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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
12
Gezie McMamwve of Pomeroy and others visit here on various personal affairs. The column notes guests at homes, brief business trips to Columbus and Lancaster, arrivals from Charleston and Nelsonville, a birth, and a medical update on Dr. Hoyt Larch.
Mr and Mrs Ralph P Jennings spent Monday in Columbus visiting relatives Mrs Amanda Swisher and daughter of Chesire and Mrs Anna King of Huntington WV are guests of Mr and Mrs Theodore Dean.
Constable Roush arrested Molly Erwin at the Blue Goose near Carbondale on a charge of malicious destruction of property. Her husband paid the damages and costs totaling $55.40 after she hired a horse and buggy from A Johnson last November, broke the buggy during a spree, fled to Parkersburg, then was captured and jailed.
In Chicago on January 31 witnesses allege Commissioner Garfield pressed for secret profit and loss books from Fairbank Canning and Nelson Morris firms. Edward Morris testifies Garfield inspected these books and promised immunity from use of information. Dawes and McRoberts support that assurance and deny use against packers.
Chicago January 31 The life insurance policyholders association of Illinois was formed to obtain representation for policyholders in nineteen mutual reserve companies doing business in the state. An executive committee was elected to incorporate the association and draft bylaws. The object is to elect trustees to represent policyholders and manage proxies through a board of directors.
A pamphlet by ex police chief Stephany attacking Alsace Lorraine governance led to a Diet debate in Alsace with officials referencing wartime arrests of hostile individuals. Stephany was arrested in Zurich and documents were found on him. The pamphlet accuses corruption and mismanagement of provincial finances.
Riga January 31 The police have uncovered a plot to kill General Sollogub the governor general of the Baltic provinces and several high civil and military officials. Many arrests have been made as investigators traced conspirators spying on their intended victims to learn their habits.
Indianapolis January 31 The joint scale committee of the southwestern states joint conference makes no further progress, matching the pace of the central states group. Southwestern members appear to await definite action from the interstate conference.
London Jan 21 The small unionist party in parliament faces open dissension over leadership. Newspapers opposing Former Premier Balfour publish daily pieces and letters urging his retirement while loyalists hint he must stop a negative policy to retain influence.
The text argues that constant nagging and querulousness ruin spirit and character by focusing on the disagreeable, leading to bitterness in those who habitually complain and criticize.
A blaze at the Bellefontaine Bridge and Iron company plant in Bellefontaine, Ohio, caused a $50,000 loss with only $4,000 insured. The fire left 100 workers unemployed.
Lima Ohio January 31 a receiver was named for the wholesale packing house of Holland and Miller on petition by Samuel K Holland who seeks an accounting The company is said to owe about fifteen thousand dollars
Warren Ohio reports the death of John M. Stull in Jacksonville Florida. Stull was among the oldest and best known lawyers in the Western Reserve, with a long career noted in local circles.
Paris reports an interview with Marquis de Viana close to King Alfonso stating the royal wedding to Princess Ena will occur in early June. The ceremony will mirror the June 1875 wedding of King Alfonso XII.
After an attempted attack on Sheriff Poproffski, police searched a synagogue in Viadislavosa Russian Poland on January 31 and found a quantity of arms. A $1500 fine was imposed on the Jewish community.
The six story wooden Robs Manufacturing factory housing picture frames and curtain poles burned downs, causing an estimated loss of 150000 dollars. Separately Topeka will host a semi centennial exposition in 1911 to mark Kansas’s fiftieth anniversary of statehood.
New York report notes songwriter Paul Dresser died at his sister’s home in the city. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, forty seven years ago and gained fame for songs such as Banks of the Wabash and The Blue and the Gray.
Fire consumed the principal business houses in Hallsville causing estimated losses of 59000 dollars. No details on cause or casualties are provided in the report.
Cattle and hog markets show wide ranges with prices in Chicago East Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburg and Cincinnati. Wheat corn oats and lard exchange rates appear alongside regional cattle sheep and calf values. Norwalk report notes Ellis speech opposing bossism and urging Republican reforms.
Columbus notes cover the twenty-first annual Associated Ohio Dailies meeting with heated talks on publishing full ordinances versus title only, and a pro medicine stance arguing proprietary remedies aid rural families. References to Ironton railroad extension plans and the Uhl murder case closing remarks follow.
Roy Stewart, 22, of Knoxdale Pennsylvania, shot himself at Empire Ohio after being confronted with evidence of his role in a railroad station robbery. Stewart, formerly a clerk at Empire station, had confessed and offered to settle, but fatally fired as detectives went to summon a justice. He reportedly lost heavily at cards during gambling debts.
In Toledo on January 21 the Bash railroad announced it will not build the cross-town road. I B Hiett & Co. real estate dealers said over a million dollars of property acquired for the road right of way will be offered for sale immediately.
Defiance Ohio January 31 Clarence Bodenbender aged 16 was instantly killed at Dicus Cooperage works when a balance wheel on a side saw burst. A heavy iron casting penetrated the chair back and Bodenbender’s body, causing his death.
The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton railroad, controlled by Eugene Zimmerman, will gain direct communication between eastern Kentucky coal fields and Toledo with the new Ironton Ohio River bridge and railroad extension.
The House debated the rate bill with Townsend of Michigan leading an exhaustive argument and Adamson of Georgia defending the measure. Hinshaw of Nebraska praised the benefits to the trans Missouri region while Richardson of Alabama noted actions taken and undone. Sherry of Kentucky and Littlefield of Maine signaled opposition amid questions on interstate commerce commission authority over rate differentials. In the Senate about 40 bills passed, including lighthouse and consular service reforms with new classifications, transfer authority, inspectors, and Americans only clerks.
Bamfield dispatches tell of Sechart Indians reporting a large steamer wrecked near Village Island in Barclay Sound with dry goods and oranges washing ashore. They mention two white men on the island. A later Bamfield message says the Edna Grace saw no new wreck from the islands.
King Christian’s funeral proceeds with subdued ceremonies as his body is placed in a coffin and visited by state chiefs before entombment in about two weeks. Family guards the death chamber while officials prepare for a modest state funeral. In Riga, a mob attacked a central jail, killed sentries, freed political prisoners, and overwhelmed a small guard despite troops nearby.
A fire at the Illinois state school for the deaf in Jacksonville destroyed all barns and store buildings. The main buildings were threatened for a time before the flames were contained.
President Castro arrived in Caracas and was greeted by a warm, enthusiastic crowd. The report notes the return from Trinidad and the strong public display in the capital.
A legislative resolution in New Jersey proposes canceling the Standard Oil charter. The report also covers a string of incidents including a McKeesport steel mill opening, a fatal train collision near Columbia Falls Montana, and two indiana suicides linked to despondency and accounting pressures.
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