New Shaft on Sugar Creek Deepens Mining Capacity
The Sunday Creek Coal Co plans Mine 212 on Sugar Creek between Peach Ridge and Sand Ridge, depth 250 to 300 feet, to be built by Williamson Bros. The project follows Mines 209 210 211 and may prompt a fifth shaft. Local miners and operators expect steady production and a broader prosperity for Athens county as district talks seek agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Creek Co
Sugar Creek
Peach Ridge
Sand Ridge
N. W. James Farm
Williamson Bros
Sunday Creek Company
Athens
Luhiig Coal Company
Johnson
Hocking
Athens County
Klingenberg and Miss Rustin to Wed in Athens
James Klingenberg a Columbus embalmer and Miss Jennie Rustin will marry Saturday at the bride’s parents home in Athens. The ceremony will be conducted by Rev. Lowe of the Christian church. After a brief Athens stay the couple will move to Columbus and begin a wedding tour of the lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Klingenberg
Jennie Rustin
Klingenberg
Pletcher, Brown & Co
Columbus
North High Street
Miss Austin
Glouster Young Man Goes to Annapolis
Roy Drury son of Mr and Mrs E E Drury traveled to Annapolis Maryland after passing the Athens examination with second place and an appointment as an alternate He will likely receive the cadet appointment after taking the United States Military Academy exam this week and plans to return home soon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Roy Drury
E. E. Drury
Annapolis
Maryland
United States Military Academy
Roy
Athens
Mare and Colt Killed in Train Collision Near Amesville
An excursion train from Columbus struck and killed a mare and colt owned by Carl Jones just north of Amesville on Sunday evening. The incident caused practically no delay.
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Amesville
Columbus
Carl Jones
Beasley Bros Flour Mill Sold
Amesville reports the Beasley Bros mill dissolves July 1 with D M Beasley retiring. F J Beasley will run the firm with son Fred and daughter Bessie as Beasley, & Son. The operation has grown strong after purchasing Irwin Rawlins twelve years ago and now ranks among the country’s best milling concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Beasley & Bro
Millers
D. M. Beasley
F. J. Beasley
Fred
Bessie
F. J. Beasley, & Son
Beasley Bros
Irwin Rawlins
Foreign Commerce Shares by Region in 1905
The United States imported 48 percent from Europe and 20 percent from North America in fiscal 1905, with 13 percent from South America and 14 percent from Asia. Exports totaled 67 percent to Europe and 17 percent to North America, while shares to other regions were 4 percent to South America, 8 percent to Asia, 2 percent to Oceanica, and 1 percent to Africa. Europe’s import share declined alongside Europe’s export share over prior years.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Europe
North America
South America
Asia
Africa
Negro Shoots Conductor in Cairo Streetcar Incident
Hardin Davis, a Black man, shot and nearly killed streetcar conductor W. J. Kessly after being refused passage fare. Passenger Frank Dargel was wounded in the leg as Davis fired six times. A policeman arrested Davis as an angry crowd threatened lynching him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Personal Mentions From Daily Messenger
A compilation of residents with travel and visit notes. John D. Gist moved to Dayton for an advertising department job at Central Union Telephone. several others hosted guests from Lancaster, Marion, Columbus, Ironton, and more, with visits to Stewarts, Glouster, Wellston, Nelsonville, and Chauncey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Messenger
John D. Gist
Dayton
Central Union Telephone Company
Resignation Rumors Rise As Cabinet Faces Pressure
A Moscow report describes growing discontent in the Moscow garrison with intermittent shelling near Khodinka plain. M Yermaloff urges a cabinet change toward moderates, seeking land reform and equal rights for Jews with restrictions, while ministers reportedly resist resignations.
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Khodinka
Moscow
Council of the Empire
Goremykin
Democratic Reform
Constitutional Democratic
M. Yermoleff
M. Yermaloff
Constitutional Democrats
Nicholas
Walking champ over 75 sets new mark in Cleveland
Mrs. Jennie Root, 73, won the second annual walking contest for women over 75, completing two miles in 26 minutes and reportedly breaking a world record. In Steubenville two workers died and another injured after a shifting engine hit a car sheltering them. Regulatory and fire losses noted across Hartford and Chicago with hundreds of thousands in damage. J C Brand, 67, longtime banker and editor, dies in Battle Creek while seeking treatment. he was uncle to Toledo mayor Brand Whitlock.
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Steubenville
Jennie Root
Cleveland
Democratic Executive Committee
Ninth
Tennessee
Finis J. Garrett
Congress
J.C. Brand
The
Commercial Club
Battle Creek
Mich
Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Vessel mutiny stops voyage of Nizhni Novgorod
In Odessa on June 24 the volunteer fleet cruiser Nizhni Novgorod carrying artillery from Odessa toward Sebastopol mutinied midway between the cities and returned to Odessa under unclear circumstances.
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Odessa
Nizhni Novgorod
Sebastopol
Yellow fever case reported at Mississippi quarantine station
One case of yellow fever was reported at the Mississippi river quarantine station 97 miles below New Orleans. It is the first Louisiana case this year. The patient, a Cuban sailor, arrived June 18 on the steamer Holstein from Havana and was detained for observation after a high temperature.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Louisiana
State Board of Health
Havana
Pasadena Car Crash Kills and Burns Three
In a 60 mph overturn in Pasadena the engine exploded. Mrs. J. J. Cordori was crushed beneath the car and fatally burned. Chauffeur John Henderson suffered severe burns and faces probable death. Artist Ella May Morris of Pueblo Colorado sustained burns and injuries.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pasadena
J. J. Cordori
John Henderson
Ella May Morris
Pueblo
Colo
Two Sailors Drowned As Bay Boat Sinks Off Red Bank
In Raritan Bay a pair of schooners foundered with loss of life. The Emma Hendrix from Perth Amboy bound for Red Bank with coal sank after overturning. Captain Morris Brown and his son William 12 and Champion Scott of Far Haven perished. The Buena Vista under Captain Theodore Wilson and his helper also went down with both drowned.
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Red Bank
N. J
Raritan Bay
Emma Hendrix
Perth Amboy
Morris Brown
William
Champion Scott
Far Haven
Buena Vista
Theodore Wilson
Saloonist William Sharp in Nelsonville Faces Tax and Liens
The Nelsonville saloon keeper William Sharp failed to pay a 500 Aikin law tax to County Treasurer Woodworth. Woodworth attached his liquor stock to cover the tax plus a 124 penalty and costs. Sheriff Webster had levied on the stock for J. P. Reynolds’ claim, but the treasurer’s lien takes precedence. The stock, valued around 800, may satisfy one claim but not both, with further developments anticipated.
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Daily Messenger
William Sharp
Nelsonville
Woodworth
Webster
J. P. Reynolds
Sharp
Sale of horses from Athens to Hartman Stock Farm
L. D. Poston sold today to the Hart man Stock Farm of Columbus a fine high school and gaited Kentucky saddle horse and a bred Wilkes stallion represented by Mr. I. N. Smich of Columbus. The two horses sold for one thousand dollars. The saddle horse had been seen on Athens streets for the past year.
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L. D. Poston
Hartman Stock Farm
Columbus
I. N. Smich
Athens
Are There Any In Athens
An exchange compares farm and town kickers: farm mules with a kicking caw versus town residents who seek privileges without paying. The piece contrasts rural humor with urban obstruction and ends by suggesting only a funeral could remove the town kicker.
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Athens
Moss
Athens County Infirmary Chief Buys Riverside Hotel
N. W. Baker, superintendent of the Athens county infirmary, purchased the Herrold homestead in west Athens for 10 000 dollars. The Riverside Hotel premises are now under infirmary control with likely liquor restrictions. Skiddoo.
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N. W. Baker
Athens County Infirmary
Herrold
Athens
Riverside
Judge Makes School Sale Injunction Permanent
Judge Wood ruled the Board of Education may not proceed with its plan to sell the old school building to George Fenzel for 650 under the existing contract. The injunction rests on the sale not meeting legal requirements. The board may tear down or sell only through due process of law.
Athens County Couple Wed Quietly in Glouster
Harry Weldon of Trimble and Stella Chute of Jacksonville were married in a private ceremony at the bride’s home in Glouster. Rev. Oswald officiated and a wedding dinner followed. The groom lives with his mother in Trimble and the bride is a popular Jacksonville young woman.
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Glouster
Harry Weldon
Trimble
Stella Chute
Jacksonville
J. B. Chutes
Oswald
Methodist Church
Mrs. Weldon
Trimbe
Miner Hurt In Mine Sle De Slate Fall
Glouster June 22 John Ca a loader at Sedalia Coal Company mine had his jaw bone broken Tuesday morning when a four foot fall of slate in his room struck him He was brought to the office of Drs Crawford and Koons where the wound was dressed and wired together The injury is painful but not expected to have serious consequences
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Glouster
John Ca
Sedalia Coal Company
Drs. Crawford & Koons
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Bears
Tinue Business
Caroline McKinstry
Maggie Ewers
Stewart
J. K. Jolly
Hillsboro
George Whipple
Ironton
Rev
L. A. Patterson
C. O. Pickering
Marion
Robert Arscot
Anna Mauck
Chesire
Mr. Harley Johnson
C. M. Higgins
Elsie Bailey
Lancaster
Abbie Shry
Zaleski
Charles Bower
Mrs. M. T. Walsh
James Edmundson
Willis Slagle
Middleport
Nora Light
John Light
J. H. Lowry
Florida
Theodore Fluehart
J. P. Wood
C. E. Williams
Buffalo, N. Y
E. R. Lash
W. G. Neff
Virginia
W. B. Richardson
John V. Wood
W. P. Higley
Dr. C. Cornell
Eber H. Cornwell
Chillicothe
Clara Bancroft
University
Wellston
RE. C. Woodworth
Chauncey
J. Courtland Webb
Lake Region
Alpha Baird
James Jones
Mrs
Edmundson
Hiram Armitage
Messrs. W. W. Ward
Will Ross
Cincinnati
Bess Bell
C. H. Ineson
E. E. Bell
Guy Graham
Council OF Empire
St. Petersburg
Yellow Jack
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