Winter half gone and local notes from Bryan Express
Local items report Antwerp seeking a bank and Wauseon striking gas and oil. The winter ice crop is described as magnifi cent. Various residents and visitors are noted including Baker, Gorman, Thien, Shaner, and Carroll. Details cover police, business changes, church meetings, and upcoming events by the Fisk Jubilee Singers and Toledo Knights Templar. Bryan’s town life sees few incidents, fires, thefts, or major crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Baptist Church
Michael Gorman
Board of Commissioners
John Thien
Vincennes
Ind
Robert Shaner
van Wert
John Gilkerson
Memorial Address Honoring Gen John A Logan in Hicksville
Rev H A Brown delivers a memorial service in Hicksville Hall of I Donafin Post G A R on Jan 5 1887 praising John A Logan as a Christian statesman soldier and defender of the nation. He lauds Logan as honest humble and self made noting his leadership for soldiers and widows and his fearlessness against communism while urging youth to imitate his virtues. The oration recalls Logan’s patriotism and public service and ends with solemn tribute.
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Will Moll
Upper Sandusky
C. E. Bronson
S. Horsey
Noble Township
Samuel Heller
Napoleon
W. M. Haller
Farmer Township
Lance Will
Cromley
W. C. Travis
John Wells
H. P. Miller
A. J. Otto
Delaware Bend
H. A. Brown
John A. Logan
I. Donafin
Hicksville
Ohio
America
Shakespeare
Illinois
John
Jesus
Alexander
Granicus
Darius
John Alexander Logan
Plato
Logan
Mr. Logan
Webster
Credit Mobilier
Methodist Episcopal Church
Newman
Metropolitan
Washington
House
Senate
General Logan
Congress
National Capitol
South
Logan Forever A Nation’s Call Ends for Great Soldier
A tribute recalls John A Logan from Civil War start to finish. He resigns his Congress seat, leads volunteers, becomes brigadier general and major general, and commands during Belmont Fort Henry Donelson Vicksburg and Sherman’s march. His death leaves widows and orphans to be cared for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bull Run
John A. Logan
Seon
Thirty-first
Illinois
Belmont
Fort Henry
Fort Donelson
The
Union Forever
17Th Army Corps
McPherson
Raymond
Fort Gibson
Vicksburg
Ogan
Logan
Vicksburgh
Army of the Tennessee
Sherman
Resacca
Little Kenesaw Mountain
Beech Tree Creek
Lincoln
Benton Cross Roads
Johnson
Union
Rome
Gulf
Elysian Felds
Band Concert Delights Audience at Defoe Opera House
The 16th Regiment Band concert in the Opera House drew an unusually large crowd as the city praised the ensemble. Vocalists and soloists received high praise, notably Mrs. Myers, with Prof. Myers thanking Charles E. Bronson for a Paris-made gold and silver cornet. Dr Bull's Cough Syrup touted by A G Boone for Sioux Commission veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
16Th Regiment
Myers
Charles E. Bronson
Paris
Indian Department
Washington, D.C
Madison avenue garden and nearby real estate boom
New York letter notes the Madison avenue garden now a major real estate sensation with a two acre plat once valued at $20,000, later eras of Barnum Gilmore Moody and Buffalo Bill legends, and questions what Barnum will do next. It cites a $175,000 mortgage on the Sun building, once Tammany Hall, with a revived hope of stabilizing the paper’s finances. Postal advances are praised for the largest transatlantic mail shipment, contrasted with 1828 figures. The piece ends with a social contrast on clubs and boarding houses, detailing how class shapes lodging and pay scales from $4 to $40 weekly.
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Madison Avenue Garden
Harlem Road
Barnum
Gilmore
Moody
Buffalo Bill
New York
SUN and Shadow
Sun
Dana
Tammany Hall
Empire Club
Clay
Grant
Jackson
Martling
Burr
Aaron Burr
Isaiah Rynders
Charles A. Dana
Etruria
Journal of Commerce
New York Post
Florida
Liverpool
Meeting Set at Auglaize Grange Hall on Jan 12
The next meeting will be held in Auglaize Grange hall on Wednesday Jan 12 at 10 o'clock A.M. All fourth degree members are invited. C. U. Woovwarp, Sec.
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Auglaize Grange Hall
Nickel Plate Passenger Equipment Time Schedule 1885
The Nickel Plate announces its new passenger equipment on a modern trunk line with up to date appliances for safe speedy and comfortable travel. The schedule shows times in effect March 22 1885 and remains until further notice.
Milford man’s pension raised on re examination
Frank Bell of Milford township is re examined and his pension increased from 24 to 86 dollars per month dating from August first last. The cost to the Government exceeds one hundred dollars. He asks that a kind friend report him again in the same handwriting and name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bell
Milford Township
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W. H. Ralston
J. A. Ketchel
W. Knapp
John Hepler
F.W. LeSeuer
W.A. Kehnast
M. E. Heller
John Cantlon
Geo. Miller
G. F. Bohn
Office
Asl
Jefferson Street
Third
Oorth
Ottawa Pike
Charles E, Bronson
Defiance, Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Liqurp
Kinney
Araduate In
Iller
9Th Ward
Wilmington
Del
Lee
Pearl
Antwerp
Wauseon
D.H. Carroll
Dayton
T. R. Carroll
This City
Dan Krotz
Van’s
Bryan
D. F. Holston
Holston & Son
Henry Newbegin
France
Bronson Loan Agency
H. B. Hannon
M. A. Bell
Roland Rix
Crosby House
Rix
Groschner
Express
George D. Ury
Tiffin Township
Mr. Ury
Edwin Phelps
Wm. Dunn
Dunn
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Australia
Toledo Commandery
Knights Templar
Toledo
Grand Commandery
Slondly
Foster
J. B. Foraker
Hays
EF. N. Lewis
AND
Ladie
Death
Christ
Rose
Greece
Troy
Santa Anna
Jeff Davis
Sons of Fame
Potters & Tittle Building
First and
Clinton Streets
D. F. Krotz
New York Letter
Pomona
C. U. Woovwarp
Sec
Boam
Chicago
Pt. Wayne
Levue
Cleveland
Mami
Dipm
Defiance Mills
Erie Mills
Sim
On & CO
Macon
Philadelphia
Gee
Simmons
H. C. Baker
LAW
Merchants National Plain
James M. Copell
L. W. Richardson
Defiance National Bank
Defiance
Santos
ONOOK
State of Ohio
County of Defiance
Epward Squiak
Edward Equire
Sanonre
Illiam Carter
James A.O Ley
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