Return of the Envoys from Washington Campaign Stop
Report from a station scene where Nichols and Griffith address cheering crowds about Democratic spoils and appointments. They recount talks with Brice, Campbell, and the President, promise jobs for Democrats, warn of Wilson bill uncertainty, and recall political loyalties amid artillery salvos and fluttering flags.
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Nichols
Griffith
Washington
Brice
Campbell
Clermont
McKinley
Lil and
Hornblower
Jobi
Congress
New York
Jones
York
Nat
Pennsylvania Avenue
Campbel
Grover
Distinguished Visitors Visit Batavia Over Milford Bridge
Mosate Fred Nader Henry Korb and Captain John Breen along with F Krug county engineer and Clerk Mr Zimmerman met Clermont commissioners in Batavia on Milford bridge business. Arabie Longworth accompanied them. The group appeared competent and companionable during the visit.
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Hamilton County
Worm
Slick windie scam hits farmers across the state
A traveling advance agent offers to paste bills on a farmer’s barn for two dollars, then persuades the farmer to sign a receipt. Days later the signer discovers a $200 note, illegitimate, now owned by a third party. The farmer cannot defend against the obligation.
Local Batavia Minstrel Show Promises Novel Treat
Batavia gentlemen organize and rehearse a minstrel performance at City Hall in February. The program features a twelve member cork band and private amateur singers known for their sweet voices. The event is described as a rare, delightful treat for the community.
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Batavia
Cork
Ladies Try Leaf Imprint Printing With Nitre Spirits
An 19th century exchange describes placing a leaf between book pages with nitre spirits on linen to create a pressed impression. After several days the leaf prints on the paper showing its original tint and outline, transferring color from leaf to paper.
Loveland Rider Defends Train After Knife Attack
Bright Heddlestone of Loveland escorts the stallion Little Corporal to Missouri when a tramp forces entry at an Indiana station. Heddlestone fights with a knife, injuring the assailant and knocking him from the car as the train moves. He is treated near Washington and later taken to St Louis before returning home.
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Bright Heddlestone
Loveland
Little Corporal
J. E. Reeves
Coal Creek
Missouri
Reeves
Heddlestone
Indiana
Bright
Washington
St. Louis
E. P. Bryan
Corporal
Onward
Catchfly
Politician Manning Linked to $300 Campaign Deal
A Bethel leader, Charlies Manning, faced pressure from Democratic envoys over a bid for a post office seat. Envo ys promised $300 in campaign cash if Manning backed them by February. A mix up in Cincinnati led to Dock Atchley’s appointment instead, sparking efforts to correct the record and recoup $800 from a prior ordeal.
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Charlies Manning
Bethel
Cincinnati
Charles Manning
Dowling
Manning
Dock Atchley
Mr. Atchley
Atchley
Gold Fever Hits Williamsburg With Promising Prosperity
A long running tale of gold discoveries resurfaces as Williams burg is pegged for gold mining. Eastern capitalists look to soil transformed by picks and dynamite, with ore samples shown at the Williamsburg bank and ground set to be torn up in pursuit of wealth.
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Ek Lick
Williamsburg
Cleveland
Williamsburg Bank
Ladies discuss dresses at Miss Pink's tea
A group of women chat after a party about Mrs Toodwinkle’s dress which she altered multiple times. They compare styles, recall a cerulean drab from the opera, and note a Christmas present from an uncle. The talk ends with a shared laugh over wardrobe fixes.
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Ironton Register
U S Crops Report Highlights 1898 Corn and Wheat
The United States crop report shows 1898 corn plantings at 72,086,465 acres with Ohio at 2,700,549 acres and 68,008,060 bushels valued at 20,243,446 dollars. Wheat harvested breadth total 94,629,418 acres yielding 896,181,725 bushels, down 119,817,000 from the prior year. Ohio wheat area 2,683,904 acres producing 88,916,608 bushels valued at 22,182,467 dollars. The national wheat value reaches 213,171,881 dollars.
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United States
Ohio
South Dakotah
Rhode Island
Maine
Nebraska
Dakotahs
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Osgood man dies in nitroglycerin blast after hog explosion
Reud Griffin a Batavia boy runs a post office and newspaper in Osgood, a Democratic organ. Kil Wan Dopp, owner of the Ripley House, released a nitroglycerin blast when his bog damaged Eckert's hardware and Raw's livery stable. The blast blew the hog to fragments and damaged the stable and board.
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Osgood
Indiana
Reud Griffin
Batavia
Kil- Wan Dopp
Ripley House
Eckert
Raw
West Union Scion notes editor laid up with sore arm
The West Union Scion reports editor Mr. Burwell aged 75 is sidelined by arm soreness from vaccination. A capable assistant appears to handle a lighter issue with bright news and local paragraphs despite the editor's absence.
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The
West Union Scion
Burwell
Scion
The Master’s Work by New Richmond Boy Reaches Wayward Souls
Bob Layfield, a former New Richmond youth, travels to Kanene City to recruit for the Lord. He preaches at Olivet Congregational church and also hustles in slums and saloons, offering shelter at the Mission of the Strangers No 207 East Fifth Street. He hands out invitations promising a warm room and kind word tonight at 8.
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Bob Layfield
New Richmond
Offi Kanene City
Kanap City Times
Bob
Olivet Congregational Church
Ironton Register Letter Illustrates Harsh Reception of Jokes
A reader recalls a joke printed about a Procterville band that drew a censure resolution and demands for the author’s name. The episode highlights how innocent humor can trigger controversy and public accountability in small towns.
Launch of gunboat Peosta under L D Manning at dry dock
The Peosta, long in dry dock, was launched last week and declared seaworthy by Dr. J P Robinson. It will be commissioned at once with a crew led by L D Manning as captain and Alcidas Wayland as first mate. The vessel spins up armament and stores and is set to sail for Honolulu, then resume operations after recent Cordet and Mitchell fighting. Also notes Epworth League reorganization in Batavia with new officers.
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Peosta
L. D. Manning
J. P. Robinson
Honolulu
Momnee Beet
Alcidas Wayland
Yentegeadt
John Young
Drogegrir
Frank Apple
William Dennison A
Sprague the Vesse
Cordet
Mitchell
Multiple Court Actions and Notices in Batavia Region
A list of legal cases includes Simeon Brunk vs Marcellus Brunk partition action and others involving C P Witham as administrator, Cynthia A Matthews, Isaac Turner vs Solomon Bolender foreclosures, and Batavia B L Company vs Amelia B L Company with $135 claimed plus interest. John T Binkley appeals after a $35 damages ruling for killing a cow by the C P W Railway Co. Lenora Goodpaster vs Matilda Chapman partition. George Senior vs Meyer Solomon damages claimed at $5,000 with bias allegations in Felicity. Levi Medaris vs Joseph B Rapp for $1,206. Elisabeth McNicoll executrix vs Margaret Mo tool et al real estate suit. Union Building & Loan Co of Tobasco vs William McNeally foreclosure. Berah A Ellis vs James B Ellis lines and gate adjustment. An advertisement touts Salvation Oil as an effective pain destroyer from Gay Building St Louis Missouri. Local table service in the county at the town Monae.
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Simeon Brunk
Marcellus Brunk
C. P. Witham
Stephen Woodruff
Cynthia A. Matthews
Isaac Turner
Solomon Bolender
Batavia B, & L. Company
Amelia B. & L. Company
John T. Binkley
C. P. & W. Railway Co
Squire
Senior
George Senior
Grammer
Levi Medaris
Joseph B. Rapp
Elisabeth McNicoll
Henry McNicole
Margaret Mo
el Real Estate
The
Union Building & Loan Company
Tobasco
William McNeally
Berah A. Eilis
James B. Elis
New Richmond Man Penalizes Wife's Letters to Other Man
A New Richmond businessowner uncovers a bundle of letters to a lover after secretly rummaging his wife’s pockets. He confronts the correspondent with a pistol, retrieves the letters, and returns home to a heated, melodramatic confrontation. The affair prompts talk among locals of jealousy and social norms.
Trust Betrayed by Son Draws Tears from Officials
A 20 year old man misused funds sent by his elderly parents to a loan association for their home. About $40 of the wife mother’s hard earned savings were diverted by the messenger and the parents discovered the loss only yesterday. The mother, paralyzed and distressed, left the office in tears as officers showed sympathy.
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William Thomas
Association
Batavia Singers Impress Newtown Audience
The Batavia quartet performed to a crowded Newtown crowd last Friday, earning hearty praise as superior to lecture bureau entertainments. The audience expressed appreciation for the high quality of the singing and the evening’s presentation.
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Batavia Quartette
Newtown
Ens Lortalberrand
Loveland Restaurateur Charley Meloy Injured by Pet Monkey
Charley Meloy of Loveland suffered a severe wrist laceration when feeding a pet monkey. An artery was severed and his life was saved by a physician who arrived promptly last week.
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Charley Meloy
Loveland
Mr. Meloy
Bell Telephone Patent Expiring Prompts Cheap Equipment
The Bell Telephone patent expires this month end, making instruments and apparatus very affordable. Manufacturers are mobilizing large workforces to meet the expected demand as more citizens may own individual phone outfits.
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Bell Telephone
Grand Jury Fails to Indict West Union Parker Mob
Report claims no indictments issued against white cap brigade members implicated in Parker's hanging at West Union last week. Allegations surface that two grand jurors were gang members, raising concerns about mob influence on the jury.
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White Cap Brigade
Parker
West Union
Grand Jury
Cincinnati Worker Relieved Over Wilson Bill
Gus Elmer, after a year in a Cincinnati machine shop, was relieved from duty last week due to the pressure of the Wilson bill on his employers and is at home. He says he has ended his lifelong Democratic voting and will support the party that acts for the workingman.
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Gus Elmer
Cincinnati
Gus
Printer of Deli NY Marks 55 Years at Gazette Office
J A Parshall of Deli New York longtime Gazette employee has served 55 years with only two weeks away. He witnessed editors arrive depart and countless life events from marriages to golden anniversaries. He likely remains the sole printer with such a lengthy tenure in the United States.
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J. A. Parshall
Deli
New York
Hoas
Gazette
United States
Murdock Dramatic Club to Stage A Mountain Pink at City Hall Batavia
The Murdock Dramatic Club of Cincinnati under W. A. Gregg will present A Mountain Pink at City Hall Batavia on February 8. Miss Sadie Lammon plays the title role with a strong local company in this southern drama. Admission is at popular prices and a full house is expected.
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The
Murdock Dramatic Club
Cincinnati
W. A. Gregg
City Hall
Batavia
Sadie Lammon
Queen City
Murdocks
Robbery at Messrs Knauer and Buer Market
Thieves forced entry to the Knauer and Buer meat market on Fourth Street by prying shutters and breaking a glass panel. They seized cash from the till, total only $2.50, while numerous meats remained untouched. The incident prompted reflection on the desperateness of the crime and the reputable firm’s reluctance to press harsh penalties.
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Messrs. Knauer & Buerkle
Fourth Street
Knauer & Buerkle
Pipe organ planned for Batavia M E church
The Felicity Times reports the Batavia M E church may receive a modern pipe organ to enhance worship. The writer lampoons the idea with comical imagery, hoping the project will uplift the congregation and its praise beyond the valley’s hills.
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Felicity Times
Courier
M. E
Batavia
Rosenante
Jehu
East Fork
Manley’s return from Australia wool growing tale told
A dispatch notes Dennis Manley from near Rawndale left for service in 1861, later reenlisted in a Virginia regiment, served until mustered out, then shipped to Australia where he became a wealthy sheep raiser. He has relatives in Graham and Bunking counties. Cincinnati firm Graham & Bunking changed to J H Bunking & Son.
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The
Enquirer
Athens
Ohio
Dennis Manley
Rawndale
Lincoln
Rich Mountain
Virginia
Aneaman
Australia
Preble
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