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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1907
Page
2
Steubenville residents pledge strict enforcement of Sunday closing laws with no favoritism, aiming to uphold uniform observance across the town. Local leaders and neighbors unite to ensure compliance and public order on rest days.
Senator Platt becomes the focus of a divorce case, with critics claiming the Senator embodies behavior unbecoming of a statesman and a public figure. The dispute highlights personal misconduct affecting political stature and public trust.
A fragment contemplates brown stone fronts budding into bloom by election night and questions whether a killing frost would affect them. Read as a speculative note on late seasonal change and urban facade imagery.
The Canton event drew comment as Senator Foraker did not attend and may have avoided the gathering due to tense relations with McKinley and Roosevelt. His alliance with Dick is noted as affecting his cordial reputation, while his past enmity with McKinley remains cited.
Bishop Potter contends war is timeless and Hague Tribunals are flawed while another writer credits Taft’s wartime phrase to advance peace. The argument circles to the personal factor in government, asserting that as long as good, God fearing men hold power, wars remain avoidable only by those in authority.
President Roosevelt spoke at Canton on Monday declaring he will stand for the man who does right and oppose the dishonest, regardless of wealth. He urged the audience to applaud the first part of his remark.
The text extols the confidence of the American people in President Roosevelt, praising his honesty and character as they cheer his leadership and believe he will do the right thing, noting he grows stronger with each day.
Secretary Root states President Roosevelt will not run again and fully backs William H. Taft, who represents Roosevelt’s policies. The timing and conditions of any potential candidacy guesses are noted as interesting but unreliable, and readers should keep this in mind while considering them.
The temperance faction defeated Vice President Fairbanks for the Methodist conference delegate due to a dinner he gave for the President where he served a cocktail. The vote was overwhelming, signaling a setback for his presidential prospects and a black eye to Fairbanks.
The Cleveland Journal accuses H. C. Smith of hypocrisy as a Republican seeking office and not supporting African American candidates. The Heretic Star responds by challenging Smith’s consistency and motives, calling out his alleged bias and self-serving stance in race matters.
An editorial in the Journal criticizes a local speaker's stance while defending Theodore Roosevelt. The piece lauds Roosevelt as a force against prejudice and credits him with uniting Americans, contrasting him with the Tillman Dixon Vardaman Graves faction. It emphasizes Roosevelt's enduring friendship and influence.
Mr and Mrs Robert L Brownlee of Sixth Avenue celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in this city. Married Sept 30 1857 in Morristown Belmont County they have resided here 40 years and are highly respected. Both active in church charity work and in WCT A. He served as councilman. she led Crusade work.
Mr Kitheart, long respected in this county, died after a year of ill health in Florida and a gradual decline through the summer. A member of the old Kitheart family, he was devoted to church work, a loyal husband and father of three sons and five daughters. The funeral will be held at his home Wednesday at ten o’clock.
Mrs. Caldwell widow of the late Dr Caldwell died at her Ragland home on Saturday at age 87. Survived by daughters Mrs Charles Jones and Mrs Haugh Pickens and Mrs Mary McGruder and Mrs Thomas Shively and Mrs Ad Burris and Mrs Marie Brown plus sons Robert Caldwell and Dr John Caldwell.
Farmers in Brooke and Washington counties push for Bell Telephone service as lines from Wellsburg to Independence are paused. Avella serves as a central switch. 19 phones contracted and 28 in Avella already. Canvassing to place eight phones per line, with low rates including 16 cents to county seat and five cents to Buffalo and nearby towns.
Mrs Emeline Parsons widow of Amos Parsons died Monday at 2 PM aged 68. Daughter of John H Adams and Mary Adams she was born in Steubenville township and joined the First Presbyterian church in youth. She active in missionary societies and was a member of the W C T U. Survived by aged mother three sisters one brother and her children.
Simon Smith, postmaster of East Springfield, died at his home on Friday September 27 at 20:00 after a three week illness from typhoid fever. Born February 1832 in Jefferson County, he lived about seventy years in the area, served as justice of the peace, and led a Christian life. He leaves his wives Mary Knox and Sarah Duidweon, three sons John K. Smith Amsterdam Howard Smith and Jasper Smith East Springfield, and daughter Jeanette Myers Kansas, plus several siblings including George B. Smith pastor of the First M. E. Church.
Aged miner John Smith, 60, died in Salineville slope mine yesterday morning when a 15 by 4 by five ton slate block fell on him at 16 o clock. This marks the second fatality in two weeks and third since the mine opened. Survived by wife and four children, with Mrs. Alice Heatherington and Mrs. Robert Rafle listed as residents in East Livempo.
Universal sorrow spreads as Joseph A. Kitheart dies at his Smithheld area home on Monday morning September 30, in a tragic death announced by local residents.
Examinations will be held on the first Saturday of each month from September through August 1908. They start at 8:30 a m and end at p m Eastern Standard time. By order of Board of Examiners Wilson Hawkins Clerk Mingo Junction Ohio.
Samuel Marshall an engineer at Standard Porcelain Works in New Cumberland West Virginia narrowly escaped death when a boiler exploded. He was hurled through a doorway onto a box car but sustained only minor cuts and bruises. The blast wrecked the boiler room and caused a fearfully warm scene as workers searched for him. A separate fire at nearby houses caused about 1500 dollars in damage with unclear origin and rumors of a poker joint nearby. Various local residents and visitors are noted in a string of society notices and upcoming events through Steubenville and Wellsburg communities.
A stream of visitors and guests fills the week in Jefferson county towns. Rebecca Hawkins visits Martin's City. Mrs Fred Owesney of Irondale stays with sister Mrs Robert Scott. Miss Winifred Bumgarner from Columbus visits Logan Street. Wells returns from three months abroad via Egypt Palestine and Europe. Mrs J P Doyle with Mrs M J Cady of Chicago call on friends in Wellsburg. John H Lowe Jr and family visit Reed’s Mills. Steubenville friends attend the silver wedding of Mr and Mrs John Finney in St Clairsville. Miss Latht Kinney returns from Steubenville after visiting Estella Finney. Miss Florence Wilson travels through Seio to Steubenville and Pittsburg. Judee and Mrs J A Mansfield tour Hopedale. Mr and Mrs T J Stringer host a corn roast in Ragland. Bishop J J Hartley conducts confirmations in Canal Dover and in this city with praise for his oratory. Flo greeted by large crowds at both services. Thomas Mayes and wife from Ash Grove Missouri visit Jefferson county, recalling 1866 move and 157th O V I service. Caroline Mansfield from Columbus spending time with her son Frank near Wintersville. Ed Smith and daughter from Scio call on friends. Miss Edith Grafton and Miss Mary McGill visiting in the city with Birdie Jameson. Mrs Harry Stewart of Martins Ferry arrives to visit her parents.
The Original Foley Honey and Tar from Foley Co Chicago is praised for merit and popularity. Consumers are warned to ask for Foley's Honey and Tar and refuse substitutes as no other preparation offers the same satisfaction. It is mildly laxative and contains no opiates, safe for children and delicate persons. Beall and Steele druggists.
A. W. Borden of Steubenville testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his back ache groin pains and kidney distress after using them sourced from Beall and Steele and later confirmed a second time. The ad notes Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sole US agents and urges readers to remember the name Doan's.
An ad extols Miona stomach tablets as a safe, thorough stomach tonic that strengthens muscular walls, boosts digestive fluids, and cures indigestion. It claims rapid relief from headaches, dizziness, bloating, and nervous symptoms, promising a money back guarantee from Beall & Steele for every cent box sold.
Mutual dissolution of Waddle Fisher & Co to wind up business. Creditors asked to present claims for payment and debtors to pay H. L. Wilson treasurer. Signed by C. I. Waddle president and J. F. Sarratt secretary.
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