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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1899

Page

4

State and county Republican ticket announced in full

Republican slate lists governor George K Nash of Franklin County lieutenant governor John A Caldwell of Hamilton County treasurer Isaac B Cameron of Columbians County auditor Walter D Guilbert of Notre Co attorney general John M Sheets of Putnam Ua supreme court judge W Z Daves of Marion County and county officers including probate judge E Price prosecuting attorney E D Sayre sheriff H Porter treasurer W G Hickman county commissioner Thomas Dpler county surveyor H Hubbard and county infirmary director William James with various county designations and districts noted

George K Nash Franklin Co John A Caldwell Hamilton Co Isaac B Cameron Columbians Co Walter D. Guilbert Nohte Co John M. Sheets Putnam Ua Supreme Court WZ Daves Marion Co Frank Huffman van Wert Co

Republicans Rally Behind McKinley Policy Amid War Aims

Zanesville Courier editor General R B Bowe told Columbus G A R post that President McKinley will press consolidation of policy, suppress armed rebellion, and that many pension rulings by Hoke Smith will be set aside to deliver old soldiers their due under Republican congress. General Brown supports veteran interests.

Philippines Generan R. B. Bowe Zanesville Courier Ohio Grand Army Columbus McKinley Hoke Smith Brown

Prosperity in the Valley Revival of Hocking coal trade and jobs

The Ohio State Journal notes a sharp contrast in the Hocking Valley with coal mines back in full operation. Nelsonville ships about four hundred coal cars daily and idle crowds have vanished as business revives under protective policy.

Hocking Ohio State Journal Democratic Free Trade Hocking Valley Nelsonville

Protection Wins Miner Support and Cuban Autonomy Move

The article notes Republicans winning miner support with protectionist promises while detailing President McKinley signing a Cuba proclamation outlining a staged move toward local self government and troop withdrawal, plus U S and Hawaii trade figures and a British request for the U S sanitary pamphlet.

Prices and wages in the cotton industry debate

The debate on rising prices versus wages cites Bancroft Sheldon and Co of Columbus with R B Sheldon as an authority. It concludes wages rose faster than fabric prices, cites 1897 to 1899 comparisons, notes larger 1899 Ohio and Columbus business gains, and claims sound money keeps prices in check.

Ualness Bancroft, Sheldon and Company of Columbus Ohio R. B.sheldon Sheldon Cotton Appleton Bedco Hills Lancaster New England Hill Appieton

Tariff Debate Tied to Havemeyer Trusts and Prosperity

A critique of Democratic tariff views centers on Havemeyer the sugar magnate as a free trade Democrat who supports tariffs only when they favor him. The piece argues tariffs are not the mother of trusts but of prosperity, citing steel rails silk and other industries, and contrasts figures for Reed Bryan and the Philippine commission.

Let Mantie Montana Republican Party West Utah Havemeyer Sugar Trust Colorado Dingley

Athens memories echo in letter from Van Wert to Athens county

Citing travels from Van Wert to Springfield, the writer recalls Athens connections and old neighbors, listing former associates in Chauncey Athens Albany and Hibbardaville. He recounts a 1818 Rutland Meigs county school singing event led by J Wesley Carpenter and ends with reflections on aging, death, and friendship.

Cinginnati Athens County van West Nelsonville Somers & Hayton Athens van Wert Alexandria Seymour Logansport Indiana Ohio Washington D. H David H. Moore Lon Morgan M. E. Church Prof. McVay G. W. Blakely J. W. Pickett Donnan & Henderson Chauncey A. J. Wilmarth Christopher H. Woodworth RB. N. Fuller Joel Saunders Jerome Stephenson Eli F. Brown William S. Hyde Charles W.southerton A. B. White Thos Elliz J. P. Weethee R de Steigner William Skinner Samuel Pickering Hiram Crippen Frank Vornelli A. Ewing Wm. S. Wi Fred Hackman Albany Abert Vorhes Hibbardaville John J. Coe Rutland Meigs County J. Wesley Carpenter Jerry Elza Armstrong Atheny Palmer Judge Wood

Grain-O and McKinley News Circulates in Mixed Items

An old newspaper page includes an ad praising Grain-O made from pure grains with a user testimony about its benefits for families and children. The page also notes President McKinley’s travel plans from Pittsburg to Ohio and mentions Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a veteran relief option.

Spain David ‘Taylor Wind Ridge Greent Chamberlain W. H. McKee

Cheatam Praises McKinley For Afro American Policy

Hon H P Cheatam of the District of Columbia praises President McKinley in a recent interview. He says the president shows Christian spirit and a big heart, noting McKinley’s resistance to mob violence as Ohio governor and his friendship toward Afro Americans before and during his presidency. The piece ends with a comment on the era’s hopeful sign in the Help Wanted section.

Cheatam McKinley H. P. Cheatam District of Columbia Ohio

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