Wealthy Loveland farmer savagely beaten in home assault
Joseph Bay, a respected Loveland resident, was attacked Sunday by two men, Gus Heim and Charles Schanefelt, beaten and left by a haystack. Neighbors vow to lynch the assailants. Bay’s eye was destroyed and he remains in danger. Schanefelt was bound over to the grand jury on assault with intent to kill in Loveland.
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Joseph Bay
Loveland
Mr. Bay
Birds of Prey
Gus Heim
Charles Schanefelt
Brecon
Warren County
Ray
Bay
Courier
Heim
Schanfelt
Symmes Township
Breen
Shearer
Grand
Burglaries Hit Williamsburg Stores In Late Wednesday Crime
Burglars broke into the D A Rees hardware and jewelry shop and E B Holmes dry goods store in Williamsburg. Rees lost silver watches revolvers tools and tobacco totaling about 150 dollars. Holmes loss exceeds 75 dollars in dry goods and other items. A search of Thomas Carpenter yielded a nubia. he was bound over to the grand jury on 400 dollars. Local residents vow to pursue thieves vigorously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Rees
E. B. Holmes
Williamsburg
Thomas Carpenter
Frank Walker
Holmes
Constable Hutton
Carpenter
Squire Townsley
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Perfect Laxative and Gentle Diuretic
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as the ideal laxative and mild diuretic remedy. It emphasizes taste, appearance, ease of take, stomach acceptance, digestive health, and overall gentle effects.
Gay but guilty in Dayton romance leads to Buffalo arrest
Miss Lulu Devore of Brown County elopes with married Dayton furniture clerk George Eis, after persistent flirting and a planned meeting. They are arrested in Buffalo and returned to Dayton where Eis faces prosecution and Devore risks public disgrace. The piece warns against flirtation with strangers and advocates modesty and innocence.
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Devore
Lulu
Dayton
George Eis
Eis
Mr. Eis
Buffalo
Moon Anomaly Spooks Amelia Postmaster And Neighbors
Jim Hicks the Amelia postmaster spots the moon half crescent then full the night before a cyclone or end of the world fears grip him. His wife consoles him while he plans defenses. The tale ends with a shameless segue to an ad for Ayers Hair Vigor and hair growth claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hicks
Amelia
Owl Club
Mr. Hicks
Esther
Sudden summons claims Elmwood farmer Samuel Titus
Samuel Titus a wealthy Elmwood farmer and longtime Odd Fellow died of ossification of heart membranes after a brief illness. Aged 61 and a former sailor, he leaves a widow Clara Collins and five grown children. A large funeral followed at the M E church with Odd Fellows pallbearers and clergy from Newtown. The burial drew many county residents.
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Samuel Titus
Elmwood
Titus
Clara Collins
Boston Fair Board
Odd Fellows
Brotherhood
Grand Lodge
Order
Accidental Gun Discharge Death Near Mt Pisgah
Charles Curry son of George P Curry of New Richmond dies after a companion's gun fires during a hunt near Mt Pisgah on a farm owned by Alexander White. Curry suffered fatal wounds to the chest and abdomen and died before medical help arrived. Curry worked for the Cincinnati Street Railway Company. the gunman was the superintendent of the same company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander White
Mt. Pisgah
Charles Curry
George P.curry
New Richmond
Cincinnati
Currey
Curry
Cincinnati Street Railway Company
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation for November 26
The Governor proclaims Thursday November 26 as general Thanksgiving and prayer across the state. The notice praises abundant crops, health, employment, orderly government, improving education and religion, peaceful borders, and fraternal unity, urging churches to host worship on the day.
The Tale of a Trunk and a Lost Auditor’s Wealth
An Adams county auditor H I Thomas hides several hundred dollars in an old hall trunk. He finds the money vanished by night, leaving only a clue. Detectives search adjacent houses after suspects frighten away, while locals recall other methods of stowing cash.
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Adams County
H. I. Thomas
Washington
Thomas
West Union
Chestnut Rhetoric Chokes Newsroom Language
An satirical critique of sensational newspaper phrasing notes how reporters overuse phrases like lets go lets gloom furore and blaze of glory. It mocks runaways wars and missing persons metaphors while urging simpler precise reporting and avoiding tired chestnuts.
Urban satiric note mocks indulgent living and press wires
A metropolitan correspondent lampoons idle luxury and cheerful neighbors unaware of hardships. The piece contrasts a duck’s confinement in Jull with the self indulgence of sappy mortals who feast as tables groan and triplets bring wishful cheers. It ends with a line about wires and readers’ sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jull
Republicans Win In Clermont And Adams Counties Under Kangaroo Law
Georgetown Gazette argues that Clermont and Adams counties voting Republican under the Kangaroo law shows who has been purchasing votes in these two counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Adams
Georetown Gazette
Andrew J. Miller dies after illness in Milford
Andrew J. Miller of Milford died at home on Tuesday morning November 17 in his 47th year. He was a well known county figure at conventions and political gatherings. Typhoid fever is listed as the immediate cause, with several months of poor health preceding. A widow and four children survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Miller
Milford
The Boy Burglar in Critical Condition After Prisoner Caromel Swallow
Harry Pate the youth who burglarized Lyman Mabam's Deerfield road home was jailed in Cincinnati awaiting county trial. He allegedly swallowed a large amount of caromel acquired from a fellow prisoner, causing a life threatening condition and hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Pate
Desperado
Lyman Mabam
Deerfield Road
Perintown
Cincinnati
Willington man recovers stolen horse tied to Kentucky arrest
W P Corbin of Willington returned from Louisville with Marshal Rush after a thief Ed McClare alias William Moran was caught trying to sell the horse taken October 10. Corbin paid a twenty five dollar reward and shipped the horse home while Kentucky authorities handle the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Corbin Esq
Willington
Louisville
Kentucky
Marshal Rush
Ed McClare
Wm. Moran
Ohio
Corbin
Low Water Brings Coal Harvest to New Richmond
The Independent notes that families in New Richmond collect coal washed from sunken barges and stranded on sand bars due to very low river water. Men and boys gather as much as twenty five bushels daily, turning scarce winter fuel into a profit on the exposed riverbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
New Richmond
The
Independent
Little Girl Hurt By Crochet Needle Accident
In Loveland last week a daughter of John Potts of the Miami railroad jabbed a crochet needle into her mouth while playing. The needle penetrated about two inches, and after a difficult removal by a physician, the child faces a dangerous wound but is expected to recover.
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Loveland
John Potts
Miami Railroad
Paving urged for Batavia streets by council and citizens
The Batavia council and most residents urge immediate paving of all village streets. If owners refuse, contracts should be let by law to complete work, without delay. The Hamilton House hotel is noted for long service by Harvey Hamilton and clerk Tom.
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Council of
Batavia
Ohio
Hamilton
Harvey Hamilton
Tom
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