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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
3
A veteran observer analyzes reform politics in urban wards, contrasting two reformer types. It covers independent movements, liquor saloon influence, and the rise and fall of reformers, noting pragmatism, payoffs, and the persistent clash between idealism and political reality.
A wartime tale recounts Charlotte Hillman, a local beauty, guarding a toll gate as Sheridan’s army advances toward Stephens City. She asks toll, pricks notches for every ten soldiers, and later sends a bill to Washington which is paid. The piece notes the era’s shift to magnanimity and cites the Metropolitan Magazine reference.
A drought fueled forest fire outbreak across Adiromiacks sweeps villages and threatens Dr Webb’s Ne Iaskie preserve. In Western Pennsylvania heavy losses from fires, drought, and smoke cause health warnings as epidemics loom and water supplies dwindle.
A Sunday morning church attack near the Ambras post office in East Tennessee left multiple dead and wounded after a drunken mob, tied to a local blind tiger, fired on worshippers at Nite Baptist Church. Rev King was mortally wounded, others injured. police knew none of the shooters.
Shelby Ohio congressman Jay Laning announced at a 4th district gathering that he would withdraw from reelection to unite the party. Laning, recently found not guilty of embezzling twenty shares of Norwalk Savings Bank stock, urged party unity. F Owen of Knox County was nominated for Congress in the 14th district.
Governor Harris appoints a committee of six women and one man to visit benevolent, correctional, and penal institutions. The panel will report to the Board of State Charities and Corrections. Members include Mrs. Hoover Dayton, Mrs. Bickham Canton, Mrs. Rath Darn, and Mrs. Vigv nce Canton, among others.
From Findlay Ohio comes a report that Ira J Salyards a soldier at the Columbus army barracks is said to have two hearts. An army physician confirmed the abnormality and Dr Dan Hughes head physician for Modern Woodmen will investigate. The second heart was found during examination after Salyards sought membership and was deemed inactive on the right side while the left performed duties. Dr Hughes will travel to Columbus to continue the inquiry.
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