Richmond Memorial Service and Community Floral Event
In Richmond Ohio on the Memorial lawn the community is asked to meet at ten o clock on Friday May 30th to decorate soldiers graves with flowers as G A R members conduct services. The Union Hall Company offers a literary contest with entry open through May. Address Paul Thompson Richmond Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Rawlins
Methodist Church
Union Hall Company
Paul Thompson
Richmond
Ohio
Fernwood Reports Favorable Harvest Prospects
The community notes good rain arriving at last and predicts an abundant harvest as farms look notably promising. Local road work is underway with Timmons starting grading on Bantam Ridge pike and W P Leech driving thorough spring maintenance across his territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernwood
Mr. Timmons
Bantam Ridge
W. T. Leech
G C. Welday
Thomas Loftus
James Randolph
G. W. Moore
Steubenville Hospital
John Welday
T. C. Gault
Belle Elliott
Laura Gault
Barnes
Annapolis
Edward Gault
Eli Kirk
Dr. Lyle
Bloomfield
Howard Ehey
T. B. McCullough
Sand bed play and a busy mind in The Survey excerpt
A child imagines a sand bed becoming a sunny bay a farm and a garden with horses cows sheep pigs hens and flowers. The piece is paired with assorted editorial quips about hysteria aviators Bryan diplomacy taxes and social mores, reflecting a early 20th century miscellany tone.
Browning Love Letters Sale Totals 500 Pack Goes for 32750
A bundle of 500 Browning love letters sold for 32750 dollars, though individual epistles in the set have fetched higher prices at times.
Cardinal Gibbons Urges Prayer and Jocker Mention
Physicians debate Cardinal Gibbons recommendation urging men to pray and call the Jocker, probing the intended meaning and implications of his remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Gibbons
Jocker
Man’s Income Debated Over Exemption Amount
A brief note discusses a man’s income and his view on how much should be exempt from taxation or seizure. It highlights attention to his opinion and the principle of exemption in financial matters.
Dems Supporters of Speaker Clark Face Patronage Bar
A forceful complaint argues that Democrats who backed Speaker Clark for the presidency are barred from patronage, accusing party leaders of punishing loyal supporters and curbing insider appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Memorial Day Holiday Closures Noted
Memorial Day will see stores and public buildings closed. Local offices and public facilities plan closures for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeees
Flood wall plan eyed to shield city from Ohio river floods
The Intelligencer argues that a flood wall along the Island and extending to the South Side would be both attractive and protective. For 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 dollars, Wheeling could nearly safeguard residents from yearly Ohio river flood damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Onaio River
Oil Man Seriously Injured Near Richmond
Clyde Rendall, an oil man from this city, was seriously injured yesterday near Richmond while cleaning an oil well. His right arm was caught in machinery, with both arm and hand badly crushed. He was brought home and doctors say amputation should not be necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Rendall
Richmond
Long Canoe Trip From Pittsburg to New Orleans
Harry L Campbell and Nelson L Campbell Black completed a pleasure canoe trip from Pittsburg to New Orleans. They stopped at the local wharf Tuesday afternoon and plan six months on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers carrying a signed mayoral letter to deliver to New Orleans’ chief executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Harry L. Campbell
Nelson L. Campbell Black
Ohio
Mississippi
Magee
West Virginia Proclaims June 20 State Anniversary Holiday
West Virginia Governor Hatfield issued a proclamation declaring June 20 the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the state a legal holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Va
Hatfield
West Virginia
Plans proposed for Wheeling Island flood wall
Mr Hallock, a flood expert for Wheeling Island, advocates a concrete wall ten feet high circling the island with a twelve foot base and two feet top thickness. Estimated cost is 950000 dollars, lower if gravel and sand from the river are utilized. Annual flood damages are noted as very costly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallock
Wheeling Island
Soy Beans Variety for Smithfield Area
Medium Green soy beans described as best for the latitude elastic feed crop and soil improver. Price two dollars twenty five cents per bushel. Located four miles west of Smithfield. Wallace Revs Dillonvale Route No 1. trusted seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield
Wallace Revs
Dillonvale
R. No
Local Divorce Petition in Jefferson County Ohio
Victor Hebron files for divorce from Louise Hebron in Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas Ohio Cause No 11373 on fault wilful absence for over three years The defendant last resided at 12 Carr Avenue Farrell Pennsylvania must answer by July 11 1913 and case proceeds to trial
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Hebron
Carr Avenue
Farrell
Pennsylvania
Vietoer Hebron
Court of Common Pleas
Jefferson County
Ohio
Victor Hebron
Death of Joseph Pierce A Toronto Native in Tionesta
Joseph Pierce former Toronto resident dies at his Tionesta Pennsylvania home from heart trouble just before noon Tuesday aged 50. He married Emma McFadden in 1895 and is survived by his wife and brother Frank Pierce. Funeral arrangements include bringing the body to Toronto for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jospeh Pierce
Joseph Pierce
Toronto
Tionesta
Pierce
Emma McFadden
Mary McFadden
Frank Stokes
Mr. Pierce
Pittsburg
Tienesto
Ile
First Presbyterian Church of Toronto
Aso
Knights of Pythias
Frank Pierce
Cleveland
Extradition Declared for John Wrightbeck
Constable George Griffith brought John Wrightbeck from Ashland Kentucky under extradition to face a charge of abandonment of a legitimate child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georve Griffith Brove
John Wrightbeck
Ashland
La Belle Tron Works Board Sets Regular Monthly Dividends
The La Belle Tron Works directors held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday and declared dividends on both preferred and common stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Belle Tron Works
Pomona Grange Meeting Set in York for June 14 1913
Grange notes urge farmers to join organized work to boost confidence and civic participation. Jefferson County Pomona Grange No. 4 will meet at Updegraff Grange York on Saturday June 14 starting 9:30 a.m. with W. A. White briefing patrons. Wintersville and Pleasant View Granges announce hall projects and events including memorials and ice cream festival. Oak Grove Grange reports new chapter in Steubenville township with planned programs. Co operation and farm finance items invite members to contact L. G. Spencer for prices and trade bulletins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. J. Gilkinson
St Ng
Pomona Grange
Jefferson
W. A White
Updegrass Grange
Wintersville
Pleasant View Grange
White's
Mardh
Oak Grove
Jefferson County
Hill
Stewenville
Samuel S. Hill
J. Walker McConnell
Jessie Hill
Evrybody
L. G. Spencer
Niles
Ohio
Bro. Spencer
Daniel Doyle of Massillon Dies After Illness at 42
Word of Daniel Doyle of this city at Massillon came Tuesday evening, remains brought here Wednesday for burial. Born in Ravenna, 42 years ago, he lived here since boyhood and worked at Acme glass works, Hub Clothing Co. He belonged to Local Union No. 8 AFGWU, and later to the Elks. Survived by sister Mrs. Reavie Doyle and brother Michael Deavle. An athletic man, he played for Acme and S A C football teams and was popular among local youth and friends. He was a member of St Peter's Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Doyle
Massillon
Poyle
Ravenna
Acme Glass Works
Hub Clothing Co
Reavie Doyle
Michael Deavle
Dan Doyle
Acme
S A. C
St. Peter’s Church
The
Elks Lodge
Emma McDonald
la Jolla Cal
Pittsburg
A. G. Lee
Geo. Crawford
Union Cemetery
McFarland
Theodore Heising
Beaumont
Texas
Elsie
Alan Hill McLane
A. E. McLane
Baton Rouge
St. Charles Lake
Henry Madison
Robert T Whitelaw
Hightown
Highland County
Virginia
Henry
Col
Whitelaw
Old Virginia
Steubenville
Olc
Ole Plantation
Maser
Harry
Armstrong
Cambridge Springs
Oscar Cole
Bloomingdale
Ethel Work
Florence
H. B McCarrol
Albert Long
Bellaire
Ernest V. Ledge
Ethel A. Anderson
Bergholz
Margaret Herb
Nina Browning
Oak University Normal
Athens
Nettie Erskine
Finley M. E. Church
Montgomery
J. Ross McCleary
Pittsburg, Accompanied By Mrs. McCleary
Mercy Hospital
D. R. Cooke
la Belle View
Helen Sharpe
Longtime Bellaire resident Morris V Miller dies at 82
Morris V Miller aged 82 of Bellaire died May 26 1913 after a brief pneumonia illness at his North Guernsey Street home. He was an engineer on the C P division of the Pennsylvania railroad and earned a pension. Survived by his wife Emma Baron Miller and six daughters Mrs Anna Foulke Mrs Olive Miller Mrs Herman Foulke Mansfield Mrs James Ward Youngstown Mrs Ella McFeely Beverly Mass Mrs George Hervey Wheeling. Funeral Thursday at 2 PM at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev W A Stimson officiating. interment Rose Hill cemetery Bellaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris V. Miller
Bellaire
North
Guernsey Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Emma Baron
Steubenville
Ada Erwin
Anna Foulke
Olive Miller
Herman Foulke
Mansfield
James Ward
Youngstown
Ella McFeely
Beverly
Mass
George Hervey
Wheeling
W. A. Stimson
Trinity Episcopal Church
Rose Hill Cemetery
Death of Spencer Gallagher in Hancock County West Virginia
Spencer Gallagher, aged 80, longtime Hancock County resident, died at 1 o clock Monday forenoon at his home near the Allison school house. He was born on the family farm where he died, his wife having died years ago. Grandchildren Lillie, Frank and Dora Mackall survive as his only relatives. A lifelong Methodist Episcopal church member, his death followed seven strokes in the past three months, leaving him almost helpless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Gallagher
Hancock County
W. Va
Allison School House
Mr. Gallaghter
Lillie
Frank
Dora Mackall
Mr. Gallagher
Methodist Episcopal Church
Court case on wrongful death action against railroad cited
In J. J. Scott as administrator of Frank Cortz v P C C St L Ry Co the court granted a motion to strike the petition and rejected phrases stating the right to sue under West Virginia wrongful death statutes can be enforced here and that the negligence alleged constitutes a cause of action in West Virginia as well as Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Scott
Frank Cortz
St. L. Ry. Co
Tatutes
West Va
Ohio
Young pair remarry after divorce in Wheeling
Oscar B Baker aged 21 and Rosella J Purnell 21 formerly Mrs Oscar B Baker united in marriage at First English Lutheran Church with Rev W S Dysinger officiating. The couple had divorced in Canton a few weeks earlier but chose to reconcile. They left for Canton at 5 30 p m after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar B. Baker
Rosella J. Purnell
Dysincer
Wheeling Register
Canton
Baker
Dry well brought in on John Allen Bell farm
A dry well was brought in on the John Allen Bell farm located in Wayne township, marking a notable agricultural improvement or need assessment for the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Allen Bell
Wayne Township
Ohio Postmasters Appointment List
Among postmistresses named for Ohio towns yesterday were Harry I Marshall of Pergholt Jefferson county T O Armstrong Middleport Jack Fraker Sherwood C A Rush Wickliff Flner FE Green Avesville Louis J Golling Bedford William T Mann Clyde Hoyt B Mahon Dunkirk TH B Sibila Massilton D Crown Napoleon D F Akers New Castle Frank Wasmer Ork Hill George H Gee Salem George K Windle Sebring K W Kissell West Unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Harry I
Marshall
Pergholt
Jefferson County
T.O. Armstrong
Middleport
Jack Fraker
Sherwood
C. A Rush
Wickliff
Flner FE. Green
Avesville
Louis J. Golling
Bedford
William T. Mann
Clyde
Hoyt B. Mahon
Dunkirk
TH. B. Sibila
Massilton
D. C.rown
Napoleon
D. F. Akers
New Castle
George H. Gee
Salem
George K. Windle
Sebring
K. W. Kissell
West Unity
Personal mentions and social notes from Steubenville area
A long list of local residents and visitors is recorded from Steubenville and nearby towns. The items include Oscar Gardner and Francis Vermillion visiting, Miss Wilma Weist and Miss Esther Beck connections, and several social gatherings at homes in Dennison, Uhrichsville, and Toronto. Travelers and relatives are noted, with church and civic events, weddings, graduations, and a forthcoming marriage in Beaumont, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Gardner
Paris
Wilma Weist
Steubenville
Esther Beck
Uhrichsville
Francis Vermillion
Loretta Nicholson
North Fifth Street
Roy Hileman
Elizabet, Hileman
Mary Sturgeon
George Borden
Wheeling
Rev. S.L. Boston
Wooster
Toronto
Ada J. B. Erwin
Vliss Maude Baron
Fred
Atwood
Minnesota
Grand Lodge
Kk. of P
Columbus
Elmer White
Martha Winston
McGowan Brothers
J. J. McCauley
Pries
Charley Haskins
Elizabeth Maley
Smithfield
George Moses
University At
Edward S. Cunningham
Two Ridge Church
George Leech
Joan Ford
Ray Mayes
Dr. Donaho
F. E. Cunningham
Wintersville
Elmer Gilkinson
Jennie Leech
Reels Mts
William Becker
Leroy Foster
Guy
John Underwood
Mary Agnes Nicholon
Harcourt Seminary
Cairman
Gambier
Nicholson
Steubenville City Council Reads and Amends Street Ordinances
The Steubenville council reviewed Ordinance 2873 to accept the Simmons subdivision the Manly farm by study. They passed Resolution 2876 to build cement sidewalks on Buckeye and Sycamore streets and 2877 to improve Lincoln avenue and Fourth street with paving and sidewalks. Ordinance 2878 to repave South Fifth Street from Market to Slack with fire brick and curbs was referred for second reading. Ordinance 2879 fixing the clerk’s salary at 50 dollars monthly and related fees was passed. Ferguson compared the slum clause to his near drawing but noted the ordinance appeared at the State Examin...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lution
Simmons
Steubenville
Manly Farm
Buckeye Street
Sycamore Street
Beatty
Lincoln Avenue
Fourth Street
Realty Transfers Across Town From Local Register
Real estate transfers listed include Wilford C Hudson and wife to Stella Schwartz for lot 44 in Locust Park near Tiltonville at 465 dollars. Several other deeds record transfers in Toronto East Springfield Cross Creek and Warren townships with prices from 1 to 2 thousand dollars, including parcels in Millvale Mingo and Mount Pleasant. Names such as Zambosky Johnston Stewart and Smith appear with multiple properties and tiny sums like one dollar to reflect token considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford C. Hudson
Stella Schwartz
Locust Park
Tiltonville
Ernest Sth
George H. Harriss
Wayne Township
John Zambosky
Guy Johnston
E. McCormick
Tony Poznak
Brush Creek Township
William B. Stewart
George M. Bell
R. B. Stewart
Toronto
Mark W. Johnson
Geo. Johnson
G. N
Henry
City
Loyd F. Rutledge
East Springfield
Gilbert W. Jenree
Benjamin Smith
Edgar Earl Kessell
Wells
Lillie B. Hanley
John J. Hanley
Mears Addition
Good Oil Strike Near New Alexandria
Owens and Busch drilled a flowing oil well on the D. O. Carpenter farm near New Alexandria. When the sand was struck the oil was Purled over the top of the derrick. County Recorder H. M. Carpenter is identified as a son of Mr. Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. O. Carpenter
New Alexandria
Owens & Busch
Derrick County
H. M. Carpenter
Carpenter
Recount Examinations Lead to Treasury Payment
State Examiner C E Lippincott oversees recounts of Squire W H Campbell in Sidney. Resulting payment to the county treasury amounts to 2256 dollars, collected as fines but not previously paid to the county treasurer, and now under adjudication with county authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire W.H. Campbell
C. E. Lippincott
Sidney
Campbell
Sunday Selling Fines Noted in Local Court
Mele Dodig and another person named Mele faced fines for selling on Sunday cited by Squire Lawler. The brief record notes penalties and the involved parties in a misdemeanor style typical of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mele Dodig
Mele
Squire Lawler
Paint and Not Paint Prices and Portrayals
The note discusses Devoe paint and a cheaper “trash” substitute, arguing trash is not paint despite resembling it. It estimates costs per gallon and per job, cites painter labor as a factor, and suggests 10 gallons of Devoe suffice for typical work while 10 to 20 gallons of trash may be needed. It includes garbled attribution to Farle G. Richarde Mandware and references advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devoe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles W. Jerome
Mr. Bryan
Florida Times Union
Grange News
Daily Market Reports
New York
Prime Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
York State
Toledo
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Chicago
U. Sheep
Vairmount
Zanesville
Hubert Schlosser
Floto Bros. Co
Harry M. Bates
Lake Erie Avenue
Market
Adams Street
H. M. Bates
Madison
Ross Street
Madison Avenue
Tavie
Fire and Police Depts
Farle G. Richarde
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