The Clermont County Lawyers Combine in Murder Cases
A Clermont Gazette opinion charges that high legal costs for murder cases, especially Ohio vs Frank Storey, drain the county treasury. The piece cites Bishop, Dover, Cover, and others, argues commissioners abused retainer-style payments, and urges reform and accountability in county legal spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Frank Storey
Courier
Storey
Bishop
Dover
N. G
State of
George Sprague
Maham
Sprague
Kell
Ohio Turnpike
Supreme Court
Murphy
Lou Nichols
Clermont County
O. P. Griffith
N. G. Cover
Sartin
Hawkins
Ernst
Hutchinson
Clermont County Lawyers’ Combine
Stiff Backbone Calls for Accounting in County Appointments
In a partisan critique the Courier denounces a Bishop appointment push and Senate bill No. 413. It credits Republican backbone for withholding support, urges Bishop to publish an accounting of assessment funds from the last campaign, and demands transparency for candidates Mesere, Taylor, Slayback and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Paxton
Bishop
Mesere
Taylor
Slayback
Republican
Veteran educator Alfred Holbrook to mark 98th birthday
Noted Southern Ohio teacher Alfred Holbrook, founder of National Normal School at Lebanon and co founder of Berea College, will celebrate his 98th birthday on the 12th instant. His long career shaped many students and education in Ohio and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Holbrook
Ohio
National Normal School
Lebanon
Berea
Kentucky
Graft Complaints in Clermont County Chairs for Court Use
The county commissioners approved a seventeen dollar chair bill for courtroom use. The note likens graft to Tweed era corruption and calls for chairs sufficient for all officials to sit during proceedings.
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Boss Tweed
New York City
Clermont County
Retrial in Goshen farm murder case begins anew
After three days securing jurors the retrial opens with Judge Griffith presiding. State witnesses include Daniel Murphy and defense counsel W C Bishop. The Story murder near Goshen dates to 1907 when Thomas Story was shot in his orchard, Frank Story convicted, later granted a new trial.
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Daniel Murphy
O. P. Griffith
Nichols & Griffith
W. C. Bishop
N. G. Cover
Veniors
A. A. Eppert
Wilson Schooley
J. L. Applegate
E. G. Armacost
C. C. Padgett
Bernard Nacke
A. C. Fee
J. D. Wiles
Wm. Bushelman
John Shimmeler
E. 8. Turtin
W.G. Predmore
Judge Griffith
Thomas Story
59Th Ohio
Goshen
Frank Storey
Mahala
Navy Captain Suspended After Tan gier Court Martial
During a Tangier patrol, Captain Qualtrough of the Georgia faced a court martial for intoxication after a shore reception for fleet officers. He testified that one glass of sherry and a cigar overwhelmed him. Major Dion Williams presided as judge advocate, and the court sentenced the captain to six months suspension following testimony and deliberation.
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Tangier
Qualtrough
Georgia
Quarstrough
Navy
Dion Williams
Marine Corps
Rev Gowdy Promoted To Cincinnati Fourth Presbyterian Pastor
Rev W F Gowdy recently accepted a call to lead the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati where he has long preached as stated supply. He once pastored here twenty four years ago and is warmly remembered by local Presbyterians and many others for his teaching from the pulpit.
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W. F. Gowdy
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati
Gowdy
Springfield
Batavia
Pleasant Ridge
Clermont
Fourth Presbyterian
Master Mechanic Shifts Courier Machinery Upstairs
Last week the Courier office moved heavy machinery and presses from the basement to the second floor and installed a new gas engine. Roy Fuhr, a skilled machinist from Williamsburg, led the project, handling setup, beltings, shafting, and testing with exactness and dispatch.
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Courier
Roy Fuhr
J. C. Fuhr
Williamsburg
Veteran Cavalryman Responds for Last Time to Call of Boots and Saddles
Georgetown mourns the death of Captain John A. Tweed in his home, a Veteran of the 7th Cavalry who served through the Civil War in the Army of the Cumberland and Army of the Tennessee and fought at the final battle in Columbus Georgia. He was a lifelong Georgetown resident and highly esteemed by citizens, friends, and comrades.
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John A. Tweed
Georgetown
7Th Cavalry
Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Tennessee
Columbus
Georgia
Arrangements for Fall Fair Board Reorganization
The Boston fair board met at the Clermont hotel to reorganize for next year. G W Wyatt was named president with James E McKeever as vice president and J O Rapp treasurer. A S Johnson secretary. Committees and department superintendents were appointed with dates fixed for the fair: August 24 26 26 27 1909.
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Boston Fair Board
Clermont Hotel
Trans
G. W. Wyatt
James E. McKeever
J. O. Rapp
A. 8. Johnson
Joseph E. Christy
G. L. Mead
J. H. Dawson
G. W. Burke
J. C. Rapp
J. E. Christy
Willard Fry
Johnson
W. R. Frey
Nichols
Daniel Barron
L. B. Pollock
Gatch Beach
J. B. Christy
Agricultural Hall
Dan Barron
Floral Hall
Gates Beach
Robt. Patson Gates
C. F. Nichols
Travels in Ohio Look at Pearl Button Trade and Hatching Industry
Lowell Roudebush reports on Ohio industry in 1909, noting a Manchester Adams County pearl button factory employing about 150 men and using shell waste for fertilizer and chicken grit. He visits New Washington Crawford County and Albany Meigs County where green hides, a large hatchery, and a vast department store boost commerce, urging local boosters to support growth.
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Columbus
Ohio
Epiror Courier
Manchester
Adams County
Mississippi
Illinois
Wabash
Amsterdam
New York
Germany
New Washington
Crawford County
United States
Canada
Albany
Meigs County
Clermont
Lowell Roudebush
Assessors to Be Elected Next Fall
The secretary of state and the attorney general say decennial assessors are county officers and can be elected in 1909. This reverses a prior view that no county elections occur in 1909, as discussed at a Cincinnati Business Men's Club meeting and in a letter from Attorney William F. Chambers.
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Business Men’s Club
Cincinnati
William F. Chambers
Carmi A. Thompson
Loveland Plans Independent Farm Institute Event
Loveland aims to hold an independent farmers institute near early March. A community funded evening of local talent will raise money for the venture with a committee led by Alva Hid as chairman, secretary Mrs. J E Reeves, and George Swanson and George McLaughlin.
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Farmers’ Institute For
Loveland
Alva Hid
J. E. Reeves
George Swanson
George McLaughlin
Knock-Out Drops and the Workhouse Penalty
A Hillsboro man gave whiskey to a neighbor as a favor, leading to arrest and a workhouse sentence after the neighbor drunk the liquor. The piece notes the biblical warning against giving liquor and urges restraint in distributing spirits.
Honor to Lincoln Birthday Observance at School
Thursday at 2 p.m. the school observes Lincoln's birthday with programs by grades 1–8 in various rooms and high school literary society meetings. Patrons are invited to visit. Friday is a legal holiday and pupils are urged to attend Lincoln services at the M E church at 2 o'clock with speaker Dr. Horn of Cincinnati.
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Lincoln
M E. Church
Horn
Cincinnati
Praise From Sir Hubert on State School and Township Accounts
Hon 8 C Young of the Bureau of Inspection and Supervision examined the school and township accounts in the Auditor's office and praised Auditor Charles Ireton and deputy Joseph Larkin for correctly administered finances and full statutory compliance in a report to State Auditor Guilbert.
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8. C. Young
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision
Guilbert
Charles Ireton
Joseph Larkin
8. C. Youne
Tribute to Joe Stagg and Lincoln engraving in Batavia
Thanks are given to former townsman Joe Stagg for a fine steel engraving of Abraham Lincoln commemorating the 100th anniversary of his birth. Stagg, noted as a Batavia youth now successful in Cincinnati, is a heavy stockholder in the Philip Cary Reefing Company where he is employed.
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Joe Stagg
Abrham Lincoln
Stage
Batavia
Cincinnati
Philip Cary Reefing Company
Judge Malsbarry Complimented at Retirement Dinner
Judge Charles F. Malsbarry of Hamilton county probate court was toasted by Clermont friends at the Grand Hotel Saturday as his term expired and he retires. Noted for his early career in Cincinnati law and active politics, he was praised for his public service.
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Charles F. Malsbarry
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Mur
Board of Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
Gideon Wilson
Gideon
Bambaugh
Fleet
Rev. Gowdy
Boots
Atchison Globe
Loveland Farmers
Hillsboro
Sir Hubert
Judge Malsbarry
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