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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
4
In the 11th District the writer attacks the 1906 Douglas nomination as illegitimate and warns that party disenfranchisement and bossism threaten Republicans in Athens and surrounding counties. He urges Douglas to yield control of county committees or face continued party turmoil and defeat.
The document lists a full state ticket headed by President Taft and candidates for governor secretary of state treasurer auditor attorney general and other statewide offices. It names district senators judges and court positions with each nominee and their home counties. It includes appeals for public works dairy and food commissioner and school commissioner roles.
A garbled item notes Speaker Gannon contemning the battle fleet at Gettysburg and mentions a Waterloo encounter after the 16th. It also credits a St. Louis man who won Elev by silent restraint for ten hours and hints at long term coaching by his wife.
The convention in Denver is described as cut and dried, yet the Tammany Braves plan to attend with resolve, signaling tight politics and potential friction.
The county debates jail conditions sparking a Kansas suggestion to boycott jails to ease a farm labor shortage. In Chicago, delegate Zane Burney from the 11th District shocks observers by saying he will not vote for Taft, a stance linked to Logan convention tensions and party loyalty amid widespread Taft support.
The J. C. Ayer Co. of Lowell Massachusetts promotes Ayer's Hair Vigor as the latest scientific improvement and the best hair preparation for falling hair and dandruff, claiming it as the one great medicine in the market.
A speaker urges selecting a new committee by the people to meet demands of conscience and fairness. He warns Douglas of consequences if ignored and cites a ten thousand vote loss in the district two years ago as a warning. The speaker says voters will have power at the next November election to resist Republican overreach.
A corns remedy named Waukenzy is offered for sale by Henderson-Crider Drug Company, located at 617x2. The item is marketed as a corn cure.
D. Hopkins departed Monday for a short business trip to Cincinnati to handle pending matters and return soon.
The week ahead likely to repeat busy operations in the Hocking coal district with New Pittsburg Company mines, Sunday Creek, and Johnson company running near full. Lake trade coal dominates shipments as boats await cargoes and loading at Cleveland and Toledo docks stays brisk. Ore traffic revival expected and rail lines Hocking Valley T and O and K and M report rising freight, with idle cars diminishing. A humorous class sketch by Miss Walls, Grace Gardner, and Mr. George Blower closed the program, with all participants from the same class except Miss Pilcher. A second recital by elementary class members followed.
An appreciative audience attended the Junior class recital in oratory at Ewing Hall on Thursday evening. Miss Louise King Walls directed the program as students showed steady improvement in voice.
Don Bowers, a timber man from Nine Teen in Nelsonville, was seriously injured in Sun day Creek Mine No 207 when slate fell while he was preparing to timber the roof. His left ankle was crushed in four places and will likely remain stiff, with amputation not needed. he is confined at his bone.
The Rev. and Mrs. Lee Wilson arrived today from St. Louis and are staying with Mr. and Mrs. Byron Wolfe. Miss Idene McCarthy accompanies them as a guest.
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