State Senate Approves City Government Plan Switch
In Columbus on Sept 17 18 and 19 the senate tied 16 to 15 to sustain the city government board plan with amendments. Supporters won on appointing control of libraries to existing boards and shifting institutions to public safety. A jury law reform passed, adding four county jury commissioners. House code committee raised municipal tax mill limit to 15 and empowered the governor to remove mayors. Senate also moved to set 5000 as the city village population line and advanced library governance bills with six trustees per city library.
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Senate
Government of Cities
Roger
Board of Public Service
Board of Public Safety
Archer
Connell
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Franklin
Lucas
Montgomery
Mahoning
House
Harding
Hanna
Code Committee
Messrs. Chapman and Williams
House Code Committee
Harrison
Harris
Toledo Man Blows Out Centenary Birthday Celebration
Elijah Woodr uff Thursday marked his 100th birthday with a park ceremony in Toledo. Born September 18 1802 in Watertown Connecticut he moved to Toledo in 1833 and remains hearty. A slate of remarks honored him at Navarre Park. In Dayton Anthony Larkin 58 was found dead on his rear porch from carbolic acid intake. an empty whisky bottle was nearby.
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Toledo
Elijah Woodruff
Navarre Park
Mr. Woodruff
Watertown
Dayton
Anthony Larkin
South Ludlow Street
Michael Gavin
Dayton Lawyer Hired to Prepare Mercer Estate Claim
Delphos Ohio September 18 Attorney George W Thatcher of Dayton has been employed by claimants to an interest in the Mercer estate worth millions now in court Hands of the courts officials say the case involves substantial holdings and ongoing legal proceedings.
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Delphos, O
George W. Thatcher
Dayton
Mercer
Honest Lady's Maid Begs Forgiveness After Ice Cream Theft
Twenty years after a Chicago ice cream theft by a maid once employed by Mrs. C. W. Woodin, Lancaster Ohio, the reformed worker writes a remorseful letter to offer restitution. She includes 50 cents as repayment and explains daily prayers for forgiveness.
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Lancaster, O
C. W. Woodin
Chicago
Dr Guy Potter Benton Installed as Miami University President
Dr Guy Potter Benton, former president of the University of Iowa, was inaugurated as Miami University president in Oxford Ohio on Thursday. Prominent college leaders attended and Governor Nash and state education officials were among the speakers.
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Guy Potter Benton
Oxford, O
Upper University of Iowa
Miami University
Ohio
James B. Angell
University of Michigan
Gov. Nash
Bonebrake
Georg E. McLain
Iowa State University
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Ohio Knights of Honor elect new grand officers
The Ohio Grand Lodge Knights of Honor met in Columbus on September 18 and elected two year officers. M H Levagood of Elyria was named grand dictator and J W Meeker of Harrison grand vice dictator. W W Roach of Zanesville becomes grand assistant dictator with Louis Ries of Cincinnati as grand reporter. James Caldwell of Cleveland is grand treasurer. Grand trustees are T H Johnson of Cleveland, A Humphrey of Ashtabula, and Henry Koch of Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Ohio Grand Lodge Knights of Honor
M. H. Levagood
Elyria
J. W. Meeker
Harrison
W. W. Roach
Zanesville
Louis Ries
Cincinnati
James Caldwell
Cleveland
T. H. Johnson
A. Humphrey
Ashtabula
Henry Koch
Principal resigns after in-school kiss incident
In Bellaire Ohio on September 20 the board of education demanded and forced the resignation of J O Deafenbaugh principal after he required white girls to kiss the colored girls involved in a quarrel. Parents of white pupils expressed great indignation.
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Bellaire, O
Board of Education
J. O. Deafenbaugh
Ex Gov Hoadly's Will Filed for Probate
The will of former Ohio governor George Hoadly was filed in New York on September 20. The New York estate is valued at 215000 with 200000 in real property, and the entire estate goes to the widow who is named sole executrix.
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New York
George Hoadly
Ohio
Encampment of Spanish American War Veterans Opens in Indianapolis
The third annual encampment convened in the Indiana state house senate chamber with Gen. Jas. B. Coryell as commander in chief. Gov. Durbin and Mayor Bookwalter welcomed veterans as the program outlined executive sessions, campfire plans, and anticipated talks by Gen. Coryell, Sen. Fairbanks, Sen. Beveridge, and Admiral George Brown. President Roosevelt was slated to attend and speak from the Columbia club balcony after lunch. A dispute over Adjt. Gen. W C Liller led Coryell to remove him. Liller vowed to contest removal.
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Senate Chamber
State House
Jas. B. Coryell
Philadelphia
Durbin
Bookwalter
Coryell
Senator Fairbanks
Beveridge
Gen. Coryell
Denison
Richmond P. Hobson
Tomlinson Hall
Starr
Hobson
Smith
Fairbanks
George Brown
Navy
Roosevelt
Columbia Club
Adjt
W C. Liller
Fugitive William Hooper Young Sought in Pulit zer Murder
Police widen hunt for William Hooper Young grandson of Brigham Young in connection with the murder of Mrs. Annie Pulitzer whose mutilated body was found in the Morris canal near Jersey City. Brooklyn leads show a possible escape toward Canarsie Long Island as detectives flood Canarsie and nearby towns with searches. In Derby Connecticut a man answering Young’s description is detained resisting arrest, offering no name.
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William Hooper Young
Brigham Young
Joseph Pulitzer
Morris Canal
Jersey City
Young
Brooklyn
Canarsie
L. I
Titus
Detective Bureau
Long Island
Derby
Annie Pulitzer
Toledo Lighthouse Contractor Dies in Toledo
Albert F. Randolph of the firm Randolph & Baer of Philadelphia died here Friday night of apoplexy. He had spent about eighteen months in Toledo directing the construction of a new lighthouse. He leaves a widow and two sons in Philadelphia and a son in Detroit.
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Toledo, O
Albert F. Randolph
Randolph & Baer
Philadelphia
Toledo
Detroit
Thieves Rob Walnut Hills Church Study
Thieves broke into the Walnut Hills Methodist church study at Ashland and McMillan streets and forced open a desk to steal a small savings bank containing church funds.
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Cincinnati
Walnut Hills Methodist
Ashland
McMillan Streets
Foley the Goat Stabs Inmate at Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus reporte says Foley the Goat serving 20 years for attempted homicide on Detective Cal Crim stabbed Jim Davis of Lawrence County in the penitentiary bolt shop. Foley remains in solitary confinement.
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Columbus, O
Foley the Goat
Cal Crim
Cincinnati
Jim Davis
Lawrence County
Foley
County Treasurer Sues Bank Over Back Taxes
Piqua Ohio September 20 The Miami county treasurer files suit against Union Savings Bank and Trust Company of Cincinnati as executor of the estate of James Hicks for twenty three thousand dollars alleged as back taxes.
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Piqua
Miami County
Union Savings Bank and Trust Company
Cincinnati
James Hicks
Henderson Seeks Atlantic City After Declaring Tariff Accord
Speaker of the House David B. Henderson travels through Chicago en route to Atlantic City after reaffirming his pledge to retire from Iowa's congressional race. He insists he will finish his term and remain Speaker, endorsing President Roosevelt's tariff policy and rejecting resignation.
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Chicago
David B. Henderson
National House of Representatives
Atlantic City
Henderson
East
Iowa
Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Allison
Congress
Mr. Henderson
Shaw
Congressman Babcock
Stratton Will Probable Heir Contest Not Confirmed
Colorado Springs report says no definite word on a possible challenge to the Stratton will which leaves 10 million dollars for a hospital for the sick. A close friend says I H Stratton warned of a contest if he did not receive a specified sum, but no announcement of intent has been made and no authorization of the statement has occurred.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Stratton
I. H. Stratton
Artist J Charles Collins Found Dead in Room
New York report states artist J Charles Collins was found dead in his boarding house room by the coroner death ruled an accidental gas jet turn causing fatalgas leak as he slept. Dispatch from London notes Port Matala near Lorenzo Marques in Portuguese East Africa leased to Great Britain.
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New York
J. Charles Collins
London
Johannesburg
The
Daily Mail
Port Matala
Lourenzo Marques
Portuguese East Africa
Great Britain
Senator Foraker’s Present to Sullivan Namesake Cup
Post master John L. Sullivan of St. Marys received a silver cup inscribed with Joseph Benson Sullivan and the date September 12, 1902. The gift is from Senator Foraker to his namesake, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan, at Wapakoneta Ohio on September 20.
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Wapakoneta
John L. Sullivan
St. Mary's
Joseph Benson Sullivan
Senator Foraker
Post Office Safe Dynamited by Masked Robbers
Three masked robbers dynamited the Jefferson Ohio post office safe early Friday, stealing 250 dollars in cash and 800 dollars in stamps, then boarded a southbound train and escaped.
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Jefferson, O
World record set in rifle wing shooting test
Adolph Toepperwein broke 986 of 1 000 clay targets to establish a new world record for wing shooting with rifles at the San Antonio range on Sunday. The achievement showcases exceptional marksmanship by the noted shooter in a high profile test event.
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San Antonio
Tex
Adolph Toepperwein
Anthracite trains move through Reading with 150 cars
Reading Pennsylvania reports three trains carrying about 150 cars or 4500 tons of anthracite pass through on a weekend. One third is newly mined from Schuylkill county western mines while the rest is washery and stored coal at Cressona. Kingston and St Vincent note volcanic activity at La Soufriere with no deaths and no ash emission. Colonia laid 164 miles of cable in 24 hours from Bamfield and will report to London until project completion.
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Cressona
Schuylkill County
Kingston
St. Vincent
Victoria
B. C
Colonia
Bamfield Creek
London
Duchess Operated Upon in Paris Health News
The duchess of Rochefoucauld, daughter of U S Senator J H Mitchell of Oregon, underwent successful appendicitis surgery on Saturday in Paris. Her condition Sunday was satisfactory.
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Duchess of
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