Ditch Petition for No 1 Crawford Township Ohio
Petition by George Beis and others filed February 22 1908 with Crawford Two Trustees for construction of a drainage ditch along a mapped route to drain reclaim lands and promote public health. Names listed include Flora Chamberlain Godlep Mertz G W Beis James Needs John Shearer Addison Platt John and Elizabeth Kessler G D Hickle and Crawford Two. Hearing set for Friday June 11 at nine o clock at the ditch head.
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Crawford Township
Wyandot County
Ohio
George Beis
Carey, O
Crawford Two
Crawford and
Tymochtee
N. EK
J. M. Chamberlain
Godhep Mertz
G. W. Beis
S. W
J H. Needs
J. H. Needs
Jobo Kessler
G. Hickle
John Kessler
Landa
Bels and Mertz
Geo W Beis
Flora Chamberlain
Godilep Mertz
James Needs
John Shearer
Addison Platt
John and Elizabeth Kessler
G. D. Hickle
Crawford
Carey Ohio Spitting Prohibition Ordinance Passed in 1908
An ordinance of the Incorporated Village of Carey Ohio prohibits spitting or ejecting expectoration on sidewalks and floors of public buildings used by the public. Violators face a misdemeanor conviction, fines up to ten dollars, costs, and possible detention until paid. The ordinance takes effect ten days after passage and publication.
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Carey
Ohio
Sec. Iit
A. D
Loren Stahl
Chambers
Care Village School District Sealed Bid Notice
Sealed bids will be received until noon June 2 for flooring plastering and finishing two south rooms in the West End school building. Specifications on file at the clerk of the Board of Education Carey Village School District. By order of the Board. C F Pflueger, clerk.
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Board of Education
Carey Village
West End
C. F. Pflueger
Remarkable Official Career of John Quincy Adams
The most remarkable career in U S history spanned forty eight years with service as minister to Russia Prussia and the Netherlands. He spent fifteen years in diplomacy five in the Senate eight as secretary of state four as president and sixteen in Congress.
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United States
John Quincy Adams
Russia
Prussia
Netherlands
Boston Globe
Cologne water origins and key families in Cologne
Cologne's toilet water industry began in the 17th century as Cologne grew from about 50 000 to 450 000. Inventors Paul Feminis and Maria Clementine a Catholic nun started small scale production. Feminis left the secret to the Farina family while the nun passed it to Peter Schaeben. The two families remain major manufacturers along with about thirty factories in the city, five of which are of major importance.
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Cologne
Paul Feminis
Maria Clementine
Farina
Peter Schaeben
Eau de Cologne
Water Defies Sword Cut Near Grenoble
A Grenoble factory uses mountain reservoir water rising 1600 feet to a narrow vertical pipe. The jet can flee upward with such force that a man with a sword cannot cut it, the water acting like a brick wall. The water speed is about 100 yards per second, roughly one tenth the speed of a cannon ball.
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Grenoble
France
Delane and Morris Notes From The Times Era
A comic miscellany thread recalling Delane story of Lord Lytton and a doctor hinting at his resilience. It includes William Morris temper anecdotes and a naval joke about Commodore Fife, followed by verses and quips on spring and marriage in a humorous column style.
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Delane
Lord Lytton
India
The
Times
Grand Magazine
Morris
William Morris
Hammersmith
Nebraska Delegates Tap Dunn for Bryan Presidential Bid
Ignatius J. Dunn, Omaha city attorney and twelve-year Democratic ally, was chosen by Nebraska’s delegation as one of four at large delegates to the Denver convention to nominate William Jennings Bryan. Dunn is praised for a strong voice and clear delivery to carry weight in the large Denver auditorium. The item also notes Abe Hummel of New York recounting a Lusitania conversation and a German student tale involving dueling and a waiter’s quip about tapping a barrel.
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Nebraska
Ignatius J. Dunn
Denver
William Jennings Bryan
United States
Dunn
Omaha
Bryan
Hummel
Abe Hummel
New York
Lusitania
Heidelberg
Hisgen of Massachusetts A Case From Independence History
Massachusetts figure Thomas L Hisgen emerges in a long dispute with Standard Oil. He once led in a gubernatorial bid on Independence party lines and built a large axle grease business with brothers in Albany. The tale includes oil influence tactics and a noted Depew quip about reform and storytelling.
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Hisgen
Massachusetts
Thomas L. Hisgen
West Springfield
Mass
New Independence Party
New England
Standard Oil Company
Independence League
Bay State
Thomas L
Henry A
George O
Gustavo Hisgen
Axle
Albany
N. Y
Bargains in Trum bull and Portage co lands offered
J A Smith advertises weekly farm lists from Warren Ohio with prices from 315 to 125 per acre. Several properties are described including a nine room house with new barn near the Catholic Church, a seven room Clay street house, a 120 acre farm four miles from Carey, and an 87 acre farm near Carey with brick house and red barn. Expenses refunded to buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumbull and Portage Co
Warren
Clay Street
Carey
Pike
The Sawfish and Mourning Customs Across Lands
The article describes sawfish behavior including slashing at prey and hulls, its distribution in the West Indies Gulf of Mexico and southern rivers, and notes a dramatic length. It also reports Queensland mourners who gather in groups by the Tully river to show ongoing friendship with the deceased.
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West Indies
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Tully River
Queensland
Wide World Magazine
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Pahl & Simonis
Model Bakery
Leach & Roblin
Canadian Woolen Co
Exchange Building
Toronto
Can
Detroit
Mich
Ditch Petition
Joe Fife
Commodore Fife
King of
Lottie
Little Willie
Quick & Co
Hisgens
Standard
Four Brothers’ Company
Chauncey M. Depew
Mr. Depew
Bellman
Thomas IL. Hisgen
Hart
Upporrslandusky
Stephenjij. Hart
A. O. Martin
J. D. Ewing
Stephen J. Hart
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Ewing’s Drug Store
J. A. Smith
Real Estate and Insurance Agency
Peat
Ings
Baer Rae Peer
Tavine Br
Keen
Dr. Shoop
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