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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
4
The Jeffersonian notes price terms for subscriptions, offering lower rates for advance payment and higher charges otherwise, with the publication entering Cambridge post office as a second class matter.
A New York World item observes that ninety one years ago a winter stretched through summer and December stood as the mildest month, highlighting a rare climate anomaly.
A terse quotation credits Theodore Roosevelt praising the farm and its people, noting the area’s best crop as the crop of children and the labor of men and women who raised them.
Canton residents discuss preserving the McKin home in the Washington Mount Vernon style as a historic project. The effort envisions maintaining original features and public access to a notable local landmark.
Describes widespread famine like conditions in Russia under an oppressive government. Claims cruel actions and excessive taxation have driven the population into beggary and starvation with appalling conditions.
Both major parties at their national conventions are expected to push tariff revision. Democrats favor immediate action while Republicans prefer it in the distant future.
Senator oraker delivered the Memorial Day address in Steubenville. He was met with an enthusiastic reception by a large crowd including about 100 negroes who hailed him as an emancipator. He argued that an ambitious president could build a patronage machine for his own succession or to control his successor.
The Republican Press formalizes ownership and management change with C A Bonom as editor and Henry retiring. Burr of Byersiie becomes principal owner while Barr sells his stake. New management arrives with strong support and aims to sustain the paper’s strong patronage and goodwill.
The Afro American League of Kansas unites to support Foraker against Taft. Since the Civil War enfranchised Black voters have supplied the Republican majority and held swing power in many states. United they can tilt the outcome for any candidate and make things interesting.
Supt W P Crumbacker M D of Independence State Hospital invites to the commencement exercises of the class of 1907 at the School for Nurses. Fourteen graduate nurses and twenty graduate attendants are noted. The institution is praised as an example, kept free from politics, with Iowa cited as a model for Ohio.
The article notes the president will withhold Oklahoma’s statehood admission until after the 1908 election with seven electoral votes at stake. It warns of possible close partisan decisions, compares to 1876, and argues the delay harms Oklahoma’s development and the administration’s popularity under Roosevelt.
The text argues Roosevelt's refusal of Oklahoma and Indian Territory statehood shows a partisan bias, contradicting his reputation for impartial law enforcement. It contends his actions mislead supporters who trusted his nonpartisan stance and warns that this move reveals strong party favoritism.
Col. Robert E. Lee at a Confederate reunion in Richmond discusses historical points on secession and slavery. He notes Virginia and Georgia laws from the late 18th century banning slave imports and argues the South bears no unique arson rhetoric, contrasting Northern critics and early anti slavery measures.
A jury of twelve citizens is prepared to hear testimony in the Haywood case, attracting broad public interest similar to the Thaw case but focusing on a different line of allegations.
The Wheeling Register reports the pact protecting Standard Oil from taxation expired by limitation, leading to a $7 million increase in assessed property value. The paper notes the oil giant seeks results and claims the political alliance with Dawson is not personal, though business and politics remain intertwined.
The Morning Sun debuts in Guernsey County occupying the abandoned field of the Guernsey Times. Hon. Nathan H. Barber edits and Cambridge citizens own the paper. Barber, a trusted party figure, outlines his policy in a strong opening salutation.
Jack Brown, 30, an English-born employee at the Trail Run mines, was electrocuted while fastening a wire to a motor. He died instantly and was carried to his home, leaving a widow and four children. Coroner Yeo noted a single wrist mark as the only sign on the body. Local residents and visitors are mentioned in brief notices throughout the report.
Bradstreets notes a 2.5 million pounds medium fleece wool sale in Boston to a major buyer after a weeks old price refusal. Competition between dealers and manufacturers lifts prices near last year’s level. Eastern dealers report high prices, but primary markets remain strong.
Roscoe Nichols, a leading Madison township teacher, wrapped up an eight month term at Londonderry Friday and left on Monday to begin the summer term at Ohio Northern University.
Post offices at Middlebourne Antrim and Londonderry likely to close as rural free delivery expands. Mail to be carried from Quaker City Freeport and Washington Milnersville Winterset routes. Roads harsh winters worry officials. B S Cowden to run Star Route back line Milnersville Cambridge twice weekly.
Miss Louella Bell a popular New Concord young woman attempted suicide Sunday night by swallowing an ounce of laudanum. Prompt medical care saved her life though she remains in critical condition. She acted after a lover’s quarrel while walking with two young men. Daughter of J H Bell B&O telegraph operator. Condition improving Monday afternoon though recovery still uncertain.
Chief Long received a vague telegram from Fire Creek West Virginia asking if Phillip Tarmento was hurt on a trolley last week. A Cambridge incident on Memorial Day involved a foreign youth who fell from a crowded West Wheeling avenue car steps while paying the fare and left the scene.
Rev. Gilbert O. Miller announces his resignation as pastor of the Second U. P. church in Cambridge to accept a call from Tabernacle church in Youngstown. He will close his Cambridge pastorate on Sunday, June 16, with a congregational meeting next Wednesday to act on the resignation. A Muskingum Presbytery meeting is set for Friday at 2:30 to act on the resignation. Residents extend best wishes to Rev and Mrs Miller as they begin the new field of labor.
The Guernsey County Board of School Examiners issued certificates after the June 1 Cambridge examination. One year certificates were awarded to K. E. Buell W. G. English E. L. Johnson P. E. Marl ing Frank Morris Bradie Morrison W. W. Oliver C. M. Oldham Roy Stephens W. B. Taylor Winfield Scott Mabel Cowgill Frances Clark Ada English Ruth Leeper Sadie McCullough Lizzie Malvin Eulora Norman Laura Warehime Myrie Cunninhgam Clarence Eagan C. F. Fogle Daisy Mallarnee. Two years to Elmer Arnold Chester Oxley Craig Thompson Leonard Warden Mae McCracken Anna Zimmerman Oliver Warehime. Three years to Edna K. Miller Lide M. Daniel. Five years to O. B. Borton.
The Jeffersonian notes Guernsey county natives Walter Clemens Campbell and William Clarence Thompson receiving degrees from the University of Wooster on June 13. Campbell earned a Bachelor of Philosophy and played on a famed football team. Thompson earned a Bachelor of Arts and captained the 1906 football team and starred on the 1907 basketball squad.
J O Eagleson of Quaker City visited Cambridge on Monday, stopping briefly in the city.
The prosecution outlines a vast plot by the Western Federation of Miners aiming to remove opponents and expand power through assassination. Key figures Haywood and Orchard are linked to the Steunenberg murder as part of a broad conspiracy, with 156 talesmen vetted for a Boise jury over 15 days. The narrative traces Caldwell, Simpkins, and Orchard testimonies, and introduces jurors with backgrounds from Idaho and neighboring states.
General A. F. Hawley of Washington D C writes that he has used Peruna and finds it very beneficial for kidney trouble and especially good for coughs colds and catarrhal trouble. He cites personal experience from 1386 25th street N W in the capital.
An advertisement discusses spring and summer catarrh termed systemic catarrh by Dr. Hartman. It affects the abdomen organs and may include cough or head catarrh while mimicking other illnesses. Testimonials from W R Callahan of Glenvar Virginia claim Peruna restored appetite and eased head and body pains after severe sickness.
A historical sketch describes jurors including J A Robertson a 73 year old farmer and sheriff candidate from Illinois with capital punishment doubt. Levi D Smith Boise street railway worker and former farmer. M P Burns a 52 year old Republican carpenter who once ran a Boise grocery. 8S F Russell a long bearded Idaho rancher and former justice of the peace, a Prohibitionist born in Illinois.
The queensware store of M. Hyatt was closed by Sheriff Moore on judgments from Common Pleas Court Monday. Balvo & Dotter owed $197.50 and Mitchell Woodbury Co. $139.60. Attorneys Rosemond & Bell represented the firms.
Chicago June 3 reports of good weather for the new crop and July wheat liquidation prompted a slight market drop. July wheat closed down with mixed percentage figures, while corn and oats showed modest gains amid steady activity.
Market listings show corn grades with prices 67 to 68 cents for No 2 yellow ear and 62 to 63 cents for No 1 yellow shelled. Hay pricing ranges from 22.50 to 23.00 for timothy and 19.00 to 20.00 for clover and mixed.
James Hayes Burris born May 9 1831 died May 25 1907 aged 76 16 days. He married Sarah Ellen Mallernee October 16 1873 and they had five daughters. He died after a period of ill health and was mourned as a devout husband and father who aided the needy. Funeral services were held at the home and he rests at Antrim Presbyterian cemetery. The family thanks friends and neighbors for support. MRS BURRIS AND DAUGHTERS
Entries for the stake races at the Cambridge-Byesville Driving Park Association August meet are coming in satisfactorily. The completed list will be ready for publication soon. The races attract top stable owners nationwide and promise the association’s August Meet as its most successful yet.
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