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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1875
Page
2
County officials face scrutiny over gas fixtures and stationery purchases in the courthouse project. Voters debate inflated bids and alleged favoritism as accusations of ring-like practices surface amid criticism of commission conduct and public expenses.
Public discourse questions the tax system and alleged corruption in Columbus county politics. Reports accuse Democrats of ring influence, inflated gas fixture costs cited at 41 770.20, and potential misuse of funds for the new Court House.
A witness reports a brutal punishment by Warden Innis at the Ohio Penitentiary in a case linked to the Seibert escape. Seibert, condemned in Richland county, was seized by guards and struck across the bare buttocks with an oak stave, leaving severe wounds and a lasting scar. The account follows prior reports of Seibert hiding in the prison and a note on financial turmoil in Wall Street involving Duncan, Sherman & Co.
The Cleveland Herald notes Sam Cary’s twelve year old speech at St. Clairsville where he pledged to call things by their right names and denounce a “damned old scoundrel” named Bill Allen of Chillicothe. The piece observes Cary no longer speaks in that charged manner in public.
An analysis of twelve years under Republicans versus four years of Democrats shows average annual legislative expenses of 1 162.42 dollars under Republicans and 4 176.41 dollars under Democrats. The highest yearly costs were 2 446.43 under Republicans and 7 643.49 under Democrats, with total four year Democratic costs about 16 705.67 compared to 8 429.25 for the preceding Republican period. Austerity claims are questioned as the Democratic era added many new offices and higher salaries, while debt reductions lagged despite rhetoric.
A Wolverhampton coal and dron expert at the Iron Trade Consultation Board meeting argues the eight hours’ shift in coal mines cannot be tested for certainty. He says reducing hours shifts 700 miners to cover tasks once done by 500, causing losses in goods and wages across the Pennsylvania coal region.
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