Elyria Gunfight Ends In Fatalities After Robbery
Elyria Ohio November 15 A dramatic townwide robbery ends with Marshal Krohn mortally wounded and an unknown intruder killed when Town Marshal Krohn and Superintendent Hillier shoot the assailants. J E Baird confronts robbers in his home and aids the wounded marshal. The dead burglar’s linen bears the name Davis and a mile age book found on him shows Oil City Pa. ties.
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Elyria
Henry III
J. E. Baird
Krohn
Baird
W. J. Hillier
Cleveland, Elyria & Western Railway
Hillier
Marshal Krohn
Davis
Oil City
Will of John M. Gibson Provokes Family Protest
Relatives of the late John M. Gibson in Asheville contest his will which leaves a widow a fortune of 1 million dollars. A later will or copy is said to be in Cincinnati hands and to be produced when appropriate. The story includes other regional notices from Ohio and Cleveland about local officials and corporate appointments.
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Asheville
N. C
Cincinnati
John M. Gibson
Brige
Canal system fate debated as reports delayed
Ohio canal commission hearings loom as rumors favor retaining waterways while water rates rise. Rural free delivery routes will start December 1 in Belmont County Ohio, serving 38 sq mi with 1 024 residents. A municipal road tax of 3 applies for nonwork days. Wapakoneta notices a 25 year franchise request by the Sanilusky Southwestern Railway through F A Oleson.
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Columbus
Ohio
Washington
Flushing
Belmont
County
Wapakoneta
San‘lusky Southwestern Railway
F. A.oleson
Shooting at Ironton Ends in Accidental Fatal Threat
In Ironton Ohio on a Friday morning 55 year old jeweler Jacob Hugger entered A G Moore barber shop and after threatening barber Edward Welch fired a revolver at his chest. Welch was struck near the heart and later deemed probably fatal. Hugger fled the scene. His family cites insomnia while employer Moore says Hugger is demented from worry.
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Ironton
Jacob Hugger
A. G. Moore
Edward Welch
Hugger
Welch
Hunting accident injures three children near New Holland
Charles McCrea and a companion hunting near New Holland fired at a covey of quail as it rose. Mabel Clark and Vera Clark and Johnnie Dearth were struck. Mabel suffered extensive shot wounds to body and face, Vera to abdomen and chest, Johnnie in the arm. All are expected to recover.
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Washington D. H
Charles McCrea
George McCrea
Kearns
New Holland
Mabel
Vera Clark
Johnnie Dearth
Mabel Clark
Oxford Wreck Evidence Points to Revenge by Two Men
Coroner Sharkey heard Brakeman Watts and Fireman Wagner testify that brakes on the freight train were set but later released by two men seeking revenge on brakeman Barlow who was not aboard that trip. The coroner will withhold verdict pending further investigation.
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Hamilton
T. D. Sharkey
Watts
Wagner
Oxford
Barlow
Sharkey
Verdict Awarded 300 to Teacher in Ohio School Case
Mt. Gilead Ohio November 13 A common pleas verdict handed down Wednesday in a teacher injury case highlights school discipline incidents. John Whitford sued for 10000 damages claiming malicious assault by pupils during governance of a district school. Jury awarded him 300 for injuries from a scuffle that hurled him from the schoolhouse.
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Mt. Gilead
Common Pleas Court
John Whitford
Fallacies of Free Trade in Tariff Debate
The Albany Journal notes claims that tariffs lower prices abroad while raising home costs are fallacious. It cites the Dingley tariff as boosting wages and farm income, increasing home consumption, and argues exports mostly match home prices. It says only about 1 percent of exports sold for less abroad, while most exporters maintain or exceed home prices. The piece asserts protection strengthens industry and employment.
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Democratic Congressional Committee
Democratic Press
Albany Journal
McKinley
Industrial Commission
Reeb Sentenced for Forgery in Columbus
Charles Reeb, 60, once valued near 100000, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for forging his brother's name and passing a forged note at Citizens' Savings Bank. Once a prosperous market gardener, he has fallen into drink. his family refuses further aid.
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Columbus
Chas. Reeb
Reed
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Attorney Probes New Code for Weaknesses in Columbus
Columbus, Nov 14. Attorney George B. Okey investigates the new code to expose its flaws. Early findings indicate numerous sections clash with other parts of the same law and with old statutes reenacted by the code.
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Columbus
George B. Okey
Ex Gov Foster a Loser in Bankruptcy Petition
In Fostoria Ohio on November 15 Nicholas Portz a real estate dealer filed a bankruptcy petition with liabilities totaling 100000 dollars Ex Governor Charles Foster stands to lose the most with claims of 17200 dollars against Portz creditors seek repayment through the bankruptcy proceeding.
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Fostoria, O
Nicholas Portz
Charles Foster
City Councils Battle Districting Rules In Ohio Case
Columbus scene as Wade Ellis and Smith Bennett present a formal view that city councils must follow existing laws when redrawing district lines. The dispute centers on how municipalities should structure wards under current statutes.
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Columbus
Wade Ellis
Smith Bennett
Press Opinions From 1902 Campaign Echoes
A compilation of editorials and political takes on Bryan, Simpson, and Cleveland era policy. It notes Democratic and Republican debates, populist realignment, interest rates under earlier and later administrations, and partisan critique surrounding the 1902 congressional campaign.
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Bryan
Durango
Col
Detroit Free Press
Dem
Jerry Simpson
Jerry
Cleveland
Indianapolis Journal
Grover Cleveland
Grover
Des Moines Register
7There
Republican Party
Chicago
Prices and the Tariff Debate From the Indianapolis Journal
The piece argues tariff opponents misattribute rising living costs to tariffs and trusts. It cites Dun’s index showing clothing and breadstuffs rose modestly while meats and staples surged, attributing meat price hikes to higher demand and cattle costs, not tariff protection.
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Life
Indianapolis Journal
Dun
United States
Indianapolis
McKinley
Republican Party
Roosevelt Thanksgiving Proclamation Praises Prosperity
The Chicago Inter Ocean quotes President Roosevelt urging Americans to give thanks for current prosperity and moral uplift. The piece notes Democrats claim poor conditions and distrust prosperity, while Republicans push anti trust enforcement and possible reforms, with St. Louis Globe Democrat commenting on party rhetoric.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Bryan
Stevenson
Hill
St. Louis Globe Democrat
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Oesterline
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Zanesville & Western
Sandisky & Hocking
Dunn
Charles Reeb
Penitentiary
Foster
Susan Lewton
Malvern
the Life Plant CO
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