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Milton Wright Diaries: 1895, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1895 and continue until December 1895. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

W.C.T.U. Initial Movement

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

This editorial excerpt that discusses the beginnings of the WTCU movement. This includes discussion of speeches given by Brown on the topic of Temperance and further gatherings of those who support the movement.

Letter, 1894, February 10, Jean Brooks Greenleaf To Martha Mcclellan, Jean Brooks Greenleaf

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Jean Brooks Greenleaf to Martha McClellan Brown in Germantown, Ohio.

Milton Wright Diaries: 1894, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1894 and continue until December 1894. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilbur and Orville starting a weekly magazine called Snapshots, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

Ohio Woman Suffrage Association Delegate Ribbon

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

Ribbon, gold silk with swallow-tail cut top and bottom and black lettering: “STATE DELEGATE X^TH A. CON. O.W.S.A. 1894.” 5.5” x 1.5”

Twelve Reasons Why Women Want To Vote, Alice Stone Blackwell

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

A two-page article by Alice Stone Blackwell outlining twelve reasons why women want the right to vote.

Milton Wright Diaries: 1893, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1893 and continue until December 1893. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Milton attending the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

National Prohibition Convention, Music Hall, Cincinnati, Oscar B. Todhunter

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

This letter was written to the editors and staff of newspapers in the time leading up to the National Convention. The movement had gained substantial support, and thus there was large interest from news agencies. This letter was meant to help solidify numbers and information for news agencies hoping to attend the conference so that they could properly plan and accommodate.

Headquarters National Prohibition Committee: Transportation

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

This is a flyer that outlines information in regards to the June 28, 1892 meeting of the National Prohibition Committee at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati. The majority of the flyer outlines the information and arrangements made to help members attend the meeting, in addition to information on purchasing a ticket for admission to the event.

Milton Wright Diaries: 1892, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1892 and continue until December 1892. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilbur and Orville both purchasing bicycles, which the researcher might find of interest. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

Milton Wright Diaries: 1891, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1891 and continue until December 1891. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

Letter To The Prohibitionists Of Hamilton County, W. H. Matthews

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

This letter was written and published in a paper to announce an upcoming meeting to elect representatives to the state convention and other important business.

Letter To The Ohio State Prohibition Convention, John Robertson

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

This letter was written on behalf of the Prohibition Commission to indicate that Reverend William Kennedy Brown was elected to be the representative of Ohio to the convention.

West Side News, May 2, 1891, Wright & Wright Printers

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page features a story about a Don Keely, who operates a fake motor that helps him rob shareholders that have invested in his "motor." Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

This issue of West Side News is believed to have been published in May of 1890 rather than 1891.

West Side News, April 5, 1890, Orville Wright

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features reports of a mirage appearing above Ashland, Ohio, the invention of a stove that lights using electricity, a telegraph that converts Morse code to text, and more. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

West Side News, March 29, 1890, Orville Wright

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features a letter to the editor asking West Side natives to patronize businesses on the West Side, an uprising and escape from a local work house, and more. This is the first issue of the second volume of the West Side News. On the second page they post their mission statement as being "to present to our readers a paper worthy of the …

West Side News, March 22, 1890, Orville Wright

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features a letter to the editor complaining about the lack of a hardware store on the West Side, news of a retiring postmaster, a destroyed buggy shed, a narrowly escaped fire, and more. Also included in this issue are local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

West Side News, March 15, 1890, Orville Wright

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features a story about native Californians lassoing bears, an anecdote about a man trying to buy hard boiled eggs, a story about a local woman committing suicide, and more. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

West Side News, March 8, 1890, Orville Wright

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features a short history on political parties in the United States and assorted city news. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

West Side News, February 22, 1890, Orville Wright

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features a anecdotes about a present a colonel received, a young lawyer trying a case, and more. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

West Side News, February 15, 1890, Orville Wright

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features stories about the Secretary of State teasing a lawyer about obtaining a consulship, a superstitious woman, and more. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

West Side News, February 8, 1890, Orville Wright

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features a write up about the circus owner, Adam Forepaugh, a story on Thomas Baldwin parachuting safely from a hot air balloon, a short article on the benefits and uses of Thomas Edison's phonograph, and more. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

West Side News, February 1, 1890, Orville Wright

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features a story about the ghost of a conductor beheaded in a train accident, a dog getting caught in a woman's dress, and more. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

West Side News, January 25, 1890, Orville Wright

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. This issue features a story regarding a young black infant that could repeat any words spoken to him despite being three months old, an anecdote about a man claiming to be brave in a thunderstorm, and more. On the second page there is a small note about an automated pancake machine explaining how it works. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

West Side News, January 18, 1890, Orville Wright

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features a story about a printing establishment in Shanghai, stories of different types of courage from General Horace Porter, and more. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

West Side News, January 11, 1890, Orville Wright

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features information on the Canvasback duck, an anecdote about Colonel Pierce on advertising, a story about whether pigeons would fall or fly when released from the Eiffel Tower, and more. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

West Side News, January 3, 1890, Orville Wright, Edwin Sines

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The first page of this issue features anecdotes about Walter Savage Landor throwing a man out a window, Reynell Taylor encountering jackals in a forest, a recounting of proper Chinese etiquette, and more. The second page contains a small note about a local grocery buying a National Cash Register to use in the store. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

Milton Wright Diaries: 1890, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1890 and continue until December 1890. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. Of particular note, this diary includes a record of Wilbur and Orville converting the West Side News into the Evening Item, and Paul Laurence Dunbar starts the Tattler. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

West Side News, December 28, 1889, Orville Wright, Edwin Sines

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features anecdotes about a young spendthrift, a thankful Irishman, and more. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.

West Side News, December 21, 1889, Orville Wright, Edwin Sines

West Side News

West Side News was a weekly newspaper published by the Wright Brothers. This paper, published in March 1889 through May of 1890, featured news from the west side of Dayton. The front page of this issue features anecdote about a boy trying to sell a dog, a reprint of a story about a man deciding to make his son a politician, and more. Also included in this issue are national news, local news, humorous stories, and advertisements.