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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
9
Readable fragments indicate a notice related to a bookstore named Big Book Store with numeric codes or pricing shown as 25 and 1.25. The fragmentary text suggests listing details or a notice of sale or change but lacks complete context and specifics.
Commodore Thomas J. McMurray a Steubenville native and Marion Ohio business leader died suddenly of heart paralysis at 67. Civil War veteran, carriage factory founder, bank director, and longtime local official survived by his wife Eva and two sons. He spent winters in Daytona and toured Europe recently. He belonged to Epworth church Y M C A Odd Fellows Grand Army and Marion city council.
Monday marked banner activity in Mingo with three new wells completed. Otte Oil No. 1 on the Otte farm flowed 125 barrels in 10 hours and held about 12 barrels per hour, with potential 350 to 400 barrels daily. Collins-Spellacy No. 1 on the Vankirk lease showed a 250 barrel prospect, while No. 2 was light. Brandfass Oil, tied to local investors, hit a duster on the Robert Hill farm west of Mingo, disappointing stockholders.
The widow and Carson family deny circulating reports that Jesse Carson, member of the Babbs island launch party drowned May 6, is alive and in hiding elsewhere in the country. It confirms he died in the disaster alongside companions.
Congressmen Longworth and Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth escaped their burning Cincinnati home in night robes as fire raged this morning. Firefighters saved the house after a strenuous effort, with an estimated loss of 25000 dollars.
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