Ohio House Debates Street Railway Franchises And City Codes
Ohio lawmakers discuss Cincinnati Street Railway franchise validity, compulsory arbitration for streetRailway labor disputes, and municipal code changes. The sessions cover Beal law revival, city officer pay, city treasurer provisions, and director of public safety appointment questions.
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Columbus
House
Cincinnati Street Railway Co
Superior Court
Hamilton County
Code
Senate
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Dunlap
Cuyahoga
Director of Public Safety
Corporation
Fraser
Lucas
Code Select Committee
York
Thompson
Godfrey
Nomination of Officers Topped 16th Annual Knights Meet
The 16th annual session of the Grand Castle Knights of the Golden Eagle closed in Urbana with officer nominations for December elections. Nominees include Grand chief Frank P. Mady and grand vice chief John Still, plus S R Andrews filling a key post and W L Acker of Dayton as sir herald. The meeting next year will be held at Marion.
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Springfield
Grand Castle
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Urbana
Frank P. Mady
Cleve
John Still
Steubenville
S. R. Andrews
Ironton
W. L. Acker
Dayton
Sir Herald
J. W. Keckler
Yorkshire
John Wetzell
Cincinnati
David Jones
Youngstown
C. W. Hartley
Toledo
F. Kraft
Hamilton
John Armitage
Tiltonville
J. Bateman
Marion
John B. Teven
J. B. Crime
Columbus
Taylor Women to Be Pardoned in Kidnap Case
In Columbus on October 3, aged Mrs. Frances Langworthy Taylor and her daughter named Frances Langworthy Taylor will not serve prison terms for kidnapping Margaret known as Baby Taylor. The governor has decided to pardon both women.
Tragedy and Trust Talks Blur Ohio News
Columbus section reports the death of Rhea Jenkins a young woman from Hast Broad street who mistook carbolic acid for eye medicine at Ance Trust in Toledo. In Toledo ice companies meet to form a local trust to regulate prices deliveries and supplies after a summer of losses.
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Columbus, O
Rhea Jenkins
Hast Broad Street
Ance Trust
Toledo
Smallpox Scare Hits State Christian Endeavor Meet
In Zanesville Ohio on October 4 a large Christian Endeavor convention draws over 3 000 attendees. Isaac Venrick boarded a B O train sick and was found to have well developed smallpox. He and five others are quarantined as the crowd fears spread.
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Zanesville, O
State
Christian Endeavor Comvention
Isaac Venrick
Venrick
War der absorbed by International Harvesting Co. in Springfield
The Warder Bushnell and Glessner Co. shops were taken over Wednesday by the International Harvesting Co. The Springfield operation becomes Champion division of the trust with J. J. Glessner directing from Chicago. Former Gov. Bushnell loses his office in the new company.
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Springfield
Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Co
International Harvesting Co
New Jersey
Champion Division
Trust
J. J. Glessner
Chicago
Bushnell
Akron Man Found Dead After Note Claims Devil Caused It
A note pinned to a coat read This body is Joseph Ward. The Devil has driven me to do this. He tried to kill me and then get my soul. The body of Joseph Ward, 45, unmarried, was found in the Ohio canal after he had been missing since Thursday. Ward came from the west. little is known about him.
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Akron
Joseph Ward
McCoy Street
Ohio Canal
Ward
Feaster Case Grand Jury Ignores Doctor Charge
Marion Ohio October 4 The grand jury Friday ignored the case against Dr Harding charged in the coroner reports with performing a criminal operation on Mrs Feaster a widow The woman had given an ante mortem statement but the panel took no action during its sessions
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Marion
Harding
Wisconsin WCTU elects officers in Salem meeting
Salem Ohio October 4 state convention of the WCTU elected officers for the coming year with Annie Woods Clark as president and Frances Hamilton Ensign as corresponding secretary. The next annual meeting will be held in Canton.
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Salem
Annie Woods Clark
Columbus
Sarah M. Perkins
Cleveland
Frances Hamilton Ensign
Madison
Olivia Thomas
Bloomdale
Florence Jaette
Canton
Electric mule to run canal line to Dayton in weeks
Cincinnati reports the canal will be operated electrically with power from headquarters. Orders issued Thursday require the system to be placed in operation without fall, enabling service from the canal to Dayton within about three weeks.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Ohio Christian Endeavor convention in session at Zanesville
The annual Ohio Christian Endeavor union convention is in session in Zanesville with about 2000 delegates and visitors. National President Francis S. Clark of Boston arrived Friday night and was the principal speaker.
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Christian Endeavor Union
Zanesville
Ohio Christian Endeavor Union
Francis 5. Clark
Boston
Baby Dies After Strychnine In Toledo Laboratory
The 12 month old son of Dr. W. L. Smith, a prominent Toledo physician, died Friday from eating strychnine tablets found in his father's laboratory.
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Toledo
W. L. Smith
Friday
Railroad Taxes Corrected by a Leading Democrat
John H. Clarke, lawyer for the Nickel Plate Railroad, challenged Tom L. Johnson in Columbus, correcting the mayor’s figures on Ohio and Indiana railroad valuations. Clarke cited Ohio at 22 000 a mile and Indiana at 30 000 a mile, noting tax payments per mile are similar in both states. He warned against under valuing Ohio property by 4 000 and inflating Indiana by 6 000 to bolster political points.
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Johnson
John H. Clarke
Tom L. Johnson
Columbus
Ohio
Indiana
Clarke
Nickel Plate Railroad Company
Congress
Twenty-first District
Burton
Cleeveland
Ohio Republicans in united campaign mood
The Ohio Republican organization reports unprecedented unity with no county-level factional disputes. State headquarters anticipate heavy campaign literature and extensive speaker tours. National figures including Secretary Root, Secretary Shaw, and Senators Hanna, Foraker, Fairbanks, and Beverly are slated to assist.
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Ohio
Root
Shaw
Fairbanks and Beverage
Indiana
Gov. White
West Virginia
Elkins
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Single Tax Campaign Clash Over Land Value Tax
A Toledo Blade letter accuses Tom Johnson of deceiving farmers over the single tax proposal. It cites 1900 land valuations showing city land higher than farm land and argues the plan would tax land value only, making farmers pay all taxes while city wealth pays none.
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Tom Johnson
Johnson
Seneca County
John- 80N
Toledo Blade
The Mayors Game Deceives Gop Voters in Ohio
The text argues Tom Johnson relies on Republican votes to win and influence, claiming his campaigns in Ohio use tactics to undermine Democratic county officials while seeking GOP support. It contends Johnson’s success depends on Republican votes across Cleveland and surrounding districts.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga
Ohio
Tom Johnson
Yom Johnson
Clinton criticizes opponents to gain party support
The Cleveland Leader recounts how he urges Republicans to back him while attacking John R. McLean and allied Democrats. He believes offsetting Democratic losses requires Republican gains and does not hesitate to denounce opposing Democrats.
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John R. McLean
Cleveland
Stuffed Prophet of Cuyahoga confronts Gear from Wyandot
The piece depicts the clash between Tom Johnson and Representative Gear over franchise policy. It describes how Johnson shifted Democratic stance after Cedar Point, forcing Gear to navigate conflicting signals. The Cincinnati resolution and subsequent code vote are referenced as pivotal moments shaping Gear’s position.
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Cuyahoga
Wyandot
Representative Gear
Tom Johnson
Hanna
Johnson
Cincinnati
Cedar Point
Gear
Ohio
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
Tom L's Soliloquy on Reformed Monopolists
A verse perspective on wealth hoarding and reformers. The speaker, Tom L., chronicles raking in money and turning to attack monopolistic practices through politics. Critics from Columbus Dispatch and Cleveland Leader weigh in on party shifts and trust interference.
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Tom L
Columbus Dispatch
Ohio Republicans Press Campaign Against Mr. Johnson
The Republican effort in Ohio remains aggressively aimed at Mr. Johnson, intensifying campaigning activity and messaging as part of the ongoing electoral contest.
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