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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
2
The Jeffersonian lists local editor William J Bryan as a presidential elector nominee with Adlai E Stevenson and others. It names positions from Secretary of State to Sheriff and Treasurer, noting no nomination for Recorder and listing several county figures across Jefferson and nearby towns.
The document outlines Democratic opposition to McKinley’s imperialism and endorses Bryan as the standard bearer. It cites the Declaration of Independence, calls for patriotism over greed, and argues for equal rights and anti imperial policy. It notes reactions from anti imperialists in Indianapolis and critiques trusts and corporate power.
The demi annual report shows balances in treasury and last settlement, with taxes, liquor tax and bond sums, and payments across township funds, schools and state allocations. The piece also notes Roosevelts St Paul speech reaction and criticisms of trusts linked to Mark Hanna and McKinley.
The Morgan county Republican convention adopted a resolution opposing combinations of capital to control prices, triggering a farmer protest on the streets. Van Voorhis' supporters tried to counter the break, but the split signals a Democratic tilt for Morgan county.
Misa Muude Spencer of Mreaport and Miss Lizzie Paisley visit Cambridge friends while Mra WA Crawford hosts. Josiah Laughlin and family from Wooster visit their father on the South Side. Misa Qa Weyer of Cambridge spends time with a friend. Fred Umatot and bride visit Dresden area parents. Numerous local visits, a school board session elects a teacher for the month, and accidents include Grad GO McDowell and Caroline Bram hall thrown from a buggy with injuries. Public figures and residents attend church events and planning meetings for pastor candidacy.
An op-ed style column debates the Boer War, US troop deployments in Manila and China, and British influence. It voices anti imperial sentiment, cites economic strain from pensions, and attacks Republican leadership, urging restraint and independence from world power ambitions.
Washington reports Li Hung Chang seeks a peace envoy and a halt to hostilities with terms for a relief force to enter Peking. Dispatches indicate imperial palace siege and empress dowager and emperor have possibly left Peking, while China hints at a council of peace among Li Hung Chang and the nations. American troops move to China, and local notices note community activities and farming labor.
Mrs. Alex McCollum and Milaa Stella Bonnell visit Midway with the Moore family. Campbells and Mahaffeys host relatives from Cambridge and Wheeling. Several Bear Midway guests, and notes on local visitors to Columbian, Brady, New Concord, Abrichville. All stores close Labor Day September 4. Market reports list grain and stock prices for Aug. 20 with cattle, hogs, sheep, and wheat and corn quotes.
Office of G L Brucewold MD Dentist in Patterson Block Salesville. Community items list visitors, marriages, travels, church events, band concert, new factory work, and local commerce. Mentions Frant Brill family visits from Zanesville, Eleni Milla kin, Fairview area happenings, and a horse sale. Includes market prices for cattle, pigs, sheep, and goods from Pittsburgh and New York markets.
Fairview and nearby families host relatives and guests including Bert and Paul Smith with Rev BE J Smith, Glenn Boyd and Jennie of Stree dort visiting, and Migsu Gena Brntth attending Boyd event near Mor ristown. War veterans plan Chicago GAR encampment. Pennyroyal reunion eyed. weather disruptions affect water supply and Fairview rill.
Obituary recalls David Love of Londonderry who died Aug 17 after long cancer battle. He was a devout Congregationalist and educator who mentored students for college, lived a principled life, and was cherished by many. The notice also lists letters from friends, hometown updates, and community events including visits, illness, and social gatherings with residents of Cadiz, Cambridge, and surrounding areas.
A lightning strike at the Wim Watson farm known as the Saane Warden farm, about 14 miles north of town, destroyed the barn and its contents. A horse, a wagon, farm implements, and a large amount of hay burned. Dogs inside the barn perished. Watson and family suffered a heavy loss estimated at $2,000 with no insurance. Charles Griffith was injured while cutting wood, breaking ribs. The town mourns the loss as a broader string of local happenings concludes with a picnic and other notices.
Hartford brief notes recount visits and movements of Cambridge residents including Miss Tillie Brill and Mrs Nora Daniel. Mentions a dynamo arrival at mines and a wagon mishap injuring two men near Hartford. A newborn daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs Charley Hill. Several attendees at a Senecaville picnic and various Cambridge visits are listed with fragmentary details.
Dry weather dampens corn prospects while local residents journey, move, and plan purchases. Freeport visitor Samuel Keily and Crotolitun family members appear in town for family or business matters. John Longhworth Co moves gear to Fal Rankin farm. Stella Williams of Morgan County visits J M Daugherty. G L Tedrick plans a new barn. J M Daugherty and family relocate to a new home. W A McCullough to host an ice cream festival Saturday Aug 25 with all invited.
An old style warning essay compares red light signals to dangers in life and promotes Knox Stomach Tablets a vegetable remedy from Knox Chemical Co Battle Creek Mich. The ad claims the tablets relieve indigestion elevate the whole system and restore health with a promise of postpaid delivery if unavailable locally.
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