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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
1
In Cleveland a leopard attacked its trainer Bobby Mack at the White City park. With bare hands he fought the beast, shielding a dead baby in the enclosure while frightened bystanders aided him with rods and barriers. The crowd watched as the leopard was subdued and pulled away to safety.
In Cincinnati at Front and Elm streets during excavation for the Cincinnati Southern terminal workmen unearthed about $500 in gold coins buried one foot deep. Two colored laborers found a 10-dollar piece among the coins and the discovery drew a crowd of nearly 30. Foreman M A Anderson secured the fortune and the Cincinnati Southern trustees will decide its disposition at the next meeting.
The Columbus police are mystified by an unsigned blackmail attempt on millionaire Dr. S B Hartman. On June 12 a note demanded 10000 dollars and a deposit was left at a secluded spot on the outskirts of the city. Arrangements were made for the delivery by the would be blackmailers.
Orus M. Burns of Montpelier Colorado, facing three federal indictments with 21 counts and potential 105 to 210 year penalties, pleaded guilty to one count in one indictment in Toledo Ohio. Judge R W Taylor then sentenced Burns to seven years in the Ohio penitentiary and he was taken to the prison by the sheriff.
June 17 Bryan Ohio dispatch reports Mr and Mrs Own of Edgerton killed instantly and Mr Rath fatally injured when they tried to cross tracks ahead of a freight train in front of a fast mail along Train No 43 two miles east of home. They were traveling west on a double and were struck by the moving train.
Columbus Ohio June 19 the city council approved a law forbidding any person from wearing headgear that obstructs another patron’s view in public amusements. The sole penalty is ejectment. The measure targets women wearing hats at ball games.
In Dayton Ohio on June 19 Patrick Clark 65 and Larkin Grayson 62 both Soldiers' home members walked arm in arm when Grayson without cause plunged a knife into Clark's abdomen. Clark nearly disemboweled and rushed to the hospital where recovery is unlikely. Grayson arrested minutes later.
In Cleveland on June 19 Frank Burns, an employee of the Kinsman Ice Cream Co, was electrocuted while adjusting a dynamo. Four hours later Nicholas Johns, another employee at the same plant, died in a similar accident with a different electrical machine about 200 feet away.
The body of Marion L. Burlison was found in his Cleveland sitting room with a stabbing to the heart. He had been dead for hours and the police seek the unidentified killer who fled the scene.
Milford Ohio June 19 Henry South a teamster was shot through the head while plowing in Batavia township. A rifle report came from a nearby grove and South fell in the furrow. No shooter is identified or attributed.
In Cincinnati on June 17 Alice Loftus a telephone operator collapsed while singing at a birthday party. Surrounded by friends she fell backward from the piano stool and died within minutes. The accident occurred during the merriment as guests gathered around the performer.
Marysville Ohio June 17 a renowned trotting horse named Corintho son of Ora torio 2 13 died in Plain City after swallowing a live rat from his trough. The rat lacerated the horse's windpipe in the fatal accident.
In Cincinnati on June 19 a 15 year old boy, Johnnie Carroll, sank in the river at the foot of Niagara street while four companions struggled to reach him. His body was recovered hours later.
Aunt Caroline McCabe of Middleport died aged, honored with military rites in Gallipolis. A native of Mississippi, she cooked for the Fourth West Virginia Infantry during the Civil War.
Findlay Ohio June 20 The Standard issued an order to remove 100 oil tanks with capacities from 28 000 to 36 000 barrels. The tanks will be shipped to Kansas affecting Hancock and Woods county fields and the local oil industry. The move constitutes a major blow to local producers and storage capacity.
A Toledo syndicate and telephone men completed a 1 million dollar deal in Cleveland on June 17, purchasing a one third interest in the Cuyahoga Telephone Co. This transaction marks a significant investment in local communications by regional capitalists.
Columbus Ohio June 20 Charles Williams of this city was sent to the Columbus state hospital for treatment of acute mania caused by intense sufferings after a small scratch led to erysipelas.
June 20 in Cleveland two men collapsed from the heat at work and on the street. August Weiss died at the Cleveland Vapor Light plant while Cosmo Amnasea, a huckster, was overcome and fell from his wagon.
Frank Wald Vogel, 24, of Akron, drowned in Mud Lake while swimming with friends after arriving at the lake to fish. He took a dive and did not surface, prompting warnings about safety at local recreation spots.
Columbus Ohio June 20 Gov Herrick appoints Samuel A Wildman of Norwalk as judge of the Sixth judicial circuit to succeed Linn W Hull deceased Hull was the successful Republican judicial convention candidate.
A lightning bolt struck an iron reservoir in Lima on June 20, igniting a 35,000 barrel capacity tank holding 3,900 barrels of naphtha. The structure was burning furiously as a large smoke cloud hung over the city.
Bowling Green Ohio June 20 Wm H Bryant of North Baltimore denies involvement in the large North Baltimore fire of April 26 1896 after arrest on a secretly returned indictment charging arson.
Excitement grips Butler as a natural gas strike southeast of Mansfield is reported. The new well is estimated to produce at least 5,000,000 cubic feet daily, with the property controlled by a syndicate.
Adam Becker, chief of the Hamilton fire department, was found dead at Front and California streets early this morning by Detective Hetrich. Becker had been an invalid for over a year.
James Jennings, an elderly veteran and brother of the county auditor, was found dead at a bridge near Ripley on June 19. Authorities believe the death was accidental and the coroner has been notified.
In Warren Ohio on June 19 George Parks age 14 drowned while attempting to save his sister. The mother and aunt near drowned and had to be resuscitated.
In Cincinnati on June 19 William Laber aged 17 drowned after suffering heart trouble while diving at Chester Park bathing beach. His body was recovered from the lake.
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