Night rider bills move to curb tobacco depredations
In Southern Ohio two bills push harsh penalties for destroying tobacco crops and authorize secret service officers to seek out night riders. A $10,000 appropriation funds officer salaries. The piece also notes a political shift away from initiative and referendum and outlines upcoming church-speaking events related to the Y M C A cornerstone ceremony and Sunday sermons across multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Hitch
Clermont County
Guthrie
Adams County
Adjutant General
Herbert Bigelow
Senate
Japanese Cruiser Matsushima Sinks After Magazine Explosion
Tokyo reports the Japanese training cruiser Matsushima sank after a stock magazine explosion near the Pescadores Islands. About 150 to 200 sailors died. 141 survivors were rescued by the accompanying cruisers Hospidate and Itsumushima. The vessel, flagship at the Yalu, carried 300 cadets and 50 officers and seamen.
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Tokio
Matsushima
Pescadores Islands
Admiral Moshiamtsu
Moshiamtsu
Yalu
London
Maho Pescadores Islands
Snowfall Threatens Early Fruit After Freeze Warning
The day brought rain snow and sleet with slick surfaces and icy roofs. If a freeze follows this precipitation the fruit crop could be killed and early varieties may suffer significant damage.
Maine Republicans Select Four Taft Loyal Delegates
Portland April 30 Maine Republican Convention plans to choose four delegates at large for Chicago and adopt a platform with no endorsement of any presidential candidate. The three delegates at large are Taft men.
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Portland
Maine
Chicago
Committee On Resolutions
Taft
Wild Town in Woodbury Searches For Attacked Girls
In Woodbury New Jersey on April 30 a posse of residents and the fire department comb the woods after two African American attackers assaulted three white girls on a lonely street. One girl was saved from abduction by prompt rescue by several men.
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Woodbury
N. J
Political Riot in Fort De France Kills Mayor
In Fort De France Martinique on April 29 a political riot killed the city mayor and several other citizens while many more were wounded. The unrest underscored rising tensions in local political fervor with authorities investigating the incident.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Bethany College names 1924 commencement speakers
Bethany College faculty pick six orators for graduation with Miss M Eola Smith of Independence Pennsylvania delivering the valedictory and George S McClary of Rapidan Virginia giving the salutatory. Other graduates listed include Charles N Filson Samel O J J Smith FE N Duty W T Potter Catherine Fetty C M Small and additional classmates from multiple states.
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Bethany College
M. Eola Smith
Independence
George S. McClary
Rapidan
Charles N. Filson
Samel
J. J. Smith
FE. N. Duty
Pittsburg
W. T. Potter
Catherine Fetty
Hagans
W. Va
C. M. Small
Londonville
Ohio
C. P. Hedges
Mt. Sterling
George A. Vaiden
Norfolk
L. D. Mercer
Rudolph
Hiram I. Blood
Bethany
Co. L. Chapman
Claysville
A. M. Grimese
Foley's Remains Ship From Wellsburg to Reynoldsville
The remains of James Foley who was killed by a van Handle train at Colliers Tuesday were shipped from Wellsburg to Reynoldsville Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon Foley had been employed on the road a short time as a fireman.
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James Foley
Colliers
Wellsburg
Reynoldsville
Foley
Weather Summary for Ohio and Friday Forecast
Washington April 30 weather bulletin notes rain or snow across Ohio tonight with Friday generally unsettled. Forecasters expect mixed precipitation, cooler temperatures, and periodic showers in affected areas through the day.
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Washington
Ohio
Recital by Dominican Sisters pupils draws large crowd
At Holy Name auditorium South Fifth street last night a piano recital by the music pupils of the Dominican Sisters delighted a packed audience. The program featured Verdi Scharwenka Offenbach and Mendelssohn selections among others with standout performances by Georgia Bower Myra James May Williams and Mary Gavin.
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Holy Name
South Fifth Street
Dominican Sisters
May Williams
Georgia Bower
Myra James
Mary Gavin
Boys
Theo Morse
Parker Elson
Charles Griesinger
Nick Cefalo
Edward Hock
Frank McGarry
Francis Gauer
Polnische Nationaltanz
Scharwenka
Offenbach
Clara Westmyer
Katherine Shanley
Pearl Barth
Margaret Gorman
Margaret Sullivan
Marjory Bougher
L’esperance
Guido Papini
Francis Gauker
Bessie Young
Verdi-Paul
Ben Holroyd
Berdie
Newman
B. Godard
Mary Lewis
Guillaume Tell
Rossini
Marie Nolan
Stella Hock
Anna Helms
Georgie Bower
Mendelesohn
Pauline Myers
A. Goria
Little Snowflake
Facer
Mary Sullivan
Miriam Kelley
Oliver Gates
Joouise Coulter
Georgia Bow
Wells Push Anticipated Extension Of Follansbee Oil Pool
Oil operators persist in seeking an extension to the Follansbee pool on the Ohio side of the river. They argue the river does not mark the production line and begin new tests north of the drilled cluster on the McKee farm near Altamont. Ferguson and Co. start drilling at a Miller heirs farm test about 1500 feet north and west of the cluster.
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Follansbee
Ohio
Denbers Co
McKee Farm
Altamont
Ferguson & Co
Miller Heirs
Man wounded by guard of United States Coal Company case settled
After two days of trial in the case of James Bertram against the U S Coal Company a guardship assault case, it was settled Wednesday afternoon with no disclosed payment. All other similar cases were announced settled. Augusta D Ferot filed for divorce custody and an injunction against Joseph Ferot. They wed in Italy in 1897 and she cites drunkenness cruelty to hit with a chair choking and abuse and neglect and failure to provide. W C Brown attorney. The First National Bank of Mingo Junction won a judgment for 509 20 and costs against Morris Goodfriend et al. Carl H Armstrong attorney. Jefferson Building and Savings Co began foreclosure against Samuel W Tanley and wife. McClare McClave attorneys. Coretta Naylor filed for divorce and to restore maiden name Mellville from Willis M Naylor alleging desertion in 1906 after he left for Europe with Buffalo Bill’s show and failure to provide. FE D Erskine attorney.
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James Bertram
U.S. Coal Company Coal Company
Augusta D. Ferot
Joseph Ferot
Italy
W. C. Brown
First National Bank of
Mingo Junction
Morris Goodfriend
Carl H. Armstrong
The
Jefferson Building and Savings Company
Samuel W. Tan
Labor Memorial Day Observed by Jefferson County Trades Assembly
The Jefferson County Trades and Labor Assembly designates the second Sunday in May as Labor Memorial Day. City ministers will be invited to preach memorial sermons in the morning, with a memorial service for departed laboring men in the opera house in the afternoon. Further arrangements will be announced later.
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Jefferson County Trades and Labor Assembly
Opera House
Bair Defeats Flickinger In Quick Wrestling Bout
Will Bair of today easily defeats Cleveland’s C W Flickinger at the National Theatre. Bair pinned Flickinger in 7 1 2 minutes for the first fall and won the second in 3 1 2 minutes, securing a scissors hold and arm lock. The bout drew a $50 side bet and could lead to a Blaine Carter exhibition.
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National Theatre
Will Bair
C. W. Flickinger
Cleveland
Bair
Flickinger
Steubenville
Blaine Carter
Snow Heavy in Central Ohio Wrecks Fruit Trees
Much damage has been done to fruit and shade trees in Central Ohio by the weight of the wet snow deposited on their boughs Thursday. The snow fall Thursday was as great as on any day of the past winter, sparking concern among farmers and residents about crop loss and tree recovery.
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Columbus
Ohio
Car Fender Sends John Vandine to Home With Leg Injury
John Vandine of Backbone was struck by a street car at the Panhandle undergrade on Sixth Avenue about ten pm. His right leg was badly injured and he suffered other bruises. He waited for a car and stepped behind one as another passed, then a second car struck him, the fender sparing him from more serious harm. He was taken to Dr Montgomery’s office before being sent home.
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John Vandine
Sixth Avenue
George Hitt Named Receiver for Star League Newspapers
Indianapolis April 30 George Hitt was today appointed receiver for the Indianapolis Star Muncie Star and Terra Haute Star known as the Star League of newspapers.
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Indianapolis
George (. Hitt
Indianapolis Star
Muncie
Terra Haute
Star League
Democratic convention at Schwaben Hall ends in turmoil
The Democratic gathering in Schwaben Hall on Wednesday drew criticism for disorder and factional clashes. Speakers included Hamlet-quoting figures and Gruber who stirred the crowd with pro-Wilson bill rhetoric. Timberlake’s nomination sparked tension as McFadden protested and a slate was formed amid apparent dealmaking.
Scotch Lad Lobban Dies After Dye Works Fire Injuries
William Lobban, a Scotch youth burned in the American Dyeing & Cleaning Co. fire on South Fourth Street, died at Gill Hospital from complications after a period of improvement. He had worked in the dyeing plant, was active in First Presbyterian Church, and leaves behind grieving friends and a dying brother in Scotland. Funeral plans were set for Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at his residence, 718 North Fifth Street.
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William Lobban
American Dyeing & Cleaning Co
South Fourth Street
Gill Hospital
Lobban
Lebban
Steubenville
Inney
Scotland
Lochaber
Mr. Lobban
Miss Spense
North Fifth Street
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North Fourth Street
Wells Hilg School
Samuel A. Keen
M. E
Robert E. Lewis
Methodist Protestant Church
William H. Barry
Harrisburg
W. W. Frye
First Presbyterian Church
Fred C. Rector
Hamline
Henry E. Owen
Columbus Y. M. C. A
Christian Church
JL Dow Bancroft
Railroad
Y. M. C. A. Columbus
Finley M. E
Willard Beahan
Seak
Third Presbyterian Church
Millian
Sewickley
United Presbyterian Church
Prince Oyama
Moshiamisty
Pendence
Reynoldsville, Pa
Holy Name Auditorium
McKee
Mil
LER Farms
United States Coal Company
Proceedings
Labor Memorial
Jefferson
County Trades and Labor As
Sembly
Schwaben Hall
McFadden
McCombs
Democratic Party
Jack Robinson
Dane
Hamlet
Congress
Hense
General Hollingsworth
Gruber
Mr. Gruber
Dreamland
Wilson
Banquo
Harry Garber
Timberlake
Kitheart
Timberlaks
D. M. Gruber
WH. Lobban
P. E. Brady
the Gazette
Brady
McComb
Yost
Monroe County
D. E. Yost
Merry Widow
Monroe
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