Political ticket lineup for state and county offices
A full slate lists President Taft and Vice President Sherman for national roles along with multiple state and local offices. Names include Dillon Brown Sullivan Fullington Archer Eagleson Spear Winch Allread Meinhardt Kirtley Calvert Zeller Edwards Fess Dunn Joseph Cole Stevenson Rapp Dale Rogers Anstrett Ernst Irwin Barr Maxfield Spence.
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William H. Taft
James 8. Sherman
E. B. Dillon
R. B. Brown
Lawrence K. Langdon
John L. Sullivan
E. M. Fullington
Rudy W. Archer
F. J. Eagleson
Supreme Court
W. T. Spear
Louis Winch
James L. Allread
Board of Public Works
General Assembly
Alexander Dunn
William A. Joseph
Court of Common Pleas
Harry 8. Cole
H. 8. Stevenson
Paul M. Rapp
J. C. Dale
L. M. Rogers
Charles Anstrett
Christ Ernst
David R. Irwin
Dean L. Barr
George A. Maxfield
A. D. Spence
Republicans Unite For Strong Fall Victory In 1904
The piece announces nationwide Republican consolidation after conventions in Atlantic City and Chicago with calls for unity, a strong ticket, and support for pro business policies. It contrasts Republican successes under Cleveland with Democratic governance and notes potential Prohibitionist name change to Progressive Party. Legal notices follow in circuit court items and new suits listing parties, claims, and attorneys.
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Cleveland
Progressive Party
Atlantic City
Hillsboro struggles to fund town lights as costs rise
Hillsboro faces a funding gap after extending street lighting from 75 to 87 arc lights. The extra 12 lights cost $600 more, and with a 1 percent tax the town cannot cover the bill, risking darkness for some residents on side streets.
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Hillsboro
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
A promotional notice urges readers to mail or call in local news items to help the paper provide diverse local coverage and invites society and personal notices for publication.
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Fletcher
Houser Granted Divorce on Grounds of Neglect
Theo R. Houser of Norwood received a decree for divorce from Minnie Houser in Hamilton County Court. They married May 21, 1906. Minnie left on April 9, 1912 and now resides in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Ordinarily three years are required for such a divorce.
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Hamilton County
Theo. R. Houser
Norwood
Minnie Houser
South Williamsport
Wheat harvest underway with light yields in county
The county reports a thin wheat harvest with heavy rains damaging grain in shocks. Clinton county shows fields yielding 16 to 26 bushels per acre, while early planted wheat fares better and late planted wheat struggles below ten bushels per acre.
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Clinton County
Former Batavian returns from South Africa voyage
Harry Copeland, once a 10 year old pupil in Batavia, has just come back from Vrede Orange River Colony in South Africa. He is at his parents home, M. G. Copeland of Chasetown. The trip was extensive for his age, but he is described as broad shouldered and able to bear the burden of the voyage.
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Harry Copeland
Vrede Orange River Colony
South Africa
M. G. Copeland
Chasetown
Three Buried by Snow at Grenoble Chalet
In a violent storm near Paris Grenoble an isolated mountain chalet over 5000 feet high was buried by an avalanche and completely disappeared. Its three occupants are believed to have perished.
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Grenoble
Paris
Averted Crossing Tragedy Near Fintona Ireland
A country girl near Fintona County Tyrone saw a cart on a level crossing as a passenger train approached. She ran along the railway waving a red petticoat, drawing the engine driver’s attention and causing the train to slow immediately, averting disaster.
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Fintona
County Tyrone
Ireland
Buckets Supplied Early Firefighting in Settler Town
The chimney corner served as a social spot for settlers who smoked tobacco. Firefighters depended on buckets. upon alarm, citizens rushed with buckets to the scene. If delayed, residents threw buckets from windows for neighbors to carry.
Wooden Leg Humor Across Regions and Ages
A Bellman writer notes humor rises when a man loses a wooden leg or endures a break or mishap with it, comparing it to horse theft in the Far West. The piece suggests serious events become comic, while a touch of skepticism remains about modern youth. Doubting Tom remarks on a nephew who turned to acrostics after Christian upbringing.
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Bellman
Far West
Minneapolis Journal
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