Forty eighth G A R encampment set for East Liverpool
The Forty eighth annual encampment of the Department of Ohio G A R will meet in East Liverpool June 22 to 25. The city known as Ceramic City will entertain veterans with ample lodging and hospitality including open latch strings at private homes. Distinguished state and national figures will attend an entertainment filled encampment.
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Union News Service
Marietta
Department of Ohio
East Liverpool
United States
G A. R
Road Work To Start In 29 Counties In State
The state highway department will begin more than 4 million dollars in contracts on July 1. Forty contracts will be let across 29 of the 88 counties, with plans to extend work into nearly every county by summer's end. About 320 miles will be under way, roughly a third of the year's expected construction. Inspectors and supervisors have been increased to manage the job.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Locusts Hit Lancaster State School Orchards
Locusts believed to be 17 year variety swarm orchards at the Lancaster state school for boys. A. Hastings, superintendent of the farm, reported to the state administration board that over 2,000 young trees planted this year may be destroyed. Officials plan experiments to find a remedy.
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Lancaster
State Administration Board
A. Hastings
Reform School
Administration’ Board
Thomas Made President of Christian Union Council
West Union Iowa reports the National Council of the Christian Union elected new officers for the quadrennial term. Rev. A. C. Thomas of Iowa was chosen president with Rev. J. W. Elise of Ohio as vice president, Rev. W. H. Baker of Ohio as secretary, J. W. Hyder of Missouri as assistant secretary, Rev. A. T. Dorrel of Oklahoma as treasurer, and Rev. D. L. Van Gemant of Indiana as corresponding secretary. The council meets quarterly, and the next session will be held in Iowa.
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West Union
National Council of the Christian Union
A. C. Thomas
Towa
J. W. Elise
Ohio
W. H. Baker
J. W. Hyder
Missouri
A. T. Dorrel
Oklahoma
D. L
A Flower Woman's Tribute to Soldiers at Evergreen Cemetery
Cincinnati resident Mrs Antoinette Bec ard known as the flower woman visits Evergreen Cemetery in Newport Kentucky each Decoration Day with her five year old grandson. She began decorating graves after the Spanish American War when three graves existed. now eight or more graves are decorated with heavy floral efforts per grave.
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Cincinnati
Antoinette Bec‘ard
Evergreen Cemetery
Newport
Beccard
Traction car jumps track near Mt Carmel elevating danger
A Cincinnati traction line special car carrying about sixty picnic revelers derailed on a trestle five miles above Mt Carmel while crossing the structure. The train stamped the track and struck a wooden railing, preventing a plunge from the trestle and likely saving many lives.
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Cincinnati
Georgetown
Portamouth Traction Line
Fifth-Third National Bank
Lake, A?on
Ohio
Mt. Carmel
Ben Franklin Club Dinner Visit to Hamilton by Printing Leaders
Hamilton hosts 125 Ben Franklin Club members and Cincinnati printers for Decoration day events. Guests arrive by two special coaches, enjoy a luncheon at the Hamilton Business Men's Club, and hear impromptu speeches. The tour proceeds through the Champion Coat ed Paper Co. plant from pulp mills to finishing, guided by Alexander Thomson and associates.
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Hamilton
Alexander Thomson
Champion Coated Paper Co
Ben Franklin Club
Cincinnati
Thomson
Hamilton Business Men's Club
William F. Kramer
A. J. Braunwart
Methodist Book Concern
C. S. Clark
Western Newspaper Union
Lou Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer Printing Co
Samuel Oppenheimer
Grays on Johnson's Island Memorial Day Void
In Sandusky Ohio the graves of about 600 Confederate officers and men at Johnson's Island federal prison cemetery were not decorated for Memorial Day for the first time in 25 years. Investigations show the dock near the cemetery was demolished by a November storm making landings impossible and the boat needed to distribute flowers costly to procure.
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Sandusky, O
Federal Prison
Johnson’s Island
Sandusky Bay
Island Cemetery
Graves Decorated at Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery
In Cincinnati a small cemetery above Delhi on Mt. St. Joseph flags and roses honor Sister Anthony and 13 nurse companions who aided the wounded in the Civil War. The Noyes McCook post previously led pilgrimages, now aided by student riders who sang and laid flowers. Five surviving nurses age over ninety, Theodocia Beatrice Ambrosia Benedictia and Veronica, could not attend.
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Cincinnati
Sisters of Charity
Mt. St. Joseph
Delhi
Anthony
Noyes-McCook Post
Academy
Sister Anthony
Ohio
Mississippi
St. Joseph Mother House
Theodocia
Beatrice
Ambrosia
Benedictia
Veronica
Thirty Patrons Protest Power Line Shutdown
Thirty residents who rely on the Hocking Valley Railway Co traction line from Hamden to Jackson petition the utilities commission to require the company to continue operating the line and selling power. They argue the line serves coal workers and a shutdown would be a county calamity.
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Columbus, O
Hocking Valley Railway Co
Hamden
Vinton County
Jackson
Jackson County
The
Utilities Commission
Man Refused Aid Fails After Paralyzed Fall Near Newark
Daniel Simpson, 67, seized with paralysis, fell in the roadway three miles north of Newark. Passersby presumed drunkenness and refused aid until a later warning prompted an ambulance to the hospital, but help arrived too late.
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Newark
Q.daniel Simpson
Two Monument Unveilings Mark Dayton Memorial Day
Dayton, Ohio held a Memorial Day observance featuring the dedication of two granite monuments in Woodland and Calvary cemeteries. The shafts honor soldiers sailors and marines who fought to preserve the Union, with ceremonies conducted under the Sons of Veterans who organized the erection.
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Dayton, O
Dayton
Woodland
Calvary
Sons of Veterans
Ohio Mail Carriers Meet in Lorain Convention Parade
The 17th annual convention of the Ohio State association of the National Association of Letter Carriers met in Lorain and joined a Memorial day parade. About 600 carriers led by a 36 piece Cleveland band attended. Main business includes endorsing pension legislation via the Hamil bill and a push for an initiative and referendum resolution with E. B. Garner and George W. Johnson speaking at Monday night dinner with Congressman Bathrick.
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Lorain
Ohio State Association
National Association of Letter Carriers
Cleveland
Hamil
National Association
E. B. Garner
National Asociation
George W. Johnson
Bathrick
Akron
Vacuum brake dispute ends with simple truth on train
Two commercial travelers argued in a train about how vacuum brakes work. The engineer finally explains that stopping the train is done by turning a valve to fill the pipe with vacuum, settling the dispute with plain, practical physics.
Literary Talk Candlestick Clock Joke
A witty exchange has a speaker pointing out a candlestick atop a clock as “ahead of time” while the other questions the remark revealing a playful pun about timing. The quip showcases light humor and a period voice.
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William Henry
Author claims sole plot came from Romeo and Juliet
A renowned writer admits borrowing his one plot from Romeo and Juliet and altering scenery and dialect to fit a new setting. He dismisses concerns about originality and frames his method as simple adaptation.
Kernel of Truth: Marcus Aurelius on Essence and Practice
Philosophical aphorism urging focus on the essential core of a thing. It distinguishes between doctrine, practice, and interpretation, guiding clear understanding and disciplined thought. Marcus Aurelius emphasizes discerning what truly matters.
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Marcus Aurelius
Postmaster Newton resigns as Newark Advocate head
Joseph H. Newton, Newark postmaster and longtime Democratic editor, has sold his interest in the Newark Advocate and resigned as president and editor after more than 34 years. C. H. Spencer elected president and general manager, Walter J. Bowers secretary-treasurer. Advocate to stay a Democratic paper.
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Newark, O
Joseph H. Newton
Newark
Newark Advocate
Advocate Printing Co
Newton
C. H. Spencer
Advocate
Walter J. Bowers
Buckeye Briefs and Local Notes From Columbus to Zanesville
Deputy assessors under the Warnes law may not hold other state or local government posts unless resigning from their current positions, per Attorney General Hogan. Elk Fork Coal Co sells 902 acres in Clinton and Vinton townships to a Columbus syndicate. Summit county complaint board members appointed: Laffer, Swayne, Seedhouse. Sixteen Keep Well Club women complete a 0mile city walk to show walking benefits. Ohio State Board of Health holds annual Cedar Point conference July 23 24 with local health officers. staff will present papers on sanitary issues. Edward Sloan 35 of Deaverton killed himself at his wife’s grave, despondency listed as cause.
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Columbus
Warnes
Timothy S. Hogan
State Tax Commission
Hamden
Elk Fork Coal Co
C. K. Davis
Detroit
Clinton
Vinton Townships
Eagle Furman
Ohio State Board of Health
Cedar Point
Zanesville
Edward Sloan
Deaverton
The Fearful Woman and the Mouse Logic
A street anecdote explains a woman fears a mouse because she believes the creature cannot harm her. The quip implies courage comes from underestimating danger.
Society weddings and fashionable ties take center stage
Society weddings come under the read of fashionable ties as outfits and etiquette mingle in the latest social notices. Elegant ensembles, refined rituals, and the era’s stylish expectations shape the scene for debutantes and guests alike.
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G. Ala
Liverpool
Ceramic City
Thomas
Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Legation
Rue Belliard
Brussels
Alexander Thomson, Jr
Ohio Mail
Buckeye
Board of Complaints
Summit County
J. M. Laffer
John Swayne
Norton Township
Edwin Seedhouse
Cleveland, O
Keep Well Club
Coca-Cola Company
Atlante, Ga
Wrigleys Spearmint
Wrigley
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