Monument commemorating Buffington Island Battle in Ohio
Portland teems with a 26 foot stone monument east of the town marking the July 18, 1863 Buffington Island battle. It lists tablets honoring Union leaders Morgan Hobson Major McCook mound builders and land donor Mrs Norma Caiking Peoples and notes the 1931 Ohio Historical Society erection for the state park purpose.
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Portland
Buffington
Ieland
Beloto
gKiown
Buffington Taland
Crem
H. Morgan
Wwe
Ghia River
Henry Minda Gua
Edward H. Hobson
Unio River
Morgan
Ohio
New Lisbon
Daniel McCook
United States Army
Cincinnati
Spring Grove
Ohio Valley
Glate of
Norma Caiking Peoples
Pomeroy
Charles
Sarah Price
Veteran Railroad Conductor Retires After 42 Years
LANESVILLE Jan 1 Joseph L Toller of 633 Brighton boulevard veteran passenger conductor of C L I railway lines has retired after 42 years service. His last run was Tuesday from Parkersburg West Virginia to the local depot. He is now resting at home and on the railroad pension list. He recalls airbrakes, heated coaches with wood fires and oil lamps. He began on the H C Q Southwestern and later joined G L K lines after mergers. He served as brake man freight conductor and became a passenger conductor in 1913 between Zanesville and Parkersburg. He aided the Sam Toy run to the mining town now forgotten and served as yardmaster at Marietta for years.
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Lanesville
Joseph L. Toller
Brighton Boulevard
B. Éc UV
Parkersburg
W. Va
Railway Times
Teller
H. & Q. Southwestern
Hnes
Zanesville
Toller
Sam Toy
Marietta
University Glee Club Skips Ohio College Contest
Ohio University will not enter the Ohio College Men's Glee Club Contest this year due to lack of time to prepare a satisfactory program. The contest is set for February 19 at Gray Chapel, Ohio Wesleyan University. Prior years saw the club earn top placements, though it has not entered for three years.
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Ohio University
Ohio College
C .C. Robinson
Gray Chapel
Ohio Wesleyan University
Robinson
Aivat
Glee Club
Arsciation
Ars
Ohio
State University
Capital University
Denison University
Wooster College
Bluff$65 College
Baldwrin-Wallace College
Muskingum College
Northern University
Ohio Westsyne Uni
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Bouffington
Yaland
Bprilands
Men’s Glee Club
Vas
Zenners
Coats
Tomore
KOTEX
Yanen
Diahe
Fue
Handy Andy
Orehia
Sihouette
Nashua
Sale of
St. Meg’s All Fine Blankets
Healy
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