07 Oct 1891
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1891
Page
1
Six thousand people gather in the county seat as horns boom and drums roll. Cannons fire from hilltops while an escort leads the speaker’s stand. The crowd erupts in cheers and freedom rhetoric fills the noon to dusk gathering.
Generals Grant and Corwin memory cited as Batavia hosts a massive Republican welcome. Major McKinley arrives by special train at 9 o’clock amid Lincoln club guards and Belstedt band. The town closes work as crowds flood the streets in holiday attire and flags.
Major McKinley reviewed a Republican club procession and spoke at Batavia after a reception at Clermont House. Hon. Abner Frazer introduced him, praising liberty and the tariff of 1890, with McKinley’s eloquent defense of an honest dollar and Ohio leadership. The event featured bands, a Bartholdi Liberty statue display, and local hospitality, ending in broad applause for the speaker and cause.
The Twenty-Second Annual Muster at Boston Fair Grounds drew about 2000 attendees. Veterans from the 59th Regiment heard Rev Hypes and Capt William R Sinks, enjoyed Monterey Band music, and shared memories while officers selected Fayetteville as next meeting site. Notables included Captain Fred Kautz and Captain Bob Higgins, with 129 names from the 59th listed and many others present from allied units.
A Kane Kentucky pair, Taylor Sprague and Miss Imma Barttin, cannot wed due to Ohio residence rules. They travel to Clermont and await probate judge decisions but are denied. After failed options, they return home discouraged, with hope deferred.
Edward Jones of Olive Branch killed his sixteen year old son with a double barreled shotgun in Batavia after threats to kill the boy or his employer. Jones’s wife refused to permit the body or remains inside their home. Sheriff Keen arrested him around 8 p.m. and jailed him, as public opinion weighs against hanging in this brutal case.
In a humorous tale Squire McLean presides over a delayed wedding in the auditor's office after failing to obtain a license. The groom pleads for a rush, the judge directs him to Batavia for papers, and the ceremony proceeds the next day with witnesses present as the couple joins hands and rides away. The story features Oliver Story, brother of William Allen Story, and Mina Mundy of the stated locale.
Joseph Smith 68, a well respected Williamsburg farmer, died at his home last Thursday from heart failure after a day of hard work. His wife and son in law found him dead in the stable with the feed spilled nearby. Burial followed on Saturday with many county residents in attendance. Simmons Liver Regulator is advised for overindulgence.
The Loveland and Miamiville Horse-thief Detectives held their annual meeting in City Hall Love land. The society includes citizens from Hamilton Warren and Clermont counties with over seventy five members and about $200 in the treasury. Fifteen new members joined and Henry Peachey’s name was dropped due to his death. Officers named: President N O Roat Secretary John Hutchinson Treasurer N P Turner First Lieutenant James Hill Second William Horan Third A G Buckingham Fourth George F E Shields Fifth C B Cornelinus Sixth G H Eveland.
Town residents report quails have taken possession of Wilmington citing a possible scare by a wild beast or predator. Birds allegedly seek the town’s calm away from the woods’ burly noise and confusion.
Four arrests reported as visitors gathered on the west side of the bridge. G Williams of Cincinnati held for shell working and attempted theft of a twenty dollar bill belonging to Grant Atehley of Afton, captured by Officer Young. Skeeter Anderson and Jim Smith arrested for disorderly conduct and concealed weapons respectively. Anderson released by Mayor Bishop, Smith bound for grand jury. Judge O Neall of Lebanon, long-time Warren county probate judge, later appointed special DOJ attorney by Attorney General Miller to examine witnesses in government claims cases.
An Omaha paper relays a long delayed May 1875 letter to Dory Cot in Illinois found long after its sender’s era. The missive from an old sweetheart reveals a married daughter and grandchildren, with the letter roaming the globe and lingering in a dead letter office before arrival.
Special train bearing Major McKinley and the Lincoln Club narrowly avoided disaster at Batavia Junction last night after misread orders to side track. A band member alerted by leaning from a baggage car door halted the heavy approach, stopping within forty feet of an oncoming train. some passengers jumped, but no injuries were reported. Mrs. Jennie EvLass visits Cincinnati for hats and gowns from Samuel Ack & Co. and a note on Queen Victoria’s hair prompts an Ayer product pitch for the Prince of Wales.
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