Lima Gazette Brief Item
Edmiston and Sherman advertise in Lima Gazette with a street address on SovtioS Avenue. The notice promotes a product or service linked to pest control and sanitation.
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Newspaper
Lima Gazette
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1874
Page
2
Edmiston and Sherman advertise in Lima Gazette with a street address on SovtioS Avenue. The notice promotes a product or service linked to pest control and sanitation.
Fragmentary text recalls Democratic convention clashes over liquor license planks and pledges, with references to Greeley, Tilton era figures, and contest over platform fairness. Notable quotes touch on alleged conduct at Beechers and Anthony, revealing era tensions and partisan framing.
The Republican nominating convention met at the court house to elect temporary officers and organize, then proceeded to nominate county officers including commissioner observer coroner auditor and director. Samuel Lybrand presided as chairman while Elias Ewin and others served as candidates with votes tallied to select nominees.delegates to the late convention were appointed and the committee continued with the proceedings.
A Republican County Convention nominates a full ticket including Treasurer and calls for a Republican Commissioner Auditor Infirmary Director and Coroner. It attacks Democratic Court House allies for alleged mismanagement and seeks economy and efficiency in county government through new leadership.
The Democratic Congressional Convention for the district met at City Hall with a large, unruly crowd and began with a difficult temporary organization. Candidates pledged to support the nominee included Rh. B. Gonion Auglaize John Shaw Van Wert W. D. Hill Defiance Gen A V Rice Putnam D J Callen Mercer W M Layton Auglaize Gen Ren Lefevre Shelby. Judge Mackenzie elected Chairman and D H Tolan Secretary at 1 p.m.
An 1860s scene unfolds as a group of enslaved men, held in the county jail, break free after a mob confronts the courthouse. Shots ring out, six bodies found along a road, and townsfolk flee toward the jail as a wagonload of chaos ends with the captives gone and authorities scrambling to respond. Witnesses recount a moonlit night, improvised vigilante action, and the collapse of order as the town reels from the violent escape.
The Investigating Committee of Plymouth declares that Rev Henry Ward Beecher did not commit any improper act with Mrs Elizabeth Lilton nor with Mr Tennier. The panel finds the case one of errors in judgment and praises Beecher’s Christian character. Leaves from the common walnut tree are suggested to drive flies away from the home.
Fragmented OCR text lists individuals such as Miss Erin J. Ciavetoof and Mrs. Catherine Steager, with scattered place names including Elida and Indiana. The passage appears to be a sequence of residency notices or social items without coherent context or dates.
An ordinance from Leas city council authorizes a street and drainage improvement on Market Street south to Spone Street. Civil Engineer TL vN hoses signs plans and surveys for the grade and improvement, to be funded and executed under law by the City Civil Engineer and Board of Improvement. The ordinance takes effect after passage in council.
Dissolution noted by mutual consent. Mr Schwab to manage affairs at the old stand Nod, Public Square. Both parties agree to settle accounts and all debts to the firm. firm dissolved as of September 22.
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