Mob Ties Sheriff in Ohio Riot Over Prisoner
Lima August 31 rioters stormed jail seeking a lynching suspect accused of assaulting Mrs. Baker. Sheriff Sherman Eley fled and later led the mob toward Ottawa with the prisoner Daniels. Eley suffered serious injuries, two broken ribs, and was briefly captured before escaping. Ottawa police and state officials opened preliminary investigations as troops were not requested.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Lima
Ohio
Charles Niels
John Baker
Rmer
Sherman Eley
Ottaa
Daniels
Sher
Toledo
Onrstood
J. P. Laser
Allen County
Aniels
Otawa
Hich
Eley
Ottawa
Ysician
Eloy
Mnother Place
Bley
Elks
Sheriff Eley
Willis
Oscials
Jefferson county lads win corn contest at Ohio State Fair
Charles Zeyer from Mt Pleasant Rowland Vale Dillonvale and R E No 2 are Jefferson county winners in the corn contest at the Ohio State Fair. Miss Wilda Bell of Millersburg and M C Morgan of Frankfort win the Corn Boys song contest, each receiving gold prizes after judges praised all submissions as equally meritorious.
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Charles Zeyer
Mt. Pleasant
Rowland Vale
Dillonvale
R. E No
Jefferson County
Wilda Bell
Millersburg
M. C.morgan
Frankfort
iMiss Bell
Ohio
Holmes Baty
Anger
Mosely
Grange
Mr. Morgan
Ross Aty
Morgans
Belond
Wintersville man seriously injured in high speed crash
John Wilson of Wintersville, owner of the Ford, suffered serious injuries when his touring car rolled over twice after a sharp turn to avoid collision near Two Ridges. He was extricated, taken to a Two Ridges home, then moved to Wintersville. Doctors from Richmond and Steubenville feared internal injuries and concussion as friends learned of the accident.
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John Wilson
Wintersville
Two Ridges
John Morton
Richmond
Steubenville
Serous
Wilson
Prophet Fish Joe predicts end of world in Toledo case
J A Hambrick known as Fish Joe the colored Apostle was ruled mentally unbalanced after offering burnt sacrifices at Two Ridges. A lunacy commission ordered his confinement to the Massachusetts State Hospital for treatment where doctors say he can be cured. He detailed visions and a plan for a Fifth Church and claimed divine power to heal. He is 48, born in St. Louis, with a mixed heritage, once a fish peddler in Toledo.
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J. A. Hambrick
Fish Joe
Massillon State Hospital
Joe
Jefferson County
Jacob
Pittsburg
Toledo
St. Louis
State Hospital
Lima State Hospital Mortality Rate Compared To Peers
Dr. Charles H. Clark reports for the year ending June 30, 1916 that Lima State Hospital had 22 deaths among 750 patients. Women died at 11.3 percent versus 6 percent typical. tuberculosis caused about one third of deaths, all with prior disease. The hospital can admit no more patients, and an offer to transfer 260 to Cincinnati remains unanswered.
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Lima, O
Charles H. Clark
Lima State Hospital
Stae
Lima Hospital
Clark
Cincinnati Hospital
Anderson Tervey marriage license lists Amsterdam residents
Thomas Anderson aged 34 and Hazel Tervey aged 20, both residents of Amsterdam, have been recorded in a marriage license notice. The filing confirms their intent to wed and the official marriage document details.
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Thomas Anderson
Hazel Tervey
Amsterdam
Civil Service Attacks Highlight Civil Service Woes
Washington August 31 Representative Simeon D Fess assails the Wilson administration for removing E Dana Durand from the Census directorate and rewarding a Georgia Democrat. He cites riders exempting many posts from civil service, notes 30 000 new federal positions and a Post Office rural route shake up aimed at boosting Democratic appointments.
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Washington, D. C
Hughes
E. Dana Durand
Georgia
Wilson
Simeon D. Fees
Ohio
National Republican Congressional Committee
Fess
National Civil Service Reform Association
Democratic Congress
Classified Service
Civil Service
Internal Revenue
United States Marshalls
Federal Reserve Act
Department of Commerce
New Orleans
Five Civilized Tribes
Coast Guard
Interstate Trade Commission
Representative Good
Iowa
House Appropriations Committee
Post Office Department
House
Roosevelt
Taft
Navy Yards
Cleveland
Wheeling Teamster Injured In Night Tragedy At Costonia
John Leonard a 28 year old Wheeling resident lies in dangerous condition at Ohio Valley Hospital after being struck near Costonia at midnight. Officials dispute whether a Steubenville East Liverpool Traction car or a C P freight train caused the injuries. Leonard lost a leg below the knee and suffered head and body wounds, with exposure to damp weather overnight. He says a traction car struck him but cannot recall details. His mother was notified and his condition remains precarious.
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John Leonard
Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio Valley Hospital
Costona
Steubenville East Liverpool Traction Company
Costonia
Lennard
Leonard
Steubenville
Chapman Street
Traction Line
Denunciation of Prodigal Tax Waste and Democratic Costs
A political denunciation attacks lavish Republican taxation and new government offices. It cites 30 000 positions costing over 36 million annually and accuses the Wilson administration of displacing officials and creating offices for Democrats while avoiding civil service rules through executive orders. It notes senators Sherman and Penrose pressing civil service exemptions.
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Democratic Party
Wilson
Senate
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Democratic Campaign Fund
Boise Penrose
Pennsylvania
Civil Service Commission
Kerr Sues Ungerleider Over Campaign Fees
Judge Frank H. Kerr of Steubenville sues Samuel Ungerleider of Bridgeport in St Clairsville common pleas court for 723.64 claiming please fees and expenses from managing the referendum campaign against the McDermott Liquor license law. Kerr says an August 1915 agreement for 1000 covered offices filing petitions and 88000 signatures.
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Kerr
Ungerleider
Frank H. Kerr
Steubenville
Samuel Ungerleider
Bridgeport
Common Pleas
St. Clairsville
McDermott
Harrison
Columbus
Woman Applies for Naturalization by Husband's Declaration
Mrs. John Low of Amsterdam Quebec seeks to file a naturalization petition on her deceased husband’s declaration of intention. Clerk Smythe notes it may be the first such case in Jefferson County. she must obtain a certificate of arrival for the process to proceed at the next naturalization term.
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Jefferson County
John Smythe
Mra
John Low
Amsterdam
Low
United States
Frank Lloyd
Naturalization Court
Lloyd
Mrs. Low
Pennsylvania Tops New York in Grand Army of the Republic Members
Kansas City dispatch reports the Grand Army of the Republic annual session shows Pennsylvania at 15,800 members, New York 15,576, and Ohio 15,045. Total membership 149,974 with 10,803 losses and 5,342 posts, 110 former posts gone.
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Kansas City
Pennsylvania
New York
Grand Army of the Republic
Order Today
Ohio
John M. Adams
Cincinnati
Alabama
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Arkansas
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Nevada
Colorado
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Delaware
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Minnesota
Missouri
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Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
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Oklahoma
Oregon
Potomac
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
North Carolina
Washington
Alaska
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Mortgage suit seeks nullification of encumbered property
Rosa Blackburn sues in Common Pleas against Robert Philabaum and Fannie C Henke for 99.45 plus a mortgage annulment on Philabaums property alleging a conspiracy to place a 1000 mortgage to block collection of a prior judgment and asks the court declare the mortgage void and order sale to satisfy the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Blackburn
Common Pleas Court
Robert Philabaum
Fannie C. Henke
Philabaum
Squire Lawler’s
Dillonvale oil well to produce ten to twenty barrels
The Beerbower et al oil well on the Tweedy farm in Dillonvale is expected to yield from 10 to 20 barrels. A second well will be sunk immediately to expand production.
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Tweedy Farm
Dillonvale
Three Months Each for Illegal Cohabitation
Robert Thomas and Stella Henderson were sentenced by Justice Lawler to three months in jail after being found guilty of illegal cohabitation.
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Robert Thomas
Stella Henderson
Justice Lawler
Fairbanks Notified of Nomination as Sherman Slams Democrats
Indianapolis August 31 Charles W Fairbanks was formally notified of his Republican vice presidential nomination. Senator Lawrence Y Sherman of Illinois attacked President Wilson and the Democrats, urging Indiana to supply a capable vice president. Fairbanks accepted, praising the Chicago platform and pledging service. He warned of a looming commercial invasion and defended Republican protectionist policy against Democratic free trade calls.
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Herald-Star
Indianapolis
Ind
Charles W. Fairbanks
Republican Party
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Wilson
Democratic Party
Indiana
Sherman
Fairbanks
United States
Chicago
Gambling Joint Raided in Yorkville Bust
Constable Charles Duke raided a Yorkville gambling joint and arrested five men including proprietor Pete Bosnos. All suspects were bound over to the grand jury by Squire Patterson under $300 bond.
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Charles Duke
Yorkville
Pete Bosnos
Squire Patterson
Judgment Awarded in Wellsburg Road Crash Case
In Brooke County Circuit Court on Wednesday Miss Mary Zil liken received a judgment of 712.46 against the Wellsburg Bethany and Washington Railway for injuries suffered when struck by a car some time ago.
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Brooke County
Mary Zilliken
Wellsburg
Bethany
Davis Sues Railroad Over Fatal Colliers Accident
Henrietta Davis administratrix for Geo. Davis sues the P. C. C. and St. L. Railroad Co. in Brooke county circuit court seeking 10000 dollars. Davis was killed when struck by a train at Colliers while crossing a double track.
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Sues Railroad
Brooke County
Henrietta Davis
Geo. Davis
P. C. C. & St. L. Railroad Co
Plaintff
Colliers
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