Sherman boom spurs Ohio politics and Dayton convention plans
The Sherman boom spreads from Ohio to the nation as Ohio Republicans convene in Dayton for the April state convention. Senator Townsend urges early adjournment, Democrats oppose township local option in the Senate, and Governor Foraker is urged as the GOP nominee to lead the Chicago delegation amid a vigorous campaign and expected Republican victory. Dakotas admission fight tied to presidential politics.
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Ohio
Dayton
Sherman
Senate
Foraker
Chicago
Foster
McKinley
Grosvenor
Quail Protection Bill Defeated in House
A bill to prohibit killing quail year round was defeated in the House last Thursday. An attempt to recommit the measure failed after it sought to move from the Fish Culture and Game Committee to Agriculture. Farmers backed the bill with near unanimity while sportsmen groups statewide opposed it and led a strong lobby against passage.
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House
Committee On Fish Culture and Game
Committee On Agriculture
Sporsmen
Senate to Take Up Local Option Bill After House Pass
Senate faces a tough path as the township local option bill clears the House by one vote and moves to Senate consideration. An immediate Senate vote on receipt failed fifteen to twenty, sparking concerns of difficulty, though Senator Townsend remained optimistic early in the week.
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Senate
Townsend
General Assembly
Devastating cyclone devastates Mt Vernon Illinois
A cyclone struck Mt Vernon Illinois last Sunday evening killing between twenty and thirty people and injuring over a hundred. About three thousand residents faced ruin as fifty businesses were destroyed leaving only six standing. Fire followed the destruction trapping and burning victims amid the rubble. Roughly three hundred barns were destroyed.
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Mt. Vernon
Tiil
On Thursday Last a Bill Which Had Previously
A Thursday action involved a bill that had previously progressed through committee and readings. Details remain sparse in the readable text, but the item references legislative steps and ongoing consideration by lawmakers.
Athens County Officials Earn Public Trust Amid Growth
The Ath ens county board of Commissioners is praised for long service and integrity. Supporters note growth in wealth and population, justify higher compensation, and defend the current board against critics. Other items cite tax policy debates and religious instruction in government schools.
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Board of Commissioners
Athens County
John Brown
Gilbert McDougal
Thos. L. Minton
Wm. F. Pilcher
Fritz Finsterwald
Wm. H. Curfman
Edward Blake
W. G. Hickman
J. W. Murphy
Messrs
Ham, Higgings
Campbell
Republican Presidential Candidate Profile
The passage outlines the kind of man Republicans demand as their candidate for President. It stresses firm governing convictions, strong advocacy for protection to home industry, personal knowledge of people and affairs, and freedom from sympathy with reformers and the party’s liberal wing.
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Hia
Obscure Cincinnati Enquirer quote cited in text
Fragmentary OCR yields a garbled Cincinnati Enquirer line about Obie and studies. No clear event, dates, or names beyond a vague reference to a list of studies and modesty.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
President and Mrs Cleveland Pereamnean Event Gulch
An unclear notice from a local paper references a Tuesday evening event featuring President and Mrs Cleveland Pereamnean. Details are partially illegible but imply a ceremonial or social gathering with notable attendees and a formal setting.
Ohio Farmers Shrink Flocks to Please Cleveland Says Maryland farmer
A Maryland farmer reports in the New York Tribune that wool tariff cuts drive wool producers to reduce flocks. He states farmers will lower sheep numbers to one ram and a shepherd dog by next spring as they aim to appease President Cleveland.
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Commissioner of Indian Affairs
American Bible Society
Presbyterian Mission Boards
American (Congregational Missionary Association
Board of Missions of
The
Protestant Episcopal Church
Methodist Missionary Society
Board of Indian Commissioners
New York Mail and Express
United States
Ohio
New York Tribune
Cleveland
Ohio Republican League Banquet Planned in Cincinnati
An upcoming Ohio Republican League banquet is announced for Cincinnati. The notice hints at a political gathering amid regional party activities and local civic engagement.
Two Great Questions of Surplus for the Democrats
The text argues the surplus of treasury funds and White House excess must be resolved by voters in November. A free ballot and fair count will yield a change in White House leadership and, in turn, treasury surplus management benefiting the country. The Dayton link notes the Republican State Convention seating 3500 may exceed attendance and influence the Ohio delegation to Chicago.
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Democratic Party
Treasury
White House
Cleveland
Dayton
Chicago
Ohio
Athens Asylum Report Praised and Local News Roundup
The editor notes the Athens Asylum for the Insane shows strong results under current management and praises the state for humane care. Local items cover coal sales gains in Sunday Creek valley, spring dress goods arrivals, Florida weather envy, a Presbyterian social, Knights of Pythias anniversary attendance, a railroad accident injuring a brakeman, the April street commissioner election, and appropriations to Ohio University and the Athens Asylum.
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Middleport Republican
Athens
Sunday Creek
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