Murdered Miners in New Mexico Double Tragedy
In New Mexico near Chloride and the Monument mine, two miners, 8. B. Ferree and Oscar Pfotenhaur, were killed in an Apache attack. Ferree’s partner Pfotenhaur died at the mine. Ferree aided him and led a rescue, with Bambach later found dead on the road as the raiders fled. Women and children were moved to Chloride as a scouting party searched the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Ferree
Williamsburg
Isaac Ferree
West
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Chloride
Oscar Pfotenhaur
Mr. Ferree
Pfotenhaur
Ferree
Germany
Earth
Heaven
Protenhaur
Bambach
Monument
Cvrying Partie
Black Range Funeral Honors Miners Amid Tragedy
Ferree is described as a loser in blankets and arms as miners are buried after a fatal incident. The district gathers for the solemn funeral with full attendance, reflecting the harsh realities of life and death in the Black Range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferree
Black Range
Boy ferryman injured by misfired gun in Smiths Landing
Alex Case Jr, a ferryman at Smiths Landing, tested a loaded gun last week. The weapon exploded as he leaned over it, injuring his mouth with a sore tongue and loose teeth while emitting heavy smoke. No bullet was discharged. cause unknown though betting suggests heat from smoking a two fer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. Case, Jr
Smith's Landing
Young Case
Man Bites Finger Mistaken for Chew in Madisonville
A Madisonville man biting a chewing tobacco plug last week discovered it was a severed finger from a factory mechanic. The incident sparked speculation that biting a finger would disturb anyone more than biting a finger from another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madisonville
Shanty boat murder suspect seeks trial in Lawrenceburg case
The Shanty boat murder figure Keys returns to Lawrenceburg Indiana with his brother in law George Dickin son and attorney Jordan Thomas to face charges. He claims innocence and a wife accompanies him. He was released for lack of jurisdiction by Indiana authorities and later freed in Cincinnati before heading to Boone County Kentucky to clear himself of William Fee’s death.
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Lawrenceburg
George Dickinson
Jordan Thomas
Indiana
Champaign County
Illinois
St. Louis
Missouri
Keys
Kentucky
Cincinnati
White
Ermston
Boone County
William Fee
Mt Pisgah man injured in tobacco hanging accident
A Mt. Pisgah resident, A. Snider, was seriously hurt last week after falling from a high height while hanging tobacco. He landed on a harrow with teeth down, receiving a severe shock and two broken ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Snider
Mt. Pisgah
Dead Letters and How to Avoid Burial in Washington
Postmaster General details at the dead letter office in Washington where six million pieces arrive yearly. Many letters hold drafts or money, and misuse of addresses or insufficient postage leads to loss. To prevent this, plainly write your town and date in the upper right corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Treasury
Return to James Johns notice for ten days
Instructions for mailing a letter urge returning to James Johns in Galesburg Illinois if not called for in ten days. The note warns risks from railroad accidents or Providence events and mentions a sender in Batavia Ohio offering the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Johns Galesburg
Illinois
Jas. Johnson
Galesburg
Minois
Loveland liveryman endures string of misfortunes
B F Rowan of Loveland faced a run of bad luck including his son breaking an arm, $25 stolen from his office, and a thief absconding with a $400 horse and buggy. He and Nick Roat pursued the bandits to Cincinnati, but no culprit or property was found yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Rowan
Loveland
Mr. Rowan
Nick Roat
Loveland and
Miamiville
Divorce and property cases amid Cambridge and Clark counties
The docket lists Annie Leever vs. Joseph H. Leever for divorce and alimony with cruelty alleged. Susan M. Rogers vs. Robert Little et al concerns accounting and redemption of real estate. Lillie Elmitt versus John Elmitt cites divorce and failure to provide. James R. Conover vs. James Brown notes a minor legal action. An ad touts Simmons Liver Regulator and a Cash Store promotion by C. H. Thomas & Co.
How They Go to the Boat at Grafton Illinois
Old Addison Green chose a site on the Illinois river near Grafton for a great city in 1847. Frank A. Behymer, a traveling correspondent for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, paints a vivid scene of Askew Hollow and the river town as the Spread Eagle boat arrives, noting the crowd, river traffic, and the old distillery ruins as night falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison Green
Illinois River
Grafton
Illinois
Frank A. Behymer
J. R. Woodlief
St. Louis Post Dispatch
St. Louis
Eliah
Social receptions and events highlight town gatherings
A busy society page records a reception for Horace Rice and Belle Deal at G W Rice home with a large guest list and elegant supper. Other socials include Mrs T M Leaf's barn dance, a large church ladies reception, and plans for a benefit drama by New Richmond talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Rice
Belle Deal
G.W. Rice
Mary Wood
Ella McLain
Lia Prather
Laura Clark
Emma Peck
Bertie Zugg
Sallie Rust
Florence Clark
Sam McCalla
Clifford Wood
Robert Zugg
Charles
Frank Heizer
Carl Rust
Edward Gosling
Old Time Murder Lifts Whitaker to Penitentiary Fate
A Jackson township man Jonathan Whitaker killed his father in 1879 over a disputed punishment. He pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to life in the penitentiary. After eleven years he reportedly was assaulted by a fellow convict, leaving him gravely wounded. His mother and former wife remain in mourning, hopeful for relief through pardon or other avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Whitaker
Jackson Township
Monterey
Young Whittaker
Whitaker
Messrs
Penn & Townsley
Hulick & Ashburn
Husband
Whittaker
Presbyterians organize Milford congregation with elders elected
Milford hosts a new Presbyterian congregation organized under Cincinnati Presbytery guidance. Rev. A M Dawson preaches in the G A R hall as members and those professing faith join, with R B Turner and A F Queal named elders and Abraham Brower among trustees. A church will be erected in time. Milford previously lacked a Presbyterian church but had an Episcopal presence. The article also notes a serious run away accident injuring the wife and child of Attorney W C Thompson, a millinery goods sale, and a marriage between C N McGrace and Jessie Nichols.
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Presbyterians
Milford
W. H. James
W. A. Major
Alonzo M. Dawson
A. F. Queal
Martha B. Queal
Ann Queal
Selina Queal
M. L. Wichter
Anna H. Scott
Arthur E. Armstrong
P. Armstrong
Philo Armstrong
R. B. Turner
P. H. Brewer
John L. Galloway
Linwood
Acomb
Loveland
M E Church Ba tavia Social and Lunch Friday Evening
The ladies society of the M. E. church Ba tavia invites all for a social reception and lunch at the lecture room Friday evening. Admission is one dime for adults and five cents for children. Luncheon with sandwiches cake ice cream and coffee costs a small fee. Proceeds go to paying the parsonage debt.
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M. E
Ladies’ Society of
M. E. Church
Batavia
Ripley stonemason plans tomb lining with freestone slabs
Henry Sidwell of Ripley buys freestone slabs seven by 214 feet and begins building his tomb. He intends to line the excavation with the slabs and lay a mattress for sleep as he awaits the final summons. He remains in good health and active, with both feet in the grave.
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Henry Sidwell
Ripley
A Young Terrace Park Man Loses Legs in Miami Road Tragedy
Charley Lemmon of Terrace Park, after drinking in Milford, sat on the Miami Road track and was run over by a midnight train. He awoke to find both legs severed near the knee, with bleeding stumps bound by his own improvised bandages. He was taken to Terrace Park, and his life hangs by a thread as his father Robert Lemmon, a longtime public officer in Hamilton County, is known among local families.
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Charley Lemmon
Terrace Park
Milford
Young Lemmon
Lemmon
Lemmion
Lemon
Robert Lemmon
Hamilton County
Public sales listed for Newtonsville and Batavia township
Arthur Wood of Newtonsville offers at his place on Thursday October 16 1890 starting at 10 a m two work horses one span of well trained mules buggies wagons farming utensils plowing tools and household furniture On the George Maham farm Batavia township Oliver Story offers sale on Saturday October 18 1890 starting at 10 a m several horses cows calves hogs a cart harness hay corn and household goods
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Arthur Wood
Newtonsville
George Maham
Batavia
Oliver Story
Clermont County Teachers Association Meeting Preview
The Clermont County Teachers Association will meet in Bethel on Saturday October 18. The program includes opening exercises music a reading course discussion with J S McKinney H Ulrey Miss Anna Porter and others intermission music addresses by A G Turnipseed and J E Ockerman a discussion on The Saturday Holiday led by David McDonald Maurice Denham Ed Smith Ed Crane Eugene Dial and Alfred Marsh and adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont County Teachers’ Association
Bethel
J. 8. McKinney
H. Ulrey
Anna Porter
A. G. Turnipseed
J. E. Ockerman
David McDonald
Maurice Denham
Smith
Crane
Eugene Dial
Alfred Marsh
Population rise marks Ohio 8 606 719 total boost noted
The Census Bureau reports Ohio’s population at 8 606 719, up 463 657 since 1880. The Ohio Conference of the German U B church in Zanesville chose Rev. C Streich Cincinnati as presiding elder for the district with several veterans reassigned. Next Conference set for Cleveland. The O N and W R R offers Milford tickets October 11 to a county soldiers reunion at one fare round trip, return Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Ohio
Zanesville
C. Streich
Cincinnati
Rey
H. Frank
Hebron
Rey F. Schwab
Chillicothe
J. Licheur
Batavia
Cleveland
Milford
Cara
South Milford
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Renceburg
Parker
Medical and Surgical Institute
North Spruce Street
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Tennessee
Srcay
Reese
Frankin Bees Teterren
Pierce
Union
Miami Sebee
Ewerenenenreee
Goshen
Wayne Eulale
Stonelick
Avia Ee
Witameburg
Felicity Senea
Big Morgue
Galesburg, Ill
James Johnson
Gregg & Hulick
Batavia, Ohio
Clermont County
Grece & Hulick
U. S
C. H. Thomas & Co
Williamburg
T. M. Leaf
Ternace Park
Lolo
Rob Long
Lee Bonnell
John Leaf
Hick Leaf
Mike Leaf
Ella Boone
Blanche Bacon
Rose
Emma Mellen
Holden
Carruthes
Addison
Redman
May Woodward
Capt
Alex Smith
Smith’s Landing
Lichute
Pennsylvania
Gibson
Felicity
Richmond
John W. Lowe Post
T. P. Varney
John Coleman
Nettie Franklin
Canton
Hulick
Southern Ohio
the Guarantee Nursery Co
Geneva
N. Y
Committee of Arrangements
Battery B
R. B. Jones
Little Miami
Simmons
Clermont
W. C. Thompson
Lebanon
Mulberry Street
Wyldim Myrick
Frank McMillen
Mth
C. N. McGrace
Jessie Nichols
Miami
Teachers’ Association
Bonnie Buckeye State
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