Annals of Cleveland

Kinsman st.

Abstracts: 16

137

Cleveland Morning Leader, 12 October 1864 (11 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

137 - L. Oct. 12:4/4, 5 - During the past two months a large number of bur-
glaries have been committed in and around the city, the thieves taking
everything from a horse and buggy to a box of blacking. Marshall Frazee
and his police, after trying for some time to run down these thieves,
finally succeeded in arresting, on a charge of burglary, George and David
Kentley, who live on a farm on Kinsman st. Almost everything that had been
stolen was found concealed in the house and barns. The Messrs. Keniley
were making preparations for leaving town when arrested, and had already
made arrangements for the sale of the stolen goods to a second-hand dealt r.
(11)

Burglaries

Index terms:

Frazee, Marshal; Kentley, David; Kentley, George; Kinsman st.

463

Cleveland Morning Leader, 1 February 1864 (2 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

463 - L. Feb. 1:4/3 - A horse attached to a wagon on Ontario st., near
the market, became frightened and ran away with the wagon which struck
a lamp post and reduced it to kindling wood. The horse, undaunted,
sped up Kinsman st., narrowly missing a woman, but finally was brought
to a halt without further damage. - (2)

Disasters and Accidents

Index terms:

*Disasters & Accidents; Kinsman st.; Ontario st.

494

Cleveland Morning Leader, 15 July 1864 (4 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

494 - L July 15:3/3 - On July 11, a Mr. Schoger and his wife, who live
on Kinsman st., went to their work in the field, leaving four small chil-
dren, from two to ten years of age, in the house. When they returned
the children could not be found, and a search revealed that all four had
been smothered to death in an old German chest. (4)

Disasters and Accidents

Index terms:

Kinsman st.; Schoger

776

Cleveland Morning Leader, 12 September 1864 (6 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.5 ~ View at ChronAm

776 - L Sept. 12:4/5 - The eighteenth annual fair of the Cuyahoga
County Agricultural society will be held at the county fair grounds on
Kinsman st., Sept. 27, 28, 29, and 30. Premiums offered are three for
ladies' equestrianism, and one of $5 for the last one to win in the
race of slow horses. (6)

Fairs and Expositions

Index terms:

Cuyahoga County Agricultural society; *Fairs & Expositions; Kinsman st.

1424

Cleveland Morning Leader, 27 September 1864 (7 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

1424 - L. Sept. 27:4/4 - John Stair, 79, died Sept. 25 at his home, 168
Kinsman st., from a complication of diseases. Born in England, he came
to this country in 1832, He was a teacher by profession, and opened a
school which he carried on until 1835. With his son, Benjamin, he estab-
lished the well-known seed and agricultural implement store, where he
was engaged at the time of his death.
Mr. Stair was one of the founders of Westminster church and at his
death was a devout member of the First Presbyterian church.
The wife and seven children survive. His oldest son is a missionary in
China. (7)

Obituaries

Index terms:

China; England; First Presbyterian church; Kinsman st.; Stair, Benjamin; Stair, John (hardware merchant); Westminister church

1997

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 February 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.1, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

1997 - II Feb. 23: 1/4 - The cars on the Kinsman st. railway will run on
20 minutes time to the foot of Superior st. until nine o'clock in the
morning, during the continuance of the Sanitary fair beginning Feb. 23.
After nine o'clock they will run on ten minutes time. (1)

Street Railways

Index terms:

Kinsman st.; Northern Ohio Sanitary fair; Superior st., 36 52 66 67 95 106 124 218 222 225 226 228 490 528 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 563 801 840 980 1007 1017 1090 1091 1092 1111 1173 1221 1228 1241 2142 1420

2256

Cleveland Morning Leader, 12 November 1864 (21 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

2256 - L Nov. 12:4/3 - The new fruit house on Kinsman st. owned by Nyce,
Shirk and Co. and invented by Nyce is 83 feet in length and 45 feet wide.
It consists of upper and lower compartments: The upper one contains ice
and is separated from the lower compartment by a floor of galvanized
iron. The sides are made of sheet iron, three and one-half feet apart;
the intervening space is filled with sawdust and short shavings. The
floor is made of galvanized iron and below this there is a layer of coal-
tar and pitch, spread one-half inch thick on the ground to prevent mois-
ture. Two wind wheels are on top of the bui iding, geared to fans in the
preserving apartment. Chloride of calcium, used to absorb vapors from
the air, is spread in a basin seven feet wide. The temperature of this
building is a little below 34 degrees and does not vary one degree from . "
April to October. The condensed water runs out through tubes from the
floor at the rear end of the building and is dried in large pans of shect
iron over the furnace. (21)

Warehouses

Index terms:

Kinsman st.; Nyce, Shiik and co. (fruit merchants); *Warehouses

2335

Cleveland Morning Leader, 29 August 1864 (ed; 5 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

2335 - L Aug. 29; ed: 4/4 - Major Charles H. Bentley, 22, of the 8th East
Tennessee cavalry died yesterday after an illness of four months. He
had an enviable reputation for courage as a soldier and efficiency as
an officer. Major Bentley and James Brownlow, called Brownlow and
Bentley, terrorized the Rebels and will long be associated with the most
brilliant victories in eastern Tenr:essee.
"His record is one of which a nation may be proud, and his services
to his country demand a nation's gratitude."
He had lived at 183 Kinsman st. (5)

Wars / Civil War / Bandits and Guerrillas

Index terms:

Bentley, Maj. Charles H.; Brownlow, James (Union officer); Kinsman st.; Tennessee

2416

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 July 1864 (4 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2416 - L. July 3:4/2 - John Connolly, alias John Campbell of Michigan st.,
and Mauritz Rockerts of Kinsman st., were arrested on the charge of evading
the draft. They pretended to be British subjects but cross-examination by
Commissioner Kirkpatrick revealed both had voted in city and state elec-
tions. - (4)

Wars / Civil War / Enlistments and Confiscations

Index terms:

Campbell, John; Connolly, John, See also Campbell, John; Kinsman st.; Kirkpatrick, Commissioner; Michigan st.; Rockerts, Mauritz