Four Fatally Shot in Jacksonville Saloon Fight North of Athens
In Jacksonville twelve miles north of Athens on Friday night a gunfight left four men dead and one wounded. The victims are Mary Skrotsky, Chas Riley, Chas Cochran, Seth Tinkham. Henry Hoblett is seriously wounded. The saloon owner Mrs Skrotsky was injured by a stray shot behind the bar as a crowd gathered for a card game.
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Athens
Jacksonville
Mary Skrotsky
Chas. Riley
Chas. Cochran
Seth Tinkham
Henry Hoblett
Tragic Dynamite Blast Kills Orchard Worker near Vienna
John Carney, 43, married with two children, was killed instantly at Neil Doyle's farm ten miles east of Springfield when a stump explosion blew his head from his body. William Clark, who was present, escaped with minor injuries as the dynamite charge under the stump detonated. The exact sequence remains undetermined.
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Springfield
John Carney
Neil Doyle
Here
Vienna
Carney
William Clark
Clark
Death claims two after Jacksonville fight in Ohio
Charles Riley died at his Athens home Sunday after being shot in the abdomen Friday night in Jacksonville. Minnie Skrotsky, shot in the head at the same time, survived only briefly. Seth Tinkham, jailed in Columbus on bond for shooting with intent to kill, died Sunday night at St. Anthony's hospital after his leg was amputated following injuries from the same Friday saloon fight.
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Athens
Charles Riley
Jacksonville
Minnie Skrotsky
Seth Tinkham
Columbus
St. Anthony's Hospital
Ohio health boards push strict smallpox quarantine
About 130 members of state and local health boards met in Columbus to discuss the Ohio smallpox situation. The gathering showed near unanimous support for stringent quarantine in active cases. Reports from localities suggest the epidemic is abating with the warm weather expected to lower case numbers. only Dr. Byron Stanton from Cincinnati attended.
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Columbus
Boards of Health
Ohio
Byron Stanton
Cincinnati
Local Notices From Ohio Across Several Towns
Marion notes mark 62nd wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs John Jones at La Rue with six children 17 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren among guests. Cincinnati reports a man believed to be Joseph Stevens killed himself by cutting his throat and leaping from a third story window. Findlay covers Wm Davis owner of oil lands attacked by a demented assailant and jailed. Ripley reports Lee A Edwards resigning as assistant postmaster to take a treasury job in Washington. New Vienna notes Mike Riley ends his life at his mother’s home after years of despondency following marital separation.
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John Jones
la Rue
Cincinnati
Joseph Stevens
College Street
Healy
Sixth and
College Streets
Ripley
Lee A. Edwards
Brown County
Treasury Department
Washington
Mob of near 50 Negroes attacks Cleves town hall
A mob of about fifty armed Black men assaults Cleves town hall injuring several white youths. White residents counterattack with revolvers, chasing the attackers through the town in a running clash. Police guard Coal City Negro settlement to avert further trouble.
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Cleves, O
Coal City
Just One Pupil At Marysville District School
Miss Nance Newlove, teaching in Allen township, had only one pupil for a week. The lone student, Paul Chandler, told a passerby the class consisted of him alone. Illness kept many children away. 40 pupils attended the opening.
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Marysville
Nance Newlove
Allen Township
Paul Chandler
No Suspension of Work in Wellston Conference
In Wellston Ohio on April 10 a Jackson county conference of operators and miners reconvened and agreed that current prices continue until adjournment and no work will be suspended. The dispute remains over day wages with operators offering 2.06 dollars and miners demanding 2.56.
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Wellston, O
Jackson County
Conference on machine mining scale ends with stalemate
Wellston Ohio April 11 The Jackson county operators and miners adjourned to April 14 without agreement on machine mining scale. Operators propose an 8 cent advance split five to loader three to cutter while miners demand seven to loader and one to cutter.
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Wellston
Jackson County
Cincinnati Rail Line Right of Way Agreement Recorded
An agreement was left for record with the county recorder granting the Cincinnati Indiana & Western Railroad Co. the right of way to cross overhead the Big Four tracks. This closes about nine months of litigation in several courts.
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Cincinnati
County Recorder
Cincinnati, Indiana & Western Railroad Co
Big Four Railroad
Mansfield minister resigns after Easter cemetery service
Rev. George A. Preuss, pastor of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Mansfield, announced sunrise Easter morning service at the cemetery following a German custom. When some parishioners criticized the plan he resigned his pastorate.
Notable Falls and Fatal Incidents Across Ohio
Marysville reports Mrs S N McCloud slipped on stairs breaking her left leg after recently breaking her right leg. Van Wert notes H W Johns a 35 year old bartender known as Dr Johns lies dying after a skull wound with no clear assailant. Springfield covers Wm Harris on trial for January 15 murder of George Farrell, Harris a hotel chef weighing 400 pounds. Canton documents the George Meredith whisky case settled with Meredith paying 12506 to the government. Batavia reports farmer Harry Lewis found dead in a ravine near Clermontville after an apparent heart trouble and days missing.
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Marysville, O
S. N. McCloud
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Springfield
Wm. Harris
George Farrell
Harris
Cincinnati
Batavia
Harry Lewis
Clermontville
Slone Appointed Judge in Third District of Ohio
Gov Nash appoints Felix G Slone of Wilmington to the court of common pleas Third division Second district to fill the vacancy from the death of W W Savage in Columbus Ohio on April 13.
Roosevelt Speech on Farmers and Workers in Nation
Roosevelt discusses the roles of farmers, wage workers, and capitalists in modern industry. He urges better employer employee understanding, cites the anthracite coal strike commission as a lesson, and notes possible legislation on employers liability and rail safety.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
National Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Anthracite Coal Strike
Senate
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
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