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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1907
Page
1
Incomplete OCR fragment notes a player, a team, and a scoring sequence. The readable bits suggest a basketball context with a tall opponent and multiple close attempts. Details are unclear but imply a contested game moment and potential score involvement.
Ohio State News outlines recent developments of interest for readers, summarizing campus events, research progress, and upcoming opportunities involving faculty, students, and affiliated organizations. The notice emphasizes timely items and local relevance across departments.
Albert Davis, who killed his sweetheart Hazel Reed in Springfield, was executed by electric chair in Columbus after Gov. Harris refused clemency. He arrived at the Ohio penitentiary annex on November 14, 1906, became Catholic and received last rites, and had outlived four inmates in the death cage before his death shortly after midnight.
Frad A. Baron, cashier and treasurer of Dollar Savings bank, was found dead at his Akron residence with a bullet wound to the skull and a revolver at his side. The body was discovered by the housemaid after doors were found locked. Suicide is favored but murder is also considered. Baron held prominent roles in Foresters, Path Finders, Modern Woodmen and related orders.
Rome reports a powerful series of Calabria earthquakes causing widespread ruin from Ferrazzano to Gerace. Estimates of fatalities range from 200 to 500 as villages collapse and rain compounds suffering. King Victor Emmanuel and the pope react with relief efforts.
Chicago October 26 The National Civic Federation session featured five minute talks by businessmen on antitrust questions. The resolutions call for immediate legislation to allow railroad rate agreements under ICC supervision, praise past Sherman act enforcement, and urge a nonpartisan commission representing capital labor and public to study business combinations and preserve free contract while regulating corporations.
John Ludwig, 28, a self confessed Brooklyn arsonist, describes his spree across occupied and vacant homes in Brooklyn. He says he aimed to avoid injuries, claims compulsion drove fires, and notes his expected confinement may lead to more fires after release. He discusses early incidents at Lefferts Street and 37th Street and his method of alerting authorities.
In Fremont Ohio Foster Martin, a town farmer, lit large quantities of dynamite near a school housing 30 pupils taught by Miss Nellie David. The first blast sent teachers and students fleeing as a second charge neared the building. farmers now pursue Martin.
Norwalk Ohio Miss Lou Mather a Steuben resident was arrested by Sheriff Snyder on a warrant issued by Justice J M Bechtel. Fire marshal deputy Frank H Dimon swore to the charge that on September 23 she set fire to a dwelling owned by her on the Steuben outskirts to defraud Huron County Mutual Fire Insurance Co of 1000 dollars. She was arrested in Toledo where visiting a cousin, brought to Norwalk and released on a 1000 dollar bond after pleading not guilty.
Fragmentary report describes a probate court considering a suspended sentence tied to an operation on a patient brain. Mentions Percy eee and a boy’s industrial placement as part of the proceedings. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Pieces of an unknown victim's body and clothing were found near the blast site along with parts of a revolver and shotgun cartridges about 50 feet away. The explosion broke windows at Berea, twenty miles distant, with damage estimated in the thousands of dollars.
The chemical department of the National Light and Thorium Co. suffered a frightful gas explosion injuring 14 workers. Flames were extinguished after causing about 25 000 dollars in damage. The firm makes gas mantels.
Secretary of State Thompson approved the Cincinnati board of elections action adopting a resolution to spend not more than $500 for the investigation and prosecution of violators of registration laws.
In Marietta Ohio doctors report a trephining operation on Percy Battersby a success. They found a diseased skull area behind the right ear with brain exposure and removed a silver-dollar size bone piece along with a foreign growth. The procedure aimed to cure his alleged criminal ten12d.
The next association gathering of the First Ohio Volunteer Infantry will be held at Bellefontaine with date to be announced later. The local convention was praised as highly successful and George W Butt of Covington, Ohio, was elected president.
The Ohio Supreme Court postponed for two weeks the hearing of the Austin matter. A former state senator stands charged with receiving and a former clerk or deputies with issuing a certificate of admission to practice at the bar in Ohio without a prior examination.
John M. Rebb once Akron Gas Co. assistant superintendent and now Chattanooga Gas Co. manager is wandering homeward across the country, unaware of his own identity after a sunstroke in August. He is described as being lost and confused, with no clear memory of who he is or where he is from.
Mrs Albert Miller and her seven month old child died after a gasoline explosion during stove lighting in Warren Ohio. The blast caused severe burns to both, ending their lives. Authorities 조사 into the accident continues as relatives mourn.
State high court rules in favor of Bellefontaine Bridge Co, dismissingSandusky county suit and 107 similar cases statewide involving Bellefontaine and other bridge firms across Ohio.
C. E. T. Clark a brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad died instantly in Lima after stepping from the top of a freight car to the passenger depot and contacting an electric light wire. The tragedy occurred on the depot grounds during a routine movement. Clark was employed by the railroad and the accident is under investigation by local authorities.
In Lebanon Ohio a poison contaminated flour nearly killed George Anderson's family in Morrow. The entire household is hospitalized but not in danger.
In Columbus Edwin Bogen ten years old fell fifty feet down the Wheeler building elevator shaft. He climbed out unaided and then fell into a ditch. He escaped with minor injuries including a wrenched shoulder and several small bruises.
Columbus, Ohio. Frank Richards, sent from Hamilton county in 1903 to serve a 10 year term for burglary, died in the Ohio penitentiary. An autopsy will determine the cause of death.
Columbus Ohio United States Steel Corporation will indefinitely suspend operations at its Columbus plant, affecting 800 workers. The superintendent confirmed the shutdown but gave no reason for the suspension.
Lorain Ohio Charles Schinauch died in a horrific accident at his sawmill in Brownhelm when he fainted and fell onto a circular saw. His body was cut lengthwise, leaving a widow and three children.
In Findlay Ohio Frank Powers was working in his barn when a pruning knife dangling from a rafter fell free and stabbed his lung. Doctors say the wound is fatal. The accident is ruled mysterious and fatal.
Examiners Loeb and Roebuck of the state bureau of accounting report irregularities exceeding 11000 in Allen county officers books. The audit covers September 1903 through January 1, 1907, detailing discrepancies found during the investigation.
The trial of Rev. Joseph A. Meyer before the archdiocese curia did not occur as scheduled. It will be held secret and in the near future.
Laurel Weagley wandered from home in Bur goon within the county and entered Gregory planing mill. She was caught in the shafting and mangled to death when the machinery suddenly stopped after breaking. Workmen discovered the tragedy.
Columbus Illinois hosts a state wide German American celebration marking the 224th anniversary of German landing in America. Gov Harris provides the welcome address to attendees gathered from cities across the state.
In Toledo Ohio Frank Hironomous pleaded guilty to manslaughter before Judge Kinble. The case stems from a brawl linked to the murder of "Big den nie" Bates alias Schultz. Sentence deferred pending further proceedings and investigation into the wider incident.
Washington D. H. O Geo Kirby aged 60 stands trial for his life in Fayette County Ohio charged with killing Fred Marchant 27 a wealthy young man of Mil ledgeville. The trial began October 2 and will last several weeks.
John Schwartz, 72, allegedly used a public safety item to kill his wife Anna, 62, in Lorain Ohio. He then calmly walked to neighbor A C Gerbrick's home and disclosed the deeds without apparent emotion.
In Norfolk Virginia on Wednesday night guns from Ft Monroe and ships Texas and Brooklyn fired on floating targets in Hampton Roads for an hour. Citizens were startled and some women became hysterical as long distance inquiries flooded in. Officials explained President Roosevelt ordered gunners to shoot at targets at night, with Ft Monroe crew firing the minute guns while the warships did not fire as often.
The preliminary hearing for Samuel F. Whitlow, Moran merchant, charged with killing Miss May Sapp on September 27 by a razor strike, was held in Iola. Whitlow claims Miss Sapp killed herself after he refused to elope. Sapp’s father doubts the tale and sought an arrest warrant, and many believe Whitlow protects the actual killer.
Augusta Arkansas October 26 Mrs John Beker known as the prettiest girl in Arkansas shot her husband three times at their wedding feast in his parents home after an argument over his drinking punch to excess. The Rev John Beker was seriously wounded as guests watched. Monroe Douglas and wife hosted the event.
The fishing schooner Clara Silva arrived in Boston reporting 12 crew members strayed in a storm with likely 10 deaths. Another schooner rescued two men, leaving no trace of the remaining ten.
A massive prairie fire has burned for three days on the Sioux Indian reservation near Rock Creek, sweeping everything in its path and causing extensive damage in Valentine Nebraska.
Four men perished when the No 2 mixing mill at the Atlantic Dynamite Co factory exploded in Ashland Wisconsin on October 25. About two hundred pounds of nitroglycerin detonated, and several others narrowly escaped injury.
The jury in New York returned a guilty verdict against Dr. Walker R. Gillette former vice president of the Mutual Life Insurance Co for perjury. The jury also recommended mercy.
Thieves entered United States Express Co transfer offices at Union station in Milwaukee and stole about $18,000 in gold and currency. They slit three purses in the safe, leaving workers shocked by the bold robbery on October 25.
Sourgis S D Oct 26 Sgt Baker in charge of Ute ration distribution on the Cheyenne River reservation was killed.
New York October 26 state militia will be deployed in Yonkers on Saturday according to police commissioners. Striking streetcar workers remain undeterred and continue to press their demand for 25 cents an hour.
A London cablegram reported the British steamer Pampico sailing from Baltimore to Rotterdam was abandoned at sea in 47N 32W. The crew were saved.
Berne Switzerland October 26 Ernest Stahl chauffeur for Heinrich Conried Metropolitan opera house New York was tried for manslaughter after running down a peasant near Lachun on August 6 and was acquitted in the verdict announced today.
In St Louis on October 26 manager R. H. Bohle of the Western Union Telegraph Co notes two telegraph operators who had been on strike have been apprised for their former positions.
A southbound Missouri Kansas Texas passenger train struck a freight engine seven miles north of Dallas while speeding to the Texas state fair. Fireman F C French of Denison died instantly and over 40 passengers were injured, some perhaps fatally. Both engines were wrecked and several coaches telescoped or crushed.
In Los Angeles on October 28 a burglary at the Southern Pacific Santa Monica station escalated from minor theft to a major crime. Over $15,000 worth of skeleton railroad tickets, stamps, punches, and inkpads were stolen last Thursday night, tools thieves can use to counterfeit tickets and issue them through dishonest brokers, likely causing months of headaches for railroad officials.
James Reddick, chairman of the Republican county central committee and public administrator, died instantly when his car overturned near Libertyville, a Chicago suburb.
Springfield reports the gas balloon Ben Franklin with a 92,000 cubic foot capacity arrived in Belchertown after a successful Philadelphia trip. It carried five persons on board and is touted as the largest in the world.
Tacoma report states a Friday fire in Nome Alaska caused about 300000 dollars in property damage. The Pioneer Mining Co second avenue office building was destroyed with an estimated fifty thousand dollars in losses.
In Bucharest on October 28 the unprecedented drought sparked a historic procession as bishops clergy and thousands marched through the city praying for rain. All business paused during the extraordinary scene.
Three men were killed near Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County when a dynamite charge they were using to blow up a syndicate easing exploded. The incident occurred on October 28 and involved workers connected to a local syndicate operation.
A young unidentified woman shot Gen Maximoffsky, director of the interior ministry prisons department, seven times in his office, six hits. Identified as Mile. Ragozinnikova of Perm, she carried 13 pounds of explosive in her corsage and awaits court martial. The incident follows prior attacks on officials and aims at the secret power in control of political prisons.
In Benton Illinois on October 29 City Marshal George Adams shot and killed John Malone a famed gun fighter and former city marshal. Malone had threatened Adams life and previously killed a man in Hopkinsville Kentucky and a negro in Pope County Illinois. He also shot a man near Galatia and later killed John Houlihan in East St. Louis. Malone was tried for murder in each case but acquitted.
In St. Louis on October 29, footpads held up Justus Geizer, a local newspaper reporter. One robber pried open his mouth while another pulled two gold front teeth. Finding only a small cash amount, the thieves pried out the teeth, and Geiger has not smiled since.
In Norwich Connecticut on October 29 diamonds and jewelry valued at about $7000 were stolen from the residence of Frederick L. Osgood. The incident is under investigation and details remain scarce. Strong entities include Frederick L. Osgood and Norwich Police Department.
Taft and wife narrowly escaped injury when a mule team ran loose as they rode in an automobile with Gen. Wood and Gen. Bliss at Baguio. The speeding chauffeur fled after the dramatic escape of the distinguished travelers.
Honolulu obituary notes James Collarey a second fireman on the United States ship Albatros, serving the bureau of fisheries, died in a steam chamber explosion caused by a stop valve blowout during boiler operation.
The body of Charles German, a Black man charged with criminally assaulting a white farmer’s young daughter, was found hanging from a tree about five miles from Belton Mississippi. His body showed numerous bullet wounds.
New York on October 29 Jacob Oster known as Kid Gordon a prizefighter who often fought in preliminaries for boxing clubs was fatally stabbed in an incident that shocked the city. The report notes his fighting ability and frequent appearance in local rings.
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