Ohio School Improvement Federation Elects Officers
The Ohio School Improvement Federation met in Columbus electing S. K. Mardis as President C. E. Bell as Secretary J. H. Dickason as Treasurer C. E. Oliver as Executive Committee member and adopted reform resolutions. The group urged tax policy changes and stronger school oversight including compulsory county supervision, consolidation, and new state normal schools. It backed expanding the State School Commissioner’s powers and supported highway improvements and a nonpartisan tax commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio School Improvement Federation
Columbus
S. K. Mardis
Toronto
C. E. Bell
Cumberland
J. H. Dickason
Wooster
C. E. Oliver
East Palestine
Ohio Legislative Conference Committee
Bureau of Inspection of
Federation
State Board of Commerce
State Grange
Inland Waterways Commission proposes Ohio River plan
The Inland Waterways Commission outlines a plan to make the Ohio River and its tributaries navigable year round without new locks and dams. It calls for 100 reservoirs in the Allegheny Monongahela Youghiogheny and other valleys with a cost above $100 million, far exceeding prior canalization estimates. The plan emphasizes hydroelectric returns and faces scrutiny from Army engineers and Secretary Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Inland Waterways Commission
Ohio River
Allegheny
Monongahela
Youghiogheny
Big
Little Kanawha
Kentucky
Tennessee
Cumberland
Licking
Big Sandy
Ohio
Beaver
Miami
Unon
Special Board of Army Engineers
Army Engineers
Commission
Marshall O. Leichton
The
Reclamation Service
Waterways Commission
Taft
Burton
Congress
Army
Arrest of Alleged Black Hand Agents in East Liverpool
Federal authorities arrested two Italian men in East Liverpool's Klondike district after a track foreman at New Cumberland Coal Company received threatening letters from the Black Hand and gunfire was directed at him. One suspect, Dominica, carried two razors and a stiletto. the other, Durant, was weaponless. The pair, dressed well and fluent in English, denied involvement, but clothing and hands indicated prior hard labor. A decoy operation led to their capture and ongoing investigations into further threats against local workers such as Mike Bruno of Panhandle Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Marabilt Dunsippi
S. Domenico
Black Hand
Thei
Dunsippi
Dominico
Mike Pruma
New Cumberland Coal Company
New Cumberland
Black Handers
Bruma
Dominica
Durant
Black Hand Society
East Liverpool and
Steubenville
Mike Bruno
Panhandle Railway Company
Bruno
United States
Alleged Black Hand members held on mail threat case
Dominico and Diusippo, alleged Black Hand members, were held for the Federal grand jury at Wheeling after a preliminary hearing. They allegedly wrote to Bruno of New Cumberland demanding $150 then $100 with threats. Bullets were fired at Bruno’s home. letters were traced through the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Cumberland
Bruno
J. B. Campbell
M. A. Pointer
Postoffice
Dominica
Obituary Notice for Mrs Cathrine Criss Edwards
Mrs Cathrine Criss Edwards died at her Sheraden home on Friday December 27 1907 after prolonged illness. She was a cousin of S W Criss of this city and leaves two children Mrs William Brooks and Harry of Sheraden PA. Funeral services on Sunday with interment at Eldersville PA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathrine Criss Edwards
Sheraden
S. W. Criss
William Brooks
Harry
Eldersville
Reception of Pennsylvania lines officials at Pittsburg
Pennsylvania lines west will hold a New Year reception at Pittsburg tomorrow for lieutenants and clerks to foster better relations and uniform work. Notices posted at Union station say vice presidents will greet staff between 11 and 12. About 45 local trains will be dropped from the schedule for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburg
Union Station
S. B. Liggett
Pennsylvania Lines West
Pennsylvania
Verdigts and Inquest Findings On 1907 Rail Deaths
Coroner W H Campbell issues verdicts for three 1907 deaths from railroad accidents at La Belle Iron Works and Wheeling and Lake Erie lines. Findings cite engine boiler failure, water shortage, and operator carelessness. another crash between engines three and five near Steubenville with yard rights and speeds of four to twelve miles per hour.
Not Taken With the New Waterway Idea as Planned
Industrial leaders debate a proposed 60 million dollar Ohio River and Lake Erie canal from Indian Creek near Ashtabula Harbor to Pittsburg. Harry Coulby of Pittsburg Steamship Co criticizes feasibility, arguing rail and lake transport remain superior, with limited local benefit and no subsidy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
Ohio River
Lake Erie Canal
Harry Coulby
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Steel Corporation
Ile
Indian Creek
Ashtabula Harbor
Pittsburg
Coulby
Duluth
Ohnio
Reward Offered After Rayland Traction Car Shootings
The Wheeling Traction Company placed a special officer on all Rayland division cars after Thursday night shootings by foreigners. The company turned the case to Chief Terrill of Martin's Ferry for investigation and offered a $25 reward for the arrest of the assailants. Officials forecast arrests within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Traction Company
Rayland
Traction Company
Terrill
Martin’s Ferry
Payne homestead sold at administrator’s sale
The spacious homestead of the late Dr and Mrs B F Payne at Madison avenue and Fourth street was sold to Dwight Coble of Pittsburg. Coble plans to repair the property and rent it out for the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sp U
B. F. Payne
Madison Avenue
Fourth Street
Dwight Coble
Pittsburg
Coble
Tragic Railroad Accidents Involve Negligence Findings
In Adena on November 30, 1907, Harry C. Philpott was crushed between draw-heads as cars shifted on a side track, while Martin Gilday was killed in a collision blamed on Engineer Keys and train operation on a single Wheeling and Lake Erie track. The report cites no negligence by Gilday but notes his death resulted from risky practices and failure to warn trains from opposite directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Gilday
Keys
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Harry C. Philpott
Adena
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Ohio General Assembly Eyes Critical Past and Future Work
Columbus Ohio December 30 One week from today the General Assembly of Ohio will convene and faces a historic session with major questions to decide including adjournment status and numerous bills. Senate presiding officer James M Williams House leader Freeman T Eagleson. Republicans plan caucus to pick positions and set the course for taxation reforms primary legislation insurance code local option and appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
General Assembly of
Ohio
Senate
James M. Williams
House
Freeman T. Eagleson
Guernsey County
House Republicans
Bronson
Rose County
Changes In The Wabash Beginning Of Year
Several changes announced among the roadmasters on the Wabash lines east of Toledo affect road jurisdiction at Steubenville and Mingo Junction and other points along the Wheeling and Lake Erie lines. A Boylan has been made roadmaster at Rock with jurisdiction over the Wabash Pittsburgh terminal and the Westside Belt lines. He succeeds Wm. O'Brien, transferred. The position of roadmaster at Mingo Junction has been abolished and Mr. Boylan will look after some of the work formerly in charge of the roadmaster at that place. Mr. Shea, roadmaster, with headquarters at Ironville, will have his jurisdiction extended east of Massillon station. G. A. Fisher, roadmaster at Columbia, will have jurisdiction to Wheeling and Steubenville via Warrenton, including the Adena railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Toledo
Steubenville
Mingo Juncion
Wheelng & Lake Erie
A .Boylan
Rook
Wabash-Pittsburg
Westside
Wm. O'Brien
Mingo Junction
Boylan
Mr. Shea
Ironville
Massillon
G. A. Fisher
Columbuia
Wheeling and Steubenville
Warrenton
Adena
Union leaders served with sweeping injunction
Vice President T L Lewis of the United Mine Workers was served in an injunction issued by Judge A G Dayton of West Virginia about two months ago by Deputy U S Marshal Williams at the B and O station in Wheeling early Friday. The order restrains Mitchell, Lewis and all Ohio sub district officials from organizing or speaking to Pan Handle county workers with that intent. Other officials will be served when found in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
A. G. Dayton
West Virginia
United States
Williams
Wheeling
Dayton
Mitchell
Lewis
Ohio
Fifth
Pan
Four Castner houses extend beyond Stanton Boulevard
The official survey of Stanton Boulevard shows four Castner houses intruding 25 feet onto the Boulevard and another property with a jutting wall extending 30 feet, exceeding the street railway company's claim of 2 feet. The railway was found to lie four feet east of the boulevard's east line, with photos to document the positions of the Castner houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton Boulevard
Comany
Eastern Ohio Patents Issued To Regional Inventors
Patent lawyer H F E Dunlap of Wheeling reports new patents and trade marks granted to Eastern Ohio inventors and companies. Notable filings include Burk lifting jack from Ashland, Chute making steel in Cleveland, Little baseball glove in Granville, McMullin door hinge in Kent, Ramsdell nut lock in Newton Falls, Stevens spring ratchet in Cleveland, Stoll surfacing machine in CuyaHoga Falls, Wolfe umbrella structure assigned to Aurora Specialty in Cleveland, Williams saggar crane in Zanesville, Hermann whiskey mark, and Cosgrove leather boots and shoes mark in Zanesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Ohio
H. F E. Dunlap
Wheeling
W. Va
J. H. Burkholder
Flite Manufacturing Co
Ashland
H. O Chute
Cleveland
Elwin Little
Granville
John McMullin
Kent
J. H. Ramsdell
Newton Falls
T. B
Weeding Out Civil Calendar Dismissals and Settlements
Judge Bisieeas weeded the civil docket on Friday, dismissing, settling, or placing off docket numerous cases. Highlights include guardianship and divorce actions, sales orders, and several railroad and company suits resolved or off docket.
Stolen Dresses Recovered After Christmas Theft
Through Herald Star publication, Mrs. E. E. Mendenhall’s dress articles stolen from the Clark lot were recovered by Chief Zimmerman within 24 hours. A colored girl named Annie Bush of Martins Ferry, rooming with Miss Mosebay on South Sixth street, aided the theft. Bush claimed a lady employed her to take the items as a gift. Mosebay suspected deception after alterations and alerted authorities. Bush fled to Martins Ferry when questioned. No arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald- Star
E. E. Mendenhall
Clark Lot
Zimmerman
Annie Bush
Martin’s Ferry
Miss Mosebay
South Sixth Street
Miss Bush
Martins Ferry
Miss Mose
Appraisers Named for Jonas Miller Stock by Referee
Ennis Ferrow H Phillips and H J Becker appointed to appraise Jonas Miller stock by Referee May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennili Ferrow
H. Phillips
H. J Becker
Jonas Miller
May
Big River Big River Delays Completion of Pittsburg Harbor Locks
Pittsburg harbor progress advances toward becoming a world class inland harbor as the upper Ohio river dam system nears full operation. Maj. J W Afras notes only two to three days of work remained but low water delays finish, with six dams to be ready by next spring enabling coal movement and year round fuel supply boosting regional industry and river commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsb
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Beaver River
Beaver
Posiion
Ohio
Maj
J. W. Afras
United States Engineer's
Upper
Cove Field Promises Well for Future Operations
Hollidays Cove district in Brooklow West Virginia shows expanding oil activity as new completions indicate the pool’s growth toward the lower southwest fields. Jenning Bros drill on George Orr farm report a 75-barrel producer, with several tests and new wells planned across nearby farms and counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holliday's Cove
Brooklow
Orr Farm
Hollidays Cove
George Gilmore
Congo
Hatecock County
Rayl & Hewitt
Hewitt Heirs
Berea
Sance
Southern Oil Company
Mahan Front and Produce Company
Primaries in Taxpayers Association Draw Policy Lines
The Taxpayers' Association formed recently met to set policies and prepare membership books. They oppose taxpayer-funded party primaries and urge timely collection of assessments. They seek a reevaluation of Carnegie library expenses toward the original $4,000 annual estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taxpayers’ Association
Carnegie Library
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ohio Legislative Conference
Black Hand Men
Panhandle
W. H. Campbell
Harry Andrews
Harry Philpott
la Belle Iron Works
Andrews
la Belle Iron
Gilday
Mingo
Engine Three
É¢Ngine
Engineer Keys
Neer Keys
of Ohio
Bisieeas
Robt. T. McConnell
Daniel Lash
R. B. Cohen
Admr
Jacob Emshin
Penna. Co
Annie Belle Gracey
George L. Fisher
Jos. Hannon
Guardian
John McClare
Maria Morrison
Steubenville & Fast Liverpool Ry .Co
Reymann Brewing Co
Gaetano Pizgzola
Steubenville Building & Lumber Co
J. R. Webster
J. C. Tallman
City of Steubenville
City of Steubenville Et
Frank Russo
Penna
Isaac H. Case
Domenico Bartoli
Perezi Saverio
Zapito di Felice
W. ©. Browning Et al
John Adrian
Ida Anderson
John EB
Anderson
Wesley McConnell
Board of County Commissioner
J. A
I. J. Roby
Susan Sutton
Jos. Gill
Elizabeth Gill
John A Af
Herman Warner
Tred Aebi
Anna V .Porter
H. Lee
Wm. Lindsay
Wm. Shane
National Supply Co
H. B Luntz
C. A. Vail
Edward Wagner
Samuel Millsack
County Commissioners
Robt. Stewart
Jefferson Rainbow
Myra L. Phillips
Vera Cruz Development Co
Ir Haddock
Pastre
Thos. McCabe
Dillonvale Heat Fir., Co
Emanuel St
Emanuel St. Paul Vs. German Ins Co., Off Docket. Mary E. Fawcett
Aultman & Taylor Co
Margaret Wright
Herber Wright
W. S. Layton
Pittsburg Harbor
Cove Field
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