Political notes on 14th district GOP convention and Beecher case
The Cincinnati Times notes factions within the Fifth District GOP, the Columbus meeting designating a Republican State Convention date, and Theodore Tilton’s allegations about Henry Ward Beecher. It mentions Van Yorns and Sprague as congressional candidates and praises Col. Van Vorhes as a strong GOP pick for the Fifteenth District.
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Columbus
Pnt
Hox
Nelson H. van Yorns
Meigs
Monroe
Morgan
Faauington
Sprague
van Vorhes
Cincinnati
Col. van Vorhes
Legislative Committee Probes Telegraph and Freight Firms
A special committee of Ohio representatives led by Grosvenor McCoy and Baker departs to Columbus for days to prepare a circular seeking information on telegraph express and freight rates. The aim is a full report for the next General Assembly session and potential legislation. Also, Cincinnati Gazette union workers oust editors to control internal affairs, poisoning new hires with arsenic in coffee. no fatal outcome, but health officials label it arsenic poisoning. The unions’ motives appear to be politics rather than crime per se.
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Grosvenor
McCoy
Baker
Genes
As of Representatives
Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati Grgetie
pMice
Gazette
License Question To Be Voted By Obie Voters
The Mussineen readers discuss a proposed license clause in the new Constitution for Obie. Proponents argue a license scheme would curb traffic in intoxicating liquor, reduce crime, and uplift public morality, while opponents fear government controls may fail and create weak enforcement.
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Olio
Miuhood
Nohood
Wales
The License Question in Ohio Temperance Debate
In a July 20 1874 message the editor argues the Constitution's license clause fails to guarantee liquor sales legality and urges a stringent license law. It cites Connecticut statutes and Ohio history, contending licensing can greatly reduce sales, while prohibition remains unreliable and politically unlikely.
License and liquor laws debate over prohibition effects
The piece discusses licensing as a guardian against liquor. It imagines possible laws restricting sales to sealed packages and banning open consumption on premises. It warns that licensing could still allow violations and questions if strict restrictions would be traded for a weaker prohibition.
Against the New Constitution in Ohio Farmers Note
A letter from July 20, 1874 argues Ohio voters should reject the proposed constitution. The writer suspects lawyers push for more courts and judges for personal gain, critiques party motives, and warns farmers to scrutinize the instrument despite some claimed benefits. The piece also includes ads for tobacco, clothing, drugs, and household goods.
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New EngGuam
Epiror Missenger
Court of Common Pleas
Common Pleas
Circuit Court Appellant
Athens
Ohio
Carpet Company Halts Trade At Cost For 60 Days
J and F L Ballard announce the discontin uance of the carpet trade citing need for more room. For the next sixty days the entire stock of wool carpets and mattings will be sold at cost. This sale offers customers exactly what is paid with no markup.
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Patlerde
J.&f.l. Ballard
Warren Fiewee
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Henry Ward Beecher
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Webster
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Vine Street
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Nelson's College
Langdale
Nelson’s College
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Truggiasis
Liumandreys’ Speecific Ttomed Pathic Medicine Co
Sol Brandwey
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Broadway
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Enian B. & L. Association
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J.D. Brown
Beo'y
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Court Street
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