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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1896
Page
14
An editorial urges businessmen to monitor advertising methods and choosing newspapers. It extols the Messencer and Herarp as the best Athens county paper for circulation and quality, stating it reaches buyers and is widely read in homes across Athens county.
A long column cites tariff quarrels and export gaps, noting Ixprawa aligning with Mc Kinley, exports up 463,723 while imports exceed 125,000,000 over 1894. It recalls Harrison disavowing St Louis convention support and covers British policy shifts, Armenian outrages, and Salisbury’s controversial Monroe doctrine remarks.
Southern Republicans unite around William McKinley as the party’s best champion of protection and industrial revival. They credit McKinley with revitalizing the South through policies that develop natural resources and support new enterprises, seeing him as the natural leader for the forthcoming campaign.
Next Saturday the Republican state committee meets in Columbus to fix a time for the state convention. An early March convention is urged, not later than April first, with four delegates at large to be named soon to begin work for McKinley in St Louis. District conventions to follow, while Governor McKinley’s candidacy faces GOP mixed opinion. A Foraker interview defends party loyalty amid internal chatter. A hypnotic seance at the Grand Opera House hints Cleveland’s future, but proves unreliable.
Fifteen new senators backed the free coinage substitute as the 42 to 35 Senate vote passed. Republicans split, with three defectors paired. Bayard's censure looms in the House. Pettigrew predicts a fruitless conference and a short session. Reed receives Blaine tribute gavel. Tillman’s rhetoric draws criticism. Dupont’s seat hinges on Populist votes. Gorman plans to quit the Democratic National Committee to defend his seat in Maryland.
Columbus notes a biographical sketch of Hon. John J. Sullivan, a young state senator from the Twenty third district. Born in 1860 in New York City, he rose through law and public service, earning recognition for nominating Foraker and for leadership in the state senate. The piece also surveys current insurance and election bill debates in the legislature.
Franklin county grand jury indicts ex senators including J Q Abbott of McConnelsville for soliciting a bribe tied to a pharmacy bill. Abbott posts bond, seeks defense aid, while five ex-senators face charges. Editorial urges fair trial and restraint until facts prove guilt. Also notes aluminum production growth from 83 pounds in 1883 to 3.66 million pounds projected in 1896 and electricity aiding the process.
A newspaper item notes 41 million dollars lost to forest fires in Pennsylvania and cites a 1.2 billion figure over forty years from sapling destruction. It adds that losses extend beyond this, urging moral awareness and linking to political sentiment in Ohio and Wisconsin regarding McKinley.
Smith L. Johnson files answer and cross petition in Franklin County Ohio case against The Chicago and Hocking Valley Coal Company. He claims a $5 125 81 judgment from 1894, seeks execution, and asserts a fraudulent 1894 96 deed to Ohio Clay and Coke Manufacturing Co. plus a note dispute. Notice requires appearance by February 27, 1898.
By vendi exponus the Athens County Court Common Pleas offers real estate at public auction at the courthouse front door in Athens on February 29 1896. Parcels include Lots 475 476 477 in Tangletown and part of Lot 192 with a ten foot strip. combined appraisals list 10 10 10 dollars for the lots and 3 dollars for Lot 192 north half. Cash in hand sale day. proceeds to be brought into court.
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