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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
6
A writer mocks royal pomp in Saxony and recounts a lineage of misfortune, noting the Crown Princess prefers a hotel chair over a throne. The critique laments dynastic decline and the burdens of aristocratic history across Europe.
General E. L. Lybarger traveled to Springfield on Tuesday to attend the annual meeting of the trustees of the Masonic Home. The visit focused on governance and deliberations surrounding the institution's operations and future plans.
Hirnest BY DUA named as one of four orators to represent Ohio State University in the annual contest with Ohio Wesleyan University. The selection was competitive and Dillin earned second honors, with Thomas Corkery of Toledo the top scorer. Dillin, son of Rev. E. B. Dillin, argued for mayoral power centralization in a debate favoring democracy and clean politics per the Ohio State Journal.
The Baptist church hosts gospel meetings with Rev. Mr. Tilley preaching on "Christ Receiving Sinners." Attendance grows as several express intentions to live the Christian life. Mr. Tilley continues preaching each afternoon and evening this week.
A message from Brazil Indiana praises The Age newspaper and notes a recipient subscription gift from Lydia Sayer, sent with a money order for a one year subscription. The letter accompanies proof of a friendly gesture to a Coshocton reader.
Cincinnati January 21. A wage-structure agreement has been reached to guide negotiations with the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railway. Engineers and firemen will meet with top officials to draft a new schedule, with daily sessions likely lasting a week or more. Conductors and train men and telegraphers to follow, with a likely compromise instead of the requested raise.
Ohio state debt rises to 106 million with counties at 12.18 million cities at 76.68 million and villages 8.15 million. Special districts and townships also show increases. State debt stands at 201 thousand with irreducible debt around 4.73 million. Also notes a German report of a cheap celluloid substitute and announces a new baby for Mr and Mrs Eisner.
A letter praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for saving a boy in Inwood Iowa. The writer recounts severe croup symptoms and rapid improvement after following the medicine's dosage, noting a frightening struggle to breathe and removal of phlegm. The product is sold by C and Anderson in Forbes Bank.
Meek & Beach company expands as an additional 10000 square feet will be added to the west end of the Standard plant. The metal sign department will move from the Tuscarora plant to Standard, freeing space for other departments. The growth reflects last year's surge and this year's rapid gains, benefiting Coshocton through wages and community workers.
A woman, angered by her husband’s drinking, assaulted a bartender during a downtown saloon incident on Tuesday afternoon and fled after police were summoned. Later that evening on Second Street she reportedly dragged her husband away,_heading home with him in tow, in a rapid struggle. Frank Magill of Columbus, recovering from a six week-old accident, visited grandparents on Locust Street and narrowly survived a near death incident in the yards, later regaining strength to travel.
From Seattle dated January 21 The Great Northern wreck near Chiwaukum left twelve men dead all laborers and eleven injured. A work train collided with a rotary snow plow, and only three bodies have been recovered with the names of the workers yet unknown.
Lucas county grand jury returned indictments against all officers of the Toledo Coal exchange, a retail coal dealers group, charging it as a combination to raise prices and restrain competition in violation of the Valentine law. All are tied to the city’s major coal firms.
Garret T Edwards of the Edwards Fiano company returned from Danville with $14 in his pocket after winning a horse in a drawing. He sold the horse there for $150, saying his 72 cent investment was well spent and he is pleased with the result.
Karl Austin and Henry fans confess robbing the tsa news stand last Suwa ya. They face a Probate Judge Roche hearing tomorrow morning at o'clock. Both confined at the city prison where they play and laugh. Turnkey Toth ers time is spent trying to control their exuberance.
An old remedy touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a trusted product for mothers caring for children. Claims include soothing gums easing teething pain and curing diarrhea, marketed as the best remedy for infants and sold by druggists worldwide at 25 cents per bottle.
The Coshocton Gas company relocates from the Triplett building after a year to a room in the Rodgers building at Sixth and Main streets. The move, prompted by space shortages, will occur about February 15. Oil Dropped. Crude oil fell three cents Wednesday, the first drop in eighteen months.
A. L. Matthews of Callahan furniture store is confined to his home with a very sore foot after a box of glass fell on it, causing injury.
Dr. Randall Thomas Davidson, bishop of Winchester since 1895, is appointed archbishop of Canterbury to succeed the late Dr. Temple. A native of Edinburgh in his mid fifties, he has long been linked to the court and was a close associate of the late queen and King Edward.
About two thousand people attended editor G N Gonzales funeral at Trinity Episcopal church in Columbia. Rain fell as crowds filled galleries and aisles. only the outside standees remained. Governors McSweeny and Shepard, lawmakers, and state officers joined a large, representative turnout in a historic South Carolina ceremony.
A House naval affairs subcommittee, formed to probe Rep Lessler of New York after he alleged a $5000 bribe to support extra submarine torpedo boats, began hearings. The panel, chaired by Foss, includes Butler Taylor Wheeler and Rixey, with witnesses to be summoned. proceedings are secret pending a full report.
Colonel Lynch faces trial for high treason in the Boer War era. Indicted on four counts covering acts in the Transvaal Orange Free State and Natal. He contends naturalized Boer status. Courtroom crowded. Lynch pleads not guilty. judges overrule motion to quash. Lynch’s wife present.
Four men, well known in Coshocton, died when a boiler explosion on an eastbound Panhandle freight near Bowerstown hurled the locomotive 60 feet into the air and toppled into a passing westbound train. Fireman McCurdy and Brakeman Clemens were killed on the engine, Engineer Ward and Brakeman Petrie on the other train. Engineer Donnell was fatally injured. Both tracks were torn up for 300 yards. 26 cars derailed. The crash delayed traffic three hours Tuesday afternoon.
The Grand Rush for bargains continues in our many departments. Our removal sale has been a great success with customers praising the matchless offerings. Prices are slashed on calico rugs carpets and more with deeper discounts as the sale progresses. Shoppers from Columbus Millersburg Zanesville and nearby towns are flocking to the fountain to take advantage of the low rates. Visit daily for prompt service and take home huge savings during the mammoth sale.
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