Measles rumors and court reports in regional notes
Rumors of nearly 100 Ada students with measles mix with local legal and social notes. Indictments in Defiance for selling liquor to minors, a notable rescue of a girl from the Miami by a brave boy, and varied dispatches on politics, public safety, and local incidents across towns like Van Wert, Bluffton, and Columbus.
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Defiance
Samuel Dunham
A. D
Court of Common Pleas
van Wert
Revivar
J.C. Allen
Earthquake destroys buildings in Bitlis and other notes
News notes report widespread damage from an earthquake at Bitlis in Asiatic Turkey. Other items include currency shortages, business failures in Michigan, a murder in Columbus Georgia, leadership changes on railroads, and political moves in several states.
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Bittlis
Turkey
William Busterfield
East Saginaw
Mich
Nell Gwynne
America
Lotta
J. W. Drake
John A. Scarborough
Columbus
Elisha P. Wilber
Asa A. Packer
Unger & Gates
West Alexandria
Ind
David Leonard
Burlington
Grand Jury
Fargo
D. T
Ordway
Sandwich
Eng
Austin
Tex
Europe
St. Louis
New York
Ohio Senators Move to Maintain Scott Law
Republican Senators in the Sixty sixth General Assembly adopted a resolution Friday urging every practical means to block repeal of the Scott law or any portion. The measure signals party intent to uphold the statute amid legislative debate.
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Ohio
Sixty-sixth General Assembly
Wood County Horse Thieves Sentenced
Judge Dodge on Tuesday sentenced James Claybrook and Jeremiah Wilkinson to ten years each in the penitentiary for stealing horses. Edward Wilkinson received six years. The Horse Protection Association arrested them. E. O. Stanard, former Missouri governor, visits Washington and predicts wheat prices will stay low as British and Indian producers compete domestically.
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Wood County
E. O. Stanard
Missouri
Washington
America
Australia
India
Holding the Fort Disrupts Ada Baptist Church Row
A church meeting in Ada Ohio erupted when D A Wood objected to electing Enos as Assistant Superintendent. The deacon clashed with Superintendent Carey and others, orders to sit down and threats followed. The dissenters were expelled a week earlier and face trial that evening.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Apa
Ohio
Baptist Church
Enos
D. A. Wood
Carey
W. L. Henderson
Nasby Reforms After Near Drowning Sparks Temperance Stand
Hancock Courier details how Petroleum V. Nasby, long a heavy drinker, vowed to give up alcohol after a lake boating accident nearly ended in drowning for him and his young son. Nasby credits the brush with death for his sharp turn against liquor and now fights the Rum Power in his paper.
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Hancock Courier
Petroleum
Nasby
Hersey wins Delaware County race in stormy turnout
Incomplete returns from Delaware County show Hersey, Republican, elected by a 150 to 500 majority amid a light vote caused by the storm. Holbrook's tally reached 452 while Manchester’s loss is linked to Alison's influence. The Senate postponed the State Entomologist bill and debated Inspector Wilson's mining measure, likely mirroring Ohio law.
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Des Mores
Delaware County
Hersey
Holbrook
Manchester
Alison
Senate
House
Senate Committee On Mines and Mining
Inspector Wilson
Ohio
Concessions Won For North Dakota Manitoba Wheat Growers
In St Paul on February 14 the Manitoba Road head Mr Hill promised cars for through wheat hauls when available and to pay shovel costs for through cars East when not. He would allow elevators of 45000 bushel capacity if operated year round by responsible parties. He also guarantees lower freight rates on fuel and lumber for the Northwest and grain East, meeting all powers granted.
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St. Paul
Minn
North Dakota
Manitoba
President Hill
Hill
Northwest
Bridge collapse over White River blamed on temporary rods
Coroner Maxwell in Indianapolis completed the inquiry into the January 31 train wreck on the Indianapolis & Chicago Air Line Railway. The verdict holds the bridge weakened by temporary rods used during repairs, with no individual accountability, effectively placing blame on the railway company.
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Indianapolis
Maxwell
Chicago Air Line
White River
Broadipple
Sulzbach Brothers win $300,000 in Thompson estate suit
In Philadelphia on February 14 the United States Circuit Court judges McKenna and Butler ruled for Sulzbach Brothers bankers in the suit against the Thompson estate. The bankers claim mismanagement of the Davenport and St. Paul Railroad construction caused about $300,000 in damages.
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Philadelphia
Sulzbach Bros
Thompson Estate
McKenna and Butler
United States Circuit Court
Thompson
Suizbach Bros
Davenport & St. Paul
Doctor Geo H Marshall Acquitted in Mail Fraud Case
Dr Geo H Marshall was acquitted in United States District Court on charges of attempting to blackmail Mary Anderson. The court ruled the offense did not fall under the mail fraud statute and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
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Prrrspuran
Geo. H. Marshall
Mary Anderson
United States District Court
Fuzzy Report From St Louis Mentions Fines and Bills
Fragmentary notes report a failure in St Louis with figures like 100000 and 50000, reference to Fostoria criminals sent to Toledo Work House to pay fines, and a Senate bill banning the killing of squirrels from February 1 to June 1.
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Fostoria
Toledo
State Senate
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