David Frazier 79 Civil War Veteran Dies in Cambridge
David Frazier aged 79 and Civil War veteran died at the Pacific hotel Cambridge Monday morning at 7 30 o clock after months of illness. He served early in the war, lived in Cambridge most of his life and spent time in the Sandusky Home. He is survived by daughter Mrs Mary Yarger of Lancaster. wife preceded him in death. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
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David Frazier
Pacific Hotel
Zanesville
Lincoln
Mr. Frazier
Cambridge
Sandusky
Frazier
Cassell
Children at Guernsey County Home Seek Christmas Gift
The Guernsey County Children's Home seeks a Victrola and records for its orphans. About $30 is on hand with a further appeal for subscriptions to complete the purchase in time for Christmas. Supt. Merry and Dr Jay C Goodrich's class collected around $16 at First M E Church. The home plans to forgo individual gifts and instead give a musical instrument to each inmate.
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Cambridge
Guernsey County
Merry
Supt
Jay C. Goodrich
M. E
Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S LASTORIA
Miss Mildred Dilley and Jessie Brown of Senecaville were Cambridge shoppers Monday. Rev Otis Harter and family from Delphos Ohio are guests of E Esely and family on East Gomber Avenue. Miss Fonda Morrison and Myra Roller of Cambridge attended Derwent service Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Humble of Byesville visited I J Watson on Cambridge R D 10. Nettie Hixson of Cassells St wns shopping in Cambridge Monday. Vista and Vera Delongville were Cambridge shoppers.
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Mildred Dilley
Jessie Brown
Senecaville
Cambridge
Otis Harter
Delphos
E. Esely
East Gomber Avenue
Fonda Morrison
Myra Roller
Derwent
John Humble
Byesville
I. J. Watson
Cambridge R. D
Nettie Hixson
Cassells Stawns
Vista
Vera Delong
Belmont county N road survey to finish by holidays
The Spirit reports a survey of the National road through Belmont county will be completed by the holidays as prep work for paving. In Guernsey, prospects are not as advanced at this time.
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Belmont County
Guernsey
Rising generation gains through nationwide youth farming and savings efforts
Never before has the country seen such interest in youths through corn raising contests and agricultural work visits with expenses paid. Banks encourage practical schooling, paying thousands in holidays to savers, as practical finance and savings clubs expand nationwide for boys and girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pople
Real Estate Boom Forecast Along New Ohio Road Line
A proposal to pave the old National road from the Ohio river at Belmont county to Ohio western line sparks talk of dividing farms into acre plots sold on the town lot plan. Cities and towns would attract owners to build country homes with gardens dairies and small farms boosted by electric railways and autos. State highway commissioner Marker backs the idea, noting eastern states with scenic routes and wealthy growth. Guernsey county farms would supply prime sites for these mini estates, turning Central Ohio into a paradise for art industry and wealth.
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Ohio River
Belmont County
Ohio
Buckeye
Toledo
Marker
Guernsey County
Business Outlook for 1914 Encouraging Across Industries
Inquiries for new railroad cars reach about 35000 with orders for 3000000 tons of steel rails planned for maintenance and extensions in 1914. Tin plate orders total 6000000 boxes earlier in the year, with large buyers like Standard Oil and canning industries consuming much more. Pig iron inquiries exceed 53000 tons for early 1914 delivery as agricultural implement makers seek next year’s material. New England woolen mills work overtime, earnings look strong, and overall industry activity shows broad encouragement for industrious areas. Farmers enjoy better crop values, offsetting any production decline.
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Standard Oil
Canning
New England Woolen Mills
Coxs Railroad Speech Prompts State Overhaul of Railroads
Governor James M. Cox of Ohio addressed 1000 banquetgoers at the Waldorf Astoria, arguing railroads are state creatures and faulting both companies and the state for past abuses. He warned railroads lack equipment, funds, and credit to handle tonnage, urging reform.
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Railway Business Association of America
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
James M. Cox
Ohio
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cox
New York
Governor Cox Proposes Public Ownership and IC C Oversight
The speech urges five percent freight rate relief via Interstate Commerce Commission, then permanent rate control by the ICC. It calls for mandatory approval of railroad securities, full accounting to the Commission, and issuance in small denominations to enable public ownership, framed as a bold solution to a pressing problem.
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Cox
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Merit Counts in Class Orator Selection at Harvard
The Wheeling Register notes that choosing a negro as class orator by class vote shows merit can triumph over favoritism in colleges, signaling progress beyond race in this selection.
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Harvard
Wheeling Register
Rufus Dawes Memorial Hotel Opens in Chicago New Year
A memorial hotel built by Hon. Charles G. Dawes to honor his drowned son Rufus will open in Chicago on New Year’s Day. It offers beds for 5 cents and meals for 1 to 5 cents to the poor, with free baths and a free employment agency to aid the “down and out.” The project aims to supplant the bread line and uplift fallen humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Rufus Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
Marietta
Rufus
Wisconsin
Dawes
Social notes and local visits from Cambridge area
Miss Roberta Peters of Byesville visited Mary Glenn in Highland avenue. A full grown sugar maple was moved from the post office site to George Nicholson’s residence on East Wheeling avenue. George Yeo of Durham, NC arrived for a family visit. Mr. William Arter and daughter Mrs. John Cole of Smithfield, Jefferson county, Ohio, visited Superintendent W. E. Arter and family. Miss Hazel Dunn of Cambridge visited her mother in Love City. Mrs. George Minto visited friends in Newcomerstown. Mrs. Oscar Wigfield of Newcomerstown returned with Mrs. Roy Dallas after a visit. Mrs. O. E. Kilway of Cleveland returned after the funeral of her sister and visiting relatives. Miss Mary Dunn of Crooksville returned home after a visit with her brother.
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Roberta Peters
Byesville
Mary Glenn
Highland Avenue
East Wheeling Avenue
George Nicholson
George Yeo
Durham
N. C
William Arter
John Cole
Smithfield
Jefferson County
Ohio
W. E. Arter
Cambridge
Arter
Hazel Dunn
Anna Dunn
Love City
George Minto
Newcomerstown
Oscar Wigfield
Roy Dallas
Dallas
O. E. Kilway
Cleveland
James Hartup
John Kappas
Mary Dunn
Crooksville
Frank Dunn
Court actions unfold in Guernsey County sessions
Juvenile cases heard as Lydia Barrowman remains confined awaiting Judge Dyson. Other matters include Emmet Smith in juvenile court, and numerous common pleas decisions with overruled motions for new trials and foreclosures.
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Lydia Barrowman
Judge Dyson
Bundy
Opperman Mine
Cambridge
Sheriff Berry
Emmet Smith
State Civil Service Exams Planned for December 30
Clerk George B. Ford notes a circular from L. L. Faris chief examiner announcing State Civil Service Commission tests for stenographers clerk-typists in state service. Exams will be held in Cleveland Toledo Cincinnati Athens and Columbus on December 30 with pay from $60 monthly to $5 daily during sessions. Applications due December 26. Cambridge mentions Miss Woodie Chambers as a possible applicant and court stenographer.
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George B. Ford
L. L. Faris
Columbus
State Civil Service Commission of Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Cincinnati
Athens
C. L. Blackburn
Cambridge
Woodie Chambers
Doan's Kidney Pills Promote Cambridge Relief
Notice urges awareness of kidney illness with warning signs such as color sediment and frequent painful passages. J R Whitcraft of Cambridge Ohio reports relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Wilson's drug store and endorses the remedy. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents Remember the name Dean's and take no other.
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Nature
Doan
Cambridge
J. R. Whitcraft
Ohio
Dean
Wilson’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Local Social Notes From Cambridge and Nearby Towns
Mrs Mary Basford visited her son Clyde in Love City. George Anderson of Cumberland came on business. Mrs Thomas King and others shopped in Cambridge. Mrs Belle Ferguson and Frances Purdum shopped there. Mr Guy Neyman and family visited Cambridge. C C Frame visited Cumberland over Sunday. Owen Frame called on friends last week. L B Marquis traveled to Walhending on business. E R Morton and daughters shopped in Cambridge. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Yole Evans on December 10 1913 and more Cambridge visitors Tuesday. A daughter Minerva Lenora born December 11 1912 to Mr and Mrs T D Littles.
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Common Pleas
McGinnis
State
Vincent Slevin
Love City
Ohio
Berry
James Holland
Gillespie & McCulley
Thomas Nick
Interstate Iron & Steel Co
Wm. Shankland
Chase Bros Piano Co
Anna Parker
Rosemond, Bell & Dugan
Thomas W. Selby
Maud Selby
Chase Bros. Piano Co
Harry R. Dyer
Julia Payne
John Payne
Matilda A. Dickerson
F. M. Campbell
Eliza Campbell
Nell Morrison-Heade
S. Revere Heade
J. H. Mackey
Steve Harrilla
Cambridge Collieries Co
Henry A. Cleary
Common Pleas Court
Mahala Cleary
Cambridge Saving Bank Co
Cambridge, C
Mary Wells
T. J. Russell
Mary Schlasser
Rosemond
Bell & Dugan
Fred
John
Harry
Frank Baranchik
National Coal Co
Minnehaha
Mary Basford
Clyde
George Anderson
Cumberland
Thomas King
J. W. Campbell
Eva Brown
Cambridge
Belle Ferguson
Frances Purdum
Guy Neyman
C. C. Frame
John Burlingame
Owen Frame
T. D. Littles
Minerva Lenora
Harmony M E charge hosts protracted meeting notes
Protracted meeting began last Monday night at Harmony M E charge led by Rev. Hugh Gart. Local visitors include Mrs. Alice Hoover of Iowa with her mother Mrs. Adam Clark, and Mrs. B. Lawrence traveling to Steubenville for winter with daughter Mary. Newport area residents Mrs. Cecil Gibson and daughter Madge visited, plus Jennie Hyde returned from Kimbolton after a visit with Della Hyde and Lydia.
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Harmony of the M. E
Hughgart
Alice Hoover
Iowa
Adam Clark
Local Notes and Social News From the County
Elmer Patterson of near Winterset visits town on business. Mrs. Cora Law of Cambridge hosts and her son and daughter recover from scarlet fever. Mrs. T. C. McDowell returns from Cambridge. Foster Spence attended his cousin Miss Lillian Spence’s wedding. Mrs. Mary White hosts a U P Missionary Society gathering. Prof Baxter delivers a profitable stereopticon lecture at town hall. Young folks attend a Bridgewater schoolhouse event near Middlebourne. Mr. and Mrs. Albaugh visit relatives near Middlebourne. Anna Spence and Gladys Ables visit Spence family. Thomas Spargrove injures himself on R C McCreary’s property. Queen Esthers plan a Christmas barrel for Holloway Deaconness Home. Christmas notices and local church events noted. Rev N Church preaches at M E church and observes communion. James Geese hosts dinner for local guests. Laura Price, trained nurse, arrives to care for F R Creighton ill at home. Dr. Sauders of Winterset visits on professional business. Mrs. John McDonald shops in Cambridge. King’s Heralds meet at Miss Myrta Young’s home. Mrs. S B Johnson travels to Mt Carmel hospital in Columbus after daughter’s death. M F church society hosts a Thursday afternoon gathering with refreshments.
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B. Lawrence
Steubenville
Mary
Cecil Gibson
Madge
Cambridge
J. M. Harding
Jennie Hyde
Kimbolton
Della Hyde
Lydia
John Laughman
C. W. Stockdale
Helen
Marle Harding
Guy
Joseph Laughman
Middlebourne
Margaret Gildea
Edward Early
Anna
J. M. Paden
Samuel Arnold
Robert
John Spargrove
R. C. McCreary
Elmer Patterson
Winterset
Cora BE. Law
T. C. McDowell
Foster Spence
Lillian Spence
Miss Spence
Misses Spence
Women's Missionary Society of the
U. P. Church
Mary White
Washington Telephone Co
Prof. Baxter
New Athens
Bridgewater
Charles Albaugh
Albaugh
Anna Spence
Gladys Ables
Antrim
A.S. Spence
Thomas Spargrove
James Geese
J. B. Coen
Charles Geese
Waldine
Lyda Hyde
Mae Pyle
Laura Price
F. R. Creighton
Dr. Sauders
John McDonald
King’s Heralds
M. E. Church
Myrta Young
Rs. S. B. Johnson
A. L. Anderson
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
rMs
Cora Law
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
M. F. Church
J. D. Shipman
L. H. Shipman
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Munn & Co
Scientific American
Lrauch
F St
Washington, D
Fletcher
Business Outlook
Castoria
Kath
Court House
Ees
Washington
Queen Esthers
M. FE
Church
Holloway
Bridgeport
Corry
Coupo Corry Tipe & Fer Co
Corry, Pa
Shipner’s Guide
Post Office
Centaur Company
Uixza Pres't
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