Clermont views on constitutional convention and liquor laws
A. Dunn reports from Columbus on Governor Johnson’s talk in Clermont about California reform efforts and the liquor question. He notes the convention’s split over license versus temperance measures, the likely ballot outcomes, and the decision to allow a vote on woman’s suffrage. Dunn ends with support for a brighter day for all people.
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Columbus
Ohio
Clermont
Johnson
California
Lincoln
Senator Foraker
Mr. Bryan
King
Anderson
Anti-Saloon League
A. Dunn
Guest Day Program Delights Bata via Woman's Club
The Bata via Woman's Club hosted its third guest day at Mrs. H. L. Nichols home with a program including readings by Mrs. O. P. Griffith and Mrs. H. S. Rush and discussions on Tennyson Browning and “In the Children's Hospital.” The event drew a good crowd and supported library efforts in town.
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Batavia Woman’s Club
H. L. Nichols
Tennyson
O. P. Griffith
Browing
Werner
Children’s Hospital
H. S. Rush
Rep of Stanage Co. Receives Pen, Not Reward
A Stanage Co. representative from Cincinnati left a fountain pen on Auditor Cahall’s desk in Georgetown as a patronage gesture. The official confronted the man and warned against such practices, noting future contracts will go to the lowest responsible bidder, benefiting Brown county and local workers.
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Stanage Co
Cincinnati
Cahall
Georgetown
Brown County
Bethel School District Seeks Bond Vote in Bethel Village
Bethel school district in Tate township calls a March 23, 1912 election date on a bond issue to build and furnish a high and graded school building in Bethel. Supporters deem the project a good cause and badly needed.
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Bethel
Tate Township
Felicity Times Ceases Publication Again
The Felicity Times, long published in Felicity, has ceased publication again. In the past year four different editors have led the sheet before leaving for other places, with no clear idea of how long the hiatus will last.
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Felicity Times
Felicity
County sued over injuries from unsafe rock pile on Ohio pike
The Brown county jury awarded Mrs. Judd 942.20 for a broken rib after a buggy struck a rock pile placed along the Ohio pike by county workers last July. Attorneys sought 5000, but the case and related costs may reach about 1300 for the county, with further hearings for Mr. Judd. Taxpayers bear the final cost.
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Ohio Pike
Hamlet
Carl Judd
Mabel VY. Judd
Baby
Nicholsville
Kearns & Speidel
Brown County
Judd
Clermont
Batavia Odd Fellows Lease Five Year Storefront to Rapp Wolf
The Batavia Odd Fellows voted to lease their store and rear ware room to Rapp & Wolf grocers for five years with a ten year option. The front side alley location includes an 18 by 18 foot rear cellar and a busy street exposure. Rent set at $22 per month as the lodge plans alterations for the new renters.
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Batavia Odd Fellows
Rapp & Wolf, Grocers
Lodge
Comet Theatre Show Draws Large Crowds in Town
Large crowds attend the Comet Theatre as Riley & Wasner present a high class program. Patrons praise the orderly, courteous treatment and recommend a visit for families and friends.
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Comet
Riley & Wasner
Batavian Soldier James O Maley Dies in Middletown
James O Maley, 70, son of Mrs John O Maley of Batavia, died at his Middletown home last Friday after a long Civil War service with company F 59th. He was wounded at Chicamauga and leaves a widow and three daughters. funeral from his home on Sunday. His brother Tom attended. His elderly mother remains in her nineties.
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James O’maley
John O’maley
Middletown
Jim
Chicamauga
Tom O’maley
Nine Weeks Union Program At Batavia M E Church
Rev Edmund Burdsall and members organize a nine week series starting March 17 with rallies visitors night Easter Sunday and a sequence of themed evenings led by Sunday School classes and district leaders. Special events include Sunrise Services Easter sermon and multiple youth and workers nights through May 22.
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Edmund Burdsall
Batavia M. E
George A. Keen
Sheriff Teal
Epworth League
van Pelt
Bessie Walker
Burdsall
Sunday School
Miss Townsley
Miss Long
Miss Griffith
Miss Kain
Miss Brown
Jennie Titus
Jeffries
Ada Leonard
Alden Jeffries
Clermont County Infirmary Directors Report Highlights Heavy Expenses
The Clermont County infirmary directors filed a semi annual report covering September 1, 1911 to March 1, 1912 with the county auditor. It shows 61 inmates at the start and 49 remaining on March 1, 1912. Expenses include 1162.86 for clothing and groceries, with 70.50 for stock feed and 202 for meat over four months. The cost per inmate averaged 77.47 while Brown County averaged 49.32. Five inmates died, ten discharged, one sent elsewhere. Critics call for lower costs and contracts to reduce waste and improve feeding.
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Brown County
East Fork Valley
Facing Bankrup tcy Strains Hillsboro from One Per Cent Tax
Hillsboro faces financial strain as the 1 percent tax fails to cover expenses. City Solicitor Watts told the mayor and council that December collections were about half the previous year, with $10,000 this year versus $21,000 last year. Salaries may be cut as officials seek to balance the books while property values have tripled.
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Hillboro
Watts
Elmwood Crowd Visits New Wood Street Home
The Elmwood crowd including the Hulick sisters spent Tuesday at their new Wood street home. Members contributed to a lunch program with a generous and well enjoyed noon spread. The day was pleasantly spent by all attendees.
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Elmwood
Hulick Sisters
Wood Street
Woodman Humorist to Lecture in Batavia March 22
Humorist and cartoonist Need Woodman will appear at Batavia town hall on March 22 under high school auspices. He gained prominence with work in Chicago papers and Life, combining insightful nation event depictions with humorous art. Admission Adelta 26 cents, children under 14 16 cents. plat opens March 20 at Nash's Pharmacy 8 am.
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Woodman
Chicago
Life
United States
Canada
Batavia Town Hall
Nash’s
Adalta
Marriage of George C Jones and Gussie Yeomans in Warren Co Ohio
George C. Jones of Pleasant Plain and Miss Gussie Yeomans of Goshen wed at the home of O B Cain near Morrow Warren county Ohio on March 6 1912 at 8 a m Rev G M Fulton conducted the Methodist Episcopal service in the presence of Frank Yeomans Goshen and Mrs O B Cain and Mrs G M Fulton. The couple then left for Morrow to catch a train for Columbus to be away about ten days.
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George C. Jones
Plesant Plain
Gussie Yeomans
Goshen
G. M. Fulton
O. B. Cain
Morrow
Warren County
Ohio
Methodist Episcopal Church
Frank Yeomans
Columbus
New Piano for Batavia High School Lectures
The Batavia high school lecture course under Prof. H. C. Aultman has been highly successful. After the third lecture about 37 dollars remained in the treasury, and future receipts will fund a new piano for the school. Aultman is praised as a rising schoolman in Ohio.
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Batavia High School
H. C. Aultman
Aultman
Batavia
Ohio
Batavia Base Ball Club Presents Black Face Show
The Batavia baseball club will stage a black face comedy revue at the town hall on Saturday night March 30 to raise funds for the new season. The program promises lively songs and a fine act, inviting all residents to attend and support the pennant drive.
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Batavia
World in Cincinnati sets denominational days at Music Hall
The World in Cincinnati exposition in Music Hall schedules denominational observances for United Brethren Episcopalian Presbyterian Lutheran Methodist and Disciples of Christ with additional Young People Society Foreign Missionary Home Missionary German and State days planned. Saturdays from March 16 will be Children’s Days with admission for five cents for large parties of children and accompanying adults with advance notice.
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Cincinnati
Music Hall
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
Dedication Date Change for Ten Mile Presbyterian Church
The dedication of the new Ten-Mile Presbyterian church is postponed from March 24 to the 81st for the convenience of key participants. The change affects local congregants and neighboring communities awaiting the ceremony.
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New Presbyterian Church
Ten-Mile
Congressman Denver selects Cleveland Kline for Annapolis prep
Last week Congressman Denver appointed Cleveland Kline of Scott township Brown county for entrance to the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis. He was the head of Mt Crab schools graduating class and now leaves for Washington to enter a preparatory school to ready his exam for Annapolis.
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Denver
Cleveland Kline
Scott Township
Brown County
National Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Mt. Crab
Washington, D. C
Annapolis Academy
New Name for Cars as Southern Ohio Traction System Adopted
The C. G. P. RB. RB. introduces the name The Southern Ohio Traction System for its new cars. All cars are to be overhauled and relettered under the new management with some to be repainted.
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Southern Ohio Traction System
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Columbus Letter
Ing
Batavia Woman’s
Club
Stanage & Co
Clermont County Infirmary Directors
Hillsboro
Tavia
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