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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1902
Page
2
In an April 17 1902 report the city canvass shows bond propositions failed while two thirds payments and paving schemes were raised as economy is ordered in public spendings. References to tax shifts and political maneuvering appear alongside notes on Roosevelt cabinet readers and Manila cholera concerns.
United States Attorney H Rothen is to lead a secret probe ordered by President Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox into alleged meat trust activities in Chicago. The focus is the alleged parceling of territory among trust members and the resulting price hikes to retailers, with a full report to Washington.
Ohio lawmakers push tax on railways with 200 miles or less paying 350 dollars yearly and those over 200 miles paying 700 dollars as part of a broad legislative agenda. Other items include teacher manuscript filings, seating coverage for ballparks, and county recorder deed fees. Indictments for fraudulent naturalization are reported in Cleveland, wage revision talks with Lake Shore conductors, and a fatal family murder near Stillwell.
Crigh ton born to Mr and Mrs M K Wells a son born April 7 1902. Miss Alice Mehaffey returned home after visiting Harrison and Carroll counties. Mrs Nora Beal and Miss Law Wilson among the ill. Daniel Dike reports a farm title. Mrs B Mehaffey of Bowerston visiting relatives. A S Geyer to begin ten month school term April 14. A Lagrand Mathews and Charles visiting Mehaffey household. Albert Flotcheson bought a valuable horse. Mrs Mary Hutcheson dies aged 70, funeral April 6. Interment Hermon Cemetery. Grand Ridge items note Vernon McPeek ill, Ottie Dugan returns from Cambridge, Frank Swaim visiting Reyd, James Mughes visiting Cyrus Tixon lash, Winterset Grange meeting at Pleasant Valley Hall with Winterset band. Brushy Fork Church to reorganize Sunday School May 4 with Rev Geary Boyd preaching. Nicholas McPeek dies of pneumonia April 10 at Derwent mines, age 44, survived by wife and four children. Funeral at home Saturday.
London April 14. Budget proposals by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach face mixed reception in the House of Commons as taxation changes spark debate on Boers war, postwar restocking, and effects on American flour trade. Burns calls the budget cowardly and punitive to the poor amid a large treasury loan and stamp tax increases. Washington April 15. In the Senate Foraker and McLaurin clash over Chinese exclusion, with Foraker arguing treaty violations and trade impacts, while supporting exclusion of laborers and urging a treaty extension to protect cotton trade.
Hartford notes show Walter Spaid moving his family to Columbus Tuesday while Jesse Crouse aided with a piano. Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Jesse Cooper on April 4, 1902. Nicholas McPeek dies of pneumonia, buried at Senecaville. Cameron of Steubenville acts as trustee for his brother Farry. Amy Hull wed Cambridge man Chaltant. Mission Band meeting led by Miss Jura Daniel. Rev Carvey Scott preached at M E church Sunday night offering an engaging sermon.
An old advertisement warns against using light remedies for consumption describing it as a stealthy disease that rapidly destroys life. It claims heavy Scott's Emulsion will halt its advance, strengthen the body and soothe the lungs, and offers a free sample from Scott & Homoe.
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