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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1902
Page
13
The report states Dodge Burrows has largely recovered his health and may seek a second term on the Seventh Circuit Court. He is praised as an excellent judge with a calm, educated mind and a reputation for impartiality. Some counties mentioned other potential candidates, but Burrows seems poised to run.
Promoted from train dispatcher on the Pan Handle at Dennieon to general superintendent of the Missouri Pacific line. Mr Hardy will assume duties February 15 with oversight of operations across Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Colorado from St Louis headquarters. Besvcards G Dark becomes general manager of the Chicago Western division. Hardy’s railroad career began in 1888 and spans multiple western roads before returning to Pittsburgh and then joining the Pacific system.
A scattered set of notes from Adawe Street and Island Creek Township reports a cold morning with temperatures down to six below zero, bids for an opera house renovation, a moving of a department, and social events at Zion Lutheran and St. Paul’s Church. Notable items include Jane Tallman visiting Bellaire, a mausical planned at the parish house, and the death of Charles H Medley. A horse and other local happenings complete this jumble of miscellaneous items.
The independent Woods won East Down by 3676 votes against Wallace who had 3420. Woods advocates wholesale compulsory purchase to crush landlords, signaling a political revolution in a region long aligned with landlord candidates. The result triggers unrest as workers walk out in Brest.
Fred Ely was found guilty of pocket picking. Rufus Littlejohn pled guilty to cutting with intent to wound and asked for leniency, claiming it was to save county expenses. John Bell faced challenges to the verdict, with the judge noting mystery around the money. Ely, Bell, and Littlejohn faced prison terms, while the term of court was marked by concerns over a pocketpicking epidemic among young men.
A historic notice urges caution about alum baking powder sold by unscrupulous vendors. It warns that unhealthful powders threaten households, especially where readers are misled by sellers and rode by peddlers. Health authorities vow to enforce penalties and curb disreputable sales.
J D Porter, a Market Street hardware dealer, narrowly escaped a gunshot to the abdomen this afternoon. He had just added two six shot revolvers and a box of cartridges to two Hungarian customers when a revolver discharged accidentally. The bullet shattered the display case, passed Porter, and lodged in the wall as the pair fled down Myrtle Street.
August Koch a laborer at the Pan Handle shops was killed Wednesday morning when drawn into the planing mill fan at 1500 revolutions per minute. The 80 year old Reed witnessed the accident at 6:15 am and reported Koch was entangled by the machinery. Koch leaves a widow, three daughters, a son, and a traveling salesman brother in Steubenville. Funeral plans await brother’s arrival.
Pittsburgh commissioner hints a large industry will locate at Hingedale under cover and an extension of W J ER RK may reach the point possibly to Toronto. Project organizers plan to route workers to a nearby town and shift trade along a streetcar line past the area, following a prior $900 expansion.
Fragmented notes report Sheriff Qileen with 16 priacnere and defense attorneys contesting a convictiog jury. A jury trial, wire culvers on the Pan Handle near Elliot, and events from Breakinvilly Lodge and a High School item. Packland officials travel by special train. arrestee Ridney Dole to face murder charge in Criminal court.
A fragmented OCR item describes Polater teams visiting Brewbenville YMCA to play a game at the grove. It mentions structural workers erecting large wooden buildings and portable rivet tools used by experts with tongs. The passage implies misthrows and fumbles amid a noisy crowd and distant yardage.
The Hungarian Minister of Public Infrastructure, Kantschof, was assassinated while attempting to visit his library. An intruder gained entry claiming a petition, killed the minister, then fatally shot himself. The assassin escaped before the self-inflicted death.
At Bollates works last night wealthy Murphy aged and William Hu cks aged 24 were killed instantly when mud collapsed on them as they unloaded from a car. Several others injured but survived.
Two more bodies from the wrecked coal barges Antelops and Belle of Oregon come ashore this morning near the scene of the wreck. Five bodies in all have been recovered.
Chicago authorities recovered eleven victims from Archer avenue ruins after last night's gas explosion. Search continues for more remains as officials confirm identities including Herburde Troel, Otto Troatel, Mrs Otto Troatel, Osso Troatel Jr, Annis Troatel, Mamie Troatel, Wred Trostel, Troatel’s child, Sophie Knell, Mary Rosenthal, and an unidentified man.
Real estate transfers include Anoie E Thompson to Maisnes Schaefer for 2800 in Dillonvale and James Meane to Elizabeth Burgoyar for 92000. Other transfers list names such as Reuben Freshwater to Philip Byrnes for 800 and Charies B Warner to Amy M Oliver for 81500. A note mentions Rev C W Vors resigning from St Johns Lutheran to Cardington Ohio. Community letter from Look Out for Good Mrs Editor discusses city governance and council and school board concerns amid rising taxes.
Frequent brief mention of typhoid fever cases and health reports in Clark, Sheridan, and Dennison. Social visits include Miss Elizabeth Cooper in Youngstown, Mr and Mrs Crawford welcoming a baby girl, and various locals attending events in Isle Creek, Brackenville, and Wellsville. Postmaster appointment at Miller's Station noted. multiple engagements, marriages, and social gatherings described with regional names and places.
Naw Youn February 6 details tight security for a public event at Shoatern dock and along the water to the Maanch. Detectives in plain clothes line the route as officials including the President and Paleinca pass. Secret Service will inspect Keerg names. only vetted entrants allowed on site.
An event in Stevens Inaliots features a bizarre scene with molten metal, a small furnace, and a railroad edge. Attendees are promised unusual demonstrations, armor plates and ice cream served in exotic shapes, as part of a peculiar festival menu and activities.
In Lynchings near Niewovasvilie Kentucky a man accused of assaulting Mise Della Powell was seized by a mob from the jail and taken to the Powalls yard where he was identified as the culprit. The crowd then dragged him to a courthouse yard and beat him to death. The article notes Powell’s graduate status and implies local tensions without detailing names beyond the suspect.
February report notes the wedding of Helen Yay and Payne Whitrey, with a ceremony conducted by Stev, Tania V. Hainio, pastor, and H. C. Alaydin, in Clave land. Also referenced are Philip Gerat’s arrest for embezzlement, and obituaries of Clemence Bayer and Madame Ravess.
A chaotic scene at Le Bulle last night left several injured and a death reported. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate brick fall injuries, a fatality at 8 40 pm, and multiple attendees including Helly Palur and John Goffey among others while services planned for notable local figures. Funeral details and further injuries are noted with references to Holy Name Church services and various mourners. The misspelled lines suggest a gathering in Fittevergh and Carle areas.
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