Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2015.024.008 |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Collection |
Robert Miller Collection |
Title |
Newspaper clipping |
Year Range from |
1917 |
Year Range to |
1918 |
Description |
Newspaper clipping from an unidentified newspaper. The article announces the engagement of Senator Jacob Henry Miller to Ms. Harriett Rachel Adams. The article spells Ms. Adams' name wrong and refers to her as "Marietta". The article reads: "SENATOR MILLER TO WED / A CLEVELAND GIRL / Announcement has been made in Newark / of the engagement and ap- / proaching marriage of Miss Mari- / etta (sic) Rachel Adams of Cleveland to / Hon. J. Henry Miller of Newark, a / member of the state legislature and / president pro tem / of the Ohio sen- / ate. Mr. Miller's many friends in / this county will hasten to extend / congratulations. / Miss Adams is a graduate of the / Newark high school, and is now act- / ing as instructor of nurses at the / Cleveland city hospital. She was / formerly night superintendent of / Grant hospital, Columbus, and took / training at Columbus. / Mr. Miller has been active in the / politics of central Ohio and is very / popular. He is now practicing law / at Newark." |
Dimensions |
H-2.75 W-2.5 inches |
Material |
Ink/Newspaper |
Notes |
Jacob Henry Miller was born October 3, 1865 in Licking County, Ohio. Miller was a farmer, teacher, lawyer, minister and member of the Ohio Senate. He received his education at Bethany College, Ohio Northern University, and Pettit College of Law. A democrat, Miller served one term in the Ohio Senate between 1917-1919, and was Senate President Pro Tempore during his term. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and a supporter of women's suffrage and prohibition. Miller died January 5, 1919 and was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio. |
Provenance |
Robert Miller of Michigan donated this newspaper clipping to the Ohio Statehouse Museum as part of a collection of items related to his grandfather, J. Henry Miller of Newark, Ohio. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
People |
Miller, Harriett Rachel Adams Miller, J. Henry 1865-1920 |
Search Terms |
Cleveland, Ohio Newark, Ohio Ohio Senate Ohio Senate President Pro Tempore |
Subjects |
Marriage Weddings |