Ohio senate codes push through Nash style municipal plan
Ohio senate and house code committees race through Nash and Guerin codes with amendments and debates on village government franchise reforms. Roger bill restores pre 1898 supreme court jurisdiction while York-Okey home rule code limits police court options and keeps street railway laws.
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Columbus
Senate
Archer
Godfrey
Secretary of State
Stillwell
Harrison
Guerin
Moore
Morgan County
Royer
Hosea
Overturf
Wirt
Price
House Special Committee
Supreme Court
Fred Tuke
Taxpayers’ Association of Cincinnati
House Code Committee
Electric Light Company
Cincinnati
Johnson
Cleveland
House Committee
Roger
Hosen
Hamilton
Gov. Nash
House
Code Committee
Michael Goldsmith
Ohio Federation of Labor
Judiciary Committee
Denman
Lucas
McKinley
Willis
Hardin
McNeal
Stage
Clyburn
Death in Ashtabula Harbor Man Killed in Gunshot
A man claiming to be Charles J. Rothveau of Savannah Ga died at Ashtabula Harbor from a gunshot wound inflicted by a suspect who gave the name Adam Smith of Baltimore. Smith is jailed on a second degree murder charge. In Cincinnati, the National Harness Manufacturers and Dealers association plans its 16th annual convention in the city on September 15 16 and 17.
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Ashtabula, O
Charles J. Rothveau
Savannah
Ashtabula Harbor
Adam Smith
Baltimore
Smith
Cincinnati
National Harness Manufacturers’ and Dealers’ Association
Retail Men
Elected Officers Named for Junior Order Mechanics Year
Springfield Ohio September 11 the state council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics elected W Funk Findlay as state councillor George O Roberts Dennison as state vice councillor H L Wenner Tiffin as state council treasurer J M Howensteine Stark county as conductor W O Miller Springfield as sentinel James G Miller Westchester as chaplain Charles F Bell Cincinnati and W L Ridell Cleveland as national representatives The year shows 1432 member gain with 2782 76 in treasury and 41719 60 paid out in benefits.
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Springfield
Junior Order United American Mechanics
Urbana
W. Funk
Findlay
George O. Roberts
Dennison
H. L. Wenner
Tiffin
J. M. Howensteine
Stark County
State Council Sentinel
W. O. Miller
James G. Miller
Westchester
Poisonous creatures found in mystery package sent to farmer
A farm family in Napoleon Ohio received a glass jar packed with copperhead snakes centipedes scorpions grasshoppers and lizards preserved in alcohol. The jar labeled Taco ma Washington contained very poisonous reptiles. The sender remains unknown as of September 13.
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Napoleon
J. L. Britler
Tacoma
Wash
Britler
Annual Class Scrap at Wittemberg College
Springfield Ohio reports a heated annual scrap between freshmen and sophomores. The event ended with a freshman girl injured after being tied to a chair and sliding from a second story window. Sophomore boys Charles Bowers and Arthur Ruthrauff were carried from the field unconscious but recovered. Frank Serviss is feared to have internal injuries from a kick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Wittemberg College
Charles Bowers
Arthur Ruthrauff
Frank Serviss
Man Fled After Knife Attack. Baby Injured In Belief
In Bellefontaine Ohio on Thursday Charles Rickman threw a large knife at his wife after returning home. The knife struck their 1-year-old son in the head, wounding him severely. Rickman was captured an hour later and had been drinking. Doctors say the child will likely recover.
Adjutant General Shifts to Oil Heat for State House Coal
In Columbus Ohio on September 13 activists resist coal extortion by local dealers by equipping buyers to burn oil. The Gyger administration endorses Beaumont oil at $2 per barrel to heat the state house, claiming it yields heat comparable to two tons of coal.
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Columbus, CO
State House
Adjt
Gyger
Beaumont
Tex
Fire destroys Enterprise Lumber Co in Avondale
Cincinnati report says Enterprise Lumber Co at Shillito and C street with L and N railroad cars was all burned Friday early morning. James Myers presides and John D Morgan serves as secretary. Eight railroad cars also lost. The blaze caused heavy losses.
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Cincinnati
Enterprise Lumber Co
Shillito and C
Avondale
James Myers
John D. Morgan
Miners Strike Over Check Off at Jobs Mines
In Athens County on September 13, about one thousand miners from the old and new Jobs mines walked out in a strike over the check off system. Employers previously paid the check off for late store bills but refused to continue, prompting the walkout.
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Murray, O
Athens County
Banks to buy $1.5 million Lake Shore bonds in Cleveland
Five Cleveland banks agree to take 1.5 million dollars of Lake Shore Electric Railway Co bonds and Everett Moore property, removing another asset from the market and signaling tighter control by the local syndicate.
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Cleveland, O
Lake Shore Electric Railway Co
Everett- Moore
Toledo man cleared in saloon self defense case
Walter Hodge of Toledo was discharged in Columbus police court on Thursday after killing Floyd Johnson in a saloon fight. The court ruled he acted in self defense.
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Columbus, CO
Walter Hodge
Toledo
Floyd Johnson
Suggestions for Democratic Campaign Tactics
A 19th century column argues Democrats split into two factions, Cleveland-Bryan styles, and suggests speakers announce dual platform speeches. It urges gauging audience leanings by vote, then adopting the dominant platform or both, to boost attendance and engagement.
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Democratic Party
Edwards
Democratic Congressional Committee
Kansas City
Cleveland- Hill
Wall-street
Bryan Democracy
Indianapolis Journal
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
Cleveland
Bryan
Mr. Cleveland
Mr. Bryan
David B. Hill
William J. Bryan
Opinion snippets on Roosevelt Hill Cleveland and 1904
Press opinions discuss Roosevelt speeches in plain style. Democratic figures Hill Cleveland Bryan are contrasted, with mock quotes and notes on party lack of a clear issue or candidate for 1904.
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Roosevelt
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
tzIt
David Bennett Hill
New York Democratic
Washington Post
Grover Cleveland
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dem
Col. Bryan
Hill
Cleveland
Galveston
St. Louis
Slobe-Democrat
Bryan’s candidacy questions persist for 1904 race
The piece notes William J. Bryan receives daily inquiries about a 1904 bid. He declines to commit, saying a future candidacy would require convincing cause and effort beyond private life. Democrats press for clarity while Republicans watch, ready to oppose or avoid issuing objections to a Bryan run.
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William J. Bryan
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Bryan
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Brian
Will
Revision of the Tariff Prompts Republican Caution
Senator Cullom signals Illinois and western GOPs back periodic tariff revision, but warns against Democratic like Wilsonian changes. The Dingley law already cut schedules, and Republicans insist on protection while opposing Democratic free trade and tariff smashers.
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Cullom
Illinois
West
Iowa
Congress
Cleveland
Cultom
United States
One of Their Issues in the Next Campaign
The Macomb Journal discusses how democracy faces a high prices argument. It argues labor wages rose while employment increased and farmers earned more, claiming Cleveland-era prices were different and that Republicans would seek labor and farmer support for or against higher costs and broader employment.
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Cleveland
Macomb Journal
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