Ohio party ticket slate with multiple offices listed
A list of candidate names and districts appears, naming individuals for various statewide and county positions. Offices include Supreme Court judges, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Board of Public Works, Dairy and Food Commissioner, State School Commissioner, Clerk of Supreme Court, State Senator, Representative, Center for Probate Judge, Auditor, Clerk of Courts, Treasurer, Recorder, Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff, Commissioners, Infirmary Directors, Surveyor, Coroner, and related districts and counties.
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D. S. Creamer
St. Clairsville
Timothy S. Hogan
Wellston
Board of Public Works
J. A. States
Lima
Bernard Doran
New Lexington
David E. Ely
Jeromeville
General Prosperity Approaches Despite Partisan Optimism
Editors proclaim prosperity while noting crops are strong and tariffs high yet observers question the source and direction of this so called general prosperity. The GOP maintains control, but restraint and economy are emphasized amid uncertain signs.
Foraker Comments On Roosevelt Taft Endorsement In Ohio
Foraker has not withdrawn his criticisms of Roosevelt and condemns roins while Taft is endorsed. He may be invited to speak in Yourstown as political leaders reconcile. The Veriment election shows Republicans winning by about their usual margin with Hearst party about 1,000 votes and Socialists 1,500.
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Foraker
Roosevelt
Roins
Taft
Sstown
Hearst Party
Saloons to Close in City Tonight Under Reform Drive
Zanesville papers report that starting tonight all city saloons and public and private resorts will close on Sundays and interiors open for view. The pledge is said to be cheerfully given, and observers ask what precipitated this reform and why it is deemed timely.
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Zanesville
Democratic campaign opens in Ohio Mansfield event features national speakers
The Ohio campaign begins September 26 in Mansfield with national figures and local talent. Johnson of Minnesota Kern Gore Cochran headline. Voter petition drive starts Rose County, with efforts to prevent signers amid a proposed county election under a new law. Literature attributed to the Liquor League via The Business Men's Protective Association, not Cambridge merchants.
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Ohio
Mansfield
Johnson
Minnesota
John W. Kern
Senator Gore
Oklahoma
Uike Cochran
New York
Rose County
Cambridge Merchants’ Association
Liquor League
Business Men's Protective Association
Cambridge
Taft Foraker Rivalry Looms Over Ohio Senate Race
In Toledo the Lincoln club scene and Taft Foraker clashes widen the GOP split. Foraker aides insist no policy switch, while Daugherty argues the race remains open with no Senate endorsement. The piece notes Keifer Corbin and others blamed for stirring public conflict as Republicans foresee party friction.
Roberts Sees a Ghost Warns on Bank Deposit Guaranty
Ellis H. Roberts former U S treasurer restates a ghost of the 80 year old bank guaranty law warning against insuring bank deposits. He argues the old measure mainly secured bank circulation during wildcat banking, leading to inflation and failure as new banks were excluded.
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Ellis H. Roberts
United States Treasury Department
Roberts
Day Aims to Protect Deposits Not Circulation
The statement asserts that the day’s policy safeguards deposits rather than expanding money supply, noting no banker would oppose deposit inflation under its mechanism. It frames the instrument as protective for savers while not boosting circulating funds.
Dry Times Taxation Debate Cites Ohio Tax Rate Shifts
The discussion argues that a city dry status does not raise taxes, citing Ohio examples in Washington C. H. Fayette County and East Liverpool. Tax rates declined from wet to dry periods in 1908, with concurrent figures from 1905 through 1908 showing mixed changes across Wellsville and surrounding areas.
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Washington C. H. Fayette County
Ohio
East Liverpool
Wellsville
State House Probe Highlights Banks Tied to Officials
Ohio voters weary of state funding schemes demand a clean sweep after legislators reveal deposits tied to McKinnon and rivals. Officials and deputies, including Green and Fullington, own stakes in banks handling state funds, sparking calls for transparency and reform.
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State House
McKinnon
Ashtabula
Columbus
Charles C. Green
Guilbert
E. M. Fullington
Cox's Bank
Whch
Ohio
State Capitol
Greatest business contest in Guernsey county ends
The Daily Jeffersonian thanks brave contestants and citizens of Guernsey county for a strenuous subscription contest that closed Saturday night. It notes the widespread goodwill, the humor of Dogberry’s ride behind, and the effort to prize publicity over money while affirming the paper as the leading source of news for the area.
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Jeffersonian
Guernsey
Dogberry
Daily Jeffersonian Expands Reach to 22 000 Readers
The Daily Jeffersonian reports a major growth in its audience as it now serves daily 22 000 readers across villages and rural routes. Subscriptions exceed 4400 paid homes, with advertisers gaining reach through the broader county coverage and daily home news delivery. The publishers thank every contributor and pledge to continue serving the community while aiming to break even on the investment.
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Jeffersonian
Foraker Triumph in Morgan County GOP Nomination
The Republicans of Morgan county nominate Charles Bishop by a majority of 397 over Dr. J. B. Naylor. The victory is seen as a triumph for the Foraker faction of the party. Naylor is recognized as a well known fiction writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bishop
J. B. Naylor
Morgan County
Foraker
Public Schools Open Today Amid Celebration and Plans
The high school auditorium was full as Prof. Harding led opening exercises and Supt. Hobson urged freshmen to choose wisely. He noted 80 freshmen and 193 total students, with expectant growth to 220, and announced commencement speakers from the top students. Mr. Harding spoke briefly and Mr. Amstutz was introduced as the new German instructor.
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Prof. Harding
H. Z. Hobson
Harding
Amstutz
Unclaimed Letters List Names Recipients at Post
Unclaimed letters include Mrs C A Collins Miss Hattie Clark Miss Elsie Johnston Mrs Gracie Girt Miss Sara Thurston Mrs L E Thompson Miss Pearl Barnes J R Boniphant Will Collins Arthur Kelley George Mahaffey J B Petty Charley Pennington Silas Pennix Budie Reid Robert Secrest J H Steele J J Valentine C F Wood H M Woodburn Wm.
Card of Thanks for Grindstaff Family
We thank friends and neighbors for their kindness during the sickness and death of our father Mr and Mrs Jas Grindstaff express gratitude for support and sympathy from the community.
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Jas. Grindstaff
Campaign Contributions for Bryan Kern Urges Public Support
An open appeal to readers of The Jeffersonian Cambridge Ohio urges citizens to fund the Bryan Kern campaign with honest contributions. It denounces corporate money and calls for the people to pay for elections, urging bold masthead promotion and mailed contributions to the Democratic National Committee through the Jeffersonian office.
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J. M. Amos
Jeffersonian
Cambridge
Ohio
Bryan
White House
Kern
Mr. Bryan
Bryan, Kern
People's Rule
Democratic National Committee
Free America
Norman E. Mack
M. C. Wetmore
C.N. Haskell
Chicago
Mrs Mattie Inglish Dies in Akron Typhoid Fever
Mrs Mattie Inglish of Barberton Ohio died at Akron City hospital from typhoid fever. She leaves four children Bert 20 Thomas 18 Ella 13 and John 11 all at home. John is very ill. Mrs R B Sproat and Austin Bond of Love City travel to Barberton for the funeral to be held at Londonderry Wednesday forenoon.
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Mattie Inglish
Barberton
Akron City Hospital
Delbert
Thomas
Ella
John
R. B. Sproat
Austin Bond
Love City
Londonderry
Mrs Ella Flood Is Called Rome
Mrs Ella Hines Flood died at the hospital at 6 30 Monday evening September 7 aged 31 years She leaves a husband and an infant son five weeks old cared for by her sister Her death followed tuberculosis of the stomach and bowels after childbirth She was a member of the Second U P Church Cambridge Funeral services will be held 10 o clock Wednesday at the Second U P Church Rev R A Elliott her pastor Interment in Pleasant Hill Cemetery with short services by Rev J H Nash
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Ella Hines Flood
J. C. Hines
Brady
W. W. Hines
J. T. Hines
Frank Keiser
Cambridge
Emmet
Corwin Hines
U. P. Church
U. P
R. A. Elliott
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Rey
J. H. Nash
Cambridge Man Declared Insane After Violent Outburst
Riley Archer of near Carlisle went violently insane Sunday evening and assaulted his brother and wife. He was subdued and taken to Caldwell, judged insane by Probate Judge Oliver, then transported to the Athens asylum with Sheriff Gray and Wilson Secrest.
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Cambridge
Noble County
Riley Archer
Carlisle
Caldwell
Oliver's Couf
Athens
Gray
Wilson Secrest
Mrs C S Johnson Leaves for Nashville to Make Home
Mrs. C S Johnson, who has visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. H Hornbrook, departed Saturday for Nashville Tennessee where she plans to establish her future home.
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C. 8S. Johnson
H. (. Hornbrook
Nashville
Tenn
Portland Man Uses Subtle Poison in Mills Hotel Suicide
A man posing as Dr C H Brooks of Portland Me killed himself with a mysterious poison at Mills hotel No 3 in New York City after a prior attempted suicide at the Church of the Holy Innocents rectory in West Twenty sixth street Two priests kept him from harming himself then aided him financially before the fatal act The coroner noted poison on his lips and letters found on him reveal a despondent man fearing for his penniless family and seeking work
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Portland
Mills Hotel
New York City
New York
C. H. Brooks
Mills Hotel No. 3
Church of the Holy Innocents
West Twenty-sixth Street
Maine
Daniel Madden
Dr. Brooks
Brooks
Despondent letter reveals planned self harm and threats to children
In a troubling missive, a woman named Alice expresses intent to commit suicide with morphine and to take the children, vowing she would rather die than live in pain. She pleads for encouragement from her partner, hints at hardship, and signs off with affection while implying a darker note remains. The envelope later bears a chilling line about predestined death.
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Alice
Hartill Family Arrives Safely in England from Cunard Voyage
A card from Jos. Hartill Sr. reports that Jos. Hartill Jr. and brother George, with their father, sailed for England and arrived at Queenstown Ireland on August 29 1908 after a smooth voyage. The message notes dull rain on Saturday, ideal Sunday and Monday, fog Tuesday, and a rolling sea later. It describes ship comforts including wireless news from Mareconi and onboard amusements.
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Wm. Hartill
Woodlawn Avenue
Jos. Hartill
Jos. Jr
George
England
Queenstown
Ireland
Cunard
Mareconi
Residents and incidents in Cambridge area and county
Love City visitors stay with friends while Tyner native Thomas Booth, 80, lies ill from paralysis at his daughter Mrs. John Warden’s home. Cambridge firm Allender and Riggs open a modern restaurant in the depot. Frank Dixon injures left ankle in a fall from a hay press. Guernsey county trends dry as rural districts resist. Mrs. W W Dixon travels to aid elderly mother Mrs. Elizabeth Stage, 84, near Slaughter Hill. Stage’s family history noted. two grandchildren from Chicago visit. Dust fills roads and air prompting longing for rain to restore earth and streets.
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M. H. Cash
Little Son
Cambridge
Thomas Booth
Tyner
John Warden
Allender and Riggs
Frank Dixon
Guernsey County
W. W. Dixon
Elizabeth Stage
Slaughter Hill School House
William Foy
Stage
Lucile
Blaire
Rolaid Laughlin
Chicago
A. W. Laughlin
City
Mother Earth
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