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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1902
Page
8
A long list of residents and visitors from Baltic, Coshocton, Keene, Granville, Pittsburgh, and nearby towns are noted visiting relatives and friends. Includes trips to Zanesville, Covington Ky, Newark, Columbus, Steubenville, and Ada, with several returning home and others planning longer stays.
Real estate transfers include Frank Ulman executor of Abraham Weatherwax estate to Brank ID Burrell and Grace Klingler for 43 acres in Bethlehem township at 2400 dollars and Virginia Neff to John A Lane for parts of Coshocton lots at 1000 dollars. Probate court filings show first and final accounts, guardianships, and notices, including wills for Thomas Welling and estate administrations. Marriage permits list Nathaniel Taylor and Martha Neldon, John Schmiedtin and Annie Whitus among others.
Advert says Ely’s Liquid Cream Balm sprays liquid for catarrhal troubles with a spraying tube sold at 73 cents. Mentions Ely Brothers of New York and mailing options.
A quirky item titled Mrs Austin’s Pan of Bremkfant attracts curiosity in the town’s market. Residents report the object’s odd name and vintage charm drawing collectors and neighbors alike to inspect the curious kitchenware and its obscure origin.
David A. McFarland of 601 East Fourth Street narrowly escaped a deadly engine accident in Anaconda Montana. An inexperienced teen operator opened the throttle at seventy miles per hour and McFarland fell from the running board during a switch. The brick track bed pressed against him as it pushed him fifty feet, breaking a bone but causing no blood loss. He credits skating technique and quick instinct for his survival and expects a short recovery before resuming work.
London dispatches report British forces in Somaliland under Colonel Swayne repelling Mullah forces near Erego after two advances and heavy losses, with 100 rifles captured and senior officers killed. The action risks the 3,000-strong native army, as the Mullah gathers about 12,000 to 15,000 men. Trade declines in Berbera and Bulhar amid Mullah disruptions.
Tickets are on sale from October 1 to November 24 to Michigan points. Return Hovit Dee. 6. W. J. Davies, agent.
A fragmentary letter from Carroll Free Press questions Tom Johnson's tax stance on farmers and real estate in Ohio. The text shifts to an advertisement for Botanic Blood Balm promising relief from rheumatism and catarrh, claiming cures and offering free samples and medical advice from Atlanta, Georgia.
The 1901 census total includes 15 710 394 pupils in tax supported schools and nearly 500 000 in special institutions like evening and trade schools. Combined enrollment exceeds 17 750 000 nationally for the year ending June 30 1901.
An explosion on the tugboat Fred Nellis near Mound City Arkansas killed Mrs Josie Hill and William Phillips and badly scalded Willie Green who is expected to die Two others were fatally or seriously injured and the vessel suffered heavy damage The Nellis had eleven passengers aboard and was en route from Memphis to Thebes The cause was three boiler flues giving way leaving the upper deck wrecked but repairable
The city issues fourteen thousand dollars in bonds bearing 4.5 percent interest to refund existing debt. Bonds mature from 1913 to 1926, pay semiannual interest and principal at Coshocton treasurer office. Bids must meet minimum par value, include accrued interest and premium, and be sealed addressed to City Clerk Edward M. Wimmer on Oct 23 2003.
Notice to contractors and builders by the Mill Creek Township Board of Education Coshocton County Ohio. Proposals will be received at the clerk M H Croft residence at noon Central Standard Time on Saturday October 23 1902 for building a stone room frame school house in Sub district No 5 near the township center. Bids must name all interested persons include bond or certified check of 100 dollars with security and a resident board member. Each bid must separate materials and labor costs. Board may reject any bids WD Karr president.
Washington reports from Caracas that Minister Bowen said revolutionary troops withdrew near Victoria and that government forces held Valencia. A later dispatch stated the battle ended with no decisive result.
In Vicksburg Mississippi on October 20 a sheriff s posse aided by a gatling gun squad seized W G Hull his son R G Hull and his daughter Mrs Vaughn of Arkansas aboard the shanty boat Hazel a whisky boat alleged to have fired on Sheriff Frank Strong and a Chicot county Arkansas posse wounding the sheriff and three deputies.
Chicago Oct. 20 The Chicago Federation of Labor voted almost unanimously to order striking members of the Wholesale Grocers' Employes' union to return to work pending arbitration. Five large stores were tied up and two more threatened. Europeans Expelled from Fez in Tangier dispatch.
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