Personal Recollections of M Jamieson First Clermont Courier Office
Still in line Clermont Courier reflects sixty years of mixed privation progress and politics. M Jamieson writes as former office boy, recounting office locations, ownership shifts, editor rotations, and a plan to preserve early volumes, while noting community memories and the paper’s Whig to Republican political evolution.
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M Jamieson
Clermont
Batavia
Courier
Wm. Baum
Dennison
John 8. Parrott
Hamilton House
John M. Kellum
Charles W. Fitch
J. Baxter Smith
Frank Browning
Warren Pegg
M. Jamieson
Col. T. D. Fitch
Sidney Fitch
Charles N. Browning
J. R. Woodlief
C. W. Pegg
R. W. C. Gregg
J. 8. Hulick
the Corrier
Bond
Courier Office
JT. D. Fitch
John R. Bond
Browning and Smith
Clermont County
Four churches on wheels travel West aiding new settlements
Four Baptist Publishing Society mobile churches roam rail lines in the West to serve settlers with spiritual care. The Emmanuel car travels from the south to San Francisco then Oregon and Washington, housing a pastor living space, a church interior, an organ and lectern. It carries Bibles in twelve languages and hymn books, with railroads covering transport costs and telegraphs forwarding notices. No collections are taken. the society funds the missions. When a site shows promise, the car is sidetracked and advertised for missionary work.
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Baptist Publishing Society
Emmanuel
San Francisco
Oregon
Washington
Cara
Grand Test of Flying Machines in Duckwall Bottoms
For days a secret test of flying machines is planned in Duckwall bottoms with six craft, the largest spanning 48 feet. Inventor William Ericsson claims a 70 mph self-propelled flight aided by winds, powered by storage batteries. The event includes unveiling at Duckwall fields and a church organ upgrade at the Methodist church in Batavia.
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Duckwall
Courier
William Ericsson
Walker House
Duckwall Fields
Ohio
Patriotism by law debated as flag bill passes
A debate over a bill requiring schools to display the National flag highlights differences in approach to patriotism. Supporters claim it promotes civic virtue while opponents warn against forcing sentiment. The measure passed the House though some legislators abstained or showed division on its enforceability.
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Ohio House
Lebanon
Cummings
Xenta Gazette
Cummins
Greene County
Boards of Education
Columbus Dispatch
Ely
Senate
Denton
Woman’s Civic League
Cincinnati
House
Evangelical Alliance i
Palm Sunday and Passion Week Reflections by Rev Howell
Rev John A Howell reflects on Palm Sunday marking the start of Passion Week, Holy Week, and the observance of Easter customs. He notes Maundy Thursday origins, variations in meaning, and historical foot-washing by royals, while previewing Good Friday observations and the Collect from Gelasius.
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John A. Howell
Grace Episcopal Mission
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Cincinnati
Elizabeth
James II
Gelasius
Jesus Christ
Ripley Merchant Absconds With Large Debts and Forged Notes
W JL Schaaf, late dry goods dealer here, fled leaving debts and forged papers behind. Several forged notes and two $100 drafts signed by T E Shotwell were cashed, and creditors seek a receiver as Schaaf leaves for parts unknown. The notes allegedly used the name Grop penbacher and the Barkley note is already in dispute.
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Ripley Bee
W. JL. Schaaf
Higginsport
Ohio
Boyle & Duffey
Williamson & Bro
Meyer, Wise & Kaichen
Louis Stix & Co
Meyer, Wise & Kalchen
George W. Barkley
Augusta
Kentucky
Gustavus
Guasie
Groppenbacher
Chile
Barkley
T. E. Shotwell
W. H. Schaaf
Cincinnati
Schaaf
Death of a Clermont Lady Minnie Nichola Rose
The Courier reports the death of Minnie Nichola Rose in Cincinnati last Saturday. A sister of John Nichols, she was a Batavia school alumna and a favorite of classmates and society. She lived on Tusculum Avenue with her husband, a Postal Telegraph cashier, and a four year old son. She was buried at Mt Washington yesterday afternoon after a brief illness.
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the Courier
Mra
Minnie Nichola Rose
Cincinnati
Mra. Rose
John Nichols
Batavia Schools
Hugh Nichols
Lou Baum
Tusculum Avenue
Postal Telegraph Company
Mt. Washington
Everything Here But the Hand Organ
The heavy rain refreshed the earth and spurred spring growth while the town plans to tidy homes and grounds for summer. Nature will do its part, but gardeners and street officials must aid in clearing unsightly spots before Easter. A noted reminder: the hand organ man has not arrived yet. A course of Nood’s Sarsaparilla could keep you well through summer.
Let Well Alone Distressing Portmouth Death From Anti toxine
A five year old boy in Portsmouth awakened for a diphtheria anti toxin died within minutes from heart paralysis. The family sought precautions as diphtheria entered the home. The tragedy follows a spate of illness among relatives and pets. Other items note a piano gift celebration and local civic updates.
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Portsmouth
George Kricker
Sadie
Pee
Willie
RESPITED. Wife killer Paul faces thirty more days
The whole notice reports Brown county wife murderer Paul who was to be hanged yesterday has received a thirty day respite. It also covers local items from Williamsburg and Monte Rey, including mayor Britten planning a brick office building, G A R veterans meeting space, and a double funeral of James Hunt and his wife who died within days of each other after illness and paralysis.
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Paul
Brown County
Healthful Commencement Invitations for Miami Medical Class
The 1896 Miami Medical College commencement invites list 27 graduates headed by Albert I Devers a Batavia prescription clerk who earned an M D and pharmacy degree. Ceremonies set for 3 pm Friday in Cincinnati auditorium as notes on local politics and temperance measures mix with reports on a near fatal drink incident involving Rolly Moore and various legislative proposals across Ohio.
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Miami Medical College
Albert I. Devers
Batavia
Belt
Cincinnati
Paralyzed by Cigarettes Ends Near Fatal Smoke Spree
A Batavia lad, age twelve, secretly obtained cigarettes and smoked six in rapid succession. He collapsed near a wood pile but was saved by friends who nursed him back to life. The incident highlights the lethal danger of smoking for youths.
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Rolly Moore
Batavia
Monterey
Moore
Cowen
Cleveland
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Owensville
M. E. Guild
M. J. Kain
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