Van Wert County Election Notes Endorsements and Candidates
The letter endorses A H Hester for Clerk of the Supreme Court and James Baxter for Sheriff, praising their integrity and past service. It also backs C F Manship for Clerk, A R Merrick for Representative and John W Evans for Commissioner, highlighting business acumen and public duties. Local party guidance urges strong majorities for these Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
A. H. Hester
van Wert
A. R. Merrick
Merrick
Boodle gang warned in Van Wert county election talk
The piece accuses the Democratic campaign two years ago of buying votes and imports, alleging repeat tactics this year. It urges honest citizens to investigate, vote against corruption, and contrast Republican governance with Democratic methods.
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Adams County
van Wert
Allen O. Myers
Democratic Party
Law and Order
Thurman
Election Day urged in Van Wert county voters call
A historic plea urges Van Wert county residents to vote next Tuesday for Republicans whom they know as upright, capable leaders. It attacks Democrats as corrupt and lists Allen O. Myers Dan Dalton Mike Mullan Dec Montgomery and others as campaign managers harming honest elections under past Ohio governance led by Governor Foraker.
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Hoadly
Campbell
Old Commonwealth
van Wert
Republican Party
Allen G. Thurman
Ohio
Allen O. Myers
Dan Dalton
Mike Mullan
Dec Montgomery
Republican Party of
Foraker
Cleveland Leader Urges Biennial State Elections
The Cleveland Leader favors a constitutional amendment to hold Ohio elections biennially. It argues current staggered spring and fall votes waste time and money, causes voter neglect, and increases political manipulation. It predicts annual savings of $250,000 to $300,000 and a clearer, simpler system if adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Soldiers proof refutes claims of Baxter war record
Letters from 1889 confirm Samuel Baxter served in McLaughlin's Squadron Cavalry and Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. He enlisted November 27, 1863, served about two years, participated in the march to the sea, and was honorably discharged in December 1865.
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Sam Baxter
Coutumious
Samuel Baxter
Wick
Exuma
Ohio
Comeade Baxter
Sta
M. Baxter
McLaughlin
Columbus
R. Rice
Dexonos
Co. B. McLaughlin
van Wert
Bren Dunn
Co. B
James M. Cocoran
Solomon Ciime
Temperance politics call to defeat Republican ticket
An urging from a Democratic aligned Daily News defends temperance laws and asks voters to oust Republican candidates. The piece claims GOP control corrupts local politics and demands six targeted defeats to purge the party, warning against partial opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily
Democratic Party
Law and Order
Republican Party
Local option law praised for steady town conditions
The local option enforcement is endorsed as not harming business, with courts favorable and police urged to prosecute violators. Readers note hunting trophies by Cook and Bickford, post office letters, and new goods from Lehmann and Son arriving from New York.
Knowledgeable physician offers cure promises and private care
A medical advert promises cure for numerous chronic and private diseases with a new method and free consultations. It claims infallible techniques, tests, and success, including for back and nervous disorders, with treatment available by mail or in person across several cities and doctors.
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Bradburn
Ayer
Philip Lockwood
Topeka
Kansas
W. H. Strout
Meadville, Pa
Doanble
St. Vitus
Oire
United States
Wil Ion Shold
Dr. Andrews
N. J. Andrews
Tolopo
Ohio
von Neopet
M.D
Baltimore
L- Nourse
M. D
New York City
Hed Kluney
Toledo
Grindle
New York
The Intelligent Horse and Courtly Habits Across Eras
A quirky comparison links a highly perceptive horse that tests food and scent to animals guided by olfactory cues. the piece then shifts to depictions of Russian court gaiety, ban on tongue cutting, Nero’s tiger, and contrasts with Victoria’s rigid conversational rules, all from the New York Star.
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Russia
Peter the Great
Nero
Victoria
New York
Rossetti Verse on Parting and Reunion
Poem fragment by Christina Rossetti explores parting and reunion with imagery of windflowers, sea, and roses. It contrasts longing, emotion, and the desire to meet again despite farewells, expressing sorrow, hope, and the ache of separation.
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Christina Rossetti
Pickpocket tale and mule voting in midtown and rural tales
A New York Sun report recounts a purse theft at a Gilmore concert where a waiter found the missing silk purse and railroad ticket after the crowd search, while an Atlanta Constitution excerpt describes an ex teacher explained voting by mule substitute in a rural road duty dispute, ending with a lone vote in favor of the teacher.
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New York Sun
Atlanta Constitution
Woman Reburies Fiancés Ring On His Finger
The body of Tom Whalen, a firefighter burned to death Sunday night, was exhumed and a plain gold engagement ring was placed on his finger by his sweetheart. She arranged the reburial at her own expense after discovering the ring had not been replaced during initial preparations.
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Tom Whalen
Tom
Louisville
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F. J. Dickman
Cuyahoga
D. K. Watson
Franklin
Board of Public Works
W. M. Hahn
Richland
John Hancock
Ross
Hoaglin
C. F. Manship
Washington
James Clark
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Jackson
J. W. Evans
H. ©. Williams
Liberty
M.S. Cramer
Ansan H. Hester
Saw Baxter
Tudor
Carney Mansuir
Democratic Board
John W. Evans
Clark
Dr. J
Home Again
W. R. Cook
W. A. Bickford
Michigan
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L. B. Rhodes
Ella Persons
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Greenville
H. KR. Johnston
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Bether
Bowanee Medicine CO
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Main Street
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