Batavia Falls to New Richmond in Wide Open Battery Battle
In Batavia the Batavia baseball club suffered a heavy loss to New Richmond after leading until the seventh inning. Key errors at third and short turned the tide as New Richmond scored to win 8 to 4 with strong pitching and timely hits. Umpire Robinson oversaw a 1 hour 45 minute game.
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Batavia
New Richmonders
Batavians
Batavia AB
PO. A. & Bars
Fi Gosses
Batavia New Richmond
Farrett
Mollyneaux
Jernigan
Bells
Bass
Ltoyd
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Balle
Light
Murphy
Robinson
Fayettevillians
Fayetteville Boys
Wilmington Club
Fayetteville
Richmond Boys
Brown County News Roasts Batavia Club and Local Political Picks
The Brown County News mockingly reviews the Brownsville baseball clash with Batavia, cites umpire Braunaugh, and notes Batavia’s strong amateur outfit. It also lists Democratic primary candidates for county offices with light voter interest and scattered precinct results across Batavia and surrounding towns.
Deacon Jones Sits Peacefully Then Rouses No Parishioners
Deacon Frank Jones, janitor of Little Zion church, fell asleep in the doorway on Sunday after arranging the house and ringing the bell. He woke at 11:40 and rang again, but the congregation had gone to alee or speculated on the bell. He read a psalm before leaving, while an advertisement for Ayer’s Hair Vigor interrupts the tale with a product pitch.
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Frank Jones
Little Zion Colored Church
John Grant
Israel
Zion
Backbone Run
Alee
Jones
Ada Jones
Three Year Old Burns Severely In Clermont Accident
A three year old son of Prof. D. N. Cross, head of schools in Plain City, Madison county, received serious burns after finding a match safe and igniting his summer dress. A neighbor’s quick sprinkler saved the child's life, but he remains in a critical condition as physicians treat the wounds. The family is well known in Clermont for educational work.
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D. N. Cross
Plain City
Madison County
Hulick
Clermont
Laundress’s Railcar Capers Spark Damages Suit
A Hillsboro wash-woman connected her clothesline to freight cars and watched her laundry slide away like a kite as the engine crew reacted with amusement. She plans a damages suit. The piece also notes a Jung Brewing Company gathering and cites Pasteur Koch on blood contamination, mentioning Dr J O Ayer and Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
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Hillsboro
Revolver Accident Involves Two Young Boys
Two barefoot boys Bennie Maham and a son of Harve Myrick played with a pepper box revolver on the Mahams’ front yard. The gun discharged, injuring Bennie lightly with a facial scar as the ball lodged in water. The incident serves as a caution about small arms around children. A second nearby incident that day is noted, and the Batavia ball grounds move to the Hamilton lot for a camp meeting from August 9 to August 15.
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George Maham
Bennie
Harve Myrick
Saya
Little@ennie
Young Myrick
Bicycle Tournament Presents City Hall Parade
A grand master bicycle event will be hosted at city hall at 6 30 tomorrow evening with a parade through principal streets in review. Mrs Camerer wife of Fellcity farmer, injured when her foot slipped from a chair causing a dislocated joint. Clermont Sunday schools plan Clermont day at Cincinnati Zoo on August 15 with special care and entertainment for the children.
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City Hall
Clermont
Zoological Gardens
Cincinnati
Zoo
Crayed by Heat and Hard Work Drives Local Farmer to Asylum
Frank Frennell, a Moscow area farmer who bought land three years ago, was taken to the infirmary ward yesterday and will be moved to the Athens asylum. Officials cite extreme heat and inexperience in his line of work as factors in his violent insanity, but expect treatment to restore his mental balance.
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Frank Frennell
Moscow
Athens
Progressive Clermont on to Chillicothe Superintendency
Harry Chatterton, former Clermont teacher, has secured a life certificate from the State board of examiners and has been elected to a superintendency at Chillicothe Ohio. Miss Mary Lane, after months at the College of Music Cincinnati, earned a 95 grade and is celebrated as Batavia’s esteemed musical instructress of high ability.
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Harry Chatterton
Clermont
State Board of Examiners
Chillicothe
Ohio
Mary Lane
College of Music
Cincinnati
Batavia
Republican Brakesmen, Wilmington Journal
The change of public feeling and a greater sense of security are seen after the Republican Congress election last fall. A year ago Coxey's army and unemployed bands were dominating headlines, with strikes and fires unsettling the nation. Now business improves, factories run, and peace prevails. Hood's Sarsaparilla is presented as a favored spring remedy.
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Wilmington
Bondsman Taylor Lewis Accused of Forgery Amid Speculation
Adams county officials report forged bonds attributed to Taylor Lewis will likely be far fewer than newspaper claims. One $500 bond has reached the Adams county bank from a Mechanicsburg bank. Dayton attorney T F Hall has filed mortgages on Lewis land in Franklin and Sprigg townships and three lots in West Union.
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Taylor Lewis
Adams County
Urbana
Chicago
Cincinnati
Mechanicsburg
T. F. Hall
Dayton
Lewis
Franklin Township
Sprigg Township
West Union
Mixed Local Notes From Brown County and Nearby
Various notices from Batavia New Richmond and surrounding areas detailing fairs lectures campaigns and social events. Entries include schedules for the Boston Fair Bantam Fair Shiloh camp meeting Teachers Institute and chautauqua assembly. local incidents such as injuries thefts jail sentences and a range of social happenings across Clermont Brown and Highland counties.
Complicated Surgical Operation on Lindale Man
Four months after a gun explosion injured William Dodsworth of Lindale his arm endured a serious operation. Dr Belt performed two incisions on each side of the forearm to scrape the bone and remove dead tissue under strict antiseptic precautions. Doctor Belts success signals expected rapid healing as the Lindale institute opens August 12.
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William Dodsworth
Lindale
Motts
Brown
Amelia
Belt
Two Fevers Batavia Split Between Bicycles And Baseball
Rural Batavia endures twin obsessions as bicycles spark the wheel fever and baseball draws the base ball fever. Merchants, lawyers, and farmers chase games while milliners sew bloomers and printers tally scores, signaling a town enthralled by sport and wheels alike.
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Batavia
Wheels and riders in Batavia and beyond
A humorous 19th century piece catalogs wheel types for various professions and notes Batavia as a hub for lady bicyclists. It lists numerous local riders led by Mrs. E. M. Bell and others, and mentions several gentlemen with ladies’ wheels, plus anecdotes about Rev. Robert Ely learning to ride and Rev. A. H. Gessner’s Albino trout catch near Beaver Dam Creek Port Lewis New York.
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Batavia
E. M. Bell
J. W. Davis
T. C. Townslley
Elma
Bonnie Buckeye
A. H. Gessner
Milford
Beaver Dam Creek
Dam Creek
Mr. Gessner
Port Lewis
New York
After Twenty Years, Lebanon Vet Reunites with Son
Jacob Calvin a well known veterinarian in Lebanon reconnected with a son who grew to adulthood in Indiana. The son, who arrived recently, revealed their kinship after a long estrangement that began when the doctor married in Indiana and later separated. The two met in Lebanon and the son then returned home to Indiana.
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Jacob Calvin
Lebanon
Indiana
Illinois pension rule halves for women and men
Illinois passes a law retiring male teachers after 25 years and female teachers after 20, funded by a 1 percent wage deduction from all teachers. The Clinton Republican notes other items including a pearl and starfish collection story, and editorials on bicycles and outdoor social gatherings.
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Illinois
Persian Missionary Babello Shuman Faces Fraud Allegations
The Times-Star reports Babello Shuman a Persian mission figure accused of deception in Batavia and Cincinnati. Isaac Andrews warns of forged letters used to secure funds while Adams recounts a $100 loss and over $1,000 allegedly diverted. A Cincinnati citizen defends Shuman as honest, urging vindication.
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Babello Shuman
Batavia
Star
Isaac Andrews
United States
Urani
Persia
Col. Deitsch
Rabello Shuman
Uran
Persian Missionary Society
Adams
Shuman
Babello
Vol. Deitsch
Times Star
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