Dems hold all 85 U S internal districts
The report notes all eighty five internal revenue districts in the United States are filled by Democrats. Texas fever has struck Nebraska cattle herds with many deaths. Alaska will get new schools with Dawson sent by the Education Bureau. A seventeen foot snake story from Sparta Ohio circulates. Washington reports a Cleveland tour of western states in autumn. St Louis included in the potential itinerary. Knights of Labor adopts new constitution by about three fourths, under a thousand locals voting against.
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United States
Alaska
Dawson
The
Bureau of Education
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Knights of Labor
Destructive Floods Sweep Arizona Towns
Heavy rains turned streams into torrents across Arizona. Homes and stock were carried away and several people are reported drowned as floodwaters inundate the lowlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Sorrowful pleas arise for emigrants to Liberia
Letters from colonists who moved from the South to Liberia describe suffering and beg friends in America to help them return home. Subscriptions are being raised in some Southern areas to fund their repatriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberia
America
South
Vig fight over Prohibition question in Texas
The opponents of the Prohibition measure in Texas intensify their campaign to defeat the proposal with strong claims of failure by supporters. Supporters remain equally earnest and confident. Election is scheduled for August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Hocking Valley Follows Reject Rate Cut for Coal Freight
At a Cleveland meeting last week the Hocking Valley followers failed to win a rate cut for coal shipments to Chicago from $2 to $1.75. They chose to accept the current rate as western lines threaten to undercut to below $1. The Pittsburg coal field rate stands at $2.25.
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Cleveland
Hocking Valley Folls
Chicago
Pittsburg
Jake Sharp Sentenced to Prison and Fine Over Disappearance Tale
The Wheeling Register notes Jake Sharp is disappearing at a rapid rate and jokes about guessing his whereabouts like his brother Koedlers. Sharp has been sentenced to four years in the penitentiary and fined $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Register
Canada
Koedlers
Jake Sharp
Sharp
Elix Turner Seeks Probate Judge Nomination at Republican Convention
The Herald notes Elix Turner as a qualified Republican candidate for Probate Judge. He is praised for wide experience as U S Commissioner and Justice of the Peace with few reversals, and would be a strong candidate if nominated.
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Herald
Elix Turner
Turner
U.S. Commissione
Justice of the Peace
Excommunication of Dr McGlynn Sparks Catholic Tension
The long talked of excommunication of Dr McGlynn has occurred and is not welcomed by the American Catholic Church. The action unsettles leaders and may provoke a wave of discontent. McGlynn maintains an independent stance and criticizes the Holy See when commenting on the matter.
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McGlynn
United States
Holy See
Thurman Declines Democratic Nomination Cited by Son
A circulated report claims Hon. A G Thurman will not accept the Democratic nomination and will not permit his name before the convention. Democratic conventions across the state have favored him, with some delegates instructed accordingly. Remaining contenders named are T E Powell, Congressmen, and Foran, with Governor Campbell noted.
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A. G. Thurman
T. E. Powell
Foran
Campbell
County Democratic Committee Names Delegates to State Convention
The county Democratic Central Committee met at the Jeffersonian office Saturday and selected delegates for the State convention including Judge E W Mathews and William C Angus. Alternates named are William Lawrence I N Whissel L K Hill I A Tannehill and E Bowers. County convention set for Monday September 12 with primaries the Saturday before at usual election sites.
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Democratic Central Committee
E. W. Mathews
Cambridge
William C. Angus
Liberty Township
J. F. Orr
Millwood
Peter Murtha
Spencer
D. ©. Kennon
Oxford
William Lawrence
Wills Township
I. N
Heat Wave Sweeps Nation With Record Highs
The nation endures a severe heat wave with Friday named the warmest day in years. Des Moines hit 102 degrees while Atlanta reached 95 as Duluth reported 56 and Eastport 66. Prostration and deaths from the heat are reported across cities.
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United States
Weather Bureau
Texas
Lake Superior
Des Moines
Iowa
Atlanta
Georgia
Duluth
Minnesota
Eastport
Maine
Buffalo Bill claims grand England picnic with royal patrons
Bill Cody writes from England boasting of a grand tour and claims to have captured the country from the Queen in show business terms. He says he is dining with royalty, including the Prince of Wales, and contrasts his reception with that given to Ulysses S. Grant. He asserts luck in birth and success.
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Bill Cody
Buffalo Bill
England
Grant
Dakota Pushes for State Admission Split
The editorial notes Dakota seeks admission via another Congress raid, aiming to divide the territory by eastern and southern portions. It praises Dakota citizens as energetic and persevering, likely to prevail despite challenges.
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Dakota
Congress
China Population Claim Sees 450 Million Milestone
A report asserts China’s current population will top 450 million, exceeding a third of the globe. The claim highlights Asia’s demographic heft and potential global impact amid growth projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Globe
Eighth Annual Pennyroyal Reunion Program
The Pennyroyal Reunion in Guernsey county Ohio lists August 24 25 1887 at Gardiner's Grove near Fairview with a two day program. It details music addresses memorial exercises basket dinners and social events plus lists officers committees and expected speakers including David D Taylor Joseph Ferrell and J B Turkle.
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Gardiner’s Grove
Fairview
Oxford Township
Guernsey County
Ohio
J. W. Robins
David D. Taylor
J. H. Satcher
O. V. Wells, Esq
J. F. Stout
S. H. Hurst
Holy Land
Earl D. Holtz
J G Bell
Joseph Ferrell
M D Rodecker
D C Kennon
I E Morris
J M Holtz
H Stout
R H Henry
Lewis Anderson
J B Borton
John Wherry
Alexander Cochran
W H Brown
J C Beckett
Samuel Carter
Jonathan Rose
J B
J. H. Sarchet
Wm. Barton
N. B. Scott
J. O Grimes
W. N. Cowden
W. H. McFarland
W. V. Milligan
Robert Carr
John I. Wilson
Karat P. Edmonds
the Grove
David D Taylor
C V Wells
C P Taylor
J B Turkie
Roger Kirkpatrick
Thomas Smith
Wm Borton
DC Kennon
J W Hill
G H Stout
JG Bell
JO Grimes
WN Cowden
RH Henry
J W Turkle
Democrats Nominate Mortley and Dorr for State Senate
Delegates from the 18th and 19th Ohio Senatorial District gathered in Newcomerstown for a heated convention. D. A. Mortley won the nomination on Mortley’s 13th ballot, while I. N. Dorr secured the second spot after multiple ballots and a Tuscarawas delegation protest.
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Ohio
Chicago
Grover Cleveland
Allen G. Thurman
Guernsey
Mortley
Denny
Durrand
Buchanan
Noble
Tuscara
Wu. Lawrence
Dorr
Twe Democrats Nominate Noble County Ticket
The Democrats of Noble county nominate A. J. Spriggs for representative J. W. Jones for Probate Judge H. F. Faber for Auditor Ross Elder for Treasurer W. E. Morris for Sheriff Adam Hamilton for Commissioner J. A. Okey for Prosecuting Attorney Riley Parrish for Recorder W. R. Keever for Surveyor W. R. Boggs for Coroner P. C O. Keith for Infirmary Director.
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Twe Democrats
Noble County
A. J. Spriggs
J. W. Jones
H. F. Faber
Ross Elder
W. E. Morris
Adam Hamilton
J. A. Okey
Riley Parrish
W. R. Keever
W. R. Boggs
P. C O. Keith
Wool market stalls push above 30 cents per pound
Local dealers report about 200000 pounds of Mus King County wool has left farmers hands at 30 cents or slightly higher. Markets are currently stagnant with few sales as buyers cap at 30 cents even for top quality clips while flockmasters seek 33 to 35 cents.
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Muskingum County
Sabbath school delegates urged for Cumberland convention
All Sabbath schools intending to send delegates to the County Union Convention at Cumberland on August 9 to 11 should appoint them next Sabbath and send names to I Harper, Cumberland Ohio. Smaller schools up to 100 pupils elect three delegates, larger ones four. The Cumberland community plans to entertain visitors and wants names to assign places by mail in advance.
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Cumberland
I. Harper
Ohio
Snake Kills and Umbrella Rescue near the Fourth
The Cumberland News recounts Harvey Dennis killing two copperheads during the July Fourth week including a large old timer, then an umbrella mishap. A black snake had swallowed most of the umbrella, leaving only the handle intact after Harvey opened it.
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Harvey Dennis
Noah
Harvey
Cumberland News
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Advertisement Claim
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions offering guaranteed satisfaction or refund. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by L Wall & Co. February 18.
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L. Wall & Co
Bliss Lake Visits Near Winchester and Local Notes
Bliss Lake visits near Winchester. J E Heskett contemplates Cambridge trip. Mrs Crawford ill with consumption. Barber shop talk at Dogtown. Henry Lake guest of Wm Hawkins last week. Essie and Essie Orr visited Eyesville. Mrs Ed Hawes and daughter Ethel of Ada visiting here. Farmers hold wool at 35c, none sold. Jonathan Garber slowly recovering. Dr E Bugher from Caldwell spent time here. Dogtown rejects school house, seeks road to clay pike. Win Renner's horse fell, neck broken. he refused 150 dollars prior to accident.
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Bliss Lake
Winchester
J E Heskett
Cambridge
Crawford
Henry Lake
Wm Hawkins
Essie
Essie Orr
Eyesville
Ed Hawes
Ethel
Ada
Jonathan Garber
E Bugher
Caldwell
Dogtown
Clay Pike
Win ‘Renner
A Complete Cure for Cancer Imperial Testimony
Mrs. W. P. Cannon of Trenton Kentucky writes that after eight years with a facial sore and failing treatments from seven doctors she used eighteen bottles of a remedy labeled as a certain cure. She reports the cancer ulcer healed with no noticeable scar and improved health, claiming the blood purifier improved appetite and digestion.
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S.S
W. P. Cannon
Trenton, Todd Co
Health and strength as life’s essential duty for all
The author argues that sound minds and bodies are essential to a full life and success. Health enables achievement in moral, political, and intellectual fields, with the duty to care for one’s body through proper living, diet, and medical guidance, acknowledging heredity and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gioty
Hercules
Emer
Cure Report With Two Bottles of S. S. S.
A Georgia man reports blood and skin healing after using two bottles of S. S. S. The testimonial claims rapid cure of minor abrasions and firm flesh. March 3 1887. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free from Swifts Specif ic Co., Atlanta Drawer 3.
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Swirt Specirrc
Atlanta, Ga
Indian Camp Weather and Local Notes
Miss Mary Fleming is on the sick list. Mrs John Smith is improving. Thomas Long goes to Ontario to teach a normal school. Miss Ella Johnston of New Concord visited Lizzie McMullen. Rev W H Clark plans a visit to his parents near Flat Ridge. Alice Herre returns to Illinois after a visit. Howard Stewart sold six head of two year cattle to Mr Nicholson for 25 per head. A heavy wind hail and rain storm passed through this section doing damage to corn and uncut oats.
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Creighton
Mary Fleming
John Smith
Thomas Long
Ontario
Ella Johnston
New Concord
Lizzie McMullen
W H Clark
Flat Ridge
Alice Herre
Illinois
Howard Stewart
Nicholson
Radical Remedy praised in Ohio testimonial
A Columbus resident H Graventine writes May 11 1887 praising the Robinett Medicine Co Radical Remedy for arthritis rheumatism and kidney trouble. He reports immediate relief after one package and urges others to try it. The letter notes sale at D M Hawthorne's drug store in Cambridge Ohio.
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Columbus, O
Robinett Medicine Co
West Broad St
H. Graventine
North High St
Columbus
Ohio
D. M. Hawthorne
Cambridge
Mystery Snake In Oak Tree Baffles Madison Neighbors
Residents report a large striped snake living in a hole forty feet up a white oak on the line between farms of Jos Hughes and James Harford in Madison township. The neighborhood has seen the reptile many times, but it remains in its tree home and the origins of its food are unclear.
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Jos Hughes
James Harford
Madison Township
Astonishing Success Promotes Boschee's German Syrup
An advertiser lauds Boschee's German Syrup as curing consumption and lung diseases citing three doses relieve any case. It urges pharmacists to recommend it to the sick, notes 80,000 dozen bottles sold last year with no reported failures, and offers sample bottles at 10 cents and regular size at 75 cents.
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Boschee
United States
Canada
Mar
Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil Advised
Medical professionals prescribe Scott's Emulsion for consumptive and emaciated patients saying it is a scientifically prepared cod liver oil with beneficial hypophosphites. Take no other.
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Scott
Electric Bitters praised by doctors and customers
The druggist W D Sult of Peru Indiana and Abraham Hare of Bellville Ohio endorse Electric Bitters. Sult cites a Rheumatic case cured after six bottles and Hare calls it the best selling medicine in 20 years. The ad claims the tonic cures liver kidney and blood diseases and sells for 50 cents at L Wall & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Sult
Peru
Ind
Abraham Hare
Bellville
L. Wall & Co
Hartford Coal Shaft worker visits Noble county health issue
Mack Seigler of Hartford is in town for two weeks due to ill health. He is a weighter at the Hartford Coal Shaft, which employs about 100 workers. The plant ships roughly twenty cars daily and pays about $2,000 monthly. Caldwell Republican.
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Mitchell
W. S. Heade
Barr
Harry Keffer
Tuscarawas
Buchanan
Mack Seigler
Hartford
Noble County
Caldwell Republican
Danial Webster Not Enrolled in Supreme Court Rolls
Z. L. White notes in the American Magazine that Daniel Webster is absent from the Supreme Court counselor rolls and lacks a bar admission record for this court. It suggests his early prominence may have led to the assumption of oath and enrollment without question.
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Daniel Webster
Supreme Court
Z. L. White
The
American Magazine
Home ready for occupancy in about a month
The article indicates the new Children’s Home should be ready for occupancy in roughly one month, signaling progress toward opening and housing arrangements for the program.
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Mahaffey & Ogiier
T.w.ogier
Main St
East Court Square
Nebraska
Sparta
T. M. C. Anderson
A. Pegrie
M. Moses
E. W. Wilson
West Virginia
John A. Bingham
N H Barber
J W Campbell
G L Phillips
J D Taylor
JS Nace
Samuel Forbes Rey D A McClenahan
J A Buchanan
W S Heade
Col TH Anderson
F L Rosemond
M R Patterson
J L Douglas
J A Hawthorne
W G Keil
J K Booker
W Robins
I N White
E A Dollison
Pennyroyaldom
D. H. Mortley
I. N. Dorr
Newcomerstown
Theuernsey
P. B. Sarcher
J. Turkle
Willian Borton
John Frye
Robert T. Scott
Committee On Permanent Organization
J. H. Mitchell
W.S. Heade
George Washiton
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Coshocton
Bible
D. A. Mortley
Monroe
Pearson
B.denny
Thomas Horton
A. I. Dorr
George W. Bowers
John A. Buchannan
Dork
Buchanan Coshoct
Sly
Eh Ieee Ll
John T. Reddy
Committee On
G. W. Crites
W. A. McCloy
McCloy
New Philadelphia Times
Hugh Mitchel
Newcomerstown Index
Messrs. Temple and Pollock
Coshoctom Age
J. F. Meek
Caldwell Press
D. A Jennings
Woodsfield Spirit
Wire Hamilton
Caldwell Democrat
W.W. Evans
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Lawrence, Jr
Eyesville Transcript
HeraLp
Bucklen
Treemont Temple
Boston
H. Russell Burner
Ohio Reform Sanitarium
W. T. Wi
Jesup, Ga
Danial Webster
Cambridge, O
Police Gazete
Richard K. Fox
Franklin Square
N, Y. City
Burner
H. Russell Barner
Park Hotel
Cross Roads
Samuel Carothers
Robert McCullough
McCullough
Hammond's Opera House
J. M. Coax
I. M. Cammenn
Robert Mackey
Amanda Britton
de Bonis Non
John Saviers
W. B. Johnston
Thomas Robinson
Guardian
Chelissa Fogle
Nelson Holland
John Reynold
Nancy McMahon
James McMahon
David L McWilliams
William A Carr
Thomas Moore
Mary Moore
Chester K. Lippencott
Bertha A. Hosick
Letha E. Hosick
Augusta Schultz
Thomas Guthrie
Newell Kennon
Marry Gray
William B.flall
William Blackstone
Thomas Hays
LOT
Hosick
NOBBY
Gormley
Mer
Ele
Gant
Raymond & So
Mellyar Block
Cox Bridge Boot and Shoe Company
National Ban
Hirschberg
ONE Price Clothing House
Jonas Price
Postoffice
Taylor -- Block
Vandhell & Carlisle
Onal
Staylor
Cambridge, Ohio
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