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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1907
Page
1
Ohio Indiana and Kentucky mourn as six sailors die in a naval accident off Cape Cod. Eight men remained wounded with two dying after hospital arrival, with families faced with bereavement and questions about the tragedy.
State Journal reports Douglass supporters fear Gen Grosvenor backers will block a second term. A conference to hear enemy reports convened with C H Bryson Athens J White Hocking A Renick Ross and Harry W Peters present. Judge E S Vollenweider of Vinton may have attended. Perry County was notably left out.
A historical roundup lists serious U S Navy incidents from 1902 to 1907 including powder explosions on Kearsarge Missouri and Georgia, gun and boiler blasts on Massachusetts Town and Bennington, and drowning near Norfolk with Minnesota.
Eight sailors die and thirteen are injured when powder in the Georgia turret ignites during target practice off Barnstable Massachusetts. Lieutenant Caspar Goodrich and Midshipman Faulkner Goldthwaite are among the dead, with several more taken to Chelsea hospital in burns. The vessel sustains no damage as flames fill the turret.
The Amesville Grange opens an afternoon meeting at Amesville on Saturday July 20 at 2 o clock. The event features an address on direct legislation by the people with a full discussion. Secretary Brawley invites all interested residents to attend.
Albany Grange Ohio votes to urge state representatives to back a constitutional amendment for direct legislation via initiative and referendum. The group forwards resolutions to Representatives Crawford Sites Rose and discusses using petitions to curb bossism and empower voters.
A gubernatorial inquiry into Ohio University management in Athens emerges as former congressman General C. H. Grosvenor and ex-representative A. E. Price push for an audit. Governor Harris weighs whether to commission the state auditor after reviewing charges against Dr. Alston Ellis and the university board.
Mrs. BE W Colburn wife of A L Colburn prominent farmer of Pratts Fork died Sunday at her home after a cancer illness. She was forty eight. Funeral at Pratts Fork church Tuesday at ten o clock with Rev Seamen officiating. Interment Pratt's Fork.
Nelsonville this week reports a quiet start with the Coney Island Amusement Company opening for a seven day run. No arrests were made yesterday and no drunkenness recorded, while a closing ordinance was mentioned but unclear.
The Summer School lists the largest attendance in its history with 666 total enrollments. Nineteen students arrived from other states while 647 came from nearly every Ohio county.
Permit to wed lists Harley Headley a 24 year old miner and Miss Anna Graves a 28 year old resident of Jacksonville. The notice names both parties and their shared hometown.
A concise line notes that with quiet freedom a boy can learn swimming. It implies self motivation under minimal supervision, suggesting independence aids skill development and confidence in young swimmers.
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