Dead man assumes name of woman to wed in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on August 17 a deceased man was found to have taken a woman’s name and attempted marriage to avoid trouble. Jett C. Martin, son of a local businessman, died after being crushed at a department store while employed under John W. Hester. The woman, calling herself a Hester, claimed to be the widow of John W. Hester and sought divorce, leading to a fatal chain of events and questions over legal rights to marry. Meanwhile, worries over the Dayton R L Doolings Co. downturn place the Leilich family in financial distress as receivers take control.
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Yater
John W Hester
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Ita Hester
John W. Hester
Vanter Avenues
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Alphas Leilich
Leihich
Lima
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Toledo
Albert Baus, lifelong South Ridge resident, dies
Albert Baus, aged 52, lifelong resident of South Ridge, died Thursday morning after a year long illness. He leaves a wife, a son Newton, three brothers Frank of South Ridge Rollin of Elyria Reuben county home supervisor, a sister Mrs Edwin Fowl Murray Ridge, and numerous relatives. Funeral at his home Sunday at 2 PM with Rev Handke. burial Murray Ridge.
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Albert Baus
South Ridge
Newton Baus
Frank Baus
Rollin Baus
Elyria
Reuben Baus
Edwin Fowl
Murray Ridge
Rev. Handke
Community Notes from Oberlin Area Aug 17
Social visits span Oberlin to Willard with travelers from Elyria South Amherst and Cleveland. The Haag home weathered a lightning strike while Chessman funeral attendees gather. The entry ends with a dated reference: Song of Moses as an ancient hymn from 1491 B C.
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North Russia
Walter Walker
Oberlin
Charles Glitson
Halden Buckingham
Mildred
Adda Buckingham
Willard, O
Theodore Haag
Florence Berg
Cleveland
Ed Berg
Will Schubert
Miss Vetta
Elyria
Vernon Schubert
R. E. Barbknecht
Theo. Haas
Clarance Albright
John Reinhart
South
Amherst
Wilson Haugh
Chas. Albright
Craig
Briggs
Indiana
Wm. Wagner
Jean
Thelma
Chas. Schultz
Theodore Haager
Clarence Albright
J. Reinhart
Alma
Brownhelm
Conrad Reinhart
South Amherst
Kiarr
Clarkefield
Chde Bartlett
Chessman
Chas. Hasenflue
Frank Hasenflue
Robert Hasenflue
Carrie Schenk
A. Schenk
Sandusky
Train Dive After Robbery Talk Ends in Flight
A foreigner on a fast moving passenger train leaped from a window after hearing two men discuss stealing $200 sewn in his coat. Authorities doubt the tale but he rode on to the next train under conductor watch. CID: Man Drowns After Wife's Death in Cistern at St Michaels Convalescent Home. An in-house resident found the body in the cistern. Schewinefuhhs, 59, killed himself. Belmont Chiropractors Decline Fines Refuse to Pay $26 Each. G Frank Malin O V Peterson John T Beckett will serve 42 days in Belmont jail rather than fund prosecutions. many chiropractors refrain from paying fines. Harrison County Wool Exports to Boston Reach Quarter Million Pounds. About 250000 pounds shipped in past week at 60 cents per pound.
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Mansfield
Cadiz
Harrison County
Boston
Grover Unkel Injured by Accidental Shot
Aug. 17 Logan reports Grover Unkel a local man injured by an accidental shotgun discharge borrowed to kill groundhogs. Injury included damage to left hand arm and facial area. Aug. 17 Defiance County Farm Bureau members set a model henhouse record with state agriculture experts aiding the project. Aug. 17 Perry man Kenton escaped an enraged cow by climbing a tree but disturbed a hornet nest. Hunting persists year round in Cuba with deer wild boars crocodiles ducks and other game available.
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Grover Unkel
Tce
Defiance
Defianece County Farm Bureau
W. D. Bender
State Department of Agriculture
Perry
Kenton
Cuba
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