14 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
1
Washington dispatch reports a formal engagement announcement from President and Mrs Roosevelt for their daughter Alice Lee Roosevelt to Representative Nicholas Longworth of Ohio's First District. Wedding planned for the middle of February in Washington.
In Petersburg a chaotic report says the Fountain Store 10 will occupy the entire Baker building on the third floor and soon remodel for expanded departments. Park Rink will close after securing its lease. business growth cited amid regional upheaval affecting Livonia and nearby areas.
The central committee for the world Sunday school convention reports 26,000,000 adherents and aims to convene in Rome. Delegates from the United States and Canada anticipate the event to be the movement's largest in history. President Gordon of Howard University resigns amid student revolt over views on race relations and faculty tensions. A Hindu Indian official Ramanathan, solicitor general of Ceylon, arrives in the United States with notable wealth and status.
The incident centers on two students, Clyde and Albertne Waldron, who were expelled this morning. The entire senior class and over half the underclassmen stayed away this afternoon, demanding the boys be allowed to return to class.
County commissioners met Thursday with Prosecutor Glenn and Washington township schools member George Wright to discuss Cooperdale students possibly riding to Wakatomika for classes. Everett M. Preston, longtime Cooperdale teacher, attended as debate focused on a carp-housing solution and the need for a separate school space in Cooperdale.
A skating party of ten boys and girls on Kellogg’s pond broke through ice when the leader a girl fell in. As others sped to help the following skaters plunged into the pond and four children drowned in the icy water.
A four year old son of Williams Rogers in Millersarg accidentally shot his mother with a rifle while playing. The bullet struck the neck and proved fatal, according to telegraph transmission to The Age.
A jury verdict in the Finley tax case awards $1657.50 in taxes plus $170.03 interest, totaling $1765.23, with no penalty. The court had previously declared certain bonds a taxable credit, a point contested by the defense and noted by jurors. The case may proceed on error to challenge the tax treatment of the bonds.
Local owners in the western part of the city offer their old fashioned hearse for sale. The vehicle, unused and kept at city hall vicinity, is described as in aged condition and available to potential buyers. The notice mentions the patrol headquarters and city needs but specifies no deadline or price.
Mrs Taggart and two boys have left the home as Judge Eason weighs the case. He declines to express opinion after consideration. Mrs Taggart located in Newport Kentucky for operation on one of the boys. she plans to leave soon.
The 92nd birthday of Mrs Eliza Murphey was celebrated December 12 at the old homestead near Avondale. Close family and friends gathered for a day of cheer honoring a woman noted for love labor and service to family and community. She was born near Cadiz and moved to Coshocton County as a teen, later marrying James Murphey and farming nearby for decades.
Residents along a street outside the city on East Chestnut Street to the corporation line seek a new sewer and street improvements. Bids are being received by W Bu rose and many will be opened before Saturday night. The work may be privately financed in part with the city limits outside the town.
A rumor widely circulated in Barr vicinity claims four prominent farmers were warned their barns would be burned. Verification failed to confirm the threat. the elderly woman described four generations in attendance at a birthday gathering with a made up scene of grandchildren and relatives.
Telegraph report notes alarming diphtheria outbreak in Brim field forcing high school to close. Superintendent and Mrs. FP Bchmie among those stricken. family home under a mortgage threat as illness spreads amid confusion and poor conditions.
Walter Kitchens, who served about six years as a member of the U S Army, arrived at his home this city on Wednesday with an honorable discharge. He says he will likely return to civilian life.
Fragmentary text describes Max Simon Nordaa also known as Nordas, author of "De generation," with references to his health expertise and continued study. It notes he was a precocious child with notable abilities.
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