Republicans Win Congress as President Seeks Panama
The article notes a Republican sweep in the 1906 off year elections with majorities in the Senate and House and predicts continued Republican control of Congress through Roosevelt's term. It highlights regional shifts in New York and Pennsylvania, the impact of candidate personalities, and the political calculus facing party leaders. Major Jewett’s funeral is also described, praising his optimism and geniality.
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Republican Party
Globe Democrat
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Sherman
Prophet Grosvenor
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Panama
Legislative Branch
House
Cleveland
Major Jewett
James Garfield
Theodore Roosevelt
Ohio
James R. Garfield
General Assembly
Pio
Ohio hunting season opens next Thursday
The Ohio hunting season runs November 15 through December 5 with quail and rabbit most hunted in the state section. Limits include 18 quail per day and a 10 gauge maximum, with rabbits unrestricted per day and ferret rules for landowners only. trespass rules warn hunters to obtain owner permission before entering private property. The Athens saloon enforcement issue involves Walter Graham fined after bartender Walter Josten was not arrested for liquor sales on Sunday.
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Ohio
Athens
Walter Josten
North Court Street
Walter Graham
Distinguished Visitor in Morgan Town W Va
Hon George Sturgis of Morgan town West Virginia visits his cousin Mrs A J Frame for several days. He won a 1900s congressional seat by 3505 votes and once declined a gubernatorial nomination reflecting his popularity. An advertisement praises Kennedy's Original Laxative Cough Syrup with Honey and Tar, noting no opiates and compliance with the National Pure Food and Drug Law, sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
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George Sturgis
Morgantown
W. Va
A. J. Frame
Sturgis
West Virginia
Advertising Drives Business in Athens Stores
A columnist argues merchants who skip advertising miss profits while daily bidders win customers. The piece notes thriving shops are the ones promoting clear prices and visible goods in this newspaper’s advertising columns.
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Athens
Hol lister’s Rocky Mountain Tea and Kennedy’s Laxative Ad
An old pharmacy ad touts Holllister’s Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents and Kennedy’s Laxative with Honey and Tar as pleasant remedies for stomach issues and colds. It emphasizes tastes for children, no opiates, and compliance with the National Pure Food and Drug Law, sold by Cline’s Pharmacy.
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Hollister
Cline’s. Pharmacy
Kennedy
Cline
Local residents and kin visit across multiple towns
Maria Tedrow of Nelsonville and several families spend time with relatives in the area. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson of Chauncey, Mrs. Beachout, Zell Douglas and family of Floodwood, and Will Selby of Nelsonville. Other notes mention Arthur Finney in Columbus for appendectomy and in critical condition, Levi Smith ill at home, and various visits to Athens, Salem, and Cambridge.
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Maria Tedrow
Nelsonville
Joe Brown
Trimble
James Ferguson
Norma
Chauncey
Lydia Beachout
Arthur Finney
Columbus
Finney
Levi Smith
J. Hawk
Athens
Zell Douglas
Floodwood
Joe South
Harry Moore
Chillicothe
Roy Moore
Union
Fannie MacCathran
Will Selby
H. M. Barker
Hixson
Cambridge
John Campbell
Fletcher Hawk
Thelma
Auction of Athens County real estate in Johnston case
In the case Marietta Distilling Co. versus J Warren Johnston case number 8665 an execution directs a public sale of 2 acres in York Township Athens County Ohio at the courthouse front door in Athens on December 1 1906 at 1 pm. The property includes a coal reservation with mining rights for household use, appraised at 600 dollars with cash terms. H M Webster Sheriff A E Price Puff's Att'y. 11 2 to 11 30
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Marietta Distilling Co
J. Warren Johnston
Athens County Court Common Pleas
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Court House
Athens
Towit
State of
York
Ohio Company
Raccoon Creek
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Can
Horatio Seymour
James
Wadsworth
Tle
New York State
Dr. Monetta
Dr. McVay
Buchana
Grant
Garfield
Neer
Ohio Sun
Laylin
Ment
Hearst
Sugar Creek
Johnson Mines
INS
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie Holmes
N. Division Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Pinkham
East
Tillie Hart
Larimore
Miss Nellie Holmes
Monetta
Seth Hart
Wolf Plains
Sheriff’s Sale
H. M. Webster
A. E. Price
Osureo
Terres
Washington
Minth Street
United States Patent Office
Washington, D.C
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