The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-23
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ToledO.--James Stearns, 2S. build
ing contractor Of jamestown, Pa, was
killed when he fell from a scaffold OF
q new factory building at Woodville.
Cleveland.-A six-weeks-old boy was
found in war garden by Lieut..
Smith. While entering the garden to
reprimand some children who were
playing there the officer heard a faint
cry and STOPPING down found the
child, who apparently had been aban-
doned by its parents earlier in the
day.
Vermillion. - With prohibition OF
the saloon and the promotion of sal
vRtion" as. their slogan, nearly 500
Sunday school workers of the Erie
conference of the German Evangelical
church began a five-day institute with
an open session at Linwood park, near
here.
Marysville-While Miss Hazel
Jackson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fay Jackson, was returning home
from Broadway, riding horseback.
someone fired gun from ambush and
the shot came near striking the horse,
causing the animal to run away. Miss
Jackson was unable to account for the
shooting.
ircleville-CharIes Stone, 35, Of
Kansas City, was killed at Woods
Grove, Williamsport. near here, while
making a balloon ascension. He cut
loost his parachute, which failed to
open. Stone lived 20 minutes after
his fall. Five thousand people at a
field day celebration saw the acci-
dent.
Cleveland.-Constitutionality of the
draft law and the right of the govern
ment to draft not only citizens. but
entire national guard organizations,
into the federal service was upheld by
Federal Judge Westenhaver in one Of
the most important military decisions
since the Civil war.
OXford.-The board Of trustees of
the Oxford College for Women an
nounces that the merger of Oxford col
lege and Western college has been
abandoned. Oxford college was found
ed in 1880 and has a large number Of
alumnae and former students in the
middle west. 1t is a pioneer college
of its type.
Cedar Point-Another blow has
been dealt the kaiser. The sauerkraut
packers of the United States mean to
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origin, into one of the allies agencies
in the world war. The humble cab
bage will raise its head in the select
company of other great crops in behalf
Of democracy, if the National Kraut
association, which met in convention
here, has it's way.
Misunderstanding a lynching, Depu-
ty Sheriff Brown rushed Harry Mitch
ell engineer, from the Sebring Jail
to Youngstown. He was charged by
his wife with an attack on his 14-year-
old daughter.
Medna.-Medina Democrats nomi-
mated Rev S. F. Dimmick, pastor Of
the Baptist church, for mayor and the
Republicans nominated Attorney Ar
thur Van Epp.
Youngstown.-In the city primary
here, featured by a light vote, Carl
Thornton was renominated for mayor
by the Republicans and former Mayor
A. W. Cramer won the Democratic
mayoralty nomination.
Canton.-Mayor Charles A. Stolberg
was defeated for denomination for a
third term on the Republican ticket by
State Senator Adam w. Oberlin. The
vote was 1929 to 779. City Treasurer
Charles E. Poorman was nominated
by the Democrats without opposition.
Cedar Point-"Bread, Bullets and
Business" was talked upon by A.
Put" Sandles, former candidate for
governor and one-time secretary of ag-
riculture, before 500 members of the
Ohio Building Association league, in
annual convention here.
East Liverpool-Angeles Pontinkes,
25, Greek shoe sinner, probably will
die and Budd Hollander, 80, haber-
dashery owner, sustained severe
burns TO his face and head when
gas explosion damaged the interior or
a hat cleaning and shoe shining shop
here.
Sandusky.-Mrs. Alys Mckay Bry-
ant, widow of Johnny Bryant, Ameri-
can aviator killed at Vancouver, B. c.,
in 1913, when his airplane collapsed
while he was making an exhibition
flight, and herself an aviator with an
international reputation, is training
airmen here for possible war service.
Several months ago, when the need
of aircraft and airmen became appar-
ent, Mrs. Bryant, who happened to
be in this vicinity giving exhibitions,
Cancelled profitable engagements to
enter the employ of the late Tom Be-
moist, veteran st. Louis aviator, who
had opened a training school here in
connection with an airplane plant
operated by company of which he
was the head. Benoist died early in
June, the victim of street car acci-
dent, but the training school, thanks
to Mrs. Bryant, is going right along.
From half a dozen to dozen aviators
are being turned out every week.
Lima.-Lima's street car strike,
started July IL, was settled Aug 1S.
Recognition of the union, the Cne
point which has stood in the way of
the settlement, is not granted, but the
company agrees not to discriminate
against union members. Edward ].
Stroup, 81, shot in the rioting, died
at the City hospital,
Fostoria.--In trying to kill a honey
bee that had settled on his face, VIII
liam H. Bollinger lost control of the
auto he was driving and it overturned