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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1909
Page
4
The item notes the Twice A Week Messenger mailing terms at $1 yearly, mentions Athens Ohio postal entry, references Marietta bootlegger activity and Mayor McKinney, and alludes to a Hampton Roads battleship fleet cost of twenty million dollars. It also cites a rural parcel post experiment and a flood zone home tip, ending with a remark about a Navajo chief and rail travel crowds.
The report highlights President Hilla guiding the university after a broken leg aided by Dr Ellis and secretary visits. Faculty consults on major matters and operations run smoothly despite the handicap. Citizens urge B&O and W paving around Athens depots, noting muddy approaches. A Commercial Club memorial is suggested to prompt action.
In modernizing tariff revision debate, Andrew Carnegie touted a supreme industrial court to set prices, arguing expert control over tariffs could curb unreasonable conduct. He warned of looming disruption as global competition pressures consumer prices, urging national authority to regulate.
The Columbus Dispatch reports Taft plans a cabinet of lawyers chosen for merit rather than politics. Five names are cited as likely to serve: Knox for secretary of state Wickersham for attorney general Dickinson for secretary of war Nagel for secretary of commerce and labor and Ballinger for secretary of the interior. Taft aims to curb corporate abuses through constitutional restraint and has outlined his methods in his inaugural address.
Communication to the Editor denounces the Bader bill as a scheme to end honest voting. It would raise election officer pay, limit challenges to citizenship residence or age, forbid challenger questions, and curb bi partisan oversight, risking voter debauchery and weakened ballots.
The United States Bicol Corporation may declare an open market for iron and steel as big Hocking Valley coal operators push to end price controls. Large companies seek to reclaim rider concessions from smaller firms while lump coal trades well below circular prices. If enacted the plan could shift market dynamics and boost competition across the district.
Feb 24 report from Jackson notes Tuesday’s rain the heaviest in years. Many houses flooded in Jackson and Coalition. Rail service disrupted as Hecking trains cannot reach the city and the belt line between Jackson and Hamden is effectively tied up.
Kobe Port becomes a key hub in the Japanese empire with a population nearing four hundred thousand nine hundred nine. Authorities report steady growth due to trade and settlement policies boosting urban development and regional influence.
In the Yukon mining regions new electric transmission lines stretch up to sixty miles to supply power. The project aims to boost mining operations and local industry by improving reliable electricity access.
Columbus Ohio February 25 Pracsk Mc Coy was arrested on a charge of rob bing the post office at Briggsdale four miles southwest of here He confessed to the crime and awaits further proceedings.
An advertisement promotes Mi-O-Na tablets as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims the remedy strengthens stomach function, enriches blood, aids digestion, and relieves seasickness and vomiting. Henderson-Crider Drug Co. offers a 50 cent large box and guarantees cure or refund.
Norfolk Nebraska February 25 drifting snow again ties up the rail line between Norfolk and Sioux City as trains are delayed and halted. The storm disrupts schedules, halting passenger and freight movement locally.
The state legislature approved a measure legalizing Sunday baseball in Indiana. Rear Admiral Samuel R. Franklin, retired, has died at his Washington home. Evanston spent $28 per ballot in its recent primary. A New York firefight left one fireman insane and twelve others overcome by smoke. George D. Franklin died in Imperial California from a head injury after a baseball incident.
Two men with offices on the second floor waited impatiently for an elevator on the first floor. The lawyer commented that Londsel did not look well. The real estate man Rangle said he might join an athletic club for exercise, and the pair continued waiting.
Hamburg report says ten people died and 17 injured when a gangway between the wharf and the steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria slipped as it prepared to sail for New York. No passengers were among the victims. In Claremont a Monadnock cotton mill payroll update notes a 10 percent wage raise for 600 workers effective April 5.
Regional price list for cattle hogs sheep and lambs across East Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburg and Cincinnati. Includes steers cows heifers bulls calves hogs and sheep with price ranges and specific values for No 2 red wheat corn oats and rye futures.
Joseph Shepman 29 a miner and Dora Tabler 1% of Broadwell obtain marriage permits.
Marshal Peter Finsterwald was confined to his home on First Street today with asthma. Last night his condition was serious, but he is improved today. It is possible he may remain home several days.
Judge Wood ruled demurrers to indictments for bribery against ex Infirmary Directors James and McLaughlin. Trials scheduled for Monday March 29. Attorneys Grosvenor Jones Worstell and Wood & Wood represent the defendants. Also: alimony granted to Bertha Hoodlet pending action. $25 due in 20 days. Sheriff sale ordered for Winchester Coal Company property. Damages suit Jones vs Kircher & Co seeks $2,000. Morris vs Russell Engine Co demurrer argued. Court adjourned to Feb 26 with several cases on docket.
New York, Feb 25. Carl Fischer-Hansen a lawyer and society man pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted bribery of a witness. Justice Dowling imposed a 12 month term of imprisonment in the penitentiary.
St Johns Feb 25 After Governor MacGregor proclaims the legislature opening delayed to March 4 Sir Robert Bond the premier told his followers his resignation would be handed in within a day or two.
Pittsburg February 25 resolutions proposing the creation of a junior brotherhood were presented at the national convention of the Presbyterian Brotherhood of America and met with broad favor.
Pittsburg February 2 1917 National Lead company joins United States Steel in declaring an open market for lead and its products. The move follows findings that independent lead firms were cutting rates to win contracts.
A long list of property transfers across Athens Township and surrounding areas details buyers, sellers, lot or acre sizes, and consideration amounts. Transactions span Athens Village and McKinstry Parker deals, with numerous transfers in Bern, Carthage, Canaan, York, Nelsonville, Glouster, Jacksonville, and other locales.
Miss Bess Roby of Logan spent Monday in the city. Mr. Lynch of Athens visited friends Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis of Columbus were guests Sunday. The Hyperion Club will meet at Mrs. N Poston’s home next Saturday. Mr. Gus Townsend of Athens spent Sunday evening in the city.
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