Death by Own Action of Former Hammondsville Girl Leaps From Yacht
Ella Davidson aged eighteen former Hammondsville resident leaped from a yacht into the Ohio river opposite East Liverpool and drowned. Companions including Charles Banner Hammondsville were aboard after drinking in a shanty boat. Body not recovered. mother and family noted. Davidson had previously attempted death by own action twice.
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Ella Davidson
Hammondsville
Ohio
East Liverpool
Charles Banner
Davidson
Ella
Fine address at the closing session of county Sunday School convention
A closing session address was delivered Friday at the county Sunday School convention. Speakers highlighted the event’s spiritual focus and called for renewed community engagement through fellowship and service initiatives.
Dr. Clark Addresses Teaching Life at Toronto Convention
Dr. Clark, State Superintendent, spoke at the Jefferson County Sunday School convention in Toronto on Friday. He argued the life of teaching rests with the teacher, urged teachers to engage students, and recalled lessons from his boyhood mentor Dr. Trumble, emphasizing personal example and attentiveness to each pupil.
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West Virginia
Ohio
Joseph
Flinch
Kentucky
Christ
Heaven
Hell
Kansas
Trumble
John
Mary
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Mr. Jones
Jones
Borham Murder Case Jury to Retain Verdict Soon
After five hours of argument the Borham murder jury will receive the case late Monday afternoon. Several witnesses testified on Monday. Defense witness Dr. Boone claimed Borham appeared surprised when told he killed Gof rather than a Davis associate. Ex Deputy Bulger and Otto Mason were used to impeach Johnston and Schick who testified about threats by Gof against Borham.
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Borham
Dr. Boone
Gof
Davis
Bulger
Otto Mason
John Johnston
Frank Schick
Wales
Keir Hardie
Democratic Party
England
Pope Tin Mill
Herald-Star
Cecil Rhodes
South Africa
Bryan
Moses
Sahara
Gas Well Drilled On Fielding Property East Of Lincoln
A gas well with reported capacity up to 1,000,000 cubic feet per day was drilled Saturday on the Fielding property east of Lincoln avenue by Cravy Brothers for McCoy and Fielling. Gas was struck at 1,450 feet and the well is described as paying with plans to dispose of it. The gas flame illuminated a large area when lit.
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Lincoln Avenue
Cravy Bros
Messrs
Open Letter Attacks Local Labor Leader Griffiths in Steubenville
A tin plate worker publishes a blistering open letter to Mr. Harry Griffiths alleging deceit, jealousy, and political opportunism. The writer accuses Griffiths of betraying labor interests, manipulating disputes, and seeking personal gain while contrasting him with leaders and events in the tin plate trade and broader labor movement.
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Harry Griffiths
Mr. White
Labor
Gazette
Steubenville
Pope
A. A. of L
T. W
Tin Plate Department
Washington
Bruised youths survive night after freight escape
Everett and James Truax, residents on the hill behind Holliday's Cove, jumped from a fast freight near Wheeling Junction to avoid a deadly pace. They suffered numerous head cuts and full body bruises, were treated at Hotel Royal, then sent home to Steubenville. Both men escaped serious injury and avoided funeral services.
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Everett
James Truax
Holliday’s Cove
Steubenville
Wheeling Junction
Holiiday’s Cove
Steubenvile
Hotel Royal
Petitions Flow In As Local Option Committee Reports
Secretary Fetch of the Jefferson County Local Option committee says petitions are arriving from stecinets and that filings with the court range from forty to more, signaling accelerating action on the local option measure.
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Fetch
Jefferson County
Local Option Committee
Stecinets
Eastern Ohio Patents Reported by Bunlap
Patent lawyer H F Bunlap of Wheeling West Virginia reports recent patents to Eastern Ohio inventors including W G Avery Painesville cylindrical cask A W Aylesworth Fostoria match box W M Brown Gibsonburg hoisting machine J Chapman Marietta road leveler F R Dye Fay aerial cableway T M Gregory Akron means for molding hot water bottles K Lyons New Rumley jar wrench B Newberry Sandusky white non tanning Portland cement and making same A Olsen Ashtabula clothes line fasteners M S Wilcox Middleport valve
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Akron
K. Lyons
New Rumley
B. Newberry
Sandusky
A. Olsen
Ashtahula
M _S. Wilcox
Middleport
Valve
Republicans Poised to Win Ohio by Seventy Three Thousand
New York Oct 24 Before leaving for Chicago Frank Hitchcock said Ohio will deliver a large majority for Taft and the Republican ticket. Henry Williams stated negroes will vote Republican and predicted statewide victory. Taft likely carry Ohio by 73 000 with legislature and delegation gains. Unitarian support for Taft noted with political and religious discussion.
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New York
Chicago
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Ohio
Henry A. Williams
Republican Executive Committee
Buckeye
Hitchcock
Williams
Taft
American Federation of Labor
William FH. Taft
International Union of Steam Shovelers
Cooper Union
Views of Wm H Fatt Discussed by Unitarian Beliefs
A Casson column argues fair discussion of Hon Taft's Unitarian faith, noting Unitarians accept Jesus' teachings and emphasize love to God and man. It states Unitarianism centers on rational religion and individual views on Jesus' nature, not church membership. The piece defends Taft against Christian-divinity criticisms.
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Unitarian Church
William . Taft
Republic
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Millard Fishmore
Abraham Lincoln
Unitarian National Conference
Washington
Daniel Webster
Charles Sumner
John C. Calhoun
John A. Andrew
George F. Hoar
Houghton Mifflin & Co
Joseph Story
Theophilus Parsons
Lemuel Shaw
Samuel F. Miller
John Marshall
Emerson
Thoreau
Dickens
Hawthorne
Bayard Taylor
Bret Harte
Margaret Fuller
Helen Hunt Jackson
Susan B. Anthony
Mary A. Livermore
Frances Willard
Florence Nightingale
Dorothea Dix
Temple of Fame
New York
President Eliot
Harvard
Edward Everett Hale
John D. Long
Carroll D. Wright
Julia Ward Howe
Gov. Curtis Guild
Taft
W. Casson
W. H. Taft
Mr. Taft
Jesus
God
Jesus Christ
Waggoner Will Construction Suit Filed in Alban Court
William J. Waggoner as executor of Kezia Waggoner seeks court construction of will provisions Item 5 directing bonds after debts to be split between the Board of Home and Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church and the American Bible Society Item 6 bequests 4000 to the Presbyterian Home and Foreign Missionary Society and Bible Society Item 7 one half of cash deposits to be divided among six siblings The executor asks court direction to safely proceed SUIT FILED
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William J. Waggoner
Kezia Waggoner
Joseph J. Waggoner
Board of Home and Foreign Missions
Presbyterian Church
American Bible Society
Prosperity Linked to Taft Victory, Manufacturers Say
A national canvass of 3000 manufacturers via American Industries finds prosperity tied to Taft’s election. Firms across Ohio Indiana Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit and New York predict improved trade and a quick return to normal conditions if Taft wins, while Bryan’s victory suggests delays or setbacks.
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National Association of Manufacturers
American Industries
United States
Taft
Homer Laughlin China Company
East Liverpool
Ohio
Brvan
Connersville Blower Company
Connersville
Ind
Bryan
Davis Sewing Machine Company
Dayton
Welsbach Company
Philadelphia
Allyne Brass Foundry Company
Cleveland
J. A. Fay & Egan Company
Woodworkers
Cincinnati
Standard Tool Company
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
William Howard Taft
Paine Lumber Company
Oshkosh
Wis
Marshall Electric Company
Boston
Lowney Chocolate Company
Atlantic Works
William H. Taft
Portland Iron & Steel Company
Interlaken Mills
Providence
R. J
New York
Taft Leads Nationwide in Polls Amid Bryan Ohio Claim
The polls across the country show William H. Taft ahead decisively while Democratic claim bureau pushes back. A Post morning note says Bryan would win Ohio by 40,000 votes, and mentions Bill Nye having an able successor.
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Wm. H. Taft
Democratic Claim Bureau
Bryan
Ohio
Bill Nye
Contracts Awarded in County Public Works
County Commissioners awarded Carnes and Frownine a contract for earth road fill on the Smith field and Dillawale pike at the foot of Smithfield hill for 537.47 dollars. W. R. Hoburn secured the contract for the cross wall and spillway at Bridge No. 7 in Mt. Pleasant township for 43.20 dollars.
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Carnes and Frownine
Smithfield
Dillawale
Smithfield Hill
W. R. Hoburn
Bridge No. 7
Mt. Pleasant Township
Farm Sold in Smithfield Township Partition Action
Sheriff Worres sold the Joel H Carr farm of 11 acres in Smithfield township in a partition suit. Scott Guarrettson purchased the property for $8,000 on Saturday.
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Sheriff Worres
Joel H. Carr
Smithfield Township
Scott Guarrettson
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DR. Clark
Ronto
Ty Sunday School Convention
Borham Jury
Griffiths
Frank Hitchcock
Wm. H. Fatt
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