... Socialist Party of Ohio-- War and Free Speech by Richard A Folk D uring World War I Ohio Socialists faced the dilemma of what action to take when two imperialistic-capitalistic economies come into conflict According to theoretical Marxism Socialists could not support a struggle the purpose of which was to expand the capitalist system In the United States the Socialist party's National Executive Committee followed this doctrine in August 1914 when it proclaimed the party's opposition to the ...
... Reviews Notes and Comments 217 Reviews Notes and Comments 217 In 1844 he went to Palestine Illinois to spend his remaining days with his daughter Mrs Rachel L Kitchel Here he was highly honored by the citizens of the village On July 4 1845 he delivered his last public address Appearing in his continental uniform bowed with the infirmities of age his emotions almost overcame him as he contrasted the feeble beginnings of the Republic with the splendid destinies assured in the future In an ...
... THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE PROGRAM THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE PROGRAM OF THE OHIO HISTORICAL RECORDS SURVEY PROJECT By JAMES H RODABAUG H Beginnings The Ohio Historical Records Survey Project began operations in February 1936 It was organized and operated by the supervisors of the Writers' Project until November 1936 when it became an independent part of Federal Project No 1 In September 1939 Congress abolished the Federal projects after which the Ohio survey was established as a State ...
... Book Reviews Book Reviews The Life of Mr Justice Clarke A Testament to the Power of Liberal Dissent in America By Hoyt Landon Warner Cleveland Western Reserve University Press 1959 ix232p frontispiece bibliography and index 500 In the past few years there has been a marked revival of interest in the United States Supreme Court as is shown by the flood of articles monographs and books that have appeared on the court and its members Such interest may reach a high point when the full-length study ...
... Ben Wade and the Negro Ben Wade and the Negro By HANS L TREFOUSSE IT HAS LONG BEEN A MATTER OF DISPUTE whether the radical Republicans of one hundred years ago were really sincere in their professions of friendship for the Negro Were they merely interested in economic gains for their followers and political preferment for themselves making use of the Negro question simply to hide their true objectives or were they genuinely concerned with uplifting the downtrodden race This question of ...
... The OHIO HISTORICAL Quarterly The OHIO HISTORICAL Quarterly VOLUME 64 NUMBER 1 JANUARY 1955 The Correspondence of George A Myers and James Ford Rhodes 1910-1923 Edited by JOHN A GA RR ATY In the eighteen eighties when James Ford Rhodes was still a Cleveland ironmaster he was in the habit of being shaved and having his formidable Picadilly Weepers trimmed by a young Negro barber named George A Myers Later after Rhodes had retired from business to take up his distinguished career as a historian ...
... THE CHINESE QUESTION 143 THE CHINESE QUESTION 143 gent of California which in the form finally adopted by the House on June 17 recommended that the President open negotiations with China to secure a change or abrogation of existing treaties that permitted the unlimited immigration of its citizens 29 Evarts had to await the arrival of two Chinese ministers in Washington Chen Lan Pin and Yung Wing on September 21 before he could even act upon the demands of Congress Then he hesitated until ...
... MATTHIAS LOY MATTHIAS LOY Leader Of Ohio's Lutherans by C GEORGE FRY Among the names of the pioneers who labored to establish a strong Lutheran Church in Ohio that of Matthias Loy deserves a prominent place At the time of his death in 1915 he was regarded as one of the most distinguished theologians of the Lutheran faith in the United States1 and in his long and productive life he had been a Churchman of varied attainments and wide usefulness pastor professor editor author and church leader2 ...
... Book Reviews THE INTELLECTUAL AS URBAN REFORMER BRAND WHITLOCK AND THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT By Jack Tager Cleveland Press of Case Western Reserve University 1968 198p bibliography and index 650 This is a book about Toledo's erudite reform mayor who served from 1906-1913 The author who teaches history at the University of Massachusetts has organized his study around a central theme He says Brand Whitlock's progressivism can be explained by his rejection of authority images his denial of ...
... OHIO OHIO Archaeological and Historical PUBLICATIONS HISTORY OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ORAGNIZATION IN THE NORTHWEST 1824-184 0 BY HOMER J WEBSTER PH D Department of History University of Pittsburgh NOTE In the preparation of this work the writer has received very helpful suggestions from Professor Frederic L Paxson of the University of Wisconsin while in every part of the work he has received invaluable assistance from his wife-Edith Francisco Webster To both of these he desires to express here ...
... THE FEURT MOUNDS AND VILLAGE SITE THE FEURT MOUNDS AND VILLAGE SITE BY WILLIAM C MILLS The Feurt Mounds and Village Site are situated about five miles north of the city of Portsmouth on the east side of the Scioto river in Clay township Scioto county Ohio The land upon which this group of mounds and the village site is located is a part of the estate of Mr William C Feurt which consists of more than 400 acres of rich bottom lands and sloping hillsides and is considered one of the most ...
... BOOK REVIEWS BOOK REVIEWS Woodland Sites in Nebraska By Marvin F Kivett Nebraska State Historical Society Publications in Anthropology No 1 Lincoln Nebraska State Historical Society 1952 102p 30 plates maps and bibliography Paper 200 This is a report on previously unpublished excavations in sites generally assignable to the Woodland Pattern in Nebraska as well as a discussion and summary of existing evidence on the place of Woodland in the Plains area The presence of Woodland manifestations in ...
... AARON D AARON D PURCELL Pursuing Peace Arthur Morgan and Ohio's League to Enforce Peace 1915-1920 From the beginning of World War I in 1914 until the United States entered the war in 1917 a significant number of domestic peace societies emerged These organizations raised funds influenced politicians cultivated public interest and by the end of the war in many cases rallied for President Woodrow Wilson's League of Nations proposal During the war years the largest most effective and best ...
... 444 Ohio Arch 444 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications Again page 279 The French settlers did not locate at the mouth of the Scioto but at Gallipolis See Laws of the U S Vol 2 page 503 On page 276 it is stated that Mount Logan is on Paint Creek Mount Logan is on the east side of the Scioto nearly two miles northeast of the Court House in Chillicothe and is miles away from Paint Creek which is west of the Scioto Page 286 College Hill is named from two colleges College Corner with similar ...
... THE USEFUL RESULTS OF HISTORICAL CONTROVERSY THE USEFUL RESULTS OF HISTORICAL CONTROVERSY An Illustration and Suggestion WILLIAM Z DAVIS LL D Judge Ohio Supreme Court The present controversy about the discovery of the North Pole suggests the thought that the truth of history is established by adverse criticism and thorough investigaton and that the truth cannot be hidden forever A striking illustration of this is found in the bibliography of the discussion over the question Who discovered the ...
... THE NINTH OHIO VOLUNTEERS THE NINTH OHIO VOLUNTEERS A PAGE FROM THE CIVIL WAR RECORD OF THE OHIO GERMAN TURNERS OF OHIO BY CARL WITTKE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY The contributions of the German Turner organizations to American cultural history are among the most important of the many results of the extensive German immigration of the nineteenth century That Ohio had received its full share of these new additions to the American population was evident from the numerous social ...
... Lucy Lucy Webb Hayes and her Family by EMILY APT GEER The public life of Rutherford Birchard Hayes has been studied by many historians but little has been written about the friendly sparkling woman he married and their large and active family of eight children Lucy Webb Hayes's concern for people helped her develop a lively interest in politics that served her equally well as the wife of a city solicitor in Cincinnati and as mistress of the White House while her husband was President Their ...
... THE DEATH AND FUNERAL OF PRESIDENT THE DEATH AND FUNERAL OF PRESIDENT WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON BY REV EDWARD S LEWIS One of the most notable campaigns for the presidency of the United States was that of 1840 in which Martin Van Buren and William Henry Harrison contended for that high office This was perhaps the most picturesque of the presidential campaigns The Democrats were strong and confident Harrison the Whig candidate was ridiculed by them as being only a western soldier living in a log ...
... Array Columbus Ohio 1931 and Europe--Its History and Its World Relationships 1789-1933 Boston 1934 He also cooperated with Jonathan French Scott of New York University and Albert Hyma of the University of Michigan in the issuing of Readings in Medieval History New York 1933 Pahlow of the College of Education Ohio State University has written Man's Great Adventure an Introduction to World History Boston 1932 Howard Robinson for many years ...
... MARY DEAN VINCENT MOUND MARY DEAN VINCENT MOUND A B COOVER Mr Coover is a Life Member of The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society and has assisted Prof W C Mills in many of the archaeological explorations made by the Society Mr Coover acted as Curator of the Museum of the Society during the absence of Prof Mills while in charge of the Society's exhibit at the Jamestown Exposition It was during this time that Mr Coover made the explorations herein described - EDITOR Under directions ...