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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
1
M Poprikom, Bulgarian foreign minister, outlines the path to a Bulgarian kingdom after October 5 proclamation. He cites disputes with Turkey over vassalage and railway operations as factors shaping the new regime. In Ohio and Indiana, James Sherman barnstorms, addressing eight towns in a day.
American typewriting machines faced German competition but swept honors at a Grenoble display. Their use overseas continues to rise with growing adoption abroad.
Ozro D. Eddy of Glouster sues the Gormley Opera House Company for foreclosure on a $5,000 promissory note dated Aug 29 1907 with no endorsements. He seeks sale of mortgaged property to satisfy principal and interest and costs.
The case from Hocking involving Charles McDonald against Hocking Valley Railway was appealed from Squire Henry Logan's court. The suit centered on a cow killed by the railway and a $5 penalty awarded to the plaintiff. The appeal was filed by J. P. Jr. The plaintiff claims the railroad failed to build a fence strong enough to keep cattle from its tracks.
Attorney H. H. Emmons responds to local uproar in Alliance Ohio after his marriage to Pauline Temple. He declares he will return after his honeymoon and urges townspeople to leave them in peace. The couple wed in Cleveland last Monday.
The Athens County Medical Association held its regular monthly meeting in Athens with wide local physician attendance. Dr J M Hyde reported a clinical case and preparations were announced for the Eighth Council in Athens on November 19 with Dr Hyde as president and Dr W E Wright as secretary.
The West Indian banana begins to compete with the West Indian fruit in English markets, signaling shifting consumer preferences and rising demand for Caribbean produce among British shoppers.
Wooster Ohio October 7 word arrives that Ralph W. Eddy the young traveling man who vanished in Milwaukee August 20 two days before his planned marriage to Miss Warren of Wooster enlisted in the United States Army at Jefferson Barracks St Louis on August 21.
Mrs Minnie Reid Reeves died from severe burns received Tuesday afternoon at her West Union home. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 PM in the Presbyterian church with burial in the new cemetery. Reeves, 32, born in Athens, left behind husband William P. Reeves and two young children Richard Perry and Mary Margaret. Surviving family includes her father R. H. Reid and sister Nora Reid.
Emmett Young, carried from Vancouver by Deputy Sheriff Lowry, remains in the Athens county jail awaiting a bond signer. No one has appeared yet to post bond, and his father’s arrival from Crogkaville was expected but has not occurred.
Wesley Tool aged 27 and Sylvia L Johnson aged 21, both of Nelsonville, are involved in a local case. Details indicate a minor party and related proceedings tied to their city residence. Further information remains incomplete in the provided excerpt.
New York registrants show a dip on the second day of Greater New York registration. The two day total reaches 408,407, down 26,054 from 1904 figures, indicating reduced voter interest compared with four years ago.
The Ohio Constitution amendment aligning all state and county officer elections to even numbered years triggers term changes for county offices. Most officers now serve two years starting specific dates after elections, with probate judges serving four years from February 9 after election.
The United States Forest Service notes wood loss from moisture evaporation varies by species, shrinking 7 to 26 percent of the dry volume.
Haydenville residents react as Nelsonville officers arrest a man believed to be Frank Johnson of Cleveland for the assault on 23 year old Mrs Morrie Vollmer. Authorities say he entered as a company collector, bound and outraged the woman, and was brought to Nelsonville jail after a manhunt.
John Price, 19, was shot and killed by night watchman F. H. Bucy of the Ohio Electric Company at the Gay street interurban station. Price was caught robbing a slot machine and fired upon attempting to flee.
Esther Wallace, 15 months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs C W Wallace of Fair Avenue, was attacked by a rooster while playing in the yard. The spurs penetrated her face, leaving ugly wounds.
John C. Fisher sues Carrie Fisher for divorce after she pulled a chair from under him as he sat to supper, causing a painful fall. The couple married in 1896. The incident occurred in Hamilton, Ohio, on October 7.
State Inspector of Mines George Harrison issued notices to all blasting powder firms warning the new law governing powder sold to miners is in effect. The rule requires miners receive powder in containers that do not require a pick to open, and Harrison recommends using screw bungs.
The Dayton Herald reports Dr George Walton King former First Presbyterian pastor drew high praise for his Yellowstone talk at the Y M C A Monday night. Encores followed as audiences urged a Yosemite lecture with strong, vivid word pictures and reception far beyond the Yellowstone talk.
Firemen angry after a small blaze at Athens Lawn company on West Union Street on Tuesday evening. Six youths rode the fire wagon causing delay. street excavation and old wagons blocked the route, prompting council action.
Dr W F Bentley attends the Grand Chapter of Masons meeting in Cleveland and will return home Thursday.
Emperor Francis Joseph proclaims that Bosnia and Herzegovina join Austro Hungary as imperial provinces with a constitution and a special diet. The text lauds peaceful rule, education, and improved trade, and states the succession rights now apply to the new provinces.
The Turkish government, while not recognizing Bulgaria’s declaration of independence, plans to follow French and British guidance and await the Berlin treaty conference. Officials say military action would be ruinous, and the better elements oppose any adventure.
A 10,000 strong mass meeting in Belgrade presided over by city leaders saw all political factions address the crowd. Resolutions urged powers to prevent Bosnia and Herzegovina’s annexation and pledged Servian lives to the cause. Foreign ministers accepted copies, except Austrian representatives. Shops closed, processions filled streets as newspapers call for war.
Columbus Ohio October 7 two more counties held elections under the Rose law and both went dry Paulding county voted out 12 saloons by a majority of 1162 and Wyandot county voted out 50 saloons by a majority of 50 Thirty one counties have now held elections under the Rose law and all but one have voted dry.
Mr. R. F. Wiant of Detroit was a business visitor in town today.
A Greenwood lumber camp reports a crew of thirty five men with a daily output of 300 large biscuits 150 doughnuts 36 pies and six quarts of dry beans and vegetables. A large beef is eaten every five days, illustrating substantial camp rations.
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