Country Editor Tribute Swells in Loud Bill Debate
Champ Clark of Missouri lauds country editors during congressional talk opposing the Loud bill. He calls editors vital to communities, chronicles their influence in politics and morals, and condemns measures that would impede mail use and earnings. The bill fails 162 to 119.
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Congress
Champ Clark
Ninth Missourri
United States
Clark
Charity
St. Paul
First Corinthians
Herodotus
Tacitus
Sismondi
Macaulay
Mme. Ayres
Beauty
Chesterfield
Seth Brown
Brown
West Union An Ohio Railroad Extension Promised
Cincinnati Georgetown and Portsmouth railroad officials pledged summer expansion to West Union if locals provide fair donations. After about 1500 spent on surveys, a mass meeting rallied leading citizens to subscribe funds payable within a year, enabling construction. The line’s current operation is solid and would greatly benefit West Union, a county seat long without a railroad.
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Cincinnati
Georgetown
West Union
Ohio
Cincinnati Georgetown and Portsmouth Railroad Proposes West Union Line
The Cincinnati Georgetown and Portsmouth Railroad Company asks residents along the Georgetown to West Union extension for a $50,000 cash subscription and a free right of way. If the subscription is guaranteed the company pledges to have trains running by next December.
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Cincinnati, Georgetown & Portsmouth Railroad Company
Georgetown
West Union
Custer Domes Adams County Commission Contest For Newman
Attorneys have traveled 1800 miles securing depositions in three states for the election contest between R H Custer and M H Newman a commissioner of Adams county The case has had two trials over two and a half years and is set for trial at the April term of the common pleas Sixty witnesses will be heard before a decision that may outlast Mr Newman’s term and his successor is to be qualified
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R. H. Custer
M.H. Newman
Adams County
Common Pleas
Newman
Marathon Five Mile Dramatic Club Presents Two Shows
The Five Mile dramatic club will present Brac the Poor House Girl and the Darkey Wood Dealer at Marathon hall on Friday and Saturday evenings March 11 and 12. Proceeds go to the ladies' aid society.
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Five Mile Dramatic Club
Marathon
Brac
Darkey Wood
Ladies’ Aid Society
Arrested twice for drunkenness sparks payout and loss of funds
A city exchange letter criticizes police mercy after Martin Karem, arrested for drunkenness, is released with $245 and a tag, only to be jailed days later with $5. He ends in the workhouse for thirty days, prompting debate over whether money should have kept him detained.
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Martin Karem
Martin
Hikam Day
Ilesboro
News Herald
Williams seeks re election to Williamsburg school board
Mrs. Kate Williams of Williamsburg announces her candidacy for re election to the Williamsburg schools board. She argues women are as capable as men and pledges support for Supt Turnipseed and top assistants, promising to act without selfish motive. If not elected she says it will expose hiding bugs. Batavia also to publish notices for 1 dollar.
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Kate Williams
Williamsburg
Board of Directors of
Turnipseed
Batavia
Batavia High School
Jessie Baum
Railroads and Railroading: earnings rise and lines near completion
The C P and V earnings for January reached 20087 dollars, up from 17507 the prior year. The McDermott quarry branch is nearly finished. Engineer Eulans, wounded in December, faces slow recovery after a failed bone union and recent surgery. Milt MacKeehan is discharged cured from cancer surgery. CP and V plans faster trains and a new timetable effective the 15th, linking Portsmouth to Cincinnati and boosting western connections.
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Kenova
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Williamsburg Council Breaks Up Housekeeping
Williamsburg council meets with mayor absent. Hartman fills chair as resignations of Hartman and Peterson take effect April 1 and Griggs is declared vacant for nonattendance. Town marshal E W Smith also resigns. With two members left, meeting adjourns and a new council will be elected in spring.
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Williamsburg
T. R. Hartman
Hartman
Peterson
Griggs
E. W. Smith
Georgetown neighbors secure a cannery project
Georgetown residents back a cannery with capital stock of 5000 dollars and secure a plant idea for Batavia. A former Methodist church could host the service along with abundant water and good roads. The land suits corn and tomatoes for canning, offering employment and profits if capital and effort combine.
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Georgetown
Batavia
Old Methodist Church
Fight at Loveland City Hall After The Performance
A free fight broke out in the Loveland city hall corridor last Saturday night following a planned prize bout after a theater performance by a specialty company. P Davis and Pastor Gaeldis with deputies and constables clashed with several men and boys, in a disgraceful melee contrasted with a creditable Olympic entertainment.
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City Hall
Loveland
P. Davis
Gaeldis
M. E. Church
Ohio River Flood Heights and Low Water Dates Recounted
A Clinton Republican reminiscence cites high water on the Ohio River. C N Browning recalls June 1862 when Kanawhas washed banks and drift filled the river. The News notes September 20, 1851 Punkin rise topped by 19 feet, and September 18, 1881 recorded the canal at one foot one inch.
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Ohio River
C. N. Browning
Clinton Republican
Mr. Browning
Ohio
Frank
Boat Run
Ex-treasurer seeks law to reimburse missing county funds
P N Wickerham former Adams county treasurer asks the Legislature to pass a law allowing the county commissioners to reimburse him eighty thousand two hundred sixty four dollars for cash taken from the counter during his term while at dinner. The county already has a safe so the funds would have been secure if deposited. The article notes the Legislature is passing many laws and may grant this request.
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P. N. Wickerham
Adams County
Homeopathy in Living Reflects Struggles of Urban Life
A New York dispatch notes many households lack full kitchens and must live with compact cooking. shoppers buy small quantities, often just to keep up appearances. The piece suggests hardship drives minimal purchases while promoting Burdock Blood Bitters as a health aid.
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New York
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Clermont Woman Leads 150 Descendents to Klondike Expedition
A Clermont County woman, Misa Lillian Lemon, organizes a 150 woman company to travel to Klondike mid May. Lemon serves as commandant issuing all rules and the group plans to take sewing machines, irons, cookbooks, and a small printing press. Tickets sold for 140 explorers. some men will be employed but no matrimonial entanglements are allowed to protect the venture.
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Clermont
Terrace Park
Klondike
Misa Lillian Lemon
Tobacco Market Signals Little Change In Western Markets
The Western Tobacco Journal reports minimal market movement with light business and sales below receipts. Most of the winter crop is already shipped or held by country dealers who paid strong prices. Future value hinges on next crop prospects and potential weather-related setbacks.
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Western Tobacco Journal
Blairville Brick Works Fails Under Depression
The Blair brick works near Blairville Ohio on the Ohio river and New Richmond failed in Hamilton County probate court with Union Saving and Trust Company named as assignee. Established 1827, the plant employed many locals and produced upwards of 20 million bricks annually from Cincinnati orders. Annual output last year under 6 million bricks. assets about 100000, liabilities 45000, operations could resume if credit or capital returns.
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Blair Brick Works
Ohio River
New Richmond
Blairville
Hamilton County
Union Saving and Trust Company
John M. Blair
John M
Chamber of Comerce
Cincinnati
Burr W
Joseph T. Blair
Blair Brothers
New Georgetown Canning Co. Incorporation at Columbus
Last week Columbus saw the formation of the Georgetown Canning Company with a capital stock of 5000 dollars. The filing marks a new venture in the local industrial scene and adds a fresh corporate entity to the area.
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Columbus
Georgetown Canning Company
Mrs Boulware Recovers and Visits Friends After Injury
Mrs M A Boulware of New Richmond has recovered enough from injuries suffered last fall when she was thrown from a railroad crossing to visit friends in nearby towns, according to local reports.
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M. A. Boulware
New Richmond
Eliza Powell
Otway
Clermont Woman Assigns Assets in Real Estate Setback
Mrs. William J. Everhart, formerly of Williamsburg, assigned all property to John G. Hutchinson last Friday. Liabilities total $2,000 with assets of $4,000. The move stems from low mood in real estate.
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William J. Everhart
Williamsburg
John G. Hutchinson
Missionary Rally at Monterey Christian Church
Next Sabbath March 13 a missionary rally day will be held at Monterey Christian church with evening exercises papers read recitations and choice music. Large attendance expected. All invited. CLERMONT COLORED GIRL HONORED: memorial services held for Miss Eliza Green leader of the Christian Endeavor youth society who died at her home. life policy of 250 paid.
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Monterey Christian Church
Young Colored People’s Society of the Christian Endeavor
Eliza Green
Williamsburg Man Committed for Assault on Veteran
Frank Hough of Williamsburg was committed to jail to await the grand jury on an assault charge against an old veteran named Hickey who was badly hurt. Hough showed insane condition in his cell and became a raving maniac, with a history of mental troubles. his family is in the infirmary.
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Frank Hough
Williamsburg
Hickey
Hough
Buvinger
Farmer Joseph Hiestand Dies Crossing Tracks on CPV Road
Joseph Hiestand aged about 75, a prominent Danville area farmer, was struck and killed by a passing engine while attempting to cross the CPV railroad near the gravel bank last Thursday morning. His body was thrown from the track and found slightly mangled.
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Joseph Hiestand
Danville
Fire destroys home of Misses Simon on the hill
A noon Saturday fire gutted the home of Misses Mattie and Rachel Simon on the hill behind Neville. Neighbors fought the blaze but could not save the house though much of the contents were removed. Insurance covered the house and goods. The fire was due to a defective flue.
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Misses Mattie
Rachel Simon
Neville
March Table Talk issue offers recipes and homemaking arts
The March Table Talk issue shines with receipts menus entertainments and home care tips for mothers and housekeepers. It features Early English Banquets by Martha Bockee Flint Short Sermons from Gastronomic by Mary Lloyd and other pieces. readers can obtain a free sample by sending name and address to Table Talk Publishing Co Philadelphia PA. ALL Spanish soldiers and sailors will look alike to American cannon.
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Martha Bockee Flint
Mary Lloyd
Elizabeth Grinnell
Market Street House Closure and Local Market Notes
TEMPORARILY CLOSED The corner house used as a hotel by Rufus Wesker will stay shut from now until the new building opens, with a four week estimate for readying to receive guests. The Courier notes a revived local horse market with higher prices and strong demand, listing current prices and activities.
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Market
North Streets
Rufus Wesker
Walker
Kearsarge Christening Set with Champagne Breakover
The future ceremony plans for the battleship Kearsarge at Newport News on March 2 include a champagne bottle breakover by a young woman, not Kentucky bred or linked to temperance groups. She will follow her husband Lieutenant-Commander Winstow U.S. N. and is related to the ship’s historic commander.
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Spain
Mobile
Kearsarge
Newport News
Kentucky
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Miss Bradley
Winstow
U.S. N
Théolit Kearsarge
Alabama
Workman school law amended creates subdistrict boards
Senate approves bill by Mr. Brorein of Auglaize by 31 to passage. Subdistrict boards, comprising the district director and two citizens, will elect teachers and set salaries with township boards retaining control and management. Each township board gains three standing committees on Leaders, buildings and grounds, and supplies.
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Senate
Brorein
Auglaize
Workman School
Township Boards of
Workman
Suodiatrict
Vesta Club Session Reads Jamestown and Ramona Sketches
The Williamsburg Vesta Club met at Misses Beacham’s Tuesday evening for papers on Jamestown by Miss Belle Behymer, a French settlements history with map illustrations by Mrs. Garner, and Ramona by Mrs. Lizzie Stockton. The event blended literary merit with social enjoyment.
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Williamsburg
Vesta Club
Emma Belt
California
Ramona
Epworth League Session Held in Georgetown Church
A Georgetown Epworth League meeting at the M E church featured an afternoon business session and an evening program. Frank Crane of the Sun office chaired. The program included organ voluntary, audience song, devotional, anthem by the Junior Choir, address by C E Roetenger, vocal solo by Mrs Jesse Baum, brief talks by Annie McNeill Annetta Moore and Rev Dart, plus congregational singing and the benediction by Rev Dart.
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Epworth League
Georgetown
M. E
Frank Crane
The
Sun Office
McNeill
C. E
Roetenger
Jesse Baum
Annie McNeill
Annetta Moore
Dart
Measles Fatal for Two Boehtold Children
Last week three Boehtold children fell ill with measles, two year old Rose and one year four months Eden died. A third child remains very ill. Parents John and Emme Rocbold, former county residents, are grief stricken. After brief services at the German Evangelical church, the remains were buried in Williamsburg. Coroner Haerr found no inquest. deaths attributed to measles, a rare cause. Community sympathy floods the family.
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Ciociunati
Boehtold
Rose
Eden
John
Emme Roclold
Williamsburg
Haerr
Widow Margaret Foster Ricker Dies in Clermont County
Margaret Foster widow of the late Major R. E. G. Ricker of Clermont County died Monday March 7 at 1 70 p m in her eightieth year. Funeral from her son Dr J T Ricker’s Forestville home Thursday March 10 at 10 a m with interment at Amelia. She was a well known and beloved figure in the county.
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Margaret Foster
RE. G. Ricker
Clermont County
J. T. Ricker
Forestville
Ohio
Amelia
Kitchen Shower Grants Uten Silks to Rev Billman Family
A generous kitchen shower was held at the parsonage for Rev. Billman and his wife last Saturday. Members of the congregation gave lavish kitchen utensils as he leaves Arizona, with the well attended meeting deemed pleasant by all attendees.
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Billman
Billmen
Arizona
Silver price slide dents hard money zeal in 1900s notes
The piece notes silver bullion slipping from 60.3 cents to 55.75 cents per ounce within eight weeks and mentions a weak quote of 65.75 in New York. It comments on the discouraged outlook for silver as a monetary standard in a future campaign. It also covers Fellcity Times publishing volume 18 with a new eight page folio format and Odd Fellows meeting in Batavia.
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New York
New York World Market Report
Fellcity Times
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Moorefield
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William Walker
Frank Apble
John Miller
Frank Lanadale
Dr. Bunn
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Tom Keen
Ed’ Savinger
Allen
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King Robinson
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George Binkley
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