Norfolk and Western Railway Timetable 1902 Eastbound
Schedule effective September 28 1902 lists Eastbound Nos 23 24 18 21 daily with varying stop patterns and connections. Trains run Cincinnati to Sardinia Hillsboro Roanoke Richmond and Norfolk with Pullman cars Cincinnati to Bluefield and Roanoke and Sardinia serving Hillsboro branch. Officials Bevill in Roanoke and Hull in Cincinnati authorize.
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Norfolk & Western Railway
Sunage
Pennsylvania Lines
Pear and
Butler Street
Cincinnati
Sardinia
Court and
Broadway
Roanoke
Richmond
Norfolk
Pullman Meepers
Bluefield
Roscoke
HiLlsboro
Ons
Dai’s
Sun Sup
A.M
Cincinnati—Sea
Clare
Baldwin
Batavia
Williamsburg
Winchester
Eraks
Rarden
Ae ES Eeesees
Peebles
Vietenepoeseach
Bardinia Shee
Storms Cause Oil Field Damage and Building Collapses
Severe wind and thunder storms Friday night damaged oil fields south of Toledo. Lightning struck an iron tank at the Decker farm near Findlay, holding 35 000 barrels of oil, with losses around 50 000 dollars. Other counties report widespread damage to property and crops while two new buildings collapsed in Wellsville injuring several and burying two unknown men.
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Toledo
Decker Farm
Findlay
Wood
Hancock Counties
Cleveland
Qmfay
Ohio
Bucyrus
Upper Sandusky
Coshocton
Mansfield
Steubenville
Wellsville
Wm. Hickey
Clayton Aughiebaugh
Electric storm cripples Cincinnati trolley line
A May 22 electric storm damaged St. Bernard and Carthage areas, plunging St. Bernard into darkness. A trolley car of Millcreek Valley, bound for Hamilton, was struck by a fire in the trolley wire at Rural Avenue causing a blast that knocked out most aboard. Motorman Mack Cornelius and Conductor James Marshal survived with injuries, while several passengers including Chas Clemens Frank Paxter Miss Lizzie James and Fred Bowey were stunned or unconscious.
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Cincinnati
St. Bernard
Carthage
Millcreek Valley
Hamilton
Rural Avenue
Mack Cornelius
James Marshal
Chas Clemens
Frank Paxter
Lizzie James
Fred Bowey
Jones Station
Moeller Named Coadjutor Archbishop of Areopolis
The Columbus diocese loses its bishop as Rt. Rev. Henry Moeller is appointed coadjutor to the Cincinnati archbishop. He also receives a titular archbishopric for Areopolis Greece. He proceeded to Cincinnati to obtain faculties to continue duties until his Columbus work is concluded.
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Columbus
Henry Moeller
Cincinnati
Moeller
Areopolis
Greece
Norfolk and Western Train Slams Open Switch Near Columbus
Norfolk & Western south-bound train No 8 struck an open switch at Valley Crossing near Columbus on a Thursday morning. The engine overturned landing upside down in a field with the baggage car also tipping. All 100 passengers escaped serious injury. Engineer John McClure and Fireman Charles Falker were badly hurt, the fireman more so. Postal clerks Clarence Hughes and Richard Chapman of Columbus sustained injuries. None are believed to be fatally hurt.
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Columbus
Norfolk & Western
Valley Crossing
John McClure
Charles Flagler
Clarence Hughes
Richard Chapman
Arson Indictments Return Against Eight Men
Grand jury in Bryan Ohio returns arson indictments against John Page Homer Morrison William Bohner William Stevenson John Keller Henry Kirkendall Wright Archer and Sherman Nead. Seven counts against Page six against Morrison for crimes spanning nearly two decades around Pioneer Alverden and Fayette with losses in the thousands.
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Bryan
John Page
Homer Morrison
Wm. Bohner
Wm. Stevenson
John Keller
Henry Kirkendall
Wright Archer
Sherman Nead
Nead
Page
Morrison
Pioneer
Alverden
Fayette
KIDDED TO DEATH NEPHEW IN SUICIDE NEAR NEW LEBANON
Dayton Ohio May 22. William Piatt 39 nephew of County Infirmary Director Piatt was found hanging in his barn near New Lebanon. Unmarried, he had quit drinking and planned to reform but was taunted by former associates. He broke his neck and died by suicide.
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Dayton
Wm. Piatt
County Infirmary
Piatt
New Lebanon
Stranger found dead at Henry house in Wapakoneta
A man about 35, registered as J H Cocklan from Lima, was found dead in bed at the Henry house on Thursday afternoon. Former friends suspect the traveler is Thomas Corcoran, formerly of St Marys.
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Wapakoneta
Henry House
J. H. Cocklan
Lima
Thomas Corcoran
St. Marys
Fremont mob drives out John Dixon after night of violence
In Fremont Ohio on May 21 a mob forced John Dixon a colored worker from the town following an encounter Tuesday night that left his home stoned His wife and children fled to jail and Dixon escaped to Norfolk after hiding all night In Gallipolis Ohio an ammonia pipe explosion at the ice plant severely burned owner George Bush and his brother-in-law Mr Pumphreys with Bush losing an eye and facing possible loss of the other while both suffered extensive burns
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Fremont
John Dixon
Dixon
Clauss
Norfolk
Gallipolis, O
Gallipolis
George Bush
Mr. Pumphreys
Fire Burns Half of Dunkirk Business District
A midnight blaze in Dunkirk Ohio destroyed about half the town's business area. The fire originated in Lydick's block with Kenton sending an engine and hose wagon to assist. Estimated losses reach $200000.
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Dunkirk
Lydick
Kenton
Evans Manuf Co President Takes His Own Life
Springfield Ohio May 238 Louis C Evans president of the Evans Manufacturing Co and sales manager at P P Mast & Co committed death by his own action by drinking carbolic acid He had suffered from nervous prostration and had previously shot himself in a personal crisis moment.
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Springfield
Louis C. Evans
Evans Manufacturing Co
P. P. Mast & Co
Elderly Woman Attacked in St Clairsville. Suspect Sought
Mrs Sarah Jane Blair, an aged resident of St Clairsville Ohio, was brutally assaulted by a stranger. She may die from her injuries after cries drew neighbors and a watchdog alerted a posse hunting the attacker. Authorities description and manhunt ongoing.
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St. Clairsville
Sarah Jane Blair
Boy Killed by Electric Shock in Cincinnati
Jacob Weisberg climbed an electric light pole to catch moths near a globe and was electrocuted, falling lifeless to the street. The incident occurred in Cincinnati on May 21.
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Cincinnati
Jacob Weisberg
Jewish Refugees From Kishineff Heading to Northern Ohio
Jewish refugees from Kishineff will be brought to Cleveland Akron Canton Ashtabula Lorain and other Ohio cities in large numbers. The Independent Order of B ne B rith originated the plan and asks prominent Cleveland Jews to aid the effort.
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Cleveland
Akron
Canton
Ashtabula
Lorain
Ohio
Independent
Order of
B'ne B'rith
General Hickenlooper Resigns Cincinnati Gas and Electric Post
General Andrew Hickenlooper announces resignation as president of the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Light Co. in a communication to the board of directors. He asks that a successor be named. The firm is capitalized at 31 million dollars.
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Cincinnati
Andrew Hickenlooper
Board of Directors
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Light Co
Bishop Moeller Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop
Right Rev. Henry Moeller of Columbus received a Washington telegram confirming his appointment as coadjutor to the Cincinnati archbishop. The notice came Wednesday night, and Moeller will assist in the diocese's leadership.
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Moeller
Columbus, O
Henry Moeller
Columbus
Washington
Cincinnati
Disturbance at workhouse leads to transfer of inmate
Edward Thompson caused a major disturbance at the workhouse so severe that inmates could not sleep. He was seized with a fit and is to be sent to Cincinnati on Wednesday, where a sister resides.
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Dayton, O
EdWard Thompson
Cincinnati
Receivers Named for Hastern Tube Co in Zanesville
Receivers have been appointed for the Hastern Tube Co. in Zanesville Ohio with power to operate the plant and fulfill orders on hand valued at about half a million dollars.
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Zanesville, C
Hastern Tube Co
Longtime tree trimmer Ferdinand Handuck dies not
Ferdinand Handuck, 103, left the county infirmary to work at his tree trimming trade. The elderly craftsman remains passionate about trimming trees each spring, showcasing his lifelong expertise despite advanced age.
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Bucyrus, CO
Ferdinand Handuck
An Ohioan's Treasure Buried in Vining Territory
Report from Guthrie Oklahoma May 23 notes $2,000,000 in buried treasure believed placed by the 13th Ohio Infantry during the Mexican War, supposedly hidden in Vining territory. The claim ties to a Civil War era unit and a long buried fortune.
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Guthrie
Okla
Vining
Ohio Infantry
Storms in Indiana Cause Thousands in Damage
A heavy Indiana storm Thursday between 3 and 4 pm damaged buildings and crops in multiple towns. Lebanon reports downed trees, destroyed outbuildings, and a toppled Perkins hotel roof with narrow escapes. Elwood estimates $20,000 in damage to three struck barns and Union Traction Co. car barns. Crawfordsville sees high winds with no fatalities reported.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Lebanon
Perkins
Elwood
Union Traction Co
George Abbott
Anthony Chamness
Crawfordsville
Leprosy Soldier Identified At Georgia Isolation Camp
The soldier suffering from leprosy at a Georgia isolation camp is Charles C. Mix, first sergeant of the 5th Company Coast Artillery Corps. He is hospitalized at Fort Screven Tybee Island. The treasury comptroller’s action on pay vouchers allowed the secretary to authorize disbursement per Mix’s directions.
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Washington
Georgia
Comptroller of the Treasury
Charles C. Mix
Coast Artillery Corps
Mix
Fort Screven
Tybee Island
War Department
Barquisimeto Captured by Government Troops in Lara
A Barquisimeto dispatch reports Gen Vicente Gomez’s government troops have seized Barquisimeto, Lara province. Elsewhere Coro notes revolutionary Gen Matoss with few followers left Barquisimeto and moving toward Scabure to join Gen Riera near Coro, aiming for the coast to return to Curacao.
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Venezuela
Barquisimeto
Lara
Vicente Gomez
Coro
Matoss
Scabure
Riera
Curacao
Drowning During Rush to Tunnel Through Santa Susana
In Santa Barbara May 22 Henry Smith a driller perishing after entering the Santa Susana tunnel on the Southern Pacific line amid dense boiler smoke. Others exposed to the smoke fainted while attempting the same rush to beat delays and reach the tunnel exit.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Santa Susana
Southern Pacific
Henry Smith
Santos Dumont Flies Steerable Balloon at Neuilly
In Paris on May 22 Santos Dumont ascended in a steerable balloon before about 3000 spectators at Neuilly. The craft flew to the Bois de Boulogne performing maneuvers for about half an hour at 600 feet above the polo grounds before returning to Neuilly.
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Paris
Santos Dumont
Neuilly
Bois de Boulogne
Polo Grounds
Dumont
Severe Texas storm devastates Hereford home. family killed
Amarillo reports a brutal May storm in the Panhandle near Hereford shattered the Wil son residence. Mrs Wilson and a child were killed while Mr Wilson was fatally injured. In Philadelphia, Elkes set a new motor paced track record, winning the five mile race in 6 27 5 with a final mile of 1 14 3 5.
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Amarillo
Tex
Panhandle
M. R. Wilson
Hereford
Philadelphia
Coliseum Track
Elkes
Jews from Bessarabia to arrive in Chicago
Chicago reports 6000 Jews from Kisineff and nearby stricken towns to arrive, with tickets sent from Chicago by friends and relatives. The movement centers on May 22 and involves a large aid contingent coordinating travel.
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Chicago
Kisineff
Bessarabia
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