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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1902
Page
4
Notices for chute festivals and church entertainments to raise money will be charged five cents each. Thanks notes resolutions of respect memorial meetings obituaries and advertisements of balls and celebrations will be inserted for five cents. News notices of marriages births and deaths will be printed free.
War Secretary of State LC Laylin of Huron. Judge of the Supreme Court WB Crew of Morgan. War Dairy and Food Commissioner FORACE ANKENEY of Green. Public Works member WILLIAM KIRTLEY of Defiance. Court judge TM McCART of Stark. Congress 17th Dist WA Stevens of Tuscarawas. Probate Judge R A Powelson. Commissioner John W Stanton. Clerk of Courts Jams Br Johnson. Librarian LEANDEL SWIGERT. Coroner Dr Loff Wtton.
W. Stanton for commissioner and Leas Swigert for infirmary director advocate minority representation on county boards. The piece argues every party should be represented on the three member boards to prevent partisan governance and promote public trust, urging voters to support these candidates.
A local endorsement praises John W. Stanton for county commissioner outlining his backbone to say no and to draw lines between right and wrong. The letter lauds his courage, good sense, and public-spirited willingness to act in the public interest.
The text argues for supporting Mr Stanton to avoid minority representation on the board of commissioners. It urges every thoughtful person to vote for the proposal and for Mr Stanton as the right man and principle, declaring opponents should not vote against him.
The conference committee drafts a revised city charter creating mayoral, auditor, treasurer and solicitor posts with councils and wards. A health board, library board, sinking fund trustees serving as prize commission, and a public safety board would govern police and departments. The plan assigns executive power to the mayor, legislative to the council, and administrative to the board of public service, with the council deciding board sizes. Adjournment anticipated Tuesday.
The commissioners told the President that complete peace prevails in the islands. The report carries sadness and hints at political maneuvering for campaign material. The text argues for electing the Republican county ticket to advance a principle believed correct for all people.
The New York state Republican convention denounces free trade and foreign competition while asserting a protective tariff as essential to national prosperity. The platform pledges abundant work and rising wages under a tariff plan, contrasts with a progressive platform, and calls for unity to win support across the party.
A report from Kingston dated Oct 20 says yellow fever and smallpox have broken out among Colombian government forces in Colon with about 10 soldier deaths daily. Also noted is a Beaumont Texas fire in an oil field on Oct 26 destroying several derricks and a settling tank. a worker named February died from injuries.
The piece argues the Sherman law is a Republican measure, enacted in 1890, with Republicans enforcing and seeking to strengthen it while Democrats obstruct. It notes Roosevelt will test the law’s efficacy against major trusts like the beet trust and Northern Securities, and cites Ohio figures and court endorsements as support.
In a caustic comparison of party policies, a speech at a Massachusetts Republican convention extols four decades of GOP guided progress. The piece contrasts Democratic administration failures with Republican gains, arguing prosperity, jobs, and wages stem from Republican principles while inviting a notable Democrat to challenge the claim.
One case grey cotton blankets at 48c today valued 60c. One case extra large cotton blankets at 68c would fetch 1 dollar. Ten dozen flannel skirt patterns at 29c each valued near 50c per item.
A compilation of editorial views from Canton to Cleveland and Columbus criticizing Tom L Johnsons single tax and campaign tactics. Articles frame Nash as weaker than Johnson, discuss public utilities fortunes, street railways profits, and tariff policy. The Ohio GOP urges protectionist votes while one Democratic leader calls Johnson a disinfectant with risks.
The Milwaukee News derides protective tariffs as burdensome and argues the public is prosperous under current conditions. It asserts wide work and wages, claims no country matches America’s prosperity, and accuses partisanship of distorting facts.
Lexington Ky Oct 20 a man named Jack Tanner colored started a fire by overturning a lamp in a locked section house at Muir station after returning from town intoxicated. He crawled through a window and perished when the blaze destroyed the house.
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