Rankin backs Lewis for Mine Workers president bid
Rankin of Dillonvale secretary treasurer of the fifth district says Thomas L. Lewis is best equipped to lead the United Mine Workers, predicting Lewis will win nationally with strong support from Ohio and most southern states. Rankin credits Lewis as the organization’s brain during Mitchell era and notes nomination blanks are being filed by local unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Rankin
Dillonvale
Miners’ Union
Thomas L. Lewis
Mine Workers of the
United States
Rankin
Lewis
John Mitchell
Ohio
Alabama
North
Indiana
Hainois
Pennsylvania
Theams AE Bhy Bal
John B. Wilson
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Riners
Stretchered Davis Returns Home From Hot Springs
J W Davis of Harris Ferry West Virginia who has suffered inflammatory rheumatism for three years came through here last night. Local friends bore his stretcher to the wharf where he boarded the boat for his home in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Davis
Harris Ferry
W. Va
Hot Springs
West Virginia
Slowly Improving Carl George Injured in Fall at Gould's
Carl George Pan Handle brakeman who fell from his train near Gould's last Friday is recovering slowly at Gill hospital. His parents from Uhrichsville are with him today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl George
Gould
Gill Hospital
Uhrichsville
Damages and Disorder in Prohibition Township Court
John Davis of Bergholz released on own recognizance for giving liquor in a prohibition township. His wife indicted for conducting a disreputable house in Bergholz. Mrs. Frenchy arraigned for keeping a house of ill fame with bond set at $500. Several others fined or bonded for Sunday selling and gaming devices. Damages in the case William Hammond vs A G Blair Co set at $2,500. Various docket actions and guardianship appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davis
Bergholz
Frenchy
Nick Vignovich
William McCullen
Benjamin Greenberg
Owen Connors
William Hammond
A. G. Blair Co
Mary E. Fawcett
Aultman Taylor Co
Vulcan Clay Co
Albert Devore
Melisa Nich
Bond
Alex. Kristopek
Not Indicted in Brooke County Pool Case at Virginia City
The Brooke county grand jury yesterday declined to indict pool sellers and buyers at Virginia City on the Wabash. Judge Nesbitt’s charge had led to expectations of indictments, but the evidence was inconclusive. Residents largely favor allowing continued operations for business reasons, though an injunction remains in place and the case outcome is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooke County Grand
Virginia City
Wabash
Nesbitt
James Jackson Dies After Jug Run Powder Explosion
James Jackson, third victim of the Jug Run powder blast at Roby and Sommers Coal Co mine, succumbed to injuries at Belmont county infirmary Tuesday evening. The blast, caused by Jackson pouring powder from a keg into a small can while smoking, killed his daughter and wife, who died the following morning and Friday evening respectively. The family, left destitute, was buried as the father is laid to rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jackson
Jug Run
Belmont County Infirmary
Jackson
Roby and Sommers
Mulitary
Boy sues railroad over ticket and illness claim
Mary Duffy guardian for Joke Dufy sues Pan Handle railroad for 209 damages before Squire Blackburn. A boy allegedly bought a four trip ticket to New Cumberland in June, was told the ticket was no good, and left on the West Virginia side. He walked home, developing kidney trouble attributed to the trip. Attorneys P P Lewis J W Porter and Dic Rogers represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Duffy
Dufy
Squire Blackburn
Pan Handle Railroad
New Cumberland
N. G
West Virginia
P. P. Lewis
J. W. Porter
Dic Rogers
Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills Promised Sleep Cure
An advertisement touts Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a natural sleep remedy for insanity and nervous breakdowns caused by sleeplessness. It claims the tonic restores nerves and vigor and features a testimonial from Mrs Randolph Knutts of Salem Ohio praising relief from anxiety and insomnia. Pills cost 65 cents per box and are sold by druggists and Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo New York with a signature and portrait requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Chase
Randolph Knutts
Penn &T
Salem
Ohio
Isis
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Notable Mi O Na Remedy Promises Cure for Indigestion
A Steubenville notice extols Mi O Na as a general medical advance in stomach treatment. It claims the remedy strengthens stomach muscles, increases gastric juice flow, and cures chronic indigestion, with Beall & Steele offering a money back guarantee if it fails to cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Beall & Steele
Socoo
Sixth Annual Tri State Fox Hunters Meet in Tuscarawas
The sixth annual Tri State Fox Hunters club meet starts in Tuscarawas county on Oct. 28 with fox chasing at Robinhood and Newport hills beginning Oct. 20. Events include a Derby chase for pups under 18 months, fox releases at 12:30 p.m., and a free for all for members’ dogs Thursday night. Reward offered for the dog catching a fox. hunt closes Saturday with a final free for all chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri- State
Fox Hunters Club
Tuscarawas County
Robinhood
Newport Hills
Dennison
Pike Road
Farm Troubles Suit Seeks Injunction Against Johnston Trio
Joseph Stroud files suit in Cross Creek township and obtains an injunction against Mary Jane Jennie Matilda Samantha Johnston and John Doe. Order restrains them from disturbing tearing down or breaking down fence bars or entering or molesting his premises. M N Duval attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Stroud
Mary Jane
Jennie
Matilda
Samantha Johnston
John Doe
Cross Creek Township
M. N. Duval
Scott's Emulsion Heralds Revival for Consumption Patients
Advertisement praising fresh air and Scott's Emulsion as the best remedies for consumption. It promises comfort relief and even cure through nourishment and long strides toward health, offering a free sample and listing SCOT & LOWNE at Pearl Street New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scot & Lowne
Pearl Street
New York
Turkey Fund Invested In Insurance For Workers
Several corporations employing many workers will discontinue giving each employee a turkey at Thanksgiving or Christmas. Instead they will invest money into an insurance fund to benefit their workers in case of accident or sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey Fund
Body Found of Calf Rescue Drowns Deckhand Wade
The body of James Wade a 23 year old Black deckhand who fell from the steamer Kanawha while trying to save a calf was recovered at McMechen. Wade a native of Wheeling boarded at Charleston for his first trip. He led the calf by a rope when it fell in and he drowned in the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wade
Kanawha
Wheeling
McMechen
Wade
Charleston
Third Panhandle worker dies after Franklin Avenue accident
The 76 year old victim, John L. Murray of Wheeling Junction, died at Gill hospital following injuries from the Panhandle yard engine incident above Franklin Avenue last Wednesday. He was 20 on June 6 and had worked for Panhandle since age 12. Survived by parents James and Nora, siblings Marie, Nora, Thomas, Florence Margaret, James, Winifred, Agnes. member of A O H and Knights of St George. Patrick Kane killed earlier. Patrick Haney injured but recovering. accident involved three Panhandle laborers struck by a Steubenville yard engine while walking home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Murray
Franklin Avenue
Gill Hospital
Wheeling Junction
Knights of St. George
James
Nora McFadden Murry
Walker's Mills
Lesides
Marie Michiel
Nora
Thomas
Florence Margaret
Winifred
Agnes
Young
Murray
Thi
Patrick Kane
Patrick Haney
Fire destroys Red Bird mine sand house near Tiltonville
A fire Wednesday night destroyed the Red Bird mine sand house near Tiltonville about nine o'clock. The cause is unknown with some suspecting incendiary origin. The structure stored sand and materials and the loss is estimated at two to three hundred dollars. Residents reports it had gained heavy headway before discovery, preventing spread to nearby buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bird
Tiltonville
Grand Jury Indicts and Bonds Set for Multiple Suspects
Indicted individuals are brought in slowly as they post bonds. Arrests include Mary Racke for keeping house of ill fame Lena Smith for keeping house of Theodore Krinch Sunday selling Otis Peterson for furnishing in a prohibition township Mamie Chapin for keeping a house of ill fame Gus Conley for keeping a gambling room John Hatala for Sunday selling William Hawks for keeping a house of ill fame Joe Koski for Sunday selling Stana Kalanoska for keeping and exhibiting a gaming device Parsons for the same Frank Millhorn for keeping a slot machine Minnie Walker alias Bird Harris for keeping house of ill fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Racke
Lena Smith
Theodore Krinch
Otis Peterson
Mamie Chapin
Gus Conley
John Hatala
William Hawks
Joe Koski
Stana Kalanoska
Parsons Same
Frank Millhorn
Minnie Walker
Bird
Harris
Lkeeping House of Ill Fame
Missouri editor warns on typewriter habit prompts renewals
In Missouri a local editor warned a businessman who “hugs his typewriter” to quit or publicize his name. The next day the subscriber returned with 27 new ads and paid up, telling the editor to ignore the foolish stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Oitto
Ohio
Injured Workman At La Belle Tron Works
A heavy steel billet fell on the leg of an Italian worker at La Belle Tron Works this morning, breaking the leg in four places between the ankle and knee. He was taken to a hospital where Dr Naughlia attended him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Belle Tron
Naughlia
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the National Mine Workers
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Ation
Atloaia, Ge
Sloan
Early Sloan
Boston
Mass
USA
Antes
Pure Food Commission
Washington, D.C
Pure Food and Drugs Act
Lght
Lewin
Yam
Louth Sharon
Jas. Jackson
Ness
Steubenville Drug Co
Fox Chase
Tri-State Hunters Club
Scott
Con
Cure
Tient
Deckhand
Wheeling Junc
Tion
Clothcraft
Mingo Junction
Thomas’ Orchestra
U.S. Marine Band
Walter Damposch
Bostock
Animal Arena
Paris
London
Floral Hall
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