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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
2
The Herald-Star credits amend ment results in Jefferson county while Daugherty avoids the Bull Moose meeting in Columbus. Cox, the Democratic candidate for Governor, misreads the Vermont votes as support, though a November retribution is feared. The piece cites tariff ideals and warns prosperity relies on Republican alignment, noting stormy weather hampered communications and rumor-driven extras.
William Howard Taft calls on U S citizens to begin a serious study of national politics as fall arrives and the presidential election approaches in ten weeks. He notes summer politics were not taken seriously and stresses the need for informed electors before the election day.
The Commercial Tribune argues for William Howard Taft as best suited to guide the nation, while acknowledging admiration for Woodrow Wilson and Roosevelt. It urges voters to consider loyalties, core protections for industry and wage earners, and the republic’s fourteenth amendment, stressing Taft’s constitutionalism and proven leadership.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes a final judgment favoring William Howard Taft. The item reflects a political prediction and courtroom context with Taft as the named beneficiary.
A reflective poem recalling warm winds and summer pastimes in a rural landscape. The speaker contrasts the country’s beauty with its later desolation, mourning a sister and lost happiness while noting ruined forests and paths worn by cattle and storms.
A string of opinions on age, business, and politics runs through Vermont races. Constant threads push for protection, Taft era denouncements, and Republican strength amid warnings of prosperity’s peril. The piece notes timber and steel mills, railroad woes, and Vermont voters urged to back the Republican ticket.
August weather dampens Labor Day events as Vermont voters head to the polls. The season brings heavy rain and suffering stories while national figures Taft Wilson and Roosevelt dominate talk. Campaigns in Steubenville and Ohio draw crowds as politicians spar over wealth, courts, and policy.
A compilation of quotes on Banking Reform and campaign finance from Taft era sources. It cites Woodrow Wilson on Jefferson, states a defense of public campaign funding publicity, and recalls Chief Justice Marshall on taxation. It also endorses General KR B Brown for office, detailing Civil War service and community standing in Zanesville.
A letter urging respect for Sunday rest and church worship, arguing that Sunday noise by foreign groups infringes on others. The writer calls for city leaders to ensure quiet Sundays, a standardized hour, and a true American Sabbath, questioning ignorance and advocating liberty with restraint.
Boston August 30 William M Wood president of the American Woolen Company one of the world’s largest textile concerns surrendered to an indictment charging conspiracy in connection with the planting of dynamite in Lawrence during the recent textile strike. He furnished 5000 bail. Vennis J Collins of Cambridge is in jail on a
The third man named in the indictment is reported to be the president of a major New England mill. Wood, born to a Portuguese immigrant, built the woolen trust and earns 100000 dollars. He heads American Woolen Company with Wood, Eyer and Washington mills in Lawrence and holds posts at National and Providence Worsted Mills in Rhode Island, Merchants National Bank, Pierce Manufacturing, and the National Association of Wool Manufacturers. A multi millionaire with a grand estate in Andover, he rose from mill operative to superintendent, testified last winter about his car ownership.
Boston reports say a detailed account printed before the dynamite discovery suggests more suspects may be involved. Remarks from Walter Drew of the National Erectors Association targetly name millionaires and labor agitators, while Burns declines connection to the Lawrence case. The piece also covers the centennial fair in Columbus drawing 250000 visitors and details on the new Parcel Post law with rates and zones.
John Peterson a roller at La Belle Tron Works suffered a severe accident during noon hours when a rolling plate crushed his arm at No 3 mill. Doctors amputated the limb after his arm was mangled and bones exposed before he was rushed to the mill emergency hospital.
Immediate attention was given and amputation performed a few inches above the elbow. Mr. Peterson, a popular mill employee, has many friends who regret his misfortune and wish for his recovery. Late this afternoon he was resting as well as could be expected, though his condition remains serious. In addition to the loss of his arm, he suffers burns about the face and body.
The original hospital committee met Friday afternoon and selected 25 persons to act as trustees. They will meet next week, elect officers and executive committee, and draft by-laws and regulations. The list includes Banfield Wm, Beall W M, Brady P E, Burgoyne W A, Castner Eli, Coffee Rev D A, Crawford W D, Flaherty Michael, Friedl Lambert, Gill J W, Hartje Chas, Henning O J, Hill O J, Keane Michael, Lee A G, Lewis A C, Loeb Fk S, Loftus Simon, McClinton W H, McGowan Robert, Mansfield J A, Miller Isaac Rev, Miller W McD, Powers Rev T A, Quinn Jean, Sinclair D J, Sulzbacher L, Smith H H, Weir D M, Wisener G E, Werks F M.
A tin box with Traction tickets and duplex blanks was taken from a car near Tiltonville and traced to Ekeyville where Edward Crawford returned it claiming he mistook it for a lunch box. The box belonged to Conductor James Roush of the Steubenville and East Liverpool line and was later found locked and intact. No arrest has been made. In Tiltonville real estate activity rises around a planned $750,000 Medill farm mill site, with Harry Walker buying land near the Wheeling and Lake Erie lines and speculation that rail interests will build depots and sidetracks. Also reported is the fatal crushing of Joseph Byers at the Mingo Carnegie Steel plant, the 25-year-old worker pulled into an 18 inch mill roll.
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