Explosive found at Struthers store amid strike clashes
Officer Heckel reports dynamite on the Shaffer store porch near Youngstown after a blast at 12:00 a.m. Twelve sticks linked to a fuse were found. two earlier attacks against American Sheet and Tin Plate Co. workers’ homes damaged property but no lives lost. Shaffer aided strike breakers for the mill open shop dispute since July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Struthers
John H. Shaffer
American Sheet & Tin Plate Co
Heckel
Shaffer
Cole Turns From Cannon for Roosevelt Taft Backing
Congressman Ralph D. Cole announces in a district statement that a majority oppose Joseph Cannon as speaker. He pledges to vote against Cannon if re-elected and aligns with Roosevelt policies carried out by Taft. He will issue press statements on public matters. Republicans jubilant. renomination chances improve.
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Findlay
Eighth
Ralph D. Cole
Joseph Cannon
Cole
Cannon
Congressman Cole
Roosevelt
Taft
Are tired of Model Town Akron plans vote to restore saloons
Dissatisfied residents in Hudson seek an election within a month to restore saloons under J. W. Ellsworth benefactions. Eighty signatures prompt a municipal vote amid slow progress on water works sewer lighting and club rooms. The temperance faction vows to oppose any reversal while council delays due to preliminaries.
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Akron
Hudson
J. W. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Horse Saves Three Lives In Massillon Sleighing Incident
In Massillon Ohio a horse saved J B Crow his wife and Miss Mary Schwarzerlow of Navarre when a sleigh halted on B and O rails. The runners caught and the frightened driver dropped the line. The horse backed the sleigh off the track as a fast passenger train rushed by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Crow
Mary Schwarzerlow
Navarre
Measles Epidemic Closes Pittsburg Schools
Measles widespread in the area prompts the health department to shut schools in the Lawrenceville and Hill districts as 800 cases are reported across two wards in a month. Pamphlets urge parents to keep affected children from drafts to prevent pneumonia development.
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Pittsburg
Department of Health
Lawrenceville
Hill
Bodley Ousted as Galion Clerk by Strasburg Vote
In Galion Ohio Harry L Bodley who won a majority was removed as city council clerk in favor of William Strasburg. Strasburg initially led on a plurality with Bodley later gaining five of seven votes. The city solicitor ruled Strasburg elected, setting up likely court action.
National rifle shoot to be held at Camp Perry next summer
The national rifle practice board decided the next national shoot would be in Camp Perry Ohio. Ohio National Guard enlisted men will not mark targets. regular army personnel will run pits. The state will not incur expenses from hosting the event. General Weybrecht proposed both changes and the board accepted them.
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Washington, D. C
Camp Perry
National Board For the Promotion of
Ohio Guard
Ohio
Buckeye
C. C. Weybrecht
National Board
Ohio National Guard
Can't Bury His Brother in Youngstown
Horwat views the body of Marko Kataska at John Orr & Son's morgue after Kataska died of gangrene following an Ohio Steel plant injury and leg amputation. He admits kinship but cannot arrange funeral due to night work. Carnegie Steel Co. will bury him. Kataska had laid in City Hospital six weeks with no visitors.
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Youngstown
John
Orr & Son
Marko Kataska
Ohio Steel
Hor‘wat
Carnegie Steel Co
Kataska
Preachers Halt Canton Sunday Evangelical Plan
The Canton Ministerial Federation pulls back from bringing Billy Sunday to lead a union evangelical movement after Canton Methodist churches refuse to cooperate. Sunday had agreed to lead if all city churches joined, but Methodist ministers oppose his methods.
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Canton, O
Canton
Billy Sunday
Sunday
Sleeper Theft Suspects Bound Over In Shiloh Case
Two men who gave names as William Jones of Charleston West Virginia and J W Brown of Wilmington Delaware were bound over to the grand jury charged with robbing a passenger in a sleeper on a Big Four train at Shiloh. New York manufacturer E Emmerich identified the $1500 in bills and a diamond found on the men after officers broke into the toilet room where they had barricaded themselves.
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Shelby, C
William Jones
Charleston
W. Va
J. W. Brown
Wilmington
Grand
Shiloh
G. Emmerich
New York
Emmerich
Amherst Quarry Strike Ends In Partial Return To Work
About 125 men will resume work at the Amherst quarries in Cleveland after owners opened operations following a conference with a striker committee. The strikers, voting 247 to 129, rejected the offer and chose to continue the strike, with about 100 of the 129 later choosing to return.
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Cleveland, O
Amherst
No. 6
Ashland Lawyer Not Guilty in Embezzlement Case
After about an hour the common pleas jury found attorney George A. Nicol not guilty on embezzlement charges. He had been accused of taking 150 dollars from D. Brubaker and not forwarding it to his client. Evidence showed Brubaker owed Nicol for legal services and the sum was applied to the debt. Judge W. B. Wygandt presided.
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Ashland
Common Pleas
George A. Nicol
Nicol
Brubaker
Nico
W. B. Wygandt
Wooster
Unionists Gain Over Liberals in London Election Outlook
London reports show Liberal losses but potential to form the next government. Veterans credit popular press-anti sentiment as key, with Conservatives conceding hope only for a slim Liberal majority. A seasoned Unionist estimate foresees Liberals and Laborites winning by 90 to 100 over all parties, though some Unionists doubt the final Liberal tally.
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London
House of Lords
House of Commons
Balfour
National Bank Closes Doors in Evansville
The Citizens' National Bank at Main and Second streets is closed temporarily by order of directors for an investigation of loans. National Bank Examiner J. C. Johnson oversees affairs. depositors are expected to be paid in full, while shareholders face heavy assessments.
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Evansville
Ind
Citizens’ National Bank
Main
Second Streets
J. C. Johnson
National Bank Examiner
National Bank
Johnson
Ice and flood threat prompt Leavenworth relief appeal
Widespread ice and Ohio River flooding peril in Evansville area prompts Leavenworth Indiana residents to seek state aid. Officials consider dynamiting Wolf creek gorge to release water while Kentucky and Indiana governors may fund emergency relief. communities from Alton to Mauckport report alarm and riverfront evacuations.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Leavenworth
Wolf Creek
Marshall
Indiana
Willson
Kentucky
Alton
Mauckport
Hawesville
Louisville
River Front
Land giveaway to unemployed from Arkansas farmer
George M. Jackson of Piggott Arkansas announces a gift of 4000 acres of rich bottom land near Piggott to the unemployed of the United States valued at 100 dollars per acre.
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St. Louis
George M. Jackson
Piggott
Ark
United States
Train Collision Claims Fireman in Duquoin
A passenger train No. 208 collided with engine 822 in Duquoin injuring several and killing C. B. Kitchen of East St. Louis, a fireman. Engineer Popt and four passengers were hurt.
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Duquoin
Louis-Memphis
C. B. Kitchen
East St. Louis
Popt
Dinner Guests and Plague Fight News
Betsy Baxter arrives for dinner at Mrs. Dorcas Doolittle’s home and requests simple hospitality with familiar foods. Separately, a nationwide push against tuberculosis reports next year’s funding nearing $4 million in municipalities plus state legislatures and ongoing expansions by existing institutions and new groups.
A Woman's Diplomacy Tale From Lippincotts Magazine
A Chicago man boisterously asserts the wife must maintain a certain position and immediately orders her to a tailor for a new fall dress. The anecdote ends with the wife bowing her head and wearing a subtle smile.
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Chicago
James
Lippincott’s Magazine
Michael in Parade Bottle Pocket Mishap
An Irish worker named Michael confesses to his employer that he carried a banner in the St. Patrick’s Day parade but his bottle caused his hip pocket to stick out. The employer recalls seeing him in the procession and Michael responds with apology and humor.
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Michael
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as the cure with internal doses and a potential $100 reward for failing cases. It urges sending for circulars and testimonials and also markets Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
A New Dress for 10 Cents Dyola Dyes Ad
A humorous scene from Lippincott's and an advertisement for Dyola Dyes announcing a New Dress for 10 Cents. The copy promises fast brilliant colors on all fabrics and offers color cards and a direction book mailed for 10 cents from Burlington Vermont.
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Dyola
Burlington, Vt
Pa's Sleepy Day
Comic dialogue from a humorous panel where Pa explains church attendance is for listening to sermons but his heavy breathing drowns out the service and prompts a family quip. The exchange highlights a light domestic moment and a pun about listening.
Pettit's Eye Salve Endures for Congested Eyes
For over a century Pettit's Eye Salve has relieved congested inflamed eyes and removed film. Available at all druggists or Howard Bros. in Buffalo.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Ndae
Dinner Bell Named Belle of the Season
In a playful exchange, the notion of beauty centers on the kitchen sacred symbol the dinner bell. The quip frames food culture as a seasonal standard of charm and hospitality within social dining.
Power Neglect That Cough Ridiculed by Modern Remedies
Vague claim attacks a lingering cough and a failed remedy claim. Mentions “Allen's” product and generic druggists, suggesting quick relief though the speech is informal and opinionated about health routines.
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Allen
A Child Bargain Hunter At The Milliner
A four year old girl asks for a hot pin and buys it with a penny. Mrs. Briggs, a kind milliner, offers the item at no charge, amusingly noting the girl’s plans to buy two. The scene comes from a Delineator reference.
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Mary
Illustrious Example Prompts Hat Gift Offer
Mr Ad proposes a $45 donation toward a wicker basket hat purchase with condition the recipient raises the same amount from weekly ten cent pin money, provoking alarm at the unexpected generosity. Judge remarks frame the scene with irony.
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Mr. Ad. Herewad
Mr. Herewad
Allen's Foot-Ease Antiseptic Powder for sore feet
If you are sensitive about shoe size try Allen's Foot-Ease to shake into shoes. It cures corns swelling and aching feet and provides rest and comfort in new shoes. Sold everywhere for 25 cents. Address Allen S. Olmsted NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
Yy, N.Y
Time and Cost of Marriage Mirth and Wry Exchange
A playful dialogue compares marriage costs to longevity with a young suitor asking what it costs to wed. The reply hints that duration of life sets the price, while another character notes the suitor’s popularity and willingness to hear about others’ summer trips without sharing his own.
Bromo Quin in Laxative Formula Ad Ends Service
An old advertisement note highlights Bromo Quin in one day cold cure with a reference to E. W. Grove. It mentions a two cent price and World usage for colds. The snippet also includes a Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claim for teething pain and wind colic with a 25 cent bottle reference.
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E. W. Grove
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Puck
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U.S
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Cal
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Aess
Harth
Santa Fe
San Francisco
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General A. T. & S
Railway Exchange
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