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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1909
Page
4
Governor Harmon urged the Democratic nomination at a National Democratic Club address in New York City. He attacked the Republican party for past and current policies including salaries and the Panama Canal, asserting he is against what the GOP has done and is doing.
Readers are reminded of political bickering over tariffs affecting breakfast items and alcohol prices. A tale about Elihu Root charging $256,000 for a war department opinion is recounted, then contrasted with a hefty Standard Oil fine, all framed as sharp critique of public figures and policy.
The influx of fruit trees shipped into Athens county this spring signals renewed interest in horticultural pursuits. The county can produce the best flavored fruit locally, with strong home markets aligned to its mineral resource development. Athens currently consumes more fruit than it produces and landowners overlook profitable fruit cultivation.
Boston Police Commissioner Mears lauds common sense in dismissing a patrolman found off post amid looting risks. The statement, attributed to Mr O Meara, condemns disobedience and jeopardizing public safety. The piece also extols reading as a lifelong habit beginning with home newspapers and local papers.
The passage argues that frequent access to public and private libraries shapes lifelong readers who become intelligent, honor their ancestors, and gain knowledge of today’s world. It emphasizes libraries as a storehouse of information guiding educated citizens.
The piece urges Arbor Day observance by all property owners with tree planting for shade timber or fruit. Foresters and experiment stations work to restore forests amid lumber shortages, while defending legitimate local merchants against itinerant rivals. The Messenger confirms admission of United Shoe & Clothing Co ad as a genuine, permanent enterprise with a one year lease and a recorded loan to secure stock.
A recently married contractor and his bride were abducted by a hazing party in Pittsburg last Friday. They were handcuffed and displayed in iron cages pulled through main streets while a marching crowd jeered and horns blared. A silver service presentation attempt followed as restitution.
Athens merchants who operate year round and pay taxes also fund local charities and improvements but have long contended with itinerant traders selling salvage stocks and sweatshop goods to a credulous public.
Miss Lila Conner visited Hans W Rutherford and family last week. M D Bowen of Vale's Mill called on Chas Cottrill. Charles Hartley of Bolckow Missouri visited Ney N Carpenter. W H Townsend was in Columbus on business and was escorted home by F M Galoway who is recovering after a train accident at Carpenter. Mrs Rh BE Gibbs and granddaughter Hazel Milligan visited relatives. W L Merritt of Gallipolis visited W H Townsend. C E Peoples of Pomeroy was here on official business. Miss Louise Hursig, nurse from Columbus, cares for Evans W Rutherford who remains ill. Mrs Carrie Bobo stayed with sister Mrs Weasley Gregory at Point Rock. Miss Mae Harkins returned to Vinton county after two weeks with her sister. Arch Arbaugh and wife attended the funeral of Mrs Stephan Bowen near Vale's Mill. Mr and Mrs F H Rodgers of Union Ridge visited Charles Cattrill and wife.
Reverend G I Coon and family welcomed their daughter Maggie Powell of Murray City as a guest over Sunday. L D Burchfield and family from Sugar Creek visited A D Burchfield. Lydia Reachout stayed with daughter Rose Perguson at Chauncey. J M Barker and Charles Brown traveled to Beech Grove. Mary Michael visited Athens. Reynolds Leniger moved his family from Nelsonville. J K Brown visited Nelsonville. G W Shaffer of Hebbardsville visited Mire. Leslie Moore visited at the end of the week.
Chicago April 15 James A Patten known as the wheat king of the world announced his plan to exit the market and close his long wheat position He predicted that wheat would rise further after he leaves and denied operating a corner saying he kept prices high to deter exporters from shipping wheat abroad.
The Gold Medal bread baking contest at C. D. Shafer's store on Mayette street awarded prizes to Mrs. James Stephenson first, three sacks of flour. Mrs. Irven Perry second, two sacks. and Mrs. Bert Reeves third, one sack. Judges were Mrs. A L Pritchard, Mrs. T KE Wells and William Bean.
In Athens, Hen Henderson-Crider unveils the largest line of baseball gloves and mitts to date. Early shoppers can choose from a wide range, with model 1 through 142 available.
Dayton filed for divorce from Abigail Burnham after a 1968 event when his wife was seen sitting on another man's lap with arms around his neck at a Syracuse home. Burnham ordered the man to leave. Abigail refused and Burnham left, never filing for separation until now.
Parkersburg Pa April 14 After the death of Poston Staynaker at a cheap lodging house there last night it was learned that he had been worth $100000 He was 70 years old and always lived as a miner.
Senate Democrats end four hour tariff conference with Culberson announcing support for an income tax amendment and broad reductions in duties especially on life’s necessities. Debate reveals no clear agreement on overall policy while Aldrich plans a detailed revenue defense Monday. Senate leaders push public expenditure cuts led by Hemenway to trim hundreds of millions from permanent funds and annual appropriations.
At the National Democratic Club dinner in New York on Jefferson’s birth anniversary, Ohio Governor Harmon and Indiana Governor Marshall denounced tariff measures as a sham and urged Jeffersonian rule. They criticized excess government spending and canal subsidies, urging taxation for public revenue, not private gain.
PROBLEM FOR SOUTH Atlanta April 15 The twelfth annual conference for education in the south opened with a welcome to Atlanta and Georgia by Governor Hoke Smith and the annual address by R C Ogden of New York. Dr S C Mitchell presented a paper on The American Spirit of Education. Smith urged widening colored education and noted six million negroes do not enter existing institutions.
Chicago April 15 Charles Bidwell will begin a prison term of one to ten years at Joliet prison. He sought to drop his appeal in exchange for serving his aged father's sentence after Judge Chettain accepted the offer. The Bidwells were convicted of swindling the public over a cold motor invention by the father.
Elmér Ginn kills William Walker in Indianapolis. Ginn returns home finds Walker with his wife and fires the fatal shot. He is arrested at the scene of the shooting.
The plant of the Independent Steel and Wire company in Cuyahoga Falls was largely destroyed by a fire on April 14. Fire brigades fought flames through the day, with officials assessing the damage and investigating the cause.
The April gale on the upper Ohio River sent many craft adrift. The Wheeling wharfboat broke its chains and lines and drifted downstream with packets Queen City and Virginia, but was finally landed with the Virginia's aid and sustained no damage.
Curveball text shows baseball results with teams Washington and Philadelphia and opponents New York and Boston. Players listed include Laiberies Tughes Croom Strew Lake Kidnew Batterica Coombs Thomas Lapp Cheech and Spencer with scores around four to five.
Mrs Eliza Evans received a letter Tuesday announcing the death of Cary Wooley last Friday from diphtheria at her West home. Cary was the daughter of Mrs Evans and Earnest Wooley once a telegraph operator in Grosvenor and later in New York. Wooley has been missing for two years, known only to his father George Wooley of Columbus who refuses to share details. The mother lacks information on the death or burial of her only child.
The readable text is fragmented and unclear but hints at piano or guitar related items with names resembling The Kind You Ian. No coherent event or exact details are present to form a complete news item.
State Fire Marshal Rogers cites 229 buildings struck by lightning in Ohio last summer, with barns bearing most losses. He notes that modern rods remain highly effective and urges widespread rod adoption to reduce farm property losses and discourage uninsured exposure.
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