Spikes and Ties on Rail Plans for Cincinnati Connection
Rumors of a New Deal by the Ohio and Northwestern involve third rail and standard gauge work to Norwood on the Cincinnati Washington and Baltimore route. The C L and N aims to move freight faster from Norwood to Court and Broadway and may link with Cincinnati Jackson and Mackinaw interests to extend to Franklin and Dayton, altering regional rail traffic and ownership prospects.
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Pennsylvania
Cincinnati, Lebanon and
Northern Road
Norwood
Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore Road
Ohio and Northwestern
Idlewild
City
Front Street
Louisville and Nashville
Cincinnati
Washington
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
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Court
Broadway
Jackson
Mackinaw
Franklin
Lebanon
Cincinnati, Jackson
Dayton
Bee Line
Hamilton
Tobacco market at Bodmann warehouse sets weekly record
Offerings total 2685 hhds with 2086 new last week and 140 new among 375 last year. Market strong Tue Thu as large manufacturers return buyers for select grades while old leaf remains steady. Friday closings ease slightly amid soft weather and non descript lots. Shipping advised. notable sale: Shirdsburley lot to Moss of Barren County at 10.17 per hundred. Brown county quotes listed for new and old leaf across grades.
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Bodmann
Louisville
Barren County
Kentucky
Brown County
Clinton County colonists depart for Nebraska farming colony
The Wilmington Journal reports fourteen Clinton County residents leaving to settle in Nebraska at Kearney. The party includes Arthur Jones and family, Joseph Conner and family, Eldo Crouse and family, Frank Lane and family, Frank Fisher, Emmett Lane, James Kilgour, and Elbert Horseman. Tickets were provided by C H Van Tress. The editor notes the county loses residents but the state gains.
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Wilmington Journal
Clinton County
Nebraska
Arthur Jones
Joseph Conner
Eldo Crouse
Frank Lane
Frank Fisher
Emmett Lane
James Kilgour
Elbert Horseman
Kearney
C. H. van Tress
Peculiar Prisoning of a Peri Pathetic Pickpocket
A man arrived at the county jail with a document authorizing imprisonment of Arthur Harrison for pocket picking. The sheriff questioned the prisoner who claimed to be the inmate, and Harrison had already been arrested in Ripley. Mayor Edwards sent him to jail in default of bond, making the man’s self-imprisonment the first recorded instance in the county.
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Richey
Arthur Harrison
Harrison
Ripley
Edwards
Demented Lady Seeks Relief Through Death by Action
Mrs. Arthur Leslie of Rural precinct near Rural has made two suicide attempts in recent weeks. She cut her throat with a knife but was saved, then tried to drown herself in backwaters near her home. She is under mental alteration and will be taken to an asylum for treatment.
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Arthur Leslie
Fifty Years Ago Public Events Chronicle
A gentleman near his fiftieth birthday lists public events since 1839, noting milestones from daguerreotypes and brass clocks to the abolition party, Mormon exodus, patent milestones, and the first rail spike machine. It records population figures, notable figures like Frederick Douglass, and early American industrial and social progress.
To saw To chop To write To figure and To build fires
A fragment from the Cincinnati Enquirer lists a long sequence of duties and behaviors for a man. It satirically outlines responsibilities from economy and self restraint to family care and politeness, ending with the expectation to give up a streetcar seat to women.
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Canada
Cincinnat! Enquirer
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Guaranteed Relief
Guaranteed to bring relief for throat and lung ailments with a purchase plan. Trial bottles offered free at W. R. Walker’s Drug Store Batavia and J.B. Walker’s Williamaburg.
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Dr. King
W. R. Walker
Batavia
J.B. Walker
Williamaburg
Ripley youths attend Cincinnati opera with Snedaker guest
A group from Ripley visited Cincinnati last Friday to see the opera. They were joined at Smith's Landing by Miss Ligsle Snedaker, and Miss Hattie Snedaker, a member of the party, remained for a week with her cousin Lewie Snedaker.
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Ripley
Cincinnati
Ligsle Snedaker
Smith's Landing
Hattie Snedaker
Liewie
Damaged Case Yields One Cent Verdict in Felter Suit
George Ringold versus George W. Felter et al ends with a one cent damages verdict and full exoneration for defendants. A Brown county ten year-old girl bitten by a neighbor’s dog suffers hydrophobia and severe wounds, convulsions, and violent distress, bound to her bed as her condition worsens.
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George Ringold
George W. Felter
Sage
U. S
Court Journal
Henry Hasson
Hestoria
Brown County
Funeral of Col William Nash Veteran railroad man dies at Loveland
Col William Nash aged 76 a veteran railroad man died at his Loveland residence. Born in Lewiston Maine he held every trust on the Miami road and retired in 1886 with full pay as conductor of the Loveland daylight accommodation. He was twice married survived by Mrs Gessie Cornelius funeral led by Masons Odd Fellows and other orders.
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William Nash
Loveland
Lewiston
Maine
Miami Road
Guesie Cornelius
Masons, Odd Fellows, Sons of Malta
Presbyterian Church of
Fashions For Officeseekers In This Spring
The piece satirically notes office seekers will wear bias cuts and necklines, ruffs, elbow sleeves, and various fabrics to impress officials. It predicts colors like green and gold, discusses attire for different officials, and mocks the struggle for political advancement and appointments.
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Faille
Morey
Internal Revenue
Muskrat Syndicate Drains Lindale Pond Killing Fish
The Lindale pond at W. C. Coombs place was drained in a single night by muskrats from a syndicate. Of 117 young fish stocked last August, 112 survived at about 2 inches now 10 to 12 inches long. Five fish missing, likely luncheon for the Lenten period.
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W. C. Coombs
Lindale
Muskrats
Milford Building Association Elects New Officers
The Milford Building Association announces new officers: President C L Greene, Vice President A J Turner, Treasurer Charles Adams, First Secretary John L Bronson, Second Secretary D W Murphy, Directors C Hill H G Murphy M Connolly and M H Soth. The text also notes a humorous local anecdote about a hugging bee and a satirical reward offer for catarrh cure.
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Milford Building Association
C. L. Greene
A. J. Turner
Charles Adams
John L. Bronson
D. W. Murphy
Williamsburg social notes and town benefit program
Williamsburg residents host visitors and weddings while planning spring work. In town events include a charming benefit by the corner band to fund instruments and music, a staged drama The Flowing Bowl, and a union meeting program featuring readings duets and songs at the G A R hall. Local figures visit Cincinnati Columbus Covington and Washington DC for weddings, inaugurations, and visits.
Local Notables Throng Georgetown as Penn Recovers from Sabina Accident
Hanson L. Penn, once of Georgetown and now in Charleston, was severely injured after being struck by a moving train at Sabina while attempting to reboard. He lived for years in Georgetown, with his wife and son clerking in Cincinnati, and leaves a community shaken by the accident and memorials.
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Hanson L. Penn
Georgetown
Col. Howard
Charleston
West Virginia
Sabina
Midland
Chester Park
Penn
Allen House
Ife
Ohio
Shillito’s
Cincinnati
Bradbury Assigned to Cincinnati and Portsmouth Division
J S Bradbury, a popular postal clerk, has been assigned to the Cincinnati and Ports mouth Division operating over the Ohio and Northwestern railroad. Patrons will find him polite and efficient. Victor Lodge No. 253 K of Me celebrated its first anniversary with large attendance, music by the Loveland orchestra, and short addresses by several officers. The event closed with music and dancing. Mr and Mrs H Eveland returned from Illinois. Fremont Leming relocates his dairy to Mrs Paxton's Kansas Farm. A citizens meeting at Rowan's Hall outlined reforms. Dr Lippert was in Cincinnati on business. The funeral of Col William Nash drew a large Masonic crowd with Deputy Grand Master Levi C Goodale in charge and Rev W S Acomb delivering the sermon. interment followed at Miamiville Cemetery.
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J.S. Bradbury
Cincinnati and Portsmouth
Ohio and Northwestern
Mr. Bradbury
Victor Lodge No
Loveland Orchestra
Wm. Voris
R. A. Chidsey
Sheesler
Lewis
Kansas
W.S. Acomb
Presbyterian Church
Miamiville
Local items highlight illness travel and a dramatic society
Pneumonia is prevalent in the area as Warren and Lowell Whitaker return to Butler county. J. M. Roudebush departs for Missouri after bidding friends farewell. Miss Hallie Needham convalesces from pneumonia. W. E. Motsinger and wife visit Milford friends. Ft Wayne trip planned by J. L. Mevellum. Our dramatic society staged two entertaining performances of A Soldier of Fortune with strong turns by H. M. Hahn, George Shields, Master Johnny Maddox, and D. S. Anderson, plus music by the Edenton orchestra.
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Warren
Lowell Whitaker
Butler County
J. M. Roudebush
Missour
M. FE. Wood
Hoosierdam
Hallie Needham
W. E. Motsinger
Milford
Wm. Gillespie
Our Dramatic Society
H.M. Hahn
George Shields
Snowball
Johnny Maddox
Freddy
Anderson
Patroni
Edenton , Orchestra
Republican reluctant to attend third inauguration
The article notes that a Republican, having attended Lincoln's 1865 and Garfield's 1881 inaugurations and faced assassination notes, planned to try again this year but stayed home for the sake of his party and country.
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Ripler
Republcan
Lincoln
Garfield
Fle
Accident recounts injuries from horse and bridge fall
Mr Daucherty of Rethel was seriously injured Friday when an unmanageable horse threw him over an embankment. Eben Powell of Youngstown fell from a Milford railroad bridge, receiving serious injuries and is convalescing at the National Hotel.
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Mr. Daucherty
Rethel
Eben Powell
Youngstown
Milford
National Hotel
Local Residents and Visitors See Batavia Scene
A.R. Crane of Bethel and G. T. Cross of Mt. Carmel called Saturday. Prof Ed Swing of Clermont Ex am in g Board visited Saturday. Miss Mose Anderson of Cincinnati and Miss May Schumard of Cincinnati stayed with relatives. Clint Long of Cincinnati visited Batavia with Mrs. Jennie Eulass. Jamb Ashburn and Fred Simmons collect old postage stamps. Uncle Wesley Perkins and Herbert Kain returned from the inauguration pleased with their trip. W. A. Hartman of Marathon will join a Cincinnati firm as collector about April. Rudolph Burkhart of Covington formerly edited the New Rich mond Independent was in town. Dr A S Bryan of Point Pleasant greeted Batavia friends yesterday. Newt Foster of Ameta, near Toledo, plans to move this fall. Josh Silcott of Lindale, Batavia tracksmith and school director, visited with friends. Willie Bancroft, Batavia youth now with the Pan Handle in Columbus, spent time with Batavia friends and praises Columbus and the Batavia colony there.
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T. R. Hartman
Mr. Hartman
Emma
Lena Hartman
Linwood
Lizzie Clark
Cincinnati
E.B. Holmes
Columbus
Washington D. C
Holmes
Covington
Lyda Martin
Joseph Smith
Mary M. Smith
John Lahr
Simeon Gobiet
John Dennis
Washington D. H
Williamsburg
Fila Gleason
John Miller
Bonneville Kline
Lena Penn
Washington D
H. Mamie
Harry Hopkins
Bethel
Frank Thurber
Withiamsville
George W. Fulton
B. F
Mt. Washington
Helen Donley
Ed. Day
Laurel
Corbly
Thomas W. Hall and Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
George Edwards
Knights of Pythias
Georgetown
Chicago
Jamb Ashburn
Fred Simmons
Wesley Perkins
Herbert Kain
The Boy Orator at Felicity and Local Arts Notes
An item notes Ralph Dingham, a prominent speaker, delivering a performance at Felicity, Maine on March 14. The Evening Journal praises his depth of feeling and artistry. Also covered are Well Duckiteot artists visiting Well and remarks on Mishel Austaire and Mr Dickinson, praising their studio portraits and landscape photography.
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Ralph Dingham
Felicity
Ted Art Gatlers
Wes
Mishel Austaire
Dickinson
Electric Bitters Praised By Local Attorney
A Clay County attorney testifies to the efficacy of Electric Bitters in treating malaria, jaundice, and kidney and liver disorders. He notes his brother’s recovery from malaria and jaundice, and cites testimonials from D T L Wisconson and Hicky. Sold for 50 cents at Walker’s Drug Store in Williamsburg and Batavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Baines Munilay
Clay County
D. TL. Wisconson
Morse Cave
Ken. Hicky
Tj. B. Walker
Williamsburg
W. R. Walker
Batavia
Barn Fire Destroys Hageman Property Near Williamsburg
Fire destroyed William Hageman's barn two miles east of Williamsburg at ten o'clock Saturday night. Three horses, two cows, three sheep and a buggy perished. Loss totaled 1000 with 450 covered by insurance. Arson suspected as incendiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hageman
Williamsburg
Swayne's Ointment Promises Tumor Healing Cure
An 19th century advertises Swayne's Ointment to treat moist itching and stinging skin ailments. It claims nightly discomfort, scratching worsens lesions, and warns tumors may form that bleed and ulcerate. The product allegedly stops itching, stops bleeding, heals ulcers, and removes tumors, offered by Dr. Swayne & Son of Philadelphia for 60 cents.
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Swayne
Dr. Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
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