Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-11-28

Fire damaged the Bancroft hotel,
Springfield. to the extent of $50, 900.
Marion ministers launched cam
paign against gambling Of all forms
Mrs. Evaline c. stansel, s6, descend
ant OF John Quincy Adams, died at
Kenton.
Ira R. Pontius of Upper Sandusky
may succeed Phillip Berg as state
bank examiner.
Roy Schelberger and Edward Hill
lard OF Springfield were wounded In q
hunting accident.
Senator Thomas w. Latham of San
dusky may seek the Republican guber-
Material nomination.
Benny Goldstein, Toledo cafe pro-
prletor, was robbed OF $500 after a
battle with holdup mon.
Mrs. Catharine White, LOT, a Toledo
negress. whose skin turned white
eight years ago, is dead.
Fire at Elyria destroyed the Glaze
Thomas Furniture company, with an
estimated loss Of $4,000.
Passenger service on Lake Erie be-
tween Cleveland and Buffalo has been
suspended for the winter.
AT cincinnati, Jeanette Miller, 8,
was decapitated by a streetcar after
being hit by an automobile.
Mrs. Bert Eamer was instantly
killed by an automobile fire truck an
swering a fire alarm at Cleveland.
After pouring gasoline over her
oooy, Mrs. Emma Meister, 81, Toledo,
set IRE to her clothing, dying four
hours later.
Claude Blood, 1s, Medina, was
taken to the penitentiary to serve a
lie sentence for killing Constable
Way Knapp.
At Akron. Mrs. Ruth Booth and
daughter and Mrs. Cora Dice and
daughter were injured when a street
car hit the auto they occupied.
Federal government came tn +ha
rescue of Ohio and compelled men to
release their product at once. IT
probably will sell around 14H cents
retail.
A gasoline engine exploded in the
plant OF the Scott Lumber companv
at Bridgeport. Albert Carpenter was
killed and three other workmen Sc
verely injured.
MRS. J. f. Knight was thrown to the
pavement at Springfield and killed
during panic among passengers of a
streetcar, caused by fire starting when
a fuse blew out.
An eight-foot snake that escaned
from carnival company at Wooster
four months ago has been captured
by John Webb, SO, who used a forked
stick and rope.
Forty-three saloon men of Cincin.
natl, Dayton, Springfield and Hamil.
ton were indicted by the federal
grand jury, charged with violations
OF the wartime prohibition act.
M. Lerman, automobile salesman.
cincinnati, volunteered to retrieve a
prospective customers" hat which
blew out of the machine. The "cus
toner" drove away with the car.
Two complete whisky stills. large
quantities of mash and IL quarts OF
moonshine" whisky were confiscated
py police In two raids at Canton. Two
men and woman were arrested
Federal officers seized 1000 bushels
Of apples at Cincinnati, alleging the
commission men did not move the ca,
from the railroad yards and 40 De,
cent OF the shipment was decayed.
+ Miss Gladys Racey, 10, Caldwell
sophomore student at Ohio WESLEYAN
university, was shot in the hin in
university hall. The wound is no,
serious. Mystery surrounds the affair
At Columbus, Clyde McBee, 13. wa,
killed instantly when the bicycle ht
was riding was struck by coal truck
Lillian Dowler, 10, died shortly afte,
she had been struck by an automobile
William J. Leonard Of Cincinnati
became state fire marshal of Ohio
succeeding T. Alfred Fleming O.
Cleveland, who resigned to become
conservation director for the nationa
board OF fire underwriters.
A chemical explosion and subsa
quent fire which did $4,000 damage
to the plant Of the Mason Tire ant
Rubber company at Kent, resulted in
the possibly fatal injury of two EN-
ployes, Carson Kidwell and JAIME,
, Newman.
A. c. Dorsey, 80, taxi driver, con
! fessed to Chief of Police Carter a
i Columbmus that he had struck tn,
blow which killed Howard l.. Lux
. Madison county farmer. Dorsey sait
I he struck Lux during a quarrel ovel
taxi bill.
o. T. Corson was named American
, ization director for Ohio. The appoint
| ment was made by the Americaniza
tion committee of the Ohio legisla
t ture and announced by Senator AXE
chairman. Corson is a Republican
, He was formerly state superintendent
of schools.
]. s. Kinslow, federal inspector O
) explosives, is slated for appointment
: to succeed Charles G. Williams. Co
} shocton, Republican, as member of th,
: state board Of motion picture censors
Williams, 1t is said, will be name,
by Attorney General Price as specia
> counsel in his office, to succeed C. r
Bell, Coshocton, who resigned.
7 Canton council will aid the plan Z,
l plant trees in honor of Americas sol
3 der dead along the Lincoln highway
: Rev. G. Webster Moore of Clevelan,
was selected pastor of Church %
] Christ, Kenton, to succeed Rev. Leo,
d II. Couch, who goes to New York.
: Three firemen were injured at All
s ron in rescuing two rubber worker
overcome by smoke and gas in a SIS
s 600 restaurant fire.
r Robert, 9-months-old son of John s
g Wezer, Cleveland, was found dead i,
e his crib and the parents in an uncou
h scious condition, due to mysteriou
poisoning.
e About so cars of coal a day are be
:. ing produced in Ohio since the mir
e ers' strike as compared with norma
g production Of 5000 cars a day.
Mrs. Gertrude Leiby of Southine
1 ton Trumbul1 county raoantIr ;,,,;4a-