Ohio Items of Interest Lucien Pickett on Trial for Obtaining $1,000
Federal court in Cleveland hears Lucien Pickett of New York and Springdale Pa accused of persuading a crippled woman to give $1,000. He supposedly collected funds from multiple women across four states, including wives and fiancées, while writing affectionate letters.
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Cleveland
Lucien Pickett
New York
Springdale
Pickett
Anen
Georgia B. Pickett
Walther
Cesna
Ellen B. Pickett
Newton
Albany
N. Y
Lulu Emrick
New York City
Elma Miller
Mazon
Ill
Chicago
Gertrude Hemminger
New Kensington
Allie Greasley
Ohio Supreme Court Ends Special Road Supervisors
The Ohio Supreme Court on November 9 struck down all special road supervisors and blocked county commissioners from extra compensation for road work. The ruling invalidates legislation on road repair and maintenance and dissolves township road district divisions in numerous counties including Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, and Summit.
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Columbus
Buckeye Supreme Court
Ohio
Gallia
Dickey
Cuyahoga
Belmont
Butler
Carroll
Champaign
Clermont
Clinton
Columbiana
Drake
Delaware
Erie
Franklin
Greene
Hamilton
Harrison
Lucas
Montgomery
Muskingum
Ottawa
Preble
Portage
Pickaway
Ross
Stark
Summit
Trumbull
Tuscarawas
Washington
Warren
Wayne Counties
Wounds Rival Over Girl in Italy Shooting
In Akron Ohio Nick George shot Joe Romeo three times over a love affair. After a night out with the girl, Romeo and George fought and Romeo was wounded in the scalp neck and torso. Romeo survived. George is charged with shooting with intent to kill.
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Akron
Italy
Nick George
Joe Romeo
George
Romeo
Ohio Feud Moves Against Hocking Valley and Sunday Creek Railways
The final blow in the Ohio court actions against the railway and coal monopoly targets the Sunday Creek Co. a New Jersey firm that has absorbed Sunday Creek Coal Co. and holds over one tenth of Ohio coal. The 117600 acres of coal lands are tied to the railway interests and federal involvement is anticipated.
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Hits Railway and Coal Combine
Columbus
Ohio
Hocking Valley Railway Co
Sunday Creek Co
New Jersey
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Old Youngstown Resident Hugh King Dies
Hugh King, 80, a longtime Youngstown resident for 61 years, was a prominent businessman and a familiar figure at local events. He died after a life active in the community and business circles.
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Youngstown
Hugh King
Defends the Colleges President Defends Colleges at Oberlin
Ohio State University President William Oxley Thompson spoke at Oberlin about criticisms of colleges. He argued colleges are not perfect but should not be blamed for all social disconnection. He questioned athletics excess and noted real life pursuits differ from college interests.
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Oberlin
William Oxley Thompson
Ohio State University
Thompson
Go After State Hospital Allegations Rise Over Death
Miss Jessamine Woods accuses Toledo State hospital management of neglect and abuse of her mother actress Mrs. Sarah Woods. She claims cold rooms, bruises, and unhelpful physicians while pointing to unskilled nurses and disputed post mortem details.
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8. B. Love
Miss Wood
Toledo
Ohio to Send Delegation to National Farm Land Congress
Gov Harmon announced the Ohio delegation to the National Farm Land congress in Chicago, November 16 to 21. Named are W. W. Edwards Leipsic J. M. Cox Dayton Frank Roudebush Batavia William Miller Gypsum Allen O Myers Toledo J J Naylor Baton GO F Medaris Ottawa W T McClenaghan Lancaster Chris McKee Belle Valley H S Grimes Portsmouth H W Robinson Greenspring C B Thorn Wooster Horace Hoolbrook Warren W A Alsdorf Columbus George B Black Yellow Springs W H Hannah Tontogany M J Lawrence Cleveland Wimer Hegler Archbold Joseph Pater Hamilton H M Brown Hillsboro A B Graham Columbus O F Hypes Springfield J A Findley Clarke S I Stambaugh Shelby O W Pearson Troy
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Columbus
Harmon
Ohio
National Farm Land Congress
Chicago
W. W. Edwards
Leipsic
J. M. Cox
Dayton
Frank Roudebush
Batavia
William Miller
Gypsum
Allen
Myers
Toledo
J. J. Naylor
Baton
F. Medaris
Ottawa
W. T. McClenaghan
Lancaster
Chris McKee
Belle Valley
H. 8. Grimes
Hamilton
H. M. Brown
Hillsboro
A. B. Graham
O. F. Hypes
Springfield
J. A. Findley
Clarke
I. Stambaugh
Shelby
O. W. Pearson
Troy
Burglar Dream Leads to Real Intruder Discovery
William Doerr, a Sandusky delivery wagon driver, dreamed of a burglar attempting to pick his home door lock. He woke and found a man hiding behind a divan on his porch, confirming the intrusion.
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Sandusky
William Doerr
Massillon Seeks Wheeling & Lake Erie Passenger Service
Massillon merchants press for the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad to resume passenger trains through the city after service ended when a cutoff between Orrville and Bolivar was built. Local leaders argue the rail connection boosts commerce and travel for Massillon.
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Massillon
Massillon, O
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Orrville
Bolivar
Death Claims Publisher in Cleveland at 36
Grim death has claimed Mortimer W. Lawrence vice president of the Lawrence Publishing Co and member of the Hermit club. He passed away at the age of 36 in Cleveland Ohio.
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Cleveland
Mortimer W. Lawrence
The
Lawrence Publishing Co
Hermit Club
Dr R A Jewett’s drastic treatment in Miss Pierce case
Affidavits in the Akron common pleas court detail Dr Jewett of Charity hospital Cleveland describing Miss Lola Pierce of Orville as mentally distressed and claims of imaginary blindness. He recounts coercive methods including red hot irons and freezing applications to assert control while noting no organic illness.
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Akron, O
Common Pleas
American Hard Rubber Co
R. A. Jewett
Charity Hospital
Cleveland
Lola Pierce
Orville
Emmanuel Movement
Jewett
Luna Park
Dr. Jewett
Niece of Moses Cleaveland Observes 89th Birthday in Braceville
Miss Charlotte Ursula Cleaveland, sole surviving niece of Gen Moses Cleaveland, marked her eighty ninth birthday on November 11 at her Braceville township home in Trumbull county. She notes an eighth generation Adams lineage tracing to Mayflower passengers and ancestors from Canterbury Connecticut.
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Youngstown, O
Charlotte Ursula Cleaveland
Moses Cleaveland
Braceville Township
Trumbull County
John Adams
America
Miss Cleaveland
Adams
William Bradford
Stephen
Constantia Hopkins
England
Camden Cleaveland
Cleaveland
Ohio
Canterbury
Auditor Fullington pushes true value property assessment
Columbus Ohio State Auditor Fullington issues a circular urging all real property be assessed at its true value in money. He cites constitutional tax sections and says full valuation could halve local tax rates. He will convene a meeting of 850 assessors under the new quadrennial law.
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Columbus
Fullington
Bank Teller Short 28000 in Huntington
Grayson H. Osborn a Huntington National Bank teller and heir to a wealthy family is a United States prisoner charged with embezzlement. He is alleged to have embezzled 7000 dollars with the deficit expected to reach at least 28000 dollars according to bank officials.
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Columbus, O
Grayson H. Osborn
Huntington National Bank
United States
Cracksmen wreck Wellston Brewing Co. safe
Yeggmen cracked the safe in the Wellston Brewing and Ice Company office but fled empty handed. The safe is a total ruin with no loot recovered.
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Wellston, C
Wellston Brewing & Ice Co
Bank Robber Captured After Ohio River Chase
A would be bank robber, identified as Thomas J. Hall, opened fire at Merchants National Bank in New Albany Indiana killing cashier J Hangary Fawcett and injuring president John K Woodward and chauffeur John R Tucker. Pursued by a motor boat crew across the Ohio River he was captured and hidden from a lynch mob by a police ruse. He was taken to the New Albany jail then moved to Jeffersonville Indiana reformatory.
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Louisville
Thomas J. Hall
Merchants’ National Bank
New Albany
Ind
J. Hangary Fawcett
John K. Woodward
John R. Tucker
Ohio
Fawcett
Woodward
Tucker
Walter Escott
Kentucky
Adams
Indiana
Jeffersonville
Bank Official Believed Slain In New York Case
The corpse of Edwin Hills, CT legislature member and Plainville National Bank vice-president, found in a Gilsey House room after disappearing from the Hotel Imperial. He carried much money and jewelry. family suspects he was drugged and robbed, the drug causing his death.
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New York
Edwin Hills
Connecticut
Plainville (Conn
Canada Opens Eleventh Parliament in Ottawa
The throne’s speech outlined key issues for Canada’s eleventh parliament including reactions to the new American tariff, plans for a Canadian navy on the Great Lakes, and the extension of government railways.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Great Lakes
Youthful bandit driven to bay by mob
Earl Bullock a 17 year old from Lawrence Kansas in an armed pursuit by a mob near Eudora after two bank robberies and the murder of a policeman. Bullock shot himself as he tried to flee after a pursuit that started with the Eudora State Bank robbery and the wounding of Fred Starr the Kaw Valley Bank cashier. His accomplice 15 year old William McKay surrendered and was jailed in Lawrence.
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Eudora
Kan
Earl Bullock
Lawrence
Eudora State Bank
Bullock
Fred Starr
Kaw Valley State Bank
William McKay
Jacksonville
Fla
Starr
Harry Wilson
Kaw
McKay
John Miller
Miller
Wilson Pringle
Railroad Builder Ransom R. Cable Dies in Chicago
Ransom R. Cable, a key figure in developing the Rock Island railway system, died at his son Benjamin F. Cable's home after a week of illness. He leaves a widow and three children including Benjamin F. Cable, Hiram F. Cable, and Mrs. Edward Pope. Funeral services will be held in Rock Island, Illinois, on Sunday.
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Chicago
Ransom R. Cable
Rock Island
Benjamin F. Cable
Cable
The
Rock Island Road
Hiram F.cable
Edward Pope
Til
Engineer Saves Train At Frankfort Trestle
Engineer Mat Horton kept the throttle as the rear wheels derailed near Duvalls station outside Georgetown Kentucky. He halted the locomotive on a high trestle preserving two passenger cars while the engine briefly remained off the track.
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Frankfort
Cincinnati
Mat Horton
Duvalls Station
Georgetown
Horton
George Lamprecht Convicted of Embezzlement in Cleveland
George C. Lamprecht formerly manager of Lamprecht Bros. & Co. was found guilty of embezzling 2932 dollars from Ralph Dilaworth of Lakewood who handed the funds to invest in railway stock. Lamprecht Bros. & Co. failed over four years ago with liabilities near 1.6 million dollars.
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George Lamprecht
Cleveland
George C. Lamprecht
Lamprecht Bros. & Co
Ralph Dilaworth
Lakewood
Brother of McKinley's Assassin Dies in Washington
Frank Czolgosz aged 40 elder brother of Leon Czolgosz the assassin of President McKinley died of heart disease at his home in Polish colony near Aberdeen Washington. Czolgosz believed his brother Leon was insane.
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McKinley
Aberdeen
Wash
Frank Czolgosz
Leon Czolgosz
President McKinley
Here
Czolgosz
Leon
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Gain for Vienna Woman
Mrs Emma Wheaton of Vienna West Virginia credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of pain and illness after doctor visits failed She urges other women to try the remedy and notes the product contains native roots and herbs with no narcotics or harmful drugs The article cites strong testimonial evidence and an offer for free expert advice via the company lab in Lynn Massachusetts
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Vienna
W. Va
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Emma Wheaton
Goose-How Times Change and Fox Friends Duck
A witty note observes unusual alliance as a fox befriends a duck signaling shifting旧 social tempers and playful irony about changing relationships.
Boy Kills Fly With Toy Shovel in Sand Lot
A mother sent Tommy to play with his baby brother and warned him to protect the infant. The baby cried out after a fly bit his head. Tommy says he killed the fly with the shovel, telling his mother of his action.
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Tommy
Mamma
Mosaic floors and sectarian lay lines in a joke
An architect asks about mosaic floors and a Springfield man voices doubt. He says he has no prejudice against Moses as a man but prefers a nonsectarian approach, joking about floor laying and law in Harper's Weekly style.
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Springfield
Moses
Harper’s Weekly
Did she die for love or work herself to death
A historical snippet asks whether a girl died for love or because poverty and labor wore her down. It reveals she did not die from heartbreak but from overwork after the man she loved married someone else, reflecting harsh social realities.
CAREFUL DOCTOR Prescribed Change of Food
A patient tells of a physician who chose food over medicines, using Grape-Nuts to recover from gastritis. Four years later the narrator weighs 153 pounds, reports strength and color, and credits gradual dietary change and the book The Road to Wellville for guidance.
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Wellville
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