CHAPTER I. |
CINCINNATI |
13 |
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- Description - Annexations - The
Geology and Topography of Cincinnati
(John M. Nickles). |
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CHAPTER II. |
PREHISTORIC INHABITANTS |
24 |
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- Ancient Remains - Mound
Builders |
CHAPTER III. |
THE INDIANS |
35 |
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- Indian Tribes
- Indian Chieftains
- Treaties with the Indians. |
CHAPTER IV. |
THE STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY. -
CARTIER TO PONTIAC |
50 |
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- The French and English
Explorations
- Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La
Salle
- Knights of the Golden Horseshoe
- Celoron de Bienville
- Christopher Gist
- George
Washington
- The English Supremacy
-
Pontiac's Conspiracy. |
CHAPTER V. |
THE STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY -
BOUQUET TO CLARK. |
50 |
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- Bouquet's Expedition
- The Return
of the Captives
- Croghan on the Ohio
- The Land
Companies
- The Treaty of Fort Stanwix
-
Dunmore's War
- Logan
- The Quebec Act
- The
Revolutionary War
- George Rogers Clark
- The
Spanish Claims
- The Massacre of the Moravians
-
The Burning of Crawford
- Blue Licks
- Clark on
the Miamis
- The Conclusion of the War. |
CHAPTER VI. |
THE ORDINANCE OF 1787 |
89 |
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- Territorial Claims of the
States
- Jefferson's Many States
- Extinction of
Indian Titles
- Squatters Along the Ohio
-
Surveys
- The Ohio Company and the Ordinance
-
The Selection of Territorial Officers. |
CHAPTER VII. |
THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY |
103 |
|
- The Officers of the Territory
-
The Settlement of Marietta
- The Establishment
of Civil
- The Judges of the Territory
- The
Erection of Washington County
- Captain Brant
and St. Clair
- The Treaty of Fort Harmar
- The
Settlement of Gallipolis. |
CHAPTER VIII. |
EARLY VISITORS TO THE OHIO
COUNTRY |
114 |
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- McBride - Bouquet's Soldier
- Croghan
- Findley
- Boone
- The McAfees
- Floyd
- Clark
- Rogers
- Benham
- Lytle
- Bird
- McCaddon
- The Blockhouses
- Vickroy
- Laughery
- McCracken
- Galloway
- Kenton
- Hindman
-
Purviance Party
- Baxter and Hall. |
CHAPTER IX. |
FORT FINNEY. |
127 |
|
- Butler's Trip Down the Ohio
-
The Fort on the Point
- Conferences with the
Indians
- Clark's Presence of Mind
- The Treaty. |
CHAPTER X. |
NEGOTIATIONS WITH CONGRESS AND
WITH SETTLERS. |
142 |
|
- Benjamin Stites
- John Cleves
Symmes
- The Trenton Prospectus
- Symmes Starts
Westward
- Matthias Denman
- The Denman Purchase
- Col. Robert Patterson
- John Filson. |
CHAPTER XI. |
THE LANDING BETWEEN THE MIAMIS |
162 |
|
- The Landing of September 22,
1788
- The Death of Filson
- Israel Ludlow
- The
Contract of October 15, 1788
- Symmes' Troubles
with Congress
- The Controversy with St. Clair
-
The Patent of 1794
- The "College Township." |
CHAPTER XII. |
THE SETTLEMENT AT COLUMBIA
- Started 10/13/2018 |
175 |
|
- The Landing of Stites
- The
Blockhouse
- The First Settlers
- Farming and
Hunting
- The First Church
- The First School
-
Judge Goforth's Diary
- The Visit of Baily. |
CHAPTER XIII. |
THE SETTLEMENT OF LOSANTIVILLE
AND NORTH BEND. |
184 |
- The Landing at Yeatman's Cove
- The Survey of the Town
- The Donation of Lots
- The Rival Plats
- The Original Purchasers
-
The First Experience with the Indians
- Symmes
Proclamation to the Indians
- The Landing at
North Bend
- The City of Miami. |
CHAPTER XIV. |
FORT WASHINGTON. |
203 |
- Symmes' Complaints
- The
Departure of Kearsey
- The Arrival of Luce
- The
Romantic Story of Luce
- The Arrival of Major
Doughty
- The Selection of a Site
- The Building
of the Fort
- Contemporaneous Descriptions
- The
Life at the Fort
- The Arrival of Governor St.
Clair
- The Officers of the Fort. |
CHAPTER XV. |
THE TOWN AND THE GARRISON |
222 |
- The Starving Time
- The
Conflict of Authority
- The Soldiers Against the
Townspeople
- The Indian Burial
- The Holiday
Celebrations
- Washington's Funeral
- The Sale
of the Fort
- The Second Regiment. |
CHAPTER XVI. |
THE EXPEDITION AGAINST THE
INDIANS. |
232 |
- Indian Depredations
- Harmar's
Expedition
- The Battles of the Indian Towns
-
The Effect on the Settlements
- Wilkinson's
Expedition. |
CHAPTER XVII. |
THE CONQUEST OF THE INDIANS |
242 |
- St. Clair Commander-in-Chief
- St. Clair's Defeat
- Carrying the News to
Washington
- Burying the Dead
- The
Consternation of the Settlers
- The Death of Trueman dn Hardin
- Wayne Commander-in-Chief
-
Camp Hobson's Choice
- Fort Recovery
- Wayne's
Scouts
- Fort Defiance
- The Battle of Fallen
Timbers
- The Treaty of Greenville
- The Death
of Wayne. |
CHAPTER XVIII. |
THE PIONEERS AND THE INDIANS. |
265 |
- Captain Fig and Captain
Blackbird
- The Capture of Flynn
- The Wounding
of Mills
- The Mission of Freeman
- The Speech
of the Miamis
- The Sewards
- Hilliers
- Vaneman and Lafferty
- Wetzel - Wallace
- Cutter
- Van Cleve
- Fuller
- Spencer
- Spencer's Captivity
- Demoss
- Rifles in Church
- Elliott
- Donalson
-
The Lodlow Children
- Massie. |
CHAPTER XIX. |
THE STATION. |
280 |
- Ludlow's Station
- The Mansfields
- Cumminsville
- Colerain or Dunlap's
Station
- The Attack on Dunlap's Station
- The
Death of Hunt
- Wiseman's Adventures
- The Hahns
- Covalt's Station
- The Attack on White's
Station
- Bloody Run
- Griffin's Station
-
Campbell's Station
- Nelson's Station
- Tucker's
and Pleasant Valley Stations
- Gerard's Station
- Voorhees' Station
- Runyan's Station
-
McFarland's Station
- Mercersburgh. |
CHAPTER XX. |
LOSANTIVILLE - THE NAME AND
THE TOWN. |
294 |
- The Controversy About the Name
- The First Year of the Settlement
- Incidents
in the Life of the Settlers. |
CHAPTER XXI. |
FROM NATIONAL TO SELF
GOVERNMENT. |
316 |
- The Government of the
Northwest Territory
- William Henry Harrison,
Secretary of the Territory
- The First
Territorial Legislature
- Harrison, Delegate to
Congress
- Byrd, Secretary of the Territory
-
The Division of the Territory
- St. Clair
Reappointed
- The General Assembly at
Chillicothe
- The Chillicothe Mob
- The
Incorporation of Cincinnati
- The Constitutional
Convention
- The Removal of St. Clair
- St.
Clair's Subsequent Ill Treatment
- The
Constitution of 1802
- The Erection of Hamilton
County
- The Erection of Other Counties
- The
First Officials - The Legislative Council
- The
Militia
- Cincinnati Township
- Some Township
officers. |
CHAPTER XXII. |
CINCINNATI VILLAGE (1790 -
1802) - I. |
338 |
- Early Descriptions of the
Village
- The Growth of the Town and Population
- Early Buildings
- The First Fire
- The Arrival
of Judge Burnet
- Samuel Stitt's Reminiscences
-
The First Jail
- The Arrival of Judge Burnet
-
Samuel Stitt's Reminiscences
- The First Jail
-
The Arrival of Dr. Drake
- Cincinnati in 1800
-
The First White Child Born in Cincinnati
- Early
Settlers. |
CHAPTER XXIII. |
CINCINNATI VILLAGE (1790 -
1802) - II. |
358 |
The Pioneer Churches
- The
Early Schools
- Amusements
- Early Physicians
-
The Courts
- Early Lawyers
- Artists
- The Post
Office
- The Water Supply
- Fire Protection
-
Commerce
- Prices of Land
- Bridges
- Holiday
Celebrations
- Society. |
CHAPTER XXIV. |
THE PIONEER NEWSPAPERS (1790 -
1802). NEWS ITEMS AND
ADVERTISEMENTS. |
363 |
- The Centinel of the
Northwestern Territory
- Freeman's Journal
- The
Western Spy and Hamilton Gazette. |
CHAPTER XXV. |
THE TOWN OF CINCINNATI (1802 -
1819.) - I. |
413 |
- Cincinnati in 1802
- The Town
in 1804
- Mansfield
- Hildreth
- Ashe
- Schultz
- Cuming
- Cutler's Picture, "Cincinnati in
1809"
- L'Hommedieu - Drake's "Notices
Concerning Cincinnati"
- Melish - Cincinnati -
1812
- Streets in 1814
- Drake's "Cincinnati in
1815"
- Flint - Thomas - Cincinnati in 1817
- Birkbeck
- Palmer
- Reminiscences of "Old Man." |
CHAPTER XXVI. |
THE TOWN OF CINCINNATI (1802 -
1819) - II. |
381 |
- The First Charter
- The Presidents of the Council
- David Ziegler and His Successors
- The Charter of 1815
- William Corry, the First and Only Mayor of the Town
- The Meeting Places of the Council
- The Select Council (1802 - 1815)
- The Town Council (1815 to 1819)
- Some Township Official Acts
- The Courts and the Lawyers
- The Post Office
- The Water Supply
- Fire and Police Protection. |
CHAPTER XXVII. |
THE TOWN OF CINCINNATI (1802 -
1819) - III.
SOCIAL LIFE, AMUSEMENTS, CELEBRATIONS AND
NEWSPAPERS. |
462 |
- The Social Life of the Town as
Described by Mansfield, Coppin, Mrs. Young,
Flint, Longworth, Dr. Drake and Others
-
Invitations
- St. Cecilia Society and Social
Reading Party
- Amateur Theatricals
- The
Shellbark Theatre
- The Thespian Corps
- The
Pittsburg Company
- Cincinnati Harmonical Society
- The African Ape and the Casowarea
- Gaston's
Fireworks
- Mr. and Mrs. Perez
- Fourth of July
Celebrations
- The Newspapers of the Town
-
Notices and Advertisements. |
CHAPTER XXVIII. |
THE TOWN OF CINCINNATI (1802 -
1819) - IV.
RELIGION, EDUCATION, MEDICINE, INTERNAL AFFAIRS
AND WAR OF 1812. |
481 |
- The Churches
- The Educational
Institutions
- The Medical Profession
- The
Financial Institutions
- Steamboats - Physical
Disturbances
- The Growth of the Population
-
The Markets
- The Bridges
- The War of 1812. |
CHAPTER XXIX. |
THE CITY TO THE
SEMI-CENTENNIAL - I.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT. |
507 |
- The City Charter of 1819
- The
First City Mayor
- The City Charter of 1827
-
The City Charter of 1834
- The Courts
- The "Old
Court House"
- The Fire Department
- The Police
- The Water Supply
- The Post Office. |
CHAPTER XXX. |
THE CITY TO THE
SEMI-CENTENNIAL - II.
THE EARLY CITY DIRECTORIES. |
521 |
- Directory of 1819
- Directory
1825
- Cincinnati in 1826
- Directory of 1829
-
Directories of 1831, 1834 and 1836. |
CHAPTER XXXI. |
THE CITY OF THE
SEMI-CENTENNIAL - III.
CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTS. |
549 |
- Some Noted Visitors
- Bullock
- Mrs. Trollope and the Bazaar
- Atwater -
Thomas
- Hamilton
- Vigne
- Hoffman
- Chevalier
- Ellis
- Harriet Martineau
- Murray
- Captain Marryat
- Reminiscences of "Old Man"
-
Contemporary Views of the City. |
CHAPTER XXXII. |
THE CITY TO THE SEMI-CENTENIAL
- IV.
IMPORTANT INCIDENTS FROM 1819 TO 1831. |
569 |
- Financial Depression
- The
City's First Years
- Early Politics
- The Visit
of Lafayette
- The Miami Canal. |
CHAPTER XXXIII. |
THE CITY TO THE
SEMI-CENTENNIAL - V.
IMPORTANT INCIDENTS FROM 1832 TO 1838. |
586 |
- Flood, Fire, Famine and
Pestilence
- The Flood of 1832
- The Cholera
-
The Forty-Fifth Anniversary of the Settlement
-
Webster's Visit
- Revival of Prosperity
- The
Railroads
- The Race and Anti-Abolition Riots of
1836
- James G. Birney
- Salmon P. Chase
- The
Matilda Case
- The Explosion of the "Moselle"
-
The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Settlement. |
CHAPTER XXXIV. |
THE CITY TO THE
SEMI-CENTENNIAL - VI.
THE EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES. |
608 |
- Cincinnati College - Medical
College of Ohio
- Cincinnati Law School
- The
High Schools, Old Woodward and Hughes
- Private
Schools
- The Public Schools
- Lane Theological
Seminary
- The Catholic School
- The Churches. |
CHAPTER XXXV. |
THE CITY TO THE
SEMI-CENTENNIAL - VII.
LAWYERS, DOCTORS, THEATRES, MUSEUMS, SOCIETIES
AND CLUBS. |
628 |
- The Lawyers
- The Doctors
-
The Theatres
- The Museums
- The Social Life
-
Drake's Buckeye Club"
- Invitations
- The
Semi-Colon Club
- The Society for Investigation
- The Franklin Society
- The Cincinnati Lyceum
-
The Inquisition
- The College of Teachers
- The
Cincinnati Literary Society
- Educational
Organizations
- Medical Societies
- Cincinnati
Shooting Club
- Cincinnati Angling Club. |
CHAPTER XXXVI. |
FROM THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL TO
THE WAR - I.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT. |
652 |
- A Formative Period, 1839 -
1861
- The City Government
- The Mayors
- The
Council
- The Annexations and Ward Changes
- The
Volunteer Fire Department
- The Paid Fire
Department
- The Police Department
- The City
Water Works
- The Courts
- The "Old Court
House" and Its Successors
- The United States
Courts
- The Post Office
- Federal Offices. |
CHAPTER XXXVII. |
FROM THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL TO
THE WAR - II.
THE CITY'S GROWTH. |
676 |
- The City in 1839-40
-
Shaffer's Directory
- Cincinnati in 1841
-
Growth in Population
- Building in the "Forties"
- Cincinnati in 1851
- Just Before the War. |
CHAPTER XXXVIII. |
FROM THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL TO THE WAR - III.
-
NOTABLE EVENTS OF THE "FORTIES."
- Started |
701 |
-A New Era - The Coffee Houses
-
The Gas Contract
- The Bank Riot of 1842
-
Dickens in Cincinnati
- Social Functions
- The
Election of Harrison to the Presidency
- The
Cincinnati Horticultural Society
- Grape Culture
- Pugh & Alvord's Fire
- The Cincinnati
Observatory
- The Wesleyan Cemetery
- The Millerites
- The Cincinnati Historical Society
- Cincinnatus
- Spring Grove Cemetery
- The
Cincinnati Law Library Association
- The First
Railroad
- The Flood of 1847
- The Riot of 1848
- The Young Men's Association
- The Ohio
Mechanics' Institute
- The Cholera of 1849
- The
Literary Club of Cincinnati
- The Year of
Murders. |
CHAPTER XXXIX. |
FROM THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL TO
THE WAR - IV.
NOTABLE EVENTS OF THE "FIFTIES." |
723 |
- Events of 1850
- The Farrer
Poisoning Case
- The Visit of Kossuth
- The City
Infirmary
- The Bedini Riots
- The Kissane Case
- The Young Men's Gymnasium Association
- The Arrison Infernal Machine
- The know Nothing
Riots
- Meeting of Lincoln and Stanton
- The
Filibusters Case
- The Cincinnati Pioneer
Association
- The Convention of 1856
- The
Public Library
- The Winter of 1856-57
- The
Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
- The Ohio Life
Insurance & Truest Company Failure
- Emerson,
Scott and Jenny Lind
- Pike's Opera House
-
Lincoln and Douglas
- Last Man Society
- The
Street Railroads
- The Fourth Street Protest
-
Southern Legislators in Cincinnati
- The Tornado
of 1860
- The Prince of Wales
- The United
States Fair
- Political Events of 1860. |
CHAPTER XL. |
FROM THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL TO
THE WAR - V.
THE SLAVERY QUESTION. |
749 |
- Negro Colonization
- The Race
Riots of 1841
- Abolitionists in 1842
- The Van
Zandt and Watson Cases
- Levi Coffin - The
"Underground Railway" Eliza Harris' Escape
- The Scanlan Mob
- The Fugitive Slave Law
- The McQuerry Case
- A Hearing Before Commissioner
Carpenter
- The Rosetta Case
- The Margaret
Garner Case
- The Connelly Case
- The Early
Case. |
CHAPTER XLI |
FROM THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL TO
THE WAR - VI.
THE PROFESSIONALS |
766 |
- The Bench and Bar
- The
Churches
- The Medica Profession and its
colleges
- The Public Schools
- The Intermediate
school
- German in the schools
- Private Schools
- Sectarian Schools and Colleges
- The High
School. |
CHAPTER XLII. |
JOURNALISM BEFORE THE WAR. |
789 |
- The Early Newspapers; Centinel,
Spy, Liberty Hall, Gazette, Republican,
Chronicle, Advertiser, Philantrhopist, Penny
Papers, Daily Times, Enquirer, Commercial, and
Others
- The German Papers
- The Literary Periodicals
- The Religious Periodicals
- The Medical Journals
- Miscellaneous Journals
- Directories
- Some Editors and Contributors: Hammond, The Drakes, Mansfield, Neville,
Flint, Hall, Gallagher, the Carys, Roedter,
Reemelin, Molitor, Walker, Rehfuss, and Others |
CHAPTER XLIII. |
CINCINNATI IN THE WAR TIME. |
813 |
- The
Outbreak of War
- Lincoln's Visit
- Fort Sumter
- Home Guards
- The Uprising
- The Case of Kentucky
- George B. McClellan
- The Literary Club
- Camp Harrison
- Camp Dennison -
- Other Camps in Hamilton County
- The Siege of Cincinnati
- Morgan in Kentucky
- Kirby Smith
- Lew Wallace in Command
- Marshal Law Proclaimed
- The March of the Squirrel Hunters
- The Black Brigade
- The Vallendigham Case
- Morgan's Raise of 1863
- Controversy Between Court and Military
- A Confederate Spy
- The United States Sanitary Commission
- The Great Western Sanitary Fair
- Incidents of War Time. |
CHAPTER
XLIV. - |
THE SIXTIES |
847 |
- Incidents
of War Time
- Lincoln's Death
- Central Avenue
- Eggleston Avenue
- The First Pike Fire
- The Suspension Bridge
- The Invincible "Red Stockings"
- The Year of New Enterprises, 1869
- Burning of the College Building
- The California Excursion
- The Bible Case
- Cincinnati in 1869
- James Parton on Cincinnati
- The Cincinnati Southern Railway
- The Industrial Expositions
- The Weather Bureau |
CHAPTER XLV. - |
THE SEVENTIES |
868 |
- The Census
of 1870
- Events of 1871
- The Tyler Davidson Fountain
- The Musical Festivals
- The Convention
- Eden Park
- The First Inclined Plane
- The Panic of 1873
- The Tan-Yard Murder
- Cincinnati in 1875
- Music Hall
- The Jamboree
- The Cincinnati Tablet Vindicated
- Hayes Nominated for Presidency
- The Yellow Fever Year
- The Baldwin Case. |
CHAPTER XLVI |
THE EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS SINCE THE WAR. |
883 |
- The Public
Schools
- The Colored Schools
- The High Schools
- Special departments
- Private Sectarian Schools
- Other Educational Institutions
- The Technical School
- The University of Cincinnati
- The Cincinnati Observatory
- The Ohio Mechanics' Institute
- The Cincinnati Society of Natural History
- The Cuvier Club
- The Historical and Philosophical Society of
Ohio.
- The Public Library and its Precursors
- Precursers (n. D. C. Hodges)
- The Cincinnati Law Library
- Other Libraries. |
CHAPTER XLVII. -
|
MUSIC AND ART |
915 |
- Music in
Cincinnati (E. W. Glover)
- The Cincinnati Music Hall
- The College of Music
- The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
- The Apollo and Orpheus Clubs
- Music Schools
- The Development of Art
- The Art Museum
- The Art Academy
- The Rookwood Pottery
- The Cincinnati Art Club. |
CHAPTER XLVIII.
- |
THE JEWS OF
CINCINNATI (Max B. May) |
939 |
- Character
of the Settlement
- The First Congregation, Bene Israel
- The Plum Street Temple
- Orthodox Synagogues
- Sabbath Schools
- The Hebrew Union College
- Journalism
- The Charities
- Hospitals and Homes for the Aged
- The Jewish Social Settlement
- Public Service
- Commercial and Professional Life
- Secret Societies
- The Social Life |
CHAPTER XLIX. -
|
EARLY MEDICAL
CINCINNATI (Arch. I. Carson, M. D.) |
950 |
- The First
Physicians of the Settlement and the Army
Surgeons
- Later Arrivals
- Medical Societies
- Medical Schools
- Hospitals
- Medical Journals
- Medical Libraries |
CHAPTER L. - |
THE CITY AND ITS
GOVERNMENT SINCE 1861 |
958 |
- Annexations
and Territorial Changes
- The Charter
- The Mayors
- The Legislative Boards
- The Administrative Boards
- The Courts of the County and City
- The Court House
- The Federal Courts
- The Police Department
- The Fire Department
- The Water Works
- The New Water Works
- The Parks
- Trustees of the Sinking Fund
- Some Figures about the City's Finances
- The Sewers
- The Streets
- The Government Building and Its Occupants |
CHAPTER LI. -
|
CINCINNATI OF
RECENT DAYS |
992 |
- The Census
of 1880
- The Convention of 1880
- The Floods of 1883 and 1884
- The Riots of 1884
- The Committee of One Hundred
- The Railroad Labor Riots
- The Inclined Planes
- The Hilltop Resorts
- The Spanish War
- The G. A. R. Encampment
- The Jubilee Saengerfest
- The Fall Festivals
- New Buildings
- The Census of 1900
- The Industries of 1902. |
CHAPTER LII. - |
BANKING AND
EARLY MONEY |
1019 |
- The Banks
Prior to the War
- The Banks of the Present Day
- Early Money of Cincinnati (Henry C. Ezekiel)
- Aboriginal Coins or Currency
- Money of the Early white Settlers of Cincinnati
- Very Early Cards or "Hard Times" money
- "Necessity" Money of the Rebellion, 1861-65
- Collections and Collectors of Coins, Medals, Tokens
- Bank Bills, "Shinplasters," etc., in Cincinnati. |
CHAPTER LIII. - |
MISCELLANEOUS |
1026 |
- The Chamber
of Commerce
- The Business Men's Club
- Commercial and Industrial Organizations
- The Cincinnati Bar Association
- The Cincinnati Woman's Club.
- The Cincinnati Kindergarten Association
- Political Clubs
- Social Clubs
- Fraternal Societies
- Military Orders
- The Cincinnati House of Refuge
- The City Work House
- The Cincinnati Hospital
- Longview Asylum
- The City Infirmary
- Charitable and Benevolent Association
- The Churches
- The Young Men's Christian Association
- Spring Grove and Other Cemeteries
- Amusement
- The Railroads
- The Newspapers
- Some Cincinnati Writers. |
APPENDIX A - |
OFFICIALS |
1039 |
- Elections
of Mayor
- Officers of the Town and of the City
- Some Federal Officials
- City Officers in 1904 |
APPENDIX B. -
|
WEATHER BUREAU
(S. S. Bassler) |
1044 |
-
Climatological Data
- Ready Reference Sheet. |
|
SEE VOLUME II for
BIOGRAPHIES |