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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1901
Page
2
The Jeffersonian notes global finance, Chinese question, and naval policy as 1901 opens. It mentions bank rates, ship subsidies, and the Cuban and Boer wars, alongside local items on rail, weather, and political maneuvering within Ohio and national figures.
Rochester fire at the orphan asylum claims 19 children killed as flames engulfed the hospital wing. A nurse and two attendants are among the dead amid a large loss, while a blaze and explosions followed by other cited crimes fill the day’s record from Rochester to Tennessee.
Washington January 8 lawmakers consider a currency bill by Representative Loverny of Massachusetts to back national banknotes with bonds and a gold fund, capped at four-fifths of bond value and 40 percent of bank capital, funded by a 0.5 percent annual tax. Senate discussion covers army reorganization and Philippine questions as Lodge argues for a 106000 man force.
Ex Secretary Carlisle leads as counsel in Porto Rican customs cases now before the US Supreme Court while a separate amendment proposes nine scientific experts to study the army canteen’s effects on health discipline and morality. The report spans political moves in Kentucky, European weather alarms, and Manila era deportations, with scattered notes on various legal and political actions.
A high level official, Captain C W King quartermaster at Fort Morgan Alabama, is arrested on a government graft charge after $1000 in marked bills is found on him. He allegedly promised contractor Hobson leniency in exchange for kickbacks, with Hobson claiming payments of 500, 1000 and 3000 dollars. King faces preliminary examination.
The ad touts Benson's Plastor as a superior pain remedy for rheumatic, chest, kidney, and back ailments, claiming faster relief than alternatives. It asserts universal acclaim, numerous awards, and availability through druggists with prepaid U.S. postage, urging buyers to avoid imitations.
Frances McGill hosted a small gathering among friends in Cambridge Inetwen while Pratt Barnes held a wood chopping last Thursday and hosted a dance for young people at night. Nearby notes mention visits, engagements, college trips, travel between Zanesville and Wanodafield, and small community events through Pleasant Valley, Cambridge, and Look Out, with several locals returning home for holidays and planning future moves.
BYESVILLE resident Oscar Touvill aged 43 died Saturday from typhoid fever at his home one and a half miles north of Bycpy tie. He was a well respected father of six children. The funeral was held Sunday from his residence with Rev. Grimes officiating, the K of P and Judge in attendance.
Panama letters claim Colombia and Venezuela are strained due to Venezuela's backing of rebels in Colombia and arms supplies to them. The note says Colombian border movements react to these actions, with potential war measures discussed. Offbeat Belgium note about Paris and Belgian ministers follows, plus Berlin reports of a purported interview with Bismarck and German industrial groups pressuring policy toward the United States.
A dense market column lists cattle and sheep prices, bids, and lots from multiple markets. It mentions Gratin, Jane, Chiengo, and Portland style lots with figures for steers, heifers, calves, and lambs, plus wheat and grain quotes. An obituary notes Frank Andrews’s infant son killed in a coal oil explosion in Washington.
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