“Relatives and friends of Grant Cooper, Upper Twin Creek man who was shot and killed Tuesday night by a neighbor, Alva Holsinger, are reported to have been well armed when they attended the last rites of the slain victim Friday afternoon. While members of the funeral party are said to Continue Reading
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A Mate Lost: The Fatal Accident Aboard the Steamer Wightman
While the steamer Wightman was leaving the wharf on Saturday, her guards came in contact with the steamer Paul Anderson with such force as to break the lashings of one of her guard tenders, which fell upon the head of the Mate of the Wightman, Morgan Day, and killed him Continue Reading
Garbanzo Bean Skillet
Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Servings: Servings: 4 calories: 315.1kcal Ingredients:2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil½ onion diced4 cloves garlic minced or grated1 teaspoon cumin1 teaspoon ground coriander1 teaspoon Trader Joe’s Multipurpose Umami Seasoning see notes for substitutions½ cup vegetable broth or water1 14 oz Continue Reading
The Sudden Death of Mr. Frost
“Mr. Frost, an employee of the Gaylord Rolling Mill, was taken suddenly ill at his work last Monday evening, and died the same night. His family lived in Marietta. Mr. Frost was a member of the Masonic order, and his remains were taken in charge by the fraternity here.” “Mr. Continue Reading
Portsmouth Prostitution in 1876
“Last Saturday night the police made a decent upon a house of doubtful repute, kept by Mollie Wright, on Washington street between Tenth and Eleventh streets. Two dusky sons of Africa were found, and some frail one, all of whom were arraigned in the Police Court. Mollie paid her fine, Continue Reading
Thomas Miller Elected
“Thomas Miller, who was appointed by the water works board last evening as a member of the street force, was formerly a member of the police force, being appointed by our reform Mayor Hall. It will be remembered that while on the force Tom conceived a great friendship for a Continue Reading
Martin Luther Wolford Dies at Athens Hospital
“Judge Sikes on Thursday received a telegram announcing the death of Mark K. Wolfard, a Scioto county patient at the Athens hospital. He was committed in March, 1906, and has rapidly declined.” “Before his affliction, Mr. Wolfard was a prominent school teacher of the west end of the county. His Continue Reading
Dying Wish is Held Sacred
Charles E. Winters, a clothing designer from New York, is leaving his position at Schwartz Clothing in Portsmouth to join his brother JR Winters in a new business in Easton, Pennsylvania, following the former proprietor’s death. The opportunity at the leading tailoring store in Easton is deemed a lifetime chance.
Think Suicide is Wash Baker
“The finding of the badly decomposed body of a man, apparently 70 or 75 years of age, hanging from the limb of a tree in the woods four miles from Stewartsville, Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, leads to the theory that the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Wash Baker, the Continue Reading
A Fiend Inoculated for a Diabolical Purpose.
“Theodore Stimel, hailing from Ironton, was found by Dr. Davidson, last Tuesday, lying on the cmmonds, in a high stage of fever, and was removed to the hospital yard, where a small house was erected for his especial occupancy. Later it was ascertained that Stimel had the smallpox, and was Continue Reading