News of Coshocton County highlights and happenings
Mrs B O Taylor and children from Zanesville visited Coshocton over the weekend. Rev Fields leads revival services at the Presbyterian church. Miss Anna Atherton of Carrollton visited her sister Mrs D N Miller. Mrs Garrett visited her daughter in Zanesville. Pie social planned by Plains M E church ladies next Saturday. Clayton Ridgway of Wills Creek stayed with cousin Miss Alice Cavanagh. Miss Thresh of Wills Creek visiting brother Wm Thresh. Pastors from nearby churches will move to the parsonage by April 1. White Magruder Manufacturing announces celluloid napkin holder and wire lamp burner holder. A publishing firm is reportedly being organized. County exam top finishers listed. Miss Lou Roney returning home from Newark. F E Smith and A H Binger working on timber cutting contract for Stanley Sharpless. Roy McKee, recovering from pneumonia, back at home.
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B. O. Taylor
Zanesville
Fields
Presbyterian Church
Anna Atherton
Carrollton
D. N. Miller
Garrett
Miss Thresh
Wills Creek
Wm. Thresh
Hyterian Societies
West Carlisle
Tunnell Hill
New Castle
White-Magruder Manufacturing Company
Barbara Preston
Delvin Myers
Charley Howell
Lou Roney
Newark
F. E. Smith
A. H. Binger
Stanley Sharpless
Roy McKee
Local Social News From Plainfield and Coshocton
Plainfield residents Neva Sunderland Minnie and Margaret Fidrick visit Newark Willis Platt of Coshocton who is brother to C A Platt. Mrs W H Magness hosts dinner for several including Ed Wiggins C D Conley John McCune Kate Baker Martha Magness Sevilla Wiggins Marie Davis Minnie Leslie and Bertie Conley. Mrs T F Magness returns from a week with daughter Mrs Fred Abbott of Coshocton.
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Neva Sunderland
Minnie
Margaret Fidrick
Newark
Willis Platt
Coshocton
C. A. Platt
W. H. Magness
Ed Wiggins
C. D. Conley
John McCune
Kate Baker
Martha Magness
Sevilla Wiggins
Marie’ Davis
Minnie Leslie
Bertie Conley
T. F. Magness
Fred. Abbott
Rural Star Route Set From West Carlisle to Frampton
The post office enforces a new rural mail and star route from West Carlisle to Frampton in Licking county west of here. It runs from the second inst to July 1 1902 with Wheeler Mosholder at one dollar per day delivering once daily. D J Mosholder secures the Cooperdale to West Carlisle route for four years from July 1, the second Mosholder contract on this route. H W Botts of Newark visited for business. Master Waite Patton recovers from four weeks of typhoid fever. Rev Galbraith of Beil near Hillsboro now employed by the Pres***.
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Frampton
Licking County
Wheeler Mosholder
Cooperdale
D. J. Mosholder
H W Botts
Newark
Waite Patton
Rev. Galbraith
Beil
Hillsboro
Death of Elizabeth Williamson Prominent Coshocton Woman
Mrs Elizabeth Williamson wife of Piatt Williamson died at her home near Spring Mountain after a long stomach cancer illness. Daughter of David Brillhart and married August 24 1865 she had one son Samuel who died in 1894. Funeral services Sunday at Spring Mountain cemetery. She was active in the Evangelical church and remembered for kindness and devotion to family.
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Coshocton County
Elizabeth Williamson
Piatt Williamson
Spring Mountain
David Brillhart
Monroe Township
Samuel
Evangelical Church
Williamson
Fife
Call for Statements by Currency Comptroller
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for statements of conditions of national banks as of the close of business Friday February 6. Levi Bordenkircher was arrested Friday night for disorderly conduct at his home at the instance of his wife Ida May Bordenkircher. Mayor Rinner fined him two dollars and costs.
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the Age
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Levi Bordenkircher
Ida May Bordenkircher
Rinner
Two Men Arrested After Disorderly Conduct in Conesville
James Moore and Lord Arnold, both from Conesville, caused a disturbance walking arm in arm through town with loud conduct. Chief Mapel arrested them. each was fined $1 and costs. Two companions escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
James Moore
Lord Arnold
Mapel
Change of Time Affects T W V O Schedule
The timetable shows a new afternoon train departure at 2 o clock replacing 2 10. Sheriff A C Hedge filed a transfer to C G Simmons noting 100 acres Tiverton township.
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A. C. Hedge
Sherif
C. G. Simmons
Tiverton ‘Township
Ois
Revival visits and family news from New Moscow
Miss Daisey Williams and Miss Jennie Moore from Delaware visit G F Smailes family. Revival services progress. Mrs R Erown and Mrs Button return home. Mrs Asa Meek is very low. Jane Graham returns from Roscoe visit. Mr and Mrs Herbert Maston of Columbus visit the Taylor parents and others.
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New Moscow
Daisey Williams
Jennie Moore
Delaware
G. F. Smailes
R. Erown
Button
Asa Meek
Jane Graham
L. Finlays
Roscoe
Herbert Maston
Columbus
H Taylor
Local Briefs From Cooperdale Area
John Heiler and Jamils of Apple Creek visited T. P. Perkins last week. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Ed Turner. Miss Frank Ettie returned home after visiting her brother near Zanesville. Mrs Adams of Zanesville and Mrs Stafford of Dresden came for their mother Mrs William Hamilton’s illness. W. A. Dickerson and wife spent Sunday with his parents. Haines and T. P. Perkins were in New Castle Wednesday.
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John Heiler
Jamils
Applecreek
T. P. Perkins
Ed. Turner
Frank Ettie
Zanesville
Adams
Stafford
Dresden
William Hamilton
W .A. Dickerson
Haines
New Castle
McCarthy Compares Mitchell Markle to Biblical Figures in Coal Strike
Attorney Daniel McCarthy of Hazleton delivered closing arguments for the miners union before a large coal strike commission audience. He attacked independent operators, likening John Mitchell to Moses leading labor from wilderness and John Markle to Shylock in rhetoric.
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Age
Philadelphia
Daniel McCarthy
Hazleton
McCarthy
John Mitchell
Moses Jending
John Markle
Shylock
Alarm over Pope Leo's failing health in Rome
Telegraph report from Rome states Pope Leo's condition remains dire after Pope Pius' death anniversary. He was exhausted and returned to bed with all today’s receptions postponed. Local illness list notes several residents ill with grippe and other ailments in various streets.
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Rome
Leo
Pius
Time-Worn Tax Receipt Reveals 1836 Keene Township Land Tale
A faded 1836 tax receipt shows 100 acres in Keene township valued at $164 with taxes of $1.804. The land passed through Underwood to Shoemaker and others, ending with Culbertson. Current year taxes on the same 100 acres total $26.85, driven by land value rise rather than tax rate changes.
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Court House
E. M. Mortley
Williams
T. W. Cilbertson
Insleta
Alex. Culbertson
W. G. Williams
W. H. Williams
Robert Underwood
Underwood
Treasury Department
Washington
Coshocton County
John
Thomas Underwood
Philip Shoemaker
John Rader
William Norris Norris
Andrew G Wood
Alex Culbertson
Governor Nash Still Very Ill
Governor Nash remains ill and did not appear at his office. The physician prescribes ten days of rest, with strict orders to stay home and avoid leaving the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash
Age
Columbus
Wilton
Increase Granted By Miners And Operators In Several States
Indianapolis Feb 9 A 14 percent average increase was offered by operators to miners in Ohio Indiana Texas and western Pennsylvania after a weeklong scale committee session. The plan adds 12 percent to day laborers 22 percent to drivers and 8 percent to machine mining costs. The three states and western Pennsylvania adopt the new scale as baseline for other states. Estimated US coal production cost rise totals 49 million dollars annually.
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Indianapolis
Ohio
Indiana
Tinos
Pennsylvania
United States
Ingratitude Highlighted In Indiana Congressional Heat
Judge Miers of Indiana's Second District recalls a veteran seeking pension favor many times before an increase was granted. The ex-soldier later claimed the action was political manipulation and vowed not to vote for the judge. The judge says such ingrate cases are rare and that constituents generally appreciate their representatives.
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Judge Miers
Indiana
Trecatt
Department
Fle
Oyster Bay laundress of the Roosevelts refuses lower pay
A long time Oyster Bay laundress for President Roosevelt, nearly eighty, halts negotiations with a visitor by insisting she charges three times the normal rate to wash for anyone else. She notes she does the president’s laundry and won’t do common work.
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Dignity of Labor
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Roosevelt
New York
Missis
Alice
Morgan plans for London electric railways provoke mixed reaction
An American backing Morgan’s London streetcar proposal discusses the idea with a British barrister. The American cites Morgan’s offer to fund Humiliation of St Pauls by electricity, while the lawyer notes St Paul’s was named after the martyr who suffered for faith.
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Pierpon
Morgan
London Electric Railways
London
St. Paul's
Local Mayor Toasted After Prolonged Office Term
A town near London honors the mayor for his continued service with a public toast. The ceremony followed a formal dinner with friends and an official expression of gratitude for his tenure. The remarks included a note of thanks and a pledge to fulfill duties.
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London
Bia
Armor of a Christian Knight Sermon by Rev Turner
Rev J E Turner of Fountain Park preached at Grace M E church on Systematic Bible Study and the Christian panoply from Ephesians. He spoke of helmet breastplate girdle shoes and sword of the spirit and urged head work in faith. Meetings continued at M P church and Grace M E church with union services planned. He is described as a powerful speaker presenting the Bible with insight.
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J. E Turner
Fountain Park
Grace M. E
Paul
Turner
M. P
Grace M. BE
Grace M. E. Church
Grace M. EE
Mr. Turner
Death by own action of Gen Uribe Uribe sparks canal rumor
Telegraph reports from Kingston Jamaica indicate General Uribe Uribe died by his own hand on January 30. He had urged Colombia to wait for the Panama canal concession, then faced talk of new revolution over the treaty. Washington officials express surprise and grief at the news.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Para
Colon
Uribe-Uribe
Colombia
Washington
Jogate
Herron
Wsaallington
Panama Canal
SONS AND FATHERS FIGHT IN SHANESVILLE SALOON
A saloon brawl in Shanesville left Howard Wheeler accused after a fight with his uncle Morgan Wheaton and a drunken attack on his father William Wheaton. Howard allegedly bit his father with a beer glass and his father killed several of Howard's game chickens before Howard fled town and was arrested for trial.
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Shanesville
Howard Wheeler
Morgan Wheaton
Howard
William Wheaton
Masons Confer Royal Arch Degree At Chapter No 59
The Samaritan chapter No 59 of the Masonic lodge conferred the Royal Arch Mason degree on O. P McGinnis Louis Brender and W M Thomas Friday evening. After initiation, members congratulated Landlord Standen at the Empire hotel for his efforts in managing the affair.
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Samaritan
Masonic Lodge
Royal Arch Mason
O. P McGinnis
Louis Brender
W M. Thomas
Empire Hotel
Standen
National Gospel Campaign Urges Lent Observance Ash Wednesday
The Twentieth Century National Gospel Campaign led by chairman William Phillips Hall calls ministers and leaders to observe February 25 as a special day of prayer. It urges renewed faith in the Bible, awareness of sin, belief in Christ’s atonement, evangelism, and a mighty Spirit outpouring to equip the church for mission.
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William Phillips Hall
Christian Ministers and Leaders of America
Jesus Christ
Christ
Markets and Grain Prices Across U S Cities February 7
Market summaries list Cleveland Pittsburg East Buffalo and New York cattle prices by grade from prime to common with steers, cows and bulls. Sheep lambs calves hogs and wheat corn oats and bacon figures appear with varied bids and regional readings in a dense OCR listing.
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Cleveland
Italy
Chicago
Atockers
Fredees
Texas Fed
Pittsburg
Freshieres
Calyas
East Buffalo
New York
Hogme State
Peuan
Onte-Ne
Cincinnati
Loorte
Fogs Fe
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