Jealous husband nearly harms wife on South Sixth Street
James Gregory angrily assaulted his wife on South Sixth Street near the old broom factory after a quarrel started in bed. Mrs Gregory bit his finger to escape harm, and the couple plan a hearing while friends seek reconciliation. She was later released on bond. A separate incident involved Harry McCord, an imposter, who was expelled by the mayor and fined after deceitfully posing as a mute and attempting to flee on a ticket to East Liverpool.
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South Sixth Street
James Gregory
Sixth and Market
Gregory
Harry McCord
Scott
McCord
Edgerly
Mc- Cord
P. Depot
East Liverpool
Gas Leases Sought on Altamont Hill Top by Burge & Son
E Burge and Son plan to lease the Altamont hill top including town lots sold to individuals and to lease the 40 acre Nottingham Risden farm. They aim to secure the entire property within days and start wells, with traction company backing and promising gas field prospects in this untested area.
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Davidson
Follansbee
Altamont Park
E. Burge & Son
Washington Pike
Brooke County
Altamont Hill
S. M. and
O. V. Traction Company
Traction Company
Messrs. Burge
Altamont
Nottingham Risden
White Man’s Leap
Court sentences Bell for Roach murder in first notice
Harry Bell pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree for shooting William Roach on December 4. Judge Richards ordered confinement in the penitentiary at hard labor for Bell’s natural life, with no solitary confinement. Bell will be taken to the penitentiary next week after discussions with his attorneys.
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Harry Bell
Richards
Wm. Roach
Alban
Ohio
Henry Bell
Bell
Molly Whiter
Washington Street
Roach
Remarkable Steubenville Midget Minnie Foster Now Mrs Shaw
Minnie Foster born July 23 1833 Steubenville lived on West Market Street later in Missouri with daughter. The Chicago Tribune calls her the world’s most celebrated little person at 27 inches tall 32 pounds at 34, with three children and two grandchildren. Her life in show business began in youth with M P church choir then Barnum’s circus.
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Minnie Foster
Steubenville
West Market Street
James Kennedy
Chicago Tribune
Miss Foster
Mrs. Shaw
Barnum’s Circus
Their Deepest Pity
A cynical remark on marriage and happiness notes that women often pity the contented wife who would be unhappy if she learned the truth about her husband. The observation suggests social judgments about secrecy in relationships.
Tiny Fortune: Mrs Shaw of Tom Thumb Folio and Family
The article recounts Mrs. Shaw, a longtime performer with Cooper Bailey and Tom Thumb troupes, who married Doc Shaw the bearded man. They had two children, a son who died in infancy and a daughter under three feet tall, who later married E. E. Williamson and resides in Richland, Missouri with her family. Mrs. Shaw lives with her daughter and cherishes her grandchildren.
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Terward
Tom Thumb
Miss Foster
Cooper & Bailey Circus
Doc’ Shaw
Shaw
Cupid
Teir
E. E. Williamson
Richland Mo
Polander Michael Angeloski Dies After Train Collision
Michael Angeloski, a Polander, was struck by Pan Handle train No. 20 at Bulger Thursday evening. He was brought to Gill Hospital and died Friday at 7 pm from internal injuries. The body lies in the morgue awaiting county burial. No claimant appeared in time. friends were said to exist.
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Michael Angeloski
Bulger
Gill Hospital
Angeloxi
Canton Citizens Eye McKinley Home Preservation
Canton Ohio June 1 Canton citizens discuss preserving the McKinley home as a Mount Vernon style memorial. Some envision city purchase or gifts from relatives to keep the interiors intact for pilgrims, with Justice William R Day urging preservation to capture McKinley life.
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Canton
McKinley
Mount Vernon
Mecca
William R. Day
Bloomfield Memorial Day Observance With Speeches
A large crowd gathered on Memorial Day to honor the fallen, strewing blossoms and listening to speeches by Senator Duval and Roy Merryman Esq. The Merryman Cornet Band played a fine set, and Misses Pauline Latto and Georgia Wallace sang “Tramp, Tramp, Tramps the Boys are Marching” to the crowd.
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Merryman Cornet Band
Pauline Latto
Georgia Wallace
Memorial Day tribute features reading on the Civil War
The event included solo songs, a reading titled The Institute, and a Grand Review reading. music by a quartet with Elizabeth Mansfeld, Faye V a Fred Por r and John Ho Roy N. Attorney Me fool and Bloomfield boy delivered a fine address honoring soldiers and women who preserved the Union. Hon. N. Duval, a prominent Jefferson County state senator, gave a clear, eloquent account of Civil War causes and scenes, ending with flowers. EK. M. Crawford presided, delivering witty remarks. Gratitude was extended to James Willemin hos. Harris, E. M. Crawford, and W. C. Cookson for helping mark the day of valor and heroism across cemeteries.
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Ton
Institute
Faye Willemin
Elizabeth Mansfeld
Faye
Fred Por
John Ho Roy
Bloomfield
N. Duval
Will
Duval
Jefferson County
EK. M. Crawford
James Willemin Hos. Harris
E. M. Crawford
W. C. Cookson
Injunction Granted in Wheaton divorce action
Frank Wheaton sought an injunction in a divorce proceeding, with the court granting the requested restraining order to govern ongoing marital disputes pending further proceedings.
Husband obtains injunction against wife over disputed property
A man secures an injunction to stop Margaret Wheaton from taking household goods or breaking into his home. He says they married in 1906 at Wintersville and he provided a home. She left in 1907 for her sister and has refused to return. On May 15 she and her sister allegedly broke into the home and took window shades, curtains, clothing, bed clothing, and furniture valued over $100. He, a Panhandle section foreman, cannot prevent further taking and claims her abandonment was unjust. Attorney P. P. Lewis represents him.
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Tion
Margaret Wheaton
Wintersville
Vina Johnson
Bridge awards and city board of review salaries
J F Stringer won bridge No 17 while Carnes Frownie secured No 18 The Commissioners set the City Board of Review pay at 5 per day and begin their session in June with a heavy task ahead as Assessors returns lag behind their workload.
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J. F. Stringer
Carnes -Frowiie
City Board of Review
Mrs Reidy and Hugh Patterson Headed for Monaca and Pittsburg
Miss Katie Reidy and her nephew Hugh Patterson left this morning for Monaca and Pittsburg. Misses Agnes Loretta Mary and Helen Kirkpatrick have come from Cadiz to visit their mother.
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Katie Reidy
Hugh Patterson
Monaca
Pittsburg
Agnes
Loretta
Mary
Helen Kirkpatrick
Cadiz
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Colum
Minnie Foster Shaw
Missouri
Bulger Station
non—Justice Day Inter
Senator Duval and
Roy Merryman
Frank Wheaton
P. P. Lewis
Board of Review
Buster
Market ST
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