Nash code reshapes Columbus municipal power plan
Gov. Nash releases a summary of a municipal code blending federal and board features. The bill keeps the council strong with decisive control over franchises and taxation while creating an elective board of public service and limits on contracts, with new annual audits and a November 1902 implementation.
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Columbus
George K. Nash
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Board of ‘Public Safety
Civil Service
Board of Public Service
Ony
Trustees of Public Affairs
Municipal Corporation
Lectric
Public Service
Vnease Council
Munici Corporation
Public Service Corporation
Municipal government structure and elections provisions
The text outlines city and village governance including boards of public safety, police and fire merit systems, retention of current officers, and pension integration. It covers municipal courts, election of police judges, city and village legislative and executive officers, mayoral and clerical roles, removal of officers by council, impeachments, and the abolition of old election boards with new deputy supervisors and an annual property equalization board.
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Board of Public Service
Board of Public Safety
Directors of Public Service
Council
Secretary of State
Czar Fears Education Sparks Peasant Uprisings
A secret Russian interior ministry rescript warns Saratov provincial police to crush peasant disturbances. It describes how educated peasants are targeted by agitators, using forbidden books and misleading literature to fuel unrest, and holds local officials strictly accountable for any disturbances.
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Interior
Saratov
Berlin
Mil ford Teen Struck By Express Train Strips Clothing
Miss Mary Lewis a 15 year old daughter of Deacon George Lewis was stripped of her dress and undergarments but only lightly scratched. The New York New Haven Hartford express grazed her back as she clung to a station fence in Milford Conn. She escaped with shock and minor scratches after the engineer halted the train.
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Mary Lewis
George Lewis
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Milford
Conn
Miss Lewis
New York Express
Grass Paving Trial Highlights Philadelphia Street Use
The Chicago Tribune reports grass has been used successfully in paving a Philadelphia street. The method saved the superintendent of streets the trouble of carting the crop away.
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Philadelphia
Chicago Tribune
First US Wheat Cargo to England Pays Duty
The initial shipment of American wheat to England after Britain imposed a wheat import duty cost $3,000. The price reflects the new tax burden on transatlantic grain trade and marks a notable early reaction to the policy change.
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United States
England
Trade Treaty With China Signals Expanded U S China Commerce
Washington reports the United States and China have signed a tariff treaty ending the Likin tax on American goods in transit. The agreement follows British precedents and aims to open interior Chinese markets, reflecting Secretary Hay’s open door policy and Sharretts’ lengthy tariff negotiations.
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China
United States
Washington
State Department
T. S. Sharretts
Treasury
Mr. Sharrett
Hay
Sharretts
Congress
New York
Montana
A Tariff Wall Urged by German Economist on Central Europe
Berlin reports Baron Satorius Von Waltershausen of Strasburg University will publish a piece in Zeitschrift fur Socialwissenschaft advocating a central European tariff barrier to curb American and British economic influence. He foresees a union of Germany Austria Switzerland Belgium and Holland creating a strong regional economy. He cites U S loans at seven percent after the Civil War and repayment at two percent in 1892 as evidence of Western powers’ recuperative strength.
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Central Europe
Berlin
Baron Satorius von Waltershausen
Strasburg University
Zeitschrift Fur Socialwissenschaft
United States
Great Britain
Baron von Waltershausen
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Belgium
Holland
Russia
Europe
Fatal Crash Kills Two Brothers in Hammond Indiana
George W. Farris 21 of Cave City Kentucky and Daniel E. Farris 28 of Millett Michigan die or are fatally injured when a Chicago and Erie freight train is struck in Hammond by an excursion train carrying 600 passengers from southern Ohio. The crash damages the locomotive and baggage car. passengers suffer cuts and bruises and receive treatment at Hammond hospital.
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Chicago
George W. Farris
Cave City
Daniel E. Farris
Millett
Mich
Hammond
Ind
Chicago & Erie Railroad
Farris Brothers
Hammond Hospital
Col Hemphill Dead Founder of Atlanta Constitution
Col William Arnold Hemphill founder and long time business manager of the Atlanta Constitution died last night in Atlanta Georgia after months of declining health. His death sent a shock through the city.
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Col. Hemphill
Atlanta, Ga
William Arnold Hemphill
The
Atlanta Constitution
Murder at Muscatine Leaves Husband Wounded and Wife Dead
Police report a brutal attack on Mrs. Jessie Tuman in Muscatine Iowa. Her husband was discovered unconscious inside the house after a ferocious struggle. The ax used in the murder lay nearby and a large sum of money is missing. Dan Williams, who had been staying with the Tu mans, has vanished.
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Muscatine
Jessie Tuman
Dan Williams
Tumans
Tuman
Severe Georgia Storm Tops Savannah Area With Destruction
A severe electrical storm swept southern Georgia yesterday. In Stillmore the Air Line roundhouse collapsed, Waynesboro saw a dwelling blown down killing one man, Bartow church and academy struck by lightning, Swansboro building burned, and widespread cotton losses from opened bolls.
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Georgia
Savannah
Stillmore
Air Line
Waynesboro
Bartow
Baptist
Academy
Swansboro
Ngpikao Buys Canton Opium Monopoly in Hong Kong Dispatch
A Daily Mail dispatch from Hong Kong reports Ngpikao former Chinese consul at Singapore has secured the Canton opium monopoly by agreeing to contribute 1,000,000 dollars annually to the indemnity China pays the powers.
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London
Hong Kong
The
Daily Mail
Ngpikao
Singapore
Canton
China
Shah of Persia Lands at Dover Amid Military Pageant
The shah of Persia arrived at Dover on the Express from Calais. The steamer was escorted by two British cruisers and welcomed by an imposing military display reflecting royal visit protocol.
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Shah
England
London
Shah of Persia
Dover
Express
Calais
Destructive Fire Burns Howell & Son Dry Goods Store
A late night blaze in Hamilton began in the dry goods store of T. W. Howell & Son and caused about 250000 dollars in losses. The adjacent Second National Bank building sustained damage but remained with minor loss to the bank. A second fire erupted on Walnut Street prompting outside aid from Cincinnati, though it arrived after the fire was under control.
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Hamilton
T. W. Howell & Son
Second National Bank
Howell Block
Walnut Street
Cincinnati
Cleveland Plans Grand Home Week Beginning October 6
The Upper Superior Street Business Men's association voted to sponsor a city wide home week starting October 6 with a $25,000 fund for a grand scale celebration. Festivities include an industrial parade band concerts and a Mardi Gras night.
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Cleveland
Upper Superior Street
Hollenden
Toledo Cleveland steamship service revived with new route
Toledo reports a new passenger route to Cleveland next spring. The steamers State of Ohio and State of New York retire this year but will shift to other lines. City of Cleveland and City of Detroit move to the Toledo Put-in-Bay Cleveland run as two new Detroit Cleveland boats are built.
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Toledo
Cleveland
State of Ohio
State of New York
Detroit
City of
Three suits filed to appoint receiver for Mercantile Assurety Co
In Columbus on August 15 three suits seek a receiver for Mercantile Assurety Co. A. V. Schauroth asks $1500 back alleging fraud. H. P. Lane and C. B. Hydeeach seek $750. Charles Kinney, ex-secretary of state, is president.
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Columbus, O
Mercantile Assurety Co
A. V. Schauroth
H. P. Lane
C. B. Hyde
Charles Kinney
Boilermakers Strike Hits Stirling Co Factory
Akron Aug 15 strike of boilermakers at Stirling Co Barberton threatens to cripple the plant as 50 men quit for higher wages. The molders and other workers, about 1200, may strike if demands are not met, factory closing risk cited by company.
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Akron
Stirling Co
Barberton
Widow and Janowski Held for Murder in Newbury Killing
Mary Wiurkowski widow of Ignatz Wiurkowski and Charles Janowski were arraigned in a police court in Cleveland on charges of first degree murder for a Newbury killing Sunday night. Through an interpreter they waived examination and were bound over to the grand jury. They are held without bail.
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Cleveland
Ignatz Wiurkowski
Newbury
Mary Wiurkowski
Charles Janowski
Stage
Grand
Cleveland Population Record in City Directory
Cleveland's new city directory, due next Tuesday, lists 453 537 residents an increase of 23 400 from last year. It shows 151 179 names, 7 800 more than previous. The total population is calculated by multiplying names by three, yielding the 453 537 figure and marking a gain since last August.
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Cleveland
Wich
Mrs Rosenbaum’s Tragic Death By Carbolic Acid
In Columbus on August 18, Mrs. Isaac Rosenbaum died by suicide using carbolic acid. Widow of two years, she had lived in luxury after his death, but dwindling funds left her fearing poverty. At 40 years old she faced financial hardship and expressed a reluctance to confront poverty.
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Columbus
Isaac Rosenbaum
Boy Killed Riding Bicycle On City Viaduct
Sherman Scheckel, 12, was struck and instantly killed by an eastbound Payne avenue car on the Superior street viaduct. He attempted to cross the tracks on his bicycle and was ground beneath the wheels as spectators said the fender passed over him.
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Cleveland
Sherman Scheckel
Payne Avenue
Superior Street
Twentieth Century Limited Sets Lake Shore Speed Record
The Twentieth Century Limited on the Lake Shore line set a new long distance record by running 91 miles from Kendallville Indiana to Toledo in 75 minutes.
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Toledo
Lake Shore Road
Kendallville
Ind
Injunction Continued Against Cleveland Council
The Ohio Supreme Court in Columbus extended the injunction on the Cleveland city council until the ouster case hearing for ex Judge Boynton. No franchise can be granted until the court rules, effectively delaying the three cent fare road and tying up the present council.
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Cleveland
Supreme Court
Columbus
Boynton
Sunday School Lesson on Spies and Promised Land
Biblical study of Moses sending spies to Canaan and the people’s fear, giants, and rebellion at Kadesh barnea. Caleb urges action while ten spies sow doubt, leading to murmuring and a 40 year wilderness delay. Notes highlight faith, obstacles, and the failings of return to Egypt.
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Moses
Aaron
Congregation
Children of Israel
Paran
Kadesh
Anak
Jordan
Caleb
Israel
Egypt
Jehovah’s
Hebron
Bethel
Kadesh-barnea
Kadeshbarnea
Promised Land
General Interest Nuggets From The Arizona Desert And Beyond
The cultivable Arizona desert holds wealth per capita around two thousand dollars. Photographers can use sea water to wash plates when fresh water is scarce, then rinse thoroughly later. A major contract for transporting big trees feeds Forest Park at the St. Louis World’s Fair, with seven hundred trees to be relocated. Charles T. Yerkes is cited on apprenticeship age and business ripeness, described as a refined, quiet scholar rather than a rugged magnate.
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Arizona Desert
St. Louis
Forest Park
Charles T. Yerkes
London
Chicago Traction
Garment workers urge AFL to curb injunctions against miners
Cleveland August 14 at the garment workers convention delegates were instructed to seek AFL action to appoint a committee to push a law prohibiting injunctions like the one issued by Judge Jackson against the miners. The session also tackled hours, wages, a uniform city wage scale, the union label and related issues.
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Cleveland
Garment Workers’ Convention
American Federation of Labor
Jackson
Theatrical Notes on Brahms Relative and Solomon Drama
Frau Karoline Brahms dies near Hamburg at 78 years. Brahms valued her care and provided for her in his will. Dore Davidson seeks a New York production for his Biblical drama The Judgment of King Solomon about the two mothers tale and Solomon’s verdict.
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Frau Karoline Brahms
Hamburg
Brahms
Dore Davidson
New York
Solomon
Real Estate Firm Opposes Inflated Trader Prices
A real estate firm declares opposition to inflated trader prices and extraordinary commissions, pledging fair dealing with owners and buyers in property transactions.
Diverse Michigan and Ohio farms with varied sizes for sale
Classified farm listings show No. 711 to No. 816 parcels ranging from 20 to 160 acres in Crawford and Paulding counties Michigan and Ohio. Properties include cultivated land, timber, water, barns, wells, and exchanges sought with city properties or other tracts, with prices from $250 to $10,000s and multiple riverfront or near-city locations.
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City
Eas Aiv
Claire County
Michigan
Hutton
Crawford Corn Michigan
Seeka Ana
Crawford Conte
Ney
Ohio
Adams
Hicksville Township
Defiancé County
Church
Indiana
Pike
Defiance City
Henry County
Sinsoe
Tom City
Rouse
Paulding
Pike Road
A. B
M. E
M. E.church
Sec
Evangelical
U. B
Defiance County
U. S
Residence for sale with barn and water attachments
No 765 A well finished city residence with barn and lot front 66 ft. includes basement kitchen cellar and a well situated for possible second residence and jet. Water attachments noted. Price four thousand dollars.
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Nash
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Organization OF Villages
Czar
Train
Ohio Field
Buckeyes
Miriam
B. C
Taberah
Kibroth-hataavah
Hazeroth
Garment Workers
D. E. Dozer & Co
Defiance, Ohio
Seale Ietan
City Property
General Ee
Will Co
Bill Heads
DR. Moreau
Defiange Express
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