Ohio Democrat Opposes Chicago Platform Support for McKinley
Cincinnati businessman M E Ingalls declares opposition to the Chicago platform. He denounces anti supreme court income tax, silver coinage, and bonds distrust, urging support for McKinley to restore honest money and stable credit. He cites wage earners, deposits, and national prosperity amid a broader Democratic split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
McKinley
Bryan
Hoadley
Virgil P. Kline
Cleveland
George L Converse
Columbus
M. E. Ingalls
Cincinnati
Chicago
Supreme Court
Senate
Altgeld
Tillman
Mexico
Savings Bank
South
Dynamite Frustrated Attack on Portsmouth Church
The Second Presbyterian Church in Portsmouth endured a near-destruction by a dynamite setup on a Saturday night. This is the fourth attempt to harm the church within a year, following a pastor conflict and a later wing fire. Damages from the latest incident run about $800. An attack on the local schoolhouse and power house was also reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Presbyterian
Portsmouth
Presbyterian Church
Williamsburg
Street Railroad Company
Portamouth
Batavias and Bostons Clash in Boston Baseball Tilt
Score shows Batavias 9 to 0 over Bostons in a Saturday game at Boston. The Batavias face Milford on July 25 at home, while Portsmouth plays two games in town on July 29. Edenton beats Wilmington 13 to 5 with Goodpastor and Bishop backing Edenton.
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Boston
Batavias
Bostons
Batavia
Bass and
Murphy
Livengood
Stroup
Kiskadden
Milfords
Portsmouth
Clintons
Wilmington
Edenton Club
Edenton
Wilmington Boys
Charles Hildebrant
Edenton Battery
Goodpastor
Bishop
Pleasant Plain
Dial
First National Bank
Cow near Maple bears five calves in 22 months
J. W. Smith of Maple locality owns a short horn cow that has produced five calves, all alive, since August 1894. Calves include two males born Aug 1 1894, two heifers born July 10 1895, and one calf born May 22 1896. The cow weighs 1000 to 1200 pounds and yields about 1.5 pounds of butter daily when cream is churned. The herd can be viewed at Smith’s Maple-area residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Smith
Maple Post Office
Leading Democratic Journals Reject Chicago Platform
A list shows many editors and journals repudiating the Chicago platform and nominee with few supporting it. The Chicago Enquirer and Toledo Commercial are named as backers, contrasted with numerous papers across states that oppose the platform. The item closes with an advertisement for Ayers Sarsaparilla and a church notice about Rev. BE. M. Bel preaching at Bantam next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Atlanta
Journal
Austin
Tex
Daily Statesman
Boston
Mass
Globe, Herald, Post
Baltimore
Sun, News
Buffalo
N. Y
Courier, Inquirer
Democrat
Bristol
Reformer
Chicago—Chronicle
Staats-Zeitung
Abend Post
Charleston
W. Va
News
8. C
News and Courier
Chattanooga
Tenn
Times
Clarksville
Leaf-Chronicle
Dallas
Davenport
Dayton
Detroit
Mich
Free Press
Elizabeth
N. J
Herald, Democrat
Express
Fitchburg
Mail
Galveston
Holyoke
Hartford
Lexington
Herald
Louisville
Courier-Journal
Anzeiger, Post
Lewiston
Sun
Lowell
Mase
la Crosse
Wis
Chronicle
Macon
Telegraph
Manchester
N. H
Union
Machias
Union, Register
Memphis
Scimitar
Milford
Milwaukee
Seebote
Mobile
Ala
Register
Montgomery
Advertiser
New York City
Times, Herald
Evening Post
World
Newark
Sunday Call
New Orleans
Picayune
Daily States
Nashville, Tenn
Banner
American
New Haven
Con
Register, News
Philadelphia
Record
Providence
R. I
Petersburg
Index Appeal
Portland
Eastern Argus
Richmond
Salem
Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader
St. Paul
Minn
Globe
Louis
Anzeiger Des Westens
Springfield
Republican
Syracuse
Cincionati Enquirer
Toledo
BE. M. Bel
Bantam
McKinley Urges Sound Money and Work for All
McKinley told a Canton audience the nation must move money into productive, job-creating ventures. He argued depreciated currency harms wages, urging an honest dollar and national credit to boost confidence, domestic labor, and home market protection. He defended a revenue fund, reciprocity, and sound policy.
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Credit
Why Clermont County Must Enforce Weed Laws Now
A Batavia reader calls for strict enforcement of county road weed control. The Clermont County road laws require supervision to cut weeds and clear hedges, with fines for noncompliance. The writer notes only the Amelia district fully performs its duty and urges other districts to act.
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Clermont
Entror Clermont Courier
Amelia
Accident Halts Burg Camping Trip Injures C H McNutt
Friends report C H McNutt suffered a dislocated shoulder in a bicycle mishap during a Burg area camping trip with W W Widmeyer and their families. The fall also broke his shoulder and ended the expedition. he will recover with limited use of one arm for weeks. PRIM peaches sell for 40 cents a bushel in Rows county.
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C. H. McNutt
W. W. Widmeyer
Messrs
Burg
Rows
Constitutional Challenge to City Dog Tax Faces Courts
City gentlemen plan to test the constitutionality of a dog tax law in court. A conference weighed the financial viability and whether enough dog owners would pay fifty cents cash. Corporation Counsel Hertenstein refused comment. The suit argues the Legislature lacked authority to fund a private humane society with dog taxes, noting city dogs differ from country dogs and suggesting the tax could burden the public auditor's time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hertenstein
Ohio Humane Society
Humane Society
Poverty Supper A Charity Entertains At Budget Prices
A fashion note suggests poverty suppers as a new form of charitable entertainment. Church members host weekly dinners at homes with a one dollar cap for twelve guests. members pay twenty five cents each. The piece imagines simple menus and notes that a genuine poverty supper may consist of bread and cheese, cold water and kisses.
Rape of the Democracy Chicago Platform Critiqued
An editorial in the National Tribune denounces the Chicago convention as the worst in history. It condemns Tillman Altgeld Harris and others, accusing them of secessionist, anarchist and demagogic influence, and warns of harm from free silver and old states rights policies.
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Washington National Tribune
Chicago
United States
Tillman
South Carolina
A. D
Altgeld
Johann Most
Debs
Isham G. Harris
Tennessee
Union
Democratic Party
Free Trade Hersey
Supreme Court
Wreck at Rockyford halts C P W train. no lives lost
An engine and five freight cars derailed near Rockyford when a culvert failed after heavy rains. Engineer Arnold and fireman escaped with minor injuries as crews work through the night to clear debris and rebuild the track. The mishap delays mail and papers, but trains are expected back on schedule today.
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Rockyford
Portsmouth
Batavia
City Ward
Town
Hunt
Arnold
Flower Fadeith Miss Bessie Belle Smith
Miss Bessie Belle Smith died at her parents home last Thursday at seventeen. She had struggled with consumption for eighteen months and died peacefully. Born in Amelia, she studied at Batavia and was a bright, kind student with many friends. Funeral held Sunday from her parents’ home with Rev Morne officiating. King’s Daughters and school class accompanied.
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Bessie Belle Smith
Louis Hicks
Amelia
Batavia
Morne
M. &. Church
King's Daughters
D. K. McDonald
Frank Davis
Thos. Hulick
Port Temple
Nelson Cramer
James Ashburn
Bank Closes at Hillsboro After Sharp Losses
The First National Bank of Hillsboro shut its doors last Thursday. Directors expect to issue a statement this week and hope to pay at least 95 percent, possibly dollar for dollar, to depositors. The free silver movement is seen as a contributing factor to the bank's misfortunes.
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First National Bank of
Hillsboro
Eminent Divine Rev Morris Preaches in Boston Church
Rev Morris of Boston Massachusetts delivered morning and evening sermons at the M E church last Sunday. The house was crowded at both services and worshipers were edified by the eloquent and devout preacher whose fame extends nationwide. He is the father of Rev Morris, the church’s regular pastor.
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Rev. Morris
Boston
Massachusetts
M. E Church
Morris
Revival meetings announced by Rev. Morris this week
Rev. Morris will lead revival meetings starting Tuesday night with further services on Wednesday night and Friday at 6 o clock in the morning. The fourth quarterly conference will be held Friday evening. The church is described as prosperous with large regular attendance.
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Morris
Vision of Bones Through Paper Under Light
A curious experiment described where a sheet of writing paper placed on the ground under a street lamp and a hand held above it can show bones within the hand. The piece notes coal oil or gas may be needed and varies by country or city conditions.
Death of Captain Gallagher Widely Mourned by 59th
Milton Gallagher of Fayetteville dies after a short illness. A contractor and builder who constructed many sections of the C P W road, he aided the 59th Cavalry reunion in Fayetteville four years ago. A brave soldier, he also served in the 7th Cavalry.
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59Th
Milton Gallagher
Fayetteville
7Th Calvary
Baseball at Boston Fair scheduled for county teams
The Boston Fair Board organizes a Tuesday game of baseball between cler mont county north and south sides with the Ohio turnpike as the division line. All players must be county residents. Prather of Felicity leads the south group and Meyers of Goshen captains the north. $20 prize to the winner and $10 to the loser. Participants should contact managers for details.
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Boston Fair Board
Clermont County
Ohio Turnpike
E. G. Prather
Felicity
Bethel
S. B. Meyers
Goshen
Saloons taxed for year total seven thousand dollars
The total tax on saloons for the year is seven thousand dollars. Of this amount three thousand six hundred four dollars and ten cents has been collected and will be distributed among funds: State general revenue fund one thousand eighty one dollars and twenty eight cents. Municipal police fund nine hundred one dollars and two cents. Municipal corporation fund nine dollars and ten cents. County poor fund seven hundred twenty dollars and eight cents. Twenty two saloons exist, with one or two paying less due to starting business after the assessment year.
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State General Revenue
Municipal Police
Municipal Corporation
Captain Charley Sheafe Leads Stone River Park Plan
The 59th Ohblo regiment veteran Captain Charley Sheafe of Company I, now practicing law in Murfreesboro Tennessee, heads the Stone River Battlefield and National Park Association. The group aims to acquire 2400 acres for a national park honoring both Union and Confederate soldiers with a central national cemetery and nearby Confederate burials.
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59Th Ohblo Regiment
Charley Sheafe
Murfreesboro
Tennessee
Stone River Battlefield
Stone River
National Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery
Association
Sheafe
Extraordinary Wheat Yield At Infirmary Farm Report
Infirmary Director David Irwin says the infirmary farm yields 22 bushels of wheat per acre on nine acres a remarkable figure given this year s outbreaks of pests and poor crops. The general average may reach 10 bushels per acre and corn on the same farm is also very fine with nearly 100 bushels per acre expected.
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Infirmary
David Irwin
Thia
Shiloh Camp Ground Hosts Epworth League Day Plans
Shiloh camp ground opens July 31 to August with notable speakers Bishop Thoburn Dr Gallette and Dr Buxton. On Wednesday August 5 a joint meeting of Georgetown and Hillsboro districts marks Epworth League day.
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Shiloh
Thoburn
Gallette
Buxton
Georgetown
Hillsboro
Facts for Farmers to Ponder Tariff Study Figures
The piece cites figures from the American Economist on farm values for horses and corn across various years. It lists horses valued at 1802 to 1896 with amounts from 800 to 400 million dollars and corn per capita yields from 80 bushels in 1892 to 10 bushels in 1908, noting shifts under free trade pressures and tariff studies.
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Economist
Wilson
The Benjamman Johnson Reunion
Communicated Saturday morning July 18 brought the Old Home family together for the sixth reunion with 48 present and seven absent. The gathering honored 55 years of marriage for the elders as children and grandchildren filled the day with music and a bountiful dinner. Carrie Christy of Errecrvan California notes Ayer’s Pills are effective for digestive complaints.
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Carrie Christy
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Ohio Rolters
Demo
Plat
Hood
Reds
Hake
Ayer
Foraker
Canton
William McKinley
Charley McNutt
The
National Tribune
Chicago Communists
Bordwell’s
Captain Gallagher
Benjman Johnson
Errecrvan
Charles J. Booth
Olivewood
California
Ayer's
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