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Great Olive Poisoning of 1919 – Part 2

by Alliance Historical Society | Aug 20, 2019 | Events

Who Was Col. Weybrecht? In this part of the Great Olive Poisoning story, we will take a look at who Col. Charles C. Weybrecht was. The following information comes from William H. Morgan’s recounting of the story as part of Rodman Public Library’s Oral...

Great Olive Poisoning of 1919 – Part 1

by Alliance Historical Society | Aug 19, 2019 | Events

Introduction August 23, 2019 marked the 100th anniversary of the Great Olive Poisoning, which killed five prominent citizens of Alliance, the Lakeside Club (Canton, Ohio) chef, and waiter and sickened four others attending a celebratory dinner party. William H....
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