Fire damages residence on West Gambier Street
A fire in Mrs. Rath Miller’s home at 662 West Gambier Street broke out at 7 a.m. on Thursday. The kitchen burned. upstairs rooms were affected by smoke. Firefighters worked an hour to gain control. insurance covers the structure but Mrs. Miller’s household effects were not insured. The property is owned by Martin J. Murphy next door.
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Mra. Rath Miller
West
Gambier Street
Gre
Miller
Martin J. Murphy
Bett Door
Woman Arrested For Taxi Bill Defrauding Liveryman
Mrs. Ethel Clagett, previously seen in three courts, was arrested by Chief Parker on a defrauding a liveryman charge. She pleaded not guilty as L. E. Scarbrough testified a $2.75 taxi bill was unpaid. Hearing set for Monday December 27 at 2 p.m. Bond $50 posted and she was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Clagett
Parker
L. E. Scarbrough
Claggett
Scarbrough
Fire Destroys Mt Vernon Photographer Hulse House
The home of G C Hulse formerly of Mt Vernon now San Jose Cal was destroyed by fire early yesterday. Fire department response followed as neighbors saved furniture. Loss estimated at 7500 with partial insurance. Street traffic delayed between San Jose and Santa Clara while hose blocked tracks.
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George C. Hulse
Mt. Vernon
San Jose
Cal
G. C. Hulse
Villaureaue
Fre
Hulse
Ot Bees
South First Street
Srut
Investi Gate
Santa Clara
Bond Fix At 200 In Jackson Paternity Case
Testimony was taken Thursday morning in the case of Preston Jackson with paternity by Julia Cann. Squire George 5. Harter fixed the bond for appearance in a capitol pleas court at 300 and the bond was given.
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George 5. Harter
Preston Jackson
Julia Cann
Canpos Pleas
Mee Purinton and the hidden Mrs Purinton in Washington
Washington report reveals Mee Purinton living under the alias Miss Alice Purinton in the capital. She works daily at the United States Patent Office and with Santa Claus figures, earning trust of Santa and Uncle Sam while shaping Christmas toy ideas for American children.
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Washington
Mee
Aanta Claux
Haing
Elusiey Ma
Santa
Alice Parinton
United States Patent Office
Banta
Uncle Sam
Miss Purinton
Fenlon
University of Nebraska
Santa Claus
Patent Office
Sprained Ankle Hits Local Workman Joseph Hancock
Joseph Hancock of East High street is laid up at home with a sprained ankle from an accident at work Wednesday morning. While handling a paper-taler he lost his grip and fell to the floor, injuring his ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hancock
East High Street
Mr. Hancock
Cantata The Birth of Christ by First Baptist Sunday School
The cantata The Birth of Christ will be presented by the First Baptist Sunday School on Sunday evening December 26 at 7 o'clock. The event is planned to feature a performance of the Christmas cantata for the community.
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Christ
First Baptist Sunday School
Plans for Mt Vernon Country Club building approved
Board of Mt. Vernon Country Club Co meets in President H C Devins office and formally ratifies club house plans. Building committee is authorized to let contracts for construction. Investment around 0,000, with increased dimensions to provide more space. Some work may occur this winter. Grounds committee reports eight greens seeded and the ninth half finished, all greens built and half sod. Golf course work largely complete. Six new memberships approved, total at 125.
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Mt. Vernon Country Club Co
H. C. Devin
N. R. Gastman
Judge Levering to Confer Past Master Degree in Mt Vernon
Judge Frank O Levering masonic district lecturer summons a convocation of past masters for 7 oclock at the Masonic temple to confer the Past Master degree on Frank Dalrymple of Frederick town master elect of Thrall lodge No 170 F A M Frederick town. All past masters are invited to attend as the Grand Lodge of Ohios new ritual is exemplified for the first time in Mt Vernon by Judge Levering and a corps of past masters.
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Frank O. Levering
Masonic District
Masonic Temple
Frank Dalrymple
Fredericktown
Thrall Lodge No
Grand Lodge of
Ohio
Mt. Vernon
Judge Levering
Court News: Common Pleas Dockets and Probate Filings
In the common pleas court on Wednesday cases were disposed of including Turner v Van Hoesen settled and Pilot v Laces McCandie submitted and held under advisement. Arnold v Bell treasurer injunction made perpetual. Bree Turtey administrator filed a first and final in probate showing 2172.83 received and paid. Appraisers appointed for Sarah J Pearns estate are H K Doolittle H M Jacobs and Edward Young. Deeds filed show transfers: A P Burger to Jacob A Burger Pike parcels for 1 each. Walter J Lewis to C St Leonard Berlin parcel for 1. Marriage licenses issued to several couples including Carr Marsh Krafft Perking Winland Wade Allen Bobout Miller and Brown.
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Common Pilas Court
Comemen Pica
PB. Turner
Bree Turtey
Lewis M. Curnan
Sarah J. Pearns
H. K. Doolittle
H. M. Jacobs
Edward Young
A. P. Burger
Jacob A. Burger
Pikes
William A. Burger
Pike
Walter J. Lewis
C. St. Leonard
Berlin
Christmas Seal Stickers Back of Letters and Parcels
Buy these small seals and place them on the back of every letter and parcel you send this season. They are available at many city stores and cost only 1 cent each. Use them on mail and express shipments, not just Christmas gifts.
Death notices for Emily Cumminge and Stta Fidler
Mrs Emily Cumminge died Wednesday night at home near Fredericktown after a long illness. She was 78. Funeral Friday, interment in Fore nt cemetery. Mrs Stta Fidler died Wednesday afternoon near Batemantown after a brief illness of apoplexy. She was 43, wife of Lawrence Fidler with two sons and a daughter. Funeral Friday at Batemantown church, interment in North Fork cemetery.
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Emily Cumminge
Emily Cummings
Fredericktown
Forent Cemetery
Stta Fidler
Batemantown
Lawrence Fidler
Batemantown Church
North Fork Cemetery
Shields A Candidate For Fifth Appellate District
Judge R. Shields of Canton announces candidacy to succeed himself on the Court of Appeals in the Fifth Appellate District. He is running on a flat term platform amid local political activity.
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R. 8. Shields
Canton
Appelate
Court of Appeals
Shields
Wintland-Wade Wedding in Miller and Bangs Townships
Mrs. Maude Wi of Bangs and Harland J. Winland of Miller township were united in marriage on a Wednesday evening. They plan to reside in Miller township after spring. John George Krafft and Florence Perkins married at Rev. J. A. Long’s home on East Vine Street. They will reside in Milford township.
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Wintland-Wade
T. Allen
Harland J. Winland
Miller Township
Mime Maudewi
Bangs
General Von Emmich Dies At Hanover At Sixty Six
Berlin reports General Otto Von Emmich, famed conqueror of Liege, Belgium, died in Hanover at age sixty six. At the war’s outbreak he led the German army of the Meuse into Belgium and issued a notable appeal to Belgians urging peace and promising safety for civilians if they avoided combat.
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von Emmich
Berlin
Otto von Emmich
Liege
Belgium
Hanover
Germany
Meuse
German reply in free seas withheld by state department
Washington reports the state department will not publish details of Germanys reply to the United States over the sinking of the William P Frye. A cabled outline suggested Germany did not fully accept the American suggestion to comply with the London declaration by allowing time for escape in lifeboats before destruction.
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Washington
Lusitania
Ancona
State Department
Germany
William P. Frye
London
Gerard
Historic Midwestern Livestock Markets Report
Cattle and hog prices across multiple cities including East Buffalo Cleveland and Pittsburgh on December 22 to 28. Prime steer values range around 8 to 9 dollars with various grades listed. receipts show thousands of cattle hogs and sheep. Notable markets include Cincinnati and Cleveland with mixed gains and weekly totals.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Helfere
Cnlves
York
Cleveland
Wethern
Pittsburgh
Dee
Cincinnati
The Mustard Bath Practical Health Hint
Practical health hint describes a mustard bath as a remedy for heart failure and colds. It advises mixing mustard or warm water, submerging the patient for up to ten minutes, and then resting in bed for twenty four hours. Suitable for children and adults to break up a beginning cold.
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Leyland
Eny Chase
Kimi
Pants as Courage and Commerce in Rural Life
In this 1875 essay style fragment, Strickland Gilman of Farm Life humorously argues about pants as a human and canine garment, noting winterthicker wear, summer thinness, and the gritty patchwork of old garments. The narrator recalls farm life, toil, and the stark image of wearing asbestos pants while contemplating death and duty.
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Deer Island
Arade
Sailees
Strickland Gil- Man
Comic Caption Snippets From 1900s Papers
A collage of cartoon captions and witty exchanges from early 20th century newspapers. Jests about sandwiches love letters and playful banter appear alongside remarks on politics. The excerpts showcase light humor and cultural references of the era.
The Millionaire Change and Jim Beverly's Turn
A fragmented tale follows Jim Beverly, a countryman ruined by poverty who buys a secondhand suitcase marked V T. Three men chase a redheaded man with that case to a Northfield House meet, seizing a bank cashier Vincent Turbert red handed with 150000 dollars. Beverly pockets 20000 reward, becomes bank cashier, marries a director’s daughter, and rises to president of a trust company. The moral questions the effect of a single chance purchase on fate.
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Tom & Fine
Jim Beverly
Beverly
Torbert
Jim
Hetter
Northfield House
Tobie
Vincent Turbert
Th National Bank of Q
James
G. Heverty
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Mar Unsburg
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G. Rector Dye
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Oxford
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Chillicothe
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