West Virginia coal strike hearings rapid in Charleston
Senate committee on the West Virginia coal strike pushed rapid witness examination in Charleston as it nears Wash ington. Walter Belk testified on the first battle at Mucklow, saying attackers had prepared positions and were in place before shooting began. Operators' witnesses claimed wages and conditions were satisfactory. Senator Kenyon led the proceedings.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Charleston
W. Va
Senate
West Virginia
Washington
Paint
Caibin Creek
Walter Belk
Mucklow
Kenyon
Martine
New Jersey
Quinn Morton
Wife Pawned Husband Pants for Booze in West Side Dispute
The thirteenth child in a Detroit household, Mrs Bentz, charged her husband with habitual beating and theft of wages. He admitted giving eight dollars of his weekly twenty to her, who he accused of drinking it away and pawning his trousers for liquor. She denied the claims, saying she pawned the trousers to feed their children. Magistrate Harris dismissed the case after urging reconciliation.
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Puto
Frederick B
West Thirdy
Fifth Street
Bentz
Harris
West Side Court
Attack on Couple on Boulevard Unfolds in Polygamy Scandal
In Steubenville Mrs. George Robinson faced charges linked to polygamy and a broader white slavery ring after returning to Wheeling. US Commissioner Jydin leads action against Tony Stelltino who posed as her second husband in a 1912 Pittsburgh case involving a prostite house. Bond set at 500 dollars. she awaits September grand jury after missing hearing.
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Steubenville
George Robinson
Wheeling
United States
Jydin Wheeling
Tony Stelltino
Pittsburg
Mike
Laeki
Hsa Cette
Siepaer
Posters Call Mass Meeting In Tokyo Near U S Embassy
Telegram reports posters posted in the Ai oanese capital advertise a mass meeting for tomorrow with the headline give me liberty or give me death attributed to Patrick Hefty. The organizers state the aim is to press for a stronger stance against the United States.
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Associated Press
Herald-star
Tokio
Patrick Hefty
U.S
Aioanene
United States
Taft to preside over Gettysburg July 4 celebration
Semi official word from Gettysburg says former President Taft will preside over the battle anniversary gathering on July 4 and deliver the principal oration, with President Wilson not attending the event.
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Gettysburg
Wilson
W. H. Taft
Paris prisoner saved by American consul in Mexico
Paris June 18 The life of a French prisoner in Mexico was saved after J H Johnson American consul at Matamoras protested to federal authorities and secured the release of Pierre Barrnet who faced execution for alleged revolutionary support.
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Paris
Mexico
J. H. Johnson
Matamoras
Pierre Barrnet
Mr. Johnson
Sweetheart of Booth May Be Reduced Tax Exemption
In Birmingham a coffin bears Louise Wooster called the last sweetheart of J Wilkes Booth who killed Lincoln She published an autobiography to lift Booths infamy and defend him The Senate tariff and income tax caucus considers reducing the general exemption from four thousand to three thousand and adding for each minor child in a family The measure could affect many taxpayers and is under discussion by the majority leadership and committees
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Birmingham
Ala
J. Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
Booth
Louise Wooster
Lincoln
Associated Press
Herald-Star
Washington
Senate
Center Collapse Fire Devastates Structure
A center collapsed sending bricks through a hole and injuring firemen who were knocked from the roof into debris. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
Summer Outings Of City Teachers Leave For Break
The vacation season has begun as teachers depart after school closings to travel or study. Names include Katherine Mueller Kendallville Indiana Edith Rowe Circleville Ohio Forest Mick New Madison Ohio and many others from Ohio Pennsylvania and beyond with plans to attend summer schools and special programs. Notables list Mary Spencer Bay View Michigan Josephine Hammond Montreal North Carolina Virginia McMaster Creswell Ohio W A MacDougal Bowling Green Kentucky KE Stonebraker State University and several Wooster Miami State Normal College Ohio University and University of Pittsburgh attendees.
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Katherine Mueller
Kendallville
Ind
Edith Rowe
Circleville
Forest J. Mick
New Madison
Ohio
Mary J. Firth
Sugar Grove
Maud Heap
St. Marys
Minnie Gandy
Freeport
Carrie O. Feisley
Clarington
Lulu Muhleman
Martins Ferry
Lorence N. Taylor
Hollidays Cove
Val Carrie
Cincinnati Ice Wagon Strike Briefing
In Cincinnati on June 18 the ice wagon drivers strike began with about 400 workers. No disorder marked the start and several smaller ice companies signed the men’s demands to allow ice delivery to hospitals hotels and cafes. Officials warned of possible shortages within 24 hours as drivers demand higher wages.
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Cincinnati
Senate lobby probe widens on anti free sugar fight
Washington on June 17 the Senate lobby investigating committee resumed work and will read more letters and telegraphs from the private files of the anti free sugar forces. The letters suggest sugar men aided tariff campaign arguments and hired Dr Harvey W Wiley to lecture, signaling a broader inquiry into influences on recent legislation.
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Washington
Senate Lobby
Harvey W. Wiley
Government Pure Food
Taft
California
Idaho
Utah
Colorado
Hunger strike begins as suffragette leaders jailed
London reports six suffragette leaders sentenced to long terms for conspiracy began a hunger strike upon arrival at jail. They declared they would refuse to eat and force authorities to release them, following the court’s verdict.
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London
Sugar and Tobacco Industries Promise Relative
The fragment notes a promise relating to the sugar and tobacco industries, suggesting an agreement or allocation affecting these sectors. The wording implies a formal commitment tied to trade or policy, with no additional context or names readable in the excerpt.
Airship option and Moose lodge expansion in town
Atlantic airship plans surface as a possible summer voyage with German aid discussed. Meanwhile the Moose lodge secures an option to the Bross building on South Fourth Street to enlarge headquarters with lower floors for business use and upper floors for lodge rooms. A recent Moose initiation and banquet boost local membership toward 1,000.
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Order of Moose
Bross
South Fourth Street
City Moose
Woodmen’s Hall
Moose Hall
Sith Fourth Street
Fumtrth Street
Brain study claiming thoughts leave visible records
Dr E E Southard of Harvard reports a secret brain examination of Richardson’s skull, aiming to prove his claim that thoughts are visibly recorded. The work, tied to Napoleon era theories and Phenographe walls, seeks to read lines on the brain to locate where thoughts originate.
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Boston
la Richardson
E. E. Southard
Harvard
Southard
Minneapolis
Richardson
Napoleon
Revival Tent Sermon Targets Sin At Free Methodist Meeting
Attendance climbs at the Free Methodist revival on Seventh and South as Rev C F Johnston urges Christ’s blood to wipe sin. He condemns Sabbath violations like milk wagon bells and ice wagon rattles, scolding church members and noting Mele Mombel of the Red Onion saloon among listeners.
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South Streets
C. FF. Johnston
Church Street
Mele Mombel
Red Onion
Chamber Meeting Murmurs on Tax, Opera Lease, and City Finance
The Steubenville chamber's weekly luncheon discussed a resolution urging an election to decide if garbage collection costs should be added to the tax duplicate. They opposed a five-year Grand Opera House lease without city cancellation rights and urged veto of T B No 500 removing Smith tax limit. The group supported a city base-ball team push and lauded the club's improving season and local advertising.
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Chamber of Commerce
Steubenville
J. A.huston
G. A. Geschieder
Board of Control
Grand Opera House
Board of Directors
Chamber
Ways and Means
Inspection party tours Steubenville with Pan Handle crew
The Pan Handle inspection party visited Steubenville on Tuesday led by Supt. W. C. Downing and staff along with Superintendent of Telegraph George Sellers and division operators. The four car train included Pullman, diner, club and observation cars. Engineer Leboutilier, formerly of the C. & P. division, was noted prominently. The train departed for Wheeling last evening.
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Steubenville
W. C. Downing
George Sellers
Leboutilier
Wheeling
Architect Seeks Local Lumber Bids for Tabernacle
J H L Speices architect for the Billy Sunday tabernacles met Tuesday with local lumber dealers to obtain bids for lumber. Bids to be submitted for final contract. All material must be on the ground by August 10 with construction starting on the High Shaft site on West Market Street.
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J. H.L. Speices
Billy Sunday Tabernacles
Tabernacle
High Shaft
West Market Street
Butter tastes metallic warn against rusty milk can
Washington reports that metallic or oily flavors in breakfast butter indicate storage butter. The Agriculture Department bureau urges producers to beware of rusty milk cans and exposed churns, noting experiments to identify the cause of the off flavors.
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Washington
Bureau of Animal Industry
The
Agricultural Department
Bureau
Sentenced for Obstruction in London suffragette case
Two militant suffragettes from the Women's Freedom League, Mrs. M. C. Hyde and Miss Bunting, were sentenced in London to 14 days imprisonment for obstructing police at a suffragette meeting yesterday.
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London
M. C. Hyde
Miss Bunting
Women’s Freedom League
Nolice
Ohio warming trend tonight and Thursday
Ohio observers are forecast a warmer trend with higher temperatures tonight and through Thursday. Mild conditions will replace cooler air as the weather pattern shifts, bringing above-normal readings across the state.
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Ohio
Earthquake Shakes Fort De France Reports No Damage
A severe tremor felt in Fort De France and Martingue occurred shortly after midnight causing excitement but no damage or loss of life reported. Relief spread as residents checked for aftershocks and structural safety. Authorities confirmed no injuries or major damage.
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Fort de France
Martingue
Four Men Wanted for Assault on Simms and Miss Leivis
Warrants issued for four men charged with assaulting William Simms and his companion Miss Mary Leivis on Stanton Boulevard near Water Works. An automobile party frightened the assailants away, and Simms testified in Squire Lawler's court that he recovered his balance. Officials say the gang terrorized the boulevard and efforts continue to stop the attacks.
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William Simms
Mary Leivis
Stanton Boulevard
Simms
Squire Lawler
Sepa
Ohio River Survey by Government Engineers at East Liverpool
A 44 member U.S. Government surveying party, with engineers rodmen flagmen and assistants, is quartered at East Liverpool aboard the fleet including a quarter boat drill boat seven yawls a gasoline launch and the Wave Rock. They have placed diamond shaped targets with red centers along the Ohio from Pittsburgh to Cairo and completed surveys from Gunpowder Bar near Cincinnati to Cairo while working to Pittsburgh to Cincinnati.
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Ohio River
East Liverpool Tribune
United States
Broadway
East Liverpool
Ohio
Pitsburg
Cairo
Gunpowder Bar
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Police Captain May Claim $200 Reward in Bergholtz Post Office Case
Captain Hugh McDermott of the East Liverpool police may claim a $200 government reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Pop Shipman, one of three robbers of the Bergholz post office. Shipman was arrested by U S Deputy Marshal Williams and sentenced to four years at Moundsville. Other officers from Wellsville will share rewards for aiding in arrests of Harry Stone and Jack Wood, with Stone sentenced to 10 years at Leavenworth and Wood pled guilty in the Berghelzjes case.
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Hugh McDermott
East Liverpool
Pop Shipman
Bergholz Post
Shipman
United States
Marshal Williams
Cleveland
Moundsville
U. S
McDermott
Moore
Paisley, Downard and Kennedy
Wellsville
Harry Stone
Jack Wood
Stone
Toledo
Leavenworth
Kaw
Wood
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Uuina
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Tle
Husband
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George de Cox
Cincinnati Trust Company
Cox
Ford and Johnson Chair Company
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Pogue
St. Louis
June
Chicago Andansas City
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Chicago
Chicago Telephone Training School
Mineapolis
Minn
Fea
Lank Kanesky
John Gray
Gray
Roc
Hamilon
Southland
Senate Committee
Atlantic
Moose
Int Zepplin
Berlin
Germany
Punt Zepplin
Tor Richardson
Rev. Johnston
Wutstion
BY Commerce Board
PAN
Downing
Bergholz
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