01 Sep 1905
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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1905
Page
1
Welfare of horses tops the meeting agenda as the Humane Society discusses curb safety and urges hackmen to avoid curbs in all but harsh weather. Officer Jackson reports cruelty cases rising, with two children placed in a home and several more in Coshocton awaiting attention. Mrs. Q P McGinnis joined the board of directors.
New York September 1 The Subway Tavern once opened with Bishop Potter and a doxology closed at midnight as a sanctified saloon The new owner plans to remove the water wagon sign and operate as a standard saloon after extensive alterations Employees say sales failed to cover expenses The tavern, opened October 1904, featured scripture texts and a soda fountain for women but bartenders say rim and religion would not mix
Official Labor Day program outlines parade divisions on North and South Second streets and West Main, marching up Main to Park, then Fourth to Walnut and Seventh to the fairgrounds. Activities include local union units, races at 1 pm with cash prizes, and a special pace and trot open to all A F L members.
Portsmouth Sept 1 Through Baron Komura Japan agrees to an immediate armistice and a proclamation of a complete suspension of hostilities to precede treaty details. Baron M Witte and Baron De Rosen discuss drafting progress with 10 of 15 articles completed. Roosevelt is credited with persuading Japan to drop one disputed demand. Continued on Page Three.
Nineteen large Chicago job printing houses run without union compositors as Typographical Union No 16 strikes against the Chicago Typothetae to enforce a closed shop and an eight hour workday. Further actions loom if open shop or nine hour proposals spread, with Poole Brothers M A Donohue Co and the Methodist Book Concern among those hit.
Armistice to take effect immediately and remain in force until after the armistice period. Details from Portsmouth New Hampshire dated September 1 reference a telegraph report to The Age.
Tokyo reports a striking lack of rejoicing at news of a practical peace. Public mood fears concessions by Japan and a rupture at Portsmouth. Newspapers state peace terms may imply Japanese plenipotentiaries granted concessions and Japan’s victory in the field did not translate at the conference.
The Virginia townships school board, facing a Supreme Court dispute over Adams Mills special district, is short 160 dollars after employing nine teachers at 100 dollars for three months. With 740 dollars available, they must meet legal duties to hold school and seek Coshocton legal advice. The fiscal squeeze may influence a rehearing petition by Virginia township attorneys.
London reports a new Anglo Japanese treaty of alliance replacing mutual aid on attack with a guaranteed defense pact. The change unsettles some voices yet overall satisfaction exists with the treaty scope. Indications suggest an unqualified defensive alliance without extending to India. Miss Iva McCoy returns from Atlantic City visit, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brennen have...
Word spreads of a new Licking County Oil and Gas Co. well on the Thomas McCoy farm near Wakita near the ton schoolhouse. Reports place production from 15 to 30 barrels daily, with operators optimistic and planning more wells in the area as the vein may extend under Coshocton County.
Harry Hinkley, a wall paper man, owns a trained grasshopper that responds to signals with leaps and returns. His progress suggests a notable future in insect training and an upcoming exhibition may elevate him among top instructors.
Representatives of anti Tammany groups including Citizens' union and Republican county bodies met to discuss fusion for the mayoral race. They indicated District Attorney William Travers Jerome as the sole candidate the Citizens' union favors. A committee was appointed to study potential candidates as the adjournment postponed further decisions. Labor Day mail service notice and a brief note on degrees conferred by United Americans follow.
Prof John Bale win Baldwin 37 was blown to atoms when six sticks of dynamite exploded mid air at 1600 feet over Greenville Ohio on Sept 1. The crowd watched as the airship vanished in smoke and exploded. fragments and body parts were scattered across a two acre field. His wife and three children were among the spectators.
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