Attempted derailment and vandalism in Steubenville court
Mike Cotscol and a companion faced charges in Squire Prentiss court after attempting to hurl empty beer bottles through street car windows at Ekeyville and placing an oak plank across Great Northern Sewer Pipe works tracks to derail the car. They had been in Toronto for booze and were put off at Ekeyville by Conductor Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ekeyville
Great Northern Sewer Pipe Works
Mike Cotscol
Squire Prentiss
Steubenville Traction Company
Toronto
Burns
Great Northern Works
Mount Union College Dismisses Six Students After Holidays
Six Mount Union college students have been notified they must not return after the holidays. Two girls are accused of disturbing the college literary society by laughing and making unseemly remarks. The remaining youths face more serious charges for aiding the wets in the local option election and allegedly celebrating the victory by drinking. Dr. Riker presides over the Methodist college.
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Mount Union College
Mount Union
Riker
A Heroic Remedy In Dalti More American Clippings
A dramatic exchange over a dramatic medical episode notes a young woman becoming hysterical, an initial plan to use an esthetic, and a later tranquilizing approach with morphine. The doctor reports she remains under the influence of the aniline.
Dictates of Common Sense Echoes in Lord Chatham Quote
A meditation on practical governance and steadfast adherence to common sense guides Lord Chatham’s remark that in any dispute involving liberty or property one should consult practical wisdom and act accordingly. The quote frames prudent decision making as a life-long principle.
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Lord Chatham
Pilgrim Love in Gray and Nightly Revels
A fragmentary verse and prose mix reflects on Love as a bleeding pilgrim, with lines about misfortune, holiday excess, and cynical observations about Santa, Christmas, and social folly. It weaves poetic images with scattered newspaper quips about Turkey, crime, and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love
King Love
Local jabs and national quips flood a restless year
A mosaic of opinions and quick-fire snippets reviews Taft and Gompers, hints at weather, politics, finance, and events from Columbus to New York. References to Taft support, Cleveland figures, and local civic notes mingle with satire on newsrooms and public figures. The piece sketches a volatile mood with names like Cortelyou, Foraker, Longworth, and Dewey, and notes of weather and economic talk.
Russia's Prisoners Head at Riga Prison Window
The Rigaer Rundschau reports a political prisoner at Riga's political prison peering from a barred window as sentries fire at the face by order of Gen. Baron Meller-Zakomelski, dubbed the butcher of the Baltic Provinces.
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Russia
Riga
Baron Meller-Zakomelski
Baltic
Need of Abundant Sleep for Workers Outdoors
The text argues abundant sleep is essential for indoor workers to rival the health of outdoor laborers, asserting that favorable conditions help indoor workers approach the natural lifestyle the race was designed to mimic.
Second Thoughts in Love at First Sight Case
A brief note reflects on how reconsideration can improve judgment in romantic encounters. The reflection suggests that delaying conclusions may yield clearer insight and better outcomes in matters of affection.
Death of Leroy W. Rodgers Former 98th O V I man
Leroy W. Rodgers a former Jefferson County man and member of Co D 98th O V I died suddenly at his home in Tiffin Ohio on December 18 1907 aged 64 Born Island Creek Township September 23 1843 he enlisted at 19 in Co I 9th O V I and was mustered out June 1 1865 He rose to prominence in Tiffin supervising major construction He died of heart disease after breakfast survived by his wife and three brothers Rev David Rodgers of Philadelphia William and C B Rodgers of Tiffin. He was a G A R Gen Gibson Post member and left many friends in Steubenville and vicinity.
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Melee Leroy W. Rodgers
Jefferson County
Co. D
Tiffin
Ohio
Mr. Rodgers
Island Creek Township
Gibson Post
David Rodgers
Philadelphia
William
C. B. Rodgers
Steubenville and
Viciity
Mrs. Carrie Hatton McAdam Dies in Chicago at 63
Mrs. Carrie Hatton McAdam widow of George W. McAdam died at their Chicago home after a brief heart illness aged 63. Formerly Carrie Hatton of Cadiz, she grew up there and studied at Steubenville Seminary. Survived by husband and two children, she was active in church and charity work. Also noted is the death of Miss Olive Beadle in Colorado Springs at age about 30 from tuberculosis. remains returned to Green Township Cemetery for interment.
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Carrie Hatton McAdam
Carrie McAdam
George W. McAdam
Chicago
Carrie Hatton
Richard Hatton
Cadiz
Mt. Pleasant Iowa
McAdam
Mt. Pleasant
Olive Beadle
John Beadle
Hopedale
Colorado Springs
Beadle
Green Township
Death of A Lincoln mer A J Day Fair Play railroad figure
A Lincoln mer and A J Day formerly of Fair Play in this county has died after a New Orleans operation. His mother Mrs. Margaret Day will receive the body at Fair Play tomorrow for interment Sunday in Bloomfield cemetery. Day was well known in railroad circles and respected by all. An obituary will follow.
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A. Lincoln Mer
A. J. Day
Fair Play
Margaret Day
New Orleans
Bloomfield Cemetery
Day
Ele
Yorkville Citizen Samuel Wilson Dies at 53
Samuel Wilson a well known and respected Yorkville resident died about one o'clock Thursday afternoon after a period of critical illness He was fifty three and survived by a wife and family.
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Samuel Wilson
Yorkville
Wilson
Mrs Ellis Moore Dies After Long Illness at Bloomfield
Mrs Ellis Moore aged about 65 died at her Bloomfield home Wednesday night after a period of poor health. She leaves one son A. C. Moore and one daughter. Her maiden name was Naylor. She was highly respected and a member of the M. I. church.
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Ellis Moore
Bloomfield
A. C. Moore
Naylor
M. I. Church
Elizabeth Grafton Dies at Age Four in 1907
Elizabeth Grafton daughter of Emerson and Mary I. Grafton died at 408 South Firth Street on Thursday December 10 1907 at 1 10 p m after ten days of pneumonia She was four years old and survived by her parents and brother Donald with friends sharing in their sorrow during Christmas time.
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Elizabeth Grafton
Elizabeth
Emerson
Mary I. Grafton
South Firth Street
Donald
Charles Woods Dies After Weeklong Illness at 73
Charles Woods died at 605 Lincoln Avenue on Saturday at 5 50 am after a weeklong illness. A native of Schau leys county Tyrone Ireland, he had lived here since May 1873 and retired from business after running a store. Survived by wife Teresa Canavin, he was a Holy Name church member and respected citizen. Funeral services for Mrs Theo Smith were at Holy Name with Rev Father Weig officiating. pallbearers included John Geary Thos Geary Robt Robinson Owen Pender Edward Gaffney and J Lantry.
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Charles Woods
Lincoln Avenue
Schauless
Tyrone
Ireland
Teresa Canavin
Holy Name Church
Theo Smith
Holy Name Arch
Father Weig
John
Thos. Geary
Robt. Robinson
Owen Pender
Edward Gaffney
J. Lantry
Funeral Services for Charles Woods Held at Holy Name
Funeral services for Charles Woods were conducted Tuesday morning at Holy Name church with Rev. Father Weigand presiding. The ceremony drew a large attendance and pallbearers named were John Posable Times Toner, A. Madigah, Robert McQuade, and John O'Hare.
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Charles Woods
Holy Name Church
Father Weigand
John Posable Times Toner
A. Madigah
Robert
Thomas “McQuade
John O'Hare
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Holy Land
Wen
Ali
Turkey
Jones
Kris
Joseph Benson
Pittsburg
Taft
Sar
Tim ‘Bers
Colorado
Mr. Advertiser
Columbus
New York Republican Club
Art
Santa
Longworth
Gompers
Michigan
Carnegie
Hampton Roads
Admiral Dewey
Tillman
Mallory
U. S. Senate
van Wert Wets
Tuscarawas County
Columbias
Ta Toro
London
Cortelyou
Congressman Laning
Hughes
Alliance
Burton
River and Harbor Committee
George Cortelyou
Senator Foraker
Miss Olive Beadle
Chas. Kaufman & Bree
Dren
Senhauser Clothing
Cenhauser Clothing CO
Cambridge
Canal
Dover
New
Zawesville
DO ‘Cent
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Ig. L. Anderson
Steube
3Rd St. Nville, Ohio
Bell
Phoenix
McConnell
Lyons
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