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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1901
Page
16
Fragmented local column recounts Cadiz justice talks and township affairs. Mentions Mr. Eilen Cal returning from Monnar trips, telegraph lineman Kerr visiting, and Pine Grove area farming activity. References pastors, roads, and community visits with several resident names and dates.
Warrenton report notes Georgs Lewis returning home after weeks with sister Mrs Beckman. Miss Gertrude Me_jormick of Lizar visits. Leander Chamberlain of Dillouvale calls on friends in town. Miss Margery McAcaos shops in Wheeling. Mrs Janie Billogs Groterne returns from Portland. Mrs Mary Tanley ill. M E Church sermon Sunday at 7 50 led by A W Harris.
May 20 issue notes the feativa is moved from the 30th to June 1st due to poor roads and rain. It mentions John M. Thomson of Pittsburgh lodging at this place and Bloomfeld Contractor McDonald building railment materials. J.J. Crober plans moving to Alliance. Mrs Sarah Hobson is ill but improving.
Local readers provide names of voters and donors for the Nicuals Star school teachers excursion to the Pan American exhibition. Listed are numerous township contributors including Leech Crown Creek, Minois Bartels Crow Creek, Kate Mather Smithfield, Lloyd Be Miser Salem Ida Morrison Salen Lilian Vermillion Wells Bada Barclay Springfield Agana McConnell Island Creek Sarah Howers Wayne J A Macufield Wayne Wm Matthews Warren J A Barbourk Wayne Others include Mattie Bourthwaite Garfield Alan D tba Atapton Barali F Brown Stanton Ga Wil MuLiater St Agnes Logan Misa Tappen Logan Monorief Freuklin Mariies will p'omse Sut fold their uuupsga.
Rev Samuel McNaugher of Allegheny City Pa presided as assistant clerk during a Presbyterian assembly held at High Street venue in Erie. Delegates from U S and Canada gathered as Mr Martin of East Bud was nominated by Rev Koamad McFall Nova Scotia. the motion carried unanimously.
The United Presbyterian Church of New America general assembly adjourned in Des Molinos. It meets next year in Pittsburgh. The treasury appropriations include Foreign missions 140249 Home missions 100 Freedmen's missions 55000 Church extension 5500 Education colleges and seminaries 26000 Other educational 4000 Ministerial fund 7000 Population 50 or. W A McMillan of Alleghany named to board of Christian Endeavor. Committees report no single memorial covers all desired points and a committee of Ove will frame a membership covenant to report next assembly. Morri mous will select this 1 cav minutes to report later than Jan 1 1908. Assembly rejected Rev Bunanel Jatting's proposal to appoint a committee to list coequal ity and affinity within which marriage shall not be contracted.
About 200 delegates attend the fortieth biennial general synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church in Des Moines with an expected 400 delegates today. Rev. Dr. B Breckenridge of Springfield Ohio delivered the opening sermon and welcomes were offered by local pastors and city officials. Possible presidents include Dr. Luther B. Albert of Philadelphia and Bow Owen of Hagerstown, with Dr. Willan S. Reuse of Baltimore long associated with the synod. The national Lutheran population is stated as 7,380,746.
The Mechanics' bank in Fostoria is wrecked when two charges of dynamite blow the vault door and strong box open, about four thousand dollars taken. Watchman Denny fires twice but robbers escape on a Hocking Valley hand car as the building suffers major damage and insurance covers the loss. A confusing postscript mentions the Oleomargarine Bill and Governor Stone defending a margarine restriction.
A chaotic OCR read mentions Loree as a leading figure in New York events, with references to Geary and LeMepntion, various Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania connections, and shifts in corporate and railroad leadership amid unclear dates and roles. The piece centers on leadership changes at a transportation firm and political appointments.
Washington May 20 A federal report describes Mrs McKinley and her niece Miss Barber joining the presidential train at several Ohio stations. The stay in Canton lifted spirits amid lighter crowds and a favorable health update. The party paused at Pittsburgh for a brief depot greeting before continuing toward the Pacific coast leg of the trip.
The presidential train from Gnaha eastward across Iowa ran on the Chicago and Northwestern with crew changes at divisions. In Tama and Marshalltown crowds greeted the president and Mrs. McKinley. Mrs. McKinley shows slow improvement, under Dr. Rixey’s guidance, while the president remains encouraged. Canton stop planned with relatives and friends aboard.
A passenger train struck a gypsy wagon south of Niles near Benton Harbor Michigan May 34 killing Whipple a 6 year old girl and injuring her brother Pabst and their father Charles Whipple The wagon was not seen at a blind crossing and the train could not stop The wagon wrecked while the Burke reportedly escaped.
In May, nearly 2,900 members of the United Confederate Veterans gathered in Memphis for a regional meeting. The event featured tributes to veterans, discussions on veteran welfare, and a parade through the city center. Local officials reported strong turnout and community support despite misty conditions.
Cleveland May W The Magalllan Coal Mining Company will take over a large majority of mined coal for the Magalllan district with about tons held. Key figures Pantipa and partners, including Mr A Hanna & Co, form the new company to centralize output and form a capital stock of 1,000,000.
An OCR fragment recounts a murderous incident at the Antivin hotel involving Geng William Thilier, Pheya Liow, and others, with a gallant Waldler aiding a prisoner. Reports describe captures, potential execution, and exchanges between Confederate factions and Washington patches. The text is garbled but centers on wartime captivity, death, and a soldier’s replacement.
A scrambled OCR fragment shows garbled text with names like Arie and Athan and phrases about a person with a daughter deepening some situation. The passage contains broken speech, unclear actions, and a stray exclamation about a sibling. Overall it reads as a corrupted archival note without a clear event.
A mob in Intaw Mia Mae at Fred Tis hotresses corralled a fugitive, brought him to the river bridge, and burned him at the stake. Spectators watched in a tense, orderly crowd as flames consumed the writhing prisoner, with authorities later reporting the event to the town and denouncing mob violence.
Springfleld O May report shows officers chosen for the state grand lodge with Fred M. Arndt of Cleveland elected grand secretary without opposition. An amendment to raise per capita membership dues to fund a state home and avoid administration building was approved.
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