Last Mexican War Veterans Reunion Planned in Chillicothe
June 9 and 10 gathering of remaining Mexican War veterans in Chillicothe, likely the final Ohio reunion. Ohio Association of Mexican War Veterans formed in Dayton in 1874, with both state and national groups hosting joint reunions in Ohio cities. Officers for national and Ohio associations listed, including Capt. John A. Fisher and John Conwell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Chillicothe
Amsriams
Texas
Ohio Association of
Ansil Rogers
Murphy
N. C
Jas. N. Brown
Concord
Jessica R. Smith
Henderson
John A. Fisher
The
Ohio Association
John Conwell
Cadiz
Frank A. Hardy
Piqua
Samuel Cramer
London
Jackson Shade
Covington
Jas, E. Buel
Vienna
Nellie Cramer
Olive Mallin
Columbus
Seminary To Settle In Cedarville As Proposed By Synod
The annual synod of Reformed Presbyterian churches of America proposed permanently relocating the theological seminary from Philadelphia to Cedarville Ohio. It also recommended appointing Dr. David McKinney, pastor of the First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati, as dean of the seminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Theological Seminary
The
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
Cedarville
Synod of
Reformed Presbyterian Churches of America
David McKinney
First Reformed Presbyterian Church
Highest award for workman in Columbus strike case
Columbus C Lee Werman who lost both hands at Ralston steel car works receives the state industrial commission’s largest award. He gets a lump sum of 3646.74 and 9 weekly for life, plus a 36 year expected payment plan to help buy a home and raise chickens. Total exceeds typical death awards. another large award was 3378 to Mrs Ella Mayer for husband William Mayer’s death at Champion Coated Paper Co.
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Columbus
Lee Werman
Ralston Steel Car Works
State Industrial Commission
Werman
Luella May Mayer
Hamilton
William C. Mayer
Champion Coated Paper Co
Blind teacher may join Dayton public schools
Miss Eleanor Gertrude Brown, a blind educator from Dayton, is expected to be appointed as a public school teacher at the start of the fall term. Er Herr, president of the board of education, says she has qualified, and this would be a first in Ohio for a blind person teaching outside a dedicated blind institution.
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Dayton, O
Eleanor Gertrude Brown
Er. H. Herr
Board of Education
Ohio
Detroit man offers 100000 for patent on resilient automobile
Eaton Ohio report notes Jesse W Kepler of this city received an offer of 100000 for patent rights on a resilient automobile from a Detroit manufacturer. Kepler says he will not accept the offer unless he fails to interest capital and has the wheel acted. Kepler previously drove a milk wagon.
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Eaton
Jesse W. H
Detroit
Kepler
Prohibition State Convention to Gather in Columbus
Delegates from every Ohio county will attend the Prohibition state convention in Columbus on June 4 and 5, with over two thousand expected. Keynote by Dr. A B Watkins of Ada, Ohio, former presidential candidate, and music led by Prof. A M Thatcher of Columbus. State Chairman R R Roberts tours the state to prep for a record gathering.
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Columbus
Ohio
Watkins
Ada
A. 8. Watkins
Ada. O
R. R. Roberts
A. M. Thatcher
America
Mexican Veterans to Meet in Chillicothe
The joint annual convention of the National and Ohio Associations of Mexican War Veterans will be held in Chillicothe June 9 and 10. New officers will be chosen and a records committee will place archives in the national capital. The mayor's office serves as headquarters and visitors must register.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
National
Ohio Associations of
United States
Mexican Republic
C. & C. Makes Extension North Railroad Formed
The Chesapeake and Ohio Northern railroad company incorporated with 50000 capital to build a 95 mile line from Greenup county to Columbus. Incorporators include George Stevens Decatur Axtell M J Caples W D Cochran Henry Bannon Le Wright Browning and F M Whitaker with headquarters in Maysville.
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Ironton
Chesapeake & Ohio Northern Railroad
Maysville
Cincinnati
Columbus
C. F. Crecelius
George Stevens
Decatur Axtell
M. J. Caples
Richmond
W. D. Cochran
Henry Bannon
le Wright Browning
Portsmouth
F. M. Whitaker
Tygart’s Creek
Greenup County
Ohio River
Fullerton
Ohio
Tobacco Warehouse Crash Damages Manchester Property
A frame warehouse in Manchester collapsed under flood damage from last year, destroying 50,000 pounds of tobacco owned by Vance & Seedem. The loss is heavy and no insurance coverage is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Vance & Seedem
Knights of Pythias Ohio Grand Lodge convenes in Cincinnati
The forty fifth annual convention of the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias Domain of Ohio will meet Tuesday morning June 9 at Emery auditorium. A grand night parade on opening day will highlight the event.
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Cincinnati
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Domain of Ohio
Emery Auditorium
State G. A. R. Reunion Set For June In East Liverpool
Elaborate arrangements are made for the forty-eighth annual encampment of the Ohio department at East Liverpool from June 22 to 26 to entertain G. A. R. veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
Department of Ohio
Y M C A Raises Big Fund for New Canton Building
Canton Ohio reports the Young Men's Christian Association has raised 200000 dollars to finance a new building following a campaign opened by Secretary of War Daniels some weeks ago.
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Canton
Daniels
Young Men's Christian Association
Tax Returns Show Sharp Rise in Butler County
Butler county personal property assessments rise by 5.57 million dollars due to 11 630 returns this year up from 8 495 in 1913. New structures add 1.1 million in valuations while flood loss deductions total 140 000 across the city and townships.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Girls Canning Contest Funds Attract County Entries
In Hamilton Ohio a county wide girls canning contest is funded by a $50 donation from the McGuffy school of Oxford. Girls under 18 may enter and compete for county prizes alongside boys in the corn growing contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Hamilton
McGuffy School of Oxford
Ohio Briefs Report Auto Crash Injures Weybrecht Couple
Ohio brief reports Colonel Charles Weybrecht adjutant general under Gov. Harmon and wife injured in an automobile crash en route to Cons lake. Mrs Weybrecht drove and escaped with minor injuries while Weybrecht suffered a broken knee and possible internal injuries. Weybrecht is a senior Ohio National Guard officer and Spanish American War veteran.
Judge Lindsey Urges Wilson to End Big Mine Strike
Judge E C Lindsey of Denver urged President Wilson to halt the Colorado coal strike by closing mines until Rockefeller Jr agrees to arbitrate. He and Ludlow survivors pressed for action as Wilson considered a peace plan. Denver and Washington reports note court martial actions for National Guard members linked to Ludlow deaths.
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Washington
Wilson
E. C. Lindsey
Denver
Colorado
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Lindsey
White House
Ludlow
Ammons
Rockefeller
Colo
R. N. Linderfoot
Edwin F. Carson
R. Linderfoot
L. C. Linderfoot
Bride sues for breach of promise after carriage dispute
Elizabeth Demes, of Youngstown, sues Geo. Jerry for $5,000 claiming breach of promise after the bride’s father insisted on riding to the wedding by car, not carriage provided by the groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Elizabeth Demes
Géo. Jerry
Burglary in Nelsonville Nets $42, Purse Cash
Mrs. Lawrence Travis heard noises upstairs and asked her husband to bring down her purse. A burglar complied with the request and escaped with the purse containing $42.
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Nelsonville, O
Lawrence Travis
Memorial project to honor McKinley at birthplace
Trustees of the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial association decide to erect a $200000 building in Niles Ohio to preserve the memory of late President William McKinley at his birthplace. Fremont Ohio veteran James L. Tindall, 72, dies in a farm fire near Bedford City Virginia after visiting a friend. Norwalk Ohio farmer Charles B E Allman and his young daughter die in a collision with a fast Lake Shore train at a crossing.
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Niles
William McKinley
National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Association
Fremont, O
James L. Tindall
Fremont
National Bikes
Bedford City
Tindall
Elks
Norwalk
Charles BE. Allman
Lake Shore
Five Die in Auto Crash Near Circleville
William M. Miller president of Citizens' National bank of Asheville and his wife die when an interurban car strikes his auto at Asheville Ohio. The wreck catches fire, trapping two others including Mrs H C Hill and Ruth Hill six, and Mrs Alice Staiger. Two additional passengers escape but cannot aid the buried victims.
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Circleville, O
William M. Miller
Circleville
Miller
Asheville
Here
Wiliam M. Miller
Citizens’ National Bank of
H. C. Hill
Rev. Hill
Mount Sterling
Alice Staiger
Mr. Miller
Ruth Hill
Child dies after 20 foot crib fall in Middletown
An eighteen month old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Naughy of Middletown Ohio, fell from a crib near a window twenty feet to the ground and died several hours later. Other items note cornerstone laid for new Greenfield high school building gifted by BE L McCain, Muskingum river stocked with 300000 minnows, Y M C A fundraising passes 250000, William Kirby acquitted in Toledo bribery trial, Ironton chosen for Southern Ohio Dental meeting, Marietta College commencement set for June 16 with alumni expected, and county election officials not paid extra for special elections.
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Middletown
Ohio
Louis Naughy
Rockefeller Back at Work After Retirement Demand
John D. Rockefeller Jr. resumes work after 20 days at Pocantico Hills. Critics led by Upton Sinclair have largely quieted, with several jailed. Sinclair is in Colorado, Marie Ganz and Rev Bouck White serve sentences on Blackwell's Island for disrupting Calvary Baptist services. "Mother" Jones continues lecturing against Rockefeller interests in Colorado coal fields.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Pocantico Hills
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair
Colorado
Marie Ganz
Bouck White
Blackwell's Island
Calvary Baptist Church
Jones
President Stewart Hangs Refusal to Stop Death Sentence
Washington May 21 President Stewart, who vanished in 1918 and was ordered hanged at Globe Arin May 27, faced numerous pardon appeals. The attorney general said Stewart was convicted of murder three times and there was little doubt of guilt.
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Wilson
Washington
Stewart
Globe, Arin
Speed Cost Lives In Illinois And Missouri Wrecks
An Ohio woman and child perish as a speeding car at Prathersville Station hits a Kansas City electric train. William B Dunn, 36, and Mildred Dunn, 21, die. four year old George Dunn survives a fence toss but may die. Train reportedly ran 40 miles an hour. In Missouri a southbound B Q freight hits a six person auto party near Herrin killing one and injuring five including D L Hartwell Marion state attorney driving.
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Western
Union News Service
Kansas City
William B. Dunn
Prathersville
Clay County
Excelsior Springs
Dunn
Mildred Dunn
George Dunn
Herrin
Ids
Marion
D. L. Hartwell
John Cline
Commander blamed for panic in London dispatch
Durazzo daily telegraph correspondent says Dutch major Sleys ordered a small gendarmerie force to attack insurgents near the town. The troops hesitated, were captured, and Prince William fled with his family as panicked townspeople watched. The prince's flight damaged his standing among Albanians.
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London
Durazzo
Daily Telegraph
Prince William
Sleys
Mypret
Morgan Art Collection Sale Set At Metropolitan
Reported from New York that the Morgan art collection on exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum is slated for sale. Date not yet fixed but the sale is considered definite by seemingly reliable sources.
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New York
Metropolitan Museum
Assassination Report Ties Rascon Gamboa to Mexico City
A report from El Paso states General Eugenio Rascon and former war minister Frederico Gamboa were assassinated in Mexico City, according to the Constitutional Junta in the border city.
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el Paso
Tex
Eugenio Rascon
Frederico Gamboa
Madero
Mexico City
Cincinnati Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Listed
The Cincinnati market report lists prices for corn, hay, oats, wheat, poultry, eggs, cattle, bulls, calves, hogs, and sheep. Prices cover No 2 white corn at 76 77c and other grades, timothy and clover hays, various oats and wheat grades, poultry and eggs values, plus cattle, hogs, bulls, calves, sheep, and lambs with bid ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Huge Cantilever Crane Destroyed by Fire in Navy Yard
A massive cantilever crane built by the government at Mary Island navy yard for shipbuilding, costing 250000 dollars, burned after starting in the top operating room. The oil-soaked frame and run-way structure collapsed in minutes, with the origin of the fire undetermined.
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San Francisco
Mary Island Navy Yard
Proved Truth of Adage About Traffic Regulation Pioneer
William Phelps Eno, creator of New York traffic rules, faced early American indifference but gained international praise. Paris adopted his system amid taxi strikes, Buenos Aires later requested his plan and accepted his guidance, and a Washington traveler praised Eno after meeting him suggesting Buenos Aires as the model.
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William Phelps Hno
New York
Paris
Eno
Buenos Aires
Mr. Eno
Washington
Globe-Trotter
Cure Reported From Cuticura Ointment Cure
Miss Caroline Miller describes a facial eruption beginning as a small pim ple that spread across the face causing pain and disfigurement. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for three weeks the condition completely cleared. Cuticura advertised as available worldwide with a Skin Book offer from Boston.
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East Elm St
Streator
Caroline Miller
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Demand for Able Man Drives Industry Hiring Pulse
The American Machinist editor notes widespread demand for skilled labor across major firms. Executives seek capable assistants and draughtsmen. pay ranges from 40 a week to 15 000 in one firm, with a 2 000 to 10 000 salary spectrum. Firms complain many workers lack initiative and thoroughness to rise to management needs.
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American Machinist
Not Available Comment on Julia at the Scratch
A brief sports style note describes Julia approaching the scratch line without complaint. The remark calls her a "duck of girl" and confirms she is "game" for the challenge.
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Julia
Grape-Nuts Said to Restore Strength After Nervous Breakdown
A Massachusetts woman credits Grape-Nuts with rebuilding her health after a severe nervous breakdown and chronic dyspepsia. She says shifting to digestible food, especially Grape-Nuts, revitalized her entire system eight months ago and made her a new woman, as advertised by Postum Co.
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Postum Co
Battle Mich
Bomen
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Miss Brown
Dayton Board of Education
G. A. R. Reunion
Y. M
W. A. Endaly
Bover County
First Presbyterian Church
Thomas Hardy
EB. M. Ladley
EB. M. Gast
E. Moisseau
West Middletown
Springfield
Wm. E. Anderson
Wittenberg College
Paul Bishop
Miners’ State Organization
John R. Silliman
SaltHlo
Ohio Bank
Greenfield, O
BE. L. McCain
Marietta, O
Muskingum River
Lake Erie
Cincinnati. O
Columbus, O
William Kirby
Toledo
Oli
Illinois
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