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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
2
The Herald Printing Company notes several cities hold cleanup days and urges Steubenville to adopt the plan to remove rubbish from alleys. It comments on Cedar Point and the Eastors hospitality and criticizes Harriman’s self view after a Harvard Yale boat race incident. The Ohio Sun is urged to reconsider country boy stereotypes.
The Foraker faction reportedly considers opposing Governor Harris for renomination using Ex-Lieutenant Governor Harding as their candidate. The Herald-Star suggests Harding should scrutinize the buzz saw now, foreseeing a tough confrontation likely before the convention concludes.
The Herald Star voices sympathy for Editors Cappellar and Mack as they lose public support in their counties in the fight for Senator Foraker. While Canteller attended the Ohio Editorial Association at Cedar Point, the Republican County Committee at Mansfield unanimously endorsed Taft, a stance echoed in Mack's territory weeks earlier. Both editors are able yet face a hard public sentiment.
A verse heavy item from the St Louis Globe-Democrat laments critics who call the author a nature faker while musing on hunting, politics, and social labels. It mentions Ananias Club, native taker, and local sentiment about explosives safety and the Japanese war talk.
A sprawling Eagle-Branch column reflects on typhoid, politics and sensational city life. It notes June’s record cold, July warming, school boards, Taft and Foraker, and Cedar Point editor hookups. Fireworks safety and editor feuds color the scene.
Richland Wood and Jefferson counties declared for Tait on Saturday. The Ohio editors had a great time and transacted much important business.
An innovation in railway transportation will debut this month as Union Pacific places 12 gasoline rail-motor cars on branch lines. The steel cars, powered by a 200 horsepower engine, reach 60 mph, stop quickly, and feature streamlined yacht-like design, hot water heat, acetylene lighting, and easy cleaning. Operating costs run ten to twenty cents per mile, with significant potential gains in branch-line service and faster schedules.
The new Wabash line from Wellington to Lorain including branches spans about 45 miles. Officials expect trains between Pittsburg and Lorain in two weeks, linking with Wheeling & Lake Erie. The Lorain and West Virginia railroad aims to be a major Ohio freight path, boosting Gould System traffic to lake ports. The 24 mile main line from Lorain to Lake Junction will connect with the Wheeling line, with branches extending to plants and quarries. Terminal plans at Lorain remain undisclosed.
United States Steel plans to install large gas engines at its blast furnaces including Mingo Junction and Bellaire. The project aims to replace coal with gas fuel, potentially saving several cents per ton of steel within two to three years, after tests at the Edgar Thomson plant.
Ellis H. Bickerstaff a Steubenville native and Civil War veteran who had lived in McKeesport for 15 years died by suicide at his Grandview Avenue home after a period of ill health. He shot himself about 7 a.m. Saturday. a prior bullet pierced his hat. Survived by his last wife, three children in Steubenville, a sister, three brothers, a stepson, and several relatives. Funeral held at 4 p.m. with Rev. Boyer officiating.
Lafayette McCoy a former Mingo Junction resident shot himself on the East Liverpool porch after visiting Steubenville and Mingo Junction with his wife Myrtle Barr. He was wounded badly and hospitalized with poor prospects of recovery. He claimed intoxication drove the act, though he later said his wife treated him well.
Feverish activity surrounds the Ward farm gusher in the Brenneman oil field Arroyo as production jumps from 750 to 800 barrels per day once rock was struck. Over fifty three producing wells exist with more to come aided by new machinery. Crowds of oil operators gather as speculation grows on tapping the district’s large oil pool.
W A Shetler a C and P brakeman was killed Thursday morning while crossing from his train to the operator office at Earlville Ohio. A freight train passed beside him and his body was cut to pieces. He was about 25 and recently promoted to passenger duty. He was well known along the line.
The 1907 08 tin scale was signed at a Detroit conference of Pope and Follanshee Tin Mills with Amalgamated workers committees. Mills will idle only a few days around the Fourth of July as the La Belle works plan to run despite stalled puddlers. The Detroit talks left uncertainty for other companies and summer stops across mills are expected to be brief if scales hold.
A large turnout filled the United Presbyterian Church for Children’s Day exercises. Children participated actively in singing recitations and offerings as Rev. T Ho Hanna, back from vacation, delivered a sermon titled Some Lessons from the Flowers, with the church adorned by fresh flowers.
Franklin college awarded degrees Thursday in a historic ceremony led by speaker R. B. Ivory of Pittsburg. Graduates include A Wadsworth Wallace of New Athens, George G Macauley and Angus J MacInnis of Nova Scotia, Robert J Shields of Adena, Lenore Dinsmore of Washington PA, Arthur E Estep of New Athens, Nellie F Henderson of New Athens, plus other students from Cadiz, New Matamoras, Burgettstown, Carrollton, and Morefield.
A W L E R R freight wreck occurred at Scio on Saturday afternoon when orders were misunderstood. An engine and several cars derailed, blocking the tracks and causing a halt to traffic.
At Yellow Creek area land owners a coal trestle and two houses are found on the county right of way and on the Boulevard. All structures and obstacles are slated for removal and relocation.
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