Winners at Batavia Republican convention electing slate
Delegates gathered in Batavia amid chill winds and high spirits to nominate a full county ticket. The convention, led by Judge Hulick and Captain Fagley, approved permanent organization and set rules for nominations and voting. Candidates were nominated by acclamation for Auditor William H Baum, Probate Judge Louis Hicks, Commissioner W A Kain, Clerk E W Dixon, Prosecuting Attorney W C Bishop, Infirmary Director August Frechard, Surveyor George H Hill, and Coroner Silcott later replaced by Silcott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulick
W. H. Fagley
John Ayers
Union Township
McKinney
Fagley
Wm Johnson
Ohio
Pierce
Harmon Cover
Jackson
J. W. Hill
Miami
Wm. Gillespie
Wayne
Rules and Order of Business
W. W. Dennison
Batavia
J. 8
Stonelick
Ayer
Capt
M. E. Applegate
Jackson Township
Committee On Rules and Order of
E. J. Fagley
Central Committee
Ben Ricker
State Board of Equalization
Republican Party
J. M. Mitchell
Dennison
William H. Baum
Amelia
Louis Hicks
George McNutt
W. A. Kain
Williamsburg
J. B. D. Silcott
Lindale
E. W. Dixon
Chile
W.C
Silcott
Applegate
W. W. Prather
D. K. Peterson
A. B. Shaw
C. B. Vandervort
J. B Swing
Lost His Mind After Duel Ed Gelvin in Central America
A Clermont boy in Central America has gone insane from grief after a duel in Tennessee in which Ed Gelvin claimed victory. Gelvin fled to South America, grieving the death he caused, while his opponent was wounded but surviving. The story notes Gelvin’s teaching post and references his trainer connection with President Holbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Gelvin
Tennessee
C Oarter
South America
Central America
Holbrook
Normal University
Young Gelvin
Gelvin
DANCING GIRLS AND CAMP MEETINGS AND SUNRISE VERSES
A collage of notes and quotes from exchanges and street sightings. Items range from brief quips to poems and headlines on dancing girls, camp meetings, a prank call, and tributes to a lost loved one, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
Sense of Smell Guides Horses to Food and Home
The article explains how horses rely on their noses to identify food and return to familiar grounds. It notes a blind horse’s anger at strangers, horses recognizing their own mares via scent, and horses navigating pastures by the odor of fence parts and feeding outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turt
Ghosts Debate Between Neighbors Ends With Gentle Bouts
Two Main Street neighbors, John Robinson proprietor of a drug store and telephone office, and James Yancey a barber, spar over belief in ghosts. Robinson teases, Yancey dismisses spirits as superstition, and a brief scuffle ensues before they resume their day and continue the conversation about hauntings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robinson
James Yancey
James
John
Robinson
Stewart
New York
Nashville
Jim
Mr. Robinson
Yancey
Prisoner starves for twenty four meals before dining again
An unnamed locksmith in a county jail refuses all meals for twenty four meals to protest sympathy for his starving wife in Chile. After a dramatic decline he eats when the committee approves an appropriation for dinner, then recovers with medical supervision. A Sunday school reunion is announced for Maple Grove Presbyterian on October 12 at 2 pm, with emphasis on croup prevention using Chamberlains Cough Remedy offered by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Teal’s
Hecht
Committee of Ways and Means
Maple Grove Presbyterian Church
Bantam Fair Celebrates Clermont County Exhibition Glory
The 19th annual Clermont County Agricultural Society show at Bantam drew thousands despite overcast skies. Highlights included a refined floral hall, new ticket office, and extensive displays in flowers, jelly cakes, pot plants, fruit, and poultry. Notable figures and vendors attended, with several premiums awarded and a flying machine rumor from Mt. Carmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County Agricultural Society
Bantam
Sol
Courier
Archie Tatman
F. A. Hitch
A. H. Huling
Floral Hall
Moses
Wagerman
Mt. Holly
Mina Whittaker
Kate Ducknall
Miss Abbott
Georgetown
Mellie Stone
Batavia
Burroughs & Zurmuhle
New Richmond
Flying Dutchman
Marshal Temple
Charles L.dora
Boston man dies suddenly after dinner in Goshen visit
John Vance of Boston died soon after eating dinner while visiting his daughter Mrs. Fagin in Goshen. He appeared healthy prior to collapse and heart disease is believed to be the probable cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vance
Boston
Fire destroys home of Squire Homer McLain in Williamsburg
Neighbors saved many household goods after a fire Saturday morning originated in a defective flue at the Williamsburg dwelling of Squire Homer McLain. The house valued at 600 dollars with contents insured for 00, was ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Homer McLain
Williamsburg
Obituary of Stout Morris Former New Richmond Resident
Stout Morris, once of New Richmond with wide county ties, died at his Portsmouth home Tuesday after a brief illness. An engineer by trade, he worked at Union Mills in Scioto County for many years and has been a farmer for eight years. He leaves a widow and several sons and daughters. His loss will sorrow all who knew him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stout Morris
New Richmond
Portsmouth
Union Mills
Scioto County
The Way of the Detective In Washington D D
Two Columbus detectives came to Washington D C seeking a horse thief. They beat a man they mistook for the culprit, Joseph Barker a hardworking stone mason. They were jailed on $3800 bail and Barker sues for $8000 damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Washington
D. H
Joseph Barker
Barker
Amateur clay bird shoot yields high scores at Porter's farm
A social clay bird shoot on Porter's farm last Friday featured amateur shooters. Scores of 18, 16 and 6 were recorded from a possible 20 shots, with a note that a young pointer dog retrieved discharged birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Porter
EES Robkey Sagt Hein Cochestets
Ginnet Oeveeree
Erate SM
Fosa
Ehalwil
Coulter for governor and a Clermont law firm pair
A Washington missive praises Thomas B. Coulter of Steubenville as a top Republican, a trusted Sixth Auditor, and a unifier able to carry the party to victory. It notes Hicks and Maisbury, a Clermont law partnership, and mentions local figures, lighting contracts, and county auditor Benham’s fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F, Mallbury
W. A. Hicks
Clermont
Hicks and Maisbury
Johnson Building
Fifth and Walnut
Cincinnati
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. J. McNair
Reson
Committee On Resolutions
Charles Kugler
Goshen
Clermont County
Harrison
Reed
McKinley
Daniel J. Ryan
Lved
Hillsboro
D. W. C. Loudon
Judge Loudon
Peter F. Swing
Jorga
Col. E. W. Dixon
August Frechard
Dick’s
Lou Hicks
Louis
Cain
Baum
Surveyor
Josh Silcott
Dr. Dye
Cire
Adler
W. E.N
Gerome
The
East
St. Peter
Bob
CHIN
Democratic Party
Bellaire Tribune
Ironton Register
John Bunn
Irwin
Gobb
Wilt Bury
Bantam Fair
Eachy
Mt. Carmel
Illinois
Warren County
Courier Office
Thomas B. Coulter
Steubenville
United States Treasury
H.8. Houlick
Sun Vapor Steel Lighting Co
Mount Washington
Linwood
Norwood
Westwood
Lockland
Madisonville
Hartwell
Winton Place
Benham
Mellin
Slavin
McAullffe
London
Lebanon
Georgetown Gazette
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