee of the House
House
Secret Service
Night Rider murder case jurors still incomplete
Detectives will testify in the Night Rider murder trial as defense counsel warns that a guilty verdict would not bind the defendant to the outcome. Militia remains on duty while jurors are not yet complete. Detectives living with fishermen in the Reeboot Lake area are to testify during the trial. Meanwhile in Chicago an incendiary fired two churches but both were saved with minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Tenn
Han
Reeboot Lake District
Chicago
Taft Stops in Washington En Route to August Visit
President elect Taft paused in Washington today on his way to Augusta Georgia where he will spend two months. He arrived from an unspecified location and planned to travel to Augusta to begin a prolonged stay before assuming office.
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Taft
Washington
August
Bank Robbery Foiled. Marshal Shot in Ohio Standoff
Greenwich Ohio December 17 Marshal Clyde Wood, shot by robbers he foiled at the First National Bank, is not expected to survive after lung wounds and hemorrhages. One robber was killed, others at large. The gang abandoned their rig and possibly fled west by freight. A dark lantern was found near the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geenwich
Clyde Wood
First National Bank
Dry Tests Signal Oil Prospects Across Mingo District
In Mingo district West Virginia Estella Oil and Gas completes No 3 on Gordon Majs lot and expects a 20 barrel producer. Manhattan Oil tests England farm with a cluster as Cunningham & Co. Also test on same farm shows similar luck. Snyder & Co. reports a small gasser on Hill farm Berea grit. Tri State Gas drills Crothers farm Berea grit ten feet and yields light oil. Ralston Oil drills Mason Tarr farm eight feet in sand with no oil. Panther Run Oil and Gas reports a good gasser on George Wilson farm Berea grit advancing ahead of production.
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Mingo
Estella Oil and Gas Company
Gordon Majs
Manhattan Oil Company
England
Cunningham & Co
Snyder & Co
Hill Farm
Berea
New Cumberland
Hancock County
Tri-State Gas Company
Crothers Farm
Brice
Hancoe County
Ralston Oi Company
Cyclone Campbell Held for Court in Robbery Case
Cyclone Campbell waived a hearing and was held for court in default of a $500 bond by Mayor Porter after robbing TW. Fimmerman's store and Munker’s showcase.
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Campbell
TW. Fimmerman
Munker
Porter
Weather forecast for Ohio rain or snow, colder Friday
Washington dispatch reports an unsettled forecast for Ohio with rain or snow continuing tonight and Friday. Temperatures will drop Friday as a cold air mass moves in.
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Washington
Ohio
Burton shifts focus to Ohio senate bid amid cabinet talk
Congressman Burton dismisses New York cabinet position stories as a side issue. He says his goal is the Ohio senate, remains pledged to finish strong, and plans to rally lawmakers in Cuyahoga and beyond. He will be in Cleveland next Monday as supporters push votes for the first ballot and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Burton
New York
Ohio
Tait
Cleveland
Senate
Four Killed, Several Injured in Williamsport Bridge Wreck
Four men died and five were seriously hurt when a concrete pier collapsed during bridge construction over the Potomac River at Williamsport near Martinsburg West Virginia. The fatalities include Ross H. Bickel of Dauphin Pennsylvania 22, James G. Myers Benderville Pennsylvania 26, and Charles Gussler Juncannon Pennsylvania 36, all reported married.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Potomac River
Williamsport
Ross H. Bickel
Dauphin
Jamess G. Myers
Benderville
Charles Gussler
Juncannon
Barber George Sherwood Absent Without Leave Theft Charge
George Sherwood, a barber at Cooper and Altman’s shop for six weeks, fled Wednesday morning with eight dollars worth of razors and other tools belonging to others. He left a board bill and a friend cosigned an overcoat debt. Sherwood was arrested last night at New Philadelphia. Chief Larkins went to bring him in this morning.
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George Sherwood
Cooper & Altman
Sherwood
New Philadelphia
Chief Larkins
Taft Greeted At Waldorf Astoria Banquet In New York
President elect William H. Taft was honored at the twenty third annual Ohio Society dinner in the Waldorf Astoria Astor Gallery. He pledged loyalty to the Chicago platform and stressed tariff revision as the key issue, asserting the veto power should not permit half measures.
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New York
William H. Taft
Ohio Society
Astor Gallery
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Taft
Chicago
Porter
Solons Order Senate Inquiry on Secret Service Spending
Senate fights over an investigation into the Secret Service after Lodge’s Brownsville debate. Aldrich sponsors a resolution, Culberson offers a substitute, and both are sent to the committee on contingent expenses for inquiry into annual message spending and employment across departments for the year ending June 30, 2008, excluding certain listed officers.
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Washington, D
Senate
Aldrich
Lodge
Brownsville
Rhode Island
Culberson
Secret Service
Public Treasury
Public Service
Correction on Napoleon bank loan to Ohio German Fire Insurance Co
Telegraph item in the Herald Star noted Citizens Bank of Napoleon filed a deed of assignment after loans by the cashier to the Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. It wrongly named the Ohio German Fire Insurance Co. The correction arrived too late to help. James M. Powers is the local agent.
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Herald-Star
Citizens’ Bank of
Napoleon
Ohio
Ohio Farmers” Insurance Co
Ohio German” Fire Insurance Co
United States
Ohio Farmers
James M. Powers
New Locomotive Type H-8-h For Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania railroad begins building 15 of its most powerful locomotives at Juniata shops Altoona. The H-8-h class is designed for heavy service with a total weight of about 384000 pounds when fully loaded. Engine weight runs around 241000 pounds, tender holds 7000 gallons of water and 14 14 tons of coal.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Juniata
Altoona
Hoy Mission Judge Burrows Honored By Bar Association
A March banquet at Hotel Imperial hosted by the Jefferson County Bar honored retiring Circuit Court Judge Jerome B. Burrows. The tribute recognized fourteen years of service on the bench, with lawyers and colleagues praising his career and character. The program included music selections and interludes, reflecting a celebratory mood as retirement approached.
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HOY Mission
Burrows
BAR Association
Hotel Imperial
Jefferson County
Jerome B. Burrows
Circuit Court
J. B. Burrows
Jefferson County Bar Association
Toy Mission and Woman's Club Fund Drive Set
Friday afternoon begins relief efforts at Stan ton school in the north basement with the Toy Mission. The Woman's Club donates 112 dollars and committees from many days detail gift requests and drive schedules for December activities.
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Toy Mission
Stanton School
Woman's Club
Hugh ‘S T. Clark
Fifth Street
Jessie Myers
N. Ath Street
H. H. McFadden
N. 4Th Street
W. B. Donaldson
Deck St
Toy Mission Committee
F. Sarratt
W. R. Allison
H. BE. Buchanan
J. M. Cook
George McCracken
A. B. Melane
HH. EB. Grier
Sulzbacher
H. W. Cooper
M. B. Patterson
Leroy Foster
A. W. McDonald
T. A. Hammond
G. N. Henry
Jos. May
James Fielding
m—Mesdames Chandler and Milligan
H. de Westfall
J. N. Scott
B. N. Lindsey
Mr. Dyer
D. M. Gruber
Laurence Leopold
J. W. Robinson
George P. Miller
PP. Conn
Nettie Erskine
J. M. Bair
EB. L. Hammond
Tillie Floto
Harris orders first extraordinary Ohio session in 1909
Governor Andrew L. Harris issues a proclamation to convene the Seventy-eighth General Assembly at the State House in Columbus on January 4 at 10 a.m. to receive the Governor's message and act as needed. The document bears the state seal and is signed by Harris and Secretary Carmi A. Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Harris
General Assembly
Nash
State of
Ohio
Andrew L. Harris
Carmi A. Thompson
Divorces Granted In St Clairsville Common Pleas Court
Judge John Pollock presided in St Clairsville as eight divorces were granted in common pleas court. Several cases were dismissed and a number continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
St. Clairsville
John
Pollock
Banquet Honors Judge with Ties of Fidelity and Impartiality
A Steubenville banquet celebrated a judge’s career with a decorated hall and a formal menu. The event featured Judge John A. Mansfield and other committee members guiding speeches and toasts, including remarks by Judge Richards about the guest of honor’s honesty and impartiality. The program showcased music by Rausch’s orchestra and a sequence of toasts led by toastmaster Jared Ivubar, concluding with praise for the judge before continuing on page 6.
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John A. Mansfield
Emmet E. Erskine
Carl H. Smith
Harry ©. May
Addison C. Lewis
J. Dunbar
Steubenville
R. G. Richards
J. B. Burrows
Painesville
P. A. Gavin
Toronto
P. P. Lewis
P. A. Laubie
Salem
Roy N. Merryman
Circuit Court
Louis H. Swineh
Cleveland
John M. Cook
Jared Lvubar
Sorrows
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Kentucky
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Elmer Lill
Mamie Womack
Hill
Tion
Greenwich Town
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Barber
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Congress
Ohio German Fire Insurance Co
Rom
Imperial
Theo, Bendix
Pao
Petey Wenrich
St. Clair
Marguerite
Win
Macquinn
Rausch
Ford
J. St. Clair
Mr. Carey
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