Pleasant Easter brings farm news to Van Wert area
In the Van Wert region this week, farmers plow up wheat and sow oats amid rain. Local updates note diaries of residents, school closures, illnesses, property moves, marriages, and community events including a protracted meeting led by Rev. Bloyd and a local tile factory restart.
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Dave Mohler
Delphos
Ettie
Flora Mullen
G. W. Bope
Joseph Ashe
Ada, O
Hale
Elm Grove Church
Snodgrass
Samuel Baxter
van Wert
Union Township News and Social Updates
G P Gamble welcomes a baby girl and Rev Josiah Crooks visits town. Assessors plan visits, new students join, and J R Rowland with D M Poling stay in Ada. Miss Lehr visits Dunkirk for Easter. Euterpean society approves new music for term end. Local driving and contest success noted. Easter service at M E church praised. Jno Summersett’s cancer case watched. Dr Arter seen as capable. Union Township reports: J L Paxon and wife welcome a girl. H C Hill takes Farm of late F P Bartafield. John Roach and Miss Rosella Marvin wed. Sugar Ridge protracted meeting ends with professions of faith. fire destroys unstable at Denail property. Sabbath school planned next Sunday.
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G. P. Gamble
Josiah Crooks
J. R. Rowland
D. M. Poling
Ada
Miss Lehr
Dunkirk
Euterpean Society
Richards
Lima
Union School
Euterpean Hall
J. E. Johnston
G. F. Binkley
M. E
Jno
Arter
J. L. Paxon
H.C. Hill
F. P. Bartafield
George Hhingledecker
Squire Geo. W. Bowers
John Roach
Rosella Marvin
Sugar Ridge
Jacob Denail
Morgan Copeland
Community notices and real estate ad from Potts Corners
Local items report Jack Stites resuming tile work, Hoffman Brothers expanding saw mill, a log bee with seven attendees, and Clarence Gaddis as champion bucking rider. Nearby farms repair and build fence and a barn to be dedicated with a shake down. Real estate ad offers 16 17 acres in Enterprise Ohio with sale terms. Plus a newspaper letter condemns railroad tariff practices and urges fair law.
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Jack Stites
Hoffman Brothers
Jake Saums
Clarence Gaddis
Wm. Tindall
Jane Evarta
Decatur
Switzer
C. Wolts
Enterprise
van Wert County
Ohio
Joan H. Kocu, Jr
Michigan Prohibition Amendment Defeated by Narrow Margin
Reports from Michigan show the Prohibitory Liquor amendment defeated by a small margin with rural votes for the amendment and cities opposing it. The split reflected party lines breaking over beer while some Democratic counties supported Prohibition. The piece argues high license as a counter to Prohibitionist zeal and saloon influence in cities.
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Michigan
Philadelphia
Ennsylvania
Rhode Island Election Shapes State Legislature
Democratic candidates sweep state races securing a Senate majority and seats in the House, with Newport and East Greenwich sending senators and representatives while Warwick yields one Republican. The result sets the Legislature to elect a Democratic joint session, aiding prospects for a U.S. House run in the second district and a potential successor to Senator de Chace. The page also notes an art craze and a sales pitch from Empire News Co. in Syracuse.
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Ives
Newport
East Greenwich
Warwich
Senate
House
Reppelie
Congress
United Bieise
de Chace
New York
Boston
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Syracuse
Robberies on Pittsburg railroad traced to staff
Pittsburg police arrest dozens of railroad workers amid a months long wave of robberies on the Pittsburg Cincinnati and St. Louis line. Col. Norman L. Smith says stolen goods exceed 300000 dollars with hundreds implicated. Fencing and cross state losses extend as far as Denver.
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Prrissuna
Pittsburg
Cincinnati & St. Louis
Pitts
Denver
Ieee
Ft. Wayne & Chicas
Jane
Fisheries
New York Star
Cleveland
New England
Aires Mare
Delinquent Callers and Sunday Sermon Snippet
Fragment from a church scene showing a leader noting absent members. He plans Monday visits to delinquents including Cooney who jokes about sermons, and the preacher replies that no further calls will be made as dominie ends the session.
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Sandeene
Man Cooney
Cooney
Dominie
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George Neiford
J. Agier
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Christ. Brubaker
W. T. Exline
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J. W. Shell
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Ben Hardrog
Mercer County
Bloyd
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Dr. Maffet
Mollie Swarts
Gahwo
Fairfield County
John Treland
Martin Lintemoot
North Hoaglin Township
Calhoun
B. F. Click
Amos Bodd
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Ida Dingledine
John Cramer
John Click
W. E. Eston
Paulding County
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E. & Stemen
Allen County
Sherrick
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Miss Nolan
Baker
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James Pease
John Hymen
Miss Squibb
F. M. Porch
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Father Knittle
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Middlepoint Normal
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Philadelphia Record
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