Gov Nash suspends chief examiner over missing fees
Columbus Ohio September 26 Gov Nash suspends George M Collier chief examiner of engineers for failing to report fees and disappearing. Books show a 2726.23 short balance. Collier left for Canton September 14. Clerk Monney alerted Auditor Guilbert and a suspension was ordered. William Kennedy of Cincinnati was appointed to run the office during the suspension.
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Columbus
Nash
George M. Collier
Cleveland
Collier
Canton
Charles Monney
Capitol
Baltimore
William Kennedy
Cincinnati
Will be studied by doctors in Toledo gas fumes case
Upper Sandusky Ohio September 26 through the influence of frenzy Raymond the 9 year old son of J E Thayer will be placed in a Toledo hospital under Dr H A Tobey for special care and daily records. The case is described as highly peculiar with the boy’s insatiable craving for gasoline fumes and daily consumption of empty cans found about the house.
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Upper Sandusky, O
Frenzy Raymond
J. E. Thayer
Toledo
H. A. Tobey
Women as Notaries Public Declared Not Eligible
Attorney General Sheets informs Governor Nash that women cannot serve as notaries public. He calls the notary position an office and state electors must hold public office. The ruling echoes a decade-old court decision challenged by women voting in school elections.
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Columbus
Sheets
Gov
Nash
Judge Sheets
Ohio State opens term with record enrollment
Ohio State University in Columbus reports 1,547 new students on Friday, 212 more than last year. President William O Thompson told chapel listeners that university men will settle future problems. Meanwhile in Steubenville two men linked to a $3,000 robbery and a 1891 $5,000 card game swindle were identified as William Wilson and Cameron Bostetter alias Big Charley Adans.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
William O. Thompson
Tod Lay
Steubenville
Jom Kerr
William Wilson
Cameron Bostetter
Big Charley Adans
Houston Kepler
Barberton
Attorney General Sheets Heads West for California Visit
Columbus Ohio September 26 Attorney General John M Sheets departed Friday on a trip to California combining pleasure and business He plans to return by mid October traveling for about a month and a half points and purposes not specified in the brief notice
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Columbus
John M. Sheets
California
Oil Well Near Sandusky Scheduled to Be Shot Saturday
An oil well reaching 2,368 feet near Sandusky city limits will be shot Saturday morning. It is the first well drilled here in ten years and is reported to have been located by spiritualist Mrs Louise Byrne.
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Sandusky
Sandusky, O
Louise Byrne
Genius
Patterson divorce petition cites torn family Bible and ruined wedding dress
Mrs. Mary Patterson filed for divorce from David J. Patterson in Toledo on September 26 alleging he tore up the family Bible and mutilated her wedding dress as grounds for the split.
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Toledo
Mary Patterson
David J. Patterson
Ohio Bankers Elect Officers and Endorse Currency Legislation
The Ohio Bankers Association at Columbus elected Henry Flesh as president and Charles A Hinsch as vice president. H C Herbig was named treasurer Stacy B Rankin secretary and trustees include E J Grosscup BE W Bixby C E Farnsworth and H B Peters. They adopted a resolution urging treasury circulation of the government surplus and related sound finance policies. The executive committee will pick the next meeting site.
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Columbus
Ohi Bankers’ Association
Henry Flesh
Pique
Charles A. Hinsch
Cincinnati
H.C. Herbig Coshocton
Stacy B. Rankin
South Charleston
E. J Grosscup
Ashland
BE. W. Bixby
Ironton
C. E. Farnsworth
Cleveland
H. B. Peters
Lancaster
Ohio Bankers’ Association
Secretary of the Treasury
Elopement Ends in Tragedy in Athens Ohio
Stacy G. Morrison 42 of Carpenter Meigs county shoots himself in the heart while cleaning a revolver after eloping with Mrs Ella Crawford of Nelsonville. Crawford, wife of Wm Crawford, fears her husband will kill her and refuses to return home.
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Athens
Stacy G. Morrison
Ella Crawford
Nelsonville
Morrison
Mary Morrison
Carpenter
Meigs County
Crawford
Wm. Crawford
Ela Downey
Andrew Auflick
Freight Wreck at Norwich Explodes Oil Cars
A Baltimore & Ohio freight wreck at Norwich Ohio on Wednesday afternoon saw two oil tank cars explode with a 100 foot flame. Four nearby houses burned and occupants escaped with loss of belongings. Trains detoured via the Pan Handle while crews fight the fire and await burnout. Minor overall losses reported despite the blaze.
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Zanesville
Norwich
Baltimore & Ohio
Dan Patch Fails to Beat Record at Columbus Driving Park
Ten thousand spectators watched Dan Patch race against time to break his 1:59 record at Columbus Driving Park. The pacer finished in 1:5914 as wind and track conditions were near ideal. Also noted, Minosuke Uematsu, a Japanese student from Kioto, arrived to study chemistry at Cincinnati University, speaking English fluently.
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Columbus
Columbus Driving Park
Dan Patch
Cincinnati University
Cincinnati
Minosuke Uematsu
Kioto
Sixty-Sixth O. W. I. Reunion Highlights Col Candy Return
At Urbana Ohio on September 25 the Sixty-Sixth O. W. I. held its annual reunion. Col Charles Candy led his men along the old Route through Urbana mirroring his January 17 1802 march to war. This marked Col Candy’s first visit in 41 years.
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Urbana
Charles Candy
Col
Prominent Club Woman Jennie Jones Dies in Brooklyn
Cincinnati dispatch reports Mrs Jennie Jones president of the Woman's Press club and wife of Attorney W H Jones died Thursday morning at Mrs Nelson's home in Brooklyn New York. Jones was a noted lecturer and club woman.
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Cincinnati
Jennie Jones
Woman's Press Club
W. H. Jones
Nelson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Inquest Finds Olive Rays Died by Her Own Action
Cleveland authorities concluded the inquest into Olive Rays death at Gordon Park after discovering her mangled body on the Lake Shore track. Deputy Coroner Houck ruled death as caused by her own actions.
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Cleveland
Olive Rays
Lake Shore
Gordon Park
Houck
Police Seek Lawrence Freeman in Ohio Valley
East Liverpool Ohio Sept 26 police ordered to search for Lawrence Freeman 22 confidential clerk in Penn stock exchange sent to bank with 350 order. Bellaire Ohio Sept 26 Mrs Elizabeth Fleming wife of Bert Fleming dies after grief from husband’s murder days earlier. he was shot in a field.
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East Liverpool
Ohio Valley
Lawrence Freeman
Penn Stock Exchange
Bellaire
Elizabeth Fleming
Bert Fleming
Feminine Genius Creates a Cool Home Vacation
A St Louis woman nicknamed Mrs Genius converts a plain two story house into a summer retreat with screened porches, light furnishings, and modest luxuries. Her husband funds the project and neighbors later mock her, while she earns quiet distinction among local women.
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St. Louis
The
Republic
Care of the Feet for Summer Comfort
Summer foot care advice from Eleanor R. Parker emphasizes daily cooling powder, daily stocking changes, and comfortable shoes. Foot soaks, nail trimming, pumice smoothing, and careful skin removal are recommended along with borax for moist feet and salicylic acid rinse for odor associated with disease.
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Eleanor R. Parker
The
Home Magazine
Barber and coughing man clash in Colorado barber tale
The Philadelphia Record recounts a scene in a barber shop where a man coughed at a barber and threatened to cough again. The barber jokes about shaving consumptives, recalling Colorado Springs and long-time service with various customers, noting a “lunger” causing fear of cuts in shaves.
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Colorado
Colorado Springs
Kidney Pills Endorsed By Letter From McCormick
Miss Ethel Bradshaw from McCormick Illinois writes a letter endorsing Dodd's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and other symptoms describing it as entirely satisfactory. Dr Dunaway of Benton Illinois also uses the remedy in practice and claims it can cure diabetes in late stages.
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Dunaway
Benton, Il
Banquet Tale From Stray Stories
In a Stray Stories excerpt, Banklurk recalls a banquet where the toastmaster asks a gentlemen missing an arm and a leg to respond to the toast for Our Absent Members, noting the event did not go as well as hoped.
Cure a Cold in One Day and Other Slogans
A dated collection of advertisements and quotes from early 1900s newspapers. It features remedies for colds with laxatives and refunds, humorous exchanges about authors, and multiple brief notices about trains, railways, sayings, and product ads. Notable items include Laxative Bromo Quinine, Piso's Cure claims, and rail lines like the Overland Limited.
Peruna Promises Relief for Worn Out Women
Readers report Peruna eases years of headaches and backaches and helps withstand hot weather. Mrs Tressie Nelson says six bottles renewed her and Josephine Morris calls it the finest tonic for summer wear and a cure for the worn out look. Dr Hartman offers free medical advice from Columbus Ohio.
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Tressie Nelson
Osephine Morris
Carroll St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Josephine Morris
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