Cincinnati Reservoir Set for Draining and Cleaning
From all over the state to empty reservoir Cincinnati will drain its 100,000,900 gallons within weeks under Superintendent Boeh. Thousands of pounds of fish are expected to be caught in the muddy bottom. The basin has not been cleaned for seven years and sediment buildup requires drainage. A strong wire screen will block fish from escaping. Cats may weigh 40 pounds and many other varieties are present.
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Incinnati
Boeh
Boch
Two Killed by a Train Near Mingo Junction
Steubenville Ohio October 19 Two young people Charles Jordan and Miss Austa Reese were struck and killed by a second train while trying to avoid a westbound freight. They stepped in front of an eastbound passenger train and were hurled about 15 feet. Both died instantly near Pan Handle railroad tracks.
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Steubenville
Charles Jordan
Austa Reese
Mingo Junction
Ohio Electric Light association elects officers
Columbus Ohio October 16 the Ohio Electric Light association closed a two day session electing officers for the year President S M Rust Piqua vice President J H Perkins Youngstown secretary and treasurer D L Gaskill Greenville advisory committee L G White Columbus D L Gaskill Greenville Samuel Scovil Cleveland executive committee W F Hubbel Wauseon A C Blinn Sancusky A W Field Columbus C Johnson Akron J F Benduce Lima
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Columbus
Ohio Electric Light Association
S. M. Rust
Piqua
J. H. Perkins
Youngstown
D. L. Gaskill
Greenville
L. G. White
Samuel Scovil
Cleveland
W. F. Hubbel
Wauseon
A. C. Blinn
Sancusky
A. W. Field
C. Johnson
Akron
J. F. Benduce
Lima
Deadly toy pistol debate spurs city suppression call
Cleveland doctors urged the city council to ban the sale of the toy pistol and cartridges after reports showing Ohio Fourth of July deaths. A health board ruling in Coshocton affirmed boards of health as supreme in quarantine matters. A Loveland gas strike occurred at 200 feet, while a Cincinnati man was fatally struck by a train in Rayne, Louisiana.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland Academy of Medicine
Ohio
Coshocton,co
Eason
Boards of Health
Loveland
O. Loveland, O
Clint R. Day
Mt. Oreb, O
G. Riley
Mr. Riley
Cincinnati
Rayne
Jacob Fucus
Southern Pacific
Aged Educator Augustus B. Cornell Dies at 78
Augustus B. Cornell former Monroeville and Youngstown public school superintendent died in Mansfield at age 78. His body will be taken to Youngstown for burial. A separate item notes Hattie B. Smith receiving deputy rural mail carrier commission for Delaware route No. 5 after a prior career as a schoolteacher. The Cincinnati Reds disbanded after a 3 to 9 loss to Zanesville in a barnstorming tour. In Pleasant Run a milk wagon was struck by a train killing driver J. W. Megrew and the horses.
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Mansfield, O
Augustus B. Cornell
Monroeville
Youngstown
Delaware
Hattie B. Smith
Prospect
Pleasant Run
Cozaddale
J. W. Megrew
Edenton
Free Men From Convict Suits After Pardon
Three Toledo youths known by aliases were pardoned by Gov. Nash at the Ohio state capitol. They had pleaded guilty to a store robbery, were sentenced to seven years, and were released after the governor urged their real names not be publicized. Later, a separate tragedy in Springfield left 14 year old Herbert Nail dead after a family shooting.
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Columbus, O
William Howard
Harry Elmore
Harry Reed
Gov. Nash
Capitol
Reformatory
Toledo
Thurston, O
Springfield
Herbert Nail
Jennie Hall
Charley Harley
Harley
Mrs. Hall
Harlan
Pickpocket Scene at Ohio Church During Confirmation
In Sandusky on October 19 a pickpocket gang disrupted a St. Mary's Catholic service when Harry Jones of Cleveland tried to steal a purse from Mrs. John Koehnle as Bishop Horstman led the confirmation. The struggle drew screams from women. Jones was overpowered and handed to police amid growing reports of further thefts from Mrs. A. Messenberg.
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Sandusky
Horstman
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Harry Jones
Cleveland
John Koehnle
Jones
A. Messenberg
Ohio Health Board Moves to Ban Toy Pistols
The Ohio State Board of Health adopted a resolution directing its secretary to act against sales of toy pistols and explosive devices after citing 609 deaths 100 blinded and 1000 injured on the last Fourth of July. The move aims to curb dangers from Independence Day celebrations.
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Columbus
State Board of Health
Trying ordeal at Nagawicka lake involving Lipkow and summer girls
Eugene Lipkow, a Milwaukee Chicago tobacco dealer, was restrained by twenty five women in a ritual at Nagawicka Lake. He begged for mercy as flames and threats were used until Lee Whitney intervened and rescued him, both escaping in a rowboat.
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van Dyke
Eugene Lipkow
Milwaukee
Chicago
Nagawicka Lake
Lee Whitney
Teb
Fortunate 40 Year Reunion Recounts Miller Family Mystery
Mrs. Miller of Phillipsburg New Jersey wife of a Methodist Episcopal minister traveled to Flanders to meet her father Ben nett Bowman after a 40 year separation. For decades both had believed the other dead or unrelated. Through visits in Frenchtown and Taylorstown Pennsylvania she learned the truth and discovered siblings.
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Miller
Baker
Clermont County Ohio 1903 Election Notice
Notice in Clermont County Ohio sets election day as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1903. It directs qualified electors to meet in their townships at standard election hours to vote by ballot for local officers to wit.
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Ohio
Clermont County
Ohio State Ticket Names for Governor and Other State Offices
A listing of candidates for Ohio state offices including Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Judge Attorney General Treasurer Auditor State School Commissioner and Public Works Board with names partial and garbled text.
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Supreme Court
State of
Ohio
Board of Public Works
Hill Tevin
Short Tevin
Legislative Ticket for Ohito Second-Fourth Senate
One candidate is listed for Senator of the Ohito Second Fourth District comprising Clermont Butler Warren and Brow counties in the general election ticket. The ballot item outlines a single seat representing these jurisdictions.
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Ohito
Clermont
Butler, Warren and
Brow
Clermont County Ballot Announces Local Races
County voters will select a candidate for Representative in Clermont county Ohio along with a Treasurer and a Commissioner race and a candidate for Infirmary Director. The notice lists one person for each position.
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Clermon County
Ohio
Clermont County
Proposed Constitutional Amendments in Ohio 1903
The Ohio General Assembly proposes to submit amendments to Section 16 of Article II to the voters on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1903. The draft redefines bill reading, subject limits, governor review, and passage requirements across both houses.
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General Assembly
Secretary of State
Ontario style constitutional amendments debated in Ohio General Assembly
The text outlines governor veto procedures for partial appropriations and sections, and details proposed amendments to the Ohio Constitution involving municipal classification and election ballot wording. It cites names such as W. S. McKin nix and Lewis Laylin and notes adoption dates in 1902 1908 with official certifi cations by the Secretary of State.
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General Assembly
Mehivney
House of
Flor
Anesume
The
Sevat
Arnie
Secret of State
Lewis’ Laylin
State of
Ohio
General “Assembly
State of Ohio
Columbus
J.tundary
Lewis
Tavis
Ohio passes taxation amendment proposal for 1903 ballot
The General Assembly resolves to submit a taxation amendment to voters on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1903. It prescribes uniform taxation for state and local purposes with limited exemptions and requires annual publication of exempted values. The measure takes effect January 1 1904 following adoption.
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General Assemble
W. OS. McKinnon
House of Representatives
Cant L. Mercer
Usirep
Renea
Ohio
I. Lewis Co. Laylin
State of
General Assembly
Witensor
Columbus
Ohio voters to decide amendment on a state constitution
The proposed amendment to section 2 article 11 would alter county representation in the Ohio Constitution. It outlines how many representatives each county receives based on population ratios and requires an entire ratio for each additional representative. The measure would be placed on the November 1903 ballot with designated Yes and No vote terms.
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State of
Ohio
General Assembly
Srevios
Sreviex
McKinvox
House of Representatives
Aneuer
Senate
Averrea
CSSD
Columbus
Assembly of
Nebraska the Land of Plenty advertisement pitch
An advertisement encourages readers to consider Nebraska as a land of plenty with rich farming, cattle, and cheap land. It promotes brochures The Corn Belt and The West Nebraska Grazing Country and notes cheap excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays to Nebraska for inspection, via the Chicago office of the general passenger agent.
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Nebraska
Corn Belt
West Nebraska
Eustis
Agt
Chicago
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