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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1885
Page
4
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The Ohio scene features James G. Buarse and Gen John A Logan taking the stamp for Foraker and Kennedy as the Pittsburgh Penny Press marks its first anniversary with a double sheet. Reports note Democratic gains and Republican loyalists amid bond exchanges, Prohibition convention plans, and partisan warfare across Franklin and Guernsey counties, with editor opinions defending and attacking leaders in a charged political climate.
A critical editorial condemns delays in justice following the Coshocton lynching of a brutal black rapist. It argues swift punishment would deter crime, but notes popular anger drives extra-judicial acts even as it calls for judicial handling. The piece discusses racial implications and the brutal nature of rape.
The Coshocton lynching is condemned as mob violence and illegal, with press objects to taking justice into private hands. Editorials warn that such acts undermine law and fuel future lawlessness despite public outrage.
The Cleveland Leader denounces Coshocton mob violence as lawless and disgraceful. It argues lynching corrodes civilized government, condemns Northern barbarities, and urges leaders to rebuke perpetrators to deter future incidents. The piece stresses higher standards for law and order and warns of a dangerous precedent.
The text laments misdirected rhetoric and harsh judgment but acknowledges relief that the killer is dead. It condemns the crime as brutal, claims confidence in identifying the perpetrator, and expresses indignation at the haste of irregular trials and executions.
Plainfield column presents a sermon-like collection favoring eternal punishment with numerous Bible verses. It contrasts Beecher’s views on annihilation with scriptural proofs of punishment, argues against replanting in life after death, and notes editorial limits on further Beecher discussions.
A small rural school at the edge of Jackson and Bedford townships sits in a tranquil grove between Co shocton and West Bedford. The eight week spring session ended June 2 with 29 enrolled, 26 average daily attendance and 90 percent attendance. Notable students include Annie Miller Emma Reed Eva Miller Bertie Shannon Harry Smith Allison Johnson and more. daily presence listed for a number of pupils.
The article cites school prize winners Emma Reed Bertie Shannon and Lora Smith, notes on quitting schools, performances by Ray Myser and Miona Wilson, and updates on local farm concerns. It mentions wool prices, a Law and Order Society against liquor, concerns about road supervisors, and various local happenings including a new baby and a missing powder flask incident.
Daily mail notes broad petition signing at Mohawk and Tunnel Hill while teachers praise appointing R F Platt as school examiner. Weather across Monroe and Liverton townships brings severe damage from thunder storms and heavy rain, with livestock losses, crop destruction, and washed bridges. Local residents face ongoing wet conditions hindering corn cultivation.
West Bedford notes Dora Brown has completed a school year at Centerbury Knox county and is at home now. Local teacher J N Shie is mentioned with a brief remark about seman ondae bio in the report.
In 1881 Henry Miller and son discovered Miller, now a thriving town of about 1200 in Dakota Territory. The letter extols Miller and Hand county, praising water, churches, schools, and the area’s growth potential with land selling cheap and rising values as immigration increases. It highlights the county seat near the Chicago and Northwestern Railway and urges readers to buy before prices climb.
A Zanesville Courier inspired piece notes Adamsville eight miles north of the city as an orderly town with strong temperance sentiment. After a Knox county stranger opened a saloon, locals urged an indignation meeting and planned to pressure closure via law if he resisted. It criticizes saloon proliferation and minors intoxication while praising community morals and churches.
The Country Press extols the local newspaper as the life and lifeblood of towns. It argues small leaders gain prominence through village papers, which boost thrift and serve as a ladder to wider fame and local distinction.
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