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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1901
Page
4
Fragmentary excerpt shows subscription pricing per year and trial half prices, mentions single copies, and hints at advance payments. Disjointed references to individuals including Morgan Geer Q. Gannon of Utah and a will for many children appear amid garbled lines and stray phrases about songs and consolation.
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BTA invites bids for county road construction Atenbenville and Wille Creek. Estimated quantities include excavation 11 000 cubic yards shell rock 8 000 cubic yards solid rock 5 000 cubic yards overhaul 65 000 cubic yards piping 65 trees coal et pips latch 12 inch 170 linear feet 18 nominal feet 600 linear feet 34 inch 10 linear feet dey montony 4 800 cubic yards culvert bagoney 100 cubic yards.
Jurors drawn from this district for the June term of the United States District Court include Isaac N. McCullough from Steubenville and John W. McIntosh from Iron Dale among others, with names such as John Adams F R Hyde Alonzo Hayne Warren and Cadiz listed, and the term opening on June 4.
Three carloads of horses, wagons, scrapers, and related gear have reached Miller's for the new railroad project. They seek 1,000 new items and will pay 1.60 per day. Fifty horses are arriving overland from Cleveland.
Chartes M Schwab of the steel trust testified before the industrial commission in a lengthy session. He discussed trust workings, dismissed theories, and praised brains over money, while resisting admissions that would undermine the trust’s image as a benevolent manufacturing giant.
A short session in Horilgburg Friday reviewed first and second readings. A bill providing 500 to 1000 for completing the capitol passed the first reading. Harrison of Philadelphia proposed adjournment to Wednesday afternoon about 8 130 and the House was warned against delaying adjournment as it would hinder final action.
May 13 Jacksonville appeals to Baptists across America after the May 2 fire that destroyed 132 blocks and all churches and schools in the city. The First Baptist Church and its pastor and family lost belongings. many members are homeless and destitute. The appeal asks Baptists to aid in rebuilding and to send contributions to Dr W A Hobson or J Cleveland.
The centennial celebration of the United Brethren Church in Christy postponed the dedication of the Centennial Memorial church on Second Street due to church debt rules. Services proceeded with multiple bishops preaching across venues including the opera house and Sunday school room, with leaders from Denver, Dayton, Chattanooga, and others delivering sermons and addresses.
Washington reports that Constantinople lacks a unified U S postal service and relies on Austrian British and German establishments for mail handling. Foreign residents can fetch mail directly from embassies, fueling Turkish discontent over control, smuggling concerns, and plans to curb foreign offices.
May 13. The Twenty-ninth Infantry, U S was mustered out at the Presidio San Francisco, ending active service for the unit as reported.
Forecast notes fair conditions in Ohio with brisk westerly winds and cooler temperatures. Pennsylvania region shows fresh to brisk northwesterly winds with cooler temperatures. Virginia described as fair and cooler with increasing wind noted in parts of the area.
Dr Talmage urges Christian workers to master gospel archery to reclaim souls. He urges seclusion for focused prayer, compares old archery craft to precise, ethical preaching, and calls churches to go beyond pew comfort to confront social evils like temperance. He uses vivid biblical and historical imagery to stress courage, consecration, and mission.
A London Telegraph piece notes finger glasses as a late modern dining innovation in Germany, evolving from a mouth rinsing custom. It recalls a Bavarian anecdote where visiting artists trick a nervous painter dining with the prince regent at Munich's Schloss, instructing him to toast with a glass bowl and quaff its contents, provoking suppressed laughter at court.
A New York Post correspondent notes the Ava-Supls or Ava-Bupis, once numbering thousands, now fewer than 120, dwindling beneath Apache pressure. They once roamed with horses and cattle near northern Arizona, but now live in a narrow canyon about 60 miles northwest of William Station along the Santa Fe railroad, facing near extinction.
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