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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
4
Readable notices announce church festival entertainments and related community events. Includes thanks, obituary notes, births and deaths, and advertisements for balls and celebrations.
Regional observers note no unusual fervor after Pop Bryan nomination. Bryan as dictator trial balloon aligns with Aguinaldo's prototype. Henri Watterson vows to defeat Bryan amid silver issue. Tennessee bans women lawyers from courts. Transvaal casualties official at 29,706 with Boer forces far larger. Dom Paul reportedly shifts from the Bible to the rifle.
A contemporary commentary condemns mob violence in New Orleans, warning that lynching and arson erupt from baser passions. It argues law must prevail, soldiers and police enforce order, and justice must be meted out without fear or favor to deter future outbreaks.
A heated column mocks Roosevelt, Altgeld, and Bryan with attacks on racism, Democratic strategy, and military cuts. It compares Bryan’s influence to a liquid fuel idea, jokes about boxing and Boxer, and lampoons Stevenson as a linking figure. It also notes ethnic tensions and maps of global power playing into 1900s political discourse.
The piece argues Republican ranks show unprecedented harmony with new recruits aiding camp growth while Democrats face a grave crisis. It claims Bryan seeks cross party backing to boost chances, as pro campaign elements drift away, forecasting a stronger Republican ticket and larger popular majority.
The government of Nicaragua has taken possession of the Maritime Canal company assets at Greytown after the ten year period for completing the canal expired. The seizure follows the failure to meet concession terms and an arbitration outcome, with the United States awaiting state department guidance.
Six masked men attempted to rob the Pioneer Limited on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line at Sparta Wisconsin. They bound the telegraph operator and muffled the semaphore light but fled when the train arrived at dawn after a small wreck at Reeseville delayed it.
A San Francisco dispatch reports vast underground water streams on Hawaii at 1500 to 2000 feet elevation. Olaa plantation taps five streams yielding 20,000,000 gallons daily to irrigate lower sugar fields. Water drains into ancient lava beds, promising wide commercial irrigation value.
The secretary of the navy issued a circular to shipbuilders calling for bids to build six armored cruisers. Three are authorized by the act of March 3, 1893 and three by the act of June 7, 19. Bids will be opened in December.
The Ohio Republican campaign opens in Youngstown on September 3. Mr Broran plans a September visit to New York without speeches. Playwright Charles Hoyt is released from a mental hospital. The Ridpath historian’s body to be buried in New Castle Indiana. Convoy Ohio business district suffered a major fire with $80000 loss. Roger Wolcott named US ambassador to Italy. Nortwith Ericsson and Selma Teleson drowned in Muskegon Lake. Seattle gold dust deposits in July exceed 6 million dollars.
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