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Newspaper
Coshocton Weekly Times
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1906
Page
2
The big tent for the Chautauqua arrived Sunday evening and will be set up in the grove at the fairground once weather permits. The Chautauqua management will stay two days and on Sunday evening assist Prof. Smith in the cantata of the Holy City. Music is a prominent feature this year.
The Welsh Prive Singers announce their first appearance before the American public, joining the season with London experience and a full chorus. Prof. Smith will supervise the chorus throughout the season and offer private lessons. canvassers sell tickets at downtown stores, with a free private lesson course for sellers who reach thirty season tickets.
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Dresden baseball club undergoes new ownership to tide over debts and finish the season. New owners include R. S. Nicholson, D. F. Hahn, H. W. Mohler, O. P. Seenamacher, John H. Miller, W. S. Shore, and Ira Wilcox, all influential local men pleasing fans.
The article notes a Chautauqua program led by Miss Lillian Burke of Jacksonville Fla for children on Monday July 21. About three hundred children will participate in plays games and international games with free admission for season ticket holders and a small fee for others. Local miners continue work while wage talks proceed toward a possible settlement between J H Winder of Sunday Creek Coal Co and United Mine Workers of Ohio with concessions expected and a final agreement likely soon.
At the regular Monday night meeting Councilman S L Douglas tendered his resignation, which was accepted. No appointment to fill the vacancy has been made. The action stems from his removal to Pittsburg and he was described as an excellent councilman. Local notes mention a humorous column and a promotion for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
The funeral for William Richesen was conducted Sunday at his North Sixth Street home with Rev. Robertson presiding. The Moon quartet performed several beautiful selections, and the service drew one of Coshocton’s largest crowds in months, with Eagles, Knights of Pythias, and many Canal Lewisville friends in attendance. The cemetery rites were brief and led by the Knights of Pythias.
A garb discussion from The Independent examines a white shirtwaist dress in thin lawn praised for its cooling quality. It contrasts appearances with comfort, noting women ahead of men in propriety and practicality for hot weather, while referencing street scenes and social expectations.
A fragmentary note from Chicago News mentions hints to Gatay Folk and questions whether writers with big ideas use smaller words. It references evolving language and a fall class with notable figures. The text is garbled and lacks clear events or names.
A vivid portrait of Iowa Senator Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver as a brilliant, relentless stump speaker. The piece praises his forceful, melodic oratory, compares him to Demosthenes, and traces his rise from the House to the Senate, noting his mastery of rhetoric, electrifying farmers, and role in pushing legislation amid political battles.
On July 14 in Wellston G a violent clash occurred between a monster snake and a large rodent in the residence of Petyr Gallagher Missioner. Alarmed occupants discovered blood splatter on walls and floor from the desperate fight with a second snake found in an unused bed nearby.
Secretary Taft declined to answer if he is a candidate for president while en route to Put in Bay. He arrived by train and was taken to the bay aboard A. L. Stephens' yacht Albatross, where a deckhand lent him a yachting cap after fitting proved difficult.
Coshocton County commissioners announced viewers and a surveyor will view a proposed county road from stake No 1 in Adams Doak and Sylvester Gonter lands to stake No 7 on Philip Schumaker line in Crawford township. The meeting is August 27, 1906 at 10 AM. Also probate court In Coshocton County set for July 20, 1906 to hear accounts of Edward M Mortley John T Dickey Lewis Chaney Daniel McCurdy and others with exceptions due by that date. Judge Russell L Donley signs.
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