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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
2
An Ohio State Journal editorial laments rising discontent despite high wages and plentiful work. It condemns the Sugar Trust prosecutions as lenient and argues two standards of justice favor the rich over the poor, fueling popular unrest and calls for even handed treatment rather than shorter hours.
The Cincinnati Enquirer editorial argues the Republican split aids Democrats, forecasting a kaleidoscopic campaign with three parties. It cites 1888 shifts, Roosevelt’s rise, and warns even with new third party prospects, Democrats face volatile electoral paths and local divisions that could swing states.
In Baltimore observers note leaders have not yet shown concrete results beyond slogans. The campaign is not expected to be easy for Democrats as they confront a wary Republican base and a hostile public mood.
A jumble of disparate notes covers poetry lines about evening love, plus political chatter from Taft to Wilson. Reports note Roosevelt in the limelight, Ohio and Mexican situations, a big East Springfield picnic, and local school funding concerns in Sherodsville with proposals for centralization and a potential vote during the election.
TD. O. Rutan reports purchasing over 600000 pounds of wool this season. Rutan notes ruling prices at 24 for unwashed and 2 for washes, with some choice clips fetching 28 and 20. Market shows no activity and no clear downward price trend amid current Washington tactics.
The Carroll county clip totals 300 00 pounds, down 50 000 from last year. If last year’s wash amount had been washed this season, the decline would be between 75 000 and 10. The wool is largely sold with few flock masters holding clips as market instability prompts buyers to pull out district wide. A Columbis florist mayor opposes the proposed mechanical filter yet supports it privately, while a minnow-filled concrete pool in greenhouses shows minnows entering city mains as fish spawn and grow in the water supply.
Chicago dispatches detail Roosevelt clinching the Progressive nomination as party rules and platform debates unfold. The convention debates negro and liquor questions, Jane Addams to second Roosevelt, and Roosevelt aims to unite the party with a broad reform platform.
Gov Wilson addresses the Brownsville notification gathering in Seagirt after a New York train brings the Democratic nomination news. He pledges to speak plainly, outlines tariff reform aims, and urges broad, inclusive counsel while stressing government by and for all the people.
Probate court records show multiple estate actions including appointment of administrators such as N Cerri in Pat Morocco and F H Kerr in Pelly Wilcoxen, bonds set, real estate sale petitions, private sale decrees, final accounts filed, guardianship for Anna H G Brown, executor appointment for Lizzie A Graham, and probate petitions for several others.
Mrs Martha Walker aged 60 a cook at the Belmont county jail in St Clairsville dropped dead at noon today while cutting bread for prisoners. Death attributed to heart failure.
Exposition and fair week in Wheeling West Virginia opens September and runs to the sixth. The public is assured this year’s fair will display livestock racing and agricultural machinery exhibits amusements and entertainments. Thrilling daily airplane flights by Glenn Curtiss’ aviators are among many free features. Community will be well represented during Wheeling Fair week.
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