Agreement 16 Reached in Gas Controversy by Attorneys
Attorneys announce a new contract form to govern gas dealings. The agreement named Agreement 16 takes effect immediately and remains in force until July 1, 1904.
26 May 1903
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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1903
Page
1
Attorneys announce a new contract form to govern gas dealings. The agreement named Agreement 16 takes effect immediately and remains in force until July 1, 1904.
Attorneys for the Gas company and the city reached a full settlement. The Coshocton Gas company will use a new contract offering a minimum 25 cent monthly charge, no meter rent beyond that, and contracts must be signed before use. The agreement lasts to July 1, 1904, with a possible renewal after review. The injunction in the case was dissolved to allow appeal to the circuit court. Kansas tornado reports. city band uniforms due. typhoid illness listed.
Telegraph report from Washington states officials doubt the Colombian ministerial crisis will decide ratification of the Panama Canal treaty. Opposition remains among influential Colombians, with interior minister Bertramiez and other leaders viewed variably on the peace declaration and martial law. President Tarraquin’s stance unlikely to override Congress, while Fernandez backs ratification and General Pinto favors the canal project benefiting Cauca and Pacific regions.
Vienna reports that on May 21 Turkish forces killed about 150 Macedonian insurgents at Smerdes after a thirty hour battle. Turkish troops used dynamite to blow up houses during the engagement. Miss Elizabeth Kaser has taken a position in the Hissong Kandy Kitchen.
The grand jury to investigate the assassination of Attorney Marcum was sworn in today by Judge Redvine in Jackson Kentucky. Charles Little is named temporary sheriff. Troops guard the courthouse and bar coinment tea weapons from entry while several important witnesses are absent. Newspaper correspondents are housed in a tent with some in uniform for protection.
At a private banquet in Tacoma Senator Foster notes President Roosevelt favors a full term over a reduced term, while Huntington reports George R. Miller and partners selling 13 thousand acres of Gyandotte river forest land to Cincinnati Lumber for 26000 dollars.
A Lake Shore train sped from Toledo Ohio to Elk Hart Indiana covering 133 miles in 114 minutes. At times the locomotive reached ninety miles per hour, marking a remarkable run for the line reported by Telegraph to The Age.
Washington report notes senators discuss Roosevelt endorsement at Ohio Republican convention. Senator Hanna and others dispute claims of organized opposition while gauging Roosevelt's presidential bid and potential impact on party moves.
Clarence S. Darrow, chief counsel for miners in the anthracite strike case, spoke before the Henry George Association in Chicago on trade unionism. He argued that labor unions seek to monopolize the labor market just as trusts monopolize production and warned unions have strayed from core principles.
A Rock Island train reportedly plunged into the Cimarron River near Kingfisher Oklahoma last night with no details yet available. Alarming reports claim many drowned.
Paris reporting says comedian Max O Connell or O Re ll died in Paris after long illness. The obituary notes his career in Paris and widespread fame as a stage and screen artist. Further details are not clear in the fragmentary telegraph copy from The Agr.
Paris officials ban continuation of the Paris Madrid automobile race after a series of wrecks and deaths on French roads. The first leg from Versailles to Bordeaux produced record speeds but several crashes killed or seriously injured drivers, chauffeurs, spectators, and a child. Police also report a separate raid on Geo. T. Sullivan’s bucket shop with 50 patrons arrested.
Dr. Hamilton delivered an earnest address at the Presbyterian church to seventy two Richard Lanning post members. He praised Civil War courage, recalled Lincoln and Grant, urged keeping the soldiers’ memory alive to inspire today’s peaceful national spirit and civic duty.
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