Jury acquits sisters in Erb murder case
Media Pa Jan 7 after overnight deliberation the jury found Mrs Florence Erb and Mrs Catherine Beisel not guilty of murdering Philadelphia politician Captain J Clayton Erb at Red Gables. Beisel's husband embraced the two women as they expressed thanks to jurors.
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Media
Florence Erb
Catherine Biesel
Erb
Philadelphia
Red Gables
Rhodes
Eric
MacDade
Coal Fleet Passes Pitsburg With Flagship Helen White
In Pittsburg on Thursday the coal fleet moved down the upper Ohio, the Helen White leading at 8 30 am and 12 tons of coal shipped to southern markets after months in pools. The Goucher, Samuel Clark, Cruiser and John Cook followed as crews filled for crews. Dam failures slowed flows and a maneuver boat narrowly escaped disaster at Dam No 4.
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Pitsburg
Helen White
Goucher
Samuel Clark
Ga. m
John Cook
Pittsburg
Ohio River
No. 4
Fire Department 1908 Expense Report Steubenville Ohio
Fire Chief W. B. M. submits the twenty third annual Fire Department report to the Board of Public Safety detailing expenses of 18 026 28, fire losses, alarms total 07, insurance 61 4, net loss 4 086, miles of hose, apparatus, and notable incidents including the imperial glass house fire and two major incidents.
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Martin
Board of Safety
Steubenville
Board of Public Safety
Fire Department
Aso
Matthew Kessler
Auditorium
James Blue
American Dyeing and Cleaning Co
William Laban
Permar’s Run
Lincoln Ave
Imperial Glass House
North Seventh Street
Alibanna
Jewett
Yorkville
North Street
Detectives Guard Justice Wright After Labor Leaders Sentenced
Washington January 7 Detectives have been assigned to watch the home of Justice Wright who sentenced Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and others to jail for contempt. Letters threatening Wright's life by dynamite or shooting are pouring in as a result of the ruling.
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Washington
Justice Wright
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Wright
Mystery man may be guilty in Carmichael murder
Lenox Michigan July 4 clue links a unsettled resident from Adair to the murder of Rev. J. H. Carmichael whose dismembered body was found in a Columbus church store yesterday. The suspect, questioned after being seen in a heated exchange and asking directions to the church Tuesday, may be tied to betrayal of a girl relative.
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Lenox
Mich
J. H. Carmichael
Columbus
Adair
Carmichael
Rainiater
Lewis Elected President of United Mine Workers
Indianapolis Jan 7 The national tellers announce Thomas L. Lewis has been re elected President of the United Mine Workers. Final vote figures will be released at the convention opening January 19. Opponent John H Walker faces suspension pending charges he raised during the campaign.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Thomas L. Lewis
John H. Walker
Lewis
King Edward’s Planned Short Visit to Kaiser Incensed by Speech
London reports pressure within the British cabinet keeps King Edward from canceling his annual visit to the Kaiser of Germany. The Kaiser's New Year speech praised by General Von Schlieffen angered the King. The royal visit will be brief and formal.
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London
Edward
Germany
Genera von Schlieffen
England
Congress defers rivers and harbors bill amid urgent waterways work
Washington reports no major rivers and harbors bill this session as the house rivers and harbors committee leans toward only essential projects to keep ongoing work alive. Senator Fry opposes a bill now. In Peru, a barn fire kills forty six thoroughbred Durham cattle, with loss about 25000 dollars. In Trenton, newspapers announce a price increase to two cents beginning February 15 due to higher paper costs.
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Congress
House Committee On
Fry
Peru
Ind
John Miller
Looters Shot After Trial by Court Martial in Messina
News from Messina reports looters were shot by order of a new court martial as relief efforts proceed after the earthquake. Government officials list 152000 dead across cities like Messina Reggio Palmi Villa San Giovanni and Mileto with many smaller towns totaling about 12000. priests search ruins aid the living while Ambassador Griscom travels with funds for relief and US citizens pledge support at a Madison Square Garden mass meeting.
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Reggio
Palmi
Villa van Giovanni
Pallaro
Scylla
Mileto
Rome
Griscom
Tle
United States
Italy
New York
Madison Sanate Garden
Fairbanks
Ambassador Des Planches
United States Steel Plan Lets Workers Buy Stock At Mingo
Employed workers of United States Steel Corporation can subscribe to both common and preferred stock. Offer prices are 110 dollars for preferred and 52 dollars for common with market quotes near 113 and 52. The profit sharing plan has yielded about 12 million in dividends and bonuses to employees. Payment terms likely mirror past arrangements, with roughly a year to complete payment.
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United States Steel Corporation
The
Steel Corporation
New York City
Mingo Junction
Senate Finance Committee Backs Higher Presidential Salary
Washington January 7 the Senate Committee on Finance reported favorably on a bill to raise the President salary to 100000 a year and to increase the salary of the Vice President and the Speaker of the House to 20000 each.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Finance
House
Missing New Castle man seen in Mingo two days after disappearance
Henry Ulich a 60 year old New Castle resident vanished Christmas Eve while visiting his sister in Youngstown. He was located in New Castle two days later in Mingo where a Carnegie mill police officer reported him talking wildly and seeming unbalanced. No trace since, father of football star Fred Ulich last winter in Steubenville.
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James Fleming
Youngstown
Mingo
Henry Ulick
New Castle
Herald-Star
Carnegie Mill
Ulich
Fred Ulich
Steubenville
Dynamite on Train Triggers Arrests in Columbus
Passengers on Panhandle train No 13 faced imminent danger when a suitcase bulging with dynamite was found in a coal car between Steubenville and Cadiz Junction. The dynamite led to the arrest of Hungarian miners Tony Ballo and Joe Kudrass in Columbus, with authorities planning to transport them to Pittsburgh to face charges for shipping explosives on a passenger train. Patrolman Smith of the Dennison Panhandle police aided the case.
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Bert Eber
Tony Ballo
Joe Kudrass
Columbus
Union Station
Steubenville
West Virginia
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Pittsburg
Smith
Pan Handle
Dennison
Hains Trial Sees Grueling Cross Examination Continue
In Flushing on January 7 Thornton Hains faced over six hours of cross examination by District Attorney Darrin regarding the killing of William E. Annis. Hains, showing fatigue, insisted illness the day of the shooting affected memory while maintaining the core of his testimony. The gun purchase timing was denied by Hains and a deadline for evidence submission was set for the following Saturday night. Notable support came from Right Reverend Mgr Donnelly who offered encouragement before court.
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Flushing
Thornton Hains
Darrin
Hains
T. Jenkins Hains
N. Y
Annis
Broadway
Justice Crane
Mgr. Donnelly
St. Michael’s Church of
Capture of Morgan Raid Details Emerge in Ohio County Monuments
East Liverpool Tribune compiles data on the Morgan raid and the monument planned for the David Crumbaugh farm in Columbiana County. It cites Major George W. Rue’s July 1863 report with several naming errors, noting Monroeville, Smiths Ferry and Captain Beckwith. Rue notes leaving Covington Ky at 7 pm on the 23d instant.
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Columbiana County
Jefferson County
East Liverpool Tribune
Morgan
Belmont
Jefferson
Columbiana
David Crumbaugh
the Tribune
Sainte Danie McLane
War Department
George W. Rue
Ninth
Kentucky Cavalry
Rue
Tribune
Mooreville
Monroeville
Smiths Ford
Smiths Ferry
Burbick
Beckwith
Ohio
Bevins
Covington
Cold Wave Hits Steubenville With Sharp Temperature Drop
The long promised coal wave struck Steubenville Wednesday evening as the thermometer fell 20 degrees in a short time. By 11 p m it stood at 15 degrees above zero and at 7 this morning it was 10 above. By late morning it rose to 20 above as light snow fell most of the day and colder weather is forecast tonight.
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Steubenville
Inauguration Postponed Over Assembly Deadlock
Springfield Hl reports the inauguration of Gov. Deneen was postponed indefinitely after a deadlock in the General Assembly over Democrats contesting the election.
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Springfield
Jane
Deneen
General Assembly
Weather outlook as cold wave grips nation
Washington reports Ohio partially cloudy tonight and Friday with snow flurries and continuing cold. The Weather Bureau expects no relief soon as the cold wave moves toward the Atlantic coast. Duluth records 26 below zero, Chicago at 6 below.
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Washington
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Duluth
Minn
Chicago
Awful death of man at steel plant in Canton
William Conroy aged 19 died at the United States Steel Co plant in Canton after a large hot steel piece rolled over him. He had sought warmth near the steel and fell asleep guiding to the fatal crushing scene.
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Himsel Canton
Wm. Conroy
United States Steel Co
Conroy
Unity No 9 on Means tract yields 100 bbls day
The Unity Company reports its No 9 well on the Means farm showing about 100 barrels per day after flowing for a period and slugging the hole to receive tankage. Deeper drilling and a shot could make it the largest producer in the field. The company plans a test on the Otte farm this week. LaBelle Oil’s No 26 in the Follawsbee pool is a 25 barrel producer as activity continues in declining pools.
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Mingo
Unity Company
Means
Hhe
Means Farm
Otte
LaBelle Oil Company
Follawsbee
Overcoat Theft Suspect Barbor Sentenced in Wheeling
LX-SIGLATOR N. H. Barber from Cambridge Ohio faced a mayoral hearing in police court after being charged with stealing an overcoat at a local hotel. He received sixty days in the workhouse plus a $10 fine and costs. Barber claimed past roles including Ohio Legislature member and probate judge and noted friendship with Senator Forner. He admitted two prior arrests in Columbus for similar charges.
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N. H. Barber
Wheeling Register
Barber
Cambridge
Ohio
Senator Forner
Columbus
Grain prices and pork close in Chicago market
Chicago on January 7 reports grains closing with Wheat at 107.5, Corn 61.75, Oats 51.75 and pork at 16.42 dollars, reflecting the day’s market activity. Trade figures show investor activity across futures and cash markets.
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Chicago
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