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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
4
For Governor Judson Harmon of Cincinnati and Lieutenant Governor David L. Rockwell of Kent, with John A. McDowell of Millersburg as State School Commissioner candidate announced by the party.
Representative John L. McCreary selects candidates for probate judge and several local offices. Nomination details list officers including auditor Boden, clerk Elmer Green, treasurer Frank Creighton, and others across counties such as Cambridge Jackson Monroe and Oxford with figures like J. Orr and W. Trott among commissioners. Coroner Dr A E Fletcher is named along with surveyor J T Fairchild and infirmary director Stacy Taylor.
A discussion notes wool in Harrison County selling at 27 cents and asks what is the matter now. It questions whether tariff increases would improve conditions and suggests another influence may be at work.
The Chicago convention is criticized for failing to mention the Panama Canal amid speculation and disappointment. Some say the omission reflects no slight to the President by his own allies.
Gov Cummins elected permanent chairman after defeating Stand Patters as Iowa moves toward progressive platform on railroad and corporation questions endorsed at the convention. The outcome signals potential trouble in November with Cummins aligned candidates.
The nation mourns Grover Cleveland praising his integrity plain dealing civil service support and steadfast principles. He faced ridicule yet enforced reform and tariff revisions while opposing double standards and party favoritism, leaving a legacy as a model American leader.
Gen B R Cowen long noted as one of Ohio’s best citizens and former clerk of the United States courts in Cincinnati, amid his death a $25,000 shortage in unclaimed costs is alleged after a probe. Examiner Moore has sent a preliminary report to Washington for action after his full findings.
With Cannon as speaker and Sherman presiding over the senate the dear people’s interests seem circumscribed by congressional action. The piece frames a critical view of legislative power under the two leaders within tight procedural limits.
The committee elects Charles Marshall of Sidney as secretary and Fred J. Heer of Columbus as treasurer. The body includes officers and members from Cincinnati, Hamilton, Urbana, Toledo, Norwalk, Marietta, Canton, Akron, Cleveland and other Ohio locales with several named individuals listed as members.
The Republican nominee for vice president Sherman is considered out of danger and may leave the hospital on Monday.
The passage argues that once so called bad trusts realize criminal laws will be enforced against officials personally, enforcement will cease. It claims officials fear only dollars, not punishment, and thus act with impunity.
The Martins Ferry soup house serves idle and starving mill hands as a charitable effort. The piece notes such soup houses are praised as charity but ill suited to a presidential campaign amid abundant crops and peace with the world.
The fiscal year ends in June with a treasury deficit near 70 million dollars. Revenues fall while expenditures rise, signaling danger for both business and citizenry. The public must fund the gap, but strict economy by government and people is urged.
The note from Senator Foraker boosts winners at the Chicago convention. His leadership is viewed as essential to union of refractory elements and turning colored voters in key states. The article anticipates Foraker's succession and his campaigning for Taft in Ohio to secure the black vote.
The piece notes rising doubt among voters and prognosticators about next election results. It questions party certainty in Ohio and Guernsey county, warns against trickery, and suggests independent voting could decide outcomes in congressional and county races.
The text asserts the United States should not harbor Mexican revolutionaries and supports the claim that the raid was planned on the east bank of the river.
The text notes that any excitement for Taft’s nomination has not yet materialized. It suggests public fervor is absent and that supporters have yet to generate momentum.
The speaker argues Roosevelt should chair the national executive committee, citing his convention management and capacity to run the campaign, dismissing others as rats and endorsing the move.
Thousands of perspiring patriots head to Denver this week as the press club finalizes plans to treat newspaper staff to snow balls and mint juleps. The convention promises a lively Democratic contest for second place amid enthusiastic ratification activity.
In Colorado woman suffrage is deeply rooted and women will play a key part at the Democratic convention in social roles. The Jane Jefferson Democratic club acts as official hostesses. A surprising note is they will not press a woman suffragist prank to the convention, and observers predict a busy period for Dan Cupid after the event, which some see as more favorable than expanded suffrage.
The Liberty League intensifies its campaign amid sharp moral and economic arguments over alcohol. Supporters claim personal liberty and tax revenue clash with business interests, while critics say financial influence skews elections and burdens workers and families. The clash over saloon policy is set to shape local politics.
Advertising copy asserts the tea improves headaches constipation liver function and overall vitality. Aimed at general readers, it promotes 35 cent tea or tablets with Brooks Sutton as the local druggist contact.
Miss Laura Criswell of East Steubenville avenue returned Monday evening from Akron where she attended the funeral of William Tedrick and visited friends.
Advertisement for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea offering clear skin bright eyes and red lips. Claims superior results with choice of Tea or Tablets priced at five cents. Brooks Sutton, Druggist.
Mrs Wm Dwiggins of Hingham Center Massachusetts visits with her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Hoyle on North Sixth Street. Mr Dwiggins will arrive in the city tomorrow for a visit.
Ad for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claims to quicken the blood and lift the body from weakness to power. Describes 25 cent tea or tablets and lists Brooks Sutton as druggist in the promotion.
Fragmentary sports note lists St Louis Cleveland Philadelphia New York and Washington with scattered numbers, indicating a standings or scores update. The passage is incomplete but shows multiple AL clubs connected to dates or results.
Philadelphia beat Washington 4 to 0 in a shutout as Johnson, Falkenberg and Street supplied the offense. Washington struggled with Vickers curves and managed only four hits.
Boston defeated the local Americans in a fast fielding game. The visitors scored three runs in the eleventh inning, batting Orth hard. Final score Boston 4 New York 5 with Winter and Criger asBattery and Orth and Kleinow catching.
Philadelphia beat Boston 9 to 2 after a strong hitting performance. Sparks limited Boston's offense while Philadelphia built a large early lead and held on. Score details show Philadelphia 12 1004 010 9 13 0 Boston 0 0001 000 2 1 0. Batteries: Sparks and Doom for Philadelphia, Boul tes, Young and Graham for Boston.
Cincinnati defeated Chicago 7 to 3 as Doescher allowed runs with men aboard in his first Chicago appearance since May 30. Faulty fielding and weak batting support doomed the visitors while Kling and McLean teamed for Cincinnati.
Brooklyn and New York clashed as Brooklyn surged in the fifth inning after McGinnity replaced Cran dall. New York led early but Brooklyn tallied twice in the weighth and finished strong to win 11 to 7. Batteries: Crandall McGinnity Malarkey Bresnahan and McIntyre Holmes Bergen.
Mrs. T. M. Witten of Jefferson Avenue travels to Fredericksdale in Noble County to visit relatives during the coming week.
Miss Martha Stewart left Keenan hospital after a two week stay and returned to her Salesville residence yesterday.
Reverend Homer Orsborn, preaching in Martins Ferry, arrived home last night for an extended visit with Cambridge friends.
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