Voice of the People letter on wages and taxes from Elyria 1902
A reader in Elyria questions high government wage parity while private workers face wage cuts up to 23 percent and reduced hours. The letter cites Ohio tax delinquencies, cites the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and argues for tax relief and policy change amid mounting delinquencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Ohio
Voice of the People
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lodd
Government pay, taxes, and a prison escape report
A reader letter condemns high government employee pay and taxes, arguing overregulation and burdens on taxpayers. The piece includes a vivid note from an Eastern paper and an account of Edward Klenzig, 21, wounded in a Mansfield reformatory escape bid with two accomplices, Trem and Welch, concealed near a courtyard door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Edward Klenzig
Cleveland
Mansfield Reformatory
Klenig
John Trem
Ralph Welch
Cincinnati
Gunfire at reformatory gate as three escapees flee
A guard named J. H. Barrero fired a shotgun at three men who escaped from the reformatory during a day’s work outside. Wienzig was wounded, while the other two escaped temporarily but were recaptured later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Barrero
Wienzig
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