Fishing and politics mix as Cleveland fends off bank failures
Across Buzzard's Bay headlines float crises of 1880s banks while President Cleveland fishes with Lamont and Bryant. Reports note bank collapses in Denver and Montana, with layoffs in Norwalk and Indianapolis as public angst rises over protection, tariffs, and labor.
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Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
Cleveland
Wemalind
Lamont
Associated Press
Burgarp’s Bay
Colonel Lamont
Bryant
Gray Gables
Olney
Jeane
Buzzaro’s Bay
Colorado
Denver
New York
Joseph Jefferson
Grover Cleveland
New York Press
Pleasant Lawn Fete Hosted by Mrs Belt Attracts Gentle Guests
Mrs. Dr. Belt entertained nearly a hundred guests Thursday evening with a well decorated lawn, bright illumination, and refreshments laid from ten o'clock onward. The Batavia orchestra played pleasing tunes and the hosting youths danced well into the night.
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Dr. Belt
Batavia
The United States Lottery By Post Office Aims
A long article casts the U S Post Office Lottery as the nation’s largest fair gamble selling two cent tickets. It portrays daily hopes for prizes and notes many readers win or suffer losses, with ads for permanent ticket purchases and a yearly $1.25 cost.
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United States
Tom
Harry
The
Courier
Two Bright Young Men Die Within a Year in Clermont
The Marshall family of Clermont endures two graves in under a year. J W Marshall, a brakeman on an Illinois Central train from Jonesboro, was killed when detached wheat cars plunged down a grade striking the engine. The engineer and fireman were injured. the accident left the trains and cars as wreckage.
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Joseph Marshall
Jonesboro
Ilinois
Mr. Marshall
C. W. Marshall
J. W. Marshall
Illnois Central Railroad
Marshall
Hhis Post
William Roller
Loveland
Young Roller
Odd Fellows Lodge Installations Highlight Local Units
Golden Rule Lodge held a installation last Saturday night with N G Thomas Brown and V G Harvey Taylor. Batavia Lodge followed Friday night July 2 with N G H L Nichols and V G Andrew Hauck. Ole ander Camp No 4 saw installation July 16 by OP F P Hamilton with WL 0 Dieta J W P Titus H P John Zurmuhle.
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D. D
P. Hamilton
Golden Rule Lodge
N. G
Thomas Brown
V/G
Harvey Taylor
Batavia Lodge
H. L
Nichols
V. G
Andrew Hauck
Tnstalling oMoer A
Tragic Stonelick Creek Drowning Claims Two Near New Boston
A 12 year old boy Mahl Workman and his 19 year old cousin Jane Ross drowned while attempting to save him near the Elisha Williams school house two miles north of New Boston. Mrs Ross, wife of Ellis Ross, died after diving in clothes to reach the boy. An inquest by Squire Hill ruled the deaths accidental.
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Stonelick Creek
Elisha Williams
New Boston
Jane Ross
William Workman
Williamsburg
Mahl. Workman
Workman
Brushy Fork
Stonelick
Ellis Ross
Squire Hill
King Robinson Orders Two-Day Police Duty For City Streets
Batavia street work drags as King Robinson the street commissioner compels a two day police detail despite warm dry dusty weather and mixed worker support. many exempt by age or prior service while weeds grow and some dodge the detail yet Main Street shows improved appearance from the limited labor by captured workers.
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King Robinson
Robinson
Batavia
Stop the Train Hero and Pension Row Go Black and Blue
William Roller of Loveland stops a runaway eastbound train with a braking handhold and expert railroading. A separate political musings piece questions why government pensions favor one man over another, comparing Black and Long and noting changes to Long’s pension by Hoke Smith.
Old German farmer loses $850 to trunk theft near Periitown
John Blick, a Periitown resident with distrust of banks, stored $850 in a trunk two months after a Batavia law firm advised banking. Last Thursday he found the money gone, with only the trunk and possible neighborly suspicion remaining, as investigators weigh the missing funds and potential theft.
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John Blick
Periitown
Batavia
Blick
Denver
Younhg
Mek
Odd Crime and Curious Tales From A dour Era
Jerome Warren of Portsmouth stole a body from a cemetery in Chillicothe and sold it for 25 dollars, hiding the coffin in a cellar. Nine year old Walter Forsythe of Massillon is labeled a habitual criminal. he cannot be confined due to age. Edith Hastings of Sandusky was found guilty of grand larceny but released on mercy. A wind secret company in South Dakota aims to alter Kansas heat with a counter wind, capital 6 million. Lloyd Aspinwall of New York jailed for forgery amid a Palatial estate tale and a shift to a tin cup life with convicts.
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Jerome Warren
Portsmouth
Chillicothe
Warren
Walter Forsythe
Massillon
Reform Farm
Media
Pennsylvania
England
Edith Hastings
Sandusky
New York
Kansas
Lloyd Aspinwall
Hudson River
Aspinwall
Honest Democrat critiques Campbell and Ohio campaign prospects
A Batavia Democrat warns Campbell would not risk another race against McKinley, citing his prestige and bargaining power. He predicts a GOP win could devastate the Democrat party, citing wool prices, bank failures, veterans’ funds raids, money devaluation, and a billion-dollar value shrinkage as Democratic failures. He urges realism about Ohio campaigning.
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Batavia
Ohio
End of Swimming Season Warns to Dry Hair and Brush Up Studies
The article notes the close of the swimming season as evenings cool, warns against overexposure, and urges children to study for school starting September 4. It includes a promotion for Phil Emrich of 864 Main Street Cincinnati offering superior shears and knives.
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Phil Emrich
Main Street
Ninth
Cincinnati
Junelails
Old Lady Charged With Shooting at Tenants in Bantam
In a village court, 65 year old Matilda Wallace faced a shooting charge after three shots were fired toward tenant Emmett Gratigny on her son’s property. She pleaded not guilty claiming the aim was to empty revolver chambers to defend herself from intrusions. Bind over to grand jury set at $100. defense attorney Hugh Nichols bound on her bond.
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Matilda Wallace
Squire Nichols
Emmett Gratigny
Gratigny
Barney Noble
Wallace
Constable Brown
Nick
K. P
Squire N
Grand Jury
Hugh Nichols
Hugh
Clermonts Locust Corner house becomes grand modern home
The old Eben Ricker homestead at Locust Corner is being transformed by sisters Mrs. Trease and Mrs. Freeman, wives of physicians. The 1828 foundations now boast twenty six rooms, a three story tower, baths, and art-filled interiors after a $10,000 rehabilitation with Dr. Freeman offering input from time to time.
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Clermont
Locust Corner
Eben Ricker
Trease
Freeman
America
Europe
Cincinnati
Death of Mt. Carmel’s Julius F. Perdrizet
Prominent Mt. Carmel citizen Julius F. Perdrizet died at his home age fifty from paralysis induced by Brights disease and grippe complications. A longtime justice of the peace and former Cleveland era postmaster, he was a Democrat and active Presbyterian, awaiting funeral services the next morning at 10 o clock conducted by Revs Goblet and Bell.
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Julius F. Perdrizet
Mt. Carmel
Cleveland
Brights
Squire Perdrizet
Presbyterian Church
Reva. Goblet and Bell
Local Notes From Batavia and Surroundings
Arthur Gossick a wealthy farmer in Oliver township was found dead from heart failure last Friday morning. In Peebles a second case in a week is reported. A Batavia marriage is rumored to be announced soon with details to come. A Madison county suit over a $5 bill involves the defendant’s library levy. A Kentucky couple wed in the probate court with witnesses Doc Hern and Deputy Judge Allen. Walter Ribben, a section gang foreman, fell from a house near the track and broke an ankle. Charley Tatman brings nineteen woodcock, a record Bag for Batavia. Auditor John Davis and Sheriff G W Temple depart for Atlantic City with wives for a ten-day county officers excursion hosted by B&O Railroad.
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Arthur G. Gossick
Oliver Township
Peebles
Bishop
Kentucky
Joseph Berendsen
Lida Brogan
Doc Hern
Allen
Walter Ribben
New Richmond
John Davis
G. W. Temple
Atlantic City
B. & O. Railroad Company
Scaffolding Collapse Injures Three Carpenters in Wilmington
Three carpenters were severely injured last Thursday when a 25 foot scaffold giving way toppled as they sat for a photograph. Samuel Stratton suffered a broken wrist and severe head and body bruises. Andrew Stivers of Winchester had a dislocated arm and internal injuries. Eugene Babb incurred head and spine injuries. Harry Collins of Chicago, visiting for brick plant negotiations with Batavia Brick, praised the plant and its earnings potential, stating bricks fetch 40 per M in Philadelphia and that a $50 daily payoff is possible if the works are opened. He plans a written proposal to Jamieson and Wilson and may relocate to occupy the Dr Belt property at Market and Broadway.
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Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
Cleveland
Dan la
Mugwump
Norwalk
Hutchinson, Cole & Co
Rote & Goldsmith
Norwalk Lock Company
Press Dispatch
Buzzaro’s Bay Mass
Bank of Louisville
Pomanys Bay
Citizens’ Bank
Connersville
Indiana
J. N. Huston
Deiire
Ard's Bay
Omar
Tai Bo
Pen’ Ave
Mary Ann
Merchant's National Bank
Montana
Theoma National Bank
Mec
Wilmington
Samuel Stratton
Andrew Stivers
Winchester
Eugene Babb
Harry Collins
Chicago
Batavia Brick Company
Philadelphia
Collins
Market and
Broadway
A College and a Home at Wilmington College
A Wilmington Ohio college advertises superior faculty and a campus in a grove. It is non-sectarian under the Society of Friends, bans hazing, and emphasizes manhood and scholarship, promising moral and intellectual cultivation.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Society of Friends
Wilmington College
The Small Boy Swims Daily In Warm Summer Days
A short sketch describes a young boy who rises late due to his mother’s preference, washes up reluctantly, eats breakfast, and asks for a bath. He splits wood, pulls weeds, then enjoys baths, meals, and afternoons with swimming and dressing. He remains busy, clean, and exhausted, then sleeps peacefully dreaming of white duck wings.
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Ahe
Traveling tax and figs syrup drug ad notice
When traveling for pleasure or business a tax on every trip and a bottle of Syrup of Figs aids kidneys liver and bowels. Prevents fevers headaches and sickness. Available for sale in Society and dollar bottles by all druggists. Manufactured by the California Welchgroo Company only.
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Wale
Alloy Druggists
Calfornia We 8Groo Company
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ODD Fellowship
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Black
Judge Long
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Long
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Bantam
Ber Tenants
Preacher
John
Madison County
Hill
Charley Tatman
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