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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1905
Page
2
COSHOCTON COUNTY NEWS reports the death of Mrs. William Weir near Coshocton at age 70, funeral by Rev. McCrea at United Presbyterian, burial at Fairview. Other notices include travelers’ trips, church services, local visits, and social events in Fresno Canal Lewisville and Chili with multiple local families and conduct of a high school pie social.
Washington October 19 The Interstate Commerce Commission opened a hearing to examine ties between refrigerator car lines and railroads. Commissioners seek to show that railroads with private car lines offer lower refrigeration rates than public lines, with tensions rising between commission counsel and Armour car interests. Jurisdiction over private car lines is a key disputed issue.
Residents and visitors share a busy period with visits from Newcomerstown to New Philadelphia. Social calls include Mrs Poreher, Miss Zelner, and Miss Barvick visiting relatives. a local wedding, Ed Honnbarger and Miss Liz Axe Puck, receives well wishes. fair attendance at Cocheetam. multiple trips to New Philadelphia and White Eyes noted.
ISLETA Isleta Oct 1 9 Mary Thomas of Wolf guest of friends last week Mr and Mrs T W Cilbertson visited H B Dencer and family in Coshocton Frank Porter sister Porter Orin Gilham of Newcomerstown visited Saturday evening with Smith Brown A Shurtz and wife of Newcomerstown and Mr Leavengood and family of Avondale visited Orvil Sergeant and wife Mrs Reed Culbertson of West Lafayette and daughter Mrs Kara Norman of Seattle Wash visited Vers Ella Culbertson last week Mr and Mrs Adam Mardin on Coshocton Friday Miss Rissa Alexandier and John Jones of Newcomerstown spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Smith Jones Join Dancer and daughter of Dennison visited friends here recently Phoebe Thomas and Nina Cole spent Sunday at the former home in Bakersythe Cora Leighninger visited her brother by West Lafayette last week.
Keene residents and visitors share gatherings and travels across several towns. George Weath erwax of Millersburg and Mamie Grandstate of Centerburg joined Miss Hoagland for supper while Miss Mary Gilchrist of Pittsburgh visits Miss Ella Foster. Local families, including the Glass and Welle households, host and travel, with notes on con ferences, church services, and upcoming quarterly meetings in Keene.
Ohio news reports a Toledo syndicate forming to acquire a controlling stake in the Indianapolis Telephone Company and the new Long Distance Telephone Company, capitalized at 40,000 for 710,000. The buyers take a 51 percent share, with James S. Bradley Jr. spearheading the initiative. Prisoner counts in state jails show Hamilton County leading in low cost at 39 cents per inmate per day, Franklin at 55 cents, totaling 17,090 prisoners with 9,369 Ohio born, 14,896 white, and 15,243 male.
Nine grade coal at Tom Lear's mine with prompt order filing. Bell phone 1 20 G F Flint dealer 18 Union Veteran's Excursions to Sidney Ohio State Encampment October 22 and 23 tickets sold at WM stations in Ohio on Pennsylvania Lines. 26-023 A hippy thought Mrs. Austin's Pancakus for breakfast Ready in al ify.
Bellaire reports that the Independent Oil and Gas company will incorporate under Ohio law and proceed to sink a test well on its holdings at Malaga. The move marks the companys formal establishment and initial exploration efforts in the region.
Springfield oct 19 Crowes Publishing company in dispute with printers and electrotypers has enjoined the printers from picketing its plant and asked Edge Kunkle to issue a similar order against striking electrotypers. Engineer fatally crushed at Carnegie steel plant in Mingo Junction Steubenville oct 19 William W Adams an engineer was drawn into cog wheels and machinery and killed instantly.
Sheriff Mamilton Browning proclaims the Coshocton County Ohio general election notice to qualified electors. The document lists officers elected in Kentucky and resolutions urging authorities to enforce laws against dives and to exempt beer with less than a specified alcohol content.
The article notes election procedures in Coshocton County Ohio on a Tuesday in November. It lists voting hours from 5:30 am to 5:50 pm central time and details multiple statewide and county offices including Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Attorney General Treasurer Public Works Senator and Representative to the General Assembly Probate Clerk of the Common Pleas Commissioner Infirmary Director Sheriff and a proposed measure.
A factory blaze at 473 Broadway, New York, damages property valued at 75000 dollars. Robbers dynamited a post office in Lanerach Ta and escaped with 500. A 200-person confrontation followed. Western Soda Fountain of Milwaukee filed debts of 42809.66 and assets of 19570.68. Professor Chantemiene of Pasteur Institute in Paris lectured at the Academy of Medicine claiming files spread cholera. Vaudeville actor G R Bookout aka Raymond Zel died by self-inflicted gunshot in St Joseph Missouri. A tornado near Manford Oklahoma killed two children of A R Anderson and seriously injured Mrs. Anderson and Maud Root. Mrs. Austins Pancakes advertised as breakfast. Ready in a witty phrase.
A reproduced 1904 Ohio joint resolution outlines election timing for statewide and local officers, term lengths for governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, judges, and other offices, and vacancy procedures. The document, certified by Secretary Lewis C. Laylin, bears dates of March 18 1904 adoption and February 17 1905 certification, with Speaker and Senate president pro tempore named.
A 1904-1908 era notice outlines a proposed amendment to Ohio’s constitution to tax property uniformly while exempting state and public school bonds and certain public charities. It details ballot wording, effective date, and certification by state officials, with guidance on election returns and related statutes.
Incomplete OCR fragment shows Coshocton County Ohio sheriff references with dates November 19 and 26 and a weekly and daily timetable. Mentions Hamilton Browning as sheriff. Likely part of public notice or legal advertisement with missing context.
William M. Carpenter testified that the Mutual Life Insurance company funded and leased an Albany house for legislative sessions, with servants paid from company funds and no clear accounting. George J. Plunkitt denied signing a $901 voucher, while clerk Edgar W. Rogers noted signatures matched. McCurdy explained subsidiary firms formed to accelerate premiums, and questions about Thomas Jordan’s whereabouts were raised during the inquiry.
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