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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
4
A violent raid near Bethlehem township leaves Miss Mary Walner and Mary Waring bound while James Waring is grazed by a shot. The assailants looted the home, searched rooms, and fled, with the community fearing further violence as investigators pursue leads.
James Waring, a young man who figured prominently in the Bethlehem township robbery Thursday night, is described with a large lump on his head as he details the incident. Police continue inquiries as residents react to the bold daytime crime.
A man recounts a brutal robbery in a squalid venue where robbers attacked Aunt Maria, demanding money. He describes being gagged, struck with clubs, and forced to drink as the assailants boasted of finding money in such places before fleeing in a buggy after shots were fired. He notes Aunt Maria is 64 and that one robber warned he could have killed him.
Police report efforts to locate robbers who entered the home of Miss Warige in Bethlehem town ship. Dull information found as neighbors saw men traveling toward Killbuck with a driver. Local speculation places the suspects in the county, some suspect a person named Teorey in a neighboring township.
Indianapolis delegates in a protracted conference report talks ongoing with no formal settlement. Both sides hint at concessions as they await a possible new scale decision shaping the competitive field.
The Southern league struggles with cohesion while the American National Institute opens art studies in Paris. Actor Roland Reed recovers after surgery. Mrs. Fields launches a temperance crusade in Mexico. United Traction strike at Troy ends in victory. Phil Armour Jr. dies suddenly in Montecito. About 15,000 men plan to sail to Cape Nome via Puget Sound steamers.
Jones Wolf, once governor of the Chickasaws and famed as the last full blood Indian ruler, suffered pneumonia at home near Tishomingo. A separate incident on a railroad at Warcross, Georgia, left two lumber workers dead and five injured in a crash. President Diaz of Mexico received James H. Hyde and George F. Wilson along with Henry Clews Jr. in a special audience.
A dynamite explosion in Ashley, near Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, killed three brakemen and injured several others as a freight train carrying 24 cars ran out of control on a steep descent. The wreck damaged engines, tore a roof, and destroyed a large water tank as crews fought the blaze and chaos. Nearby rail activity and baseball league notes follow with multiple updates.
In Frankfort Kentucky on January 26 about 1000 armed men from the mountains departed by special train after delaying for a report. They fired their guns during the wait and the city kept its distance as the group anticipated returning when the contest begins. The day also featured testimony in the gubernatorial contest about election intimidation and irregularities.
Columbus reports Senator Nippert proposes a five member public service board appointed by the governor with staggered terms to replace the current structure. successors elected by voters after term expirations. Other bills include election material provisions, adjournment, and tax and trust investigations.
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