Committees Added to Those Already Appointed
Chairman Kerr announces numerous citizen appointees for Stanton Monument and Home Coming Week activities. New and expanded committees cover Portraits of Judges Tappan and Wright, Music, Advertising, Township Organization, Press and Magazines, Finance with diverse local officers, Ladies' Executive, Halls and Headquarters, General Entertainment, Fire Works, and related areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr
Tappan and
Wright
Ernest L. Finley
Charles PF. Filson
R. G. Porter
J. R. McCleary
Roy Carpenter
R. B. Cohen
S. B. Taylor
Frank L. McCoy
Ralph Levinson
James Murray
John Bickerstaff
Charles Irwin
William F. Floto
L Hsugh Coble
James H. Bair
John A. Kitheart
J. Carl Bigger
John Potter
T. W. Vance
Louis Mueller
W. 4
Hamilton
F. M. Coleman
John W. Stewart
Howard M. Hendry
W. R. Day
Carl B. McMaster
Harry A. Bell
George W. Bowers
Harry A. Kell
John G. Burns
Edward Worstall
C. W Aten
Lambert Freidel
Rebecca Altman
Vincent A. M. Morelli
George E. Wisener
Mingo
W. D. Armstrong
E. FE. Francy
Toronto
H. H. Smith
Charles McKinney
Smithfield
W. J Jones
Harry Brady
O. G. Swords
F. M. Work
Emmett Bewin
Homer Permar
Wm. M. Scott
Ernest W. Taylor
Geo. L. Huseroft
Depositors Challenge Silver Banking Failure in Wellsville
In Wellsville Ohio on June 7 deposits seek action over the defunct Silver Banking Company. Cashier Thomas H Silver Jr may be drawn into the failure as depositor Julius Goetz and others petition the Ohio secretary of state for approval of alleged banking law violations. Young Silver has been missing since closure. City officials allege the bank wrecker hid Margaret Silver’s remaining property to shield city funds, while asserting Andrews is execution proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville
Thomas H Silver, Jr
Silver Banking Conmpany
Julius Goetz
State of
Ohio
Young
Wellsville Council
O'Grady
Margaret Silver
Andrews
T. H. Silver
Marriage Licenses from Steubenville Area Couples
Marriage licenses list multiple couples from Steubenville and nearby towns. George J. Dawson and Bessie Higginbotham both of Steubenville, Arthur O. Hale and Emma S. Stewart of Mingo Junction, John D. Hervey of Ashtabula and Ida J. Cole of Smithfield, James M. Trimmer of Steubenville and Jennie E. Fellows, also of Steubenville, and John J. Hoge of Tiltonville with Florence J. Dickinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Dawson
Bessie Higginbotham
Steubenville
Arthur O. Hale
Emma S. Stewart
Mingo Junction
John D. Hervey
Ashtabula
Ida J. Cole
Smithfield
James M. Trimmer
Jennie E. Fellows
John J. Hoge
Florence J. Dickinson
Tiltonville
CANDIDATES Enter City Race as Mayoral Field Grows
Richmond introduces Billy Smurthwaite as a new mayoral hopeful while James Reynolds and others join the tally. Solicitor candidates widen as County Chairman Belknap and Roy Merryman enter the race. Primary set for Tuesday September 5 with both parties nominating municipal tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Reynolds
Burns
C.L. Williams
John Belknap
Roy N
Man Detained After Violent Fit Near Cadiz
A stranger tore at his flesh with his teeth and raved like a beast in the hills behind Cadiz. He claimed to be Alex Kiner of Martins Ferry but offered no verifiable identity. Taken to Harrison county jail then subdued with morphine, officials expect he will be moved to Massillon asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz
Harrison County
Alex. Kiner
Martins Ferry
Massillon
Big fleet to honor Dam No. 11 opening at Wellsburg
Wellsburg celebrates the Dam No. 11 opening with a river pageant as Elmer Hough and Capt. Cochrane report full support from river interests. The Ohio river is urged to stay dry to accommodate ships and boats from Pittsburg and other communities. Local groups including the Chamber of Commerce, the Coal Exchange, Pittsburg Coal Company, Rogers Land Company, and many citizens pledge craft or noise for the procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
Chamber of Commerce of
Pittsburg
The
Coal Exchange
Wet and Dry Votes Shape Stark and Carrell Counties
Stark county voted wet just over a year ago and now builds new cells for their drains. Carrell county voted dry and the sheriff complains of loneliness with a single jail boarder over five weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark County
Carrell County
Three Negroes Sought in Wellsville Murder Case
Police in Wellsville seek three Black men tied to the Oscar Bowers murder. They describe Johnson as tall, slim and coal black. Pulman as about five four and stout. Catlin as a yellow half breed. All reportedly stayed in a nearby shack three weeks, left town night of the crime, and checked trunks at C. P. station for Beaver, Pa. Johnson boasted of card and dice skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville
Oscar Bowers
Beaver
Johnson
Fred Pulman
Louis Catlon
Louis Catlin
Wylie Avenue
Pittsburg
Sleep and politics in Ohio reflections and remarks
A collection of quoted verse and editorial jottings comments on life and death in Ohio. Observations on bribery reform taxes and public figures like Foraker and Bailey mix with musings on sleep after life and the fate of the Legislature. The tone is periodical and moral with sharp opinions about the state of affairs.
Slavonic Presbyterian Church Dedicated on Reservoir Hill
The new Slavonic Presbyterian Church on Reservoir Hill costing 5000 dollars was dedicated Sunday with elaborate services. Three sessions drew large crowds from Steubenville East Liverpool Wheeling Bellaire Martins Ferry and nearby areas. Rev D Pisek led the dedicatory service at 9 am as pastor of the New York church, the denomination's largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mingo
Reservoir Hill
Steubenville
East Liverpool
Wheeling
Bellaire
Martins Ferry
Ialley
D. Pisek
New York Church
Slavic Mission Church in Mingo Junction Opens New Era
A detailed account of Rev Regnemer and allied ministers overseeing the Slavic mission in Mingo Junction and Steubenville, its growth from 1903, formation of churches and societies, to the dedication of a larger, debt-free building with capacity over 200 and additional facilities for Y M C A work and night school. It notes the history, leadership, and community impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Reid
Steubenville
E. M. McMillen
East Liverpool
W. H. Houston
Columbus
G. 5. Brown
Cincinnati
J. B. Manley
Methodist Church of
Mingo
W. H. Orr
Presbyterian Church of
Pisek
Brown
Regnemer
Connellsville
Mingo Junction
Ohio
Wm. B. Irwin
Home Missions
Second Presbyterian Church of
Reynemer
Bellaire
Jefferson, Belmont, Guerns
Harrison Counties
St. Clairsville
Olisher
Albert Hartman
John Byers
Hartman
Wellsburg Brilliants Dam Dedication Slated July Sixth
Wellsburg and Brilliant will formally open the Ohio River dam No 11 on Thursday July 6 as part of a five day homecoming week from July 3 to 7. Steubenville and river towns along the stretch are expected to participate with a waterfront pageant of 200 steamboats and a Taft speech if available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galla
Taft
Wellsburg Board of Trade
Wellsburg
Brilliant
Steubenville
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Cairo
Diately
Friends of the River
The
Ohio Valley River Improvement Association
Army
oTedm
Widow Lived in Mingo Community Remembered for Charity
The obituary notes the passing of a daughter of Theodore and Caroline Batsch who moved to Mingo in 1883 and married S K Stephens in 1887. Survived by husband and three children Lila Benjamin Bertha, two brothers H J Batsch of Dunkirk Indiana and Benjamin Batsch village marshal of Mingo. Funeral from North Hill home with Rev J B Manley officiating. burial in Oakland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore
Caroline Batsch
Mingo
Steubenville
S. K. Stephens
Lila
Benjamin
Bertha
Methodist Church
H. J. Batsch
Dunkirk
Ind
Benjamin Batsch
North Hill
J. B. Manley
M. E. Church
New Oakland Cemetery
Pleasant Hill Grange initiates thirteen in two degrees
Pleasant Hill Grange held a fine session at the school house on Wednesday evening initiating thirteen into the first and second degrees. On Friday night June 6 they will confer the third and fourth degrees followed by a social session and banquet. The Grange is growing fast and may lease the nearby vacated church as they outgrow the school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill Grange
Simmons Sues for Divorce Debarment of Spouse
John Simmons files a divorce suit against Alice J. Simmons alleging abandonment during residence in Wintersville. He married her in November 1907 at Wellsville. McClave and McClave attorneys represent him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Simmons
Alice J. Simmons
Wellsville
Wintersville
McClave
Let Us Tan Your Hides Shop Passes By
A country mother and her son visit the city and eye stuffed animals in a taxidermist window. The boy objects to entering, noting the sign Let us tan your hides, and they pass on without entering the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Courthouse Crowd Watches Vote Count In North Carolina
After the election a large crowd gathered at a North Carolina courthouse to witness the vote tally. An adding machine was used to count ballots while rural residents watched with distrust. A defeated candidate later claimed the separator cheated him out of victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Open Air School in Rome Travels Between Districts
A Wide World Magazine writer describes Rome's open air school, a moving, ten pound satchel and desk system. Pupils and master roam Rome's outskirts, setting up blackboards in fields for practical lessons. The program aims to reduce local illiteracy by teaching wherever needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Wide World Magazine
Charlottenburg
A Gladstone Story From Grindelwald
In Travel and Exploration Mr FE F Benson recalls an anecdote about Mr Gladstone. At a country house breakfast guests discuss packing a waterlogged sponge bag. Gladstone, absorbed in correspondence, declares the correct method is to wrap the sponge in a towel, stamp on it, then place it back in the bag to dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
FE. F. Benson
Grindelwald
Mr. Gladstone
Government sends German girls cooking teachers to villages
Women cooking instructors from the duchy of Saxe Meiningen tour villages teaching new methods and dishes. Girls show willingness to learn and taste, while parents often refuse to try the new foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
Canned Meats in War Times and Public Diets
The New York Press notes a wartime shift to canning lean beef for armies, leaving fatter stock for the public as lean meat holds better in cans. It mentions parboiling before canning, which shrinks meat by about one third, and notes that fowls, game, fish, pork and even horses dogs and cats are treated similarly in some countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Picture of John Brown Sold
Thomas Hovenden painting The Last Moments of John Brown sold for 355 dollars on day one of the sale of paintings from the estates of Statzell Davis and Barnes at the Philadelphia Art Galleries per the Philadelphia Ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Thomas Hovenden
Henry C. Statzell
L. C. Davis
Ward E. Barnes
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Ledger
Through the Stomach Firet
The passage argues that a man’s stomach governs desire more than the heart. It contrasts daily doughnuts with annual lilacs, claiming the quickest way to a man’s heart is through immediate satisfaction of his hunger. The piece treats appetite as a controlling, urgent force in relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aan
Motherhood as Royal Fashion and Domestic Ideal
The British royal household elevates motherhood as a social cue and domestic virtue. The queen invites sympathy and encourages bonds among young matrons, shaping a fashionable standard where carrying a child enhances a young mother’s cachet in society.
Reward Offered for Cow Theft in Coal Hill Farm
Ten dollars reward is offered for information leading to the discovery and conviction of the person or persons who stole two light colored dehorned Jersey cows from the pasture of Mrs. O Williams in Coal Hill on Friday night May 19 1911. Mrs. O J Williams Steubenville O R D No. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Williams
Coal Hill
O. J Williams
Steubenville
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Silver Bank
Thomas Silver, Jr
Billy Smurthwaite
Messrs. Williams, Belknap
Merryman Are
Ning
Solicitor
Harrison
County Hills
Ing
Pitts
Burg
Descrip
W. A. Urquhart
Longfellow
This
Foraker
Nye
Alaska
Guggenheim
Democratic Party
Pennsylvania
Senator Bailey
Chicago Post
Mansfield Press
Carrie Cora Batsch
W. Va
Brilliant Dam
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