Ohio completes code of uniform municipal laws in special session
The Ohio legislature, meeting in extraordinary session since August 25, voted 21 to 12 in the Senate and 65 to 35 in the House to adopt the conference report on the municipal code and adjourn sine die. The session featured a Republican factional roll call, a governor signing the bill, and final adjournment as clocks were stopped to finish remaining business.
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Columbus
Ohio
Conference
Senate
House
Conference Committee
Supreme Court
Nend
Brumbaugh
Soo
Gordon
McKinnon
Hosea
Herrick
Harding
Death of Henry Probasco Prominent Cincinnati Merchant
Henry Probasco, longtime Cincinnati merchant and public benefactor, died Sunday night in Clifton at age 82 after a weeklong illness. He funded the Tyler Davidson Fountain in Fountain Square and a granite bronze fountain for Clifton, leaving a legacy of philanthropic works. After recent reverses he died nearly impoverished.
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Cincinnati
Henry Probasco
Clifton
Probasco
Indicted Arson Case In Monroe Furance Family
State Fire Marshal reports an indictment against Rev William Dawson his sons John and Henry their wives Kate and Josephine sister Nan and William Brown for armed arson and robbery tied to a Jackson county mining region. The group allegedly operated for twenty years and burned a mine company store after stealing goods last May with some items later traced to Dawson family possession.
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Columbus
Hollenbeck
Monroe Furnace
Jackson County
William Dawson
John
Henry
Kate
Josephine
Nan
William Brown
Mine Company
Jacob Kel Jer
Dawson
Ohio college YWCA opens annual convention in Wooster
Wooster Ohio October 24 the annual convention of the Ohio college Young Women's Christian association opened here Thursday evening Rev Eaton of Cleveland delivered the opening sermon
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Wooster
Ohio College, Young ‘Women's -Christian Association
Eaton
Cleveland
King's Daughters to Convene in Bellefontaine
The annual Ohio King's Daughters convention will meet in Bellefontaine on Friday October 31 with Dr E C Simpson of Bellefontaine opening the proceedings. Short vote expected at Zanesville as third days' registration yields a drop from last year. Heirs of John H Lynn sue Metropolitan Life Insurance Co for $500 and interest in a test case.
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King’s Daughters
Bellefontaine, O
Ohio
King's Daughters
E. C. Simpson
Bellefontaine
Zanesville
Lynn Insurance
Youngstown
John H.lynn
Metropolitan Life, Insurance Co
Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs Closes Sessions
In Toledo on October 25, the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs concluded its annual gathering. A major talk by Mrs. George J. Jones of Friday on an ideal attitude toward the ultra fashionable world drew attention, while aresolution called for examining public school teachers’ qualifications and pay. Officers elected include President Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath of Tiffin and others from Toledo Cincinnati Oberlin Hamilton Findlay Mansfield.
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Toledo
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
George J. Jones
Fridlay
Samuel B. Sneath
Tiffin
Gilbert Harmon
Catherine Peachy
Cincinnati
Howard Huggins
Oberlin
John Kennedy
Hamilton
George P. Jones
Findlay
Federation
Henry Weaver
Mansfield
Grace Schetter Missing in Dayton Mystery
Miss Grace Schetter of 453 Wyoming Street has vanished for a week. Police say a report places her in Springfield, but family suspects she remains in Dayton. A search party swept the area with no trace found. Relatives fear possible drowning in the canal amid illness.
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Dayton
Grace Schetter
Wyoming Street
Springfield
Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs Holds Eighth Annual Meeting
Nearly a thousand delegates attend the eighth annual meeting in Toledo. Thirty eight new clubs were admitted, the largest number at an annual federation meeting. Reports cover club extension education and programme with rapid growth noted. Cincinnati leads in numbers followed by Columbus Dayton Toledo and Cleveland.
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Toledo
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dayton
Cleveland
Ohio Brewers Elect Officers and End Brewery Quarter Barrel
The Ohio Brewers met in Cleveland on Thursday electing George F. Gund as president Paul Isselborn as vice president Louis Volk as treasurer and Joe Miller as secretary The group also voted to abolish the eighth of a barrel of beer in Ohio effective November 1 and take other actions from the session
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Cleveland, O
Ohio Brewers
George F. Gund
Cleveland
Paul Isselborn
Portsmouth
Louis Volk
Toledo
Joe Miller
Cincinnati
Woman receives $38,000 legacy from western uncle
Marietta Ohio reports Mrs Maggie Tittle, once poor, inherits $38,000 from an uncle who made a fortune west of town. She buys theater box seats, a piano, furniture, and plans to acquire a fine new home, astonishing locals with her sudden wealth.
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Marietta, O
Maggie Tittle
Tittle
Gentlemen Burglar Arrested in Nashville Tent City
Cincinnati reports the so called Gentle man Burglar captured in Nashville Tent City under the alias Jack Garland. He eluded police for years performing extensive burglaries on hilltops and is now in custody awaiting further action.
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Cincinnati
Nashville
Jack Garland
Ohio Young Women's Christian Association Elects Officers
The Wooster chapter reports the Ohio Young Women's Christian Association elected officers: President Mrs W B Bacon Toledo. Vice Presidents Mrs Dora Smith Cleveland and Miss Gertrude Gingerich Wooster. Secretary Miss Leora Warrington Toledo.
Refused Marriage License in Hamilton
Deputy Probate Judge Willcox denied a marriage license to William V. Bennett of Philadelphia and Miss Barbara Wieser of Cincinnati due to the bride-to-be’s non-residence. Separately Cleveland signs Pitcher Wiggs from the Pacific Northwest league who previously played for Helena, Mont.
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Hamilton, C
Willcox
William V. Bennett
Philadelphia
Barbara Wieser
Cincinnati
Wiggs
Cleveland
Cleveland, O
Helena, Mont
Johnsonism in Ohio politics shocks Wayne county official
The Toledo Blade editorial criticizes Tom Johnson, calling him a brutal boss who attacks public officials like Wayne county auditor A. B. Peckinpaugh for political gain. It accuses Johnson of dictating party platforms, insulting Democrats, and pressuring officials, claiming this proves his anti democratic methods and loyalty to single tax and free trade positions.
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Johnson
Wooster
Wayne County
A. B. Peckinpaugh
Peckinpaugh
Capt. Peckinpaugh
Tom
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Henry George
Louis Bernard
Benard
Bernard
John R. McLean
McLean
Columbus
Cuyahoga
Lorain
Medina
Summit Counties
C. R. Grant
Summit County
Ohio
Ready to Vote in Ohio Voter Engagement Report
Ohio voters show satisfaction with Republican administration of affairs as registration grows in major cities. Both state committees complain interest remains low though turnout appears up from last year in the first two registration days.
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Ohio
Mr Johnson Deliberately Misstates Taxes to Audience
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune denounces Mr Johnson for misrepresenting his tax case to an Ohio audience. The suit to restrain tax collection is pending in federal court, with Johnson delaying hearings at every step and falsely presenting the matter as already adjudicated.
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Mr Johnson
Youngstown
Johnson
States
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Johnson Is the Ticket in Ohio Democratic Campaign
Cleveland Leader notes the focus of the Ohio Democratic campaign on Tom L. Johnson. It claims Johnson directs tactics and funds, dictates meetings, and drives the party toward his presidential bid in 1904, urging voters to weigh his ambitions at the polls next month.
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Herbert Bigelow
Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
Johnson
Om L. Johnson
Democratic Party of
Cleveland
Campaign Cullings on Tom Johnson and Tax Politics
A collage of editorials rail against Cleveland mayor Tom Johnson. Encompassing critiques from the Toledo Blade Washington Post Cleveland Leader and others, the pieces accuse Johnson of tax dodging, pushing monopolies, and using injunctions to avoid taxes while praising opponents and condemning his policies.
Is He a Millionaire A Cincinnati Railroads Syndicate Link
A Cleveland inquiry questions Boss Johnson and the mayor about wealth and plans to organize a syndicate with funds to buy Cincinnati street railroads. The piece probes whether Johnson’s property value indicates millionaire status and hints at political maneuvering.
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Boss Johnson
Cincinnati
Cleveland
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