Batavia Triumphs Over Higginsport In Friendly Contest
Batavia defeated Higginsport in a well played baseball game on Monday with ample crowd support. J A Thomas led Batavia in fair play as spectators enjoyed Band numbers and solid defense. final score reflects Batavia advantage though both sides showed skill and endurance.
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Stubbone
Higginsport
J. A. Thomas
Batavia Band
Prem AB
R. LB. Po
A. E Pg Seuene Biebeaethaceen
Favrett
Alcorama
Buerkle
Brothers
Aye
Ewing, Ris Ie
Brookfield
Alee Gil Wet PE
Tora
Eo Py Act
Oss
Eh Lindsley
Boxtlows
Whit Ce Dscs
Sayy
Scers
Motale
Eae Ee
Batavia
H. Bass
Woodrush
Favrer
Vuliver
McElfresh
Lindsley
Farrett
Bunn
Kemeter
Mead
McGowan
McCracken
Love
Bethel club loses two games on Felicity and Moscow trips
The Bethel club opened with a 27 to 17 loss at Felicity on Friday, then fell 17 to 9 at home against Felicitys on Saturday. Pitcher Light of Batavia started the first inning but was removed after four walks and three hits. Fitspatrick replaced him as the team dropped both games.
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Sethel
Bethel Club
Felicity
Felicitys
Light
Batavia
Innning
Fitspatrick
Bethel
Franklin
Moscow
Democratic Delegates Named for Clermont in Springfield Meet
A Batavia gathering selected J W W Sutton John M Pattison Hugh Le Nichols Peter Craver D A Anderson W H Becket C D Whippy Dr George L Kline Jacob Wagel Charles C Clark Conrad Wesell W A Barr F W Knowles Dr C H Bennett John Miller to represent Clermont Democrats at the Springfield convention. Robert Jeremiah of Tabasco reported an oat crop of 187 bushels on 1 4 fifth acres, about 109 bushels per acre, from the John Masters farm area.
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Batavia
Clermont
Springfield
J .W. W. Sutton
John M. Pattison
Hugh le | Nichols
Peter Craver
D. A. Anderson
W. H.becket
C.D. Whippy
George L. Kline
Jacob Wagel
Charles C. Clark
Conrad Wesell
W. A. Barr
F. W. Knowles
C. H. Bennett
John Miller
Robert Jeremiah
Tabasco
John Masters
Julius Perdrizet Place
The County Safe: Lock Fixed After Bolts Slip
The county safe could not be opened due to a broken dog that caused a bolt to slip from its socket. City experts reinforced the treasury floor with timbers and used heavy jacks to turn the safe, restoring the lock with a new bolt. Labor costs will likely equal the repair bill from the lock company, attributed to a defect in the lock itself.
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Treasury Room
Safe and Lock Company
How Gasoline Accidents May Happen
The Courier prints gasoline casualty notes to warn readers. Albert James of Elmwood narrowly escaped a gasoline blast last week after water boiled and extinguished a flame, leaving a cock open and gasoline flowing to ignite the burner. A conflagration followed, urging careful burner management and immediate shutoff if extinguished by wind or water.
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Albert James
Elmwood
Epworth Heights Camp Meeting Opens August First
Loveland hosts an August camp meeting at Epworth Heights with Rev. H D Katcham in charge. Notable speakers include Rev. Jas B Pitter and Rev G V Oliver, daily Bible readings by E P Brown, and Miss Dennis guiding the young people. Programs run August 1 to 11 with lectures, league day, and anti saloon league events. A Sun Flower luncheon by Amelia M B church aids the cause on August 7 at the parsonage lawn.
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Epworth Heights
Herber D. Katcham
Jas. B. Pitter
G. V. Oliver
Warren
Ohio
E. P. Brown
Rams Herd
Miss Dennis
Indianapolis
W. W. Bennett
Akron
Howard Henderson
O. W. Gullette
D. D
C.H. Payne
New York
Wm, Runyan
D. H. Moore
The
Western Christian Advocate
KR. H. Rust
Jas, Stephenson
J.C. Hartzell
Troy
Ant! Saloon League
Howard Russell
John Naugle
Cincinnati Conference
M. B
Amelia
M. EB
M. B. Ohureh
Western Star outlines obituary rules and card of thanks policy
The Western Star of Lebanon explains how obituary notices should be written for news, stressing timely submission, legitimate news content, and reasonable length. It also condemns long notices for minors and bans “card of thanks” from news pages, labeling such notices as advertising to be paid at standard rates.
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Western Star
Lebanon
The
Star
Lobal
Stort
Merciful Care for Working Horses Demands Regular Water
A period piece urges city drivers to water and sponge horses during hot days. It stresses horses need frequent drink breaks while in fields or on roads, noting water sustains endurance and work capacity better than food alone.
Ladies Bicycling Challenge Between Towns
The George town ladies challenge Batavia cyclists to a ten mile race with ten contestants and ten prizes. Top prize is a ten dollar bonnet, followed by a bicycle suit bloomers lantern garters belt and other rewards. The event may be held at Brown or Clermont fair grounds with further notice.
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Georgetown
Batavia
Brown
Clermont
Batavia Village Board Orders Nuisance Abatement
The Batavia Village Board of Health announces a mandate to trace all property owners and tenants to remove weeds and debris and improve premises for health and aesthetics. The notice warns residents to comply as visitors are likely, with special action possible for noncompliance. A separate report notes sixteen year old Monror Helml y was killed at North Liberty when struck by a thrown baseball in an accident. Also mentions Simmons Liver Regulator as a remedy for constipation and biliousness.
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Board of Health
Batavia
Monror Helmly
North Liberty
Reas
Banquet of noisy serenade mars wedding in Batavia
The couple wed Sunday night faced a brutal rural custom as locals toasted with tin pans horns and taunting shouts. The scene shocked outsiders deterring matrimony while President Hunt of the C P W railroad earned civic thanks for funding a bridge depot pavement and contributing extra materials for the project.
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Batavia
Clermont Day at the Zoo Celebrates Sunday-School Event
The Cincinnati Zoological Gardens set August 15 for Clermont county Sunday-school children to visit with reduced rail and boat fares. The event, endorsed by the Union and praised by press and pulpit, aims to blend amusement with instruction for pupils across the county. Mesers. Jay and William Perkins, Covington real estate dealers and former classmates of the writer, visited Batavia last Saturday sharing memories of school days and noting the Perkins brothers’ fortunes.
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Cincinnati Zoological Gardens
Clermont County
Clermont
Cincinnati
Jay
William Perkins
Covington
Kentucky
Batavia
Perkins
Williamsburg
One More Whirl Figures Are of Dollars and Dogs
The Courier presents a tax table showing total value of taxable property and numbers of dogs taxed at one and two dollars each. Two more short tables follow before the full tax duplicate is printed as readers stay informed. Weather is warm and crops are harvested while business revives and evenings grow longer. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is advertised to combat warmth and boost vitality.
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Batavia Enbeneerreavers
Amelia
Bantam
Williamabu
Neville
Seeeeen
Onree
Laurel
Ohio
Jackson
Teeteee
Fearful cutting affray over whiskey ends in injuries
A desolate couple once helped by Bernstein & Copeland in town faced hardship after days of labor. Benny, an old Russian, was stabbed seven times by Pete Gaskins during a drunken dispute. Gaskins was bound over to the grand jury on cutting with intent to kill, bail set at 300 dollars. Dr. Ashburn treated Benny, who bears lasting scars but is recovering. Ed Aultman also recovers from earlier injuries, with McWithey awaiting a preliminary hearing on bail. The town faces religious notices and county conventions, with the Highland county prohibitionists planning a Hillsboro gathering featuring a National quartet from Madison, Wisconsin, and no wine.
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Messrs
Bern
Benny
Pete Gaskins
Whitaker Place
Gaskins
Ashburn
Ed Aultman
Theodore McWithey
Elk Lick
McWithey
Highland County
Hillsboro
National Quartet
Madison
Wisconsin
Peoples Camp Meeting at Shiloh Goshen
A church gathering runs August 9 to 19 on Shiloh grounds near Goshen with Rev A T Cowgill as superintendent. Speakers include Rev Dr Hamilton of Boston Rev J G Talbot Rev C H Payne D D of New York and Dr Edward Schell Epworth League secretary. Public accommodations are ample with music provided Weekday admission free Sunday admission 10 cents for those over 12.
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Shiloh
Goshen
A. T. Cowgill
Dr. Hamilton
Boston
Massachusetts
J. G. Talbot
C. H. Payne
D. D
New York
Edward Schell
Epworth League
Batavia Club Lays Groundwork For Team Reform And Public Walk
The Batavia ball team, healthy and skilled yet needing more practice, is urged to play together three times weekly. The city praises the depot pavement built by Johnson Bros under Mr Shipp, 600 feet long and 5 feet 2 inches wide, cost 900 funded by citizens and the railroad. The walkway, on a solid frost resistant foundation with trees, stands as a lasting civic pride.
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Batavia
Johnson Bros
Shipp
Citizens and Railroad Company
Sane Oliver Carnell to be sent to Athens Asylum
Oliver Carnell of Ten Mile was examined by Judge Breeding in Batavia and pronounced sane only to be transferred to the Infirmary for admission and transport to the Athens Asylum. The issue notes local meetings of the King's Daughters and Young People's Society Christian Endeavor in Williamsburg, plus Soldier's Relief eligibility and Emanuel McKeever's death at 83.
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Oliver Carnell
Ten Mile
Batavia
Breeding
Athens
Young People’s Society Christian Endeavor
Williamsburg
Emanuel McKeever
Louella Nichols
Indiana
NeKeever Brothers
Fulton
Worth
Largest G A R barbecue planned for Louisville encampment
At the Louisville G A R encampment in five weeks the veterans will feast from trenches roasted with 400 cattle 300 calves and 200 sheep served to 35 000 guests by 1000 waiters. Burgoo for all will total 7500 gallons and plantation scenes plus a 500 strong chorus are planned for entertainment.
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Louisville
Batavia Institute Promises A Week Of Fine Entertainments
The Coming Teacher's Institute in Batavia hosts five evenings of entertainment from August 12 to 16. Notables Eli Perkins Dr Edward Nelson Batavia Histroric Society Supt James Coughlin and The Lurline Lyrics perform with varied admission prices. Local notices report a violent incident in Jefferson township and announce W B Mets to deliver a leading address in Boston for Knights Templar.
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Clermont County
Eli Perkine
Edward T. Nelson
Old Homestead
Batavia Histroric Society
James M. Coughlin
Lurline
Eli Perkins
Worl
Nebraska
Elias
Dr. Nelson
Coughlin
Della Nichols
Batavia
Ohio
G. B. Bolenbaugh
Sec
New Richmond
W.B. Mets
Milford
Knights Templar
U. S
Massachusetts
Rhode Islands
Boston
Massachusettes
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