Ohio boy reaffirms confession in Hoenig child killing
Seventeen year old Alva Coan, who earlier repudiated and then retracted his admission to killing three year old Alex Hoenig, stood by his latest confession after examination by Judge Addams and Detective Doran. His parents question his sanity as scrutiny continues.
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Cleveland, D
Alva Coan
Alex Hoenig
Judge Addams
Doran
Coan
Young Coan
Hoenig
Robert Coan
McMechen Dam Opens to Boost Ohio River Traffic
Engineers report confidence in the McMechen dam and related federal river improvements to create a nine foot navigation year round. The dam near Bridgeport opened November 3 with a boat pageant of 150 river craft led by the W. B. Smith, signaling a trade boom for river towns and Pittsburg coal districts.
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Bridgeport
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Pageant of
Government Pool
W. B. Smith
Nice Sum of Money Raised at North Ohio Mission Convention
The twenty seventh annual convention of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the North Ohio conference closed November 4 in Berea. District secretaries reported from Cleveland Mansfield Crestline Mt. Vernon Wooster and Sandusky while Mrs H W Cary of Millersburg led the afternoon pledge. Nearly 1500 dollars were pledged to support 34 homes and schools across the United States and Alaska.
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Berea
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the North Ohio
Cleveland
A. M. Mattison
Mansfield
J. W. Dowds
Crestline
Mt. Vernon
Hy Landebaugh
Wooster
Frank Maize
Sandusky
J. J. Wyeth
Chicago
H. W. Cary
Millersburg
United States
Alaska
Police Chief Weil resigns after election clash
Mansfield Ohio chief of police Jacob W. Weil has tendered his resignation to Mayor Brown following the municipal election. Weil opposed re election of Mayor Brown and his campaign activity prompted the resignation.
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Mansfield
Jacob W. Weil
Mansfield Police
Brown
Chet Weil
Former Sandusky Mayor George Daniel Dies at 90
George Daniel, who served as Sandusky mayor from 1871 to 1877 and was postmaster during Grover Cleveland's first term, died here. Born in Germany in 1836, he amassed a substantial fortune as a grocer.
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Sandusky, D
George Daniel
Sandusky
Grover Cleveland
Daniel
Germany
Campaign to raise funds for Youngstown growth
A campaign began in Youngstown led by Chamber of Commerce President Joseph G. Butler Jr aimed at raising $16 000 to boost development and promote the city’s boom.
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Youngstown, C
Youngstown
Joseph G. Butler, Jr
The
Chamber of Commerce
Whitla Kidnapping Reward Divided in Pennsylvania Trial
The Pennsylvania reward of 15000 for information on the Whitla kidnapping is distributed with Cleveland receiving 13900 including 5000 to Patrick O'Reilly and 6900 to the Police Pension Fund. Prince Hunley gets 2000 while several locals miss out. Sharon lawyers Cochran and Gordon get 500 each and Sharon Chief of Police Crain obtains 100.
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Cleveland
Pennsylvania Hills
Whitla
Gov.b
Stuart
Pennsylvania
Sharon
Patrick O'Reilly
Ontario Street
Cleveland Police Pension Fund
Prince” Hunley
Prince
William H. Hunley
Hollenden Hotel
Elizabeth Mills
Granger Apartments
Willie Whitla
Bernard Hendrickson
Frank J. Logan
Willie
Howard Mahoney
T. C. Cochran
Q. A. Gordon
James
Helen Boyle
James P
Martin Crain
Train Leaps Into Sawmill Near Cleveland
Nickel Plate night passenger train from Chicago to Buffalo derailed after crashing an open switch west of Willoughby depot. The 50 mph wreck demolished a sawmill and seriously injured the engineer, fireman, and eight passengers among 175 aboard. Authorities charge a deliberate derailment. traffic halted as investigators note tampering.
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Cleveland
Willoughby
Chicago
Buffalo
Gas Well Opened Near Dunkirk Promises Record Output
A gas well on the Wickwire farm two miles northeast of Dunkirk struck at 1400 feet is reported to produce about 2,000,000 cubic feet daily. Landowners nearby are excited as Findlay and Ada interest partners with outside capital push development in Hardin county's northern fields.
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Kenton, D
Wickwire
Dunkirk
Findlay
Ada
Hardin County
Children Cocaine Victims Highlight Toledo Trial
In Toledo police court John Chamberlin and Minnie Hammock pleaded guilty to unlawfully selling cocaine. Patrolman William J. Martin, who arrested them, cites the Jefferson Street gang as driven by cocaine use. He notes two teenagers, ages 15 and 16, found incapacitated from the drug.
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Toledo
John Chamberlin
Minnie Hmmick
William J. Martin
Martin
Campaign for compulsory industrial training in Ohio schools
A vigorous drive for compulsory industrial training in Ohio public schools has been launched in Columbus. The effort is led by the Ohio branch of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education.
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Columbus
Ohio
The
National Society For the Promotion of Industrial Education
Rabbi Fined for Assault in Canton Ohio
Rev Abraham Rosenthal rabbi of the Shoro Tora congregation was fined 1 dollar and costs in Justice Barrick's court for assaulting Walter Phillips son of Mrs Phillips.
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Canton, O
Abraham Rosenthal
Shoro Tora
Barrick
Walter Phillips
Mra. Phillips
Cleveland Girl Leaps to Death From Ninth Floor Window
Miss Celia Duberstein 19, who recently moved from Russia to Cleveland, died after leaping from the Card Building ninth floor. Relatives say a New York letter from a woman prompted a sudden change in her mood after months of work at Polat Wertheimer Co. Her disappearance followed a visit to the factory and a note she planned to give to Beckie Glazier.
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Cleveland
Celia Duberstein
Card
Samuel Duberstein
America
Russia
New York
Polat-Wertheimer Co
Beckie Glazier
Miss Glazier
Miss Duberstein
M. Manshel
Ohioans win near half Carnegie hero fund awards
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded 60 medals in its fall meeting with 22 of 50 honorees from Ohio. Awards totaled about $33,000 in silver and bronze medals. Notable act: Halley M. Woods of Athens, an expert swimmer, rescued two men and a woman from the Hocking River floods in March 1907, rowed a skiff through a raging current, and saved survivors from a submerged house.
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Hero Fund Commission
Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Ohio
United States
Halley M. Woods
Athens
Hocking River
Woods
Youngster Saves Girl in Forest Water Rescue
In Bellefontaine Ohio a three year old boy, William Kneisley, son of Mrs. David Kneisley of Chardon, acted as a hero at Forest. He grabbed the drowning girl's shoulder and kept her head above water until the mother could pull her out.
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Bellefontaine
David Kneisley
Chardon
Forest
W. F. Switzer
William
Will Leaves $11000 to Caretaker in Akron
The will of Mrs. Jane Steinbacher widow of Major Steinbacher gives $11000 to a young woman who cared for her in old age. Elizabeth McCurdy of Akron receives $6000.
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Akron, O
Jane Steinbacher
Major Steinbacher
Steinbacher
Elizabeth McCurdy
Akron
Successful Candidate Drops Dead in Greencamp Election
Marion Ohio report says Isaac Wynn, just elected councilman at Greencamp, collapsed and died of heart disease November 5 after learning election results. Wynn was a notable local figure. The tragedy adds a somber note to the political outcome.
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Marion
Isaac Wynn
Greencamp
Fashion description of a tailored panel skirt with plaits
The piece features a dove gray cashmere panel from shoulders to hem at the front and continuing to the yoke at the back. The skirt’s lower portion is plaited and attached to the yoke with plaits stitched down about six inches. A Russia braid trim completes the design.
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Russia
Black Thread Domination Shapes Fashion This Season
Fashion notes describe a season dominated by black thread woven through fabrics from basket cloth to top coats. White accents persist, with black touches defining gowns, hats, and accessories. Black is styled for street house and evening wear, signaling a return to conservative black and white style.
Vintage dress details with trims and hat description
The description outlines a wavy pattern trimming for a chiffon velvet waist, cut holes and buttonholes for passage, a lace yoke edged with Russia braid, and a deep cuff sleeve. A gray straw hat edged with black and wing trim accompanies the ensemble. Materials list includes eight yards cashmere, a dozen yards braid, fourteen dozen buttons, and a half yard lace.
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Russia
The Despised Flannel Skirt Makes a Comeback
The article describes a worn again flannel skirt styled like a princess frock or silk lined version for warmth. It notes designs with fitted hip yokes, circular hip fits, and flannel kept in place by outer skirts. Finishes include scalloped heavily padded edges and crocheted lace.
Overcast Crash Portieres for Studio and Library
The article praises using colorless crash linen for portieres when width is narrow. It advises overcasting the width together after the Bagdad style, noting soft tones suit studios and libraries. Use coarse carpet thread or skein flax for the overcasting to enhance appeal.
The New Hat Pins in Fashion
The arts and crafts move into decoration as hats gain new accessories. Hat pins emerge as a popular feminine adornment, featuring greenish bronze squares or circles with quaint symbols inspired by Byzantine and Moyen age motifs.
Canadian Work Flax Cloth Curio Becomes Home Decor
Canadian flax cloth made by country women evolves into decorative items for homes. City relatives turn it into stylish pieces for bedspreads table covers and wall hangings. Wooly fringe and fleece add texture to these practical crafts.
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Canada
Felt Sorry for Mrs Brown in Vermont Foot Hills
Rural free delivery worker recalls delivering a small pasteboard box she had not yet received. A Vermont summering woman asked about a missing package and the carrier admitted delivering a package to Mrs Brown in the foot hills days earlier, saying he felt sorry for her.
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Vermont
Saturday Evening Post
Ecema Covered Him Cured by Cuticura in a Month
A 77 year old man suffered six months of intense eczema all over his body including the scalp. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for a month he slept normally and was cured. W Harrison Smith Mt Kisco N Y Feb 3 1908. Potter Drug Chem Corp sole props.
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W. Harrison Smith
Mt. Kisco
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
One Was Enough for Johnny
A Delineator humor piece recalls a Sunday school lesson on turning the other cheek. The superintendent asks how many times a boy should be struck before fighting back. Johnny answers with a witty, precise reply: just about once.
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Johnny
The Last Resort Cartoon Satirizes Tax Fears
In a comic strip, residents react to proposed tax hikes on beer spirits wine and inheritances. They vow to stop drinking or spending, prompting a humorous call to drink up their money before taxes take effect.
Sweet Powders for Children Promote Yet Fails in New York
A fragment describes a complaint against Mother Gray a nurse promoting powders for sickly children in New York with claims of curing disorders. It mentions locations Allen Olmstead LeRoy and notes samples mailed free. The text reads as promotional material for a supposed cure.
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Mother Gray
New York
Rae
Allen
Olmstei
le Roy
We Speak Good of the Dead and Fear of Germs
A pithy reflection contrasts praising the departed with lingering blame. The anecdote notes that people fear germs more than a mad dog, illustrating misplaced anxieties and social restraint in judgment.
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