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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
8
A candidate defends a recent nomination as honest and fair while challenging a ballot contest. He cites ignorance of several precinct officers, legal uncertainty, and calls for voter fairness, noting he would step aside if not wanted by the county. His attorney firm handles the case.
The article lists filings by candidates for county offices with the clerk and deputy board of elections. It notes which candidates filed expenses, amounts for traveling, advertising, and other costs, and which candidates had no receipts or did not file. Names include Berry Bonnell Enos Hawthorne Saltsgaver Walker Fife Barnes Young Sawyer McBride McCracken Nelson Worthy Dyson Stubbs Moore White Lepage Ford Bates Longsworth Lee Henry Brill Groves Shackles among others.
City subscriptions must be paid within one week after expiration to receive the advance rate of 30¢ per month. If kept unpaid beyond the week, arrears accrue at the regal rate of 10¢ per week.
The Roosevelt and Taft factions clash over California delegates as Was the rate of seating in Indiana and California districts. Roosevelt seeks to place 26 California delegates on temporary roll while tensions rise over calendar placement and potential unseating.
The article reports Marines repelling Cuban rebels near El Cuero with about 100 shots fired and no Marine casualties. It notes diplomat Ferrerra's Washington briefing to present Cuba’s view and confirms no change in non intervention policy. There was talk of sending Stimson or General Wood to negotiate.
Black Diamond defeated Fairview in a 10 inning game at Black Diamond grounds with Haugh delivering a clean home run. The game stayed close and turned on a two base hit by Haughlembaugh and a Grover hit in the 10th with two out. Diamond now has 11 wins 1 loss in 12 games this season.
Harry Stevens of the Craig Flats is seriously ill with malaria fever.
A Lorain News clipping notes Prof Masters, a Londonderry township native, has been re employed for another year at 100 dollars a month. Amherst township schools report strong progress with attendance rising from 345 in 1911 to 143 in 1912 and a likely larger roll next year. South Amherst moves into a new building and Masters is credited with high pupil pass rates on Boxwell exams with 15 pupils achieving passing marks.
A group of South American travelers with 12 wagons and many children allegedly looted Norwich after arriving from Zanesville. Police say they were driven out of town, a four day old child among those present, with theft of at least $3 reported. They moved on to New Concord then toward Bloomfield.
At a recent meeting of the First Baptist Church board it was unanimously deemed prudent to present a proposal at the church for action. On Wednesday evening after prayer meeting, a plan to hold the annual roll-call earlier than usual and to target Sunday June 16 as the date will be discussed. Attendance is urged as building matters for the new worship edifice press for timely completion.
An advertisement touts Saxon Salve as a soothing remedy for eczema in children and adults. It claims quick relief from itching and skin lesions and promises a money back guarantee if customers are not satisfied. Sutton & Oshe of Cambridge Ohio are named as the druggists offering the product.
It is growing late to secure a Bible as the last consignment will soon be gone. Demand has surged since the coupon limit reduced to one. The Morocco leather Bible with overlapping cover offers a gift worthy edition with self-pronouncing text and over 4000 questions and answers. Clip the ONE coupon now and obtain a Bible before it is too late.
New York sport brief notes Rube Marquard eyes his 123rd start of the season against the Chicago Cubs after compiling 12 consecutive wins for the Giants. Reds outfielder Marsans attracts attention with six hits off Mathewson and Marquard. Several social notices follow, listing visits and travel among-area residents.
Mrs Levi Morgan of Moundesville West Virginia is visiting friends in Cambridge.
Rose Langsdorf and Mary McMurray spent Monday evening in New Concord visiting friends and attending local events.
Mrs. S B Hood traveled to Alliance on Tuesday to attend the Union College commencement ceremony.
Mrs J Mundry of Newark New Jersey is visiting her brother Alva Ayers who lives on Orchard avenue.
Miss Ida B Lindsey has gone to Millersburg Ohio where she has accepted a position.
Charles Britton left Tuesday morning for a visit with friends in Michigan and Northern Ohio, according to a brief note.
Miss Stella Rainey and Marie Malloy are guests of friends in Newcomerstown and West Lafayette, visiting during a brief Midwest sojourn.
Miss Irma Atcheson left Monday for Sault Ste Marie Michigan to spend the summer selecting from 500 trunks suitcases and traveling bags at a 20 percent reduction offered by Roy T. Stevenson. Miss Wilma Baxter also left for Delaware Monday to attend the high school commencement exercises.
Mrs D G Larrick traveled through the city en route to Bloomfield where she planned to visit her mother Mrs Margaret Morrow.
Miss Weisen, recently employed at Kerr and Morton millinery, has returned to her home in Columbus on Monday.
W. M. Hannan relocates his fire insurance and real estate business to rooms 9 and 10 on the second floor of the Central National Bank Building. Announcement notes the move effective May 23 through 4m.
Mr and Mrs Fred Turner of South Ninth street celebrate the birth of a daughter weighing seven and a half pounds named Marjorie May Turner born Monday evening in the family home with relatives expressing joy.
The Junior class staged Brown of Harvard to a full house with about 300 in attendance, nearly 50 from Cambridge. Miss Bessie Summers led as the leading lady with a strong voice, while Mr. Robert McClure starred as Tom Brown. The cast included Smiley, Laing, McCleary, and McClure, with top notch scenery and singing throughout. The program lists Harvard scenes and a Varsity boat club setting, as alumni arrive by train.
Herbert Coates of North Ninth Street travels to Antrim on Monday to spend part of the summer with relatives in that part of the county. He expects much boy fun and recreation during the stay.
J A Crow will travel to Cleveland for the Thirty Ninth National Conference of Charities and Corrections, June 12 to 19, as a delegate appointed by Gov. Judson Harmon. He’ll bring a 25 year old apple from the Moravian tree at Gnadenhutten, once planted in 1774, to Ohio Historical Collection.
Money to loan to good borrowers. Money furnished promptly. Our rates are right and we can save you money. We also offer you an ideal place to deposit your savings. Saving may be old fashioned but hard to beat. Save and deposit with us and let your savings work while you work. Cambridge Loan and Building Co. S14 Wheeling Ave. T. R. Deselm, Secy.
In Cambridge Ohio on June 7 a notice from RH A Scott, secretary, invites savers to deposit funds with The Guernsey Building and Loan Company for better returns than 4 percent. Edge cutting thrift is urged in this thrift advertisement.
A Cambridge notice offers loans from 500 dollars and up with a gilt edged mortgage security. Prospective borrowers are urged to contact The Guernsey Building and Loan Company at 833 Wheeling Ave.
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