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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1903
Page
5
A June 15 1903 communication from Wm Green District President of the Miners Union in Couhocton Ohio rejects a June 11 statement by local operators. It quotes prior agreed pay scales and two cent reductions, defends contracts, and urges mutual trust while criticizing the operators for underpaying compared with agreed terms.
Personal notices list numerous visitors and residents in Coshocton and surrounding towns. Names include Miss Ollie Reed of Chestnut Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. M. McCormick of Canal Lewisville. Major Henry M. Haggiebarger of Akron. Miss Irene McCoy. Miss Nellie Severns. Mrs. C. McCoy. Lewis Glover. Mr. and Mrs. Chaney of Barnesville. Mrs. William Benson. General and Mrs. B. L. Lybarger. M. A. McConnell. Har ry Shrake. Clyde Biggs. Miss May Rodgers. Miss Agnes McDowell. John Siegrist. A. Denzer. J. Barthemeth. C Kem. Samuel Coe. Miss Nellie Platt. Frank Kerr. Adam Denzer. Jacob Barthomy. Mrs Earl Demoss. Miss Mattie Hack. F. R. Smallreed.
A note for 700 dollars dated February 1 1900 and a mortgage on seventy three acres in White Eyes township were given by Oliver T Hood to secure payment. Hood has since conveyed the land to defendants. The note remains unpaid and a foreclosure is requested. Probate matters include the will of Martha J Magness admitted to probate and appointment of executor Martin Daling.
At the Sunday committee on arrangements meeting for Labor Day it was decided to try to secure Mother Jones the famous union friend. It is not yet known if she can attend. The committee has invited neighboring locals and written to many points about possible attractions. The aim is to stage one of the biggest celebrations in the state with no expense spared.
Twenty three young ladies and twenty young men took the county teachers examination here Saturday. This will be the last examination until after the institute is held.
Karl A. Hinig announces a new touring car arriving next Thursday. The Thomas machine is touted as one of the best automobiles made.
Lima Ohio June 15 city council passed a vehicle tax ordinance. Every private conveyance in the city will be taxed $1.50 per year, drawing strong opposition from liverymen and local owners. The action aims to raise city revenue amid debates on motorized transport.
Van Major has made a fortune in the automobile business. I didn't know he manufactured that class of vehicle. He doesn't. He repairs them.
In a New York journal two columns contrast civilized governance with barbaric state cruelty, citing Kishineff and the Russian regime. The piece then commends New York firemen, honors heroism of McNally and McAvoy, and notes civic pride. It critiques reform diets, comments on Gravesend race receipts, and laments labor strife while musing on political tensions and unresolved peace.
Children’s Day was generally observed in local churches on Sunday with bright faces and dresses blending with floral decorations. A piece by eight young ladies in the Baptist church titled The Crown Beyond the Cross drew special attention. An advertisement notes Rocky Fountain Tea as a general health tonic.
East Liverpool Ohio June 16 Miss Anna Kiser of Wilkinsburg Pa drank carbolic acid this morning dying three hours later. She had quarrels with her uncle Augustus Craft at home after returning from a night out with her fiancé. Craft suspected she would not see the young man again and believes this caused her rash act.
The Fountains defeated Newark 6 to 5 in ten innings at Newark. Sunset pitcher Tish hurled a superb game with eleven strikeouts, holding Newark’s heavy hitters to three hits. Doc Abbot made six putouts cleanly and Leatherbridge snared three without an error as the Fountains pulled away in the final frame. Batteries Tish and Craig for the Fountains. Lantee and Kelsy for Newark.
Circuit Judge Caleb H. Norris of Marion Ohio shot at actor L J Plummer after a quarrel outside a hotel. Plummer and wife waited at the ladies entrance when Norris punched and a gun was drawn. bullet lodged in wall as bystanders intervened. Norris fled the city. affidavits seek warrant for his arrest on charges of assault with intent to wound use of obscene language and carrying concealed weapons.
Coshocton Reds were defeated by Canal Lewisville 16 to 7 with Steikler pitching for the Reds and Davis for Lewisville. At Riverside Park the Indians beat the Second Athletic club 11 to 7, Wells and Tallmadge on the Indians and Dave and Powelson for the Athletic club.
Toledo June 15 Joseph Ramsey says the Goulds plan to merge all eastern properties into one company by fall. Included may be W. & IL B West Virginia Central Little Kanawha and possibly others under construction. Ann Arbor could join though not in the New York statement.
Marinette Wisconsin June 15 Professor Hoffman of the University of Town, who resigned after refusing to reveal his real name, is claimed to be Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria who supposedly killed himself fifteen years ago. The tale says he fled Austria, used Hoffman as a cover to practice medicine in New York and Iowa, then resigned when identity surfaced. corroborated by Dr Redelings and Attorney B J Brown.
Funeral services for Gen. A. McCook were held quietly at his daughter’s residence in Dayton, with family friends and Loyal Legion members present. The body was taken to Cincinnati for interment in the McCook lot, as a battalion from Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, rendered military honors at the cemetery, with Loyal Legion companions meeting the funeral party at the gate.
Bayard B. Massey son of J W Massey and a prominent young attorney in Zanesville died Sunday night of rheumatism at age 27. He was a noted member of the local bar and his passing leaves the legal community mourning a rising talent.
A twelve pound daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Jamie Stewart on Grown Avenue. Separately Mr and Mrs Jesse Weaver welcomed a daughter.
116 acre Sangster farm located on Plainfield and West Lafayette roads with timber and good water. Fair buildings. For details contact C. H. Glover Coshocton or T. J. Platt executor of West Lafayette.
Outstanding warrants against Coshocton county will be payable at the treasurer's office on June 20, 1903, under Treasurer W. H. Williams. A Coshocton Poultry Association meeting will be held at Smith's Drug Store on Saturday June 20 at 2 p m, inviting all interested. The Iriah Antiquaries denounce damage to the Hill of Tar on their annual report.
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