by Alliance Historical Society | Sep 1, 2019 | Events
What Happened to the Other Guests?As we conclude our story of the Great Olive Poisoning of 1919, we return once again to the retelling of the story by William H. Morgan, who later became the President of Morgan Engineering in Alliance, Ohio. He wrote this history of...
by Alliance Historical Society | Aug 31, 2019 | Events
Aftermath for the Morgan FamilyWe return to the final portions of the story as told by William H. Morgan, son of Col. Morgan, who was just 15 years old at the time of the dinner party.Aftermath.Mother [Annette Sharer Morgan] later admitted that she was very ill the...
by Alliance Historical Society | Aug 30, 2019 | Events
The Final VictimSaturday, August 30, 1919The final victim of the olive poisoning, Jessie Sanford, died. Reports on Mary Bates said that she was barely holding on.The headline of The Alliance Review now referred to the dinner party as the “death banquet”...
by Alliance Historical Society | Aug 29, 2019 | Events
Funerals Are Held for the Dead Friday, August 29, 1919 The entry in William H. Morgan’s accounting of the Olive Poisoning for August 29 is very brief but relates how difficult a day it was: This was a difficult day. Uncle John and Aunt Kit Sharer were buried in...
by Alliance Historical Society | Aug 28, 2019 | Events
Jessie Sanford StrugglesThe entry for August 28 in William H. Morgan’s account is equally short with yesterday’s:Thursday August 28Jessie Sanford’s condition worsening. Mary Bates critically ill.The Alliance Review offers details on the day’s events,...
