Notable Early American Writers and Editors Obituaries
A snippet notes births and deaths of Edgar W Nye Bill Nye born Shirley Maine died near Asheville Feb 22 1896 Henry J Ford editor and Princeton politics professor born Baltimore died Summit Pa Aug 20 1925 plus a verse urging diligence and faith in workers and neighbors with a call to wake up and pack away sorrow for better days ahead reflecting press and literary figures of the era.
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Weaterm
Albany
N. Y
Bapland
Edgar’ W. Nye
Bill Nye
Shirley
Maine
Asheville
N. C
Henry J. Ford
Princeton
Baltimore
Summit
Psa
Weat-Weat Underhill Reunion at North Olmsted Park
The Underhill reunion held August 21 at North Olmsted Park drew seventy relatives from Cleveland Elyria Columbia Station North Olmsted Penfield Akron and West Dover. Harry Underhill presided as president with Mrs Henry West as secretary treasurer and Ziba Hall heading the entertainment committee. The group plans to meet again on the third Sunday in August at North Olmsted Park.
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Henry West
Ziba Hall
North Olmated
Motorman Hero Saves Child From Tracks Near Lorain
Bill Lang of Sandusky a veteran motorman leaped onto the car fender and pulled three year old Lelia Smith from the tracks as a street car sped toward her at about fifty five. The child suffered cuts but is expected to recover in hospital. Lang recalled the rescue with shaking breath but felt pride in meeting the emergency as the city later learned of the near miss and the saving act.
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Lelia Smith
Bill Lang
Sandusky
Lake Shore
Lorain
Lelia
Toledo
Alfred E. Smith Named Outlook Editor In Chief
Alfred E. Smith becomes editor of Outlook magazine succeeding Henry Ward Beecher and Lyman Abbott. The former governor and political figure is noted as a colorful, experienced observer whose views on prohibition unemployment relief and other issues may shape progressive opinion for American readers.
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Alfred E. Smith
Outlook
Henry Ward Beecher
Lyman Abbott
Theodore Roosevelt
Smith
The
Hoarded Money, Hoarse Endings From a Maryland Fire
A recluse on Maryland's Eastern Shore died as his fire destroyed his shack where he hid about $40,000 in cans and drawers. Only a few hundred dollars were recovered, leaving a tale of waste rather than wealth. The piece reflects on self denial and misplaced fortune as a warning about hoarding.
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Maryland
Eldersberry nostalgia and a 400 vote pledge
Patchwork montage recalls elderberries and pie, a humorous bid for 400 votes in a July primary by George W. Field, with a odd juxtaposition of quips, political satire, and light verse. The column notes Ingalls’ polo injury and a Kipling parody as local humor reflects campaign chatter.
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George W. Field
Real County
Tex
Anniversaries from 1825 to 1905 include Lick Donelson Pinkerton and Stanford
Notable birth and death anniversaries listed: James Lick born 1796 in Frederickstown Pennsylvania, died 1876 in San Francisco. Andrew J. Donelson born 1799 near Nashville, died 1871 in Memphis. Allan Pinkerton born 1819 in Scotland, died 1884 in Chicago. Jans Lathrop Stanford born 1839 in Albany, died 1905 in Honolulu. Bret Harte born 1839, famed poet.
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James Lick
San Francisco
Fredericksburg
Andrew J. Donelson
President Jackson
Nashville
Tenn
Memphis
Allan Pinkerton
Detective Agency
Illinois
Chicago
Jans Lathrop Stanford
California
Philpies
Albany
N.Y
Honolulu
Francis) Bret Harte
Today in History Highlights from 1718 to 1919
A compact historical recap notes New Orleans founded in 1718 and the 1835 moon hoax in the New York Sun, plus 1914 Louvain bombardment and 1919 first daily air service London to Paris. It also lists births of Dr. Raymond Walters and others, with a final aphorism on adaptability and fortune.
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New Orleans
New York Sun
Louvain
London
Paris
Hegan
128 Million Cigars From Red Lion Industry
The York County village of Red Lion with 4 757 residents produced 128 868 000 cigars in 1931. The tobacco industry employed 1 936 people with total wage compensation of 1 317 700 dollars, per State Department of Internal Affairs records.
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RED Lion
York County
State Department of Internal Affairs
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Ridgeville
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New Pittsburgh
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Friendsville
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Spencer, Ohio
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U. S
Duce
New York
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Kipling
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University of Cincinnati
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Supreme Court of Tennessee
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New York Central Railway
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Howard B. Somers
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