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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
6
Senate inquiry into the state treasury found Treasurer W. S. McKinnon and deputy Charles C. Green held stock in banks with state deposits. McKinnon initially refused a detailed list of depositories, citing public harm and best interests of the state and depositors.
State Treasurer W I McKinnon and his deputy Charles C Green head a family controlled bank in Ashtabula with 100000 in capitalization and state deposits totaling 100000 under the depository law. The probe notes this is the only state bank carrying deposits equal to its capitalization, contrasting it with larger Columbus and Cincinnati banks.
The article notes Mr. McKinnon, his family, and Green control a $100,000 capital bank with $100,000 state deposits. When pressed on deposits and stock in banks, McKinnon, Green and deputy Green reply with refusals and evasive remarks, challenging the propriety of such questioning amid state treasurer voting.
A political exchange questions Governor Pattison’s stance on Ohio issues and whether Governor Harris supported Pattison three years ago. The Dayton Herald note cites Harmon’s connections and Pattison family remarks, concluding Harris cannot offer a reason to vote Pattison without answering that past vote.
Captain Albert Mertz U S N has been commissioned to take three lightships and three tenders to San Francisco along a route similar to the battleship fleet. The voyage starts by October 1 from Tompkinsville New York. Mertz notes civil crews, 160 men, and reliance on the international code and slow Coston signals. He fears drift during storms and the risk of ships scattering.
Chauffeurs and cottage owners in Southampton New York fumigate via burning cylinder oil as they drive, creating dense clouds over Agawam Lake and surrounding homes including Elihu Root Nathaniel Holmes Colonel Robert M. Thompson J P Robb and Stephen Peabody. Eight cars of Hugh J Grant and others ply Job's Lane daily, maintaining a constant fumigation plant as mosquitoes decline.
Greenwich, Connecticut resident J R Chard vacationing near New Smyrna Florida believes he found the spot of a vast Spanish treasure. A crab raised a corroded metal piece identified as a 1608 Spanish doubloon, prompting Chard to extend his stay and launch a thorough search, aided by local legends of buccaneers.
Kansas City begins work on a $500000 zoological garden project that aims to be among the nation’s finest. The lion house will span 120 by 300 feet with space for about seventy big cats and other species. A ten acre jungle area within Swope Park will house roaming animals behind a fourteen foot fence, preserving a simulated wild atmosphere.
Vice Consul General Lucien Memminger reports from Api in the African Kongo that a successful elephant training farm could greatly help solve transport challenges in areas with impassable roads. The finding, conveyed to the department of labor and commerce, highlights future potential for beast assisted logistics.
A Fort Scott Kansas street is being macadamized. Day crews quit due to heat, so the paving shifts to night work under the moon. The arcadian road project continues despite elevated temperatures.
Tony Pastor recalls starting with a one night stand in his father’s cellar in New York. He describes early acts, an elephant near Cincinnati, and his rise as a vaudeville impresario striving for cleaner entertainment with women audiences guiding the stage’s evolution.
East St Louis entrepreneur G C Sendelbach claims a patent to convert stump cuts into wheel rims with iron flanges, cutting waste and rattle. He orders $150000 in equipment to saw stumps in Illinois and Arkansas, supplying stumps by acre and testing samples for breweries and a fire department.
Frank B. Thompson principal of the Boston School of Commerce has a new Birch Island Mass cottage on Casco Bay. It is the largest on the island with a vast living room and a large central flat roof that can be lifted for air during hot spells and used as a seating area for views.
The Primitive Methodist Church of Great Britain launches a pension fund supporting 125 dependents aged seventy five to ninety four. The move aims to secure retirement provisions for elderly church members within the denomination.
Anna Held nee Heid widow of Ziegfeld recounted a near fatal car accident while crossing France into Switzerland. The chauffeur seized the wheel causing a sharp turn that toppled toward a wood pile and a deep precipice, smashing two wheels and narrowly sparing them.
The German love ditty The Glow Worm by Paul Lincke has captivated audiences in the United States and abroad. It features a glowworm guide to lovers in Frau Luna and has been performed about 2,000 times in Berlin’s Konigstadt theater with a bold obligato melody and translations into eight languages.
Catarrh sufferers request atomizers led Ely Bros to offer Liquid Cream Balm, a new convenient form of Ely's Cream Balm. It soothes inflammation, clears air passages, and aids natural breathing. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with spraying tube, mailed from 56 Warren Street New York.
A concise musing on how the quirks of one generation lead to the fresh insights of the next. The text notes that what seems odd now may become the source of future progress.
N H Brown of Pittsfield VI endorses Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming relief for stomach liver and bowels with years of satisfaction. Neilley & Co and C A Heiner of Byesville drug stores guarantee satisfaction with a 25 cent price.
P J Daly of Chicago states a method to gain strength through Electric Bitters. He claims his feeble mother benefited with weight gain and restored sleep, and notes the tonic remedies stomach liver and kidney complaints. Available at Neiley & Co and C A Heiner drug stores for 50 cents under guarantee.
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