Great Atlantic squadron sails for Pacific from Hampton Roads
The 1908 Atlantic squadron sails from Hampton Roads headed for the Pacific. The fleet, commanded by Fighting Bob Evans, totals 42 000 tons displacement with 664 guns and 11 500 enlisted men, including 13 battleships and 270 commissioned vessels in the US Navy.
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Atlantic
Hampton Roads
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Pacific
United States Navy
Washington
Esek Hopkins
Continental Congress
Minnesota
Uncle Sam
Edward
England
Japan
California
Bob” Evans
Columbia
Culgoa
Trinidad
Io Janeiro
Punta Arenag
Callao
Magdalena Bay
Stene Hannibal
Leonidas
Yantic Steamer Rescue Tale From a Bottled Note
Passengers find a message from the Steamer Yantic's voyage describing a snag incident on the Little River. Excur sionists fell into the water, fifteen aboard on a cask island, and an antidotal cure with Mustgo’s Malaria Mystifier is claimed to revive them.
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Father of Waters
Bishop of London Gives A Sardonic Dinner Tale
An American cleric recalls a dinner of divines in New York where a Boston preacher boasted of a recent begging sermon and the crowd donated gifts. The bishop of London leaned in with a twinkle and asked for the sermon to borrow it.
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London
America
New York
Boston
Divine
Lipton challenge talk on yacht club whiskers
A famous old skipper in the yacht club explains whiskers as wind indicators. He jokes about removing his beard to avoid honey stickiness while admitting their practical use in racing yachts. He notes races require the beard despite the nuisance.
Richmond Sexton Refuses to Close Windows in Church Conflict
A sexton at a "swell colored church" in Richmond delays closing windows during service after a widow, Mia Thomas, asks why. He cites "the minister's orders" and the risk of cold and debt, saying they will not endanger the lambs of Christ while a large debt overhangs the church.
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Richmond
Thomas
Mia’ Thomas
Lambs
Dix
Harper's Weekly
Persistent. Peggotty Debates It As Joke Repeats
Persistent. Barkins sent word to Peggotty that he is willing. Peggotty snaps she has heard it fourteen times and jokes about never hearing the end of it. She laments the repeated assertion and its impact.
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Barkins
Peggotty
Peegotty
Knicker-What is their social standing by Nocker
A quirky note questions whether the term barn stable or garage best fits a social stance attributed to Knicker by Nocker, hinting at local jargon and crowded opinions in a brief item.
Springfield Clerk-Error Plea in Bauer Embezzlement Case
In Springfield Ohio the jury for former city auditor Charles C. Bauer is seated after 68 prospective jurors. Bauer faces an embezzlement indictment for $207.12 from the East Main street paying fund. The defense argues a clerical error with no intent to steal and says the money was repaid once the mistake was found.
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Springfield, O
Charles C. Bauer
HH. E. Myers
Paul Grindle
Enos Conard
Hiram F. Clark
William L. Snyder
George Lambert
George Everhart
James W. Roberts
Fred Barrett
J. B. Patterson
James Turner
R. J. Collins
Mr. Bauer
East Main Street
Bauer
Akron man sentenced for large state directory swindle
James Lee, convict in Akron, refuses to name leaders of a nationwide directory fraud that sold space in a fictitious business directory. Lee gets 10 years in the penitentiary, with accomplice James Loughran awaiting trial. Main offices were in New York. instigators vanished. Defense by Paradise Jimmie Olives, New York state senator.
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Akron
James Lee
Lee
James Loughran
New York
Paradise
Jimmie” Olives
Loughran
Passengers Hurt in Keystone Express Wreck at Fraziersburg
Panhandle train No. 29 Keystone express wrecked at Fraziersburg 49 miles east of Columbus during the night. Six passengers injured, none fatally. Three rear cars derailed as two Pullmans and a day coach left the rails. Cause suspected a defective truck or broken rail.
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Columbus
Frazersburg
Coroner rules Lillian H. Ganswolfe death a self-inflicted razor wound
Coroner Schumacher filed a verdict in the Lillian H. Ganswolfe case finding the death was by the woman's own action with a razor. Charles W. Ganzwolf of Dayton, husband of the deceased, had been held by police but was released at the coroner's request.
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Hamilton, D
Schumacher
Lillian H. Ganswolfe
Charles W. Ganzwolf
Dayton
Woman Confesses Burning Home to Collect Insurance
Mrs. W. J. Perrine admits setting fire to her own house in Liverpool Ohio to obtain insurance. Her husband, held on the same charge of arson, was freed. She remains jailed on $2,400 bail after confessing to Assistant Fire Marshal Dewees of Columbus who led the arrests.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
Liverpool
W. J. Perrine
Dewees
Columbus
Norwalk to Host Major Iron and Steel Plant Deal
A major merger creates an iron and steel manufacturing plant for Norwalk and northern Ohio. The Norwalk Iron and Steel Co merges with the William Kavanaugh Manufacturing Co to form a large new facility.
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Ohio
Norwalk
Norwalk Iron and $Eel Co
William Kavanaugh Manufacturing Co
Hunter Fatally Shot While Rabbit Hunting in Kolbe Farm
Lorain resident Thomas Moore, 40, was killed in a hunting accident on the Kolbe farm when a friend slipped during aiming, causing the gun to discharge. The blast entered Moore’s face, blowing out an eye and causing fatal injuries.
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Lorain
Thomas Moore
Kolbe
Moore
Columbus TB Commission Seeks 350000 for Mt Vernon Site
At a meeting in Gov Harris's office the tuberculosis commission decided to ask the legislature for a 350000 appropriation to build facilities on the Mt Vernon site in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Date Tuberculosis Commission
Gov. Harris
Mt Vernon
Governor Harris pardons J. P. Pisciotta in Cleveland case
Columbus Ohio Gov Harris issued a pardon to J P Pisciotta who was convicted in January 1907 of attempting to bribe a juror in Cleveland. The juror was involved in a case against Pisciotta's brother for a criminal offense. Pisciotta is described as an ignorant Italian and said to have been imposed upon by sharpers.
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Columbus
Harris
J. P. Pisciotta
Cleveland
Pisciotta
Sharpera
Farm youth admits arson over barn revenge in Lancaster
Neal Griffith, 14, of Chillicothe was taken to Lancaster reform farm after confessing to burning John Manning's barn. He said he acted to get even because Manning’s son allegedly slapped him four years ago.
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Chillicothe
Neal GriMth
Lancaster
John Manning
Manning
A Charmed Life in Columbus Near Miss with Train
Jacob Schmuedle aged 3 years was run down by a train in Columbus Ohio but saved himself by remarkable presence of mind. He flattened between the tracks and escaped with only a crushed toe or two.
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Columbus
Jacob Schmuedle
Caught In Chicago
Mellefontaine Waldo Hallunder arrested in Chicago on a charge he embesled $100 from the Paris Furniture Company of Columbia. Application has been made for regulation papers.
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Chicago
Accused of Arson in Sandusky Indictments
Mrs. Martha Campbell president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and superintendent of a Steubenville Sunday school was arrested in Sandusky on a secret indictment for incendiarism. Miss Lou Mather is also indicted. Both women connected to church work and out on bonds.
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Norwalk
Paid His Debts With Postage Stamps Case in Columbus
Logan republican editor MelKay faced a $100 fine in U S court after pleading guilty to paying a debt with postage stamps. Judge John A. Sater oversaw the case amid factional politics tied to Hocking county politics and Douglass leadership. Attorneys Grosvenor and Briezht urged leniency. White may gain appointment through Douglass ally.
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MckKay
Yon. Grosvenor
Ss. H. Briezht
Logan
John A. White
Douglass
Hocking County
Death of Cincinnati Editor Lewis T. Heck at 44
Lewis T. Heck, 44, telegraph editor of the Enquirer, died at his Norwood home due to a brain blood clot. Stricken three weeks ago, he was semi conscious for about a week before death. A well known figure in journalism, Dr. Heck mentored many in the profession.
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Lewis T. Heck
The
Enquirer
Norwood
Dr. Heck
Tranter Verdict Manslaughter for Wife Death
The jury found John Tranter guilty of manslaughter after an eight hour deliberation in the case charging murder in the second degree for the death of his wife on May 25. The couple were alone at the home when the shooting occurred and Tranter was wounded claiming his wife shot him and killed herself.
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Warren Q
John Tranter
Tranter
Appraisers fix value of Friend Paper Cas plant assets
In Dayton Ohio the court filing lists the West Carrollton plant valued at 1 907 610 79 dollars. Principal items include Buildings 410 100 machine room 218 585 boiler plant 116 000 electric power 102 725 accounts receivable 146 194 pills receivable 76 514.
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Dayton, O
Friend Paper Cas
West Carrollton
Ohio Law Proves Popular Statewide Adoption
The state board of uniform state laws reports to Gov. Harris that the 1902 Ohio uniform law for negotiable instruments has been adopted by the legislatures of 35 states. Francis B. James of Cincinnati presented the item.
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Ohio
Columbus
State Board of Uniform State Laws
Harris
Francis B. James
Cincinnati
Ohio Assembly
Union
Suitable Memorial Sought for 97th Ohio on Missionary Ridge
A Zanesville delegation urged Governor Harris to press the general assembly or government to erect a memorial or tablet on Missionary Ridge in Tennessee honoring the 97th Regiment Ohio Volunteers. The request seeks official backing and a suitable tribute fielding local pride.
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Columbus
Zanesville
Harris
General Assembly
Missionary Ridge
Tenn
97Th Regiment
Indictments Returned Against Napoleon Saloon Men
Grand jury at Napoleon Ohio returned indictments against saloon men for Sunday violations but six men escaped. The move comes amid public sentiment leaning toward an open Sunday with no strong reform drive evident.
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Napoleon
Mysterious Shawnee Fire Flares At Odd Fellows Building
A second story blaze at the Odd Fellows hall in Shawnee O A raged for two hours before local firefighters could bring it under control. The lease is listed at about 46 dollars. In Kent Ohio John Bauman 60 Britfield was fatally disemboweled in a brutal slaughtering accident when a hog he was killing surged forward tearing his abdomen.
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Shawnee, O
Odd Fellows
Fie
Kent
John Bauman
Britfield
Ren
Child Labor Law Void Declared by Court in Saint Clairville
St. Clairville court declares the child labor law invalid finding provisions of the act contravene the constitution. Court ruling nullifies the law affecting employment restrictions for minors.
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St. Clairville, O
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