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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1875
Page
2
The 1874 year ends with county spending on printing stationery and blank books totaling 981.25 while officials publish a year’s report showing 261,545.77 total receipts and 204,960.44 balance. Debates touch on Coroner candidacy and local politics. General Hasax praised for Union service amid Kentucky politics and tax road damages cited.
The Democrat argues for careful selection of future candidates not settling for small men. It seeks Brother Baxen, who has not declined and is described as weighty and proven. Baxen supported Mac and Convense in Wood County matters and his son received fifteen dollars.
The Ohio Republican Convention in Columbus presented a ticket led by Gov. R B Hayes and Gen. Tuomas L Youne with G W McIlvaine and others. The platform calls for financial policy, tariff for revenue, public education, church-state separation, patent reform, veterans’ pay, public domain preservation, and restrained municipal debt. It notes Grant’s administration merits and previews a strong Republican showing in October. A second item mentions the Ohio Sabbath School Union's 16th annual convention in Newark beginning June 8 with delegates invited from every county and school in Ohio.
The piece argues the Democratic party should run a cautious two year strategy, avoiding haste as public sentiment shifts. It critiques Catholic and New Hampshire figures, denounces perceived hypocrisy in reform efforts, and notes Ohio Democrats plan a June convention in Columbus aligned with a Bunker Hill anniversary observance.
A deadly fire at the French Catholic Church in Holyoke during a Sunday service killed at least sixty six people and left many more injured. Panic caused a deadly crush on the stairway and gallery exit as flames engulfed the altar area. An inquest will be held tomorrow.
The Wayne County Democrat critiques the 61st Ohio General Assembly, comparing per member costs to the 60th and outlining higher state spending on insane, blind, orphaned, and imprisoned populations. It cites total increased costs around $93,215.23 and argues the Democrats’ warnings of savings are misleading.
The Cincinnati Commercial hints at political pressure over whiskey prosecutions while Ohio leads in winter wheat and farm values. A Boston Court hears a Catholic marriage adultery case sparked by priestly sanctions, and a collapse at Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum Injures several workers, with five dead or dying.
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