Various global notes a century ago cover science and society
A collage of 19th century items reports on astronomy catalogues, female education in Chicago, global wealth, wages in Italy, electric locomotives in France, long railway lumbers, fashion shifts in England, chairs and chairs for sale, sea photography by French, obesity treatment, vegetarian societies, flower longevity, health claims for Walsingham, early American paper mills, nickel phones in Chicago, arts and anatomy, and a mix of crime, industry and public notices across nations. It notes rail ownership in Austria, Civil War army strength, naturalization in England, balloon ranges, a London car show, historic dwellings, and various local measures in the United States. It also mentions religious revivals, pioneer Wong Yip Nong, salt rain in Idaho, San Bernardino licensing, Niagara trolley ideas, Pacific debt, English language rise, French medical titles, U.S. Supreme Court, and other dated curiosities.
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Chicago
United States
Italy
England
Society of
Vegetarians
New Orleans
Walsingham
Eng
America
Philadelphia
William Morris
Austria
London
Canton
Germany
France
Uplands
Robert Garrett
Ennanae
The
Economites
Chile
Buenos Ayres
Mt Zion
Clayton County
Judge Caldwell
Union Pacific Fame
Switzerland
Richmonpo
Grand Army
Gov. Tit~tman
South Carolina
Newberry
S. C
California
Wong Yip Nong
Hong Kong
Idaho
Great Salt Lake
Utah
San Bernardino
Cal
Niagara Falls
Pacific Railroads
D. B. Hunz
Albany
Washington
United States Supreme Court
A. G. Dixey
New York
Col. Ingersoll Sr
Denmark
Green Meadows
Aominal Benham
Twe
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Russia
Scotland
Atutsox
Iowa
Senate
House
Sherman
Morrill
Tragic Ohio father hangs children then himself
In Big Springs Gallia County Ohio Floyd Radabaugh aged 24 killed his two children by tying them to a barn rafter and then hanged himself. A note left for his wife explained he blamed their unhappiness on the children and his treatment at home. The couple had marital strife and Radabaugh had threatened self harm before. The three were buried in one coffin at his request.
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Gallivolis
Big Springs
Floyd Radabaugh
Radabaugh
Floyyd Radabauga
Jones
Coxey’s Army Faces Capitol Speech Ban on Capitol Grounds
The Coxey movement plans a protest route to the city with crowds expected as Col Reds rxEys local rep Davis proposes a resolution to permit addressing the public on the capitol steps. Officials warn that any speech on or near the capitol grounds may lead to arrest, with no major trouble anticipated.
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Wisn
Coxey
Delahich
Waa
Davis
Ohio
Col
Redstone
Capitol Building
Woman's Vote Refused in Ohio Election Case
In YeELLow Stprines Ohio on April 27 Mrs James Dawson living near RR Se acted law at Central schoolhouse District No 2 had her ballot refused and faced intimidation. She contemplates suing the election judges for damages for denying her rights under the new law. This may be the first such case in the state involving a woman attempting to vote under the act.
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Yeellow Stprines, O
James Dawson
Local Option Bill Defeated in Ohio House
CoumBus Ohio April 27 Haskell's local option bill is dead. By a decisive vote the house of representatives Thursday declared that current temperance laws would serve all purposes if fully enforced and that the republican party could not take another step toward prohibition at this time. The campaign for and against the bill has been the most interesting event of the seventy first general assembly.
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CoumBus
Haskell
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Seventy-First General Assembly
Strehbli Street Railway Bill Repealed in Ohio
Columbus Ohio April 28 The Strehli street railroad law is repealed by the concurrence of the senate in the house action on the Paxton bill It was passed by 17 yeas to 4 nays Ayes Avery Brown Clark Earnhart Eckley Hugh ey Iden Kirchner Laning McMahen Musgrove Ohl Phillips Korick Robert Sparks Stillwell Nays Ely Hogg McConica Plum
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Columbus
Senate
House
Paxton
Messrs
Avery
Brown
Clark
Earnhart
Eckley
Hughey
Iden
Kirchner
Laning
McMahen
Musgrove
United States
Co.ivaBes
Hoge
State University
Campbell
Ben Wade
McConica
Supreme Court
Spooner
Seneca
Winn
Charles Flumerfelt
Taylor
Crawford
Mr. McMahen
Abbott
State Board of Pharmacy
Haskell
ColumsBus
Yeas
Ohl
Phillips
Rorick
Robert
Sparks
Stillwell
Nays
Ely
Hogg
McCon Ca
Plum
Locke
Board of Tax Commissioners
Strehn
Gear
Gen. Harris
Hamilton County
Whittlesey
Houst
James
Secretary of State
Smith
Cleveland
Sleeper
A Mysterious Grave Near Portsmouth Revealed
A new grave was found Thursday in a secluded farm corner four miles west of Portsmouth. A party opened the grave but found nothing. Belief grows that the grave maker frightened and exhumed any buried objects.
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Portsmouth
Good Crop Prospects in Marion County
Farmers in Marion county Ohio report a likely better fruit season and rapid spring work under clear weather. More ground will be cultivated than in recent years and many expect to plant more potatoes than usual.
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Marion County
Marion, O
Enon schoolhouse fire endangers pupils in panic
The Enon schoolhouse nine miles away caught fire Thursday during school hours. Children trampled as they fled but no serious injuries occurred. The four room building was burned to the ground.
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Strassereiß
Enon
Woman Hangs Self in Cincinnati Over Loss of Husband
Mrs Louise Robert, 59, of 67 Lauer Avenue, Cincinnati, hanged herself at about 10am Friday using a rope. Officials cite a melancholy spirit from the loss of her husband, who died about two years ago.
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Cincinnati
Louise Robert
Lauer Avenue
Fourth-class postmasters named in Ohio appointments
Fourth-class postmasters were appointed Thursday as follows M T Orr Harriem Springs Varroil county Thos J Ritteil Hollo way Helmont county Henry A Herring Sulphur Grove Mortgomers sour.
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Wasnivetos
M. TV. Orr
Hariem Springs
Varroil
Thos. J. Ritteil
Holloway
Helmont County
Henry A. Herring
Sulphur Grove
Mortgomers Sour
Washington House Plans to Bar Coxey Debate in Session
Officials warn no Coxey talk will steer legislation. The House intends to refer Coxey bills and hearings to committees without debate, treating the Coxey demonstration as outside normal business. Any Coxey speech will be discouraged and limited to pending appropriation debates.
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Washington
Coxey
House
Xey
National Association of Military Surgeons Meeting Opens
The National Association of Military Surgeons convenes in Meet Wasumetox on May 1 for its annual gathering. About 500 members are expected, with papers on military surgery to be presented by leading professionals. A popular feature is the outdoor competitive drill between hospital corps.
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Wasumetox
National Association of Military Surgeons
Frank Hatton Washington Post editor dies after paralysis
Wasinetos May 1 Frank Hatton editor of the Washington Post died at 6 30 pm Monday. He was stricken with paralysis at his desk last week. His condition seemed to improve but physicians held no hope of full recovery. His decline was worsened by Brights disease and he passed away peacefully Monday morning.
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Wasninetos
Frank Hatton
Washington Post
Hatton
Bright
Paris Postmaster Warned of Threat Against Breckinridge Speech
A New York anonymous letter dated May 1 warned of a dynamite attack intended to kill Col Breckinridge and others at a May 7 Paris Kentucky speaking event. Some take the threat seriously. others deem it a harmless joke. The postmaster has turned the letter to the judge and sheriff.
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Paris
New York
Col. Breckinridge
The New York Cruise Ship Cincinnati Enters Dry Dock
The Cincinnati was placed in dry dock Monday morning for bottom cleaning and painting and other work. It is expected to leave the dock later this week and be placed in commission afterward, ready for service.
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New York
Cincinnati
Massinos May Day News Incomplete Story on Coxey Daughter
Caroline Coxey could not secure her mother's consent to leave Fay Washington Sunday night to join the peace army. The mother reportedly refused rest and prepared clothing as relatives planned a train departure for the daughter. The article hints at a divorce and possible possession issues without clear details.
General Assembly updates from Cotrmars and Columbus
Cincinnati area reports show Senate and House actions on street widening Beckman street and railroad taxation. Women’s suffrage advances with separate ballots and registration. Various bills pass or fail in Columbus including judiciary reapportionment, ceramics funding, and pharmacy certification. A fatal twist closes with a party accident where a revolver fired accidentally. a cousin is wounded but expected to recover.
Bride takes laudanum after quarrel in Cincinnati
Srrxerviig O April 25 Mrs Magen Jackson a bride of one week attempted suicide with laudanum during a personal crisis after quarrelling with husband. Her recovery is doubtful. She is sister of the wife of Charles Kraus, bookkeeper for Burkhardt in Cincinnati.
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Pride
Srrxerviig
Magen Jackson
Chas. Kraus
Burkhardt, Cinénnati
Premortem tragedy in New Carlisle outlines youth suicide
Paul Griffin aged 21 dies Friday morning in New Carlisle by shooting himself in a barn owned by his employer Frank Suitzbach. He was reported as subject to epileptic fits and had tremors prior to the act.
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Paul Griffin
Uda
New Carlisle
Frank Suitzbach
Wife of Theolore Ward Found Dead in Orchard
April 27 Pittsfield tragedy as the wife of Theolore Ward is found hanging in the family apple orchard in night clothes. Authorities report she acted in a distressed state, believed to be temporarily or permanently insane.
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Hane
Theolore Ward
Pittsfield
Senate row over tariff bill and three hundred amendments
In Washington on May 1, Senate debates heatedly over the tariff bill. Senator Harris supports compromise while Senator Aldrich cites an interview as proof of many amendments agreed with Treasury and Democrats. Voorhees challenges Sherman and Morrill while Turpie accuses Aldrich of lying in a sharp clash.
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Washington
Senate
Wolcott
Tennessee
Harris
Aldrich
Carlisle
West
Dem
Voorhees
Mr. Aldrich
Secretary of the Treasury
Finance Committee
Sherman
Committee On Finance
Morrill
Ohio
Journal of the Finance Committee
Sugar Trust
Turpie
Ind
Government official barred from land titles in Guthrie action
May 1. The interior department decides former land office ex-register C N Barnes cannot hold lots due to government status. The ruling bars federal officers from securing titles, granting actual settlers over $1,000,000 worth of Oklahoma property in leading towns.
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Gurung
C. T
Interior Department
Guthrie
C. N. Barnes
the Land Office
Oklahoma
Landslide in Quebec Claims Ten Lives at St Alban
News from St Alban about a massive landslide near a waterfall on the River St Anne. Affects a mile of land and farmhouses were torn from their foundations. Ten people reported dead.
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Quenec
Que
St Alban
Here
St Anne
Robbery in a Street Car in San Francisco
In San Francisco on May 1 shortly before 5 pm three men robbed Mrs Rose Dawes of Tacoma of 500 dollars in a street car. Two of the men were ca.
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San Francisco
Rose Dawes
Tacoma
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