Ohio Senate and House pass numerous bills in April sessions
Ohio legislature reports multiple bills passed across Senate and House from April 7 to May 1. Actions include road and cemetery projects, canal improvements, school funding, tax and insurance provisions, guardianship and probate powers, and monuments funding. Notable moves authorize bonds for towns, regulate imprestions on insurance, and set procedures for boards of equalization and convicts. Adjournments noted with ongoing committee work and local appropriations.
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ColumsBus
Senate
Adams County
Georgetown
Brown County
Miami and Erie Canal
Cleveland
Deaf and
Columbus
Fish and Game Commission
Cincinnati
House of Refuge
House
Ohio
State Board of Agriculture
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Ohio State Fair
Tod
Perry
Justice of the
Chickamauga
Ohio Penitentiary
Battle
Chicamauga
Capitol Rotunda
J. W. Keene
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Trustees of
the University
Canton
Heffner and Geyer
Ames, Hart and Pattison
State Board of Equalization
Auditor of State
Ohio National Guard
Vast and Varied Notes From Relics of The Times
A collage of curiosities and brief items: debts and wills, beef exports, beekeeping, and beards of news. Mentions of 44,000 male felons and 1,800 female, Alaska coastline, Guatemala at World's Columbian Exposition, and a New York man wearing a red rose in his hat. Reports touch on Mexico and Argentina, India census, and a blue gray bird of unusual size shot near Parkersburg.
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Kine Humbert
Pisa
Parcaperrata
New York
Kansas
Alliance Bank
Australia
San Diego County
Cal
Somerville
N.J
Alaska
United States
Edmunds
Supreme Court
Fred Doverass
Missouri
Republic of Guatemala
Albert Pike
Dime Museum
Evans
Colorado
University of Denver
Minneapolis Millers
Jennings
Argentine Republic
Jersey City
N. J
Empire
Herschel
Tur
Michigan Agricultural College
Berlin
D. MiLner
Miller
War Department
Oklahoma
von Moltke
England
George Washington
George Clinton
Valley Forge
Tucson
la Pas
Ariz
British India
All India
Jupee Gresham
Chicago
Dawson
Georgia
Wichita
Kan
Lincoln Cathedral
Calvarienberg
Baden
Vienna
Parkersburg
St War
Great Forest Fires Ravage Atlantic County New Jersey
A massive forest fire near Denvertown and Port Republic in Atlantic County, driven by a strong westerly wind, destroyed vast pines and cedar swamps, encroached on Conover town, threatened Absecon, and left homes and timberlands up in ashes as sparks lit the landscape and residents faced panic and loss.
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Atlantic County
N. J
Denvertown
Port Republic
Pomona
Absecon
Conovertown
Shore Road
Man Seizes Keokuk Hotel Then Vanishes With Cash
A. T. Stein, claiming to own the Keokuk city hotel, took control for hours, ordered liquor, and left with the cash. He later appeared in Hamilton as a post office inspector, alleged a $6,000 shortfall, borrowed money, and disappeared.
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A. T. Stein
Keokuk
City
Hamilton
President Harrison's Trip Eastward Monterey Reception
Citizens of Monterey California gave the presidential party a grand reception on Thursday at Sollinas where a solid silver card bearing an engraving of the old custom house was presented. The engraving marks where the first American flag in the state was raised in 1846. President Harrison gave a happy response as Wanamaker and Noble also spoke.
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Harrison
Monterey
Cal
Sollinas
Custom House
Messrs. Wanamaker and Noble
Not So Bad as Reported About Old Hutch Family
Relatives of the Chicago speculator known as Old Hutch claim he is likely in Florida and safe while a detective pursues him. One son cites Pensacola as a possible location and asserts the elder Hutch is solvent with ample funds available.
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Old Hutch
Chicago
Florida
Pensacola
May Day unrest noted across Europe with calm in many areas
Dispatches from Europe report a peaceful May Day in several regions while London authorities brace for potential trouble. Socialist manifestos carry revolutionary tones, keeping officials alert and vigilant.
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Europe
London
Bismarck Majority in Gestemunde Reichstag Ballot
A supplementary ballot for a Reichstag member was held in Gestemunde district on Thursday. Returns from fifty five polling places show Bismarck with 6 678 votes and Schmalfeld with 4 716 votes.
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Bismarck
Gestemunde
Schmalfeld
Bank Ex-President’s Stealings Estimated At $600000
Investigation into ex president J T Hill at the Ninth National Bank of New York reveals stealings totaling $408000 with expectation that further searches will raise the amount to $600000. The probe continues as auditors and authorities review accounts and related transactions.
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Ninth National Bank of New York
J. T. Hill
Striking Carpenters Paralyze Pittsburgh Building Trade
Five thousand carpenters in Pittsburgh walk out for an eight hour day, affecting ten thousand members of the building trades in a widespread stoppage.
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Pittsburgh
Paris Dresses Seized in New York Import Violation
Paris dresses valued at twenty thousand dollars were seized in New York after importers complained of under valuation. Officials halted the shipment amid investigation into the pricing practices and import compliance.
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Paris
New York
Bicycle entry policy under free return for US-made bikes
The treasury department informs a correspondent that the board of general appraisers holds bicycles are not free personal effects on entry. Bicycles of American manufacture taken abroad are entitled to free entry on return.
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Treasury Department
Board of General Appraisers
Painters Strike Settled in St Paul
The lengthy feud between the boss and journeymen painters of St Paul Minnesota ends as workers return to the job on Thursday morning after a day of idle time.
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St. Paul, Minn
Bloodshed in Rome as Deputies Are Wounded
Rioting in Rome near San Giovanni church leaves Sig n or Barzilai and Signor Ciprianni among twenty five wounded. Gendarmes fire on rioters after anarchist incitement. one man killed and a trooper slain. A later clash in Victor Emmanuel Square injures several and costs another trooper.
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Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Church of San Giovanni
Signor Barzilai
Signor Ciprianni
Victor Emanuel
May Day in France: Seven Killed and Twelve Wounded
Report of clashes in Fourmies where miners and police clashed on May Day. Four thousand marchers jeered gendarmes who fired on the crowd, wounding two soldiers and sparking a late bloodier confrontation that left seven dead and twelve wounded.
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Fourmies
Fourmise
France
Riot in Zante Leaves Several Dead in Jewish Quarter
A dispatch from Zante reports Greek Christians observing Good Friday clashed with Jews. Soldiers fired after Christians refused to retreat, killing and wounding several. Christian mobs then looted and threatened to burn the Hebrew quarter on the Ionian island.
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Zante
Ionian
Knife machine accident ends life at Gilbert works
John Manier long employed at Gilbert car works Troy New York was struck in the left breast by a falling knife from a machine operating at 700 revolutions per minute. The knife pierced the heart and he died within minutes, in a singular industrial tragedy.
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John Manier
Gilbert Car’ Works
Troy
N. Y
England Proposes Seal Killing Suspension Pact
England offers to halts seal hunting in the Behring for a term to be set, with a commission to study the issue and a pledge to keep poachers from Canada during the period. It is believed Blaine will accept a proposal of this kind.
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England
United States
Canada
Blaine
Miners Walk Out in Pittsburgh District Strike
Friday morning between five and six thousand railroad miners in the Pittsburgh district went out on a strike as their old wage scale expired. They walked out pending a wage adjustment. The strike is not connected with the eight hour question. The miners' convention is now in session at Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
New York Port Sees Record Immigrant Arrivals in April
Immigrants arriving at the port of New York numbered 60 449 in April the highest April total since 1882 when 455 450 landed that year. The previous April saw 49 084 arrivals.
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Port of
New York
Bismarck Wins Rye Election Returns in Geestemunde
Early and later totals from the Rye election at Geestemunde show Prince Bismarck with about 10000 votes and Herr Schmalfeld with about 5600. The results indicate a decisive lead for Bismarck as final tallies arrive.
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Bismarck
Geestemunde
Prince Bismarck
Herr Schmalfeld
New Hampshire Earthquake Felt at 7 10 Friday Evening
An earthquake shock was felt at Con tocoox New Hampshire at 710 Friday evening. Reports from surrounding towns say the shock was very distinct.
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New Hampshire
Contocoox
N. H
Weston Man Killed by Drawing Knife Accident
A man named Greathouse living near Weston West Virginia was killed when he fell onto a drawing knife he was using.
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Greathouse
Weston
W.va
Gas Strike Near Bloomington City Heart
A strong vein of natural gas has been struck almost in Bloomington Illinois near the city center, signaling a major new gas prospect and potential supply expansion for the area.
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Bloomington
Ill
Hutchinson Refuses to Linger in Terre Haute
A Terre Haute dispatch reports Mr. B. P. Hutchinson a Chicago speculator arriving from Evansville refused to continue to Chicago and stayed at a local hotel instead. He remained in Terre Haute overnight challenging further travel.
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Hutch
Proposed Strike Declared Off In Huntington Area
A proposed general strike by Pennsylvania bituminous miners near Huntington has been indefinitely called off. Work will continue as usual and no action is planned for Friday.
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Pennsylvania
Huntington
Caterpillar Army Delays North Carolina Trains
Trains near Lumberton face massive caterpillar swarms crossing trestles in Big Swamp. Tracks, rails, and ties clogged inches deep with caterpillars, stalling engines and prompting crews to sand the rails. Cars churned through the swarm leaving a strong odor and crushed pests along both banks, with no clear source of the infestation.
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Carolina Central
North Carolina
Lumberton
Big Swamp
Torch Signal Endangers Eastbound Express Through Bloomington
A man named Simes from Bloomington lit his cotton shirt on fire to signal an east-bound Big Four night express, about two miles west of Bloomington. The blazing torch jammed the fence at a crossing and damaged the engine pilot as the train, carrying one hundred passengers, slowed but could not stop in time. The incident involved a large oak log used as the signal and occurred after the engineer spotted the blaze on the track.
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Bloomington
Ill
Simes
Reverend George H. Bothwell Dies After Cork Inhalation
After two weeks of suffering, Rev. George H. Bothwell, pastor of the Congregational church on Classon Avenue in Brooklyn, died at Brooklyn Hospital Sunday night. The fatal accident was the inhalation of a cork into his bronchial tube. Multiple surgeries and skilled medical efforts could not remove the obstruction.
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George H. Bothwell
Congregational Church
Classon Avenue
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Hospital
Gas bill prompts candlelight at capitol in Nashville
The Tennessee state capitol faced a high gas bill for April prompting Superintendent Bittock to have the meter removed. Friday evening the corridors glowed with tallow candles in cuspidors, and Saturday six lanterns and a gallon of coal oil were bought to light the building.
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State Capitol
Nashville
Tenn
Bittock
Monument to Columbus Proposed at World’s Fair Site
Col. F. F. Hilder an American capitalist living in Honduras urges the department of state to open a Chicago subscription during the World’s Fair to fund a monument at the point where Columbus first set foot on the American mainland at Point Castilla near Truxillo Honduras.
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Columbus
F. F. Hilder
Honduras
Department of State
Chicago
America
Point Castilla
Truxillo
Rain Ends Mountain Fires in Pennsylvania Hills
A heavy Sunday morning rain stopped a wildfire on Pennsylvania's Blue mountains after days of effort. The shower lasting about two hours extinguished flames that had scorched more than fifteen hundred acres and halted the blaze.
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Blue Mountains
Pennsylvania
Denmark Moves to Cut Duties on Sugar and Related Goods
The treasury department is informed that Denmark has reduced duties on sugar chocolate and petroleum with the changes taking effect October 1 1891 A bounty will be allowed on the sugar used in beer exported The policy aims to lower consumer costs and stimulate exports.
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Denmark
Treasury Department
Long Distance Telephone Company Incorporation Noted
Articles of incorporation filed in Columbus for a new long distance telephone company to construct and operate lines from Cincinnati to Cleveland Detroit New York and other eastern cities.
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Long Distance Telephone
Columbus
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
New York
Milkman's Long Nap Ends After Hundred Hours
Frank Gray a Lamptown New Jersey milkman awoke after nearly a hundred hours of steady sleep. He admitted disbelief when told the duration of his unconscious spell.
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Frank Gray
Lamptown
N. J
Prices Realized in London Auction of Bolckow Art
Bolckow art collection in London realized 346990 dollars at auction. Meissonier's Sign Painter sold for 33860 dollars.
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Bolckow
London
Meissonier
Nearly All Italians Among 2105 Immigrants Landing
Report shows 2105 immigrants landed at New York on Saturday, with 1428 identified as Italians. The figure underscores a strong Italian presence in the arrival cohort and suggests emigration patterns shaping early 20th century immigration.
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New York
Deputies Fire as Coke Strikers Clash in Pennsylvania
In Leisenring and surrounding areas, deputies faced strikers during a confrontation over coke plant operations. John Mohan, a striker, was killed and another wounded when deputies fired after strikers attempted to seize a gun. Guards, plus a later report, say deputies opened fire mistaking leaders for rioters, while efforts to evacuate families continued and tensions remained high.
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Pennsylvania
Gray
Callaghan
Lessenring No. 3
John Mohan
Leisenring
Leisenring No. 3
Mt. Pleasant
Lear
Donnelly
Mayfield
McClure Coke Co
Dunbar
Callahan
Agnew
Mohan
Let Us Reflect Premier Rudini Urges Break in Controvery
Premier Rudini's note to Marquis Imperiali accuses Secretary Blaine of publishing a private dispatch. He asserts Italy's right to question U S handling of treaties and urges the federal government to consider an equitable solution and limit duties to current business.
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Rudini
New Orleans
Marquis Imperiali
Washington
Blaine
Emperor William declares I alone am master in Germany
At a Dusseldorf banquet honoring him, Emperor William spoke on protecting workers rights and praised the Austria treaty. He asserted no deviation from his policy, declaring I alone am master in this country and nobody else, a stance clearly aimed at Prince Bismarck amid disputes over the treaty and domestic affairs.
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Dusseldorf
William
Austria
Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
Ohio State News Veterans and storms dominate Ohio
At the Steubenville G A R Encampment officers were elected including Maj. A. M. Warner and John S. Pearce. A new life saving station is planned for Ashtabula. Senator Sherman returns to Mansfield. A severe storm hit Bryan damaging homes and crops, and Frank Ross was crushed by a falling beam near Jellaway. Governor Campbell commuted Isaac Smith’s sentence and pardons board members were reappointed. Springfield’s city hall boiler tampering alarm and a deadly locomotive accident near Johnson’s station were reported. The Adams County Farmers Alliance backs a county ticket. The Alexander dog bill passed with tax rules for dogs. 犬
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Ohio
Steubenville
Maj. A. M. Warner
Cincinnati
John S. Pearce
T. W. Prentice
Putnam
Dr. Stevenson
Manchester
Geo. Munson
Alliance
Ashtabula
Sherman
Mansfield
Bryan
Frank Ross
Jellaway
Gov. Campbell
Isaac Smith
Ohio Supreme Court
Campbell
Board of Pardons
Messrs. Malloy and Koons
Messrs. Kennedy and Baughman
Springfield
Dayton and Michigan
Johnson’s
John Fooly
Jacob Eick
Wood
Farmers’ Alliance
Adams County
Julius Baker
Butler County
Senate
Munson
Hocking Valley
Albert Stewart
Arcade Hotel
Nora Wright
Leedy Carter
Stewart
Baltimore and Ohio
Newark
John Rapinger
John Mitchell
Ft. Recovery
Miss Icy
Mary CATHARINE EG@LesTon
Scioto Water Co
Marion
Peter Walsh
Chillicothe
Four laborers burned to death in box car blaze
At a railroad camp on the Chattanooga Southern road four Black laborers were burned to death Sunday night. They had been drinking and gambling in a box car until moments before the fire was discovered. Some allege the car was set ablaze by companions of the victims to rob them after one man had won a large craps stake.
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Chattanooga Southern Road
Italy Bows Out of Chicago Exposition for Economy
It is decided that Italy will not take an official part in the Chicago exposition for economy reasons. Americans should take no exception, as Italy similarly took no official part in the French exposition of 1889.
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Italy
French deputy expelled after Fourmies riot remarks
During Monday debate on the Fourmies riot in the French assembly Ernest Roche branded Minister Constans a murder, provoking uproar. Roche was expelled and censured as supporters clashed amid heightened tension.
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Fourmies
Ernest Roche
Constans
Roche
Supreme Court Justices Contemplate Retirement and Senate Offer
Report states Justice Bradley and Justice Field may retire from the U S Supreme Court and Senator Edmunds would be offered one of the vacancies. The development signals a potential reshaping of the court and legislative appointments.
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Bradley and Field
U.S. Supreme Court
Edmunds
Wolf's Comet Discovered at Lick Observatory
The periodical comet was detected Monday morning by Mr. Barnard at Lick Observatory Mt Hamilton Cal. It is extremely faint and small and appears to follow the predicted path closely.
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Wolf
Barnard
Lick Observatory
Mt. Hamilton
Cal
Bees Declared Animals for Duty Levy by Treasury
A treasury department decision states that bees are animals for the purpose of levying duty. The ruling identifies bees as animal class for taxation, affecting duty calculations and regulatory treatment.
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Treasury Department
Blizzard Hits Alpena as Snowstorm Rages
A heavy snow storm prevailed in Alpena Michigan on Monday with strong gale conditions from the north. The storm disrupted travel and blurred visibility as residents braced for continuing wintry weather.
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Michigan
Alpena
Mic
Notable Valley Accidents and Local Developments
A series of local incidents and civic moves across Ohio include Gro PorterF of near Augusta stationing the scene of a fatal accident when a horse threw a boy two miles from Augusta, killing him while en route to fetch a doctor. Sidney adopts a shows ordinance banning immodest posters after May 10, and New Lisbon plans an anti dancing league. Middletown to borrow 50000 for a new schoolhouse. A C Cattell Co of Cincinnati assigns rubbers debts totaling 15000 liabilities and 6000 assets. Cleveland reports a worker’s head torn from an emery wheel burst. Medina jail inmate Edwin Morrill choked himself with a towel tied to a broomstick. Seneca county elder Mrs Sarah B Baker dies at 85 in Tiffin. State and Central National Banks of Cleveland approved as reserve agents for First National of Niles. West Liberty area farmer William J Chark notes cow births three calves in ten months with a prior birth last June. Mt Vernon old man Joseph Masters injures eye and face with cartridge discharge into stove.
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Gro. Porterf
Augusta
Carroll County
Frank Manful
Sidney
New Lisbon
Middletown
A. C. Cattell &Co
Cincinnati
Cleveland
John Siewert
Medina
Edwin Morrill
Sarah B. Baker
Seneca County
Tiffin
Comptroller of the Currency
Central National Banks of
First National Bank
Niles
William J. Chark
West Liberty
Mt. Vernon
Joseph Masters
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