Davis Wins and Tax Vote Sparks County Fury
The Clermont County primary results declare Davis the victor with Mansfield Co. blamed for corruption and tax hikes. An editorial attacks the Ring’s hold on politics, accuses West and Davis supporters of inconsistency, and warns of further plunder if the ticket is completed. Tax-payers protest a 3.3 mill county levy rise and a total jump to 120,000 from 77,000 citing economic hardship and lack of justification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Alf. Robinson
Washington
Prince of Devils
Bill Mansfield & Co
Frank Davis
Common Pleas
Cowen
Davis
West
Georgetown
Mansfield & Co
Col. West
Bill Mansfield
Perry Nichols
Nichols
John Parrott
Batavia
Mansfield
Mr. Davis
Mattox
Parrott
Bayless
Tarbell
Griffiths
Perry Griffith
Mansfields
Colonel West
Fayettesville
Daniels
John Lennin
Charles Mansfield
Bald Knob
Dale C. Cowen & Co
Lockwood & Cramer
Judge Ashburn Advocates Adams County Split for Judiciary Fight
A letter from Adams County describes Judge Ashburn urging a split Adams vote between Davis and West to influence the Judiciary convention. He favors Adams county choice while postponing Brown county claims and aligning with Clermont for settlement. The note notes King’s agreement and reflects Democratic unity efforts.
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Ashburn
Adams County
West
Davis
Wrer Union
Adams
Mr. Davis
Davs
Clermont County
Brown County
Georgetown
Yours &E
Golden Specific Promoted as Hidden Cure for Drink Habit
An advertisement touts Dr Halnen’s Golden Specific as a harmless mixture that can be added to coffee or tea without the drinker’s knowledge and claims it will permanently cure alcoholism. It promises reliable results for moderate drinkers and alcoholics alike and lists 186 Race Street, Cincinnati, Ohio as the address.
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Addrova
Race Street
Clucthnati
Scattering the Ducats and County Bridge Repairs
Ledger style list of payments and advances to various individuals for legal services and bridge masonry road work across multiple towns. Names include W W Prather Scott Harris Benj Gardiner Donham Hill T P Pollock J Cook W S Emmons Charles Robinson Allen Boys and others with amounts ranging from 4.00 to 2500.00 for tasks on county treasurer services masonry and bridge repairs and related improvements.
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W.W. Prather
Scott Harris
Tate
Benj. Gardiner
Monroe
Donham Hill
T. P. Pollock
Miami
J. Cook
Goshen
W.S. Emmons
New Richmond
Bethel Turnpike
Charles Robinson
Court House
Allen Boys
Washington
August Flower Promises Disease Relief In A Sample
In persuasive prose a claim is made that Green's August Flower cures dyspepsia liver complaint and related ailments. The ad asserts major illnesses stem from poor health and that three doses prove its effect. Sample bottles are offered at 10 cents to encourage trial.
Mistakes of Moses topic praised by Judge Swing
A large audience heard Judge James BoSwing present the opposite side to the Mistakes of Moses at the Presbyterian Sabbath school. The address highlighted Moses life and usefulness, prompting hope that the judge may repeat the talk before a larger audience at City Hall.
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Moses
Lfe
James BoSwing
Winchester’s strict liquor sale register ordinance
The town requires druggists to keep a public register of all liquor sold, listing purchaser names, intended use, and prescribing physician. The measure aims for conspicuous display and public inspection, prompting questions about legal reach and potential universal adoption if upheld by courts.
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Winchester
Meeting at New Richmond Finalizes Next Session Arrangements
Byron Williams president of Clermont Teachers Institute met at New Richmond on Monday to set up committees and reception for the session beginning August 1. Mrs Davis and several Misses were named to committees on arrangements and associate membership. A strong roster of lecturers is secured for the fortieth session, promising high interest. a full program will be released next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Williams
Clermont Teachers’ Institute
New Richmond
W. A. Davis
Maria Sturges
Fannie Dummitt
Alice Winans
Ella Shaw
Dubois Laux
Harry Bates
Eva Robb
Mary
EF. R. Leatterday
Criminal and civil docket items from Franklin County court
A compilation of civil and criminal cases scheduled or decided, including guardianship, trials, verdicts for petit larceny and burglary, sentences to hard labor, changes of name petitions, and pending trial dates through July 2 1912. Notable entries include Gordon Nelson sentenced for petit larceny with costs, and Albert Nelson jailed for burglary with a three year term.
Majah Blackburn to Lecture at Centenary Church Newberry
Majah H. Blackburn will lecture at Centenary church in Newberry on Sabbath evening July 8. The speaker cites a family illness as the reason for a previous no show and is urged to fulfill at least one appointment this year.
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Majah
H. Blackburn
Centenary Church
Newberry
Town letter from Austin on heirs and a parade note
A Tuesday letter offers to share money with Parkhurst heirs and seeks John H. Parkhurst and Rebecca Parkhurst heirs in Ohio 1840. The Courier mentions William Mansfield, a Fourth of July parade, bank embezzlement, jurors, editors, arrest of Jim Apple for obscene letters, and Batavia St John’s Day observance with a City Hall celebration and Fraternal Lodge program including remarks, music, and supper.
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Parkhurst
Austin
Texas
Srk
John H
Rebecca Parkhurst
Ohio
O. N. Hollingsworthn
William Mansfield
Batavia F
A. M. Lodge
D. D. Cheney
Boig
Dr. Belt
T. B. Stymers
W. M. Long
John W. Lane
Mary Cowen
Charles Belt
E. T. Behymer
Bennet Behymer
M. Jamieson
Miss Cowen
J. Straus
Bae
Belt
James Robinson
Amelia Lawyer
Bennett Behymer
Rose Nash
Pierce Township
W.E. Motsinger
Owensville
James Vance
Williamsburg
Fidelity National bank swindle shocks Cincinnati creditors
The piece decries the Fidelity National bank collapse as the era’s greatest fraud with assets under $1,000,000 against $6,000,000 in liabilities. It notes arrests including Harper, Baldwin, Hopkins, and mentions local losses by individuals and a few associated business interests. It lists upcoming installation services and dates across multiple towns.
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Fidelity National Bank
Cincinnati
Fidelity
Robert Kernohan
Perin’s Mills
Harry Moore
Kayser & Hegner
Moscow
Harper
Baldwin
Hopkins
Clermont and Brown County Tax Levy Figures
Clermont county levy stands at 9 mills per dollar with funds for turnpike repairs. Brown county levy runs 7.4 mills per dollar, as reported by Brown County News.
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Clermont County
Brown County
Monument orders for three graves and posts secured
William Danby of Williamsburg Marble and Granite Co. secured orders for three monuments. One for Col Alfred Holter in Olive Branch cemetery of New Hampshire granite, another for James R Hicks in Amelia over his father’s grave of Concord granite, and a third for Newton Corbly in Amelia for his wife’s grave in mottled Georgia marble. The firm also won a contract to furnish Green township Brown county stone posts.
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William Danby
Williamsburg Marble and Granite Co
Alfred Holter
Olive Branch Cemetery
New Hampshire
James R. Hicks
Amelia
Concord
Newton Corbly
Georgia
Green Township
Brown County
Nelson brothers receive distinct sentences in Cincinnati cases
Albert Nelson, after pleading guilty to burglary, gets three years at hard labor in the penitentiary with no solitary confinement. Gordon Nelson is found guilty of petit larceny and sentenced to 30 days in the Cincinnati workhouse, with costs about 30 dollars. Judge Cowen notes the differing fate due to youth.
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Thos. P. White
Thos. Ashley
C. P. Griffith
Frank G. Ashley
Walter D. Ashley
Carrie Cramer
Alfred H. Norman
Ohio
Gordon Nelson
Cowen
Cincinnati
Albert Nelson
Lloyd
Columbus
Clint Nash
Amelia
Joseph Thomas
Fox
Nash
Nelson
Death Feared After Boy Kicked by Horse at Marathon
Young Melvin Good, about eleven, son of James Good of Marathon, was kicked by a horse on the 19th inst. His skull is fractured, doctors Mendenhall and Walton fear a fatal outcome. He remains unconscious and cannot speak. This is the third similar case noted in weeks.
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Melvin Good
James Good
Marathon
Remarkable Sharpless Strawberries Grower Wins Praise
George W. Anderson of Amelia harvested 130 bushels of Sharpless strawberries from one acre this season, averaging about six dollars per bushel. The report notes it as the best yet recorded. Various locals attended events and visits span Yellow Springs to Batavia with community notes on church, family, and Fourth of July plans.
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George W. Anderson
Amelia
Mr. Holly
EK. Smith
Aliee Bennett
Orie
Emma Lytle
Yellow Springs
Charles Widmeyer
Hattie
Concord
A. D. Fagin
Bethel millinery offer from Mrs KE Reed
Mrs KE Reed of Bethel introduces an extensive millinery stock with bonnets hats ribbons and laces. The collection includes trimmings in many varieties priced to suit every customer and crafted in the best manner with rapid service.
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KE. A. Reed
Bethel
Milford residents eye merger of two building associations
Local notes report good prospects that the two Building Associations in Milford may merge, a consolidation long overdue. Other items mention a new bridge sidewalk floor, George E. Davis named Liverpool Insurance agent, Anna Greene’s Woodward High School graduation, local concerts and visits, July religious events, a saloon sentence, and community happenings from July in Ohio towns.
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Milford
Harry L. Brunson
Delaware
Miami
George E. Davis
Liverpool Insurance Company
Anna Greene
Woodward
Ohio
Jack Turner
Florence Gatch
Oregon
Fourth Presbyterian Sunday School of
Cincinnati
Milford Cornet Band
Maysville
Carman
Baptist Church
Davie
M. H. Soth
Squire
Dial
Local social notes feature Bethel guests and a cowboy lecture
Bethel hosts Miss Lizzie Reed and guests Elsberry and Henry Hannah while Floyd Brown visits Miss Anna McNutt. A Sunday M E church concert impresses, Minnie Leffingwell heads to London, and Jack Corbitt the pale-face scout speaks on cowboy life. Depot plans and an iron bridge discussion arise as Bungh Burg's town prospers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Reed
Bethel
Messrs. Elsberry
Henry Hannah
Georgetown
Floyd L. Brown
Frankfort
Anna McNutt
M. E. Church
Minnie Leffingwell
London
Williamsburg
Ohio
Joseph Innis
Augusta
Happy Jack
Jack Corbitt
Jack
Plains
Texas
Chicago
America
Portsmouth
Temple of Learning
Sommers
Main Street
Fourth Street
Second Street
Gleason
Burg
J. A. Jenkins
Batavia
Cornet
Misa Lida Ferguson
Josie Nartodl
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Elepirok Courier
Congress
Caesar
Ashburn IN
Dr. Halnen
Majesty
THE
Clermont Common Pleas
Adam Binzer
Louis Haussermmann
Haussermann
Alonzo W. Kirgin
Alvin Potter
T. K. Winnedge
Motier Wood
Joseph Vogleman
John Hawkins
Frank Dunlap
William Hare
Sarah Altman
H. R. Kidd
Admr
Peter Camerer
Jared Lemar
Russian Hairfelt Co
William J
Jos
Barngrover
Highland Common Pleas
Mary A. Fitzsimmons
John Johnson
John W. Hutchinson
Frank Mundy
Thomas M. Willis
John L. Barkley
John Fowler
J. W. Short
Sampson Lanham
J. N. Altman
J. P
Franklin
Lafayeth Metzger
Franklin Tp
M. L. Hendrixson Surety
Thos. Thompson
W. W. Waterfield Surety
Louis Hausserman
William G. Ready
Hamilton Buzzatte
Alonzo Kirgan
Nathaniel Henderson
Edward Wilson
George Kell
George W. Dennison
Pettit
Griffins
John Grant
John White
W. W. Vaughn
Binkley
Wayland Kennedy
Henry Johnson
Philip Alexander
William Zimmerman
E. R B. Scott
James Brown
Thomas Bryan
Lemar & Wiley
Alfred Orebaugh
Frank (. Hartman
Bob Kernohan
Fidelity Bank
Robert
High Flyer
J. W. Fisher
Wigginsville
Petit Jury
Courier
Fisher
John Tatman
U.S
Sylvester Binkley
Kirgan
Mr. Binkley
Lockwood
Jim Apple
James
Apple
Hiram Sweet
Hiram
Mr. Sweet
ST. John's Bay
C. F
Hil
James J. Holden
D. D.G.M
Mt. Carmel
Olive Branch
Boston
Newtonsville
Edenton
Common Pleas Court
Cincinnati, O
Private Formula Co
Hamlet
Lizzie Clark
Belle Simpkins
Aaron Bennett
Nicholsville
Ray Ely
Coral Croswell
Felicity
Christian Church
Will
William H. Sutherland
M. E
B. Smith
Fanta
Ricker
Europe
Lena Penn
Robinson's Grove
Perrine
Anna
Dayton
O. Alonzo Kirgan
Frank Bodeman
New York City
A. B. Cleveland
Mayme Robinson
Kate Bradley
Henry Powell
Della Temple
F. M. Robinson
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