Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-05-14


Cincinnati bakers voted to strike.
They demand an increase of SO
week.
Black river, near Lorain, is coated
with oil. which catches fire and burns
many boats.
Streetcar officials at Cincinnati an
nounced that fares may go to ~ !
cents June 1.
Charles F. Howard, 81, former
Greene county state representative,
died at Xenia.
Edward Smith, 81, farmer near Ok
ford was killed when kicked over the
heart by a horse.
Monarch Oil Corporation, with head
offices at Cincinnati, filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy.
Violet Hirist, 5, Canton, died of
burns received when her clothing
caught fire while playing.
William A. Hamilton, At, cripple,
was burned to death at Cleveland
when he fell into bonfire
Lieutenant Louis Meister, McCook |
field pilot at Dayton, escaped death |
Safecrackers got $4,000 in liberty |
bonds and $33 in cash in a grocery |
store and meat market at Amsterdam.
John R. Gammeter, Akron manufac-
turer and flyer, was elected president
Of the Associated Aeros Club of Ohio.
Miss Mary Kelly, SO, patient in a
private sanitarium at Oxford, commit
Tod cJ1ia hr dra ,f,,or in q
cistern.
Raymond Fay received a fractured
skull when struck by a 12-pound shot,
hurled during an athletic contest at
| Norwalk.
Northern Ohio milk producers Will
accept 30k cents a gallon for their
milk during May. This is a reduction
of 1 cent.
Jennie Ulch, Al, was awarded $500
damages by jury in a heart balm
suit against George Schamp, 81,
farmer near Wauseon.
E. V. Welborn, state fair manager,
announces that the state has in
creased it's allowance to county fairs
from $500 to $4,000.
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agreed upon fiat increase of 25 per
cent in salaries of all teachers in
rural and village schools.
Eli Johnson 65, who was visiting
his son at Bellefontaine, was killed
by train. 1t is believed he wandered
to the track during the night.
Ohio's 623 state banks during 1919
oh e1n non 0Q0 in 10
of those for 1918, State Bank Super
intendent Pontius announced.
Mrs. F. Mahl 46, mother of three
children, was killed by a bullet from
the starters pistol during field meet
of school near Bowling Green.
J. M. Bell of Newells Run identified
as that Of his wife the body of a
woman found in the mud along the
bank of the Ohio river at Marietta.
Urbana journeymen plumbers and
helpers in four shops are on strike
The workers demand 80 cents an
hour, an increase of 25 cents over the
old wage.
Because Of farm labor shortage and
the backward season, Judge Middle
ton of Champaign county common
, pleas court excused all farmers or
the grand and petit juries.
Home of Tony Cifaldi, Italian
steamship agent, Dillonvale, neal
!, Steubenville, was partially wrecked
by a bomb, believed to have beer
planted by Black Hand agents.
Two men were almost instantly
killed at Cleveland when their auto
mobile was struck by Cleveland
: Akron interurban car. The victim
: were Walter Niewiaroski and Franl
: Skarzycki, both 27.
Secretary of Agriculture Shav
urges town and city folk to plant gal
den truck this spring. If you wan
r cheap vegetables this summer there
4 only one way to get them and that
J, to raise them yourself, he says.
r Third attempt of Edith Metzger, Il
L Uhrichsville, to end her life was SUE
cessfu1 when, in view of her siste
e and neighbors, she blew off the top c
e her head with a shotgun at the hom
t. of her sister, Mrs. E. H Vandine.
d William o. Turner, 80, Jefferso
J. county, under sentence for second d.
gree murder, was pardoned by tn
/ governor. Turner killed his stel
r father, a negro, whom he alleged mi
b treated his mother. He has serve
If three years.
l. Ohio fires, 95 per cent Of which al
e said to have been preventable, hav
killed lat persons so far this yea
e an increase of 20 over last year, Will
D. injuries numbered 208 this year, cor
h, pared with 1S0 last, according I
d, State Fire Marshal Leonard
4. The deadlock between the sea.
o. committees of subdistricts Nos. an
e. 6 and officials of the Pittsburgh Vel
a. Operators association was broke
al when both sides agreed upon an ave
le age wage increase of 27 per cent fl
le the 10000 eastern Ohio miners.
Ii Petitions to submit to Ohio vote
d, at the November election a constit
D. tional amendment providing for si
e. value tax (single taxi eight yea
It. after adoption of the proposal, wi
il be put in circulation within a wee
g. W. P. Halenkamp, manager Of Il
ty Ohio Site Value Taxation league, a
!. nounced.
IN Xenia Theological seminary grad
sh ated six ministers at this years Col
h mencement.
cy George Ruppe, 62, clay miner, W;
injured probably fatally when caug
Nv under a fall of slate in a clay mil
n near Lisbon.
Ie- Hooking Valley Mining compa1
lie bought coal property Of the Lora
Coal and Dock company north Of At
ar ems for $225, 5,000
ne Perry Howell, alias Dick Howe
ge recently indicted in connection wi
en- the murder of Anthony Skotnick
ur city detective, at Akron, was arrests
:. at Irvine, KY.
Ms A. A. Streng heads the newly orga
yn lied chamber Of commerce at Ne
N. Waterford.