The Herr Professor and the Angelic Child
In a quiet English town the famed Herr Professor mentors Gabrielle, a gifted singer with southern roots. Illness ends her brief flourish, but before death he grants her one last gift singing over the stars for the angels, as a grave marker recalls a gift sent from Leipzig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maitcen
Leibchen
Gabrielle
Italy
Gabriele
Karl Hansel
Herr Professor
Lelbchen
Lamkin
Professor
Weber Die
Heaven
Las
Leip
The German Agreement Con Game and Free Trade Debate
SAM SAWYER reports a grocery club meeting in Cornersville Arkansas where members discuss a so called German Agreement blamed on Kaiser Bill and Teddy. Jim Jackson explains export price and consignin terms while members debate tariffs and free trade. A summer flood note closes the piece with rural weather and fodder notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornersville
Ark
Kaizer Bill
Teddy
Jim Jackson
Teddy An
Bob Sanders
Kaiser
Bill
Jim
Daniel Webster
Spose
Hisself
Grammer
Washington
Sam Sawyer
P. S
Going to Make Matters Better? Farmers recall past price swings
The Ledger notes a sequence from Chicago sales of Iowa cattle and wool, contrasting high prices with earlier tariff-cut promises. It recalls 15 years ago when prices fell after political claims and questions whether current leaders will truly improve farmer markets without harming home markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Chicago
Keosauqua Republican
John A. Ferguson
van Buren County
William Fritz
Iowa Republicans may move to delegates at large 1908
The editorial questions whether Iowa Republicans have chosen delegates at large for the 1908 national convention and if Gov. A. B. Cummins is among them. It notes Cummins has urged a tariff revision pledge and questions harmonious pledges versus past dissension and voting drops. It suggests Cummins may lose influence if not selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
A. B. Cummins
Cummins
German printing export fears touch publishing and jobs
The article questions how the German export price rule may enable more composition and plate casting for the American market. It notes English typesetting already happens in Germany and warns that low valuations could let German printers and engravers flood exports, undercut American workers, and warrants review by the International Typographical Union and allied groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
International Typographical Union
Stereotypers
Electrotypers
The Right Thing To Do Reciprocal Tariff Reform
A historical debate on tariffs with Germany threatening to curb exports. Thomas Jefferson cautions against punitive duties and argues for strategic, escalating protections to nurture domestic industry, referencing a 1793 stance on reciprocal duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Thomas Jefferson
Congress urged to stop tariff evasion by German exporters
Sioux City editors warn that if German and European exporters value goods at our customs houses they can reduce duties by up to 20 percent and even halve ad valorem rates. They urge Congress to act to prevent nullification of tariff rules under the Dingley law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Customs Department
Congress
Sioux City
Ohio State News Fire Chief Kills Man in Franklin Cell
Franklin Ohio police say Fire Chief B H Miller shot J H Littler in Littler’s cell at the Franklin station after Littler, who eloped with Miller’s wife, was returned for trial. Littler died from a chest wound. Miller is confined as a raving maniac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Dayton, O
B. H. Miller
Franklin, O
J. H. Littler
Franklin
Littler
Springfield
Attraction for Farmers in Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus report shows 13 000 visitors in a week paying 25 cents each, 99 percent from the country. Sixty percent paid an extra dime for the female quarters but were disappointed not to see Cassie Chadwick the witch of finance. Warden Gould calls it the best state fair week in the prison’s history with receipts over 14 000 dollars higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Cassie Chadwick
Gould
Conference Called On Juvenile Court Officials
Columbus Ohio secretary of the state board of charities issued a call to all juvenile court judges in the state and officials of institutions housing juveniles for a conference at Bellefontaine during the annual meeting of charitable officials. Judge Samuel L Black drafted a far reaching bill and urged synchronized action with the judges and superintendents of institutions to gather views before passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
H. H. Shirer
State Board of Charities
Bellefontaine
Samuel L. Black
Black
Shirer
Steubenville School Board sees third superintendent resign
Steubenville Ohio board of education meeting confirms the resignation of a third superintendent in two weeks, Attorney E. D. Erskine. R. L. Ervine of Wellston Ohio is elected as his successor by the faction backing Prof. O. W. Walker amid a two months deadlock over Walker’s election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville, O
Steubenville
Board of Education
E. D. Erskine
R. L. Ervine
Wellston, O
O. W. Walker
Ohio State Fair draws record crowds and revenue
Columbus reports the state board of agriculture records 27125 dollars in gate receipts and about 55000 attendees, the largest attendance in fair history. Officials anticipate total weekly receipts to exceed previous records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Board of Agriculture
Baby show at Allen county fair crowns seven month old
The third day feature at the Allen county fair was a baby show for one year old and younger babies from Northwestern Ohio with a $50 prize. Seventy four babes entered and seven judges selected seven month old Richard Blackburn Davis, son of Mr and Mrs O G Davis of Lima as the winner.
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Lima
Allen County
Ohio
Richard Blackburn Davis
O. G. Davis
Henry M. Stanley Sinks After Collision Near Gallipolla Island
The passenger steamer Henry M. Stanley collided with the U S dredge Oswego off Gallipolla Island and sank. About twenty excursionists mostly women, were panicked but Captain William Carney and crew restrained a rush to the water and saved many from jumping overboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolla, O
Henry M. Stanley
United States
Oswego
Gallipolla Island
William Carney
Hunter Mistakes Man for Squirrel in Woods Near Zanesville
Ira Painter of Crooksville was shot in the head and neck by a hunter who mistook him for a squirrel while hunting. The shooter fled the scene but Painter is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Ira Painter
Crooksville
Painter
Fall Proves Fatal in Marietta Man's Ladder Accident
Leane Spooner of Heverly, Marietta County, fell from a ladder while cleaning eaves, suffered a fractured skull, and died. He leaves a family.
Negro bishop amendment rejected by Cincinnati Methodist conference
In Oxford Ohio the Cincinnati conference of the Methodist Episcopal church voted down a proposal to amend the constitution allowing bishops to preside by race. The 128 to 21 vote defeated the plan that would have had separate conferences for Negro German and American bishops and races. Opponents warned the wording could仍 permit Negro bishops to preside over white conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford, CO
Cincinnati
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Oxford M. E
A. B. Leonard
May Force Carrier Out in National Letter Carriers Row
Canton Ohio President Holland of the National Letter Carriers association says he will not seek re election following a postal department request. First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock outlined the stance at the convention. The body voted a $10,000 payment with $5,000 due immediately and $5,000 within two years, signaling Holland may resign as a Boston mail carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton, O
Holland
National Letter Carriers’ Association
Postal Department
Hitchcock
Washington
Boston
Big Increase in Railroad Property
The interurban railroad property in the state is valued at 12731780 for 1907 by county auditors and the state board of equalization. This compares with 11604041 in 1906, indicating a rise of 1067739 dollars.
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Columbus
Boards of County Auditors
State Board of Equalization
Man's finger burns after bandage fire in Marion
Charles Newcomb, 70, suffered blood poisoning in his right index finger. A local physician treated the hand and wrapped it to the wrist. At home Newcomb saturated the bandage with turpentine and, while smoking, a spark set the bandages ablaze burning his hand severely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion. O
Charles Newcomb
Newcomb
Spark
Normandie Hotel Fire in Columbus Causes 250000 Loss
Fire at the Normandie in Columbus destroys the fashionable family hotel on the ground floor liquor store. About 150 families were housed there as women and children were rushed down fire escapes with no serious injuries. The blaze is suspected incendiary origin.
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Columbus, O
Normandie
Injury Report From Rifle Incident In Columbus
One boy was injured when a Flobert rifle exploded during a struggle with a playmate at a residence in Columbus. John Ray, 12, of Lockbourne, underwent surgery at Mt. Carmel hospital and has a fair chance to recover.
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Columbus, O
John Ray
Lockbourne
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Flobert
John
Steamer Henry M. Stanley Burns at Gallipolis Island
The steamer Henry M. Stanley burning to the waterline at Gallipolis Island between Charleston and Cincinnati. The crew escaped with difficulty. the loss reached $20,000 with no insurance. An exploding parasitic ram falcon tern caused the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis, O
Henry M. Stanley
Charleston
Cincinnati
Gallipolis Island
His Fatal Plunge
Louis Osterman son of Joseph Osterman collector for Cincinnati Brewing Co fell from a tree while playing hide and seek and broke his neck death was instantaneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Louis
Joseph Osterman
Cincinnati Brewing Co
Automobile Crash Injures Robert Vertner near Bellefontaine
Robert Vertner of Columbus driving to Toledo struck a ditch at Bellefontaine and the car overturned trapping him underneath. The auto was wrecked with Vertner severely injured.
Auto Strikes Pedestrian in East Main injuring Conrad Liseh
An automobile driven by S. B. Minc struck Conrad Liseh on East Main street and likely fatally injured him. The car also hit a buggy with two colored occupants, wrecking the vehicle while the passengers escaped harm.
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Springfield
S. B. Minc
Conrad Liseh
East Main Street
Ohio deputy to oversee 22 counties appointed
John Burket of Findlay appointed as district deputy for Ohio by Grand Patrol Tower of the BP O B. He will oversee about 22 counties in his jurisdiction.
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Ueber Die Sterne
By Elizabeth A. Vore
Joseph B. Bowles
the Grocery Club
Sy Jones
Ohio State News
COLO
Methodist
of Association
Hotel Normandie
Stanley Burns
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