Morgan raid claims settled for unliquidated horse losses
Thomas M Thatcher, special Government agent, arrived in Batavia to size up and settle unadjusted raid claims in Clermont Brown Adams Scioto Highland Gallia and surrounding counties. He will return with his wife in about three weeks to finish claims for listed estates and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Thatcher
Washington City
Batavia
Adams County
Davis House
Kentucky
Tennesee
Ohio
Clermont
Brown
Adams
Scioto
Highland
Gallia
Bostwick
Thatcher
Iowa
56Th General Assembly of Ohio
Broadwell
Mt. Carmel
Francis Cline
Owensville
John Curtis
Afton
Alfred E. Davis
Union Township
H Sorace Jr
Thomas R. Gatch
A. M. Gatch
Henning & Varley
Henning’s Mills
We Henry V. Kerr
J. M. Patchell
Stonelick
Witliameburg
Tavia
Wilameburg
Olive Branch
James M. Lytle
Williamsburg
Mary Ann Griffin
Lucy B. Kautz
Age of Milford
Infirmary Scandals Roil Richland County Clerk Courtney
Ohio wide investigations into infirmaries reveal alleged frauds and rough treatment. Richland County charges target clerk John Courtney with bill inflations and misused funds as inquiries unfold this week amid broader inquests from Clermont to Lucas and Hamilton counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Courier
Clermont
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Lucas
Wayne
Fairfield
Toledo
Richland County
John Courtney
Courtney
Cline Found Guilty in Coal Theft Case at Moscow
Charles A. Cline formerly of Moscow now of Bracken County Kentucky was indicted for burglarizing a school shed. Judge John B Clarke defended him. jury found him guilty of petty larceny for stealing three bushels of coal valued at thirty six cents. Sentence was thirty days in the workhouse plus costs totaling 187 dollars and 20 cents. workhouse term suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Cline
Moscow
Bradford’s Landing
Bracken County
Kentucky
Igs
Ian John B. Clarke
Brooksville
Reader W. Clarke
Batavia
Milford-born Irish attorney and school board member O'Neill profiled
Hon Wm J ONeill of Cincinnati a twelve year city school board member and candidate for post master was born in Milford on October 23 1841. He served in the 10th Ohio during the war and began law practice in 1876 now partners with Caleb Vad Hamm. ONeill was a Chicago convention delegate for Cleveland and Milford honours this rising statesman despite disputed politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. O'Neill
Cincinnati
Milford
10Th Ohio Regiment
Caléb Vad Hamm
Enquirer
News Journal
Scaramouch
Billy O'Neill
Chicago
Cleveland
Bettes v Fitswater jury awards damages at 919 20
Trial in Miami Township addresses a dispute over service rendered by Bettes to Mrs Sorrel in her final years. The second jury reached a verdict of 919.20 for the plaintiff after a prior panel disagreed. The case involved a household-related matter amid a prolonged legal fight with a local host and guests connected to Newton House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Bettes
Artis Fitswater
Mra. Sorrel
Miami Township
Plantiff
Bettes
Clermont Masons honor old lodge with St John celebration
The Fountain-Head Lodge of Clermont at Williamsport hosts a St John’s celebration with Rev B Ricketts and Dr Albert L Gray among honored visitors. Francis Robinson, Lincoln West resident, seeks readmission to a western lodge. the hall, 1815 founding, moved in 1855 to its present elegant space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Northwest Territory
Cincinnati
Dayton
Lebanon
Springfield
Columbus
Chillicothe
Amos Haines
Byron Williams
W. M
George B. Beacham
B. Ricketts
M. E. Church
Albert L. Gray
Missouri
Clermont
Stone Court House
St. John’s
Boston Fair Ground
Hamer Lodge
A. Daugherty
T. A. Mitchell
G. M. Rust
M. A. Moyer
George M. Hensel
Albert Daugherty
Rufus Pattison
Henry South
Peter South
William E. Motsinger
J. E. Mitchell
Samuel Moyer
Henry Maham
Marathon
Alonzo Goff
Batavia
J. A. Shipp
R. J. Bancroft
Noah
Lettered clash over low necked dresses rouses debate
A newspaper column relays Elizabeth Cady Stanton urging President's sister to avoid revealing gowns and Miss Cleveland retorts she will set a line not to cross. Writers mock prudish censorship while praising beauty and curves, arguing fashion should please women and men alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Miss Cleveland
Spectator
Stanton
Washington
M Cormick Reaps His Way in New Richmond Business Circles
A profile of William McCormick of New Richmond, Kentucky born in Campbell county and educated at Cold Spring University. He rose from traveling salesman to partner in the Excelsion and later the American school furniture firms, securing major contracts and earning wide recognition for his sales success and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County
William McCormick
New Richmond
J. McCormick
Campbell County
Kentucky
Cold Spring University
Mary Dawson
Amosson
Columbus Delano
Knox County
Captain McCormick
Sidney
Ohio
Excelsion School Furniture Company
Cincinnati
America
Uni
Ee House
Supplee
J. C. Brooke
Samuel Supplee
Ng Prpc
McCormick
Batavia
Clermont lad named cadet to Naval School at Annapolis
Henry Hoyt West son of Colonel Samuel A West of Milford has been appointed by the Secretary of the Navy on Congressman Campbell's suggestion to the National Naval School at Annapolis and will report May 15 for examination and duty. He is praised as a fine scholar with strong physique and popular presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hoyt West
Samuel A. West
Milford
Secretary of the Navy
Campbell
National Naval School
Annapolis
Maryland
Clermont
Julius A. Penn
Batavi
West Point
West
Ohio
Samuel R
34Th
Pratt
Eee
van Merveim
Avid Strong
Young West
Naval School
Those Chips A Lodge Story From Williamsburg
A Williamsburg man recalls a forgotten load of waste used for lodge stock and cooking. His wife teases him about sleep talk mentioning dream phrases and the incident ends with an advertisement for Woolford's Sanitary Lotion offered by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Cows Skinned After Infirmary Neglect and Trade
The two top milch cows at the infirmary were neglected by superintendent Charley Beebe and died with calf. Dutch Louie skinned the carcasses and sold the hides for two dollars, giving one dollar to Mikado Mattox. Mattox profited a hundred percent, claiming the contract was violated. The matter may reach court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Beebe
Mikado Mattox
Louie
Mattox
Hill Case Verdict in Assault with Intent to Rape
The Ohio versus John C. Hill from Loveland ends with a guilty verdict on an assault with intent to commit a rape of an eight year old girl, Mabel Meyer, after a three day trial. The trial included lengthy motions and defense challenges while the girl's father Freder Meyer watched in court. The report notes associates and local figures connected to the case and surrounding courtroom activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
John C. Hill
Loveland
Mabel Meyer
Freder Meyer
Gove Defron
Old Stone House on Stonelick Creek Tells 75 Years Without a Death
An 1811 stone dwelling built by Captain Richard Hall on Stonelick Creek is now occupied by John Smith. The Hall Shields and Smith families have lived there for 75 years with no deaths, only births and marriages. Hall, from Pennsylvania, led at Gerard's Station and fought Indians. Shields family and Zachariah Shields also figure in local lore. Captain Hall sold the farm in 1816 to John Shields. Shields’ descendant Zachariah fought in the War of 1812 and later traps in Mississippi. The piece notes the rarity of a house in Ohio with such a record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonelick Creek
Richard Hall
John Smith
Halls
Shields
Smith
Captain Hall
Pennsylvania
Stonelick
Columbia
Gerard's Station
Wayne
Savage
Hall
Theodosia Edwards
Jackson
Richard
Lytle
John Shields
Zechriah Shields
Newtonsville
Clermont
Maryland
Gerard
Loveland
Jacob Creger
Zachriah
Harrison
Tecumseh
Mississippi
Zachariah
Ohio
Local notes and railroad updates from Batavia region
A chaotic column lists various locals and officials while reporting on rail road news. Spikes and Ties excursion to Cincinnati, Cincinnati & Eastern stock moves to St Louis, new engines from Brooks locomotive Works, trestle and bridge work on the Ohio River division, and Rube Champion leaving the B&O express for a mercantile post. The C and M contracts are let and construction progresses, with Cincinnati Hillsboro and Hocking Valley narrow gauge receivership and Milford Fayetteville line plans. The Cincinnati & Eastern praises its new management amid ongoing improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Four
Georgetown
Cincinnati
Cincinnati & Eastern Railroad
St. Louis
William H. Page
Big Four
Stonelick
Brooks Locomotive Works
Dunkirk
New York
Cincinnati & Eastern
McMillan
Reuben E. Champion
Miamiville
B. & O. Express
Head
John Cook
Cincinnati, Hillsboro
Hocking Valley
Milford & Fayetteville
Loree
Dawson
Allopathic Allen Still Spends Time in Region
Dr. William Allen of Broken Bow Nebraska who once clashed with a mob on the Batavia bridge and fell into the creek remains in the area to seek justice in Ohio courts. The Courier reported his arrest of Daniel Lyman Maham and John E. Moore, with their papers due at the next term. Barklmy and Zack Moreton of Laurel are buying large quantities of tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allen
Broken Bow
Nebraska
Batavia
Ohio
Courier
Daniel Lyman Maham
John E. Moore
Ae Bowie
Jvarn
Larrying
Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Case
In a Common Pleas session James Little was granted a divorce from Mary E. Little amid testimony questioning her conduct. The article then attacks Clermont infirmary directors as self styled rulers, promising an imminent electric light to expose their administration and related costs and perquisites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
James Little
Mary E. Little
O. K
Clermont
Old Soldier Honored in Southern Illinois Appointment
The Administration elevates Hon. R. L. McKinley of Paris Illinois to United States Commissioner for the District of Southern Illinois covering sixty counties. The recognition honors a veteran from the fiftyniner era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. McKinley
Paris
Illinois
United States
Brown County Commissioners Publish Detailed Pikes Expenditure Report
Brown County commissioners released an eight column report in Leeds's Sparkling News detailing free turnpike expenditures. The board emphasizes transparency for taxpayers, claiming accuracy and openness in line with legal requirements and responsible governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown County
Leeds
Board of Directors
Free Turnpikes
Brown
Death of Josephine Pegg Child of Cincinnati Family
Josephine Pegg died at her parents home in Cincinnati on Monday from consumption. A bright studied child of remarkable intellect and sunny disposition, she cherished life and friends despite advancing age and illness. Funeral from Edward Hambleton’s residence this Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine
W. W. Pegg
Cincinnati
Josie
Edward Hambleton
Blind man's charity scam exposed by Nebraska justice
William T Beatty of Gibbon describes a traveling blind man fraudulently soliciting aid in Batavia and other towns. Beatty previously fined the man for similar trickery, seizing trunks with fine clothing and valuables as proof. The ruse reportedly involves a charitably aided traveler with a costly Illinois residence, protected by a web of deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Beatty
Gibbon
Nebraska
Courier
Batavia
Mr. Beatty
Beatty
Illinois
Local notices and town updates prompt varied activity
Brooksville lawyer Hon J B Clarke attends court while Ella Duckwall visits Jenni Ebersole in New Palestine and Mrs Many Swine with daughter Bess visit Indianapolis. In Bantam Prorgesson & D Sheppard and Sant Montjar visit town. Phil Hane y held for concealed weapons. New Heath Board to be investigated amid waning trust. Dr Q A Brown’s residence fire is contained. Amelia precinct Republicans plan mass convention March 25. Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic advertised with claim of strong cures. Mrs Gowey welcomes baby boy. Lucilla Urrer arrested in Cincinnati for false pretenses. remission granted. The People’s Grocery offers seeds, vegetables, fish, molasses. Mrs Sloan named agent for Cram’s atlas. Mrs Anna Mitchell visits Batavia. An orchestra forms for new town hall. Donen collecting old newspapers dating to 182. Postal service route changes April 1. Col T D Fitch marries Dilloway in Troy. Hanners-Thompson marriage probate return clarified. Presbyterian prayer meeting grows with lively lectures and music.
Wedding in Edenton is halted by uncle and bride's expletive
A Edenton wedding ends before the ceremony as the bride Mariah refuses to marry Lewis, sparking a quarrel prompted by an uncle’s claim the couple lacks love. Clergy voids the match amid a loud outburst. The report notes the heroine’s sharp remark and mentions Mrs. Mariah Felix and Hon. Jerry Donight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edenton
Lewis
Widder
Mariah
Mariah Felix
Jerry Donight
Captain Coleman’s Fortunate Discovery at Sea
Captain Coleman on the schooner Free Trial reports relief from a persistent cough and chest soreness after using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption while en route between Atlantic City and New York. The remedy is showcased at W R Walkers Drug Store Batavia Ohio with a standard trial available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman
Sohr
Weymouth
Atlantic City
New York
Dr. King
W. R. Walker
Batavia
Ohio
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Hobson's
Cline
Fitzwater
Tax Newton
Edet End
Mr. Newton
Clermont Social
M’cormick
Richmond
Naval Cadetship
Woolford
W. BR. Walker
Druggler
J.B. Walker
Williameburg
Hill Case
J. HB. Taylor
Balt Alt
KeLaayeaq
D. E. Fee
Fayetteville
Bill Dennison
Batavia Health Board
Batavia and
Allopathic Allen
Messrs
Joan Barklmy
Zack More+ton
Laurel
TIN Gods
J. B. Clarke
Ella Duckwall
Jennie Ebersole
New Palestine
Many Swine
Miss Bess
Indianapolis
Prorgesson & D. Sheppard
Sant Montjar
Bantam
Phili Haney
Rush Tuesday
New Heaarth Board
Dr. C. E. Belt
F. W. H. Robinson
E. B. Scott
W. T. Kain
T. P. Breeding
W. M. Cowen
Loveland Camp Meeting Association
Q. A. Brown
Bethel
Amelia
Hicks's Hall
Dr. Jones
Red Clover Tonic
William Gowey
Lucilla Urrer
Shillito & Company
People’s Grocery
Kline's
Landreth
Beauty of
Hebron
Anna Mitchell
Anna Norman
Major Mitchell
P. F. Swing
New Town Hall
M. P. Donen
Lindale
E. J. Nichols
Postal Service
T. D. Fitch
Troy
Misa Dilloway
Thomas B. Hanners
Jennie Thompson
Mr. Hanners
J. F. Haanond
Glancy Brothers & C
Linwood
Hamilton County
Hanuold
J. W. McGraw
Pickaway County
Franklin Townshle
John McGraw
Fe- Herty
Young McGraw
Speaker Entrekin
Seloto Bottom
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