Local Officials and Council Members Named in City List
A fragmented list shows city officers and council members including Mayor Wm J Beck Clerk John Suverkrup Treasurer James Sibley Marshal Wm Schooler City Attorney John W Donsker City Engineer Levi Hege and ward representatives Wm Collins Frank Crump Ben Patterson Herman Rost W W Adams Wm McCullough Ben Parker Al Stevens and others. The text preserves names and positions from the municipal roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Beck
John Suverkrup
James Sibley
Wm. Schooler
John W. Donsker
Levi Hege
Wm. Collins
Frank Crump
Ben, Patterson
Herman Rost
W. W. Adams
Wm. McCullough
S—Ben. Parker
Al.Stevens
Ed Themine
Central Union and Long Distance lines expand service
Columbus gains copper metallic circuits and long distance capacity linking with major cities such as New York Pittsburg Philadelphia Columbus O riqua O Dayton Cincinnati Cleveland Hamilton Cadmore Chicago Detroit South Bend and Terre Haute. Central Union Telephone Company invites subscriptions with quoted rates on request and offers to call upon interested parties.
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Columbus
Central Union
United
Centralz
Firma
New York
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Oriqua
Dayton
Cincinati
Cleveland
Hamilton
Cadmore
Chicago
Ill
Detroit
Mich
South Pend
Terre Haute
Ind
Central Union Telephone Company
Locations of Fire Alarm Boxes Listed in City Notes
The list enumerates fire alarm box locations at streets and intersections such as 12 Second Street and Jackson, 18 Fifth and Brown, 21 Second and Franklin, 34 Fifth and Sycamore, 46 Eighth and Union, and Reeves Pulley Works. Additional entries include Mooney’s Tannery and Starch2Works with other cross streets noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Brown
Washington
Mooney’s Tannery
Franklin
Mechanic
Pearl
Sycamore
McLean’s Cincinnati Enquirer Praised for Truthful Reporting
A nostalgic tribute to John R. McLean and the Cincinnati Enquirer, praising the paper for maintaining low prices while expanding circulation. It credits the publisher with printing acts and letting readers form their own opinions, and notes loyal public support enabling continued enterprise and coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cincinnati Enquirer
John R. McLean
Daily Enquirer
Weekly
Enquirer
Old Abe the Wisconsin War Eagle Story Captured History
A tale recalls Brayton in a haunted room with a false serpent and a dramatic rescue. The article then recounts Old Abe the legendary Wisconsin war eagle, captured in 1861, nicknamed for Lincoln, who served 88 battles with the Eighth Wisconsin. The bird lived in the Capitol until his death in 1881 and became a symbol of Union valor with widespread public interest.
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Old Abs
Flambeau River
Ashland
Prince Counties
Sky
Daniel McCann
Eagle Point
Wis
McCann
Mills
Eau Claire
J. E. Perkins
Eighth Wisconsin
Madison
South
Old Abe
Lincoln
Corinth
Abe
Eusted
Weeloes
Barpum
Historical Department
Capitol Building
St. Louis Republic
Preserved Chinese Eggs Described By Waldorf Steward
Li Hung Chang's commissary supplied preserved eggs as a remarkable delicacy. Doyle of the Waldorf reveals eggs wrapped in clay after boiling, said to keep forever, with blackened whites and green yolks. He notes duck eggs from Peking and Muscovy, boiled and preserved in charcoal paste, opened and served gilded and delicious.
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Doyle
the Waldorf
New York
Primitive pumps mark old New York park landscape
Fragmented OCR describes tall wooden pumps in a late city park, likened to antique town pumps. It notes Hudson area above a river and references early settlement in New Jersey with unclear place names and garbled text. The passage preserves a sense of historical site contrast in an urban setting.
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New York
Hudson
The Homing Pigeon Eye and Brain in Racing
The Chicago Chronicle explains homing pigeons rely on keen eyesight and landmark memory. It notes eye color and head shape matter little, while eye protrusion signals vision strain. Training emphasizes brain development and long, gradual trials to prepare birds for races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Starr
Belgium
Holland
Chicago Chronicle
Twain on Interviewing and Kipling Reflections
Mark Twain criticizes interviewers and their craft in a talk with Rudyard Kipling. He says the poorest article he ever wrote and destroyed was still more worth reading than many interviews produced by average journalists.
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Mark’ Twain
Rudyard
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Otte
Q. J. Noblitt
Rices
Men Aber
Fifth Street
OLD Post Office
Indiana
Columbus, Hope & Greensburg
Cincinnati
Greensburg
Apply Company
Washington ST
FT. H
H. Shea
Newton
Uleik
H.C. Esrcia
E.B
Newby
Marea
Derner
Township Trustees
Hanc Eck
Geo. C. Moore
Hope
Flatruck
O. Doid
Louis Cross German
B. McEvenne
Tayloraaille
Nineveh
Tcker
Caylorsville
Onion
Peter M. Daum
Clifty
W. N. Bradley
Newbern
Clay
Gus Miller
Nortunaburg
M. V. Jewell
Harrison
Janes Parks
Rockcreek
J. W. Wright
Grammer
Sandcreek
W. E. Springer
E.—Town
Wayne
Wm. Wiseman
Jonesville
Ohio
W. H. Smith
Ogilville
F. L. Meyers
Waymanaville
J. A. Wade
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Daily
Ex. Sun
San
Sor
Ws. Dower
C.a.snow&co
B.C
Buckensaerfer No
Jold
D. Ogden
Hye
Brayton
the War Eagle
Mark Twain
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