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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
4
A copy of The Wally Jefersonan is available for purchase at News Depot located in Mathews Block on North 7th Street.
Hoyle and Scott announce Bell and Long Distance service options. The notice highlights new phone plans and coverage details for customers seeking improved calling features.
The Mayflower Compact united the Pilgrims at Cape Cod harbor in 1620. Lucretia Mott, reformer and philanthropist born 1793, died in 1880. Emperor William I of Germany supposedly arrived in London on a visit to King Edward VII in 1907.
The report notes sunset at 4 42 and sunrise at 6 40 with the Moon rising at 7 25 p m and 18 days old. Mercury is visible low in the east before sunrise and Venus at perihelion. Leoid meteors light the eastern sky after midnight as the Moon reaches its highest, near the ascending node.
West Virginia expects showers and cooler conditions on Wednesday with Thursday fair. Western Pennsylvania and Ohio forecast fair and colder Wednesday and Thursday with fresh north winds turning variable.
Citizens of Cambridge and Guernsey county await the Muskingum county vote on the wet and dry issue set for Monday November 16. Zanesville merchants shift positions as Cambridge backs the dry side. Attorney Robt T Scott and Dr Ken Hayes campaign, while a local business leader questions county costs and legal matters cited by Zanesville papers.
A letter argues for prohibition citing crime reduction and family impact. It references Spokane and a statement shared by Mayor Bradford. The note describes Flora Bilkiss persuading a highwayman to confess, detailing his crimes, confession, and his remorseful appeal to youth to avoid liquor. He admits many robberies and relinquishes proceeds as he is taken to justice.
Washington reports Postmaster Denham of Clarksburg West Virginia faces removal as office inspectors probe accusations of acting in favor of Senator Elkins. Roosevelt appears ready to push the inquiry with civil service officials also charging him as politically offensive.
New York on November 11 reports artist Howard Chandler Christy is becoming a Christian Scientist. He says the faith cured blindness and nervous prostration that had stopped his drawing for eighteen months.
A council committee on Cambridge water met to discuss securing a lasting supply. Proposals include piping water from the Tuscarawas river valley to a high stand pipe while filtering through sand basins, avoiding a reservoir near Post Bay, with prior plans for deep wells and a $50,000 bond previously failing.
Little Mary Weller, daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Weller, is ill with pneumonia at her home in Byesville.
Dr Price traveled to Byesville on Monday afternoon for professional business duties.
State President Wm Green and District President A G Nelson attended a Guernsey county Coal Operators Association meeting at Belle Valley Coal Co. They said last night’s settlements were minor and the lake coal trade has closed. Cambridge Collieries Co. mines faced reduced activity with the drop in lake trade though operators expect a temporary slump. The lake trade is not expected to resume until spring.
In a continuation from page one, the Kaiser pledges stricter private restraint to uphold a unified policy and crown authority. He notes accepting blame for the Daily Telegraph article and resignations, saying his duty is to continue serving the emperor and nation during a difficult period.
The Pan Handle Athletic Football team of Dennison faces Bennett Near Cuts at the Glass Plant Grounds on Saturday November 11. Kickoff is at 3 pm with admission set at fifteen cents. The Pan Handle club promotes a strong team and expects an exciting game.
Columbus State Journal notes Eugene Walter's The Wolf at the Southern Theatre with strong cast led by William Courtenay and Francs Ring praising its staging and entertainment value. Zanesville Recorder confirms superb cast and calls it one of the greatest plays seen at the Colonial Theatre tonight.
Mrs. O C Beckett, prominent Byesville resident, dies of heart trouble at home after a brief illness. Wife of a liveryman, she leaves a mother, two brothers John and Charles Conner, and a long involvement with the M P church and Rebekahs. Funeral Friday at 10 in the Byesville M P church with Rev. Stockdale officiating. burial in Byesville cemetery.
All members are requested to attend this evening at 8 o clock. Captain orders. Also the Ladies Aid Society of the M Bk church will convene after prayer meeting in the church parlors. Those in charge of turkey dinner tables for November 19 are to attend and report.
Mrs George Nichols and her two daughters Irene and Lucile returned to Byesville today after a week with Mrs Clarence Murphy and Mrs Thos McCoy of North Tenth Street.
Miss Mary May of Delaware arrived this afternoon to attend the Craig Carnes wedding ceremony and reception, joining family and friends for the nuptials.
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