Foraker Defends Course in Canton Speech on Roosevelt
In Canton Ohio Senator Joseph B Foraker defended his service to Ohio and pledged to accept voters verdict. Speaking at the Canton board of trade banquet he challenged Roosevelt administration policies and urged liberty of action for senators while affirming loyalty to constitutional limits and the law.
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Canton
Joseph B. Foraker
Ohio
Canton Board of Trade
Foraker
United States
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
Jackson
Roosevelt
Wall Street
E. H. Harriman
J. B. Foraker
John D. Rockefeller
Senate
New Mexico
Arizona
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Brownsville
Texas
House
A Change In Sleeves Fashion Shift Sparks Wardrobe Overhaul
The Boston Advertiser notes a fashion turn as sleeves vanish from new dresses forcing women to discard or alter garments to hide last season's shapes and trims. It predicts skin tight sleeves will be admired while baggy fabrics fade, with gowns repurposed for children.
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Boston Advertiser
Insects and Frost Study in Autumn Weather
The St. Louis Republic notes frost effects on insects with butterflies found frozen in October and November. Butterflies break easily when handled but recover quickly in warmth, even placed in a hat crown, then fly away once released.
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St. Louis Republic
Newgate Prison: Britain’s oldest prison in London since 1218
The Newgate prison in London is described as Britain’s oldest prison, with a history going back to 1218 at the city’s New Gate. By the 14th century it declined, then was restored by the executors of Sir Richard Whittington.
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Newgate
Great Britain
New Gate
London
Richard Whittington
Economist of Energy Quips on Drinking to Save Time
An Economist of Energy notes a humorous view from New York Truth quoting Tankerly who says he gets drunk to save time. He claims sobriety requires dressing next morning, while drunkenness lets him wash his face and skip some steps.
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Tankerly
N. Y
Enterprising Real Estate Agent Taunts in Oklahoma
A column cites Col Handy Polk a real estate agent in Oklahoma as an enterprising man. The joke references Alkali Ike and a quip about stealing porous plaster from a sleeping man in a tongue in cheek style. The snippet reflects a humorous voice from the New York Truth.
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Oklahoma
Col
Handy Polk
Granddaughter Asks Grandfather If He Was In The Ark
A child asks her grandfather if he was aboard the Ark to survive the flood. He replies that he was not present, noting the humorous implication of a long life and weathered tales from the era.
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Grandpapa
N. Y
Quotable Banter in Town Topics
The exchange features Brown asking about June’s beauty while Jones deflects, saying he cannot answer because he was married in June and his wife is nearby.
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Brown
Jones
Tailors in Town Spark… Last Year’s Suite Project
A fragment notes a student recounting last year’s six new suites and a friend’s remark on the number of tailors in town. The line hints at social chatter about garments and local services in a casual exchange.
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Flice
Positive Success Mrs Boggs That Lady Doctor In Town
The scene features Mrs Boggs praising Dr Smith described as the town’s only lady doctor. The dialogue hints at admiration and compliments about her appearance and skills, with a light humorous undertone.
Mail Order Evil Threatens Country Town Prosperity
A 1906 critique argues home merchants must advertise to counteract rising importation and catalogue houses. It emphasizes buying locally keeps land values stable, supports schools, and sustains rural prosperity, urging farmers to spend at home and build regional trade networks.
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United States
Eod Girls
Home merchants push local trade against mail order houses
The piece argues that advertising built mail order power and urges farmers to buy locally to strengthen towns, schools, and churches. It contrasts lower country costs with higher city expenses, claims home merchants offer credit and support during illness, and questions whether catalogue houses will aid communities.
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Smith's
Farewell Letter Saves Girl From Poison Pact
Elsie Delong, 16, wrote to John Quick, 19, urging elopement amid her mother’s opposition. Quick was jailed on a warrant. The girl ingested carbolic acid, and District Physician Hodges used a stomach pump and antidotes to save her. Authorities will pursue a marriage plan.
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Hamilton
Elsie Delong
John Quick
Quick
Hodges
Quarter Million Spawn Collected At Toledo Hatchery
The United States fish hatchery at Put in Bay closes its spring spawn season with over a half million eggs from Maumee Bay and Lake Erie. Spawn began April 1 and about 50 percent hatch, likely adding a quarter million young perch to the lake by early June. Fishermen are paid 40 cents a quart and eggs are prepared for shipment. Spawn is released by pressing ripe females as nets are sorted at the fish houses.
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Toledo
United States
Putin Bay
Maumee Bay
Lake Erie
Naked man sightings shadow missing farmer case
In Marietta Ohio Alexander Johnson a wealthy Fillmore farmer vanished after telling his wife he would tend cattle. He withdrew money from Coolville bank and reportedly feared self harm. Schoolchildren later reported a naked man gnawing tree bark near a woods matching his description.
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Marietta
Alexander Johnson
Fillmore
Coolville
Johnson
Operator Saves Drowning Boy in Bellefontaine Lake
In Bellefontaine Ohio Frank Laubis eight, from Hepburn, fell into a lake while fishing. Telegrapher Frank Spencer rushed from his office and after wading in the water for a time found and revived the near lifeless boy, carrying him to shore and reviving him after nearly an hour of effort.
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Bellefontaine, O
Frank Laubis
Hepburn
Frank Spencer
Spencer
Dry victory in Beal law special election in city
Washington D. H. reports a Beal law special election result with 1867 votes cast 909 for dry and 768 for wet. The city claims the largest dry status in Ohio as temperance workers conducted a fierce campaign and secured a 151 vote majority.
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Washington D. H
Ohio
Traction & Light Co raises wages for East Liverpool workers
East Liverpool Traction and Light Co. employees totaling over 200 workers gain a 10 percent wage increase under a new pay scale. Hourly rates rise from 23 to 25 cents, enriching earnings for the unit.
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East Liverpool, C
East Liverpool Traction & Light Co
Dry vote keeps Bellefontaine town dry again
Bellefontaine Ohio Ridgeway cast a dry ballot by 14 as the town remains dry for a second year. Next Tuesday Mt. Victory three miles away will vote under the Beal law.
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Bellefontaine
O.—Ridgeway
Mt. Victory
Ohio Wheat Crop Damaged by Freezing Weather
Ohio wheat crops suffered damage from freezing conditions. The state board of agriculture monthly bulletin reports May 1 condition 1.74 percent or 13 points below the April 1 level, marking a sharp decline from the average. The report centers on Ohio’s wheat status in Columbus and notes reduced crop prospects due to the freeze.
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Ohio
Columbus
The
State Board of Agriculture
Saloon Keepers Sentenced for Selling to Minors
Ironton Ohio Judge Corn of the common pleas court sentenced five saloon keepers to five days in county jail and a $50 fine each for selling liquor to minors.
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Ironton, O
Judge Corn
The
Common Pleas Court
Phelps Sues Standard Oil Firms in Ohio Ban Bid
Findlay Ohio George H Phelps files suit in common pleas court seeking injunction against Standard Oil Co and subsidiaries to bar operations in Ohio under Valentine anti trust law He offers a bond of 100900 to ensure oil supply sought by the people of Ohio Circuit Judge Duncan overrules quash motions but sustains grand jury demurrers and sets May 13 for first trial Prosecutor David seeks Supreme Court rulings on key issues
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Duncan
Standard Oil Co
David
Supreme Court
Pittsburg Man Leaps to Death at Suicide Pier
C G Stickle a Pittsburg Gauge Company salesman leaped from Suicide Pier in Cleveland with a 50 pound iron bar tied to his neck and drowned. Fishermen recovered the body by grappling hooks. Employers said his finances and health were excellent despite prior suicides from the same pier.
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Cleveland
C. G. Stickle
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Gauge & Supply Co
Stickle
Saloonkeeper Laughs Upon Sentencing for Sunday Violation
Mrs. Fredericks Stark, saloon operator on East Main Street, pleaded guilty before Judge Geiger in probate court to a second Sunday violation. She was fined $50 and sentenced to ten days in jail, laughing as she was led to her cell.
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Springfield, O
Fredericks Stark
East Main Street
Geiger
State Senator Sentenced to Toledo Workhouse
Ex Senator W. W. Sutton was sentenced to the Toledo work house by Mayor Summers for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Sutton, adopted son of Stansbury Sutton, inherited a fortune and squandered it. once a brilliant Northwestern Ohio lawyer, he was disbarred two years ago and served two terms as state senator from the district.
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Ottawa
W. W. Sutton
Toledo
Summers
Sutton
Stansbury Sutton
Ohio
Campaign Against Druggists in Ohio
The Ohio state board of pharmacy nears action to shut down drug stores without a registered pharmacist. Reports say some owners hire assistants who hold only assistant pharmacist certificates.
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Columbus
State Board of Pharmacy
Ohio Adjutant General Dismisses Captain for Forgery
Columbus Ohio Adjutant General Critchfield by Gov Harris command dismissed Captain Pearl Willis once of Company I Seventh Regiment Ironton from the Ohio National Guard. Willis was convicted of forging J Davidson s name on armory rent receipts and is now confined in the Ohio reformatory.
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Columbus
Critchfield
Harris
Pearl Willis
Co. I, Seventh Regiment
Ironton
J. Davidson
Ohio Reformatory
Ohioan Missing in Distress From Austin Visit
Granville Ohio man Philip E. Smith, 80, vanished after traveling to Austin to dispose of property. He was last heard calling on his daughter, a Hull House Mission student, before his disappearance.
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Granville
Philip E. Smith
Austin
Hull House Mission
One Woman's Woes in Ill-Fated Farrel Family
Marion Ohio report says Dr James H Farrel 56 died of araemic poisoning. His son lies near death at Goshen Indiana. Another son died recently and Mrs Farrel is prostrated by grief and illness.
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Marion, O
James H. Farrel
Goshen
Ind
Lumber Merchant Killed by Maumee Valley Car
Toledo reports O. C. L. Koch Perrysburg lumber merchant died after alighting from one car and stepping in front of another on the Maumee Valley line. He was a prominent local businessman.
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Toledo, O
C. L. Koch
Perrysburg
Maumee Valley
Primary Bill Prepared in Ohio Reform League Outline
The Ohio Primary Election Reform League released a bill outline they say will gain approval from the upcoming general assembly. The document details proposed changes to primary election procedures and party processes in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio Primary Election Reform League
General Assembly
Germans to convene state convention in Toledo Ohio
Ohio State German American Federation President Max Henning announced the annual state convention will be held in Toledo on August 3 and 4. An expected attendance of 4 000 Germans from across Ohio cities is anticipated.
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Toledo
Hamilton
Max Henning
Ohio State
Thousands of Ducks Die on Lake Erie Marshes
Thousands of ducks in Sandusky Ohio perish daily on the Lake Erie marshes from an undiagnosed illness. Birds are found alive but unable to fly.
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Sandusky
Lake Erie
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