Death of Skeet Anderson in Williamsburg Tragedy
In Williamsburg Ohio on March 1 1892 Skeet Anderson long known for violence returns to C A Jacobs saloon and confronts Oscar Murphy after a dispute Murphy shoots Anderson three times including a heart shot Anderson dies Murphy is jailed awaiting trial with self defense anticipated and sympathy for Anderson Sr. The incident ends a life marked by intemperance and debauchery.
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Courier
Williamsburg
Ohio
C. A. Jacobs
Skeet Anderson
Jacobs
Oscar Murphy
Crab
Anderson
Murphy
McLean
Irish Witness George W Washington in Court
George W Washington and Mike Redmond testifying for the plaintiff in Arthur Spencer’s assault case. Redmond, a merry Loveland resident with Irish brogue, balks at cross questions then bursts from the court amid jokes and comic outbursts.
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Mike Redmond
Loveland
Arthur Spencer
Mike
Britton
Council For Defense
Joodge
Local Social Roundup Highlights engagements and Moves
Miss Grace Browning attends tea with Miss Kate Ducknall while T D Rush and wife visit family in Batavia Miss Grace Hambleton hosts Wagerman of Williamsburg Herman Hulick heads to Fort Worth Sun Vapor Light Co Canton appoints Kenton book keeper Batavia graduate Charley Medaris lands Kenton manufacturing firm post West Point prep standout Tom Ashburn shines in class James McMurchy and Miss Kate Duckwall wed at noon Pinus mentions constipation Simmons Liver Regulator note.
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James McMath
Canton
Batavia
Grace Hambleton
Wagerman
Williamsburg
Herman Hulick
Fort Worth
Texas
The
Sun Vapor Light Co
Charley Medaris
Batavia High School
J. H. Medaris
Boston
Kenton
Tom Ashburn
West Point
James McMurchy
Nicholsville
Kate Duckwall
Elk Lick
Luck for Loveland Institute Assembly in Batavia
The Institute Board met in Batavia to plan a Loveland meeting likely the county’s largest institute yet. The 1892 session begins August 8 with F E Swing, W H Ulrey, C Jones, Miss Anna Logan leading subjects, and world famous singer Maria Decca headlining an evening concert.
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Batavia
Loveland
F. E. Swing
Mt. Washington
W. H. Ulrey
Plainville
C. Jones
Manchester
Adams County
Anna Logan
Westwood
Maria Decca
Patti, Nilson
Misfit Cap Case and Free Want Column Notes
Edward Collings faces a $5000 damages suit from Edward Parker after a blasting accident with caps. Parker recovered fingers. jury ruled Collings not liable. Also details Tom Leeds Brown County free want column and its wide, unbounded listings. Parish prayer meeting at Presbyterian church highlights Biblical inspiration discourse led by M Jamieson. O W VanOsdol of Williamsburg Township dies at Concord home aged 77. Interment at Concord cemetery planned.
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Edward Collings
Clermont
Free Soil
Brown County
Common Pleas Court
Edward Parker
Collings
Free Soil Turnpike
Mr. Parker
Collins
Parker
Presbyterian Church
M. Jamieson
Little Chapel
City Hall
Davis
Swing
Hulick
Bishop
A. Dennis
O. W. Vanosdol
Williamsburg Township
Concord
Concord Cemetery
Tragic Collision Kills Engineer George Collins Near Cincinnati
An evening C P and V train collided with Northern Road accommodation near Idlewild tunnel in Cincinnati. Engineer George Collins died instantly. Conductor Dugan resigned. About twenty five passengers aboard the up train survived shaken. Firemen were saved. one passenger Stirling Moore fell ill from shock. Blame disputed pending investigation.
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Cincinnati
George Collins
Dugan
Idlewild
Ben Anson
Collins
Stirling Moore
P. F. Swing
J. B. Swing
A. B. Shaw
Len Moore
Why Warren County Plan Hinges on Washington Township
A Washington Township delay keeps the Warren County Plan from adoption as a sub committee failed to present the course of study to the township board. The paper urges teachers and board members to act now to advance the plan for ungraded country schools.
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Epirok Courier
Warren County
Washington Township
Board of Education
Institute
Washington
Township Board of Education
Adams County Treasurer explains treasury shortage
Treasurer Wickerham attributes a $2,550.26 deficit to examiners not counting collateral. He says tax receipts are collected but funds await turnover by collectors, asserts all money and collateral remain intact, and criticizes strict statutory adherence as impractical. He begins a second term next September and is described as having a good record.
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Adams County
Wickerham
Highway Robbery Foiled by Moscow Trader in Ohio Fight
Ethel McMath of Moscow, a traveling tobacco salesman in Cincinnati, fought off masked robbers near Mt. Holly. He struck a blows with his whip, spurred his horse, and escaped as bullets followed. McMath saved his money, goods, and instruments, while the assailants fled, deemed outsiders to Clermont county.
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Ethel McMath
Moscow
Cincinnati
Mt. Holly
McMath
Clermont County
Lamb birth shocker near Point Pleasant farm
Ben Lakin, a thrifty farmer near Point Pleasant, discovers a ewe with a newborn lamb that is half human in form, possessing a human-like head and limbs with cloven hooves. The creature, viewed by hundreds in Moscow, is deemed stillborn and will be sent to the Museum of American Freaks in Washington.
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Ben Lakin
Point Pleasant
Mr. Lakin
Museum of American Freaks
Washington City
A Wronged Wife Plans to Punish a Burglar Husband
Mrs. Fisher of Loveland enlists authorities to identify her husband Dan Fisher, now jailed on burglary and desertion charges after a spree of spending and eloping with a younger woman. The tale includes a Cincinnati incident with a railroad agent fending off burglars. The column closes with an appeal to spare sugar trees and promote health with Ayer’s Sarsparilla.
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Dan Fisher
Cincinnati
Luella Applegate
Loveland
Fisher
Applegate
Holmes
Death of Brown County young woman in Ohio river
Miss Luella Waits, a Delta domestic, died last Friday afternoon after plunging into the Ohio river at Fulton. Friends and employer doubt premeditation, suggesting possible foul play or accidental fall. Remains were taken to Mt Oreb for burial.
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Luella Waits
Brown County
Delta
Ohio
Fulton
Burglars Loot Goshen Store and Steal Horse and Buggy
Last night burglars entered Holmes & Berger store in Goshen and took jewelry and clothing valued around 300 dollars. They then emptied Dr. Andrews’s stable, stole his horse and buggy, and headed toward the city as the Goshen Horse Thief Detective Association and neighboring towns were notified by telegraph.
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Holmes & Berger
Goshen
Dr. Andrews
Cal Fig Syrup Company Promotes Gentle Kidney Liver Bowels Action
The Cal Fig Syrup Company emphasizes that Syrup of Figs acts gently on the kidneys liver and bowels to cleanse the system effectively. It cautions that it is not a cure all and does not claim every bottle will substantiate.
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Cal, Fig Syrup Company
Stolen Horses Reported Near Ripley and Oxford
Two valuable horses were stolen last week near this vicinity. One horse was taken from James Ross at Ripley, and the other from Edward Morrill of Oxford. The thefts are under investigation by local authorities.
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James Ross
Ripley
Edward Morrill
Oxford
Milford pastor Lafayette Van Cleve Dies at Study
The M. E. church pastor in Milford, Lafayette Van Cleve, collapsed while seated in his study preparing to address a waiting congregation. He was found face down on the floor and is believed to have died.
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Lafayette van Cleve
M. E
Milford
Fire destroys Goshen home tied to Swank scandal
A Goshen house occupied by Mrs Marcellus Swank was burned on Wednesday morning. Allegations claim Swank, the ex-husband, tried to kidnap the children, and authorities suspect incendiarism. The incident fuels excitement over the fire, divorce, kidnapping, and related rumors.
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Goshen
Marcellus Swank
Swank
Clermont Normal Wins Promising Third Year Outlook
A spring and summer Teachers' Normal will be held at Amelia this year marking the third year for Clermont Normal. The program aims to meet teacher preparation needs and align with high school coursework. Regular announcements will appear in the next issue. Uncle Abram Hulick, 70, said he has six grown sons who are strong Republicans and could be thrown in a contest.
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Amelia
Clermont
Abram I
Lulick
Courier
Hulick
Illustrated Lecture on the American Navy by Byron Williams
The Public Platform column praises Clermont educator Byron Williams of Williamsburg Ohio for an illustrated Navy lecture he prepared for public talks. His son serves in the navy and Williams has studied the subject deeply, predicting strong interest once the talk is publicized.
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Clermont
Byron Williams
Williamsburg
Ohio
County road bill aims to bond assess half to abutting property
Winters session seeks a bill to empower county commissioners to issue bonds for road improvements. The plan would let counties finance road work by bonds and levy half the cost on adjoining landowners, similar to city street practices. The act would not force commissioners to issue bonds, keeping this at their discretion.
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Skeet” Anderson
Himself
George Washington and
Grace Browning
Kate Ducknall
T. D. Rush and Wife
Georgetown
Simmons Liver Regulator
Luck For
Tom Leeds
Tom
Northern Road
Pas
Mrs. Fisher
E. F. Gray
P. & W. Railroad
Broadway
Mr. Gray
Ayer
E. W. Buvinger Esq
Clenneys
Buvinger
Harvey Carter
Biroth
Alexander
Mary Ferguson
Bantam Cemetery
Royal Roads
Messrs. Stirling & Moore
Landred
City Hill
Chris Erion
Second Street
Charles Tatman
John Helbisch
Tatman
Main Street
Odd Fellows Hall
Butler
Alfred Jones
Banschester
F. B. Dyer
Madisonville Schoola
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