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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1911
Page
22
Study of Hamilton's tax duplicates over 25 years shows rising duplicates, shifting tax rates, and rising property valuations. Real estate valued at about four million years ago now exceeds five million, with mill rates trending from 26 to 33 mills before recent appraisal adjustments.
The Miami River long discussed as navigable but now largely ignored by government. In 1824 a Dayton meeting urged opening the Great Miami to navigation to bring southern and eastern goods to Hamilton without railroads. Early boats carried flour pork whiskey and more, with 79 boats shipping along the Miami from January to June 1823 reaching markets as far as New Orleans.
The article traces Christmas origin from early Christian practice under Pope Telesphorus, noting the move from a movable feast to December 25 by a fourth century ecclesiastical inquiry. It details the traditional timing of Christ's birth, with mass at midnight, dawn, and late morning, and mentions errors in initial celebrations.
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