Oddball News Snippets From Across The Nation
A collection of brief items spans topics from Cortine’s offer to settle with Mexico for 500000 dollars and a New Yorker paying five cents a pound for old magazines to a Lutheran proselytizer expelled from Russia. Reports note a four foot cucumber shown in Waterloo Iowa, fresh water sponges at a Chautauqua discovery, Iowa larger than Ireland by 800 square miles, and England with 750000 more women than men. Astrologers reportedly to pick a wife for the Chinese Emperor, while a Pacific beauty dazzles Saratoga with 200000 in gems. Daily tallies include 100 people climbing to the top of Washington Monument, a star forty five inches in circumference blooming near Traverse City, and 365 colleges in the US. Other items mention mourning gloves, a seven-member family described as two blocks and five little ticks, starfish preying on 80000 bushels of oysters, European cannon foundries overwhelmed, a Chico man riding a big black bear, a sixteen-year-old drives stage service in Dakota, Lincoln’s funeral car used as a boarding car, a tame bear in Ithaca fatally mauling a child, 25000 cattle driven toward Canada, a windstorm choking a horse in Rock Island, bricks used for a Chinese Emperor throne foundation, and humor failing in the Northwest. Also notes a St Louis moustache valued at 200 dollars sued over in a prank, Mrs Waitmore of Bar Harbor heir to a massive English estate, and mentions of other scattered items.
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Iowa
Ireland
England
China
Saratoga
Fasington Monument
Traver
Cal
United States
Chicago
Long Island Sound
Ithaca
Mich
W. H. Beasly
Canadian Northwest
Rock Island
San-hai
Northwest
Fred Carruth
St. Louis
Various oddities and local notices from the era
The itemized clipping reports a mix of curiosities and misfortunes: Sheridan scouts send a lively wildcat gift, a Brooklyn man dies after affliction, discussions among Buffalo scientists, 3000 Smiths reunite at Peapack, a 212 year old trunk found in Morrisburg, and Duke plans a world tour. It notes a telegraph dispatch by Mrs. Stephens, a giant clock in Burrazo, a Lake Pepin recovery, pencil consumption, a spook eyed editor jab, prayer wording, a Brooklyn pastor resigning, a paralyzed girl dying, a century plant in Auburn, a grapevine poison death, a Bavarian gratuity, a green frog in ice, a long cow stick exit, and a Brooklyn jumper.
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G. B. Farmer
Morrisburgh
Can
Charles II
Tax Duke
Newcastle
England
United States
Ann 8. Stephens
Burraxo
Lake Pepin
Minnesota
Maiden Rock
Onze
Brcavis
G. W. Schivers
Brooklyn
Congregational Church
Acres Grover
Elijah V. Grover
Haddenfield
Gzorce Casty
Auburn
Benjamin Bower
Pleasantville
N. J
Allie Bower
Gudden
Munich
Bavaria
Castle Berg
Dark war clouds as Russia looms over Europe
London reports Sir J Fergusson in the House of Commons says Bulgaria's government change must follow the Berlin treaty with signatory powers approval. Prince Alexander abdicates, raising fears of civil war. Russian consulates push for Oldenburg’s election. Bismarck blamed for destabilizing Europe and making the czar arbiter of the continent.
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London
J. Fergusson
House of Commons
Bulgaria
Berlin
England
Alexander
Prince Alexander
Prince of Oldenburg
Prince Bismarck
Morning Post
Europe
Russia
Bismarck
Balkans
Celestial Wanderer Meteor Sighted Over New York
A brilliant meteor was seen last evening in New York and Brooklyn. It appeared in the southern sky like a bright planet, brighter than the moon, with no motion at first then moving slowly northward across the eastern sky. A fire train lingered as it dissolved into space.
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New York
Brooklyn
President Cleveland Replies To Queen Victoria
The President has sent a telegram to Queen Victoria in response to her sympathy for the sufferers by the cyclone. Cleveland expresses gratitude for the Queen's expression and notes the shared concern across nations.
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Queen Victoria
Washinngtoon
Washington
Victoria
Balimory
Scotland
Grover Cleveland
Tragic Death Of Emma Hubbard Near Amityville
Emma Hubbard of Amityville was found dead beside a brook on the family farm after walking the horse to the stream. Her throat and neck were mangled with blood on her clothing, and reports say the horse bit her throat, prompting an alarming search by her father.
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New York
Emma Hubbard
Amityville
L. L
Gas Well Explosion Kills Miller at Near Warsaw
In Keoxth Iowa a gas well near Warsaw suffers a fatal blast when a lighted lamp was brought into the sixty foot shaft. Henry Miller dies amid severe burns while John Hope, Homer McMahon and Charles Haskins suffer serious injuries.
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Keoxth
Warsaw
Henry Miller
John Hope
Sabia
Homer McMahon
Charles Haskins
Miller
Davitt Tracked in Northern Michigan by British Agent
Ishpeming report states Michael Davitt was followed by a shorthand reporter paid by the British Government. The agent captured his speeches and some private conversations in full during the trip through Northern Michigan.
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Curiaco
Ishpeming
Mich
Michael Davitt
Michigan
Meteor Displays Lit Night Sky Over City
Cotcnists reports a sharp earthquake shock at 11:07 PM followed by two bright, large meteors crossing the sky from north to south at five minute intervals.
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Cotcnists
8. C
Lantern Explosion Kills Henry Miller in Well Incident
In Warsaw Indiana on September 6 Henry Miller, age fifteen, was killed while descending a well with a lantern that exploded and sent him to the bottom. John Hays, standing nearby, suffered serious burns as a result of the accident.
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Warsaw
Iun
Henry Miller
John Hays
General Miles at Fort Bowie with Geronimo and others
Willcox Sept 6 General Miles arrived at Fort Bowie last night with Geronimo Natchez and several Apache as prisoners. Captain Lawton with the rest of the hostiles is expected at Fort Bowie Wednesday.
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Willcox
A. T
General Miles
Fort Bowie
Geronimo
Natchez
Bucks
Lawton
Weather prophet predicts severe cyclones quakes in September
Corvallis Ore September 6 Professor E P Hammond forecasts terrible cyclones earthquakes and tornadoes for September 6 27 and 28 with disturbances possible on September 14 and 15.
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Corvallis
Ore
E. P Hammond
Funds Pour In To Aid Sufferers From Disaster
Charleston reports nearly 100000 dollars contributed to relief efforts with expectations of contributions reaching about half a million dollars in total. Local and national donors participate as relief channels remain open through September.
Labor Conference Nominates Baker for Governor in Hartworp
Hartworp Connecticut on September 6 reports the Labor Conference naming a full state ticket led by H. C. Baker as the gubernatorial candidate. Additional party figures and platform details were not provided in the readable text.
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Hartworp
Conn
Labor Conference
H. C. Baker
Iowas Curiosity Great Well Still Flows Unabated
Belle Plaine Iowa Sept 5 The great well continues to flow though efforts to plug it have failed. The cone enlarged to thirty six inches was lowered full of sand but the flow persisted. A 1600 pound hammer was used on the five inch pipe but the cone remained buoyant and the pipe shot downward. The sixteen inch pipe remains at the bottom with the cone likely stuck about 120 feet down leaving the upper end forty feet below the surface.
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Belle Piary
Prince Alexander Abdicates Bulgarian Throne in Regency Plan
Sofia reports Prince Alexander announcing his voluntary abdication due to Czar opposition. He states he cannot stay in Bulgaria and will establish a regency before leaving. He praises his seven years of effort toward Bulgarian independence and the army, calling the officers his family and noting the Czar’s disapproval forces his resignation.
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Alexander
Sofia
Bulgaria
Feav
Murder as a Business in Milwaukee Hospital Case
Milwaukee dispatch reports a dead infant found with a darning needle in its heart, revealing a system of killing newborns for money. Pauline Mittelstaedt, proprietor of a private lying-in hospital, confessed to the murder and claimed a $300 payoff from the mother. authorities probe additional infant deaths linked to the facility.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Pauline Mittelstaedt
Michigan
Reed City
Orengue
Rioters Attack Police and Sectarian Clash in Balfast
In Balfast a mob attacked police as they fled a burning house. Military rescue arrived to disperse the crowd. Two rioters were arrested. An Orange funeral procession was stoned by Catholics, prompting retaliation and several injuries before police restored order.
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Balfast
Pekin Drugstore Robbery Attempt Ends With Escape
Pekin Illinois September 5 Yesterday morning druggist William Muehlman was awakened by a masked burglar who pressed a revolver to his head and demanded money. A struggle left the intruder at the window as Carl Muehlman fired four shots, one hitting the man who fled across the river.
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Pekin
Illn
Wm. Muehlman
Muehlman
Windo
Carl Mueh
Georgia Quake Strikes Savannah Aftershocks Hit City
At 10 45 tonight another earthquake shock was felt in Savannah Ga equal to last night's impact. Hundreds stay camped in squares as buildings strain under ongoing tremors. Earlier Avacusta Ga reported a slight shock at 10 40 PM with a low rumble.
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Savannah
Avacusta
Tower settlement at Wilkesbarre church after quake
The First Methodist Episcopal Church tower in Wilkes-Barre, a new $80,000 structure rising 138 feet, settled recently after a strong earthquake shock felt throughout the area. Doors were closed to worshippers today pending an investigation.
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Wilkesbarrb
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Fire Tragedy Kills Five Hungarian Workers in Jonestown Area
Report from Williamsport details a deadly blaze on the line of the port and North Branch near Jonestown. A stove topple in a one story shanty housing over twenty men trapped upstairs left sixteen dead and others burned, with coroner delaying official counts and identifications as remains were recovered. Authorities and families await word on victims including seven unaccounted for.
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Wiluamsport
Jonestown
North Branch
Euperian Nair
Eninsky
Elklick
Attempted wreck of train carrying Prince Alexander of Sofia
London reports a botched attack on a train conveying Prince Alexander of Sofia near Philippopolis. An obstruction halted the train, but no panic appeared among those aboard. Officials fear a clash between revolutionists and Alexander’s followers. Alexander vows to dispatch a diplomatic agent. Revolutionary regiments reportedly surrendered to Alexander’s forces.
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London
Tra
Prince Alexander
Sofia
Meer
Philippopolis
Alexander
Promisilan
Ince
Ace Alexander
Another Shock Extends Across Atlantic Coast
An earthquake震 was felt a few minutes after eleven o clock along the Atlantic coast from Florida to Washington. Reports describe a strong shaking wave reaching Washington and North Carolina areas, with seismic sensations reported in Raleigh Wilmington Augusta and Savannah. Authorities warn residents to seek safety indoors during aftershocks and monitor further updates from local observatories.
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Atlantic
Florida
Cincinnati
Washington
Weebington
Rere
Ralei Store Milmington
Gusta
Farm eruption sends dust cloud sixty feet high near Bowdric
In Bowdric Township near Oakland Ita citizens were alarmed by a loud explosion believed to be from Christian Lunkenbach’s farm. A smoke and dust cloud shot up sixty feet, tossing tree stumps stones and roots. A deep crater remains unexplored.
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Oakland
Ita
Bowdric Township
Christian Lunkenbach
National business failures rise in seven days
New York reports 166 U S business failures this week with Canada 2 and totals 190. Last week had 201 and the week before 186. Western and Pacific States account for nearly half of the casualties in the country.
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New York
Uni
Canada
Western
Pacific States
Secretaries seek history of Chinese laundry blast case
Secretary Bayard has written Governor Hazen asking for a history of the case in Aconda where a Chinese laundry was blown up, two Chinamen killed, and property valued at 3000 destroyed. Chinese authorities want government indemnity.
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Heleexa
Mont
Bayard
Hazer
Aconda
Crack in Earth Opens Near Coosaw Mines
A Beaufort special reports a 200 foot long crack in the earth near Coosaw Mines and a six inch widening at the top. On St. Helena Island off the Beaufort coast several large openings appeared with piles of mud and sand forced upward.
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Aveusta
Beaufort
Coosaw Mines
Electric company chief dies from shock at Nicollet House
Minneapolis news reports superintendent W. H. Breckway of the Brush Electric Company killed instantly by an electric shock while repairing lights at the Nicollet House last night.
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Minneapolis
Min
W. H. Breckway
Brush Electric Company
Nicollet House
Collection for Charleston Sufferers at Dr Talmage's Church
Brooklyn readers raised about 600 dollars in Dr Talmage's Church this evening for Charleston victims. He sent a telegram to Editor Dawson expressing the congregation's sympathy and pledging additional contributions.
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Brooklyn
Charleston Seaboard Threat From Tidal Wave Dread
In Charleston South Carolina on September 5 the city fears a devastating tidal wave as aftershocks from an earthquake linger. The quake has wrought ruin but a sea surge could erase the city and its inhabitants, leaving nothing behind.
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Charleston
Outbreaks Careful Quarantine Hit Biloxi and Meridian
New Orleans Sept 5 reports up to fifteen suspected yellow fever cases in Biloxi since the start of the illness. A quarantine is established at Meridian Mississippi, with strict rules barring train departures without a passport certifying origin from a fever free area.
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Biloxi
Meridan
Miss
Brooklyn G A R offers 1000 volunteers for Charleston police
At a Brooklyn G A R meeting on September 5 the group voted to provide the services of 1000 members to assist Charleston police for public safety duties.
Sheriff Seizes Star Horse In Local Feud
In a brisk exchange Miss Sweetness asks Mr Swell why he rides less. He replies he has given it up as riding has become common. The sheriff possesses the famous horse and refuses to return it, leaving the cad in the lurch.
Hunter Kills His Companion In Accidental Shot
Mahlon Brown was shot dead by his companion Mclintree while gunning near Texas in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. The men were climbing a fence when the accidental discharge occurred.
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Lancaster
Mahlon Brown
Texas
Mclintree
Excursion Train Collision Near Baltimore Reported
An excursion train on the Baltimore and Ohio line carrying 800 passengers collided with a freight train a few miles from Baltimore this evening. Between twenty and thirty people were injured to varying degrees, but none suffered serious injuries.
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Baltimore
Java island hosts twenty letter-press printing offices
A report notes that on the island of Java there exist twenty distinct letter-press printing offices. The detail emphasizes the concentration of print shops in the region during the period.
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Java
Horrible Death in Machinery at Union Foundry Works
John Welsh was instantly killed at Union Foundry and Machine Co Works in PittspurGH on September 3. He was caught in the belting, his body torn and mangled with nearly every bone broken in the gruesome accident.
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Pittspurgh
John Welsh
Union Foundry and Machine Co Works
Mint Industry Surges as Workload Surpasses Capacity
Philadelphia on September 3 reports the mint overwhelmed with orders. Workers clock from 8 a.m. to midnight each weekday, reflecting a surge in demand and production pressure across the facility.
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Philadelphia
Earthquake Named Girl Born After Great Upheaval
Careston Sept 3 a local couple welcomed a baby girl named Earthquak ana after the Tuesday night upheaval. The mother and child are reported healthy though housed in Washington Square.
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Careston
Wishington Square
Batchelder to Aid Charleston Sufferers With Tents
Washington Sept 3 Colonel R N Batchelder Deputy Quartermaster General is directed to go to Charleston South Carolina to issue and distribute tents to the sufferers and render other aid as he deems advisable.
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Washingoeton
R. N. Batchelder
Charleston
S. C
Expensive Collision Near Maresilus Station
An early morning freight train and a wildcat train collided near Maresilus Station on the Auburn Branch of the New York Central and Hudson railroad in Syracuse. Both locomotives were demolished and merchandise cars wrecked. Loss exceeded $150,000.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Maresilus Station
Auburn
New York Central and Hudson Railroad
Will of Joseph E. T probated in Philadelphia court
The will of the late Joseph E. T is probated today in Philadelphia, directing funds totaling over one thousand dollars to the public institute.
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Philadelphia
Joseph E. T
Cerses
Desolation in Charleston after deadly earthquake
Destruction sprawls through Charleston and Summerville as aftershocks rattle the region. Sixty one deaths reported with many wounded. brick structures badly damaged while some buildings stand unharmed yet unsafe. Camps form in squares and parks as fears and tremors persist along the railroad corridor.
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Charveston
8. C
Charleston
Summerville
Subjeco
Charleston PLC
The $30 000 Package Rumor In Philadelphia
A widely credited rumor claims Adams Express Co received news of a $30,000 package shipped by Pennsylvania Railroad to Shamokin Pa ten days earlier and later vanished from the Express office. Clerk Wrat Pratt, arrested earlier, faced a second hearing before a magistrate and was sent back to prison in default of $15,000 bail.
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Philadelphia
Adams Express Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Shamokin
Express Company
Wrat Pratt
Geronimo conflict rumor sparks border clash report
A Tombstone rumor claims Mexican troops demanded Geronimo’s release from American forces. When refused, five Mexicans were killed and two Americans wounded before Geronimo escaped amid the melee. Wires reportedly down, no independent verification. A Morning Call special in San Francisco confirms the incident.
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Amriz
Geronimo
Ronimo
San Francisco
Car
Tombstone
Burglars Paradise in Chicago Sweep of 500 Thefts
In the last three months Chicago saw over five hundred burglaries reported to police. Since the Haymarket bomb, authorities have hunted anarchists while thieves exploited certain districts with apparent impunity. Entire neighborhoods were ransacked as burglars returned repeatedly until success.
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Chicago
Chicagco
Haymarket
Delaware, Lackawanna faces suit over dead livestock on train
Legal proceedings near Newark accuse the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad of violating U S laws by transferring livestock with thirty two carcasses removed from among live animals. The stock reportedly endured seven hours without nourishment and a $5000 fine is sought.
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Newark
N. J
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
U.S
Farm threshing boiler explodes injuring workers in New York
On a Rutger Vanderburgh farm in North Greenbush near Bath a steam threshing boiler exploded this morning. Owner and engineer David Phillips was killed. A farm laborer named Livingston and Rutger Vanderburgh were severely hurt, a boy received minor injuries.
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N. Y
Rutger Vanderburgh
North Greenbush
Bath
David Phillips
Livingston
Two Yellow Fever Deaths Reported in Brexi Mississippi
On September 2 in Brexi Mississippi two deaths from yellow fever occurred with about ten cases. Authorities report no major panic and expect containment through strict quarantine measures, with visitors remaining calm as residents of New Orleans and Mobile watch the situation.
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Brexi
Miss
New Orleans
Mobile
Biloxi
Steamer Captain Reports Smoke Plume Near Gali Island
A late August sighting from a steamer captain says from fourteen miles north of Gali off Tunis a high eastern peak showed smoke rising from a crater like Mount. The report notes Mediterranean activity but provides few details beyond the smoke impression.
Coast Survey Official Probes Charleston Harbor After Earthquake
An official of the Coast Survey has been sent to Charleston to take soundings of the harbor and adjacent coast to determine if the earthquake caused any notable variations in the ocean bottom or elevations.
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Washington
The
Coast Survey
Charleston
Farmer killed by accidental dynamite basket blast
Jerome R. Hurd of Genesee County was killed instantly when dynamite cartridges he carried in a basket exploded. His limbs and neck suffered severe injuries in the blast near East Sacraw Mica on September 2.
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East Sacraw
Mica
Jerome R. Hurd
Genesee Coun
Gas Shortage Halts South Side Factories
Sept 2 report notes a brief natural gas shortage on the South Side causing several factories to suspend operations. Officials cited a reduced flow and an earthquake as contributing factors while crews investigate the disruption.
Fashion letter centers on elegant street costumes of 1886
New York fashion letter from September 1886 describes the season’s shift toward elegant simplicity in street attire, with minimal trimming, fitted draping, and rich fabrics. It highlights jackets in English and double breasted styles, French polonaises, leg of mutton sleeves, velvet trims, and autumn hats, noting Parisian influence and bold color combinations.
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New York
Ohio and area news roundup from 1800s era report
Cleveland pinkeye cripples tax horses while Toledo sees fatal foot injury from rusted nail. Lucas quarry accident leaves Jynemian Vincuixe with three leg fractures. Clarksfield freight collision injures three. Lima refinery planned by Standard Oil on NY L E W line. Fremont reunion hosts 174 Seventy-second Ohio veterans as Ex President Hayes speaks. Zaleski boy JupeE Freppiz dies after car injury. Clinton County pioneer Ellisua Harris dies at Snow Hill aged 79. Columbus gun misfire endangers hunter and friend. Youngstown robbery with two 100 dollar bills seized. William Hillbert under arrest. Newark barn fire losses 3000 dollars. Wellington GOP nominates JupeE Charles Wicknam. Steubenville paving flaw leads to 83 cent rate per sq yd. brick and asphalt options cited. Fostoria Water Paine elected National Line of Veterans commander in chief.
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Toledo
George Duyendock
Jynemian Vincuixe
Lucas
Lake Erie
Clarksfield
Tax Standard Oil Company
Lima
Ellisua Harris
Clinton County
Snow Hill
Columbus
George W. Cook
William Helwig
Youngstown
Robert Campbell
William Hillbert
N. Carnsworth
Newark
Jupee
Charles P. Wicknam
Wellington
Steubenville
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