Cleveland seeks 1904 bowling tournament bid
Cleveland reports renewed efforts to host the national bowling tournament and American Bowling Congress for 1904. City pledges backing from central cities and bowling equipment manufacturers. Also reported: Bellefontaine death after a fall, James Tyanan, age unknown, dies after slipping on ice near Big Four shops. He leaves four children, two in Bellefontaine and others in Urbans and Norwalk.
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Bowling Congress
Cleveland
American Bowling Congress
Bellefontaine
James Tyanan
Tyanar
Norwalk
Flood warnings and cold spell sweep the south and west
Reports from Kentucky to Georgia describe floods and rising rivers as storms lash the region. Snow and sleet hinder transit from Louisville to Ohio valleys, with trains and streetcars delayed or halted. In Denver and Utah stock losses loom as cold tightens. coal shortages deepen in Kansas.
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Louisville
South
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Inman and Beast
Memphis
Fort Worth
Dallas
Tex
Southwest
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Nashville
Atlanta
Chattahoochee
Cumberland
South Carolina
Venezuelan Negotiations Report Highlights British German Steps
The Venezuelan blue book details a July 33 discussion between Foreign Minister Lansdowne and the German ambassador Count Wolff-Metternich, a proposed joint naval demonstration, and a British suggestion to seize gunboats. It notes attempts to arbitrate with Roosevelt and critiques from German press, with Queen Wilhelmina named as possible umpire if needed.
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London
Lansdowne
Count Wolff-Metternich
Germany
Great Britain
Lord Lansdowne
Venezuela
Roosevelt
Earl Root Burial Draws Dense Crowd in Dalton
Earl Root was buried Monday in Dalton after services at the United Presbyterian church. Rev. W. Hubbell delivered a stirring sermon from Bet thy house in order for thou shalt die. The church choir and a male quartet sang as many floral offerings were placed around the casket. The town, weathered by rain, shut schools and some businesses for the hour. Mrs. W H Hubbell, recently recovered in Cleveland, will stay in Wooster briefly before returning home. Local notices mention typhoid fever in East Main street, with others visiting and grieving in the community.
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Dalton
East Main Street
R. M. Gardiner
Wooster
Arnold
Allen Arnold
James Reot
Akron
Frances McErhinnie
Barberton
Groundhog Shadow Prompts Local Weather Tales
Mayville notes a shadow sighting predicted by groundhogs but jokes that the weather man needed days to adjust. Residents and visitors report travel, illness, and commutes including Derr from Akron, Stauffer’s Pittabur, Orr improving from grip, Rieder’s typhoid, Simonin’s Akron trip, and Haley in Massillon.
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A. W Derr
Akron
Chas
Stauffer
Pittabur
Caris
Crawford County
Thorsday
John Orr
Everett Rieder
Pittsburg
Joe Simonin
Leon Rieder
Everett
Jesse Cunningham
Elmer
Vatiso
Ind
Glen Davidson
Blanch Haley
Massillon
Crammels
Roy
Eugene Wyler
Pete Gerber
Wooster
Local and Regional Notes From Feb 17
Feb 17 items report Herbert Berg, son of Henry Berg, set to work for John Heibner on the Robert Reed farm south of West Lebanon. A Ben Amstutz sale drew a large crowd with cattle selling strong, 20 cows averaging 66 dollars, one cow at 78. A Kidron school spelling contest saw Calvin Hosttetler win prize No 1 and Sarah Moser prize No 3. In Colorado Springs, the United States Reduction and Refining plant runs under guard with 2560 workers. authorities prepare warrants against strikers after clashes with mill employees. Hyannis Neb reports a teacher shooting Henry Beem, a pupil, during a fight with Beem and two companions. principal Hill tried to remove Beem, was beaten, and two others aided him.
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Herbert
Henry Berg
John Heibner
Heibner
Robert Reed
West
Lebanon
Ben Amstutz
Kidron School
Calvin Hosttetler
Sarah Moser
Colorado Springs
United States Reduction and Refining Company
Reduction Company
Pupl
Hyannis
Neb
Henry Beem
Beem
Hill
Funeral notices and local tributes from Sterling area
Funeral of Mrs Eva Beichler Smith in Sterling church noted by Rev Seifert and others with a tribute on her Christian life. Interment in Seville cemetery. Also reports a life reflection by Rev D W Spikler in Andersonville and a passing line on Senator Tilman’s remarks. Includes list of locals attending from Warren Akron Barberton and nearby towns.
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Ev. J
Kendall
Memorial Church
Cleve-land
Baldwin
Akron
Metzer
Sterling
Eva Beichler Smith
BE. M. Smith
BE. M. Smith Dec. 24 1893, By Rev. Kendall
Smith
B. Church
Agnew Seifert
Seville Cemetery
F. M. Smith
Warren
J. M
G. Henry
B. Gond
Mra G._B. Lee
Barberton
Senator Tilman
Tillman
Charleston
United States
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Wooster, O
Hitch
the Syndicate
Lea
East Liberty Street
Herry
FeEerry
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Ferry & Company
Toledo
Charles Hl. Evans
Fremont
Ohio Valley
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Pittaburk
Parkerabure
Point Pleasant
Bassler
Davis Island Dam
Ridgway
Allégheny
Penn Avenue
Salt Lake City
Great Salt Lake Beam
Idaho
Wyoming
Modena
Utah
Reno
Nev
Nevada
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Socorro
Topeka
William F
John J. Ryan
John Ryan & Company
Wes and
Ryan Pate
Berlin
Washington
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Bowen
Hay
Hague Tribunal
Italy
Spain
Caracas
Miranda
Lake of
Maracaibo
Fort San Carlos
Tucacas
Augusta
Prinzessin
Curacao
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Genee
William E. Chandler
Chandler
Maine
Havana Harbor
Rochester
Secret Service
Gammon
Helen Zara Robinson
San Francisco
Ohio
Vassar
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
Alice M. Chamberisin
Geneva
Mary F. Anderson
Caledonia
Babe
West Union
Rudder’s Run
Mary McGrew
Carter’ County
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MTS
Hubbell
Feiss
Maysville
Kidron
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Meron
Gatarah
S. S
Swift
Gateway
Florida
New Orleans
Savannah
Southern Railway and Connecting Lines
Chicago
Big Four
Pennsylvania Lines
Michigan
Queen & T
St. Augustine
Florida Limited
Monon
Ing
Pennsylvania and Southern Railway
Florida Lionted
Lexington
Birmingham
Queen & Crescent IE
Binningham
Ianville
Asheville
W. A. Dockler
Adeahe
W. W. Domlayant
T.F. O A
P. Brows
W. Mil
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