End of the Jones cases ends in second degree murder verdict
The jury found murder in the second degree against Jones last Saturday. The defendant, boasting he would not hang, faces prison for life with possible later pardon. Clermont county’s census methods are cited as a factor, while the jurors’ ages total 580 years and the panel included 292 names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Clermont County
Clermont
Olen Nota
Ewe Christian Jno
Wagking
Methodist Alfred Monroe
Christian Geo
M. Robb
Presbyterian
Jos. Crosby
J.W. Hockman
John Stilwell
Joseph Berry
Hiram Foster
Henry Sidewell
U. B. Church
Frank Keiswether
Lutheran
W. H. Burris
New Batavia Liniment Maker Promises Fast Relief
Henry Lindsley of Batavia has secured a family liniment formula from his brother and will manufacture it in large quantities. The remedy reportedly relieves rheumatism neuralgia eruptions burns sprains and cuts quickly and acts as a powerful pain killer. A Pittsburgh glass factory has been ordered to supply 50 000 bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lindsley
Lindsley
Lindsleys
Pittsburg
Bad Men to Build Good Roads
The Cincinnati Times-Star editorial advocates turnpike building and repair by convict labor. It argues the work would not threaten skilled labor and cites examples in Tennessee North Carolina Georgia and European nations where convict labor benefits the state economy travelers and the laborers themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Times-Star
Tennessee
North Caroolna
Georgia
France
England
Abstracted 19th Century Local Notes on Property and People
A tale of James Wilson of Aberdeen fading then returning after twenty years to claim part of property deeded by his wife and children. A Batavia high school graduate Henry Robinson migrates to Perintown and recalls a Mt. Zion errand as locals react. An ad for Brimmone Liver Regulator and Dr. Mason endorsement closes the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
Aberdeen
Wilson
Henry Robinson
Batavia High School
Perintown
Mt. Zion
Henry
Congress Delays Venezuelan Message Amid Ducking Excursion Talk
In a tense House session Judge Hulick and Mr. Crisp argued over a presidential message on Venezuela as Republicans applauded the Monroe doctrine. Separately, excursion rates on the C P and W line offered Friday to Saturday December 21, with Batavia round trips at 75 cents attracting many travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisp
Congress
Holick
Mr. Crisp
Batavia
Silver in Adams County and Batavia dance evening
Silver ore found on Hon. Robert Cochran's Adams county farm assays indicate about 25 percent lead and 6 5/16 ounces of silver per ton valued near forty five dollars per ton. Batavia water works purchase by Will Rush promises improved service next summer with electric lighting possible. Batavia young people plan a gala dance at the opera house on the 27th with invitations issued to Milford New Richmond Goshen Amelia Bantam Bethel Williamsburg Owensville Mt Carmel and other county towns. music by Visconti and Russo and an elegant luncheon planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cochran
Adams County
Cincinnati
Clermont
Will Rush
Batavia
Rush
Opera House
Milford
New Richmond
Goshen
Amelia
Bantam
Bethel
Williamsburg
Owensville
Mt. Carmel
Visconti
Russo
Cincinnati House
H. P. Williams
Clermont County
H. O. Williams
The Blacksmith and the Spitting Farmer
An elderly farmer visits Chris Dietz's horse shoeing shop with a wooden floor and asks about spitting etiquette. The blacksmith admits the policy while tending the forge, as the farm horse and onlookers share in the lighthearted scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Dietz
Chris
Domestic rope works shown to villagers and Chicago mission
An 1895 letter recalls a farmer from Richmond Indiana demonstrating a rope making device to children and old residents, linking memory of rope crafts to community entertainment. The writer notes the device later traveled to Chicago for a mission exhibit and suggests city leaders recreate it to teach about life sixty years prior. Hood's Sarsaparilla is endorsed for health.
NOTHING BUT GOLD Farmer's House Burglary at Glen Rose
A Glen Rose home was robbed while the family attended church. The burglars entered through an unguarded window and took about ten dollars in cash and jewelry, leaving the envelope with the sister's money untouched. A gold ring and a gold watch were among the missing items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle
Glen Rose
Batavia
Brown County Badness and Other Local News Items
A string of sensational notes from Brown County reports an incest accusation against Estella Ramsey s stepfather Martin L Ramsey, plus a divorce suit by Rosa Britton, a Hillsboro shooting, a gold-headed cane presentation to William A Stevens, blood-thirsty criminal summaries, and a large Clermont county farm sale listing Henry Rhinehardt s December 26 auction with terms on small purchases and credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Stevens
Challenge Brick Company
George E. Silcott
Clermont County
Henry Rhinehardt
Nicholsville
Lindale
Freeman's Theatre Week Lineup Includes Noted Performers
For the week starting December 16 Freeman's Theatre presents a strong stock company show plus Billy Carter, Spaulding Brothers aerial artists, and LaPorte Sisters. The bill features Ranch 10 as the dramatic centerpiece and aims for refined wholesome amusement at ten, twenty and thirty cents for ladies and children. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is advertised as a remedy for dyspepsia by Rev. DuNoreneR of Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Splendid Stock Company
Billy Carter
All America
Spaulding Brothers
LaPorte
Forty Skunks Curious and Captivating Calling of a Brush Creek Farmer
Duke Lewis of Brush Creek township Highland county keeps forty skunks in a pen near his cabin. He breeds them for pelts sold at two dollars each or more depending on size. The fur, used in sealskin cloaks and similar garments, earns income for his family and his dogs and boys assist in the enterprise. The piece notes the oddity and charm of the arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Lewis
Brush Creek
Highland County
Mr. Lewis
Lewis
Court Notices and Docket Highlights
New cases list monetary claims for W L Thomas vs Benjamin Beckett and B F Acra vs Lucy Dunham, with judgments for Union Central Life Insurance Co. vs Dunham. Docket shows December and January calendar items, including marriages and various civil suits. Also notes leaf tobacco trade, immigration debate linked to Americanism, and local advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Thomas
Benjamin Beckett
B. F. Acra
Lucy Dunham
Union Central Life Insurance Co
Same
Sarah Smith
W. Ry
C. A. Potts & Co
Joseph Budd
Margarette A. Wiltsee
Charles
Griffis
Joseph Rein
Henry Balzhiser
J. A. Neeve
J. A. Oscamp
L. C. Black
Mike Yeager
William Britton
Harvey E. Jenkins
Ohio
John Kelly
Isma Troth
Florence Barr
Peter Gaskins
Lawson A. Hayden
Joshua Fox
Theo. McWethy
Christopher P. Bender
Theo
Wellston Cincinnati & Hillsboro Railroad planned with Hillsboro organizers
The Wellston Cincinnati & Hillsboro Railroad project gains momentum with Hillsboro organizers led by Milton McKeehan and a group including Harvey Wells, John Jones, L. B. Lloyd, Captain Gillian and other capitalists. The line would run from Wellston to Coalton and Jackson, then west to the Sunfish Mountains, meeting the C P W at South Milford and reaching Hillsboro, expanding access to coal fields and quarried limestone across Pike and Clermont counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston, Cincinnati
Hillsboro
Milton McKeehan
Harvey Wells
John Jones
Portsmouth
L. B. Lloyd
Gillian
Sinking Springs
Wellston
Coalton
Jackson
Pomery
Sunfish Mountains
Jasper
Indaho
Latham
Marshall
Shackleton
Fayetteville
Clermont County
Logtown
Newtonsville
South Milford
Cincinnati
Pike County
Cincinnati, Fayetteville and
General manager appointed for railway and city notes
Samuel Hunt, already president of the C P and W road, is named general manager of the Birmingham Sheffield and Tennessee River Railway. George J. Kurg, once linked to Findly gas wealth, now 79 and imprisoned for ten years or life for killing a patient. W W Young, attorney for Jones, died aged about sixty from pleurisy. Mrs Anna Ricu of Loveland died and was buried at Miamiville. Freight train noise on the C P and V road is praised as a sign of prosperous times. L A Ireton, Clermont-born Cincinnati attorney, visited the Courier office. Harry C. Loudon of Georgetown named tobacco inspector. Ripley plans a big Fourth of July celebration next year. Religious services held. dancing condemned. furnace issues troubled morning services at Presbyterian chapel. Olio veterans count shows 87,221 living. Clermont listed among counties in Sixth district. Medical authorities say eating before bed poses no injury. light late snacks may aid rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Kurg
Findly
Columbus
Horse Thief Allen Captured in New Haven Indiana
After years as a fugitive, Barney Allen, once jailed for horse theft from Mr. Bussman of Owensville, is captured in New Haven Indiana. He had escaped custody, boasted of travels, and faced a three year sentence given by Judge Davis in Columbus for horse stealing. He admits a guilty plea and is taken to the penitentiary.
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Temple
Barney Allen
Bussman
Owensville
Busaman
Barney
New Slaven
Tie
Allen
Teal
Batavia
New Slayen
South America
New Mexico
Texas
Canada
Putman County
Robinson
Sharper
Cohoon
Perthtown
Liberty
Torronto
St. Louis
New York
Davis
Columbus
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Georgetown
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Ramsey
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Rosa
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Sam Chaney
Hayward
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Freeman's Theatre
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Charles W. Morford
Mina Walker
Albert Craycott
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Charles Huling
Jennie KE. Fagin
Washington
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Birmingham, Sheffield and Tennessee River Railway
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Anna Ricu
Loveland
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Harry C. Loudon
Mr. Loudon
Ripley
M. E
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Main Street
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Eirenit Court
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Elmwood
Mr. Woodlief
John Behymer
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