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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
7
The Columbus property purchase, the largest real estate deal here, totals over 1 million dollars. Two solid blocks are bought by Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and an eastern syndicate. The railroad seeks terminal use while the syndicate plans a new wholesale district with potential light manufacturing.
Cleveland prosecutors allege A E Davis and Samuel G Brooker conspired to present a false bill for payment to a public official. The trial before Judge Stone followed a jury shuffle that moved the criminal court panel to a different courtroom.
Attorney General Sheets will issue an opinion on whether Y M C A can confer the LL B degree where a Y M C A operates a law school. Cincinnati Y M C A argues for the degree. objection was raised and the matter goes to Sheets. He is expected to rule that the degree can be conferred if the Y M C A files a schedule showing at least 5 000 dollars of property with the secretary of state.
Columbus February 27 The Ohio national guard plans representation in Washington on March 13 to press a bill in Congress raising the appropriation from 400 000 to 2 000 000 Adjt Gen Gyger or Col Adams will head the Ohio headquarters with likely a representative from each branch including engineers infantry artillery cavalry signal corps and medical department
Sheriff Newton and Sheriff Kingsbury arrested Jim Schurbert in Toledo. Authorities found a large counterfeiting setup with molds and machinery on his premises. Police believe the area was a central hub for flooding the region with counterfeit money, and more arrests are anticipated.
Sportsmen from across the state met in Columbus to form a fish and game protective association and discuss protective laws with the state commission. Bills range from polecats to humming birds, with some viewed as wise and others too nearly total prohibition.
Belle Center February 22 Robert Young a wholesale liquor dealer was shot and mortally wounded by James Vergrin a store dealer on the village main street. Vergrin fled to Bellefontaine surrendered to the sheriff then shot himself in a cell with a hidden revolver, believed to be fatally injured.
Funeral for Peter H W Stormont, killed at Manila on February 5, 1599, held at North Presbyterian Church in Cleveland. Service crowded with floral tributes. casket draped in the Stars and Stripes stood near the altar.
Columbus February 27 The Columbus Street Railway Co has laid out its terms for an extension of its franchise. The offer proposes a cash payment of 5000 dollars per year with 25000 dollars payable in advance if desired. No fare concessions are offered.
Miss Rose Murray national women’s bowling champion had diamonds and jewels valued at more than 2600 dollars stolen Sunday night from her Chicago apartment. The incident highlights a rare citywide robbery affecting a prominent sports figure.
Mr. and Mrs. John Davis and their three children were poisoned after eating tainted limburger cheese on Thursday. They endured intense agony for hours before physicians succeeded in saving them from death.
Columbus council of Hibernians resolves to skip St Patrick's Day celebrations this year and redirect the funds to aid the Boer fund. The local group will raise money to support Boer relief efforts.
The Ohio Legislature reports bills authorizing public works liabilities of 2000 for Mercer county reservoir damages, adjusting county fair funding, and reforms to statutes and interest rules. Senate actions include canal memoralizations and new pardons advisory board. House actions touch Mercer county fires, Pike and Tuscarawas precincts, and county officer pay. Adjournments noted through Feb 26 with multiple introduced measures and petitions on quail protection and oil pipeline charges.
Three men blew the post office safe at White House in Tucas county Wednesday morning and escaped with about $200 in stamps and several checks. Citizens were aroused but the robbers held them at bay before withdrawing.
Dayton reports the death of Rev Edward Lorenz editor of a German periodical for the United Brethren Church and a 49 year minister due to a brain rupture from a paroxysm of courting.
Upper Sandusky February 23. Wheeler Krider, famed for bravery at Manila with 26 gunshot wounds, was examined for a pension this afternoon. Doctors found bullets had penetrated his body.
The Ohio Letter Carriers Association held its annual convention in Akron at G A R hall. About 40 delegates attended as May or Young gave the welcome address and Postmaster Ebright delivered the response.
The naval intelligence notes publish Capt. Concas account of the Santiago harbor battle. He cites the narrow Morro channel forcing close formation, cites 22 percent fleet casualties, and rebuts claims about the Colon’s wreckage and Spanish gunnery while praising some marksmen.
A fire at St Quen, Paris suburb, spread through a block of six alcohol and oil stores. Explosions wounded about 150 people and caused extensive damage as burning vats and collapsing walls sent flames across adjacent ground. Fire brigades faced dangerous conditions. losses estimated at 2,000,000 francs.
Pittsburg February 27 John Walker guardian of Andrew Carnegie Wilson 8 L Schoonmaker and John Pontefract lead a bill in equity to annul the H C Frick Co coke contract with Carnegie Steel Co alleging fraud by a majority of Frick Coke directors and seeking injunctions and an accounting. The suit targets the 1899-1900 coke sale deal at 1 35 per ton for five years and accuses management of acting to favor Carnegie Steel Co and defraud minority stockholders.
Fire yesterday destroyed three buildings of the Troy Malleable Iron Works in Albany County. The loss is estimated at 150000 dollars. The Colonie plant employs about 1000 workers who will be out of work for three months.
Lycurgus F. Latlin, a wealthy gunpowder manufacturer from Chicago, died unexpectedly Sunday morning at the Chamberlin hotel in Old Point Comfort near Newport News Virginia. The report notes his prominence and sudden death while away from home.
In Washington on February 27 it is stated that the president and cabinet unanimously support the Har Pauncefote convention. They deem its provisions the best obtainable and seek early ratification with no plan to withdraw or amend it significantly.
A compact study notes Jesus teaching in Capernaum on the Sabbath with authority and healing. He cures a feverish mother in law, then heals many others and casts out demons as the city gathers at Peter's door.
The thirty fourth verse shows devils silenced by Jesus as the enslaved to rebellion fear God. It argues whether demons are supernatural or merely disease and states sin resists God yet must yield. It asserts truth versus error is a struggle and that Jesus’ miracles reveal His mercy and compassion.
A Ram's Horn reminded that forgiveness begins a path to freedom and character. The text likens moral discipline to braking and driving, warning against clinging to surface piety while neglecting inner gold.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune summary notes experts warn on milk contamination and promote mechanical milking. John C. Duigan of Melbourne proposes teat cups with finger loops to avoid hand contact. Milk travels via rubber tubes to an enclosed pail, reducing contamination from dirt or germs.
The article warns against feeding or using moldy fodder for dairy cows noting musty feed can taint milk and cream. It argues spoiled feed worsens barn odors and cautions against bedding with moldy material, stressing careful airing is unlikely and could worsen butter quality.
Farmers neglected dairy cows chasing butter profits and bred cows to beef bulls producing half beef calves. They saved milking costs but now face high butter prices and reduced returns. The Farmers' Review notes this pattern shows the danger of continually changing methods.
Lime in wood ashes is unnecessary as 100 pounds of wood ashes contain about 40 pounds of lime. Ashes vary greatly by source, absorb moisture, and require careful examination. Potash is the most valuable ingredient, around six pounds per 100 pounds of wood ashes. Ashes contain about 2 percent phosphoric acid and around 3 percent magnesia. blue ashes give excellent results for crops, especially grass.
A garbled report notes emphasis on infrastructure and education, citing roads as vital to schools and progress. It presents a brief, period style stance on public works and community development. Entities appear as general references to roads and schooling without clear specifics.
A fragmented note describes colonies with depleted numbers and aging hives. The text mentions young bees and hatchling concerns suggesting a survey of beehive health and colony vitality in a local apiary context.
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