Irregularities Reported In Guernsey County Accounts
Columbus dispatch details E P McCorkle of the Bureau of Public Accounting finding $13 064 56 in irregularities from Sept 1 1902 to Jan 1 1908 in Guernsey County. Items include unauthorized expenditures by Infirmary Directors and other officials totaling $2 853 09 plus related charges. Prosecutor Stevens and local officials respond with plans to review and pursue repayment where illegal. The report cites misinterpretation of fee statutes and notes prior incomplete inspections.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Columbus
E. P. McCorkle
Bureau of Public Accounting
State
Guilbert
Guernsey County
McCorkle
Dan R. Wallace
Wallace
R. W. Acheson
A. J.ann
J. T. Beges
R. Smith
L. P. Moore
J. C. Orr
KE. KE. Vorkes
W. B. Yeo
M. KE. Gallup
W. A. Albright
S. L. Johnston
J. C. Anker
R. H M. Burris
W. C. Leonard
A. L. Stevens
W. H. Gregg
J. C. Crossen
J. H. Watson
H. K. Moore
G. E. Bell
H. L. Cash
W. G. Wolfe
O. B. Booth
Albert Woodburn
J. A. LaFollette
Jeffersonian Adheres to Legal Publication Standards
The Jeffersonian states it strictly follows official forms for legal advertising and uses measurements per statutes. No extra lines have been added, and the notices have been reviewed and approved by officials.
Uniformity in county inspections discussed by inspectors
Officials note annual inspection by expert accountants appointed by the common pleas court, asserting adherence to law as interpreted by state and county officials. They acknowledge conflicting laws and the lack of uniform rules, predicting continued variances until new legislation provides clarity.
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Common Pleas Court
P O Inspector Stationed Here in Cambridge
Under a post office department ruling Ohio inspectors are redistricted Cambridge becomes headquarters for Inspector P B Kepler formerly of Ashtabula Kepler arrived to take command and arrange his affairs to cover Guernsey Noble Washington and Monroe counties He is a veteran inspector well known in the service.
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Postoffice Department
Postoffice
Ohio
Cambridge
P. 8
Kepler
Ashtabula
Guernsey
Noble
Washington
Monroe
Jones likely Republican senator. Cosgrove leads governor race
Seattle September 11. Returns from the September 8 Republican primaries show Wesley L. Jones likely to be the U S senator over Levi Ankeney. The gubernatorial race appears to favor Samuel G. Cosgrove, a Cambridge cousin of Chas. C. Cosgrove.
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Seattle
Wash
Wesley L.jones
United States
Levi Ankeney
Samuel G. Cosgrove
Sam'l G. Cosgrove
Chas. C. Cosgrove
Cambridge
67th O V V E Elects Officers
The 22nd annual reunion of the Ninety-seventh Regiment O V V E was held in Zanesville with many Cambridge and Guernsey county veterans present. Officers for the coming year were re elected: President J B Adair Mc Connellsville vice president Charles H Jones Zanesville secretary John H Drake Zanesville treasurer J T Gorsuch Zanesville. The next reunion will be in Zanesville.
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Ninety-seventh Regiment
O. Vv
Cambridge
Guernsey County
Grand Army Hall
Zanesville
J. 8
Adair
McConnellsville
Charles H. Jones
John H. Drake
J. T. Gorsuch
Funeral of William Coburn at Fair Ground church
The funeral for 23 year old William Coburn, son of Mr and Mrs George Coburn of Marquand street, Fair Ground, was held at the Fair Ground U P church this afternoon at 2 o clock, conducted by Rev J S McMunn. Floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. Interment followed at the City cemetery.
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William Coburn
George Coburn
Marquand Street
Fair Ground
U. P
J. S. McMunn
Marriage Licenses for Rhodes and Neeland in Pleasant City
James D. Rhodes of Rix Mills and Alda Neeland of Hartford obtained marriage licenses in the Probate Court. The Village of Pleasant City sues The Ohio Fuel Supply Co. and the injunction is allowed as prayed in the petition.
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James D. Rhodes
Rix Mills
Alda Neeland
Hartford
Pleasant City
Ohio Fuel Supply Co
Ice Cream Social at Fairground United Presbyterian Church
Friday evening festival at the Fairground United Presbyterian Church hosted by the Ladies Aid Society. Proceeds will aid the church along with a quilt sale featuring three No. 1 quilts and other items.
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Fairground
United Presbyterian Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mrs Shipman Returns Home From Milnersville Visit
Mrs W B Shipman of Milnersville who was summoned here last Sabbath due to her daughter Mrs Neel in North First Street illness has returned home today.
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W. B. Shipman
Milnersville
Neel
North First Street
New Partition Case Filed in Common Pleas Court
Margaret Neighbors and Mary Hinn lead a partition action in common pleas court with Wells & Sheppard representing the plaintiff. The filing lists counsel and the named plaintiffs as: Margaret Neighbors and Mary Hinn, et al. The action seeks division of property or interests as appropriate under applicable law.
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Case In Common Pleas Court
Margaret Neighbors
Mary Hinn
Wells & Sheppard
Mrs Campbell Visits Sisters In City
Mrs Don S Campbell of Joplin Missouri is visiting her sisters Miss Scott and Mrs Rhine Hunter in this city.
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Don S. Campbell
Joplin, Mo
Misses Scott
Rhine Hunter
Delightful Day at Sproat Homestead in Wills Township
A social day at the Sproat homestead in Wills Township gathers descendants and guests from multiple states. The 400 acre original farm, entered in 1811 by Joseph Sproat Jr., now sits at 190 acres under Samuel A. Sproat. Attendees include Mrs. James McDowell and Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper, with news of births, educational plans, and local industry updates. The event follows a church funeral in London Derry and notes on corn, mines resuming in Kingston, and a niece's study plans at Wooster.
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Sproat
Wills Township
R. D
Joseph Sproat, Jr
Fayette County
Alexander Sproat
Elizabeth Craft
Wild West
David
Joseph
Elijah
Samuel
Sarah
William C. McCulloch
Samuel A
Maee
James McDowell
Anna B. Griffith
M. W. Voorhes
Washington
N. E. McQuaide
Wilkinsburg
Elizabeth Cooper
Cambridge
A. J. Clark
Victoria
Texas
E. McCulloch
J. N. Sproat
E. E. Sproat
C. A. Sproat
Love City
Sherman Dearth
Harry Foster
Emma McCulloch
Graffoy
Cleveland
H. C. Knowles
Guernsey County
Bradford
Henry Wilson
Byesville
James Dyer
Bird's Run
E. W. Mathews
J. A. Johnson
Kingston
J. H. Bond
Zula
Mattie English
Londonderry
Lelia Sproat
Wooster
Death of six year old Irvin Ross after appendectomy
Irvin Ross six year old son of Mr and Mrs Henderson A Ross of Rainey avenue South Cambridge died about 2:30 AM following an operation on August 15 to remove a large brass pin from his appendix. He recovered briefly at home before succumbing. Interment set for Berry Ridge cemetery Caldwell. A single child, the family has many friends offering sympathy.
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Irvin Ross
Henderson A. Ross
Rainey Avenue
Cambridge
Caldwell
Berry Ridge
Irvin
Former prosecutor restitutes funds in accounting dispute
A. L. Stevens paid $70.60 to Prosecuting Attorney Charles R. Sheppard after an Examiner’s report alleging improper draw. Sheppard stated $45 came from county auditor error and $25 related to the Barber case. he said the law prohibited payment, so Stevens returned the money.
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Charles §. Sheppard
McCorkle
Supreme Court
Examiner McCorkle
Ohio
A. L. Stevens
Charles §R. Sheppard
State Bureau of Accounting
Stevens
Sheppard
Barber
Mr. Stevens
Governor Defends Non Boss Convention Amid GOP Press Attacks
In Youngstown Governor Harris counters charges of a bossed Republican convention. He cites Republican papers accusing the Taft ticket of machine control and manipulation by Walter Brown Guilbert Cox and allies. The piece argues the governor’s stance mirrors prior endorsements and faces broad GOP criticism.
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Harris
Youngstown
Assembly of Bosses
Akron Beacon Journal
Monroe Gazette
Rep
Vorys
Taft
Ohio
Toledo Blade
Brown-Cox-Guilbert Clique
Blade
Walter Brown
Walter Guilbert
George Cox
Medina
McConnellsville Herald
Cox-Brown-Bieser
Guilbert
Middletown Journal
Ellis
Denman
Brown
Fullington
Green
Kirtley
Caldwell Doctor Visits City For Business
Dr. Clifford Keenan of Caldwell was in the city yesterday on business, meeting with local colleagues and discussing potential collaborations.
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Clifford Keenan
Caldwell
Marion Attorney Visits City on Business
J. Patterson, attorney from Marion Ohio, was a business visitor in the city yesterday.
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J. Patterson
Marion
Ohio
Caldwell man visits son on North Eleventh street
W A McElfresh of Caldwell is visiting his son D L McElfresh and family on North Eleventh street.
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W. A. McElfresh of
Caldwell
D. L. McElfresh and
North Eleventh Street
East Liverpool Visitor Returns Home After Cambridge Trip
Chas Gioner of East Liverpool, who had been visiting Cambridge, returned to his home Thursday afternoon.
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Chas, Gioner
East Liverpool
Cambridge
Young Man Severed by Saw at Cumberland Mill
Edward Calland twenty, newest employee of Jordan and Lorenzo at Cumberland Ohio, slipped while carrying a log and was fatally mangled when struck by a moving saw. His right arm was severed and the body divided above the abdomen before stoppage. The incident casts gloom over the community.
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Cumberland
Ohio
Jordan
Lorenzo
Edward Calland
Frank Calland
Calland
United States marshal killed in West Virginia shootout
In Richwood West Virginia on September 11 a deadly confrontation left Deputy U S Marshal William Rutherford dead and Chief C E Bryant wounded with a shattered arm. Policeman William Craft was shot in the lungs and hip dying at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Arthur Elliot and an unknown spectator were injured. Bryant and Craft had restrained two drunken men when Rutherford intervened demanding their release and opened fire. Bryant allegedly fired striking Rutherford above the eye. Craft remains in critical condition.
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Richwood
W. Va
United States
William Rutherford
C. E. Bryant
William Craft
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Arthur Elliot
Craft
Bryant
Rutherford
Bryan
Massive Crowd Tragedy at Wheeling State Fair Races
At Wheeling West Virginia on September 11 thirty five thousand spectators packed the state fair track. A trotter named Margate collided with two bystanders and threw its driver. Injured Eugen Keyser of Wheeling likely to die. Frank Jones of Wellsville internal injuries in critical condition. Driver W L Rhodes of Guttenburg injured but to recover. Police and fair officials struggled to control the throng.
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Wheeling
W.va
Margate
Eugene Keyser
City Hospital
Frank Jones
Wellsville
North Wheeling
W. L. Rhodes
Guttenburg
N. J
Former Guernsey teacher to study theology in Indiana
W. M. Zimmerman, once a Guernsey county school teacher, will travel to Upland Indiana on Monday September 14 to enroll in a three year Theological department course.
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W. M. Zimmerman
Guernsey County
Upland
Ind
Return Home After Visit With Grandfather in Milligan City
Burt Ferbrache returns to his McKeesport residence this afternoon following an extended visit with his grandfather Reverend W. V. Milligan of the city.
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Burt Ferbrache
McKeesport
Rev
W. V. Milligan
Price Returns From Marietta Temple Dedication
W S Price came back today after attending the dedication of the Masonic Temple in Marietta.
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W.S. Price
Marietta
Masonic Temple
Entangled horse brings near mishap at Union Station
President J H Opperman of the Board of Public Safety hitched his three year old colt to a telephone pole near Union Station to greet relatives. The frightened horse became tangled with the carriage and train noise left it head under tail in the dash area with no injuries or damage. Officer H M Meredith freed the animal and Opperman then returned home to South Ninth Street.
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J. H. Opperman
Board of Public Safety
Union Station
Sorain
H. M. Meredith
Carpenter Edwards Aborne Falls 23 Feet in Luck Road Accident
Zanesville Ohio Sept 11 a carpenter named Edwards Aborne fell twenty three feet while helping to erect a dwelling on Luck road at 10 am today. He escaped with no broken bones but internal injuries are feared likely fatal according to a special dispatch.
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Zanesville
Luck Road
Edwards
Mrs. Reed Dies At About Seventy Five In Washington
Mrs. Emma Reed, a highly respected Washington resident about seventy five, died last night at her home. She was well known in the city with many relatives, including her niece Mrs Arch Lofland.
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Emma Reed
Washington
Arch Lofland
Pure Food Law and Medicines Labeling Claims
The government does not endorse or guarantee any preparation under the Pure Food Law. Manufacturers mislead in ads claiming endorsement. Ely's Cream Balm, a popular remedy for cold in the head hay fever and nasal catarrh contains no injurious drugs and complies with labeling requirements.
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U.S
Ely
Fragmentary thoughts on gem generation and discovery
The passage hints at the evolving nature of gem generation and the emergence of new discoveries from earlier vagaries. It contrasts past uncertainties with current breakthroughs in gem research and modern scientific progress.
They Take the Kinks Out Dr Kings Pills Sanitation Ad
An old drugstore advertisement proclaims Dr Kings New Life Pills remove kinks from stomach liver and bowels with no fuss. N H Brown of Pittsfield VI and C A Heine of Byesville drug stores endorse the product as guaranteed satisfactory for 25 cents.
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Dr. King
N. H. Brown
Pittsfield
Neilley & Co
C. A. Heine
Byesville
Great combinations of capital spur societal progress
The quote argues that while capital combinations hold promise, real advancement comes from the units of individual effort driving practical changes and progress in society.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Praised As Sure Knocker
J. C. Goodwin of Reidsville endorses Bucklen's Arnica Salve for ulcers and sores. He cites a bad leg ulcer that healed with one treatment and left no scar. The salve is guaranteed for piles burns and other conditions and sold for 25 cents at Neille Co. and C. A. Heiner stores.
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J. C. Goodwin
Reidsville, N
Scar
Neille, Co
C. A. Heiner
Byesville
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