Ohio State Credit Boosts GOP Prospects In 1886
Defiance Ohio editorials discuss Republican control lifting Ohio credit above Democratic rule. They note 4 percent bonds totaling 2 200 000 due next December and a Cincinnati offer to issue new 3 percent bonds repayable in five to thirteen years with a premium lowering the effective rate to about 2 3 percent. The piece argues party power benefits taxpayers and hints at W D Hill’s nomination fight amid post office patronage disputes under Cleveland’s presidency.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
U. S
Foraker
Hoadly
Republican Party
Treasury Department’s split could aid revenue and disbursement control
The writer argues the Secretary of the Treasury wields vast power over customs, internal revenue, debt, and many bureaus. With Folger dead and Manning succumbing, a division of the Treasury into two cabinet posts could improve administration by separating revenue collection from disbursement duties.
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Secretary of Treasury
Treasury Department
Folger
Washington man nominated for customs post after Lincoln murder remark
R T Cropley of Washington faced public charges for a toast praising the Lincoln assassination. He now receives a presidential nomination for collector of customs at Georgetown, D C, on Senator Gorman’s recommendation, amid calls for reform.
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Lincoln
R. T. Cropley
Cropley
Cleveland
Georgetown
D. C
Gorman
Maryland
White House
Ohio school commissioner accuses funds misused by boards
The Ohio state school commissioner claims a large portion of the 10 million dollars raised for public schools ends up in board of education pockets. He urges more precise charges and evidence to back the accusation.
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Ohio
Boards of Education
Goulds versus Powderlys in Great Southwest Contest
The piece frames a labor dispute between Gould and Powderly, pitting millions of eagles against millions of brawny workers in a showdown whose winner remains to be decided.
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Southwest
Gould
Powderly
Farmers Pay and Wheat Prices in Democratic Era
The text notes farmers paying 12 to 15 dollars per month for labor and receiving 80 to 85 cents per bushel for wheat, reflecting economic conditions described as part of the so called good old Democratic times.
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Good Old Democratic Times
Beautify Your Home with Mlatestine Coatings
Finish walls and ceilings with Mlatestine. Inexpensive and effective white plus twelve tints. Cheaper and better than paint latex glue or wallpaper. Disin fects and prevents diseases. Beautiful sample card free. By druggists, hardware and paint dealers. Grand Rapids Mich. 12w8
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Druggis
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bill Hill Earns Notable Indian Agency Aid in Ohio
The Enquirer mocks Representative Bill Hill while Ohio Democrats celebrate his district securing a Blackfeet Agency appointment in Montana. The move, seen as a rare success from Interior Department ties, elevates Hill who also chairs the House committee on Territories.
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Cincinnati
The
Enquirer
W. D. Hill
Bill” Hill
Express
Ohio
Bill Hill
Defiance
Congress
House Committee On
County Commissioners Expenses Under Section 897
A dated 1886 inquiry to the Ohio Attorney General asks how Section 897 of the Revised Statutes allows hotel and living expense reimbursements for county commissioners. The reply states no such provisions exist beyond $3 per day for twelve meetings and five cents per mile for travel.
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Attorney General
Columbus
Ohio
J. A. Kanter
Albert Deyo
J. A. Kontrr
Atry Gen
Powderly urges end to railroad strikes in Kansas City
Mr Powderly told an Associated Press reporter in Kansas City Missouri that he did not see the necessity for the strike on the Gould railroad system or forts continuance and that the day of strikes is past He said if Powderly can spread this sentiment among workingmen it would do as much for the American people as any man and more for workers than all labor agitators.
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W. D. Hill
Hill
Cleveland
Powderly
Associated Press
Kansas City
Forts
Ohio
Hall
Blurrton, Wells Co
Ind
J. S. Greenler
Fred Regelmire
Rome Gillis
Fairview
Bluffton
Wabash River
Fort Wayne
J. A. Sellar
Riots Reported in Brussels and Liege
European unrest grows with two socialistic riots in Brussels and Liege reflecting misery under military rule. The writer warns of dangerous trends while asserting American society will resolve social issues peacefully through representative government and civic good sense. Monarchical nations face unsettled near future.
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Europe
Brussels
Liege
Novel milk churn wagon in Chapinville tale
A Chapinvill e Conn man uses a wagon with a rising hind axle and a crank to drive a churn at the wagon centre. He loads forty cows worth of milk into the churn and churns as he travels the daily route. Upon returning home he extracts the batter and begins the next trip.
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Chapinville, Conn
Man who gets more papers than he can read
A narrator notes editors know the man who cannot read all papers, who favors the Family Journal from Portland Maine. While he stores away such news like the Smuggler's Last Cruise his wife reads almanacs.
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Portland
Maine
Wabash rail ties to be laid. Toledo depot planned
Weather permitting, a new Union Depot at Toledo will be started, costing $250000 to $300000 and designed as a durable, fine structure. Foreclosure sale of the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific set for April 26 includes main lines Toledo to East St. Louis with branches, lines to St. Louis Kansas City, and numerous Missouri and Illinois branches and leasehold interests.
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Wabash
Union
Toledo
St. Louis & Pacific
East St. Louis
Hannibal
Camp Point
Hamilton
Mississipi
Mississippi
St. Louis
Kansas City
Mo’erly
Glasgow
Clarinda
Peoria, Pekin & Jacksonville
Springfield & Northwestern
Braidwood
Madison County
Detroit, Butler & St. Louis
Chicago & Paduck
Chicago & Strawn
Council Bluffs & St. Louis Road
Missouri
Chicago
Peoria
St. Joseph
Detroit
B and O Limited Adds Extra Section for Western Travel
The B and O railroad has added an extra section to its limited trains due to heavy western travel. No extra charge is made for passage on its services as these trains run solid from Baltimore to Chicago, offering quicker time and renowned equipment. The travel public notes the efficiency, with large business demanding two sections on these trains. If heading West, choose the B and O limited.
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B. & O. Limited
B. & C O. Company
Baltimore
Chicago
Barnum Dates Stand Firm for July 2 Exhibit
The monumental committee reports Barnum's agent replies that date changes are impossible as all dates are fixed and printing prepared for the entire season. The July 2 city exhibition proceeds as scheduled.
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Monumental Committee
Barnum
Williams Indian Pile Ointment advertised cure
An old advertisement touts Williams Indian Pile Ointment as a universal cure for piles bleeding itching and pain. It claims instant relief after one box and notes the product is mailed on receipt of $1 with sellers listed in Cleveland Ohio and G W Bechel.
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William
William Mr’g Co
S. Cleveland
G. W. Bechel
Advice to Mothers from Winslow’s SootHina Syrup
This notice promotes Mrs Winslow’s SootHina Syrup as a teething remedy used for forty years by millions of mothers. It claims to relieve teething pain, cure dysentery and diarrhoea, relieve griping, and ease wind and cold, with a price of 25 cents per bottle.
Griggs Glycerine Salve Promised as Quick Cure
Advertised salve claims to heal cuts bruises burns and all sores quickly and safely. Guarantees satisfaction or money back with a 25 cent price and claims to cure piles tetter and skin eruptions.
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Grigg
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Defiance, Ohio
J. H. Curry
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Eye and Ear Institute
Peter Dickman
Defiance County
Burgland & Shead
C. S . Wellman
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Knabe
Clough & Warren
Story & Clark
Clinton
Harmening Brock
Harley’s Lion Store
Peter
Schlosser
Defiance National Bank
2D Streets
Robert Carey
U.S
Peter Schlosser
Perry Street
Defiance, O
Ayer
Arctic Circle
South Africa
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Mass
Buckingham
R. P. Hall & CO
Nashua
N. H
MR. H. B. Hall
the Undertaker
B.S
Undertaker
North Side
Maumee River
Peina
M. B. Gorman
Boston
F. A. B. Love
M. H. Davis
B. A
Prin. and Proy
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America
Lake Superior
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Zvats Chemical Co
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Murphy Bros
Paris
Texa
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Bradford
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