Political shifts noted in West Virginia race and national scenes
In the fourth West Virginia district Smith a Republican was seated on a strict party vote in the Smith Jackson contest. The World's Fair project linked to New York is seen drifting into politics. Persistent political machine activity continues. Reports suggest Secretary Noble may become a Circuit Judge in a western district with potential Supreme Court prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith-Jackson
Congress
West Virginia
Smith
New York
Noble
Supreme Bench
Mississippi Legislature weighs repeal of Fifteenth Amendment
A memorial in the Mississippi Legislature asks Congress to repeal the Fifteenth Amendment finding support among some locals who believe it would solve the race problem, though the chances of realization are slim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mississippi
Liquor Restrictions Boost Abandonment in African Provinces
Some companies exert control in African provinces to prohibit liquor sales and furnishing. They employ high duties on the product to render the business unprofitable, encouraging abandonment.
Novel theft target in Sixth National Bank scheme in NYC
A group formed a company to buy the Sixth National Bank in New York City, paid a large price, then robbed the safe to cover costs. Authorities quickly hinged on the plan and captured the perpetrators. Reports implicate Lenox Hill and Equitable State Banks in the fraud. The piece warns of growing greed behind the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Sixth National Bank
Lenox Hill
Equitable State
Railroads to Unite Peoples and Preserve Peace
The text argues that a global railroad expansion will soon end the era of wonder, linking Europe, Asia Minor, Russia, and Hindostan with transcaspian lines. It envisions railways across continents unifying peoples, boosting wealth, and helping maintain peace, urging they be built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Constantinople
St. Petersburg
Asia Minor
Russia
England
Hindostan
New Letters Cast Doubt on Thomas Interviews
A Columbus correspondent reports letters from John H. Thomas denying interviews attributed to him. He says he has no charges against any Legislature member and will make none. The piece notes possible distortion by papers and urges readers to treat circulating interviews with caution pending truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John H. Thomas
U. S
Thomas
Political theater in Congress and state races roil the nation
A summary of tumult in Congress where Republicans press their majority amid Democratic filibuster tactics and quorum wrangles. In Ohio the Senate backs Marquis for lieutenant governor by a disputed 500 vote margin, Lampson refuses to concede until the Supreme Court rules. West Virginia faces graft accusations as legislators argue over the gubernatorial race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Reed
Demos
Capitol
Ohio
Senate
Marquis
Lampson
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Xaltation
Casehold
Armour's Chicago Trade Shaped by Large Footprint
Recited figures show Armour business in Chicago topped 60 million dollars in a single year. The company employed about six thousand workers with total wages near 3.6 million, and processed 1,290,000 hogs, 600,000 cattle, and 250,000 sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fleming Wins West Virginia Gubernatorial Election
The West Virginia gubernatorial race ends with Fleming, a Democrat, declared governor. His inauguration is scheduled for today. In the Legislature vote held Tuesday Carr of the Union Labor party sided with the Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Fleming
Carr
Coroner Blames Contractor for Colum Bus Gas Explosion
The coroner investigating the Colum bus natural gas blast finds five dead and about thirty five injured. He returns a verdict charging contractor Gibney with gross carelessness for failing to caulk a pipeline joint during construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Gibney
Democrats win in Paulding Defiance and Franklin Brown districts
In the Paulding Defiance district Geyer a Democrat won by 1200 votes. On Tuesday Heffner a Democrat captured Franklin county by 3644 votes and Pattison a Democrat won the Brown Clermont district State Senate seat by 1200 votes. The victories fill vacancies from deaths of Knapp Lawlor and Ashburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulding-Defiance
Geyer
Heffner
Franklin County
Brown-Clermont
Pattison
Knapp
Lawlor
Ashburn
Calamity at Secretary Tracy House in Washington City
A devastating fire at Secretary Tracy's Washington residence destroyed the home while the family slept. Mrs Tracy fell from a window and died, Mr Tracy was rescued after great effort, daughter Mary Tracy and a servant girl perished, another daughter Mrs Wilmerding and Miss Wilmerding were seriously hurt after leaping from a second story window. Fire origin unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy
Washington City
Mary Tracy
A London beauty regimen for timeless charm
A London writer outlines a comprehensive beauty routine. It includes daily cold baths, weekly Turkish baths, facial applications with veal and egg masks, eyelid rubbing, rose water and whiskey eye rinse, cold cream on hands, long sleep, and calm, cheerful demeanor to preserve youth and charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Byesville Fox Hunting Gang Formed
Debates shuffle through the local vicinity as residents note mining progress waning. J E Addison of Zanesville visits. Miss Anna Devol of Dexter City stays a few days. E B Finley near Senecaville attends a literary gathering. Miners trek to Sherrodsville for work while Rev W A Chalfant preaches to a large audience. The Byesville Fox Hunting Gang is organized with Ham Scott as president and a slate of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Addison
Zanesville
Anna Devol
Dexter City
E. B. Finley
Senecaville
Sherrodsville
Ohio
W. A. Chalfant
Danford
M. E
Byesville
Ham Scott
Jesse Wiley
James Orr
Amos McElmee
Mad Uollins
John Anderson
Basil Hutton
William Campbell
Cook
Pt Pleasant News Busy Week Notes and Visits
Pt Pleasant reports eggs at 10 cents and butter at 11.5 cents while roads are in poor condition. Stephen Hayt visited town last week. The school organized a literary society. Clay Robins processed a beef. A Hartford protracted meeting continues. Mrs John Deeren visited Cam bridge relatives. Miss Clara Thompson of Byesville visited here. Sevis and Johnson trip to Cambridge last Saturday. Alvin Murphy and Edward Finley visited friends in Byesville Saturday. Stephen Secrest family plans move to McConnelsville soon. Warm weather expected as ground hog failed to see its shadow last Sabbath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Hayt
Clay Robins
Hartford
John Deeren
Cambridge
Clara Thompson
Byesville
Sevis & Johnson
Alvin Murphy
Edward Finley
Stephen Secrest
McConnelsville
Ground hog sees no shadow and local news bond acts
Eggs priced at 12 cents and butter 17 cents. Roads bad and grippe still claims victims including John McKee. Watch for a local wedding soon. Sears and D B McCullough discuss a western trip. Truancy up and a possible lawsuit this week. Mrs. Sarah Leeper ill with lung trouble. W A McCullough shipped poplar lumber to Cambridge. School led by Prof William Angus and Kate progressing well. Lemuel Shaffer sick. Dr Boyd attended. Clark and Samuel McKim plan work in Bulger Pa at 18 dollars a month. Home Oil and Gas meeting at Kimbolton little accomplished. U P Church under Rev Hammond growing stronger. largest Sabbath School in Guernsey County. Constable White seeking Mason Miller who threatened his sister. Case before Squire Lewis. Mason Miller bound over to court. Congress questions, soldiers’ pledge and next election action anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McKee
KE. Sears
D. B. McCullough
Sarah Leeper
Wm. A. McCullough
Cambridge
Wm. Angus
Kate
Lemuel Shaffer
Boyd
Clark
Samuel McKim
Bulger
Home Oil and Gas Company
Kimbolton
U. P. Church
Hammond
Guernsey County
Constable White
Wheeling Township
Mason Iller
Squire Lewis
Guernsey
Congress
Eith
Ohio tobacco market slows in February 1890 at Bautimark
January is a slow month for Ohio tobacco in our market with no notable transactions. Manufacturers are well supplied as western barley tobacco stays cheap. Expected activity in fired grades hinges on European buyers returning in several months. meanwhile focus on drying and curing the new crop for June packings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Europe
German suitor weds Cincinnati woman after matrimonial ad
Augustus Exch a thrifty German citizen advertised for a wife in a newspaper matrimonial column. Katherine Feldman of Cincinnati replied, they exchanged letters and a contract, she came here and they married on Thursday evening in a ceremony led by Rev. Dr. Hollingshead St. Clairsville Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Exch
Katherine Feldman
Cincinnati
Miss Feldman
Veni Vidi Vici cure Salvation Oil advertised
A historical ad extols Dr Bull's Cough Syrup and a Sal vad tion Oil claiming not to fail against cold. The copy praises the United States vast lands and women, urging belief in quick remedies and public health confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bull
Best tobacco crop praised as county’s finest
W E Morris bought W J Watson’s Seneca township crop. The air cured four acre yield sold for 440 dollars at 550 a hundred. Watson prepared the ground with hills and phosphate to protect the plants, a method noted as peculiar for the region. Caldwell Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Morris
W. J. Watson
Seneca Township
Caldwell Journal
Swift's Specific credited for blood poison cure in 1888 letter
A Shreveport man writes that after months of illness and failed treatments he was cured by Swift's Specific S S S. He claims the tonic healed skin and hair loss, noting the remedy contains only vegetables and no minerals. A free blood and skin disease treatise is offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William 8. Loomis
Shreveport
Moll Springs
Swift
Loomis
Haines
Golden Specific
Corafidence
Golden Specific CO
Race St
Cincinnati
Button in Stomach Heals With String Fishing
A Ganton gentleman swallowed an overcoat button found in restaurant hash. It blocked the stomach entrance for days, baffling doctors since emetics could not reach the cavity. After three days of agony he tied a buttonhole to a string and pulled the button free, ending the distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
A Scrap of Paper Saves Her Life
A woman near death from consumption improved after using Dr. King's New Discovery. Reading a note on wrapping paper led her to obtain a trial bottle, then a full bottle, and she gained health, weight, and vitality. The notice invites stamps for fuller particulars from a Fort Smith druggist and Hawthorne's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Fuller
W. H. Cole
Fort Smith
JD. M. Hawthorne
Pancake Machine Delivers Fresh Cakes On Demand
A novel kitchen device sits on the table to grind batter between heated rollers. A lamp keeps the rollers hot and the machine deposits brown warm pancakes as needed, promising instant breakfasts.
Electric Bitters Promise Digestion Cure
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as the cure for dyspepsia and liver, stomach, and kidney ailments. It claims thousands seek this boon, promises lasting relief with proper use, and lists D. M Hawthorne's drug store as the seller. Prices are 50c and 1.00 per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M Hawthorne
American Historians Featured in February Magazine of American History
Mrs. Lamb reviews the February issue of American History highlighting the Congress of Historical Scholars. Key pieces include Charles Kendall Adams on European and American colleges, James Schouler on historical research, George M. Pavey on modern state constitutions, and several shorter papers by Lodge, Hall, Drowne, and King. The issue also presents portraits of George Bancroft and Mrs. James B. Toler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Schouler
United States
George M Pavey
Washington
America
Henry Cabot Lodge
Roy J. Hall
D C
Washingtoniana
Henry T. Drowne
Tarleton
Horatio King
George Bancroft
James B. Toler
Indiana school book woes draw warning from Ohio cases
Discussion of Indiana's school book law and a federal court ruling deeming the measure unconstitutional, citing trustees acting as private agents and monopolistic concerns. Includes a pasted testimonial from Hall's Catarrh Cure with a medical claim and price.
The White House Dinner Details From Washington Star
The article outlines the state dinner setup at the White House including table plan, plate cards, and procession for guests. It recounts the 1881 Hayes era grand entertainment for the diplomatic corps with 7,000 entrants, 4,500 partaking, and a $6000 cost, noting extensive catering and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Band
Executive Mansion
Diplomatic Corps
Hayes
W. T. Crump
Lumber Bought At Pt Pleasant Planing Mill
The Pt Pleasant planing mill offers all kinds of building and bridge timber sawed to order. Address G W Woodruff Dyson Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pt. Pleasant
G. W. Woodruff
Dyson, Ohio
Saturday Excursions Begin at BZ. & Co Ry Co
Beginning Saturday January 25 1890 the BZ & Co Ry Co will place on sale a special train. Excursion tickets sold every Saturday at one fare for the round trip. Tickets usable only on the last Saturday train and first returning Monday. Aimed to let patrons visit friends on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BZ. & Co. Ry Co
Vestibuled B&O Trains From Cambridge at 9:36 PM and 2:17 AM
The traveler notes the safety of children on vestibuled through trains to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York via the Baltimore and Ohio line. Trains leave Cambridge nightly at 9:36 pm and 2:17 am. Reservations available through M Fordyce, B & O Ticket Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cambridge
Tullman
Io Advance
M. Fordyce
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Mahaffey & Ogier
J.P. Mahaffey
T. W. Ogier
Main St
East Court Square
James G. Blaine
United States of Brazil
Canada
North Salem
Gieske & Nieman
Bautimark Mo
Louisiana
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
Indiana
Board of
Lodiana School Book Company
Schoolbook Company
Indiana School Book Company
Indiana School Journal
Benton County
Mandamus
Ohio Educational Monthly
Stare
Ouro
Orry
ToLtevo
Darene Clare
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
A. W. Gleason
White House
Washington Star
Ral Dilley
Crusher
Taylor Buock
Hotel Berwick
Cambridge, O
M. S. Wolff & CO
ONE Price Clothiers
L. Hirschberg
Postoffice
FAW. Ewatt
Salmon & Fwalt
Cosgrave
H. Greenwold
Wheeling Avenue
Guarantee Nursery Co
E. Laird
Geneva
N.Y
Connecticut
Ankee
Mark Twain
Dan Beard
N. C. Hamilton & CO
Superior St
Cleveland
Dr. Harkey
de. Harkey
This
L. A. Harkey
Berwick
Barnesville
Albert House
DR. L. A
Harkey
Auf
Eben E. Rexford
W. Hamilton Gibson
Waaay
T. DE Witt Talmage
D. D
Adeline D. T. Whitney
Josiah Allen
Mary J. Holmes
Kate Tannatt Woods
Maud Howe
Curtis Publishing CO
J. A. Bliss
W. T. Berry
A. B. Hall
Examiners
Mudlick
Miller’s Mill
Said County
Cleveland & Marietta Railway Co
Miller’s Mills
Ollstin
Cleveland Bays
Iceland
Shetland
Devon
Powell Brothers, Springbov
Crawford Co
Cambridge Nurseries
Hugh Boom
Okie
Ogier’s
Patel Medicines
Ogier
Ogier’s Book Store
Family Bibles
NeHodl Books
Coristanas Cars
Icienary Holder
Cambridge, Ohio
Merchant Cailor
Madison
Jed Williams
Court Square
Slate
L. P. Hosick
Wheeling Ave
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