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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
4
The Dally Jeffersonian is on sale at News Depot located in Mathews Block on North Beventh Street for readers in the area.
Delivery by carriers in Cambridge costs 10 cents per week or 5 dollars per year. Mail subscriptions must be prepaid, and subscriptions will not continue beyond the paid period. The Weekly Jeffersonian offers 1 dollar per year, 60 cents for six months, or 26 cents for three months.
Highlights for June 1 recall Kentucky’s 1792 admission as the second state under the Constitution. It also marks the birth of Confederate cavalry general John Hunt Morgan in 1826 and the death of actor Thomas W. Keene in 1898, noting his 1840 birth.
The article describes sunset at 7 21 and sunrise at 4 26 with moon sets at 3 42 a m and 8 p m, Mercury at the descending node crossing the sun. It lists visible constellations by direction and time, notes star magnitudes Arcturus Deneb Vega Altair Antares Spica Regulus, and tracks planets Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune with rising and visibility details. It also states Sun in Taurus until the 18th and then in Gemini.
A snippet of lines invokes homage to sages and heroes, praising sacrifices and stories. It shifts to a summer scene where childhood unfolds in June, describing leisurely hours and gentle streams, with references to poets Charles Sprague and Percy Bysshe Shelley.
The bugle call of taps performed by La- Chat and Finley moved many older servicemen who felt as if they stood again on the tented field, shoulders set and memories stirred.
A German inventor unveiled a phono raph claiming seven mile hearing range. The speaker states no harm but would see ships sunk as a disguised blessing if armed first shipments occurred.
A fragmented obituary note honors Alpheus Ringer, the oldest county pensioner, killed in town yet remembered for his service. The entry mentions officers and the Memoria as part of a local journal snippet, with unclear dates and affiliations.
Judge J. M. McGinnis gave a concise Memorial Day address at the South cemetery on Monday. School children marched four abreast beside the street tracks in dignified procession. Captain J. B. Ferguson delivered the principal talk to a large crowd in Quaker City, marking this as a notably successful Memorial Day gathering.
The policy will allow mills to operate openly under superintendent discretion rather than a fixed rule. It affects all but one plant in the district under C. A. Robinson and impacts many plants across Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Joshua L. Simmons formerly of Kimbolton died Monday noon at Otsego after a short illness of kidney trouble. He was 47, proprietor of the Otsego hotel, and formerly ran a butchering business in Kimbolton. Survived by widow and children Ira Grace Wilbur Carl Mary all at home. Funeral at Otsego M E church Wednesday at 10 with Rev. Hudnall. burial in church cemetery.
Rumors that machinists in Parkersburg West Virginia B and O shops plan a strike are linked to the railroad doublings of the local police force. The machinists on this division had previously sought demands in Baltimore that were reportedly refused.
Baltimore June 1 The International Machinists union president James O Connell has issued a call for a general strike by all machinists in the repair shops of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad system.
Alfred Vollmer seventeen of Ecorse a Detroit suburb was struck in the heart by a pitched ball during a Sunday school game between village teams and died almost instantly at the scene authorities investigated the accident still unclear on circumstances the tragedy stunned local players and spectators
The Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition opens in Seattle with buildings finished and exhibits in place. President Taft pressed the opening button as the fair debuts under the motto the show that will be on time. The event showcases Pacific Northwest potential and marks Seattle as a Pacific trade gateway.
Snowfall in Leadville on June 1 reached two inches, the latest ever recorded in the city. The rare late snow disrupted the usual summer routines and surprised residents.
A historic notice lists numerous legal deadlines and court actions across June involving individuals and companies such as The Morris Coal Co. and The Imperial Mining Co. with entries for guardianships marriages licenses and adjourned cases. It also records a June 10 1909 guardianship declaration by Elizabeth M. Davies and a dentists’ collective closure plan for June July and August.
A community price notice lists various staples with per pound or per item prices for sugar beans flour and coffee. It urges shoppers that prices are rising and to buy now as the store proclaims the lowest prices and invites calls.
The note marks Sunday May 30 as both Memorial Day and Whitsunday and notes the overlap of holiday observances.
The Board of Deputy State Supervisors of Elections for Guernsey County will hold a public hearing at 1 p m on Saturday June 26 1909 in the County Auditor's office at the courthouse. The hearing concerns precincts containing more than 400 voters from the last regular election and why they are organized as such.
James B. Stewart chief and Henry T. Hall clerk announce dates in late April to early June 1909 for a court session schedule with related administrative actions and deadlines.
The chronic optimist who claims to love cold weather is ridiculed by the Philosopher of Folly as usually being short of money to travel south for the winter.
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