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Newspaper
Coshocton Weekly Times
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
5
Fall weather protection offered with a large shipment of Indien and exente umbrellas. Premium cloth, English edges, tee rods, paragon frames and novel handles described. Sale now on with in-store display and inspection possible.
Vintage sale list outlining low priced clothing and household goods. Items include fleeced underwear for men women and children, wool undergarments, mittens gloves scarves shawls and hosiery, plus matches lantern globes lamp chimneys wagons and soaps. Candy and other small wares complete the deals as fall promotions invite shoppers to hurry.
West Lafayette notes a concert by Euclid Entertainers in the lecture series and Halloween parties hosted by Mary McClain Lucile Yarnell and Bessie McCammant. Local families report illness including Jag Gray's, Lewis Bummera's and E L Thumpson. Arch McGregor returns from Wooster University for a visit and a school board meeting is held. Major and Mrs Platt return from Breunaville.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Maggmett of Platefeld announce the marriage of Miss Mayme Crawford of Anesville to Mr Roy Bassett of Plata el Ohio on Sunday. Bassett is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. 4. Maggmett, brother of Miss Harvey Court right and Miss Kaish Magtich of this city. News from Mrs. Jeanie Werte regarding the event notes the bride is well and plans are underway.
Wise Angle Patterson and Charles Falr wed at Grace Parsonage with Rev Robertson officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Monroe Patterson of Clash, is a well known young woman. groom Charles Shawler of Milwaukee milling supply interest. The couple plan a wedding trip.
Work on the Cowhocton freight house of the Pennsylvania Railroad has begun with no expected cessation. The brick building will shift south across Walnut Street and be expanded by a thirty by forty foot office addition. Short sidings will be removed to allow the station’s move onto the vacated ground. Ground space will host a passenger platform extension and the house track will shift east. The new station will include tracks on both sides and hold fifteen to sixteen cars at once.
Lorenz Fatt tried to halt a runaway coal wagon in Bloomfield when the team bolted dragging him. He grabbed the lines and was thrown, his leg crushed beneath the wagon. A doctor was called, and his injuries were not yet known.
Walter Savory and Stewart Hack were driving near the Six Mile dam when a frightened horse bolted the buggy toward a steep bank. Savory was thrown toward the canal edge but Hack kept hold of the reins and controlled the horse, preventing injury to the buggy or riders.
A 10 pound boy arrives Sunday morning to Mr and Mrs George Hutt. A daughter is born to Mr and Mrs William Roger on East Main Street Monday morning. The divorce case Logan Fife v Harry Fife was dismissed in common pleas court Tuesday after noon at plaintiff's request, costs assessed to plaintiff. George Sickle, driving to church near Blissfield Sunday evening, drove over a bank, lost the bogey he was riding and escaped injuries.
A case McAlister v. Fite is dismissed at defendant costs in common pleas court. A quiet Tiverton wedding joins Miss Munday Mellor and Henry Saanier with Rev. Walke officiating at the couple's home. The Mellors are well known in the area and the groom is a Holme County farmer.
John White, 45, wounded on Roscoe street in a feud sparked by his marriage to Annie Hults. James Slaughter, 68, fired a revolver. White dodged behind a store door. Slaughter jailed for assault, White pled guilty to assault and battery. both in Coshocton for Mayor Hamilton’s consideration. Witnesses describe a turbulent confrontation as Slaughter and White clashed over a wife and threatened retaliation.
Judge Taft speaks in Cincinnati after a large reception, thanking supporters and urging a decisive Republican victory. He pledges to dedicate his energy and ability to ensure the administration succeeds Theodore Roosevelt’s and to advance national prosperity. He asserts business, labor, and farmers back a Republican triumph and independence from party bosses.
Lincoln and Omaha show strong Democratic gains with Bryan carrying Lincoln by well over six hundred and the city drums up a large margin. Omaha also surprises as statewide returns hint at a Democratic legislature with gains across multiple districts. Iowa reports Roosevelt losing ground with Taft in the lead, signaling a major shift in the election across the region.
Early tallies show Taft with sizable pluralities in Delaware Wisconsin New Jersey and Illinois while Roosevelt trails in key tuples. Wisconsin and Illinois indicate strong Republican gains with legislative majorities leaning Republican. Indiana and New Jersey show Taft victories with large margins and gubernatorial wins for Republicans in several districts.
Kentucky returns show William Jennings Bryan leading in the state with a plurality exceeding 12,000 to 13,000 across districts. Taft narrows in Louisville with a multiple thousand margin, while Kentuckys Eleventh remains Republican and Ninth in doubt. Other states report Bryan carries candidates and electoral votes amid large total votes.
The Nov 4 1904 U S election results across Dixie and the nation reveal Democratic majorities in several states Maine Maryland Georgia and Virginia while Republican York Taft and Bryan faced varying margins. Maryland kept a split electoral vote and Texas showed strong Democratic lead though Roosevelt carried national influence. Florida Georgia and Virginia indicate Democratic supremacy with Taft and Bryan figures noted in regional tallies.
Reports from the November elections indicate Taft carries California and the Pacific coast states by sizable margins. Roosevelt trails, with Oregon and Washington also leaning Republican. California’s legislature appears Republican, and a Republican governor is expected in various western states while Taft gains electoral votes and leads in several key precincts.
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