Taftites Eye Midwinter Convention in Ohio Caution
Special correspondence from Columbus reports Taft forces plan a midwinter convention to curb Foraker momentum. The move aims to bypass rural farmers and anger Governor Harris while Foraker gains rural and labor support and city machines line up for delegates to back Taft or Foraker amid factional split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
ColumBus
Senator Foraker
Taft
Cincinnati
Cox
Karshner
Toledo
Walter Brown
Foraker
Ohio
New York
Chicago
Apap
Grover Cleveland
David Bennett Hill
Democratic State Organization
Tammany Hall
Washington
Hill
al Bile
Miami Farmers' Congress Opens Two Day Milford Session
The Miami township Farmers Institute meets January 1 and 2 at Milford Town Hall with a lively program. Speakers include Rev. M. LeSourd and D. A. Smalley. topics cover dairy cattle care, apple culture, corn crops, horse feet, and orchard outlook. Musical interludes and recitations accompany discussions, election of officers, and farm topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Institute of
Miami Township
Town Hall
Milford
Aes
Cleelta
M. LeSourd
Seeragete
D. A. Smalley
J. Baldwin
R. A. Hayne
Esther Coyner
Sue Ragland
Bessie Turner
Baldwin
Lowell Roudebush
R. A.hayne
Lucy Harding
Esther Coyver
America
Bobby Shasta
Bertha Hill
Mildred Shriver
Baldwip
Wireless phones promise new solutions for regional communications
The wireless telephone is described as the newest invention with potential to solve local communication problems across counties. Though early in development it is said to work well and reach thirty miles or more. Installations are under way in Cleveland and advantages are viewed as nearly limitless. The system mirrors wireless telegraphy and is expected to be as affordable as existing wire phones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Superintendent Resigns in East Loveland Schools
After the holidays Prof Sawyer resigns from East Loveland Schools and Prof Morris of Covington schools will serve as the new superintendent. Sawyer faced board criticism for his lenient methods and was told reform was required. he submitted a written resignation amid student discipline issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Loveland
Sawyer
Morris
Covington
Hildebrant Scheme Aims to Swing Sixth District Delegates
Rumor says Hildebrant faction trains under Taft banner to name the Sixth district delegates for the National convention. At a Columbus meeting last Thursday the Hildebrant committee listed C Q Hildebrant W C Bishop W L Ramsey Clarence Schlentz G W Barrere and H S Conover as the group with authority to call the convention and push Taft’s interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildebrant
Taft
Lebanon
Sixth
Foraker
Columbus
C. Q. Hildebrant
Clinton
W. C. Bishop
Clermont
W. L. Ramsey
Brown
Clarence Schlentz
Greene
G. W. Barrere
Highland
Conover
Warren
Old Clermont Days Poem Memories of the Flats
A reprint of a Clermont memory poem by Joe Jallet celebrates the old Flats area. The piece recalls childhood plowing and ditches, large hickory nuts, querrels, spring breezes, pools and ice in winter, frogs, and a lingering longing for youth and local scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Will Contest Decided in Jamieson Will Case
After a long night the jury returned a verdict at 10 50 this Tuesday morning sustaining the will of M Jamieson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Jamieson
Fiddlers in Brown County Draw Crowds and Prizes
The Brown County fiddlers hold annual seances to determine who plays the oldest tunes best with prizes funded by local merchants. Hamersville hosted a successful Brown County Meet last Thursday and Batavia could host a broader event with players from Clermont, Brown, and Adams counties.
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Hades
Brown County
Brown Co
Dublin
Hamersville
Batavia
Clermont
Brown
Adams
Jameson's Ball
Milford Mystery Woman Disappears From Home
Mrs Frank C Dale of Milford and Washington D C has been missing for over a week leaving husband and three children in distress. A single anonymous letter postmarked Washington says she left voluntarily and is in good health, with the writer claiming illness affected her mind.
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Frank C. Dale
Milford
Washington D. H
Hezekiah Hill
Frank.c Dale
Thie
Sacred History at Grand Opera House Cincinnati
The public is invited to witness a dramatized production during the week starting Monday evening December 30. The show promises thrilling lines, wondrous scenery, and powerful situations in a magnificent drama. Orders for seats addressed to Havin & Rainforth, managers, will receive immediate attention.
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Boo Hur
Yeats
Haviin & Rainforth
Vinegar Rules Tighten Labels for Pure Goods
A circular from R. W. Dunlap pure food commissioner outlines vinegar labeling requirements. All vinegar sold must show maker name, residence, and date on the barrel, ensuring transparency for cider distillations and compounded vinegars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Dunlap
Pure
State Central Committee Called to Meet in Columbus
Walter F. Brown, chairman, issues official call for the Republican State Central Committee to meet at the Neil House in Columbus on January 2, 1908, at 2 o'clock p.m. The purpose is to take action regarding calling a state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Brown
Republican State Executive Committee
Republican State Central Committee
Ohio
Neil House
Columbus
Plan for Dual Conventions Proposed for State and National Delegates
A partially formed plan suggests holding two conventions one to select state office candidates and another to name the four at large delegates to the national convention. The arrangement contemplates distinct bodies for primary selections and for national delegation.
January Juries Named for 1908 Term
The article lists grand and petit jurors drawn for January term 1908 with report dates January 7 for the grand jury and January 18 for the petit jury. Several jurors from Monroe Pierce Tate Williamsburg Batavia and Miami are named, including Robert Hall Frank Fetzer John Green J. Y. Davis and others.
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Robert Hall
Monroe
Frank Fetzer
Pierce
C. W. Nash
Batavia
John Green
John Ferree
Williamsburg
Frank J. Moore
Ohio
Jesse B. Cross
Edgar Crouch
Tate
Clifford Long
Wayne
Chas. Hoffman
Wm. Milner
J. S. Hulick
John Wagerman
W.A. Prather
Miami
Chas. Stroup
Petit Jury
J. Y. Davis
B. McKinney
Stonelick
Thos. Armacost
Geo. Bee
H. G. Donaldson
John Compton
Henry E. Wise
Franklin
Wm. Height
Goshen
James W. Boyce
Ed W. Lemon
Washington
Chas. Hawk
John Holmes
H. D. Carroll
Geo. Herbert
F. M. Lindsey
Chas. Paeltz
High Priced Lard At Georgetown Market
A Georgetown grocery sale last week saw lard priced at 24 cents per pound. A six pound roll of butter bought for the city market revealed an interior of solid lard with a veneer of yellow butter. The incident drew sharp remarks from the grocer and approval from the pure food official.
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Georgetown
Amanda Pierce dies in Newtown after long widowhood
Mrs Amanda Pierce aged 72 died at her daughter’s home in Newtown on December 18 1907 after 15 children born to Ira Pierce ten surviving. Funeral at Bronelick Valley Baptist church December 20 with Rev BE Burdsall, burial at ICCF cemetery. Also noted Leclan Weaver and Mrs Alice Lewis obituary notices from Batavia and Williamsburg communities.
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Amanda Pierce
Newtown
Ira Pierce
M. FE. Church
Bronelick Valley Baptist Church
BE. Burdsall
Batavia M.E
I.C.C.F
Boston
Alice Lewis
Thos. J. Lewis
Bt. Benard
Lemuel Slade
Batavia
Acton Arrested for Tampering with the Mails
Milledgeville postmaster Herman Acton, involved with Pearl Chamberlain, faced arrest after mail tampering accusations surfaced. Rival Jesse Burnett sent letters that never reached their destinations, prompting post office authorities to investigate and detain Acton on tampering charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Acton
Milledgeville
Acton
Pearl Chamberlain
Jesse Burnett
Cleveland
Burnett
Miss Chamberlain
Post Office
Sam
Well Known Man Dies Siegel Hartman
Frank Hartman known as Siegel died at 65 on Thursday December 12 after a long career as a trusted overseer on Judge Cowen’s estate. He leaves a widow four children and a sister Mrs Rosa Waesner of this place. Funeral services were held Saturday the 14th with interment in Citizens' cemetery.
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Frank Hartman
Siegel
Judge Cowen
Rosa Waesner
Citizens’ Cemetery
Oath and Bond Required for New Justices of the Peace
Section 579 Revised Statutes requires each newly commissioned justice of the peace to swear before a court clerk or justice and within ten days file the oath with the county clerk. He must bond approved by township trustees and deposit the bond with the township treasurer, who must certify to the county clerk that the bond is given. Failure to oath or bond renders the office vacant. prompt attention is urged to avoid removal.
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Justices of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
West Point Entrance Exam At Wilmington High School
A competitive examination for West Point admission will be held in the Wilmington high school this Saturday for Sixth Congress district applicants aged 16 to 21 in good health. Knowledge of geometry math and general history geography are required. the Wilmington superintendent will conduct the exam and Congressman Denver will make appointments.
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Sixth Congress
Wilmington
West Point Military Academy
Denver
Tragic Death Of Student Struck By Freight Train
Eldridge Davis a Mt Holly and Graham Va student moved from Olmstead Virginia to pursue studies and was killed Friday while attempting to board a moving freight train. He was prone to train climbing and reckless behavior. He died instantly as he and his sister rode trains between home and Graham.
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Eldridge Davis
Mt. Holly
Olmstead
Virginia
Slaters
Graham
Tobacco stock and grading prices rise in Kentucky warehouse
In Brooksville Kentucky 1700 hogsheads of Equity tobacco are stored with an estimated 200 more to be received. Grading samples sent to Winchester increased from 1d to 1 1 2 cents per pound. In Mason county 1907 tobacco crop of 6800 acres, 6000 signed and 700 unsigned.
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Brooksville
Kentucky
Winchester
Mason County
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Foraker Forces
State Central Committee
Miami Farmers’ Congress
Mise Camille Roudebush
Hilde
Brant
Fla
Abretman
Joe Jallet
Fiddlers
Mr. Dale Se
Grand Opera House
STATE
Committee
Grand Jury
Leclan Weaver
County
Bethel
M. E. Church
West Point
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