Six Cities Endure Deadly Ohio Storms
A violent late 19th or early 20th century storm devastated central Ohio with lightning, hail, and hurricane force winds. Five dead and many injured across Wooster Canton Norwalk and other cities. Massive property losses exceed two million dollars with missing boats and ongoing rescue efforts. Albert Stanford and Louis Long are among the killed and injured.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Wooster
Norwalk
Canton
Fremont
Toledo
Akron
Meyers Tyle
P. Kerney
Ware
Bolt
Albert Stanford
Louis Long
Fourth Ballot Acquittal in Dr Nye Bribery Case
A Franklin county jury acquitted Dr George B Nye of one bribery charge after four ballots. Prosecutors Hogan and Turner vow to pursue other indictments against Nye and lawmakers. A four day lull precedes trial of Rep Owen J Evans over a Dean liquor bill bribery claim.
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Columbusa
George B. Nye
Pike County
Franklin County
Grand Jury
Timothy 8. Hogan
Edward C.turner
Nye
Owen J. Evans
Stark County
John PF. Wells
Canton
Silver Banking Co. Liquidates After Closing its Doors
The Silver Banking Co of Welllsville closed its doors and will liquidate. A. G. Mc Kengle named assignee. The bank held city and school funds and turned over its property in Columbiana and Jefferson counties. City deposits amount to $10,000. Organization date 1884 with $50,000 capital.
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Welllsville
Silver Banking Co
A. G. McKengle
Columbiana
Jefferson
Town Suffers Big Loss in Garwood Fire
A $60,000 blaze devastated Big Springe wiping out the can mill, planing mill, hardware store, and steam crushing plant owned by William Garwood & Son. Two homes of Levi Brugler and Mrs. Laviyn Collum burned. Garwood & Son faced over $50,000 in losses with no insurance.
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Big Springe
William Garwood & Son
Levi Brugler
Laviyn Collum
Towa Falls
Garwood & Son
Local hero saves comrade as drought tightens Ohio harvest
W Corwin Miller, a Harvard senior from the city, leaped into Boston harbor to rescue a comrade Washington C amid drought hit southern Ohio. Wheat prices show slight rise as drought and crop conditions worsen across the region.
Evans confesses bribe case as Ohio legislature faces new indictments
Stark county representative Owen J. Evans admitted paying a $100 bribe on a salary loan shark bill and paid a $500 fine. He then testified before a grand jury, signaling forthcoming indictments and more confessions from other lawmakers and aides in a widening bribery scandal.
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Columbus, O
Owen J. Evans
Stark County
Evans
House
Charlee W. Kempel
Beneral Assembly
Kempel
Ife
Ohio
E. ©. Turner
Clark
J. Vining
Miller
Taft denounces race bias in army report controversy
President Taft ordered a reprimand for Colonel Garrard of Fort Myers Virginia after his report on Frank Bloom a Jewish private seeking promotion. Taft called the Garrard statements unjustified and urged fair treatment regardless of Jewish origin amid a broader controversy over race and religion in the military.
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Taft
Washington
Joseph Garrard
Fort Myers
Garrard
Frank Bloom
Buckeye Press to Tour Western Canada on Special Train
Buckeye Press Association officials announce a 16 day summer trip for Ohio publishers. The Canadian government provides a free special train and entertainment along the route from a Cleveland Toledo or Detroit meet point to Banff and back. The trip, set for late July, invites other state press groups to join.
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Columbus
Ohio
Canada
B. Benjamin Yale
Buckeye Press Association
Banff
Oiten
Cleveland
Toledo
Detroit
Dominion
Yale
Jet Unger
Buckeye Preas Nasociaion
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge Convention Plans
Hamilton hosts the annual state convention of the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias June 12 to 14. A Dramatic Order of Khorassan parade starts at 7 PM, with a reception at the L O O F temple and 25 to 30 candidates. Mayors and judges welcome attendees at Smith's theater Tuesday for the opening address. A large parade and grand review precede Wednesday business sessions. Pythian Sisters also convene at the Grand theater.
Five-Passenger Car Toll Near Bowling Green Fatalities
A touring car leaped an embankment, trapping three men beneath and catching fire. Chauffeur Albert Ebersole of Arcadia perished in the blaze while Willis Hukes of Fostoria escaped. Henry Ries of Fostoria died from injuries. In a separate runaway incident at Prairie Depot, Mrs. Charles Morgan and two children were flung from a wagon. the mother was instantly killed.
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Bowling Green
Albert Ebersole
Arcadia
Willis Hukes
Fostoria
Henry Ries
Prairie Depot
Charles Morgan
Endowment Raised At Marietta College Celebrated
Marietta College completed an endowment of 441000 dollars and citywide rejoicing followed. A campus celebration will be held with participation from faculty students and local officials.
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Marietta
Marietta College
Butler’s Duplicate Figures Big Tax Totals
Auditor Joe Horate reports Butler County tax duplicate exceeding 100 million dollars while Hamilton city duplicate approaches 40 million. County duplicate stands at 38.5 million, with totals slated to fund city operations and schools.
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Hamilton
Joe Horate
Butler County
DON T NEGLECT YOUR KIDNEYS Kidney troubles warning ad
A distressed testimonial from Richardson Indiana urges kidney care noting back pain and crippling symptoms. The patient credits Doan s Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo with gradual improvement and complete recovery, recommending the product to readers.
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Richardson
Red Key
Doan
Doan's
Enso
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Army Delays Grant Furlough After Corporal Stripes Death
The Adjutant informs Corporal Stripes that a furlough application filed some time ago has been granted by the War Department. The sergeant reports the corporal died about six weeks earlier.
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Stripes
War Department
Cure for Eczema Promised by Cuticura Remedies
The advertisement recounts a woman and her children using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent to cure eczema and ringworm. The note, signed Mrs Violet Cole of Philadelphia in 1910, promotes Cuticura products and a free skin book from Potter Drug and Chemical Corp. Market hog weights decline from 275 pounds in 1870s to about 219 pounds in 1900s, indicating lighter hogs in recent decades.
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Violet Cole
S. Redfield St
Philadelphia
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
High rail rates spark debate on travel costs
A New England woman and a southern cousin debate rail pricing on a short branch line. She calls five cents a mile extortion while the other notes the hourly rate seems cheaper, about thirty five cents, highlighting regional views on fare structures.
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New England
Hewitt's Hiasy Tack Soap Promises Sock Protection
The article argues many men wear peek a boo socks not for style but due to wives using inferior strong laundry soaps. Free alkali and resin in those soaps harm socks and blame men as hard on them. Hewitt's Hiasy Tack Soap is promoted as a solution after twenty five years of use.
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Hewitt
Hypnotic frank talk and stray dialogue snippets
A fragmented passage features Margaret and Mr Baker discussing hypnosis and sleep cues. A stray phrase mentions Tom correcting constipation by digestive organs, while garbled lines reference Adele and a beat policy.
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Garfield
Tom
Adele
Dragging Their Hosiery In Fire Hose Comment
A child observes firemen dragging long hoses to a burning building. Her mother explains the hoses are firemen’s equipment as more companies arrive with their lines. The scene captures a curious child’s innocent misnaming of firefighting gear.
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Arlene
Garden Howe
Lippincatt
Resinol Ointment Promises Cure For Skin Ailments
Advertisement lines extol Resinol ointment and Restnol soap curing chronic skin diseases in weeks. Mention of boils and rashes plus a Georgia theft case headline and an anecdotal skit about a Mutual Admiration Society conclude the fragment.
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Mutual Admiration Society
Aunt Eunice Praises Old Master In Gallery Scene
In a picture gallery scene Aunt Eunice declares a painting is as good as some new works. Mrs Newgold replies with modest affection calling it a real old master despite the modern comparisons.
Real Reason for Moving Sends Kitten Company Request
A brief exchange shows one person offering to send a kitten for company as a reason for moving. The other person compliments the gesture and notes the move itself. The dialogue centers on companionship and relocation.
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