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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1902
Page
2
The Elyria Reporter lists subscription prices and delivery formats. It notes daily publication by Reporter Printing Co with E L Disbro as editor and manager, showing carrier and mail delivery terms for City of Ki yt ia.
The piece lists candidates by ward and office including BB Lersch in flat ward, Boynton second ward, Brooks third ward, LeMaster fourth ward, Dehn Morbach and H. Snow for Board of Education, Ampessora and F. Smith first ward, Simmons second ward, Carter third ward, Sage fourth ward, and Waterworks trustee Wi Utake. Township ticket names Kyman Knowles, W. H. Park, W. M. Andress, D. L. Curtis, plus Justice of the Peace 0. Lord, Assessor A. Ke. Baus. It also covers editorial notes on national politics, cabinet changes, and railroad earnings, with commentary on the Roosevelt administration and labor issues.
The Ohio House backed a constitutional amendment to elect U S senators directly, 73 to 34, a move seen as democratic yet contested. Critics warn the change undermines the federal balance, arguing direct popular selection risks legislative misrepresentation and exposes the process to urban majorities, while praising advocates note deadlocks and corruption in legislative elections as motives.
The passage discusses a proposed change allowing Cleveland and Cincinnati veterans to influence the selection of a senator. It notes numerous questions and arguments surrounding replacing a legislature with a party convention for Senate elections, emphasizing the central issue of the method of selection.
Gen Frederick Faunaton condemns traitors at home who press for talks with Filipino leaders in the field. He argues strong U S sovereignty over the Philippines, warning that agitation prolongs war, costs lives and money, and jeopardizes American authority in Cavite and the islands.
The article notes the 19800,000,000 annual German US trade relation and says Americans show friendship during Prince Henry's visit. It states Roosevelt disfavors royalty, welcoming Henry as Germany's representative and praising mutual goodwill. It recalls Frederick the Great and Bismarck in American memory and suggests Henry may learn from American thrift and enterprise.
A letter argues the state levy for common school purposes should be abolished. It claims the state gains no benefit and merely reallocates funds, forcing counties to shoulder taxes for other counties. The writer advocates letting each county keep its own school tax revenue.
The Illinois Supreme Court recently declared the state anti trust law unconstitutional. The piece argues that hasty legislation hurts the cause by grouping legitimate large capital ventures with harmful trusts. It urges wise, targeted regulation to curb harmful trusts while protecting beneficial enterprises.
A recent Ohio law makes it illegal to leave on door steps yards or in houses any medical samples that could injure health if misused. The measure, enacted after several illnesses and deaths from improper use, targets samples spread publicly and risks to children. It’s praised as a strong reform and should be strictly enforced.
President Roosevelt seeks judicial determination of the merger between the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern railways to settle protests against railroads. The aim is to punish any law violations or end populist attacks on big corporate enterprises through legal scrutiny. A St. Louis scientist claims a simple path to smoke abatement exists.
The unsuccessful move to contract rural mail delivery secured its place in the postal system. It established rural delivery as a government service with funds equal to urban delivery, protecting jobs under civil service. Eightfold funding growth to 3.75 million reflects expanding routes nationwide, removing the contract threat and ensuring safe, direct government employment.
Congress is likely to pass a ship subsidy bill before April. Most lawmakers favor measures to grow the merchant fleet and ship goods on American bottoms, despite Democratic opposition. The minority Democrats are described as antipathy toward Republican proposals, but the bill’s passage is seen as a major stimulus to the merchant marine.
A succession of property transfers across Lorain and surrounding towns lists buyers and sellers, including James B. Ballou to Bernhard Flock in Lorain, Levi T. Whitney to Ida B. and others in Oberlin, Damon to Damon in Penfield, and multiple parcels in Elyria township and surrounding parcels. Details include lot numbers, acreage, and prices ranging from 50 up to 5 000 dollars, with executors and trustees moderating estates and trust transfers.
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