Circuit Court October Session Opens with Noted Divorce Case
Circuit court convened with Judges Donahue Voorhees and Douglas presiding. The Vankirk divorce case from Tuscarawas county, previously denied alimony by the local court, was reviewed. Mrs. Vankirk was granted alimony totaling 850 dollars, 29 to be paid in five days and 25 in 20 days. The case will be heard on its merits at the December Tuscarawas term.
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Donahue
New Lexiopton
Voorhees
Coshoctun
Douglas
Mansfield
Arbour
Jas. A. Rice
Cantor
Bsouers
New Philadelphia
Vankirk
Tuscarawas
Remarkable case of failed electric well shot at Boston Oil
A puzzling incident at the Graceville No. 6 Boot Well of the Boston Oil Company defied a planned glycerine shot. Despite insulated wires and rubber tubing, the explosive failed to trigger until the top-cap exploded, leaving officials baffled and Colonel Bradley pursuing further experiments.
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Te Boston Oil Company
Asttle
Bradley
Marietta Register
City Solicitors and the New Government Code
The city solicitors must begin work to prepare numerous ordinances for the new form of government under the code. The attorney general's office expects updated ordinances to meet code requirements, with solicitors shaping them properly. Mr Bennett notes the code exceeds the governor's code in detail, offering no discretion but directing many actions including sewer construction methods.
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Smith Wennett
Willce
Bennett
Glass tank breaks flooding drug store display
Siegrist and William drug store 200 goldfish in a show tank died when the large front pane shattered Monday night just after closing. Clerk Meer Courtright discovered the accident and notified Mr Siegrist. Seven goldfish survived. Cause of break unknown. the pane apparently gave way. Police were alerted by the sharp crack.
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Siegnsat & William
Tur
Meer Courtright
Siegrist
Stricken Man Recovers Partial Paralysis With Balm
Henderson Grimett of Sarees ceetge R. McDonald, Mas. Loven county, W. Va, was paralyzed on one side after treatment by a physician. His wife urged Chamberlain's Pain Balm which, after two bottles, restored much use. The notice claims other cures of partial paralysis and rheumatism through the liniment.
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Henderson Grimett
Chamberlain
R. McDonald
Loven County
W. Va
Curious Divorce Statistics Across States Highlight Gender Gap
The New York Sun reports 84 000 divorced men and 114 000 divorced women in the United States. Men file and remarry more often. Ohio and Illinois lead in divorced women with 7 600 and 7 700 respectively, while Indiana shows 12 000 divorced persons. Alaska favors divorced women. Hawaii more men.
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Larvelt
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California
Ohio
Michigan
Tondiana
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
Massachusetts
South Carolina
South Dakota
New Jersey
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Georgia
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New York Sun
All the Way by Water to Marietta Trip Completed
The voyage marks the first trip from the lakes to Marietta on a 31 foot yacht drawing 17 inches of water. O L Wilson and his wife with two children completed the journey aboard a Bible Mission Boat, starting at Massillon and navigating the Ohio and Lake Erie canal to Coalport and beyond via the Muskingum system. The Tigers have been notably low since August.
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Marietta
O. L. Wilson
Bible Mission
Dresden
Muskingum
Marienba Register
Section Man Killed by Pan Handle Train No 7
Christopher Woods a section man from Hanover was fatally struck by Pan Handle train No 7 Monday morning. He stepped onto the track to avoid a freight car, the locomotive struck and buried him 400 feet away, breaking his neck. He was about 46. Survived by a wife. Remains sent to New York for burial. Woods was a Hanover resident. Dennison Paragraph.
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Christopher Woods
Pan
Hanover
Woods
New York
Dennison
Oldest Government Clerk Richard White Receives 610 Yearly
Richard White, 88, is described as the oldest employee in the executive department by length of service and age. He began as a clerk in 1836 at Henry Clay’s request, serving about 60 years, starting with a $40 yearly salary and briefly $1,000 annually. He now receives 610 dollars per year.
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Richard White
Executive Department
The
Government
Wis
Denry Clay
Ile Bow
Miss Halle Rives Describes Green and Red Rooms
The interview with Miss Halle Erminte Rives reveals her claim that her New York suite contains a green room used for mental repose and creative pastoral scenes, and a red room for livelier mood, prompting readers to doubt her seriousness.
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Halle Erminte Rives Mikes
New York
Typical South African Store Brings Chamberlain Remedies to Farmers
O R Larson of Bay Villa Sundays River Cape Colony runs a general store nine miles from the railway and twenty five miles from town drawing farmers within thirty miles. He notes 14 of 60 residents within a mile have been cured by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in twelve months, lauding its value when a doctor's advice is scarce. Available from C F Ander on Fortes block.
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O. R. Larson
Bay Villa
Sundays River
Cape Colony
South Africa
Larson
Chamberlain
C. FE. Anderon Fortes Block
Nash explains need for new uniform municipal code in Ohio
Governor Nash argues for a uniform city and village code to replace chaotic patchwork. He cites a June court ruling voiding prior laws, praises the 17th Gen Assembly for enacting a centralized framework, and contrasts Republican Cincinnati governance with Cleveland Democrats.
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Paneer
Seventr-ilth Genpatel Assembly
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Cincinnati
Julius Fleischmann
Ohio
Points Favoring the New Municipal Code Debate
The text argues for the code, noting expanded council power, at large members, mayoral appointment rights, merit system for police and fire, protections against gerrymandering, debt safeguards, sinking fund oversight, and a veto with two thirds council override. It contrasts with federal plans, stressing elected principal officers and merit control.
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Nashi
Supreme Court
Board of Publc Safety
Police and Fire Departments
Board of Public Safety
Sinking Fund Commission
Tyne
Echeots
Ifbrarks
University
Bewpitel
City Loan Rules Require Two-Thirds Council and Voter Approval
The document outlines that any interest rates require two-thirds council and two-thirds voter approval before taking effect. Temporary council-backed loans are limited to six months. Deficiency bonds may extend up to 50 years to secure low rates but cannot exceed 1 percent of the tax duplicate and need two-thirds city council and two-thirds voter approval.
Grover Cleveland Urges Democrats to Back Proposals in Ohio Rally
The text argues Grover Cleveland urges Democrats to unify against free trade and the Stogle Land Tax, warning Republicans to vote in force. It stresses tariff reform as a campaign focus, the need for Ohio Republicans to mobilize, and the stake of workers in election turnout to maintain prosperity.
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Grover Cleveland
Tammany Hall
New York
United States
Grover
Ohio
Tariff Revisions Split Republicans and Democrats
A fiscal policy debate contrasts Republican insistence on protecting business with Democratic calls for revision. The piece notes four Republican tariff revisions since the Civil War and one Democratic revision under Cleveland, urging trust in the party that restored prosperity. Also included are brief notices on the Stratton estate, Ireland undersecretary, farm labor clashes with linemen, and a disappointing champagne vintage.
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Cleveland
Tom Johnson
Grant
Arthur
Treasury
Terri Akeries
Arbitration progress at Washington on anthracite strike demands
The anthracite arbitration commission met with coal operators and miners to outline the investigation plan starting next Thursday at 9 a.m. It will cover the entire field from Scranton and assess payrolls and wage classifications with sworn statements and possible auditor findings. Mitchell represented the miners urging a 20 percent wage increase for day laborers, a 20 percent cut in hours for those paid by the day, and weight-based coal payments at 60 cents per ton. Baer objected to Mitchell’s union role but accepted him as a striker representative in his individual capacity.
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Washington
Anthracite Arbitration Commission
Scranton
Commission
Mitchell
Mr. Baer
Aine Workers’ Union
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