The CUYAHOGA COUNTY ARCHIVES, created in June 1975 as a department of the Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners, are the repository for the historical records of Cuyahoga County, and for current records requiring temporary maintenance.
The CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS was organized in 1886 to supervise elections and administer Ohio's new voter registration law, passed the previous year. Cleveland's city council re-divided the city into 40 wards, established precincts, and appointed two registrars (a Democrat and a Republican) in each precinct where, at stated times, they were stationed at the voting place to register the voters who appeared.
The CUYAHOGA COUNTY FARM BUREAU was organized in 1915 to provide farmers in the county with a vehicle for collective action in representing, promoting, and protecting farm interests. Located at 285 E. Bagley Rd.
CUYAHOGA SOAP, a small family-owned rendering firm, became a major domestic producer of tallow. The company was a major consumer of the waste from Cleveland's stockyard operations. Cuyahoga Soap & Rendering, as the company was originally called, was begun by August W. Stadler in 1876 with $98 capital.
The CUYAHOGA STEAM FURNACE CO. was the first iron manufacturer in the Cleveland area. Chas. Hoyt started the company in the Cuyahoga Valley in 1827 at Center and Detroit Sts. in Brooklyn Twp. It was the first shop to utilize steam power in the region. On 3 Mar. 1834, it became Cleveland's first incorporated manufacturing plant.
The DAILY CLEVELANDER gave Cleveland its first penny newspaper on 1 Oct. 1855. It was edited by William J. May, formerly of the CLEVELAND HERALD, who provided its 4 5-column pages with some lively writing.
The DAILY FOREST CITY was founded on 26 Apr. 1852 by Joseph Meharry Medill, who had moved to Cleveland after brief publishing experiences in Coshocton and Newark, OH. A penny paper of 4 pages, it supported Whig politics and soon claimed a circulation of 5,000. By its second year, Medill was joined by his brother, Jas. C. Medill, as partner and coeditor. On 15 Oct.
The DAILY GLOBE followed the Cleveland Times (1845) and the DAILY NATIONAL DEMOCRAT (1859) as the third attempt to displace the Cleveland PLAIN DEALER as the area's chief Democratic newspaper. Its backers ranged from Jefferson and S. B. Palm of Warren, OH, to U.S.
The DAILY MORNING MERCURY was one of the half-dozen publications that made their debuts in the local media explosion of 1841. Specializing in police reports, it was started in early September by Edward Burke Fisher and Calvin Hall.
The DAILY MORNING NEWS may have been a regeneration of the EAGLE-EYED NEWS-CATCHER, since publisher Gage Mortimer Shipper had been associated with David L. Wood in the publication of that newspaper. Further evidence is provided by a reference in the CLEVELAND HERALD of 2 Aug.
The DAILY TRUE DEMOCRAT began as the True Democrat, a weekly published in OLMSTED FALLS, OH, in 1846. From its first daily issue of 12 Jan. 1847, however, it carried a Cleveland dateline.
DAN DEE PRETZEL & POTATO CHIP CO., was a family-run snack food business for over 70 years, and was a major brand throughout Ohio, West Virginia, western Pennsylvania and New York. It began in 1913 when childhood friends Harry Albert Orr and Charles V. Pike started manufacturing and distributing pretzels by hand in Braddock, Pennsylvania.
DAVIS, HARRY LYMAN (25 Jan. 1878 - 21 May 1950), 4-term mayor of Cleveland (1916-20, 1933-35) and governor of Ohio (1921-23), was born in NEWBURGH to Evan and Barbara Jones Davis.
The DAVY MCKEE CORP., a multinational engineering corporation with a net worth of $50 million in 1978, began on 1 Nov. 1905, when metallurgical engineer ARTHUR G. MCKEE set up an iron and steel consulting firm in the ROCKEFELLER BLDG. at Superior and W. 6th St.
DEARING, ULYSSES S. (25 June 1903-24 June 1984) was the first African-American restauranteur to own a major restaurant in Cleveland and manage some of the City's most popular night clubs.
DEGRANDIS, PAUL J., JR. (12 Nov. 1929-3 June 1993), politician, businessman, and labor leader, helped develop UNIVERSITY CIRCLE as the representative of the former Ward 19 on CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL (1958-61).
DESTINATION CLEVELAND (previously the Convention and Visitor Bureau of Greater Cleveland), an independent organization responsible for the marketing and promotion of Greater Cleveland, was originally the Convention Board of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, formed in the early 1920s.
DEUBEL, STEFAN (26 Sept. 1914 - 25 Sept. 1997) provided food for mind and body as proprietor of a sausage shop and a newspaper in Cleveland's German-American community (see GERMANS). A native of Grossprobstdorf, Romania, he was the son of Stefan and Susanne Siewerth Deubel.
The DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORP. began as a Cleveland-based chemical company which, in 2003, was headquartered in Dallas under the name Maxus Energy Corp. The Diamond Alkali Corp., a forerunner of Diamond Shamrock, was incorporated in Delaware in 1929 as the successor to a company of the same name that was incorporated in West Virginia in 1910.
The DIEBOLT BREWING CO. was a small, family-run brewery of obscure history located on Pittsburgh Ave. at the corner of Jackson (E. 27th) St. It began in 1888 as Diebolt & Uehlin, a partnership of Anthony J. Diebolt and August Uehlin. A year later, Edward A. Ruble succeeded Uehlin, but from 1892 until it closed, the firm was known as the Diebolt Brewing Co. Anthony Diebolt was secretary and treasurer.
DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. (formerly the HIGBEE CO.) has been a major area retailer operating department stores throughout northeastern Ohio since 1860. Hower & Higbee, a dry-goods and ready-to-wear clothing store, opened 10 Sept. 1860 at 237 Superior St. near W. 3rd St. A decade later, John Hower and Edwin C.
DOAN, NATHANIEL (1 June 1762-29 Nov. 1815), was a blacksmith and in charge of the cows, oxen, and horses of the 1797 second surveying expedition of the Connecticut Land Co. Doan, son of Seth and Mercy (Parker) Doan, was born in Middle Haddam, Conn., where, on 29 Nov. 1785, he married Sarah Adams (d. 4 Mar. 1853). Along with JAS.
DOCKSTADTER, NICHOLAS (4 Jan. 1802-9 Nov. 1871), pioneer, merchant, banker, and mayor of Cleveland from 1840-41, was born in Albany, N.Y., to Jacob and Angelica (Hanson) Dockstadter. Educated locally, he came to Cleveland in 1826 with 2 of his brothers, Richard and Butler. Once in Cleveland, Dockstadter embarked on an independent dealership in hats, caps, and furs, which he received in trade with local Indians.
DOLLAR BANK of Cleveland is a division of the Pittsburgh-based savings and loan Dollar Bank. Dollar Bank expanded into northeast Ohio after acquring Cleveland's CONTINENTAL FED. SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN at the end of 1983.
DOVER VINEYARDS, INC., was established cooperatively in 1932 by a group of local winegrowers to produce wine made from the growers' grapes. At its height, Dover Vineyards ranked as one of the largest wineries in the state with a total storage capacity of 180,000 gallons. In addition to its winemaking business, Dover also served as a supplier for equipment and ingredients for making home beer and wine.
