July 12, 1904 - Toledo's best mayor, Samuel "Golden Rule" Jones, dies in his second term. The millionaire manufacturer, who sometimes stood on his head to preach Christian brotherhood, instituted a "Golden Rule" in his factories and gave workers higher pay and more leisure time. At his Gold Rule Park, a Golden Rule Band played. Jones humanized conditions for the poor, took away police nightsticks and wanted the public to own utilities.
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