Circus Collapse Traps Auditor Under Canvass Pole
At Williamsburg circus, Auditor Temple Caugh and Hulick brothers were trapped when wind and rain toppled the tent. Temple freed himself as performers and animals escaped the soggy chaos, and he vowed not to return if such weather risks persist.
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Batavia
Williamsburg
Auditor Temple
Hulick Brothers
James and
Herman
Zadoc Mott
Jim
Hames
James
Jerman
George Temple
Temple
Wrapping paper saves woman from consumption cure
A near-death patient, weighing under seventy pounds, crediting a fragment of wrapping paper for discovering Dr King’s New Discovery, uses trial bottles and buys larger doses, rapidly improving to a robust 140 pounds. Public notices tout free trials and nearby drugstores.
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Dr. King
W.H. Cole
Fort Smith
W. R. Walker
Batavia
J.B. Walker
Williamsburg
Large Methodist Sunday School Convention Held in Batavia
The seventh annual M E Sunday school convention met at Batavia's M E church for two days. President William Walker opened the session with prayer. Rev Cheney led the opening hymn as residents joined in song. speakers included Rev Middleton and Hon J M Pattison. Obituaries and memorials were read. officers were elected. 19 schools reported a total of $33.79. Bishop Walden spoke and music by Hulick and Temple Townsley delighted attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
William Walker
Cheney
G. A. Frazier
Batavia
Middleton
Moscow
Abram Hulick
Elizabeth Perin
Mt. Auburn
Felicity
Sallie Kennedy
Kate Silcott
Amelia
A. C
Etta Cushard
Laurel
A. J. Temple
B. F. Lindsay
Naeen Maria Ellis
Anna Jenns
Clover
Lova Chatterton
Georgia Girardy
Locust Corner
W. H. Monjar
Annie York
R. M. Ayer
Ether
F. C. Richards
Nellie Dassing
Milford
B. Williams
8. Hill
W. H. Sutherland
D. I. Sleppy
A. G. Newton
Thomas Cundy
E. B. Holmes
D. Lee Aultman
Prof
Dial
Hiram R. Tone
Ollie Manning
Emma Dewdney
John W. Davis
Union Chapel
Ruby Theidermann
Chile
Rose Ely
Williamsburg
Whitcomb Motsinger
Owensville
W.A. Ehlers
Bishop Walden
M. E. Church
County Papers
Hulick Bros
Hulick
Temple Townsley
Keenan
Covington
Clermont Man Targets Uncle Sam Pension Scheme and Slashes at Jail
David Douglas of Moscow faces prison after attempting a pension fraud based on false Indiana service and a deafness claim. Pension Examiner Moyer exposes the fraud, arresting the Moscow man on perjury charges and binding him to the grand jury with a $1,000 bond. He slashed at his throat in jail but survived.
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David Douglas
Moscow
Sam
Douglas
South
Uncle Sam
84Th
Indiana Volunteers
Hamiltton County
Moyer
Kansas
Indiana
River View Chautauqua Opens with Bright Prospects at New Richmond
The River View Chautauqua Assembly in New Richmond plans a grand opening with a 2000 seat auditorium a 1000 seat hall and generous citizen funds. Notable attractions include lectures entertainment a dissolving view stereopticon and performances by the Euterpe Ladies Quartet and other artists. Speakers listed include Joseph Cook D D P S Henson D D John DeWitt Miller and many more. A teachers' normal retreat will run in June and July featuring physiology elocution shorthand photography journalism art and languages with details from Wilbur G Warner.
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River View
Euterpe Ladies
D. J. Swing
Caldwell
McKnight
The
College of Music
Reamy
Howe
Virgila Pinkley
E. G. Mann
Arthur le Boutillier
Wilbur G Warner
B. D
New Richmond
Millionaire Presence Blesses Arcadian Marriage
A Monterey couple marries in Batavia with Clermont county wealth as witness. A 19 year old bride in calico sits on a public building step while a farmer groom arrives with a marriage license. The ceremony unfolds inside the treasurer’s office amid gold and bonds as friends cheer and the couple depart for a seaside lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Cheney
Clermont County
Wood Street
Williamsburg Hill
Grand Jury Reports Predominant Liquor Case Disposals
May term opened May 8 with Judge Davis presiding. Various cases were disposed with costs to plaintiffs or defendants, including dismissals and settlements. The grand jury examined 139 witnesses, returned 29 bills, and noted jail conditions with commendation for the keeper. Multiple liquor selling violations and assaults were listed, with arraignments and sentences or remands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Premane
Soan
Lilsie Jackson
Chas
F. Rice
Philip Kennedy
J. E. Weaver
J. M. Wilson
Wm. Studer
J.B Cline
W. W. Avey
Behymer
J R. Johns
W.S. Cresswell
Wm. M. Myers
Piff
Mary Harvey
Hugh Craig
T. N. Roslow
T. A. Mitchell
Peter Kellum
W. W. Owens
W.E. Nichols
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Clara E. Smith
W. M. Smith
Geo. Thiel
Andrew Nelson
James Brown
Gustave Gebrin
Frank Kirkpatrick
Closson Harry
John Girtner
Green goods scam ends in New York grip swap
Adams county probate court heard Ellis Roush narrate an attempted $10,000 payoff by green goods men who swapped a satchel grip with a second one through a wall. He was left with brown paper upon opening. The tale ends with a moral against quick riches. Electric Bitters touted for health and kidney liver stomach issues, sold at local drug stores. Northern Insurance claims $90,000,000 in losses.
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Ripley Bee
Ellis Roush
North Liberty
Adams County
New York
Green Goods
W. R. Walker
Batavia
J. B. Walker
Wil- Mameburg
Farmer McGrew Accused of Cruel Plow Horse Torture
Reports from Guinea near Loveland detail William McGrew allegedly tying a rope to a pony and plow tongue, tearing off about five inches of tongue during a violent fit. Investigators dispatched. case set for mayoral hearing in Loveland tomorrow. McGrew’s family name is noted as historically honored in Clermont County.
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William McGrew
Guinea
Loveland
McGrew
Clermont County
Saloons Return to Dow Law Towns After Local Option Repeal
Lebanon and Hillsboro inaugurate repeal of local option ordinances. New Lebanon council members sworn in revoke the Dow law, cutting tax burdens and resuming saloon business. Hillsboro follows, declaring the law a dead letter and preparing a revised ordinance with tighter controls.
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Lebanon
Hillsboro
Green Bay
Williamsburg hill carriage accident injures Miss Kidd sisters
A carriage carrying three Misses Kidd from Elmwood descended the Williamsburg hill when harness broke, the horse bolted, the cart struck an obstacle and overturned. Ella Kidd broke her arm and the other two sisters suffered serious injuries. the horse and wrecked carriage halted before Leonard's wagon shop as the ladies walked into town for medical care.
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Williamsburg
Misses Kidd
Elmwood
Ella
Leonard
Swayne’s Ointment Promises Tumor Healing and Itching Relief
Advert shows AWAYNE'S OINTMENT claims to stop itching and bleeding, heal ulcerations, and remove tumors, available at druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Dr. Swayne & Son in Philadelphia. Also notes CHARLEY Grarvis display of wheeled vehicles in Batavia with an offer to view, described as largest and best.
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Dr. Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
Charley Grarvis
Batavia
Malbif
Crosses and Turnipseed in Schoolhouse Dispute At Adams County
In Batavia last Saturday Judge J M Coryell W L Compton and C W Satterfield with attorneys were cited for contempt of the Adams County common pleas. An injunction barred D N Cross from occupying the West Union schoolhouse as a normal institute. The board had rented rooms to both Cross and Turnipseed, leading to clashes and a move to relocate Cross to the Presbyterian church. The case ends with Cross allowed to open three months early for the next term while Turnipseed retains the disputed funds and position.
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Batavia
Adams County
J.M. Coryell
W. L. Compton
C. W. Satterfield
West Union Scrool Board
Smith
Henry Cullings
Adams County Common Pleas
Davis
Wevag
D N. Cross
West Union School-Louse
Richmonds
Cross
Tiis
The
Law
Ising
Permicsiot
Ani
Eschoutelle
Mr. Cross
Reappraisal of Ohio Lands To Begin Next Year
Ohio will hold a new land appraisal next year with land appraisers elected at the regular November election. County commissioners will, at June session, divide the county into suitable districts and publish notices to elect an appraiser in each district at the full election. Judges of elections will keep a separate roll book returned to the county auditor, who with the clerk and probate judge will declare the result.
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Ohio
Valley Medical Society Held Meeting in Loveland
The Valley Medical Society met at the Presbyterian church in Loveland with Dr. J. Drake presiding. Doctors from Warren and nearby counties attended as special papers covered Digitalis in Infant Pneumonitis, Tibia Abcess, Microscopic Specimens, and Three Cyclic Tumors.
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Iin Valley Medical Society
Loveland
Stainston
Clermont
Clinton
Warren Counties
Presbyterian Church
J. Drake
Winn
Scott
A.D. Murchy
Blanchester
J. L. Drake
Lebanon
Ff. O. Marsh
Cincinnati
Wu Scott
J. L. Mounts
Morrow
First man on deck as assessor completes returns
The efficient W. P. Myers of Rural precinct Franklin township finished his tax assessments on May 1 in 27 days, three days quicker than the Iss precinct. He boosted the year's taxation by 12,800, a credit his supporters celebrate.
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W. P. Myers
Franklin Township
Iss
Myers
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Advertised for Wide Range of Ailments
An old trade notice touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for cuts burns sores ulcers fever sores chapped hands chilblains and skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or refund and lists W. Batavia and J. Walhor Williams as sellers at 45 cents per box.
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W. A
Batavia
Walhor
Wuliamas
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