Frightful Crime Rocks Loveland Family Murder Case
Lemuel and Russell Sunnycalb were killed in Loveland in a Sunday morning incident. Mrs Addie Sunnycalb 82 wife of Lemuel Sun nycalb a night watchman at the Miami Stone and Gravel Company Remington is jailed charged with the willful murder of her two children. The children were found in a burned home on Maple avenue with skulls crushed by a hatchet. Lemuel aged 6 and Russell aged 8 died after a brutal attack during the fire. The case comes amid a history of tragedy in the Sunnycalb family including the death of a daughter and two other children in reformatory care.
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Clermont County
Loveland
Addie Sunnycalb
Lemuel
Sunnycalb
Miami Stone and Gravel Company
Remington
Russell
Maple Avenue
Sunny Calb
Georgetown
Married couples find love again in double ceremony
Wednesday December 22 Samuel G Campbell of Amelia and Margaret Kelly of Loveland wed at the James Whitney home in Batavia after a long reunion of two separated spouses who lost partners years earlier. Henry G Allinger and Ethel Shannon of Merwin also married at the Batavia M E K parsonage in a quiet ring service and rode to their farm near Merwin to start life together.
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Samuel G. Campbell
Amelia
Margaret Kelly
Loveland
E. Burdsall
James Whitney
Batavaia
Bantam
Henry G. Allinger
Ethel Shannon
Merwin
RE. Burdsall
M. EK
Batavia
Roy Porkiser Visits Batavia Friends for Holidays
Roy Porkiser, a student at Dela Ware, is in Batavia spending the holidays with friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Porkiser
Dela Ware
Batavia
Christmas Joy In Clermont County Homes
In Clermont county many households welcomed sons and daughters home from college and other work, bringing happiness and goodwill. Parents and relatives shared in hospitality and merriment as 1909’s holiday memories linger in the family chapters of these homes.
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Clermont County
Health Rules For Pupils Emphasize Prevention In Education
A piece argues that education must protect student health and public welfare. It cites Yale professor Sumner on selecting geniuses, stresses hygienic school conditions, and recalls Collinwood and Jenner to support prevention. It lists 20 practical health rules for students.
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Sumner
Yale
Holmes
Collinwood
Europe
Macaulay
Edward Jenner
Ohio farm yields and local business notes headline roundup
Ross county raised 60000 bushels of onion sets this year. Clinton county's top corn yield was 119 bushels per acre on the Howard McCune farm in Richland township. Homer Pratt bought five hogs averaging 522 pounds from Wheeler Grooms in Adams county. Ohio poultry raisers earn 10000000 annually from eggs, though consumers pay much more for hen fruit. During the year there were 70 lynchings in the United States, Cairo Illinois being the northernmost. Ex Sheriff John W. Paul of Adams county will join milling after February 1, with T M Satterfield buying the Shuster flour mill for 11000 at West Union. An automotive show is underway in Columbus with many machines on display.
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Ross County
Clinton County
Howard McCune
Richland Township
Homer Pratt
Adams County
Wheeler Grooms
Ohio
United States
Cairo
Illinois
Ohio River
John W. Paul
T. M. Satterfield
Shuster
West Union
Columbus
Major Penn to proceed to Manila on government transport
Major Julius A. Penn of the Twelfty Infantry United States Army visited his mother Mrs. Mary Penn in Batavia last week. He recently was stationed in Washington DC and departed Monday for San Francisco, then will leave January 5 for his regiment in Manila. He edited at this office during his Batavia stay and recalled his friend Col. Fairman with warmth.
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Julius A. Penn
Twelfty Infantry
United States Army
Mary Penn
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
California
Manila
Batavia
Col. Fairman
Miami Township Farmers Institute Set for January Meetings
The fifth annual session of the Miami Township Farmers Institute will gather at Milford Town Hall on January 3 and 4. State speakers John Begg and W. Moore lead talks on farming topics, with papers and discussions planned and strong musical numbers promised.
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Miami Township Farmers’ Institute
Milford
John Begg
W. Moore
Miami Township
Tobacco Growers to Organize Under Equity Society
Warren county tobacco farmers to be organized as members of the American Society of Equity. M. F. Sharp of Bowling Green Kentucky is visiting this week to explain benefits and price advantages of joining the society.
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Warren County
American Society of Equity
M. F. Sharp
Bowling Green
Kentucky
Ohio to require numbered labels on medicines
Next Saturday January 1 Ohio law mandates all proprietary medicines to bear a number and ingredient list. Druggists failing to comply face heavy fines. Clermont county pharmacists will observe the regulation as applied.
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Ohio
Clermont County
New Jersey Board Awards State Certificate to Supt Oppitz
The New Jersey State Board of Examiners awarded Supt Louis K Oppitz a State certificate covering 25 subjects. The award cites his successful experience in New Jersey public schools and Yale University training. He is Batavia school superintendent in his tenth year and holds A B and M A degrees from Yale.
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New Jersey
Early Easter Date Timestamps in 1910
The article notes Lent begins February 15 in 1910, making Easter Sunday March 28 instead of April 11 as in the current year. It cites lunar timing after the vernal equinox March 21 and recalls March 22 1904 as a previous early Easter in the past 25 years.
Town Hall Renovation Highlights Interior Upgrade
The town hall has been renovated with a new steel ceiling, tinted walls and woodwork, and varnished seats. Improvements enhance aesthetics and hygienic conditions. Work was done by a Cincinnati firm with painting and varnishing by Kain and Grane.
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Cincinnati
Kain and Grane
W. Flyer wreck at Rendcomb Junction injures no one
The Norfolk and Western No. 606 derailed near Rendcomb Junction east of Linwood after leaving the tracks at about 9 30 PM. Engineer Henry Davis and Fireman John Conners stayed at their posts but could not apply brakes. 60 passengers were shaken but not seriously hurt. Traffic on the division was blocked until early Friday.
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Rendcomb Junction
Linwood
Norfolk & Western Flyer
Duck Creek
Portsmouth
Henry Davis
John Conners
Walter Hopkins
Jos. Wolf
Davis
Conners
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Hamilton
City
Enumerators' Test Open for Census Positions February Deadline
Citizens 18 to 70 with basic education may apply for about 68 000 enumerator posts for the upcoming census. Tests will mirror the twelfth census, including population and rural agriculture sample schedules. Applications must be filed with local supervisors by January 28 to be considered.
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United States Census
Durand
Census Bureau
United States
Disgust at underage smoking in Batavia and county
A reader denounces teens smoking cigarettes in Batavia and nearby areas, alleging illegal sales to minors and distribution of cigarette papers. The piece cites a Wilmington Journal reprint about juvenile court cases guiding enforcement and warns lawmen and parents to curb access to tobacco by youths under 17.
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Batavia
Wilmington Journal
Kimbrough
Clinton County
Two Kinds of Girls in Clermont County
In Clermont County two classes of girls exist the working and the idle. The hardworking girl gains dignity through labor and serves as the community’s salt of the earth. She becomes a stenographer teacher saleslady or housekeeper and supports herself while contributing to society. The obituary notes F M Koas attended the funeral of a nephew killed by a Big Four train while driving a milk wagon at Pleasant Ridge.
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Clermont County
Davenport
F. M. Koas
Pleasant Ridge
Charles White Returns Home for Holidays
Charles White comes home from Delaware for the holiday visit. He is greeted by family and friends as plans unfold for seasonal celebrations.
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Charles White
Delaware
Ohio independents form anti merger committee in Hamilton
Independent telephone firms of Ohio oppose a merger plan with centralized systems. A nine member committee, based in Hamilton and led by W Gilbert Thompson of the Hamilton Home Telephone Co, will push legislation to require cross informal message transmission across all lines.
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Independent Telephone Companies
Ohio
Hamilton
Columbus
W. Gilbert Thompson
Hamilton Home Telephone Company
Ohio Independent
Do Not Quit School
A admonition urges students to stay in school from district school to high school and college. It argues continued education equips for business, mechanics, engineering, or farming, and stresses that learning yields lasting value even as opportunities fade.
New Year urged for merchants and shoppers to boost local business
A New Year push invites merchants to start a vigorous advertising campaign and consumers to resolve to patronize home merchants, supporting local commerce in the coming year.
Kick Helps Couriers Deliver The Weekly Paper
The notice urges subscribers to report delivery issues so couriers can fix gaps and ensure everyone receives the weekly Courier. It emphasizes prompt action to resolve problems and restore regular service.
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Russell Sunnycalb
Loveland—Mother
The
Michigan Public Health Quarterly
Samuel Huston
Ohio Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Jacob W. Willett
Hillsboro
National Corp
Omaha
Nebraska
Farmers’ Institute
Supt
Oppitz
N. & W. Flyer
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