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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1903

Page

18

Biddison Exits Race for Mine Inspector Post

State Mine Inspector Biddison will not seek another term under Governor Nash. He will leave Athens county, join the Youngstown and Southern Railway as coal department manager, after private business ties with John F. E. Ruhlman J. R. Long and J. W. Long helped bring him into mining operations. His family has moved to Youngstown. term ends next April.

Biddison Nash Athens County General Grosvenor Youngstown & Southern Railway Company North Limaul John FE. Ruhlman R. and J. W. Long Mr. Biddison Youngstown & Southern Railroad Company Columbus Dispatch

Tuberculosis Sanatorium Proposal Urges State Action

Ohio charity efforts cited praise for funding deficiences in tuberculosis care while arguing for a state sanatorium. The piece notes 50 000 afflicted nationally and 60 000 annual deaths, outlines curable rates with early treatment, and describes hospital layout and strict daily regulations from outdoor time to meals and discipline, ending with a promise of continuation.

Ohio J. H. Lowman Whio Rutland Mass

Nineteen Lives Lost On The Football Field 1903 Season

Chicago dispatch notes the 1903 football season produced nineteen fatalities and hundreds of injuries. Most severe harm occurred among untrained players with no fatalities among first class teams. Yale and Harvard had leg fractures, western big nine saw minor injuries. several small schools banned the game and two towns halted play after petitions by residents. A separate item reports 500 New York police guarded President Roosevelt at a funeral when a crank delivered a letter.

Chicago the Tribune Yale Harvard West Columbus Junction Greenfield Onio

German Officer Dismissed Over Salute Breach

A German officer killed a former companion, a private, for not saluting properly and was dismissed from the service. The case underscores a rigid German army culture where discipline overrides individual lives and humanity.

The Christmas Dinner and Dyspepsia Cure

The passage notes that dyspepsia stems from a weak stomach not a bad cook and praises Hood's Sarsaparilla for strengthening digestion. It argues it cures dyspepsia, boosts appetite, and aids comfortable dining celebrations.

Hood

A Bargain for Farmers in The New York Tribune Farmer

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New York Tribune Farmer United States New York Tribune Messenger and Herald Athens New York City

Dowler Estate Appointed Administrator in Athens County

The undersigned has been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of William Dowler late of Athens county Ohio deceased Dated this 21st day of November AD 1908 Mary Dowler Nov 26 w3

William Dowler Athens County Ohio A. D Mary Dowler

Last of the Season Sunday Excursion to Local Towns

A Sunday excursion to Columbus Jackson and Pomeroy from Sandy by Hocking Valley December 20 1903. Train leaves Athens at 5 55 a m Columbus fare one dollar Jackson seventy five cents Pomeroy one dollar twenty five cents.

Columbus Jackson Pomeroy Sandy Hocking Valley Athens

Former President Cleveland Declines Democratic Nomination

Former President Cleveland states he will not accept the Democratic presidential nomination. Speaker Cannon also declines to become the Republican vice presidential nominee, signaling firm refusals.

Cleveland Cannon

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