Through train service links Toledo to East with new Ohio routing
Train No 13 departs Toledo at 7 45 p m reaches Monroeville and Norwalk by 12 45 a m opening the line from Toledo to Bowerston linking with the Pennsylvania System for all points East. Through car service runs between Toledo Cambridge and Marietta and Bowerston and Akron Youngstown and Pittsburgh. W Woodford and J M Hall sign as general managers and agents.
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Marietta
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Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Youngstowna
M.D. Woodford
James M. Hall
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Monest the Hills o Somerset by James Whitcomb Riley
A nostalgic reminiscence in a rural voice recalling youth in Somerset. The speaker imagines childhood scenes with animals and harvests, recalls a mother long gone, and vows the boy’s spirit remains alive in memory. The piece blends lyric wandering with bittersweet affection for former days.
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Mother
Mary Jane
Pap
Somerset
James Whitcomb Bley
Century
I Was a Country Teacher and Found True Love
A young teacher at Grasshopper Corners recalls her shy pupil Zeke Ruggles and his secret romance. After thwarted advances by a local farmer, Zeke confesses love. she rejects him, and years later learns he has become a lawyer and is grievously ill. She returns, sings to him, and he recognizes her at last, dying or living as her husband in memory.
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Iris
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Slatt
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Job Slatt
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Larnin
Albany
Mr. Ruggles
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Welcome to the White House Mrs. Hayes
Nellie Bly recalls Mrs. Hayes’s White House visit with Mrs. Hayes entering in white silk and Ulysses Grant bidding farewell. The account describes a grand dinner, oath by Chief Justice, and Bly’s emotional farewell as the Hayes leave Washington for Europe.
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White House
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Buckner
Fort Donelson
Ship of State
Julia
Europe
Nellie Bly
N. Y
Socialites mobilize volunteer waitresses in New York
A fashionable New York hostess hosting a charity feast asked for waitresses from social circles. Within three days ten times the needed number volunteered, all from fashionable society. Charitable workers note there is no shortage of personal service volunteers in the city.
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New York
New York City
Vast reclaimed swamp would yield immense farm land
It is estimated that the area of unreclaimed swamp and marsh in the United States capable of drainage and cultivation equals the total cultivated land, or nearly 300,000,000 acres. Much of this land could be reclaimed with little effort and expense, turning into high value farm land.
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United States
Ohio's vote for president official canvass completed
The official count of Ohio’s presidential vote was completed by the Secretary of State on November 24. Top electors were A. H. Mattox Republican and Irvine Duncan Democrat. The official plurality by counties stood at 19,599 with district tallies listing numerous party winners and net Republican plurality 20,350.
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A. H. Mattox
Irvine Dungan
T. Everett
Daniel Flanagan
Benjamin Butterworth
John A. Caldwell
EE. S. Williams
S. S. Yoder
George E. Seney
M. M. Boothman
Henry L. Morey
Fighth
Robert P
James W. Owens
Joseph D. Taylor
William McKinley, Jr
Republcan
Ezra B. Taylor
M. L. Smyser
Theodore EK. Burton
Proposals to require medical exam for marriage
A Chicago Herald editorial urges that before marriage licenses are issued, applicants submit to district medical councils for health clearance. Councils would certify freedom from hereditary diseases and restrict those with serious moral or health concerns from fathering or mothering.
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Judge Hopkins on lawyers reading faces in court
A Atlanta Journal report recalls Judge Hopkins noting cr iminal lawyers study faces while striking juries. He cites a murder case where a juror with a believed bad nose was rejected despite the prisoner being satisfied, illustrating prejudice in voir dire.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
Milk Vendor Deflects Disease Rumor With Quip
A Boston Budget item reports a milk vendor faced with a rumor his cows were diseased. Upon visiting a patron he was told not to leave milk for now. He replied that his milk never saw a cow, humorously denying the accusation. The outcome on customer retention is not stated.
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Commission Report on Long and Short Haul Clause in Rail Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission report estimates U S railroad mileage at 152 731 miles on June 30 1888 with 2 312 new miles in six months It notes 1 251 reporting corporations and 65 operating entities due to leases It discusses rate wars and the limits of federal authority over rail fares and consolidation as a remedy It urges uniform classifications immigrant controls and potential federal leadership to curb abuses in commissions and capitalization It cautions against trusts and calls for joint tariffs and through rates among carriers
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Inter-State Commerce Commission
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Ohio River
Suthern
Castle Garden
Congress
Citybound Son Takes Polonius Advice In Jest
A Long Island farmer mocks his son’s move to the city to seek independence. The boy vows to succeed, joking he will become a "little neck clam with lemon juice" if he fails, in a humorous exchange about ambition and family wisdom.
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Polonius
Farmer and Wife Visit Dentist for Tooth Pulling
A farmer asks the dentist for prices. Fillings cost one to two dollars and extractions fifty cents. The farmer tells his wife to have a tooth pulled.
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Mariar
Wordplay and Bandit Bandouts in Town Dialogue
A quirky note from the Fitts burgh Chronicle Telegraph contrasts pun makers with pundits and musicians with bandits, riffing on judgment and skill in local talk. The item plays on word puns and local reputation in a concise, wit flavored snippet.
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Fittsburgh
A Bad Man's Suit for Libel Never Fits Him
A short quip from Picayune notes a rogue’s vanity and claim to privilege, teasing that a guilty figure cannot find fitting punishment or protection in libel claims. The remark highlights clever courtroom irony and social satire.
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