Kentucky Lawmakers Move to Crack Down on Tollgate Raiders
In Frankfort on April 5, legislators push antiraiders and antilynching bills to curb tollgate outrages. Representatives Thorne Graziani Lyons Pence and Breckinridge speak to strengthen penalties, favoring swift passage and state enforcement with county responsibility.
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Frankfort
Mercer County
Violett
Frankstm
Volebae
Graziani
Covington
Pence
Clark
Warren
Blanford
Lyons
Newport
Masked Men Demolish Toll Gate in Kentucky Stand
Ten masked men attacked the tollgate on the Maysville and Flemingsburg turnpike in Fleming County near the Mason County line. They chopped the gate with axes Saturday night and warned gatekeeper Patrick Collins not to collect toll or risk arson of the toll house. Collins vowed to restore the gate and kill the first assailant who tries again.
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Maysville
Maysville and
Flemingsburg
Fleming County
Mason County
Patrick Collins
Collins
Gatekeeper Firefight Wounds Raiders Near Hicks ville
Tollgate raiders attacked a gate near Hicks ville last night. The gatekeeper fired three times but missed as raiders shot back, seriously wounding him.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Hicksville
Tariff Circular Aims at New Duty Rates Implementation
The Treasury Secretary issued instructions directing customs officers to enforce Section 27 of the tariff bill. He will collect higher duties and retain samples of imports bought after April 1, 1897 but before the law's passage for compliance and verification.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Ugly blaze at Standard Publishing Company building
A small early morning fire was stopped before a disaster at the Standard Publishing Company on Ninth Street between Main and Sycamore. Patrolmen Ambrose and Lemminck alerted the fire department to box 392. the blaze damaged Inkleman & Burbana electrotyping works for about 51800 and flooded lower floors with water from presses and machinery.
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Standard Publishing Company
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Sycamore
Ambrose
Lemminck
Inkleman & Burbana
Bryan in the Courtroom at Supreme Court Appearance
Washington crowds fill the Supreme Court as W. J. Bryan attends as Nebraska’s counsel in the maximum freight rate cases. Justice Shiras writes in City of St. Louis vs Western Union Telegraph Company upholding telegraph tax rights. Swenson vs Sage stays. Parsong vs Missouri upholds lower court. pedlers tax question.
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Swenson
Russell Sage
Hastings & Dakota Railroad Company
United States
I. R. Parsong
State of Missouri
Alissouri State Court of Appeals
Plato's Archers Organize in Indiana for Monetary Reform
In La Grange Indiana April 5 a new political group named Plato's Archers formed to influence national politics and the next state election. It aims to reform the monetary system and uses Plato's doctrines as its text. The Archer is the official party paper.
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LA Grange
Ind
Plato
Plato’s Archers
The
Archer
Cause of Colerick's death ruled accidental asphyxiation
Will Colerick inquest verdict finds death due to accidental asphyxiation from poison produced by gas combination. Coroner Kappel filed the ruling after 14 witnesses testified across 165 typewritten pages. Only one expert testified poison taken internally caused death, others supported asphyxiation theory.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Kappel
Will Colerick
Refuses A Fortune In Will Dispute Settlement
London reporters say the dispute over Miss Isabelle Murphy's will is settled amicably. The Kentucky heiress left about 300000 dollars to Rev Father Smullen who hosted her, but Father Seigler had refused the fortune.
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Miss Murphy
London
Westminster Gazette
Isabelle Murphy
Law
Lexington
Father Seigler
Heroes to the Rescue at Portsmouth Railroad and Streetcar
In Portsmouth Ohio two children narrowly escaped fatalities as spectators acted quickly. Conductor Clarence Wright leapt onto an electric car to shield a two year old child from collision. passengers pulled them to safety. At the N and W Depot Harry E Taylor, Daily Times city editor, jumped to save a girl from an oncoming train, pulling her clear just before the locomotive passed.
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Portsmouth
Littl Edna Marshall
Clarence Wright
Harry E. Taylor
The
Daily Times
Katie Fay Ewing dies founder of Washington County Children's Home
Katie Fay Ewing founder of the Washington County Children's Home and the first of its kind in America died at her Marietta Ohio home after a long illness. She established her first children’s home in 1858 and supported it through personal effort as she gained national recognition for her charity work for orphans.
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Washington County Children’s Home
Commercial Tribune
Marietta
Katie Fay Ewing
Washington County
America
Fight for Willie Haas Clemeny Effort in Governor Bushnell Case
A strenuous effort to win clemency for Willie Haas, a 17 year old sentenced to death, is under way in Columbus. Governor Bushnell has received numerous letters requesting commutation to life imprisonment and may act tomorrow.
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Columbus
Bushnell
Willie Haas
Tomor
New Law Needed Say Detectives Face Conviction Hurdles
Lexington April 5 The Commercial Tribune from Cornishville reports tollgate raid outrages. current law limits the Governor to offering rewards only if county judges request it, leaving lawmen unable to compel arrests or convictions. A local lawyer in Anderson Mercer and Garrard counties argues for changes to empower the governor to act.
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Lexington
Cornishville
Kentucky
Washington
Anderson
Mercer
Garrard
Postmaster of Homer Ends Life After Despondency
John T. Robertson long served Homer post office since Lincoln era. The prominent merchant, noted citizen of Rush County Indiana, died by self-inflicted carbolic acid after a period of ill health and depression. Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune.
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Postmaster Robertson
Homer, Ind
Lincoln
Tribune
Rushville
Ind
John_ T. Robertson
Homer
Man Kills Wife Then Shoots Self, Dies at Home
Philip Ernst who attempted to kill his wife and shot himself in the head died at 8am. He resided at 220 Peete Street.
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Philip Ernst
Peete Street
Restraining Order On Dodge Co. Set Aside In Indiana
In South Bend Indiana April 5 Judge Hubbard dissolved the temporary restraining order against the Dodge Manufacturing Company of Mishawaka. The petition for a temporary injunction to stop warning circulars to South Bend Pulley Company customers was refused. The case affects a broader dispute over split pulleys with Dodge as plaintiff and users in De Bona Bend as defendants.
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South Bend
Ind
Dodge Manufacturing Company
Mishawaka
Dodge
Hubbard
Povey
Cincinnati
de Bona Bend
Democrats Sweep Columbus Election As Republicans Win Key Posts
In Columbus on April 6 Democrats carried the city tally as Samuel L. Black won the mayoralty by 400 over Emmet Thompkins. Republican Samuel Swartz took Police Judge by 700 while the Board of Education shifted further Republican. Overall turnout 24,306 with mixed results in smaller towns.
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Columbus
Samuel L. Black
Emmet Thompkins
Cotton Allen
Samuel Swartz
Board of Education
Anti-Saloon League
Candy
Prohibition
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Political clash ends in horsewhipping in Ninth Ward
In Columbus on April 5, Democratic Board of Education candidate Dr. Charles F. Turney assaulted Republican challenger Dr. Simon Winters after a pamphlet accusing Turney of unprofessional conduct appeared. Winters fled the attack, a warrant for Turney was issued but not served. Turney had been recently re elected as physician at Hare's Orphans' Home.
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Columbus
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Board of Education
Charles F. Turney
The
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Winters
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Dr. Turney
One Solitary Republican Saved From Wreck In Hamilton
In Hamilton Ohio the April election produced the quietest local contest. The only clear race was in the Fourth Ward where Miles Lindley Democrat and Isaac Graham Republican contested for the Board of Education. Lindley won by 280. Mayor Bosch was re elected by about 1000. The rest of the Democratic ticket won by margins around 800. The lone surviving Republican was in the Fourth Ward Joe Ward as Assessor candidates overflowed.
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Hamilton
Miles D. Lindley
Isaac R. Graham
Board of Education
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Bosch
Geo. A. Miller
Peewee
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Ed Jones
L. A. Dillon
William Harm
Charles Muller
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M. Morton
John Barnes
George Brunner
Entire Ticket Ed by Good Majorities in Toledo
At 11 30 p m with nearly all returns Samuel M Jones Republican mayor appears to win by at least 1000. The Republican city ticket is elected while Democrats gain in city boards and may control the School Board. Elected: Mayor Samuel M Jones City Solicitor W A Mills Police Judge S J Kelly Police Prosecutor W T S O Hara Police Commissioner Judd Richardson Gas Trustee Jacob Romers Water Works Trustee William Jones Cemetery Trustee Jacob Folger Justice of the Peace WD Kenyon J M Kenyon Constable Jacob Hime.
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Toledo
Samuel M. Jones
Parks Howe
M. Jones
W. A. Mills
J. Kelly
W. T. S. O’hara
Judd Richardson
Jacob Romers
William Jones
Jacob Folger
J. M. Kenyon
Jacob Hime
Liquor Question Left Undecided By the Election
BELLEFONTAINE O April 5 One of the most exciting elections in years featured the saloon issue as the main question The City Council vote produced a tie on liquor with Brough Parr is Captain W H Chandler John Costin and H Miller keeping the council split Jos L Fergus defeated John L Longfellow for County Commissioner Harvey Fouse won as infirmary director and Attorney Geo W Emerson carried the representative race A large vote was polled.
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Bellefontaine
Brough Parris
W. H. Chandler
John Costin
H. Miller
Jos. L. Fergus
John L. Longfellow
Harvey Fouse
Geo. W. Emerson
Democrats Sweep Dayton Election Except Infirmary Director
DAYTON April 5 Democrats win all tickets except Infirmary Director Arthur Geisler is elected Water Works Trustee over Wilbur Heathman by 2 vote majority 8613 to 855? Foster Republican chosen Infirmary Director by 283 majority Keown and Markey Democrats win Justices of the Peace race by small margins Louis Shafer Democrat elected Constable Republicans regain a Council and School Board majority The result is duted to
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Dayton
Arthur Geisler
Wilbur Heathman
Geisler
Heathman
George Foster
Keown
Markey
Louis F. Shafer
Constable
Counci
Canton Goes to the Democrats in Local Election
Canton Ohio saw Mayor James A. Rice reelected by about 500 votes over J G A Richter. Democrats won City Solicitor Edward L Smith. Water Works Trustee Frank Alexander. City Marshal William H Reed. Market Master Benjamin McCloud. and Board of Education members L D Blanchard W E Young and E E Cline.
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Canton
James A. Rice
J. G. A. Richter
United American Mechanics
McKinley
Edward L., Smith
Frank Alexander
Water Works
William H. Reed
Benjamin McCloud
L. D. Blanchard
W. E. Young
E. E. Cline
Board of Education
Rest of the Republican Ticket Is Elected
Akron Ohio April 5 results show William E Young favored for mayor over incumbent Erastus R Harper by small margin. Republicans win A J Rowley city solicitor and Hoffman Thomas Campbell as Justices of the Peace, plus Flower Cochran Limrick as constables. Council seats go to Republicans in First and Second Wards. Democrats win in Third to Sixth.
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Akron
William E. Young
Erastus R. Harper
A. J. Rowley
Peter H. Hoffman
John H. Thomas
Jacob R. Campbell
John Flower
Horace B. Cochran
Joseph Limrick
Wars
Board of Education
Delaware Ohio Ward Council Election Results and School Board Race
Special Dispatch reports Delaware Ohio election totals. In the First Ward Brandeburg defeated McClure 170 to unknown. Second Ward Alrey defeated Lugenbeel. Third Ward Norton defeated Toor 28. Fourth Ward Donavin defeated Brownsmiller 36. Fifth Ward Mayer defeated Williamson 139. Warren defeated Ryan. Council partisan split nine Republicans three Democrats. Colonel Crawford beat Rev. E Watt for School Board 91 to 0. Geo Carter led Township Treasurer with 299 votes. Saloon issue tied 6 to 6.
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Delaware
Brandeburg
McClure
Alrey
Lugenbeel
Norton Wy
Toot
Donavin
Brownsmiller
Mayer
Williamson
Cheeene Warren
Ryan
Crawford
Rev. E. Watt
Geo. Carter
Doubtful Vote May Decide Former Cincinnatian's Fate
In Portsmouth Ohio on April 5 only 70 percent of the usual vote was cast. Democrat Chas C Glidden defeats Mayor Volrey R Row by 300. Fred Schmitt beats Marshal Frank Watkins by 32. Republicans win several posts including Street Commissioner John C Homer and Magistrate Dan Shakespeare. council stands twelve Republicans to two Democrats. school board split seven anti Vickers, six Vickers, one doubtful.
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Portsmouth
Chas. C. Glidden
Volrey R. Row
Fred Schmitt
Frank Watkins
Charles Craig Wiles
John C. Homer
Samuel Beatty
Harry Miller
Dan Shakespeare
M. B. Evans
School Board
Township Election Yields Narrow Races In Aberdeen
Dispatch from Aberdeen D says the township election produced close results with trustees and clerical officials won by narrow margins. Five hundred ninety seven votes cast. only two tickets ran, pitting Republicans against Democrats in a tight contest.
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Aberdeen
James Buchanan
Philip Cooper
John Fleming
Geo. Brookover
John Grierson
George Covert
John Griffith
Elmer Bradford
Hanson Cooter, Jr
Frank Davis
Wyandot County votes may set new Ohio courthouse record
Upper Sandusky April 5 Republicans elect Hubert Gregg councilman in Third Ward. Voter approval for a new courthouse likely breaks Ohio rural county precedent. Democrats elect Justice of the Peace J. W. Gibownship Trustee Conrad Ste sage Township begs go Henry Fleck Anevetee Const a J. Myers pre ae Little S aged of ac tion G. H. Ro ld D. L. In . and R. E. Kerr Cornell men Joseph Grundlisch Samuel L. Waller Assessors J. E. Altenbe Lane verscht William Ruopp and me Smith.
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Joseph Grundlisch
Samuel L. Waller
J. E. Altenbe
Verscht
Wm. Ruopp
Me Smith
Jacksonites swing on a single Democratic council seat
Jackson Ohio held a quiet spring municipal election with Republicans winning most posts. In the Fourth Ward the lone defection gave Democrat Levisay a 3 vote plurality, while First Ward Sternberg Republican, Second Kibbee Republican, and Third Religio Republican. All other municipal and township officers went Republican or publican.
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Sternberg
Kibbee
Religio
Levisay
Entire Ticket Elected By Scant Majorities
Cleveland voters gave Robert E. B. McKisson a slim plurality over Farley in the April 5 municipal election. Returns from 119 precincts show McKisson ahead by 612 as Farley trails, with East End wards likely to swing the result by a small margin. The outcome is seen as influential for county and state political alignments.
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Cleveland
Robert EB. McKisson
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