The Latter Wins the Purse In Genteel Mount in Clerk’s Office
In a six round exhibition in a 16 foot room near the clerk's office, Frank Acra and David Smith staged a mock prize fight before a lively crowd. The six rounds featured taunts and antics with Acra bleeding, then finally being subdued by Smith through a strange clinch and foul move, ending with Acra knocked senseless by a bed of beer fumes and a mouthful of air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Acra
Clermont County
David Smith
Acra
Court House
Dan Hamilton
Daniel
Mr.Smith
John Hillin
Smith
Democratic Vote Sparks Row in Republican Township Fight
The scene centers on a tense election dispute as two men, Smith and Acra, clash after a boxing match. Dust and smoke obscure a sailor hornpipe moment and a green Irish flag appears. The referee ends the round. Smith gains the stakes amid claims of foul. Acra’s irascible nature fuels prior vandalism rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hillin
Old Ireland
Mr. Smith
Mr. Acra
Smith
Infant dies in mother's arms on train near Loveland
An infant seven weeks old died on a Cincinnati bound train after the mother noticed pallor and stillness while the child slept. Physicians confirmed the death at Loveland. cause remains conjectural. Reverend Schultz spoke at Milford, revival planned, and Sunday services filled. Judge Davis addressed a large audience, with Judge Hulick to speak tonight. United Brethren church reports a strong revival and growth, led by Rev Schwab.
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Louis Penguite
Pasage
Blanchester
Cincinnati
Loveland
Schultz
van Cleve
Milford
M. E
Straus
Presbyterian Church
Frank White
Davis
G. W. Hulick
Church of the United Brethren
Schwab
Promising Standardbred Colt Sold to Big Four Agent
Clermont farm owner Col J E Reeves, Big Four agent, acquires Little Corporal foal from Lexington sire Onward lineage. The colt, bred by Col R P Pepper and once owned by EB Bryan, will stand at W C Pinkham’s Loveland farm in 1892 with mares in foal to Little Corporal to challenge Southwestern Limited and Big Four World’s Fair Flyer.
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J. E. Reeves
Lexington
Kentucky
Clermont
Ohio
George Wilkes
L. & N. Railroad
Louisville
Bryan
Little Corporal
General Southern
W. C. Pinkham
Loveland
Reeves
A Pretty Wedding at the Duckwall Home
Miss Kate Duckwall married James H. McMurphy at the Duckwall home on March 2 with Rev. C W Briggs officiating. The couple will reside near Nicholasville. Guests enjoyed a lavish dinner and numerous costly gifts were received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Duckwall
James H. McMurphy
BE R Duckwall
C.W. Briggs
Wrecks and Reform at Baltimore and Ohio News
The article advocates full public disclosure of railroad accidents and cites a plan at the Baltimore and Ohio system to telegraph official accident accounts to offices and share details with newspaper reporters and the public. It also discusses a court case update, local council actions on shade trees and sidewalks, pavement building, and a prison confinement contract with Cincinnati work house.
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Baltimore & Ohio Road
Scull
Reppert
Columbus
Odell
Baltimore’ & Ohio
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Ironton Register
Straw Show Fraud Near Walnut Hills
James Carter and Patrick Bell, both claiming farming roots in Butler and Clermont counties, were jailed at Walnut Hills station after selling bogus hay certificates. Carter altered weighers' certificates to inflate a $15 load to $24.50, then sold to a Walnut Hills grocer. officers observed the pair as they divided the proceeds and failed to explain how they obtained the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Carter
Jones Station
Butler County
Patrick Bell
Clermont County
Walnut Hills Station
Denman
Carter
Walnut Hills
Schorr
Hugloucht
Klusman
Burkhardt Trial Opens as Murder Case Proceeding
Deputy Clerk Nichols opens a new Journal detailing Frederick Burkhardt linked to horses amid indictments with a guilty verdict in one case and a slide toward sentencing. The Jones murder trial proceeds with veniremen drawn and a fresh panel selected after complex challenges and juror exclusions.
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Nichols
Frederick Burkhardt
Burkhardt
Jones
Prgpisgboierng. Oy
Jackson A
Sweet
Miai
Frank Wood
Rinks
Pierce Charles Burkhardt
Ohio
PBA
Williamsburg Tenace
Tiny
Jackson
Venice
W.E. Whitaker
Vests
Orbs
Batavia Theodore Steelman
Monroe
Moms Downs S Occ
Sdsis
Ghgeiog Bocmor
Jess Dec
MMI Cenes Weir
Seti
Cappell
Cincinnati
Grifith
Early Chickens and Raising Them for Beginners
Practical guidance on setting eggs for early chicks, selecting eggs, warmth, nests, and dust treatments. Notes on handling during hatching, feeding from hatching to two months, artificial heat needs, and housing. Also comments on breed crosses and pullet laying prospects, plus a brief section on correspondents and seed ads.
McKinley portrayed by Eli Perkins in tariff tale
Columbus dispatch recounts Perkins interview with Governor McKinley noting his asides on tariffs for macaroni and pearl buttons. The piece highlights McKinley as handsome and confident, praising tariff policy for boosting American industry and wages while lampooning mugwump criticisms.
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Columbus
Eli Perkins
New York Sun
McKinley
White House
Richard Smith
Commercial Gazette
Richard
Campbell
Cincinnati
Vine Street
Dime Museum
Italy
America
New York Times
Omaha
Delphi Zinc Deposit Discovered in Indiana Report
A rich zinc deposit is reported in Delphi Indiana with exploration details. March 22 to 24 is set for considering the free coinage bill. Congressman Springer of Illinois is ill with erysipelas and not expected to live. Typhus deaths rise in New York as disease spreads. Boyce’s fellow prisoners taunt him with a song before a murder. T C Walton loses $700 at a temperance meeting in Indianapolis. John L Sullivan says he will fight July to September and challenges the boxing world. A Big Four switch incident at Coal City causes a fatal collision injuring a fireman and wrecking trains.
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Jones
Coal City
John Lerole
Telegrams go astray in a Batavian dispatch mixup
A Batavian sought a friend’s address and received an absurd telegram intended for a Western firm. The garbled message claimed Father is at Guthrie for Hell and Whiskey firm, prompting humorous commentary on ineffective wording and a Liver Regulator advertisement.
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Guthrie
Hell
Father
Holt & Wiltkey
Batavian
Local robberies and accidents reported near Crosstown area
The piece notes a residence break in and ransack with no loot found, chicken house thefts at W. Al. Ireton, and Jerry Hutchinson losing a hand to a saw while at South's saw mill. It also covers cadetship changes at West Point, a boy’s foot amputation after a train incident, and community notices including auctions, baptisms, and regional farm schedules.
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James Connor
Loney
W. al. Ireton
Jerry Hutchinson
South’s
Crosstown
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Bethel Normal School
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