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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
4
Post Office Notice from Cambridge Ohio
Public notice shows an item entered at the Cambridge Ohio Post Office as second class matter. The fragment confirms mailing status and classification but lacks further context or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Not many parents name babies Harry Thaw or Evelyn
A historical note shows few parents today choose the names Harry Thaw or Evelyn for newborns, highlighting a shift in naming trends away from controversial or old fashioned names.
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Harry Thaw
Evelyn
Taft's Message Sparks Debate Over Secretary’s Role
The note highlights growing questions about Secretary Taft’s approach to the message and the administration’s strategy. Observers weigh whether Taft’s style aligns with current policy aims and political expectations.
County as political unit draws lines on tax rates
Property owners outside city boundaries oppose municipal tax rates, asserting the county should set the taxation framework. The dispute centers on whether peri-urban residents should face city level or county wide rates.
Roosevelt Calls Out Political Liars in Strong Remark
In a pointed statement, Roosevelt asserts that many politicians lie, emphasizing a clear distinction between truth and deception. He frames honesty as essential to public trust and governance.
Parallel Echoes Between Davis Speech and Roosevelt Address
A striking parallel emerges between Senator Jeff Davis's speech and President Roosevelt's message. The comparison highlights shared themes of leadership urgency and public resolve, suggesting contemporaries saw common rhetorical purposes across different branches of government.
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Jeff Davis
President Roosevelt
Taft Nomination Seen On First Ballot By Taggart
Tom Taggart voices strong confidence that Taft will secure the nomination on the first ballot. The remark suggests strong backing and expectation within his circle.
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Tom Taggart
Taft
Tom
Water intake record sparks Ohio bill debate
A Boston man drinks three gallons of water daily, a feat cited by the Cleveland Leader as a potential record breaker should the Rose bill become law in Ohio.
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Boston
Ohio
Cleveland
Roosevelt and Foraker Compared in Inflammatory Rhetoric
The present inflammatory utterances of President Roosevelt resemble the tire alarm speeches of Senator Foraker from years ago. The two figures share a tone that could render them close political allies.
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Roosevelt
Senator Foraker
Parish district fortunes diverge among counties
Muskingum county shows limited prospects from outer district counties in the confessional convention. Guernsey and Ashington are described as being in better condition.
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Muskingum
Guernsey
Ashington
Congress Considers President’s Message Pieces
Observers note Congress has not sent items in the president’s recent message to separate special committees. Lawmakers appear to forget the items, but the public remains attentive to the proposals and their implications.
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Congress
Fleet sails from Punta Arenas to meet British fleet
The battle ship fleet departed Punta Arenas this morning. Admiral Robley shows no expectation of encountering a hostile Japanese fleet and plans to reach the open ocean where a larger British fleet awaits farther up the coast.
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Punta Arenas
Robley
County debates promise lively schoolhouse meetings
County options on schoolhouse questions will spark lively debates across all grades until next September. Officials emphasize the value of discussion and the role of public input in shaping education policy.
Ohio city police aid costs spark call for probe
The Press-Post in Columbus alleges police assistance requires a reward or bribe, prompting a claim that Cincinnati is not the only Ohio city needing a legislative probe. The piece argues corruption or improper incentives merit official scrutiny and reforms.
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Press-Post
Columbus
Cincinnati
Ohio
County Referendum Bill Nears Governor’s Signature
The local option bill appears ready for Gov. Harris to sign and take effect in September. It designates the county as the unit and allows residents to vote against prohibition of liquor in the entire county if they oppose it, with the referendum as a key element.
Indiana backs Fairbanks as formidable presidential candidate
Several party leaders view Fairbanks as a strong contender in Indiana where sentiment is described as widespread and decisive. The Leader notes the rest of the nation will applaud Indiana for its clear and limited political stance toward Fairbanks.
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Fairbanks
Indiana
United States
Dawes Nomination Faces Opposition in Noble County
A Noble County Leader special edition charges efforts to curb Dawes opposition while criticizing Gen Brown and remaining silent on Joyce of Guernsey, Dawes' main rival.
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Noble County
Dawes
Gen. Brown
Joyce
Guernsey
Senator Mahaffey Supports Rose County Local Option Bill
A flood of congratulatory telegrams arrived for Senator Mahaffey after he announced support for the Rose County local option bill. Mr Mahaffey weighed arguments from both sides and voted as he believed best. Friends of the bill praised his decision.
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Senator Mahaffey
Rose County
S Mahaffey
Editorial Associations Meet in Zanesville February
The Ohio Editorial Association Buckeye Press Association and Hocking Valley Editorial Association will meet in Zanesville February 27 28. A reception banquet and trolley car excursion are planned with a jolly and interesting time anticipated. William Miller of Dresden former Times-Recorder editor advances plans.
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Ohio Editorial Association
Buckeye Press Association
Hocking Valley Editorial Association
Zanesville
William Miller
Dresden
The
Times- Recorder
Debate on county option hinges on city rural voter divide
The debate assumed cities favor liquor traffic while rural areas oppose it. The Cambridge votes prove the assumption false and show no sharp town versus country split emerging.
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Cambridge
Democrats seek large emergency currency backed by government credit
The Times Recorder notes Senator Bailey of Texas pushes for a $500,000,000 issue of currency by the government when emergencies arise, with no basis other than the government's credit, hinting at a return to greenback practices.
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Bailey
Texas
Uncle Sam
Times- Recorder
Senator Rathbun Bill Prohibits Drinking in Railroad Cars
The bill passed the house on Tuesday and awaits the Governor's signature to become law. It forbids drinking intoxicating liquors in railroad cars except in a car or compartment where it is sold, advocated by railroad conductors who face trouble and danger from passengers bringing alcohol aboard.
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Rathbun
Leading Epithets Highlight Early Century State Papers
Reviewing the President's message, the text cites phrases like utter falsity, criminal misconduct, ingenious and untruthful, all forms of iniquity, hideous wrong, purchased oo bitter and unscrupulous craft, signaling a strenuous opening decade for the new century.
Roosevelts Crusader Label Echoed In Congress Debate
In a Monday debate in the lower house Burke Cochran called President Roosevelt the lone crusader in the Republican party and said Bryan is nearly a crusader. Cochran added that with the President's message as guidance Mr Bryan would be the foreordained champion of law and order. Hepburn defended the message, stating condemnation came only from malefactors of the age and the Ohio senator Foraker was singled out.
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Congress
Burke Cochran
Roosevelt
Bryan
Hepburn
Gentleman
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Political puzzler taunts Republicans over debt and funds
A Nebraskan Republican cites Grover Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt to mock debt issuance. The letter questions where Roosevelt would be buried for issuing 75 million while the treasury held 933 million in gold, challenging party rivals.
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Nebraska
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Cincinnati Probe Sparks Boss Cox Venting at Officials
Boss Cox denounces state officials and legislators over the Cincinnati probe resolution. He accuses Taft leaders of breaking pledges and threatens retaliation. He calls on Speaker Jeson to appoint a committee to whitewash and avoid probing, noting exposure could hurt Ohio Republicans next fall.
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Cincinnati
Cox
Taft
Jeson
West Virginia Moves Toward Referendum on Prohibition
The legislature pushes a prohibitory amendment with a 67 to 12 House vote sent to the people for sanction or disapproval by referendum if the Senate follows. The issue centers on coal mining regions where liquor use among miners is said to fuel dangerous communities and violence.
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West Virginia
Ohio
House
Senate
Republicans in Columbus approve resolution on delegates
The Republican state committee at Columbus adopted a resolution supplementing the state call. It allows counties with filed regular delegate lists to declare delegates elected without a primary when no contest exists. The move aligns with Coshocton county committee policy and could save taxpayers thousands of dollars in counties where primaries are unnecessary.
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Republican State Committee
Columbus
Election Board
Coshocton County
Bryan to Speak in Columbus on Bank Legislation Visit
William Jennings Bryan will be in Columbus on the 11th to discuss pending bank bills before the legislature. His Ohio visit promises conferences on the political condition, with Bryan favored by a majority of Ohio Democrats for President.
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William Jennings Bryan
Columbus
Ohio
Col. Bryan
Ohio Democrats
The
Enquirer
Judson Harmon
Williams
Senate
Bryan
Davis Enters Congressional Race in County Contest
Hon. Theodore F. Davis of Marietta announces his candidacy in a county contest against Mr. Dawes. Davis, a former Athens Asylum trustee and state senator who presided as president pro tem, backs William Howard Taft for president, criticizing Washington County voters as being dictated to by a few third term federal office holders with their own interests.
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Theodore F. Davis
Marietta
Dawes
Davis
Athens Asylum
Foraker
William Howard Taft
Washington County
Wall Street Speculation Does Not Halt National Business
The dull activity on Wall Street does not hinder the broader business vigor of the country as speculative markets remain quiet while general commerce continues.
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Wall Street
Ohio delegates chosen today in 36 counties vote light
Delegates will be selected in 36 Ohio counties amid general apathy and a light statewide turnout is expected. In this county the contest for congressional delegates is a prompt to greater effort, and even Guernsey is expected to cast a relatively small vote.
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Ohio
Guernsey
Primary Program Ends With Narrow Expected Impact
The remark notes the final phase of the primary program is overworked and will influence few votes today. It criticizes a rush for party alignment as a comedic sprint to secure a seat on the joining pole.
Democratic state central committee meets in Columbus
The Democratic state central committee will meet in Columbus Feb 18 with Col Bryan visiting, to fix the time and place of the state convention likely in May They expect to endorse Bryan for president to settle Judson Harmon’s potential candidacy The Ohio Statesman will be endorsed for vice president unless it objects to the plan
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Democratic State Central Committee
Columbus
Col. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Judson Harmon
Ohio Statesman
Portage la Prairie Baptist Disciples unit formed in Canada
The Baptists and Disciples churches in Portage la Prairie Manitoba unite into one church. Each congregation had its own meeting house and pastor and will share the Baptist building while retaining a Baptist pastor. The move shows how independent churches can merge when differences are minor.
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Portage la Prairie
Manitoba
Canada
Annual Banquet of Cambridge Lodge No 66 Masons
Cambridge Lodge No 66 F A M announces its annual banquet at 7 p m on Thursday February 20 in the Masonic Temple banquet hall. Tickets are sold at S M Burgess on Wheeling Avenue with a Feb 18 deadline. committees urge early purchase for planning.
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Cambridge Lodge
Masonic Temple
S. M. Burgess
Wheeling Avenue
Resolutions of Respect for Thomas M. Davies
Cambridge Lodge B P O E No 448 mourns the death of Brother Thomas M Davies. The lodge will be draped in mourning for 60 days and a copy of the resolutions will be placed in the minutes sent to the widow and furnished to the press.
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Thomas M. Davies
Cambridge Lodge
Work Suspended on South Cambridge Sewer Project
Work on the South Cambridge trunk sewer under Adams Bros. is halted due to high water. Crews will move to Gomber avenue between 6th and 7th streets. Will Archer of Utica visits relatives in town. Mrs O M Hoge leaves for Columbus. Mrs Charles H Purcell leaves for Chicago. Misses Louanna Mason and Louetta Hadden of Zanesville visit.
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South
Cambridge
Adams Bros
Gomber Avenue
Charles H. Purcell
North 10Th Street
Chicago
Louanna Mason
Louetta Hadden
Zanesville
Grand Jury Reports in Common Pleas Court February Term
Grand jury in session six days examined over 25 witnesses across 25 cases and returned 15 true bills. Indictments listed for February term 1908 include assaults, gambling, Sunday offenses, fraud, and murder thus far. Arraignments show pleas of not guilty with various bonds. Marriage licenses and probate actions noted with divorces and alimony orders.
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J. M. McGinnis
Common Pleas Court
Grand Jury
S. Bell
David M. Dunlap
Allen Marlatt
Andrew Koren
George Haluska
Frank Kennedy
Michael Conroy
Daniel Davis
John Hollopy
P. A. Joyce
John Kundrat
Frank Kundrat
Frank Augustine
Anton Abramavics
John Korbick
John Fabrichas
Ross Meanor
Walla Carr
Local Social Gleanings From Washington and Nearby
Washington and Cambridge residents visit relatives across counties. Notables include Mrs. Clyde Bean and Clarence McQuaide guests of Griffiths. A P Frame and Rebecca Frame return from Cam bridge. Hendersons visit Mrs. Leonard. Frame and R S Frame attend Mrs. St Clair funeral in Barnesville. Also notes on coasting, coal shortages jokes, and obituary of Mrs. Mary H Rea, widow of Dr Francis Rea. The Rea family long resided in Washington.
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A. P. Frame
R. S. Frame
Mrs. St. Clair
Barnesville
Mary H. Rea
Alfred Day
Steubenville
Francis Rea
Notice of Appointment of Estate Administrator
The undersigned is appointed administrator of the estate of Hugh A. McCreary deceased of Guernsey county Ohio on February 1 1908. Debts should be paid promptly and claims presented with authentication to the administrator John L McCreay Rosemond Bell Attorneys February 13 1908.
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Hugh A. McCreary
Guernsey County
Ohio
John L. McCreay
Rosemond & Bell
Attys
Rough House Mules Cause Alleyway Mayhem
On Foster avenue Monday afternoon Wm Burt drove a team of Missouri mules when one slipped into a rough house, tumbling onto the other and scattering heels and ears. Burt was kicked and sustained a deep gash from a shoe while bystanders untangled the pair and resumed their load.
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Wm. Hanna
Missouri
Burt
Foster Avenue
Mr. Burt
Burial set for Allen Mercer killed near New Concord
The remains of Allen Mercer, struck by a B and O freight train Sunday near New Concord, will be interred Wednesday at 11 in Waller Cemetery. Services will be held at his sister Mrs John Dunning's home near High Hill after 5:30 p.m. yesterday.
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Allen Mercer
New Concord
John Dunning
High Hill
Waller Cemetery
Miners' Organization Treasurer Visits Coshocton Headquarter
D. H. Sullivan district treasurer of the Miners' Organization with Coshocton headquarters was in the city on business this morning.
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D. H. Sullivan
Miners’ Organization
Coshecton
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