Columbus Star mockery and silver debate stir city talk
Local weather forecast for January 2 1897 notes cloudy skies and possible rain with cold Sunday. Columbus faces sharp political rancor as moralists twist the gold bug argument with punch lines and party blame shifting. The Martinsville Democrat criticizes the gold bug notion while callers blame Democratic free trade policy for hard times.
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The
Columbus Star
Columbus
Martinsville Democrat
Congress
United States Senate
Clocks With Nerves and a Death-Penalty Contrast
A New York Times note describes pendulum clocks failing in new steel framed towers, with high floors stopping entirely. It contrasts this with a Belgian dungeon punishment and a London diary claiming the Prince of Wales has spent millions, owing money to tradespeople and friends.
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New York Times
Alony
Weather Bureau
Wienie Dia We
Belgium
Prince of
London Journal of Society
Prince of Wales
Albert Edward
Harness Oil Keeps Leather From Drying and Cracking
Do you own a harness set and worry about wear. Regular oiling with Black Velvet Harness Oil from Ernest Stranuurn & Co. Druggists Columus 3s Tud sells by can and in bulk to keep old sets looking new and reduce replacement costs.
Elephant Delights and Frightens Policeman in Clapton Chase
A traveling circus elephant on Mount Pleasant Fields touched a constable in Clapton as it walked the pavement. Startled, the officer fled along the High Road with the elephant in pursuit until the gardener closed gates and the animal departed when the keeper reined it in.
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High Road
Clapton
Westminster Gazette
Mount Pleasant Fields
Goulton Road
Du Maurier Deceived by Interviewer Misrepresentation
The article recalls a New York Times account of Sir George Du Maurier angrily denouncing an American interviewer who misrepresented his habits and household. Du Maurier had resisted publication and warned readers, while a later piece amplified the breach of hospitality and publicized the interview.
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du Maurier
New York
English Duke Pricetag of Fifteen Million Said to Buy Marlborough Alliance
A New York World report claims W. K. Vanderbilt paid about 16 million dollars for the Marlborough marriage alliance. The settlement assigns 10 million to the duchess for her lifetime, 5 million to the duke, with provisions for inheritance and potential reversion if no issue. Investments chiefly in Vanderbilt railroads fund the arrangement.
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Vanderbilt
New York
W. K. Vanderbilt
House of Marlborough
Washington
Mr. Vanderbilt
Lake Shore
Rabbits Targeted by Inoculation In Queensland Field Test
Australia worries over rabbit plagues and crops, as Queensland bacteriologist Mr. Pond leads a three section inoculation trial on about 300 acres. The inner plot will receive the virus, with survivors moved to a second area for study and a third for further testing, amid secrecy about the virus choice.
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New York Journal
Pond
Queensland
Central Rabbit Association
Trains Add Stops From Pennsylvania Depot and City Lines
Nov 15 trains depart from the Pennsylvania passenger depot with new daily and Sunday schedules to Indianapolis Madison Cambridge City and Levisvirox plus ex Sun service. Central Union Telephone connects Columbus to major U S cities with copper circuits and long distance lines ready for subscribers with quoted rates on request.
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Pennsylvania
Gor
Columbus
Central Union
United States
New York
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
O. Vigna
Dayton
Cincinati
Cieval
Hamilton
Cadmore
Chicago
Detroit
Mich
South Pond
Terre Haute
Ind
Central Union Telephone Company
Foiled by a Quarter Over a Dropped Coin
A Detroit Tree Press item recounts a scene in a store where a man in a black frock coat asserts a silver quarter found near a doorway belongs to him, while a grocer argues it was dropped by the man and refuses to return it. The exchange touches on honesty and pride in returning found money.
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Detroit Tree Press
Morgen
Local Ohio City Officials List and Whose Who
A fragmented OCR list names many local figures in Columbus and surrounding towns, including mayors, clerks, treasurers, marshals, city attorneys, and council members. Several counties and districts such as Wayne and Wayne County Supt. J A Wade are interspersed with numerous surnames and positions, suggesting a municipal or electoral roster.
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Hanecek
C. “Moore
Lope
Flatrak
C. Doid
St. Lilia Crose
German
B. McEverne
Nineveh
Jay Loreville Union
Peter M. Daum
Columbus
Clifty
W. N. Bradley
Newbery
Clay
Gun Miller
Nortussburg
M. V. Jewell
Columbur
Harrison
James Parks
Rockcreek
J. W. Wright
Grammer
Sandcreek
W. E. Springer
Tuws Wayne
Wm. Wiseman
Jonesville
Ohio
W. H. Smith
Ovilvile
Jackson
F. . Meyers
Wayman-yile County
J. A. Wade
City Offiers
Central Union introduces paired line party like telephone service
The Central Union Teramoxg Cr announces a new two subscriber line compact service. It claims increased efficiency by sharing a single central office line while keeping separate station signals. The aim is lower costs and broader access to party line service, with rates offered upon application to the Manager.
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Central Union Teramoxg Cr
Anas Hs
Sat
Street and Avenue Pairings List for City Directory
A historical street index lists numerous cross streets and notable locations with intersections such as 12 Second and Jackson, 18 Fifth and Brows, 117 Mooney's Cannery, 21 Second and Franklin, 36 Thirteenth and Sycamore, and 56 Sixteenth and California, cataloging the city’s urban grid and landmark sites including Reeves Palley Works and Starch Works. The compilation notes diverse corners like 31 Third and Pearl, 34 Fifth and Sycamore, and 46 Eighth and Union, reflecting a detailed map-like registry.
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Jackson
l—Virta
Washington
Mooney’s ‘Cannery
Franklin
Tleventh
Mechanic
Pearl
Sycamore
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E. H. Kinney, G. A. Turpin
T. Hubert Owens
Indiana
Ernest Stran
Uurn & Co
Columus
Thow
Duke
Indianapolis
Piro
Cowrt
Centeni Daien
Sian
U. S
C.a.snow&co
Washington, D. C
J Beck
John Suverkrup
James Sibley
I8chooler
John W. Donike
J Be K. Rights
Wm. Collins
Frank Crump
Ben. Patterson
Hirman Rostad
W. W. Adame
Wn. McCollough
Ben. Parker
Choonover
al. Stevens
Romine
Silverman
A. Strauss
Rmickensserfer No
Acharders
PROOE
Ogden
Jas, Fe, Cox
Attormmey-At-Law
Crump
Court House
GME Tnad AA
Offic Gentith
Weatert Union Telegraph Office
W. Cor
BP. M
Citizens
W. BW. Lambert
Alfermey
Law
Willie
Irwin's Bank
Apter
Fiegenbaum
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