Woman Ringmaster at Lockland School Riot
A female staffer Miss Flora Harding is assaulted by Mrs. Frank McKesson during an incident at Professor Dial’s Lockland school. Harding suffers bruises but recovers with staff support. community sympathy favors Harding and condemns the confrontation. Moral concludes character should vindicate itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Dial
Batavia
Lockland
Flora Harding
Miss Harding
Frank McKesson
Ms McKes
Old Soldiers Fined in 1812 Federal Militia Inquiry
A fragment from a military document recounts a court of inquiry at David Fisher’s Washington township home on Sept 20, 1812. Soldiers from the 24 regiment 8d band 8th division Ohio militia were fined 25 cents to 2 dollars for rule and discipline infractions. about 100 names listed, many now deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Fisher
Washington Township
David Faginsat
Ohio Militia
Senator Denies New Richmond Bond Bill Plan
A circulating report claimed Senator Slugh L. Nichols would push a 20000 bond issue for New Richmond schools. Nichols, in a letter to the editor, denies the report and says he will seek taxpayer approval at a vote before any action, promising broad consultation with New Richmond citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slugh L. Nichols
New Richmond
Batavia Orchestra and Mandolin Club Delights Local Audience
A large Batavia audience welcomed the Batavia orchestra and mandolin club for their first performance. Soloists Joseph Surdo and Professor Chatterton attracted praise, with Mrs Belt accompanying on piano. The program included old time songs and Irish melodies, and patrons hope for more concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavla Orchestra
Mandolin Club
Metropolitan Theatre
Joseph Surdo
Professor Chatterton
Charles Belt
Batavia May
Teller Resolution Sparks Bipartisan Debate in House
Congressman Henderson cites President McKinley to back paying government bonds in Pinchbeck money. Daizell of Pennsylvania denounces the plan as counterfeit coinage that would repudiate national integrity, pledging the party will defend honor in upcoming elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Henderson
Iowa
House
President McKinley
New York
U. S
Henderson
Mac
Daizell
Rep. Pa
United States
Oldest Brown county resident a 1807 birth in Bethel
Isaac M. Beck born March 29, 1807 in Bethel is cited as likely Brown county’s oldest resident. He began medical practice in 1825 at Sinking Springs and has remained active. Other Clermont and nearby towns feature long lived residents aged 91 to 98, with Becket’s peers Viola age 95 and Mrs Stone at 98 noted for daily activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac M. Beck
Brown County
Bethel
Beck
Sinking Springs
Brown County News
Batavia
Joan White
Frank White
Clermont Sun
Henry Lindsley
James
Tate
Clermont
West Union
Solomon Stone
Locust Grove
Javia
Buffalo Groom Weds Batavia Belle in Buffalo Episcopal Rite
Lewis Houpt of Buffalo New York marries Miss Belle Ducknall of this place at M E church in a well attended ceremony. The couple left by train for a tour of the East and plan to settle in Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Lewis Houpt
Buffalo
New York
Belle Ducknall
Episcopal Church
Rush foreman wed Bertha Holmes in Williamsburg
Rush a longtime foreman in this office married Thursday afternoon to Miss Bertha E Holmes at the bride’s parents home in Williamsburg. Rev Walker officiated at the Presbyterian church ceremony in the presence of family and friends. The couple then dined at the groom’s home in Bata via with a small group of intimate guests. The bride wore lilac silk with a bouquet of bride roses. The groom appeared in full evening dress. Guests sent many loving gifts and wished the couple happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush
Bertha E. Holmes
Williamsburg
Holmes
Ifon
E. B. Holmes
Ohio Assembly
Walker
Presbyterian Church
Batavia
Human foot sighting leads to tragedy clarification
Two local men found the body of Jesse Purdon, an insane elderly inmate, in the East Fork after he drowned himself. Coroner Hesse vested the death as drowning with suicidal intent. Purdon’s sons arranged for burial in the infirmary. The item also notes Bloomingburg Ludhain car order for gondola cars for a South African railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McMillen
James Hillen
East Fork
Jesse Purden
Hesse
Loveland
Dayton
Tramp Takes Breakfast at Batavian Home Then Dismisses Visitor
A well dressed tramp visited Captain George Keen's Batavian residence and joined Mrs Keen for breakfast before turning away a second tramp seeking the same hospitality. The incident left Mrs Keen shocked then amused at the tramp's gall and gratitude for the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Keen
Keen
Mrs. Keen
Family Hough Entertained at Pierce Infirmary
A Pierce town infirmary last week received the Hough family husband wife and five children who provided the entertainment contemplated by law. Repairing School House bids opened last Saturday with William Gest winning at 2727 dollars. John W Robinsons 4235. Binkleys 357. Gest lowest bidder by 10. Joseph Hannold did not bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hough
Pierce Township
William Gest
John W. Robinson
Binkley
Gest
Joseph Hannold
Milford shopkeeper badly burned repairing gasoline jet
Eugene Shumard proprietor of a Milford novelty and repair shop was seriously burned last week while repairing a gasoline jet. The bent tube burst, igniting the jet and burning his face and eyes. Neighbors extinguished the fire on the floor. he was taken home by carriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Shumard
Milford
Mr. Shumard
Love Found The Way Despite Barriers In Williamsburg
Frank Pohl aged 17 and Lora Bell Stevens 15 defy youth objections and legal hurdles to wed. After eloping to Newport Kentucky and Indiana they are now reportedly married, returning to Williamsburg where they remain together as a young couple progressing with the era's fast pace and new technologies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pohl
Lora Bell Stevens
Williamsburg
Pohl
Lora Bellis
Newport
Kentucky
Indiana
Milford Progress Club Delivers Travel Sketch Program
The Milford Progress Club held a travel themed meeting with a program titled Bridges of the World by Miss Fannie Gatch and others. It highlighted a Chilean Railroad Tour, Caracas as the Paris of South America, Rio's Four Hundred, a child’s conversation recital, and a vocal solo, ending with praise and encouragement for Batavia ladies to organize similarly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress Club
Milford
South America
Fannie Gatch
Emma Mellen
Caracas
Paris
Karnaban
Rio
Whiteher
Jennie Gateh
Cena Gateh
Mrs. Atwood
Batavia
Ross Introduces Bill Repealing Innocent Purchase Act
Hon. N. B. Ross introduces a bill in the House affecting purchasers of notes and checks held by third parties. It repeals the innocent purchase act, removing the innocent holder defense and placing all parties on equal footing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B. Ross
Foxes Ravage Brown County Prompt Giant Hunt
Brown County faces a new aggressive fox breed blamed for widespread poultry and small game losses. A general hunt is organized to destroy them, as residents describe the pack as defiant and destructive compared to ordinary foxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown County
Accident to a Colored Man in Batavia After Fever Predicted
Charley Dixon, a prominent Batavia colored citizen, suffered a three inch head wound when a clothesline struck by an axe during timber work. His sister in law, reportedly deranged by fever, had foretold the injury. she died a few hours later. Dr Van Horn sewed the wound. Dixon expects recovery and warns against such predictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Dixon
Batavia
Dixon
Chariey Dixon
Miss Green
van Horn
Let there be light in Wilmington editorial quip
The Wilmington Journal opens with a Scripture bedside line from Genesis 1 3 about light. The editors mock the failed electric plant and a cross roads traction engine as an old lightless metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Journal
Fisher
Wilmington
Newrail bicycle claim comes amid mixed rail notes
Little Toots Roadmaster Woodruff touts a railroad bicycle claiming twenty miles per hour on rails. A Cincinnati paper notes rail safety odds, railway improvements by Homer and Hunt, and a Mexican venture by the U P V owners, plus progress on a southern trunk line reaching Johnson City Tennessee. A Batavia telegram reports James Wheeler, 81, found dead in Stonelick township from heart disease. truth of the dispatch is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C., Homer
Portsmouth
Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Virginia
Samuel Hunt
Cincinnati
Mexico
Philadelphia
Ohio River
Charleston
D. C
Southern Railroad
Blacksburg
Johnson City
Tenn
Bob Taylor
Queen City
Batavia
James Wheeler
Stonelick Township
Counties in session on Miamiville bridge repair
Hamilton and Clermont counties meet in Cincinnati to approve repairing the Miamiville bridge at an estimated cost of 925 dollars to be shared by both counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Clermont
Cincinnati
Miamiville
Girl Hero Dies After Saving Brother From Drowning
Laura Guilford aged 18 of Winchester sacrificed her life to save her nine year old brother when he faced drowning last week. She leapt from a footbridge and pulled him to shore as he sank. The rescue left her with a severe cold that developed into brain fever, and she is now dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Guilford
Winchester
Bernard man arraigned for sending improper matter
Louis D. Rayout of Bernard Brow County faced a hearing before Commissioner Adler after Valentine day charges accusing him of sending improper material through the mails. Difficulty in verifying handwriting gave way to testimonies from Miss Way, a former sweetheart, who identified letters matching the documents. Rayout was represented by John Coffey and required to post a $1,000 bond for his appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis D. Rayout
Bernard
Brow County
Adler
Miss Way
Miss Vay
Rayout
John Coffey
Past Grand Master Angola Lodge event announced
The notice calls Past Grand Masters to attend at 10 o clock a.m. A committee meeting will be held at the hall. The Batavia Lodge, J O O F, recently instated members with Benjamin Fiscus as Installing Officer. Names include Thornton Myers N G L C Dietz V G C A Sprague L 8 8 and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola Lodge
Gran Lly
Batavia
Benjamin Fiscus
Thornton Myers
N.G
L.C. Dietz
V.G
J. Li. A. Barr
Allen Glancy
IT. J. Lewis
B.S. Rush
Lot Hulick
N. G
Daniel Brunk
James Lewis
C. A. Sprague
A. RK. Allen
V. G
Binkley
Charles Kunz
Inside Guardian
John Zurmuble
Outside Guardian
Court docket and verdicts from slate of civil actions
A long list of civil cases includes judgments for the plaintiff in Elizabeth Bicking et al v Callon and Stultz, with $858.20 and for Stultz $132.33, plus an order of sale in ten days. Several cases settle or dismiss, including Merrit Turner v Crane and Bertha Crane v Crane. A state case pleads guilty to assault and battery with a fine and 90 days, and scheduling orders and restraining orders appear. A lecture by Byron Williams on Our Young Defenders is announced for tomorrow at the M B K church in Afton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Bicking
Olen Callon
Levi Stultz
Stultz
State
Learner McAdams
William KE. Salton
Herbert G. Salt
Merrit Turner
I. N. Crane
Geo. W. Dennison
Harriet L. Dennison
Bertha Crane
Edward Crane
Cage
Charles KE. Warner
William E. Thompson
Mary Highland
Thomas Highland
Thomas Sprague
William Watson
John Tomlinson
Joseph W Dial
Rebecca Kirgan
John M. Jones
Moses Duckwall
P. & W. Railroad Company
Byron Williams
M, BK
Afton
Royal Arch Masons Hold Degree Work and Banquet
New Richmond Masons confer KR. A. M. degree on three candidates in a well executed ceremony, followed by a grand banquet at the Springer House. Visitors from Batavia and nearby towns attended, with a list of locals named. The Batavia Chapter conferred RA M on four candidates, followed by a fine supper and notable visitors from several communities. Frank Hulick, C P W station master at Portamouth, visited with locals last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond
Springer House
Batavia
G. H. Kain
George Beacham
G. A. Keen
Wealthy farmer's children thwart marriage to Miss Ferguson
A betrothed union between Miss Lida Ferguson of Williamsburg and Frank Watkins of Anderson is endangered by the farmer’s children. Ferguson faces family opposition after Watkins proposed by letter and the match stalled at the Hebtukteunt. Ferguson awaits explanations and possible suit for breach of promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lida Ferguson
Williamsburg
Frank Watkins
Anderson
Indiana
Watkins
Me Watkins
Miss Ferguson
Indianapolis
Ohio
Miss Perguson
Bethel
Clergy Vacancy Attracts Thirty Applications For Pastorate
The clerk of the Presbyterian board reports thirty applications for the vacant pastorate. Rev. Horace Billman, seven years at Clifton, preached two powerful sermons here last Sunday. He leads tonight's prayer meeting at 7 p.m. and is expected to draw a large audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Board
Sanday
Horace Billman
Clifton
Marriage of Hebert Futcehinson and Izzie Williams in Cincinnati
Hebert Futcehinson, a thrifty Williamsburg farmer, wed Miss Izzie Williams at the bride’s Park Avenue home in Cincinnati on Wednesday evening January 26. Rev. Dutcher of the Christian church officiated. The ceremony drew friends from near and far, followed by a charming supper and generous gifts. The couple will reside on the groom’s farm near Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebert Futcehinson
Williamsburg
Iizzie Williams
Park Avenue
Cincinnati
Rev
Dutcher
Christain Church
Ottleiating
Willialisburg
Williamsburg Alumni Meeting Honors Local History Program
Williamsburg alumni gather at Miss Anna McNutt's home on Friday evening for a program on Washington by Laura Beacham and a talk on Causes of the Revolution with music by Anna McNutt. Stella Beacham and Belle Bethymer perform as voices, while Mrs Turpipseed hosts social conversations and recitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsbuars
Anna McNutt
Lowell
Washington
Laura Beacham
uUa Williams
Stella Beacham
Punker Hill
Belle Bethymer
Concord
Turpipseed
Farmers plead for labeling on oleo and butter substitutes
A Cincinnati Courier reader from Station C voices concern over margarine and oleo flooding the city, undercutting cow butter with no pricing inducement. He urges farmers to petition the Legislature for clear product labeling and maker details on all substitutes sold in Ohio. Cincinnati inspector Todker reports the New Richmond school house is safe, needing minor repairs before reopening for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Station C
Cincinnati
Courier
Ohio
OnanLes A. Todker
New Richmond
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Dr. Wood
Gov
Pinchbeck
Yankee Land
Bloomingsburg
Ludtain
Free State of Orange
South Africa
Tramp
Milford’s Literators
Woodruff
ODD Fellows’ Notes
Royal Arch Masons
Frank Hulick
Portamouth
Cler
Mont County
Batavia Presbyterians
Clermonter
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