Cox Issue Prompts Voter Choice In Hamilton County
Hamilton County voters are urged to decide with self reliance on the Cox matter as The Mansfield News notes public fuss may be unnecessary. In other news 13 year old Arraud McDowell died after an elevator fall in Columbus. Fireman I Britsey of the Clover Leaf suffered severe scalds at Delphos and is home in Toledo. Contagion retreat plan faces resident protests and possible abandonment.
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George B Cox
Hamilton County
Mr. Cox
I. Britsey
Delphos
Toledo
Dols His Duty Governor Herrick’s Veto and Duty
Athens Messenger questions Governor Herrick’s honesty and duty amid veto politics. It challenges claims of dishonesty, asks what burdens his administration imposed on taxpayers, and contrasts Herrick with Purley A Baker whose temperance ticket opposition affected the Brannock law debate.
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Herrick
Ohio
Purley
Mr. Herrick
Athens Messenger
Accident Hurts Oberlin Lad and Harry Murphy
Harry Murphy and a 16 year old Oberlin youth suffered severe injuries Friday when an old cannon cracker exploded during powder filling. The blast burned both eyes and the forehead, with the boy potentially losing an eye.
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Harry Murphy
Oberlin
Death After Tooth Extraction Near Upper Sandusky
TooTHACHE caused the death of George Lear, a farmer near Upper Sandusky. His jaw swelled and a tooth was lanced to extract it. After the operation he lapsed into unconsciousness and died Friday.
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George Lear
Upper Sandusky
Despondent man ends life by stepping before train near Lima
Nichols Kitt a 35 year old farmer from near Lima left a field Friday and after shouting to a companion he would end his life threw himself in front of a Clover Leaf passenger train traveling about 40 miles an hour. He had been despondent and had threatened self harm.
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Nichols Kitt
Lima
Anne Whittington
Paul
Anne
Bishop's Tavern sale ends failed venture in New York
The Bishop's Tavern once funded with 10000 dollars and another 3000 to 4000 laid out to secure success has failed and is sold. It will run like other saloons henceforth. Ottawa men John P Bailey and John H Straman are tipped as common pleas judge candidates if Judge Donnelly leaves Napoleon for circuit bench. Auglaize county Dems pick an executive slate led by R Nichols and Langshorst with J A Grothaus as treasurer. Wa p ash offers round trip to Winona Lake for 275 dollars and season tickets at 3.65 completing travel deals.
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Bishop’s Tavern
New York
Bishop Potter
John P Bailey
John H Straman
Ottawa
Common Pleas
Donnelly
Napoleon
Fulton
Henry
Putnam Counties
Auglaize County
Democratic Central Committee
Wm. G Brorein
J H Goeke
A Clark
Richard Barrington
Jt Vanhorne
John Horst
ES Nichols
Christian Langshhorst
J H Grothaus
R Nichols
Democrat
Christian Langshorst
J A Grothaus
J H Toeke
Ohio
Goeke
Mr. Adkins
Darke County
Johnson
Tom Johnson
Cinderella
Cindy
Hull
Nick
Mr. Ketchem
Four Corners
Ketchem
Flora Milligan
Louis R. Young
Louis R Young
Allin
Pulaski County
Illinois
Minerva Grubb
Court of Common Pleas
Defiance County
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Winn «& Hay
J.S. Bailey
Andrew Sauer
F. G. Zigler
Campbell
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Greenier
Oak Park
City of
Defiance
J. S. Bailey
Orlien
Columbus and Lake Michigan Railroad Company
Oak Park Addition
G Zigier
John S Greenler
Harris & Cameron
Woman Fights For Heirship In Delaware Court
A woman claiming to be Florence Moffatt Norton, alleged common law wife of the late John L Norton, sought heir status in Delaware. The court rejected her claim after ruling a Chicago hotel register and accompanying love letters as forgeries.
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Florence’ Moffatt Norton
John L Norton
Delaware
Chicago
The Career of Anne in a Night of Fire and Hope
Anne Whittington pursues a theater dream in a bustling city, faces a breakup with Paul over career and love, and finds resolve when a sudden fire forces a dramatic return to the stage. Paul reappears as lifesaver and duet partner, urging her to sing through fear.
Sneeze Superstition Through English Rhyme Cited
The London Chronicle notes hay fever season prompts sneezing superstitions. Early Christian writers condemned blessing rituals linked to sneezes, citing Prometheus. A witty English rhyme offers quirky consequences for each day of the week.
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Prometheus
St. Chrysostom
London Chronicle
Paris Youth Acquitted After Poet Defense Trial
In a Paris case, Armand Galy killed his sweetheart and attempted suicide but was acquitted after defense counsel portrayed him as a poet and read a verse he wrote. Viscount de Borrelli protests, calling the episode humorous and noting the poem he published earlier in Gaulois.
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Paris
Armand Galy
Viscount de Borrelli
Armand Gally
Bohemian violinist plays Paganini's Guarnerius violin
Kocian, a Bohemian violinist, was allowed to draw a bow across Paganini's famous Guarnerius violin in a Genoa museum after sixty five years in a glass case. He performed Bach and a Paganini concerto, impressing the audience before the instrument was resealed in the glass box.
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Kocian
Paganini
Guarnerius
Genoa
Herr Kocian
Bach
Dentists and debts spark a dramatic town tale
A Chicago Inter Ocean anecdote recounts a dentist swaying a reluctant debtor. The patient owed five ten dollar bills for years, doubled over in fear when a tooth needed care, finally paying fifty dollars to end the ordeal. The tale highlights pride, pain, and payment in a small town.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Dr Temple's Candor at Court Dinner
An anecdote about Dr Temple showing blunt candor at a royal dinner with Queen Victoria and a colonial prelate. The prelate recalls a past sermon, praising his memory, while Temple interrupts, revealing he had just told the queen about the sermon. The exchange highlights Temple's sharp tongue and brusque humor in high society.
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Dr. Temple
Queen Victoria
St. George’s Chapel
Shakespeare and Hiawatha in a Schoolboy Essay
A miscellany of quirky excerpts on Shakespeare and Hiawatha, a note on ignorance of unseen laws, and a humorous rural tale. Por tia praised for kindness while Shakespeare’s ties to Hiawatha are playfully misstate. A farm couple visits a revival noting the preacher’s appeal and a mistaken identity leads to a lesson learned. Flora Milligan notes Victor Hugo’s Paris home and its aged custodian.
Inscription on umbrella links gift to John Fr. Jones
A playful exchange reveals the umbrella carries an inscription stating it was presented to John Fr. Jones. The speakers wonder who he might be, noting no specific giver is identified.
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Kifter
Lifter
John Fr. Jones
Foreign circus performers in Century excerpt
E. B. Hallock notes in Century that over 90 percent of circus performers and specialists are foreigners. He argues Europe’s deadly struggles drive people to risky feats, which Americans would not risk to fit themselves for work in American circuses with secure pay.
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Bailey
Europe
Hallock
The Wheel House Treadmill in English Prisons
Inside a blue gray stone building labeled Wheel House prisoners tread on four wheels arranged in two tiers along a long chamber. A warder guards from a lower gallery while each wheel is divided into compartments to isolate inmates from sight and sound. The design limits overheard chatter though quiet speech remains intelligible amid the grinding of the wheels.
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Court House
Defiance County
Ohio
Defiance
Perry Street
Fifth Street
Block Four
Perry and
Thurston Streets
Thurston Street
African Elephants Rarely Seen In Forests
An old hunter notes elephants in Africa are numerous but rarely seen due to fear of humans, nocturnal feeding, long daily retreats to shade, and extremely keen scent. Elephants travel far when disturbed, leaving fresh tracks while the herd stays hidden.
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Africa
Insurance Origins Across Ancient Trade and Guilds
A concise survey traces protective insurance to King Alfred era, noting Saxon guilds practiced broad assurance. Marine insurance emerges from Claudius Caesar’s era to aid ships in famine relief. Greeks and Jews had similar policies, including goods in transit after banishment. The first English statute on insurance dates to 1601, describing customary assurances among merchants and foreigners.
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Alfred
Francis
Annals of Life Insurance
Claudius Caesar
France
Pearson
Ohio excursion tickets to Columbus for Ohio State Fair
The board of operations offers an excursion from all points in Ohio to Columbus from September 4 to 8. Round trip fare is one fare plus 25 cents with a 4 cent count to the Ohio State Fair. Tickets are valid for return until September 9.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio State Fair
Ohio State Fair Wa bash sells round trip tickets to Columbus
Ticket offer provides round trip travel to Columbus at one face value plus 25 cents. On sale from September 4 to September 8 with return by September 9.
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Wabash
Columbus
Special Sunday Train to Detroit via Defiance and Toledo
A weekly Sunday service offers $1.50 fares to Detroit. The special train departs Defiance at 7:29 am on the Wabash, directly connecting with a boat at Toledo. Return departures from Detroit are at 5 pm, arriving in Defiance at 11 pm, with 4 hours on Detroit river and Lake Erie and 4 hours in Detroit.
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Defiance
Wabash
Toledo
Detroit
Lake Erie
Detroit River
Ohio Central Lines Excursions For State Fair and Granville
Excursion tickets sold at all Ohio stations from September 4 to 8 for fair travel with return by September 9. Granville Centennial Home Coming celebration tickets available September 2 to 9 with return by September 11. For details contact Ohio Central Lines agents.
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Granville
Ohio Central Lines
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