Ohio Assembly Debates Liquor, Punishment, and Expositions
Ohio lawmakers consider a constitutional amendment to ban liquor traffic and vote to postpone capital punishment in murder cases. The senate increases Jamestown Exposition funding to 75000 dollars, while prison contract labor is abolished for state work and the naval militia loses funding in general bills.
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Mbus
House
O’rourke
Lucas County
Committee On Judiciary
Senate Committee On Temperance
Columbus
Senate
Ohio
Wertz
Penitentiary
Naval Militia of
Lake Home
Hill Joint Resolution Calls for Constitutional Convention
Columbus Ohio March 24 The house committee on federal relations recommended passing the Hill joint resolution to appoint a four man committee to secure two thirds state support for calling a constitutional convention to amend the constitution to elect U S senators by direct vote The committees on banks fees and salaries urged passage of a county depository law and a law setting the state oil inspector salary at 3509 dollars
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Columbus
House Committee On Federal Relations
United States
Committee On Banks
Tragic Death Found At Home In Findlay
C F Larkins and family returned from church to find son Earl 18 dead from a shot to the heart with a revolver beside him. The motive remains unknown.
Wesley H McClintock Dies in Defiance Ohio
Wesley H. McClintock longtime Ohio public works secretary and noted political writer died suddenly at his Defiance home from heart trouble. He was over fifty years old and had a long career in newspapers and state service.
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Defiance
Wesley H. McClintock
State Board of Public Works
Ohio
Cas tor to die in electric chair April 6 in Davin case
Columbus Ohio March 26 Frank Cas tor murderer of Police Officer Dan Davin will die in the electric chair April 6 unless the supreme court interferes. Circuit court judges affirm the lower court decisions.
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Columbus
Frank Castor
Dan Davin
Horace L. Chapman
Supreme Court
Cirrcuit Court
Miss Schultz Sets Fire In Springfield Orphan Sent To Asylum
Springfield Ohio March 26 Miss Mary Schultz 31 an orphan set fire to her clothing but was saved by prompt assistance She claimed Spirate advised her to do it She was sent to the asylum She grieved over her parents deaths
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Springfield
Mary Schultz
Mining hamlet tragedy ends in double shooting
In Deanville a loon keeper Fred Carey shot his wife Nora in the right breast and then killed himself. Jealousy is alleged as the motive. Nora Carey will recover.
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Nalsonville
Deanville
Fred Carey
Nora
Pro Boxer Wears Dollar Bills for Lung Protection
Cleveland March 26 report notes Chas wore dollar bills around his torso for several days to shelter himself from wintry blasts. The bills were wrapped beneath his shirt in an attempt to protect the lungs during harsh weather.
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Cleveland
Chas
Foul Play Suspected as Prank Stitch Found
In Liverpool Ohio on March 26 police report the Prank Stitch found with head under water. authorities suspect foul play and have placed Pearl Rus and Irene Adame under arrest.
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Laat
Liverpool
Pearl Rus
Irene Adame
Man Burned to Death in Freight Wreck at Ivorydale Yards
Two men died and five were injured when a Cincinnati freighter consisting of a switch engine and three cabooses veered onto a side track after a misplaced switch. Haverty and Eads, seated on top of a caboose, were crushed beneath a heavy car and burned, while Conductor Rogers and four other crewmen escaped.
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Cincinnati
Ivorydale
Laidlaw-Dunn-Gordon Co
Rogers
Diehl
Mann
Cahill
Hatter
Tragic Hotel Shooting Ends in Suicide
Miss Grace Zellner 28, daughter of George W. Zellner, was shot dead by Roy Shanks formerly of Ashland at Shanks boarding house in Mansfield. Shanks then killed himself. Zellner was a noted social and church figure. the couple had been sweethearts against her parents’ wishes and she went to announce an end to their engagement.
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Mansfield
Grace Zellner
George W. Zellner
Roy Shanks
Ashland
Shank
Shanks
Reservoir trial ends without verdict in famed case
In Wapakoneta Ohio the Isaac Sheeley reservoir trial jury, after 52 hours deliberation, failed to agree and was discharged by Judge Mathers. Jurors stood 7 to 5 for the defendant. The four week trial examined 150 witnesses, with three co-defendants awaiting bond results.
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Wapakoneta
Isaac Sheeley
Mathers
Great Sycamore of Upper Sandusky Restored to Museum
Tiffin Ohio March 26 by gift a large section of the famed sycamore of Upper Sandusky has been added to Corgner Lepper’s museum. The tree measured 16 feet in diameter with five massive branches spanning 100 feet. A Smithsonian representative once estimated its age at 2000 years.
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Tiffin
Corgner Lepper
Rocky Mountains
Upper
Sandusky
Smithsonian Institution
Edward Bloch, Publisher of the American Israelite, Dies at 77
Edward Bloch longtime publisher of the American Israelite died at his daughter Mrs Henry J Lau mans home Reading road and Hutchins avenue Avondale Cincinnati aged 77.
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Cincinnati
Edward Bloch
Henry J. Lauman
Reading Road
Hutchins Avenue
Avondale
Robbers Blow Glendale Post Office Safe
Bandits blew open the Glendale post office safe in Cincinnati on March 23 and took stamps and cash. About $400 of the loot belonged to Postmaster Peter Schatzman. The thieves fled in a stolen rig.
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Cincinnati
Glendale
Peter Schatzman
General Appropriation Bill Introduced in Columbus
The general appropriations bill was introduced in the House of Columbus Ohio. It calls for broad expense cuts across all departments with a grand total of 6,928,821 dollars.
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Columbus
House
Biddison bondsmen to pay 17500 to county treasury
Athens March 26 the bondsmen of ex Treasurer B G Biddison will deliver 17500 to Athena county treasury to cover the shortage that occurred during the last two years of his tenure as treasurer.
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Athens
B. G. Biddison
Athena County
Bridge Trust suit advances as state in rights claim
Bellefontaine Ohio March 24 The circuit court ruled the state may proceed with ouster proceedings in a collective suit against 14 companies named as the Bridge Trust. Died From His Injuries Alliance Ohio March 26 Ross Dobson 23 formerly of Lupton Michigan a Pennsylvania brakeman died at Alliance hospital from injuries received at Colombiana after being caught between a car and a stock chute
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Bellefontaine
Circuit Court
Bridge Trust
Alliance
Ross Dobson
Lupton
Mich
Pennsylvania
Alliance Hospital
Colombiana
Bluffs on the Tariff Stir Washington Debate
The piece contrasts tariff reform advocates and defenders, noting stand patters stand firm while others push for protection or tariff revision. It cites the Chicago Daily News and Milwaukee Sentinel on positions and motives amid March 1 tariff change expectations. The article labels Republicans divided over protecting industries and voter risks in upcoming contests.
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Chicago Daily News
Milwaukee Sentinel
Daily News
Republicans boast of surplus with Panama costs in focus
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes a fiscal year start July 1 surplus of 1.1 million, despite 12 million spent on public works including Panama Canal payments. Since 1897, Republican control shows a net surplus of 91 million amid wars, tariff policy, and growing revenue, with taxes repealed long ago and a strong balance sheet highlighted.
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Panama Canal
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Treasury
Spain
Philippines
Islands
Panama
Former Judge Parker Advises Democrats at Jackson
The Chicago Record-Herald notes Parker has been giving Democratic guidance in Jackson Mississippi but finds no indication he plans to run again. No speech hints toward a return bid are reported.
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R. Bering
HUTT
New York
Rey Bat
Baltim
Uisville
President Roosevelt Drives Rail Rate Reform Across Congress
The rail rate regulation bill, passed by the House with seven votes against, is expected to win Senate approval. The measure, nonpartisan in both parties, enjoys popular support and strong backing from President Roosevelt, who insists on right actions. Railroads see benefit in curbing discriminating practices, while public opinion backs the president in this battle.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Troy Times
Roosevelt
House
Roosevelt rejects tariff revision as wage deception
The piece argues President Roosevelt rebuffs tariff revisionists who claim it will lower prices and wages. It asserts the Dingley tariff remains supported by the public and warns that tariff reduction leads to wage cuts. It quotes Roosevelt urging stability over perfect revenue methods.
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Roosevelt
Portsmouth
N. H
Massachusetts
Political pointers and party trade policy debates
Political brief notes show Democrats gaining in Maine while Republicans oppose and align. Commentary cites Washington Post and American Economist on free trade, tariffs, and 19th century railroad discrimination, with farmers recalling depressed animal prices under prior Democratic rule and governors pushing for railroad reform.
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Maine
Washington Post
Trees Becoming Scarce in New Lands
The article notes dwindling forests as settlers clear land for cultivation. It contrasts past abundance with modern urgency to cut and haul timber, warning that forests vanish where still needed and take long to regrow. It emphasizes a loss of protective woodlands and the impracticality of wasteful clearing.
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Hartford
Workman Crushed At Dayton Plant
A Dayla sewing machine plant worker John Wattinger was crushed to death when he stepped back into operating machinery in full view of numerous coworkers. An investigation followed the accident near Dayton Ohio in March.
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Dayton
Dayla
John Wattinger
Suburban Growth Quoted In Public Discourse
An old say contrasts divine creation with human development. The remark notes suburban expansion linked to German influence and local civic progress.
Not an Unmixed Blessing as Mrs Bennett Packs for Trip
The piece recalls a Youth's Companion anecdote where Mrs Bennett fills a suitcase with labeled linen cases for every item from soap to toothbrush. George admires the packing but discovers no room for his clothes, having compressed all his gear into numerous cases.
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George
Mrs. Bennett
The Spider Silk Factory on Madagascar Island
Spiders are collected and spun into silk under a governor led operation in Madagascar. Workers toil day and night in silk-spinning cells, with many dying from overwork and ignorance. The native spiders resist transplantation, delaying production.
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Madagascar
Boll Weevil Dying Out in Louisiana Parishes
A Louisiana commission reports boll weevil populations down as heavy rains and cold weather in two parishes nearly exterminated the pest. Early-maturing cotton plantings yield more per acre, helping farmers avoid prior ravages.
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Louisiana
Not Guilty. Man of the House in Chicago Tribune fragment
A clipped Chicago Tribune line argues against begging, with confrontational dialogue about earning a living and mockery of poverty claims. The fragment portrays a heated exchange over work and poverty.
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Saymold Storey
Chicago Tribune
Weather Profit Joke From The Washington Star
A witty exchange features an umbrella salesman claiming he collects the weather profit, poking fun at forecasts and forecasting in a lighthearted Washington Star moment.
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Washington Star
Doan’s Kidney Pills Help Vergennes Man’s Health
E. E. Scott, a meat dealer and G. A. R. pastor from Vergennes Vermont, reports seven attacks of severe kidney trouble with thirst headaches and back pain. After a month of Doan’s Kidney Pills his condition improved greatly and he weighs 280 pounds. He credits the remedy and notes it is sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Mills Co Buffalo NY.
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E. E. Scott
Vergennes
Ethan Allen Post
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
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