Oberlin Widow Remembered for Civil War Heroic Act
Obituary notes the death of a 36 year old Oberlin resident who twice crossed Confederate lines to procure a key document during the Civil War. Surviving children include Isabel Seymour Roellg Bricker and Josephine McMillsn. The family had lived in Oberlin since 1591 and the husband Dr George F Smith was a Civil War prisoner. George M Smith of Cleveland buys Peabody farm supply store and remains IHC local rep.
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Shea
Biebolag van der Pria Smith
Gwsrco
Ohio
George F
Obe
Isabel Seymour
Roellg Brickerho
Alice Gertrude
Loveland
Josephine McMillsn
George M. Smith
Cleveland
Peabody Farm
Booth Main ‘Street
International Harvester Company
New London Notes Highlight Guests Births and Pageant
New London reports include Mrs E A MacConnell and family hosting visitors from Toledo and Ra ware. a son James Douglas born to Mr and Mrs O M Greiesinger at the New London hospital. Crystal Webb visiting from Toledo. a pageant lecture titled Ir Relics from a Wild Man s Home presented by Dr James M Taylor at the First ME church with local participants in world costume.
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New London
E A MacConnell
Geeghter
Irs Lyon Wells
Webb
Crystal
Toledo
Victor Heltsche
Parnell
Rawane
Arthur Tulk
Grocot
J Per- Trmas
Oberlin
Hirs
O M
Gwendolyn Parnell
Dorothy Nelson
Goldie Bunyan
Mildred Jordon
Norwalk
Epworth League
Leroy
Baturday
Leroy Baker
J.oe Howell
Cleveland
Crystal Webb
Lyn Weiss
Dick Miller
Genevieva
Stout
Greenwich
Orlo Milter
Eva Buffer
North Baltimore
WH. DeGroff
Ian
James M. Taylor
Bowe
Oriental curiosities and priceless artifacts on display
A collector displays a Chinese Mandarin robe ivory canings a Borneo head jacket valued at 1500 dollars and a sword said to have severed 156 heads. The collection includes head hunters swords spears axes and fabrics from Java the Philippines Japan Korea Burma Kashmir and more. Mrs D M Hotchkiss and daughter depart for Denver to visit relatives.
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Borneo
Taylor
D. M. Hotchkiss
Denver
Colo
West End decay as Grosvenor House to be demolished
In London on July 1, reports say the aristocratic West End is vanishing under modernization. Once quiet streets near Piccadilly now host luxury shops and flats after Grosvenor House and nearby landmarks fall to developers.
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London
West End
Devonshire House
Piccadilly
Mayrfair
Park Lane
Green Park
Grosvenor House
Dukes of Westminister
Grosvenor Square
Berkeley Square
Cavendish
China Faces Population Slowdown from High Death Rates
A new study of Chinese censuses since 1741 shows crowded streets and villages with a very low population growth due to a high proportion of deaths, indicating a long term demographic decline.
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China
Chinese Population Growth Slowed Since 1835, Says Chang Heng-chen
Chinese statistician Chang Heng-chen says population growth slowed after 1835 with only 438 million people by 1923 and argues high death rates, not low births, keep growth slow. He compares rates with France and other countries and notes rapid pre modern increases followed by a decade of decelerating gains.
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Chang Heng-chen
United States
Chang
Coutiry
France
China
Australia grows as market for American goods says Babbit
FE G Babbit, newly returned from three years as American trade commissioner in Sidney, asserts Canberra signals a vast market for almost every class of American merchandise. He notes leading U S exports to the commonwealth include several items, highlighting Australia’s expanding demand.
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Australia
S. Washengpfor
Canberra
G Babbitt
United States
Sidney
Babbit
Minnesota collects large inheritance tax on Lady Strathcona estate
The state treasurer received a 427167 payment as inheritance tax on the estate of the late Lady Strathcona of Scotland. Tax assessed on 5000 shares of Great Northern preferred stock valued around 605000 and 457955 shares of Great Northern Ore property valued 1133968, totaling 1739468 of the Minnesota estate valued near 28000000. The estate largely bequeathed to two sons and two daughters. The Rt Hon Margaret…
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Mian Esota
Minnesota
Two Sone
Margaret Ard
Diverse Royal Regalia and Urban Goods Highlight 19th Century News
A garbled item lists European titles and sponsorships including Donald Alexanger tied to Lord Strathcona, with references to Abbots Bromley Hore Dance surviving in England. It mentions Baroda regalia a carpet of pearls valued at 1.59 million dollars, and U.S. postal services in stores, plus refreshments on streetcars in Bergen.
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Abbots Bromley
England
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Rede
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Rae
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Tre
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TOR
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