Cox Issue Sparks Local Talk On November Ballot
Mansfield News laments local fuss over Gheorge Cox while Cincinnati concerns echo in county voting. Separate notes report Anaur McDowrut age 13 killed after a fall, fireman L Britsey badly burned, a planned detention hospital facing protests, and Harry Murphy 16 burned by a premature cannon cracker blast.
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Hamilton County
Mr. Cox
Cincinnati
Mansfield News
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Oberlin
Does His Duty and the Veto Controversy in Ohio
Governor Herrick faces a charged climate as Ohio voters approve the veto amendment while questioning his honesty and duty. The Athens Messenger attacks Purley Baker and raises concerns about governance, taxation, and integrity amid local political shifts. Also reported: a common law heir dispute in Delaware, a fatal farm accident near Upper Sandusky, a man’s suicide attempt near Lima, and the Bishop's Tavern listing as a failed New York saloon investment.
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Ohio
Purley
Jone Hobby
Athens Messenger
War Correspondent Standards and Hay Fever Oddities
Melville E. Stone discusses the war correspondent role requiring courage, diplomacy, and trusted access, with examples from Boxer Rebellion liaison. The page also notes hay fever folklore and a Parisian murder trial tale, plus a Genoa violinist’s performance with Paganini’s famed instrument.
The Career of Anne
Anne Whittington pursues a music career amid springtime beauty while a tense memory of Paul lingers. She wrestles with whether to sacrifice her chance for love and friendship as she prepares for a pivotal performance.
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The Girl Sings Through Fire and Panic
A young singer named Anne endures a nerve wracking stage debut marred by fear and a fire scare. Paul, a protective figure, urges her to sing again as panic grips the audience and she finds renewed courage to perform with a triumphant return.
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The Evening of Song and a City Dentist Tale
A glowing performer wows a crowd with a thrilling vocal display as Paul’s return promises collaboration. A dentist anecdote follows about a stubborn debtor paying up after a dramatic extraction scene, then Dr Temple’s candor at table with Queen Victoria echoes insights from Shakespeare and Hathaway.
Slopped Over in Love and Mock Sermon on a Farm Porch
Cinderella and Nick plan a wedding while she admires the preacher Ketchem from Four Corners. The couple attend a service where Cindy swoons at the sermon, only to learn the speaker is a seminary student. Nick offers a blunt rebuke, and Cindy learns restraint. Flora Milligan notes Victor Hugo bust debates and a foreign circus trend.
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Derella
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Four Corners
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Intances
Ketchem
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Victor Ity
Victor Hugo
Paris
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The Wheel House in English Prisons
In the prison exercise yard a blue gray stone building labeled Wheel House houses four wheels in two tiers. A brick wall partitions each wheel to isolate prisoners. A warder stands on a lower gallery while the click of returning bolts echoes as doors open and close.
African Elephants Shy of Travelers in Forests
An aged big game hunter notes elephants in Africa are seldom seen despite numbers. They avoid human noise, are largely nocturnal feeders, and travel long distances to water while resting in shade by day. Their keen sense of smell lets them detect danger early and move silently away.
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Insurance Origins Traced From Claudius to Saxon Guilds
Pearsons Weekly outlines the history of risk protection from ancient practice through Claudius Caesar to Saxon guilds. It notes marine insurance for public service ships and similar methods among Greeks Jews and French banished communities. The piece cites an English 1601 statute recognizing common practice of assurance on goods during major ventures.
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Alfred
Francis
Annals of Life Insurance
France
Pearsons Weekly
Excursion Tickets Sale for Ohio State Fair
Ohio excursion tickets from all points to Columbus offered at one fare plus 25 cents round trip for the State Fair. Tickets valid for return until September 9.
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Columbus
Ohio State Fair
Excursion to Columbus Offered for Ohio State Fair
A trip to Columbus tied to the Ohio State Fair will be offered with round trip tickets at one race plus 26 cents. The excursion runs from September 7 to 8 with return by September 9.
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Columbus
Gale
Sunday Boat Train to Detroit from Defiance
Special service departs Defiance at 7:29 am on the Wabash with direct boat connection to Toledo. Return boat leaves Detroit at 5 pm arriving Defiance at 11 pm. The trip offers eight hours on Lake Erie and the Detroit river and four hours in Detroit with a $1.50 fare each Sunday.
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Toledo
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Defiance
Lake Erie
Detroit River
Low Rate Excursions at Ohio State Fair
The Columbus Onio state fair offers excursion tickets from all Ohio stations on September 4 5 6 7 8 with return valid to September 9. Granville Centennial Home Coming celebration offers tickets September 24 to October 7 with return until October 1. Call Ohio Central Line agents for details.
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Probate sale notices in Defiance County Ohio
The probate court of Defiance County directs a sale on September 20 at the west door of the court house in Defiance to the highest bidder. Two tracts total 130 acres are offered with specified parcel descriptions and appraised values. a mortgage-secured balance will be paid in one year. Also a separate 6 acre parcel in Delaware Township is listed with a computed area and price. John Cork is administrator. attorney Openlander represents the estate.
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Tezine Ding
John Cork
Jacob Kint‘ner
DF Openlander
August Osth
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Cones Steel
Casey
Perry and
Thurston Streets
Henry Wilton
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