Final Appeal Not Heeded in Ohio Finance Crisis
Columbus dispatch analyzes Governor Harmon’s plea to fix state finances, arguing lawmakers wasted time recesses and delays. It details how Friday session timing, committee sidelining, and exaggerated adjournment claims undermined action on Woods tax bill and other measures.
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Harmon
Senate
Buncombe
Revernor Harmon
Parsisan Bials
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Taxation Committee
Clevenger
Foraker
Treadway
Senator Tuttle
Bundeau
Petrosino Murder Sparks Uproar and Crackdown
The killing of detective Joseph Petrosino in Palermo triggers a citywide police sweep against Black Hand and Mafia members. New York arrests surge while the immigration service probes Ellis Island arrivals. Petrosino had sought Italian government aid to shield honest Italians from blackmail threats.
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Sicily
Comuntty
Umde
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Immigration Department
Ellis Island
Vetrosing
Black Hand
Camorra
Italy
Canal Traffic to Resume Along Old Tow Path Soon
Dredging advances prompt state engineers to predict canal traffic revival within two months. Mule-towed boats will return first, with six Fox steel electric boats ready at Dayton. By three months, service expands Cleveland to Akron and fall sees coal-field routes via Tuscarawas. A through inland route from Lake Erie to the Obin river via Dresden and Muskingum to Marietta is planned.
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Toledo
Defance
Dayton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Akron
Ohio Canal
Tuscarawas
Dresden
Lake Erie
Obin River
Muskingum River
Marietta
Labor Day Planned for Coshocton by Southeastern Ohio Unions
Organized labor in southeastern Ohio plans a grand Labor Day reunion and joint celebration at Coshocton this September. Coshocton unions push the project after the Sixth Subdistrict miners convention in Zanesville. State President W H Green Vice President D O Sullivan and sub district Treasurer K P Miller are Coshocton figures. Zanesville and mining towns Crookeville Cannesville Hyesville Cambridge Shawnee and others will be represented at the event.
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Ohio
Coshocten
Zaneaville
Coshocton
Coshocton County
W. H. Green
DO. H. Sullivan
K. P. Miller
Zanesville Willkely
Crookevile
Cannesville
Hyesville
Cambridge
Shawnee
Mrs B F Lash Dies in Trinway after illness
Tragic death of Mrs. B F Lash of Trinway follows months of tuberculosis illness at her home on Wednesday evening. She leaves three children, the eldest six, and is mourned by her husband and parents with siblings among the bereaved.
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B. F. Lash
Trinway
Mass
Dottie Wright
Cooperdale
Lash
Burns
West Carlisle
Tennessee murder case verdict shocks county
The jury found Duncan and Robin Cooper guilty of second degree murder in the Carmack case. Each man was fined twenty years and bonds set at twenty five thousand dollars. The verdict came swiftly after a divided verdict yesterday. John D. Sharp was acquitted in the same case. Judge Hart praised the jurors as prominent citizens signed the Coopers' bonds and they were released.
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Robin Cooper
Senator Carmack
John D. Sharp
Hart
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Coopers
Inamgir ated political riffs spark lively calls for reform
A fragmented group of satirical quips lampoons Roosevelt era policy and congress as readers call for action to lift national mood. References to Teddy Roosevelt, Billy Sunday, and Oyster Bay appear amid jokes on weather, tariffs, and public offices. The piece hints at local politics in Coshocton and debates over post office staffing.
Fragmented Humorous Local Columns and Riddling Verse
A garbled OCR fragment reflects a string of civic and social asides, rhymes, and stray observations. It includes notes on a Harmon veto, weather talk, and inflation concerns plus scattered lines about markets, theater, and a nursery rhyme tone. The passage ends with a remark about mothers healing poorly.
Jury Quickly Decides Case of Former Warsaw Man
Norristown jurors return a swift verdict after three days of testimony in the divorce case relating to Dr. William Elder formerly of Warsaw and Florence T. Elder. The trial spanned two days of testimony and hours of argument before a 17 minute decision, with motions for a new trial filed by Mrs. Elder’s attorneys. The heated cross examination and Mrs. Elder’s emotional testimony dominated features, while Dr. Elder denied allegations in a tense confrontation. Separately, Floyd Walters of West Lafayette underwent an appendectomy at home, reported as very satisfactory, with oil concerns noting wells starting on the Waters farm and the Denman oil company preparing further activity near J. W. Rows farm.
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William Elder
Warsaw
Norristown
Fred
Florence T. Elder
Dr. Elder
Drr. Elder
Brownback Tor Elder
Contending factions blamed for hurting city cohesion
A Coshocton discussion on Friday evening urged appointing a bar committee to probe a courtroom incident. Speakers warned detectives should be honorable and not complicit in crime, and that perjury may have occurred though opinions vary. They urged unity despite quarrels to protect Coshocton’s interests.
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Hua
Coshocton
Stout
Hob Giden
Kennedy laxative cough syrup urged for cold relief
A notice from Plainfield dated March 20 1868 touts Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup as a prompt cure for colds by gentle bowel action. It notes children prefer the syrup’s sugar flavor and lists local movers including Anderson, Ferguson, Stockum and J. Heck returning to work after illness amid broader community updates.
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Anderson
Coshocton
COOM
Ferguson
Roscoe
Keene Gox Social and Local Notices in Coshocton Area
Keene gox social event draws over 857 at the town hall box scene with strong local turnout. Keene merchants Dewite's Little Early Risers advertised by local agents. Mayor Hamilton denies warrant for the arrest of Joseph Wanger in a clothing business case, with H M Tander managing the store and $15 license per day planned during a ten day stay. James Harvey Waterson’s parole bid move to pardon discussions at the April meeting.
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Joseph Wanger
Rochester
Tyler Laundry
Main Street
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Waniger
H. M. Tander
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