Decoration day tribute honors Civil War heroes in 1906
The Grand Army of the Republic and local groups held Decoration Day ceremonies with a band, escort, and flowers at Union and Odd Fellows cemeteries. Rev. Fischer delivered a landmark address urging vigilance against modern moral threats while praising the nation’s veterans and urging continued unity and duty.
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Grand Army
H. J. Fischer
U. B
Union
Odd Fellows
Burdsall
Court House
Fischer
Lee
America
Fair
Lincoln
Bull Ran
Gettysburg
Harper’s Ferry
Antietam
Chickamange
Appomattox
Leo Waa
Fair Land
Longest Train Passes Over N. & W. Line
The longest and heaviest train on the N. & W. road passed through here last week. It carried 72 cars of coal and was drawn by three mammoth engines, drawing much attention.
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N. & W. Road
Flag Day Proclamation Urges Nationwide Display
Governor Patterson declares Thursday June 14 a day to display the United States flag from factories farms public buildings homes jackstaffs schools locomotives and stations. The call honors sacrifices for freedom and unity and urges loyal devotion in peacetime.
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Pattison
United States
Judge Hulick Improves After Nervous Attack
Judge Hulick of Clermont county, once stricken and confined to bed, is described as greatly improved under Dr. Vanhorne care and home nursing. Friends, numbering thousands, await his return to duty and respected public service.
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Hulick
Nestor
Clermont Bar
Vanhorne
Ministers Form Clermont County Alliance Against Evil
Clermont county ministers met in Batavia to form a united alliance for moral work. H J Fischer elected chairman and D Ewry secretary with A M Dawson as treasurer. Officers to serve until October, constitution adopted, and a ministerial picnic planned for July.
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Clermont County
Batavia
Presbyterian Church
Eleeting H.J. Fischer
D. Ewry
Mr. Dawson
W. E. Spurrier
W. E. Brown
J. H. Love
E. Burdsall
G. H. Lee
A. Hamilton
H. McMinn
A. M. Dawson
W. H. Dalby
W. J. Dunham
H. J. Fischer
Applegate House
Fischer
Recent Marriages in Ohio Towns Highlight Double Weddings
Charles Moorehead and Maude Applegate wed June 2 1906 at Hamilton House Batavia with only Eli Speidel as witness. Parish Sheridan Clinger and Anna Lee Case married June 2 1906 at Clermont House Manchester officiated by Rev E Burdeall. They left for a brief wedding trip and will reside in Manchester after June 15.
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Charles Moorehead
Maude Applegate
Miamiville
Hamilton House
Batavia
E. Burdeau
Mooreheads
Eli Speidel
Clermont House
Parish Sheridan Clinger
Manchester
Anna Lee Case
New Richmond
E. Burdeall
Mia. Teal
Home-Coming Roll-Call At M E Church
The home coming roll call at the M E church drew 172 persons responding in person. One member joined the church on probation. Next Sunday a memorial sermon for the Odd Fellows at 10 30 and a 7 30 evening program of songs recitations and addresses will be held. Everyone is invited.
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Odd Fellows
Veteran architect visits hometown and recalls early career
Robert A. Jeremiah, 88, Ta basco resident and retired architect, greeted old friends in town Monday. He shared how a Kentucky raid on the Philanthropist office ended his printing ambitions but allowed him to pursue building, with his sons Harry and Scott carrying on his legacy.
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Robert A. Jeremiah
Tabasco
Harry
Scott
Jeremiah
Evening Post
Philanthropist
Burney
Kentucky
Mr. Burney
Bob
Courier
Last Days of Pompeii Spectacle Heads to Cincinnati
Cincinnati announces midsummer revival of Pompeii spectacles from June 11 to 28 at Norwood circus grounds. A ten thousand seat amphitheatre will host 400 performers in a grand pageant with ballet, chariot racing and European acts, culminating in volcanic destruction scenes and a record fireworks display.
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Cincinnati
Norwood Circus
Pompeii
Vesuvius
Hildebrant Named Nominee In Sixth District Vote
The district election board at Xenia last Thursday named Hildebrant of Wilmington as the Republican nominee for Congress in the Sixth district after striking protests from electors. Judge Smith plans to carry the case to court challenging the convening committee's authority. The board's decision cited Hildebrant delegates from the 1904 National convention over Scroggy delegates.
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District Election Board
Xenia
Hildebrant
Wilmington
Ohio
Batavia
District Board
C. Q. Hildebrant
Republican Party
Congress
Smith
Frank Thompson
H. F. Parker
Brown County
Charles Whippy
Fritz Thomas
Clermont
Orange Frazier
Mahara Barnes
Clinton
A. K. Langdon
Jacob Reid
Warren
A. E. Hough
Highland
James Wilkes
James Lewis
Henry Farrell
Greene
Burned Face Signals Fourth of July Alarm
Jim Fishback sustained a facial burn after a revolver discharged accidentally while he and Calvin Cramer handled a loaded weapon. The shell contained only powder, and no serious injury occurred as Fishback recovers while Cramer reacts with fear and relief.
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Jim Fishback
Jim
Calvin Cramer
Fishback
Cramer
Supreme Court ruling limits county auditor fees dispute
County auditors lose a portion of a recent Supreme Court decision that had curtailed fee payments. The Hamilton County auditor faced a suit demanding 0.2 of 1 percent of school tax receipts under new fee laws. The court ruled that compensation must be paid in full.
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Supreme Court
Hamilton County
State Sunday-school convention opens in Marietta
The State Sunday-school convention began in Marietta on Monday and will stay through Thursday. Noted speakers and temperance workers from Clermont Williamsburg Lorado Batavia Mt. Carmel join delegates. Delegates include John Fuhr Geo B Beacham Mrs Joseph Higgins Anna Chaney Mrs J F Dial Nellie Carter Katherine Ricker.
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Marietta
Clermont
John ©. Fuhr
Geo. B. Beacham
Williamsburg
Joseph Higgins
Anna Chaney
Lorado
J. F. Dial
Nellie Carter
Batavia
Katherine Ricker
Mt. Carmel
Laid to His Rest General Grant Williams Buried
General Grant Williams, a young colored man, was buried from the Colored M. E. church Thursday afternoon. A large turnout of home friends and Cincinnati visitors, including Fountain Baker and wife, attended. The casket was adorned with flowers and the remains laid to rest in Union Cemetery.
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Grant Williams
M. E
Cincinnati
Fountain Baker
Union Cemetery
Hiram A. Moore Adds Berlin Rockaway Carriage
Hiram A. Moore, the well known undertaker, has added a new Berlin rockaway carriage to his equipment. The carriage seats six, features leather cushions, quilted top, rubber tires, plate glass windows and doors. He plans two more similar carriages to complete one of the county’s finest establishments.
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Hiram A. Moore
Berlin Rockaway
Sycamore Tree Resigns as Local Bulletin Board
For decades the sycamore tree served as a wooden newspaper for sales, attachments, meetings, and political gatherings. A new sign reading nost no bills appears on its surface, signaling the tree’s retirement from public notices while two tin remnants still hang on one corner.
Odd Fellows Plan Memorial Decorations in Batavia
The Batavia lodge of Odd Fellows and the Daughters of Rebekah assemble Sunday at Main Street hall and march to the M E Church for a memorial service by Rev Edward Burdsall. They return to decorate graves at Union and Odd Fellow cemeteries with flowers.
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Batavia
Union
QOdd_ Fellow
Death of Pioneer Woman Mrs Caroline Knauer
Mrs Caroline Knauer died at her daughter Mrs Matilda Strieff's home on Friday June 1 1906 in her 33rd year. Born in Württemberg Germany she came to America in 1846 and settled in Amelia in 1879 living with her daughter for years. She leaves two sons Christian and Edward and one daughter Matilda Strieff. Grandmother of Thomas Strieff a local businessman. Funeral services were held at Mrs Strieff's home and interment followed at Spring Grove cemetery with a grave service by Rev Frenger.
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Caroline Knauer
Matilda Strieff
Wurttemburg
Germany
America
Amelia
Christian
Edward Knauer
Thomas Strieff
Summer Concerts At Batavia Court House Yard
Citizens recall past summer concerts in the court house yard drawing many visitors and adding to evening promenades. Batavia’s excellent band, skilled and willing, requires a small subsidy via subscription to secure Saturday night concerts, with a promoter likely needed to renew outdoor pleasures.
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Court House
Batavia
Blanchard Family Interesting in Batavia Visit
From St. Louis comes word that Charles Blanchard enjoyed a Sunday visit in Batavia and is thriving in St. Louis. His son Dr. Robert A. Blanchard, surgeon U S A, has taken duty in Honolulu. Lizzie Blanchard, his sister, plans to join him soon in the distant post.
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Charles Blanchard
Batavia
St. Louis
Robert A
Honolulu
Lizzie Blanchard
Copperhead Bite Harms Seven-Year-Old in Farm Field
Little May Smith aged seven daughter of John Smith tenant on the Lindsley farm near town was stung by a copperhead while pulling weeds near the tobacco barn last week. Medical aid was given with cauterization and poultice, and the child will recover though the wound remains very painful with expected recurring pains annually at the bite time.
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Little May Smith
John Smith
Lindsley
Town
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Elisabeth Applegate
Walter J. Bauer
Frances C. Burlew
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