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Richland Co., Ohio |
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Historical Information |
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LOCAL CHRONOLOGY |
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THE MORE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE YEAR 1901 ... Events That Made Local History |
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Source: THE MANSFIELD NEWS, 31 December 1901, Vol. 17, No. 256 |
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Submitted by Amy |
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| January | 01 | Our club dance. Elks open house. Mystic club dance. |
| 03 | Wedding of J.E. Brown & Miss Katharine HOLWAY | |
| 04 | Roll call of Christian church | |
| 06 | Death of J.H. JORDAN | |
| 08 | Ozier bank robbery at Shiloh | |
| 09 | Joint installation of G.A.R. and W.R.C. | |
| 10 | Death of Rachel Eleanor RAWSON | |
| 11 | Death of Mrs. P.L. TEEPLE; Collection taken from the schools for the poor | |
| 16 | Union Depot meeting at the Mayor's office; Death of Bess LEWIS at Scranton, Pa.; James A. LEONARD elected superintendent of the Ohio Reformatory | |
| 18 | Annual banquet of First Presbyterian Christian Endeavor | |
| 19 | Poisoning of Joseph THULL's family | |
| 21 | Death of Mrs. Louise BISSMAN; Death of Amy LEONARD | |
| 22 | Mansfield-Crestline Electric road securing options on right of way | |
| 26 | Death of Samuel AU | |
| 27 | Death of Joseph BOALS; Death of Bertie RICHIE; Death of Mrs. Elizabeth AU | |
| 29 | Sheridan Club dance | |
| 31 | Publication of population statistics for Mansfield and Richland County; Mansfield vs. Marion in basket ball contest | |
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| February | 01 | Elks Club opened |
| 02 | Death of Williard NEWLON | |
| 03 | Death of Frank ANDREWS | |
| 04 | John Marshal Day observed by Richland County Bar; Prudential banquet at Brunswick | |
| 05 | N.A.S.E. "smoker" | |
| 06 | Carpenter's Union formed | |
| 08 | Death of Joseph BLACK | |
| 09 | Agricultural Society meeting; Appointment of Miss Florence Welty as court stenographer | |
| 10 | Duncan robbery in Ashland County | |
| 12 | Mystic Club annual grand ball | |
| 13 | Lyceum celebrates Lincoln anniversary | |
| 14 | Death of Fred REMY; Death of William STEVENS; HOFFMAN-PHILLIPS wedding | |
| 15 | Mock trial at the high school; reception of Mrs. Heineman and Mrs. Dittenhoefer; Mock marriage at L.O.T.M. | |
| 16 | Clint R. COULTER killed in a railroad accident at Mills City, Nev. | |
| 19 | Body of Frank B. SMITH found frozen; Liedertafel masked ball; Deutsche Gesselschaft masquerade | |
| 20 | K. of P. masked ball | |
| 22 | Rathbone Sisters convention; Mohican Club open house | |
| 25 | M.L. MILLER's golden wedding | |
| 26 | City council considers the matter of bonding the city to build a $65,000 plant for electric lighting | |
| 27 | Fire at Crawford & Taylor's baker; Barber's decide to advance the price of hair cuts to 25 cents | |
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| March | 01 | Republican ward caucuses |
| 02 | Company M leaves to attend President McKinley's second inauguration at Washington; Democratic primaries; Renner & Weber's ice house burns | |
| 05 | Death of Mrs. Josephine PATTERSON | |
| 06 | Fire at Judge Douglass' residence; Death of Thomas NEWLON | |
| 07 | Sixteenth anniversary of the NEWS | |
| 09 | Republican primaries | |
| 10 | Death of W.S. HAMBLIN; Dennis O'BRIEN killed by the cars | |
| 12 | Annual meeting of the Methodist Brotherhood | |
| 16 | Death of Ralph FICKES; Capt. Hughes accepts appointment of quartermaster for Eighth Regiment | |
| 17 | Death of Mrs. Elizabeth WEISKOTTEN | |
| 18 | Elks' St. Patrick's Day picnic | |
| 20 | Death of Mrs. R.L. HARMON at Columbus; Wedding of John BRISTOR and Miss Mary V. CARR | |
| 21 | William EVANS killed by an Erie train | |
| 22 | Death of Katherine B. WEIDNER; Assignment of Farmers' Cooperative Telephone Company | |
| 23 | Prohibition County Convention | |
| 25 | Jack MARIETTA sentenced for two years in the penitentiary; Canton Mansfield supper | |
| 26 | Red Men's smoker | |
| 29 | Keifer's grocery burglarized | |
| 31 | Confirmation at St. Paul's church; Death of Mrs. John GRABLER | |
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| April | 01 | Election Day |
| 02 | Death of John RITTER; Another election ordered on the electric light bonding issue | |
| 03 | Oscar and Frank HOLLINGSHEAD arrested on the charge of stealing from the Sherman homestead | |
| 06 | Death of Col. S.P. WOLCOTT of the reformatory board at the Vonhof; Constable W.B. LONGSDORF retires after 26 years' service | |
| 09 | Suicide of Frank B. CARROLL | |
| 11 | City council enjoined from putting in more electric lights | |
| 16 | Death of Mrs. Katharine SALTER; Death of Harry M. JONES; Death of Sarah MENTZER | |
| 17 | Golden wedding of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel T. RACE | |
| 20 | Franchise granted for the Mansfield-Crestline electric road | |
| 22 | Death of Mrs. Robert NIXON | |
| 25 | Wedding of Miss Edith MATTHES and C. L. RICH of Empire, Mich. | |
| 30 | Ringling Bros. Circus | |
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| May | 01 | Death of Miss Marie BOLES |
| 02 | Loudonville swept by fire | |
| 04 | Three new members of Ohio Reformatory Board appointed | |
| 07 | Order forged on sanitary board; Death of Adam BECK Sr. | |
| 08 | Ohio Business College commencement; Funeral of Mrs. J.F. BOALS | |
| 10 | Death of Mrs. Hannah KOONTZ | |
| 13 | Death of William B. CAMPBELL | |
| 22 | Wedding of Charles E. BEELMAN and Anna E. KRAUSE; Wedding of Charles E. SCHREIDT and Leone MERCER | |
| 24 | Republican primaries; Death of Mrs. A.B. ENDLY | |
| 25 | Democratic primaries | |
| 27 | Democratic county convention | |
| 28 | Mrs. Mae FLEMING's trial opens | |
| 29 | Death of Fred COLEMAN | |
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| June | 01 | Wedding of Norman O. FLEMING and Grace A. SHAFER; Wedding of Bernard L. SMITH and Gertrude M. BRUST. |
| 02 | Conductor Sherman STONER killed | |
| 05 | State senatorial convention at Medina; Democratic judicial convention at Ashland | |
| 07 | A $75,000 fire at Humphreys pump works; High School commencement | |
| 08 | Death of Mrs. Sophronia LACY | |
| 09 | K. of P. memorial day; Death of John LANTZ | |
| 10 | Death of Mrs. James CRAIGHEAD | |
| 11 | High school field day and reception at night; Heavy storm | |
| 12 | Alumni banquet and reception; U.P. Women's Missionary convention | |
| 13 | Old Presbyterian church sold | |
| 15 | Modern Woodmen of America memorial day | |
| 18 | Appraisal of Sherman estate | |
| 20 | Residence of Peter CHRONISTER struck by lightning; Opening of plans for court house improvement | |
| 21 | Republican county convention | |
| 22 | Death of George RHEIN at Chicago | |
| 24 | Westbrook Outing Club's opening | |
| 27 | Solicitor WELDON enjoins council from putting in more lights | |
| 28 | Democratic senatorial convention at Medina | |
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| July | 03 | Opening of race meeting |
| 06 | Death of Mrs. Frank D. CALVER (Dowieite); Taxgrafter cases settled for $35,000 | |
| 10 | Division of Aultman-Taylor tax money announced; Phillips SMITH injured by fall | |
| 11 | Company M leaves for camp at Toledo; Raymond BENNETT stricken with lockjaw | |
| 15 | Opening of Casino | |
| 18 | Bloomer Girl ball players here | |
| 22 | Fred BAIR kicked by a horse | |
| 25 | Old Presbyterian church turned into a saloon | |
| 26 | Severe thunder storm; All day session of No. 35 Masonic Lodge for third degree | |
| 29 | Canton Mansfield at Shelby | |
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| August | 01 | Mrs. Valentine WENTZ killed on P.F. railroad track |
| 05 | NEWS annual outing | |
| 07 | Publication of fees and expenses for taxgrafters; Prof. LYON ousted and Dr. VICKERS of Portsmouth made superintendent of public schools | |
| 08 | Dr. ECKL's automobile wrecked by a dog | |
| 09 | FORNEY's bus wrecked by an Erie engine and passengers and driver injured | |
| 13 | Prof. Ed LYON elected superintendent of the Madisonville schools | |
| 15 | Bellville society picnic at Lake park; Explosion of furnace at Ohio Brass Works fatally injures two men | |
| 22 | Right of way deeds for Mansfield, Crestline and Galion Electrical road filed | |
| 23 | Judge D. DIRLAM nominated for common pleas bench | |
| 24 | Death of Edward HOMBERGER | |
| 29 | Bill WILLIAMS' picnic at Sherman-Heineman park | |
| 30 | Receiver appointed for L.M. EMMONS | |
| 31 | Will of Edward HOMBERGER, deceased, published | |
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| September | 02 | Sudden death of Rolia O. STYERT; Labor Day celebration |
| 04 | Wedding of O.D. SHEETS and Miss Joy WILLITS; Taft-Hoffman controversy | |
| 06 | President McKinley shot | |
| 09 | Will of J.C. LARWILL filed | |
| 11 | Charles GANDERT killed at Erie yards | |
| 14 | President McKinley died at 2:15 a.m. | |
| 21 | Night Janitor SCHAMBS of the city jail gets drunk and tries to make arrests without authority | |
| 24 | Charles C. MYERS arrested for embezzlement | |
| 25 | Wedding of J.C. CUSTER and Rose E. MEISTER | |
| 29 | Constable BLUE of Windsor comes to town to make an arrest, gets drunk and is himself arrested | |
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| October | 01 | Death of Miller CARTER; Receiver appointed for F.W. DURNO; Mrs. J.O. SHELLER, female lawyer, tries case in court |
| 02 | Homer G. BOSTWICK, of Alliance, and Miss Dorothy POTO married at Alliance | |
| 06 | Pathfinders memorial service; Marion HEICKEL assaulted at B. & O. depot by five men | |
| 07 | Contract for remodeling court house awarded | |
| 09 | Publication of Examiner BLACKBURN's report on tax grafter deal; Golden wedding of Mr. & Mrs. E.H. FRANCE; Dairyman combine | |
| 10 | LARWILL estate sued for $50,000 attorneys fees | |
| 11 | Death of W.T. WOLFE at Washington, D.C. | |
| 12 | Fire at A.-T. boiler shop | |
| 14 | Sheriff PULVER locates stolen horses at Sandusky; Death of Mrs. Harriet L. KNAPP | |
| 16 | SHERMAN estate sued for $250,000 back taxes | |
| 17 | A.C. BLACKBURN returns to examine county offices | |
| 19 | Mayor ROBISON returns from Klondike; Nellie PURDY killed by falling of a tree limb | |
| 22 | Mansfield, Savannah & Wellington Railroad $1,500,000 mortgage filed | |
| 25 | Senator Foraker in town; Local Syndicate formed for Alaska mining | |
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| November | 05 | Election Day |
| 06 | KALLMERTEN / HOFFMAN Wedding; Big fire in rear of Vonhof hotel | |
| 07 | Dr. MEESE elected president of Heidelberg College; City council makes gas trip to Newark | |
| 09 | Purchase of land for hay market enjoined | |
| 10 | Base ball meeting at Brunswick | |
| 12 | Judge Dirlam's "smoker" at Purdy's hall; Wedding of Tillie RHEIN and Joseph MURPHY, of Youngstown; Death of George F. CARPENTER | |
| 14 | W.L. SEWELL appointed consul to Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 18 | New Southern Hotel opened; Death of Thomas G. SNYDER; Golden wedding of Mr. & Mrs. Hiram BAKER | |
| 20 | Petition filed to construe SHERMAN will | |
| 22 | Mansfield machine works plant sold to Aultman & Taylor Co. for $65,000 | |
| 26 | Assignment of S.L. RUTAN | |
| 28 | Mansfield wins from Heidelberg College foot ball team | |
| 29 | John C. NELSON sues city for $1,000 damages | |
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| December | 01 | Rev. BALTZLY's residence burglarized |
| 03 | Bonds for $25,000 ordered voted on for water works improvements; REED reception at Purdy's Hall | |
| 04 | Death of Arthur H. WARNE | |
| 06 | Court house improvement petition discovered to be forged; Frank B. HARBAUGH and Miss Carrie RUTH elope to Pittsburg; Plot to blow up Eclipse Stove Works discovered; Fred WOLFE accidentally locked in the Mansfield Savings Bank vault; Petition to enjoin $40,000 court house bond issue circulated | |
| 09 | Announcement of marriage of Jennie L. BLOOR and J.C. KEMBLE in California | |
| 13 | Will of George F. CARPENTER filed | |
| 15 | Streeter Stock company disbands; Death of Mrs. Charles DAUM; Death of Mrs. Elizabeth McGINTY | |
| 21 | NEWS publishes 64-page Christmas edition | |
| 23 | Injunction petition filed against court house bonding issue | |
| 25 | Salvation Army's great Christmas dinner for the poor; Charles H. BROWNING and Miss Anna M. OBERLIN married at Bellville; Wedding of W.F. KERN and Helen M. McCLELLAN at Utica; Marriage of Gaylord W. BAHL and Miss Nellie WILKINSON | |
| 26 | Col. D.L. COCKLEY drops dead; George M. GEDDES drops dead | |
| 27 | Death of Dr. M.P MASON |
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