Ohio Local Option History Shapes Gubernatorial Race
The piece traces Ohio temperance politics from early local options to the county focal option law signed by Governor Harris. It details reforms from the Beal and Bannock laws to enforcement battles, party shifts, and the 1904- election atmosphere. It notes liquor interests opposing Harris and the Democratic stance amid a divided electorate in cities and rural areas.
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O “Harris
Hick
Isi
Faust
Ohio
Gov- Herrick
Repetite
Akron
Barrie
Pattison
Herrick
Bannock
Tone
Rndr
Harris
Gwener Harris
Vener Harris
Andrew
Litner
Democratic Committee
Taft
Roosevelt
Cannon Opens Kansas Campaign in Independence Speech
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon opened the Republican state campaign in Kansas delivering two speeches in Independence. He praised Phil Campbell and defended House rules, arguing the Speaker cannot act alone without a majority, and criticized Democratic claims of his domination. He contrasted tariff policy with protecting American labor and questioned foreign tax contributions.
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Independence
Kan
Joseph G. Cannon
Kansas
Cannon
Phil” Campbell
Tawney
Minnesota
Congressman Campbell
Roosevelt
Congress
Sherman Opens Republican Campaign in Wilkes-Barre
R. P. Habgood presided at a mass meeting in the Armory with over 5,40 attendees as James S. Sherman, Republican VP candidate, spoke. The address defended Republican leadership, attacked Bryanism, and urged continued Republican dominance for national prosperity.
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Wilkes-Barre
Penn
R. P. Habgood
State League of Republican Clubs
Taft
Stuart
James 8. Sherman
Sherman
Million for New School in Ipswich Benefit of Business Education
Ipswich, Mass. will establish a new educational foundation called Ipswich Institute under the will of John Burnham Brown who left about 1.0 million dollars for the project after about 75,000 in personal bequests. Trustees named are Dr Joseph Fairhill Charles Hayward John H Proctor Henry B Brown and Rev Mile H Gates. The school aims to offer higher business oriented education not duplicating existing high schools or colleges, prioritizing Ipswich residents then Massachusetts then Chicago applicants.
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Salem
Mass
Ipswich
John Burnham Brown
Chicago
Joseph Fairhill
Charles A. Hayward
John H. Proctor
Henry B. Brown
Mile H. Gates
New York City
Brown
Ipswich Institute
Massachusetts
Fire at Long Island Insane Asylum Sets Off Safe Evacuation
A Jamaica Long Island Private Home for Insane fire forced an orderly escape of about 100 dangerous inmates. Inmates aided by less afflicted rivals were evacuated while physicians and staff battled the flames. Lindenhurst and Farmingdale volunteers assisted but low water pressure limited firefighting, destroying central sections and causing an estimated 15 to 20 thousand dollars in losses.
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Long Island
Jamaica
Powell
Brooklyn
Brunswick Home
Lindenhurst
Farmingdale
P. S. C. Bows To Court In Hearing On Brooklyn Rail Line
Commissioner Bassett paused a Public Service Commission complaint by J R Duffy Co against Brooklyn Heights Railroad over tracks on 62d Street. He adjourned sine die pending Supreme Court action on removal of tracks and noted lack of direct appeal from PSC orders.
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Public Service Commission
Bassett
J. R. Duffy Company
Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company
62D Street
South
Brooklyn
Second Avenue
Supreme Court
J. J. Coughlan
New Arrest in Moriarity Case in Middletown NY
Detectives from the Bronx arrested Edward L. Osterholm, 31, a bricklayer, in Middletown, NY, for the murder of Captain Daniel Moriarity who died after a skull fracture from a blow during a quarrel on September 6. Patrolman Weiss identified Osterholm as Moriarity’s assailant at 165th Street and Ogden Avenue after a political meeting. Osterholm, formerly of 24 East 126th Street, declined to testify. Earlier, a man named Wilen was arrested for complicity and jailed at the Tombs. both suspects are Swedes.
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Middletown
N. Y
Edward L. Osterholm
Daniel Moriarity
Weiss
Highbridge
Moriarity
165Th Street
Ogden Avenue
Osterholm
No. 24
East 126Th Street
Wilen
Tombs
Victory for motorists over park chain tire ban
Supreme Court Justice Davis ruled the park ordinance prohibiting cars with chain tires from entering public parks or park roads unless approved by the Commissioner of Parks unconstitutional. Edward Anderson challenged the law, arguing it violated due process, and the decision upheld his habeas corpus writ. Motorists and the Automobile Club weigh implications as possible appealsare considered.
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Justice Davis
Supreme Court
Commissioner of Parks
W. W. Mann
The
Automobile Club
Corporation Counsel
Edward Anderson
Mann
Davis
Bonn Professor for Chicago Heads East with Mops
Professor Carl Clemen of Bonn University arrives in Chicago and will join University of Chicago Divinity School as autumn lecturer succeeding E D Burton. He and wife plan to study American kindergarten methods while preparing a book on primitive Christianity and its links to Parseeism Stoicism and ancient religions.
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Carl Clemen
Bonn University
Germany
Clemen
Florence House
Chicago
E. D. Burton
Divinity School of
Chicago University
Burton
Paul Clemen
Harvard University
American Journal of Theology
Prussia
Bonn
America
Froebel
Frost damages upstate crops in New York counties
Heavy frosts across Orange and Sullivan counties last night caused significant damage to crops that were not yet harvested. Farmers assess losses as crops suffer delayed growth and reduced yields. Local officials warn of possible longer term effects on autumn harvests.
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Middletown
N. Y
Orange
Sullivan Counties
Vanderbilt Cottage Burned In Asheville Estate Loss Estimated At 50000
Oldford Cottage on George W. Vanderbilt estate burned to the ground in Asheville. Loss pegged at 50000. C W R Radeker and family had vacated yesterday to attend Webb Horton funeral in Middletown New York.
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Vanderbilt
Asheville
N. C
Oldford
George W. Vanderbilt
C. W R. Radeker
Middletown
N. Y
Webb Horton
United States Leather Company
Dead Woman Found In Bowery Bay Near North Beach Pavilion
A well dressed woman, about twenty, was found floating in Bowery Bay near North Beach Pavilions. Footprints matching her shoes and a man’s rubber overshoes led to the water’s edge. Coroner says she was in the water only hours and likely fell or jumped from a steamer. No violence seen. Initials Ss. K on handkerchief. Clothing bears H Wasserman tailor label. Body to morgue at Astoria.
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North Beach
Ambler
Ss. K
H. Wasserman
West G6th Street
Astoria
Montclair Iron Founder Fatally Shot In Home Library
John Leonard aged eighty, a retired iron founder and head of John Leonard & Co., was shot dead in his Montclair home at 88 Maple Avenue shortly after 10 am. His private secretary Walter Phillips stated the gun fired accidentally as he handed the revolver over. Police arrested Phillips after he recounted finding the weapon on Woodland Avenue and guiding Leonard to the library where the fatal explosion occurred.
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John Leonard & Co
Broadway
Maple Avenue
Montclair
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Manhattan Rolling Mills
Avenue A
Manhattan
Leonard
Mr. Leonard
Gallagher
Montclatr
New York
Glen Ridge
Tost
Mrs. Leonard
M. J. Synnott
Balloon Race Set for Berlin Start In Conqueror Flight
EXPECT TO DROP IN SEA. A. Holland Forbes and Augustus Post sail to Berlin with the Conqueror to enter the Aero Club of America’s great balloon race. Twenty three balloons compete from Berlin October 1. Forbes predicts a water landing, outlining possible routes toward Russia, Turkey, the Adriatic and Bay of Biscay.
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The
Priest Arturo Asenidio Dies by Own Hand in New York
Autopsy confirms Dominican priest Arturo Asenidio shot himself after being found with a head wound at Central Park West and 107th Street. Coroner says wound was suicide related. he arrived from Santo Domingo to arrange schooling for nephews. Priest had checked out of Hotel Inglaterra and planned to sail on the Seminole. Consul Fabio Fiallo notes he was not well known locally. robbery suspected over possible missing funds. Body to be sent to Santo Domingo.
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Central Park West
107Th Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Schultz
Father Asenicio
Montreal
New York
Inglaterra
West 14Th Street
Santo Domingo
Fabio Fiallo
Fia
Saratoga Springs Rising To Restore Natural Springs
The Appellate Division in Saratoga Springs revokes suspensions on pumping at Hathern and Patterson springs. Pumps must cease, water levels rise—Hathern up about fifteen inches and Patterson about six inches in six hours—indicating that stopping pumping will fully restore the natural springs.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Supreme Court
Justice Houghton
Justice Fitts
Hathern Spring
Patterson Spring
Mayor A Motorman Runs Car Across Williamsburg Bridge
Brooklyn celebrates the opening of the elevated rail connection as Mayor guides the motorman’s car across the Williamsburg Bridge at 10 am. A thousand residents cheer, flags and bunting adorn streets, and a mass meeting follows at Amphion Theatre with officials and band.
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Brooklyn Borough
Manhattan
Williamsburg
McClellan
Gues
Suffolk Street
Driggs Avenue
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Amphion Theatre
Eastern District High School
Nathan H. Levi
Cano Willam
Keafe Chase
Andrew D. Baird
James D. Bell
James W. Stevenson
William McCarroll
E. W. Winter
Thomas P. Peters
Rabb Martain Meyer
Hanover Club
Bedford Avenue
Rodney Street
David Charles Hughes
Brooklyn
Albany
Williamsbridge
Interborough
Mother shoots Black man after posse chase in Georgia
In Powder Springs on September 16, Mrs. Sarah Reed formed a neighbor posse to pursue Robert Bostick, a Black man who molested her nine year old daughter. She fired two blasts from a public safety item, wounding him fatally or near fatally before deputies arrived and rushed him to Marietta to avert a mob.
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Powder Springs
Robert Bostick
Sarah Reed
Bostick
Reed
Jewelry Shops Run Overtime At North Attleboro Factory
G C Hudson and Co announced a thirteen hour day schedule beginning tomorrow affecting about one hundred workers. Several other jewelry firms in North Attleboro and Attleboro are operating thirteen hours a day and at full capacity.
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Attleboro
Mass
G. C. Hudson & Co
Afttie Poro
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