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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1906
Page
7
Commentary from Wheeling Register notes shifting power in Washington and state capitals. It highlights Tillman writing in rate legislation, Chandler and Joyce Stevens factions, railroads and Standard Oil prevailing, and Lodge as senate liaison with the White House. Also remarks on Wheeling bridges and rude discourse among West Virginia colleagues.
Five members of the Republican county central committee call a meeting in the Probate Judge’s office at 10 o’clock Saturday May 19 to organize and erect an executive committee. Signers are Joho Barris Chas Chalfant H T Hall H H Mercer and W C McCartney. The Hamilton county circuit court upholds the Dow law tax on clubs noting it as the law until a higher court rules otherwise, a burden many clubs find prohibitive.
The Elkins amendment would join the rate bill if enacted and aims to ease wagon rooms for West Virginia railroads. It suggests a combined approach to production and transportation, potentially lowering costs. Senators note a calm, satisfied mood among railroad attorneys recently.
The New Philadelphia convention backed Hon. J. E. Hurst as the Tuscarawas county congressional candidate and directed him to choose the 63 delegates. With no complaints, Mr. Hurst will receive loyal county support.
The piece argues that pensions for superannuated development clerks are evolving under a civil service system. It contends young talents should not waste themselves in government jobs, warning they will face servile dependence and lose fitness for independent, progressive business if they stay.
Observers watch the installation of a 4,000 hp gas engine at Carnegie Steel Company works in Homestead to use waste furnace gases. Estimates suggest extensive unused gas could power all plants in the region if captured, highlighting potential industrial energy gains amid drought concerns in central Ohio.
A lengthy endorsement piece touts Peruna as a spring tonic to combat chronic catarrh. It quotes Mrs. Mills of Lynn Mass and others, claiming relief, appetite gain, and renewed health after using Peruna. It urges readers to start treatment in April, with many testimonials and a call to consult Dr. Hartman.
The Jefferson County Republican Convention rejected endorsing Senator Foraker after a turbulent debate and instead strongly backed Roosevelt, Dick, and Weems. The contest split clearly between pro and anti-Foraker factions.
The Muskingum county office seeks to collect about £50,000 in illegal charges. Attorney Power proceeds with collection efforts. The text notes widespread misunderstanding of new laws and calls for congressional and court review rather than newspaper debate. It criticizes local officials’ careless methods and cites a Standard Company rebuttal to Commissioner Garteld.
City leaders pledge support for strict enforcement of public cleanliness ordinances. Cambridge is touted as a healthy city, with maintenance of health dependent on persistent board of health actions to keep all public places clean.
At Dayton May anniversaries, Free Baptists were practically consolidated with the regular Baptist denomination. A committee report said conferences led to a unanimous recommendation for free interchange of members and ministers and inviting Free Baptists to cooperate in evangelistic, educational, missionary and other denominational work with the aim of a complete organic union in time.
The Black faction paraded Main Street with Strange devices after Browning's loss. Supporters claim the display aimed to humiliate Browning and his leaders while signaling a lasting shift in county Republican politics. Some rivals call the victory a fake and seek to undermine the result amid charged atmospherics.
The Wheeling Register reports an opinion that riot and brood shed are anticipated in Dillonvale area the coming week. Jefferson county sheriff has arranged to deploy state troops at outbreak. The dispute centers on miners union maintenance, with other concerns secondary.
Indications point to an amicable adjustment of the wage scale for the Amalgamated Association of l A T workers. Sheet workers will see the same pay as last year with a small bump for boiler department men. No trouble or delay is expected. If the coal mining situation clears promptly, broad industrial prosperity seems likely.
Longstanding suspicion of jiars in Washington City gains official proclamation. Citizens urge caution until individuals are formally announced, amid debate over whether jiars are honest residents or thieves and raiders.
Fragmentary passage discusses how a formerly provocative epithet used by statesmen from both sides should be read as a Pickwickian bluff or misdirection. The text signals ongoing efforts to reinterpret language to defuse threats and avoid violent confrontation.
Ben Dickerson’s execution is delayed until sometime next fall if ever. A motion for a new trial was deferred to June 5. His attorneys plan further delays and will seek hearings and opinions from the Circuit and Supreme courts. If denied, he will be sentenced and confined to the annex at Columbus, possibly for many years.
A Lorain County political note reports Republicans declining to endorse Amos Webber for renomination while J F Laning of Norwalk announces, citing district influence and shifting loyalties. It discusses Senator Burrows Kansas and the Senate railroad rate bill's passage amid party tensions, with Foraker’s lone Republican vote and Ohio party unease over Roosevelt and Foraker. The piece suggests convention delays and internal maneuvering as leaders seek a path through the uneasy political climate.
In Ohio counties Jefferson Belmont Harrison and Athens an Association of Ohio Operators of the Pittsburg vein controls coal mines employing 1500 men. President T E Young declared at a Cleveland meeting his plan to open mines without delay even if it requires importing nonunion miners from West Virginia. About 100 outsiders arrived in Bellaire but were persuaded to return to West Virginia peacefully.
An extensive program is planned with Sabbath schools Jr. O U A M I C O F K G E K of P and other groups invited. Participants assemble at Mill street at 1 pm with a parade to the cemetery then to M E church for an address by Col J W Cale and other speakers. A campfire recitations and songs follow. Bring flowers by 4 pm May 30. Memorial sermon by Rev Ross Sullivan at M E church May 27 10 30 am. Veterans and Sons of Veterans urged to meet at G A R Hall at 11 a m and march to the church. All are invited.
The Canbridge Steel Rolling Mill Co formed with a 5 member board including H E Scarborough and J J Winner from Pittsburg and Charles S Turnbaugh H P Woodworth W T Scott from the city. Officers named include Scarborough president Woodworth secretary Yoder treasurer Mynahan general manager and Turnbaugh legal adviser. A follow up meeting will finalize operating details as Mycahan relocates to supervise the plant.
Sylvester Geary of North 4ub street received a telegram Tuesday morning announcing the death and burial of his cousin James Geary at Steubenville Ohio. Geary was one of the heaviest men in eastern Ohio, weighing 360 pounds at death. He was well known to Cambridge, having often visited his relatives there.
Citizens of Cambridge prepare petitions for a third election on open saloons after two previous votes upheld prohibition. The two year term ends soon since the last election May 28 1904. Once forty percent of legal voters sign, council may order a new election if all names prove valid.
An old advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles itching bleeding and protruding with Paro Ointment. Druggists may refund the purchase price if it fails to cure in six to fourteen days. The note lists the price at 65 cents.
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