Riverview Entertainment Ends Proceedings with Evening Concert
A detailed program from Riverview previews a week of lectures and music. Notable performers include Miss Mamie Hissem, Miss Hamer, Miss Simrall, Mrs. C D Fridman, and Prof J High Stauffer directing a varied lineup of solos duets and pantomimes. Lectures by Dr. Nourse Rev Geiger Col Russell H Conwell and Col L F Copeland are highlighted along with a concluding chorus and benediction in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Stauffer
C. D. Fridman
Emily Wiedinger
Mamie Hisem
Heart
Simrall
Hamer
Maying
Hissem
Simerall
Mamie Hissem
J. W. Geiger
Jesus
D. W. Parks
Amos Io
Rev. Shell
Lord
Shepherd
Dr. Nourse
Rev. Geiger
Geiger
Miss Allan
James Clements Ambrose
J. H. Stauffer
Chautauqua lecturer Col Conwell inspires local audience
Friday schedule features Rev Geiger lecturing on the non church goers Miss Allan on conversation and Col Russell Conwell at 2 30 pm in the park on A Silver Crown or Born a King He extols Chautauqua benefits praises our city location and beauty notes future orators will be women and closes with the poem We live for those that love us etc Col Conwell’s impactful talk leaves attendees hopeful for a return engagement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hamer
Col. L. F. Copeland
Mamie Hissem
Miss Allan
Woman’s Council On Women
Geiger
Col
Russell H. Conwell
Col. Conwell
Sugar Tariffs and Prosperity Advocated in Republican Policy
Letter writer W. R. Ely argues in favor of a protective tariff, claiming it lowers sugar prices, spurs sugar industry growth, and boosts employment. He asserts tariffs enable a cheaper home market, fund government, and support soldiers, widows, and orphans, framing tariff policy as beneficial and necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.R. Ely
Milford Citizen Dies After Tripping On Rope By Cow
A. H. Matson of Milford died after tripping over a rope near a tethered cow which fled and threw him. He was about 65, died Wednesday after injures from the fall. His son in Texas and daughter in New York arrived on opposite trains the same hour, not meeting in 20 years. The funeral was held at the M E church with Rev VanCleve officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Matson
Milford
Texas
New York
M. E
VanCleve
Community Fair Dates and Local Events Listed
A compilation of regional fairs and gatherings with dates in August and September across Ripley Carthage Lebanon Maysville Wilmington Bantam New Boston and surrounding towns plus a note on a Pompeii exhibition and a kidney disease public health ad. The list includes fairs from August 8 to September 29 and events such as church chautauqua courses and a 79th regiment reunion.
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Ripley
Carthage
Lebanon
Maysville
Wilmington
New Boston
Amelia
79Th Regiment
Milford
Warren County Institute
Brown County Institute
Sardinia
Pompeii
Batavia
The Ghost on Williamsburg Hill Haunts Couples in Town
A series of spectral shootings on Williamsburg Hill terrorizes residents. Sam Jones, a brick yard worker, and his wife survive a gunfire incident in their home and relocate. Authorities are urged to investigate ongoing shootings through inhabited property on the hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Gus Gordon
Beaver Terrace
Gordon
Sam Jones
Sam
Your Jones
Jones
Williamsburg Hill
Tobacco prices and agricultural advice dominate Cincinnati market notes
The Cincinnati market reports 2260 hhd tobacco week end sales with Brown district contributing 211 hhd and detailing prices from 1 to 22 percent quality segments. A reporter urges growers to leave tobacco to ripen fully, avoid green cuts, and prevent funk, noting last year’s ripe crop would have been top market quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Brown District
Brown
Bantam inventor wins patent for safety stop device
Elias Duckwall of Bantam has been granted a patent for a safety stop to be used on cars on inclined planes. Observers who studied the specifications call the invention a near perfect device likely to make inclined plane passages safe and potentially bring wealth to the inventor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Duckwall
Bantam
Meeting to form G A R post in Batavia
A gathering of local soldiers and applicants will meet at G W Hulick’s office in Batavia on Saturday night August 8 at 7 o clock to set the time and place for the permanent G A R organization. All signers urged to attend as essential milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
G. W. Hulick
Mourns Loss of Ben the Hunting Dog
Rufus Walker mourns the loss of his hunting dog Ben missing since Sunday. Ben’s headquarters were in McGee’s yard and location remains unknown. On Monday a dog was found in an unused well on the Kline estate and quietly buried, possibly Ben. Walker laments, The sadest words of tongue or pen I’ve lost my Ben.
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Rufus Walker
Ben
McGee
Kline
Walker
Teddy climbs the ladder as Pat Murphy’s bed and Belgian brick imports
The piece describes Teddy rising with mortar in Pat Murphy’s bed while Miss Judy Cann mocks him as awkward. It notes the New York Press saying a New York carrier earns about 11 dollars a week and finds Belgian brick imports impossible, hinting at broader supply constraints.
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Teddy
Pat Murphy
Judy Cann
New York
Belgium
Fire at New Richmond Furniture Plant Sparks Saving Efforts
A Friday night blaze at the New Richmond factory for church and school furniture threatened total loss before the fire department saved the building and its valuable machinery. The building is under a receiver, machinery unused, origin blamed on spontaneous combustion of oil and shavings, damage estimate around 1000 dollars with no insurance.
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Richmond
Moscow club crippled by Irwin injury in New Richmond game
Moscow baseball team suffers a fractured arm injury to pitcher W F Irwin in a 5 to 8 loss at New Richmond. Irwin, a former Kalamazoo player, must retire from pitching. A return game featured Clermontville Franklin and New Richmond players defeating Moscow 8 to 5. Bettle of Franklin and Jones of New Richmond starred. The Moscow club remains active and open to county challenges.
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Moscow
New Richmond
W. F. Irwin
Irwin
Kalamazoo
Jones
Bettle
Franklin
The Order of Cincinnatus Exhibition Opens August 24
The ninth annual exhibition promises to surpass prior shows with a large scenic setup depicting Pompeii's final days. It features 12 000 square yards of scenery, a 4 000 000 gallon artificial lake, a 400 by 200 foot stage, and capacity for 12 000 in the amphitheatre. Admission is 50 cents with children's night Mondays at 4 cents. railroads offer excursion services for all.
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Order of Cincinnatus
Pompei
Mrs. Maria Cover Wilson Dies in Monterey at 60
Mrs. Maria Cover Wilson, wife of architect Anson Wilson, died after a long illness at her Monterey home. In her 60th year she was a devoted wife and mother, active in Presbyterian charity work. Funeral held August 1 at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Gobiet and Rev. Dawson officiating. Remains interred in the local cemetery vault where Mr. Wilson plans their future home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Cover Wilson
Monterey
Anson Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Gobiet
Dawson
Cincinnati
Frank White
Wilson
Strange Voices and a Man Hunted by a Step Mother
A man calling himself House arrives in Batavia claiming mental torment from a step mother and a chorus of voices. Doctors deem him a danger to himself and others and seek admission to Athens asylum while authorities provide infirmary care. He recounts a prior asylum stay in Iowa and knowledge of lumber production from felled trees to shipbuilding. The piece blends his odd tale with local notices and events.
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Batavia
Michigan
Iowa
Athens Asylum
Lynchburg
New Richmond
Court report lists multiple cases with orders and sales
Court proceedings show numerous actions including confirmations of commissioners reports, sales of real estate, attachments and amended petitions. Notable entries involve Keziah Sherman added as defendant, judgments for several plaintiffs, and ordered sales or partitions across various cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. W. Smith
John L. Smith
Keziah Sherman
Trustees Baptist Church
Poplar Fork
Joseph Kirgan
Melinda Nash
B. N. Stockton
Abel Bowers
Amanita J. Bowers
Joseph C. Brown
Loveland Mutual B. & L. Co
Smith
Elizabeth Roudebush
Theresa Beesche
Hezekiah Sherman
John Smith
John L. Hopper
W. J. (Keer
Margaret Ellen Thompson
Mary Ann Buss
Nancy Caroline
N.S. Stevens
H. Grimes
John H. Orebaugh
Ella B. Marks
Sylvester Marks
Franklin Fridman
Evaline Bartlow
Bainbridge C. Clarke
Harry Allen
G. & Py Railroad Co
Thomas W. Lytle
Guardian
Jennie W. Foater
John W. Jones
Peter Jones
Stevens
Grimes
Henry Robinson
Posey Robinson
Hilab
A. Cox
Thomas Cox
A. J. Kilgour
Joseph Pichel’s Furniture Walnut Hills Cincinnati Ad
A dollar saved is a dollar earned says Joseph Pichel at 45 Gilbert Avenue Walnut Hills Cincinnati dealer in new and second hand furniture carpets stoves dishes hardware. Five minutes from the post office square to Barreny B at the court house Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pichel’s
Gilbert Avenue
Walnut Hills
Cincinnati
Post Office Square
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M. C. Lockwood
Mies Simrall
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Simmons Liver Regulator
Boston
F. M. Honnes
John Church Company
Stirling & Moore
Fridman Roberts Company
Law and Planing
Ohio
Boston Fair
Bantam- Hulington
George Gill
Hulington
MORT
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Palace
Noah
Melbourne
Hattie Ely
Chicago
Ladies’ Guild of the
M. E. Church
Blanchester
Ayer
Loveland
Tue
Hamilton County
E.G. Penn
Tuk Teachers’ Institute
Mbe Gil
Court House
Manchester
Sherif
I. M. Fisher
Laurel
Institute
the State
Blanchester Fair Ground
Misa Hattie Ely
Court Report
Joseph Pingel
Henry Pingel
Will. Richards& Sargent
Wm. C. Justice
Wm. Stucker
Ida Lina Francisco Kaemffer
Caroline Musselbach
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