Giant plan to tame floods along the Ohio Valley
Cincinnati reports a government backed effort begun in Newport Kentucky to build up to 100 reservoirs along the Ohio and tributaries with a projected cost under 125 million dollars. The plan aims to capture the top flood surge and release water in dry months to improve navigation year round. The project led by H A Horton and Marshall Leighton could transform flood control and river commerce across the valley.
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Newport
Kentucky
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Cincinnati
Africa
H. A. Horton
Geological Department
Government
Marshall QC
Leighton
United States Aoaterical Survey
Horton
Ile
Pittsburg
Cairo
Harton
West Virginia
Big Sandy
Drouth
Renowned Scientist Promotes Free Medical Consultations
Dr Albert F Snell offers universal access to his new disease curing system at his Ohio clinic. He guarantees examinations and advice at no charge, claims high cure rates for catarrh lung ailments paralysis rheumatism and nervous disorders, and invites those with morphine opium or whisky habits to consult for rapid results.
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Ile
Ienee
Dual bereavement hits East Portsmouth as two fathers die
Within days, Hiram Adams of Harrisonville and Martin Turner of Waits Station died. The Adams home at East Portsmouth faced immediate sorrow as Hiram Adams passed at Harrisonville and Mrs. Adams’s father Martin Turner died at Waits Station. Funeral rites followed in Harrisonville and Waits. St Peter’s Wheelersburg hosted a First Communion class of 21 children, listing Alice Boren to Will Swanberger among participants.
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Frank S. Adams
St. Peter's Church
Wheelersburg
Alice Boren
Clara Cranston
Rosa Frische
Agnes Hammerstein
Mary Miller
Fannie Miller
Elizabeth Oberle
Julia Oberle
Helen McLoughlin
Minnie Teaken
Edith Will
Clarence Barney
Harl Bauers
Albert Boren
Pat Flannigan
Frank Ilyland
Henry Nienoer
Lewis Simon
Henry Simon
Will Nogle
Will Swanberger
S. S. S. Blood Purifier Promoted by Swift Specific Co
An 19th century style advertisement extols S. S. S. as a safe vegetable blood purifier free of minerals. It claims immunity from side effects, lists ailments like rheumatism and skin diseases, and urges readers to request a free book and medical advice from The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta GA.
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S.S.S
S. S
Nature
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Two Lucageille Men Hurt in Streetcar Collision
Two young men hired a horse and buggy in Lucageville and crossed tracks on John street. A slow streetcar from Portsmouth hit the buggy, tearing off a wheel but causing no other damage. Thos F Bishop resigns as Portsmouth Ice and Cold Storage superintendent, may move to Columbus or Cincinnati. Samuel Mercer and Elizabeth Weeks obtain license to wed. Attorney Theo Funk at Greenup circuit court.
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Lucageille
Dave Schoonover
Portsmouth
John Street
Rm East Bond
Thos. F. Bishop
Baisden Boys Freed By the Jury
After a brief deliberation the jury found James and Cleve Baisden not guilty of stealing wine from an XN&W merchandise car. They were released from jail, with Goebel Trammbert having pleaded guilty and offered to implicate the others, a claim the court did not pursue. An ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills follows.
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James
Cleve Baisden
East Portsmouth
Nate Gilliland
Harry Miller
Frank W. Moulton
Nate
Oscar Rickey
Gilliland
Rickey
Blarris Bouner Tuckey
Bowrt
Lis Senjtence
Workmen Had Close Call At Trinity Church Site
A large stone facing hoisted above brickwork slipped Tuesday morning at the Trinity church site, grazing several workmen and shattering into pieces. No serious injuries reported though workers escaped harm as the stone fell. The repair crew closed the area and officials investigated but found no new information.
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New Trinity Church
Skelton Made Big Blunder On Buena Vista Pike Work
Pel Wishon from the West Side says Captain James Skelton erred by blocking freestone paving on the Buena Vista pike. Wishon offered 50 cents per yard to win work for the unemployed, but Skelton chose crusted limestone costing over 4 dollars per yard, not durable for a season with heavy hauling. The notice also mentions coupon 196 for a set of buggy harness from Schroder Harness Company.
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Pel Wishon
West Side
James Skelton
Buena Vista Pike
Pel
Skelton
New Boston News and Local Notices
Trin McKinney used a buggy whip on a boy. McKinney was discharged at the hearing before Mayor Morgan. Mrs. Alice Dorff faces a peace charge after an insult dispute with Mrs. Mollie Baden. Dorff seeks time to hire counsel. July Fourth races planned at Lucasville Fair Grounds with purses and a special train for Portsmouth visitors. Martins White markets a new adjustable trestle after patent success. Rent drop as Lemley Humble’s saloon space shifts to a barber shop, $13 monthly.
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Boston
Trin McKinney
New Boston
Alice Dorff
Mollie Baden
Lucasville Fair Grounds
Portsmouth
Tenth Street
Lemley & Humble
E. J. Reinhardt
Lehman
Judge Blair Overlooks Civil Case in Madison Township
In Blair's court on Tuesday jurors were drawn for the replevin suit of W. S. Erwin versus Nancy Erwin over a farm lease termination. After a brief hearing, the jury was directed to decide the case in favor of the Erwins, with Crawford seeking damages assessment. The matter involves roughly $400 in disputed property, tied to a partnership claim and property transfers from Lewis Kent to W. S. Kent.
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Jiuigu Blair
Sil
Madison Township
Bar
Saninal
Nancy Erwin
Mareh
Uder Way
Erwing
Lewis Kent
Chicago
Elitim & Partnershipy
Kant
W. 5
Kent
Erwins
Blaire
Evans and
Cramford
Crawford
Dodge Dever
Kents
Pope Kinney Cane Story and Medical Testimony
A Bath day’s Times letter recalls Col Peter Kinney’s 1870s European trip with Mark Twain. Kinney received a papal cane from Pope Pius IX in Rome and kept it until death, later passing to Judge Witham and then Sammel Reed. Also recounted is Jesse P. Morris of Skippers Va who recovered from pneumonia due to Dr King’s New Discovery, praised as the best cough and lung remedy, with trial bottles offered.
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R. W Smith
Longmont
Col
Peter Kinney
Bathday
Times
Mark Twain
Col. Kinney
Europe
Pope Pius
Vatican
Portsmouth
Judge Witham
Sammel Reed
H.R. W. Smith
Cincinnati Hnquirer
Jesse P. Morris
Skippers
Ile
Dr. Ling
Mie
Fisher & Streiel
Appointed Guardian in Probate Court
Tuesday Joseph T. Alicklethwatt qualified as guardian for Catherine Canter an aged imbecile of South Webster Her estate is valued at about $1000
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Joseph T. Alicklethwatt
Guae- Woo
Catherine Canter
Anneged
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Great
Ohio River
George Mitchell
Par Jara
HOTEL
Washington
Albert F. Snell
THE
Snell’s
Albert F. Snall
Garfield Place
Samuel Mercer
Crown City
O. A
Elizabeth Weeks
Squire Trail
Ars Theo. K. Funk
Greenup
Buckbee's
Atria
Bates
Chi-Nam-El
John A. Kapp
Turky Building
Bott Phones
Baisden
Dr. King
Pisher & Stretch Pharmacy
Black Fork
Black Fork Company
Smith Hetter
Jacob Smith
Park Hospital
Schroder Harness Company
Martins White
Blair
Pope
Bradfield Regulator CO
Auada
Royal Savings & Loan Co
Frank B. Finney
Washington Sts
BL Leet Lumber Company
Napoleon
Ninth and
Washington Streets
Portsmouth, Ohio
the Security Savings’ Bank
Eureka
Standard
McPhail
Kingsbury
Cable
Baumeister
Ivers
Pinch
Sciotoville Milling Co
Sciotovilis Ohio
B.& O. S. W. Dapot
Streich
Fisher & Streich Pharmacy
Chillicothe
Andersona
J. F. Carr
Optician
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