Republican County Convention in Van Wert Ohio 1890
Republicans of Van Wert and supporters of protection meet in mass convention at the Court House Van Wert Ohio on Thursday September 25 1890 at 10 o clock to nominate candidates for Editor Probate Judge Recorder Commissioner Infirmary Director Representation based on 1889 Foraker votes Let the party nominate honest men and run an honest campaign for an honest victory.
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van Wert County
Court House
van Wert
Ohio
Joseph B. Foraker
Rep
Harrison
Hoaglin
Jackson
Jennings
Liberty
Pleasant
Ridge
Union
Scott Precinct
4Th
Washington
Middlepoint
Il Delphos
Willehire
Ll York
Venedocia
Republican County Central Committee
M. P. McCoy
C. A. L. Premost
A Good Law Ends Agricultural College Shortage
President Harrison signs a bill creating state agricultural colleges funded by 15000 dollars annually from public land sales, rising by a thousand yearly to 25600. Funds must aid agriculture and mechanic arts, with no spending on the classics, aiming to restore the colleges' farming focus and mission.
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Harrison
Agricultural College
Van Wert County Fair praised for growth and unity
The article extols the Van Wert county fair as superior to sister fairs due to fertile soil and local enterprise. It credits cooperation between country and city residents, lauds directing volunteers for their unpaid work, and honors women for energy and good taste in supporting the exhibition.
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van Wert
van Wert County
Van Wert fair praised for moral stance and leadership
The piece notes women workers overtax themselves, condemns licenses for intoxicants and gambling, and applauds director Comer for refusing space for questionable privileges. It argues the fair’s success rests on restraint, moral tone, and local support, urging retention of Comer as a privilege-minded but respected leader.
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Comer
Ohio
van Wert Fair
van Wert County
van Wert
The Pernicious Ohio Fee System Sees Growing Backlash
The fee system in Ohio faces broad condemnation from farmers and the press. Officials’ salaries are criticized as high and unfair, with critics calling for abolishing fees, placing public servants on straight salaries, and ending the practice of paying for office. The public movement to reform is advancing and the fee system is said to be doomed.
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Ohio
Republican Day Opens County Convention Prospect
Republican Day on Thursday September 25 will host the county convention with nominations for county offices. Daniel J. Ryan secretary of state and Supreme Court Judge Mineshall will attend along with Frank McCulloch candidate for member board of public works. The state ticket will be present to rally Republicans toward victory in November.
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Daniel J. Ryan
Mineshall
Supreme Court
Frank McCulloch
Board of Public Works
National importance of Sixteenth Ohio district race
The Sixteenth Ohio district race draws national attention over protection versus free trade. Republican candidate McKinley leads, while Democrat Warwick advocates freer trade. The district, Democratic by 2,500 after legislature shifts, includes major Ohio factories and vast farms, making the contest a test of national economic principles.
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Ohio
Wm. McKinley
Warwick
United States
Campbell
Campaign promises shape race on tariff lines
The speakers pledge a fair, clean contest between McKinley and Warwick. Both men are described as highly honorable and intent on not indulging in personal personalities. The outcome will be read as a test between protection and free trade principles depending on the vote margin and party gains.
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McKinley
Warwick
A Wonderous Eater Faces Embez zlement Charge
William Green testified before Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Dierkes in St. Louis as a man who ate prodigiously. Otto Feldt, living at 2511 Blair Avenue, was charged with embezzlement for borrowing a photo graphic outfit valued at $40 and not returning it. Green, famed for eating feats since 1872, described as a middle aged 259 pound man with extraordinary capacity, and the article recounts multiple matches and bets on his eating prowess at lunch counters and oyster feasts.
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William Green
Dierkes
Otto Feldt
Feldt
Blair Avenue
Green
United States
South St. Louis
Connecticut
St. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Maps for the Blind Discover How Dissected Maps Aid Learning
A historical overview of carved wood dissected maps used by blind students. Land elevations mark mountains and rivers, with city sizes shown by tack heads. Students align blocks to form regional shapes, compare state sizes, and gain a broad sense of global geography through continents maps and a globe.
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Missouri
Iowa
Mississippi
Kansas
Helena
Pemiscot
Dunklin
St. Francis River
Butler County
McDonald County
Ohio
Texas
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Preparing to Copy Old Masters in Pastels
A Boston woman asks an artist about learning pastel copying to fund Europe trip. She suggests pastels packable and gloves prevent smudging, but the artist notes he does not teach pastel and advises finding another instructor.
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Boston
Europe
Boston Courier
Presidents and their famed sworn oaths through history
The Pittsburg Press notes presidential swearing habits from Washington to Sherman. It highlights Jackson as a master of vivid oaths, sometimes limited to By the Eternal, while Grant rarely swore despite smoking and drinking. Sherman is named as the best known swearer among recent leaders.
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Harrison
Presbyterian Church
Jackson
Andy Johnson
Grant
Gen. Sherman
Sheridan
Phil
Pittsburg Press
Billboards Turn Vacant London Corner Into Asset
In London a vacant twenty year waste corner in Victoria Street Westminster near a palace grows in value through theater posters and ads. The owner, asked about building, smiles and cites billboard income, answering decisively that he would not build.
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London
Victoria Street
Westminster
Boston Transcript
Reading the Dispatch Fails in Stage Plot
Luquet in his early days plays a bearer of a crucial dispatch in a drama. A blank paper is handed to him by error, and the miming actor cannot read the words. Luquet improvises with wit declaring he never learned to read, preserving the scene.
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Luquet
Luguet
San Francisco
Argonaut
Bees Nest in Magnolia Congregational Spire
Three years ago a swarm entered the Magnolia la Congregational church spire. It has endured three winters there and remains healthy. The spire’s tin-covered, rich lumber cavity holds ten hives. Despite the large cavity swarms continue, with several secured by nearby residents.
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Congregational
Magnolia la
Cor
American Beekeepers’ Journal
Extremes Meet In An Odd Exchange Of Patter
The Pittsburg Bulletin quotes a comic exchange about relatives in New York and Gary Gulch, with talk of committee memberships and a boast about not being a horse thief. The piece notes a photographic trick to suppress halos by coating the plate back with collodion and chrysoldine.
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Tom
New York
Jack
Gary Gulch
Scott
Pittsburg
Western railroads outrun the east with free reclining chair cars
The New York Sun reports Western railroads out of Chicago and other cities use reclining chair cars on most passenger trains at no extra charge. The chairs convert to lounges, rotate, and offer foot rests, with tips optional. Western trains emphasize comfort, lower fares, and stronger passenger care, especially on night schedules into St Paul, Minneapolis, St Louis, Kansas City, and Omaha.
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Pullman and Wagner
Chicago
St. Paul
St. Louis
Pullman
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Omaha
New York Sun
Legal absurdities and a habeas corpus dispute
A Supreme Court habeas corpus bid hinged on a misdated crime Sept 14 189 and a claim of statute of limitations. The opposing counsel challenged the premise and the judge ruled the point untenable, illustrating lawyers chasing technicalities.
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Supreme Court
New York Times
Moritz Saphir in Theatre Nose Thrust Prank
Austrian journalist Moritz Saphir stood among theatergoers when a man leaned on his back and thrust his head over his shoulder. Saphir pulled his handkerchief and struck the man’s nose, who recoiled. Saphir quipped I thought it was mine, prompting a startled apology.
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Moritz Saphir
Saphir
San Francisco Argonaut
Landlord Warns Quibbs of Bug Invasion Until Next Month
A dialogue from the Detroit Free Press notes a landlord warning Mr. Quibbs that many large bugs will arrive next month, while a resorter observes a sizable current presence and contemplates leaving.
The Woodchuck in New Hampshire Visit
In New Hampshire I visited Daniel Webster's birthplace seeking new facts about the famed woodchuck that the great orator defended. Some locals say the tale is fiction while others think Webster erred in letting such a creature escape.
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New Hampshire
Daniel Webster
Daniel
Boston Globe
Stopper Sticks and the New English Telephone
The article explains a method to remove a stuck stopper by using a steel pin to work the top, then twisting the bottle to break the air-bound adhesion. It also notes a new English audio-telephone features a mouthpiece that intensifies sound waves, enabling ordinary-tone conversations.
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New York Ledger
England
Republican Platform Adopted at Ohio State Convention
The Ohio Republican platform endorses Harrison’s administration and party laws on silver coinage tariff reform and election laws. It denounces Democratic obstruction in Congress, criticizes the Democratic Legislature, praises the McKinley tariff, and supports pension measures and fair ballots. It calls for protective wool and agricultural support, and applauds Secretary Ryan’s administration.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Harrison
Congress
Roeprichem Congress
Reed
House
Popr
Democratic Party
Taft
Peraker
Republican — Party
United States Senate
New York
House of Representatives
Republican Congress
National Convention
Reublican Party
United States
Ryan
State Central Committee Names and Districts Listed
The document lists members by district with names and counties including Charles Hayman Hamilton L M Hadden Hamilton W Kumler Montgomery J Reeves Van Wert M P Reeves Wood E B King Erie George M McPeeck Union F W Herbert Franklin H M Daugherty Ross G W Temple Clermont C B E M Jennings Athens William B Crew Morgan W M Miller Muskingum W S Cappeller Richland J Whitney Stark J G Moore Columbiana L D King Mahoning E R Harper Summit Allen T Brinsmade Cuyahoga
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Central Committee
Charles Hayman
Hamilton
L. M. Hadden
W. Kumler
Montgomery
M. Taylor
Champain
Fi Ti
Ross
G. W. Temple
Clermont
BE. M. Jennings
Athens
William B. Crew
Morgan
W. M. Miller
Muskingum
Hirteenth
Cappeller
Richland
J. Whitney, Jr
Stark
J. G. Moore
Columbiana
L. D. King
Mahoning
E. R. Harper
Summit
Allen T. Brinsmade
Cuyaloga
Delayed proposal over fifty thousand dollar match
A city young lady valued at not less than 50000 by report drew a persistent suitor who paused before proposing. After she hinted her wealth was public rumor, he proposed and was accepted. Meanwhile a Kelso Scotland trout aged and found dead in a Cairnmount well had lived 32 years after being placed there.
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Binghamton
Cairnmount
Kelso
Scotland
Tweed
County Equalization Hearings Schedule by Township
The auditor lists hearing dates for several townships in Van Wert County Ohio from August to September 1890 and invites any property owner to request a hearing. The County Board may equalize values between townships and individuals, with the State Board applying a county wide percentage. Fewer book changes after the County Board leaves the books benefits all, per the auditor.
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AN Wert
Tully Township
Harrison Township
Wiltshire
Union Township
Pleasant Township
Liberty Township
Hoaglin
Ridge Township
York Township
Jackson
Raking
Jennings
Auditor's
State Board
Home Board
Squres
van Wert County
Ohio
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Chase Brothers Company
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N. Y
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