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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1897

Page

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Legal proceedings unfold in Pittsburgh court heat on receivership

A Pittsburgh court session reviews multiple cases including the receivership of a coal company. Clarence Stephens faces objections over non residency and conflicts of interest as receiver while motions and related suits proceed, with verdicts and sentences in other criminal and civil actions noted.

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Athens village meeting approves city improvements and ordinances

Monday evening session discusses enlarging the market house, city hall improvements costing about 5000 dollars, and purchasing a street sweeper. Ordinances on drunkenness speed limits child curfew and sidewalk rules are read. Resolutions and local notices follow as residents push for repairs and services.

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Woman Dies By Carbolic Acid Suicide Near Hocking Valley

A 20 year old woman living west of Hocking Valley depot killed herself by ingesting carbolic acid on Monday morning. She bought three ounces at a drugstore seeking a disinfectant and left a note. A post mortem and inquest found the death self inflicted, with the motive explained only by her personal crisis.

Hocking Valley Keane Cipe Frias

Ohio University Eighth Wins Oratorical Contest in Cleveland

The seventeenth annual Ohio Inter-collegiate Oratorical contest was held at Music Hall in Cleveland. Ohio University represented by F W Mouiton spoke on Bismarck and the judges announced the results with several institutions scoring in the event. The banquet followed at a local hostelry with attendees from Hiram, Wooster, Ohio State, and Delaware universities among others.

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Waterson’s Lincoln Lecture Fails to Impress Athens Audience

The Athens crowd heard Watterson’s lecture on Abraham Lincoln but found it weak and repetitive. The reviewer notes lengthy readings and stories that did not illuminate Lincoln’s character, calling the eighty minute talk a failure despite Watterson’s reputation.

Flood Floods Submerge Lands as Hocking River Rises

Turbid waters and rising floods flood banks and fields along the Hocking river. By Tuesday noon the river topped flood marks eighteen inches above Lowe and eight feet below a critical crest, submerging hundreds of acres and threatening crops and dairy operations.

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Athens Urged to Seek Morgan-Gardner Factory Move

Local editor calls Athens to organize a trade effort to attract the Morgan-Gardner Company plant. Emphasizes a strong land of trade, leadership, and coordinated town action to secure a substantial manufacturing site and jobs. The piece notes B&O and regional interest, urging citizens to unite for economic development.

Cinery Munavaggers Uetioekeipa Ben Yonra B.&o. SW Treadly Arhens Morgan-Gardner Company Trendly Athens Morgan-Gardner Marsivity

York Republicans organize a Simon Pare club with nearly three hundred

The Nelsonville area sees a surge of Republican clubs as York Township convenes a Friday meeting to form a group led by temporary chair Culsin Hines and secretary J. Dal, aiming to broaden party outreach amid a crowded local scene.

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Profinent Citizen W J Bell Dies After Long Illness

The well known Athens resident Whives W. J. Bell died Monday after a lingering illness. He was forty eight and had been a resident of Athens for several years before moving to a farm southeast of town. He served as general agent for Standard Accident Insurance in Detroit and leaves a wife and four children. Funeral services were held Wednesday at his residence.

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Hundred Cattle Die After Horns Are Narrowed

A West Virginia herd owned by Charles Williams suffers a mysterious die off when horns were sawed to prevent injuries. Rain and ash-filled horns reportedly caused brain infection, killing about a hundred cattle. The report mentions remedies and local notices plaguing the era.

Charles “Williams Wampshire County West Virginia Wheeler Cline

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