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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1903
Page
2
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Lear Jr died at their Board of Trade home in the second addition on Thursday. She was buried at South Lawn Friday afternoon. The child lived only four days and the family recently buried another child.
The funeral for James McClure was held Friday at 2 PM at his residence with interment at South Lawn cemetery. Rev. Dr. Hamilton officiated. Four members of the 97th Regiment and other comrades attended from out of town among relatives from Columbus Uhrichsville Zanesville and Logan.
In Woodsfield on Friday August 14 the district committee set the date and place for the Democratic senatorial convention. John C. Adams, former state representative, is named as Coshocton’s candidate, with Monroe and Guernsey counties sending contingents. Edwards Hurst serves as temporary chair, Charles Lamberson as secretary, and Adams vows to pursue renomination.
Telegraph reports Javansville July 10 to July 11 that troops may be sent home soon while others stay for days. Seven riot victims buried yesterday with little unrest. Schiffman the socialist is under watch this afternoon. Philly Veach arrested for riot participation. Indictments ahead from Sunday’s trouble. Threats against Evansville troops surface as Brown expected to recover. Miss Baughman shows slight health improvement.
The Womens Christian Temperance Union held a flower day memorial service at the Baptist church with short eulogies for deceased members. A cemetery visit followed, honoring listed members. Warsaw reports a piece of poisoned bread found in J Hr Cramblett’s yard, green Paris green confirmed by analysis, $100 reward offered for the perpetrator, and local unrest. Etta McCoy returns from Columbus and federal voters naturalization rules discussed. New law checks applicants’ genuineness and beliefs before naturalization. anarchic tendencies can bar citizenship.
London July 10 At Junes naval officers gathering toastmaster Louis Beresford praised President Roosevelt calling him a strong humane leader. He said England would warmly welcome a Roosevelt visit and that the two great English speaking nations could reach harmony under his leadership. Mrs Edward Jonson and sons Brooks and Fred left for a week in Nellie to visit.
Land records show A. H. Heisey & Co. of Newark filed 31 leases totaling about 4 000 acres, and F. F. Hosick of Fredericktown filed six leases around 1 500 acres for ten years. J. N. Kissner leased 75 acres of Basil Miller farm for gas supply to West Lafayette with one eighth of petroleum and gas and annual fees per well. Nearby, 12 fox hunters pursued a fox with limited success. The Christian Endeavor convention drew over ten thousand delegates in Denver. A girl was struck by a stone during play. Probate, deeds, and other filings appeared, including numerous land transfers and oil leases in Tiverton, Newcastle, Jefferson, and Coshocton townships.
At the M E church a novel fund raiser collected donations in five cent bricks. Slips listed twenty bricks with signature spaces for donors. When the slips were counted up the total reached five hundred dollars subscribed for church construction.
A daughter was born Friday night to Mr and Mrs Charles Jones of Pleasant Valley.
Edward Barton of Springfield Fatally shoots Julius Frank and Irving Rosenfield at Mason City near Bloomington while buying a suit. He drew a revolver and opened fire injuring both men before surrendering. Police investigate motive and connections to the incident.
The individual returned from farm duties on the Warsaw road and suffered a peculiar aching sensation in the lower limbs with partial numbness from the waist down. Severe foot pain and general discomfort followed. Dr Edwards, the attending physician, says it is not serious though initial fears were of a potentially fatal attack.
At Avondale a tent meeting conducted by the presiding elder will start on Wednesday July 15 at 7 pm and run for one week with the quarterly meeting service on Sunday. Bakersville circuit will join in the meetings.
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