Cambridge Dispatch Sees Weather, Politics, and Trust Troubles
A Cambridge dispatch notes a gentle Tuesday rain in eastern Ohio contrasting with destructive storms near Pittsburg and Cincinnati. It covers Missouri Democrats uniting behind W J Bryan for president, a 14th district congressional convention deadlock, and attacks on Gov Herrick ally Webber. It also mentions Cassatt dismissing a coal bribe case clerk, Waiver of officeholders in Columbus, and local efforts against the ice trust amid grand jury actions and a Flag Day plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Webber
Herrick
Shirt waists called bathing suits by Wheeling readers
The Wheeling Register comments on a Rochester Pa incident where two women were told to leave St. Peters church for wearing pooled shirt waists. It condemns the Peek-A-Boo style as a misnomer and argues in hot weather women should dress decently and comfortably. The piece urges calling them perforated shirt waists and defends the right of women to dress according to the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kather M. Suborner
Rochester
St. Devilin's
Father Schroner
Woods
Wheeling Register
Stock bear raid blamed for Mexican mine clash
The Cleveland Leader reports New York speculators allegedly fomented and orchestrated a bear raid on Greene Consolidated Copper Company stock before a Mexican mine clash. They allegedly spread false stories to drive the price down and profit as labor discontent was exploited, a scheme deemed one of the most rascally in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greene Consolidated Copper Company
Mexico
Greene Company
Greene Mines
Greene
Cleveland
Ohio Supreme Court affirms first wife heirs in Booth case
Guernsey county case establishes a legal principle: a father cannot gift property in which first wife’s children hold an interest. The court rules that property bought with the first wife’s funds remains with her heirs, despite later marriages and second-family claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth
Guernsey County
Ohio Supreme Court
Bny
Common Pleas Court
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
A Tix Vote Reflected on Reed Smoot Seat
The United States Senate decided Reed Smoot is not entitled to his seat. A motion to expel him failed in a tie. Petitions demanding Smoots humiliation circulated, while Smoot claimed personal clarity beyond some judges. The fight spanned years as the body struggled to reach a resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unites States Senate
Reed Smoot
Maryland’s New Senator Whyte Appointed to Senate
The New York World notes Maryland revives old school traditions with William Pinkney Whyte’s appointment to succeed Gorman in the Senate. Whyte, nearly eighty-two, contrasts Gorman’s machine politics with Whyte’s social distinction and honed service, tracing his rise from Maryland bar and Reverdy Johnson era to governor and senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Wiliam Pinkney Whyte
Gorman
Senate
Mr. Gorman
Mr. Whyte
Morgan and Pettus
Alabama
Whyte
Bar
Reverdy Johnson
Great Britain
United States Senate
Baltimore
Sr. Whyte
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Rayner
William Pinkney
N. Y. World
Governor Pattison Returns Home To Milford From Hospital
Cincinnati June 12 Governor John M Pattison who has been ill since his inauguration was moved from Christ hospital to his Milford home yesterday The trip used a private traction car leaving Monday at 11 o clock He was carried on a stretcher wrapped in blankets and accompanied by Dr Oliver Mrs Wattison and two trained nurses An invalids room was readied at Milford and it was hoped he would rapidly convalesce
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
John M. Pattison
Christ Hospital
Milford
Pattison
Fie
Oliver
Wattison
The Three R s Neglected in Public Schools
Cooper Union trustees in New York report that students seeking telegraphy stenography and typewriting instruction are deficient in English fundamentals, especially spelling. They say one half to two thirds of common words are misspelled, a claim newspapers commonly corroborate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper Union
New York
Siguai
Popular editor Ashbrook secures Democratic nomination for Congress
William A. Ashbrook of Licking county clinched the Seventeenth district Democratic nomination on the 277th ballot after a 48 hour deadlock. He edits the Independent at Johnstown and served in the last state legislature, also holding a post as secretary of the National Editorial Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Philadelphia
William A. Ashbrook
Licking County
Flo
Hurst
Wertz
Wayne County
Tuscarawas County
Ashbrook
William A. Ashaprow
Mr. Ashbrook
The
Independent
Johnstown
National Hditorial Association
Miss Leonard Surprised On 18th Birthday Party
Miss Bertha Leonard daughter of Infirmary Director W C Leonard of near the County Infirmary returned home Saturday evening to find a surprise 18th birthday gathering of about fifty friends. The party featured games music and refreshments. She received numerous valuable gifts with guests from Gibsons Station Lore City and Waslington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Leonard
W. C. Leonard
Near the County Infirmary
Kiss Leonard
Gibsons Station
Lore City
Waslington
Sermon at Peters Creek School House by Rev A A Sampson
Reverend A A Sampson of New Concord preaches at Peters Creek School House Adams township on Sabbath afternoon June 11 at 3 o clock standard time. Afterward P R Van Blarcom missionary for the American Sabbath Union will discuss Sabbath School work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Sampson
New Concord
Peters Creek
Adams Township
P. R. van Blarcoiw
American Sabbath Union
Hurrah for Bryan supports Nebraska candidate for president
Louisville June 4 Henry Watterson in yesterday's Courier Journal backs the Nebraskan as the Democratic party’s local candidate for president in 1900. He argues Bryan may be nominated by state conventions prior to the national convention and that party unity hinges on his selection with others handling only confirmation, running mate, and platform. He notes Bryan would have strong support from remaining sound money wing members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Hoch
Coburn
Burton
Kansas
Louisville
Henry Watterson
Courier Journal
Jemecratic Party
Wattersem
Bryay
Hns
Watterson
Iryan
Gained Eighteen Pounds Prompts Peruna Endorsement
Mrs Hattie Hamilton of Spartix Kentucky reports gaining 18 pounds after using Peruna. She began a third bottle though she felt unnecessary and notes a weight rise from 102 to 120 pounds at age 33. She praises the medicine and says her 76 year old mother also grew stronger after using two bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Hamilton
Spartix
Peruna Tonic Marketed For Spring Relief To Weary Women
Advert reads Peruna as the ideal spring tonic for nervous prostration and catarrh relief. It touts no narcotics and long-term safety, with patient testimonials from Mrs. Rhoda Stutlebeam of Bunch Iowa and others. The piece directs readers to address Dr. Hartman at the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
701 Avenue
Brooklyn
N.Y
Rite
Peruna
Rhoda Stutlebeam
Bunch, Iowa
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Dedication of Holy Trinity Church at Byesville
The Roman Catholic Holy Trinity Church in Byesville was formally dedicated on Sunday June 10 in a ceremony attended by about two thousand Slavic Catholics from the Guernsey Valley and Southeast Ohio. The event featured a large procession, Bishop Hartley of Columbus, Mass by Father Wagner, and a four o'clock dedicatory service closing with benediction. The city reported no liquor sales or disorders during the day despite a large influx of visitors and three dozen participating societies. officials even searched the church basement for beer rumors, finding none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant City
Trail Run Hoods
South Sth
Depot
Main Streets
Cambridge Cat Pop
Bishop Hartley
Columbus
Bellaire
Hartley
Bielish
Father Wagner
St. Benedict's Church
Cambridge
Father Gracik
Tepgué
Yesville
Unis
Borin
Church Aims to Satisfy Hunger and Defray Expenses
A visitor outreach program seeks to satisfy hunger, defray church expenses, and raise funds to support church activities. The effort emphasizes providing meals and generating income to sustain parish operations.
Saturday Evening Nuptials in Zanesville Church
Alva C Vaughe of this city married Miss Emma A Jenkins of Zanesville at Putnam Presbyterian in a small ceremony conducted by Rev G R Dickson. Attendants included Eva Jenkins Samuel Vaughn and Bertha Vaughn with Frank Siens present. The couple's reception followed at the Jenkins home and they departed for Cambridge that night. The bride, upheld as a respected figure in church and society, wore white silk and lace. the groom serves as private secretary to H A French of the Marietta Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva C. Vaughe
Emma A. Jenkins
Zanesville
Putnam Presbyterian Church
G. R. Dickinson
Eva Jenkins
Samuel Vaughn
Bertha Vaughn
Frank Siens
Milton Jenkins
Mrs. Vaughn
Cambridge
Mr. Vaughn
Highland Avenue
H. A. French
Marietta
Pennsylvania Lines
Mary Siens
Hand's Sarsaparilla Life Booster Ad Obscure Poem
A period prose piece extols life vigor and celebrates Hand's Sarsaparilla as a medicine that strengthens the body. It urges the weak or debilitated to try the tonic, claiming it builds up the system and transforms existence into life for readers.
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles Ad Claims Refund
An old advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles with a product called Pay Ointment. It claims relief from itching, bleeding, and drenching piles and states druggists are authorized to refund money if not cured within 14 days.
T H Meredith Guernsey farmer dies after long illness
T H Meredith longtime Londonderry farmer and one of the area’s best singing masters died at his home near Antrim on Sunday after a long heart illness following a grip. Born in 1833 on the old Meredith homestead he lived his life on the farm and was active in the Presbyterian church. He leaves a wife and six children Hugh Sylvester Buella Salathalle Alice William. Funeral at Antrim Presbyterian church Tuesday afternoon with interment in the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Meredith
Guernsey County
Aptrim
Londonderry
Meredith
Meredith Homestead
Meredith Reitell
Presbyterian Church
Hugh and
Sylvester Meredith
Buella Hyde
New Philadelphia
Salathalle
Alice Nign
William Meredith
Antrim
Londonderry Township
Notice to Teachers for City Schools Examination
Notice published by the City Board of School Examiners announces an exam for teachers in the Central school building on Saturday June 23 1906 at 8 a m. Vouchers of moral character required for all applicants. Clerk W T Young signs. June 14 2w. Vermilion of Antrim granted pension increase. Alfred Weedon agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of School
W. T. Young
Vermilion
Antrim
Alfred Weedon
Agt
Receivers Seek Dividend in Bank Case Hearings Set
R. V. Orme and David Okey as receivers of The Commercial Bank Company filed their third report in the Common Pleas Court of Guernsey County Ohio in Henry Mss et al v The Commercial Bank Company. The report recommends a four percent dividend to paid creditors and sets a hearing for July 2, 1906 at 9 a.m. Parties to the action or creditors may file exceptions before the hearing. Attorneys: Freda J. Rosemand Chas. S. Tarahanh and Robt. T. Scott. June 14-26
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Orme
Avid Okey
Commercial Bank Company
Court of Common Pleas
Guernsey County
Ohio
Henry Mss Et al
H. We Orme
Davie Okey
Tarahaneh
Robt
T. Scott
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jeffersonian
John M. Amok
T. EK
Amos
Campridge
Claus
Missouri
W. J. Bryan
Oregon
George EB. Chamberlain
John Bourne, Jr
U. S
Cassatt
Joseph B Boyer
Mark Slater
Ice Trust
Tijeda
Bridge Trust
Craver
Hefere
Art Joanen- Lio
Printépies
Emil Stevenoiz
West Virginia
Compassion
Madrid
Vale
Kemp
Balsam
W. A. Ashbrook
Miss Leonard
Bryan
Sound Money
Scott
Scott Y Towne
York
Mise Nellie Condon
Peruia
Church OF the Holy Trinity
Byesville
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!