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Newspaper
Coshocton Weekly Times
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1907
Page
4
The United Presbyterian Synod of Ohio meets in East Liverpool with temperance as a reading theme. W. J. Wheeler speaks on FENCE place on the frug as the Men’s League of Steubenville Presbytery moves to place every town in the Presbytery in the dry column.
Obituary notice reports Mrs. George Oxley dying of heart disease at her home near West Carlisle aged sixty. Survived by husband and five children Nora Emma Grace and Eva plus Frank Fleming and others. Probate court records note will of Mary Scott admitted and administrator named for William Cray estate. Marriage licenses listed for Wes Keawel and Leta May Sandies.
A forthcoming marriage edict from Bishop Hartley in the Columbus diocese, issued under papal decree, will require engaged Catholics to sign a contract before witnesses. Violations could bar marriage without the partner’s consent after next Easter.
The grand jury, before Judge Landis, found that James A. Moffett of the Standard Oil Co. failed to uphold statements in a pamphlet. It concluded he had no knowledge behind those claims and that a statement attributed to him was actually made by Moritz Rosenthal of Chicago amid a major legal action involving 24.24 million dollars.
In Jackson Township the Democratic primary was held with polling and tallying to hear the official results. A list of township officials and school board candidates appears in the report along with a testimonial praising Electric Bitters as a tonic remedy.
Ward Middleton, a watcher at Chalfants school house, was playing with boys in the yard when he tripped and struck his temple on a sharp object. He was carried home in unconscious condition and warding by neighbors and R. B. Crouch.
Real estate transfer notices show multiple transfers in Mill Creek and Keene townships, Bedford and Lafayette townships, and surrounding areas involving numerous individuals and companies, with nominal sums. The document also contains an inserted medical advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Medicine and a separate sale listing for tax-exempt bonds and property in Muskingum and Zanesville regions.
A mixed set of political snippets critiques, endorsements, and editorials trace reactions to party fissions, Burton and Taft endorsements, railroad fare impacts, and calls for public works. Notes on Roosevelt, Cortelyon, Johnson, and baseball era shifts flavor the discussion.
Miss Cori Osborn of Seattle journeys with oxen to attend Rev. Hugh E. Brown’s dedication. Her grandfather Ezra Meeker, famed for past cross-country trips, accompanies the voyage that retraces his historic route from Indianapolis to the Pacific slope. Meeker plans to drive his oxen to the White House door in Washington.
An omnibus contract lets the Standard Oil Company charge half the rate rivals pay on steamship routes between New York and Africa. In federal suit testimony, Philip Harrison of the New York Lubricating Oil Company testified they faced forced payments despite protests to shipping lines. Further testimony from Tarbell of Philadelphia and Davies related competitive difficulties against Standard Oil.
Meadvill e relatives learn of the sudden death of Prack Kicketts at his home in Meadville Pennsylvania this morning. The coroner or authorities have not yet determined a cause but it was attributed to an accident with a vehicle. He was about twenty two years old and a former resident of the area. He is connected to local families including Mrs. W. S. Hutchinson Mrs. Ridgley and J. P. Forbes as a nephew and cousin.
A collection of clipped opinions and quips on Taft era politics. References to Taft’s presidential fate, Johnson, Burton, Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Mayors, plus commentary on pensions, wages, and public notices.
In Rural Route 1 Georgetown Tenn Mrs Fannie Connor recounts a long cough that filled her right lung with distress. Her husband bought Dr King’s New Discovery which she calls the real cough cure restoring weak sore lungs. Trial bottle free, guaran teed by local druggists.
Ed LeRetilley is named administrator of Rachel L. Burns estate. The text lists several potential marriages including Win Dumlap, a Coshocton laborer, and Ada Fields, a 17 year old pottery worker, with other names and occupations mentioned amid miscellaneous details. The piece also references Becklen's Arnica Salve and political commentary on Massachusetts Governor candidates Henry H. Whitney and party lines.
The Building Committee invites sealed bids at County Auditor's office until 1 P.M. October 16 for interior alteration of the County Courthouse including wiring and rebuilding work per plans on file. Each bid must include a certified check of 500 dollars as liquidated damages if not finalized within 10 days. committee reserves right to reject oral bids. October 11.
A petition will be presented to Coshocton county commissioners in November 1907 seeking to alter the Keene Killbuck road in Clark township. The proposed route runs from near Buckley and Nash Randles land toward Arthur Epply and Buckley lands, crossing Bucklew property and intersecting Bloomfield and Layland road, ending at a specified point.
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