Deserter Arrest Sparks Family Fallout and Pardon Push
Frank Lucas, a Navy deserter, was arrested after his brother John handed him over, triggering family estrangement and accusations of extortion by $20. Mrs Lucas and her two children face destitution while United States District Attorney Sullivan pledges to seek a pardon for the young man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Frank Lucas
United States Navy
John
Jean Lucas
Frank
United States
Sullivan
Ohio State Grange Secret Session Reports and Elections
The Ohio State Grange held a secret session to discuss educational executive committees. An effort to cut educational work was defeated. New committees on Juvenile Granges and Taxation were formed with Mrs. C. E. Harris chairing Juvenile and R. W. Dunlap chairing Taxation. Mrs. Mary Lee reported her second annual as Ohio educational committee chair. Credentials favored seating all delegates except Franklin and Miami counties amid contests. Officers’ election key. F. A. Derthick not seeking re election. candidates include R. W. Dunlap John Begg and T. C. Laylin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio State Grange
Grange
C. E. Harris
R. W. Dunlap
Mary Lee
Ohio Educational Committee
H. C. Detwiler
Franklin
Miami
the Grange
F. A. Derthick
John Begg
T. C. Laylin
Norwalk
Warrant Sworn in Dayton Court Against Katie Gilman
Constable Heffner swears out a warrant in Magistrate Wagner’s court charging Katie Gilman mother of Dana Gilman with the murder of her daughter on a November night. The ill mother was served at Miami Valley Hospital and carried by stretcher to the ambulance then to the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Heffner
Wagner
Katie Gilman
Dana Gilman
Miami Valley Hospital
Ship subsidy on tonnage favored by Harris
Governor Harris supports a tonnage based ship subsidy rather than speed. He argues it would boost U S trade, opening markets with South American ports and other older world ports faster than a knots per hour system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocvlwin Vis
Haarris
Old World
Springfield saloon raid nets seven jailed in Sunday sale case
Police hold seven saloonists and seek nine more in a Sunday selling crackdown in Springfield Ohio. Affidavits filed by John C. Welch, a stranger likely linked to the Anti Saloon League, prompted the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
John C. Welch
The
Anti-Saloon League
Chicagoan in Dayton Jail Over False Pretenses
Dayton Ohio police arrested John Murray of Chicago on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. He is accused of securing large sums from the Brewers union the Switchmen's union and similar organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicagoan
Dayton
John Murray
Chicago
Murray
Brewers’ Union
Switchmen’s Union
Thompson selects Tom D. Binckley as chief clerk
Secretary of State elect Thompson announced the selection of Tom D. Binckley of New Lexington as his chief clerk. He will succeed former Senator Ed Howard, and his commission will be issued on January 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorney Binckley
Columbus
Thompson
Tom D. Binckley
New Lexington
Ed Howard
Police nab Canton escapee in Marion contact case
Marion police arrested George Clark who fled Canton jail last July for burglary after he sent a letter to his sweetheart in Marion. detectives traced the correspondence which led to the arrest and return to custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
George Clark
Canton
Clark
Laylin Resigns as Secretary of State of Ohio
In Columbus Secretary of State L C Laylin will resign to take effect December 31 Gov Harris will appoint Speaker Carmin Thompson to fill the unexpired term Thomp son is named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laylin
Columbus
L. C. Laylin
Harris
Carmin. Thompson
Despondent Gambler Jumps Into Burning Coke Oven
Joseph Tomsic, an Austrian named man, despondent over gambling losses and a broken romance with Jo seph Tomsic, died by self harm by leaping into a burning coke oven in Calagua Col. The incident reflects a tragic end tied to financial ruin and personal heartbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calagua
Col
Joseph Tomsic
Street Car Hold Up Reported in Sandusky
Hold up men operating in Sandusky boarded a street car on the outskirts and, at gunpoint, forced Conductor George Dutton to surrender a half-day's receipts totaling $25. The robbery ended without further incident.
State Treasurer Meo Kinnon Praises Treasury Balance
Columbus reports State Treasurer Meo Kinnon strutted at the capitol claiming the treasury balance topped all records, reaching 4,862,439.60 dollars. The figure exceeds prior highs by more than three hundred thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Meo. Kinnon
Capitol
Hocking Valley Railway Raises Wages for Train Men
Columbus Ohio officials report the Hocking Valley Railway Co. increased wages for train men and switchmen from 4 to T percent. About 1,000 workers are affected, with the increase taking effect January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Hocking Valley Railway Co
Morgan 82 Dies By Gas Inferred Suicide Note Left
John C. Morgan 82 a retired mechanical engineer committed death by own action inhaling gas He left a note saying Why wait to be tortured to death by lingering disease when your usefulness is ended The case appears reported as a suicide note with final message from Morgan in Alliance Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
John C. Morgan
Ohio State Grange to Convene in Kenton Next December
The Hardin County Grange executive board, with the local Commercial club, agreed to host the Ohio State Grange next December in Kenton. At Canton this week the State Grange voted to hold the next session in Kenton if invited. A Kenton Farmers' Institute was organized with Isaac Walton as president and Wm. A. Martin as secretary and treasurer. The group sent a message to President Roosevelt urging continuation of The Hague conference sessions until a general peace and arbitration treaty among Christian nations is achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton
Hardin County Grange
Commercial Club
Ohio State Grange
Canton
State Grange
Kenton Farmers’ Institute
Isaac Walton
Wm. A. Martin
Roosevelt
Hague
Christian Nations
Cincinnati Audit Flags Flawed System and Big Deficit
A report by the bureau of public accounting criticizes Cincinnati’s former city auditor for lax methods in handling street and improvement assessments. State Examiner H D Wada dell notes an absence of system costing the city lien recovery and reveals a $1 971 956 79 sinking fund shortfall. The deficit is attributed to invalid ordinances authorizing certain projects rather than mismanagement by the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Bureau of Public Accounting
Cincinnati
H. D. Wadadell
Smokes Her Pipe At 113 in Madison Township
Elizabeth Freeman known as Aunt Betty celebrates her 113th birthday in Madison township 200 miles away, having lived in three centuries. Born near Connellsville in 1793, she has mothered 11 children, 55 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren. She has smoked since girlhood and remains vigorous and devout, a Presbyterian lifelong reader and memorizer of the Bible. Correspondent, Clarion, Pa., for the Baltimore Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Elizabeth Freeman
Madison Township
Freeman
Presbyterian Church
Ohio penitentiary restaurant profits under review
Columbus report shows the prison kitchen business netted the state 2342.25 from gross receipts of 25833.80. Clerk Shook earned 785.66 and paid 422.83 for help. Governor Harris declined to state satisfaction, noting a conference with Frank C Rochester and an Auditor of State inquiry in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Harris
Board of Managers
Ohio Penitentiary
Shook
Frank C Rochester
Frank C Rochester, the Expert Accountant In the Office of Auditor of State
Guilbert
Farmer John Fish Talks Constantly in Ohio
John Fish, a farmer near Norrinsburg, Marysville, Ohio, has talked constantly for a week. Doctors consults reveal his speech is coherent but unceasing, and he has not slept for five days. His mind is described as affected though he appears sane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
John Fish
Norrinsburg
Indictments Filed Against Four Ohio Bridge Agents
In Zanesville Ohio a grand jury returned indictments against four bridge agents. One public indictment is against C Z Elliott of Bellefontaine who is held on a $250 bond. The charge is conspiracy in restraint of trade. The other three indictments target Cleveland men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville, O
Ohio
C. Z. Elliott
Bellefontaine, O
Cleveland
Sunday school Teacher Sentenced in Obscene Letter Case
Evelyn Anderson, a Perry County church worker, was found guilty of sending obscene letters through the mail. She was sentenced in Columbus to 30 days in jail and fined $5 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Evelyn Anderson
Perry County
Lingafelter Declared Bankrupt in Newark Case
James F. Lingafelter of Newark has been discharged by the U S court from bankruptcy. At filing his liabilities were listed at 147 296 42, and he apparently had no assets to meet obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
James F. Lingafelter
Newark
United States Court
Trains Struck Carriage Near Ada Ohio
A Pennsylvania train struck a carriage carrying J W Harper and Miss Mabel Meyer students of Ohio Northern university. Miss Meyer's remains were strewn along the track for several hundred yards. Harper's right foot was crushed and his head severely cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada. O
Pennsylvania
W. Harper
Mabel Meyer
Ohio Northern University
Dayton jury finds Fowler guilty of first degree murder
In Dayton Ohio Royal Fowler was found guilty of murder in the first degree after a ten hour deliberation on the charge of killing his sweetheart Mamie Hagerty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Fowler
Mamie Hagerty
Explosion Shook Fremont in Oil Tank Car Blast
A Standard Oil crude petroleum tank car exploded in the Lake Shore railway yards at Fremont Ohio, shaking the town like an earthquake, breaking many windows and causing additional damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Lake Shore
Ohio veteran dies by self-inflicted gunshot in Alliance
John Miller aged 65, a veteran of the One Hundred and Fourth Ohio volunteer infantry, committed suicide with a revolver, shooting himself in the head. This marks the third death by own action in four days at Alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
John Miller
One Hundred and Fourth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Taxing professions urged by Ohio official speech
Columbus Ohio Attorney General W H Ellis told the state chamber of commerce that the tax commission member favored taxing professions including physicians and lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Ellis
State Tax Commission
Fire damages church in Springfield organ loft blaze
A fire at St Bernard Catholic Church on Lagonda avenue and Columbia street Springfield damaged the building to about 8000 dollars, starting in the organ loft. The organ, valued at 5000 dollars, was destroyed and the interior sustained heavy damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
St. Bernard Catholic Church
Lagonda Avenue
Columbia Street
Boy Hero Killed in Train Rescue at Zanesville
In Zanesville Ohio Robert Stannus aged 15 lost his life while attempting to rescue a one legged tramp from an oncoming train. He pulled the man from danger but could not escape the train himself and was instantly killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville, O
Robert Stannus
Stannus
Cow tree milk hailed by globe trotter and Humboldt
A globe trotter speaks of the palo de vaca or cow tree that supposedly yields milk. Humboldt notes the tree’s milk as rich as cream, rich in fat sugar casein and phosphates, gathered at sunrise by natives from the mountain side in dry seasons. The Canary Islands Memerara cow trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Globe Trotter
Humboldt
South America
Canary Islands
Christmas Presents Card Crafting Instructions
A nostalgic guide explains crafting Christmas presents using white photographer's paste on cardboard, cotton wadding, and cretonne. It details preparing the backing, trimming fabric, pinning, folding, pasting, and stretching tight to create a smoothly covered frame.
How to Cover a Frame With Fabric for Repairs
Instructions describe cutting fabric lengthwise, trimming corners, pasting to the inside frame edges, and stretching tautly to avoid wrinkles. Diagonal corner cuts prevent fraying, slitting around oval frames keeps the fabric smooth, then weighting overnight prevents warping.
Hamburg hospital accused of corpse traffic scandal
A Hamburg labor leader charged a hospital with illicitly trafficking corpses, delivering closed coffins with ashes or replacements, showing bodies to relatives, and altering remains. A former employee testified arms and heads were swapped, with warders selling parts for profit and coffins sometimes burying partial remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Herr Schonberg
How long does this train stop here joke
A Boston Herald writer recalls a crowded Salem to Derry train where a dear old lady in a poker bonnet asked a railroad official how long the stop would be. The brakeman answered with a farce about minutes and whistles, prompting her to exclaim that the man thinks he's the whistle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Derry
Boston Herald
Canobie Lake
Paterfamilias Serenely Seeks Explanation for Late Visit
A NY Weekly anecdote depicts a father questioning a young gentleman’s late return to the parlor. The daughter explains the suitor stayed after 11 because the father glared, prompting the man to believe the daughter needed a protector and to wait until the father slept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterfamilias
Stayer
Suit discussion hints at lavish gifts in Chicago Daily News
Tom asks about a suit that would win her favor and Dick replies that a suit with many big checks would attract her. The exchange reveals a comic tone on wealth and romance in a Chicago Daily News snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Chicago Daily. News
Mistress Tests New Cook On Pastry Knowledge
Mistress probes a new cook about pastry and pies, joking that the new cook is most familiar with Baker's pies as they discuss fare and kitchen skill in a light domestic vignette.
Novel Pin Cushion From Baby Stockings
It describes making a charming pin cushion from a baby’s fine white stocking. Cut a blue or pink lining, insert inside, fill with bran, and top with a ribbon bow. Optional extra bows and pins or needles can be added before gifting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
A Christmas Pincushion Pattern and Craft Detail
A small pincushion from two linen squares with a half inch hem all around and a line of hem stitching above. Between the squares insert a flat cushion held by a No 1 ribbon run in and out, ending with small bows at corners. One cover may feature floral embroidery or a monogram with a wreath of blossoms.
Crafting a Gift Box from a Candy Box
Cut an equilateral triangle from the center of each side and fold along the dotted lines to form a second fold for the top. Make two holes near the top corners of the side pieces, thread ribbon through opposite holes, tie, and turn out the triangular points. Decorate the inside of the points and the outside of each side for a pretty finish or keep it plain with a ribbon.
Attractions of Western Canada Draw Settlers North
The article praises the Canadian West for rich soil and climate yielding top quality wheat and other cereals. It notes 1906 harvests of 90 million bushels of wheat, 76 million oats, 17 million barley, plus rapid railway expansion. Free 160 acre homesteads with $10 entry draw settlers, and a strong free common school system enhances immigration to the western provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Canada
United States
Trying Experience Endorses Dean's Kidney Pills
Miss Frances Gardner of Chicago writes that Dean's Kidney Pills cured her kidney complaints after five years and over $100 spent on useless remedies. She reports restored health, appetite, digestion, and sleep. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box by Fostex Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Gardner
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Iil
Dean
Fostex-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. A
Wildcat Attack Breaks Back On Locust Mountain
Thomas Dyke encountered a wildcat ten feet away on Locust Mountain south of Mount Carmel Pennsylvania. After a brief struggle he leaped onto the animal as it charged, breaking its back with a quick swing. A physician treated scratches on his face and hands, leaving him otherwise unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dyke
Locust Mountain
Mount Carmel
Ashland
Tremendous Eczema Cure by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Oklahoma describes a year of severe itching all over her body with bleeding from scratching. After using Cuticura Remedies according to instructions she found great relief and was soon well enough to recommend them to others. June 28 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Metzger
Sweetwater
Okla
Year of the 5 000 000 shovels takes center stage
A Boston manufacturer recalls selling 350 000 dozen shovels in 1905 and predicts 400 000 dozen this year as a sign of national prosperity. The shovel boom marks a broad economic upturn with imports exports and bank clearings rising, a century of industry effort summarized as the era of the shovel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Minneapolis Journal
Highest suspension bridge planned over Royal Gorge
Work on a suspension bridge over the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River in Colorado advances. The span reaches 267 feet above water with a 50 to 230 foot channel width and uses flat steel, steel cables, curved girders, plate glass flooring, and high railings as part of an electric railway project. The structure aims to be the world’s highest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Gorge
Arkansas River
Colorado
Browning on Tired Business Man Dampens American Drama
Bronson Howard blames the fatigued business man for poor stage work. He argues the public theater chases after tired patrons and that plays catering to them hinder the art. Howard insists the drama’s future depends on broader audience appeal, not fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronson Howard
Silver Service for Cruiser Washington Presented by State
One thousand five hundred ounces of metal will be used in the silver service for the new armored cruiser Washington. The 53-piece set costs $5,000 and features a punch bowl in the shape of a galley with Triton, Neptune’s trumpeter, as chief piece. Mary Anderson De Navarro has sent her memoirs to Louisville’s Commercial Club with best wishes for Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Triton
Neptune
Mary Anderson de Navarro
Commercial Club
Louisville
Quote and ad phrase from old newspaper item
A woman declares she cares only to talk while a PUTNAM FACE LESS DYES advertisement promises easy dyeing with no experience required and guaranteed success. In a quip about wealth and happiness Dustin Stax replies that wealth has at least protected him from annoyances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Mr. Dustin Stax
Pure Food and Drugs Act compliance seal onArfield Tea products
Serial No. 384 shows the government assigned guaranty that Arfield Tea Company preparations comply with the National Pure Food and Drugs Act. The seal appears on every package, asserting full adherence to act requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arfield Tea Company
New Hobby for Collectors Emerges in Art Forgeries
The article notes collectors seeking new fields have found a niche in amassing forged or spurious works of art. It argues this hobby, though controversial, could become as engaging as collecting genuine artworks, as described by Art Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Journal
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
Internal remedy claims to cure catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Presented as non quack, a physician’s prescription with tonics and blood purifiers. Testimonials available, Toledo, Ohio suppliers, price 75 cents. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Hali
Peril of Ballooning and the Hole in the Air
A balloonist may encounter a sudden hole in the air described as a maelstrom vortex where descent can be rapid until ballast is released. Such holes are rare and the surrounding atmosphere generally maintains uniform lifting power, according to Mr Rolker as cited from American Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Rolker
American Magazine
Vision Showed Son Dead Telepathic Murder Case in Milan
In Milan a mother woke at three AM claiming her son John’s younger brother Leopold was dead. Doctors later ruled Leopold Lazzaroni, a dairy owner, murdered at three o’clock. The next day suspects were arrested as the vision’s facts were debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Lazzaroni
John
Leopold
Leopold Lazzaroni
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hocking
Critcises Cincinnati System
Ohio State Prison
Boy Hero
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Attractions OF Western
Philadelphia
Cutiura
Earth
Brandreth
Paris
Bureau Des Longitudes
Samarakand
Central Asia
Stefnik
Observatory of
Mendon
M. Janssen
Spain
Bank Street
Providence
R. I
Fisk Goodyear
Burchtown
Mr. Goodyear
G. A. Park
General Immigration and Industrial
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Louisville, Ky
Son
Dodd
Little Coast
Milo B. Stevens & Co
14Th St
Washington, D.C
Detroit
Anges
Iian Herb Tablet Co
Hicks
Drages
Picu
Amelin
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Carters
Western Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
H. M. Williams
Law
R. Paxton CO
Mass
L. C
Buffalo A. L. O
Buffalo Oil Paint 2 Varnish Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Pri KE
Winchester
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!