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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1902
Page
7
A promotional testimonial extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as preventing or curing ills of the change of life. The healthy woman can endure autumnal life, while the weary sufferer finds relief and strength with the remedies including Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. The narrator claims renewed vitality and ease in daily tasks after treatment.
In Smedes Mississippi on November 18 the president’s expedition fails to shoot a swamp bear. A bear weighing 225 pounds is killed at 70 paces by manager Mr McDougal after dogs alarm the line. The president and Holt Coker press on in the rain, promising another try.
In Valparaiso Indiana on November 18 a fatal duel erupted in a saloon at Deep River after a dispute over a craps game. William Bixby died from wounds and Henry White was badly wounded as both men fought with long knives until exhaustion and blood loss.
Scranton reports slow progress at the anthracite coal strike commission as it weighs grievances from nonunion workers and names witnesses for further testimony. Attorneys for the nonunion miners press for recognition and higher wages while noting dangers and intimidation during the strike.
Washington reports reveal King Oscar ruled against the United States and Great Britain in Samoa 1899 arbitration. The decision faults British American actions, supports German interests, and holds the US and Britain responsible for losses under the 1899 treaty.
Lyman Abbott argues socialism is irresistible and must be settled without bloodshed. He says organized labor and capital require public control to prevent monopoly and crime, urging a government of the people to regulate both sides and protect workers and shareholders alike.
Frank E Cooper, longtime Siegel Cooper associate, plans a family syndicate to run his ventures in New York and Chicago. He aims to manufacture a typewriter and a padding machine and seeks equal success for all his sons. The article also notes other varied items from the era.
A new factory, the Boston Piano and Organ Company, plans to start up next week in Coshocton, employing 166 workers and producing fing and median xTades of pianos and reed organs. The main building covers 150 by 60 feet with a 100 foot wing, capacity 70 pianos and 125 organs monthly as workers and families arrive from Chicago New York Philadelphia and elsewhere.
R M Temple receives a letter from son Arthur Temple of the U S army hospital corps describing illness since February. He explains dysentery kept him in beds in Lellgan Leland area, Cebu base hospital, then Manila base, with a plan for transfer to the United States as climate is believed to help recovery. He is expected to depart about December 1 aboard the Crook for San Francisco.
The Elks club held a lively Tuesday night meeting with members and Edwin Q Beach of the TLD Beebh company in attendance. Music and camaraderie marked the event as officers and guests shared in open-armed hospitality.
Whittemore repurchases the Keene store he owned before leaving for Cincinnati. He plans to move his family back to Keene and retires from Cosboaton duties after years of partnership with W. T. Knight in Knight and Whittemore.
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