Nile Journey Through Egypt Reveals Luxor Temples Awe
Dispatch from Luxor dated March 16 1900 describes arrival in Alexandria and Cairo, Nile travel constraints, and vivid detail of Karnak and Luxor temples. The writer notes ancient monuments, Ramses II statues, massive columns, and the grand temple complex as a marvel surpassing others, with commentary on irrigation and desert pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Cairo
Nile
Egypt
Memphis
Assint
Abydos
Dendera
Luxor
Thebes
Edfu
Kom Ombo
Assan
Amandoh TI
Karnak
Fon
Ramses II
Ammon Karnak
Nibt Thia
Congressmen Representing Ohio's Fourteenth District Through the Years
A historical rundown lists the periods each county’s delegates served in Congress for the Fourteenth Ohio district. Ashland, Huron, Lorain, Knox, Morrow, Richland counties show multiple representatives from 1823 to 1901, totaling decades of service across Joseph Root, Sherman, Beatty, Harter, Brinkerhoff, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Congressional District
Ohio
Ashland
Harvey A. Johnson
Jacob P. Cowen
William Johnson
Huron
William H. Hunter
Henry Brinkerhoff
Eleutheros Cook
Joseph M. Root
Charles P. Wickman
Samuel T. Worcester
Jorain
Edward S. Hamlin
Philhemon Bliss
James Monroe
Norton Townshend
Lorain
Benox
Columbus Delano
George W. Morgan
John K. Miller
William G. Cooper
William RoSapp
Knox
Morrow
John Beatty
Cornelius
Hamilton
Union County
General Beatty
Morrow County
Richland
Mordecat Bartley
William Patterson
Jacob Brinkerhoff
John Sherman
George W. Geddes
Michael D. Harter
Winfield, S. Kerr
Mansfield News
Wickham & Co. Files Voluntary Bankruptcy in Toledo
A petition for voluntary bankruptcy was filed in Toledo on Wednesday against John W. Wieckham Jr and Addison H. Winchell, former partners of Wickham & Co fish merchants of Huron. Liabilities total 688,728.88 with assets of 4,800. The firm dominated western Lake Erie fishing in 1892, later linked to a syndicate that built the Hotel Victory at Put-in-Bay and suffered losses. Also involved were Post & Co of Sandusky, D L Howell & Son of Toledo, and George E. St John of Port Clinton, the latter indicted for embezzlement and who shot himself in his cell the same day the bankruptcy petition was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
John W. Wieckham, Jr
Addison H. Winchell
Wickham & Co
Fish Merchants
Huron
Lake Erie
Victory
Put-in-Bay
Postponed Rural Delivery System Launch
The post office department postpones the rare tree delivery inauguration planned for this week. The new system will not start until May. Names and ages of individuals from several towns are listed in the layout, including Frank A. Walker and Nellie May Buel among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Aifles
Frank A. Walker
Sheffield
Nellie May Buel
Avon
Claude A. Barnett
Clara N. Weaver
Oberlin
R. N. Heffley
Miller City
Nora Buttermore
Lorain
Charles Krause
Margaret Foreman
North Amherst
Mathew Ruieser
Ridgeville
Minnie Hines
Joh R Brown
Blanch Golburn
Oberlin Elm Pranks Highlight Jamboree Lore
Oberlin students staged a late night jamboree leaving town with a transformed historic elm. Rails from the countryside formed a stake and rider fence around the Campus elm while signs and legends decorated the tree. The prank poked fun at a councilman’s proposal for an iron fence around the elm, echoing old legends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Peter Pindar Pease
Mberlin
Life at Sea Aboard the Hartford to San Francisco
On board the Hartford at San Francisco in January 1900 we prepare for sea. The crew weighs anchor at 12 15 and heads toward the Golden Gate amid tides, with signal courtesy from the revenue cutter Rush. Amid sickness and heavy seas we adjust to life aboard, detailing watches, meals, and the long voyage toward Vatparai as engineers report the engines performing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Navy
Rush
Tam
Signal Corps
Bay
Army Prison
Frisco
Oakland
Berkeley
Presidio
Manila
Forte
Point
Mason
Elyria Gang
Mesars
Hush
Laws
Robertson
Vatparai
Sailors Describe Round-the-World Naval Drill and Voyage
Captain Hawley and Lieutenant Commander Sharp divide watches for round the clock duty on a large vessel. Crew drills include sail handling, target practice, and abandoning ship. The narrator, VoocLEsone, notes constant readiness, daily speeds around 130 knots, sightings of dolphins and flying fish, and arrival plans toward Montevideo and Hampton Roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawley
Sharp
Topographical Survey Bill Becomes Law After Senate Passage
A bill approving 26000 dollars for a state topographical survey passed the senate before adjournment and is now law for 1901. It funds an accurate map of every township and county, detailing streams and a distances table. George Collier of Cleveland, son of Thus Collier of Lake Avenue North, is named chief examiner of engineers by Governor Nagh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
George Collier
Cleveland
Thus. Collier
Lake Avenue North
Nagh
Elyria cadets pass voyage exam aboard Hartford
The Elyria boys aboard the training ship Hartford passed creditable examinations in South American waters with Captain Hawley praising their piloting. In a 350 student class only 180 met passing marks, led by ordinary seaman Clyde C Voglesong with 4.9 out of 5. AJL members are urged to meet Thursday at 4 PM to organize a minstrel parade in Lorain, promising a large turnout and urging all to attend in uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Hartford
Hawley
Clyde C. Voglesong
AJL
B. P
Lorain
Yellow Dogs Return to Favor in Elyria Party Emblem
The Elyria Republican recounts a shift as the yellow dog emblem, once derided for Hanna's senatorial bid, is revived within the party. It notes caucus clashes, election of John Bath as committee chair, and ongoing influences of administration prestige on local politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Republican Ulot
Uf Saints
Oman of Cans
Repubt
Kupp-Snehoell Fytion
Loran
Republicana
M. A. Hanna
Republican Party
Children of Israel
Simon Pures
John Bath
John
E. G. Johnson
Congress
Bushnell
Fred Thomas
Simon
Good Republic
McKinles
Pathetic Death as Couple Die Within Days of Each Other
In Brighton township an elderly couple Peter Gariss 82 and Mary 77 died within days of each other after fifty years together on a farm. Mary died Friday morning at Boelock and Peter followed Monday, content to join his wife. The article notes their lifelong affection and the peaceful end, with services for Mrs Heslip later that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Mar. Gariss
Brighton
Mary
Boelock
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the Nile
Upper
Katnak
Albis
Life AT Sea
West Broad Street
Ladies’ Gods
Stippers and
Oxfords
W. H. Barnes
Elyria, Ohio
Frank Salisbury
John Ray and I
C. Feagler
Charlie Cauffman
Thad
B.A. Buxton
Tom
Uncle Sam
Montevideo
Hampton Roads
Sofiice
CryDe C. Vooclesone
Topographical Survey
Elyria Bazar
Lorain County
Crockery Dept
W. Broad Street
THE
Yellow Dogs
John Heslip
Ledi Street
W.C. Budly
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